Chapter 28: Helping Out in the Middle of the Night

Gu Wanning was also scared by Er’ya’s shout.

“What’s wrong?” She opened the door and went out.

Chu Mammy, who was sitting on the corridor, had already gotten up.

“Madam, it’s raining.” Er’ya ran in.

The thunder roared, and large raindrops were hitting the ground with a pitter-patter.

“Madam, Gao Lan said the rain will be heavy, what should we do? We just watered the corn today, it’s ruined now.”

That’s Madam’s lifeblood, it can’t go wrong.

Gu Wanning said, “Gao Lan? He said it will be heavy rain?”

“Yes, Gao Lan came to find this servant, he was just looking for something to say.”

She was about to chase him away, when she heard Gao Lan say that it was raining, and that it would be a heavy rain.

Gu Wanning: “…”

What was Gao Lan doing looking for Er’ya in the middle of the night?

He must be trying to get information.

“Don’t worry.” Gu Wanning said, “We’ve dug drainage ditches, as long as it doesn’t rain all night, it should be fine.”

“That’s good, that’s good.” Er’ya was relieved.

Xu Weibei pricked up his ears in the room, he couldn’t help but want to scold Gao Lan for being stupid—didn’t this expose that he wanted to know more?

Don’t let Gu Wanning think he’s concerned about her and cling to him again.

“If you’re okay, go back to sleep.”

But Gu Wanning said, “Yes, go back to sleep, we’ll go and have a look tomorrow morning when the rain stops.”

Er’ya yawned and went back out in the rain.

Chu Mammy couldn’t help but ask, “Madam, is the corn very important?”

“It’s very important to me.” Gu Wanning smiled, she didn’t say more, “Mammy, it’s raining, you should go back to rest early too. The Marquis and I are going to lie down.”

“Thank you for your concern, Madam.”

Chu Mammy didn’t move.

Gu Wanning: “…”

She went straight into the room.

Xu Weibei, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, snorted, “Treating a piece of junk like a treasure.”

Gu Wanning was too lazy to pay attention to him, she thought to herself, you don’t know anything!

Wait until I become famous and rich because of corn, I’ll blind your eyes, you brute.

Go to sleep, go to sleep, we don’t see eye to eye.

Gu Wanning lay on the couch, listening to the thunder roaring outside, the heavy rain pouring down, she was also a little uneasy.

She didn’t know what the soil was like in the backyard of the mansion, she was worried about water retention before, now she had to worry about too much water flooding the roots.

But luckily, it’s already past the sprouting stage, just hope it doesn’t blow a strong wind and blow the seedlings down.

No, I still can’t sleep.

Especially when she heard the wind picking up outside, she tossed and turned, she simply sat up.

“What are you doing?” Xu Weibei hadn’t slept either.

“No, the wind is strong, it will blow my corn down and break it, I have to go and help them block the wind.”

“You’re crazy!”

“I only planted a small piece of land, I can cover it with a few doors.”

Gu Wanning couldn’t let her career go wrong.

“Don’t go! It’s the middle of the night, what are you doing?”

“I’m not bothering the Marquis, I’ll go myself.” Gu Wanning found her wooden clogs, she wanted to find a raincoat, but she thought it would be too cumbersome, so she gave up.

The wind was strong outside, she didn’t even bring an umbrella.

Luckily, there were lanterns under the eaves of the corridors in the mansion, so she could see.

Gu Wanning rushed into the rain.

Xu Weibei: “…”

This woman is really sick.

But why did he feel inexplicably moved?

Perhaps, regardless of gender, as long as you are persistent, it makes people admire you.

For example, the Old Man who moved mountains, Jingwei filling the sea, when people have that kind of spirit, it makes people look up to them.

Xu Weibei went out and called Gao Lan, only then did he realize that in the main courtyard, besides Chu Mammy who had gone to rest and Er’ya who had been sent to the next room, there was no one else to serve him.

