Chapter 92 - Chapter 92: Chapter 92: Stumble Into by Accident_l (2/2)

“Yes, there’s some in the carriage. I’ll go and get it.” Xiumei said.

“Hmm, bring more…no, bring all the food from the carriage.” Wei Ruo ordered.

“Okay. I’ll bring all of it, leaving a portion for Miss, and distribute the rest to the old people and children nearby, okay? They all look pitiful.” Xiumei offered.

She completed her young mistress’s previously unspoken suggestion, saving her from the embarrassment of making the request herself.

“Yes, go on.

“Alright!”

Xiumei turned around and ran back to their carriage parked on the official road.

As Xiumei took out a bag of dried sweet potatoes from the carriage, she noticed a large number of people from the Military Prefecture.

Xiumei was surprised, so she grabbed an acquaintance, Nurse Zhang, to find out what was happening.

“Nurse Zhang, what’s going on? Weren’t we searching for the young master? Why is everyone here in the south of the city?”

Nurse Zhang, looking quite anxious, replied, “Madam Xiumei, you and young mistress are indeed prescient! Young master likely sneaked to the south of the city! This morning, two servants from our residence drove a cart of straw to the south of the city. The young master probably hid in the cart then. The guards who were searching found the young master’s ornament on the cart.” Did her young mistress unexpectedly come to the right place?

Xiumei was at a loss for words for a moment and didn’t know what to say.

Then Nurse Zhang said, “We don’t know how our young master is doing now, but I heard that there are remnants of the Japanese pirates in the nearby mountains. It’s very dangerous for the young master, a small child.”

“What? There are remnants of the Japanese pirates nearby? How come? Weren’t the Japanese pirates defeated the last time?” Xiumei started to feel anxious.

“Yes, most of them were killed, but a few remnants of the Japanese pirates escaped. They’ve been hiding around Wangyue Mountain. I heard they’ve been quite tenacious, surviving on grass roots and tree bark, occasionally stealing food from the people who are reclaiming land in the south of the city. They were spotted by people while stealing food. The government office was just reported this morning, and no officials have been sent to handle this yet.” Nurse Zhang explained.

Upon reflecting on the fact that Wei Ruo was currently strolling outside, Xiumei felt worried. She immediately abandoned Wei Ruo’s task and ran back to the place where they split up earlier.

While waiting for Xiumei to return, Wei Ruo hadn’t been idle; she walked down the ridge of the newly reclaimed field while observing it.

The near field has changed a lot, the original weeds have been removed, and the land has been divided into plots, neat and with clear borders.

Most of the areas have been reclaimed well and would probably be ready for planting later this month.

Wei Ruo continued to walk towards the mountains, intending to check the progress of the medicinal field she and the Xie Family were jointly running.

As she neared the mountains, the terrain became complicated, and there were fewer people. In the distance, she could see a handful of people re-claiming the wasteland.

As for these places, only those families in the county town with some wealth were buying them for cultivating. However, the number of households that bought these places for reclamation was less, so they were sparsely distributed. One could only spot a few people from a long distance away.

Wei Ruo continued walking and maneuvered around a large piece of rock. In front of her, two short-statured men appeared.

Both men had their heads covered with headscarves, dressed like ordinary commoners. A boy stood between the two men; he had a face that Wei Ruo recognized…

Wei Yilin!

The object of the whole residence’s search, this little rascal, simply showed up unexpectedly in front of her?