Chapter 348 Aunt Qiu knew she had bad intentions: "Tell me in detail."

"Madam, you also know Zhang Hesong. In his eyes, women are no different from livestock. Even if he cuts me into pieces, you will still suffer at his hands."

"There's not a single good spot on your body right now. Is this the first time this has happened?"

If she had heard these words in the past, Ye would have been so angry that she would have slapped her several times on the spot before she would stop.

But now she calmed down and took over her words nonchalantly.

"That's right, exposing you won't do me any good, so Aunt Qiu, since things have already happened, why don't you take me with you."

"You're a smart person. If we can work together, not only will I not expose you and your lover, I'll also help you leave this place in secret. How about that?"

Aunt Qiu knew she had bad intentions: "Tell me in detail."

Ye folded her arms across her chest, closed the door, and rolled her eyes, still staring at the two of them with vigilance. She stood in a position that made it easy for her to escape at any time.

She said, "Just now I heard you say you wanted to persuade some bandits to rob the village. Are you sure those bandits have the ability to do that? Aren't you afraid that General Huo's men are still around?"

The groom snorted and said with a smile, "Madam, we are not fools. Since we have found bandits, they must be extremely vicious. If they want to rob the village, they will definitely choose a time when General Huo is not around."

"From what I know, everyone in the military camp has gone to Wuheng City to rebuild these days. They haven't stayed in the village at all. Even that old man Zhang Hesong didn't come back today. Isn't it because of the reconstruction in Wuheng City?"

Unexpectedly, the groom knew so much about the matter. Since that was the case, Ye could say the next words with confidence.

"Alright, since you're so confident, then it's up to you. I only have one small request: when you go after the Ruan family, stab Ruan Mian a few more times!"

"After we escape, if Zhang Hesong wants to investigate you two, I will definitely help you conceal it, but I ask that you give me some of the looted property. I don't ask for much, just a token of my appreciation."

The groom sneered at her and said, "Madam's abacus beads have fallen on my face. Even if we don't cooperate with Madam, it won't prevent us from trying to persuade the bandits."

"Besides, how can we trust you, Madam? Don't wait until I find the bandits before you turn around and bite us, and go to complain to that old man Zhang Hesong."

Ye's eyes rolled around a few times and she chuckled.

"Between informing on you and making Ruan suffer, the latter is obviously more appealing to me. Look at me like this, who gave me this?"

"Also, I had a feud with the Ruan family long ago, and now Ruan Mian has caused Rong'er and me to suffer. How can I swallow this anger if I don't make her suffer a little?"

"If you don't trust me, I'm a woman here, alone and helpless. It would be easy for you to take my life."

These words made both of them believe it without a doubt. The groom and Aunt Qiu looked at each other and nodded in agreement to cooperate with Ye.

Two days later, all of General Huo's men withdrew from the village, taking many able-bodied men with them.

The purpose was to thoroughly clean up everything in Wuheng City. All the broken walls and ruins should be thrown away. If there were any intact houses, they would be repaired and not wasted if they could be used for living.

We must also find ways to fill in the washed-out roads.

The epidemic caused by those sick pigs has now almost healed. Lord Lin was able to get out of bed and walk around today after resting for a few days.

Ruan Mian breathed a sigh of relief that he was able to escape from the gates of hell.

Then he prescribed a lot of medicine for him and told him not to overwork himself for the time being.

Yun Xiu carried the medicine box on his back beside her and helped her with the work obediently.

Seeing how skillful he was, Ruan Mian thanked him sincerely.

This made Yun Xiu blush in embarrassment, and he scratched his head awkwardly.

"Sister Mianmian, these are what I should do. There's no need to be so polite between you and me."

Hearing these words, Ruan Mian didn't know what to say. She knew Yun Xiu was a grateful person, so she couldn't be too polite to him, lest he feel bad.

The more natural you get along with him, the better the relationship between the two of you will be.

Thinking of this, Ruan Mian thought of another thing.

"Ah Xiu, the Civilian Martial Arts Examination will be held in two months. Do you have any plans to take it?"

Before this, Yun Xiu had mentioned to her and Xie Huaian that he must take part in the martial arts examination and become the top martial arts scholar so that he could go to Beijing to assist Xie Huaian.

He was full of ambition at the time and wanted to stay by Xie Huaian's side and serve him.

But ever since Xie Huaian faked his death and left, Yun Xiu never mentioned the matter again.

Ruan Mian suddenly remembered that it was because of the conversation between her brother and herself yesterday about the imperial examination.

The provincial examination was originally about to take place, but Wuheng and Yuzhou happened to suffer from floods, so the examination was naturally cancelled.

As for when the exam can be resumed, or whether there will be other policy precedents, there is no news from Kyoto yet.

Because of this, Ruan Mian thought of the martial arts test.

However, Yun Xiu fell silent. He just stared at Ruan Mian, as if he wanted to say something but stopped.

Ruan Mian waited patiently for his reply, but after waiting for a long time without seeing him speak, she thought that he had other ideas in his mind.

So I comforted him and said, "If you have other ideas, you can talk to me."

"But Ash, no matter what you want to do, everything must be based on your own wishes, understand?"

She patted Yun Xiu's shoulder. At this moment, many villagers ran towards them in panic, with shocked expressions on their faces.

"Madam Ruan! Madam Ruan, please run quickly, something terrible has happened!" Ruan Mian looked over in confusion. At this time, they could vaguely hear some noisy sounds, which seemed to come from the disaster relief site.

"What happened?"

The man hurriedly said, "A group of bandits broke into the village and started looting. They've captured quite a few victims. Many of them are extremely vicious and kill without leaving any blood! They are all unscrupulous bandits. Let's run!"

"While they are just asking for things, saving their lives is more important!"

After saying this, the man quickly rushed into the house and greeted Lord Lin's two subordinates.

"Hurry up and take Master Lin to the mountains! Quick! Follow me!"

Ruan Mian took a closer look and found that this person was from the Jinsha clan and was familiar with the interior of Longchang Mountain.

Now he has no time to fight against the bandits, the most important thing is to save his life.

Hearing this, Ruan Mian looked at Yun Xiu and immediately said, "I'll go over and take a look first. Ah Xiu, you take Master Lin..."

"I'll go with you. Lord Lin has someone to take care of him."

Before Ruan Mian could say no, Yun Xiu grabbed her hand and walked forward decisively.

Ruan Mian knew that her words of comfort were useless and she was worried that something serious might happen outside, so she had to put aside these words of comfort and quickly went to the village with Yun Xiu.

Now bandits have entered the village, and the news of the bandits entering the village has also spread.

When they came out of the house, they found that many people were already rushing into the mountains.

Ruan Mian saw that the situation was quite powerful, and so many bandits came without any warning, leaving her no time to prepare.

The most urgent thing is to settle the family first.

She walked quickly towards home and found that her brother had already arranged for the family to evacuate to the mountains.

As soon as he saw Ruan Mian, Ruan Qingsong didn't care about anything else and pulled her over: "Mian Mian, take your parents and Ruan Qing and leave first."

"I don't know where those bandits came from. They came in such large numbers, and they specifically targeted the time when General Huo and his men were away."

"There are few able-bodied men in the village now, and the elderly, weak, women and children are even less able to fight against them! You go first! I'll find a way to notify General Huo and the others."

Ruan Mian made an immediate decision and asked Ruan Qing and the others to leave first.

However, he did not argue with his brother on the spot, knowing that he did not agree with him staying.

