Seeing Zhou Jing'an's expression, Yao Xiaocui quickly explained, "Brother Jing'an, I was just too angry. I didn't mean to say those four little dumplings. I'll apologize to them in a bit."
Zhou Jing'an's expression remained cold. He slowly raised his head and looked at Yao Xiaocui, asking, "Are you trying to make a move on me?"
The question came as a surprise, and Yao Xiaocui hadn't expected Zhou Jing'an to be so direct. Being just a young girl, she didn't notice the change in Zhou Jing'an's expression and assumed she had successfully attracted his attention.
Yao Xiaocui nodded shyly, "Brother Jing'an, I'm actually very good at taking care of people. With me here, I'm sure I can serve you perfectly. And the four little ones, I'll treat them well too..."
Just as she was rambling on about how gentle and virtuous she was, Zhou Jing'an coldly said, "It seems you're quite satisfied with yourself, but unfortunately you should look in the mirror more often."
At that one sentence, Yao Xiaocui froze, her face instantly turning pale. Wasn't Zhou Jing'an implying that her appearance was average?
Just then, Ning Huan walked in from the door and grabbed Yao Xiaocui's wrist: "Didn't I just tell you not to come in? If you dare to barge in again, see how I teach you a lesson!"
Just kidding, Zhou Jing'an promised to write the prescription for her. If he were delayed because of this woman, she would be furious.
Yao Xiaocui was forcibly dragged away by Ning Huan, but her eyes kept looking in Zhou Jing'an's direction, as if waiting for Zhou Jing'an to say a few words for her.
But Zhou Jing'an said impatiently, "Did you remember what I just told you? I don't like you coming into my room, and I don't like you either. Take a good look in the mirror and see yourself."
At this point, Xiao Cui finally couldn't hold back anymore. She broke down crying and shouted, "Who cares about your affection? Your whole family is bullying me! I've been working for your family all day long, but I'm not doing it anymore!"
As she spoke, she broke free from Ning Huan's hand and ran out.
Ning Huan knew that Zhou Jing'an didn't actually care about appearances; he probably just wanted to brush Yao Xiaocui off because she annoyed him.
It sounds terrible that he doesn't know how to cherish women, but Zhou Jing'an is a vicious villain, and being mean-spirited and cold-hearted is his standard.
After Yao Xiaocui ran out, she originally intended to go to Yao's house to complain before returning home.
But as soon as she stepped out the door, she remembered how Yao Shi, that old woman, had cursed at her a few days ago when she went to see her. So she returned in fear and ran to a corner of the yard to secretly wipe away her tears and cry.
After Ning Huan poured water for Zhou Jing'an, she heard faint sobbing sounds coming from the courtyard. At first, she thought it was Xiao Sibao crying, but when she got closer, she saw that it was Yao Xiaocui shedding tears.
She was initially a little angry, but now that she saw Yao Xiaocui, her heart softened. Unlike Ke Ruxiu before, this Yao Xiaocui, although she also had feelings for Zhou Jing'an, never tried to trip her up and basically had no bad intentions.
Although I made a mess of the bucket on the first day I arrived, I did obediently clean the water tank very well, even though I didn't finish the job in the end.
She stepped forward and handed Yao Xiaocui a bowl of water: "Here you go."
Yao Xiaocui was startled by Ning Huan's appearance, thinking that he was going to kick her out, and hurriedly got up.
Ning Huan helped her sit down, then asked, "Why do you insist on staying by Zhou Jing'an's side?"
Yao Xiaocui sobbed a few times, then whispered, "Because I think the conditions in your village are good, and I won't suffer too much in the future."
Ning Huan asked, somewhat puzzled, "What do you mean by that?"
Originally, Yao Xiaocui shouldn't have said this, but for some reason, she suddenly wanted to talk to Ning Huan. She wiped away her tears and said:
“My two older sisters were married off by my parents as concubines, just to raise money for my eldest brother to get a wife. I’ll definitely be married off by my parents too to raise money for my second brother to get a wife.”
"I'm going to get married eventually anyway, so I might as well find a better family to marry into. It's much better to live a better life with my own husband than to stay at home and worry about being sold to an old man by my parents."
Her two older sisters' husbands were both older than each other; her second sister's husband was even older than Yao Xiaocui's father, old enough to be her grandfather.
Ning Huan said, "Then why don't you want to be able to live a good life on your own?"
In this world, Ning Huan discovered that many women spend their entire lives just to get married, relying on their husbands to live a humble life, working tirelessly for the household, and living their lives in this way.
But in fact, these women are also very capable, and if given the opportunity, they may not be any worse than men.
Yao Xiaocui paused for a moment, then gave a bitter smile: "I'm not very capable, I can't do anything, I can't rely on myself..."
Just as Ning Huan was about to say something, the village chief's voice came from the doorway: "Jing An's wife!"
The village chief usually visits Zhou Jing'an, and rarely comes to see her. Interrupted, Ning Huan walked over curiously and asked, "Village chief, is there something you need?"
The village chief smiled and looked at Ning Huan, saying, "Jing An's wife, you don't know, ever since I told everyone in the village that you were going to teach them to identify medicinal herbs, many people in the village have been very grateful to you!"
Ning Huan waved her hand and said, "I just want to do something for the village and also hope that the villagers can have some other ways to make money."
The village chief came this time mainly because he was afraid Ning Huan would change her mind. After all, he had already told many people in the village. If Jing An's wife didn't want to teach anymore, wouldn't all his efforts be in vain?
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Ning Huan understood the village chief's purpose. She assured him that she would teach the villagers about herbal medicine and set a time to teach them in a few days when everything was ready.
Then, as if she had just thought of something, she said, "By the way, village chief, after we tell the villagers about this, some families will definitely try all sorts of ways and excuses because they are unhappy with the people we arranged to come and learn about medicinal herbs."
The village chief thought for a moment, then asked with some doubt, "Jing'an's wife, you're right. Several families have come to me about this matter since I started notifying them these past few days. What should we do?"
Ning Huan thought for a moment and said, "Village Chief, since we are the ones who decided to learn about medicinal herbs, if they can't come, then I won't teach anyone else."
Upon hearing this, the village chief immediately understood and replied with a smile, "Jing'an's wife has a great idea. Tomorrow I'll say it like that, and let's see who dares to have any more crooked ideas. I won't let them come and learn from me!"
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