Ning Huaizhi drove the oxcart to take Ning Qiu home first, then led everyone towards his own courtyard. Just then, they passed a sea of flowers, and Jiang Yuwei quickly called Ning Huaizhi to stop:
"Da Ya, hurry up, grab a basket and get off the bus to pick wildflowers with me. Pick as many as you can of every color!"
Ning Daya didn't dare to delay after hearing Jiang Yuwei's instructions. She quickly picked up her basket and got off the oxcart. Ning Wan, who was standing next to her, thought it was fun and got off the cart to pick flowers as well.
Soon the three of them had picked two large baskets full of wildflowers, and Jiang Yuwei got into the car with satisfaction.
Ning Huaizhi asked curiously:
"Wife, what are you going to do with all these flowers?"
Jiang Yuwei smiled and said:
"I need to work on making new paper; I should head back soon."
Hearing this, Ning Huaizhi didn't press the matter further, nodded quickly, and drove the oxcart back home.
When the group arrived at the courtyard, Jiang Yuwei first helped Ning Huaizhi out of the car so that he and Ning Wan could cook, while she and Ning Daya unloaded the things from the car and moved them to the storage room.
Jiang Yuwei went to the backyard to study her flower and grass paper. Ning Wu and Tie Zhu had also been working overtime these past few days. They had almost finished making the paper that Taihe Bookstore had ordered, and they had also started making gold powder paper. They were always worried about losing such precious gold powder if they kept it, so they would feel more at ease if they quickly turned it into paper.
Jiang Yuwei first tied the flowers and plants into bunches, then hung the bunches upside down on a rack in the yard, and then set up a fire underneath to dry the flowers and plants.
Seeing this, Ning Wu curiously leaned over and asked:
"Sister Yuwei, what are you doing?"
Jiang Yuwei adjusted the fire while smiling:
"I want to research how to make some floral paper. The flowers and plants need to be dried over a fire first, so that they can retain some of their original colors and look better when placed on paper."
As Jiang Yuwei spoke, she began to tend to the flowers and plants, trying to ensure that every part was thoroughly dried. After several hours of work, only a portion was dry. She then asked Ning Wu to make paper while she arranged the flowers and plants on it. Soon, the basic shape of a flower and plant paper was complete. Jiang Yuwei then handed the flower and plant paper to Tie Zhu to dry it.
After testing more than a dozen methods, Jiang Yuwei finally came up with the best-looking result by evening. She felt that this floral paper could not only be used for writing, but also as envelopes and gift wrapping paper. With this in mind, Jiang Yuwei felt that she had many more directions to explore, and taking down Ge's Paper Shop would be a piece of cake.
Once she had money, she would definitely go to Jingli Academy and ask the teacher to arrange a private room for Ning Zhao. Jiang Yuwei was thinking about this wonderful idea when she suddenly saw Zhang Guang from Aunt Zhang's family stumbling and crying into her backyard.
"Sister Yuwei, quick, quick, please save our Xiaoman!"
Seeing this, Jiang Yuwei quickly stepped forward to support Zhang Guang:
"What's wrong? Speak slowly, don't rush me!"
Zhang Guang wiped the sweat from his forehead and grabbed Jiang Yuwei's arm:
"Sister Yuwei, my son Xiaoman, he seems to be having trouble breathing. His face has turned purple. It scared my mother. My brother went to find Uncle Ning, but it will take some time. My sister-in-law is afraid... afraid that Xiaoman won't make it to Uncle Ning's place, so she asked me to ask you to go and check on him first."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuwei disregarded everything else and hurriedly handed the flower and grass paper in her hand to Ning Wu before following Zhang Guang to the Zhang family home.
When Jiang Yuwei entered the house, she saw Xiaoyun holding her child, whose face was turning blue and purple, crying and wiping away tears. Aunt Zhang was pacing anxiously around the house. When she saw Jiang Yuwei, she rushed forward and grabbed Jiang Yuwei's hand.
"Yuwei, you've finally come! Please come and help me see what's wrong with my child."
Jiang Yuwei stepped forward, examined the child carefully, and asked:
"When did the child start doing this, and how long has it been going on?"
Xiaoyun wiped away her tears and said in a sobbing voice:
"It started just now when I was holding him while we were eating dinner. It's been a while now, and his complexion is getting worse and worse. Sister Yuwei, do you think something will happen to my Xiaoman? Sister Yuwei, I beg you, please save him."
Jiang Yuwei frowned and said:
"I'm not a doctor, I can only do what I can. Did you feed the child anything?"
Xiaoyun thought for a moment and said:
"When I was eating fried peanuts at night, I saw my child kept reaching out for some, so I put one in his hand and let him play with it."
Jiang Yuwei stepped forward and pried open the child's two little hands. There was no trace of peanuts left. Seeing this, Jiang Yuwei knew that the child had choked on a peanut. She quickly took the child from Xiaoyun's arms, supported the child's body with one arm and held his chin with her hand. Then, she positioned the child's head down, below his feet, and found the midpoint of the line connecting the child's shoulder blades, and patted it repeatedly and quickly.
Seeing this, Xiao Yun didn't dare to breathe, covering her mouth with both hands and staring intently at the child in Jiang Yuwei's arms. Aunt Zhang was also watching Jiang Yuwei's movements with a tense expression. Seeing that he couldn't help, Zhang Guang anxiously ran outside to wait for his older brother and Uncle Ning.
Jiang Yuwei repeatedly patted the child's back and occasionally reached into the child's mouth to check if the peanuts had fallen out. Exhausted and anxious, Jiang Yuwei was drenched in sweat. Just then, she suddenly heard Zhang Guang shout from outside the door:
"Uncle Ning, Uncle Ning is here! Uncle Ning is here!"
Aunt Zhang heard the noise and rushed to open the door to greet him. Xiao Yun's eyes also lit up. Uncle Ning was here. Her child could be saved, right?
As soon as Uncle Ning entered, Zhang Tianhe reached for the child in Jiang Yuwei's arms, but Jiang Yuwei quickly shouted:
"If you don't want Xiaoman to die, get out of the way!"
Zhang Tianhe was startled by Jiang Yuwei's sudden shout, but he quickly recovered and yelled at Aunt Zhang:
"Mother, can you please stop making things worse? Why did you bring her here? I finally managed to get Uncle Ning here, and now she's an outsider and won't let him see the child. What's going on?"
Seeing this, Aunt Zhang looked nervously at Jiang Yuwei, then at Xiaoyun, and reluctantly spoke:
"Don't bring this up with me. It was your wife who asked Zhang Guang to call his sister Yuwei to come and help take a look. How was I supposed to know..."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Tianhe turned and glared at Xiaoyun, then scolded her:
"You spendthrift woman, you're more trouble than you're worth. If anything happens to our child, I'll beat you to a pulp."
Jiang Yuwei paid no attention to their argument; she was only focused on saving the child in front of her. She kept patting the child's back and checking his mouth.
Xiao Yun glanced at Jiang Yuwei's resolute expression and suddenly remembered the night Jiang Yuwei helped her give birth. She glared at Zhang Tianhe and snapped:
"Shut up, let Sister Yuwei try again! I'll take responsibility if anything goes wrong!"
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