A Blessed Daughter

by Usui Takumii

not mine, Moonlight Teatime until chapter 43, after that is MTL from novel cool. 615 chapters and ongoing.

12. 161 to 180

Chapter 161 Want to buy Wei Ruo's formula

Wei Ruo smiled slightly: "Picking quarrels and provoking troubles in public, Boss He, how long do you plan to stay in prison?"

"Oh, don't talk nonsense, I just want you to let him go, why do you detain him? I'm going to help this little brother sue you for hurting someone!"

"Because you hurt people first, we will turn people to the government. If you have any objections to us, you can also choose to turn us to the government. I can go with you immediately. What's the difference, go or not?" Wei Wei Ruo replied.

Boss He's face was ugly. He didn't expect this young man with an ugly blue birthmark on his face to be so eloquent.

"You yellow-haired boy, don't be shameless!" Boss He became angry with embarrassment.

"I think you are the one who is shameless. You come here to sabotage my family's business with jealousy. You dare not reveal your name and come under the banner of other people's family. I have seen shameless people, but I have never seen you so shameless!" Wei Ruo replied.

"Okay, you brat, don't you listen? Then I'll let you know that I, He Youcai, am not a vegetarian!"

I don't know if he was stimulated by Wei Ruo's words, Boss He tore off the last layer of disguise, planning to get rough with Wei Ruo.

At this time, there were many people on the street watching, but He Youcai still dared to be violent. It can be seen that he has been used to domineering for many years. The nearby residents are afraid of him and dare not testify against him.

Watching Wei Ruo quarreling with Boss He, some people who had been bullied by Boss He cast worried and sympathetic looks at Wei Ruo.

At this moment, one of the guards took out his badge from his pocket and showed it to Boss He.

Boss He was originally proud and triumphant, but after seeing the waist card, his face suddenly changed.

"Jun... Princess..."

This is Princess Jingmin's man!

Seeing this, Boss He's eyes were wide open and he was at a loss.

The guys following him immediately put down the "weapons" they were holding.

They are all just grassroots, how dare they offend the princess.

Li Biao originally had hope for Boss He. He thought that Boss He could save him, but now, his hope was shattered.

"The two officials, I didn't recognize them because of my poor eyesight. I hope you two are Haihan." Boss He quickly apologized and admitted his mistake.

If the two guards were wearing their official clothes on weekdays, they would not dare to offend them.

Today, in order to cooperate with Wei Ruo in finding someone, I specially changed into civilian clothes.

"Please invite Boss He to go to the Yamen with us."

When the guard opened his mouth, the blood on Boss He's face faded immediately, and he tried to struggle: "The two officials are all misunderstandings, misunderstandings. I don't know this man named Li Biao. I just mistakenly thought that you were bullying others, so I did not know you. Take the guy in the store trying to save someone."

The two guards did not speak, but looked at Wei Ruo.

He Youcai now knows that this ugly young man is the one who decides.

"Young master, it was all a misunderstanding just now." With a smile on his face, He Youcai was completely different from the domineering look just now.

"Really? It was a misunderstanding to ask Li Biao to bring someone to smash my shop?" Wei Ruo asked.

"No! I don't know him well! I didn't send him to smash the store!" He Youcai denied.

"Really? So Li Biao is the mastermind? It's all his own idea? Then his crime is much heavier." Wei Ruo turned to look at Li Biao.

Upon hearing this, Li Biao became a little anxious, and quickly testified against He Youcai: "Boss He gave me the money, and he ordered me to do it!"

He doesn't want to bear all the blame alone!

He Youcai was also in a hurry: "You local ruffian, ignorant and incompetent, what nonsense are you talking about here?"

"I'm not talking nonsense, I charged you five taels of silver to do things for you! If I lie, I will be struck by lightning!" Li Biao shouted loudly.

"Shut up!" He Youcai kept winking at Li Biao, hoping that Li Biao would confess all his crimes.

But Li Biao was impatient, unable to understand the winks He Youcai gave him, and kept shaking his contacts with He Youcai.

"Okay, if you have something to say, go to the yamen."

If Wei Ruo asked two guards to take him to the Yamen, he and Xiumei would not follow him.

The main reason is that the identities of both of them are false, so it is not easy to go to the Yamen and ask carefully.

The guards have revealed their identities, He Youcai and Li Biao dare not refuse, even if they have the strength to resist and escape, they will not have the courage.

Then Wei Ruo took Xiumei to Xuji Braised Meat Shop.

Drunk Xianju's second-floor window, Boss Fan has been watching everything that happened on the street outside.

After Wei Ruo and others left, Boss Fan got up and returned to his seat.

Then he asked the shopkeeper in the room: "What is the origin of this young man?"

The shopkeeper stood beside him, and replied cautiously: "Forgive me, young master, I don't know about this. I only found out today that he is the owner of the newly opened lo-mei shop. I haven't seen him before."

Following the shopkeeper, he said: "But I think it's the young master of some official family, otherwise it is impossible to invite Mrs. Yuan's guards."

"In a while, you take someone to that lo-mei shop, and offer a high price to buy their lo-mei recipe." Fan Chengxu said.

Fan Chengxu asked Zuixianju's chef to try to make this lo-mei, but it failed.

The Zuixianju he runs claims to be the number one in Taizhou, but he didn't expect to be compared to a small braised meat shop.

Since you can't make it yourself, then buy it.

As long as he gives enough money, there is nothing that cannot be bought.

"The little one will do it now."

The shopkeeper has to make preparations in a hurry.

When the shopkeeper arrived at Xuji Braised Meat Shop, Wei Ruo and Xiumei were packing their things and leaving.

The shopkeeper came forward with a smile on his face: "Hello, young master, I am the shopkeeper of Zuixianju, my surname is Shen, we met in Zuixianju just now, I don't know if there is still a little boy no impression."

"I have the impression, does shopkeeper Shen have anything to do with me?" Wei Ruo asked.

"It's like this, my son wants to buy your lo-mei recipe."

Wei Ruo smiled lightly and declined, "I'm sorry, we don't sell this recipe."

Shopkeeper Shen was not annoyed, and continued to say: "Don't rush to refuse, young master, we can talk about the price."

Wei Ruo shook his head: "I won't sell it for any amount."

Wei Ruo didn't just plan to open this shop. If possible, she wanted to develop this shop. In this case, she would not sell the formula easily.

"What if my son is willing to bid five hundred taels?" Shopkeeper Shen offered the price.

Five hundred and two taels to buy a formula is a sky-high price.

Wei Ruo shook his head: "Sorry."

Shopkeeper Shen's unwillingness to raise the price: "Six hundred taels."

Wei Ruo continued to shake his head.

"Eight hundred taels."

Wei Ruo still shook his head.

"One thousand taels!" Shopkeeper Shen raised the price to one thousand taels.

Chapter 162 To do long-term business

This is one thousand taels! How many years does this shop have to sell lo mei to earn this money!

Wei Ruo smiled: "I don't sell the lo-mei recipe, but I think I can negotiate another deal with Boss Fan, and I promise that it is more suitable for Zuixianju than this lo-mei recipe."

Shopkeeper Shen looked puzzled: "Young master has other business to discuss with our son."

"Yes, shopkeeper Shen, please go back and talk to Boss Fan. If he is really interested, we can meet and talk." Wei Ruo said.

Shopkeeper Shen looked at Wei Ruo and couldn't help being surprised.

This young man is really courageous. He is a fledgling boy, and he dares to open his mouth to talk business with their young man directly.

Should it be said that he is a newborn calf not afraid of tigers, or is he brave?

Shopkeeper Shen thought for a while and then said: "Okay, I'll go back now and ask our young master for instructions. Please, young master, please wait here for a while. I'll go back as soon as I go."

"Okay." Wei Ruo agreed.

Shopkeeper Shen got up and left, and hurried back to Zuixianju.

In the box on the second floor, shopkeeper Shen recounted the conversation just now.

"Oh? He has business and wants to talk to me in person?" Fan Chengxu showed an interested smile.

"Yes."

Fan Chengxu thought for a while and then said: "Bring him here."

"Yes, little one, let's go."

Because the two stores are close to each other, Wei Ruo walked into the door of the Heting box on the second floor under the leadership of shopkeeper Shen in less than a stick of incense.

This time Fan Chengxu took a close look at Wei Ruo.

Young, petite, with a large area of blue birthmarks and ugly moles on his face, his appearance can be called ugly.

Only those eyes are clear and clean, lively and energetic, which is the only redeeming feature on this face.

"I heard from Shopkeeper Shen that you want to negotiate a business with me?" Fan Chengxu looked at Wei Ruo with a half-smile.

"Yes." Wei Ruo replied.

"Let's listen." Fan Chengxu took a sip of tea slowly, waiting for the next speech.

"Zuixianju is the most famous restaurant in Taizhou Prefecture. There are many kinds of dishes in the building. Braised meat is only one of more than a hundred kinds of dishes. It is not worth spending a lot of money to buy a dish of stewed meat. I have the same thing here. The boss wants to supply more useful things to Boss Fan for a long time."

"Oh? What is it?" Fan Chengxu admitted that he was quite interested in what the young man in front of him said.

Wei Ruo did not answer directly, but took out three porcelain bottles from the brocade bag he brought.

Wei Ruo placed the three bottles in a row on the mahogany round table in front of him.

"These three bottles are all used for seasoning. My lo-mei shop sells these spices. Boss Fan can take a look if you are interested." Wei Ruo said.

Fan Chengxu looked at the three porcelain vases in front of Wei Ruo.

After examining it for a while, he winked at Shopkeeper Shen.

Shopkeeper Shen immediately stepped forward and brought all three porcelain vases to Fan Chengxu.

Fan Chengxu opened a bottle and put it in front of his nose to smell it. There was a scent in it, which smelled rich and layered.

This taste is indeed somewhat similar to the aroma of the lo-mei sold in Xu Ji's lo-mei shop.

Wei Ruo explained: "It's a bit offensive to smell it directly, but if it is put into food, the taste will definitely be better, and it can well neutralize the fishy and muttony smell in some meat and fish."

Fan Chengxu poured out some of the powder inside and put it on the plate.

The dark brown powder looks like a mixture of many things. If you don't have this knowledge, you can't tell the specific ingredients.

Immediately afterwards, Fan Chengxu put down the first bottle and opened the second bottle.

The smell of the second bottle is more obvious, and it becomes liquid after shaking.

So Fan Chengxu poured some into a small bowl. After seeing the dark brown liquid, Fan Chengxu took some with chopsticks and prepared to put it into his mouth.

"My lord!" Shopkeeper Shen was a little worried.

"This is soy sauce."

Fan Chengxu put it in his mouth as he said, and it really tasted like soy sauce, but it was more delicious and mellow than the soy sauce he had tasted before.

Not only is wine good or bad, but soy sauce is the same. The difference between good soy sauce and bad soy sauce is not a little bit.

And the small bottle of soy sauce in front of him is undoubtedly the best of the best.

Finally, Fan Chengxu opened the third bottle, which was neither powder nor liquid.

After he turned the bottle upside down for a while, a little viscous liquid flowed out of it.

The color is lighter than that of soy sauce, and the color is bright.

"What is this?" Fan Chengxu asked Wei Ruo.

"Oyster sauce." Wei Ruo replied.

"Oyster sauce?"

"Yes, it is a sauce made from oysters. It tastes delicious. It can be used for cooking many foods, and it can also be eaten as a dipping sauce." Wei Ruo replied.

She doesn't hide what the raw material of this thing is. After all, even if she tells the other party that the raw material is oysters, the other party may not be able to make exactly the same oyster sauce.

Just like everyone knows that the raw material of soy sauce is soybeans, but to make delicious soy sauce, craftsmanship is the most important.

After listening to Wei Ruo's description, Fan Chengxu looked at the viscous thing again.

Just looking at it like this, it is impossible to see any connection between this thing and oysters.

Fan Chengxu picked up the chopsticks again, dipped them into his mouth, and savored carefully.

The first reaction is umami, a fresh and salty taste unique to seafood, but without the fishy smell of seafood.

The taste is not as strong as soy sauce, but the taste is equally rich and attractive.

I have seen the three bottles, except for the five-spice powder, I have not tasted it, and Fan Chengxu has tasted both soy sauce and oyster sauce.

After a while, Fan Chengxu raised his head, and his shrewd eyes fell on Wei Ruo again: "You want to sell me the formula of these spices?"

"No, I don't sell recipes, I sell spices. I want to provide spices for Zuixianju for a long time." Wei Ruo replied with confident and firm eyes.

Wei Ruo's answer surprised Fan Chengxu, and he continued to ask with great interest: "Then how much stock do you have in hand now?"

"No." Wei Ruo replied.

"No? Then you still boasted that you would reach a long-term supply relationship with me." Fan Chengxu asked.

"After reaching a relationship, I can immediately build a workshop for production." Wei Ruo replied.

"But you still have nothing now, that is to say, you are talking about a business with no profit?"

"My capital is the skills I have mastered. I know how to make these seasonings. I know how to conquer the taste buds of diners. This is my capital. They are worth a lot. If they are not valuable, Boss Fan is not You will let shopkeeper Shen come over to buy my lo-mei formula, won't you?" Wei Ruo asked back.

Chapter 163 Such a person deserves to discuss business with me

Hearing that Fan Chengxu didn't speak for a while.

Wei Ruo was not in a hurry, he just looked at Fan Chengxu like this.

After a while, Fan Chengxu asked: "What's your name?"

"Xu Heyou." Wei Ruo replied.

"Young Master Xu." Fan Chengxu read it silently, then smiled and said, "Okay, Xu Heyou, I will do this business with you. But I have a request."

"Boss Fan, please tell me."

"Since you want to do this business with me, you can't sell these seasonings to others in the future." Fan Chengxu demanded.

Wei Ruo shook his head: "Then I can't promise Boss Fan. I can only promise that I will only sell the five-spice powder and oyster sauce in Taizhou Prefecture. The lo-mei shop still needs to be used."

Not only are the three items sold only in Zui Xianju, but also out of Taizhou Prefecture.

Shopkeeper Shen was a little annoyed: "Young Master Xu, don't go too far."

He thought their young master was someone who dared to bargain like this.

Wei Ruo replied unhurriedly: "Since doing business, it's what you like and what you want. Boss Fan can raise your requirements, and I can also raise my needs. If we can agree, we can talk about it. Don't talk about it, there's nothing too exaggerated."

Fan Chengxu chuckled, "You're right."

Wei Ruo continued: "In fact, the five-spice powder is enough to make Zuixianju unique among many restaurants, and the chef of Zuixianju is better than other restaurants. This spice is in the hands of the chef. Li will definitely be able to play a level that other restaurant chefs can't reach."

"In addition, I can see that you, Boss Fan, have great ambitions. Your business scope will not be limited to one place in Taizhou Prefecture. If you plan to open restaurants in other places in the future, I can continue to provide you with restaurants in other places." The restaurant supplies."

Fan Chengxu looked at Wei Ruo with a half-smile.

Feeling his sharp eyes, Wei Ruo is still calm and composed.

"Okay." Fan Chengxu said, "I agree to your conditions. Except for your own lo-mei shop, five-spice powder and oyster sauce can only be supplied to my restaurant. You are allowed to sell soy sauce to other people. But you still need to teach me The cook's use of these seasonings."

"Okay, no problem." Wei Ruo said.

Next, Wei Ruo and Fan Chengxu talked about a cup of tea, and talked about some future cooperation.

During the discussion, Wei Ruo was still confident and polite, neither humble nor overbearing.

After the talk, Wei Ruo left Zuixianju.

After Wei Ruo left, shopkeeper Shen said to Fan Chengxu: "My lord, this surname Xu is a bit too condescending to you. You are willing to do business with him and reach a long-term cooperation. This won't work, that won't work."

"Is there anything wrong with what he did?" Fan Chengxu asked back.

"As an unknown junior, it's a little too arrogant to talk to you, my lord..." Shopkeeper Shen replied cautiously.

"If you are taken care of so easily, you are not worthy of discussing business with me." Fan Chengxu pursed his lips and smiled lightly.

To be able to negotiate business with him face-to-face and fairly, one must at least have equal intelligence and courage.

Shopkeeper Shen was very surprised. He didn't expect such an ugly young son to be recognized by their son.

Wei Ruo, who returned to Xuji Lo-Mei Shop, shared the good news with Xiumei.

"That's great! Zuixianju's business is very good. If we can supply them for a long time, we can earn a lot of money! Miss, we are one step closer to our goal!" Xiumei said happily.

Wei Ruo's goal is to save enough money and property for himself before finding a suitable person to marry.

