Xiao Shi had a wound on his right palm and a leg, which had been treated and bandaged by a doctor before he arrived. Before being carried out, he looked at Jian Ning deeply, as if he wanted to engrave her face in his mind.
Although he was young, he had a great talent for painting. He originally thought that his right hand was completely disabled, but he never expected that a country woman could have such miraculous medical skills. He was filled with infinite gratitude towards Jian Ning.
Before leaving, he looked back at the simple but spacious farmyard. After he was carried out, Blind Liu turned his head to look at the gate, frowned, and a trace of unspeakable pain seemed to pass through his eyes, which disappeared in a flash.
"Man'er, daddy is gone!" Huo Jincheng called out to Ah Man. Ah Man had her hands on her hips and was arguing with Dabao about something. When she heard him calling her, she turned around, waved her hand at her father, said she understood, and ignored him.
Huo Jincheng shook his head, thought about it, and then strode over.
"...Since you came back, you've been hogging Furball's space. You won't let me hold it or play with it. You're such a stingy person!" Ah Man stomped his foot angrily. "You still haven't shared your food with me. The big girl and the others all shared it with me, but you didn't. Humph, I hate you! I'll forgive you only if you let me hold Furball for a bit!"
Dabao: "Did I ever ask for your forgiveness?"
"Man'er, don't be rude." Huo Jincheng came over and picked up Ah Man. "Dabao is your elder brother. Man'er can't be rude to him. Daddy is leaving now. I'll come back to see you in two or three days. Then Daddy will buy you a puppy, okay?"
"Really?" Ah Man kissed her father on the cheek and pointed at the fur ball at Dabao's feet. "I want a black puppy like the fur ball. No, I want one that's prettier than the fur ball. The fur ball is so ugly, I don't want to play with it."
"Daddy loves Man'er the most."
She gave Huo Jincheng another hard kiss on the face.
Huo Jincheng felt a warmth in his chest, thinking that his daughter still had him as her father in her heart. Before he could say anything, Ah Man kicked her legs and said, "Put me down. I want to go play with Brother Qiu. Put me down, Daddy."
Ah Man broke free and ran away.
Well, he was being too sentimental.
Huo Jincheng's eyes fell on Dabao's face. Seeing that he was looking at him, he reached out and touched his head. "If Man'er doesn't behave, you can tell uncle when he comes. I will scold her. Don't worry, okay?"
Dabao gave him a sympathetic look, just like the sympathetic look he had given Ding Youtian before.
It would be strange if Ah Man listened to her father, Da Bao thought to himself, but he nodded and said, "I won't complain, nor will I argue with Ah Man. She is younger than me."
"Okay, like an older brother." Huo Jincheng forced a smile. He felt very uncomfortable with Dabao's sympathetic eyes. He didn't expect that he, a first-rank sword-bearing guard, would be sympathized by a child.
He glanced around and didn't see Meixiang. He hadn't seen her helping to serve food before. If the burns were really serious, Jian Ning would definitely tell him. It was obvious that the girl was not attentive in serving Ah Man. He had a bad impression of Meixiang.
After saying goodbye to Jian Ning and Ding Youtian, he left in a hurry.
"Sister." After he left, Tian hurriedly pulled Jian Ning over and pulled her aside: "You are too careless. Why don't you send that little devil away and let Master Huo take her away? Why do you keep her at home?"
Jian Ning smiled and patted her hands: "I know Sister Tian is really doing this for my own good and is worried about me. Don't worry, the gold hairpin fell into the well, and it belongs to whoever it belongs to. No one can take it away, and no one can force it to belong to you."
Speaking of not being able to force things, she couldn't help but think of the captain, and her heart couldn't help but feel sour.
But she had come to terms with it. She hadn't had her parents' love since she was little, and even if Ma Fuquan wanted to take her away, she couldn't let go of the four little ones. She wouldn't do what her parents did and abandon the four little ones.
After Ding Yang and Ding Jian finished their work, they came over to say goodbye. Jian Ning asked them to wait while she went back to the house to get a string of copper coins, counted out 180 coins and gave them to Tian. When she was about to give Ding Yang and Ding Jian 20 coins each, they both refused.
Uncle Ding San had already left. The two brothers waved their hands and said that they would officially start work tomorrow. Today they were just helping out. They helped build the stove and had meals provided. They also had a good drink. If they took money again, they would be beaten by their grandfather when they returned.
They insisted on not accepting it, and Jane Ning did not force them. He could compensate them in the form of dividends if they did well in the future.
"We'll go back first." Tian called the three brothers Ma Xiaomai over, and reminded Ma Fuquan, who was playing Liubo with Ding Youtian, to go back early as he had to go to the county government office to take up his post tomorrow.
"I know. I'll be back soon." Ma Fuquan looked at the sky and turned his gaze to Jian Ning. "Get a lantern for her mother and the others so they don't trip on the road."
"No, no, why do we need a lamp? We can walk back this short distance with our eyes closed." Tian hurriedly called Jian Ning and left with Ma Xiaomai and the other two, chatting and laughing.
Jian Ning glanced at Ma Fuquan, who was already staring at the chessboard, completely absorbed in the game. Blind Liu was watching the game from the side, sipping his drink. Since he'd been drunk before, Ma Fuquan didn't bother to join him in the drinking contest.
"Mom." Dabao came over. "Brother Qiu has been cooped up in his room all day. Can we let him out now to get some fresh air?"
"Okay, you're not studying tonight?"
"Yes, I will take Qiuge out to catch mice to eat. When he comes back full, we will review our lessons."
"It should be full. Guoguo went out and caught a mouse for it. Mom also threw some food for it, so there's no need to take it out."
Ever since Guoguo came into the house, the mice have gradually disappeared. Among the several pets, Guoguo is becoming more and more favored by Jane Ning.
But Guoguo was always closer to Ding Youtian, and was currently lying at his feet, squinting her eyes comfortably.
Jian Ning went to the west room to look for Meixiang. From the window, she saw her sitting at the table with her chin in her hand. On the table was her dressing box. She was staring at herself in the mirror, lost in thought. How beautiful did she think she was?
In fact, Meixiang felt very aggrieved. She thought that if she ran away, Ding Youtian would chase her out, but she waited in the backyard for a long time and didn't see him come out.
At this moment, she thought to herself, Ding Youtian is probably afraid of that hag Jian Ning, and he definitely doesn't like her. If he really likes her, can they sleep in separate rooms? She went to Jian Ning's room and the east room and carefully investigated, and was completely sure that the two of them lived in separate rooms.
Brother Ding is so pitiful. He married a woman he didn't like and was suppressed by her.
That's right, that woman is so vicious that she can even beat men. Brother Ding is so gentle and polite that he can't withstand a few punches from that woman.
No, she must snatch Brother Ding away. A woman should act like a woman and should take her husband as the leader. How can she put pressure on Brother Ding? It's so disgusting.
If it were her, she wouldn't do that. She would always put Big Brother Ding first and listen to him in everything. Her father said that women should not be spoiled, because if they are spoiled, they will become unruly. In her opinion, Big Brother Ding spoiled her in everything because he couldn't beat that woman.
This won't do. She has to talk to Brother Ding. She doesn't want a woman like that and it's better to divorce her as soon as possible.
Meixiang picked up the eyebrow pencil and began to carefully draw her eyebrows...
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