Ning Huaizhi held Jiang Yuwei's hand and smiled:
"Qianqian was very impressed with the spicy crayfish you made today, so she wanted to talk to you about it and see if she could come with me to the market next time. She's having a hard time at her parents' house these days, and she's thinking that if she could go out and earn some money to help support the family, she wouldn't have to always have to put up with her brother and sister-in-law's attitude."
When Jiang Yuwei heard Ning Huaizhi mention Xu Qianqian, her face immediately turned cold. So all that he'd said to her today was for his childhood sweetheart, his unrequited love? How could she have gotten carried away? She felt her tears were truly worthless. Thinking this, Jiang Yuwei pulled her hand away from Ning Huaizhi's and gave a cold laugh.
"I wondered who it was for, but it turns out it's all about Xu Qianqian after all? She really is the apple of your eye. But right now, I have Ning Qiu helping me sell goods at the market, which is enough. As for Xu Qianqian, tell her to give up on this idea as soon as possible. I'm not like you men, who feel sorry for someone just because she wipes away her tears and acts pitiful. Tell her to give up on this idea as soon as possible."
Ning Huaizhi didn't know why Jiang Yuwei was angry again, but seeing her prejudice against Xu Qianqian, he explained:
“Wife, what’s wrong? If you don’t like Xu Qianqian, I’ll tell her tomorrow that we don’t need any more people. But don’t talk badly about her behind her back. After all, she’s a pitiful person.”
Jiang Yuwei stood up and looked coldly at Ning Huaizhi, then said:
"Alright, alright, she's pitiful, she's the most pitiful. She's your most cherished sister. From now on, don't talk about your dirty deeds in front of me anymore, and you don't need to pretend to be a good person in front of me."
After saying that, Jiang Yuwei turned around and went out of the house to serve dinner to the villagers who had been working.
After the villagers had finished their dinner and seen everyone off, Jiang Yuwei began to tidy up the yard. Looking at the several houses that had already been built, she felt very sad. It turned out that having money didn't necessarily bring happiness.
If Ning Huaizhi really divorces her and remarries, what should she do? Should she be sent back to her parents' home, that wolf's den? No, no, even if she ends up on the streets, she absolutely cannot go back to that wolf's den, otherwise who knows where that scumbag father will sell her to next time.
As Jiang Yuwei swept the floor, she secretly pondered in her heart that if she could find a thousand-year-old wild ginseng, she might be able to use the condition of healing Ning Huaizhi's leg to get him to adopt one of his children. If she could adopt both children, that would be great. It would just be a matter of him and Xu Qianqian having a few more children. Looking at Xu Qianqian's buttocks, she was definitely capable of having children.
Looking at Jiang Yuwei's worried face in the courtyard, Ning Huaizhi really didn't know what he had done wrong again. When it came to matters of love between men and women, Ning Huaizhi was completely clueless. He didn't know how to make a woman happy, nor did he know why a woman was angry. He only knew that women were really too fickle.
Jiang Yuwei pondered for a long time but still couldn't come up with a compromise. As a woman in this society, she couldn't start a family on her own; she had to have children or a husband. Otherwise, she could only rely on her parents' family like Xu Qianqian. At this moment, Jiang Yuwei felt that her head was as muddled as paste. Right now, she could only go to sleep and make plans slowly later.
Jiang Yuwei thought about how she would have to go up the mountain to collect firewood the next morning, so she tidied up and went to bed.
next day
Jiang Yuwei had just gotten up and tidied herself up when she told Ning Zhao and Ning Wan to prepare lunch. All the food was prepared by Jiang Yuwei; they just needed to heat it up in a pot and it was ready to eat.
"Zhao'er, I'm going to the mountain to collect firewood today. You and Wan'er stay home and entertain the villagers."
Ning Zhao frowned and looked at his mother, saying:
"Mother, it's fine with Father and Wan'er at home. I'll go with you to gather firewood. I'm worried about you going up the mountain alone."
Jiang Yuwei smiled and patted Ning Zhao's head:
"You're acting like a little adult. I don't need you to protect me. I can protect myself. Be good, just stay home and wait for me to come back."
After saying that, he carried his basket up the mountain.
Just as Jiang Yuwei left, the Jiang family of three came knocking on the door.
It turned out that Old Man Jiang had lost money gambling again, and some gossips had told him that his eldest daughter, Jiang Yuwei, had separated from her husband's family and was living a prosperous life, and that they were even building a magnificent brick house.
Old Man Jiang and Li Cuihua plotted all night, and in the morning they brought Jiang Yaoyao directly to their door to ask for money.
Since Jiang Yuwei married into Ningjia Village, the Jiang family has never cared about her life or death. Now, when they came to Ningjia Village to find her, they had to ask around all the way to this small courtyard at the foot of the mountain in the east of the village.
Li Cuihua saw the newly built six brick houses from afar, and her eyes lit up immediately. She thought to herself that now that Jiang Yuwei had money to build a house, she would naturally have money to help her family. If the money was spent on building the house, she could sell the brick houses and get a lot of money.
The three exchanged a smile and quickly walked over. However, the old man Jiang was so focused on the house in front of him that he didn't pay attention to his footing and accidentally stepped into the trap that Jiang Yuwei had dug earlier.
"Oh dear, which bastard dug a trap in front of my daughter's door? It almost killed this old man."
Seeing this, Li Cuihua quickly squatted down and reached out to pull Old Man Jiang, but she couldn't move him with her strength alone.
At this moment, Ning Huaizhi, who was in the courtyard, also heard the commotion and hurriedly called Ning Zhao to go out and check it out.
Ning Zhao, imitating her mother, grabbed a fork and ran outside. Seeing two people standing in front of the trap at her door, she went up to them and said:
Who are you?
Upon seeing a little boy emerge, Li Cuihua immediately spoke:
"Whose child are you? Quickly find a ladder to save him!"
Ning Zhao frowned as she looked at the person in front of her, then pointed to her own courtyard and said:
"I'm just a child from this family. Who are you, and why should I save you?"
Seeing that the child was still standing there motionless, and worried that something might have happened to Old Man Jiang inside the trap, Li Cuihua anxiously said:
“If you are a child of this family, then you must call me grandmother. I am your mother’s mother. Hurry up and go get a ladder to save your grandfather.”
Upon hearing Li Cuihua say that she was his grandmother, Ning Zhao didn't dare to delay and quickly turned and ran into the courtyard.
"Father, Father, there's someone outside who says they're my grandmother. They want me to bring a ladder to rescue my grandfather!"
Hearing Ning Zhao's words, Ning Huaizhi was puzzled. Could it be that Jiang Yuwei's parents had come to visit their daughter? He quickly said:
"Hurry up and bring the ladder out to rescue them."
After saying that, he moved his wheelchair to the gate of the courtyard and saw that there were indeed two people standing outside looking into the trap.
Seeing that Ning Zhao had brought a ladder, Li Cuihua quickly lowered it down. When Old Man Jiang saw that someone had come to rescue him, he had no choice but to endure the pain and climb up the ladder.
At this moment, Jiang Yaoyao, who was standing to the side, also saw Ning Huaizhi sitting at the gate of the courtyard. She was stunned at first glance. Could this man be her brother-in-law?
Jiang Yaoyao really couldn't understand why a peasant man could have such a strong aura; his chiseled, resolute face was just too handsome.
When Ning Huaizhi saw Jiang Yaoyao's gaze fall on him, he smiled slightly at her.
That faint smile was enough to completely captivate Jiang Yaoyao; her gaze was now entirely drawn to Ning Huaizhi's handsome face.
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