A Blessed Daughter - Chapter 248

A Blessed Daughter
Chapter 248 – Second brother came back early (2)

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Wei Ruo interrupted the guard and quickly headed back.

The guard quickly took off his raincoat and stuffed it into Wei Ruo’s hand. He dared not touch Wei Ruo, so he only threw it to her.

Seeing his sincerity, Wei Ruo took the straw hat and said, “You keep the raincoat. I’m small, so this hat is enough to shield most of the rain off me. Stop talking and let’s move; we’re wasting time.”

Wei Ruo didn’t give the guard a chance to hesitate further.

-straw hat

She put on the straw hat and headed out.

As soon as she came out of the house, the road they came from was completely submerged in water, like a swamp.

The mud in the rice fields was already sludge, and stepping into it would make one sink. Only the ridges of the fields were somewhat better.

Wei Ruo reminded everyone to be extra careful.

The group walked through the difficult terrain, moving slowly as the water continued to rise.

At this moment, two figures appeared in the distance. Because they were wearing raincoats, it was hard to tell who they were at first.

Wei Ruo looked at the people coming and felt somewhat familiar.

And one of them also walked straight up to her, lifted his hat, and Wei Ruo saw his face clearly.

“Second brother?”

The people who came were Wei Jinyi and Xiaobei, whom she hadn’t seen for a long time.

Wei Jinyi didn’t respond. He looked down at Wei Ruo’s feet, where the cold rainwater had already reached her ankles.

“I’ll carry you.”

Without waiting for Wei Ruo to respond, Wei Jinyi picked her up in a bridal carry.

“Second brother, it’s not necessary. I can walk by myself. I’m not that weak.”

Wei Jinyi didn’t answer Wei Ruo. Instead, he told the others, “Let’s hurry.”

Xiaobei, who came with Wei Jinyi, immediately lifted the woman onto his back without saying a word.

At this moment, with life and death at stake, no one cared about any modesty between men and women.

Wei Jinyi moved much faster than Wei Ruo, his steps steady even in the muddy fields.

Wei Ruo, in contrast, felt a bit disoriented. This was her first experience being carried like this, and she found herself looking up at Wei Jinyi’s chin and neck.

Even from this angle, she felt that he was so good looking, but his expression was a bit cold, as if it was written with four big words: “No entry for strangers.”

Before long, Wei Jinyi had carried Wei Ruo to their carriage, which was waiting on the main road.

Xiaobei, Xiumei, and the guards behind them soon arrived as well.

Wei Ruo, Xiumei, the woman, and the little girl all got into the carriage. Xiaobei and the official guard drove the carriage, while Wei Jinyi rode a horse.

In the carriage, while taking care of the little girl, Wei Ruo learned about the situation of the mother and daughter from the woman.

The woman’s husband was a soldier fighting against the Japanese pirates. Unfortunately, he died in the war. Since there was no male in the family, their relatives drove them, mother and daughter, out from their house and seized the land that originally belonged to them.

The woman had no choice but to beg on the streets with her daughter. It was only because of Wei Ruo’s suggestion that they were able to join other homeless people and settle in the southern part of the city.

When the land was first divided, others were originally concerned that the woman might not be able to do any work, so they gave them this piece of land that was less severely saline-alkali*, to make it easier for her to manage.

*Saline-alkali land is soil that has too much salt or sodium, which makes it hard for plants to grow.

Though they were far apart usually, there were kind-hearted aunts and uncles who brought them daily supplies. Who would have thought that today’s situation would make the mother and daughter the last to leave?

The carriage rushed back to the city, arriving at the county magistrate’s office and settling the woman and the little girl into a warehouse that had been cleared out.

The warehouse wasn’t very large. Inside the main door, a row of bedding was spread out on each side. All the people who were brought over were arranged here.

For those with fewer family members, they slept in one bunk. And for those with more members, they could have two bunks.

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