So she took her family and retreated first. After her aunt arrived and joined them, she immediately took her aunt to another empty space, touched the jade bracelet, and took out two carriages from the space.

"The roads in the mountains are difficult to travel, and bandits can easily catch up with us. Supplies are even more scarce! Aunt, take your family to the Fortress. We have documents and seals leading to the Fortress, and the bandits won't have the guts to chase us there."

The aunt nodded quickly, and at the end she did not forget to curse the group of people harshly.

"Those bastards planned a surprise attack. They knew all the men in our village and the military camp had gone to the city, and we are all old, weak, and sick!"

"But I heard they came here to rob and loot, taking all the food and supplies from the disaster relief center! Now they're coming to clean up our village! How about... when most of them have left, you release your spirit beasts and bite them to death!"

Although this was a last resort, it was necessary to do so if the situation really reached a dangerous point. "Don't worry, Auntie. I have a plan. You guys go first. These bandits won't be a problem for us."

She is the one who controls the space, so of course the aunt is not worried.

I immediately followed what they said and left safely with my family.

Only Ruan Mian went down the mountain from the small path and went back to the village.

At this moment, the group of bandits had already arrived in the village. They were cleaning up things in every household in a swaggering manner.

But nothing that was edible or used was taken away.

There were also some people who didn't have time to run away, so they were threatened by them with their heads pressed against their chests, which frightened them so much that they trembled.

But no matter how those people begged for mercy, the bandit leader didn't even blink.

Seeing this, Ruan Mian guessed that this group of people went straight to the village from the disaster area so accurately and were very familiar with everything here.

Could it be that there is some acquaintance behind the scenes giving advice?

She lowered her eyes slightly, guessing that the bandits had an unknown background, so she temporarily restrained her edge and pretended to be another helpless villager, and was tied up by several bandits.

At the same time, Zhang Ronger and the others were also extremely panicked.

Seeing everyone running away, she kicked the lazy Zhang Xingzhi lying on the bed to wake him up.

"The situation is urgent, why don't you run away! Bandits have entered the village and are out to kill people!"

The man who was full of anger just a moment ago, when he heard that someone was going to kill someone, he jumped up from the bed like a frightened bird!

He didn't even have time to put on his pants before running out of the house.

While running, he kept shouting: "Mom! Mom, run! Bandits have entered the village and are going to kill people."

But Zhang Xingzhi was just shouting, his legs didn't stop running at all. When Ye came to his senses, Zhang Xingzhi was nowhere to be seen.

She frowned suddenly, and Zhang Ronger beside her roared in anger, unable to bear it any longer.

"That bastard! They all ran away when disaster struck! Mother, look at your good old son. What's the point of giving birth to a son like that?"

She quickly put on her shoes, but was stopped by Ye on her way out.

"Why are you panicking?"

Zhang Rong'er was shocked: "Mom, we are in great danger, aren't you panicking? Run quickly."

Ye folded her arms proudly and said calmly, "Those bandits won't touch you or me, so we just have to watch the show."

Hearing this, Zhang Ronger seemed to realize something, and asked in a low voice with an expression of disbelief.

"Mother...those bandits, but you..."

"Shh...your father doesn't know about this yet. But he will thank me later. Don't panic, just sit still."

Seeing Ye so calm, Zhang Ronger's heart suddenly settled down.

The shouts and chaos outside the yard now turned into the sound of people chanting against Zhang Ronger. The pride in Zhang Ronger's heart almost overflowed from her eyes.

She stuck close to Ye and flattered him.

"It has to be mother, you are so awesome. But there are so many bandits, how did you convince them all by yourself?"

"Is there anyone you know there?"

Zhang Ronger couldn't wait to know the truth of the matter, but at this moment an urgent shout suddenly came from the door.

It turned out that Zhang Hesong had also been arrested. He had intended to return to the house to take his son away, but he still couldn't escape the eyes of the bandits. He was tied up at the gate of the yard.

Zhang Hesong struggled and shouted, "You criminals, why don't you let me go right now! I think you all don't want to live anymore, right? How dare you..."

Before he could finish his words, Ye had already opened the gate to the yard.

She glanced up and down at the bandits, cleared her throat, and spoke in a commanding tone.

"How could you treat our master like this? Don't you know that our master is a disaster relief envoy? Why don't you let him go quickly?"

After saying this, he did not forget to wink at the bandit leader to prove that he was in the same group as Aunt Qiu and the others, and they were all his own people.

I will definitely let their whole family go.

However, the reality was beyond Ye's expectations. The bandits ignored her completely. With fierce glares in their eyes, several large men arrested her and Zhang Rong'er.

Ye was stunned and suddenly raised her voice to scold.

"You! What are you doing? I am the wife of the disaster relief envoy, and I am in cahoots with you! I already agreed with Aunt Qiu that you can't touch our family! Why don't you let me go right now!!" Upon hearing this, Zhang Hesong suddenly looked up and questioned her with sharp eyes.

"What did you say? What does this have to do with Aunt Qiu?"

Seeing this, Ye couldn't wait to speak.

"These bandits were persuaded by Aunt Qiu and the groom. They are on our side and will help us deal with the Ruan family."

"Husband, don't worry. They won't do anything to us. I..."

However, before she could finish her words, the rope had already rubbed her skin so hard that she couldn't help screaming in pain.

After looking at him fiercely, the bandit leader snorted coldly.

"You bitch, if you keep talking, I'll cut off your tongue! Aunt Qiu, Aunt Qiu didn't tell us that you two were in the same group."

Hearing this, Ye quickly raised her eyes: "What did you say? How is it possible?! Aunt Qiu clearly promised me, otherwise I would have exposed her secret! Isn't she afraid..."

"Oh? What am I afraid of?"

While he was speaking, a familiar female voice suddenly came from behind the bandit.

I saw Aunt Qiu walking out swaying with her big belly.

The eyes looking at Ye were full of sarcasm and ridicule.

Ye said in panic, "Aunt Qiu, have you forgotten what you promised me? Why don't you explain it to them right away?"

She only saw Aunt Qiu smiling slightly, and her unhurried eyes had already made Ye realize something.

Her face changed drastically, her eyes became cold, and her voice became angry.

"You're turning against me? You're blaming me? Now you're not admitting your mistake, are you?!" A bitch is a bitch! She should have known long ago that this bitch was capable of anything.

Ye was so angry that she trembled all over: "Aren't you afraid that I will expose your secret? Aren't you afraid that your husband will tear you into pieces?!"

Zhang Hesong looked over in confusion, feeling that this matter had some connection with him.

Just as she was about to speak, Aunt Qiu suddenly spoke up.

"Secret? What's there to be afraid of? Zhang Hesong, do you know what your beloved wife wants to tell you?"

"She wants to tell you that the baby in my belly is not yours!! It's your groom's."

"I also want to tell you that the groom and I have been having an affair for three years. Before I came to Wu Heng, we met every day right under your nose! Hahahaha."

Aunt Qiu may know that Zhang Hesong is now under control and has no ability to resist, so her attitude becomes more and more arrogant.

"Zhang Hesong, there's nothing you can do to me now! These bandits are all desperate criminals, victims of the flood!"

"How can you, a few servants, fight against this? And your son, you cherished like your own life, ran away at the first sign of trouble."

"You're left with only this unworthy daughter and a scheming wife. How pathetic you are!!!"

The more Ye spoke, the more excited she became. Over the years, she had been wronged in the mansion and forced to suppress her feelings for so long.

Now that I can finally hold my head high and feel proud, it would be strange if I don’t ruthlessly dig into their hearts!

