In Chonghua Palace, the lights were bright, and a wisp of light green smoke slowly rose above the incense burner, drifting in the air with the fragrance of plum blossoms. The king did not like people to stay in his palace so Lu Ruan was the only one in the huge Chonghua Palace.

He lay on the soft couch in front of the window, holding a book in his hand and reading with relish. Occasionally, he looked up at the window with paper on it, and couldn’t help but miss modern glass. He studied literature and didn’t know the principle of making glass. Meng Yunshu, who studied science, should know it. He would ask more questions next time he went to the store.

Seeing that it was getting late, He Zhengzhi was still handling government affairs in the study. Lu Ruan touched his empty stomach and thought about what to eat for dinner?

Just as he sat up, his system suddenly made a ding-dong sound. Lu Ruan sat up straight in an instant. A small blue speaker appeared in front of him. When he was still wondering what it was, a line of words suddenly appeared above it.

 [Communication request from Meng Yunshu, do you want to receive it?]

Meng Yunshu? Lu Ruan was stunned for a moment, raised his hand and clicked to receive. The next moment, he saw Meng Yunshu’s face in front of him. Through the screen, he could clearly see the anxiety and urgency on his face.

Something happened?

Lu Ruan didn’t have time to think about it, and the person on the other side answered his doubts.

Meng Yunshu in the store was visibly happy after seeing the call connected, and the anxiety on his face was relieved a little.

“Ruan, time is limited, I’ll make it short.” Meng Yunshu first told him about the snow disaster in Mobei, and then told him about the magistrate of Hua’an County forcing them to give up the title of Yu Jinhuai’s brother as a scholar.

There was still time left, he continued: “I think you can send someone to patrol secretly to see if there are similar things in other places?”

Lu Ruan’s face was already livid. Knowing that Meng Yunshu’s proposal was good, he agreed.

 No matter what happened in Mobei or the Yu family, they were both urgent, so they ended the call early.

In the store, Meng Yunshu looked at the dimming speaker and finally breathed a sigh of relief. Now both the Yu family and Mobei were saved.

The worry on his face gradually disappeared, replaced by a faint smile. He wanted to tell Brother Huai about this as soon as possible. With Lu Ruan’s help, the dog county magistrate would not stay for long.

Thinking of this, Meng Yunshu hurried out of the store. There was only Yu Jinhuai in the kitchen, just like before he entered the store. He sat in front of the stove and stared at the gradually weakening flames inside. The warm firelight added a layer of warmth to his whole body, and even the scar on his forehead did not look scary.

 Hearing the footsteps behind him, he turned around to meet Meng Yunshu’s excited eyes, and after a pause, he asked, “Ah Yun, has the store been upgraded?”

Meng Yunshu had told him about the business of upgrading the store, and he had always wanted to go to the farm that Ah Yun mentioned, which had a farm where various crops could be grown. Ah Yun had told him that he could take him in as long as the store was upgraded to level 36. Now seeing the joy on his face, Yu Jinhuai could only think of this.

“Yes, it has been upgraded.” Meng Yunshu walked over and squatted beside him. The firelight reflected his almond eyes, making his eyes brighter, like twinkling stars. It deeply imprinted in Yu Jinhuai’s heart.

 “Brother Huai, this is not important.” Meng Yunshu looked at him with curved eyebrows and a smile on his lips, “I have contacted Lu Ruan. With his help, the Yu family’s affairs and the snow disaster in Mobei will be solved.”

When Yu Jinhuai heard another person’s name from Meng Yunshu’s mouth, his heart jumped. Noticing that he was full of joy, his heart sank a little.

He asked calmly: “Who is Lu Ruan?”

“Huh.” Meng Yunshu was surprised. He supported his chin and stammered in confusion: “Didn’t I tell you?”

Yu Jinhuai lowered his eyes and looked down at him, and responded sullenly.

 Then he raised his eyes and smiled, “I’ll tell you now.” He added, “He is the current emperor’s ger husband, and also a customer of the store. Yesterday, I was still worried about how to contact him and tell him about Mobei. I was also worried that our method would not work. Who would have thought that today the store was upgraded and got a communication microphone. So, I told him about Mobei and brother’s affairs.”

“With him on it, I believe it won’t take long for these two things to be solved.”

It turned out to be a ger. Yu Jinhuai was relieved when he heard this, and then he thought of Ah Yun knowing the emperor’s ger wife. There are so many magical things in the store. Isn’t it just around the corner for the people to live a good life.

“If he agrees, he will be responsible.” Meng Yunshu saw that he was silent for a long time, and then said.

 Yu Jinhuai’s sadness disappeared when he heard the voice. He raised his hand to touch Meng Yunshu’s head but stopped and picked up the cane beside him instead. “I believe what Ah Yun said.” He stood up from the stool and looked deeply at the person in front of him. Even a rough coat could not hide Ah Yun’s temperament. He was different from the people in Cangnan Village and Hua’an County. When he saw Ah Yun open his eyes for the first time, he knew it, but he didn’t ask. He would hide this matter in his heart and bury it in the deepest part. Unless Ah Yun took the initiative to tell him one day, he would never ask a word. His Ah Yun did not hide the familiarity in his tone when he mentioned Lu Ruan, as if the two had known each other for a long time. There must be a secret that he didn’t know.

“Thank you, Ah Yun, for comforting me for the whole afternoon. Now I can rest assured.”

