A small figure darted in through the door and then quickly closed it.
Jiang Yuwei immediately recognized the person as the little girl Ning Zhao had rescued by the river that day.
He hurriedly waved to her, signaling her to come over, and she looked warily at the room where the bandits were.
Jiang Yuwei smiled and said:
"It's alright, those two just got into a fight and killed each other. Could you please find me some clothes?"
Seeing that Jiang Yuwei wasn't wearing an outer garment, Xiaoyu quickly nodded and rushed into her mother's room to find a set of old clothes covered in patches, which she then handed to Jiang Yuwei.
Jiang Yuwei took the clothes and changed while saying to Xiaoyu:
"Could you please not tell anyone that Ning Zhao and I were here today? It's really important to me!"
After saying that, Jiang Yuwei looked at Xiaoyu with a troubled expression.
Xiaoyu looked back at Ning Huaizhi, then at Ning Zhao, and then nodded firmly, saying:
"Brother Ning Zhao saved me, I will keep it a secret for you."
Jiang Yuwei nodded in satisfaction and asked:
Where is your mother?
Upon hearing this, Xiaoyu looked nervously towards the door and said:
"My mom went out to buy groceries, she'll be back soon!"
Hearing this, Jiang Yuwei didn't dare to linger. She quickly pushed Ning Huaizhi's wheelchair to the door, opened it a crack, and seeing that no one was outside, she opened the door and pushed the wheelchair out.
After coming out, he didn't forget to turn back and say to Xiaoyu:
"Don't forget what I just told you."
Seeing that Xiaoyu nodded, he hurriedly left with Ning Zhao.
Right now, Jiang Yuwei is more afraid that Ning Huaizhi's murder will be exposed. Although he killed a bandit, it was still a human life, and she doesn't want to get into trouble.
Although Xiaoyu promised not to reveal that they were in the yard, she was still just a child. If she were scolded or threatened, she might tell the whole story.
Thinking this, Jiang Yuwei looked at Ning Zhao and asked:
"Zhao'er, why are bandits in Xiaoyu's yard?"
Ning Zhao frowned and said:
"Xiaoyu said that a few days ago, a group of bandits broke into their house late at night, kidnapped her younger brother, and made her mother cook for them. Later, seeing that her mother cooked well and was obedient and honest, they started doing business with her mother and used their yard as one of the bandits' bases in the city."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuwei pondered to herself that it seemed bandits had already infiltrated the town, meaning that the entire Ping'an Town was no longer safe.
As Jiang Yuwei pushed her wheelchair, she looked down and thought about her future. It was certain that she would be hated by the bandits now, and after this attack, there would definitely be a next time.
Now that the Moxianzhai business is failing, it's better to sell the shop as soon as possible and run away with the whole family. If Aunt Zhou and Aunt Zhang's families are willing to come with me, then I'll take them with me; if not, then we'll go our separate ways.
Thinking this, Jiang Yuwei looked up at Ning Zhao and asked:
"How is your foolish master doing now?"
Ning Zhao spoke with a worried expression.
"He has already taken the medicine, but he was still unconscious when my father and I came out."
Jiang Yuwei spoke directly:
"Let's go to Huichuntang first!"
As soon as the three arrived at the entrance of Huichuntang, they saw the idiot being blocked at the door by a group of people.
"Get out of my way!"
"You've just woken up, you can't move around freely! Go back now!"
Seeing this, Jiang Yuwei quickly stood at the door and looked at the fool, saying:
"Fool! Listen to me! Go back and lie down!"
Upon hearing this, the fool looked up at Jiang Yuwei, his face darkening, and whispered:
What did you call me?
Jiang Yuwei was stunned for a few seconds upon seeing this, and quickly corrected herself:
"Um, Ning, Ning Zixuan, you should go back and lie down!"
Ning Zixuan's expression softened slightly at this moment, and he said in a deep voice:
"How is Xiao Hei?"
Jiang Yuwei had been intimidated by his imposing manner, and now, hearing him mention Xiao Hei, she sighed helplessly:
"Little Black is dead. I asked Ning Zhao to bury it."
Upon hearing this, Ning Zixuan's eyes reddened, and he stopped struggling, letting the waiter help him to the bed.
Seeing this, Jiang Yuwei hurriedly followed inside and pulled Doctor Lin aside to ask:
"Dr. Lin, how is he? Will he suffer any lasting effects?"
Doctor Lin glanced at the distraught Ning Zixuan and said:
"Now that he's awake, there's nothing seriously wrong. I'll have him take three doses of the medicine I prescribed to help him recover. He should be almost fully healed. His burns need to be dressed daily and may leave scars, but his life has been saved."
Hearing this, Jiang Yuwei felt a little relieved. As long as he was alive, that was all that mattered. She would wash his burns with her own spiritual spring water every day and apply her own secret scar cream so that they wouldn't leave scars.
Just as Jiang Yuwei was about to go to the inner room to check on Ning Zixuan, Doctor Lin spoke up again:
"After what happened, the fool doesn't seem so foolish anymore. Go in and see for yourself."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuwei hurried into the room. Ning Zixuan was lying expressionlessly on the bed, so she spoke:
"Fool, no, how are you feeling about Ning Zixuan?"
Ning Zixuan turned to Jiang Yuwei with a gloomy expression and said:
"You guys are really bold, daring to call me a fool, and for so long."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuwei knew that Ning Zixuan had regained his memory, and quickly gave him a somewhat embarrassed smile.
"Well, back then we didn't know your name. In our rural area, people say that a humble name is easier to raise, so we gave you that name, hoping you could survive, right?"
Ning Zixuan glanced at Jiang Yuwei indifferently, then turned his head away and refused to look at her again.
Seeing this, Jiang Yuwei knew he didn't want to argue with her anymore, so she quickly smiled at Ning Zixuan:
"That Doctor Lin said you're alright, I'll go get the oxcart now, let's go back to Ningjia Village to rest first."
Seeing that Ning Zixuan remained silent, Jiang Yuwei quickly went out and said to Ning Zhao:
"Zhao'er, go and bring the oxcart here, let's go back to the village."
Ning Zhao scratched his head and asked, puzzled:
"Mother, what should we do with the shop?"
Jiang Yuwei smiled at Ning Zhao.
“Silly child, the shop is burned to the ground, so of course it can’t do business. I’ll find someone to sell it in the next few days.”
Upon hearing this, Ning Zhao stopped asking questions and hurried to drive the oxcart over.
When the oxcart arrived at the entrance of Huichuntang, the shop assistant helped Ning Zixuan onto the oxcart and lay him down.
Ning Huaizhi then slowly helped himself up from his wheelchair and climbed onto the oxcart.
Jiang Yuwei put the wheelchair in the car, called Ning Zhao to get in as well, and then said to Ning Huaizhi:
"Huaizhi, go to Moxianzhai and pick up Daya and the others to go back to the village together."
To his surprise, just as Ning Huaizhi arrived at the entrance of Moxianzhai in his oxcart, he saw Constable Huang and several of his men standing at the door talking to Ning Qiu.
Jiang Yuwei was shocked. Had Ning Huaizhi's murder been exposed? How could the news spread so quickly? She had clearly cleaned up the scene! Could it be Xiaoyu...?
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