Sick Man Turns Out to be a General

4The matter of the collaboration was so happily settled. Thinking about the large amount of income he would receive starting next year, Shen Jingli was elated to the point that he roared with joy everyday. Even Lee Qi and Nanny Jin were in a very good mood.    2

    

However, his mood did not last long because the capital was quickly engulfed by a snowstorm. The snowfall was extremely heavy, and even the mountain roads outside the city were blocked. A few people were even crushed to death, and the entire city was under martial law.    

    

Although Nannan was good and wouldn't complain to her, she still felt guilty, and felt that she had not taken good care of her daughter.    

    

Since it had been closed for the past few years, she decided to just close the store. After the new year was over, she could open the store again and spend more time with her family.    

    

Nannan was naturally very happy that her mother was able to stay home and accompany him. Every day, she would happily drag Yang Ningxiu to the Purple Bamboo Garden.    

    

"When will this snow stop?" Yang Ningxiu took off his raincoat and handed it over to Dong Ling. She could not help but frown, and her eyes revealed a faint hint of worry.    

    

"What is Miss worrying about? The snow will stop after a few days. Otherwise, I can only stay at home this winter. " Dong Ling took her raincoat and hung it up carefully, not putting the snow in her eyes.    

    

Yang Ningxiu was still frowning, she remembered the people of the refugee village outside the city, the poor farmers and tenants, what should she do with their lives? In such a cold day, even if they didn't freeze to death many people, they would probably starve to death many people.    

    

"Miss, Miss …" Dong Ling saw Yang Ningxiu standing on the long corridor, staring blankly at the snow and wind, and could not help but to shout a few more times.    

    

Nannan ran out from inside and rushed up to hug Yang Ningxiu's thighs, calling out sweetly, "Mother."    

    

Yang Ningxiu came back to reality as she bowed and caressed her daughter's cheeks, "Mother is fine, Nannan does not need to worry."    

    

"Mother, smile." She squeezed her dimples and made a grinning face.    

    

When Yang Ningxiu saw her cute and innocent appearance, she felt her heart warming. She reached out to hug her daughter and smiled.    

    

"Dong Ling, brew a sheep's milk for the Nannan." Yang Ningxiu carried his daughter into the house and placed her on the bed of the brick bed. Then, she took out a set of picture books from the cabinet and showed it to the child.    

    

That picture book was Shen Jingli's birthday present to Nannan. It was filled with all kinds of animals and even had words drawn on them, and at the end, there were even some small stories, such as "Rewards of the Mouse", "Farmers and Snakes". Nannan did not know all the words, and usually requested Yang Ningxiu to tell her a story after seeing the picture.    

    

"Mother, why does Uncle know so many stories?" Nannan suddenly asked while holding onto the picture book.    

    

Every day, she would pester Yang Ningxiu to tell her stories before going to bed. Every time she heard those stories, she felt that her uncle was really good at knowing everything.    

    

"Because uncle is such a knowledgeable and knowledgeable man." Yang Ningxiu also admired Shen Jingli a lot.    

    

"Then can I also become more knowledgeable in the future?" She also wanted to become like her uncle. The little girl's eyes were bright and full of hope.    

    

"Of course you can. As long as you study hard, you will definitely become as knowledgeable as your uncle."    

    

Receiving her mother's confirmation, Nannan smiled until her eyes narrowed, then she once again concentrated on reading the book.    

    

When saw Nannan sitting on the brick bed and reading a picture book, she immediately flew over and squeezed to Nannan's side to read together. As she was reading, she grumbled, "Sister-in-law is biased, I only want to create picture books for Nannan, not for me."    

    

"You're not a child, why are you still reading picture books?" Yang Ningxi glared at her accusingly before sitting beside Yang Ningxiu, "Elder Sister Xiu, have you heard about the Han Family?"    

    

"What's the matter with the Han Family?" Yang Ningxiu's face was full of confusion and confusion. She didn't know how Han Fei figured it out, but a few days after Lee Chunxiang went to her shop to show off, Han Fei gave her the letter of departure, and made the peace with her. Nannan stayed by her side, but the condition was that she couldn't take back the dowry that belonged to her.    

    

"Han Family, that Young Lady Xiang has miscarried." Yang Ningxi said calmly, "I heard that he accidentally fell. A child that was more than five years old fell just like that."    

    

When she heard that Lee Chunxiang had miscarried, Yang Ningxiu was very shocked. But when she heard that she had carelessly ditched her child, she became even more shocked, "She was perfectly fine, how did she fall down?"    

    

"That young mistress is restless. She went to my room to show off even though it was snowing heavily. Isn't it just a bad retribution?" Yang Ningxi gave a shallow smile, showing no sympathy to her for Lee Chunxiang's miscarriage.    

    

When she found out that Han Fei had left her, and that she could become his principal wife after giving birth to her own child, she went to her concubine's room to show off her skills proudly.    

    

Yang Ningxiu was speechless, she felt that there was something wrong with Lee Chunxiang that girl's head. Besides, as a young mistress, don't you think that showing off to your concubine is a bit too much?    

