Jiang Yuwei felt that the idyllic life she had initially envisioned might end because of this man's arrival. She had no interest in drying the clothes anymore, so she simply took them to the yard to hang them up and returned inside. There, she saw two or three men who looked like soldiers talking to Chen Guixiang. Upon seeing Jiang Yuwei enter, they nodded slightly and clasped their hands in a salute, saying:
"Now that General Ning has delivered the supplies, we can rest assured. When General Ning wakes up, please tell him to take good care of his injuries and not to worry about military affairs."
After saying this, everyone bowed and left.
Chen Guixiang stood there, stunned, showing no joy at the thought of her own son returning from the battlefield. Instead, her face was full of sorrow, and she glared fiercely at Jiang Yuwei, who had just entered, muttering to herself:
"Now another freeloader has arrived, and he's sick too. He only has so little money at home, and you spendthrifts have squandered it all."
Jiang Yuwei found Chen Guixiang's behavior strange. It was understandable that Chen Guixiang was naturally hostile towards her, since she was an outsider. But why did Chen Guixiang dislike her own son so much? No wonder she didn't like Ning Zhao and Ning Wan; it turned out that she was biased towards the second son's family from the very beginning.
At this moment, Old Man Ning also brought in Uncle Ning, the only barefoot doctor in Ningjia Village. Uncle Ning, an outsider, was all smiles upon hearing that Ning Huaizhi had not only survived but had also returned as a general. As soon as he entered, he said:
"Let me see how Huaizhi is doing!"
Chen Guixiang impatiently pointed towards the inner room and gestured with her chin:
"He's not dead yet, he's lying inside."
Upon hearing this, Ning Bo frowned almost imperceptibly. Seeing this, Jiang Yuwei quickly nodded slightly to Ning Bo and smiled.
"Please follow me."
Uncle Ning smiled back at Jiang Yuwei, then carried his medicine box and followed her into the inner room.
At this moment, Ning Huaizhi was still unconscious, his clothes were stained red with blood, and his breathing was extremely weak.
Seeing this, Ning Bo hurriedly gave the following instructions:
"Eldest daughter-in-law, hurry up and boil more hot water. I see that Huaizhi has quite a few injuries, and we need to bandage them to stop the bleeding first."
Without paying attention to anyone else, he sat down on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) and began to take Ning Huaizhi's pulse.
Seeing this, Jiang Yuwei didn't dare to hesitate. Fearing that the two children would be scared if they watched from inside, she took them to the kitchen to start a fire and boil water.
Ning Wan had never seen such a bloody scene before, and she turned pale with fright. Ning Zhao was no better off. They didn't have much of an impression of their father either, since he went to join the army after having two children. It was understandable that the two children would be scared when this man suddenly appeared in this state.
Jiang Yuwei sighed softly, telling Ning Zhao and Ning Wan to obediently help tend the fire and boil water in the kitchen, while she went back inside to help Uncle Ning.
As soon as Jiang Yuwei entered the room, she saw Ning Huaizhi lying on the bed with his upper body naked. Although the wounds on his body were deep enough to expose the bone, his muscular physique was also very pleasing to the eye, and Jiang Yuwei couldn't take her eyes off him for a moment.
“Eldest daughter-in-law, come here, help me take off his pants. Huai Zhi’s leg injury seems to be more serious.”
Hearing Ning Bo's words, Jiang Yuwei blushed instantly. She... had never touched a grown man's body before... and today... Just as Jiang Yuwei was lost in thought, she heard Ning Bo say anxiously:
"Eldest daughter-in-law, what are you standing there for? Hurry up."
Jiang Yuwei had no choice but to force herself to help Ning Huaizhi undo his belt. She was only halfway through when a cold male voice suddenly rang out:
"Let go, I can do it myself."
Jiang Yuwei's hands froze for a moment, and when she looked up, she met Ning Huaizhi's murderous gaze. She then released her hands and said calmly:
"Alright, then you can solve it yourself."
When Ning Bo saw that Ning Huaizhi had woken up, he was very happy and said:
"Huaizhi, why are you and your wife being so formal?"
Ning Huaizhi frowned, pondered for a moment, and said in a deep voice:
"I don't know her. Isn't my wife Zhou Su?"
Ning Bo shook his head helplessly upon hearing this and said:
"This is a long story, we'll talk about it later. You're injured now, so don't think about it too much. Close your eyes and rest for a while, I'll apply some medicine for you first."
Seeing that there was nothing for her to do at the moment, Jiang Yuwei went to the kitchen to get some hot water.
Seeing the two children squatting under the stove watching the fire, Jiang Yuwei came over with a basin of water and smiled:
"Zhao'er, Wan'er, you've worked hard. I'll go and treat your father's wounds first. You two boil a pot of water."
Having said that, he carried the water into the inner room. Seeing the hot water, Uncle Ning hurriedly wiped Ning Huaizhi's wounds, working for quite some time before bandaging them all. He then wrote a prescription and instructed Jiang Yuwei:
“Eldest daughter-in-law, Huaizhi’s injuries are very serious now. He needs to have his dressings changed every day for the next few days. Take this prescription and go to town tomorrow to get the medicine and brew it for him. However, his leg injury is severe, and I’m afraid he will never be able to stand up again. I’ve done my best to save his life. We must not neglect him these next few days.”
After saying this, he looked at Ning Huaizhi, who was still lying on the bed with his eyes closed, with a regretful expression, sighed, and then took the consultation fee and left.
At this moment, Ning Huaizhi was lying on the kang (a heated brick bed) wrapped up like a big rice dumpling. Jiang Yuwei frowned as she looked at the man in front of her; he was indeed quite large.
It seems I'll have to make myself a small bed tomorrow. Otherwise, with Ning Huaizhi taking up most of this small kang (heated brick bed), and two children needing to sleep there, there's simply not enough room. Besides, I don't want to sleep with a strange man.
Upon hearing from Uncle Ning that Ning Huaizhi's legs would never allow him to stand again, Chen Guixiang immediately began to curse loudly from outside the door:
"We just got a spendthrift woman, and now this freeloader has arrived. How much money does our Ning family have to earn to support that eldest son's family? They're the only ones with so many people, four mouths to feed, and not a single one of them can earn money. They're all money-losing assets!"
Jiang Yuwei frowned as she listened to Chen Guixiang's curses, thinking only that she should find an opportunity to separate the family as soon as possible, so as not to let these bloodsucking guys drag down her money-making plan.
"what's on your mind?"
Ning Huaizhi frowned slightly, staring at Jiang Yuwei and said in a deep voice.
Jiang Yuwei turned to look at him and saw that his chiseled face appeared even more profound in the candlelight. His long, narrow phoenix eyes were staring coldly at her, and the small mole under his right eye added a touch of alluring charm to his cold face. If you only look at his appearance, having a husband like him doesn't seem so bad.
Jiang Yuwei smiled slightly at him and said:
“I am your mother’s new wife, whom she recently married to take care of your two children. My name is Jiang Yuwei. As for your ex-wife, I have never met her, but I heard that she is dead. As for how she died, you should ask your mother.”
Without waiting for Ning Huaizhi to react, Jiang Yuwei turned around and left the house to find the two children.
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