Chapter 275 Meeting Lu Ji

After hearing what Mr. Wei said, Mrs. Wei looked a little embarrassed, but when she glanced at the loads of rice under the corridor, she still felt reluctant to leave.

"Aren't there government offices that donate food for disaster relief? We are just common people, there is no need for us to do this." Although she said this, Mrs. Wei's tone was no longer as firm as before.

Master Wei smiled faintly and said to Madam Wei in a joking tone, "Sister-in-law, what you said is not right. Isn't our sister Rou going to marry into the Earl's Mansion? My niece's husband has a good reputation and is an official. Our family can be considered a half-official family."

Mrs. Wei has always been most proud of her son-in-law being an official.

If my daughter gets married, she will become an official's wife.

The identities are very different.

It is precisely because of this that although the Earl's wife looks down on the Wei family and the Wei family's daughter, Mrs. Wei is still willing to endure the grievance and marry her daughter off.

As soon as Mr. Wei said this, Mrs. Wei's expression softened immediately: "That's true."

As she spoke, she raised her eyebrows and said, "I just want to show the Earl's family that we, as a merchant family, don't just care about money."

Master Wei said, "Sister-in-law is very enlightened!"

Thinking of how she could save her daughter, Mrs. Wei said readily, "Then give us the porridge. It's not like our family can't afford this little bit of food."

As he said this, he called out to the servants in the yard: "Why are you all still standing there? Arrange it now and start distributing porridge to the victims tomorrow morning."

Mrs. Wei was busy and energetic: "Before you go to the porridge stall, please write our family name. Don't forget this."

In the next few days, refugees were gradually settled into Pucheng by the government.

Pucheng is not very big, and gradually, both sides of the wide streets were filled with tents to accommodate refugees.

Every day, Mr. Wei would bring his servants and maids to distribute porridge in the porridge shed he had built. At the beginning, the Wei family only had one porridge shed, but within three or five days, the number had increased to five or six, and the amount of food distributed also increased from three or five loads per day to more than ten loads per day.

Mrs. Wei felt very distressed when she saw this, but as the mistress of the house, she could not go back on her word since she had already said it.

Every day, the maids and servants of the Wei family villa were taken to the porridge shed by Master Wei to distribute porridge, and Qin Xiaoning and Song Zhi also followed there every day.

First, to help, and second, to keep an eye on Sister Wang and others.

On this day, Qin Xiaoning and Song Zhi were looking for people in the refugee camp and accidentally ran into Jiang Nu.

She was busy treating refugees with a medicine box on her back. The two were very excited to see each other. When Jiang learned that Qin Xiaoning had come here earlier with the Wei family, she sighed, "Fortunately, you left early. Later, the flood could not be stopped. There were so many people fleeing. You were pregnant and could not bear it."

Qin Xiaoning said: "That's why I left first."

"The Wei family is a good family. You should stay there for now. You can't go back to Shuwang for a while." Jiang Nu said, "I heard that the dam has burst in the past two days, and it is still raining heavily."

When Qin Xiaoning heard this, she said anxiously, "Then the whole house will be flooded."

"That's inevitable." Seeing Qin Xiaoning was anxious, Jiang Nu comforted him again: "At this juncture, life safety is the most important, don't think about other things. Besides, your house is solid and can't collapse easily. If there is a problem, just wait until later to repair it."

Qin Xiaoning nodded, and asked if the Zhao family was all right. Jiang Nu sighed and said, "It was a chaotic time when we were escaping. My husband and I only cared about my father-in-law, so we got separated from Ling'er and Aju. Fortunately, they also arrived in Pucheng yesterday. There are many patients here right now, and I haven't had time to go back to see them."

Then, he consoled himself: "Anyway, they are not children anymore, I believe they can take care of themselves." Qin Xiaoning asked: "Where is Mr. Zhao?"

After all, the young master of the Zhao family had taken care of her, and when disaster struck, Qin Xiaoning couldn't just not say hello.

"He——"

Jiang Nu paused, sighed, and said, "When the government organized the evacuation of the people, he insisted on going with them to help. It has been two or three days, and there has been no news."

Jiang Nu looked anxious: "I was just trying to find out."

Qin Xiaoning frowned upon hearing this, and consoled Jiang Nu: "Perhaps Mr. Zhao is already on his way here."

"I hope so." Jiang Nu sighed again: "It's a chaotic time, as long as everyone is safe."

Then he asked Qin Xiaoning: "Have you seen Lord Shen recently?"

Qin Xiaoning shook her head: "He should still be helping with disaster relief in Shuwang."

Jiang Nu asked Qin Xiaoning, "If you can meet him, please ask him to help find Yuan'er. The people in the government are always more informed than us."

Qin Xiaoning agreed immediately after hearing this.

The next day, Qin Xiaoning went to the refugee camp to look for Sister Li and others, but still found nothing. Seeing that Mr. Wei was busy leading people to distribute porridge, Qin Xiaoning took Songzhi to help.

"Don't worry. I heard that the government had evacuated all the people before the dam burst. They may have already reached Pucheng but haven't found it yet. Or, they may have been stranded on the way for various reasons. I heard that the government has also set up camp outside Pucheng. In short, as long as they avoid the flood in Shuwang, their lives should be safe."

Master Wei was busy scooping rice into the big pot, and he was comforting Qin Xiaoning in a gentle voice. Qin Xiaoning was talking to him while picking up the rice at will.

The servant outside the tent lifted the door curtain and came in, and was stunned when he saw the two of them.

"This pot is all gone again." The second master raised his eyes and looked at the servant to ask. The servant came to his senses and hurriedly replied, "Of course it's gone. A few steps away, the government also set up a porridge stall, but everyone disliked the porridge there because it was not as thick as ours, so they all crowded here. A big pot of porridge was gone in less than half an hour."

The servant frowned as he spoke: "Second Master, why don't we put in less rice? Even the government is so frugal, why should we do the same?"

Listening to the servant's complaints, Master Wei said calmly, "We distribute porridge to help the people of Shuwang overcome their difficulties. If the porridge is too watery, how can it fill your stomach?"

As he spoke, he bent down and picked up the bucket on the ground. The servant hurried forward and said, "Second Master, I'll do it."

"No need." As he spoke, Master Wei had already picked up the big bucket of water and poured it into the big pot with a "splash".

Seeing his master's insistence, the servant stopped complaining, opened the curtain and shouted to the refugees outside: "Don't worry, there's porridge in the pot. Everyone can have a share, everyone can have a share."

Qin Xiaoning was busy picking rice. When she heard the hustle and bustle outside, she subconsciously raised her eyes.

When she saw it, she was so shocked that her heart skipped a beat.

A familiar tall figure was standing not far away.

It was none other than Lu Ji.

The man was dressed in casual clothes, and brought only Yingfeng and Suifeng, who were also dressed in casual clothes. They must have come to the disaster area for a secret visit.