"It's getting late today, the store is closed, and I'll go to Ah Qing's before returning to Tianqin Garden." Wei Ruo said.

"good!"

"Bring those candied fruits you bought this morning."

"I remember it! Miss, don't worry."

Wei Ruo and Xiumei tidied up, closed the store, and went to Chen Aqing's.

As soon as he entered the yard, he saw Chen Aqing feeding the chickens while leaning on the wall in the yard.

"You haven't fully recovered from your injury, why did you get up?" Xiumei quickly stepped forward to support her.

When she first saw Xiumei and Wei Ruo, Chen Aqing was taken aback. When Xiumei spoke, she realized that it was Wei Ruo and Xiumei.

"I'm fine. After taking the medicine given by the lady, I'm much better." Chen Aqing said.

"Then you can't get up and work, what you need now is self-cultivation!" Xiumei said angrily.

"My aunt helped me a lot, I want to do something for her..." Chen Aqing apologized.

Wei Ruo came over: "Your aunt hopes that you will take good care of yourself and recover. When you are healthy and able to do things well, there will be more opportunities to repay her."

Xiumei seconded: "Yes, miss is right, if you don't cultivate well and suffer from some kind of disease, how can you repay your aunt properly in the future?"

Chen Aqing listened, "Then I won't do it."

"Well, you're so good!" Xiumei supported Chen Aqing, "Come on, I'll help you go back to the house."

After Chen Aqing lay back on the bed, Wei Ruo told her what happened today: "We have found the thugs who smashed up the store and the mastermind behind the scenes. He Ji's boss ordered them to deliberately use the name of Zuixianju to scare her. People. Boss He and the gangsters who beat you are all in the yamen now, and you don't have to worry about them coming to the door again when you go back to the shop after you recover from your injuries."

Chen Aqing nodded heavily: "I'm not afraid, Miss, I'm not afraid of them."

"Don't be afraid, the next time you encounter this kind of thing, run first, you are my shop assistant, your injury is my loss, so in order to reduce my loss, you need to protect your own personal safety."

Chen Aqing was moved and nodded: "I listen to Miss."

Wei Ruo continued: "You have a good rest, and you will continue to take the medicine. After taking the medicine, your mouth will feel a little bitter. I bought some candied fruit for you. After you take it, your mouth will be sweeter."

Xiumei took one and stuffed it into Chen Aqing's mouth: "Taste it first, it tastes good, but Miss and I make it even better. These two days are quite busy. When I'm free, I'll Make you some."

Chen Aqing has lived until now, and she can't even eat enough. Where has she ever eaten such things as candied fruit?

The sweet and sour taste of preserved fruit spread in the mouth, and tears suddenly filled the eye sockets.

I didn't cry when I was hungry or cold, and I didn't cry when I was beaten and scolded by my parents, but now because I ate a mouthful of candied fruit, tears came out unexpectedly.

"It's fine, why are you still crying?" Xiumei was a little anxious.

"Miss, sister Xiumei, you are so kind to me." Chen Aqing was so moved that he choked up.

Xiumei hurriedly picked up a handkerchief and wiped Chen Aqing's tears: "Don't cry, don't cry, Miss and I are here to visit you, not to make you cry."

Chapter 164 Father is promoted again

After coaxing Chen Aqing, Wei Ruo and Xiumei returned to Tianqin Garden.

Wei Ruo used a pen and paper to calculate and plan the next work in the room. Zuixianju's seasoning consumption was greater than her lo-mei shop. She needed more raw materials and a workshop that could produce seasonings stably.

Purchasing raw materials, transportation, and setting up workshops are not completely unfamiliar fields to Wei Ruo. In those thirteen years, Wei Ruo has accumulated a lot of experience in this area, otherwise he would not be able to open the shop of Sibaozhai.

In terms of purchasing raw materials, under normal circumstances, considering the transportation cost, Wei Ruo will give priority to some raw material origins that are far away, but because the application of these spices is not popular enough at present, there are relatively few people who grow spices, and many spices are wild, so For the time being, Wei Ruo can only go to the place where she bought before to make a lot of purchases, and the cost will be slightly higher.

But according to the price she negotiated with Boss Fan, the cost is not a problem.

If the sales scale is further expanded in the future, she will consider freeing up some land for the cultivation of raw materials such as cloves, cardamom, and cinnamon.

In terms of delivery, after two days, Lao Tao, who is in charge of land transportation, came, and she gave Lao Tao her list, and asked Lao Tao to go there. The raw material she used to make the five-spice powder and the previous hot pot base was Lao Tao. I bought it for her.

As for oysters, which are raw materials for making oyster sauce, they are relatively easy to get. Taizhou is close to the sea, and this thing can be handled as long as the sea is opened.

It's just that due to the Japanese pirates problem, the oysters will be unstable. It's still the same problem. If the sales volume increases, Wei Ruo will consider farming, which can not only save costs, but also stabilize the supply.

The premise is that there must be considerable sales support, otherwise the benefits of doing so will not be high.

Soybeans are grown more in the north, and Wei Ruohui will entrust it to Brother Daqiu who runs the boat.

Old Tao and Brother Daqiu are people Wei Ruo has known and worked with for a long time, and their characters are reliable.

In addition to the supply of raw materials, Wei Ruo also needs to choose a site. There is still some vacant land on her Zhuangzi in Fucheng, which can be used to build a small workshop.

The scale of small workshops does not need to be large at the beginning, but we must choose a few reliable ones with good attitudes.

When she has time, she will go to Zhuangzi to look more, and if there is a suitable one, she will pick it out and work in the workshop.

Wei Ruo stayed in Fucheng until Xu Ji's lo-mei shop reopened, and then returned to Xingshan County.

As soon as I got home, I heard good news about the Wei family.

The documents for Wei Mingting's promotion and assignment have arrived. He has been promoted to deputy garrison and will assist the garrison of Taizhou Prefecture in charge of the anti-Japanese army in Taizhou Prefecture.

The rank has also been upgraded from the original Lieutenant Zhongxian of the sixth rank to Lieutenant Zhaoxin of the sixth rank.

In just half a year, he was promoted two levels in a row!

Such honors are rare, and it can be seen that Wei Mingting has indeed performed outstandingly in the matter of fighting against the Japanese.

Because of this good news, the captain's mansion was immersed in joy.

I feel happiness and excitement on the faces of every passing servant.

Wei Ruo and Xiumei passed through the crowd calmly, returned to Wangmei Garden, and then did what they should do.

After winning a battle, it is already expected that he will be rewarded. Although the promotion again is indeed a bit unexpected. Before, everyone thought that he had only been promoted once in half a year, so it might be inappropriate to be promoted again now.

But the facts have proved that the imperial court still attaches great importance to the fight against the Japanese, and there is a lack of talents to fight against the Japanese.

At present, the biggest impact on Wei Ruo should be the issue of moving.

I just received the news that Wei Mingting's residence will be moved from Xingshan County because Wei Mingting has been promoted to the sixth rank, and the army that will be under his control in the future has changed from the anti-Japanese army deployed in Xingshan County to the anti-Japanese army along the coast of Taizhou Prefecture. To Fucheng.

Now the whole government is busy with this matter.

Wei Ruo can't avoid being lazy about this, because Wei Ruo's things are no less than others, not to mention the things she brought from Huzhou Mansion back then, just in the past half a year, she has saved a lot of things. The warehouse is so full that it will not be able to fit in a truck when the time comes.

Wei Ruo is very happy about the move. Although Xingshan County has a lot of her industries, these industries have been operating stably, and now Fucheng needs her more.

Wei's move to Fucheng will greatly facilitate her next actions.

In the evening, after Wei Ruo and the others had dinner in the dining hall, Yun talked about the move.

Yun specifically asked Wei Ruo: "Ruo'er has been in Fucheng for the past few days, and I don't know the situation at home these few days. Mother is telling you that your father will be transferred to Fucheng. The letter of appointment has been issued. The transfer It's urgent, so we also need to pack up our things as soon as possible, and move to the new residence in Fucheng with your father."

Because the Japanese pirates problem has been invading the Taizhou government, the transfer of the military officer is more urgent.

But it can also be seen that Wei Mingting's ability has been recognized by the people above, so he is so eager to transfer him to Fucheng, let him assist in the defense of the Anti-Japanese Army that governs the entire Taizhou Prefecture.

"Well, I will pack my things as soon as possible." Wei Ruo replied.

"Well, it's best to tell mother in advance, so mother can prepare the carriage and horses in advance." Yun said.

"good."

Yun continued: "In Fucheng, Ruo'er knows a little better than the father, siblings at home. When we go there, if there is anything, Ruo'er needs to help his siblings more."

"Yes." Wei Ruo agreed with a smile.

Wei Yilin raised a question: "Mom, what should I do? I'm still practicing martial arts with Master! I can't give up halfway!"

Yun said: "Silly boy, there are also martial arts masters in Fucheng, and the masters in Fucheng are more powerful than those in Xingshan County."

"real?"

"Of course it is true. If you don't believe me, ask your father."

Wei Mingting nodded.

Having received Wei Mingting's affirmative answer, Wei Yilin's face was full of joy and anticipation.

"Great, then I can become even stronger! At that time, my current seniors won't be able to beat him!" Wei Yilin was already imagining the future.

"You study hard, because my father will hire you the best martial arts teacher in Fucheng." Wei Mingting said to Wei Yilin.

"Okay! Father, I will study hard!" Wei Yilin replied firmly.

Seeing his lively, cheerful and thoughtful appearance, Wei Mingting and Yun couldn't help showing gratified smiles on their faces.

This child has really changed a lot recently.

Wei Qingwan took Wei Yilin's happy look into her eyes, and lowered her head involuntarily.

When her younger brother left her, she was not as sad as she imagined, but lived a very happy and happy life.

Chapter 165 Moving to Fucheng

When we first separated, my younger brother said that he would try his best to get his parents to agree that he would come back to her.

But now he has put the words behind him, not only didn't mention it again, but also expressed quite satisfaction with the arrangement Wei Ruo made for him.

Wei Qingwan bit her lip, feeling abandoned.

When Wei Qingruo first returned home, she was worried that such a thing would happen, and she was right.

Yun's eyes fell on Wei Qingwan just at this time, and she said to Wei Qingwan: "Wanwan, after we move to Fucheng this time, you must be more careful in your actions, and don't make the same mistake as last time."

"My daughter knows..." Wei Qingwan lowered her head and agreed in a low voice.

The two hands on the knees couldn't help clenching a little bit.

Mother brought up what happened last time again, hitting her sore spot.

"If you don't understand anything, you can ask Ruoer and learn more from Ruoer." Yun said again.

Once upon a time, when Wei Ruo just returned home, Yun told Wei Ruo to learn more from Wei Qingwan, and to ask Wei Qingwan if he didn't understand.

It hasn't been long before the identity has changed, and now Wei Qingwan is asked to learn from Wei Ruo.

In the past, Yun also felt that in terms of rules and manners, the daughter Wanwan who was raised by her side must know better.

But the last trip to Fucheng made Yun realize that although Wanwan is sensible, she is a little timid. When facing a noble person like Mrs. Yuan, she is too cautious and timid, and she is not as generous as the eldest daughter.

"My daughter knows, she will learn from her sister." Wei Qingwan agreed in a low voice.

He raised his head and looked at Wei Ruo softly.

Wei Ruo had a faint smile on his lips, and didn't answer or refute.

"There is also the matter of Ruo'er and Wanwan's class... I haven't thought about it yet, if you have any ideas, you can tell me." Yun's eyes swept over Wei Ruo and Wei Qingwan.

Wei Qingwan lowered her head and said in a low voice, "My daughter is entirely up to her mother to decide."

Wei Qingwan also knew that their Wei family had no foundation in Fucheng, and it was difficult to go to other people's homes to study.

And the Wei family doesn't have the contacts in this area to invite a good female gentleman.

Wei Ruo replied: "I will discuss this matter after I go to Xie's Mansion tomorrow. I will leave Xingshan County, so I have to say goodbye to my husband."

Compared to Wei Qingwan who was at a loss, Wei Ruo was much calmer.

Although the difference is not very big, it gives people the feeling that something is missing.

Immediately afterwards, the Yun family said to Wei Yichen: "Yichen, don't stay at home when you arrive in Fucheng. It is important to prepare for the rural examination, but it is also very beneficial for you to get along with the sons of the aristocratic families in Fucheng."

Wei Yichen nodded: "My son knows."

Then Yun explained some things about moving, and said: "In Xingshan County these few days, it was the last time you all had dinner together. When you go to Fucheng, you must pay attention to some rules that you didn't pay much attention to before. Wake up, now that Yichen, Ruo'er and Wanwan are all grown up, it's not easy to eat at the same table anymore, and when they eat later, men and women will be separated."

Everyone responded one after another.

On the second day, Wei Ruo went to Xie Mansion.

For the matter of Fucheng, Wei Ruo has already used Madam Yuan as an excuse to take a lot of leave, but fortunately, Mr. Wang did not blame her.

"Ruoruo, I heard that you are going to Fucheng soon, right?" Xie Ying said with a melancholy expression.

"Well, I'm going to Fucheng, but don't worry, Fucheng is not too far from the county seat, and you can visit me often when you miss me." Wei Ruo said.

Xie Ying muttered, "Actually, I'm leaving Xingshan County too."

"Huh? Where are you going?" Wei Ruo asked.

"I'm going to the capital, and my grandfather and father have written, and they want to take me and my mother to the capital." Xie Ying said with some frustration.

It turned out that this is what was expected, because at the beginning of this year, Xie Ying's father went to the capital to meet her grandfather, and Xie Ying's brother Xie Jue had been studying in the capital, picking up Mrs. Xie and Xie Ying. Going to the capital is a matter of time.

"This is a good thing, you should be happy." Wei Ruo said.

"I'm not very happy. It's hard for me to meet such a close friend like you. I can't bear to part like this. And sir, I also can't bear to bear with you. Mr.'s teaching is the best among the gentlemen I have ever met. ,my favorite."

Wang Caiwei who was at the side couldn't help showing a kind smile on her face when she heard the words.

Xie Ying asked Wang Caiwei again: "Mr. Wang, are you really unwilling to go to the capital with me?"

Wang Caiwei shook her head: "I'm used to staying in Jiangnan."

Wei Ruo also looked at Wang Caiwei. If Xie Ying is going to the capital, what will Mr. Wang do?

Mr. Wang was originally invited back by the second brother to help her. Now that Xie Ying has left, can she take Mr. Wang to Fucheng?

Thinking of this, Wei Ruo tentatively asked Wang Caiwei: "Mr. Wang, if you don't mind, you can follow me to Fucheng and continue to be my teacher."

Wang Caiwei nodded with a smile: "I don't mind, I will follow your arrangement."

She agreed so simply that Wei Ruo couldn't help but suspect that Wang Caiwei had planned to follow her from the very beginning.

"Okay, I'll make arrangements." Wei Ruo said.

Hearing this, Xie Ying was a little worried and said, "Ruoruo, are you going to invite Mr. Wang to your home? Then are you going to go to class with your annoying sister in the future?"

Wei Ruo smiled and shook his head: "The mountain people have their own tricks."

Of course she would not be so foolish as to invite Mr. Wang to Wei's house. She has a good place to arrange in Fucheng.

"What kind of trick, what kind of trick?" Xie Ying asked Wei Ruo with a look of curiosity.

Wei Ruo whispered her plan to Xie Ying.

After listening, Xie Ying couldn't help laughing: "That little sister of yours must die of anger!"

"Never mind her, anyway, I won't take advantage of her." Wei Ruo laughed.

"Ruoruo, what should I do, I just like you being so 'bad'!" Xie Ying also laughed.

After returning from Xie's house, Wei Ruo went to Cangyunyuan to find Yun's, and told her that he needed several carts to pull goods.

Wei Qingwan was also there when Wei Ruo went, which is not surprising at all, she used to run to Yun's from time to time, and in addition to the recent incident of beating her parents, Wei Qingwan came here in order to restore her position in Yun's heart. Even more diligent.

"Ruo'er needs five carts?" Yun asked in surprise.

Actually, she knew that Wei Ruo had a lot of things, but she didn't expect so many. After all, she only needed three cars in Cangyun Garden, and one car in Wanwan's place was enough.

Hearing that Wei Ruo said that he wanted five cars, Wei Qingwan bit her lower lip involuntarily.

She knew that Wei Ruo not only wanted a lot of cars, but also filled them with good things.

Chapter 166 Dispel their thoughts

"Well, five carts are needed, and my mother knows that I have a lot of things." Wei Ruo said.