So she continued, "Your wife caught me having an affair with your groom, and she's using this to blackmail me into cooperating with her. She wants us to get rid of the Ruan family. She also wants you dead, because only if you die can her son inherit all your property." "Nonsense! This is complete nonsense!"

Ye didn't expect that she would deliberately annoy Zhang Hesong, so she made up a story.

Apparently Zhang Hesong believed what he said. He was so angry that his face turned red and he couldn't stop shaking all over.

I wish I could tear these two vicious women into pieces right now!

He was so angry that he coughed repeatedly and almost vomited blood.

However, this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that Aunt Qiu told him proudly.

"Zhang Hesong, do you still remember the day when you insisted on taking me into your family? Because of you, I was forced to separate from my then-husband, and you even aborted my child with him."

"You said that bastard didn't deserve offspring, and no matter how much I pleaded, it was useless. Hahaha, do you really think that just because you're a minor official, you can do whatever you want?"

"Zhang Hesong, let me tell you, you are the one who doesn't deserve to have a successor!"

"You don't know this yet, Zhang Xingzhi, he won't be able to have children anymore. Your Zhang family will be extinct. Hahahaha."

As Aunt Qiu burst into laughter, both Ye and Zhang Hesong were stunned.

Then Ye jumped up in anger: "Bitch! How dare you touch my son? How dare you touch my son?"

But she was controlled in place, unable to move, and had no chance to break free.

On the contrary, Zhang Hesong on the side suddenly calmed down.

Under the huge shock, he also remembered the words that the fifth princess had told him in person.

After a moment's silence, he suddenly spoke.

"No offspring, no offspring. Qiu'er, although I have done many wrong things in the past and hurt you, my feelings for you remain the same."

"You also know that I came to Wu Heng with a mission from a noble person. If you want to leave me, then leave. I am willing to help you. As for Ye, she has always been jealous and has done more to you than I have."

"Today, please let me go for the sake of our past friendship. I swear to heaven that I will never stop you and others from leaving! As for the Ye family, you can do whatever you want with them."

Ye suddenly paused, she never expected that her husband would sell her out like this.

There was no preparation at all and it was sold very quickly!

This made Aunt Qiu laugh uncontrollably.

At the beginning, Ye Shi tried her best to win favor and never looked for the reason in Zhang Hesong. She only knew how to make things difficult for the servants and concubines in the mansion.

Now, she was sold by her own hands by the husband whom she cherished so dearly.

Aunt Qiu walked over to Ye with a smile, looked at her with an expression of disbelief, and said with a smile: "Ye, did you see that?"

"You are worthless in Zhang Hesong's heart. He has never regarded you as a human being."

Ye was so angry that she was shaking all over, and her sharp eyes were full of resentment!

Now that her son and daughter have become like that, she has become a prisoner, and the husband she can only look up to has become the one who betrayed her.

Seeing this, she had nothing to hope for.

All of this was seen by Ruan Mian in the crowd.

After looking around, Ye's eyes suddenly locked on Ruan Mian.

She shouted without hesitation: "Madam Ruan!"

"Madam Ruan, do you know why Zhang Hesong came to Wuheng? Do you really think he came here as a disaster relief envoy?"

"Behind him is the Fifth Princess! It was the Fifth Princess who wanted him to deal with you and Wu Heng! Zhang Hesong is working for the Princess to take your family's lives! You must not let Zhang Hesong succeed, otherwise your family will die unjustly!"

Ye knew he had no way out, so he blurted out these words in desperation.

Zhang Hesong almost vomited blood on the spot: "You...you bitch, you are talking nonsense. If the princess hears this, you won't even be able to find your body!"

At this time, Aunt Qiu also looked at Ruan Mian.

She came to Ruan Mian and untied her rope.

Ye and the others opened their eyes wide. No one had expected that Aunt Qiu would not only go against them, but also let Ruan Mian go in public.

She looked at Ruan Mian and said, "Madam Ruan, I have no grudge against you. The bandits' invasion of the village was simply a last resort for us."

"I have no intention of harming your people. You just heard it. The ones who really want to kill you are the Zhang family. They are your uncle and aunt, but they are so cruel."

"So from now on, you will be in charge of dealing with these people. We will take our things and leave this place completely."

"Don't worry, Madam Ruan. As long as the people in your village don't resist, I can guarantee that they will be fine."

After saying this, Aunt Qiu snuggled in the coachman's arms, and left the place hand in hand with him, smiling.

The bandits finished looting in every house and evacuated Jinsha Village with their full loads of supplies.

Nor did he go into the mountains to investigate the whereabouts of other people.

Soon, only Ruan Mian, some villagers, and the Zhang family who were tied up tightly were left here.

Seeing this, Ye realized his situation and quickly begged for mercy.

"Mianmian, Mianmian, I know I was wrong. As long as you are willing to let me live, I will behave myself and will never do anything to hurt you again."

"It was all your uncle's fault before. It was your uncle who colluded with the princess to take your life. Not only that, I also know that he embezzled most of the relief grain. Besides your uncle, I'm the only one who knows where the relief grain is."

"If you let me go, I will take you to find it! Okay?" Ye said with a flattering face. Now she knew what was the best choice for her.

Just now, Zhang Hesong had already stopped treating her as a human being. Now that disaster was imminent, who would care about him so much?

However, these words made Zhang Hesong very angry, and he started cursing!

"You bitch! I think you don't want to live anymore. You think you've lived too long, right?"

"Mianmian, I'm your uncle, don't listen to her. This bitch can say anything, like disaster relief grain. I didn't embezzle any of it."

"Although the princess did want me to deal with you, I had no choice but to agree. I pretended to agree, and then planned to..."

Before he could finish his words, Ruan Mian had already pulled out a sharp blade from his sleeve and placed it directly on his neck.

Zhang Hesong was so frightened that he didn't dare to speak. After a moment, he stammered.

"Mianmian, you...what are you doing? Are you going to kill your own uncle with your own hands? Your mother is my sister, born of the same mother."

Ruan Mian sneered. Seeing the faces of this group of people, she just felt ridiculous.

But that was human nature, and she never underestimated human nature.

Besides, no one’s words can be trusted. The only thing you can trust is your own judgment.

So she gripped the dagger tightly and leaned forward.

The sharp blade pierced the skin of his neck, and Zhang Hesong was so scared that his face turned pale instantly.

"Mianmian!! Mianmian, let's discuss this properly. Don't be impulsive. I'll tell you everything you need to know."

Seeing him like this, Ye completely lost her mind and became crazy.

"Zhang Hesong, do you still have any shame? You are so shameless!"

"You were the one who wanted to kill Mianmian in the first place. Now, for the sake of his life, you can even turn black into white? You've confessed everything. What do you know? You don't even know why the princess wants you to torture Mianmian."

Ye's repeated provocations completely infuriated Zhang Hesong.

Even though his hands were tied, he suddenly stood up and kicked Ye hard.

Then his eyes stomped fiercely on Ye's face.

"You damn bitch! Do you still have the right to speak here? Go to hell! Go to hell!"

"Dad! Dad, stop it!"

Zhang Ronger, who was standing by, was shocked, but no matter what others said, Zhang Hesong acted as if he didn't hear anything and just wanted to crush Ye to death.

Ye was already injured, and he kicked her in the abdomen, causing her so much pain that she couldn't even get up.

Zhang Hesong stepped on her face again and again. His immense strength made it impossible for her to dodge. Her face was covered in blood and flesh, looking extremely creepy.

