A Blessed Daughter

by Usui Takumii

not mine, Moonlight Teatime until chapter 43, after that is MTL from novel cool. 583 chapters and ongoing.

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Chapter 361 Temporary Garrison

"This... I can't say this now, unless His Highness can promise to save the lives of me and my family!" Zheng Zhongye put forward his request.

"You have become a prisoner, how dare you make demands?"

"If Your Highness doesn't agree to protect the lives of me and my family, I won't reveal who is behind the scenes. Otherwise, I will die if I say it or not! I have nothing to be afraid of!"

Chu Lan said: "You think you committed these things, and I can let you live? At most, I can only save the lives of your wife and children. If you don't agree, none of them will have to live."

What Zheng Zhongye did made the lieutenant feel chilled, and Chu Lan would never spare Zheng Zhongye anyway, otherwise it would be difficult to appease the anger of the public.

Zheng Zhongye's face was ashen, knowing that he had no hope of surviving.

After thinking for a while, Zheng Zhongye slowly raised his head: "Okay, as long as Your Highness can save the lives of my wife and children, I am willing to tell who I am ordered by."

"Okay, I promise you, tell me."

"Not yet, I can't guarantee whether His Highness will backtrack. After His Highness lets me meet my wife and children and ensures that you will not implicate them, I will tell the whole story."

After thinking for a while, Chu Lan agreed: "It's up to you."

"Come here, take Zheng Zhongye down and watch him strictly," Chu Lan said.

"Wait a minute." Wei Mingting said, "I still have a question I want to ask Zheng Shoubei."

"Master Wei, please ask." Chu Lan agreed.

Wei Mingting walked up to Zheng Zhongye and asked: "Master Zheng, you have made countless military exploits and were regarded as a hero by the whole army. Why did you do something to hurt your brother?"

This is something Wei Mingting cannot understand and cannot tolerate.

Zheng Zhongye smiled: "Wei Mingting, you are from the Zhongyi Bofu, and you have a hard time in the army. Don't you know how difficult it is for me, a commoner, to defend? It is true that the military exploits are great, and the soldiers love you. But what's the use? If you want to go up, become a high official, and get a high salary, don't you have to look at the faces of those nobles?"

"I, Zheng Zhongye, have no foundation or background. Even if I become a minor officer in the army, I can only get a meager salary. It is difficult to support a family! Your success has never been based on how hard you work on the battlefield and how many military exploits you can make. .If I rely on this alone, I will have to die eight times out of ten to let my wife, children and parents live a good life!"

"So what if we shed our blood on the front line? Isn't our life and our fate in the hands of those civil servants in Beijing who only know how to chat and laugh? A few words from them can make us sweat and blood. Burn it!"

"Don't be stupid, Wei Mingting, what about fighting against the Japanese and defending the country is all bullshit! The court can't see us at all! I lost this time because I was unlucky, but if I follow the rules all my life, I won't even be able to defend this position." Can't sit."

Wei Mingting looked at Zheng Zhongye and didn't know how to respond.

Seeing that Wei Mingting was in a daze, Chu Lan waved his hand, signaling his subordinates to take Zheng Zhongye down and put him in prison.

Zheng Zhongye was dragged up by two soldiers and walked out of the camp. Just two steps out, Zheng Zhongye suddenly fell to the ground, his body twitched, and black blood vomited from his mouth.

Chu Lan stood up suddenly, and Wei Mingting also stepped forward quickly.

"Military doctor!"

Wei Mingting called the military doctor, but before the military doctor arrived, Zheng Zhongye lost his life and remained motionless.

After the military doctor made a diagnosis, it was determined that Zheng Zhongye died of poisoning.

After inspection, it was found that Zheng Zhongye had a new needle wound on the back of his waist. He was about to interrogate the two soldiers who took Zheng Zhongye out of the camp, and one of them died in the same manner.

This also verifies what Zheng Zhongye said, that someone indeed instructed him to do these things, and this person has arranged more than one person in the army, but Zheng Zhongye has no chance to confess to the other party.

The clues have been broken so far, and Chu Lan can only give up now.

Just wait for the matter to be reported to the Ming court, and wait for the emperor to make a decision.

Because Zheng Zhongye is a garrison, and the barracks cannot be without a commander for a day, so Chu Lan decided to let Wei Mingting temporarily take the post of garrison, and Xu Zhengyong temporarily took the post of deputy garrison that Wei Mingting vacated.

Xu Zhengyong was a little flattered. Wei Mingting was originally the deputy defenseman, so it was reasonable for him to temporarily act as the defenseman without the defenseman.

But he was only a general at first, so it was a bit too fast to promote him to the position of deputy defense all at once, and he was promoted to three levels in a row.

"Your Highness, it's inappropriate for me to temporarily act as the deputy guard?" Xu Zhengyong worried.

He also wants to be promoted quickly, but it is somewhat inappropriate to go so fast.

"It's okay, firstly, it's only temporary, whether it can be done or not depends on the appointment of the imperial court; secondly, you have made a lot of contributions this time, and you will be rewarded for the three major contributions, so it is really time to mention it." Chu Lan said .

"Thank you, Your Highness." After hearing Chu Lan's explanation, Xu Zhengyong readily accepted the arrangement.

After everyone else stepped down, Xu Zhengyong also planned to leave.

But at this time Chu Lan stopped him.

"What else is there for Your Highness?" Xu Zhengyong asked.

"You arranged today's game?" Chu Lan asked.

"Why does Your Highness ask such a question?" Xu Zhengyong said.

"I have been with you in the military camp for some time. You are brave and resourceful, but you don't have such ingenuity. Today's game doesn't seem to be done by you." Chu Lan said firmly.

Hearing this, Xu Zhengyong lowered his head.

Chu Lan continued to ask Xu Zhengyong: "Who is Xu Heyou to you?"

"This...Xu Heyou..." Xu Zhengyong hesitated for a long time before answering.

"You don't have to lie to me. I've asked someone about it. Back then, Sibaozhai in Xingshan County had claimed that their behind-the-scenes boss was Mr. Heyou, but I remember that your parents lived in the backyard of Sibaozhai in Fucheng." Chu Lan said.

"This..." Xu Zhengyong still lowered his head.

"Is he the cousin you mentioned?" Chu Lan asked again.

Xu Zhengyong thought for a while, then said: "Yes, he is my cousin."

"Sure enough."

The guess in his heart was answered in the affirmative, and Chu Lan felt a little joy for some reason.

After being silent for a while, Chu Lan let Xu Zhengyong leave: "I see, you step back, it's getting late, go to rest earlier."

"yes."

Xu Zhengyong retreated from Chu Lan's tent, and then heaved a long sigh of relief.

Fortunately, sister Ruo'er had a clever plan and told him in advance that he might be asked about his "cousin" status by the Seventh Prince, so that he didn't have to panic when he was questioned, and just admitted that Xu Heyou was his cousin.

Because a large amount of food cannot appear out of thin air, and it was raised in Taizhou Mansion in a short period of time, it is impossible for the Seventh Prince to not know the source at all.

Although Sister Ruoer didn't really want Xu Heyou's identity to have too much intersection with the Seventh Prince, it was still more important to supply the military camp with food. In the face of righteousness, some trivial matters had to be sidelined.

So knowing that Xu Heyou's identity would be involved, Sister Ruo'er still chose to send food.

Chapter 362 Additional Influence

the next day.

Small buildings in the suburbs.

Seven or eight subordinates knelt in front of Qi Zhen.

Qi Zhen's complexion was very ugly, his handsome face was shrouded in a layer of black haze, the corner of his mouth no longer had the usual frivolous smile, replaced by an ice-like coldness.

Originally planned to take this opportunity to get the Thunderbolt, but the result was good. I lost my wife and lost my army!

Thunderbolt finally entered the barracks of the Anti-Japanese Army! It has become the reassurance of soldiers in this special time! The chances of doing meritorious service for Chu Lan have increased!

Qi Zhen asked: "Is there any news about the Thunderbolt maker?"

The subordinates who were kneeling on the ground dared not say anything.

"There is no news? Are you all useless? The anti-Japanese army has already got the Thunderbolt, and there is no news about the creator of the Thunderbolt?"

"Don't be angry, my lord. The maker of the thunderbolt didn't show up. The ship merchant said he didn't know about the maker. He got the thunderbolt by accident. So the anti-Japanese army only got what was left in the hands of the boatman. The two boxes of thunderbolt bombs will be gone when they are used up, and they may not be able to play a big role in the process of fighting against Japanese pirates."

Wen Yan Qizhen sneered: "If you didn't find it, you didn't find it. Don't make excuses for me!"

The subordinates were silent.

"Continue to look for clues, and if you don't want to die, bring back a result that satisfies me! Otherwise, come and see me!" Qi Zhen ordered.

"The subordinates take orders!"

In the study of Yingzhuyuan.

Wei Jin was also sitting in front of the desk, and Ke Chongshan and Zhang Yi were reporting to him.

"Master, Zheng Zhongye is dead, he should have been silenced by his master." Zhang Yi said.

"This sixth prince is really ruthless. He had placed dead soldiers in the barracks early in the morning. As soon as Zheng Zhongye was exposed, he immediately poisoned him to death, and didn't give him a chance to expose himself." Ke Chongshan couldn't help commenting.

"Yes." Wei Jin was not surprised by this result.

Zhang Yi said again: "Speaking of which, Zheng Zhongye is also an effective subordinate of the Sixth Prince. If he is dead, the Sixth Prince is considered to have lost a capable officer. We have made a mistake this time."

Ke Chongshan said: "If you want me to say, the eldest lady is still amazing! If it weren't for her exquisite arrangements, there would be no such result!"

Zhang Yi also agreed: "Miss is really powerful, that thunderbolt is the most powerful weapon I have seen so far. With such a weapon, why worry about the enemy not being destroyed?"

This can be considered unintentional. Wei Ruo's original intention was to find out the spies in the Anti-Japanese Army and help Xu Zhengyong get promoted by the way, but he didn't expect that it would also play other roles invisibly.

"Don't involve Ruo'er." Wei Jin also said.

"Yes, the subordinates know." Zhang Yi and Ke Chongshan hurriedly responded, not daring to mention Wei Ruo again.

Wei Jin also asked: "What's the reaction from the Seventh Prince?"

Zhang Yi replied: "The seventh prince probably also guessed that the mastermind behind the scenes is the sixth prince, but Zheng Zhongye is dead, and there is no proof of his death. He can't impeach the sixth prince without evidence. I guess he can just let it go. In addition, It is a good thing for Master Wei that he let Master Wei take the post of guard for the time being."

"I see, the seventh and sixth princes will continue to stare."

"Yes, this subordinate takes orders."

Zhang Yi Ke Chongshan retreated from the study after finishing his report, then quietly climbed over the wall and left the Xiaowei's mansion.

The news that Wei Mingting temporarily acted as the garrison, and Xu Zhengyong temporarily acted as the deputy garrison soon reached Wei Ruo's ears.

Wei Ruo couldn't help being a little surprised. She knew that Brother Xiaoyong would get a chance to be promoted after this incident, but she never expected to be promoted to three levels in a row.

"Miss, Brother Xiaoyong has been promoted to three consecutive levels this time. According to this situation, he really has a chance to surpass the master!" Xiumei looked excited.

This also means that brother Xiaoyong really has the opportunity to fulfill his promise, become the lady's backer, and help the lady leave the school captain's mansion openly and aboveboard!

"Don't get too excited, this is only temporary, whether you can really take office depends on the intention of the court." Wei Ruo said.

"Maybe it's really possible. Brother Xiaoyong has done a lot of work this time. He helped the barracks find food and grass, found thunderbolts, and now he also uncovered the traitor in the anti-Japanese army! Three things Great credit!"

Xiumei has great expectations for this.

Wei Ruo said with a smile: "In any case, the promotion should be a sure thing. We will find him to celebrate next time Brother Xiaoyong comes home."

"Well! Bring good wine and meat to celebrate! This time I won't argue with him, let him show off his quick tongue." Xiumei added.

The smile on Wei Ruo's face became stronger: "Okay, let's change our clothes, let's go out and visit the magistrate's mansion. I haven't passed many days, and there aren't many things recently, but I can't be so slack."

"Okay, miss, I'll go get ready."

Wei Ruo and Xiumei tidied up a bit, then went out in a carriage to the magistrate's mansion.

As soon as he entered the mansion, Wei Ruo was invited by Mrs. Yuan, saying that she had something to give her.

Wei Ruo entered the yard where Mrs. Yuan lived with doubts. After entering the house, she saw Mrs. Yuan sitting on a soft mahogany couch.

Seeing Wei Ruo enter the door, Mrs. Yuan smiled and waved to her, signaling Wei Ruo to come to her.

Wei Ruo walked over, Madam Yuan pulled her to sit beside her, and then took out a letter and handed it to her.

Wei Ruo took the envelope with doubts, but when he opened it, he was surprised to find that there was a household registration document inside.

"Ma'am, you created Xu Heyou's household registration for me?" Wei Ruo asked in surprise.

Mrs. Yuan nodded: "You Xu Heyou's reputation is getting bigger and bigger. Just in case, it is better to prepare in advance to have a guarantee. In this way, as long as your daughter is not found and Lushan's true face is not found, This household registration can still save you a lot of trouble."

"Thank you ma'am!" Wei Ruo was very happy, this gift was exactly what she needed right now.

"You don't have to thank me, but you are also thanking yourself. If it wasn't for your land reclamation and disaster relief, which gave so many victims a place to go, the Yamen wouldn't have had the opportunity to register households and naturalizations for these land reclamation victims. , help you get this household registration done."

"I still want to thank Madam for thinking of me so much." Wei Ruo was grateful.

Mrs. Yuan smiled softly, and then brought the topic to the issue of land reclamation and disaster relief: "The late rice seeds and sweet potatoes you planted so that everyone can grow well in order to ensure this year's output are growing well. As long as there are no major disturbances in the next period of time, this year It is very hopeful that there will be a good harvest."

"And the development of wasteland reclamation and disaster relief is currently within your expectations. Those victims are working harder than we expected, and the progress is even much faster than expected. Now all the planned wasteland has been reclaimed. The first wave Fertilization is also in progress, but so far there is a relative shortage of fertilizers, so we can only do it step by step."

Chapter 363 Going to the provincial capital with the second brother

The former was Wei Ruo's first suggestion to Mrs. Yuan, asking the Taizhou government to replant late rice seeds and sweet potatoes to protect the existing agricultural production this year; the latter was a wasteland reclamation activity personally led by Wei Ruo to expand the farmland for resettling the victims.

Now both have made good progress, and everyone in Taizhou sees hope.

Madam Yuan couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Ruoer, these are all thanks to you. If there is a bumper harvest in Taizhou Prefecture this year, you will be the lifesaver of countless farmers and disaster victims in Taizhou Prefecture!"

Wei Ruodao: "Thank you Madam for your compliment, but let's talk about it later. We will celebrate happily when the food is in the warehouse."

With the situation still undecided, Wei Ruo dare not be too happy too soon.

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about this first." Madam Yuan hurriedly said, she couldn't help talking to Wei Ruo because she was happy, but she was really afraid that something might happen at the last minute.

Immediately afterwards, Mrs. Yuan asked Wei Ruo: "By the way, Ruo'er, I heard from Mother Qin that you want to block the river and build a dam? Did you draw the relevant drawings?"

"Well, I do have this idea. The annual precipitation in Taizhou is not a lot, but it is not uniform. There is plenty of rain in the rainy season, but there will be a period of dry weather after summer, which is very unfavorable for the growth of rice. This summer is fine. , if it catches up with the situation of the previous two years, even if more wasteland is reclaimed, the grain will not grow well without water." Wei Ruo explained.

"Yes, that's the truth. It's just that building a reservoir is nothing more than anything else." Mrs. Yuan felt that what Wei Ruo said was very reasonable.

Wei Ruo knew what Mrs. Yuan meant: "Building a reservoir not only requires a lot of manpower and material resources, but also takes a very long time. Even if a small reservoir is dug, it will take at least three to five years. If a large reservoir is built , it will be possible to complete it in ten or twenty years."

"That's right, this is the biggest problem with the construction of the reservoir. Although the achievements in the present age will benefit the future, in the few years of construction, there is no doubt that it will be a waste of money and people." Mrs. Yuan said.

Wei Ruo analyzed: "If this is the case this year, it is really not suitable. We don't have more food to feed people and build reservoirs; but if there are enough granaries and the flood victims keep pouring in, I think it is better to arrange the construction of reservoirs. The project can be regarded as a good way to resettle the disaster victims and stabilize the hearts of the people."

