Chapter 369:
In the letter sent to the Mid-Autumn Festival Banquet, the eldest father strongly demanded that his younger brother obey the nobleman's arrangements, saying that the rise and fall of the Wei family depended on this one time.
Because of this letter, Yunshi was angry for several days.
In this way, Yunshi really couldn't be happy about this Mid-Autumn Festival this year. Nothing that was supposed to come came, but everything that shouldn't come came.
After Wei Ruo knew the general situation, she didn't ask any more questions. The sweet potatoes and the first batch of rice on her farm were about to mature, and it was the busy time of harvest.
Wei Ruo's table was piled with account books sent from various villages.
After Wei Ruo asked Grandma Zhang, she started reading.
Judging from the current situation reported by Zhuangzi, the output of this batch of grain is quite abundant, even better than last year's.
The bumper harvest of this batch of grain gave Wei Ruo reassurance. Most of the grain she had stored earlier had been used up - a small part was used to feed the people in the village, and the majority was sold to the military camp.
If there is not a good harvest this year, it will be a big problem for Wei Ruo.
Wei Ruo also inquired about the situation of other families in Taizhou Prefecture. They found that the part that was planted early, and the part that did not suffer from bakanae disease and did not change rice seeds, should be mature by this time.
It is said that although their harvest is not as good as Wei Ruo's high-yielding late rice seeds, with the help of various measures taken by the government, this year's harvest is better than the previous two years.
This is a good sign.
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The next day, the Mid-Autumn Festival, Wei Ruo and Yun were invited to attend a banquet at the magistrate's house.
When Wei Ruo arrived at the gate of the magistrate's house, he saw another carriage from the Wei family.
When Wei Ruo looked at the carriage, the curtains were lifted, and Wei Qingwan, who was wearing a light green dress, stepped out with the support of her maid Cui He.
The moment Wei Qingwan raised her head and met Wei Ruo's eyes, Wei Ruo saw a hint of provocation in her eyes.
Her eyes seemed to be telling Wei Ruo, so what if he used so many methods to drive her out of the Wei family? Can't she still come back?
But when she walked up to Wei Ruo, her expression became cautious again.
"Sister." Wei Qingwan's voice was soft and careful.
Wei Ruo didn't reply, but turned to look at Yun beside him.
"Can mother tell me what's going on?"
Wei Ruo's eyes were sharp, giving people the feeling that there was nowhere to hide.
Mrs. Yun looked away with some guilt, and then explained: "In order to avoid Wanwan not showing up for too long and making the outside world suspicious, which would actually prove Wanwan's crime of having a private meeting with a man, my mother thought it was better to let Wanwan attend such a meeting. The occasion is better."
After a pause, Yunshi added: "Mom is doing this for your own good. If Wanwan is suspected, your reputation will be damaged as well." "Oh,
mother is really considerate of me. "Wei Ruo snorted lightly.
"I just asked Wanwan to attend today's banquet. I will continue to ask Wanwan to go to Zhuangzi to recuperate in the future. You don't have to be so stingy." Mrs. Yun said again.
"What does this have to do with whether I am stingy or not? Not to mention that letting her go to Zhuangzi is what I want and want, not to mention that this is the punishment she should have received." Wei Ruo said coldly.
Yun's face stiffened, and then she said, "It's getting late, it's time to go in."
After that, she led Wei Qingwan towards the mansion.
Before Wei Qingwan stepped into the mansion, she looked back at Wei Ruo and smiled at Wei Ruo.
Xiumei flattened her lips and said to Wei Ruo, "Madam, I'm afraid that if she does this, she will find an opportunity to take the second young lady back to her house soon." "Let's go in too." Wei Ruo didn't want to be affected by such a thing
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It has been a good harvest season recently, so you should be happy. After entering the mansion, Wei Ruo was immediately taken to Mrs. Yuan.
Brother Sheng next to her grinned as soon as he saw Wei Ruo, glanced at the wet nurse maid taking care of him, and ran towards Wei Ruo.
"Hug~ Ruo, hug~"
Xiao Nai's voice was very sweet.
Although the little guy can't speak many words yet, he has already mastered how to address Wei Ruo.
Although Mrs. Yuan taught him to call "aunt", he learned to call Wei Ruo by his first name.
Wei Ruogang picked up the little guy and received a kiss from him.
"Baji" kissed Wei Ruo on the cheek.
Mrs. Yuan laughed and said, "This little naughty boy is not happy even if he kisses his father. Only sister Ruo'er has this honor." Then Mrs. Yuan was afraid that
Wei Ruo would be tired from hugging her, so she wanted the nanny to take Sheng back. Brother, but Brother Sheng refused. He stayed in Wei Ruo's arms and refused to let anyone else hold him.
Brother Sheng clung to Wei Ruo and wouldn't let anyone else hold him, so Wei Ruo hugged Brother Sheng and played with him for a long time.
It wasn't until Master Yuan sent someone to pick up Brother Sheng that the little guy reluctantly left Wei Ruo's arms.
After Brother Sheng was taken away, Mrs. Yuan was about to take Wei Ruo to greet her, when several more ladies came over to say hello to Mrs. Yuan.
Seeing Wei Ruo, several ladies also greeted her warmly and praised Wei Ruo with smiles on their faces.
They were all participants in the land reclamation. Now the progress of land reclamation is gratifying. Even the imperial court heard about it and praised the Taizhou Prefecture. This made their faces bright and they were also praised by their husbands at home.
Therefore, they would like Wei Ruo no matter how they looked at him.
Facing the compliments from several ladies, Wei Ruo only responded with a humble smile.
At this moment, Mrs. Yun led Wei Qingwan over.
Because she was Wei Ruo's mother, several ladies from the Yun family also gathered around her and said a lot of complimentary words:
"Mrs. Wei has taught her daughter well. The eldest girl is talented and generous, and she is a role model for everyone. "
"Yes, yes, we are all envious. I wish the girls at home could be half as talented as Miss Wei." "..." The
compliments
from several people seemed to Wei Ruo to be exaggerated, and they only praised her for other things. , how can you become a role model for everyone’s ladies? She clearly didn't do anything that ladies should do.
Yun's face was filled with joy: "Madams, you are overly complimentary. My two girls are just obedient and hard-working, and they can't be called particularly talented." While
expressing her modesty, Yun didn't forget to bring Wei Qingwan along with her.
Hearing Mrs. Yun mention her other daughter, several ladies looked at Wei Qingwan in unison. They had heard the rumors in the past few days. It seemed that the second young lady of the Wei family had done something extraordinary.
Later, I heard that the second young lady of the Wei family was sent to Zhuangzi by the Wei family, which seemed to confirm her crime.
I don’t know what Mrs. Wei was thinking when she brought someone to the princess’s banquet in such a grand manner today.
Seeing several ladies looking at Wei Qingwan with suspicion, Mrs. Yun took advantage of the situation and said, "Speaking of which, my second daughter does not have the good luck of the eldest daughter. I don't know which sycophant spread some rumors outside a few days ago. She felt uneasy and depressed, so she went to Zhuangzi to rest for a few days before she regained her composure."
Wei Qingwan then said, "It's her daughter's fault. It's really unfilial to let a mother worry about her daughter."
(This chapter over)