Others' hearts were hanging in the air when they saw this, but Ruan Mian just looked on coldly.

This kind of dog-eat-dog situation was not the first time she had seen it.

Those who like to do this are often selfish people.

The evil consequences they suffered were just the price they deserved to pay!

She was just a bystander and had no reason to save their lives. Even if she saved them, they would only bring harm to the world again.

Only Zhang Ronger cried so hard when she saw her own mother being beaten to death by her own father that her voice became hoarse.

It was unknown how long it took before Zhang Hesong finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Looking at Ye who was unable to move at his feet, he did not feel any guilt, but kicked her aside!

"Bitch! You don't even know how to enjoy happiness. This is the consequence you deserve!"

"Dad, do you know what you're saying? Mom is your first wife! How could you be so cruel and insane?"

Zhang Ronger knew that Zhang Hesong looked down on her because she was a woman and not as good as her brother.

But it was obvious that her brother was a fool, good for nothing, and inferior to her in every way, yet he was still favored by her father.

Over the years, Zhang Ronger has been feeling resentful.

Now her anger had reached its peak! She stared at Zhang Hesong with bloodshot eyes and roared.

However, Zhang Hesong just pointed at her nose and cursed.

"And you, just like this bitch! She really was the one who brought you up! Why don't you beg for mercy and apologize to your sister Mianmian?!"

Every word Zhang Hesong said was like a needle piercing Zhang Ronger's heart.

She clenched her palms tightly. Ruan Mian seemed to realize what she was going to do, but she did not stop her.

Instead, he watched Zhang Ronger rush over Zhang Hesong like a madman!

All that could be heard was Zhang Hesong wailing and screaming. He was knocked heavily to the ground. Then Zhang Ronger, as if wanting to avenge her mother, bit his ear hard until it was covered in blood.

No matter how he struggled, he couldn't get Zhang Ronger to give in.

This made Zhang Ronger even angrier. She not only bit off Zhang Hesong's ear, but also bit his nose.

Like a mad dog.

Zhang Ronger only stopped slowly after Zhang Hesong had no room to resist.

She just looked at Ruan Mian, knelt down and said pitifully.

"Sister Mianmian, Sister Mianmian, please let me live!"

"You've seen it too. My father treated me like this. He was even so cruel as to kill my mother with his own hands! Now I have nowhere to go. You are my only relative! I hope Sister Mianmian can look upon our past..."

"The only relative?" Ruan Mian couldn't help laughing out loud.

"If I remember correctly, you also have a brother named Zhang Xingzhi."

When Zhang Xingzhi was mentioned, Zhang Ronger quickly shook her head: "How can I call him brother?! He's nothing. I've wanted to draw a clear line between us!"

"Sister Mianmian, I promise you, as long as you let me go, I will definitely obey you, definitely..."

However, before she could finish her words, Ruan Mian turned around and left without caring about anything.

By the way, let the villagers nearby lock them up first and wait for General Huo to come back.

Before that, she had one more thing to do.

Although Ye helped her in disguise, she was in collusion with these bandits, causing a lot of losses to the entire Jinsha Village.

How can we let them take things for free?

However, not long after turning around, Zhang Ronger suddenly shouted behind him!

"Ruan Mian! Are you really so heartless? Aren't you afraid that something might happen to your sister?"

"I tell you, I put some special medicine in her pastries a long time ago. Without my antidote, she and the baby in her belly will have no way out." Hearing this, Ruan Mian slowly turned around and met Zhang Ronger's provocative gaze.

"You never imagined it, did you? Ruan Mian, I begged you so much, but you turned a blind eye and forced me to resort to this desperate measure."

"I'm just fighting for my own life. Why are you pushing me into such a desperate situation? If you give me a chance to live, I can then quietly give your sister the antidote. Wouldn't that solve the problem perfectly?"

"But now you insist on treating me like this, and you insist on making things irreversible, so don't blame me."

Zhang Ronger's face changed drastically, and she said calmly with a fierce look.

"If you don't let me go, your sister will definitely not survive..."

Before he could finish his words, Ruan Mian suddenly laughed out loud.

She curled the corners of her lips slightly and walked step by step to Zhang Ronger. The strong sense of oppression she brought made Zhang Ronger frown.

"You...what are you laughing at!? Your sister is about to die, don't you..."

"Drug? Tell me, what cake of hers did you drug?"

Ruan Mian just thought it was ridiculous. Because of the recent flood disaster, everyone had been tightening their belts and dieting, and no longer eating as well as before.

Not to mention pastries, even daily meat and fish are strictly controlled.

However, considering that her elder sister was pregnant, Ruan Mian was afraid that she would be infected by the epidemic, so she specifically asked Nanny Qin to be personally responsible for her, Rui Ge'er and Jing Ge'er's diet.

Making pastries is time-consuming and laborious, and Nanny Qin doesn't know how to make them at all.

She can only prepare three meals a day, not to mention, how could she have such foresight?

Sure enough, she was asked the wrong question with just a small one.

Zhang Ronger was stunned for a moment and shouted angrily.

"What pastries? You don't believe it, right? Fine, if you don't believe it, then arrest me and then we'll see if your sister is still alive!"

"But don't blame me for not reminding you. If you regret it later, it will be too late."

Seeing that she was still being stubborn, Ruan Mian wanted to take a gamble, betting that he would be afraid and worried about his elder sister and thus believe her lies.

But her flickering eyes had already betrayed her inner thoughts.

Just then, a horse suddenly stopped in front of Zhang Ronger.

She was so frightened that she fell to the ground, her face pale.

The next moment, Huo Zong raised his gun and pointed the sharp blade directly at her throat: "Dare to attack my beloved wife? I think you don't want to live anymore!"

As he said this, he raised his hand and stood up. Zhang Ronger was so scared that she started screaming on the spot.

"No, that's not true! I was just joking, I didn't drug her! General!"

Huo Zong snorted coldly, turned around and ordered her to be locked up: "After you catch those bandits, send them all to the military camp as slaves!"

When she heard that she was going to be sent to the military camp, Zhang Ronger immediately kowtowed and begged for mercy, without any trace of her previous arrogance.

As a woman, she was sent to the military camp as a slave and there was no way she could survive.

But no matter how she screamed, she was taken away.

Zhang Hesong, who had fainted, was also locked up.

Huo Zong walked to Ruan Mian with some worry: "Madam Ruan, are you okay? What happened with A Yao..."

"Sister is fine. Zhang Rong'er was just bluffing. She can't give the drug."

"Besides, I've already asked my aunt to take the family to Guancheng to escape. They'll be fine. As for those bandits, they looted everything from us and left."

Huo Zong's face changed drastically and he roared fiercely.

"How dare they do such a despicable thing while we're away!! I will find them and make them pay for it!"

The victims of Wuheng Yuzhou had already suffered a lot due to the flood, and all their hard work was looted by the bandits.

There are so many people here that even food is a problem.

They deserve to die!

Ruan Mian patted Huo Zong's shoulder calmly and told them.

"I know where they went. I'll give you the exact location later. General, just lead the army and capture them."

"Everything can be retrieved."

Huo Zong had no doubt about why she knew this, but he was just busy trying to settle other people first.

Ruan Mian then pointed out the direction of the bandits to Huo Zong. While everyone was busy, she came to an uninhabited forest, touched the jade bracelet, and summoned the big white tiger.

She touched the big white tiger's head and followed the guidance of the bird and beast above her head, running at a very fast speed in the direction of the bandits. When Aunt Qiu and the bandits left, she took the opportunity to summon the bird and beast to follow their whereabouts.