"Ruo'er makes sense." Mrs. Yuan agreed with this statement.

Wei Ruo continued to analyze: "Opening up wasteland is indeed a relatively direct way to solve the food problem, but there are also some risks. Relying on increasing the cultivated area, increasing soil fertility, and the excellent nature of crop varieties, the ability to resist natural disasters is still too weak. More Only by increasing the fault tolerance rate in a dimension can we better guarantee the grain output."

"If that's the case, in Ruo'er's view, do you still plan to put the construction of the reservoir on the agenda?" Madam Yuan asked.

"If this year's grain harvest is bumper and the granary is full, and the number of disaster victims in other areas is still increasing and pouring into Taizhou Prefecture, it is a good way to arrange for the extra disaster victims to build a reservoir." Wei Ruo explained.

Madam Yuan thought about it seriously and said: "I see, we will discuss this matter at the end of this year according to the situation in all aspects."

Then Mrs. Yuan shook Wei Ruo's hand and said, "This child is a lucky one. Your father is expected to be promoted to another level this time, and the fortune of your Wei family will also get better and better."

Wei Ruo smiled, it's hard to answer, it's hard to say whether her father's promotion is a good thing or a bad thing for her.

Stayed in Yuan Mansion until the evening, solved the problems accumulated during this period one by one, and also arranged for everyone to open up wasteland for the next period of time.

After the end, Wei Ruo returned to Xiaowei's Mansion, preparing for the departure to the provincial capital tomorrow.

Wei Ruo planned to go to the provincial capital under the pretext of delivering supplies to Wei Yichen, but he actually went there to find a new shop.

Tomorrow, Wei Jinyi and Xiaobei will also be traveling together. When Wei Jinyi said that he would go with him, Wei Ruo readily agreed.

In this way, Wei Ruo has more reasons to go out, and his safety is more guaranteed.

Yun didn't ask much about Wei Ruo going to the provincial capital with Wei Jinyi.

Recently, she has been physically and mentally exhausted. What happened one after another made her exhausted and sick.

How about the eldest daughter and the bastard, she really doesn't want to ask more questions now, and she can't manage it well anyway.

But before going out the next morning, Wei Ruo followed the rules and said goodbye to Yun.

Mr. Yun just got up, leaned on the couch and said: "If your elder brother is missing anything, you can make up for him first, and I will make up for you when the mansion is free."

Although the Yun family doesn't know when the mansion will be able to afford it.

"Understood." Wei Ruo didn't say anything, after all, it's a promise, and whether to follow through is another matter.

Then Wei Ruo set off with Wei Jinyi and others.

Wei Ruo and Xiumei ride in a carriage, Xiaobei drives ahead, and Wei Jin also rides a horse.

After leaving the city gate, Wei Jin also changed his appearance and became "Wang Jin".

Wei Ruo changed her appearance because she was a woman, and she didn't want her family to know what she was doing outside, and Wei Jin was also a man, so it stands to reason that he didn't have so many restraints like Wei Ruo, but he didn't want others to recognize her, just like Wei Ruo. come out with him.

Although Wei Ruo was puzzled about this, he didn't pursue it.

She just needs to know that her second brother is trustworthy.

The roads from Fucheng to the provincial capital are official roads, which are relatively easy to travel. It can be reached in one day if you rush on the road, and it takes two days for ordinary travelers to arrive by horse-drawn carriage.

But Wei Ruo was not in a hurry on this trip. The four of them stopped and stopped along the way, and when they encountered beautiful mountains, rivers and beautiful scenery, they stopped to enjoy it.

Sometimes they will pick mushrooms and wild vegetables, fish and catch shrimps and crabs, and rest at night is also random, and they will not rush to the inn to stay.

In the first night, the four of them slept in the field not far from the official road.

In today's weather, you don't have to worry about catching a cold when you sleep outdoors, let alone Wei Ruo took out a tent from the carriage.

Mosquitoes are more troublesome this season, but this problem is no longer a problem when it comes to Wei Ruo.

Wei Ruo prepared ointments and incense that can repel mosquitoes, ensuring that snakes, rats, insects and ants will not get close to them.

Wei Ruo set up a pot, cooked mushroom broth, and several people had a delicious meal under the stars.

Then Wei Ruo and Wei Jin also sat on the grass and chatted for half the night before returning to rest in the carriage and tent respectively.

The rhythm of the next few days was similar, and the four of them seemed to be traveling instead of rushing.

So when Wei Ruo and others arrived at Lin'an Mansion, it was already dusk on the fourth day.

Because he had already been with Yun's last time, Wei Ruo found an inn to stay in.

Chapter 364 Dongshi imitates me

After dinner, Wei Ruo and Xiumei sorted things out in the hotel room.

"Miss, although this Lin'an Mansion is more prosperous than Taizhou Mansion, there are many more refugees along the way than Taizhou Mansion. The number of refugees gathered outside the city gate is about to catch up with the refugees on the wasteland of Taizhou Mansion."

Xiumei couldn't help feeling emotional about what she had seen and heard in the past few days. There were not many refugees in the city of Lin'an Prefecture, but they were all blocked outside the city gate. Those people were starved to death without enough food.

As the provincial capital of Zhejiang Chengxuan Political Commissioner, Lin'an Mansion was originally the most prosperous and lively prefecture in Zhejiang Chengxuan Political Commissioner, but now there are many shabby and emaciated refugees in ragged clothes.

"The food situation has been bad for the past two years, so there are naturally many victims." Wei Ruo said.

"But didn't the imperial court send the sixth prince to come to rescue the disaster? Why don't you look any better? Otherwise, you have to resettle these refugees, stop them all outside the city, and watch them starve to death. ?"

Xiumei's thinking is relatively simple, she feels that human life is at stake, and no matter what happens, she must save people first.

Therefore, after seeing so many refugees, Xiumei was vaguely dissatisfied with the sixth prince who came to relieve the disaster.

"Then I don't know." Wei Ruo didn't care about how the sixth prince planned to relieve the disaster, she just did her own thing well.

Wei Ruo was looking at the map of Lin'an Prefecture while talking to Xiumei.

"Tomorrow we will go here to check the situation." Wei Ruo said, pointing to the northern suburbs of Lin'an Mansion.

"I'll go wherever the lady says." Xiumei didn't even look at it, and she followed the lady wherever she went.

"Then I will sell you." Wei Ruo joked.

"Sell it, if the price is right, I will run away and sell it to the lady after the lady gets the money." Xiumei replied with a smile.

"You know how to do business." Wei Ruo was amused by Xiumei.

"Naturally, I have been with Miss for so long, so I have some business sense."

"My Meimei is smarter than me now, and I still have a business to do. It's good for you, and you can make a lot of money!" Wei Ruo said.

"The blue is better than the blue!" Xiumei said playfully.

Early the next morning, the four of them set off from the inn to the north of Lin'an Mansion.

In order to make it easier to move, Wei Ruo and Xiumei both changed into men's clothes when they were traveling today. In this way, all three of the four people in the group changed their costumes, only Xiaobei was fearless with a face that was not easy to be found out when he mixed into the crowd.

Because he was wearing men's clothes, Wei Ruo didn't ride in a carriage, and rode directly on a horse, which was more convenient for him to move around.

After riding a horse several times, Wei Ruo no longer suffers from pain in her buttocks and thighs when she rides a horse like before.

In addition, Wei Jin also bought a special stirrup for her, with a thick layer of soft cushions on it, which made her a lot more comfortable when riding.

The four of them rode out of the city gate, and the scenery on the road became desolate. There were many villages and farmlands along the way, but none of them seemed to be as prosperous as Taizhou Prefecture today.

Taking a closer look, I found that the rice in the paddy field is not growing very well, the seedlings are turning yellow, and the ear hanging situation is not optimistic.

"Why does the rice here in Lin'an Mansion look so bad?"

Xiao Bei, who was following Wei Jinyi and Wei Ruo, couldn't help but wonder.

Xiumei, who was walking alongside him, explained: "The weather this year is not very good either. It is not normal for the rice to grow poorly."

Xiao Bei was still puzzled: "But I see that the rice over there in Taizhou is growing pretty well."

Xiumei said: "A large number of rice seedlings in Taizhou Prefecture have been replaced with the rice seeds promoted by my lady. They are highly resistant to diseases and adaptable. In addition, the magistrate will lead the people in the government to organize the people to top-dress fertilizers to prevent pests and diseases. To look good."

Xiaobei suddenly realized: "So that's the case, I said, why are they all rice, the gap is so big."

Immediately afterwards, Xiaobei said again: "The harvest in the past two years has been bad. If the situation is still the same this year, won't the disaster be even worse?"

Xiumei muttered: "Who says it's not? I still hope to have a better harvest. I really don't want to die so many people."

Xiaobei nodded heavily: "Miss Xiumei is right!"

After walking for a while, the four of them saw a group of government soldiers driving a group of ragged refugees in one direction.

A few of the government soldiers still held whips in their hands, whipping the refugees from time to time, driving them forward.

Xiumei couldn't help feeling annoyed: "Which family's soldiers are these? Why did you drive and beat these refugees?"

Xiaobei hurriedly stopped Xiumei: "Miss Xiumei, keep your voice down, those who are the sixth prince will be in trouble if they are heard."

Xiumei lowered her voice and asked Xiaobei: "Why did the Sixth Prince's people drive out the refugees so violently?"

Wei Ruo also looked over and had the same doubts.

Xiaobei didn't answer right away, but glanced at Wei Jinyi hesitantly.

After Wei Jinyi nodded slightly, Xiaobei continued to explain to Wei Ruo and Xiumei: "Recently, the sixth prince seems to be learning the method of disaster relief from the eldest lady, and arranges for the refugees to open up wasteland and farm."

Xiumei was even more confused: "Like my lady, why do you treat the refugees like this when opening up wasteland and farming? Just tell them not to do it? Those refugees will be very happy, we have already practiced it in Taizhou Prefecture."

Xiaobei explained in a low voice: "Because the eldest lady organized land reclamation and disaster relief in Taizhou, the refugees were naturally happy; but the sixth prince did not arrange accommodation here, and it is said that he even had very little food. And forcing the refugees to work from morning to night in order to catch up with the schedule, it is very difficult, so naturally no one wants to."

Hiding in the wild and eating tree roots and turf still has a chance to live, but being caught as a coolie may die faster.

Wei Ruo frowned and said: "He has learned it, why did he only learn the superficial part and not learn it all? No one forbids him to follow the gourd."

This time it was Wei Jin who also answered Wei Ruo: "Because he failed to persuade the people in Lin'an Prefecture to contribute money and efforts, and he was also unable to adapt to local conditions. He had already tried once earlier, but the land was not improved successfully. It took a lot of effort." time but nothing grew on the land."

If Wei Ruo can revitalize the work-for-relief project and let the entire Taizhou government join in it, a very important point is that she can convince everyone that she can successfully improve the land and let everyone gain something.

If this prerequisite cannot be established, naturally no one is willing to participate in it and contribute money and effort.

The sixth prince only learned the framework of Wei Ruo's method of disaster relief, but failed to get through the key points, so he naturally got a different effect.

Xiumei couldn't help but said: "Then he can't treat the refugees like this. They are already suffering enough. What's the use of persecuting them if they can't grow crops?"

Chapter 365 unlocks perennial rice species

Xiao Beidao: "Miss Xiumei, not everyone is like you and the eldest lady. Some people only care about themselves. It doesn't matter whether these refugees can survive. The most important thing is whether he can make achievements."

Xiumei was so angry that she wanted to say a lot of curse words, but she swallowed them all in the end.

That person is the sixth prince, and for ordinary people like them, he is a existence as tall as the sky.

So what if you're mad at him? What can be changed? Not to mention her, even her young lady has nothing to do with these nobles.

Seeing Xiumei like this, Xiao Bei felt distressed, and wanted to say something to comfort her, but she was stupid and didn't know what to say, so in the end she could only watch.

Wei Jin also looked at Wei Ruo, because he couldn't see her face because of the cover of the human skin mask, but there was some coldness in her eyes.

After a while, the coldness gradually faded away.

"Let's go." Wei Ruo said.

Instead of looking at the refugees who were forced to open up wasteland, Wei Ruo clamped the horse's belly with his legs and sped up a little.

Wei Jin also followed, staring at her with deep eyes.

Although Wei Jinyi didn't say anything, but Wei Ruo knew that her second brother was concerned about her, so she turned to explain to him: "Second brother, I'm fine, it's true that I'm a little annoyed, but I also know that some things are my fault. I won't think too much about what I can't reach, what I shouldn't think about, and I won't do things that add trouble to myself."

"Yes." Wei Jin also responded.

She has always been like this, compassionate, but also very calm, knowing what she can and cannot do.

After the episode, the four of Wei Ruo walked for another incense stick, and arrived at the place that Wei Ruo had marked last night—Fengting Mountain.

The mountain is not high above sea level, but the mountain is huge and majestic, stretching for several miles from west to northeast.

"Miss, what you want to buy is not the mountain in front of you?" Xiumei looked surprised.

"Including all the farmland at the foot of this mountain." Wei Ruo said.

Hearing this, Xiaobei's eyes widened. How much would it cost?

Although the land is cheaper due to the current situation, such a large piece of land must still require a lot of money.

Xiumei was not surprised that their lady wanted to buy so many fields, because their lady had recently sold grain to the military camp for a lot of money. In addition, several of their businesses were very profitable, and they had saved a lot of money this year. .

But Xiumei was surprised that their lady wanted to buy the mountain in front of her: "What do you plan to plant on this mountain?"

"Tea, rice and fruit trees. The mountains are not all rugged. A lot of relatively flat land can be reclaimed, and rice will be planted on that part. Tea trees can be planted on the rest of the land, and tea trees can be planted on the rest of the land. Plant some suitable fruit trees." Wei Ruo replied.

Tea trees and fruit trees take a long time to plant, especially fruit trees, which take a very long time from planting to fruiting.

So Wei Ruo didn't consider planting tea and fruit trees before, but now that Wei Ruo has accumulated a lot, it's time to make some long-term investments.

However, crops that can fill the stomach are still Wei Ruo's first choice, and Wei Ruo will consider other types of crops only on land where it is not convenient to grow rice.

Xiaobei couldn't help but said: "Miss, it's very laborious to plant this rice on the mountain."

Wei Ruodao: "Well, it's really laborious, so I plan to plant perennial rice, which can save a lot of manpower."

"Perennial rice?" It was the first time Xiaobei heard that rice can grow perennial.

"Yes, perennial rice can be harvested continuously for at least five years after one planting, and during these five years, the yield of rice will basically not decrease significantly. As long as the climatic conditions are ensured for the first year of growth of such rice, it will be harvested later. In a few years, because the root system has grown well, the ability to deal with natural disasters will be greatly improved, and there is no need for additional seedling raising and transplanting." Wei Ruo explained.

"There is such a powerful rice variety in this world?" Xiaobei asked with a look of surprise.

Then he turned his head to look at his young master. His young master is knowledgeable and knowledgeable. I don't know if he has heard of this kind of rice.

Wei Jin also said, "It's also the first time I've heard that rice can grow perennial."

Wei Ruo explained: "This is only discovered recently, so I plan to plant it to try. If it succeeds, it will naturally be the best. If it fails, I will admit it."

Said it was discovered recently, but it was actually unlocked after her space was just upgraded.

Recently, the sweet potatoes began to be harvested, so her space experience points accumulated to 8,000, and she was promoted to level 6.

And the newly unlocked seeds for upgrading are perennial rice.

After learning about the attributes of the new seeds, Wei Ruo was very happy. Her space is really very kind, and all the seeds unlocked in the early stage are the seeds that can come in handy.

That's why she couldn't wait to come to the provincial capital to buy new fields.

"Where did Ruoer find such a novel rice seed?" Wei Jin also asked.

Wei Ruo already had an explanation for this: "There are various kinds of rice seeds in nature, even the rice planted in our own fields will undergo some changes during the growth process. Changes are random, good and bad. This is just like people, tall and short, fat and thin, smart and not smart."

Wei Ruo continued: "We can artificially pollinate the flowers of rice plants with different excellent characteristics, so that the rice seeds produced by them have their own advantages. After several generations of breeding, screening and optimization, it is possible to obtain a kind of It is a rice variety with multiple advantages at the same time."

The principle is true, but it actually takes a lot of time and energy.