Yun Shi nodded his head: "I see."

Immediately afterwards, Wei Ruo told Yun about going to Xie's house.

"I will continue to study with Mr. Wang in the future, so my mother doesn't have to worry about my study and class anymore." Wei Ruo said.

Wen Yan Yun showed a surprised expression: "What's going on? How can you continue to study with Mr. Wang when you go to Fucheng?"

"Mrs. Xie and Ms. Xie are going to the capital, Mr. Wang doesn't plan to go to the capital." Wei Ruo replied.

Wearing that, Yun's and Wei Qingwan's faces showed anticipation at the same time.

"You mean, Mr. Wang will stay?" Yun hurriedly asked.

Wei Qingwan also stared at Wei Ruo with excited eyes.

Wei Ruo raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and replied unhurriedly: "Yes."

"Then our family can invite Mr. Wang over, right?" Yun said happily.

Although hiring a husband yourself will cost more and be troublesome, the rewards will definitely be rich.

Without waiting for Wei Ruo to answer, Yun said to himself: "If you can invite Mr. Wang to your home, then Wanwan's problem of studying will also be solved."

Wei Qingwan nodded shyly at the side.

"Mr. Wang's guidance will be of great benefit to Wanwan in the future." Yun couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Not to mention anything else, the fact that the eldest daughter has such a sense of tolerance is probably inseparable from Mr. Wang's teachings.

Even if you talk about marriage in the future, learning from Mr. Wang Caiwei can make your future in-laws look up to you.

Yun said again: "Besides, when we go to Fucheng, we are not familiar with all the families in Fucheng, but if Mr. Wang is invited, there must be many official girls who want to come to our house to study. It's an excellent opportunity to get closer to various families in Fucheng."

Yun Shi thought very well, but she didn't want Wei Ruo to pour cold water on her if she spoke again.

"I'm afraid it won't work, Mr. Wang already has a new place to go." Wei Ruo said.

"New destination? Where are you going? Didn't you just say that you will continue to study with Mr. Wang?" Yun asked puzzled.

"Yes, Mr. Wang will go to the magistrate's mansion later, and both Mr. Wang and Mrs. Yuan agree that I will continue to study with Mr. Wang, so I can continue to study with Mr. Wang after I go to Fucheng."

Wei Ruo's answer froze the smiles on Yun's and Wei Qingwan's faces.

Especially Wei Qingwan's, her expression visibly aggrieved.

Yun asked puzzledly: "Mr. Wang was invited by Mrs. Yuan? But I remember that there is a woman in Mrs. Yuan's house who is not studying, why did you invite Mr. Wang?"

Wei Ruo replied: "It belongs to the Yuan family."

The Yuan family is a family of hairpin tassels, and the family has produced a large number of talents. Many of the family members are officials in the court, and the women in the family are also dignified and beautiful women of the family.

"Shouldn't a family like the Yuan family have their own husband?" Yun asked.

"It's true in Dongyang, but the one in Taizhou is a branch of the Yuan family, so there may not be such a suitable female gentleman." Wei Ruo explained.

Actually, Madam Yuan still doesn't know about Mr. Wang Caiwei. Wei Ruo only found out about it at Xie Mansion in the afternoon. It is impossible to discuss it with Madam Yuan at night.

Wei Ruo first used this argument to evade, and then arranged for Mr. Wang to be with him. When people from the Wei family asked again, they said that the Yuan family and Mr. Wang had made another arrangement.

Yun's tone was disappointing: "So that's how it is."

Wei Qingwan bit her lip, and really wanted the Yun family to help her speak, asking Wei Ruo to intercede with the Yuan family, so that she could also study with Mr. Wang.

Before the Xie family disagreed, it was because she had already studied in the magistrate's mansion, and Mrs. Xie said it was not easy to rob someone from the magistrate's mansion.

Now that she is going to move to Fucheng, there is no such problem.

But Wei Qingwan waited for a while, and found that her mother didn't even say that.

This made Wei Qingwan's mood sink all of a sudden.

If it was before, my mother would never ignore her, but now, her attitude towards herself is more than a little cold.

Maybe it was because of Wei Qingruo, or maybe it was because of what the He family said.

In short, her status in the hearts of her parents is not as good as before.

Following this trend, it won't be long before she will be kicked out by the Wei family, right?

After waiting for a while, Wei Qingwan was unwilling to reconcile, so she whispered: "Mother, Mrs. Yuan has a lot, and she may not remember what happened last time."

Without waiting for Mrs. Yun to speak, Wei Ruo directly vetoed it: "Sister Qingwan will also say that it may not be so, what if it happens? Isn't sister Qingwan afraid to annoy Madam Yuan for this? Can the Wei family afford to offend Prince Huai's mansion or Yuan?" Where is home?"

Wei Qingwan still wanted to refute a few words, but was interrupted by Yun: "Let's talk about this matter slowly. Your father has just started to look good in his official career. We should be more cautious in our words and deeds, so as not to hold him back."

Although Yun Shi loves Wei Qingwan, her husband is more important than her official career.

Wei Qingwan was forced to swallow all the words back into her stomach.

Wei Ruo explained the matter clearly to Yun and went back to Songyuan.

Immediately afterwards, Wei Qingwan also bid farewell to Yun, and looked back at Meiyuan with a depressed and heavy heart.

Along the way, she was thinking about her situation. With her own strength and that of her mother, she couldn't beat Wei Qingruo at all, and she couldn't shake Wei Qingruo's position in the family at all.

No, she can't sit still, she must find a way, she must never go back to the He family!

After the Chinese New Year, she will be fourteen years old, and when she is old enough, she has to find a good marriage for herself while she is still the lady of the Zhongyi uncle's mansion, so that even if the relationship between the Wei family and her is weak in the future, she can have a good husband's life It won't be sad either.

Thinking of the marriage, Wei Qingwan's expression became sad, and the appearance of the Seventh Prince who had only seen two or three times appeared in front of her eyes.

She knew that her status was very different from his, but she didn't know why, but couldn't help but think of him...

Wei's house tidied up and down for a few days, and then began to officially move.

There are so many things, the team moved back and forth several times before moving most of the things.

When things were moved halfway, Wei Ruo set off with Yun and others.

Departed in the morning and arrived at the new Xiaowei Mansion in Fucheng at dusk.

Mr. Yun looked at the new mansion with a look of joy on his face.

Mr. Yun still remembers the last time when she brought her two daughters to Fucheng to attend Mrs. Yuan's garden party, she could only temporarily live in Xie's other courtyard.

In just over two months, their mansion moved to Fucheng.

The new mansion is much larger than the mansion in Xingshan County. Not only are there more yards, but each yard is also much more spacious.

Chapter 167 Dividing the Yard

Mr. Yun has already allocated the yard. Except for the main house, the other courtyards in the backyard are divided into east and west parts by a wall, separated by a small door in the middle of the wall.

In the mansion, men and women live on the east and west sides respectively, the female family members live on the west side of the fence, and the male family members live on the east side of the fence wall, which is more in line with the norms of large families.

Now that the husband has been promoted and moved to Fucheng, the rules that should be established should be established.

In the future, it is inevitable that some wives and ladies will be invited to the mansion as guests. Only when the rules are done well will people not be criticized.

The largest and most spacious room on the east side was given to Wei Yichen, and the largest and most spacious room on the west side was given to Wei Ruo. They are the eldest son and eldest daughter, and should have higher treatment than other children.

Then there is the courtyard of Wei Yilin and Wei Qingwan.

As for the residence of the only concubine, Wei Jinyi, Yun didn't dare to make up her own mind. She didn't expect to be accused of mistreating the concubine after a busy day, so she asked Wei Mingting for instructions.

Wei Mingting looked at the drawings of the house, pointed to a room on the east side of the wall and said, "Let's just take this one."

Wei Mingting didn't choose the largest courtyard for Wei Jinyi either, it shouldn't be better for a concubine to live than a legitimate son.

The first room on the west side of the wall is the one Yun arranged for Wei Ruo.

Although this distribution is unintentional, Wei Ruo and Wei Jinyi's residences are next to each other again, but there are two more walls than before.

Yun's agreed: "Okay, then this one will be given to Jinyi, and the names of the various courtyards will follow the previous ones, without any other changes."

Wei Mingting nodded: "It's fine for these ladies to make the decision."

Having received her husband's approval, Yun looked at the arrangement on the drawing and felt very satisfied.

The only fly in the ointment is that Wanwan was assigned to the most southwest corner.

She didn't deliberately arrange it this way, but there are only three yards in total on the west side. Except for the largest one where the eldest daughter lives, the remaining two are not very good. The lower one is even smaller.

After entering the courtyard, Wei Qingwan realized that the courtyard she was assigned to was actually the worst in the entire mansion, located in the southwest corner of the new school's Wei's Mansion.

The huge gap made Wei Qingwan feel great pain in her heart.

Doesn't such an arrangement mean that I have the last place in my parents' hearts?

In the past, she was the only daughter in the family, and any good parents came close to her. When she first arrived in Xingshan County, she chose a yard, and her mother asked her to choose the yard first.

Wei Qingwan was so sad that she couldn't sleep all night.

Wei Ruo didn't have time to pay attention to whether the courtyard he lived in was good or not. It was already late when he first arrived, so Wei Ruo went to bed after tidying up a little.

Waking up early the next morning, she and Xiumei were busy unloading the cartful of things and rearranging them.

The courtyard here is bigger, and there is also a room dedicated to her as a warehouse.

Xiumei teased: "Miss, you won't be able to let go of a few more rewards this time."

Wei Ruoxiao: "What do you think this reward is, you can get it if you say it right? Why don't you put your hope on the young lady of the Yi family to make a fortune quickly and become a big landlord!"

Xiumei replied: "My lady will definitely become a big landlord, so there is no need to expect this."

Wei Ruo sighed: "I have to speed up the progress. Father's appreciation is a good thing for the Wei family, but not necessarily a good thing for me. The bigger he is, the more restrictions he will have on me."

"Don't tidy up yet, follow me to Zhuangzi." Wei Ruo said.

Anyway, the big boxes transported by horse-drawn carriage were not valuable items, and Wei Ruo's valuable parts were all put into the space.

So Wei Ruo is not very worried if they don't clean up for the time being and just pile them up in the courtyard.

"Miss, can we go out like this? Now that we are in Fucheng, will it be more inconvenient to move than before?" Xiumei couldn't help worrying.

"It's okay, I said I'm going to see Mrs. Yuan. I didn't mean that Mr. Wang will go to Mrs. Yuan's to teach after that. It's reasonable to go out to study. I will indeed go to Mrs. Yuan's place after I go to Zhuangzi."

Later, when Wei Ruo went out, he was stopped by servants at the door, and then he went to Yun's place according to the rules. After explaining the reason, Yun agreed to Wei Ruo's going out without thinking too much, but told Wei Ruo that the prefectural city is no better than the county seat, and she wants her Be careful, you must put on your hat when you go in and out of crowded places, keep a distance from strangers, and don't talk to strange men.

After Wei Ruo agreed, Yun let her go.

Go to Zhuangzi, check the condition of the 1,000 mu of fertile land that has been planted with wheat, and then follow up with Manager Yu about the improvement of the purchased fields and the working conditions of the new long-term workers hired.

It is true that occasional disturbances occur, but they are small conflicts and frictions, which are resolved quickly without the need for Manager Yu to intervene.

In today's world, it is the best choice for them to be able to eat enough and have a good life. Most people are grateful, and they will not be opportunistic and sneaky.

After that, Wei Ruo went to the magistrate's mansion. The guards of the magistrate already knew Wei Ruo. When they saw Wei Ruo, they immediately notified him. Then Mrs. Yuan's personal maid Qingyi came to pick Wei Ruo at the door in person.

When we met again, Mrs. Yuan's face was full of joy: "You are a very lucky girl. When you went back last time, I was still thinking about the next time we would meet. That's good, but it's only ten days. Came to Fucheng."

Wei Ruo didn't expect it to be so fast this time. If it wasn't for the urgent matter of fighting against the Japanese, and the court asked her father to go to the post quickly, they wouldn't be in such a hurry to move.

Madam Yuan said again: "It's so good, you come to Fucheng, Brother Sheng and I can see you often, no one else can take care of my body, but you are the most reassuring!"

Mrs. Yuan's spirit is much better than when she reunited with Wei Ruogang. This is all due to the prescription Wei Ruo gave to Mrs. Yuan.

Wei Ruo confessed to Mrs. Yuan about Mr. Wang Caiwei.

"Sorry Madam Yuan, I was in Xingshan County at the time, so I used your name without your consent." Wei Ruo apologized.

"What did I think was the matter? Didn't I just use my name? It's not something important. Why should you apologize to me for this? When I let you live in Tianqin Garden before, didn't I just live with you? I've said it before, if you need it, you can find me. If there is such a thing in the future, you can feel free to use the name." Madam Yuan smiled.

Wei Ruo has a sense of propriety, Madam Yuan still believes in her, knowing that she will not use her name to bluff and deceive her into doing things that go too far.

Such expedient measures are not a big deal, they can be used in any way.

Furthermore, even if Wei Ruohu pretended to be Huwei and used her name to be arrogant in Taizhou Mansion, it would not be a big deal. What happened to her majestic Princess Jingmin, letting her savior Hu pretend to be Huwei?

Chapter 168 Why is Wei Jinyi here?

Wei Ruo stayed with Mrs. Yuan for a while and then left.

Coming out of the magistrate's mansion, Wei Ruo got into the carriage and chose a road that would pass through Ronghua Street, because Xuji Braised Meat Shop and Sibaozhai Fucheng Store are both on Ronghua Street.

In order to reach Ronghua Street, when the carriage passed through an alley, Wei Ruo caught a glimpse of a familiar figure through the window of the carriage...

White brocade gown, jade crown with hair.

Just a silhouette, Wei Ruo recognized this person as her second brother Wei Jinyi.

But shouldn't the second brother be studying with Old Man Ruan in Huzhou Mansion at this time? How would it appear here?

After the carriage left the alley, Wei Ruo stopped Xiumei who was driving the carriage.

After parking the car on the side of the road, Wei Ruo got out of the car.

"Miss, what's the matter?" Xiumei asked.

"I seem to have seen my second brother just now."

"Second Young Master? No way, he should be in Huzhou Prefecture now, how could he be in Taizhou Prefecture?"

"I don't know either, but I shouldn't be mistaken."

Wei Ruo dragged Xiumei into the alley: "Let's go and have a look."

The two walked back to the alley together, and came to the door of the house where Wei Ruo caught a glimpse of Wei Jinyi just now.

This house is located in an alley. The door of the house is a bit old, the door panels are old and white, and there are some mottled marks.

Just now she saw Wei Jin also enter the house.

"Miss, what should we do, this house looks like a private house, how do we get in?" Xiumei asked.

Wei Ruo whispered a few words in Xiumei's ear.

Xiumei nodded, and then walked towards the door.

After knocking on the door, it took a long time for the door to open, and there was a woman standing inside the door, graceful and graceful, with enchanting eyebrows and eyes, and a few strands of hair scattered on her forehead.

The appearance looks a bit quack, and a bit sloppy.

The moment she saw the woman, Xiumei was obviously stunned, and she choked when she was ready.

Could it be that the second young master didn't go to Huzhou to study, but hid his beauty in the golden house secretly without telling the family?

Xiumei was so surprised that her jaw almost dropped to the ground.

At this time, the woman inside the door spoke: "Who are you looking for, little girl?"

"I... I'm looking for my lady's cat. My lady's cat just ran out and entered over the fence of your house."

Xiumei used what Wei Ruo taught her just now.

"I didn't see a cat coming in, you may have found the wrong place," the woman said.

"No, I saw it with my own eyes, Xiaohua must have run in!" Xiumei said firmly.

While speaking, he looked towards the courtyard behind the woman, trying to find Wei Jinyi.

"I've been out in the yard just now, and I'm pretty sure no cat came in," the woman replied.

"Let me go in and take a look!" Xiumei said while squeezing her body inside.

The woman hurriedly tried to block it.

But Xiumei is a trainer after all, not only strong, but also flexible.

The woman didn't expect Xiumei to have such great strength and agility. By the time she made a move to block her, Xiumei had already squeezed half of her body in.

When all her attention was on Xiumei, Wei Ruo, who was hiding aside, got in through the gap with quick eyes and quick hands.

By the time the woman reacted and yelled for the people inside the door to stop her, Wei Ruo had already run into the yard.

At the same time, the door of the main room opened, and several men came out from inside.

Wei Ruo saw Wei Jinyi in the crowd.