You can message yourself at any time.

She rode a big white tiger and was much faster than General Huo and his men.

Late at night, we arrived at the place where the bandits gathered.

They temporarily lived in a cave on the edge of Wuheng, with many people lying inside and outside.

Ruan Mian stood on a high place and saw the bright fire and the bustling voices in front of the cave entrance. He knew that they were enjoying their spoils of the day.

She lowered her gaze, took out a lot of sleeping pills from the space, and sprinkled them towards the cave entrance.

This dose was not enough, so he summoned birds and beasts, which held the small pills in their mouths and threw them into the cauldron of those people.

After waiting patiently for a while, the group of people fell asleep one after another.

Ruan Mian took advantage of this opportunity, walked to the entrance of the cave, put on a random person's clothes, and walked into the cave.

One corner of the cave was filled with their supplies.

Everything they ate, drank, and even some earthenware pots and food seeds were taken away by them, leaving nothing behind.

The ginseng wine brewed in their own cellar was even wasted by them and spilled everywhere.

Ruan Mian put all those things into his own space without hesitation!

Not only that, she also saw that these bandits not only robbed them of their things, but also looted supplies from other places.

It is probably some scattered villages nearby.

Ruan Mian showed no mercy and put everything into the space without caring about anything.

Only when the place became empty did she clapped her hands in satisfaction.

She looked at the people present again and recognized a few faces.

At this moment, several people woke up in a daze.

One of them even shouted at Ruan Mian, "You! Who are you? How dare you come here and steal our things?!"

His consciousness was still a little hazy, perhaps because the effect of the drug had just worn off, and he staggered to his feet from the ground.

He pointed at Ruan Mian and roared ferociously.

The other bearded man beside him also slowly stood up.

Seeing that the two of them were gradually waking up, Ruan Mian didn't bother with them.

He said bluntly: "You guys were forced into a desperate situation and chose the wrong path."

"If you don't want to live like this, General Huo's men will come looking for you. If you can surrender, recruit soldiers, and go to his camp to defend your country, you will naturally have a way out."

Ruan Mian's large cloak hid her face in the darkness, and the two bandits couldn't see what she looked like at all.

The only way to tell she was a woman was from her voice.

The thin man suddenly laughed out loud.

"You are such a daring woman! Not only do you dare to steal our things, but you also... dare to teach me how to do things?"

"General Huo, can General Huo find us here?! What a fantasy! Do you think we are afraid of him? You can't even protect yourself now, I don't trust you! Come on, quickly capture this thief!"

Then after a burst of roars, no one responded.

The angry man turned around angrily, but found that the people behind him had not woken up yet.

His face was stunned and he became even more angry: "You...did you do something to my brothers?"

Ruan Mian's expression changed slightly and he chuckled.

But the bearded man felt something strange.

She was just a woman, but she had knocked out so many of them without realizing it. And when she looked around, all the supplies in the cave had disappeared!

The bearded man suddenly became nervous and looked at Ruan Mian in disbelief.

The thin man didn't think too much about it and just said, "I'm warning you, don't even think about leaving here alive today!"

However, just as he finished speaking, the bearded man thought for a moment and said, "Miss, is what you just said true?"

Ruan Mian didn't expect that there were still people here who knew the current situation.

"Of course it's true. As long as General Huo and his men arrive here, and you voluntarily surrender and want to join the army, he will definitely give you a chance."

"Pei Yan, what do you want to do?! Are you crazy? Join the army? Do you believe what this woman says?"

"We've fallen into this state. Is there any way out? Besides, how much suffering does it take to join the army? Wouldn't it be better to rule the country?"

When the thin man heard that the bearded man showed signs of surrender, he got so angry that he started yelling on the spot.

"If you want to surrender, get out of here! I'll take the big brother's seat!"

Then he pointed at Ruan Mian and said, "Don't even think about leaving here. I'm going to chop you up today. And I'm telling you, I will never surrender! I want to rule the mountain and rob houses, and make all of you humble people submit to me!"

"General? What's the point of a general? You're supposed to defend your country, but I think it's all just empty talk. Even the prestige is fake!"

Seeing that Ruan Mian remained indifferent after he said these words, he couldn't help but threaten him.

"Don't think I have no means to deal with you just because I'm under the control of your drugs. Listen to me, I've killed countless women, and you're no more than me!

If you tell me the truth now and tell me where you stole our supplies, I will leave you with an intact body."

"If you don't tell me, I'll chop you into pieces and feed you to wild dogs today!!"

However, before he could finish his words, Ruan Mian suddenly rushed towards him and slit his throat with a knife.

This person has already done evil things! Now he is still talking nonsense. If he stays here, he will only be a disaster!

The man hadn't reacted yet. He touched his bleeding neck with his eyes wide open, unable to believe that the woman's technique was so fast.

Before he could even react, he was already dead.

The man opened his mouth, but before he could say anything, he fell in a pool of blood.

The bearded man turned pale when he saw this and immediately clasped his fists.

"Girl, I didn't intend to be a bandit and do these things. But in troubled times, disasters always come with it. I had no choice but to take this wrong path just to survive."

"Thank you for your guidance, young lady. I am willing to lead my brothers and join the army as soon as General Huo arrives! If we take the right path, our conscience will be at peace."

Ruan Mian knew that he was a person who valued his life, so he was willing to give him this chance. Besides, there was no need to kill so many people.

I am not a killer who kills innocent people indiscriminately.

It would be better to make the best use of them.

She looked around and asked, "Where are Aunt Qiu and the others?"

The bearded man quickly said, "Those two are also in the team."

There were too many people here, and it would take a while to find out where they were. However, Ruan Mian guessed that the time was almost up, so he said to the bearded man.

"Watch those two for me. When General Huo arrives, he will definitely take them away. If the general asks about it, you'll have already returned the supplies to Jinsha Village. There's no need to mention me."

"You are a smart person, you should understand what I mean."

The bearded man nodded quickly. This woman looked extraordinary. Although he didn't understand why the woman didn't let him mention her, he still did exactly what Ruan Mian said.

After Ruan Mian left here, before dawn, Huo Zong and his men arrived here as expected.

But to their surprise, when they arrived here, they found that all the bandits were waiting for them.

There was no need for them to take action, the bandits had already surrendered voluntarily.

"General! We have already sent people to return the supplies to Jinsha Village. We are willing to follow you, General, and join the army to defend our country! We hope you can give us a way out!"

"We know we were wrong, but we had to rob people before. Now we just hope for a chance to correct our mistakes so that we can feel better."

Huo Zong was stunned. Although he had many doubts, he agreed when he saw that they were sincere and there were no other traps.

His original intention was to conquer people.

The situation in the court is unstable now, and their army has not had any new recruits for several years, so the number of people is obviously insufficient.

If the enemy attacks the border again, we may not be able to defend it.

The more people there are, the better.

Thinking of this, the general no longer thought about anything else and took this group of people to the military camp first.

After Ruan Mian returned to Jinsha Village, the villagers had already returned one after another.

After she and the others were almost all gathered, they sorted the supplies collected in the space and placed them in the woods, then found Yun Xiu and the others, and gathered people from every household to claim their belongings.

We have all been through hardships together, and no one has any extraneous evil thoughts.

I was just busy taking my own things back home, and I was already very grateful to Ruan Mian and the others.

Yun Xiu didn't expect that the bandits would be willing to spit out these things.

I guess it must be related to Sister Mianmian.