And if Wei Ruo has the plug-in of space, he can directly obtain seeds with super excellent characteristics without this process, saving countless manpower, material resources and time costs.

"Ruo'er is really smart." Wei Jin also said.

"There is also a certain element of luck." Wei Ruodao, "But the second brother can't tell outsiders about this. If the planting succeeds later, he will say that I got the seeds from other places, not to mention that I discovered them."

"Okay." Wei Jin also agreed.

Then Wei Ruo and the others walked along Fengting Mountain for a while to observe the surrounding situation.

After finding a suitable path up the mountain, several people started to walk up the mountain.

The mountain is not steep. You can ride a horse on the first part of the mountain, and you don't need to get off the horse until the middle and later stages.

The four of them were leading their horses, when there was a rustling sound from the lush grass on both sides of the road.

Wei Jinyi didn't need to remind him this time, the movement was so obvious that even Wei Ruo heard it.

Immediately afterwards, a group of ragged and unkempt men rushed out with sticks and stones, and surrounded Wei Ruo and the others...

Chapter 366 Give me a full job

They pointed the "weapons" in their hands at the four of Wei Ruo, and one of them, a middle-aged man with a long stick, threatened, "Hand over your horses!"

Although the stick was pointed at Wei Ruo and the others, the man's voice was visibly trembling, and there was panic in his eyes.

Even the hand holding the "weapon" is visibly shaking. I don't know if it's because of nervousness or because the body is weak and the arm has no strength.

Wei Ruo glanced at Wei Jinyi and said, "Second brother, be gentle."

"Yes." Wei Jin also responded.

Immediately afterwards, he dodged to those people, and easily snatched the sticks and stones from their hands.

Several people were dumbfounded.

Is this... is this a human being? Is it a fairy?

The women and children hiding in the grass behind the men also made noises in panic.

Wei Jinyi just looked at these people, and before he could speak, one person couldn't stand the pressure and knelt down and begged for mercy:

"The good man spares his life, the good man spares his life, we didn't mean it, we are really hungry!"

Wei Ruo said: "It can be seen that you are indeed very hungry, but our horses cannot feed you."

Speaking, Wei Ruo turned to Xiumei and said, "Meimei, give them all the dried sweet potatoes we brought."

Xiumei nodded her head, and then took out two large bags of dried sweet potatoes from the cloth bag on the horse.

Xiumei walked up to those people and handed them both cloth bags.

Without waiting for Wei Ruo and Xiumei to explain to them, these people reached out to grab the dried sweet potatoes in the bag and started to gobble them up.

There are a large number of people, and two bags of dried sweet potatoes are distributed to each person with two or three slices.

Seeing them like this, Wei Ruo and others didn't disturb them.

It wasn't until they finished eating that Wei Ruo said to them, "Are you the villagers nearby?"

The middle-aged man who threatened Wei Ruo and the others at the beginning nodded: "We are from Renhe County. Dahe Village where we are located is the village with the most difficult land in the county. There is little land and not many crops. It will be enough in previous years, but the weather in the past two years has been bad, basically all the food we planted has died, and the roots and turf on the mountains near our house have been eaten up by us, so we have to escape."

"Are you hiding on the mountain to avoid those government soldiers?" Wei Ruo asked again.

The man continued to nod: "Yes! Some of our fellow villagers were arrested and then died, exhausted!"

Speaking of this, the man's eyes burst out with grief and indignation.

As he spoke, the man turned his head and glanced at the women and children hiding behind them, "There are still some edible grass roots and bark in this mountain, and there is water to drink, so I can live for a while."

Wei Ruo's eyes fell on those women and children with yellow and thin faces. The women nervously protected the children around them, not daring to meet Wei Ruo's eyes.

Instead, the children looked at Wei Ruo with curious and ignorant eyes.

"If I give you enough food and shelter, are you willing to work for me?" Wei Ruo asked.

Wei Ruo's question was so sudden that everyone was almost dumbfounded.

Wei Ruo added: "It is inevitable to work hard for me, but it will not make you too tired. There is a break time that you should have, and it will not make you cold and hungry."

This time they heard clearly that the young man in front of him was planning to hire them.

Several people nodded quickly: "Whoever is willing, as long as you give us enough food, you can do whatever you want!"

"Then there's no problem." Wei Ruo said.

Wei Ruo's decision so happily made the people in front of him look unbelievable.

"Young master, are you serious about what you just said? Are you making fun of us?"

Nowadays, how easy is it to find a job where you can eat?

And the young man in front of him so lightly asked them to stay for him to work, it was hard for them to believe what he said was true.

"I'm planning to buy some fields recently, and I just need to hire people. Since I met you today, it's fate." Wei Ruo explained.

Several people are still in a daze.

"Wait here for me. I don't have anything to eat with me now. I'll get you some when I go back. I'll arrange your residence after two days when I confirm the land I want to buy," Wei Ruo said again.

Hearing this, the eyes of several people couldn't help but burst into light.

This little boy said he would bring them some more food!

Wei Ruo turned to Wei Jinyi and said, "Second brother, let's get them something to eat first, and then come back to check the situation."

It's still early today, so it's still too late to run back and forth.

Wei Jin also nodded.

So the four of them decided to go back the same way. Before leaving, Wei Ruo said to the refugees in Dahe Village: "Keep hiding, and don't get caught to open up wasteland until you are officially hired by me. I can't help you if you catch me."

Several people nodded, until Wei Ruo and others disappeared, they were still in a daze.

Is what this young man said true?

Will he really come back?

will bring them food, and then hire them.

Several people muttered:

"Is he a liar? Where else would anyone want to hire us?"

"But it doesn't seem necessary for him to deceive us. There is nothing in us worthy of him."

"And he really gave us something to eat just now. It's sweet and delicious. I haven't eaten such a delicious thing for a long time."

Several people muttered for a while, but did not draw any conclusions.

But one thing is certain, that is, they have to continue to hide well, no matter whether the little boy just now will come to them again, they cannot be caught as coolies for land reclamation.

On the way back, Xiaobei couldn't help but ask Wei Ruo: "Miss, are you really planning to hire those disaster victims?"

"Of course it's true, I can't just make them happy. Why, do you think there is something wrong with my decision?" Wei Ruo said.

"No, no, I don't dare to question Missy's decision. I just wonder why Missy decided to hire those disaster victims so quickly and stop investigating? What if they have misbehavior?" Xiaobei quickly explained.

"It's not easy or not. I planned it before I came. When I buy the land, I will hire some disaster victims. Although it may not be able to help many people, but it can help one person. I just met them , let's set them up by the way." Wei Ruo explained.

Xiao Bei couldn't help admiring: "Miss, you are so kind."

"Is that all right?" Wei Ruo smiled.

Xiao Bei nodded.

"Then your requirements for being good are too low." Wei Ruo said.

Wei Ruo smiled and turned to Wei Jinyi, "What do you think, brother?"

"Ruo'er is fine."

Wei Ruo smiled "puchi" and said, "I'm not asking you how I am, but what do you think of my idea of hiring those people just now."

"If they are grateful, they will be good candidates. If not, there is still time for another replacement."

"That's the truth." The second brother really understood her thinking.

Chapter 367 Second brother, your face is a little red

The four of Wei Ruo returned to the city. After arriving at the inn, Wei Ruo went to the carriage parked in the backyard to get a bag of rice.

Along the way, Wei Ruo has already taken out too many things from the carriage, making Xiaobei sigh more than once that Wei Ruo's carriage is like a treasure chest.

In fact, Wei Ruo's food was taken out from the space, and all of it was put on the carriage. The carriage was heavy, which was not conducive to traveling.

In order to look reasonable, Wei Ruo only took a bag of 50 catties this time, and if he took more, he would not be suspicious.

After taking the food, several people set off again and returned to Fengting Mountain.

It is noon at this moment, and the victims hiding on the mountain are rummaging through the barren trees for edible grass roots and bark.

When Wei Ruo and the others appeared again, the eyes of these people were full of disbelief. They didn't expect that Wei Ruo and the others really came back to find them.

And when Wei Ruo put the big bag of rice in front of them, they were even more shocked and speechless.

"You should have a pot and know where to find the water source. Let's find a place to make a fire and cook." Wei Ruo said.

Several people jumped on it, and after confirming that the sack was really rice, Huanxi almost cried on the spot.

"Rice, it's really rice!"

"Still good, very good rice!"

"My God, this is the first time I have seen such a good rice!"

Then several people thanked Wei Ruo one after another.

Led by the middle-aged man at the head, they all knelt down to Wei Ruo:

"Thank you benefactor, thank you benefactor..."

Wei Ruo quickly asked everyone to stand up: "Okay, don't kneel, if you kneel again, I will repent and I won't hire you."

Hearing the words, several people got up quickly, for fear that the young master in front of him would really not hire them if he was a step too late.

Wei Ruo said again: "Hurry up and cook, the children are growing up, let them eat more."

The children were all sallow and thin, with little flesh on their bodies, they looked really pitiful.

Several people nodded again and again, and then the men were responsible for collecting firewood, and the women lived and cooked.

The children were not idle either, they were still digging around with sticks.

They have learned to identify some plants and trees from adults, and know what kind of grass roots are edible.

The rice was cooked very quickly, and when the aroma came out, the villagers of Dahe Village couldn't help swallowing their saliva.

When the rice was completely cooked, they opened the lid of the pot, and everyone hurriedly began to fill the rice, and then sent it to their own mouths one by one.

There was a four or five-year-old girl, with two braids in her hair, wearing a shabby red floral dress, and walked up to Wei Ruo cautiously, holding a bowl full of rice in both hands.

"Brother, you eat."

The little girl's voice was timid, and she looked at Wei Ruo with watery eyes, which also showed timidity.

Wei Ruo bent down and touched the little girl's head: "Thank you, but I'm not hungry, you can eat by yourself."

The little girl hesitated, then turned to look in the direction of her mother behind her.

Then continued to hold the bowl: "But mother said to thank my brothers."

Although the little girl was dirty, her hands were clean, and the bowl in her hand was also clean even though it was chipped.

Wei Ruodao: "These are originally for you. We are not hungry. We have already eaten on the way here. Eat by yourself, eat well, and grow up quickly. Brothers will be very happy."

"Really?"

"Really." Wei Ruochong smiled softly at the girl, and his voice was much softer than usual, "Hey, go eat and go back to your mother."

The little girl nodded obediently, then walked back cautiously holding the bowl of rice.

After coaxing the little girl back to her mother, Wei Ruo turned around and found Wei Jin looking at him with gentle eyes.

Wei Ruo walked over: "Why is Second Brother looking at me like that?"

Hearing this, Wei Jin also turned his eyes away from Wei Ruo.

Wei Ruo sat down on the stone next to him: "Second brother, your cheeks are a little flushed."

"The weather is a bit stuffy." Wei Jin also explained.

Wei Ruo suddenly smiled: "Second brother, have you forgotten that I can't see your face now?"

Wei Jinyi and her face are both covered with a mask, so how can you tell if your face is red or not?

Hearing the laughter, Wei Jin also turned his head back, and his gaze fell back on Wei Ruo.

At this moment, Wei Ruo is smiling all over his face, and his eyes are full of contagious smiles.

Wei Jinyi couldn't help but smile softly in his eyes.

Wei Ruo saw that Wei Jin was also smiling, put his hands on his chin, and said seriously: "Second brother, you should really smile more, you really look good when you smile."

Although what she sees now is not his original handsome face with no flaws, but those eyes are equally charming when they are smiling.

This time his face was really red, because Wei Ruo saw that his ears were also red.

After resting for a while, Wei Ruo and the others continued to walk into the mountains, inspecting the situation in the mountains to see if they met her needs.

After walking for an hour, Wei Ruo judged that it met her expectations, and the rest depends on whether everyone in Fengting Mountain is willing to sell it, and at what price they are willing to sell it.

So several people set off again to go back to the city.

As soon as a few people reached the foot of Fengting Mountain, the sky changed, and dark clouds came over.

It's about to rain.

Although it is already August, thunderstorms still come as soon as they are said. The sky was clear just now, and it may pour downpour the next moment.

According to this trend, a heavy rain is inevitable.

At this moment, Wei Ruo and the others are faced with a dilemma. They don't know whether to retreat to the mountains to find a place to hide from the rain, or hurry back to the city.

God didn't give Wei Ruo and the others too much time to think about this issue. After a few thunderclaps, the raindrops fell densely.

Several people hurried to the mountains, looking for places like caves where they could hide from the rain.

When the few people found a stone wall extending out to keep out the rain, they were soaked from top to bottom.

The clothes fit wetly onto her body, revealing the girl's figure without a doubt.

The white bandage that Wei Ruo had tied on his chest for men's clothing was now faintly visible.

As she grows older, some of the characteristics of a woman are becoming more and more obvious, even if she is wrapped in a white cloth, she cannot completely hide it.

When the clothes are dry, they can be covered if they are looser; now that the clothes are wet and fit tightly to the skin, they are more exposed.

Wei Jin also took off his clothes and put them on Wei Ruo, then turned his back.

Wei Jin, who turned his back to Wei Ruo, looked a little unnatural, even a little at a loss.

I don't know why, but my heart beats a little fast, and my palms feel a little hot.

Chapter 368 Blood relatives

Wei Ruo grabbed some clothes and wrapped himself up more tightly.

Wei Ruo complained in his heart, next time he would not be able to wear clothes made of this material when he went out. This material was specially improved by himself. Although it was clearer and thinner than ordinary materials, it was indeed much more comfortable to wear when the weather was hot, but Embarrassment in this situation is really embarrassing!

Then Wei Ruo leaned against the stone wall behind him, listening to the sound of pouring rain falling on the mountains and forests, as well as the sound of thunder from time to time.

Because her whole body was wet, she looked a little anxious, and hoped that the rain would end soon.

Out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of Wei Jinyi whose back was facing him. Wei Ruo couldn't help but feel warm in his heart. Although the second brother is sometimes a bit "pedantic", he is really considerate to himself.

He is the second brother who treats me well besides brother Xiaoyong, and he is also the only one who has a blood relationship with him and gets along with him like a relative.

This must be a family member. Fortunately, God didn't treat her very badly. He still left a "family member" for her.

"Thank you, second brother." Wei Ruo whispered to Wei Ruo.

"Yes." Wei Jin also responded, his voice was a little hoarse than before.

Xiumei on the other side is in the same situation as Wei Ruo, and the material of her clothes is the same as Wei Ruo's.

Xiaobei followed suit and covered Xiumei with her clothes, and Xiumei whispered "Thank you".

I don't know if God heard Wei Ruo's call, the rain stopped after about a stick of incense.

Although the rain has stopped, water is still flowing on the ground. It seems that the whole mountain has been washed away by the rain, and the confluence of the water flow is like a small stream.

Wei Jin also asked Xiaobei to go out and find some dead wood and leaves in a place that was not exposed to the rain.

Although it is not too cold today, it is not easy for Wei Ruo to go down the mountain and return to the city with his clothes and hair wet all the time.

Wei Jin also cut down some miscellaneous trees nearby and set up a temporary barrier to cover Wei Ruo and Xiumei.

After Xiao Bei collected the firewood and came back, he lit a fire for Wei Ruo and Xiumei to hide behind a temporary barrier to dry their clothes.

After the shower, the sun came out again, and the fire was roasting, and the clothes of the few people only took a stick of incense to dry.

Although Wei Ruo and the others looked somewhat embarrassed, they were not so uncomfortable after all.

When he came out from behind the temporary barrier, Wei Ruo returned the dried clothes to Wei Jinyi.

Wei Jin also took the clothes, and smelled a faint fragrance on the clothes, neither floral nor balm, like a mixture of herbs and sandalwood.

Wei Jin also knew that this was Wei Ruo's smell, so he couldn't help but tighten his fingers.

After the refurbishment, several people went down the mountain again and rushed back to the city before closing the city gate.

Early the next morning, Wei Ruo went to the villages and counties in the area of Fengting Mountain, and had a rough talk about the purchase. The negotiation process went smoothly, especially since Wei Ruo was willing to buy in a combination of money and grain, which made them agree. Very happy.

In this year's situation, grain is especially precious, and it's better to buy things with grain than with silver.

At the same time, Zhao Hai and Zhao Xun brothers also arrived in the provincial capital. Zhao Hai will help Wei Ruo manage her newly purchased farm. And he came early just to help Wei Ruo settle down the villagers of Dahe Village who were hiding on Fengting Mountain.

The reason why Zhao Hai was arranged to come here was not only his own ability and experience in managing Zhuangzi, but also partly because his younger brother Zhao Xun wanted to come to the provincial capital to take the provincial examination.

