Summer was about to arrive, and the midday breeze was hot. Butler Wang took out a cloth and wiped the sweat from his forehead. Thinking of the tiger in the car, he sighed softly.
I knew from the beginning that this couple were not ordinary people. Miss Jiang not only looked brave but also very courageous.
They actually wanted a ship to sail on their own! Even the Wang family didn't have a seagoing ship! In this local area, government ships accounted for the majority, and the rest were mostly ships owned by local tyrants.
He looked at the melons beside his legs that were bigger than his head. Perhaps, he had to rely on these fruits to knock on the door.
However, this was something the master should consider. He only hoped that the master would slip him some food from between his fingers. The fruit was so sweet that it made him thirsty just thinking about it.
As he thought about it, he began to recall the taste again, so he had to divert his gaze and drink a sip of tea.
The refugees on the roadside were still staring at their carriage with eager eyes, and dared to rob them in the middle of the road.
"Please, sir, give me some food!"
"Master, please save me!"
"Sir, please save us..."
Steward Wang sympathized with them, but he wouldn't give them alms. He wasn't someone who hadn't seen the world. If you gave alms to one of them, that group would become attached to you and you wouldn't be able to leave.
Instead of slowing down, the carriage accelerated and rushed towards Qingshui City.
The refugees had been standing in a row in the middle of the road, appearing fearless. But when they saw the carriage approaching, they sped away. They were still afraid of death.
After he left, the refugees on the roadside were terrified.
"In the car, did you see that? What is that thing?"
The carriage was moving so fast that the wind blew up the curtains, leaving the beast inside nowhere to hide.
"It's a ferocious beast. Judging from its color, it looks like a tiger..."
"Are you dazzled by the sun? There aren't any deep mountains or old forests here, so how could there be a tiger?"
"I saw it with my own eyes! The claws were bigger than my hands!"
"Oh my God! Don't mess with me!"
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When Steward Wang arrived at the city gate, he stuffed two silver ingots into the hands of the gate guards.
The guards always checked the contents of the carriages when entering the city, and three carriages with so much fruit were enough to attract attention. I had already planned to give someone a silver ingot when returning to the city to prevent them from asking too much.
Unexpectedly, the couple came up with a brilliant idea and added a ferocious beast, so he added an extra silver ingot.
The guard used a knife to pry open the curtain, and when he saw what was inside, his eyes almost popped out.
Butler Wang just smiled awkwardly and said nothing.
The guard stroked the two silver ingots in his hand, exchanged a glance with his companion, and ultimately said nothing. He just sighed that wealthy families were really powerful, and then let the matter go.
"Isn't this Steward Wang? Did he just come back from outside the city?"
Not long after entering the city, a voice came from the right.
Butler Wang turned his head and saw that it was the butler of the Qian family in the city. He had had several interactions with him and they had a close relationship.
Butler Wang greeted him without much further ado.
Butler Qian raised his eyebrows. Butler Wang always had a hypocritical smile on his face, but today he looked quite cold.
He watched the carriage drive away, thinking that the Wang family must have some secrets that they didn't want anyone to know...
After entering the city, unable to travel quickly, Steward Wang rushed home as fast as he could. This was the most urgent time he had ever been in, except for the days of fleeing, as he was afraid of being robbed along the way.
Mr. Wang and his family were waiting in the hall.
Wang Wenxuan wanted to share some of the pears with his parents and siblings, but they all refused, saying that his illness could be cured and no one wanted to delay him just because of a momentary craving.
Therefore, of the fruits distributed the day before, the rest of the people could only get one peace apple at most, which was gone just as they tasted it, and they were thinking about it even in their dreams.
"He's back, he's back, the butler is back!"
When they heard the servant's report, the whole family stood up.
A group of people came in carrying a dozen wooden boxes, each of which was full and beautiful. Master Wang smiled and said, "Put it on the table."
He didn't expect that the Jiang family would give him so many fruits in return!
Without the order from Master Wang, no one else can move first.
There were three boxes of 24 peace apples, and four boxes of 32 pears. He took one look and decided how many to keep and how many to give away for good measure. Fruit was difficult to store in this weather.
Why are there four big fruits?
"What kind of fruit is this?" Master Wang picked up a large green melon in amazement. "It's quite heavy, so it must be very juicy!"
Steward Wang replied respectfully, "This is a free melon given by Madam Jiang. She said it was destined for our family."
Mr. Wang smiled and said, "It is indeed fate."
"Melon? That must be very sweet!" The ten-year-old daughter of the Wang family stared at the large green melon with a mottled skin. She touched it lightly with her fingers. It felt rough and the skin was hard. Can this fruit really be bitten?
Seeing his daughter's adorable expression, he asked his servant to take one down and cut it open.
It's rare to eat something fresh.
The servants didn't know how to eat the melon, so they peeled the skin, cut the flesh into cubes, and ate it with a spoon without even removing the pulp.
After eating this sweet melon, Miss Wang's smile became even sweeter.
Not only the women in the family love to eat it, but the men also love to eat it.
Mr. Wang sighed as he ate, and tried hard to recall where he had found such a delicious melon.
But it didn't matter, he figured it out himself. Maybe it was just another magical melon from the Western Regions. In his mind, the Jiang family definitely had a close relationship with the Western Regions.
After tasting the melon, he immediately asked the housekeeper to write invitations.
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