Chapter 501: Attacked on the way home
A few people were eating and chatting. After another half an hour, Xiumei took out a wine jar.
"I almost forgot about this! I made some new sweet wine in the past two days. When you and the prince went down the mountain, miss, I was bored on the mountain with nothing to do, so I made some of this. It has been hot these days, and it will be very fragrant in two or three days. Come and try it."
When brewing, she brewed it in a basin. In order to bring it down the mountain easily, Xiumei found a wine jar to put it in.
"No need."
"I won't eat."
Wei Jinyi and Wei Ruo refused at the same time.
Drinking makes things worse! Both of them had made jokes because of drinking, so how could they dare to drink again.
"Miss, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell? You always eat this sweet wine in summer." Xiumei asked.
It’s understandable that the prince doesn’t eat Xiumei, but why doesn’t even her young lady eat it?
"I'm full today." Wei Ruo excused himself.
She would drink it on weekdays. Tianjiongniang had little alcohol content and was so sweet that she wouldn't get drunk even if she drank the entire jar. Unless she had the alcohol capacity like her second brother, that would be possible.
But in the presence of her second brother, she was inexplicably afraid.
Not afraid of ten thousand, just afraid that if she is embarrassed in front of Meimei, it doesn't matter. In front of the second brother...
For some reason, Wei Ruo is a little worried that she will lose her temper in front of him when she is drunk, although it is not that she has not been embarrassed in front of the second brother. I have lost my composure in front of me.
"Oh, okay, then I..." Xiumei glanced at Wei Jinyi and decisively chose to give the sweet wine to Xiaobei.
Prince, it's better to forget it. With his drinking capacity, he can drink a glass of sweet wine, so I won't let him drink it. It's quite troublesome when he's drunk.
Xiaobei happily took the sweet wine from Xiumei and said, "Thank you, Miss Xiumei."
Xiaobei and Xiumei tasted the sweet wine, while Wei Ruo and Wei Jinyi drank tea.
After eating and drinking, the four of them went back to their rooms to wash up and rest.
At night, Wei Ruo got up in the middle of the night and took out Xiumei's jar of sweet wine. Just now, only Xiaobei and Xiumei drank, and there was still a lot left in the jar.
She didn't dare to drink in front of her second brother, but when she was alone, she couldn't help but relax, not to mention it was just sweet wine.
Wei Ruo opened the window beside the bed and sat in front of the window. He could clearly see the bright moon outside the window.
The shadows of the trees swayed, and the insects chirped.
The night is nice, and the night wind in the mountains is cool, refreshing and refreshing on the face, making people happy both physically and mentally.
Wei Ruo poured himself a bowl and sipped it slowly with a satisfied expression.
On the wall in the distance, Wei Jin also leaned against the tree trunk and looked in the direction of Wei Ruo.
He just watched quietly without disturbing her, and did not let Wei Ruo notice his presence.
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Wei Ruo and Wei Jin also stayed in Hejian Mansion for more than half a month. Not only did they complete all the things that Wei Ruo had to do in his trip plan, but they also went sightseeing together.
Before leaving, Wei Ruo handed over the large and small matters related to this village and the nearby cotton fields to Shi Dayou for help.
He is the village chief of Shitou Village. He is good at farming and regulating villagers. He has management experience. He also knows some basic common sense about farming and can solve some small problems.
Therefore, Wei Ruo felt that it was more suitable to be the steward of Zhuangzi than to work in the shop.
Most of the villagers who came from Shitou Village worked in the workshops, and only two were left to work beside Shi Dayou, so the long-term and short-term laborers working underneath had to be recruited separately.
Wei Ruo asked Shi Dayou to give priority to the homeless. The food production in various places has not been good in recent years, so there are many homeless people. It's not that these people work harder, so Wei Ruo is willing to use them. There are hard-working and honest people everywhere, and there are also cheating and cheating people. It's just that Wei Ruo hopes to resettle as many refugees as possible and help more people who are hungry and cold. people.
After hearing Wei Ruo's arrangement, Shi Dayou agreed very much and was very motivated.
As a farmer himself, he clearly knows what will happen to ordinary people who have no home and no food to eat after losing their land and homes.
He never had such thoughts when he was incapable. Now that Mr. Xu has given him the opportunity, he feels happy and honored.
As for the coal mine, Wei Ruo asked Wei Jin to arrange for someone to take care of it.
Because the coal mine was not considered her private property and was purchased in the name of Prince Rui's Mansion, Wei Ruo and Wei Jin each contributed half of the purchase cost.
At the time of purchase, Wei Ruo said that he would split the money 50-50 with Wei Jinyi, so Wei Ruo simply asked Wei Jinyi to arrange the manpower.
Wei Jin also agreed and handed the matter over to Zhang Yilai very seriously.
Zhang Yi did not dare to show any slightness and promised Wei Ruo that he would do his best to manage the mine.
Wei Ruo gave Zhang Yi some additional instructions. She asked Zhang Yi to pay special attention to the safety of the miners, and to take appropriate protective measures, not to squeeze the workers' labor, to give sufficient rest time every day, and to pay appropriate wages. Food should be taken care of.
Zhang Yi responded one by one and kept it in mind.
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On July 25th, Wei Ruo and Wei Jin also set off back to the capital.
From the relatively desolate area between the Hejian Prefecture boundary and the capital boundary, Wei Ruo asked the team to change to a trail on the grounds that they wanted to get the freshest mountain spring water for Wei Jinyi to cook medicine.
Then while in the forest, he unexpectedly encountered a surprise attack.
A group of masked men in black had already been ambushing here. When the team passed by, they swarmed up and started fighting with the palace guards and the imperial guards.
The palace guards and the royal guards sent by the emperor were all elite soldiers, but the attackers 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 drinking leisurely.
After a fight, the ambushed thieves fled.
Immediately afterwards, Eunuch Gao came outside the carriage to express his condolences to Wei Jinyi and Wei Ruo.
"Your Majesty, the Princess's thieves have been repelled, are you scared?"
"It's okay." Wei Jinyi replied in a low and slow voice.
"It's good that the prince is not frightened. Our family will report this attack to the emperor truthfully and investigate the matter thoroughly!" Gao Gong said impartially.
"Yes." Wei Jin also responded and then asked, "Is any of you injured?"
"Um..." Eunuch Gao hesitated for a moment and then said, "Others are fine, even Doctor Xu...he didn't. "Yeah..."
"I know." Wei Jinyi's voice was calm.
He plays a frustrated dying man, so when he hears that others are dying, he shouldn't react too much.
Wei Jin also continued: "It's getting late, let's reorganize the team and set off." "
Yes, our family has received the order."
Eunuch Gao was ordered to stand down and quickly arranged for everyone to evacuate.
After Eunuch Gao stepped back, Wei Ruo and Wei Jin also looked at each other and said nothing.
(End of chapter)