Zhao Xun is originally a scholar, and he has the opportunity to participate in this year's rural examination. It's just that his physical condition is worrying, and it's hard to say whether he can stick to the whole exam.

Under such circumstances, Zhao Hai didn't want him to take part. His body finally got better under Wei Ruo's conditioning. Participating in the laborious rural examination might make his condition worse.

But Zhao Xun himself is very persistent, saying that he doesn't want to miss this opportunity, and would rather die in the examination room than miss it.

Zhao Hai had no choice but to persuade him, so he could only agree to accompany him to the provincial capital.

So Wei Ruo made such an arrangement by the way, which can not only make it easier for Zhao Hai to take care of Zhao Xun, but also allow Zhao Hai to help her deal with the affairs of the provincial capital.

In addition to Zhao Hai, there will be several villagers from Shitou Village who will also arrive in the provincial capital at a later date, to be sent by Zhao Hai to organize the follow-up cultivation of the newly purchased fields for Wei Ruo.

Because Wei Ruo has a certain understanding of these villagers in Shitou Village, and he recognizes their abilities and attitudes.

When starting a new Zhuangzi, using newcomers will increase the difficulty of management, especially this time Wei Ruo bought a relatively large field, and the management is also difficult. Deploying some familiar people will make things go more smoothly.

After that, Wei Ruo went shopping in the city again, visited some shops, and asked about the prices.

But the shop is not in a hurry to settle down. Wei Ruo only chose a rough location, and the specific decision will be made after the nanny Uncle Xu comes to do further investigation and understanding.

On the third day, Wei Ruocai and Wei Jinyi went to see Wei Yichen together, and gave Wei Yichen some things.

When we met, Wei Yichen's expression was still as indifferent and serious as he was a few days ago, not as gentle as before, and he would not catch Wei Ruo talking a lot like before.

Wei Yichen simply thanked Wei Jinyi and Wei Ruo and let them go back.

After finishing all these tasks, Wei Ruo and the others set off for Taizhou Mansion that afternoon.

It took Wei Ruo and the others a total of eight days for this trip, including the round trip and the stay in the provincial capital.

If it weren't for the fear of being questioned by Yun's if he went back late, Wei Ruo would still be delayed for a few days on the way back.

When Wei Ruo and Wei Jinyi returned to Xiaowei's Mansion in Taizhou Prefecture, it happened to be the night of August 14th.

Because the next day is the Mid-Autumn Festival, the mansion is extremely busy.

After returning to the mansion, Wei Ruo went to greet the Yun family as usual.

However, Yun's expression today is very bad, and she is not happy about celebrating the reunion festival, but her expression does not seem to be aimed at Wei Ruo, and she didn't say much about Wei Ruo's late return.

I don't know if it's because the children she valued the most were not by her side on the days when they were supposed to be reunited.

After going back to Tingsongyuan and asking Nanny Zhang to inquire carefully, it turns out that Yun's bad mood is not only because Wei Yichen and Wei Qingwan are not at the house.

Even Wei Mingting will not be able to come back tomorrow, because the frontline anti-Japanese army and Japanese pirates are fighting again, and I don't know what's going on right now.

In addition, during the time when Wei Ruo and the others went to the provincial capital, the Yun family received a letter from the Grand Master of the Earl's Mansion in the capital to the Captain's Mansion. But the premise is that their masters have to cooperate.

Chapter 369 Mid-Autumn Festival Banquet

In the letter, the Elder strongly asked his younger brother to obey the arrangement of the nobleman, saying that the rise and fall of the Wei family depended on this time.

Because of this letter, Yun was angry for several days.

In this way, the Yun family really can't be happy this year's Mid-Autumn Festival. Those who should have come have not come, and those who should not have come have come.

Wei Ruo didn't ask any more questions after knowing the general situation. The sweet potatoes and the first batch of rice on her farm were about to mature, and it was the busy time of harvesting.

Wei Ruo's desk was piled with account books from various villages.

After Wei Ruo asked Mother Zhang, she started to look through it.

Judging from the current situation reported by Zhuangzi, the output of this batch of grain is quite abundant, even better than last year's.

The bumper harvest of this batch of grain gave Wei Ruo a reassurance. Most of the grain she had stockpiled earlier had been used up—a small part was used to feed the people in the village, and most of it was sold to the military camp.

If there is no good harvest this year, it will be a big problem for Wei Ruo.

Wei Ruo inquired about the situation of other families in Taizhou Prefecture. That part was planted early, and the part that did not suffer from bakanae disease and did not change the rice seed should be mature by this time.

It is said that although their harvest is not as good as Wei Ruo's high-yielding late rice, but with the help of various government measures, this year's harvest is better than the previous two years.

This is a good sign.

The next day, the Mid-Autumn Festival, Wei Ruo and Yun Shi were invited to attend a banquet at the prefect's mansion.

When Wei Ruo arrived at the gate of the prefect's mansion, he saw another carriage of the Wei family.

When Wei Ruo looked at the carriage, the curtain was lifted, and Wei Qingwan, who was wearing a light green long dress, walked down with the help of the maid Cui He.

The moment Wei Qingwan raised her head and looked at Wei Ruo, Wei Ruo saw a provocative look in her eyes.

Her eyes seem to be telling Wei Ruo, even if so many tricks are used to drive her out of the Wei family, so what? Can't she still come back?

But when she walked up to Wei Ruo, her expression became cautious again.

"Sister." Wei Qingwan's voice was soft and careful.

Wei Ruo didn't answer, but turned to look at Yun's beside him.

"Mother, can you tell me what's going on?"

Wei Ruo's eyes are sharp, giving people a feeling that there is nowhere to hide.

Yun opened her eyes with some guilt, and then explained: "In order to prevent Wanwan from showing up for too long and making the outside world suspicious, instead of being accused of having a private meeting with a man, my mother thinks it is better to let Wanwan attend such a crime." The occasion is better."

After a pause, Yun added: "Mother did this for your own good, Wanwan's reputation will be damaged even if people suspect you."

"Oh, my mother is really considerate of me." Wei Ruo snorted lightly.

"I just asked Wanwan to attend today's banquet, and I will continue to let Wanwan go to Zhuangzi to take care of her health later on. You don't have to be so stingy." Yun said again.

"What does this have to do with me being stingy or not? Don't say that letting her go to Zhuangzi is what I want, and don't mention that this is the punishment she should have received." Wei Ruo said coldly.

Yun's face froze, and then said: "It's getting late, it's time to go in."

After finishing speaking, he led Wei Qingwan to the mansion.

Before stepping into the gate of the mansion, Wei Qingwan looked back at Wei Ruo, and smiled at Wei Ruo.

Xiumei pursed her lips, and said to Wei Ruo, "I'm afraid Ma'am will find a chance to take Second Miss back to the residence soon after she behaves like this."

"Let's go in too." Wei Ruo didn't want to be affected by such things.

It's a good harvest season recently, so you should be happy.

After entering the mansion, Wei Ruo was immediately taken to Mrs. Yuan's side.

Brother Sheng next to her grinned when he saw Wei Ruo, glanced at the nanny who took care of him, and ran towards Wei Ruo.

"Hold~If, hold~"

The voice of the little milk is very sweet.

Although the little guy can't speak much, he has already mastered the address of Wei Ruo.

Although Mrs. Yuan taught him to call "Auntie", what he learned was to call Wei Ruo.

Wei Ruo just hugged the little guy, and he got the little guy's initiative to offer a kiss.

"Baji" kissed Wei Ruo on the cheek.

Mrs. Yuan smiled and said: "This little naughty boy, even the boss would not like to let him kiss his father, so only sister Ruo'er has this honor."

Then Mrs. Yuan was afraid that Wei Ruo would get tired of holding her, and wanted the nanny to hug Brother Sheng back, but Brother Sheng refused, so she stayed in Wei Ruo's arms and refused to let anyone else hug her.

Brother Sheng clings to Wei Ruo and refuses to be hugged by others, so Wei Ruo hugs Brother Sheng for a while.

It wasn't until Master Yuan sent someone to pick up Brother Sheng that the little guy reluctantly left Wei Ruo's arms.

After Brother Sheng was carried away, Madam Yuan was about to pull Wei Ruo to say hello, when several other ladies came to say hello to Madam Yuan.

Seeing Wei Ruo, the wives greeted her very warmly, and praised Wei Ruo with smiles on their faces.

They are all participants in the land reclamation. Now the progress of land reclamation is gratifying. Even the imperial court has heard of it and praised Taizhou government. This makes their faces bright, and they are also praised by their husbands at home.

So they liked Wei Ruo as much as they thought.

Facing the compliments from the ladies, Wei Ruo only responded with a modest smile.

At this moment, Yun led Wei Qingwan over.

Because she is Wei Ruo's mother, the wives of the Yun family also surrounded her and said a lot of compliments:

"Ms. Wei is good at teaching daughters. The eldest girl is talented and generous, and she is a model of everyone's ladies."

"Yes, yes, we are all envious. How I wish the girl at home could have half the talents of Miss Wei."

Wei Ruo felt that the compliments from several people were a bit exaggerated, and it was nothing more than complimenting her on other things. How could she become a model of a lady? She clearly didn't do anything that a lady should do.

Yun's face was full of joy: "Ladies and gentlemen, I'm overrated. The two girls in my family are just obedient and hardworking, and they can't be called particularly talented."

While expressing modesty, Yun did not forget to bring Wei Qingwan along.

Hearing Yun's mention of her other daughter, the wives looked at Wei Qingwan in unison. They had heard all the rumors a few days ago, and it seemed that the Second Miss of the Wei family had acted out of line.

Later, I also heard that the Second Miss of the Wei family was sent to Zhuangzi by the Wei family. It seemed that her charges had been confirmed.

Today, Madam Wei brought someone to the princess's banquet in such a grand manner, I don't know what was on her mind.

Seeing the wives looking at Wei Qingwan suspiciously, Yun Shi took advantage of the situation and said: "Speaking of which, my second daughter is not as lucky as the eldest daughter, and I don't know that some treacherous villain spread some rumors outside, making a mess of it." It made her restless and depressed, and she went to Zhuangzi to recuperate for a few days before she calmed down."

Wei Qingwan immediately said: "It's the daughter's fault. Let the mother worry about her daughter. It's really unfilial."

Chapter 370 Don't give a chance to whitewash

Wei Ruo listened to the words of the two, and immediately understood what the two were thinking today.

Ganqing wants to take advantage of the turmoil to come out and clarify.

Anyway, it's just rumors outside, and no one has actually seen Wei Qingwan do something outrageous with their own eyes. No matter how rich the rumors are, as long as they don't admit it, there is still room for maneuver.

After Wei Qingwan finished speaking, she glanced in Wei Ruo's direction.

She dared to open her eyes in front of Wei Ruo with such confidence and tell nonsense because she was sure that Wei Ruo didn't dare to expose her casually.

If Wei Ruo exposes it, not only Wei Qingwan's reputation will be ruined, but also Wei Ruo's, so Wei Qingwan is not worried at all.

Wei Ruo, who received Wei Qingwan's gaze, curled the corners of her mouth, and then added casually: "It's not just because of anger, my sister has been subjected to family law a few days ago, and she hasn't recovered after being raised for so long. I'm still ignorant, it's hard to be filial to her, in order not to worry my mother, I will accompany my mother out today."

Wei Ruo really won't expose Wei Qingwan on the spot, but Wei Ruo can say other things.

Hearing this, the faces of the ladies showed surprise.

Received family law? How big a mistake is this?

All large families with strict family management will more or less have their own family rules, but generally they are only punished by kneeling in the ancestral hall and copying the family laws. Only those who violate the family rules seriously will use the family laws.

Especially because Wei Qingwan is still a woman, if she is really moved by the family law, she must have committed something unforgivable.

If it is true, then such a woman must not be easy to marry. No good family would want to marry a woman who made a big mistake.

Feeling the strange eyes of the wives looking at her, Wei Qingwan's complexion paled visibly with the naked eye.

She didn't expect that Wei Qingruo would go so far and publicly tell about her being dealt with by the family law! Isn't she afraid that she herself will be criticized after the incident is exposed? Or was she being divorced by the Xu family and was going to drag her into the water?

Yun didn't expect Wei Ruo to even dare to say such a thing, and his face turned livid: "Ruoer, what nonsense are you talking about?"

Wei Ruo immediately showed panic, covered his mouth lightly, as if he had just realized that he had said something wrong, and quickly changed the subject, saying to Madam Yuan: "Madam, I got a horse of good material a few days ago, and I will give it to you , I hope you don't dislike it."

Of course, Yun Shi and Wei Qingwan never thought that she would dare to say such a family scandal, because they didn't know that she didn't care about her own reputation at all, she didn't even care about her own, so would she care about Wei Qingwan?

If it weren't for the fact that it was out of style to expose his mother's lies in public, Wei Ruo would dare to directly say that the private meeting between Wei Qingwan and the man was true.

"Okay, let me see what kind of good material Ruo'er got."

Mrs. Yuan had a smile on her lips. She knew that Wei Ruo did it on purpose just now. Not only did she not think there was anything wrong with Wei Ruo's move, but she liked her way of retaliation.

Then Wei Ruo beckoned, and Xiumei walked over holding a piece of fabric.

Qingyi took the fabric that Xiumei brought over, and brought it to Mrs. Yuan.

Madam Yuan stretched out her hand, and stroked the surface of the material with the palm of her hand.

Then he twisted a corner and examined it carefully.

"This material is very delicate, and much thinner than ordinary materials. This color is very special, a color I have never seen before." Madam Yuan commented.

The fabric is pinkish-purple. The color is purple but not so bright. Madam Yuan has never seen gray-white purple.

The ladies next to it stood on the sidelines and watched. Looking at the material in Mrs. Yuan's hands, they also felt that it was much lighter than ordinary materials, and the color was special.

Madam Yuan asked several wives to appreciate it together: "Several ladies also come to touch it. Is this material more delicate, softer and thinner than ordinary materials?"

After getting Mrs. Yuan's words, the ladies moved closer and even reached out to touch it.

Sure enough, as Mrs. Yuan said, the material is extremely comfortable and the color is special, so I immediately concluded that it was a good material.

"Miss Wei, where did you get this material? Forgive my poor eyesight, but I didn't recognize which family's material it is." Mrs. Liu said.

The well-known good fabrics and the wives are all familiar with it, but none of them match the characteristics of the cloth in front of you.

"It was a gift from a friend. It was said that it was produced by a company called Jinzhifang. It produces a few horses every year. The quantity is relatively small, and it only sells to regular customers, so few people know about it." Wei Ruo replied.

The curiosity of the ladies suddenly became stronger.

Few people know about it, and fewer people wear it, and it will be more distinctive when worn out.

And this material is really good-looking and comfortable, and the effect of making it into the upper body of clothes should not be bad.

Madam Yuan looked at Wei Ruo's clothes and said, "Sister Ruo'er is also made of this kind of fabric today, no wonder the color of your clothes is also very special."

The clothes Wei Ruo wears today are powder blue, a very light blue color, which is lighter and softer than the indigo color usually dyed with Polygonum indigo.

Hearing this, the wives immediately looked at Wei Ruo's clothes again.

Before that, they had noticed that Wei Ruo's clothes were indeed made of a different color from the ordinary dyed blue clothes, and when she moved, she looked light and agile.

At first, I thought about asking later, but now I got the answer directly. It turns out that the material of the clothes is different.

The ladies all exclaimed:

"The clothes made of this material really look good!"

"Yeah, especially for a girl who is naturally beautiful, she looks lighter when she wears it."

"The clothes look good, and the person looks better."

Wei Ruo replied: "Ladies and gentlemen, it's because the clothes of this shop are well made, and I'm completely stained."

Several wives then asked Wei Ruo more details about the fabric, and Wei Ruo answered them very patiently.

The faces of Yun Shi and Wei Qingwan on the side were very ugly. They wanted to find a chance to explain what Wei Ruo said just now about Wei Qingwan's family law, but they had no chance.

Right now, he was even more excluded by the crowd, and couldn't even get in a sentence.

Until Mrs. Yuan invited everyone to listen to opera in the garden, neither Yun nor Wei Qingwan could find a chance to explain to the wives.

And these ladies are not that interested in Wei Qingwan's affairs, and they are not important people. Whether they have done something bad has nothing to do with them.

While listening to the play, the members of the Wei family were seated at the back, and only Wei Ruo was called to the front row by Madam Yuan, sitting next to Madam Yuan.