Gu Wanning didn’t seem to like being served, she liked to do things herself.

She grew up on a farm, she still had some simple qualities, she was quite good-looking.

—Xu Weibei was like that in the army, so he disliked the noble girls who were surrounded by people.

Xu Weibei asked Gao Lan to call the guards to take down the doors, he didn’t care about the front or back yard, he had people carry the doors to the garden.

And Gu Wanning and Er’ya were working together to dismantle the doors at the entrance of the adjacent courtyard…

Er’ya was very strong, she knocked the door down, but the door fell towards Gu Wanning, who was completely unprepared.

Xu Weibei was quick, he stretched out his arm like an ape, he pulled Gu Wanning out from under the door and into his arms.

It was summer, and their clothes were already thin, and they were soaked by the heavy rain, sticking to their bodies, Xu Weibei could feel Gu Wanning’s softness pressed against his chest.

But Gu Wanning was hit in the chest.

“Thank you, Marquis,” she didn’t even feel shy, she directly got out of Xu Weibei’s arms and helped Er’ya lift the door.

Focus on your career!

No flirting.

Xu Weibei felt a void in his arms, and his heart seemed to be empty too.

He had made many guesses about Gu Wanning before, after being under house arrest for half a month, they were together day and night, but he found that the reality was very different from what he imagined.

She wasn’t vicious, she wasn’t cunning, and she didn’t flatter him.

She only loved… farming.

It even made him feel a little admiration.

“You go and help!” Xu Weibei strode forward, grabbed Gu Wanning, took the raincoat from Gao Lan and forced it onto Gu Wanning, then ordered the guards to go.

Gu Wanning struggled, and she heard Xu Weibei grit his teeth and say, “Look at yourself now!”

Gu Wanning realized it belatedly, but she wasn’t stupid, so she said thank you, put on the raincoat, and then went to watch the guards work.

The rain was getting heavier and the wind was getting stronger, it was difficult to secure the door panels, Gu Wanning looked at the corn seedlings swaying in the wind and rain, her heart was anxious.

Seeing this, Xu Weibei ordered, “Someone, put up a tent!”

They were good at this when they were marching and fighting.

The cornfield was really small, a large tent could completely cover it.

“Step back.” Xu Weibei pulled Gu Wanning behind him.

Gu Wanning knew she couldn’t help, so she didn’t get in the way.

She watched the guards work, she felt guilty, and she whispered a few words to Er’ya.

“Okay, this servant knows. This servant will go now.”

As they spoke, the second concubine, the third concubine, and the fourth concubine were also awakened by the commotion, they came over to see what was going on.

Gu Wanning saw that everyone was drenched and disheveled, she quickly said, “You all go back to rest, the Marquis has found people to help.”

She didn’t see the eldest concubine, she was a little strange.

But because it was so chaotic, Gu Wanning didn’t think much of it.

After working for half an hour, the tent was set up.

The rain also stopped.

Gu Wanning: “…”

All that fuss, and then this is what you do?

Damn it!

Er’ya brought ginger soup for everyone, and according to Gu Wanning’s instructions, she gave each person one tael of silver, a total of fifteen taels.

Although Gu Wanning felt it was a waste of money, she didn’t want to mistreat those who helped her, that was her principle.

The guards waited for Xu Weibei’s approval before taking the silver, they thanked Gu Wanning, each drank a bowl of ginger soup and left.

Xu Weibei frowned, “What are you still standing there for?”

If you don’t go back and change your clothes, you’ll get sick, and that’s a waste of money!

Gu Wanning smiled at him, she poured him a bowl of ginger soup, “Thank you, Marquis, for your help. When the corn is ready, I’ll send some to the Marquis first to try!”

When someone around him is in trouble, he won’t stand idly by, that’s Xu Weibei’s good quality.

This man really messed up her evaluation system.

But at this moment, Gu Wanning was truly grateful for his help.