He stared at Ruan Mian with the corners of his lips raised, and spoke sincerely.

"Sister Mianmian, you are so amazing."

Ruan Mian looked over and smiled disapprovingly: "What's so great about me? These are just the bandits vomiting them back themselves."

"Do you really think I believe this?"

Yun Xiu took a step forward and said very seriously.

"Although I don't know what method you used, Sister Mianmian, I believe it must be you who returned these things."

"It's impossible for bandits to spit out the looted supplies for no reason."

"Sister Mianmian, in your eyes, am I... still a child?"

Ruan Mian was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "I didn't mean that, Ah Xiu. In my eyes, you are my biological brother. No matter how old you are, you are still a child."

"Just like my elder sister, even though she is going to be my mother, I still regard her as my elder sister."

These words made Yun Xiu not know how to respond for a moment.

To say I'm happy, doesn't seem to be that happy.

What he wants is not a forever younger brother who never grows up.

He worked hard to improve his skills and grow taller, and now he has become a man who can stand on his own two feet.

He hoped that Sister Mianmian could see it. But although he was unhappy, he was also happy.

Because I will always be Sister Mianmian's family, and this friendship can never be replaced by anyone.

Seeing his complicated emotions, Ruan Mian patted his shoulder and comforted him.

"Don't think too much. Divide the things first. Have you given your aunt any news?"

Yun Xiu nodded immediately and said, "I'm on my way back. Don't worry."

Seeing this, Ruan Mian nodded. Seeing Yun Xiu's eyes shining at him, Ruan Mian vaguely sensed something.

But there were some things she didn't want to think too much about. After all, it was normal for Yun Xiu to have certain thoughts at his age, and she could understand that.

But as an elder, she needs to guide him instead of letting him go.

Thinking of this, Ruan Mian opened his mouth and said, "Ah Xiu, do you still remember how I saved you from the beast?"

Yun Xiu nodded without hesitation. He remembered these things better than anyone else.

"Of course I remember. If Sister Mianmian hadn't risked her life to save me, I wouldn't have been able to get out of the Colosseum. And you also sent me to the adults, where I learned many skills."

Speaking of Xie Huaian, Yun Xiu's eyes were filled with regret: "I once promised the Lord that I would learn my skills and assist him, becoming his right-hand man. But who knew..."

He didn't look sad at all, it didn't seem like he was pretending.

Ruan Mian knew that he treated Xie Huaian as his own brother and master.

But considering that Ah Huai has not yet accomplished his goal, Ruan Mian suppressed his emotions and did not tell him about Ah Huai.

I just patted his shoulder and said sincerely: "It's already in the past, don't dwell on it, you see, I've figured it out. If Ah Huai knew, he definitely wouldn't want us to be sad."

"We've come this far with great difficulty. Even the floods ahead couldn't stop us. Once the epidemic is completely over, we'll continue to do what we need to do."

These words encouraged Yun Xiu. He looked at Ruan Mian with clear eyes, wanting to say something but stopping himself.

After a long while, she followed Ruan Mian and whispered, "Sister Mian Mian, this place will definitely get better as you wish."

Later, Ruan Mian asked someone to go to the place where Zhang Hesong hid the relief grain and take back all the public property he had hidden.

Just as she was about to interrogate him carefully, Huo Zong sent someone to tell her that Zhang Hesong was seriously injured and had died in prison because he did not apply medicine in time to the place where he was bitten by Zhang Ronger.

Although it was unexpected, it was his own fault, and Ruan Mian was too lazy to care about it.

Now that the bandit problem has been solved, they are gradually getting back on track.

The weather has been getting better during this period. Perhaps it is because of the clear and cool autumn weather that the soil that had previously suffered from floods has become softer and has unexpectedly become fertile soil suitable for growing crops.

Ruan Mian looked at the boundless and boundless land, touched the jade bracelet, and took out all the seeds accumulated over the days from the space.

Distributed to the villagers one by one.

This time, not only the villagers of Jinsha Village were there, but also all the villagers of Yuzhou who fled here later.

They were very grateful, and with the help of the villagers of Jinsha Village, they found a good place in the disaster area with their own hands, reclaimed the mountains and forests, and built houses.

Every day we are busy with our lives, and the houses we build are getting more and more.

This village was only about a mile away from Jinsha Village. Lord Lin saw this and knew that returning to Yuzhou was unrealistic, so he simply let them call it Yuzhou Village, settle there, and re-register it in Wu Heng's household registration.

Wuheng is a new prefecture after all, and Lord Lin also has the right to change everyone's household registration, so after some time, with their Jinsha Village as the center and spreading down the mountain, more and more villagers joined in.

Compared to the desolate mountains and forests of the past, there are now not only many houses but also more and more cultivated land. Everything is moving in a positive direction.

By the time they had almost finished their household chores, their orchard had a good harvest.

Basket after basket of big red apples and mountain pears were transported down the mountain. Madam Wei was overjoyed and immediately took out some and sent them to Ruan Mian's home.

The two of them made a preliminary calculation and found that the harvest this time was much greater than they had imagined.

Not only can it meet the daily transactions of their village, but there will also be a lot left to sell in Guancheng and other places.

Ruan Mian immediately asked several guys in charge of cargo transportation to transport the processed fruits to the fruit shop in Guancheng.

Such a big harvest is also the biggest happy event in the village since the flood.

The wheat fields that were flooded by the flood broke the hearts of many villagers. Now that they see the harvest again, no one is unhappy.

So Ruan Mian took this opportunity to call all the villagers to the village entrance for a banquet to celebrate their harvest.

Every household is willing to participate in such a good thing.

The hardworking women rushed to cook, and the able-bodied men took on all the physical work.

The crowd gathered in a spacious place at the entrance of the village, talking and laughing, with a strong sense of homeliness.

The children in the village were chasing each other with smiles on their faces. It was a very peaceful scene.

Even the two elders of the Ruan family couldn't help but sigh when they saw this.

"When we were exiled, I thought our family was halfway to the gates of hell. Not to mention that Wuheng is so far away from Kyoto, it was difficult to even reach here."

"It's perfectly normal for exiles to be hungry, cold, and exhausted. But we're different. Looking back on our exile, Mian Mian thought of so many ways for us, ensuring we had enough to eat, warm clothes, and even our lives were not in danger."

"The Wuheng area, once a place of such prosperity and prosperity, known as the purgatory on earth, is now as prosperous as the villages and towns in Kyoto. Even every household in our city can be self-reliant."

"Even if we encounter a disaster, we can still get through it safely. I never dared to imagine such a day."

It's not just Mr. Ruan, Mrs. Zhang is the same.

She took a deep breath. "I'm no different. Back then, as merchants, we were all implicated and our property was confiscated. Actually, you and I both know that the imperial court was after our property."

"We clearly know that Ah Zhou was wrongly accused and that he was deliberately framed by others, but there is no way to redress his wrongdoing.

Even though we may never be able to return to Kyoto, so what? As long as our family is together, that is a happiness that is priceless."

“No matter where we are, we should be happy.”

The old couple was filled with emotion. In some time, A Yao's child would be born.

Their only regret might be Ah Huai.

"Mianmian is such an outstanding woman, but we wasted the first half of her life in the Qi family's cannibalistic den. After she finally found a way out, God played a joke on her again and took Ah Huai's life."

"I just hope that our Mianmian can always be happy. However, A-Yao told me before that she and General Huo will always live with Mianmian, so the two sisters will have someone to take care of them for the rest of their lives."