Madam Yuan smiled and said to Wei Ruo: "I just heard that those ladies asked you to help them buy fabrics, and they are making money again?"

Chapter 371 Eloquent and eloquent

"I still have to thank Madam for cooperating with me." Wei Ruo said with a smile.

Wei Ruo told Mrs. Yuan her thoughts in advance, she just wanted to use today's occasion to promote her new fabric.

Although the two are already very familiar with each other, when doing this kind of thing, Wei Ruo still doesn't intend to hide Madam Yuan's back. If there is something to be said clearly in advance, she will do it after getting the other party's consent.

"It's a small matter, don't be polite to me, not to mention that I got a good material from you. To be honest, I really like this material. The color is really special. I will make clothes later, don't say yes Now that I'm in Taizhou, even if I go back to the capital, I'm afraid I'll be the only one, and no one will compete with me." Madam Yuan smiled softly.

While speaking, Madam Yuan asked Wei Ruo: "Is this fabric really as rare as you said, or did you say it deliberately so that they would pay a high price for it?"

"It's really rare. Now there are only eight horses in total, and it is estimated that there will be twenty horses by the end of this year."

Wei Ruo didn't plan to do more. For one thing, Wei Ruo mixed the dyes himself, and there were many dyes, and Wei Ruo didn't have time to match them.

Secondly, her material is mainly sold to dignitaries, that is, the less the better, the rarer the higher the price, once mass-produced, it becomes worthless.

"Then I have to cherish the horse you gave me even more." Madam Yuan said, and then Madam Yuan commented on Wei Ruo, "You said what is in your head, how can you have it every day? So many spooky ideas, try to make some rare novelties out."

Wei Ruo explained: "I like to read some miscellaneous books, and I also got in touch with some capable people and strangers, so I naturally learned some things that ordinary people can't learn."

"Well, when I have another daughter, I will let her learn from you, and I will also be a female Zhuge in the future, and women will not give up to men." Madam Yuan half-jokingly half-seriously.

"Okay, then I will wait for your good news, madam."

During the banquet, Yun and Wei Qingwan always wanted to find an opportunity to hold Wei Ruo accountable, and to find an opportunity to clarify for Wei Qingwan in front of all the wives.

However, Wei Ruo and the wives did not give their mother and daughter this chance.

Wei Ruo stayed with Mrs. Yuan all the time and they couldn't see each other, and the other wives kept getting together to discuss other things and they couldn't get in the way.

It wasn't until the banquet was over, everyone left the house, and Wei Ruo returned to the carriage that Yun's had the chance to talk to her again.

Because he was holding his breath, Yun was not in the mood for this banquet.

When Wei Ruo boarded the carriage, he saw Yun Shi and Wei Qingwan sitting in the carriage with ugly faces, so he knew what was going to happen next.

But Wei Ruo was not afraid, and still had a faint smile on his face, looking in a very good mood.

"You can still laugh," Yun said coldly, his face livid.

"What is mother talking about, today's Mid-Autumn Festival, you should be happy, right?" Wei Ruo asked back.

"What did you mean by saying in front of so many wives that your sister has been subject to family law?" asked Yun.

"Isn't this a slip of the tongue by accident?" Wei Ruo said without changing his expression.

"Leak your mouth? You don't want to lie to me! I think you did it on purpose!" Yun's face was stern, with blame and anger in his eyes.

"Sister, it is often said that Taoism is ugly and should not be publicized. I am indeed wrong, but my sister's publicity of this matter will hurt the reputation of the Wei family." Wei Qingwan's face was full of pain and regret.

"Is it weird to say something? My mother and sister didn't greet me in advance and tell me what to say and do today. You came here without saying a word, and then sang in front of everyone without saying a word. , How do I know what role I should play in it and what to say?" Wei Ruo asked rhetorically.

Then Wei Ruo's gaze turned to Wei Qingwan: "As for what sister Wanwan said about hurting the reputation of the Wei family, I don't even know where to start. Although it will hurt my sister to say that my sister is subject to the family law. reputation, but it should not hurt the reputation of the Wei family, being able to strictly enforce the family law for the children in the family is a manifestation of strict family management, and the reputation of the family should be beneficial."

"You are eloquent and eloquent!" Yun said coldly.

"Does mother think there is anything wrong with what I said? If there is something wrong with what I said, mother can bring it up." Wei Ruo said.

Can you speak eloquently? She has suffered from the disadvantages of talking about the facts. Thinking about the facts when she said that it was not Wei Qingwan who pushed her, but Nanny Li, Yun Shi didn't believe her at all.

So now she has learned to be good when facing them, there is no need to be too based on facts, whatever is beneficial, how can it make them speechless.

"Do you still think what you said is okay? I could have explained it clearly to the outside world today, but if you disturb it, everything will be in vain!" Yun blamed.

"My mother has wronged me for saying that. I did say that I missed sister Wanwan's family law, but the damage to the reputation of our Wei family girl is ultimately caused by sister Wanwan's affair with others. Mother should be able to distinguish who The responsibility is greater." Wei Ruo said.

"I'm talking about today's affairs, don't talk about anything else."

"Mother is putting aside the facts and the greatest responsibility. Such a judgment makes it hard for me not to doubt that my mother is a partial sister and doesn't see me as a daughter. If that's the case, I have nothing to say."

After Wei Ruo finished speaking, he turned around and lifted the curtain and jumped off the carriage.

Mr. Yun obviously didn't expect Wei Ruo to make such a move. After being stunned for a moment, he opened the curtain of the car, poked his head out and asked Wei Ruo, "What do you want to do?"

"I walked back by myself. Since my mother is so eccentric, she can forgive my sister for any mistakes, and I will be scolded by my mother for a little problem. After all, I am an outsider in the Wei family and I don't like my mother, so I don't have to do it again. Stay in the car."

Wei Ruo said very sadly, turned around and left after speaking.

Where Yunshi and Wei Qingwan couldn't see, the corners of Wei Ruo's mouth were raised.

"Come back!" Yun said anxiously.

Now is the time for the banquet, and there are all the guests who came and went today.

Let them see their eldest daughter walking outside, and don't know what they will think.

Wei Ruoquan pretended not to hear, and continued walking.

Yun Shi had no choice but to give in: "Okay, okay, I won't ask about this matter anymore, you come up."

Wei Ruo still didn't plan to get in the carriage: "Mother, there is no need to be like this. This carriage is small, and it is too crowded for three people. Mother should take my sister back to the mansion. I will walk back by myself. When my father comes back from the victory, I will personally Plead guilty to my father and explain my disobedience to my mother today."

Hearing this, Yun's heart skipped a beat.

Chapter 372 Frustrated her wish to return home

Sending Wei Qingwan to Zhuangzi was the intention of Wei Mingting and Wei Yichen. The Yun family asked Wei Qingwan to attend Mrs. Yuan's Mid-Autumn Festival banquet today without telling them in advance.

Originally, the Yun family only planned to take Wei Qingwan back to the mansion for two days during the Mid-Autumn Festival, and then send her back to Zhuangzi again.

After talking about it with her husband, it can be said that they wanted to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival together, and her husband's eldest son was not around. As a wife, it was understandable for her to think that her daughter wanted to have a company. I think her husband's personality would not care too much about this matter. .

But if Wei Ruo went to talk about the nature of this matter, it might be different.

Not to mention that Wei Ruo's speaking out will make it appear that she deliberately concealed it, but through Wei Ruo's mouth, the matter is very likely to change.

She and her husband had a rift due to the last dispute, and they haven't had a chance to fully repair it yet.

Although she lost her temper that day and her heart was pierced by a knife, she calmed down afterwards and realized her impulsiveness.

I have endured it for so many years because I care about my husband and this family. It is not worth it to separate the husband and wife for this matter.

It's a pity that her husband went back to the military camp later, so she had no chance to make up.

She didn't want to make her husband disagree with her because of this matter, and make the couple's relationship worse.

At the same time, Yun could also hear that Wei Ruo said that the carriage was small because she actually cared that she let Wei Qingwan sit in the carriage.

After thinking about it, Yun turned her head and glanced at Wei Qingwan, then said to Wei Ruo: "I just want to take your sister back home for the Mid-Autumn Festival, and after we have dinner together, I will send her back to the village village. How can such a small matter be worth your fuss?"

"My sister made such a big mistake, and my mother only thought it was a trivial matter. I just said something wrong in public, but my mother had to blame me in every possible way. Sure enough, my mother treated me and my sister differently."

Wei Ruo once again expressed his dissatisfaction with Yun's in a sad tone, and even quickened his pace after speaking.

Yun frowned, looking at Wei Ruo, who was only walking forward with his back turned, his face was full of sadness.

Then glanced at Wei Qingwan, Wei Qingwan bit her lip, her eyes were shining, her head lowered, her appearance even made people feel distressed.

Yun couldn't bear it, but he still made up his mind: "Wanwan, you go back to Zhuangzi first today."

Wei Qingwan lowered her head, intending to wait for a word of comfort from Yun, but she didn't want to wait for such a result.

"Mother..." Wei Qingwan bit her lip, her eyes were red, and she was about to cry.

Yun looked at her with tears in her eyes, but insisted on her decision just now: "When your father and your elder brother calm down, mother will pick you up as soon as possible."

Wei Qingwan's body stiffened: "Daughter knows, daughter will wait for news from mother at Zhuangzi."

Wei Qingwan was so aggrieved but still obediently obeyed, which made Yun's heart very uncomfortable for a while.

But looking at Wei Ruo who was decisive in the front, she had to insist on this idea. She didn't want to hurt the eldest daughter's heart, and make her husband and eldest son dissatisfied with herself.

"Ruo'er, you heard me, I told your sister to go back, so you also get in the car." Yun called to Wei Ruo.

Speaking of which, Yun asked the driver to stop the carriage.

Wei Ruo also stopped in a timely manner, then turned his head to look at the carriage, and waited quietly for Wei Qingwan to get off the carriage.

Wei Ruo was not surprised that Yunshi would compromise, because this matter itself is Yunshi's ignorance, as long as Yunshi doesn't take it seriously, then in the end, either Yunshi will compromise, or she will sue after Wei Mingting returns to make Yunshi uncomfortable.

Wei Qingwan's eyes met Wei Ruo's, and the eyes were no longer weak and sad, but resentment and dissatisfaction.

She stepped out of the carriage step by step, with extremely slow movements, as if she exhausted all the strength of her body with every movement.

When she finally got out of the car, Wei Ruo also walked over, passing her by.

When the eyes of the two crossed, Wei Ruo seemed to feel the murderous intent in her eyes

Wei Ruofeng calmly stepped on the carriage and got into the carriage.

Then Yun asked his servants to take Wei Qingwan back to Zhuangzi in the carriage that had just picked him up.

Wei Qingwan was supported by Cui He and walked away. After walking a few steps, she turned her head to look at Yun, and after walking a few steps, she looked back again. Yun couldn't bear to see her, and finally had to put down the curtain of the car and sit back in the car by herself.

Now she and Wei Ruo are left in the car. When she looked at Wei Ruo again, Yun's expression became more and more complicated.

Her heart felt as if a big stone had been pressed on it, and it was very oppressive.

Wanted to say a few more words about the eldest daughter, but was afraid that the eldest daughter would make trouble for her again, so she had to bear it back.

Wei Ruo closed his eyes and fell asleep, turning a blind eye to Yun's dissatisfaction and depression.

In the evening, Wei Ruo returned to Tingsong Garden, and as soon as she entered the door, she saw Wei Jinyi sitting on a rattan chair in her yard.

This is rare. In the past, Wei Ruo had to invite him to come into her yard, but today he came uninvited?

Wei Ruo didn't approach right away, but stood at the gate of the courtyard enjoying the scenery in front of him.

Some crops were planted in her courtyard, and some vines covered the entire courtyard wall. There was a full moon in the sky, and under the full moon, Wei Jin, who was dressed in a moon-white brocade shirt, was also sitting at the rattan table.

His cold face seemed to blend in with the surrounding scenery, but at the same time, a layer of hazy moonlight enveloped his whole body, making his body a little warmer.

Under the moonlight, the face that is the only one favored by heaven cannot find a single blemish.

After a while, Wei Ruocai walked towards Wei Jinyi with a smile on his face: "Second brother, today is very unusual."

"Yes." Wei Jin did not deny this statement.

Today is indeed a bit unusual.

"Is it because today is the Mid-Autumn Festival?" Wei Ruo asked.

"There is a part of the reason." Wei Jin also said.

"Then what is part of the reason?" Wei Ruo asked.

"I'm going on a long trip again, and this trip may take a long time." Wei Jin also said.

Hearing that most of the joy on Wei Ruo's face faded, he said after a moment of silence: "Second brother has been back for less than a month, why are you going out again?"

"I still have some things to do, and I can't delay any longer." Wei Jin also explained.

That's true. I think I arranged for my second brother to learn from Lay Buddhist Tibetan Forest. With studies, it is impossible to stay in the mansion for a long time.

What's more, the second brother has other things to be busy with.

After thinking about it, Wei Ruo regained some smiles on his face: "I see, then let's have a good Mid-Autumn Festival today, and practice it for my second brother by the way."

Wei Jin also nodded.

Then Wei Ruo and Xiumei worked together, prepared some side dishes, and also took out the braised meat and seafood that Wei Ruo had prepared before and kept fresh in the space.

Finally, he brought out a jar of fruit wine.

Seeing the wine jar, Wei Jin was a little dumbfounded.

"Could it be that Ruo'er wants to get me drunk so that I can't leave?"

Chapter 373 I am waiting for my second brother

"It sounds like a good idea." Wei Ruo said seriously.

"Ruo'er..." Wei Jin also didn't know how to answer for a moment.

Wei Ruo let out a "poof" laugh: "Look at you, you don't even frown when you fight with people, but seeing a jar of not-so-strong fruit wine makes you feel embarrassed. I'll see you next time." When you fight, bring a jar of white wine, and I will pour the wine on your head when you come here, maybe you will faint just by smelling it."

"Perhaps it is a good way." Wei Jin also said.

"Then I can't tell others about this method. If someone who has ulterior motives for you knows this method, it will directly make you dizzy next time and ruin your innocence, then you will have nothing to say!"

Hearing the first half of the sentence, I thought Wei Ruo was going to take his head after knocking him out, but who would have thought that it would turn into destroying his innocence later on.

Wei Jin also couldn't laugh or cry again: "Why did you think of destroying my innocence? Who would want to destroy a man's innocence?"

"Second brother is good-looking. It is no exaggeration to say that he is a stunning beauty among men. Moreover, second brother always abides by the rules and is as pure and pure as women, which makes people feel evil." Wei Ruo said.

"Ruo'er, you are a girl, don't always think about ruining a man's innocence." Wei Jin also said seriously.

"I can't do it, it's okay to think about it, not to mention that I don't go outside to talk, I only talk to you, second brother."

"Um."

So Wei Jinyi didn't say anything.

Wei Ruo opened the wine jar, poured wine into the glass, and explained at the same time: "Don't worry, I won't get my second brother drunk today. I drank this fruit wine myself, and I know my drinking capacity. If I don't drink too much fruit wine, I won't drink it." Drunk."

"Um."

"I prepared milk tea for my second brother. Meimei is cooking it. Bring it here later."

"good."

Not long after, Xiumei came over to Wei Jinyi with warm milk tea, served dishes for the two of them, and then walked away.

Let the brother and sister have a drink and chat today, so that Xiumei and Xiaobei won't be an eyesore.

Wei Ruo and Wei Jin also chatted with each other for an hour, the atmosphere was just right, Wei Jin also looked at Wei Ruo's face with a sweet smile, and said in a serious tone: "Ruo'er, you have to take care of yourself when I'm not around. "

"Well, I will, you can rest assured."

"If you have anything to do, just go to the Fengyue Teahouse in the east of the city to find Boss Hao as before, and he will help you." Wei Jin also said.

"Okay, next time there is a shortage of medicinal materials, I will look for him again."

"It's not just a problem of lack of medicinal materials."

"Okay, I made a note."

"There is one more important thing. Remember, I am out on errands. If I come back with bad news, you don't have to believe it. It's probably because of the misinformation from a long distance away." Wei Jin also warned, with a sharp tone The previous one should be a little more serious.

"Okay." Wei Ruo agreed.

"If you remember these words, I will come to you after I finish my work." Wei Jin also said.

"Well, I'm waiting for my second brother." Wei Ruo responded one by one.

