Chapter 501 Attack on the way home
Several people chatted while eating, 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 wrong 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.
She can drink it on weekdays. Tianjiu Niang doesn't have any alcohol content, so it's so sweet to drink, even if you drink it all in a jar, you won't get drunk, unless you have the capacity for alcohol like her second brother.
But with her second brother present, she was inexplicably afraid.
Not afraid of 10,000, just in case, its 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, my lord, with his drinking capacity, a glass of sweet wine can be downed, so its better not to drink it for him, its very troublesome to get drunk.
Xiao Beimei happily took the sweet wine that Xiumei handed him: "Thank you, Miss Xiumei."
Xiaobei and Xiumei tasted sweet wine, while Wei Ruobian and Wei Jin also 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.
Did not drink in front of the second brother, but when she was left alone, she couldn't help but relax a bit, 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, and the face is refreshed, which makes people feel happy physically and mentally.
Wei Ruo poured himself a bowl, then sipped it slowly, with a satisfied 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 and did not disturb him, nor let Wei Ruo discover 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 they finish all the things that Wei Ruo planned for this trip, but they also took a tour of the mountains and rivers together.
Before leaving, Wei Ruo handed over the big and small matters related to this village and the nearby cotton fields to Shi Dayou to help.
He is the 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 manager of Zhuangzi than to work in the shop.
Most of the villagers who came from Shitou 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 underground 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 full of energy.
He was a farmer himself and knew exactly what became of ordinary people who lost their land and homes and became homeless and starved.
He didn't have such an idea when he was incompetent. Now that Mr. Xu gave 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.
During the purchase, Wei Ruo said that he would split the bill with Wei Jinyi, 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.
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 rushed 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 are all elite soldiers, but this group of raiders are also quite skilled, and the two sides fought back and forth.
Outside the carriage, the sound of swords clashing sounds thrilling;
In the carriage, Wei Jinyi and Wei Ruo had a leisurely chat over drinks.
After a fight, the ambushed thief 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 princess, are you surprised?"
"It's okay." Wei Jinyi replied in a deep and slow voice.
"It's good that the lord 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 echoed 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..."
"Got it." Wei Jin also said in a low voice.
He plays a disheartened dying person, so when he hears that others are dying, the reaction should not be too big.
Wei Jin also continued: "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 stepped back, Wei Ruo and Wei Jin also looked at each other, without saying anything.