The four eyes met, and the eyes of both of them were full of surprise.

At this moment, a burly middle-aged man walked towards Wei Ruo fiercely: "Who dares to break into a private house?"

"Brother Ke wait a minute, she is my younger sister." Wei Jin also stopped the impulsive middle-aged man.

"Your sister?"

Everyone in the house showed surprised eyes.

At this time, Xiaobei also came out of the house and saw Wei Ruo in surprise and asked, "Miss, why are you here?"

The woman who opened the door just now said, "They said they came looking for a cat."

cat? Wei Ruoke has never raised any cats. Wei Jin also looked at Wei Ruo, but Wei Ruo didn't hide, not only looked back openly, but even had a bit of annoyance in his eyes.

She lied, is he any better?

Wei Jin also said to everyone: "You all go to the house first."

Everyone nodded, and soon all entered the room, even Xiumei was dragged into the room by the woman who just opened the door.

Only Wei Ruo and Wei Jinyi were left in the yard.

Wei Jin also walked up to Wei Ruo, lowered his head, and looked at her.

"I didn't keep the cat, and I didn't lose it, but I saw someone who shouldn't be here, so I found an excuse to come in." Wei Ruo said.

"Yes." Wei Jin also apologized, "I'm sorry, I went back to Taizhou Mansion without telling you."

The attitude of apologizing was very sincere, but Wei Ruo became even more angry for no reason.

Looking at Wei Jinyi, he stretched out his fist and punched Wei Jinyi **** the chest twice.

Wei Jin didn't dodge or dodge, let Wei Jin also beat, just said: "Don't beat your hands hurt."

"You still know that my hands hurt?" Wei Ruo glared at Wei Jinyi.

"Yes." Wei Jin also responded, and at the same time took out a money bag from his waist and stuffed it into Wei Ruo's hand, "Use this to save some effort."

The money bag contained some broken silver and copper coins, which was heavy.

Wei Ruo lost his temper when he looked at the money bag in his hand.

How could he be like this!

"Forget it, I'm not very angry." Wei Ruo said.

"Well, don't be angry."

"Then have you thought about how to explain to me why you are here?" Wei Ruo looked at Wei Jinyi, waiting for his explanation.

"It's true that I didn't study with Mr. Ruan, but I came here for some serious business, not for nothing." Wei Jin also explained.

"Business?" Wei Ruo looked at Wei Jinyi suspiciously.

"Some things related to my late mother." Wei Jin also replied.

After hearing this answer, Wei Ruo stopped asking.

Everyone has their own secrets, and she is no exception.

"Okay, as long as you don't hide your beauty here in the golden house." Wei Ruo said.

Actually, Wei Ruo knew it wasn't Jinwu Zangjiao when he opened the door of the main room and saw the elders in that room.

No one can hide a house full of elders at the same time.

"Well, it won't be hidden in a golden house." Wei Jin also promised.

"How long have you been away from Huzhou Mansion?" Wei Ruo asked.

"I haven't been back to Huzhou Mansion since we met last time." Wei Jin also answered truthfully.

So long?

"Zanglin Layman has been helping you hide it?" Wei Ruo was surprised.

"It's my fault that I have been asking Mr. Ruan to hide it from you all this time. I don't want you to get involved in my right and wrong." Wei Jin also admitted his deception.

And he chose to hide it from Wei Ruo, just because he didn't want her to come into contact with dangerous things.

Wei Ruo was extremely surprised that old man Ruan actually helped his second brother to deceive himself?

After Chapter 169, can I often visit my second brother?

Although Wei Ruo suspected that old man Ruan was helping Wei Jinyi to hide his affairs, he didn't ask Wei Jinyi why.

"Are those people in the room your friends?" Wei Ruo asked, pointing to the main room.

Wei Jin also nodded: "They have some relationship with my late mother, and they will help me run around with my mother's affairs."

Wei Ruo nodded.

Immediately afterwards, Wei Jin also turned to look in the direction of the main room, and said, "You all come out."

Then the door opened, and those people just walked out.

Including Xiaobei, there were a total of nine people, only the one who opened the door was a woman, and the rest were all men with serious looks.

When facing Wei Ruo, the expression is respectful and polite.

Among them, the woman who opened the door to Wei Ruo and the others stepped forward and introduced herself to Wei Ruo.

"Miss, Lin Fang, a civilian woman, is the wife of this rough old man. I hope Haihan has a lot of disrespect just now."

The woman put away her enchanting look just now, and her expression was serious and somewhat respectful.

The man Lin Fang called a thick old man was the burly middle-aged man with a big beard who looked a little scary.

Immediately afterwards, this man also stepped forward and clasped his fists at Wei Ruo, "Miss, I'm at Ke Chongshan, my wife and I were rude to you just now, you don't remember villains, don't care about her like her." !"

The man's voice was rough and frightening.

Wei Jin also explained to Wei Ruo: "Brother Ke has a bold personality and always speaks loudly. You don't have to be afraid."

Wei Ruo nodded: "It's okay. I have seen many brave men like Brother Ke in the countryside. Although they have loud voices, they are kind and gentle. I won't be easily scared by their voices."

Then Wei Ruo greeted Ke Chongshan and Lin Fang: "I have seen Brother Ke and Sister Ke, I had a misunderstanding just now. I saw my second brother enter the yard and mistakenly thought he was doing something bad behind my back. I hope that the cats I raised broke into the yard and forced my way into the house under the pretense of excuses, and I hope that brother Ke and sister-in-law Ke don't mind."

"Where is it, what did the young lady say. If you don't mind, of course you don't mind, as long as you don't scare or hurt the young lady." Ke Chongshan and Lin Fang quickly waved their hands and denied.

Then others introduced themselves to Wei Ruo one by one, and Wei Ruo recognized them one by one.

These people looked older than Wei Jinyi, and like Ke Chongshan, they were all in their forties or fifties.

The images of these people are also very different. Not only is there a burly and rough person like Ke Chongshan, but also a person who looks full of poetry and books and has an elegant temperament, and there is also a lean person with a mustache .

A few of them, Wei Ruo looked a little mysterious, and Wei Ruo didn't feel like an ordinary person.

But these people with different temperaments gathered together to discuss things with her second brother.

Wei Ruo didn't delve too deeply into the reasons behind this. This is her second brother's private matter, and she doesn't need to know too much and interfere too much.

Immediately afterwards, Wei Ruo said to several people: "Thank you for taking care of my second brother."

"Where is the eldest lady, this is what we should do." Several people hurriedly said, looking unbearable.

After Wei Ruo met and greeted several people, Wei Jin also said to them: "You all go back and do your own business first."

"Master...Second Young Master, take care, we will take our leave first."

After speaking, Ke Chongshan immediately left the house with his wife Lin Fang and the others.

These people left in such a hurry that Wei Ruo didn't even give them a chance to ask them a few more questions.

As soon as they left, there were only Wei Jinyi, Wei Ruo, Xiaobei and Xiumei left in the lively house.

"Are they in a hurry?" Wei Ruo only felt that the appearance of these people leaving was a bit too hasty.

"They have something to do." Wei Jin also said.

"Oh." Then Wei Ruo looked at Wei Jinyi, "What about the second brother? Are you going to be busy too?"

"I don't have anything to do right now, does the mansion know when you go out this time?" Wei Jin also asked Wei Ruo.

"I know, don't worry, second brother, I always find good excuses every time I go out, the mansion can't detain me now." Wei Ruo replied.

One is that she has Mrs. Yuan as a very useful excuse, the other is that Nanny Zhang is helping her cover, and the third is that Wei Mingting is very indulgent to her and allows her to do what she wants outside, which has caused the Yun family to not It's okay to take care of her too much.

In this way, Wei Ruo is much freer than when she first returned to the Captain's Mansion.

"Well, that's good." Seeing her like this, Wei Jin felt relieved.

Wei Ruo took another look at the situation in the house in front of him. It was an ordinary small courtyard, and there was nothing special about it.

Wei Ruo asked; "Second brother lived here recently?"

Wei Jinyi: "Yes. It's been a few days."

Wei Ruo: "Second brother, does he know that we are moving to Fucheng?"

Wei Jinyi: "I know."

Wei Ruo: "Then can I visit my second brother from time to time?"

Wei Ruo didn't ask Wei Jinyi whether he would return to the new Captain's Mansion. She wasn't that stupid. What the second brother is doing now must not be known to the people in the mansion.

To let them know, it takes a long time to explain just to explain, and other people in the family may not understand and agree.

So even if the family is in the same city, the second brother will not go back home to live.

Wei Ruo's question made Wei Jin hesitate.

Looking at Wei Ruo's Yingying eyes, if he refuses, Wei Jin also feels that he will hurt her.

But if she agrees, Wei Jin is also afraid that what she does in the future will implicate her.

After all, what he is planning now is likely to bring death to everyone.

Seeing that Wei Jin was also hesitant, Wei Ruo didn't ask any further.

"Second brother, I know, don't worry, I will keep what happened today a secret for you, and I won't come looking for you again." Wei Ruo said to Wei Jinyi.

After speaking, she wanted to take Xiumei away.

"Wait..." Wei Jin quickly caught up and grabbed Wei Ruo's hand.

Wei Jinyi originally wanted to prevent her from leaving, but Wei Jinyi was taken aback when he took Wei Ruo's hand.

After realizing that he had done something out of bounds, he hurriedly let go of his hand.

Although it was only for a short moment, Wei Jin also clearly remembered Wei Ruorou's touch, petite and soft.

Wei Ruo turned around and looked at Wei Jinyi.

"It's not that I don't want to see you, it's that I'm not safe here." Wei Jin also explained eagerly.

"Well, I know, I didn't mean to blame the second brother. I guessed the reason when the second brother hesitated, and I didn't want to embarrass the second brother." Wei Ruo replied.

Wei Jin also felt turmoil in his heart, and after thinking for a moment, he said to Wei Ruo: "I will find a suitable opportunity to find you and meet you."

Maybe it's not the wisest thing to do, but it's what he desires in his heart.

Chapter 170 I can't destroy your reputation

"Well, good." Wei Ruo agreed, with a bright smile on his face.

Seeing this smile, Wei Jin couldn't help but look soft.

Immediately afterwards, Wei Jin also asked Wei Ruo: "Can you go back later today?"

Wei Ruo nodded.

Seeing this, Xiaobei, who was excited, said quickly: "Then I'll go and prepare food. Although our yard is small, the kitchen is not small!"

The few of them haven't sat down to eat together for a long time.

Wen Yan Xiumei hurriedly said: "Your cooking skills are so poor, good ingredients are wasted for you, let me do it."

"Yes, yes, Miss Xiumei is right." Xiaobei said with a smile.

Then the two entered the kitchen together.

Before Wei Ruo and Wei Jinyi said they would have dinner together, Xiaobei and Xiumei were already busy with their work.

Wei Ruo and Wei Jin also looked at each other, Wei Ruo smiled: "It seems that my Meimei wants to stay more than I do."

While Xiumei and Xiaobei were working together in the kitchen, Wei Ruo was going to sit in the main room with Wei Jinyi.

Wei Jin also stopped: "I'll go and move the tables and chairs out."

Wei Ruo asked: "Why?"

Wei Jinyi: "Men and women are different."

Wei Ruoxiao: "What's the difference between men and women?" Second brother held my hand just now?"

Hearing this, Wei Jin was also a little embarrassed and didn't know how to answer.

Wei Ruo continued: "We are brothers and sisters, so we don't need to care about some rules."

Wei Ruo still has the soul of modern people in her body. In her heart, men and women need to avoid taboos, but they are not so strict that they cannot stay in the same room, especially if the other party is her brother who is related by blood.

"Don't ruin your reputation."

After Wei Jin answered, he went into the house and moved the tables and chairs to the courtyard.

Wei Ruo couldn't help suspecting that in the past, every time she went to Yingzhu Garden, she could see him reading, writing, and painting in the pavilion, and also in the pavilion when they had meals together. Maybe it wasn't because he liked working in the pavilion so much, but In order not to live under the same roof with her.

Wei Jin also insisted, so Wei Ruo didn't say anything.

Then he sat down on the chair he moved and chatted with him.

The two of them are just like in Yingzhu Garden in the past. They haven't seen each other for a long time. Some things may be different, but some things don't seem to have changed at all.

Afterwards, Xiumei and Xiaobei brought up the prepared meals.

Xiumei and Wei Ruo lamented that the kitchen here is bigger and easier to use than the small kitchen in Yingzhuyuan.

Xiaobei couldn't help but praise Xiumei's craftsmanship: "Miss Xiumei is really amazing. They are all the same ingredients, but what I make is plain and boring, and what Miss Xiumei makes makes people's index fingers move. Lips and teeth are salivating, salivating, unable to stop."

Xiumei smiled: "The few idioms Xiao Beiyi learned from your young master are used here, right?"

Xiao Bei smiled embarrassedly, scratching his head while answering: "Miss, don't make fun of me, I'm not good at studying, and I'm far behind the young master, so I can't tell others that I learned from my young master. My young master is ashamed."

Xiumei smiled: "You'd better learn how to cook with me, or be careful that your young master will not want you in the future."

Xiao Bei hurriedly agreed: "Learn, learn, as long as Miss Xiumei you have time to teach me more, I promise to study hard and learn the craft as soon as possible, so as not to be betrayed by my young master in the future!"

Wei Ruo and Xiumei were both amused by Xiaobei's words, and a gentle smile was faintly visible on Wei Jinyi's face.

Then the four of them had dinner together in this relaxed and cheerful atmosphere.

After dinner, it's getting late.

"It's getting late, I'll go back today." Wei Ruo really wanted to leave this time.

"Um."

Wei Jin also sent Wei Ruo to the door, then watched her walk out of the alley.

Wei Ruo returned to the carriage and headed for Xiaowei's Mansion.

"Miss, those people didn't look easy just now. The woman named Lin Fang looks enchanting and charming, but I feel that she is also a practicing family. When I first tried to squeeze in the door, she At first she was a little slow to react, but after she reacted, she had great strength and coping speed."

Although it was only a short fight, Xiumei still noticed the difference in the other party with the keenness of a martial arts practitioner.

"Well, I feel it too." Although Wei Ruo is not a martial arts practitioner, he can sense something.

"Miss, what do you think the second young master is doing now? Why do I feel that it is not simple!" Xiumei said curiously and worriedly.

"Don't think too much, there are some things we can't control, and it's useless to think about them." Wei Ruo said.

Wei Ruo is not completely free of doubts, but her doubts are useless.

There are no such scenes in the original book, even if she knows the original plot, she can't guess what Wei Jinyi is doing now.

"That's true, as long as the second young master treats you well and won't hurt the second young lady, I don't have to worry about what he is going to do." Xiumei said.

After Wei Ruo and Xiumei left, several figures crossed the wall and came to Wei Jinyi's side.

Two of them are the couple Ke Chongshan and Lin Fang that Wei Ruo met just now.

The few of them stayed here to protect Wei Jinyi, so they wouldn't go far.

Just walking away was just to avoid Wei Ruo, so that Wei Ruo could talk to their master.

"Master, the maid next to Missy is very skilled, unlike ordinary maids." Lin Fang reported to Wei Jinyihui.

"I know about this, so you don't have to suspect their master and servant." Wei Jin also said.

Wei Jinyi's answer directly dispelled the suspicion of several people about Wei Ruo's master and servant.

"Master, then our plan to sneak into the prefect's mansion..."

"According to the original plan." Wei Jin also said.

There is something very important to them in the prefect's mansion, but the prefect's mansion can be said to be the most heavily guarded place in the entire Taizhou mansion.

Yuan's family was originally a Zanying family, and in the mansion there was a house slave with extraordinary skills that they had cultivated since childhood.

What's more, Mrs. Yuan is the princess of Jingmin County, and she has always been protected by experts from the Huai Palace.

If you want to get things from the prefect's mansion smoothly, you need careful planning.

"The subordinates take orders!" Several people replied.

Early the next morning, Yun called Wei Ruo to her room, and discussed with Wei Ruo about formally visiting Mrs. Yuan.

"Your father is now a sixth-rank official and has moved to Fucheng. We should pay a visit to the magistrate's wife; not to mention Ruoer, you have been taken care of by Mrs. Yuan many times in Fucheng. As a mother, you should come to pay your respects." Yun said to Wei Ruo.

"The mother can decide on this matter." Wei Ruo replied.

Wei Ruo knew that Yun's proposal was reasonable, as long as she had no other requirements or goals.

"I prepared some small gifts, Ruo'er take a look, if there is no problem, you can go to the magistrate's mansion with your mother later." Yun said.