At this moment, Wei Ruo didn't realize the special meaning of Wei Jinyi's words, and it was just an ordinary exhortation before parting.

This night, when Wei Ruo and Wei Jinyi chatted for a while, neither of them was drunk.

When we parted, Wei Ruo had a smile on his face, and Wei Jin also showed some reluctance, and looked back at Wei Ruo several times before climbing over the fence.

Because we are going to part soon, Wei Ruo doesn't think there is anything wrong with Wei Jinyi's behavior, but just thinks that the elder brother is reluctant to part with her as a younger sister.

The next day, Wei Ruo got up a little late, and didn't wake up until the sun was high.

After changing clothes, Wei Ruo was sitting in front of the dressing table applying face cream, when he suddenly heard lively voices from outside, and told Xiumei to go to the front yard to inquire.

Not long after, Xiumei hurried back after inquiring about the news.

"Miss, good news, the master has won the battle again!" Xiumei excitedly told Wei Ruo the good news she had inquired about.

"Really?" Wei Ruo also beamed with joy.

"Well, really! I heard that not only was it won, but the battle was fought very fast and beautifully!"

Wei Ruo got up immediately: "Let's go and have a look."

Wei Ruo took Xiumei to the front yard and greeted Wei Mingting at the door.

The main gate of the Colonel's Mansion is not open on weekdays, it will only be opened on such occasions when there are important events.

Today, Wei Mingting's triumphant return is considered a major event, so the gate is wide open, and his family members stand on both sides of the gate.

From a distance, he could see the team led by Wei Mingting coming towards Xiaowei's Mansion.

Wei Mingting, who is in military uniform on a tall horse, is imposing, with a tall and straight figure, a cold and determined face, coupled with the majesty and courage of the military uniform, people can't help but admire him.

After arriving at the door, Wei Mingting dismounted from his horse, and Yun led the crowd to greet him.

"Congratulations, master, on his triumphant return."

"Madam has worked hard too." Wei Mingting replied, then glanced at the others and said, "It's windy outside, let's go back home first."

Then Wei Mingting stepped into the gate first, and everyone followed him back to the mansion.

The people in the mansion returned to their respective posts to get busy, Wei Ruo and Wei Yilin followed Yun into Cangyun Garden.

Wei Mingting took off his helmet, sat down without changing his armor, and talked about the battle with several people.

"Pilidan made a great contribution to fighting the Japanese pirates this time!" Wei Mingting said excitedly.

He rarely talked about military affairs with his family, but he took the initiative to mention it today, which in itself shows that he is very satisfied with this campaign and he is very happy today.

"Father, what kind of thing is that thunderbolt? Can it really kill all the Japanese pirates?" Wei Yilin was full of curiosity.

"When a thunderbolt bomb is thrown into the enemy army, all enemies within three to five meters around it will be seriously injured." Wei Mingting described.

Wei Yilin's eyes lit up when he heard this: "That's amazing! It's equivalent to a thunderbolt bomb that can blow up a room!"

"The number of thunderbolt bombs we got this time is limited, not enough to help us kill tens of thousands of Japanese pirates, but it has played a very good deterrent effect. The Japanese pirates who have never seen this thing were frightened and thought we still had A large number of thunderbolts disrupted the morale of the army on the spot, and they were quickly defeated." Wei Mingting said again.

This result is not far from Wei Ruo's previous estimate. Although the number of Thunderbolt bullets is not enough, it can still achieve the effect of defeating the Japanese pirates.

Of course, this should also have a lot to do with Wei Mingting's meticulous and effective arrangement of the layout. His good layout can make the limited number of thunderbolts play such a huge role.

"In addition, more than a dozen ocean-going ships of the Japanese pirates and a large amount of gold, silver and jewels on them were also seized this time." Wei Mingting added.

"Those gold, silver and jewels must have been snatched from the people along the coast. It's great to have them captured now." Yun said.

"Indeed." Wei Mingting agreed.

After a pause, Yun asked: "Husband, how will the imperial court reward you for winning the battle this time? Can the defensive position be held?"

Chapter 374 Don't be humble to each other

"I don't know about this matter, I still need to wait for news from the imperial court." Wei Mingting replied.

He just led the soldiers to fight well and guard the country, and he didn't think too much about the rest.

Wei Yilin answered the words: "Daddy will be promoted step by step! Because Daddy is the most powerful person I have ever seen! He is a great hero who wins battles and defends his family and country!"

Wei Ruo didn't speak the whole time, Wei Mingting's eyes fell on her, and he specifically asked, "How does Ruoer feel about this battle?"

"It's the best thing to think, at least for a while, the Japanese pirates dare not commit crimes again." Wei Ruo said.

Whether it can make the other party completely cut off the idea of aggression, Wei Ruo doesn't know, but at least the deterrent effect is played.

Wei Mingting said: "Yes, it would be even better if we can get long-term coastal tranquility."

"Father, since the opponent's ships have been captured this time, can we use these ships to build our own navy, counterattack the Japanese country, once and for all, and never have future troubles?" Wei Ruo asked.

"Ruo'er's idea is very good, but this matter is not about ships. The shipbuilding technology of our dynasty is not inferior to that of Wa country. In the early days of our dynasty, the ships we built went to Nanyang and traveled to Zhou country. Although we have this technology now, but The national treasury is empty, and there is not enough energy in peacetime, let alone expeditions to the sea." Wei Mingting explained.

This matter is also very helpless. Under the natural disasters and man-made disasters in the past two years, the country has become increasingly exhausted. Even if they want to counterattack, they still lack corresponding supplies.

Wei Ruo asked again: "So only when the food problem is solved, the people are rich, and the treasury is full, will there be a chance to counterattack?"

"Yes, that's probably the case." Wei Mingting's tone revealed a trace of helplessness.

Wei Yilin also understood, and said seriously with a small face: "Big sister is so powerful. Wait until big sister helps everyone plant the fields, and everyone has food. Dad can lead the soldiers to the lair of dwarf winter melons to kill those dwarf winter melons." Already!"

Although Wei Yilin's words were childish, they were also Wei Mingting's heart's wish.

"That's what I hope for my father." Wei Mingting said, and then looked at Wei Ruodao, "Ruo'er, you have a lot of credit for Taizhou's prosperity this year, and my father is proud of you."

"Father has been praised too much. Father and his soldiers defended their family and country in the **** battlefield, which is the glory of the people of Taizhou Prefecture." Wei Ruo said.

"Being a father is nothing more than fulfilling my duty."

Wei Yilin said: "Father and sister, don't be humble to each other, you are very powerful! You are the pride of our family!"

Wei Ruo glanced at Wei Yilin, this little guy's attitude towards her is really getting better and better now, and he would say that she is the pride of the family.

Wei Yilin noticed that Wei Ruo was looking at him, and suddenly felt a little embarrassed. Stopped talking, and muttered in a low voice: "Why, what I said was the truth...all the brothers in my martial arts school said so..."

"Your martial arts brothers still praise me?"

"Hmm, that's an exaggeration. They said that you made a lot of them eat, and you deserve a lot of credit!" Wei Yilin replied.

Not all those who practice martial arts with Wei Yilin are from good backgrounds, and many of them are from poor families. They are sent to the martial arts school to study in order to make ends meet. After finishing their studies, they can go to the government office to find a good job.

So these people are full of gratitude and admiration for the series of disaster relief and grain production actions led by Wei Ruo.

Wei Ruo smiled, okay, at least this brat looks much more pleasing to the eye now than when she just returned home.

Watching the interaction between her husband and children, Yun could not help feeling a little warmth in her heart.

When the eldest daughter is not aggressive, she is quite attractive, and she can get along well with her family, very warm.

After talking with his family members, Wei Mingting went back to the inner room to take a shower and change clothes.

Yun's clothing Wei Mingting put on the casual clothes he had at home, and told him about the letter from Uncle Zhongyi's mansion in the capital with some trepidation.

"The eldest brother wrote in a letter saying that the sixth prince is willing to support him and let him fill a fat job, but he needs your cooperation. The eldest brother also said that your friendship with the sixth prince will help our uncle's family grow, so let your husband think about it. " Yun said.

Wei Mingting's face darkened: "Brother is confused, the battle for the crown prince is turbulent, if you are not careful, you will fall into the abyss and never recover. Moreover, my loyal and righteous uncle's mansion has always been clean and does not form cliques for personal gain. I am only loyal to the court and the people. Do not conspire with the prince."

"I think so too, but I can't respond to this matter, so I have been waiting for my husband to come back to make a decision after receiving the letter." Yun said.

"I see, I will write a letter to my elder brother later to express my attitude and have someone take him back to the capital." Wei Mingting replied.

Yun's heart that had been hanging for many days finally settled down, and the two of them had the same heart on these important matters.

This time when her husband came back, she was worried that there would be a rift because of what happened last time, but now it seems that she was worrying too much.

Then Yun looked at Wei Mingting, hesitated for a while, and then confessed: "On the Mid-Autumn Festival, I asked Wanwan to go to Mrs. Yuan's banquet, in order to dispel the outside world's speculation about her."

Wei Mingting paused for a moment, and then said: "It's up to you to be careful about this matter. It's okay to let Wanwan attend the banquet for a short time, but you can't cancel her punishment without authorization. The state-owned state has family rules, and those who should be punished must be punished."

"Yes, the concubine knows, and the concubine will handle it properly." Yun Shi breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, her husband didn't blame her and still trusted her.

After returning from Cangyun Garden, Wei Ruo went to Yingzhu Garden and knocked on the courtyard door, but no one answered.

Arrested the servant and asked, and learned that when Wei Mingting returned home, Wei Jin also left the hospital.

Wei Ruo wasn't too surprised to get such an answer, because the farewell had already been said last night, and it would save the two of them from feeling sad if they don't meet today.

Just looking at the closed courtyard door in front of him, Wei Ruo felt a little bit disappointed in his heart.

After Wei Ruo walked back to his residence, he sat in front of the desk and stared blankly for a while.

Xiumei came in and saw Wei Ruo sitting blankly, she hurriedly comforted her: "Miss, don't be sad, the second young master will come back after a while."

"I'm fine, I'm just a little disappointed, there is one less person to talk in the mansion." Wei Ruo said.

"That's right, now that the second young master is gone, there is no one in this mansion who you can confide in, Miss." Xiumei said regretfully.

"It's gone, don't I still have you?" Wei Ruo said.

Xiumei immediately patted her chest and promised, "Miss, don't worry, I will always be by your side."

Wei Ruo went on to say: "Okay, I don't want my second brother anymore, I have to be busy with the autumn harvest."

The autumn harvest has begun, and Wei Ruo has a lot of things to do now, so he doesn't have time to think about east and west in a daze.

Chapter 375 Busy half a month

Rice, sweet potatoes, and the taro planted by Wei Ruoxin later all ushered in a bumper harvest. Wei Ruo wants to arrange the storage and distribution of these grains.

Among them, rice must be stored in large quantities in the warehouse. The sweet potatoes are still the same as before, and some of them are made into dried sweet potatoes and sweet potato chips, which are more convenient for storage, transportation and sale.

As for the taro, in addition to storing some of it, Wei Ruo also plans to sell some of it, just like the sweet potato, to pave the way for future promotion.

And taro is a familiar crop. The difference is that the yield and quality of the batch of taro she planted will be higher.

Then there is the purchase of fields in the provincial capital. The nanny and Uncle Xu have already set off, and the ten villagers selected by Zhao Hai and Stone Village have already taken their positions.

Except for the victims in Dahe Village who have already been scheduled, it may be necessary to hire some more people in the future, and then start preparing to plant her new rice variety of perennial rice.

Wei Ruo plans to open two shops in the provincial capital for the time being, one Sibaozhai and one braised meat shop.

Sibaozhai needs to choose another suitable shopkeeper, and Wei Ruo has to choose again.

The lo-mei shop can directly let Chen Aqing go there. Now Chen Aqing has brought another clerk to the lo-mei shop in Taizhou Prefecture very well, and her own ability and courage have been improved. Wei Ruo feels that she can take the lead by herself.

In addition, the fabrics promised to several wives at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet must also be arranged.

Because they had never seen other colors, several ladies ordered purple and blue materials, because they thought those two colors were rare and beautiful.

These two colors are really special, because the original dyeing process in this world uses natural dyes, purple is generally used for comfrey, and blue is generally used for indigo. The dyeing process of these dyes is more complicated. Relatively simple.

Wei Ruo chose to use chemical synthesis to make some colors that look relatively new at the moment.

For example, when preparing blue, Wei Ruo mixed plant ash and ox blood, and then roasted to precipitate yellow crystals, and then put the yellow crystals into an iron salt solution made of vinegar and iron ore (iron oxide) ( ferric acetate), which gives a blue dye.

The success rate of this kind of dye preparation method is not high under the current conditions, so the amount obtained will not be very large. Sometimes the ore you need also depends on luck, so it is true that the output is not high.

So Wei Ruo doesn't plan to expand in terms of fabrics and garments for the time being, and will only promote and sell them in Taizhou Prefecture.

Like thyme, the output of this special color and texture cloth will be strictly controlled to continue the hunger marketing model.

On the second day, Wei Ruo dressed up in men's clothes again and went out to inspect his own Zhuangzi, watching the grand harvest of the people in the Zhuangzi.

After that, I went to the surrounding farmlands, because many people nearby borrowed Wei Ruo's rice seeds, and after the harvest, they would hand over the grain to Wei Ruo as agreed at the beginning.

However, this part of the rice was planted later, and it is still immature, but judging from the growth, it should be able to make a good profit.

When the farmers saw Wei Ruo, they all greeted each other.

"Hello Mr. Xu!"

"Master Xu, come and have a sip of tea!"

"Why is Mr. Xu free to come to the field today? Come and sit at our house!"

Everyone showed their enthusiasm for Wei Ruo, because the rice in their fields can grow so well now thanks to Wei Ruo's blessing.

Although Wei Ruo lent them the rice seeds with the attitude of doing business, the heavy ears of rice growing in the rice fields are real. When they saw the sweetness, they realized that the deal between them and Wei Ruo was extremely important. It's a good deal, and the attitude towards Wei Ruo is naturally good.

Finally, Wei Ruo went to Shitou Village. First, he went to see the sandy land he had contracted to Shitou Village. The sweet potatoes on it had been harvested in sevens and eighties, but many villagers were still doing the aftermath.

Because Wei Ruo said that they will contract this place to them next year, and Wei Ruo paid them according to the proportion, so they are naturally very attentive. Only when the production volume increases, can they get more.

So they treat Wei Ruo's sandy land with the same care as they treat their own land.

When they saw Wei Ruo, the villagers in Shitou Village responded with extra enthusiasm.

One by one, they came to Wei Ruo with food and drink, one bite at a time, Mr. Xu, for fear that Wei Ruo would become hungry or thirsty.

After finally escaping from the enthusiastic villagers of Shitou Village, Wei Ruo came to the brewery.

Although the output of the brewery is not high, the profit is high. Wei Ruo also provides good benefits to these selected brewers. In addition to the initially agreed wages, there are additional rewards at the end of each month.

So these brewers were all happy and enthusiastic when they saw Wei Ruo, even more than the villagers in Shitou Village.

Wei Ruo inspected the brewery, and after confirming that there was no problem, he asked someone to fetch ten jars of thyme from the warehouse and transported them to her carriage.

Although Wei Ruo said that the output of thyme is scarce, only two or three jars per day, in fact, the daily output can still be a little more than this amount.

The extra Wei Ruo doesn't usually sell it, but stores it in the warehouse, and uses it when needed.

The ten altars were taken out this time to send to Xu Zhengyong. After the news of his promotion is confirmed, a celebration banquet will be held for him.

When he was about to leave, Wei Ruo remembered something again, so he took Xiumei back and took two more jars.

After returning home, Wei Ruo asked Xiumei to send the two extra jars of thyme to Wei Mingting.

Wei Mingting fought a good battle this time, and can rest at home for a few days. The rare relaxation time is a good time to taste wine.

Wei Mingting grinned from ear to ear when he received the thyme from Wei Ruo. He didn't know whether it was because the wine was really mellow and mellow to his liking, or because it was a gift from his daughter that was more intoxicating than the ones he got from other places.

Wei Ruo has been busy with this job for half a month, from mid-August to early September. During this period, he left early and returned late every day. He had almost no contact with other people in the family, and he did not see Yun Shi for a few days.

During this period, Wei Ruo's crops in each village were almost harvested, and the rice seeds lent out before were also taken back in the originally agreed share.

