Chapter Seventeen: Picking Medicine

  "Auntie, don't worry, I will definitely protect you and let you live a peaceful and happy life, enjoying your old age." Ning Xianbi suddenly turned around and grasped Liao Auntie's shoulder, saying firmly.

  In the previous life, Liao Huahua had offended Bai Caiqi and made a mistake in front of her, which happened to be seen by Shen Qianshan. It was just a small mistake, but he didn't care about his own bitter pleas and ruthlessly drove Liao Huahua out of the palace. Not long after, news came that Liao Huahua had died of illness.

  It is said that even when she was ill, she would often struggle to the yard, looking in the direction of the Wang Fu, muttering her own name, presumably she couldn't let go of that little girl who grew up under her care until her death.

  Ning Feng thought of this, and her eyes felt a little moist. It's strange to say that after crossing over, what she saw and heard were mostly some nannies relying on their own merits in raising the young masters and mistresses, arbitrarily meddling in right and wrong in front of them, and doing outrageous things. But Liao Nanny was the most well-behaved person, and she really loved herself from the bottom of her heart.

  She didn't mention Ning Feng's inner turmoil due to reminiscing about past events, but instead said that Lao Yiniang suddenly came up with this and was taken aback. After regaining her composure, she couldn't help but have red eyes, yet on the surface, she smiled and said: "Miss is just annoyed at my chatter, no need to use this trick to shut me up."

  "In this life, we will all live well, I, Ba Ba, Hai Tang, we will all live well." Ning Xianbi did not respond, she looked at the bright sun in the sky, her heart full of determination and confidence.

  "See? This is Polygala, a medicinal herb that can't be found in our mansion. It has the effects of inducing sleep and improving intelligence, resolving phlegm and reducing swelling. It's often used to treat insomnia, excessive dreaming, dizziness, coughing up phlegm, etc. It's also an essential ingredient for making Nourishing Spirit Pills."

  It's just the bright spring light, although it's already mid-morning, the sun's rays are shining straight down, but with a gentle spring breeze blowing, it's not hot at all.

  Ning Shibai took Ning Qianbi with him, but didn't dare to enter the dense forest. Instead, he searched for medicinal herbs at the foot of the mountain while explaining things to her. Behind them, two young servants followed from a distance. Haitang accompanied Ning Qianbi and curiously looked at the handful of supposedly Astragalus membranaceus in the girl's hand, wondering what was different about it compared to wild grass.

  But then Ning De Rong stood up straight, looked around and sighed: "The willow flowers are blooming in Yangzhou for three months, haha! At this time, Jiangnan is probably in the season of grass growing and swallows flying. Poor old man, I have been yearning for the water town of Jiangnan all my life, but was tied down by family affection. This life doesn't know if there will be a chance to see the 'sunrise on the river, red flowers winning fire, spring coming to the river, green as blue' ten miles of Qinhuai."

  Ning Feng couldn't help but roll her eyes and shook her head, laughing: "You old man, are you thinking of Jiangnan or the ten-mile Qinhuai River? I heard my father say that although there's nothing special about Qinhuai River, the beauties in the painted boats are truly stunning. At night, the painted boats hang lanterns and slowly glide along the river, making the ten-mile Qinhuai seem like a silver river on earth."

  Ning De's eyes revealed a strong yearning, and it took him a while to react. He couldn't help but blush, clearing his throat to cover up the awkwardness. "Nonsense, nonsense," he said coldly. "Your father actually dared to say such things to you, a child? I'll teach him a lesson tomorrow. Alright, alright, there's still a patch of distant willow over there. Go pick some quickly. We've picked quite a few herbs this morning, and once the basket is full, we can head back. Otherwise, your aunt and parents will worry."

  Ning Fengbi scratched her face with her hand and said, "Obviously Third Master is feeling guilty, Third Master heard that the beauty is feeling guilty..." Before she finished speaking, she saw Ning Derong taking big strides to chase after her, so she quickly picked up the small medicine basket and ran out, only to scare Ning Derong into shouting behind her, "Slow down, slow down a bit, don't fall, oh my little lady..."

  An old man and a young one ran away, Hai Tang followed Ning Fengbi's side, watching as they were about to run onto the road, only then did they stop. Panting and laughing, she grasped Ning Fengbi's arm and said: "Alright miss, Third Elder won't be able to catch up now, he's old, don't worry about him tripping again."

  Ning Xianbi also stopped in her tracks, turned around and looked at Ning Derong who was chasing after her with a fierce expression, shouting loudly: "Bad girl, run again, see if Third Master can't catch you!" Before he could finish speaking, Ning Xianbi made a face and laughed slyly: "Third Master can't catch me? If he tries to hit me, I'll just run away again."

  Ning De Rong was so frightened that he waved his hands repeatedly, shouting: "Don't fight anymore, don't fight anymore! My little ancestor, you stand there properly for me. If you run again, with those short legs of yours, and get a scrape, how can I explain it to your aunt?"

  As he spoke, he also slowed down his pace and came this way, shaking his head: "What's the meaning of this? I'm an old man, but now I'm being manipulated by a young whippersnapper like you."

  Ning Xianbi smiled and said: "Third Grandfather is not convinced, let's have another competition."

  Ning De walked up to her and said with a smile, "No comparison, no comparison." As he spoke, he stroked Ning Xianbi's hair and sighed, "Alas! This child doesn't know what's going on. Usually, she is too steady and serious, without any hint of childish innocence. It's only at times like these that a bit of childish naivety can be seen. Everyone says that wealth and nobility are the ultimate goals, but are they really that good?"

  You still don't know, do you? Is this innocence and naivety genuine or is it just an act? Alas! Having traveled through time to the ancient era for two lifetimes, more than twenty years have passed. I wonder if the "Grave Robbery Notes" series has ended, whether Tian Xing and Xiao Ge are together, what the ultimate truth is, and whether San Shu made it all up.

  "Just thinking about it, Ning De Rong said: 'Alright, let's head back. We've picked a lot of herbs today. I didn't expect there to be so many wild herbs here. Let's come back in a few days and pick some more.'"

  The old man secretly made up his mind that in a few days when he came again, he must not bring Ning Fengbi with him. Otherwise, no one would dare to walk up the mountain, fearing that she might fall and get hurt during the climb. This place, even at the foot of the mountain, had so many medicinal herbs, and the varieties on the mountain were bound to be even more abundant. He could pick some back and deal with them properly. Even if they couldn't be sold for money, he could give them away when the government distributed porridge during festivals.

  The old man thought about it and took Ning Fengbi to the main road, their horse-drawn carriage stopped by the roadside.

  Just as they were about to reach the front of the carriage, suddenly a rhythmic sound of horseshoes echoed from afar and drew near, and in an instant it seemed to have arrived right before their eyes.

  Wow, I know you guys are eagerly waiting for the male lead's appearance (are you being overly sentimental?). Hehehe, don't you want to see him? I originally planned to update twice today (stop nagging!!!). Alright alright, there will be another update at 7:30 tonight, hehehe, to reward me, shouldn't you give some recommendation tickets and collect them? Wuuu~ Of course, long reviews are even more welcome, hahaha!!!