Chapter 171 She is not as good as Wei Qingruo in the heart of her mother

"Okay." Wei Ruo took the gift list and looked at it.

The gift Yun prepared was not expensive, but it was in line with their identities.

Too expensive would be inappropriate. Wei Mingting is a military officer and has just been promoted in the past two years. His salary is only that much, and the Wei family doesn't have much extra property. Questioned where the Wei Mansion got the money from.

"I think this kind of preparation is very good. The salute to the magistrate's mansion is not about being expensive, but about being decent and caring." Wei Ruo returned the gift list to Yun.

Mr. Yun nodded in satisfaction. In fact, just now was a test for her eldest daughter.

I want to see the eldest daughter's ability to deal with this aspect, and the eldest daughter's answer makes her very satisfied.

"Ruo'er said it very well. The gift list this time is indeed not expensive. Agricultural products and seafood are common things, but I have spent a lot of time preparing them. If it is more expensive, how can the captain's mansion be accurate?" Don't, you can't get Madam Yuan's eyes either."

Then Wei Qingwan also came.

"Mother, sister."

After entering the door, Wei Qingwan greeted Yun Shi and Wei Ruo, with low eyebrows and obedient attitude, with a well-behaved posture.

Seeing Wei Qingwan, Wei Ruo was not surprised at all. She also guessed that the Yun family might still not give up. If there is a chance to go to the magistrate's mansion, she will definitely find a way to bring Wei Qingwan there.

After Wei Qingwan entered the door, Yun took a special look at Wei Ruo, seeing that Wei Ruo didn't respond, she lost her heart.

Immediately afterwards, Mrs. Yun showed the gift list to Wei Qingwan and asked her opinion: "Wanwan will help my mother to see if there is anything else that needs to be added to this gift list."

Wei Qingwan took a closer look, then looked up at Yun Shi, hesitating to speak.

"Just say what you have to say, there is no one else here." Yun said.

"My daughter thinks these gifts are too common for washing... My daughter is a little worried..." Wei Qingwan said cautiously.

I dare not say everything, for fear of offending Yun Shi.

The joy on Yun's face faded slightly, and then he looked at Wei Ruo.

Wei Ruo remained silent, pretending not to hear anything.

What Wei Qingwan thinks has nothing to do with her, she doesn't want to comment and is too lazy to comment.

When Wei Qingwan saw Yun's eyes, she couldn't help feeling a little uneasy.

"Mother, is it wrong to say it's the daughter?" Wei Qingwan asked cautiously.

"Wanwan, there are some things you should really learn from your sister. I thought you would follow me to handle housework, and you would know more about things like worship than your sister."

Obviously Wei Qingwan disappointed Yun. She thought that Wei Ruocheng would not understand the things about farming when he was busy with farming, and Wei Qingwan could learn some tricks by following her.

Unexpectedly, the result was just the opposite.

Wei Qingwan was taken aback for a moment, then turned to look at Wei Ruo.

Wei Ruo remained silent, as if he had never heard of the conversation between Yun Shi and Wei Qingwan.

Mr. Yun didn't say anything more, but from her expression, it can be seen that she is obviously more satisfied with Wei Ruo's today.

Then Yun took the two of them out together. On the way to the magistrate's mansion, Yun told Wei Qingwan several times:

"When you arrive at Yuan's Mansion, don't open your mouth easily. If you are told to salute, do not say a word."

"When you see Madam Yuan, don't talk too much or show cowardice. I won't mention what happened before you when I go today, and I don't ask Madam Yuan to change her impression of you, as long as you don't make trouble again."

"If you encounter someone who doesn't know what to do, just look at your sister and learn from her."

Yun family wanted to change Wei Qingwan's image in Madam Yuan's heart, but she didn't dare to let Wei Qingwan annoy Madam Yuan.

Yun's exhortations were like sharp thorns piercing into Wei Qingwan's heart.

Wei Qingwan still remembers that not long ago when Wei Ruo returned home and the three of them went out together for the first time, what her mother said in the carriage was all to tell Wei Qingruo.

Now everything has changed, the person my mother told me has become her, which means that the person I don't trust has also become her. In my mother's heart, she is not as good as Wei Qingruo.

"Yes, my daughter knows." Wei Qingwan agreed softly.

Because the greeting card was handed in early in the morning, the three of the Yun family were immediately invited in after arriving at the Yuan Mansion.

Madam Yuan received the three Yun family members in the flower hall.

Wei Qingwan kept Yun's advice in mind, and did not dare to be timid, but she also did not dare to speak easily, and sat obediently aside.

Wei Ruo sat down and drank tea generously. Madam Yuan has been here many times, so she will not be restrained.

She didn't overwhelm the guest and grab the conversation, she stayed quietly at the side, letting Mrs. Yun talk to Mrs. Yuan.

After all, Mrs. Yun is a person from the Zhongyibo Mansion in the capital. Mrs. Yun's words are decent, not overly courteous, nor does it make the conversation look awkward.

Yun mentioned the past: "I still remember that year when I saw Princess Huai in Xu Guogong's mansion, I realized that there is such an amazingly talented and beautiful person in this world."

Mr. Yun was also an official lady before marrying into Uncle Zhongyi's mansion, so she also went to Duke Xu's mansion which was in its prime, and met Mrs. Yuan's mother, Princess Huai, from afar.

Mrs. Yuan said: "My concubine mother had such a false name when she was young. It's a pity that I didn't inherit my mother's talent and appearance."

Yun Shi hurriedly said: "Where is Madam Yuan, how can you make a person like me feel ashamed?"

Mrs. Yuan said again: "However, in terms of amazing talent, brilliance, talent and appearance, my concubine mother is still not as good as the late Empress Xu, but Empress Xu was a little younger back then. When Empress Xu reaches Ji, the most beautiful woman in the capital will be... The title fell to Empress Xu."

Mr. Yun sighed slightly: "It's a pity that the confidante is so unlucky, Empress Xu died early."

Madam Yuan sighed: "If nothing like that happened in Xu Guogong's mansion, and Empress Xu didn't die, it would be great."

Mrs. Yuan did not dare to answer Mrs. Yuan's words, for fear that what she said would become a disaster.

The matter of Xu Guogong's mansion was very involved, and many people were convicted of it, so even after so many years, no one dared to mention it lightly.

The two were chatting about the past, when they heard a servant hurriedly report: the front yard is flooded.

Madam Yuan ordered all the servants in the mansion to go to the front yard to fight the fire, and she herself went to the front yard after explaining to the three of Yun.

Yun who stayed behind looked back at the two women. When she chatted with Mrs. Yuan just now, the two daughters were very quiet and decent, and she was very relieved.

Just as he was about to say something to his two daughters, there was a commotion outside.

"What's the matter? Isn't there water in the front yard? Why is there such a commotion?" Yun said.

Just now, the servants of the Yuan Mansion came to report that it was the water coming from the front yard, which is far away from here. If it was the water coming from the front yard, the movement heard here should not be so loud.

Wei Ruo also sensed that something was wrong. She vaguely heard the sound of close combat outside, and the distance was not far away.

Walking water isn't the sound, is it?

Chapter 172 Stolen two old things

Wei Qingwan asked Yun: "Mother, should we go out and have a look now?"

Wei Ruobai gave Wei Qingwan a look: "It sounds like a thief has entered the house. You are fighting with the people in the house. What are you going out for now? Don't make trouble."

Knowing something was wrong, Wei Ruo didn't plan to go outside to check the situation.

If someone really wants to fight and kill, then it's not appropriate for her to go.

Wei Ruo stopped Wei Qingwan from going out to watch, not for Wei Qingwan's safety, but because she didn't want Wei Qingwan to cause trouble for her.

"A thief has entered?" Wei Qingwan's expression changed immediately, and there was more panic in his eyes.

Although her father is a school lieutenant and has always lived very close to the war, in fact Wei Qingwan has never really been close to killing.

If there were any fighting outside, Wei Qingwan had no idea what to do.

Wei Qingwan asked again: "Then will we be in danger here?"

Listen to the voice, very close to them.

Wei Ruo took a sip of the teacup calmly, and then asked, "It's dangerous here, so you'll be safe if you go out? Or are you going to find a cabinet to hide?"

In the flower hall, the maids of the Yuan Mansion waited quietly beside her as motionless as a mountain. She, a daughter of the uncle's mansion, couldn't hold back, what did she look like?

Wei Qingwan looked aggrieved: "Sister, don't be angry, I'm just a little worried about the safety of my mother and you."

"Don't show me your aggrieved face, this is not in the Wei Mansion, your weeping and crying appearance is almost enough to be kept at home, don't come outside to embarrass yourself." Wei Ruo said coldly.

These words were ruthless, and Wei Qingwan didn't save any face.

Wei Qingwan bit her lip aggrievedly, then turned her head and looked at Yun Shi with red eyes.

I thought I could see Yun's distress for him and anger towards Wei Qingruo, but Yun's face was serious, not only did he not feel distressed, but also cold.

"Mother, my daughter doesn't mean to run away and lose face to the Captain's House. My daughter just asks if there is any danger." Wei Qingwan said to Yun grievously.

Yun's tone educated Wei Qingwan in a dignified tone: "Wanwan, pay attention to your demeanor, don't panic at the slightest thing, and always remember that you are the lady of the Zhongyi uncle's mansion when you are outside, and your ancestor is a famous founder of the country."

Wei Qingwan felt as if she had been poured a basin of cold water from head to toe. The tears in her eyes were swirling, and she tried not to cry.

However, Yun Shi was not in the mood to pay attention to Wei Qingwan's little emotions at the moment, and the continuous voices from outside made her frown.

They could even hear the guards in Yuan's mansion shouting "don't let them run away", "don't let them hurt the princess" and similar words.

This is definitely a thief, and a very tricky thief!

But who on earth would be so daring to come to the magistrate's mansion in broad daylight to make trouble?

After an unknown amount of time, the sound outside stopped.

After a while, Mrs. Yuan came back.

"Mrs. Wei, Miss Wei, sorry to surprise you." Madam Yuan apologized.

"We're fine, Mrs. Yuan, nothing happened in the front yard, right?" Yun asked with concern.

"No one was injured, it's nothing serious, but the mansion is messy today, I'm afraid the reception will not be good, so Madam Wei and the two Miss Wei will stay soon." Madam Yuan said.

"It's okay, Ma'am, you can take care of your body even though you are busy with the affairs of the house."

It was inconvenient for Mrs. Yun to stay for a long time, so she took Wei Ruo and Wei Qingwan with her and bid farewell to Mrs. Yuan.

Coming out of the flower hall, Wei Ruo saw the servants in the mansion moving in a hurry, and they all ran towards the backyard.

It seems that it is not as simple as just walking in the front yard.

After Wei Ruo and others left, Master Yuan hurried back to the mansion.

He went out to inspect early this morning, and it was already too late to come back after receiving the news.

"Madam, how are you?" Yuan Zhengqin first cared about his wife's situation when he entered the door.

"I'm fine, and no one in the mansion was injured." Mrs. Yuan said.

"It's fine, it's fine, I'm sending people to track down these thieves now."

Yuan Zhengqin was about to call for people to come in when Madam Yuan stopped him: "Husband, this is the end of today's matter, don't say anything, you order to go down, just say to the outside world that the front yard has leaked water, and don't spread the news about the thieves in the back yard!"

Madam Yuan's words made Yuan Zhengqin wonder: "Madam, what's wrong?"

"Today, the house is full of water and thieves, and it just happened when you were not in the house. It's hard for me not to feel that they did it on purpose." Madam Yuan's face was serious.

"Since this is the case, we should track down the whereabouts of these culprits and bring them to justice." Yuan Zhengqin said.

"The thieves didn't hurt anyone after they entered the house, only two things were stolen from the warehouse."

"What's missing?"

"One is the Picture of Remnant Plum Blossoms and Aoxue; the other is a dagger named Dragon Picture." Speaking of these two things, Madam Yuan frowned.

"What's so special about these two things?"

Yuan Zhengqin didn't have any special impression of these two items. What was certain was that they were not the two items with high value in their warehouse.

The thieves took so much effort to sneak into their warehouse, but only stole two items that were not very valuable?

Or is there something else wrong with it?

"These two things are indeed not particularly valuable, but they have the same source. When Xu Guogong's mansion was copied, all the copied things were included in the national treasury. After a period of time, these things were successively rewarded by the emperor's uncle. Everyone, my father also got some. This picture of the broken plums and Aoxue and this dagger are the things that my father rewarded from Xu Guogong's mansion back then. When I got married, they came with me to Taizhou mansion together with other dowry .Because there is nothing special about it, and I didn't pay attention to it until I compared the dowry list to confirm the stolen items, and I found out that these two items came from this."

After listening to his wife's explanation, Yuan Zhengqin still couldn't figure it out: "Why would someone go to such lengths to steal these two things?"

Mrs. Yuan shook her head: "I also don't understand. Xu Guogong and his son have passed away for more than ten years. People who were related to this matter were implicated, demoted from their posts, and lived in seclusion. Why do people go to great lengths to deal with it now? Worrying about old things from the past."

"Madam doesn't want me to speak out because I think these people are old people related to Xu Guogong's mansion?" Yuan Zhengqin asked.

"I don't know if they are related to the Xu Guogong's mansion back then, but these people are so skilled that even the masters of the palace who have followed me for many years can't do anything to them, but they didn't hurt anyone in my mansion, so I think they We don't have any malice towards us, we just want these two things. And these two things are of no use to me, so it doesn't matter if I give them to them." Madam Yuan replied.

Chapter 173 Wei Yichen enters Anzhou Academy

This was the decision made by Mrs. Yuan after long consideration before Yuan Zhengqin came back.

After pondering for a while, Yuan Zhengqin chose to support his wife's decision: "I believe in Madam, and I will do what Madam says."

After returning from Yuan Mansion, Wei Ruo specially asked Xiumei to go out to inquire about Yuan Mansion. If the thieves really entered, the government would issue a wanted notice to arrest and hunt them down.

But after waiting for two days, there was no relevant news. I only heard that there was water in the magistrate's mansion, but the fire was quickly extinguished, and there was no serious problem.

It seemed that nothing serious happened that day, and the sound of close combat also seemed to be just the wrong judgment of the Wei family.

This incident seems to be over like this.

In the next few days, the city was also very quiet, and no one heard of any troublemakers.

So Wei Ruo stopped paying attention to these things, and devoted all her energy to her own industrial expansion plan. Whether it was Zhuangzi in Fucheng or the business she negotiated with Boss Fan, it was enough for her to be busy for a while.

During the period, I took time to go to Sibaozhai, and explained the business matters with the nanny and Uncle Xu.

Recently, Wei Ruo's several shops have made a lot of money, but at the same time they spend a lot of money. After calculating the general ledger, the input is not as much as the output. The one hundred taels of gold he got before is almost covered.

But Wei Ruo is not distressed, her money has not disappeared, but has been exchanged for real fields and shops. As long as the fields can produce output and the shop can continue to operate, she will not worry about having no money.

"Miss, if you have anything to do, tell Zhushan and me to do it. Don't carry everything by yourself. You see, you're exhausting yourself again."

Every time she sees Wei Ruo, the nanny can't help but say a few words in distress, always feeling that Wei Ruo has lost weight.

"Nurse, I'm not skinny, look at the flesh on my face, it's all real."

"It's only a few ounces of meat. When you were young, your little face was white and soft, like a big white steamed bun, but it is much rounder than this face now!"

"Nurse, what you're talking about is the baby fat I had when I was a child. I'm almost old now. If my face is so chubby, I won't be able to marry." Wei Ruo said with a smile.

"Who said that? Miss is so beautiful and capable, how can she not get married? Anyone who says she can't get married must be jealous of her." The nanny said.

Wei Ruo hurriedly changed the subject with a smile: "Okay, nanny, I'll eat more when I get back, and try to make myself fat for nothing!"

Xiumei also chimed in: "Mother Xu, don't worry, I'll cook more delicious food for the miss when I get back, let her eat whatever she wants, and make a bunch of snacks for her to take with her, so I won't starve her!"

The two master and servant were laughing and joking, the nanny couldn't help feeling relieved, and a smile appeared on her face.

Wei Ruo stayed in Sibaozhai until the afternoon before leaving with Xiumei satisfied.

The only regret of this trip is that I didn't see Brother Xiaoyong himself.

This time, Brother Xiaoyong has also been promoted to a higher level in the reward for meritorious deeds, from deputy general manager to general manager.

But he didn't even have time to go home to celebrate the event with his parents, and he had already rushed to the new station to work.