At this moment, all the granaries were filled, and even the Xuji Grain Store in Xingshan County, which had been closed for a long time, reopened for business.

And it's not only Wei Ruo's fields that ushered in a bumper harvest in the past half month, but also the fields of other farmers in Taizhou Prefecture.

Because of the effective implementation of various measures, about 40% of the fields in Taizhou Prefecture have ushered in bumper harvests one after another.

So the entire Taizhou Prefecture is immersed in joy, whether it is a farmer who is working hard or a dignitary in a high position, they are all extremely happy.

Chapter 376 Yun's headache

Different from the joy of Wei Ruo and half of the people in Taizhou Prefecture's harvest, Yun's family can be said to be devastated.

The shop is not well managed, and the income of the two villages is not very good.

Although the rice seeds she planted were also the late rice seeds provided by Wei Ruo, and sweet potatoes were also planted in the mountains of Xingshan County, but because the soil in her two villages was relatively poor, especially the 500 mu of land purchased near Fucheng, Taizhou, The soil is a little hardened and lacks fertility.

In the early days, Yun asked Wei Ruo for advice, and Wei Ruo told her the improvement method, but because of cost considerations, Yun did not follow what Wei Ruo said to put in great effort and cost to topdress the fertilizer.

Later, due to the lack of silver on hand, the Yun family also sold several servants, resulting in a shortage of manpower to manage Zhuangzi.

Now it's the harvest season, and the output of Zhuangzi at home is less than one-fifth of that of Wei Ruozhuangzi. Even the yield of sweet potatoes, which are relatively easy to grow, is far less than that of Weiruozhuangzi, only a thousand catties per mu.

This output is far lower than Yun's expectation. According to this output, it will not be enough for the government to use in the next year, let alone sell the surplus for silver.

Mr. Yun had a headache, and was so worried that she didn't eat much for several days.

"Ma'am, don't worry, it's not worth worrying about your body." Seeing this, Cuiping persuaded.

"How can I not worry?" Yun Shi rubbed his temples, his face extremely heavy.

"Madam, if you really can't think of a good solution, you can talk to the young lady. The young lady has a lot of ideas in this regard, maybe she has some ideas." Cuiping suggested.

Mr. Yun stopped, and murmured: "She does have a lot of ideas on these matters."

Cuiping continued: "Madam, in fact, the eldest lady is really nice. Although her style of acting is different from that of ordinary ladies, this is also her uniqueness."

Yun sneered slightly: "She is unique, but she can't get close to me. I am her mother, but she always treats me as an enemy. I think of her for her sake, but she always shows me face. Hey Maybe it's because I don't have a mother's fate with her, so I get angry if I can't say a few words."

Cuiping persuaded: "The disagreement between Miss and Madam is actually not a big problem. You are the biological mother and daughter, and blood is thicker than water. As long as Madam treats Miss well, Miss will sooner or later be influenced by Madam and get close to Madam." of."

Cuiping's words did not agree with Yun's, and he sighed: "Stop talking about it, go and call her over, there are indeed some things you can ask her."

"Yes." Cuiping followed suit and went to Songyuan to invite Wei Ruo.

Wei Ruo just had some free time these few days, cleaning up the melons, fruits and vegetables grown in the yard in Tingsong Garden.

Cuiping came to invite, Wei Ruo was not very surprised. She has been traveling for a few days and heard some news. She knew that the harvests of the two villages in Xiaowei's Mansion were not good.

I think Yun's sent Cuiping to invite me over at this time, probably because of this matter.

"Understood, I'll go right away." Wei Ruo got up to wash his hands.

Then follow Cuiping to Tingsongyuan.

On the way there, Cuiping rarely talked to Wei Ruo: "Miss, in fact, Madam treats you well, but Madam grew up in Beijing, and she has more rules. I always hope that you can be like Miss Jingzhong." Being dignified and gentle has created many conflicts with you."

"Did she ask you to say these words, or did you want to say them yourself?" Wei Ruo asked.

"It was said by the maidservant herself, not by Madam."

"My conflict with her is far from a difference of opinion, you don't have to waste your efforts."

"It is the servant who has usurped."

Cuiping dared not say any more.

Arrived at Cangyun Garden, Yun asked Wei Ruo to sit down, and then directly asked about the autumn harvest: "I heard that the Taizhou government has a good harvest recently?"

"About 40% has a good harvest, and 20% has a mediocre income, which is similar to ordinary years. Although the remaining 40% is not satisfactory, it is also slightly better than last year and the year before." Wei Ruo replied truthfully.

This year's action to ensure grain production did not involve all aspects. Only about 60% of the farmers were willing to follow the government's arrangement to replant Wei Ruo's late rice seeds and sweet potatoes.

Even among the 60%, some people did not fully follow the methods promoted by the government to carry out topdressing and other aspects of management, but followed their own way, so the final harvest was slightly worse, so only 40% had a good harvest.

"That's unfortunate, the harvest of the two Zhuangzi in Xiaowei's Mansion happens to be within the unsatisfactory 40% you said. Everyone knows what you did in Taizhou Mansion, and everyone knows that you are a great talent, but now My own farm has failed to grow any crops, and if it spreads, it will be a joke." Yun said.

Wei Ruo smiled slightly: "Mother, if I remember correctly, you asked me how to manage Zhuangzi and increase production, and I gave you an improvement method, but you didn't do what I suggested, and after that you Some slaves were also sold, resulting in insufficient manpower to work in the village and lack of management of the farmland."

"Don't you know the reason why I sold the servants in the village? How did the family situation allow me to do what you said?" Yun asked Wei Ruodao in turn.

In this year, the school captain's mansion was not rich in money, and Yun thought that she was a clever woman who couldn't cook without rice.

On the contrary, Wei Ruo, who has plenty of money, never thought of helping the family.

So when mentioning this matter, Yun couldn't help but express resentment towards Wei Ruo between the lines.

"But what does that have to do with me? I told you the way, but my mother didn't follow through, and it wasn't my fault. As for what outsiders think about this matter, I don't mind. If they think I don't have the ability, then it's fine. The work-for-relief land reclamation activities have already progressed to this point, and the people involved can only continue to trust me, and it is of no benefit to them to question my ability." Wei Ruo replied very calmly.

"You can see clearly." Yun's "praise" with a half-smile.

"Or does my mother think that I should care about these things? Or does my mother think that it is my fault that Zhuang Zi's poor harvest is my fault?" Wei Ruo asked Yun.

"How dare I blame you? I just called you here today to ask if there is any solution. I want to ask for something. How dare I blame you?" Yun said.

Although she did not dare to blame, her expression and tone clearly revealed her complaints about Wei Ruo's "inaction".

"The rice has been harvested, and the coffin has been settled. Now that my mother asks me if there is any solution, I'm afraid it's too embarrassing for me?" Wei Ruo replied.

"Isn't the land you opened up with work-for-work relief going to be planted with wheat soon? If you can get some more land for your family and harvest more when the wheat is harvested half a year later, won't the problem be solved?" Yun said. Dow.

Chapter 377 Cheap filial piety

"It turns out that mother has already figured out a solution." Wei Ruo said with a smile, "It's just that mother has forgotten that the government has already formulated rules, and the allocation of new land from wasteland is based on the money paid by each family. , food, and people have been converted, and how much the Wei family can share has already been determined."

"Aren't you from the Wei family? Isn't your contribution from the Wei family? As long as you want to, who would dare to gossip?" Yun asked a series of questions.

"But I don't want to. I just want to earn a good reputation for myself, and I don't want to exchange it for land." Wei Ruo replied, his eyes were bright and transparent, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised an arc.

"What did you say?"

Wei Ruo explained unhurriedly: "Does mother think there is a problem? Isn't it good to be a lady praised by everyone, and to do things that are beneficial to the reputation of the school captain's mansion? Money can be obtained at any time, land Other ways can also be exchanged, but this good reputation is not so easy to come by."

Wei Ruo continued: "Mother thinks, I am not only earning my reputation for myself, but also for our Wei family. My sister has ruined the public morals, ruined the reputation of our Wei family girl, and made the Wei family suffer from gossip. As the eldest daughter, it's good to do something good now and gain a good reputation, isn't it?"

"Furthermore, my father was an official in the court, shed blood on the battlefield for the people, and became a great hero praised by everyone. As his daughter, I cannot hold him back. I should also establish a good image of giving for the people without asking for anything in return. ."

Yun's words were choked back by Wei Ruo's righteous speech.

Every word she said was well-founded, and not only did it not sound wrong, but it was quite righteous.

Wei Ruo looked at Yun's appearance of wanting to reprimand him but couldn't find anything to say, and smiled slightly: "Does the mother think what the daughter said makes sense?"

Yun's face was sullen: "I let you talk, what do you want me to say? Anyway, you have never considered the family affairs at all! You said that I am partial to Wanwan, but you don't even think about why, I Whenever there is something that bothers you, Wanwan is filial and sensible, but you never think about my family."

"Oh? My sister knows the cold and the hot? Then did she help you solve the problem? Why did my mother find me and come to find her?"

"She is not as capable as you." Yun retorted.

"So you just talk about it and think it's filial piety when you touch your mother? It doesn't cost money or effort to get a good reputation for filial piety. This is a very good deal!" Wei Ruo chuckled.

"How did you talk?" Yun frowned.

"Does mother think there is something wrong with what I said? Why don't mother try to let my sister use all her private money to fill the family?" Wei Ruo asked.

"She doesn't have much private money." Yun replied.

"She still has a few sets of clothes, which can be exchanged for a lot of money if they are sold." Wei Ruo suggested.

"She only has a few sets in total, and she still has to go out to meet people."

"If she is really willing to help her mother as she said, she will sell the jewelry and give the money to her mother without her asking. In the end, it's just a low cost and no money."

After saying this, Wei Ruo got up and said to Yun before leaving:

"My mother's problem is that my daughter can't help me for the time being. If I think of a good way, I'll come to my mother again. I still have some things to do today, so I won't bother my mother any longer."

Then Wei Ruo left Cangyun Garden quickly without giving Yun Shi any time to react.

Yun took several deep breaths to prevent himself from bursting out.

After a while, Yun turned her head and said to Cuiping, who was waiting beside her: "Look at her rebellious appearance, how can I talk to her properly! It's good not to quarrel."

Cuiping comforted softly: "Madam calm down."

It's not easy for Cuiping to say much, she thinks that what the eldest lady said just now is somewhat reasonable, but it's hard for her to say this as the wife's personal maid.

On the third day of September, the third day after the autumn exam, Wei Yichen returned to Xiaowei's Mansion.

When he returned to the mansion, he went to see Yun Shi immediately, and Yun Shi asked him about the exam with a happy face.

"It's okay." Wei Yichen didn't have much expression on his face, neither much joy nor sadness.

"Chen'er, don't hide it from your mother, did you not perform well this time?" Yun asked worriedly.

"No."

"Chen'er, don't be sad if you don't perform well this time, we can wait another three years." Yun continued.

Compared to his son not performing well this time, Yun was more worried about Wei Yichen.

After all, such a big incident happened before the exam this time, the mood of the son was affected, and it is reasonable for him not to perform well.

"Really not. Don't worry, mother, I performed very normally in this exam. Although I am not sure whether I can win the exam, I have no regrets." Wei Yichen replied.

"Really?" Looking at her son's expression, Yun felt somewhat disbelieving.

"it is true."

After receiving an affirmative answer, Yun's heart fell back.

Wei Yichen looked at Yun and asked, "I heard that on the Mid-Autumn Festival, my mother took her second sister, who was supposed to be punished, to Mrs. Yuan's banquet?"

"Did Ruo'er tell you? Why did she tell you these things just after you returned home?" Yun asked.

"It's not what Ruo'er said. I haven't seen her since the provincial capital, and she never sent me any news." Wei Yichen explained, "Mother doesn't need to relate this matter to my eldest sister. Now I'm asking About your second sister."

Facing Wei Yichen's sharp gaze, Yun's face showed guilt: "Chen'er, the rumors outside are not good for our Wei family. I let your second sister go to the banquet to dispel the suspicion of her from the outside world, otherwise everyone will see her. If you don't go, you will really think that she has done something outrageous."

"Didn't she just do something outrageous?"

"That's true, but she is my daughter or your sister. It's always good to help cover up some things, not to mention there is Ruo'er? You can't even ruin Ruo'er's reputation, right? "

"If Er is capable of earning a good reputation for herself, there is no need to worry. What's more, with my father and I here, we should work hard to be strong and honor our ancestors. As long as the family is prominent, Ruoer will not worry about not having a good husband in the future."

Mr. Yun was dumbfounded, not knowing how to answer the conversation.

Just as the atmosphere between the mother and son was getting colder, a flustered servant rushed in from outside the door.

"Madam, Eldest Young Master, something is wrong! Something happened to Second Young Master!"

Chapter 378 Wei Jin also died

"What's the panic? Didn't the Second Young Master go back to Huzhou Mansion? Why are you making such a fuss?" Yun asked.

"Second young master met a mountain bandit on his way...unfortunately...unfortunately died..." the boy panted and reported the news cautiously.

The faces of Yun and Wei Yichen changed greatly upon hearing this.

"What did you say? Is it the second young master? Dead?" Wei Yichen stepped forward, grabbed the servant's clothes, and asked.

"No... there is no mistake, it is the Second Young Master, and it was the guard Jing who sent the Second Young Master out who said it himself!"

"Where's the well guard?" Wei Yichen asked.

"He was injured and now in the front yard..."

Wei Yichen threw off the servant and walked quickly towards the front yard.

Mr. Yun also got up quickly, supported by Cuiping, and rushed to the front yard.

In the front yard, Jing Hu was kneeling on the ground, his hair and clothes were torn and messy.

Wei Yichen took a step forward: "Where's Jin Yi?"

Jinghu slowly turned behind him.

Behind him, there are two stretchers covered with white cloth.

Wei Yichen's movements slowed down, looking at the stretcher covered with white cloth, he didn't move for a while.

At this moment, Wei Ruo ran over.

The moment Wei Ruo saw the stretcher, Wei Ruo's face turned pale visibly.

Wei Ruo walked towards the stretcher. When there were still two steps left, Wei Yichen stopped her and stretched out his arms to prevent her from approaching.

"It may not be Jin Yi." Wei Yichen said to Wei Ruo.

"Let me see!" Wei Ruo said.

Wei Yichen looked at Wei Ruo's firm eyes: "I'll take a look first, don't worry."

Wei Ruo didn't listen to Wei Yichen, pushed Wei Yichen away, stepped forward, and lifted the white cloth covering the stretcher.

Under the white cloth was a dead body that was already icy. There were a lot of knife wounds on the body, and it had already rotted to a certain extent, and the original appearance could not be seen.

Only the tattered clothes were vaguely recognizable as Wei Jinyi's usual clothes.

The tragic condition of the corpse made everyone including Wei Yichen turn their heads involuntarily, and it even made Yun Shi who had just arrived almost fainted.

Wei Ruo didn't flinch, she looked at the corpse and carefully identified it.

"Ruoer don't look at it." Wei Yichen tried to pull Wei Ruo away.

Such a picture is too cruel.

Wei Ruo didn't obey Wei Yichen's eyes still stayed on the corpse, and asked Jing Hu at the same time: "Guard Jing, what happened?"

Jing Hu knelt on the ground and explained: "I sent the second young master to the north. After arriving at Huzhou Mansion, we were ambushed by bandits. Several of us resisted desperately, but the opponent had a large number of people and occupied a favorable position. In the end, the three of us were defeated. Both the young master and Xiao Bei died..."

Jing Hu blamed himself again: "This subordinate deserves to die, for failing to protect the second young master! This subordinate deserves to die! I should apologise, but this subordinate cannot let the second young master die in another country, so I will do my best to send the second young master's body back Taizhou Mansion. It was only because I had lost all my money, that I moved slowly with the bodies of the Second Young Master and Xiaobei alone, and walked for more than ten days before returning to Taizhou Mansion."

It was delayed for more than ten days, and the weather was relatively hot during the period, which caused the corpse to rot to a certain extent.

Wei Yichen frowned, his eyes were painful, and he clenched his fists tightly. After a long while, he ordered: "Go and inform father of this news."

Immediately afterwards, Wei Yichen asked someone to call back Wei Yilin who was still in the school, and then asked Xiumei to come over and support Wei Ruo: "Look at the eldest lady, don't let her get into trouble."

Xiumei nodded and stood beside Wei Ruo, holding Wei Ruo's tightly with one hand.

