Quick Wear: True and False Life

The funeral of the Wei Mansion was soon completed, and that night the housekeeper of the Wei Mansion gathered everyone in the front yard.

"Now that the master's family is in trouble and the Wei Mansion is in decline, everyone knows that Prefect Fang will be here to take over soon. If any of you want to leave, I will give you a contract of sale and ten taels of silver. This is the biggest concession I can make. If you don't want to leave, I will make arrangements later."

"Those who want to leave now, go to Uncle Qian's courtyard to get the indenture and money. Those who don't want to leave, come here with me."

When everyone heard this, they lowered their heads in thought. Most people wanted to leave, mainly for the following reasons: first, who wouldn't want to have the opportunity to become a good citizen? It would also be good for their descendants; second, they had worked for so many years and had some savings; third, it was important to be loyal to the right master, and if they joined in midway, they would probably not be reused. For these reasons, three-quarters of them wanted to leave.

Before everyone left, Uncle Qian would tell them to de-slave as early as the next day and leave Yanzhou Prefecture, the farther the better.

There were also more than 20 people left on the housekeeper's side. He took a look and found that except for one family with a child, the others had nowhere else to go.

"Those of you who are planning to stay, are you considering working for Prefect Fang, or following me to find another master? Those who choose Prefect Fang stand on the left, and those who choose me stand on the right." The butler said when he was about to give these people the last choice.

Everyone made their choice very quickly, making the decision in a moment. Five people chose Fang Zhifu, and the others were willing to follow him.

"You five wait here for a moment. I'll arrange these people first and then talk to you."

After saying that, the butler took his men away. A little while later, a dozen followers came in, pinned the five men down, force-fed them a pill, and after they fell unconscious, took them away and sold them to menial jobs.

The next morning, after everyone had left, a white fox gracefully leaped into the mansion and placed formation eyes in different places. After the main formation eye was activated, the entire Wei Mansion became different. It seemed to be a lot gloomier and the sunlight could not penetrate.

Fang He had a good breakfast at the mansion, but when he arrived at Wei's mansion, he couldn't get in. It was clearly there, but he got lost when he got closer.

This situation made him mad. The money was right in front of him, but he couldn't touch it. You can imagine how he felt.

Later, more and more rumors spread, and finally the Wei Mansion became a taboo, especially not to be mentioned in front of Prefect Fang, because someone lost his life because of it.

After Fang Nan and her grandparents settled the matter, they decided to move to a neighboring house to settle down. As for the household registration issue, she strongly requested to change her name to Wei Zhao. After the official name change, the family relationship between her and Fang He was completely severed, which was really cause for celebration.

"Grandpa, are we almost in Jiangsu?" Wei Nan lifted the car curtain and looked outside.

"It's still two days' journey, there's no rush." After hearing what Fang Nan said, Grandpa rode forward and said.

"Where are we staying tonight?" she asked excitedly.

From a distance, the mountains and forests here are low, but there are many wild lotus ponds on the roadside. When they pass by the ponds, they will scare away countless wild ducks. She wants to go down and catch ducks, fish and pick up eggs.

"We just left the last village not long ago. I think we may not be able to make it to the next village or post station. We may have to sleep outdoors." Grandpa thought about it and based on past experience.

"Then Grandpa, if we really camp outdoors later, I'm going to catch wild ducks and collect their eggs. It should be fun."

"Fine!"

"Grandma will go too when the time comes and pick some wild vegetables to make a cold dish." Seeing how interested they were in the conversation, grandma also said eagerly.

"Grandma, really?"

As the three of them talked, even the nanny, attendants and maids joined in, talking about which wild vegetables are delicious, which wild vegetables are particularly bitter, which wild vegetables taste particularly strange, etc. It really broadened my horizons to find that some wild vegetables can be eaten in this way and used in that way, with so many different ways of doing it. Even the growing environment can teach you a lot.

Along the way, Wei Nan took advantage of his interest and sang a song: "Walking on the country road

The old cow returning at dusk is my companion

Blue sky with sunset in the chest

Colorful clouds are the clothes of sunset

He put a hoe on his shoulder

The shepherd boy's song is rippling

Oh oh oh they sang

There is also a piccolo faintly sounding

Smile on your face

Hum a country song

Let thoughts fly in the evening breeze

How much loneliness and melancholy

All drift away with the evening breeze

Forgotten on a country road

…………………… "

"Nan Nan, you sang really well, with a lot of childlike fun, and expressed the joy of a shepherd boy in the mountains." Grandma said after listening to the song. Later, she sang along with Wei Nan, making the whole team happy.

By evening, the team stopped moving forward. There happened to be a dilapidated temple where they could stay overnight. They just covered the roof and blocked the windows. Judging from the weather, it was unlikely to rain tonight.

"Nannan, let's go! Grandma will take you for a walk by the nearby lotus pond." After everyone had tidied up the dilapidated temple, grandma took her by the hand.

Seeing that his grandfather had taken people to repair the roof and cover the windows, Wei Nan went to the nearby woods to collect firewood and hunt. He listened to his grandmother and took Chunya and Qiurui with him to the pond with his grandmother.

"Grandma, don't you know that there are lotus roots in the wild lotus in this pond?"

"It should be, but it's too troublesome to go into the water. Why does Nan Nan ask about this thing?"

"Of course we eat!"

"This thing can be delicious? I always thought it was a root."

"It's edible and has good nutritional value, but it's too troublesome to dig it out."

"I'll study it when I have free time. Look, there are some wild vegetables over there. Go pick some first." Grandma pointed to the open space beside the pond, where there were many water celery, shepherd's purse, and bidentata growing on it.

"Grandma, I want to go to the reeds to pick up wild duck eggs." Wei Nan was not interested in picking wild vegetables and said happily while looking at the reed field.

"Go! Take Chunya with you, be careful, and pay special attention to your step."

"Got it, grandma."

"Chun Ya, let's go quickly and see if there is anything." Wei Nan happily pulled Chun Ya and headed towards the reed field.

The reed field was quite wide, and she could see several wild ducks flying away with her naked eyes. She rolled up her trouser legs, used her light skills to sweep the area outside the reed field, and soon she had picked up thirty or forty wild duck eggs.

Later, she saw the wild duck swimming past her arrogantly. She thought, “What’s the use of this?” She had to cook the duck into soup and eat its meat. So the duck fell into the pond sadly. Chunya used a bamboo pole to fish it back to the shore.

When the basket could no longer hold the food, she and Chunya went back to the dilapidated temple with her grandmother. They were lucky enough to dig up wild onions and ginger on the way, which was a good harvest.

At this time, a fire had been lit in the dilapidated temple and rabbits were being cleaned. Seeing this, Wei Nan quickly handed over the wild duck. Uncle Ping, who missed home, dealt with them together. She was too young, so she didn't perform the slaughtering scene.

"Nannan, come and try it. These wild fruits taste good." Grandpa handed her a bag of wild fruits wrapped in leaves and said.

Wei Nan tasted it and it was good, but a little sour. After tasting it, she wiped another one and fed it to her grandmother.

"It's really good. Nan Nan, eat it yourself! I don't like sour fruits."

Wei Nan couldn't eat much, so he shared the rest with the nanny and the maid, and everyone had a taste together.