Chapter 336 - Chapter 336: Chapter 336: Teasing Second Brother_i (1/2)

Chapter 336: Chapter 336: Teasing Second Brother_i

Wei Ruo had thought of Wei Jinyi for an instant, but she didn’t expect him to actually return!

“Mhm.” Wei Jinyi responded.

“Are these medicinal herbs a gift from my second brother?” Wei Ruo asked. “Mhm, I ran into them on the way and picked them casually.” Wei Jinyi replied. Wei Ruo laughed out loud. This lie from her second brother was too clumsy. Firstly, the rarity of these medicinal herbs was precisely because they were hard to find, not something found everywhere. She could believe him if he said he chanced upon one plant, but it was too unbelievable for him to pick a whole box casually.

Furthermore, her second brother was not a doctor. If he didn’t intend to pick these herbs, he wouldn’t even recognize them and would disregard them as common weeds.

Seeing Wei Ruo laughing, Wei Jinyi knew his lie was exposed, and a hint of red crept up his face.

“Thank you, second brother. I really love your gift!” Wei Ruo joyfully said. This gift was not only precious in and of itself but more importantly, it represented her second brother’s heartfelt intentions.

To find these medicinal herbs, one must have prior knowledge about them spend time looking for them, and even risk danger picking them. All of these required a lot of effort. This intention was more valuable than anything else. “I’m glad you like it.” Wei Jinyi replied.

Wei Ruo looked around. It was getting late and it wouldn’t be proper for them to linger outside.

So Wei Ruo moved closer to Wei Jinyi: “Second brother, come to my courtyard tonight. Let’s have a late-night snack together!”

“The main door between the men’s and women’s courtyards is closed after nightfall.” Wei Jinyi replied.

“Second brother, stop teasing me. I know you’ve climbed over the wall before.” Wei Ruo laughed.

She almost believed him, looking all decent and proper.

He was usually a stickler for propriety, but there were quite a number of times when he was not.

“Mhm.” Wei Jinyi responded, a confirmation of his past wall-climbing exploits as well as acceptance of Wei Ruo’s invitation.

“Well, that’s settled. Wait for my signal in the courtyard.” Wei Ruo said, her smile naughty.

“Mhm.” Wei Jinyi agreed.

After returning to Tingsong Garden, Wei Ruo and Xiumei brought a pile of ingredients. Most of the ingredients were from the main kitchen, procured by Xiumei. Given Wei Ruo’s current status in the Wei Family, the kitchen staff wouldn’t dare give Xiumei a hard time.

A small part of the ingredients were taken out of Wei Ruo’s storage.

She kept a large quantity of grain like rice and wheat in her storage, and also kept some fresh meat and vegetables.

The storage space and her farmland area in her storage increased as her storage level increased.

Wei Ruo’s storage level had now reached Level 5, and her storage slots also reached Level 5, enough for her to store the grains she produced in her storage. So, she hoarded quite a lot of other fruits, vegetables, and meats in the remaining space.

The mam advantage of storing things in the storage was that they wouldn’t spoil, and would remain in the state they were in when stored.

For Wei Ruo, food was her sense of security. Seeing the full stock of food in the storage, Wei Ruo felt inexplicably at ease.

After Wei Ruo and Xiumei prepared the ingredients, they lit a charcoal fire in the courtyard. There was still plenty of silver charcoal left from last winter, which came in handy now.

Then they placed the prepared ingredients on the rack over the charcoal fire for grilling.

While Xiumei was grilling, Wei Ruo climbed a ladder leaning against the wall. She held a thin bamboo pole with a red ribbon tied at its end, reaching out and waving it towards Welcoming Bamboo Garden.

After waving it twice, a white figure leaped across the wall in the middle, reaching Wei Ruo.

Wei Ruo smiled: “Second brother, your agility is impressive.”

Wei Jinyi looked at the bright and radiant smile on Wei Ruo’s face. Though he never thought his agility was something worth praising, seeing her delight made his heart happy.

Xiaobei also deftly climbed over the wall. His moves were agile, just slightly not as good as Wei Jinyi’s.