Chapter 407 – The Old Man’s Plea for Help

To be a little closer, see more clearly, Wei Ruo saw this line of five people, four of them wearing uniform clothing, and will be the fifth person surrounded in the center, for him to block the wind and snow to open the way.

Because the person surrounded in the center was wrapped tightly, Wei Ruo couldn’t see the person’s appearance for a moment.

But Wei Ruo can see that the four people responsible for protection should be good hands, at this time the snow is already higher than the knee, they can be sharp while sweeping away the thick snow to open the road, while still methodically moving forward.

It was estimated that Lu Yuhong and the others could also see this, so none of them had any thoughts of helping.

Not long after, these people came to Wei Ruo’s shed.

“You guys, vacate this shed!”

A man at the front of the line said to the crowd in a brutal tone.

The crowd didn’t move, they all sat still and watched.

Immediately afterward a man in a cloak stepped out from the back.

At first, the cap of the cloak covered most of his face, and when the cap was removed, the crowd was able to see his true face.

It was a man of about fifty years of age, with white hair, a ram’s beard, and a slightly wrinkled face, white from the cold, and slightly purple lips.

Putting aside the face of the man’s heavenly court is full, his eyes are bright, his posture is upright and his temperament is extraordinary.

The man spoke out and scolded his house servant, “No insolence!”

Immediately afterward, he said to the crowd in the shed, “All of you, I’m really sorry, this servant of mine was a bit rude just now, so I hope all of you will bear with me.”

The man continued: “I surnamed Tan, passing through this place, encountered the wind and snow, in and out, the car only brought some snacks idle food does not resist starvation, have no choice but to let the family servants to escort me to find a place to take refuge. However, this way no one shadow, traveling half a day before meeting your line of people, take the liberty to come over to ask for food, if you are willing to give a hand, I would like to thank you.”

The man was courteous and modest.

Xu Fengyuan and others do not speak at the moment, they also just have to Wei family Miss rescue to be able to be here, to help this man, have to look at Wei Ruo’s meaning.

Wei Ruo turned around and gave Xiu Mei a look, Xiu Mei understood and handed the sweet potatoes and taro left over from several people to the man’s heel.

“These are for you, if you don’t mind, sir.”

Before the man uttered a word, the house servant at the side rebuked, “How dare you, how can my gentleman eat such a vulgar thing?”

“Don’t talk nonsense. Where is the difference between food that is vulgar and food that is not? As long as it fills the stomach, it is something to be treasured.” The man reprimanded the household servant once again.

Immediately after the man reached out to receive a baked sweet potato, looked at the object in his hand and ordered the house servant to give Xiu Mei silver.

Wei Ruo interrupted, “No need, it’s fate that we can meet today in the middle of this wind and snow, if you don’t mind, you can eat these roasted sweet potatoes and roasted taro as much as you want, if it’s not enough, I can still bake some more for you.”

“Then thank the girl.” The man thanked.

And then the man’s servant helped the man peel off the outer skin of the sweet potato and served the man to use the orange-colored flesh inside.

Lu Yuhong and Xu Fengyuan frowned slightly, the two of them once again sensed from the man’s manners of consuming the roasted sweet potatoes that the identity of the man in front of them was either rich or noble.

However, both of them failed to guess the man’s identity, and Lu Yuhong had never seen this man in his many years in the capital.

After eating a whole sweet potato, the man couldn’t help but comment, “Although this thing looks inconspicuous, the flavor is indeed good, sweet and soft and sticky.”

Seeing that this man was courteous, spoke politely, and had a kind smile, Wei Ruo asked Xiu Mei to bring him another bowl of wine.

The man’s house servant was a little worried again, “Sir, let my subordinate try for you first.”

Looking at the servant it seemed that he was worried that there was something wrong with the wine in this bowl.

The man laughed: “There is no need to be nervous, this snow, a few small friends and I have never known, willing to share a share of my food is a favor, and why need to be born out of evil intent to harm me.”

After that, the man savored it.

And then the man revealed a look of surprise: “Could this wine be the rumored Thyme?”

“Mister also knows about Thyme?” Wei Ruo asked.

“Yes, previously someone gave me a small jar of Thyme, and I tasted it and thought it was marvelous. However, I heard that this wine is very difficult to buy, and is only available in the Taizhou Prefecture area. Therefore, when I traveled north and passed through Taizhou Prefecture, I also wanted to buy a few jars from Taizhou Prefecture.”

Wei Ruo didn’t realize that her Thyme had spread so widely that people from outside the country had come here.

Xu Fengyuan explained to the man, “This gentleman, this Thyme is not easy to buy within the Taizhou Prefecture, usually one person can only purchase one pot at a time, and one must also make a reservation with the shopkeeper of the Drunken Immortal Residence before it is too late.”

“Is that how it was?” The man’s face showed a slight look of surprise tinged with a slight look of disappointment.

Immediately afterward, he looked at the bowl in his hand and wondered, “Then this is ……”

Wei Ruo said, “I happen to get a jar from my good friend today, put it on the carriage ready to bring back to the city, I don’t want to just meet this wind and snow, just to share it with everyone to drink to warm up.”

“The girl actually shared such rare and good wine with us.” The man lamented.

“A good knife is used on the blade, so is good wine, this situation this wine can warm up the body and meet friends, it is the right time for it to be useful.” Wei Ruo explained.

“Girl’s words are wonderful!” The man couldn’t help but praise, and even more so, he couldn’t help but look at Wei Ruo twice more.

“If mister doesn’t mind, let’s sit down together and drink wine while roasting the fire.” Wei Ruo said.

In this case, the old man couldn’t go anywhere else, and it would be difficult for him to make another round trip.

“Thanks, girl.” The man thanked.

And then Xu Feng Yuan made a place for him.

Before the man took his seat, his servant wanted to take off his own clothes to cushion the man, but the man stopped him.

The men sat down and roasted the fire and drank wine, as did the crowd.

And then Wei Ruo took a bag of charcoal out and replenished both stoves, and took some raw sweet potatoes out and put them in the fire pit to roast.

When the newly baked sweet potatoes on the fire pit were cooked, Xiu Mei distributed the baked ones to the men’s servants.

The man’s four servants hurriedly refused, “I don’t dare, if the girl has any extra food, please share it with my husband.”

“Eat, in my lady’s place, there are only those who are frozen and hungry, there are no masters or servants, and what your masters have to eat, so have you. Underlings are also human, they also get hungry and have to eat.” Xiu Mei said.

The four of them looked surprised, as if they didn’t expect them to have a part in it.

“Hurry up and take it, I’ll get you guys some more wine. Only the bowls aren’t enough, so the four of you will just take the altar and share it, okay?” Xiu Mei urged.

The four were even more surprised, and after looking at each other for a few moments, none of them acted.

“Will it work?” Xiu Mei asked again.