Traveling through troubled times, he fled with his stepson

Most of those in charge came from farms and other places.

Xu Yaluo listened carefully to everyone's questions and then gave solutions. In this way, a whole morning had passed.

When she came to her senses, Wei Qiqi had been with her for a long time.

"I didn't even realize it. I forget the time when I'm talking about something. I was born to be a hard worker!"

Xu Yaluo complained, and Wei Qiqi smiled: "It's okay, it sounds very interesting, and I can learn a lot from it."

"Don't praise me. I'm not someone you can benefit from."

This is not a flattery. Sometimes Xu Yaluo not only envies other people for having sons like Li Yuan who don't have to worry about anything, but also envies others for having such smart minds that there is nothing they cannot succeed in doing.

"The Dream of the Red Chamber you wrote earlier received a very good response in the city and even spread to Shangjing City."

Wei Qiqi smiled bitterly: "I have told you so many times, that was not written by me, it was written by an old senior named Cao Xueqin, I just copied his work."

When you use other people's things to make money, you can't take away their reputation as well.

She has only written the first volume of Dream of the Red Chamber in these years.

Even though she had memorized the general idea, restoring all the details was exhausting for her.

She divided Dream of the Red Chamber into ten volumes, and the money she earned from the first volume was enough to pay for what she wanted to do.

It was a sum beyond her expectations.

The second volume has been completed and is being revised. It has not been finished yet.

She originally wanted to use the money to open a shop and collect rent.

But if she knew that the world was going to be in chaos, she would no longer have such thoughts.

She needed to prepare something else.

For example, food, ironware, and salt.

In times of war and chaos, these three things can help you do a lot.

She is currently sitting back and waiting to see what the future holds.

I'm afraid she'll have to hurry up and put together the second volume.

When the prosperous era is about to fall, the upper class aristocrats are spending money extravagantly.

By publishing it now, she can earn more money than with the first book.

No one would complain about having too much gold and silver.

Especially in troubled times.

Except for Li Yuan and Xu Yaluo, probably no one else knows that Wei Qiqi has become extremely wealthy.

Xu Yaluo once said that she was the typical example of someone who quietly made money and never showed off her wealth.

"At noon, you and my two children will have lunch together. In the afternoon, I will take the two children to see Cheng Qing off."

"Brother Cheng still has two days before he leaves, so why is it that in the afternoon..."

Xu Yaluo tapped lightly with his finger: "He still has some things to do in the barracks."

Things in the military camp are no different from the trivial matters in the city. If you are not careful, any of them can cause great disasters.

Cheng Qing also had his own concerns, and as Li Yuan reminded him, he planned to make preparations in all aspects so as not to be overwhelmed.

"Come to think of it, even if we are going to help with the disaster, each place can just send some people up there, why does the city lord have to go there in person?"

Wei Qiqi's question hit the nail on the head. This was what Xu Yaluo and Cheng Qing couldn't understand.

"I'm not sure. Maybe this is what Cheng Qing is worried about. He was always worried before he left." Xu Yaluo thought of her husband's instructions to her all night and felt very worried.

A feeling of uneasiness rose in my heart, as if something was going to happen.

"The emperor's order is hard to disobey. Brother Cheng has no choice but to head north." Wei Qiqi persuaded.

At this moment they had no choice.

While they were chatting, Li Yuan and Cheng Feiyue walked in.

"Mother—Seventh Aunt!"

A clear voice came from a distance, causing the two people in the inner room to smile at each other.

"That's why I said this child has a cheerful personality." Wei Qiqi said.

His eyes fell on the figures coming in one after another.

Li Yuan and Cheng Feiyue are not much different in height. In fact, Cheng Feiyue is one or two fingers taller than Li Yuan.

But at first glance, Li Yuan has a straight figure, his shoulders and waist are parallel, and the thinness brought by his sudden growth makes the two people look equally matched visually.

Wei Qiqi raised her face and greeted them with a smile.

"I just came back from class. Look at this situation. It's so embarrassing."

The teacher didn't come today because he had something to do. When Li Yuan left in the morning, he said that the whole day would be filled with lessons from the martial arts teacher.

He looks so messy and I guess he has been exposed to everything.

"Seventh Aunt, please stop laughing at me. I was inexplicably beaten up by the martial arts teacher today. He said that my basic skills were not good and solid, and that my legs and feet were weak..."

Cheng Feiyue stepped over and sat next to Wei Qiqi. Li Yuan paused and found that he could only sit between Xu Yaluo and Cheng Feiyue, facing Wei Qiqi.

Cheng Feiyue looks like this every time he sees Wei Qiqi, mainly because Wei Qiqi is the only one who doesn't mind him talking too much.

"That's enough, you keep talking as soon as you get here. Li Yuan is going to wash up, and you follow him." Xu Yaluo used a handkerchief to drive Cheng Feiyue away.

"If I knew you were practicing martial arts, I would have thought you were from some muddy place."

"Hehe... Mom, Aunt Qi, wait for me. I'll be back soon."

As he said that, he caught up with Li Yuan, "Wait for me!"

Watching the two people walk away, Wei Qiqi felt relieved.

She discovered Guanzhou's affairs late, which led to Li Yuan's unwillingness to interact with other people.

Being a study partner to the talkative Cheng Feiyue actually has all advantages and no disadvantages, so she likes Cheng Feiyue even more.

"These two children..."

Xu Yaluo said this and asked someone to prepare the meal.

When the two of them came over one after the other after washing and changing clothes, the table was already full of dishes. The timing was just right.

This time, Li Yuan was one step faster than Cheng Feiyue. He sat next to Wei Qiqi and calmed down.

Cheng Feiyue, whose seat was taken away, didn't care and sat between Li Yuan and his mother.

During the meal, Xu Yaluo suggested going with her in the afternoon. The two children agreed without much reaction.

Afterwards, Xu Yaluo took the two children away from the City Lord's Mansion, and Wei Qiqi also sent Cheng Qing away.

She and Cheng Qing were actually not familiar with each other and they had barely spoken to each other.

Cheng Qing is very busy. If we don't make an appointment to meet, we may not see each other for the whole year.

Also, Wei Qiqi is not narcissistic. In fact, she has not yet adapted to the beauty of this body, which combined with her personality is simply fatal.

She and Cheng Qing had the same idea that they should avoid meeting each other if possible to avoid causing any embarrassing misunderstandings.

Before Xu Yaluo left, she asked her to pay attention to every aspect of the rear mansion.

Check whether the place is clean and arranged properly at the end of the year, and help her check every aspect.

Wei Qiqi had never done this before, and Xu Yaluo would not have let her come. The housekeeper of the mansion happened to be out, so the matter fell into her hands.

The housekeeper's daughter took her to check everything along the way.

Xu Yaluo was a good administrator, and even if many places were checked very carefully, there would not be any problems.

"Is there anything else that hasn't been checked yet?"

"Ah... there are only the woodshed and the toilet left."