Xiumei looked at Wei Ruo, seeing that Wei Ruo's face turned pale, but her eyes still did not move away from the unrecognizable corpse.

"Miss, stop watching." Xiumei pulled Wei Ruo nervously.

"I'm fine, I've seen a lot of dead people, I'm not afraid." Wei Ruo said.

"Miss…"

"I can take it."

Xiumei didn't know how to comfort Wei Ruo better, so she could only choose to accompany her quietly.

When she looked at the two corpses on the ground, Xiumei's heart ached.

The two people who were alive half a month ago have now turned into two lifeless corpses. She didn't even want to believe it was true, let alone miss...

About two hours later, Wei Mingting returned to Xiaowei's Mansion. He had just won a battle recently, and there was no urgent matter in the army, so he came back relatively quickly this time.

Looking at the two corpses in the front yard and Jing Hu kneeling on the ground, Wei Mingting frowned.

Wei Mingting asked Jing Hu what happened, and Jing Hu answered one by one, the content of the answers was the same as what he had just told Wei Yichen.

After listening to Jing Hu's explanation, Wei Mingting was silent for a long time.

After a while, Wei Mingting closed his eyes in pain, and ordered his servants to set up coffins and cemeteries.

"Father, won't the second brother's body be transported back to the capital?" Wei Yichen asked.

The ancestral grave of their Wei family is in the capital, and Taizhou is just a place where they stay temporarily.

"Nowadays there are many famines and the road is not safe. Instead of bumping back and forth, it is better to be buried here." Wei Mingting said.

"But father, the second brother is always a member of our Wei family. I'm afraid it would be inappropriate to leave him here alone. If you are transferred to other places in a few years, the second brother will only stay here alone. There are not many people worshiping on Qingming Day of Death." Wei Yichen expressed his worries.

"If that's the case, let's discuss it after I'm transferred. It's a troubled time now, so it's better to run less."

Immediately afterwards, Wei Mingting sighed: "Call everyone in the mansion back, and give Jin Yi a beautiful funeral."

Wei Yichen was silent for a long time before slowly responding.

Then the school captain's mansion got busy. A mourning hall was arranged in the mansion, white cloth was covered everywhere, and white lanterns were hung up.

When the white clothes were delivered to Wei Ruo, Wei Ruo was stunned for a while, then slowly stretched out his hand and put the clothes in his hands.

"Miss, according to the rules here, only those who are younger than the second young master can burn paper money for the second young master, so you have to work hard tonight."

Nanny Zhang who brought the clothes said to Wei Ruo with distressed expression.

Who would have thought that the second young master would leave so suddenly? It's a great time, and there is not even a descendant who can be filial.

"I see." Wei Ruo nodded.

Then Wei Ruo went back to the room, changed his clothes and came out, and followed Nanny Zhang to the mourning hall.

There is a brazier next to the coffin at the back of the mourning hall, and three futons are placed in front of the brazier. Except for Wei Ruo's one, there are two other places that should be reserved for Wei Qingwan and Wei Yilin.

Although Wei Qingwan is being punished, but this kind of thing happened in the mansion, she also wants to come back.

After Wei Ruo knelt down, he began to put paper money into the brazier.

Not long after, Wei Qingwan came.

Like Wei Ruo, she also changed into a white linen dress.

Wei Qingwan knelt down beside Wei Ruo, and then said to Wei Ruo: "Sister, good and evil are rewarded, you have deliberately planned to drive me out of the house, and now the retribution has come, and the second brother who is best friends with you has an accident."

Chapter 379 She must be very sad

Wei Ruo didn't speak, and Wei Qingwan continued: "Sister, is it hard now? But half as hard as when I was kicked out of the mansion and lived alone in Zhuangzi?"

Wei Ruo still didn't speak.

Seeing her like this, Wei Qingwan's heart flashed with joy.

If it was the past, Wei Qingruo would have refuted her eloquently. Doesn't her silence today prove that she is heartbroken and doesn't even have the energy to speak?

This is really bad retribution!

Wei Qingwan was about to say a few more words when Wei Yilin also came.

Wei Yilin lowered his head, looking sad.

Although the relationship between him and Wei Jinyi was not good, he was obviously a little sad about Wei Jinyi's death.

Kneeling on the futon, Wei Yilin silently burned paper money.

With Wei Yilin present, Wei Qingwan couldn't say anything to Wei Ruo, so she could only quietly burn paper money.

At night, the entire Captain's Mansion was immersed in the mourning of the funeral.

White lanterns illuminated the entire Captain's Mansion, the flames from white candles in the mourning hall danced, and the smell of burning incense and ingots permeated the surroundings.

Wei Ruo, Wei Qingwan and Wei Yilin still burn paper money at the back of the mourning hall to watch the night.

The people are all busy with other things ahead, and at this moment only the three of them are here.

"Big Sister, Second Sister, take a break first, I will take care of you here." Wei Yilin said with concern.

Hearing this, Wei Ruo got up without hesitation, went to the side, drank some water and ate some refreshments to fill his stomach.

Wei Qingwan didn't move, but said to Wei Yilin sincerely: "This is the last thing I can do for my second brother, I shouldn't be lazy, and my sister can't bear Yilin to work alone, so let my sister accompany Yilin." Let's go together, Lin."

If it was the past, Wei Yilin would definitely feel that his eldest sister was cold-blooded and ruthless, while his second sister was gentle and caring.

But now, although Wei Yilin still thinks that his second sister is kind and affectionate, at the same time, he doesn't think there is anything wrong with his elder sister's behavior.

Wei Yilin said to Wei Qingwan: "Second Sister, you should go and rest with Eldest Sister. Your back injury has not been healed for long, so you should rest more. When I am tired and can't hold on anymore, you and Eldest Sister will come to replace me. .Tonight we have to watch all night, and it will be too much for everyone to keep watching, and it will be much easier to take turns."

Wei Qingwan shook her head: "I'm fine, today is different than usual, no matter how hard it is, you should persevere, not to mention Yilin, you can persevere, how can my sister be lazy?"

Wei Yilin thought for a while, and stopped persuading: "That's fine."

While Wei Qingwan and Wei Yilin were burning the paper, Wei Ruo walked to the coffin and looked at the cold corpse inside the coffin again.

Compared to the first time I saw him, the one lying in the coffin is much better now. He has changed his clothes, put on a paper mask on his face, and covered up those hideous parts of his body.

Both Wei Yilin and Wei Qingwan noticed Wei Ruo's actions.

Wei Yilin asked Wei Ruo: "Big sister, aren't you afraid?"

When he saw the corpse for the first time, he was a little scared in his heart.

Although he told himself in his heart that he would go to battle to kill the enemy in the future, and he would see many, many corpses, and it would be a hundred times or a thousand times worse than this.

I also told myself that this person is his second brother, not someone else, so there should be no fear.

But in the end, he still couldn't completely overcome his instinct, and walked away decisively after taking a second glance.

"The dead are not scary, but the living are scary. The dead don't harm people, but the living do." Wei Ruo replied.

Seeing Wei Ruo staring fixedly at the person in the coffin, Wei Qingwan knew that she hated Wei Jinyi.

"If my sister is sad, she can just cry out. The second brother lost his life at such a young age. No one would feel good." Wei Qingwan said to Wei Ruo.

Wei Ruo didn't respond, didn't even give Wei Qingwan a look, and continued to look at the corpse in the coffin.

Wei Qingwan continued: "Second brother should have a bright future. He can be accepted as a closed disciple by Tibetan monks. His future is not much worse than that of elder brother. I don't know why God is so cruel and wants to take him away. I don't know what crime I did."

Wei Ruo turned to look at Wei Qingwan when she heard this. Wei Qingwan had a pitiful expression on her face, but Wei Ruo could read provocation and ridicule in her eyes.

But Wei Ruo still didn't refute Wei Qingwan.

Wei Qingwan felt Wei Ruo's sadness and helplessness again. This sadness and helplessness made her unable to refute anything, so she could only bear it silently.

After hearing Wei Qingwan's words, Wei Yilin thought that Wei Qingwan was feeling sorry for Wei Jinyi.

Wei Yilin lowered his head and said in a sad tone, "Second brother left just like that, and there will be one less person in the house from now on. Although I didn't talk to him very much before, I'm really not used to him leaving like this. "

Immediately afterwards, Wei Yilin said: "I hope that the rest of the family will be safe and well in the future."

Wei Qingwan stretched out her hand and patted Wei Yilin's shoulder lightly, comfortingly said: "Yilin, don't worry, we will all be fine, good and evil will be rewarded, we are all people who will be hanged by the sky, and we will be auspicious and auspicious. ."

Wei Yilin nodded.

Next, Wei Yilin and Wei Qingwan continued to kneel on the futon to burn paper money, while Wei Ruo sat on a chair beside him, resting his chin on one hand, dozing off.

It's shocking to still be in the mood to doze off at a time like this.

It made it hard to tell whether she was heartless or extremely sad.

Wei Qingwan judged it was the latter, Wei Qingruo didn't even have the mood to refute her, how could he not feel sad?

Halfway through the hour of the Hai, Wei Qingwan's face turned pale, and her body was crumbling.

Wei Yilin quickly asked someone to help Wei Qingwan aside to rest, and then sighed helplessly in his heart.

He said earlier that the whole night is not acceptable, especially for sister Wanwan who is weaker.

Sometimes sister Wanwan is kind because she is kind, but she does things irrationally, which is not as good as her eldest sister who understands decisively.

The funeral was held for three days, during which time people from the Taizhou government and the Wei family came to express their condolences.

Including the prefect Yuan Zhengqin and Mrs. Yuan, the seventh prince Chu Lan and Lu Yuhong.

After the funeral, Wei Ruo returned to Tingsong Garden exhausted.

Xiumei helped Wei Ruo change clothes and wash with distress: "Miss, don't be sad, the second young master will be very sad to see you so sad in heaven."

"Where did he come from in the sky?" Wei Ruo retorted.

"Miss, don't think so, people have spirits after death." Xiumei became even more worried, thinking that Wei Ruo was overly sad.

"That will have to wait until he is dead." Wei Ruo said.

"Miss, what are you talking about? Why wait for him to die?" Xiumei was surprised and puzzled.

Chapter 380 It's not the second brother who died

"Second brother is not dead, that corpse is not him." Wei Ruo said firmly.

"No... not the second young master?" Xiumei's eyes widened, her mouth opened wide, and she didn't close it for a long time.

"First, I have seen the body of the second brother. Although the body is very close to his figure, I am sure it is not him, and many details do not match; second, he has been there more than once during the time he came back this time. You mentioned it to me, if I get news about his accident, don't believe it, it's a misinformation." Wei Ruo analyzed.

"This... the second young master did say that, but does the second young master really mean this time?"

If it's true, that would be the best. Xiumei is afraid that it's a misunderstanding. When the time comes, there will be no time to rejoice, but the young lady will have to suffer a second time.

"Second brother usually doesn't talk much, and he doesn't talk nonsense. He said that twice in a row, and he must have ulterior motives. At first, I thought he said that just as an ordinary order, but when I saw the corpse When I think about what he said before, I feel that something is wrong, and it shouldn't be such a coincidence." Wei Ruo analyzed.

After listening to Wei Ruo's analysis, Xiumei was overjoyed, and then asked: "So, miss, when you saw the second young master's body on the first day, you judged that he was not the second young master?"

"At the beginning, when you stopped me from observing closely, I was only 80% sure. Later, when I was watching the spirit, I carefully observed the corpse in the coffin. In the end, I was 100% sure that it was not the second brother. Naturally, Xiaobei's corpse It's also fake."

"Why is that? Why did the guard Jing bring two fake corpses back to lie to us that the second young master is dead?" Xiumei was confused.

"It should not be Jing Wei's idea, but the second brother's own idea. But I don't know why the second brother did this. Maybe it has something to do with what he is going to do, or maybe he has other arrangements, anyway, I can be sure What's more, he wasn't the one who died, he must still be alive somewhere."

Immediately afterwards, Wei Ruo said to Xiumei: "I'm sorry, Meimei, for making you worry for a few days. I haven't been able to find a chance to talk to you about this matter in detail these days."

In the past two days, Wei Ruo was keeping watch in the mourning hall, and Xiumei was called to the front yard to help because of insufficient manpower in the mansion.

The two of them never had a chance to meet each other, plus there were so many people in the mansion these two days, Wei Ruo never had a chance to tell Xiumei the news after confirming that the people who died were not Wei Jinyi and Xiao Bei.

Xiumei shook her head: "I'm fine, as long as the Second Young Master and the others don't really have an accident, it's more important than anything else."

Wei Ruo continued: "It's fine that only you and I know about this matter. If you go outside these days, you still have to be sad. No matter what the purpose of the second brother's doing this is, you and I can't ruin his plan."

Xiumei nodded heavily: "Miss, don't worry, I will definitely keep it a secret."

On the second day after the funeral, Wei Yichen sent Xiao Nan to deliver to Wei Ruo a few oiled paper bags filled with preserved fruit and pastries.

There is also a jewelry box, which contains some things like velvet flowers that are popular in the provincial capital today.

Most of them were bought by Wei Yichen when he was in the provincial capital. They were supposed to be given to Wei Ruo on the day he returned home, but after Wei Yichen went to see Yun, the sad news of Wei Jinyi's death came.

So after three days of funeral, Wei Yichen had the opportunity to give things to Wei Ruo.

"Our young master said that the eldest lady has eaten less these days, and she has lost weight. Please pay more attention to your body and eat more." Xiao Nan said.

Xiumei glanced at Wei Ruo, saw Wei Ruo nodded, and then took the things from Xiaonan's hand, "Thank you, young master."

Xiaonan then said: "The eldest young master asked me to bring a message to the eldest lady, saying that people who cannot be brought back to life should live a good life. The second young master will definitely accompany the eldest lady in the dark. The lady is safe and happy."

"Thank you for your concern, brother, I'm fine." Wei Ruo replied politely.

"Okay, as long as the young lady is fine, I'll go back and report to the young master." Xiao Nan replied.

Xiaonan turned around to leave after completing the task Wei Yichen gave him.

Turning around, Xiao Nan saw that Wei Qingwan was also there, and he didn't know if he was passing by or came here on purpose.

"Meet Miss Er."

Xiaonan greeted Wei Qingwan according to the rules, but her tone and expression were obviously not as warm and respectful as when she faced Wei Ruo just now.

Both he and his young master were framed by Wei Qingwan and suffered a lot, so it is impossible to have any good attitude towards Wei Qingwan anymore.

Xiao Nan left after saying hello.

Wei Qingwan turned her eyes to Wei Ruo and Xiumei, and saw several large oiled paper bags in Xiumei's arms.

Wei Qingwan felt a little dazzling.

How familiar. In the past, when my elder brother came back from a trip, he would always bring her some snacks, several oil paper bags, full of them.

Now this habit has not changed, but the sender has.

When Wei Ruo saw Wei Qingwan, he was about to close the courtyard door.

Cuihe stepped forward and pressed one hand on the door panel.

"Miss, our lady came to look for you, why did you close the door?" Cui He pressed the door panel and did not let go, refusing to let Wei Ruo close the door.

Wei Ruo replied: "When I was in the countryside, when I saw wild dogs running towards my door, I always chose to close the door, because wild dogs are not human, so let it go away, it can't understand, not only won't If you walk away, you will still pounce on you with your teeth bared, not to mention staining your clothes, and you may even tear my clothes and leave tooth marks on my body."

Wei Qingwan's face froze, and said: "It seems that my sister has come out of the grief of the death of my second brother. I thought my sister and my second brother had a good relationship, but it seems that it is nothing more than that."

Obviously two days ago, Wei Qingruo looked sad, but today she already has the strength to choke and insinuate.

Wei Ruoyou replied leisurely: "My relationship with my elder brothers is better than that of your younger sister. In the past, the eldest brother was entrapped and would not save him, and later, the second brother passed away and only cared about ridicule. With such a cold heart, I don't care. It's only been seen in a 'gentle and kind' person like Sister Qingwan."

Wei Qingwan's face darkened, and then she replied in a cold voice: "Sister, you don't have to say such words to provoke me. I can get to where I am today, thanks to my sister."

"You mean, I forced you to do the things you did wrong?" Wei Ruo sneered.

"If it wasn't for my sister's pressing every step of the way, how could my situation have become so difficult? I also wanted to get along with my sister warmly. Did my sister give me this chance?" Wei Qingwan asked rhetorically.

"I forced you? I forced you to have an affair with the third son of the Qi family? I forced you to treat the elder brother with death?" Wei Ruoting laughed.