Chapter 160: Ruan Mian saw Xie Huaian and Minister Dong walking out of the prison.
There is no need to go through the Wang brothers, they have already prepared the way and are just waiting for negotiation and delivery.
What a great idea of borrowing arrows from a straw boat.
Ruan Mian praised her aunt: "Aunt, this method is indeed very good."
The eldest aunt embraced her and said, "I've already said that if we work together, we will be invincible!"
"Once you've resolved the epidemic in Lanqiang, we'll expand this route, with Wuheng as the center, to Guancheng and Lanqiang. Wuheng is a precious land full of opportunities!"
Ruan Mian thought so too, but the most urgent thing was to take care of his father.
These things that can be done with money are no big deal to them.
However, after arriving outside the prison, he discovered that someone had already made arrangements for his father.
Ruan Mian saw Xie Huaian and Minister Dong walking out of the prison.
He also stuffed a large bag of silver into the official's hand. When the aunt saw it, she crossed her arms and started jokingly.
"Alas, our worries are unnecessary. Look at Mr. Xie, he is very reliable in his work."
Ruan Mian's face flushed at what she said. After pushing and shoving for a few times, she finally walked up to Xie Huaian and bowed politely.
"grown ups."
Xie Huaian said with a gentle look: "Are you here to see your father?"
"Don't worry, I've taken care of everything for your father. He'll be released in two days, and nothing will happen to him during the two days you've wronged him."
"Thank you, sir."
Ruan Mian still had to thank him for what he should thank, and Minister Dong quickly added when he saw Xie Huaian's polite yet reserved look.
"Oh, Miss Ruan, you didn't know just now. As soon as the master heard about the trouble in the shop, you went to look for Miss Qing, which made the master very anxious! He almost ran a horse to death! And the little money just now was the last of our master's savings!"
Xie Huaian glanced back at him dimly, signaling him not to say too much, but Minister Dong was quick-witted and said everything he should and shouldn't have said.
Ruan Mian was deeply moved and quickly took out his purse. Although there was not much money in it, he would make up for it later.
But Xie Huaian refused to accept it: "Don't worry about this little money, you..."
"Thank you, sir, just take it. You can't live with nothing. We can make money on our own, but you don't have any way to make money. Of course you have to pay it back!"
"As for the rest, just let Mianmian owe it to you first. Whenever you need it, you can ask Mianmian to give it to you."
The aunt blinked her eyes, suggesting that he could establish a connection with Ruan Mian through this.
Xie Huaian naturally understood what she meant. After smiling, he happily accepted it.
It's good that this little bit of money can create a connection.
After her father was done with his affairs, she should go back to the house to make some arrangements, after all, she still had to go find General Bal.
Thinking of this, Ruan Mian no longer wasted time.
At this moment in the prison, Master Ruan didn't know what had happened. He was only thinking about Mianmian and hoped that nothing happened to her.
It would be best if you could take all the blame on yourself.
Mianmian is so young, how could she be put in this cell!
Looking around, I saw that those imprisoned were all criminals. No matter who they were, hatred was blazing in their eyes.
Mr. Ruan came from a merchant family. Although he was eloquent, he was also timid.
In his early years, for the sake of his family's shops, he had to deal with many people and treat them humbly. It was not until Ruan Qingsong passed the imperial examination that he finally stood up straighter.
Since he came in, he has only dared to say a few words to the criminal who was imprisoned next door.
When talking about his children, Mr. Ruan was full of pride.
When it was time for dinner, the official brought him a sumptuous meal.
There is even a whole roast goose!
The other side dishes are a combination of meat and vegetables, and the staple food is the best white rice.
Seeing this delicious scene, others drooled with envy.
But Master Ruan was filled with sorrow, and a feeling of despair rose in his heart: "Sir, the food for the last meal of execution here is really good."
Although it’s not half as delicious as what her daughter cooks, compared to other places, the food standard is already top-notch!
It’s a pity that he has not yet become a world-famous doctor, has not yet seen more difficult and complicated diseases, and has not fully understood those medical books!
And Zhou'er, with such knowledge, how could he be confined to such a remote place like Longchang Mountain?
And Mianmian, such a good girl, how could she not have a good husband?!
Unfortunately, he couldn't see any of this.
Mr. Ruan was in tears, reluctant to leave this world, and ate the meal slowly and carefully.
Dilly-dally, just to buy yourself some time.
Halfway through the meal, he was unwilling to give up and suddenly had an idea to say to those officials.
"Sir, I'm a doctor. Why don't I give you a free consultation and see if there's anything wrong with your health?"
It would have been better if he hadn't mentioned it. Once he mentioned it, he found that there were indeed two officers suffering from a cold, so he immediately let him out so he could take a closer look.
After checking more than one or two people, the officials saw that he was serious and patient, and what he said was true, so they simply called all the officials in the prison over one by one for him to check one by one.
As a result, I worked hard for a whole day and night before I found out.
"You old man, you really have some skills! We didn't give you that meal for free, and your son-in-law is also very generous. After you finish treating our brothers tomorrow, we will let you go!"
When Master Ruan heard this, he said, "Then... isn't this the last meal for execution?"
"Why cut off your first meal? Isn't it good enough that you can go out? Master Wang will not pursue the matter of your shop. I see that you are a good doctor. When your shop reopens, I will bring my brothers to support you."
This was also a pleasant surprise for him! The feeling of surviving a disaster came over him, and Master Ruan was so angry that he laughed at himself.
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Valley Houses.
After returning home, Ruan Mian told Jing and the others about the situation in the shop and told them not to worry.
At this point, their hearts finally settled down a little.
What surprised Ruan Mian was that Wang had also been standing outside the house for a long time. After she and her family came out after reporting that they were safe, Wang quickly stepped forward and spoke a few words of concern.
"Madam Ruan, are you okay? I heard your shop was smashed up, and your father..."
"It's all right now, Madam Wang, thank you for thinking of me."
Wang smiled slightly and said sincerely, "You have taken good care of us along the way, so of course I am thinking of you."
"To be honest, I used to look down on you. I always thought that a divorced woman like you wouldn't achieve anything. But now I realize how shallow I was."
"If it weren't for you, our family would have starved to death long ago."
Starting from the internment camp, she learned from Ruan Mian how to make simple tools to improve logging efficiency, and also learned from her how to find various mushrooms to fill her stomach.
Later, they followed Ruan Mian to the heart of Longchang Mountain, where they built roads for her, earned wages, and ate better food.
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