General, your wife has gone to deliver another calf for your horse.

Dean Yue, however, was completely unaffected, eating with gusto and finishing the corn pancake in no time. He even licked his lips, exclaiming, "Delicious, so delicious!"

The old man didn't even bother to look at him, simply rolled his eyes, and walked up to Jiang Nuanzhi: "How is she?"

That's strange, why does this girl look so familiar?

"The girl is fine, she was just a little frightened and lost too much blood, so she fainted."

Jiang Nuanzhi untied her hairband and used it to stop the bleeding. Then, she picked the woman up in her arms.

"I'll take her back to treat her wounds first."

The girl in his arms seemed to feel very cold; her delicate brows furrowed slightly, her lips were pale, and she was trembling almost uncontrollably. Suddenly, as if remembering something, she began to struggle, appearing remarkably calm.

"It's alright, go to sleep. You'll feel better after a good night's sleep."

Jiang Nuanzhi spoke slowly. After putting the person down, she pinched his Shenmen acupoint, and the person calmed down in a short while. Then she picked him up again. This time, the girl seemed to sense the warmth and felt much more at ease, even snuggling closer to Jiang Nuanzhi.

Jiang Nuanzhi quickened her pace, subconsciously taking a closer look at the girl. Her features were exquisitely delicate, like a porcelain doll, unbelievably beautiful. The only flaw was a thumb-length scar at the corner of her eye, running straight into her hair, marring her beauty. However, it added a touch of wildness to it.

Every hairpin and ornament on this person was exquisite, and it was clear at a glance that he was of extraordinary status.

I searched the storyline, but it seems there aren't any girls with scars on their bodies.

Behind him, the old man kicked Dean Yue in the butt: "Stop eating, hurry up and go help."

Dean Yue pursed his lips, and without saying a word, he closed the food box and immediately ran to catch up with Jiang Nuanzhi.

Catching up, he looked at the girl in Jiang Nuanzhi's arms and frowned in surprise: "Hey, this person, when I held her, she was harder to control than an animal, flailing her arms and legs wildly, almost knocking my teeth out! In the end, I had to put her in a basket and carry her back. How come she's so well-behaved when you hold her, Dr. Jiang? You really are playing favorites!" He gritted his teeth in annoyance: "Why don't we hold her instead?"

Dr. Jiang is no longer as robust as before. This petite woman has an incredible strength, which allows her to easily lift up a girl of similar size as herself, and walks very steadily as if she weren't even carrying her.

"Shameless! You stinking man, you want to hug that girl?" the old man said.

Dean Yue's eyes widened immediately: "I'm just worried about Dr. Jiang getting tired! If I don't want to carry her, you can carry her!"

“I’m a stinky man too!” The old man rolled his eyes. “Or how about we put them in the crab basket? I’ll carry them.”

"No need." Jiang Nuanzhi couldn't help but chuckle. "So you carried it back in a basket. No wonder this girl had crab legs hanging from her clothes."

Upon hearing this, Dean Yue coughed awkwardly and immediately changed the subject, saying, "Well, how come there's such a big pit on this mountain?"
I don't know who was so unethical as to dig such a huge trap! They didn't even bother to warn us, they really caused a lot of harm!
Look at her, such a lovely girl has fallen like this! If I find out who dug that hole, I'll give them a good scolding.

As he spoke, he grew increasingly angry, his fists clenching so tightly they cracked.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Nuanzhi blinked twice and silently shut her mouth.

The old man coughed lightly, turned his head away, and said nothing more.

Seeing that Dean Yue was about to say something, the old man immediately called out loudly, "Well, we're almost home. I'll go open the gate for you."

Dean Yue stared blankly at the empty entrance.

When did you install a front gate at your house?

Look to the left, a fence. Look to the right, also a fence. There's not even a wooden door, so why would there be any need to open one?

When he looked up, the old man had already vanished. He blinked, about to speak to Jiang Nuanzhi beside him, when Jiang Nuanzhi strode straight into the house.

Dean Yue blinked several times in confusion behind him, then immediately followed him inside, saying as he went, "Ping'er, Ping'er! Quickly fetch some water for your teacher, I need to wash my hands before eating."

Ping'er and the others were quick and efficient; they had already boiled water early for them to wash.

They also brought one or two basins of hot water to Jiang Nuanzhi.

Jiang Nuanzhi dismissed the children and cleaned up the girl's wounds. After treating the wounds, she had the waiter fetch some medicine, brewed a strong broth, and fed it to her.

After all that fuss, it was already quite late.

Jiang Nuanzhi looked around and saw that the children had already washed the two baskets of fruit and placed them on the table to dry.

I originally planned to steam some canned fruit tonight, but it's too late now, and both beds on the kang (heated brick bed) are occupied. With too much fire burning, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep. Fortunately, I'll just put the fruit in jars for later use and steam it tomorrow.

Today is another rainy and snowy day, so drying fruit is not convenient right now. The remaining fruit will just sit on the table for now.

Jiang Nuanzhi washed herself with warm water, sat down at the table and carefully applied the whitening cream before preparing to go to sleep.

"Mother, come in quickly, I've already tucked myself in!"

Just as she reached the front of the heated kang (a traditional heated brick bed), she saw Xiao Baozhu waving at her from inside the quilt.

Jiang Nuanzhi smiled and snuggled into the covers, poking Baozhu's soft, tender cheeks, and asked in a low voice, "Why aren't you asleep yet?"

Baozhu covered her mouth and secretly pointed to the snoring Xiao Er next to her: "That stinky brother is snoring again, and he put his leg on me again! Baozhu can't sleep."

As they were talking, a drop of water suddenly fell and landed right on Xiao Baozhu's forehead.

Baozhu wiped her forehead and grinned, giggling, "Mommy, it's leaking again!"

As she spoke, she skillfully reached for the jar on the ground.

But her little hands were too short, and she couldn't reach it after two attempts. Jiang Nuanzhi reached out and took the small jar, then moved Baozhu's pillow down a bit and placed the jar beside her to catch the water leaking from the ceiling. This allowed Baozhu to lie down comfortably as well.

He casually pulled Xiao Er's exposed calves back in and covered him with the blanket again.

They must have been exhausted today, because both Xiao Er and Ping'er slept very soundly, and even snored slightly.

The heated brick bed in this room is smaller than the one over there.

Previously, it was Jiang Nuanzhi with her three children and Xuan Ting. The five of them were just right.

Now that there's another girl, plus Fuman, it's really too crowded.

Dean Yue didn't go back today either; he stayed next door with the old man and Uncle Xin. The three of them were already quite robust, and with Fusheng added, it was just right for them to stay. Ping'er originally wanted to sleep over there, but Jiang Nuanzhi was currently sprouting beans, and a pot of beans was placed on the heated kang to warm it up, which also took up one person's space, so she had to squeeze in for now.

This small home is packed to the brim. And that doesn't even include the occasional appearance of Lü Shizhu.

Jiang Nuanzhi was squeezed and had to turn to the side. She put aside her complicated thoughts, touched Xiao Baozhu's hair, and coaxed her softly, "Good girl, go to sleep now."

"Mommy, when are we moving into the new house?" Baozhu asked expectantly, nestled in Jiang Nuanzhi's arms, reaching out her little hands to catch the water dripping from the roof. (End of Chapter)