Chapter 367 – You’re a little red in the face, Second Brother.

Wei Ruo four people went back to the city, and after arriving at the inn, Wei Ruo went to the carriage parked in the backyard to take down a bag of rice.

On this journey, Wei Ruo had already taken out too many things from the carriage, causing Xiao Bei to more than once lament that Wei Ruo’s carriage was like a treasure chest.

In fact Wei Ruo’s grain was taken out from the space, all of it was put on the wagon, which was heavy and not conducive to rushing.

In order to look reasonable, Wei Ruo this time only took a bag of fifty pounds, and then take more for fear of suspicion.

After picking up the food, the few people set off once again and retraced their steps back to Wind Pavilion Mountain.

It was midday at the moment, and the victims hiding in the mountains were rummaging through the barren trees for edible grass roots and bark.

When Wei Ruo and the others reappeared, these people’s eyes were filled with disbelief, they didn’t expect Wei Ruo and the others to really come back for them again.

And when Wei Ruo put that big bag of rice in front of them, they were even more shocked beyond words.

“You should have pots and you should know where to find water, find a place to build a fire and cook.” Wei Ruo said.

A few people pounced on it, and after determining that the sack was really filled with rice, Rejoice almost cried out on the spot.

“Rice, really rice!”

“It’s still good, good rice!”

“Gosh, this is the first time I’ve seen rice this good!”

“……”

Then several people thanked Wei Ruo.

Led by that middle-aged man who was in the lead, they all knelt down to Wei Ruo:

“Thank you, Mr. Grace, thank you ……”

Wei Ruo was busy making the crowd get up, “Alright, alright don’t kneel, if you kneel again I’ll backtrack and not hire you guys.”

Upon hearing this several people hurriedly got up, fearing that if they were a step late the young gentleman in front of them would really not hire them.

Wei Ruo added, “Quickly go and cook the rice, the children are just growing their bodies, let them eat more.”

The children are all yellow and skinny, not a few pairs of meat on their bodies, looking really pitiful.

A few people nodded their heads in unison, and then the men went to work gathering firewood while the women lived to cook the food.

The kids weren’t idle either; they were still digging around with sticks.

They have learned to recognize some grasses from the adults and know what kind of grasses have roots that are edible.

The rice burned quickly, and when the aroma emanated out, these villagers of Dahop Village couldn’t help but make the action of swallowing their saliva.

When the rice was thoroughly cooked and the lid was opened, the crowd hurriedly began to serve the rice and then took one bite after another into their mouths.

There was a four or five year old little girl with two little grips, wearing worn out red floral clothes, holding a bowl full of rice in both hands and carefully walking to Wei Ruo’s front.

“Brother, you eat.”

The little girl’s voice was timid, and her watery eyes looked at Wei Ruo with the same timidity in her eyes.

Wei Ruo bent down and touched the little girl’s head, “Thank you, but I’m not hungry, so eat by yourself.”

The little girl hesitated and turned her head in the direction of her mother behind her.

Then resumed holding up the bowl, “But Mother said to thank my brothers.”

The little girl was dirty, but her two little hands were clean, as well as the bowl in her hand, which, though chipped, was equally clean.

Wei Ruo said, “These were meant for you, we’re not hungry, a few of us have already eaten on the way here. Eat yourselves, eat well and grow up quickly, and your brothers will be happy.”

“Really?”

“Really.” Wei Ruo flashed a gentle smile at the girl, her voice was also quite a bit softer than usual, “Good boy, quickly go and eat, go back to your mother’s side.”

The little girl nodded meekly, then held the bowl of rice and carefully walked back again.

After Wei Ruo coaxed the little girl back to her mother, she turned around and realized that Wei Jin was also looking at herself with a gentle gaze.

Wei Ruo walked over, “Why is Second Brother looking at me like that?”

Upon hearing this, Wei Jin also turned his gaze away from Wei Ruo’s body.

Wei Ruo sat down on the rock next to him, “Second brother you have a little bit of redness in your cheeks oh.”

“The weather is a bit stuffy.” Wei Jin also explained.

Wei Ruo burst into laughter, “Second brother, you didn’t forget that I can’t see your face right now, did you?”

Wei Jin Yi and her face were both plastered with a layer of masquerade, so where could they see if they were blushing or not?

Hearing the laughter Wei Jin also turned his head back again, his gaze falling back to Wei Ruo’s body.

At this moment, Wei Ruo was full of smiles and her eyes were radiating an infectious laugh.

Wei Jin Yi’s eyes couldn’t help but have more gentle smiles underneath.

Seeing Wei Jin also smile, Wei Ruo rested her chin on both hands and said seriously, “Second brother you really should smile more, you look really good when you smile.”

Although what she saw now wasn’t his original handsome face that she couldn’t pick out a single fault with, those eyes were just as charming when they smiled.

This time his face was really red because Wei Ruo saw that his ears were also red.

After resting for a while longer, Wei Ruo’s few people continued to walk towards the mountain, inspecting the situation of the mountain and observing whether it met her needs.

After walking for an hour, Wei Ruo judged that it was meeting her expectations, and the rest would depend on whether or not everyone in Wind Pavilion Mountain was willing to sell, and what kind of price they were willing to sell at.

So a few of the men set off again to get ready to go back to the city.

A few people had just walked to the foot of Wind Pavilion Mountain when the sky changed and dark clouds pressed over in black.

It’s going to be a thunderstorm.

Even though it’s already August, thunderstorms can still come and go, just one moment it’s sunny and clear, the next it can be pouring down.

At the rate things are going, a downpour is inevitable.

At this moment Wei Ruo and others are facing a dilemma, do not know whether to return to the mountains to find a place to hide from the rain, or fast horse back to the city.

The heavens didn’t give Wei Ruo and the others much time to think about this, and after a few thunderclaps, bean-sized raindrops fell densely.

A few people rushed towards the mountains, looking for caves and such where they could hide from the rain.

By the time a few people found a stone wall that extended out to keep the rain off, a few people were soaked to the skin.

The dress fit wetly around her body, showing off the young girl’s figure.

The white bandage that Wei Ruo had originally bound to his chest for the sake of male clothing was now hidden.

As she grew older, some of the features that belonged to a woman became more obvious, and even wrapped in white cloth they could not be completely hidden.

When the clothes were dry, they were loose enough to be covered; now that they are wet and fit tightly against the skin, they are much more exposed.

Wei Jin also took off his own clothes and draped them over Wei Ruo’s body before turning his back.

Wei Jin, whose back was turned to Wei Ruo, also looked a bit unnatural and even a bit at a loss for words.

I don’t know why, but my heart is beating a little faster and my palms are a little hot.

(End of chapter)