The days when the Wei family moved to Fucheng are on the right track, except that Wei Mingting has become extraordinarily busy again, there is nothing special about it.

Wei Yilin found a new martial arts master. Judging by his high spirits every day, the new master should be very powerful. Every time he mentions the new master, he has a look of admiration.

The biggest change from daily practice is that his stature has started to rise at a speed visible to the naked eye, and Yun's is already busy making new clothes for him.

Wei Yichen also got good news about his studies. When he first came to Fucheng, Yun Shi told him to have more contacts with the princes of the aristocratic families in Fucheng.

In the end, I really got some benefits by accident. Once, when I was comparing poems with other aristocratic princes in a teahouse, the old dean of Anzhou Academy saw him and invited Wei Yichen to study in their academy.

Anzhou Academy is one of the three best academies in Taizhou Prefecture. The children of Taizhou Prefecture want to enter this academy.

It was not that they hadn't considered this academy at the beginning, but they couldn't find the way to get in, so they had the idea of retreating to the next best thing and worshiping celebrities as teachers.

But I didn't expect that if I planted flowers intentionally, the flowers would not bloom, but if I planted willows and willows unintentionally, an accident would give Wei Yichen this opportunity.

Mr. Yun was happy, Wei Mingting was also happy, and Wei Yichen himself was equally happy.

For this reason, Yun's specially asked the kitchen to cook some good dishes, and several people in the family celebrated a little.

Wei Ruo gave Wei Yichen some pens and paper and a jar of fruit wine brewed by himself.

Wei Yilin will also use the private money he saved to buy an inkstone for Wei Yichen.

Then Wei Yichen looked at Wei Qingwan with a smile on his face: "Where is Wanwan?"

Wei Qingwan's expression froze, because she didn't know how to answer because of her guilty conscience.

Wei Qingwan should be the most active in this kind of thing, but she has been depressed recently, so she didn't care about it for a while.

"I'm sorry big brother, I... I forgot to prepare a gift for you, give me some time, and I will make it up as soon as possible!" Wei Qingwan said hastily.

Wei Yichen smiled: "What are you talking about, brother is joking with you, don't be nervous Wanwan, it is enough for brother to know that you are happy for him, gifts and so on are all fake."

"Hmm..." Wei Qingwan lowered her head slightly, with a little joy on her face.

Looking at her cautious appearance, Wei Yichen said with some distress: "Wanwan doesn't have to be like this, big brother will always be your big brother, you shouldn't be so alienated, you know?"

Wei Yilin on the side also agreed: "Yes, yes, sister Wanwan, we are a family, why are you so polite, if you are not prepared, you will not be prepared. As long as we are together, it will be the happiest thing!"

"Yes!" Wei Qingwan nodded heavily.

When the three of them finished their sensationalism and looked up at the position where Wei Ruo was standing before, they realized that Wei Ruo hadn't known where to go.

On the second day after celebrating at home, Wei Yichen packed his things and went to the academy to report.

Anzhou Academy is located at the foot of Sickle Mountain outside Fucheng. Although it is within the jurisdiction of Fucheng, it is still some distance away.

The academy stipulates that students must stay in the academy for daily board and lodging.

Therefore, Wei Yichen will not return home before the next vacation.

After Wei Yichen left, the Captain's Mansion will also be busy for the upcoming New Year.

The Yun family called Wei Ruo and Wei Qingwan to Cangyun Garden, and discussed with them this year's New Year's ceremony for the Zhongyi uncle's mansion. At the same time, they also took the opportunity to train their two daughters, because after the new year, the daughters will be old enough to start Proposed marriage.

Yun said to Wei Ruo and Wei Qingwan: "This year is different from previous years. Your father has been promoted twice in this year, so the annual gifts for your grandparents are more generous than in previous years."

Chapter 174 Ruoer is too caring

After Yun's question, Wei Ruo didn't make a sound, and Wei Qingwan answered first.

Wei Qingwan spoke a lot very seriously, and based on her understanding of the old uncle and old lady in Uncle Zhongyi's mansion, she put forward a lot of her own opinions.

"The item of tea can be increased. Grandfather likes to drink tea, and the price of tea this year is also cheaper than in previous years; and the purple sand tea set that grandfather likes, do you want to find a way to put a set in it?"

Wei Qingwan mentioned this because the situation at home is indeed different this year. Her father has been promoted to the sixth rank. If there is nothing to sell as in previous years, I am afraid it will be unreasonable.

Wei Qingwan knows that the current situation in the mansion is not rich, but she also knows Yun's thoughts. As a daughter-in-law, she must not be stingy at this time.

Yun Shi nodded: "I really mean that."

Immediately afterwards, Wei Qingwan said: "But my daughter also knows that due to the poor harvest in the village this year, there are some problems with the government's income and expenditure. My daughter is willing to use her own money to buy annual gifts for her grandparents."

Wen Yan Yun was a little surprised and also a little moved: "Wanwan, those are your private self."

Wei Qingwan replied firmly: "As a granddaughter, I should prepare some annual gifts for my grandparents to show my filial piety. What's more, if Wei Ruo's grandparents and parents are not loyal, how can I be the person I am today? Everything I own belongs to the Wei family. ."

"Wanwan, you have a heart." Yun's face couldn't help but look gratified.

"Mother is serious, this is what a daughter should do." Wei Qingwan's eyes were shining, her voice was soft, and her tone was sincere.

Yun was very satisfied with Wei Qingwan's answer, and then asked Wei Ruo: "What do you think of this year's gift list?"

Wei Ruo was lazy and didn't want to think too much, so he just glanced casually and said, "It's fine for mother to make a decision. Mother must be more experienced than us in this regard."

Wei Ruo's words can't be wrong, it just seems a little perfunctory.

So Yun said to Wei Ruo: "Ruo'er, your grandparents still love you very much. We still can't go back to the capital this year. Make an idea."

The Yun family also does not require the eldest daughter to bring out her own self to buy new year gifts for her grandparents like Wanwan, but only wants her to be more serious and help think about this issue. The gifts between relatives during the New Year and holidays are all prepared by her, the head of the house, and these things should be familiarized as soon as possible.

Wei Ruo was already prepared: "Mother, when the nobles gave me things before, I had already reserved gifts for my grandparents in advance, but because those things were fragile and difficult to transport, I thought about waiting until the next time I went home. When the capital delivers things, let them take them by water."

As he spoke, he took out a list from his pocket and gave it to Yun.

Wei Qingwan looked at the list that Wei Ruo handed over in surprise. She was already prepared?

Wei Ruo took Wei Qingwan's reaction into his eyes, and could see that she was surprised and resentful.

It wasn't that she deliberately wanted to compete with Wei Qingwan.

This gift for the old uncle and the old lady was already prepared when she received the reward from Chu Lan. At that time, she planned to take it with her when she gave gifts to the capital at the Xiaowei Mansion.

Yun took Wei Ruo's list and looked at it. In addition to some porcelain tea sets rewarded by the Seventh Prince, Wei Ruo also brought along dried sweet potatoes, sweet potato chips, mushroom sauce and other foods that have recently become popular in Taizhou.

Although these things are not expensive, they are local specialties, and they are probably not popular in the capital.

Giving these can reflect your heart and have local characteristics, so it is the most suitable.

Yun's brows were beaming with joy: "Ruo'er is really caring."

If it is said that Wei Qingwan is willing to use his private money to buy new year gifts to make Yun Shi feel gratified, then Wei Ruo's gift list will surprise and delight Yun Shi.

Wei Ruo said lightly: "It's nothing, my grandparents love me very much, and gave me beautiful things several times, which is what I should."

Wei Ruo had nothing to do with Yun Shi when he did this, it was entirely because the two old men in the capital treated her fairly well.

No matter what the purpose of the two old people is to treat themselves well, but they gave her the title of eldest daughter and gave her several gifts, they are all real.

"If you are filial, your grandparents will be very happy to know." Yun said with a smile on his face.

Afterwards, the Yun family discussed with Wei Ruo and Wei Qingwan the details of the gift list and the details of the purchase of new year's goods in the mansion.

The smile on Wei Qingwan's face was gone, and the expression on her face was a little stiff when she answered several times.

On the second day, Wei Ruo went out again.

The small workshop she built on the open space in Zhuangzi has been completed, and she is going to inspect it today.

On the way, Wei Ruo and Xiumei changed their appearances, dressing up as the last time they went to see Fan Chengxu.

Because he will deal with many outsiders when he inspects the newly built workshop today, Wei Ruo's current situation is not suitable for showing his face in public to avoid being caught.

When they arrived at Zhuangzi, the two little girls who got on the bus turned into two ugly young men when they got off the bus.

Because he knew that Wei Ruo was coming, Guanshi Yu waited at the gate of Zhuangzi in advance, and when he saw the two young masters getting off the carriage, Guanshi was stunned.

"Manager Yu." Wei Ruo called out to Manager Yu.

Hearing a familiar voice, Yu Guanshi realized that the young master in front of him was their current employer.

"Miss, why do you look like this?" Manager Yu asked.

"I met a lot of workers today, and my daughter is inconvenient because of her body weight. Please trouble Steward Yu to call me Mr. Xu when I introduce you to people later." Wei Ruo said.

"Yes, yes, yes, or Miss... Ah no, the young master is very thoughtful!"

Immediately after that, Manager Yu took Wei Ruo and Xiumei to Zhuangzi where Wei Ruo's small workshop was built.

On the original open space of Zhuangzi, there are five more houses built with yellow soil mixed with stones and broken straw. This is Wei Ruo's new workshop.

"Miss, these houses were built according to your requirements and design drawings." Guan Shi said.

According to Wei Ruo's request, some special things were built in each room.

There are large stoves, large shelves, half-walls built with earth and stones, and some strange shapes, whose purpose is unclear for a while.

Wei Ruo was very satisfied after the inspection. This house was supervised by Uncle Xu, so she was very assured of the quality of the house.

Wei Ruo then asked Guanshi Yu: "How is the selection of the person I asked you to help me?"

During the previous visit, Wei Ruo asked Manager Yu to select a few reliable long-term workers who could work in a down-to-earth manner from Zhuangzi, and arrange them in the newly built small workshop behind her.

Chapter 175 Meeting Wei Jinyi by chance

"I've chosen it, I'll ask them to come over and show it to you, Young Master."

"good."

Manager Yu led the ten people he picked out to Wei Ruo.

Guard Yu introduced: "The four here are long-term workers who used to work in our village, and the six over there are selected from the recent recruits, and one of them has been an apprentice in a pharmacy."

This is Wei Ruo's request, and those with experience as a pharmacy apprentice will be given priority.

Wei Ruo looked at them one by one, and found that they were young lads with great strength, energy, willingness to endure hardships, and good character. These were the selection criteria that Wei Ruo explained to Manager Yu. These three points should all be in line with the law.

Wei Ruo explained a few words to several people: "You can be selected to work here, and your wages will increase by ten yuan a month, plus a bucket of rice."

"Thank you, my boss!"

Several people quickly thanked.

During this period of grain shortage, many people have no food to eat, and many places that recruit workers have reduced wages, and they can get an extra ten cents and a bucket of rice for a month, which is a great favor to the poor.

"But in the same way, I have higher requirements for you than for others. I believe that Manager Yu has already told you that when you come to work in the workshop, you must abide by the rules and know the importance. The things in your workshop need to be kept secret. You can't talk to outsiders, not even family members."

"Once you are found to have violated the regulations, you will be dismissed immediately and will not be hired again."

The last sentence Wei Ruo spoke very harshly.

Several people nodded repeatedly, expressing that they would not betray their boss.

It is not easy to have a place to eat enough these days, especially those few refugees who have just been accepted. There is a place to live and a salary to get. Unless their brains are kicked by a donkey, such an opportunity must be seized.

Then Wei Ruo arranged jobs for ten of them.

There are five houses, the first one is mainly used for grinding, grinding the transported materials into powder, and these powders are used to make five-spice powder. In addition to the five-spice powder, Wei Ruo also asked them to grind some medicinal materials.

Not only because Wei Ruo needs to use these medicinal materials, but also to confuse the public.

Wei Ruo arranged three people in this room, just to do the grinding work. For the time being, Xu Zhushan will personally do the subsequent blending work, because the relevant formula ratios are still in the hands of people he can trust.

The second room is mainly for the processing of oysters. The purchased fresh oysters are shucked and washed. This room is arranged for two people.

The third room is cooking, which is used to boil the processed oysters into oil. That pre-made hearth and big boiler is for this. Wei Ruo arranged for two people in this room.

The fourth and fifth rooms are reserved for making soy sauce, and there is a large open space in front of the fifth room, which is used for drying soy sauce.

But the production cycle of soy sauce is relatively long, so Wei Ruo did not agree on soy sauce when talking with Fan Chengxu, but only agreed to supply him with five-spice powder and oyster sauce.

Wei Ruo temporarily arranges three people for these two houses, and then considers increasing the manpower after the stable operation.

Wei Ruo likes to take steps step by step, and doesn't want to take too many steps at once and bring unnecessary risks to himself.

Wei Ruo explained the content of their work to everyone, and when the explanation was over, the first batch of raw materials were also delivered.

There are spices for making five-spice powder, some medicinal materials, and oysters and soybeans.

Then Wei Ruo asked a few people to start working, while himself and Xiumei supervised and guided them, and corrected any mistakes in time.

Wait until everything is on the right track, and it will be dark.

Although he had a busy day, Wei Ruo felt refreshed.

Sure enough, for Wei Ruo, doing what she likes is much less labor-intensive than fighting with people in the house!

Leaving Zhuangzi, Wei Ruo decided to go to Zuixianju for a meal.

Xiumei was a little worried: "Miss, are we still going to Zuixianju?"

"Since we want to do business with them, it's better to know more about them. What's more, we won't be in time for dinner when we go back to the school captain's mansion. Why don't we eat a little outside? It just so happens that today's outfit is suitable." Wei Ruo said.

"Miss, I am always worried that we will be recognized by others! The last time we went to Zuixianju was for revenge. Today, we are our own people in Zhuangzi. It's okay to be discovered, but I am really worried about going to Zuixianju like this now."

Xiumei was a little worried.

"It's really found out. It's probably because of the damage to my boudoir's reputation and the difficulty of getting married. It's not a big deal. I didn't want to marry a good man, so why should I be afraid? As long as I don't hang myself with a white silk , I have nothing to worry about." Wei Ruo said frankly.

Every lady disguised herself as a man and went to a restaurant to eat. Although the rumors are not good, it is not a terrible thing. Wei Ruo can still afford the consequences.

"Okay, but I still have to protect you so that you won't be easily discovered!" Xiumei said firmly.

Although the young lady has a plan for the young lady, she still hopes that there will be other possibilities at that time, and the young lady does not have to marry the dead to become a widow.

What's more, isn't there Brother Xiaoyong? In case Brother Xiaoyong really succeeds, then the lady will have a backer in the future!

Arriving at Zuixianju, Wei Ruo asked for a box on the second floor, and when he was about to enter the door, he saw Ke Chongshan and Lin Fang coming out of the next room.

Ke Chongshan and Lin Fang are here, does it mean that the second brother is also here?

With a little curiosity, Wei Ruo walked to the door of the next box, and was about to take a peek at the situation in the room, when suddenly a hand stretched out from the room and dragged her in.

Seeing this, Xiumei stepped forward quickly and pushed away the person who was dragging Wei Ruo, and then stood in front of Wei Ruo.

But after a closer look, the room is full of acquaintances. When they were in the house in the alley that day, they had already greeted Wei Ruo.

Wei Jinyi himself was also in the room, sitting directly opposite the door.

Xiumei was planning to fight someone, but when she saw the situation, she loosened her fist, and then turned to look at Wei Ruo.

"What are you two sneaking around at the door?" Zhang Yi, who dragged Wei Ruo in, looked at Wei Ruo and Xiumei very vigilantly.

Today, the two of them were dressed in men's clothing. They looked ugly and looked a little strange.

Of course Wei Ruo knew that the other party did not recognize him. After thinking for a while, he put on a smile and said with a smile: "Brothers, I'm sorry, I'm just passing by, and I don't have any other intentions."

"There is no other meaning, what are you doing so close?" Zhang Yi was not easily persuaded.

Chapter 176 Taking the opportunity to tease the second brother

"Didn't you see that young and handsome young man in white over there, with a dignified appearance, and feel extraordinary!" Wei Ruo stared straight at Wei Jinyi, with a smirk on his lips.

"It's none of your business whether my young master looks good or not?" Zhang Yi said angrily. The more he listened, the more suspicious the two people in front of him became.

"Because I know some fortune-telling skills, I see that your son is not a treasure, so I want to come here and give him a few words." Wei Ruo replied.