    

"The most laughable thing is that she still doesn't admit it was her fault. She insisted that this concubine had ulterior motives and purposely pushed her. She was crying like she wanted to die and had Second Young Master Han sell that concubine." When Yang Ningxi thought about this, she felt that it was really funny.    

    

"Which aunt is it?"    

    

"I heard that it's the most favored aunt Bai." Yang Ningxi shook her head, feeling that it was not worth it, "In the end, Mrs Han felt sorry for her grandson and her niece, and decided to sell her out. That Miss Li sure can be a demon."    

    

Yang Ningxiu was dumbstruck, she really didn't know what to say. She remembered the first time she met Lee Chunxiang, when the girl was dressed up like a cute little rabbit, coquettish beside Mrs Han, and when she saw him, she even sweetly called him Cousin Sister, she thought that this girl was sensible and cute, and even gave her a pair of cat's eyes and ears. Who would have thought that after a few months, not only would she climb onto her husband's bed, but even become pregnant.    

    

"Elder Sister Xiu, it's fortunate that you didn't continue to stay in the Han Residence. Otherwise, she would have looked for trouble with you everyday." Yang Ningxi curled her lips in disdain. Lee Chunxiang's personality was actually quite similar to the Mrs Han's. When the Mrs Han was in the world, she would reveal her sense of superiority as a Mrs Han.    

    

"That's right, it's fortunate that you, Elder Sister Xiu, are so resolute. Otherwise, seeing that woman being a demon everyday, I reckon you must be crazy." Yang Ningxin wrinkled her nose, and shook her head, "I think that the young mistress will definitely not stop, she will most likely be able to kill herself."    

    

Yang Ningxi nodded in deep thought, then turned to Yang Ningxiu and said, "Elder Sister Xiu, you must not be soft-hearted, even for Nannan, you must not go back to the Han Residence."    

    

"Elder Sister Xiu isn't stupid. They have already left, how can they return it?" Yang Ningxin played with the Nannan and snorted disdainfully.    

    

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After the snowstorm raged for more than ten days, the sky finally cleared. Yang Ningxiu got the shopkeepers and shop assistants from all the shops in Yang Family to donate the old clothes that they did not want, and also brought a lot of rice grains to the refugee village outside the city.    

    

The Old Master Yang approved of Yang Ningxiu going to the refugee area in the outskirts of the city to prepare some porridge and cloth clothes, and had even used his body as an example to donate the clothes he had worn in the recent years, and had his eldest son and second son accompany him there. They led fifty of their subordinates, ordering them to protect the supplies outside the city in an orderly manner, and arrived at an open area outside the refugee village.    

    

After arriving at the refugee village, he asked them to line up in a row. Some of them were giving hot porridge, some were giving out clothes, and some were managing order. Their work was progressing quickly and efficiently.    

    

This was the first time she saw a poor commoner. She looked at the old man and the skinny and weak little girl who were about her age and asked in confusion: "Mother, why are they wearing so little?"    

    

The little girl made a gesture with her index finger and pointed at a little girl who was similar to her. That little girl was wearing a thin cotton dress.    

    

"Because they don't have the money to buy thick cotton clothes." Yang Ningxiu hugged his daughter and kissed her forehead.    

    

"Why don't they have any money?" Nannan looked at her body, then looked at the little girl. She did not fully understand the concept of money, since she thought that everyone could live a comfortable life like her, "Mother, can I give her some? She looks so miserable. "    

    

The little girl could not understand the meaning of 'pity', but it did not stop her from showing mercy. This was the first time she felt the cruelty of the outside world, and she felt pity for him.    

    

Yang Ningxiu brought his daughter off the horse carriage and went to split the clothes with her.    

    

When Nannan placed an 80% brand-new pink embroidered cotton jacket into the little girl's hands, the little girl raised her head in disbelief, and with her eyes filled with tears, she said, "Thank you."    

    

Nannan giggled, took out another picture book and placed it on top of the clothes, then said: This is a picture book given to me by my uncle, I will give it to you, study hard in the future, when you grow up, you will have the money to buy new clothes.    

    

The little girl was shocked by Nannan's words. She caressed a beautiful picture book, not daring to believe that this was a gift for her. Even Yang Ningxiu was surprised.    

    

"You must study hard." In her opinion, if you study hard, you can become as smart as your uncle. If you were smart, you could earn money and if you had money, you could buy cotton clothes. The simple truth was that Nannan felt that she was actually quite smart.    

    

The young lady was finally sure that this picture book was for her, and excitedly knelt down to kowtow to Nannan to express her gratitude.    

    

On the way back, Nannan laid in Yang Ningxiu's embrace and asked seriously and sincerely, "Mother, how can we make sure that there are no poor people in this world?"    

    

Fortunately, the Nannan did not pursue the question to the end. After a while, she decided to play with Dong Ling, but this sentence was deeply engraved in Yang Ningxiu's heart.