Chapter 243 Goodbye Ruan Wantie
Chapter 243 Goodbye Ruan Wantie
After the wheat harvest, the wheat harvest in Bale, Moyang and Landi was great, and everyone had never harvested such a high yield per mu in their lives. Some people's wheat harvest was more than their parents had harvested in their lifetime, and everyone was crying and laughing at the same time.
"If the city lord had come earlier, we wouldn't have to live in such darkness."
"If the city lord had come earlier, our children wouldn't have starved to death!"
"if……"
Ruan Qingqing walked quietly on the road, listening to the crying sounds coming from each house or village, and chuckled softly.
If, how could there be so many ifs? If I really had to say if, if I hadn't taken these three cities for myself, it would be unknown whether these people could survive the winter.
The cruelty of nature is obvious, and we are just taking advantage of the 5,000 years of accumulated Chinese knowledge!
"Master, what are you looking for yellow clay for?"
Yue Linlang, who was also leading the horse, asked.
"Make mud bricks and build a house." Ruan Qingqing held the horse with one hand and looked around. If she found a suitable one, she would quickly take out a homemade charcoal pencil and paper from the horse bag to make a mark.
"Build a house? Why are we looking for new materials to build a house? Don't we have a kiln to make bricks?" Yue Linlang was confused.
Ruan Qingqing shook her head. "Not all ordinary people can afford the bricks we make, but they can build houses with easily available mud bricks. Although mud brick houses are slightly inferior to the bricks made in our kilns, they can be lived in for more than ten or twenty years. After some repairs, they can be lived in for seventy or eighty years. They are many times better than the thatched houses they live in."
"Then why didn't you bring it up before?" Yue Linlang was puzzled.
Ruan Qingqing chuckled. "It's not enough to make this brick with just yellow clay. We have to mix it with wheat straw or rice stalks. The common people here didn't have these before."
"I see."
Ruan Qingqing stuffed the notebook in her hand into the horse bag and continued to move forward. She was busy here, and the sound of horse hooves came from afar.
"Giant!"
Ruan Qingqing turned around when she heard the voice and saw Wushang riding over. She asked hurriedly, "Wushang, what's wrong?"
"Master, Yunqing and Moliang have sent people to deliver a message saying that they want to see you, do you want to see them?"
Ruan Qingqing didn't even think about it and turned her head away, "No! They must be trying to get another way to increase productivity from me."
With what she taught Yunqing before, the per-acre yield of crops would not be too bad, just slightly worse than hybrid crops. Considering how Emperor Yunqing treated her before, she had no interest in helping them again.
In Moliang, because of the bumper wheat harvest, they sent troops to try to seize some food, but only became obedient after being severely punished by Ruan Qingqing and her group. Now they have the nerve to ask her for advice on planting methods, and they send envoys every few days, which is very annoying.
"The envoys from Yunqing this time are Zhou Zheng and your father. We have already let Zhou Zheng and your father enter the City Lord's Mansion to wait; the envoy from Moliang is the third prince. The third prince said that if you teach them how to grow crops, they will give us half of the grain they earn every year as a reward." Wushang reminded.
When Ruan Wantie was mentioned, Ruan Qingqing paused.
Before she knew it, she had been here for a year and hadn't seen her family for a year. It would be a lie to say that she didn't miss them, but because of what she did, firstly, she was too busy developing Momen and had no time, and secondly, she was afraid of getting them into trouble. So she always avoided talking about her family and tried not to think about them.
Ruan Qingqing asked in a trembling voice, "How did my father and the others find this place?" Then she blinked, "That's right, the wheat harvest in Bale, Moyang and Landi is huge, this is unprecedented, it's normal for them to suspect me."
Wu Shang gradually approached her and comforted her in a gentle voice: "Since you miss me, go back and see me!"
Ruan Qingqing looked up at the sky and forced back the tears in her eyes.
"Ok!"
Ruan Qingqing rode as fast as she could all the way to the City Lord's Mansion. But when she got off her horse and arrived at the gate, she was a little afraid to go in.
After that day, she had no contact with her family, except for letting Wushang go to prevent her eldest brother Ruan Shiping from getting into trouble because of her.
She did not report her safety to other family members. She thought that her whereabouts were unknown and her life or death was the safest for her family, but she forgot that they would worry.
Her lips were bitten until they bled, and the taste of rust filled her mouth, but her legs seemed to be filled with lead and she couldn't take a single step.
"Don't think too much! I believe your family can understand your situation. Not contacting them is the best choice for everyone." Wu Shang stretched out his hand and paused in the air for a few breaths, then patted Ruan Qingqing on the shoulder.
"Wu Shang, I..." Ruan Qingqing lowered her head with a conflicted look on her face.
"Come in! Your father loves you so much, I believe all he wants to know is whether his precious Daya is doing well out there."
As soon as the familiar name "Daya" came out, Ruan Qingqing could no longer hold back her tears. Like pearls that had broken off a string, they fell to the ground one by one.
"Go!" Wushang patted her shoulder again.
"Yes, Master, please go in! Don't make your uncle wait anxiously." Yue Linlang stepped forward, wiped her tears with a towel, and comforted her.
"Yeah." Ruan Qingqing took a few deep breaths, adjusted her emotions, and strode into the City Lord's Mansion.
When she saw Ruan Wantie's gray hair, Ruan Qingqing's tears, which she had managed to control, flowed out uncontrollably again.
"father!"
When Ruan Wantie heard the sound, the teacup in his hand fell straight down.
The crisp "bang" sound was particularly loud in the house. The cup lid that was not broken rolled on the ground for a few times and then shook a few times before stopping.
He turned his head in disbelief and looked towards the door. He slowly stood up and asked uncertainly, "Daya?"
"Dad!" Ruan Qingqing ran towards Ruan Wantie regardless of anything and hugged him.
"father!"
“Big...girl! You are a girl now, you can’t act like a spoiled child to your dad like you did when you were a child.” Ruan Wantie said with red eyes.
"Dad, I'm sorry! I made you worry!" Ruan Qingqing choked.
"Don't apologize to your father. It's because I didn't have the ability to protect you. I made you wander in a foreign land, unable to return home."
"Dad, this has nothing to do with you. Is everything okay at home? Are mom and the others okay?" Ruan Qingqing let go of the hug and asked Ruan Wantie.
"All right, everything is fine at home! Everyone is just worried about you. By the way, your mother made several sets of clothes and shoes for you and asked me to bring them to you.
Your grandparents and uncles all told me that you can do whatever you want. If you need anything, don't just do it by yourself, we are here to help you.
When I came, the elders and folks in Qingshui County somehow knew that I was here to see you. They all told me to go back and see everyone when you are free. Without you, everyone feels like they have lost their backbone.
Ruan Wantie kept on talking.
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