Chapter 403: Trapped halfway
in Tingsongyuan on a snowy day.
Wei Ruo received the three hundred taels of silver notes sent to her by people from Tongdetang.
Wei Ruo was in a very good mood after getting Bai Huahua's money.
Coupled with the newly acquired 1,500 acres of land, Wei Ruo was in an unusually good mood.
Now all that is needed is for Wei Mingting to nod and agree to his marriage to Zhao Xun.
Wei Ruo knew that Wei Mingting had sent people to inquire about the situation of the Zhao family and Zhao Xun's body in the past few days.
Wei Ruo was not worried about this because Zhao Xun's health had indeed improved. It was risky for him to take part in the autumn exam while sick, but his ability to survive proved that his health had indeed improved a lot.
Now Wei Ruotian has a lot of property, a lot of shops, a lot of money saved, and his marriage is settled.
Everything is developing in the direction Wei Ruo hopes.
"Miss, now we have money to open a new store and buy a new house."
"This time I will use the money to buy a shop in the provincial capital." Wei Ruodao.
"Miss, haven't you already asked the wet nurse to buy a shop?" Xiumei asked confused.
"That's right, the shop where I want to open a shop has been bought. The shop I plan to buy this time is not for opening my own shop. It is intended to be rented out to earn rent." Wei Ruodao.
Wei Ruo recently received a reward, Zhuangzi had a good harvest, and made some profits from several businesses, so he had more money on hand.
Wei Ruo likes to use money to make money, so she considers becoming a housekeeper.
Taking advantage of the current bad environment in the provincial capital, purchase a batch of shops at low prices. When the disaster passes, the value of the shops in the provincial capital will inevitably rise. By then, it will be very cost-effective to sell or collect rent.
"It's good to collect rent. You can get money every month!" Xiumei looked expectant.
"I have to find a way to go to the provincial capital in a few days and handle this matter myself. By the way, I will also deal with the matters at Fengting Villa." Wei Ruo calculated.
Wei Ruo had already planned to find an excuse to go to the provincial capital to stay for a while, so that he could do business and have some leisure time at the same time.
Speaking of which, the last time I went to the provincial capital, I went with my second brother. I wonder where he is now and how he is doing, and what happened to the thing that bothered him.
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The next day, Wei Ruo used Mrs. Yuan and the land reclamation as an excuse to go out.
They said they were going to Yuan Mansion for a short stay, but they were actually going to the provincial capital.
It's been half a month since I left and came back.
Originally, Wei Ruo could arrive at Taizhou Prefecture that night, but it snowed heavily early that morning. In just half a day, there was thick snow on the road.
It was snowy inside and outside the city, and the road into the city was covered with thick snow.
The wheels got stuck in the heavy snow and could not continue. Wei Ruo's carriage was forced to stop outside the city.
"Miss, what should I do? I can't leave." Xiumei tried to push the carriage out, but failed.
"Meimei, let's not rush now. The snow is still falling, and the snow is getting thicker and thicker. Even if the carriage is pushed out from here, it will still be unable to move forward." Wei Ruo analyzed.
"What should we do?" Xiumei asked worriedly.
"Don't worry, we have everything. Even if we stay on the roadside for a few days, there will be no problem." Wei Ruodao.
"Miss, what you said makes sense! I was so anxious that I forgot about it!" Xiumei suddenly realized.
"We'd better clear the snow next to the carriage first, and then build a shed." Wei Ruo planned to set up camp on the spot and survive the heavy snow before making plans.
"Okay."
Wei Ruo and Xiumei changed their clothes first. It was enough for them to wear autumn clothes in the morning, and now they had to wrap themselves in thick winter clothes. After changing their clothes, the two began to work, clearing the snow around their carriage.
The carriage Wei Ruo is riding in was newly purchased by Wei Ruo himself.
Because Wei Ruo himself always has to go out, it is inevitably inconvenient to use the Wei family's carriage. Everyone in the Wei family knew that Wei Ruo was rich, so it was reasonable for her to pay for a carriage herself.
This carriage is roomier than the two original ones owned by the Wei family, and there are thermal pads on all sides of the carriage, keeping it warm and airtight. It is extremely comfortable, enough for Wei Ruo and Xiumei to spend the night in it.
The two first swept out a clearing around the carriage.
Xiumei stepped through the snow and went to the light bamboo forest not far away to cut a bundle of bamboo.
Then Wei Ruo got a piece of cloth like magic and built a simple shed out of bamboo and cloth.
The shed was larger than the carriage, and in addition to covering the carriage, it also left a small open space.
Then Wei Ruo got a brazier and charcoal and burned them in the open space next to the carriage. Although it was a bit wasteful, the heat generated by the brazier would make it less likely for snow to accumulate on the roof of the shed.
Otherwise, if the snow is too heavy, there will be a thick layer of snow soon, which will easily crush the shed.
Next to the brazier, Wei Ruo raised another stove, set it up, and began to boil water.
Because they couldn't leave for a while, they had to solve the problem of eating on the spot.
Although there was no shortage of dry food on the carriage, when it was so cold, Wei Ruo felt more comfortable eating something warm.
While boiling water, Wei Ruo took some hay and gave it to the two horses.
While Wei Ruo and Xiumei were busy, a group of people appeared not far away.
Wei Yichen, Xu Fengyuan, Lu Yuhong and others originally rode back to the city from Anzhou Academy, but because the snow was too thick, they were forced to dismount.
After walking for a while, walking became difficult. The snow was already up to the knees. Whether it was a horse or a person, traveling in this situation was both laborious and dangerous.
But stopping in place at this time is also a very dangerous thing. No one knows how long the heavy snow will continue to fall. They only have money and no food. If they just wait there, they will freeze to death and starve. Risk of death.
Just when a few people didn't know what to do and were hungry and cold, they saw a shed not far away and saw fire and smoke coming out from under the shed.
Several people's faces showed expressions of surprise and confusion at the same time.
Why is there a shed next to the official road in this snowy day?
After a while, someone with keen eyes recognized the busy figure.
"Brother Yichen, that seems to be your eldest sister?"
Hearing this, Wei Yichen and Xu Fengyuan looked at each other at the same time.
Then their eyes changed, and they were both sure that the figure was Wei Ruo.
At the same time, Wei Ruo, who was busy, also noticed the group of people in the distance.
After careful observation, I found that they were students from Anzhou Academy.
"Why are they here?" Wei Ruo was a little confused.
If these scholars don't stay well in the academy, why are they here in the snow?
While she was thinking about it, she saw these people walking towards her direction.
There are six people in this group, namely Wei Yichen, Xu Fengyuan, Lu Yuhong, Yuan Wangyuan, the direct son of the Yuan family, Liu Yu, the second son of the Liu family of the Taizhou family, and a poor student named Gao Wentian.
After the six people got closer and saw clearly the situation on Wei Ruo's side, they couldn't help but become more surprised and curious.
(End of chapter)