Chapter 111: Green Tea Man, Little Girl Falls into the Water
The letter didn't say much, just asking Chu Sangning to come earlier. His marriage application report had been submitted, and as long as the head of the group didn't withhold it, it would be approved soon.
Chu Sangning's family was clean, and Jiang Xingyan's ancestors were farmers for eight generations, so their marriage application should have been quick.
Jiang Xingyan even secretly put on some eye drops. If the report was not approved, it would be Qiao Xiangye's fault.
After spending a long time with Chu Sangning, Jiang Xingyan gradually turned into a green tea lover, and finally left a sentence: Sangning, do you think your uncle will withhold our report?
Chu Sangning couldn't explain this matter. Zhou Yongzhuo watched from the side and suddenly laughed out of anger. He would tell Lao Qiao about it when he got back. He didn't even know the term "green tea man" yet. He just felt that Jiang Xingyan deserved a beating and deserved a good beating.
This letter made Sang Ning so confused that he almost lost his way.
Zhou Yongzhuo still didn't give up his idea, "Sang Ning, go back to Beijing with Dad."
Zhou Yongzhuo wanted to compensate his sensible daughter for the father's love that he had never given back.
Chu Sangning shook his head, "Dad, I promised to go across the river for the banquet, and I will be back soon."
The daughter of a concubine was stubborn and Zhou Yongzhuo could not persuade her, so he simply sent a letter to the capital, saying that he had a daughter of a concubine and that his return date was uncertain.
After receiving the letter, several upright and elegant old men in Beijing asked at a loss: "When did Lao Zhou have a concubine?"
If he remembered correctly, didn't Lao Zhou's wife disappear for nearly twenty years? Where did this young lady come from?
"I don't know. Old Zhou left without saying a word and didn't bring his soldiers with him. If something happens, the capital will be in turmoil again."
Zhou Yongzhuo had no idea that his old friend was muttering about him behind his back. He just felt that the weather in Changxing Village was really cool. He sneezed twice when the cold wind blew.
Luo Yiping had just calmed down when the winter solstice came. Lin Xiuzhi got up early in the morning to prepare the fillings for the dumplings, saying that she was going to eat them.
"Sang Ning, what kind of filling do you like to eat? Auntie will make it for you."
"Don't bother, Auntie. We can just eat something casually."
Lin Xiuzhi was not happy with this and said with a smile, "Today is the winter solstice. If you don't eat dumplings, your ears will freeze off next year."
Since Lin Xiuzhi said so, Chu Sangning gave an idea and the Jiang family started to get busy. Jiang Panan, who had lost a tooth, followed his mother, waiting to be fed delicious food.
Pan Wenlan felt that her son was getting in the way by standing in the kitchen, so she coaxed him to go out and play.
Lin Xiuzhi took a worried look and reminded him several times, "Pan'an, don't go to the river. The ice is not solid and it's easy to fall in."
The weather in the north is so cold that a thick layer of ice has formed on the surface of the river. There are always naughty children who like to stand on the river and skate and play.
Every year, many children in the surrounding villages and towns drown in the river, so every household warns their children not to go there.
There has never been an incident of a child falling into the river in Changxing Village.
Jiang Pan'an responded crisply, grabbed a handful of melon seeds and walked outside. He wanted to share them with his good friends.
Smoke rose from the chimney in the kitchen. Pan Wenlan was kneading dough, Lin Xiuzhi was making dumplings, and the men in the house were chopping wood. Chu Sangning also joined in making dumplings, but before she finished the last few, Jiang Panan ran home, his face pale with fright.
"Grandma, the little girl fell into the water."
Lin Xiuzhi stood up and asked, "Did you pick it up?"
"Well, Uncle Changkun passed by and rescued her, but she didn't spit out water, so Uncle Changkun said she might not be able to be saved."
Lin Xiuzhi sighed and winked at her daughter-in-law to comfort her grandson quickly. Pan'an was in poor health and it would not be good if he was frightened by this matter.
One has to admit that Lin Xiuzhi was a bit superstitious. When her grandson was born, he was weak and cried like a kitten. She would have said that he should have been given a bad name to make it easier to raise him.
But her daughter-in-law was an educated youth and did not believe these things, so Lin Xiuzhi had no choice but to give up.
"Pan'an, it's okay, Xiaoya will be fine." Pan Wenlan washed her hands, took her son out and comforted him softly.
Chu Sangning tilted her head and asked, "Auntie, has Xiaoya always been like this?"
Lin Xiuzhi paused while wrapping dumplings and said with emotion: "Good people don't live long, and bad people don't get punished. Xiaoya's family are such good people, what a pity..."
"There was an accident when Xiaoya was born. We all thought she would not survive. But she was lucky enough to survive. Unfortunately, her brain is damaged. People say that this is the end of her life."
Lin Xiuzhi pointed at her grandson and said, "He is about the same age as Pan'an, and now he can't even speak complete sentences."
Chu Sangning pursed her lips, thinking of the little girl whom He Yueyang had once mistakenly met. She had round eyes, a pleasant appearance, was well taken care of by her family, and had a chubby face.
"Is it incurable?"
Lin Xiuzhi thought Sang Ning was a little naive. Even if he could cure her, could he really? She couldn't go to the county town to see him. She had to travel farther. The transportation and food on the way were all problems.
With only one mu and three fen of land at home and those meager work points, forget it.
Chu Sangning was silent, and realized that things were different now. Perhaps because he felt sorry for the little girl, he secretly paid attention to her for a long time.
Xiaoya's family took the child to the county town. The child was not in danger of life, but he remained unconscious.
Two days later, the whole family came back happily and brought back a surprising good news: because of falling into the water, the little girl's brain was healed.
The county doctor said it was a brain blockage, but Xiaoya’s parents had no idea. They only knew that their daughter’s eyes were clear and she could speak. They were so happy that they couldn’t sleep all day and night.
A blessing in disguise, Lin Xiuzhi kept repeating this after learning about it.
Unexpectedly, before she could be happy for long, her parents suddenly tied up He Yueyang and sent him to the home of the team leader Jiang Zongzheng.
"Captain, you have to make the decision for us."
Jiang Zongzheng's head was about to explode. He rubbed his brows and asked in a low voice with some depression: "What happened?"
"Captain, He Yueyang asked my little girl to wash her clothes while we were away, and she also stole the eggs we saved for her."
The woman cried so much that her nose turned red. She stepped forward and kicked him, "My little girl fell into the water because she was doing laundry for He Yueyang early in the morning."
As parents, they did not take a good look at the matter. They thought the little girl had gone out to play. The child was strolling around near their home, so they did not take it seriously. Unexpectedly, a few hours later, they saw their daughter lying by the river with her eyes closed.
The woman still felt unsatisfied. She wiped away her tears and pointed her finger at Zhao Jiayun, her eyes full of determination. "Captain, I want to report her."