Li Yan sighed in her heart, 'I probably promised to come find her, but I kept putting it off until now', it was nothing more than coaxing her.
Li Yan walked up to Zheng Hui and coaxed her softly, "I asked my father to bring you some candied haws. Do you like them?"
Zheng Hui wanted to say she didn't like it, but then she remembered that she had just asked her maid Qingmei to buy it, so she swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue! She still sat on the other side with a sullen look on her face.
Li Yan looked at the childish Zheng Hui with amusement and placed her copied storybook on the table beside her: "Since you don't want to see me, then I'll leave. I've left the new storybook for you here. You can read it in your spare time!"
Hearing her say this, Zheng Hui couldn't help but sit up straight and said angrily, "Don't you consider me a friend? I've been looking forward to you coming to see me every day!"
Li Yan sat down next to Zheng Hui and explained, "How could that be? I made some new food and thought I'd ask my father to bring it to you. There's been a lot going on at home these past few days, plus it snowed heavily, and my father was injured! That delayed my visit. So I wrote a storybook for you!"
When Zheng Hui heard that Li Yan's father was injured, she couldn't help but ask, "Is he seriously injured? I heard your father talking about your father these past two days."
Li Yan: "It's snowy and the roads are slippery. He broke his leg. I'm afraid he won't be able to come to the government office for a while. I'll have to go to the front hall to ask for leave for him later!"
Zheng Hui waved her hand. "Father isn't here right now. How about I tell you tonight? He's been leaving early and coming back late every day these past few days. With this heavy snow, many places have reported disasters, so he's taken everyone he can use out of the house!"
Li Yan couldn't help but ask, "Are there many people affected by the disaster outside the city?"
Zheng Hui nodded and said worriedly, "This heavy snow has crushed many houses in the village. I heard from the Yang brothers that half of the houses in some villages have been crushed. Dad has been running back and forth every day, and he has caught a cold in the past few days. Mom is very worried about this!"
Li Yan thought to herself, "These thatched houses have been in disrepair for a long time, and this heavy snow has come with such force. If we don't take proactive measures, it's not surprising that we are in this situation now!"
Seeing that Li Yan didn't say anything, Zheng Hui pushed Li Yan's arm and said, "What are you thinking about? You don't even respond when I talk to you!"
Li Yan came back to her senses: "Sorry, what did you just say?" Li Yan had been thinking about the snowstorm and didn't know how many people would be displaced.
Zheng Hui didn't want to continue that topic, so she asked Li Yan shyly, "Have you seen General Xing recently?"
Li Yan looked at Zheng Hui, who was playing with the handkerchief in her hand, and thought, "Well, this girl must be in love!"
Li Yan: "I saw it when I delivered seeds to General Xing!"
Zheng Hui: "Is this what we talked about last time at the restaurant? You actually found it!"
Li Yan nodded and said, "I happened to come across some in the south this time, so I brought some back for the young general. However, I want to wait for these seeds to be planted, but that will take two or three years!"
Zheng Hui waved her hand. "This is for the benefit of future Northwestern soldiers. I really envy you for being able to follow your uncle south! And for being able to help the young general, he will surely be very grateful to you!"
Li Yan just felt it was funny in her heart, but she couldn't show it directly!
Zheng Hui begged Li Yan to tell her about their journey south. When she heard about the attacks they had suffered in the valley, she couldn't help but worry for Li Yan. When she heard about the wolf attacks on their return journey, Zheng Hui patted Li Yan's shoulder firmly and said, "I take back what I said. Your journey was truly dangerous!"
The two were chatting casually when suddenly a snow-white and pink ball came running in from outside the door, puffing and coming close to her sister, looking at Li Yan curiously.
Zheng Hui held her brother in her arms and sat him down, kissing his tiger-head cap. "Why did you come here by yourself? Where's Mom?"
The little fellow said in a baby voice, "Mom is making some bitter medicine. Cheng'er is afraid and doesn't like medicine!"
Zheng Hui tapped the little guy's nose with amusement: "Do you like the candied haws?"
The little guy's eyes immediately lit up and he nodded heavily!
At this time, a gentle voice sounded: "You just use these foods to coax him, but he refuses to eat!" Then, a woman in a plain velvet embroidered jacket walked in, and her movements exuded the temperament of a lady from a noble family.
Li Yan quickly stood up and greeted the woman.
Zhao said gently to Li Yan, "You must be the Miss Li that Hui'er mentioned! I often hear Hui'er talk about you. This child has come with his father to take up his post. It's rare for him to meet a good friend he can talk to. Come to my house and stay when you have nothing to do!"
Then, she waved towards the child in Zheng Hui's arms: "As soon as I turned around, this little thing ran over to you. Come back with me!"
The little guy was unwilling to go back with his mother to drink the bitter medicine. He twisted his little body and buried his face in his sister's neck, holding her tightly with both hands.
Zheng Hui helplessly patted her brother's little butt and coaxed him, "Be good, Cheng'er. Come with mother to drink the medicine. After you drink the medicine, sister will give you something delicious right away!"
The child raised his head in a muffled voice, blinking his tearful eyes: "Sister, Cheng'er, it's hard, I'm afraid!"
Mrs. Zhao also felt sorry for her son, but the child was born with congenital deficiencies, so she kept giving him warming and nourishing prescriptions!
Although very reluctant, the child still followed his mother!
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