As a mother, she was of course extremely relieved to hear these words.

Ruan Mian heard the old couple's sighs.

She twitched the corners of her mouth and was about to step forward when she happened to see Liu Shu boiling a pot of soup.

This is Cuizhu's favorite cured pork ribs soup. When Ruan Mian made it for Cuizhu for the first time, Cuizhu was deeply attracted to it and loved it.

However, the preparation of cured pork ribs is a bit difficult. After the flood, the cured pork ribs in their cellar were also divided up.

Could it be that Liu Shu did these specially for her?

Just as he was thinking about it, Cuizhu walked up to Liu Shu with a gentle look on her face. The two of them looked like a young couple who had just gotten together, their eyes full of love for each other, like the spring water about to overflow from a pond.

In another week, it will be the auspicious day for autumn harvest. Ruan Mian thought of something, walked to Cuizhu and Liu Shu, and said with a smile.

"Zhu'er, a week from now is a perfect day. Why don't you take advantage of the bright day and hold your wedding with Liu Langjun? What do you think?"

Cuizhu paused, obviously not expecting Ruan Mian to think of this.

Her face flushed, and she quickly said, "Girl! There's no rush for this. We're busy with the autumn planting, so how can we waste time?"

Ruan Mian smiled faintly: "It's just a marriage, how can it be a waste of time? Seeing that you and Liu Langjun have a formal relationship, I, as your sister, can't express my happiness enough."

"I think that's settled. Come see me at the lodge later. I have something for you."

Ruan Mian did not give Cuizhu a chance to speak and made a decisive decision.

Liu Shu looked delighted and immediately clasped his fists in gratitude.

"Thank you, Madam Ruan, for your help! I will definitely treat Zhu'er well, Madam Ruan, don't worry."

Cuizhu's face was as red as a persimmon at this time. After watching Ruan Mian leave, she couldn't help but gently hit Liu Shu on the shoulder, showing her little girl's shyness to the fullest.

Although she was happy, Cuizhu felt a little uncomfortable when she thought about getting married in the future and not being able to be with the girl all the time like before.

Especially when I think of the passing of Lord Xie.

In her opinion, even though the girl had her family around her and even though she never showed that she was sad, she knew very well that with her sensitive and kind nature, she must have endured a lot of things alone.

Once I leave, the girl's closest maid will be gone.

Thinking of this, Cuizhu could no longer sit still, and later she came to the house to find Ruan Mian as promised.

As soon as she reached the door, Ruan Mian waved for her to come in, and then closed the door mysteriously.

Just when Cuizhu was puzzled, Ruan Mian suddenly took out a large wooden box from under the bed.

When she opened the box, Cuizhu was shocked by what was inside.

The dazzling head jewelry is neatly stacked together.

In addition, there were a lot of expensive and rare cloths and a thick stack of silver bills at the bottom of the box.

"Girl, what are these?"

Cuizhu didn't dare to reach out further, for fear of getting them dirty.

However, Ruan Mian only said: "This is the dowry I prepared for you."

Hearing this, Cuizhu opened her eyes wide in disbelief: "Marry...dowry?? Girl! Absolutely not!"

She quickly knelt down in front of Ruan Mian and said without hesitation, "How can I accept such a valuable gift as a dowry?"

"Besides, I'm just your maid. I've already received so much kindness from you along the way, and you haven't even asked for a dowry!! You've already done me a great favor by agreeing to let me marry Liu Langjun. How could I..."

"Zhu'er!" Without waiting for Cuizhu to finish, Ruan Mian helped her up with a helpless look on his face and smiled dotingly.

"You've really ignored my words again. Didn't I tell you long ago that we're no longer in a master-servant relationship. We're equals now, and you're my closest sister, just like Meixi."

"It's been so hard for us to get to where we are now, and you must not deny your own worth. This is what you deserve, and it's also a token of my appreciation as your older sister."

"Don't worry, even though it looks like a lot, I, your sister, can afford it. Don't forget how much I own. All the money I earn is silver. I can't spend much in Jinsha Village, but I'm making money every day, so there's no problem."

"So just accept it with confidence. This is my sincere blessing for you. If you don't accept it, I will feel bad."

Cuizhu stood there in a daze, her eyes filled with heat. At this moment, she was unable to find words to describe her mood.

Because she never thought that she had such an important position in the girl's heart.

But because of this, she couldn't take advantage of the girl at all.

"Miss, I appreciate your kindness. I know you don't need these, but neither do I. Besides, you have a whole family to support, so you need these more than I do."

"I save all my daily wages. I'm much richer than I was in Kyoto. I'm not so sure. My little stash is enough for me to buy a nice house in Kyoto."

"So I can't..."

"You are still making excuses to me. I am really unhappy, aren't I? Zhu'er, since I have given it to you, you should accept it. You don't have to feel any psychological burden, because not only you, I have also prepared one for Meixi."

"Before you came, I went to talk to Meixi about getting married. A week from now, it's such an auspicious day. Why don't you all get married together? Let's have a good time, right?"

"Xixi agreed."

Cuizhu was shocked. For her, this was indeed great news.

For a moment, tears welled up in his eyes with excitement: "Really? Can I get married on the same day as Sister Xixi?"

"Of course, as long as you are willing, there will be no problem."

"I do! Of course I do!"

Seeing Cuizhu crying, Ruan Mian held her in his arms, feeling genuine love for her in his heart.

By this time, she had already regarded them as her most beloved family.

Ruan Mian is capable and only wants to give them the best.

After the auspicious day, and after getting her house in order, she wanted to go to Kyoto in person.

Before that, she wanted to let the cargo operator secretly deliver a batch of improved muskets and other firearms to A Huai in case of emergency.

At first, she had not thought about going to Kyoto, but the incident with Zhang Hesong made her realize that the Fifth Princess had clearly become hostile to her and would not let her go easily.

In this case, she was too passive in blindly resisting and being vigilant towards Wu Heng.

It would be better to take the initiative and help Ah Huai at the same time, so that this book can have a happy ending as soon as possible.

After making up her mind, she began to deal with Wu Heng's affairs during this period.

Especially for the wedding, he even renovated the house where Cuizhu and Meixi currently lived.

He bought new bricks and tiles, and even talked to Ruan Mao in advance and made some practical furniture for them by himself.

As for other wedding items, she simply asked Liu Shu to personally transport them back from Guancheng.

It was like a department store, packed to the brim. With the experience of previous weddings, Ruan Mian was familiar with the process this time and even decorated it with great care.

My aunt also came to join in the fun and personally gave a lot of suggestions for the decoration.

And this also gave me an idea of ​​new business opportunities!

"Mianmian, I've seen many dignitaries in Guancheng like to arrange banquets at home. They're also imitating the nobles in Kyoto. I was thinking, why don't we train a team with advanced aesthetics to specialize in arranging various banquets?"

"I think we should just register it under the restaurant's name and make it an additional business for the restaurant. We can use some silks, flowers, etc. to decorate the mansion beautifully."

"Those nobles are not short of money anyway, and we earn their money, how about it?"

Ruan Mian couldn't help laughing. She knew that her aunt liked to tinker with these new things. As long as she wanted, Ruan Mian would fully support her.

But there was something she still needed to talk to her aunt about in advance.

She approached her aunt and told her, "Aunt, after the wedding ceremony of Meixi and her husband, I will secretly go to Kyoto."

"Going to Kyoto?"

The aunt was startled and a little worried: "But with your status, you cannot enter the capital without the emperor's summons. If you are discovered, you will..."