Meng Yunshu’s eyes were full of pride and satisfaction. He patted his knees and stood up slowly. He yawned because he was sleepy, and some tears appeared at the end of his eyes, ruining his pretended expression. “No trouble at all.”

Facing his misty eyes, Yu Jinhuai’s face, which had been gloomy for the whole afternoon, finally softened a lot. With a gentle expression, he reached out and touched his forehead, and asked softly, “Are you sleepy?”

Meng Yunshu nodded and rubbed the skin he touched. For a moment, he felt his face getting hot.

The problem that troubled them was finally solved. They turned off the light in the kitchen, and after a simple wash in the moonlight, they returned to the bedroom.

Yu Jinyue was sitting on a chair against the wall, squinting and dozing off. Yu Jinlan and Yu Zhining were sitting on the kang with full energy, playing cat’s tumble. There were not many games for children from farming families to play, and cat’s tumble was one of them.

 Hearing the noise, Yu Zhining put down his hand and keenly felt that his uncle was in a much better mood. He smiled and called him softly, “Uncle.”

Yu Jinlan also called him, “Second cousin brother.”

Yu Jinhuai slowed down his steps and movements, sat down on the kang, rubbed the hair of the two children, and asked gently, “Are you sleepy?”

The two children shook their heads and looked energetic.

Seeing this, Meng Yunshu couldn’t help but sigh why children were so energetic? There was no stove in the bedroom. Because it was not very cold, the stove was not brought in. Instead, it was placed in the main room. It happened that the two wolfhounds were lying in the main room now, so they could warm themselves up. Of course, there was a ventilated place in the main room. There was only a handful of hard firewood in the stove. Although it could not guarantee that the stove would not be extinguished all night, it could provide a pot of water, so that there was no need to boil water when washing in the early morning, and a bowl of warm water could be drunk when thirsty at night.

 Seeing Yu Jinyue leaning against the wall and sleeping restlessly, Meng Yunshu walked over to wake him up.

“Brother, is second cousin brother leaving?” Yu Jinyue woke up in a daze and yawned several times in succession. He asked while standing up and stretching.

Meng Yunshu was not only amused, but also said, “No need to go. We have other ways. You take Xiao Lan home to sleep.”

When he heard him say this, Yu Jinyue was no longer sleepy. He widened his eyes in shock and asked, “What way?”

Meng Yunshu pretended to be profound and answered, “You will know later.”

The more he said this, the more curious Yu Jinyue became. Seeing that he was going to ask more questions, Yu Jinhuai coughed lightly, looked over calmly, and said lightly, “Take Xiao Lan home to sleep.”

With Yu Jinhuai’s words, Yu Jinyue dared not disobey and left with his sister on his back.

Meng Yunshu and Yu Jinhuai in the bedroom smiled at each other in tacit understanding.

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The next morning, Yu Jinyue, who had been thinking all night but still couldn’t figure it out, ran to the Yu family house again but was turned away. Just as he was about to look for someone, he heard people coming from the village entrance muttering something. He ran over and asked and learned that people from the government office came to the village this morning and took away the people guarding around the village. He also comforted them, saying that no one in the village had smallpox, and the county magistrate deliberately said it for the sake of Daqing Mountain. It was in order to trap them to death in the village so that he could easily get the mountain.

At the same time, it was also stated that the prefect would punish the county magistrate.

After hearing this, Yu Jinyue became even more confused and hurried to the village entrance, almost bumping into Yu Jinhuai and Meng Yunshu.

Seeing them, Yu Jinyue’s eyes lit up, “Brother, brother-in-law, do you know? The dog official is gone.”

Meng Yunshu laughed out loud at his words, “Yeah, I heard about it.”

It was not just hearsay, but someone came to their house early in the morning. After asking, they withdrew the people surrounding the village, and told them that the county magistrate would be punished soon, and told them not to worry. He also gave Meng Yunshu a jade token, saying that it was given to him by Lu Ruan. If there was anything, he could go to the prefect with the jade token directly. The prefect was a distant relative of the Lu family and would help him.

That’s why there was no one in the Yu family. They thought that since they got up, they would go to Aunt Sun to ask her to help collect winter vegetables and soybeans in the village. There were tofu sellers in the village, but there were not enough to make oden. He planned to try to make beancurd skin, bean curd and dried bean curd by himself. It was okay to have a small amount in the early stage, but in the later stage he could hire the villagers to make it.

“Oh, you got up early, so it’s not surprising that you knew it earlier than me.” Yu Jinyue scratched his hair, followed the two people for a while, and remembered the method he said last night. Seeing that he couldn’t get in between the two people, he shut up silently.

 When they got back to the Yu family, Yu Zhining was still asleep. He had been fussing last night, but this morning he slept like a lazy pig and would not wake up no matter how they called him.

“Xiao Yue, don’t make breakfast. Bring Xiao Lan here. Let’s go dig bamboo shoots after breakfast.”

Since we are going to do business, bamboo shoots are indispensable in winter.

“Okay.” Yu Jinyue’s personality is not outstanding, but he is very obedient. The only time he did something out of the ordinary was to go find his father.

Breakfast in a farmer’s house is not rich. As long as it can fill the stomach, it’s good.

After breakfast, except for Yu Jinhuai who had a foot injury and stayed at home, the rest of them set off.