Blessed Daughter

Several people ate and chatted, and after another half an hour, Xiumei took out a wine jar.

"I almost forgot about this! I just made sweet wine these two days. When you and the prince went down the mountain, Miss, I was bored on the mountain and had nothing to do, so I made some of this. It's hot these days, and it will be very fragrant in two or three days Come and try it."

When it was brewed, it was brewed in a basin. In order to make it easier to take it down the mountain, Xiumei specially found a wine jar to put it in.

"No need."

"I will not eat."

Wei Jinyi and Wei Ruo refused at the same time.

Drinking mistake! Both of them have made jokes because of drinking, so how dare they drink again.

"Miss, what's the matter with you? Are you feeling unwell? You always eat this sweet wine in summer." Xiumei asked.

The prince can understand if he doesn't eat Xiumei, but why doesn't he even eat her young lady?

"I'm full today." Wei Ruo excused.

On weekdays, she knows how to drink. Tianjiu Niang doesn't have any alcohol content, so it's so sweet that you won't get drunk even if you drink it all in a jar, unless you have the alcohol capacity like her second brother.

But with her second brother present, she was inexplicably afraid.

Not afraid of 10,000, just in case, it's okay to be ashamed in front of Meimei, but in front of the second brother...

For some reason, Wei Ruo was slightly worried that she would lose her composure in front of him when she was drunk, although it was not that she had not lost her composure in front of her second brother.

"Oh, okay, then I..." Xiumei glanced at Wei Jinyi, and decisively chose to distribute the sweet wine to Xiaobei.

Forget it, the lord, with his drinking capacity, a glass of sweet wine can be downed, so it's better not to drink it for him, it's very troublesome to get drunk.

Xiaomei happily took the sweet wine that Xiumei handed him: "Thank you, Miss Xiumei."

Xiao Bei and Xiu Mei tasted sweet wine, while Wei Ruo and Wei Jin drank tea.

After eating and drinking enough, the four of them went back to their rooms to wash and rest.

At night, Wei Ruo got up in the middle of the night and took out Xiumei's jar of sweet wine. Only Xiaobei and Xiumei drank it just now, and there was still a lot left in the jar.

She didn't dare to drink in front of the second brother, but when she was left alone, she still couldn't help but relax, let alone just sweet wine.

Wei Ruo opened the window at the head of the bed, sat in front of the window, and could clearly see the bright moon outside the window.

Tree shadows sway, insects chirp.

The night is good, and the night wind in the mountains is also cool. The brush is refreshing on the face and makes people feel happy physically and mentally.

Wei Ruo poured himself a bowl, and then sipped it slowly, with a relaxed expression.

On the wall in the distance, Wei Jin also leaned against the tree trunk, looking in the direction of Wei Ruo.

He just watched quietly without disturbing him, and did not let Wei Ruo notice his existence.

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Wei Ruo and Wei Jin also stayed in Hejian Mansion for more than half a month, not only did all the things that Wei Ruo should do in the trip plan, but also took a tour of the mountains and rivers.

Before leaving, Wei Ruo handed over all matters related to the village and the nearby cotton fields to Shi Dayou for help.

He is the village head of Shitou Village. He is good at farming and arranging the villagers. He has management experience. He also knows some basic common sense in farming, and he can solve some small problems.

So Wei Ruo felt that it was more suitable to be the steward of the Zhuangzi than to work in the shop.

Most of the villagers who came from Stone Village worked in the workshop, and only two of them were left to work beside Shi Dayou, so the long-term and short-term laborers who worked in the fields had to be recruited separately.

Wei Ruo asked Shi Dayou to give priority to those homeless people. The food production in various places has not been good these years, so there are many displaced people.

It's not that these people work harder, so Wei Ruo is willing to use them. There are hardworking and honest people everywhere, and there are also sneaky, raped and slippery people. It's just that Wei Ruo hopes to resettle as many refugees as possible and help more hungry and cold people. people.

After hearing about Wei Ruo's arrangement, Shi Dayou agreed very much and was very motivated.

A farmer himself, he knew exactly what became of ordinary people who lost their land and homes and became homeless and hungry.

When he was incompetent, he didn't have such an idea. Now that Young Master Xu has given him the opportunity, he also feels happy and honored.

As for the coal mine, Wei Ruo asked Wei Jin to arrange someone to take care of it.

Because the coal mine was not considered her private property, it was purchased in the name of Prince Rui's Mansion, and Wei Ruo and Wei Jin each paid half of the purchase cost.

At the time of the purchase, Wei Ruo said that he would split the bill with Wei Jinyi fifty-fifty, so Wei Ruo simply asked Wei Jinyi to arrange the staff.

Wei Jin also agreed, and handed over the matter to Zhang Yi to be responsible.

Zhang Yi didn't dare to neglect the slightest, and promised Wei Ruo that he would do his best to manage the mine well.

Wei Ruo gave Zhang Yi some additional instructions. She asked Zhang Yi to pay special attention to the safety of the miners. The corresponding protective measures should be in place. The labor of the workers should not be squeezed. They should be given enough rest time every day and their wages should be appropriate. The meal should be full.

Zhang Yi responded one by one, and kept it in his heart.

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On July 25th, Wei Ruo and Wei Jin also returned to the capital together.

Then from the relatively desolate place between Hejian Prefecture and Jingcheng, Wei Ruo asked the team to change the path on the grounds that he wanted to get the freshest mountain spring water for Wei Jinyi to decoct medicine.

Then while in the forest, unexpectedly encountered a surprise attack.

A group of masked men in black had already ambushed here. When the team passed by, they swarmed up and fought with the guards of the palace and the Imperial Forest Army.

The guards of the palace and the imperial army sent by the emperor were all elite soldiers, but this group of raiders were also very skilled, and the two sides fought back and forth.

Outside the carriage, the sound of swords clashing was thrilling;

Inside the carriage, Wei Jinyi and Wei Ruo were having a leisurely chat over drinks.

After a fight, the ambushed thieves fled.

Immediately afterwards, Eunuch Gao came outside the carriage to express condolences to Wei Jinyi and Wei Ruo.

"My lord, the thieves have been repelled by the concubine, are you surprised?"

"It's okay." Wei Jinyi replied in a low and slow voice.

"It's good that the prince is not frightened, the attack on our family will be reported to the emperor truthfully, and the matter will be thoroughly investigated!" Gao Gonggong said.

"Hmm." Wei Jin also responded and asked, "Is anyone among you injured?"

"This..." Eunuch Gao hesitated for a moment and then said, "The others are fine, but Dr. Xu... he's gone..."

"Understood." Wei Jin also said in a low voice.

He's playing a disheartened dying person, so when he hears someone dies, the reaction shouldn't be too big.

Wei Jin also went on to say: "It's not early, let's set off after reorganizing the team."

"Yes, our family leader."

Eunuch Gao was ordered to retreat and quickly arranged for everyone to evacuate.

After Eunuch Gao withdrew, Wei Ruo and Wei Jin also looked at each other without saying anything.