"Are you still worried about me?"

After saying that, my aunt also smiled and scratched her head: "Look at me, I've been here for so long that I almost forgot how we got here."

"You really don't need me to worry about you, so I hope you can bring Ah Huai back soon and give your parents a surprise!! Then we can live a good life together, how about it?!"

Ruan Mian smiled. She also wanted to bring him back as soon as possible. It would be nice to rely on him.

Especially now that she sees Cuizhu and Meixi have found their other half and they are so happy, she would think of the time when she and Ah Huai were together from time to time.

It would be a lie to say I don't miss you.

But she believes that the time for the two to be together will get closer and closer.

In addition to making the arrangements, Ruan Mian also completed important tasks with his aunt.

The last time Ruan Mian and her aunt mentioned the matter of the musket, although Ah Huai left in a hurry that time, he later sent someone to deliver a lot of supplies they needed, as well as silver and money, as a reward for the musket to her aunt.

My aunt immediately loaded all the modified firearms in her collection.

In addition to several boxes of muskets, there are also some portable explosives. Although the power is not very great, it is enough to deal with the enemy in close combat.

Not only that, Ruan Mian had previously stockpiled a lot of weapons in the space.

At the beginning, some cold weapons looted from the Qi family’s secret warehouse were sorted into several boxes.

And everything that was looted from the Xuanjia Army’s camp later can now be provided to Ah Huai.

But the quantity is quite large, and it would be too high-profile to transport all of them to Kyoto at once, which would easily attract other people's attention.

So Ruan Mian arranged for several people to run the freight forwarding and transport the goods to Kyoto in batches.

Even if we travel to Kyoto at the fastest speed, it will take nearly half a month.

Ruan Mian calculated the time well, trying to make the connection seamless so that those things could reach his hands.

That batch of muskets was the last one she planned to transport, and she specifically asked Li Si and Liu Shu, the most trusted people in the freight transport department, to be responsible for delivering it.

Considering that Liu Shu was getting married soon, it was not a good idea to let him go on a business trip as far away as Kyoto. So Ruan Mian asked Li Si to take the others there.

However, Liu Shu volunteered and personally ran to Ruan Mian to say that he wanted to do this.

"Madam Ruan, Brother Li and I usually work together very well. Whenever there's an important shipment, he and I go together. So you can rest assured."

"Besides, this is something that Madam Ruan attaches great importance to. I'm not sure if I can leave it to someone else. After I get married, I can go to Kyoto with Brother Li. I think Zhu'er will definitely hope that I can do this for you, Madam Ruan."

Seeing his sincerity and with Li Si's persuasion, Ruan Mian agreed. According to his own wishes, after the wedding, the two of them would be responsible for transportation.

When the wedding day comes, the whole village is bustling with red!

Not only people from their Jinsha Village, but also people from Yuzhou Village came to join in the fun.

Their village had held a dam banquet before, and with this experience, holding a wedding ceremony for four people was no problem.

The kitchens started to get busy early in the morning. Before that, Ruan Mian had asked people to go to the city to buy food and other supplies for the banquet.

Many of them seemed to be taken out from the space by her herself and transported to the village under the name of purchasing for her aunt.

Everyone was busy with their work as planned, and she was naturally in the two brides' room watching them dress up.

Cuizhu and Meixi usually don't dress themselves up much. Even though Ruan Mian gives them a lot of expensive fabrics, they are reluctant to make some good clothes for themselves.

Adhering to the principle of just having enough to wear, I always wear the same few pieces.

For this purpose, Ruan Mian specially asked his sister-in-law to help the two of them customize wedding clothes. The bright red wedding gown and the red veil were really a joyous scene.

Two delicate girls waiting to be married sat in front of the bronze mirror with blushing faces. The sisters beside them were teasing them. The laughter and joyful chatter coming from the room made Ruan Mian feel very relieved.

Especially when seeing their makeup becoming more and more complete, I couldn’t help but think of the day when I sent A Yao to get married.

For the first time, she felt like she was sending her daughter off to get married.

I am happy for them from the bottom of my heart.

To save trouble, Cuizhu and Meixi got married in the same house.

When the sound of gongs and drums came from outside the door, and the marriage between Liu Shu and He Wenxuan's gangs was announced, the entire Longchang Mountain seemed to be immersed in joy.

Ruan Mian got up and asked someone to prepare their respective dowries, and then personally covered the veil for both of them.

But the next moment, Cuizhu and Meixi suddenly stopped her hands and knelt down in front of her.

Ruan Mian was startled and quickly asked them to stand up: "Zhu'er, Meixi, what do you mean?"

Cuizhu and Meixi looked at her at the same time, and Cuizhu spoke solemnly with tears in her eyes.

"Miss! Meixi and I owe you our kindness for our happy life. Now that I'm getting married, I'll never forget your kindness.

Both of us are now without parents. To us, the girl is our closest family member. Whether as an elder or as the eldest sister, we respect her very much.

So when she gets married, we must follow the rules and thank her for her kindness!"

After saying this, he looked at Mei Xi, and they both kowtowed to Ruan Mian with great sincerity.

The tears that gathered in my eyes sparkled like diamonds.

Ruan Mian took a deep breath, suppressed the soreness in his nose, and was also very happy.

After helping them up, he only said: "I wish you happiness."

Although they are married, they still live together, and that is enough.

Cuizhu and Meixi nodded vigorously. They had already memorized every word that Ruan Mian had said to them before.

Whether you are a woman or a man, the only person you can rely on is yourself.

Even if you are getting married, you must know when to advance and when to retreat, and know your limits. You must not let yourself become numb and confused.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Ruan Mian urged them to put on the veil quickly. She turned her back and quickly wiped away the tears that were about to burst out.

This scene happened to catch the eyes of mother Zhang.

Ruan Mian felt a little embarrassed and quickly looked away, but Zhang came over with a comforting look on her face and held Ruan Mian's hands tightly.

"Our Miami is a sentimental person. Seeing the sisters she loves and cares about find happiness, she must be extremely happy."

"Mother, your words really hit the nail on the head. Zhu'er is the maid who has always been by my side. When I was going through hard times in the Xie Mansion, Zhu'er never disliked me for anything."

"She stood up for me, even at the risk of her life, and later endured hardships with us during our exile. Now that I see her finally taking another step forward in her life, I'm truly happy for her."

"And Cuizhu. When we saw her parents lying in a pool of blood, and she firmly chose me, I already regarded her as my closest sister."

In Ruan Mian's eyes, they are all her sisters, just like her elder sister.

Even though they are not related by blood, they have been through life and death together for so long that they have long been tightly bound to each other.

Zhang took her daughter into her arms and said, "Mother knows how Mianmian views them. Whether it's Zhu'er or Meixi, they both have the final say in our family."

"As an elder, I will escort their family members to their wedding today, allowing them to marry off with honor and embrace their own happiness."

Today, the couple Zhang and Mr. Ruan are sitting in the seat of honor.

He also adopted them as his goddaughters on the spot, and the standards for their marriage were almost the same as A Yao's at the time.

This lively wedding banquet was filled with noise and banging that lasted for a whole day and a night before it finally died down.

When Ruan Mian saw her empty house, she suddenly felt sentimental and picked up a pen and paper to write a letter to Ah Huai.

The next morning, she wanted to find Zhang to ask about the progress of cloth weaving, but she happened to see Zhang dressed and about to go out.

Ruan Mian saw that she was wearing a plain dress, which was not her usual appearance, so she chased after her.

"Mother."