After Zhou Lan left, Zhou Jing'an looked at Ning Huan's retreating figure and found that this woman's thoughts were becoming increasingly unfathomable to him.
Thinking of the intense pain he felt yesterday when he tried to kill Ning Huan, Zhou Jing'an couldn't help but frown.
This woman has been acting strangely since yesterday. Not only has she started cooking for the four little ones, but she's also been taking care of the youngest, whom she's never looked after before. Now she's even saying she wants to earn money for her medical treatment?
Ning Huan turned around and found Zhou Jing'an staring intently at her, as if he wanted to bore a hole through her body.
Ning Huan frowned slightly and asked Zhou Jing'an, "What's wrong?"
Zhou Jing'an looked away and shook his head at Ning Huan: "It's nothing."
Seeing that he was unwilling to say more, Ning Huan stopped asking.
Just as she was about to step out, Zhou Jing'an called out to her from behind: "Wait!"
Ning Huan turned to look at him: "What is it?"
Zhou Jing'an said, "What you just told my older sister... is it true?"
She nodded: "It's true. I plan to go up the mountain to gather herbs tomorrow. You can't delay any longer."
Zhou Jing'an narrowed his eyes: "How do you recognize those herbs?"
Ning Huan thought for a moment. If she told Zhou Jing'an that she was no longer the Ning Huan she used to be, but a time traveler, then she would be in trouble.
Zhou Jing'an probably thought he had gone mad.
Ning Huan thought for a moment and made up a reason: "When I was a child, I met a wandering doctor at home. I kindly gave her a bowl of water, and she taught me some medical skills."
“I didn’t take it seriously when I was a child, until one day I went up the mountain and accidentally discovered that I recognized one of the herbs. That’s when I realized that I could use herbs to make money.”
Fearing that Zhou Jing'an might ask something else, Ning Huan hurriedly went to the kitchen after finishing her sentence.
Zhou Jing'an lay silently on the bed.
Although Ning Huan's words sounded reasonable, Zhou Jing'an knew there was definitely something fishy going on.
He was certain that this woman had no medical skills before.
As for why he suddenly made up a story to deceive him, the pages of the book next to Zhou Jing'an were blown open by the wind and stopped right on the page about the resurrection.
"Resurrection through a corpse?"
Zhou Jing'an murmured, his gaze falling on that line of words, his heart suddenly skipping a beat.
Does the world really have the power of ghosts and gods?
Thinking of Ning Huan these past two days, Zhou Jing'an vaguely felt that she was not quite the same as before.
But Zhou Jing'an couldn't quite put his finger on what was different.
The next morning, Ning Huan finished breakfast and went up the mountain to find medicinal herbs.
As she walked to the door, she found four little bundles of joy staring at her expectantly from behind.
Ning Huan squatted down and patted their heads: "What's wrong with you?"
The four children looked at each other and said in unison to Ning Huan, "We want to go with you."
Ning Huan raised an eyebrow upon hearing what the four little ones said.
Then he said, "I can go by myself, you guys stay home and behave yourselves."
Little Sibao shook his head: "No! We want to go with you!"
Ning Huan said softly, "Little Sibao, I've brewed some medicine for you in the kitchen. It's already in a bowl and is cooling down. Dabao can give it to you to drink once it's cooled down."
But the four little dumplings still shook their heads.
She asked with some confusion, "Why won't you let me go by myself? Climbing up the mountain is tiring, and you're all still young..."
Actually, it's not that the little ones can't go up the mountain, it's just that she herself has never been up a mountain before and doesn't know if it's safe there. If she really encounters any danger, she can barely handle it by herself.
If she were to bring along four more little ones, she couldn't guarantee she could protect them.
If anything really happens, Zhou Jing'an will skin her alive!
Besides, looking at the four adorable little bundles of joy, she couldn't bear the thought of anything happening to them.
"We can't let you go alone. What if you sneak off?"
Da Bao said coldly, "You think we're worried about you?"
Hearing this, Ning Huan finally understood what the four little dumplings meant.
She explained helplessly, "Don't worry, I won't run away."
Little Erbao shook his head: "We don't believe you! You tried to run away when Daddy was first injured. If we hadn't stopped you, you would have abandoned Daddy and come with us by now!"
Xiao Sanbao also said, "You said yourself that you wanted to earn money for Dad's medical treatment, you can't run away!"
Ning Huan said, "You said it yourself, I have to go and earn money to treat your father's illness. If I don't go up the mountain to gather herbs, how will your father get treatment?"
Hearing this, the four little ones hesitated.
Da Bao looked at Ning Huan and asked, "Are you really not going to run away?"
Ning Huan nodded: "Don't worry, I'll be back as soon as I finish gathering the herbs on the mountain."
The four little ones exchanged glances and slowly made way for Ning Huan.
Ning Huan smiled slightly, and before leaving, she touched Xiao Sibao's face and reminded her not to forget to take her medicine.
Watching her retreating figure, Xiao Erbao said worriedly, "Will that bad woman really come back?"
Xiao Sanbao shook his head: "I don't know."
Xiao Sibao, however, confidently stated from the side, "The bad woman will come back."
These past two days, that wicked woman has been brewing medicine for her, and she even covers herself with a blanket when she goes to sleep at night.
Under Ning Huan's care, Xiao Sibao's cold has almost completely healed.
For some reason, she just believed the bad woman would come back.
Da Bao watched Ning Huan walk further and further away, his eyes filled with complex emotions.
When Ning Huan arrived at the mountain, she collected a lot of dry branches along the way, which she could use for firewood later.
At first, you can encounter some villagers on the mountain, but as you go further and further away, you can't see a single person around.
Ning Huan then felt relieved and took out the herbs from her consciousness space.
Ning Huan felt incredibly sad as she personally picked each of the rare herbs.
"This is a snow lotus from Tianshan Mountain. Paired with the fire spirit grass next to it, it is the best remedy for dampness and toxicity."
"This herb is essential for making Vitality Tonic Pills."
Looking at these herbs, Ning Huan could automatically think of the best combinations for them.
From a young age, Ning Huan discovered that she had this amazing ability. For example, if someone was sick, Ning Huan could tell which herbs were most effective in treating the illness just by looking at them.
After taking the herbs out of her spatial storage, Ning Huan carefully placed them in the medicine basket.
These are all rare medicinal herbs, each one could fetch a considerable sum. Ning Huan gathered a large quantity for two reasons: firstly, to hire a doctor and obtain medicine for Zhou Jing'an.
Secondly, her family was so poor that they could barely afford to eat, so she had to take money to town to buy some food to take home.
Thinking of this, Ning Huan took two more herbs.
After emerging from the consciousness space, she was about to turn and leave when she heard a sound coming from the grass behind her.
"who?!"
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