That night, Jane Ning lay back in bed and couldn't fall asleep for a long time. The scene of Da Jun being beaten by his stepmother kept appearing in her mind. She didn't know when she fell asleep. When she opened her eyes at dawn, she immediately sent a message to Ma Fuquan to ask about Da Jun's situation.
There was no response from Ma Fuquan. Jian Ning remembered that he was afraid that his hands were burned when he picked up Da Jun yesterday. He secretly regretted that he forgot to care about him yesterday. He thought that he was angry with her and ignored her, right?
"Impossible." After hearing what she said, Ding Youtian said while putting on his clothes: "First, Brother Ma is a martial artist with thick skin and tough flesh. Second, the water temperature won't be that hot when he rushes in in this weather. Third, Brother Ma is not a petty person."
"Why do you look down on your former leader so much?"
"Is this all he has? He's probably still asleep. He'll answer your letter when he wakes up. Don't worry."
Jane Ning thought about it and it made sense. She tapped her head and said, "I didn't sleep well last night and my mind is all messed up. You're right. Brother Ma is not that small-nosed and small-eyed person."
Ding Youtian glanced at her, then sat back down on the bed and said, "I wanted to tell you this yesterday, but I didn't want to upset you, so I held back. You said Xiaoyuer was crying for no reason. Could it be that he sensed something was wrong with Dajun?"
Jian Ning had thought about this yesterday. "Even if Sanniang was reincarnated, she would have forgotten everything about her past life after drinking Mengpo soup. If everyone reincarnated with memories of their past lives, wouldn't the world be in chaos? Everyone would go looking for their relatives from their past lives. Who would still raise children? It doesn't matter whether she is or not. What matters is whether Dajun's emotional trauma can be healed."
"You can make Shopkeeper Chen's child forget that memory, but you can't make Dajun forget it... Oh, no, if he forgets that memory, I'm afraid he won't want to follow us. Children always want to follow their own parents."
Ding Youtian thought about it and said, "It's okay. When he comes, we will treat him well. He will slowly forget about it over time."
Dajun failed to come, and Ma Fuquan wrote back to Jian Ning in the afternoon. Huo Jincheng adopted Dajun as his son, changed his surname to Huo Junyi, and signed a document with Lu Huaian in the government.
What was Huo Jincheng doing? Jian Ning didn't understand. He was still young. If he wanted a son, he could just marry and have another one. Was it necessary to adopt one?
Ding Youtian raised his eyebrows when he found out. "Could it be that he's doing this for Ah Man? He'll raise him as his son first. He'll remember his kindness, and when he grows up and marries Ah Man, he'll definitely treat her well for the rest of her life. Is that possible?"
Jian Ning felt that this possibility couldn't be ruled out. Although Ah Man was Huo Jincheng's daughter and the granddaughter of the Grand Tutor, her mother was considered a barbarian, and the wealthy and powerful would be critical of her future husband. A man like Huo Jincheng, a daughter slave, would probably make plans for Ah Man early on. Rather than letting Ah Man marry into a wealthy family and have to rely on others' opinions, it would be better to find her a man who would treat her well throughout her life.
"Do you also dislike that Man'er's mother is a barbarian?" Jian Ning remembered that Ding Youtian had said before he became an official that Man'er was not suitable for Dabao, and she couldn't help but glare at him.
"Why do you involve me?" Ding Youtian was stunned for a moment, then raised two fingers and said, "I swear to God, I don't have the slightest thought of disliking Ah Man's mother. If you let me..."
"Shut up! If there's no answer, then there's no answer. Why are you swearing?" Jian Ning stopped him in time. She felt a little sorry for Dabao. After all, Dabao and A'man were childhood sweethearts. It would be great if they could become a couple.
But the kids are still young and haven't settled down yet. How many childhood sweethearts can succeed? She thought, Dajun is not bad either. Besides, who can say for sure about fate?
Let’s go and see.
Half a month later, the escort agencies in every prefecture and county of Dayan Dynasty had been established, and the escort team trained by Xu Dali and Tong Bajin also escorted the ginkgo paste out of the city and delivered it to the escort agency in the neighboring county. Jian Ning had learned from Ma Fuquan's feedback that the ginkgo paste was selling very well in the capital.
The escort team sent thousands of tons of ginkgo paste to the capital, the north and the southern counties. Huo Jincheng paid on delivery. When Qin Yifan arrived in Danyang County with his attendants a few years ago, Yuechan also entered Danyang City on the same day with the escort silver and checks.
On the first night of the Lunar New Year, Ding Youtian asked Jian Ning for a bedding roll, and Qin Yifan also asked Mei Niang to prepare a bedding roll for him. The two of them stayed in the front yard of the yamen from the first to the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, and chatted until late at night every night.
Sometimes we would talk until dawn.
During the Spring Festival, Danyang County, which had been quiet for ten years, was unusually lively. Before the New Year, a group of people returned home with their families. Jane Ning was dazzled by the various folk acrobatics. The local storyteller even included her and Ding Youtian in his storybook, and the applause she won surpassed that of Blind Liu for the first time.
To Jian Ning's surprise, Yuechan could actually dance the lion. He was still as quiet as before, but he got along well with Tong Bajin and the others. He and Erlangzi formed a lion dance duo. Both were experienced lion dancers, with him acting as the lion's head and Erlangzi as the lion's tail. From the government office to the streets, they immediately became the lion's leader, attracting countless people to watch and throw money at them.
Almost every household in Danyang City was making ginkgo paste. Before the New Year, everyone received money and their pockets were full. It was also the first festive year after ten years of disaster. Seeing Yuechan and Erlangzi dancing hard and skillfully, everyone was generous in giving out wedding money. Fistfuls of copper coins were flying all over the sky like rain of flowers.
Erniu and Sanniu were really celebrating the New Year. They squeezed into the crowd and tried their best to grab the wedding money. Not only them, but the two little silver foxes also sharpened their heads and squeezed into the crowd to help their little masters grab the wedding money.
Duan Xinyan also happily grabbed the wedding money, and from time to time she loudly waved to Qiaofeng and her maid Chun'er, "Come and grab it, you two! Are you stupid to leave the copper coins here?"
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