"Seeing that you are not tall and young, how dare you claim to know fortune-telling?" Of course Zhang Yi didn't believe it.

"If you don't believe me, I will first give you a few words to the young master of the family. The time for the dragon to sleep in the shoal has not yet come, and the wind and rain are coming." Wei Ruo said.

Hearing this, the faces of everyone in the room changed, only Wei Jin remained unchanged.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Wei Ruo walked towards Wei Jinyi, and just as he took a step, he was stopped again.

Wei Jin also said, "Let him come over."

"Young Master, the origin of this person is unknown." Zhang Yi persuaded.

"It's okay, let him come over." Wei Jin also said.

Wei Jin is also firm, and it is difficult for others to stop Wei Ruo.

Without obstruction, Wei Ruo strode up to the seat in front of Wei Jinyi and sat down, then said to Wei Jinyi, "My lord, can you let me see your palmistry?"

Wei Jin also didn't speak, and cooperatively took out his right hand and put it on the table.

Slender palms, fair complexion, obvious calluses on palms and finger joints.

Wei Ruo stretched out his hand, grabbed Wei Jinyi's hand in his own, and began to observe carefully.

"My son's hands can be seen as the hands of a blessed person. Although he will experience some hardships in his early years, the blessings will continue to flow in the future. The purple air comes from the east, and the blessings are like floods."

While touching his hands, he pretended to make up the fortune teller's rhetoric.

Of course she doesn't know how to read fortunes and fortune-telling. These words are just good wishes to Wei Jinyi, and hope that he will be full of blessings and everything goes well in the future.

Wei Ruo snickered inwardly, the idiot second brother hasn't found out who she is yet, right?

Her disguise is really on point.

Wei Jin also watched his hand play back and forth in Wei Ruo's, his palm couldn't help getting hot, and the sound of his heartbeat became clearer.

And Wei Ruo didn't notice it.

Then Wei Ruo raised his head to look at Wei Jinyi's face again, pretending to look at the way he was facing: "Young master's face is also very good-looking, with a full sky, bright eyes, and sharp brows, which is also true. Blessed appearance! Son, forgive me, according to your appearance, good days are waiting for you in the future!"

As he spoke, Wei Ruo's hand touched Wei Jinyi's cheek again.

Just as Wei Ruo's palm touched Wei Jinyi's face, Wei Jinyi suddenly turned his head away from Wei Ruo's palm, not letting Wei Ruo's An Lushan claw continue to make trouble.

Suddenly being dodged, Wei Ruozheng wanted to ask Wei Jinyi what was wrong and why he hid, but found that Wei Jinyi's cheeks were flushed to the neck.

Wei Ruo asked, "Why is your face so red?"

Wei Jin didn't answer either, but said to Wei Ruo, "Don't make trouble anymore."

"Huh? Don't get me wrong, my lord. I'm not making trouble anymore. I'm just looking at your face." Wei Ruo continued to pretend, serious.

"Ruoruo, don't make trouble anymore, it's getting late, you shouldn't come to the restaurant disguised as a man." Wei Jin said again.

"Huh? You...recognized?" Wei Ruo suddenly felt guilty.

"You can only fool people you don't know well with your attire," Wei Jin also said.

Although Wei Ruo covered most of her face with a beard and a blue birthmark, it was not difficult for those who knew her to recognize her.

Eyes, face shape, lip shape, body shape, and those undisguised hands can give her away.

Almost immediately after entering the door, Wei Jin recognized her.

Of course, this dress can still deceive some people who are not very familiar with her, for example, other people in the room did not recognize Wei Ruolai just now.

First, they only met Wei Ruo briefly, and they were not familiar with them. Second, the last time they saw Wei Ruo, because Wei Ruo was Wei Jinyi's younger sister, they didn't dare to observe Wei Ruo carefully.

Now that Wei Jinyi said this, they suddenly realized that this strange-looking person with an ugly birthmark on his face is the eldest lady of the Wei family!

After learning of Wei Ruo's identity, everyone who was tense just now relaxed. Before that, they all regarded her as someone who was trying to misbehave with their master.

Watching her get close to their master, she was worried for a while.

Wei Ruo muttered: "Then you just watch me act like this?"

Necrosis, and she didn't say it early when she recognized it, which made her secretly happy, thinking that she had successfully deceived him.

Wei Jin also said in a helpless tone: "Your attire is a bit too rough. You look like an immature young man, but you have a beard like a big man. You will reveal your secrets when you meet an expert."

"I'm not an expert in this area, who would think so much." Wei Ruo muttered.

"Next time, I will ask Mrs. Ke to help you." Wei Jin also said.

"Second brother, aren't you angry with me? Why do you still ask someone to help me?" Wei Ruo asked.

She thought he didn't allow her to go out disguised as a man.

"It's a bit late, and it will be dangerous if you are targeted by someone with a heart. Next time, it should be earlier." Wei Jin also replied.

The implication is that he is not angry, but worried about her.

Wei Ruo couldn't help but smile: "Well, I know that my second brother cares about me. I'm busy with things today, so I want to eat dinner outside before going back. I'll pay more attention next time."

"Um."

Immediately afterwards, Wei Jin raised his head and gave Zhang Yi and others a wink.

Zhang Yi hurriedly said: "I'll go and urge Xiao Er to serve the food."

After finishing speaking, he went out to find the waiter.

While waiting for the food to be served, Wei Ruo asked Wei Jinyi: "By the way, second brother, why was your face so red just now?"

Wei Jin also turned his eyes away: "It's a bit hot in the room."

"Hot?" Wei Ruo was a little puzzled. It was already November, and the weather this year was colder than usual. She had already put on a cotton-padded jacket with fur collars on her clothes.

"Well, I'm overdressed." Wei Jin also explained.

Hearing that Wei Ruo subconsciously reached out to touch Wei Jinyi's hand, it was really hot.

Wei Jin also withdrew his hand: "Don't do this again next time."

"How to do it?" Wei Ruo asked.

"Hands and face." Wei Jin also said.

Wei Ruoxiao: "Second brother, don't worry, because you and I touched it. Of course I wouldn't do it for someone else."

Although she was unruly, she still wouldn't touch the hands and faces of strange men.

My brother, of course it is different.

Then Wei Ruo thought of something again, and asked, "Second brother, aren't you shy?"

Chapter 177 Randomly made up

Wei Ruo thought of Wei Jinyi's red face just now, and suddenly felt that his conjecture was very possible!

Wei Ruo looked at Wei Jinyi's face, waiting for his answer.

At this time, the door of the box opened, and it was the waiter who brought the food.

"Let's eat, go back home quickly after eating, it's getting dark." Wei Jin also said.

It gets dark early in winter, the sun has already set at this point, and it won't be long before the sky will be dark.

"Second brother, you haven't answered my question yet." Wei Ruo stared into Wei Jinyi's eyes.

"Dinner." Wei Jin also had a serious expression.

Wei Ruo pouted, okay, okay, don't ask.

But the reaction of the second brother already shows that he is shy.

Hey, the second brother is still too thin-skinned. When this sister touches his hand, his face turns red so badly. How can he have a wedding night after getting married?

Wei Ruo didn't move his chopsticks in a hurry, but looked at everyone in the room.

Everyone didn't dare to move, they looked at Wei Jinyi.

Wei Jin also said: "Sit down."

Then everyone sat down.

Halfway through, Zhang Yi couldn't bear it anymore and asked Wei Ruo a question: "Miss, do you know whether it's real or fake?"

"Fake." Wei Ruo replied.

"Fake? Then Miss, what do you mean by what the lord... the second son said about the shoal before the dragon is trapped, and the wind and rain come on the phoenix tree?" Zhang Yi asked.

"I made it up casually. Isn't that how Taoists set up stalls at the entrance of Temple Street? They always say that people's luck is not good, and they will be rich in the future?" Wei Ruo replied.

Hearing this, everyone was stunned for a moment, and then they all breathed a sigh of relief.

"So, so it turns out, Missy is so smart, she almost deceived us, I thought Missy really knows fortune-telling, and I want to ask Missy to tell me when I can marry a wife!" Zhang Yi busy road.

"Brother Zhang was thinking about marrying a wife, so you don't need to count your life. You just need to earn enough silver and find a good matchmaker." Wei Ruo said.

"Hahaha, Miss, you are right!" Zhang Yi laughed.

The others laughed too.

After eating together, Wei Ruo and Xiumei left Zuixianju. Before leaving, Wei Ruo told Wei Jin to also take care of his body and keep warm. It's been cold these days, don't catch the wind and cold again.

Wei Jin also responded one by one, and then Ke Chongshan, Lin Fang and his wife escorted Wei Ruo to the gate of the Colonel's Mansion, watching Wei Ruo enter the gate of the Colonel's Mansion from a distance before leaving.

By the time Wei Ruo returned to Xiaowei's Mansion, it was already dark.

The gatekeeper told Yun about Wei Ruo's late return, Yun frowned, but after thinking for a while, he didn't ask anyone to call Wei Ruo.

"Tell people in the house not to spread the word about this." Yun told Cuiping.

"Yes, the servant girl knows." Cuiping responded.

"Also, if this kind of thing happens in the future, let the gatekeepers remember not to make any noise." Yun Shi was a little worried, and specially warned.

"yes."

Although Cuiping doesn't know why Madam is so tolerant towards the young lady now, as the maidservant in front of Madam, she just does things according to Madam's orders.

Immediately after, Yun sighed and said: "Although this child is not as close as Wanwan to me, it is my own child after all. Thinking of how the He family couple treated her like this, it caused her to grow up in the countryside since she was a child." When I grow up, I can no longer demand how excellent and dignified she will be in the future. As his father said, maybe this is not too bad now. With her father as his support in the future, even if she marries a farmer It won't be easily underestimated."

"Ma'am, you don't have to worry. The eldest lady looks like a lucky person, and she likes farming, but she is not like ordinary peasant women. She only knows how to plow in spring and harvest in autumn. Her ideas and methods have already been appreciated by many nobles. Maybe there will be better opportunities in the future, and it may not be worse than ordinary young ladies who can read and write well." Cuiping comforted Yun's words.

"I hope so, I don't dare to have any expectations." Yun's also resigned to his fate.

Ruo'er is doomed not to develop in the direction she hoped to grow into a beautiful lady of the family. As a parent, the most you want is for your daughter to have a smooth life.

"Madam, don't worry, don't you still have the second lady? The second lady is gentle and virtuous, and will do what the lady wishes in the future." Cuiping comforted.

"Hey, it's good that Wanwan is considerate and sensible, but looking at it recently, she still has some shortcomings in the big scene. Although she came from the uncle's mansion, she never stayed in the uncle's mansion for a few days since she was a child. She followed me and her Dad ran around, and he went to some small and remote places, so it is inevitable that he lacks knowledge." Yun said with emotion.

"Didn't the master be appreciated and promoted now? It will get better and better in the future. At that time, the second lady will not worry about not having the opportunity to see the world. With the intelligence of the second lady, she will be able to overcome those little things in a short time." Something is wrong." Cuiping continued to comfort her.

Yun Shi nodded: "I hope that as you said, these days, I will take Wan Wanduo to walk around Fucheng, not only to give her some opportunities to exercise, but also to break the bad impression everyone left on her before."

Wang Meiyuan.

Wei Qingwan naturally knew about Wei Ruowan's return.

Wei Mansion is only this big, and everyone behind will know about any movement.

Wei Ruo had just arrived in Fucheng, when he started to disappear again.

And this time it was even more excessive, and I didn't return home until it got dark for a while.

This is definitely out of the ordinary for a lady who has not left the cabinet.

So Wei Qingwan asked Cui He to go to Cangyun Garden to inquire, wanting to see how the Yun family would deal with Wei Ruo after knowing this matter.

However, after waiting and waiting, an hour has passed since Wei Ruo returned home. He heard that the lights in Songyuan were all turned off, and there was no movement in Cangyunyuan.

So Wei Qingwan had to accept the fact that the Yun family did not intend to punish Wei Ruo for his late return.

While disappointed, Wei Qingwan was also a little depressed and uncomfortable, but she was also helpless. In the end, she could only lie back on the bed sullenly alone, and fell asleep with all the unhappiness.

On the second day, after Wei Ruo woke up, she was still a little surprised that she hadn't been called to lecture by Yun Shi last night when she returned home after dark.

After confirming that no one would come to trouble him, Wei Ruo went out to Zhuangzi again.

The weather has turned cold these days, which is the critical time. She must take care of the situation on the Zhuangzi to avoid bad conditions for the newly planted wheat.

As for the newly acquired land, it is still in the stage of improvement and has not been planted. .

The improvement work this time is relatively slow. One is that the weather is already cold, and it is too late to plant at this time, and it is useless to worry; the other is that Wei Ruo let the refugees who were taken in spend a lot of time on building houses. things.

Chapter 178 Twelfth Moon

The original houses on the Zhuangzi were not enough for the newly hired people to live in, so these people lived in temporary shacks from the moment they moved in, and then some people were drawn out to build new residences.

At the same time, Wei Ruo's five small workshops were also built.

Now the five workshops have been completed, and those residences are still under construction because of their large number.

Wei Ruo hopes to get everyone to move in before the temperature freezes below zero.

As soon as Wei Ruo came, Manager Yu took her to inspect the newly-built house: "Look, my boss, the beams will be erected in a few days, and they will be completed before the end of the month."

"Well, you guys did a good job." Wei Ruo said.

"It's all because of your kindness, my boss. Everyone knows that you built these houses for them to live in. They are very grateful and work very hard." Guan Shi said.

The land is so valuable, the other family must want to reserve more arable land or build houses for themselves, but their owner has spared no expense in freeing up a large area of land to build more houses so that the hired long-term workers and family live better.

The former long-term workers in their village used to live in a smaller place than this one. Usually several long-term workers squeezed into one room. How can there be such a comfortable and small room to sleep in?

"I hope they will work on Zhuangzi wholeheartedly and treat Zhuangzi as a place like home. Naturally, they should be provided with a place that can shelter from the wind and rain like their home, with food to eat and clothes to wear. Otherwise, why should I ask for it?" They can do things well for Zhuangzi and treat Zhuangzi like home."

"My boss is kind!" Manager Yu couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

He worked as a long-term worker for 20 years and then worked as a manager for the past 10 years. This is the first time he has encountered an employer with such an idea.

"Just do as I said, don't worry about the high expenditure on Zhuangzi, as long as it is a reasonable and compliant expenditure, and the money is actually used where it should be used, I will not be stingy. In the coming year There are more crops, and these are coming back."

At present, Wei Ruo has a few stores that are making stable profits, and expenses will not be a problem. After the cooperation with Zuixianju starts, an additional income can be added.

And Wei Ruo's ambition is not only in a drunk fairy house, she is also planning to open the market of ordinary people, as well as restaurants in other places, all of which are in her future planning.

"Okay, don't worry, my boss, I will record every expense on Zhuangzi in detail, so as to ensure that every money spent by my boss is clearly spent."

Wei Ruo nodded, the account books must be clear.

Then Wei Ruo went to the workshop. Since he was just starting out, it was inevitable that there would be some problems. Wei Ruo still had to put in more effort to supervise the work these days, and correct the problems in time when he found them.

Time has entered the twelfth lunar month.

A heavy snow covered the entire Taizhou Prefecture.

The inside and outside of Fucheng is covered with silver, and there is a thick layer of snow on the eaves, branches, and steps.

It's freezing cold, and the temperature is even colder than in previous years.

Such an age is really sad for people from poor families.

Some families have started to sell their daughters, and the better ones are sold to rich families as maids. Regardless of whether the contract is dead or alive, at least they can have enough food.

Those who were almost not so lucky were sold to be concubines, bought by a prostitute and went north, and some were made into horses.

Although Wei Ruo didn't witness these things with his own eyes, he knew that they happened for real.

The houses on Wei Ruozhuangzi were all completed before the heavy snowfall, and everyone moved in.

The food on Zhuangzi is also enough. In addition to the rice stored in Zhuangzi's warehouse, Wei Ruo also has several carts of sweet potatoes transported from Xingshan County, plus a large amount of vegetables grown after the rice harvest in Xiaoyang Mountain, Xingshan County. pickled vegetables (pickled radishes, pickles, mustard greens, etc.).

These grain reserves are enough for more than 200 people in Zhuangzi to survive this winter.

After seeing what happened to the poor people outside under the freezing weather, many refugees who were taken in felt more grateful to Wei Ruo.

If they were not taken in by Wei Ruo, they would either be frozen to death or starved to death at this moment.

