Chapter 358 - Chapter 358: Chapter 358: Qi Zhen Meets Wei Mingting l (1/2)
Chapter 358: Chapter 358: Qi Zhen Meets Wei Mingting l
“With the way you’re going about this, Miss, you’ll never find a suitable husband this way,” Xiumei muttered.
“That’s not necessarily true. Not everyone dying I encounter can be saved by me,” Wei Ruo replied.
“Miss, your medical skills are so profound, you can save most of them. It’s already hard to find suitable dying candidates, and if you want someone whom even you cannot cure, there’s nearly no hope,” argued Xiumei.
Wei Ruo pouted, “The world is too big, I can’t believe I won’t find such a person. Worse comes to worst, I’ll create one myself.”
Wei Ruo then addressed Wei Jinyi, “Second brother, I know you don’t approve of this, but if I find one, you can’t stop me.”
“Hm,” Wei Jinyi agreed faintly.
Only then did he realize that Ruoruo almost selected that skeleton-thin man to be her future husband.
Wei Ruo and the others then toured the Younan Farmstead and Caili Farm.
Younan Farm grew Wei Ruo’s late rice strain from her space, the adaptability of which was impressive—it could be sown early or late.
A thousand acres of well-cultivated fields at Younan Farm were sown early, hence they matured earlier. By August, the grains were already husked, showing signs of a promising harvest.
The improved strain was sown slightly later on another thousand acres, but its growth was also promising.
The latest batch sown at Caili Farm was also in a favourable situation, and the tenant farmers were in high spirits, working with great enthusiasm.
Additionally, the sweet potato crop, including that given to Stone Village, was also doing well. Harvest began gradually, and in another fortnight, a widespread harvest could be expected.
If the situation continues, the Autumn harvest won’t be an issue this year.
Once this wave of harvest is secure, the food problem of Taizhou prefecture can be significantly alleviated.
After the tour, Wei Ruo chuckled and asked Wei Jinyi, “So my dear second brother, am I prosperous or what?”
Wei Ruo didn’t hide her wealth and food supplies from Wei Jinyi, but she never officially took him around her estate.
This time it could be said that Wei Jinyi saw a part of her private property.
Of course, Wei Ruo did exercise some restraint. What Wei Jinyi saw was limited to her farms. As for her shops and businesses, she had yet to reveal any of it to him.
Even when it came to Four Treasure House, which Wei Jinyi had visited a few times, Wei Ruo didn’t tell him that she owned it. She merely said it belonged to her nanny, and indeed nominally, it did belong to her nanny.
“Hm, Ruoruo being rich is a good thing,” Wei Jinyi acknowledged.
“Agreed? I also feel that it is a good thing for me to be wealthy,” Wei Ruo replied, smiling brightly.
Once they had finished their inspection, it was already getting late, so the three returned to the city.
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When Wei Ruo and Wei Jinyi were out of the city, Qi Zhen made a visit to Military Prefecture to meet Wei Mingting.
Hearing from the servant that Qi Zhen, the third son of the Qi Family, came to see him, Wei Mingting was puzzled.
He didn’t know even when Qi Zhen had arrived in Jiangnan, much less why he would come to seek him.
There was no contact ever between the Wei Family and the prominent Qi Family.
Wei Mingting’s heart wasn’t willing to see him. At present, both family affairs and military matters were complicated, leaving him no time to entertain other issues.
However, he couldn’t refuse seeing Qi Zhen; the status of the son of the prime minister held weight.
Thus, Wei Mingting ordered his servant to take Qi Zhen to the guest hall in the front yard where he would receive him.
Upon meeting Wei Mingting, Qi Zhen paid his respects courteously, “Greeting to the General.”
“Qi third son, forgive my indiscretion, what brings you here today?” Wei Mingting asked, not one for niceties.