Chapter 108 I Want All the Handsome Men in the World
Chapter 108 I Want All the Handsome Men in the World
Zhang Daya returned from town and went straight to Yan Nanfei's house.
When she saw Yan Nanfei and Feng Shan safe and sound at home, her tense nerves completely relaxed.
"My God, I was so scared!" Zhang Daya's eyes were red, and she kept patting her heart. "You have no idea, there was a stampede in the street, so many people were dead or injured. I went through all the injured and dead people to identify them, but I couldn't find you two. That's why I rushed back. Luckily you're alright..."
Zhang Daya collapsed to the ground, unable to even sit up straight on a stool, cold sweat pouring down her body.
Yan Nanfei and Feng Shan exchanged a glance, a sense of lingering fear welling up inside them.
Yan Nanfei thought to himself, "Luckily, Fengshan took her away from the crowded place."
Feng Shan thought to himself that it was fortunate that Yan Nanfei was willing to take him along this time, giving him the opportunity to save Yan Nanfei from an invisible danger.
"Auntie Daya, what about you? Are you injured anywhere?" Yan Nanfei was very anxious. He and Feng Shan carefully examined Zhang Daya from head to toe.
Zhang Daya raised her weak hand and waved it, her voice feeble: "I'm fine, I'm not hurt, I was just really scared..."
In Zhang Daya's heart, Yan Nanfei and Feng Shan were like her daughter and son-in-law, so how could she not be nervous?
“You probably didn’t buy any rice either. When the mountain is closed later, you and I will go back and bring a few bags of rice from my house. We can also give two bags each to Huatuo and Linfeng.”
Zhang Daya loved Hua Tuo and Lin Feng, but it was only after getting to know them that she felt they were genuinely good people that she was willing to give them rice; otherwise, she wouldn't have even considered it.
"Don't worry about my family not having enough rice. After all, I've been cultivating your few acres of land for so many years, so there's more or less enough rice for us to eat."
Zhang Daya could only take it one step at a time. As long as the price of rice could stabilize within three years, then they wouldn't starve to death.
Besides, Zhang Daya also had cornmeal stockpiled; even if there wasn't enough rice, the cornmeal could last her for more than half a year.
“Auntie Daya, you don’t need to send us rice. Fengshan and I were going to send a bag to your house tonight.” Yan Nanfei looked into Zhang Daya’s eyes and continued, “As for Huatuo and Linfeng, we have already sent a bag of rice to each of them. Auntie Daya, you don’t need to worry about us.”
Upon hearing that Yan Nanfei had rice, Zhang Daya's eyes lit up as she looked at Yan Nanfei and asked, "I haven't seen you buy any rice. Where did you get so much rice?"
Zhang Daya voiced the question that had been lingering in her mind.
"Don't try to trick me by saying you don't have enough rice to go around." At this moment, Zhang Daya was just like a mother, afraid that her child would go hungry.
Yan Nanfei laughed, a very sincere laugh: "Auntie Daya, I really didn't lie to you, my family really does have rice."
Yan Nanfei told her that when she was in town before, she bought a couple hundred bags of rice, left them at a shop in town, and then brought back more than ten bags of rice to her home at night.
Yan Nanfei knew Zhang Daya wouldn't believe him, so before Zhang Daya arrived at their house, Yan Nanfei took out ten bags of rice from his spatial storage and placed them in the cellar.
As for why it was ten bags of rice, it's because two bags of rice were given to Huatuo and Linfeng.
Zhang Daya didn't believe Yan Nanfei's few words: "Help me go and see."
There was nothing she could do. Zhang Daya's nerves had been on edge for so long, and now that they had suddenly relaxed, she simply didn't have the strength to stand up on her own.
“Alright, Aunt Daya.” Yan Nanfei glanced at Feng Shan: “Come on, Feng Shan, let’s help Aunt Daya to the cellar to find out what’s going on.”
The two of them helped Zhang Daya to the cellar entrance. Yan Nanfei let go of Zhang Daya's left hand, squatted down, and used all his strength to move the cellar cover open.
When the cellar cover was completely removed, Zhang Daya could clearly see about ten neatly stacked burlap sacks underneath.
"Nanfei, help me up." Zhang Daya remained skeptical and turned to Feng Shan, saying, "Go down and open each bag for me. I need to confirm whether there is rice in the burlap sacks below."
"Okay." Feng Shan nodded. After Yan Nanfei helped Zhang Daya to her feet, Feng Shan tentatively let go. Seeing that Zhang Daya was being supported steadily by Yan Nanfei, he carefully released his grip.
He jumped straight down the mountain, because he was tall enough that he didn't need the help of a wooden ladder to descend the small cellar.
Even when he was coming up, he only needed to grab the ground with his hands and then use his strong arms to push himself up.
Feng Shan opened every single sack, making sure Zhang Daya could see everything clearly.
To reassure Zhang Daya, Feng Shan even reached into the rice and stirred it from top to bottom, repeating this process for every single sack of rice.
Only then did Zhang Daya's uncertain heart settle down.
"Alright, Fengshan, come on up. I believe you now." Zhang Daya grabbed Yan Nanfei's hand and pleaded earnestly, "Nanfei, Fengshan, don't blame me for being nosy. I'm just worried you'll be too embarrassed to accept my rice. I'm really afraid you'll go hungry..."
Zhang Daya's eyes reddened again as she spoke. Yan Nanfei gritted her teeth, wanting to cry as well, but she held back.
“Auntie Daya, Fengshan and I both know that you care about us a lot.” Yan Nanfei’s voice trembled with suppressed emotion, which made Fengshan feel very distressed.
"My lady, Aunt Daya, please come in and sit down to talk. Don't stand here." Feng Shan moved the cellar lid back and closed it. He and Yan Nanfei then helped Zhang Daya into the main room to sit and rest.
“Huatuo’s family has some calming herbs. I’ll go over and get some later and deliver them to Aunt Daya’s house.” Feng Shan carefully helped Zhang Daya sit on a stool.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Daya shook her head: "There's no need to calm my nerves. Seeing that you're all alright, my spirit has completely calmed down."
Although Zhang Daya refused Fengshan's offer of closure, Fengshan's heartfelt sentiment truly warmed his heart.
“There’s no harm in taking some calming medicine, Aunt Daya, you should just accept it.” Yan Nanfei chimed in, “Anyway, whether you accept it or not, Aunt Daya, we’re definitely going to give you this calming medicine.”
Yan Nanfei leaned on Zhang Daya's shoulder and acted coquettishly, like a spoiled daughter: "However, in order to prevent Aunt Daya from just taking the medicine and not drinking it, I have decided to personally bring the medicinal herbs to Aunt Daya's house, brew it for you, and watch you drink it before I go home!"
Yan Nanfei's domineering affection made Zhang Daya smile from ear to ear: "Okay, okay, I'll drink it. Nanfei personally brewed the medicine for me, so I have to give him face, right?"
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