Zhou Jing'an, who was lying in the house, also heard the village chief's voice. Then he saw Ning Huan walking in helplessly with her things in her arms.
He said gently, "Since the village chief told us to keep them, then let's keep them. We can just return them as a favor later."
Seeing Zhou Jing'an's relaxed brows, Ning Huan knew that her anesthetic powder must have taken effect.
After dinner, Ning Huan took advantage of the time while Pang Shi was cleaning up the kitchen to soak in the spiritual spring water for a while.
The wound on her arm had already reopened and was bleeding profusely. She quickly disinfected it with the spiritual spring water and then reapplied the medicine.
Because of the surgery performed on Zhou Jing'an today, her hand still hurts slightly when she exerts force in her arm.
It will probably take some time to get better.
That night, although Zhou Jing'an's leg was in great pain, he knew that his leg had been healed, and he felt both pain and joy.
Ning Huan spent the entire night thinking about how to repay the villagers for their kindness that day.
Thinking about how the village chief had visited Zhou Jing'an quite often recently, showing him concern and care, and how he had helped the family a lot all along.
Even disregarding others, she absolutely had to repay the village chief's favor.
After thinking for a long time, Ning Huan finally came up with a good idea and went to discuss it with Zhou Jing'an early the next morning.
"Gathering herbs?"
Zhou Jing'an asked in confusion, "You said you were going to teach the villagers to identify medicinal herbs and then take them to the mountains to collect them?"
Ning Huan nodded in agreement: "That's right. Wushan Village is nestled against the mountains and by the water, making it very suitable for the growth of medicinal herbs. In addition, I have been collecting herbs in the mountains recently and have found that there are many medicinal herbs in many places. If you look carefully, you can find many precious herbs that are quite valuable."
However, Zhou Jing'an was still somewhat uneasy. There were many dangerous places on the mountain. If a villager accidentally wandered in while collecting herbs, like the four little dumplings that day, and encountered some wild wolves or beasts, they could very well end up with no remains.
Ning Huan had considered this point: "If I teach the villagers to recognize herbs, I will definitely teach them herbs that can be found in safe places. But if they are greedy and go to dangerous places, they can't blame anyone else."
Zhou Jing'an nodded; Ning Huan was right. Her intentions were good. The villagers of Wushan Village had been farmers for generations, because they knew nothing else besides farming.
But if Ning Huan is willing to teach the villagers to recognize medicinal herbs, then picking and selling the herbs from the mountains would be a good way to make money.
Ning Huan said, "I see that many aunties and grandmothers in the village, and even some women my age, don't know what to do even if they want to supplement their family income. Moreover, farming is mostly done by strong men. Some old men are thin and have difficulty walking, let alone farming."
“The villagers have helped us a lot, especially the village chief. He also hopes that the village can develop better and better. He will definitely think my idea is good.”
Zhou Jing'an nodded. He had to admit that Ning Huan's idea this time was really good.
Just as the two were talking, Zhou Dashan brought Zhou Dasheng's family to visit Zhou Jing'an. Originally, Yao Shi should have come along too, since she wanted to get close to Zhou Jing'an the most.
But last night he got into a fight with Aunt Xiufen at the village entrance, and this morning he couldn't get out of bed. He was lying at home cursing loudly.
After berating everyone, he vented his anger on Zhou Dashan, calling him a coward who didn't even react when his wife was beaten up outside. His daughter-in-law obediently pulled him out of the car when they told them to.
Yao spat, "I was blind to marry you. You're more trouble than you're worth. Your son's already awake, why don't you go check on him? Once that little bitch Ning Huan has completely alienated our third son, anyone in the village can bully us!"
Zhou Dashan, who had been holding back his feelings at home, ignored Ning Huan when she came out to greet him.
Liu followed Zhou Dasheng with Zhou Xiaofang. Seeing that her father-in-law ignored Ning Huan, she smiled smugly and then walked into the house with her head held high.
Hearing the commotion, Pang greeted Zhou Dashan, saying, "My father-in-law is here."
To everyone's surprise, Zhou Dashan ignored him as well and went straight to Zhou Jing'an's house.
Pang felt something was off. When she saw Ning Huan walk in, she asked, "Huanhuan, is there something wrong with your father-in-law's hearing? I greeted him just now, but he acted like he didn't hear me."
Ning Huan had known all along that her family members hadn't been behaving themselves this week, but who knew what they were up to today?
"Mother, ignore them. Just assume he has hearing problems. Go back to your room and rest. You don't need to go over there."
She didn't want Pang to suffer along with her.
Then she went back to her room and discussed with Madam Pang how much wine Zuiyanlou wanted, how the price was set, when the delivery would be made, and when they would receive payment.
Madam Pang readily agreed, "Everything will be as you say, Huan'er. It's just that I need to go home and brew wine, otherwise I won't be able to deliver it to Zuixianlou in time. Otherwise, I'll help you take care of your son-in-law for the next couple of days, and I'll go home the day after tomorrow."
Ning Huan shook her head: "Mom, you can't go home by yourself. Dad, my older brother, and my sister-in-law have to come and pick you up in person."
Madam Pang waved her hand: "Huanhuan, I know you're doing this for my own good. But how could I possibly have your father come to pick me up? I think I've been here for a while now, and they must have realized their mistake. I'll just go back by myself."
Ning Huan, however, was adamant: "Mother, you must listen to me on this matter. It's clearly their fault, yet you're expected to come home voluntarily. Why should you?"
“If Mother gives in this time, they will definitely do it again in the future. So if Father and the others don’t come to pick you up, then you shouldn’t go back. It’s just brewing wine, you can do it here too.”
After listening to Ning Huan's words, Madam Pang felt that they made perfect sense. Thinking of the grievances she had suffered at home a few days ago, she nodded and replied, "Then let's listen to our Huanhuan."
Meanwhile, at Zhou Jing'an's room, Zhou Dashan kept asking him questions, mainly about his leg: "Third brother, does your leg hurt?"
Zhou Dasheng asked with concern, "Brother, how are you feeling now? Can you get out of bed? Are you able to walk around easily?"
Zhou Jing'an felt no warmth at all. He wouldn't answer any of Zhou Dashan's questions, but insisted on talking. They had never cared about him before, yet now that their own health had been cured, they were eager to come and see him.
Listening to their rambling, aimless concern, Zhou Jing'an only found it noisy.
Just as he was getting impatient, the sound of a child crying came from the yard.
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