The Daily Life of a Down-on-Hard-Life Medicine Girl Supporting Her Family

Chapter 262

What Aunt Luo said made Chunnuan's eyes widen.

"is this real?"

"Hey, Nuannuan, I shouldn't be telling you this in the first place, but I felt bad if I didn't. You've been so good to our family, I can't just watch Chun Ning fall into the pit and not tell you."

"Aunt Luo, thank you very much."

I am truly grateful for the warmth of spring.

Mother was right, Chun Ning has someone she likes.

However, she never expected that Chun Ning would take a liking to the daughter of a widow in a small alley in town.

Calling her a widow was just to make her reputation sound better.

She was actually a prostitute, and to put it bluntly, she probably didn't even know who her daughter's biological father was.

Chun Ning actually had an ambiguous relationship with a girl from such a family; Chun Nuan's world was about to collapse.

He was such a sensible child, how could he... The saying "Even heroes can't resist the charms of a beautiful woman" has become a tangible reality.

"Aunt Luo, do you know when this happened?"

"Gangzi told me about this. About half a month ago, the girl fell while walking, and Chun Ning happened to be passing by and helped her up. After that, the two of them fell in love."

They're all from this town; a little inquiry is all it takes to know what kind of person someone is.

"That girl looks like her mother, she's quite pretty, and..."

With such a mother, he naturally learned some unsavory things without even realizing it. Chun Ning, a young man, could hardly resist such temptations. He was blinded by them and lost his sense of direction.

“Nuan Nuan, I’ve watched your family settle down here, and I know your family rules. Even if your family didn’t allow concubines, that girl couldn’t be taken back.”

If you're going to take a concubine, she should be from a respectable family; how could she be from such a background?
"And according to Gangzi, this girl is quite cunning; she even managed to bewitch Chun Ning into buying her jewelry."

Because of this, Aunt Luo couldn't sleep for several days.

"I've been waiting for you to come back."

Aunt Luo couldn't tell Xu about this.

Because she knew perfectly well that the Xu family were people who rarely left their homes and had no way of solving this problem; on the contrary, it only added to their troubles.

“If you don’t come back soon, I’m going to go to the Zhao family in town to look for you. I can’t let Chun Ning continue like this.”

"Thank you so much, Aunt Luo. You're so kind of me."

Chun Ning is too muddle-headed.

Some mistakes are acceptable, while others are not.

I never imagined that someone as clever as him would make such a huge mess.

Even the usually calm Chunnuan was so angry that her heart ached.

"Don't blame your aunt for meddling," Aunt Luo said. "I've come to understand that young people, when they reach a certain age, need to get married. We need to find them a wife as soon as possible, otherwise they'll be easily misled. I'm currently looking around for a good girl for Gangzi to marry, so he can have peace of mind."

To avoid being seduced by those vixens, which would lead to lawsuits later.

"No, Auntie, I am extremely grateful to you for Chun Ning's matter."

Fortunately, Aunt Luo told her that if things were left to develop this way, that girl might come to their door with the child, which would be truly terrifying!
After returning from the Luo family home, Xu asked Aunt Luo what she wanted to see her about.

"They said Sanya is getting married on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month and they're inviting me to her wedding banquet."

She didn't mention a word about Chun Ning's matter.

My mother is just a stay-at-home wife, living a life of luxury in the capital. Even now that she's in Sichuan, she rarely leaves the house. Talking to her would only add to her worries; she can't solve the problem anyway.

“Sigh, Sanya is about the same age as Chunshu and Chunyan. She’s already grown up, but these two children haven’t even started talking about marriage yet.”

There are matchmakers, and many of them come to our door, but they all have this and that problem.

After this happened several times, even the matchmakers stopped coming. Rumors spread that the Xiao family was from the capital, and the young lady wanted to marry someone from there.

The families in Changzhou gave up hope; they knew they couldn't reach such a high social status, so they didn't bother trying to embarrass themselves.

"Everyone has their own destiny when it comes to marriage, so there's no rush."

Chunnuan could only comfort her.

"Nuan Nuan, about Chun Ning..."

“Mother, I will ask Chun Ning.” Chun Nuan remembered that Madam Xu had said that Chun Ning wanted to go to the northern desert.

Rather than letting him stay here and cause problems, it would be better to send him to the northern desert so that he can see firsthand the suffering his father and brothers endure there and clear his head.

Yes, do it that way.

“Mother, I’ve thought about it for a long time, and I think Chun Ning should still go to the northern desert.”

"Didn't your aunt say that Chun Ning couldn't go to the northern desert?"

“Mother, even swallows fly away when they grow up, let alone Chun Ning.” Chun Nuan said, “Chun Ning is the only grown-up male in our Xiao family. He should take on the responsibilities of the Xiao family. Let him go out and see the suffering that our father and brothers in Mobei have endured. He will then know that he should work harder and strive to revitalize the Xiao family.”

Let him go out for a while; time is the best healer, and he'll forget about that girl because of time and distance.

"Then you should talk to your aunt and tell her that the family needs to be properly settled."

"I understand."

The Xu family was puzzled. Nuannuan had agreed to have a reliable person send her to the northern desert, but why did she change her mind in less than half an hour?

“Nuan Nuan, conditions in the northern desert are harsh, Chun Ning has never suffered those hardships…”

“Aunt, it’s precisely because Chun Ning hasn’t suffered those hardships that we’re letting him go and see. I’ve been to that place myself, so why can’t a grown man like him go?”

Ms. Xu... You went with Zhao Minghua back then.

"Your mother will be reluctant to let you go."

"No, Mother, I will follow your arrangements."

It must be said that Mrs. Xu has a really good temper.

Of course, you could also say she's truly a Buddhist, not caring about or asking anything, just following orders, growing older but not more mature.

The saying "a blessed person doesn't need to be busy" is perfectly exemplified in her case.

"Hehe, I'll take your advice." Madam Xu laughed, "Then arrange for Chun Ning to go to the northern desert."

“Go, and set off as soon as possible, otherwise he will not make it in time for the freezing weather, and he will have a hard time on the way. The northern desert also needs supplies.”

Even though we've set off, how fast will it be?

"Within three days."

"Isn't this a bit too rushed?"

"No rush. Master Zhou's caravan is setting off within three days. We can travel together along the same route, and we'll feel more at ease with him looking after us."

"Okay, it's up to you."

Just then, Chun Ning returned.

"Chuning greets her aunt and elder sister."

“Chuning, you’re back just in time. Your sister and I have discussed it and we think it would be good for you to go to the northern desert.”

"Okay, when do you leave?"

"Within three days," Chunnuan continued, "I'll be here for these three days. You'll come with me to make some pills to take to the northern desert."

Chun Nuan vowed that she would make it impossible for Chun Ning to go to town to see that girl for the next three days.

Only after she had sent him to the northern desert did she come to see what kind of fox spirit he was.