Then Ning Huan set a time for teaching about medicinal herbs, and the village chief was overjoyed: "Great, great, thank you so much, Jing'an's wife!"
Yao Xiaocui noticed that even Yao Shi had to speak to the village chief with utmost deference that day, but now the village chief was very polite to Ning Huan, which made her very curious.
She initially thought the village chief was being polite to Ning Huan because of Zhou Jing'an, but from their conversation, it seemed that it had nothing to do with Zhou Jing'an.
After the village chief left, Yao Xiaocui slowly stood up, then walked over and asked, "Why was the village chief so polite to you and even thanked you?"
If it were before, Ning Huan would definitely not have paid any attention to her, but after talking to Yao Xiaocui just now, Ning Huan had a new idea.
Ning Huan told Yao Xiaocui about her plan to teach the villagers to identify medicinal herbs.
Then she slowly said, "Although you don't have any skills, if you trust me, you can stay by my side. I can teach you to identify herbs and earn money by collecting them in the future. It's best to rely on your own abilities and take control of your own life."
"Aren't you right?"
Yao Xiaocui was moved by Ning Huan's sincere gaze. Rely on herself? She thought of Mao's attitude towards Fan Juan just now, and how Yao had scolded her that day. She wondered if even if she could become Zhou Jing'an's wife in the future, her life would probably be like Fan Juan's.
Seeing that Yao Xiaocui seemed to be thinking about something, Ning Huan looked up and replied after a long silence: "I'll learn from you, I want to rely on myself."
Ning Huan was very happy to hear this. She planned to start teaching the villagers to identify medicinal herbs in a few days. She originally wanted Yao Xiaocui to go up the mountain with her to collect some herbs in advance so that she could learn about them. However, Yao Xiaocui planned to go home to get some clothes.
Because Yao called her in a hurry, she didn't bring many changes of clothes, so she planned to go back and get some to stay here permanently.
Ning Huan was worried that Yao Xiaocui might not come back, but Yao Xiaocui shook her head and smiled faintly, "My parents are eager for me to leave. They're happy that the family is missing one mouth to feed."
Ning Huan originally wanted to comfort her, but Yao Xiaocui had nothing to be sad about. In her village, there were many families who couldn't even afford two changes of clothes all year round. She was just struggling to find food.
After Yao Xiaocui left, Ning Huan went to Zhou Jing'an's room and told her about it. Zhou Jing'an was very surprised: "Yao Xiaocui really agreed?"
Ning Huan nodded: "The person has already gone home to get a change of clothes."
Everything happened so fast that Zhou Jing'an was somewhat surprised. He hadn't expected that Yao Xiaocui would actually be persuaded by Ning Huan.
Ning Huan came over to ask Zhou Jing'an if he would agree to the matter, but Zhou Jing'an didn't seem to care much: "It doesn't matter, as long as she doesn't bother me."
In the afternoon, Zhou Lan came to visit Zhou Jing'an. Ning Huan told Zhou Lan about the date she had arranged with the village chief. Zhou Lan looked at Ning Huan with great emotion and said, "Thank you, sister-in-law."
Then, as if she had thought of something, she said with great difficulty, "But sister-in-law, I don't think I can come here to learn about medicinal herbs. Why don't we let Mother or my second sister take over this task?"
Ning Huan was taken aback. Before she could speak, Zhou Jing'an asked first, "What's wrong? Why can't Big Sister come over?"
Zhou Lan smiled awkwardly and said, "I'll be busy with other things at home for the next two days while you're teaching me how to identify medicinal herbs, so I probably won't be able to come. Thank you for your kindness, but I'll let it go this time."
Seeing Zhou Lan's expression, Ning Huan vaguely sensed something and asked, "Big sister, is it because my mother-in-law won't let you come?"
Zhou Lan was taken aback for a moment, then shook her head with a wry smile: "Sister-in-law, that's not how it is, don't overthink it."
Ever since Yao learned from the village chief that Ning Huan had designated their family to only teach Zhou Lan to identify medicinal herbs, Yao threw a huge tantrum, summoning Zhou Lan to her home and making a scene with tears and shouting. Zhou Lan couldn't take Yao's harassment any longer and had no choice but to come and tell Ning Huan that she didn't want to learn about medicinal herbs.
Ning Huan knew that Zhou Lan must have some unspeakable suffering, so she advised, "Elder sister, not just anyone can learn how to learn medicinal herbs. You have to have some ability to learn it well. The reason I let you come here to learn is not because we are close, but because you are the most suitable."
"Even if you don't come, I won't teach it to anyone else, so think it over yourself."
Hearing this, Zhou Lan looked troubled. Ning Huan comforted her, "As for our parents, don't worry, I'll have the village chief go and explain things to them properly."
Then she told Zhou Jing'an and Zhou Lan about what she had just discussed with the village chief. When she heard that the village chief would step in and resolve the matter, Zhou Lan sighed, feeling a little wronged. Finally, she said, "Mother is really too demanding. She always wants me to give in to her and my younger siblings, but I have my own life too. Don't I want to learn how to identify medicinal herbs?"
Zhou Jing'an's face was very bad. He knew Yao's methods all too well. Relying on the fact that he was their mother, she would cry, make a scene, and threaten suicide if anything did not go her way. She would not be satisfied until she got what she wanted.
Just as they were talking, Grandma Zhou's voice came from the doorway: "Jing'an, Grandma has come to see you."
Upon hearing the voice, Zhou Lan quickly got up and went out to greet it.
Even Zhou Jing'an wanted to get up to greet her, but Ning Huan quickly stopped him, saying, "How can you get down? What if you hurt your leg!"
Ning Huan had heard of this grandmother before. Every time Zhou Lan came over, Zhou Jing'an would greet the old lady. Moreover, from their conversation, it was clear that the old lady doted on Zhou Jing'an.
Ning Huan had never met this Zhou family grandmother before, and in the original owner's memories, she had only met her a few times, because not long after she married into the family, Zhou family grandmother moved out to live with Zhou Lan.
Just then, Grandma Zhou walked in. Ning Huan quickly went to greet her: "Grandma."
The moment Ning Huan saw Old Mrs. Zhou, she felt that she was very kind and her smiling face reminded her of her own elders.
However, most of Grandma Zhou's smiles were for Zhou Jing'an. After entering the room, she didn't even glance at Ning Huan, but went straight to Zhou Jing'an's side: "Jing'an, Grandma has come to see you."
Grandma Zhou's health has never been good, and Zhou Jing'an's current residence is quite far from hers, making it very inconvenient for him to come over. This is why, despite Zhou Jing'an's leg injury, Grandma Zhou has only visited him this once.
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