Zhou Jing'an nodded in agreement, "It's very sweet, with a slight sourness, and it's delicious."
Seeing Zhou Jing'an praising the cherries, Ning Huan couldn't help but think to herself: These are fruits I planted in my consciousness space; they are all of the highest quality.
Moreover, this cherry variety is the result of multiple improvements; such a fruit did not exist in ancient times, so its taste is naturally unique.
Then Ning Huan took a peach and handed it to Zhou Jing'an: "Try this peach, it's very sweet."
If medicinal herbs cultivated with spiritual spring water and spiritual soil from the consciousness space are top-grade herbs, then the fruits cultivated from them are naturally the king of fruits.
Zhou Jing'an took a bite of the peach and found that it was exceptionally sweet.
Seeing that Zhou Jing'an was enjoying his meal, Ning Huan left with peace of mind.
Watching the woman's departing figure, Zhou Jing'an thought of the story of her being resurrected from a corpse that day.
Ning Huan turned and left, bringing fruit for the four little ones. When the second child saw the pink peaches in Ning Huan's hand, he couldn't help but swallow hard: "Mommy, are these for us?"
Ning Huan nodded and added, "I already sent a portion to your father. These fruits are for you."
Only after hearing this did Da Bao accept the peach that Ning Huan handed him, feeling relieved.
Little Erbao couldn't wait any longer and took a bite of the peach. The sweet and juicy peach made him exclaim, "Mom, this peach is so sweet and delicious!"
The four little ones chimed in, "So sweet! These peaches smell wonderful and taste sweet too."
Then Ning Huan gave them cherries and grapes, and the four little ones were overjoyed.
They had never eaten such delicious fruit before. Apart from peaches, which they recognized, all the other fruits were ones they had never seen before.
Peach and the others had never eaten it before. They had only seen Little Peach eat it before. At that time, she was holding a big, pink peach and showing it off, saying that her mother had bought it for her in town.
Little Erbao was really craving peaches back then, always wanting to know what they tasted like, but Little Peach wouldn't let him eat them. Today, he never expected that his mother would actually give him peaches to eat.
Seeing the four little ones eating happily, Ning Huan was also very happy.
During the meal, Pang kept adding food to Ning Huan's bowl and would occasionally go into Da Bao's room to ask him if he had enough to eat.
The two younger children, Xiao Erbao, Xiao Sanbao, and Xiao Sibao, ate together with Da Bao in Ning Huan's room.
In Zhou Jing'an's room, only Ning Huan, Ning Liang, and Madam Pang were left to eat together. Watching Madam Pang busily taking care of the little ones, Zhou Jing'an said his thanks: "Thank you, Mother, for helping to take care of the four little ones. You've gone to so much trouble."
Madam Pang waved her hand and said, "Son-in-law, what are you saying? You call me 'Mother,' and the four little ones call me 'Grandma.' They are all my own grandchildren, of course I love them."
Seeing how much Pang loved her four little ones, Zhou Jing'an recalled that when he lived in the Zhou family before, Yao was indifferent to the four little ones and often scolded and beat them for trivial matters, while she doted on her eldest grandson, Zhou Xiaofang.
Grandma Zhou's mother, Yao, didn't dote on the four little ones, but their mother-in-law, Pang, who couldn't visit often, loved them very much.
Zhou Jing'an felt a mix of emotions.
After dinner, Zhou Lan came to visit Zhou Jing'an and was shocked to hear from Pang Shi about Ning Huan and the four little dumplings.
She asked with concern, "Third sister-in-law, are you badly injured? Should we go to town to get a doctor to take a look?"
Ning Huan shook her head: "Big sister, I'm not badly injured, just a scraped hand. It's just a little broken skin, it'll be fine in a few days."
Hearing Ning Huan say this, Zhou Lan breathed a sigh of relief, then playfully tapped Xiao Erbao's nose: "You little dumpling were too playful and caused trouble, didn't you? Let's see if you dare to run around disobeying orders again."
The two little ones knew their aunt wasn't really scolding them, but they quickly lowered their heads and said, "Auntie, we know we were wrong. We'll definitely be obedient from now on and won't run around playing anymore."
Zhou Lan patted their little heads: "Alright, your aunt doesn't mean to blame you. I'm just scared. What if your mother hadn't found you today? You have to be careful in the future."
The two little ones nodded repeatedly: "Auntie, we will definitely listen to Daddy and Mommy from now on, and we will never run around again."
Looking at his sensible little ones, Zhou Jing'an smiled with relief.
After chatting with the little ones, Zhou Lan remembered the real reason she had come. She said to Zhou Jing'an, "Third brother, the village chief told me today that he wants to bring the villagers to visit you the day after tomorrow. He asked me to come and let you know so we can see if it's convenient."
Zhou Jing'an was a little puzzled: "Why would you come to see me out of the blue?"
Zhou Lan said somewhat embarrassedly, "It's just that the villagers heard you went to see a doctor and wanted to check on you."
Although that's what they say, those in the know understand that many villagers heard that Zhou Jing'an's health could still be saved, and that he could take the exam after recovering.
They all wanted to show their concern, so that if Zhou Jing'an achieved great things in the future, they, who lived in the same village, could at least have someone to visit and offer their support.
But thinking back to the villagers' indifference before, Zhou Lan felt extremely guilty:
“When you were injured before, apart from the village chief visiting you twice, no one else cared about you. Now that they hear you can recover, they all rush to come and see you.”
Ning Huan was somewhat surprised; she hadn't expected someone as gentle as Zhou Lan to utter such a complaint.
She comforted her, saying, "Sister, it's not a bad thing to have people who care. When our husband was unwell before, we should remember those who cared about us. If they need help in the future, we will definitely do our part."
"As for the people we care about now, let's remember them well and maintain close contact with them."
Zhou Jing'an was surprised to hear Ning Huan say such a thing.
So he nodded and replied, "Sister, you don't need to be angry. We're fellow villagers from the same village after all. Since you wanted to come and care about me, there's no need to worry about when you came."
"During this illness, I saw the true colors of many people and learned how to treat others properly."
Zhou Lan sighed and said softly, "Your eldest sister doesn't want you to understand the coldness of human relationships in this way. Grandma is also very worried about you, but she hasn't been feeling well lately. She was relieved to hear that a doctor was coming to check on you."
Ning Huan gave Zhou Lan some fruit and snacks so that she could take them back to her grandmother.
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