Even the local residents who are hired are equally grateful, because not every employer treats long-term workers so preferentially. To catch up with this age, not only did they not reduce their wages, but they also added extra cotton coats to them.

The Xiaowei's mansion distributed charcoal fires to each courtyard, and the distributed charcoal was smokeless charcoal, which was better than ordinary black charcoal, and the house would not emit black smoke when it was burned, making it smoky.

At the same time, two new quilts for this year were distributed in each courtyard.

These are all attributed to Wei Mingting's promotion. Not only did he receive a reward, but his salary also increased, and the situation in the Captain's Mansion naturally improved a lot.

Then Yun invited a tailor to come to the door, tailor each young master and lady's clothes, and made clothes for the New Year.

Among them, Wei Ruo made three sets, and the others, including the eldest son Wei Yichen, only made two sets.

This is because Wei Ruo doesn't have much clothes. Now that he is in Fucheng, he has to attend some occasions. Wei Ruo is the eldest daughter in the mansion, so naturally he can't change back and forth, so there are only two or three outfits that can be worn out.

Originally, the Yun family also wanted to make an extra body for Wei Yichen. Wei Yichen had just gone to Anzhou Academy to study, and he met many people, so he needed to be more respectable.

But Wei Yichen refused during the fitting. He told Yun that he went to Anzhou Academy to study, not to compare with others, and there is no need to care about these external things.

Wei Yichen knew in his heart that Xiaowei's mansion was not considered rich, and this year's food was not enough and the weather was extremely cold, so there were more places to spend money.

And he has made enough clothes in previous years, so he will save some this year.

Wei Qingwan felt sad for a long time when she found out.

But her sadness and unwillingness failed to cause any change. Except for her two loyal servants, no one else in the mansion knew her emotions and thoughts.

On the seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, the day before the Laba Festival, Wei Ruo and Xiumei made several large pots of Laba porridge and distributed them to the people in Zhuangzi.

Although tomorrow is the Laba Festival, Wei Ruo had other plans on the day of the Laba Festival, so the Laba porridge for the people in Zhuangzi was distributed one day in advance.

The Laba porridge made by Wei Ruo and Xiumei is full of ingredients, and the people in Zhuangzi started to gobble up the porridge after drinking this porridge.

In addition to the people in Zhuangzi, Wei Ruo also packed a few barrels, wrapped them in cotton cloth, and brought them back to the city.

Nurse and Uncle Xu's share must be indispensable, as well as the shopkeeper and clerk of Sibaozhai, Chen Aqing from Xuji Lo-Mei Shop, and another little clerk.

In addition, in the Zhuangzi in Xingshan County, Wei Ruo had sent a letter a few days in advance, asking the manager of the Zhuangzi to cook Laba porridge for everyone on the Laba Festival.

Chapter 179 Selling Laba Porridge

All those who worked for Wei Ruo, Wei Ruo was not left behind.

In Xu Ji's lo-mei shop, Chen Aqing drank it all down with a big gulp.

Seeing her drinking in such a hurry, Wei Ruo couldn't help but said: "You look like this, I wonder if I have deducted your money and didn't let you have enough food."

"No, miss, your porridge is delicious! You and sister Xiumei are so good at cooking!" Chen Aqing explained.

"It's not a matter of craftsmanship, but a matter of materials. This bowl of porridge uses yellow rice, white rice, glutinous rice, millet, water chestnut rice, chestnuts, red cowpea, and peeled jujube paste. They are mixed together and cooked with water. Dye red peach kernels, almonds, melon seeds, peanuts, hazelnuts, pine nuts, white sugar, brown sugar, and grapes."

There are some specialties in cooking porridge, but not so much. It is boiled in a pot of water, which really does not reflect much craftsmanship.

This porridge is more about the materials used. It is true that other places do not necessarily have the time and effort to gather so many materials to make this porridge.

"This... so many things? It must be very expensive..." Chen Aqing stared blankly at the empty bowl in his hand, regretting that he had eaten in a hurry.

"It's okay, I can still afford to give you a meal once in a while, and I don't just feed you, I will sell it later. Tomorrow is Laba, so it is suitable to sell this porridge."

Speaking of this, Wei Ruo told Chen Aqing: "When a conspicuous place will be vacated in the store, we will sell this porridge, a bowl of one tael of silver."

"One tael of silver?" Chen Aqing was stunned, unable to believe her ears.

"Yes, one tael of silver." Wei Ruo replied firmly.

Hearing this, Chen Aqing swallowed her saliva, and then looked at her empty bowl again. Didn't she just drink a whole tael of silver in one go?

Although she felt that the price was very expensive in her heart, Chen Aqing didn't ask any more questions. She believed in Wei Ruo unconditionally, and felt that the lady's price must be reasonable!

When Wei Ruo used this material to cook this porridge, he made up his mind that he wanted to sell this porridge at a high price and only sell it to wealthy families.

Since the opening of Xu Ji Braised Meat Shop, Mrs. Yuan's publicity has attracted many nobles in the city to taste it, and then accumulated a group of wealthy and powerful loyal customers for themselves.

Although the incident with Zuixianju last time caused some losses to the shop, it also promoted Xu Ji Braised Meat Shop to another extent.

Nowadays, there is no shortage of wealthy customers in the shop, and everyone recognizes the taste of the lo-mei shop, so if Wei puts this Laba porridge in a conspicuous place in the shop, there must be someone willing to spend a lot of money to taste it.

Sure enough, at noon, Xu Ji Laba porridge sold several copies.

In the afternoon, more people bought it. Some tasted it on the spot and bought several bowls to take home.

Wei Ruo only prepared one barrel for sale in total, and it was sold out by the end of the day (two or three o'clock in the afternoon). A total of thirty copies were sold, equivalent to thirty taels of silver.

Chen Aqing still can't believe it, so he sold it for thirty taels of silver! It's like juggling!

Although Wei Ruo was not surprised, he was surprised by the sales speed.

From the very beginning, Wei Ruo knew that even if her porridge was priced at five cents, ordinary people and poor people would not buy it.

What they need is food and clothing, not some delicious food.

But the rich and powerful are different. What they pursue is quality. The more expensive something is, the more they feel that it is worthy of their status.

It is for this reason that Zhumen's wine and meat smell roads have frozen bones.

Counting the thirty taels of silver in her hand, Xiumei was very happy: "Miss, this Laba porridge is too profitable! Excluding our cost, the profit can be much more than we earn from selling vegetables, sweet potatoes and braised meat!"

"Don't be too happy, we have to prepare the ingredients when we go back today, and we have to sell them for another day tomorrow." Wei Ruo said.

"To earn so much money, I can do it even if I don't sleep tonight!" Xiumei said excitedly.

"That's impossible, your body is worth more than silver!" Wei Ruo said.

"Miss, you are still talking about me, don't you often do this? You are always tired when it comes to other things, but if you have anything to do with money, you can stay up all night!" Xiumei retorted.

Actually, besides making money, Wei Ruo also forgets to eat and sleep when saving lives.

Uh... can't argue with that.

"Okay, okay." Wei Ruo quickly changed the subject, "Hurry up, I'm busy with the rest of the matter, there are a lot of ingredients to prepare, and if I'm late, I won't be able to catch up with the good day of Laba Festival tomorrow."

Then Wei Ruo didn't give Xiumei a chance to continue talking about herself, and pulled her into the carriage.

Early the next morning, as soon as Xu Ji's braised meat shop opened, there was a small stall selling Laba porridge in front of the shop.

Yesterday, it was only placed in an obvious place in the store, but today it is better, and it is placed directly at the door of the store.

A signboard was erected next to it, and it read: "Laba porridge, one or two, one bowl."

At first, passers-by thought that the owner of Xu Ji Lo-Mei Shop was crazy about money, and he dared to sell such a sky-high price for a bowl of ordinary porridge.

But people who had such an idea soon found out that they were wrong. Such expensive porridge was not only bought by people, but also a lot!

The families of senior officials, wealthy businessmen, and children of rich families in the city are the buyers of this sky-high price Laba porridge.

On the same street, Zuixianju also sold Laba porridge on this day, but obviously the business was far less good than that of Xuji Braised Meat Shop.

After selling for an hour, shopkeeper Shen from Zuixianju came to Xu Ji's lo-mei shop to look for Wei Ruo.

"Excuse me, is Mr. Xu there?" Shopkeeper Shen asked Chen Aqing, who was busy in front.

"I don't know, I'm busy with business." Chen Aqing replied.

In fact, Wei Ruo was in the yard behind the shop, but Chen Aqing still said she didn't know, because she didn't know if their lady wanted others to know that she was here.

Sister Xiumei taught her, so in this case, tell people that you don't know.

At this time, the shop opened through the curtain of the backyard, and Wei Ruo came out from behind.

"I've met Mr. Xu, it's like this. My son would like to invite Mr. Xu to Zuixianju for a talk. I wonder if Mr. Xu is convenient?" Shopkeeper Shen asked Wei Ruo politely with a smile on his face.

"I'm free, I'll go with you now." Wei Ruo replied straightforwardly.

"Okay, Mr. Xu, please follow me!" Shopkeeper Shen hurriedly led Wei Ruo the way.

Arriving at Zuixianju, shopkeeper Shen still took Wei Ruo to the box in the corner with the word "Heting" written on the door plate.

Same as last time, Fan Chengxu sat alone in the box, with tea and some pastries placed in front of him.

"Boss Fan, why did you come to me today?" Wei Ruo asked straight to the point.

"May I ask you, when will the five-spice powder and oyster sauce we talked about last time be available for me? Last time you said you would give you some time, I think it's been a long time."

Chapter 180 Meeting with the Second Brother at East Lake

"Boss Fan came to me at the right time. To tell you the truth, I can send you the first batch of goods tomorrow morning." Wei Ruo said.

Fan Chengxu put down his teacup, and looked at Wei Ruo with a smile on his face: "That's really a coincidence. To be honest, I'm still looking forward to Mr. Xu's goods."

"Don't worry, Boss Fan, when the goods are delivered, you will be inspected first." Wei Ruo added.

"Judging from today's Laba porridge, I am full of confidence in Mr. Xu's five-spice powder and oyster sauce. I have enough reasons to believe that Mr. Xu's things will not disappoint me." Fan Chengxu said.

"Thank you, Boss Fan, for your trust, but you can't just do business on trust. It's better to follow the rules. You can inspect the goods when they arrive. If you have any questions, we'll discuss them face-to-face. If you're not satisfied, you don't have to. I never buy or sell by force." Wei Ruo said.

"Okay." Fan Chengxu agreed with a smile, showing Wei Ruo's appreciation in his eyes.

He likes to deal with smart people, and Mr. Xu, who is not very skilled in disguise, just happens to be a smart person.

He is even a little curious now, what the original face of Mr. Xu looked like.

Look at the hand should be a young resting young boy.

Maybe he dressed himself up like this because he was afraid that his original handsome face would not be convincing enough.

The idea is good, but Yi Rong's craftsmanship is a bit clumsy. Fortunately, his skills in other areas are not so clumsy.

Immediately afterwards, Fan Chengxu said to Wei Ruo: "If Mr. Xu is not in a hurry, please sit down and drink two cups of tea with me."

Then shopkeeper Shen at the side made an invitation gesture to Wei Ruo.

Wei Ruo smiled lightly: "Then respect is worse than obedience."

After sitting down, Fan Chengxu poured Wei Ruo a cup of tea, "Mr. Xu looks young, so he shouldn't have reached the crown, right?"

"Yes, not crowned."

"Oh, that's how it is." Fan Chengxu had a smile on his lips and a sly look in his eyes.

At this moment, Wei Ruo probably knew what the other party was laughing at.

But Wei Ruo didn't panic, the other party saw that she was Yi Ronggui, but her face was mostly blocked by beard and birthmark, so the other party couldn't see anything.

"Has Mr. Xu ever thought of working under me?" Fan Chengxu said.

"Boss Fan appreciates it, I am very honored, but I still prefer to do things by myself." Wei Ruo declined.

Shopkeeper Shen on the side said: "Master Xu, my son is not an ordinary businessman. If you follow my son, what you will get is not just the money and benefits of doing business."

Wei Ruo smiled lightly: "I'm not interested in Boss Fan's other identities. I just want to do some business to earn some money to support my family. I also ask Boss Fan to forgive me. My short-sightedness is limited to this. If I scan Boss Fan's Xing, I will substitute tea for wine here, and punish myself with a drink."

As he spoke, Wei Ruo picked up the teacup in front of him and drank it down in one gulp.

Fan Chengxu smiled: "So I can only look forward to other cooperation with Mr. Xu in the future."

"I am also looking forward to it." Wei Ruo said.

Wei Ruo came out after staying in Zuixianju for a while.

Originally thought that Fan Chengxu would say something to her about the Laba porridge, but in the end he only talked about cooperation.

After two contacts, Wei Ruo felt that Fan Chengxu was difficult to understand and deal with. She hoped that the two would only have a business cooperation relationship in the future, otherwise she would still struggle with having such an extra opponent under the current situation.

After coming out of Zuixianju, Wei Ruo first went back to Xuji Braised Meat Shop. The shop was bustling with people buying braised meat and Laba porridge. Chen Aqing and another employee were a bit overwhelmed, so Xiumei went up to help up.

Wei Ruo was also planning to start, when a woman walked up and stuffed a note into Wei Ruo's hand.

Wei Ruo looked up and saw that it was Lin Fang, so he put the note away.

After Lin Fang left, Wei Ruo went to the backyard of the store and opened the note.

"At noon, on the west bank of the East Lake, at the Autumn Pavilion."

Wei Ruo understood that the climax of buying porridge had just passed at this time, so Wei Ruo took Xiumei to the East Lake.

Wei Ruo came to the autumn pavilion on the west bank of the East Lake, and a cruise ship was parked beside it.

Lin Fang and Ke Chongshan were in the pavilion, but when Wei Ruo got off the carriage, Lin Fang stepped forward quickly: "Young master is on the cruise ship, I will take the young miss there."

Wei Ruo followed Lin Fang onto the cruise ship. After she got on the boat, the boat slowly moved towards the lake.

Wei Ruo saw Wei Jinyi in a moon-white brocade dress in the tearoom in the cabin.

"Second brother." Wei Ruo stepped forward.

"Sit down." Wei Jin also said.

"Um."

Wei Ruo sat down on the seat opposite Wei Jinyi.

There is already a table of dishes on the table in front of you.

"Why did the second brother come to see me today?" Wei Ruo asked.

"Laba Festival today." Wei Jin also replied.

"Second brother wants to spend the holiday with me?"

"Yes." Wei Jin also said, "Besides, I said before that I want Mrs. Ke to help you teach you some disguise techniques. If you have time today, you can ask her a lesson or two on this boat."

Wei Ruo turned to look at Lin Fang next to him: "Then there is Mrs. Lao Ke."

"No trouble, it's my honor to help Missy. It's already noon, Missy and Young Master must be hungry, so let's not talk about other things, let's eat first, and when Young Master and Miss have eaten, I'll come back and talk to the eldest lady about these things."

Then Lin Fang blessed the two of them, and then left the tea room.

After Lin Fang left, Wei Ruo took off the beard and birthmark that stuck to her face. There was no one else at the moment, and Mrs. Ke would have to change her face again later, so she took it off first.

Wei Jin also said to Wei Ruo: "Let's eat first, I have prepared your favorite seafood, which was brought back by the fishing boat this morning."

"It just so happened that I also brought Laba porridge for my second brother."

Wei Ruo asked Xiumei to bring in the food box, which she specially packed when she came out of Xu Ji Braised Meat Shop.

Wei Ruo put the porridge in front of Wei Jinyi: "Second brother, try it, I made it with Meimei."

"Yes." Wei Jin also picked up the spoon and put it in his own mouth.

Taste carefully and swallow slowly.

"Ruoer's porridge is delicious." Wei Jin also said.

"Second brother likes me to save more for you next time." Wei Ruo said.

"Yeah." Wei Jin also responded, looking at Wei Ruo with a particularly gentle gaze.

In these days, he has unconsciously accumulated a lot of hostility, but at this moment, the hostility dissipated involuntarily.

The cruise ship slowly sailed to the middle of the lake. The last time Wei Ruo came to this lake was when he grilled fish with his brother and sister Xie Jue and Xie Ying.

At that time, because of Chu Lan's presence, Wei Ruo was not in the mood to appreciate the scenery in the lake. Now that the person sitting across from him has changed, Wei Ruo has also relaxed.

"Second brother, I'll be able to reach Ji after the Chinese New Year." Wei Ruo suddenly talked about his approaching Ji.