0p0 Chapter 199 The Old Lady is Gone
Chapter 199 The Old Lady is Gone
After Jiang Yuwei left the Sun Mansion, she drove the carriage to the grain shop and bought a full cart of rice, flour, grain and oil. After leaving the shop, she found an empty alley and put all these things into the space.
After finishing all this, Jiang Yuwei thought about it and went to buy a lot of firecrackers. She planned to study and make some flares herself. Although the three families lived close to each other, they could also send flares to communicate with each other in case of any emergencies, so that everyone could huddle together for warmth.
Jiang Yuwei thought that she could buy some more animal traps and then ask Tiezhu and Ning Wu to place them along the mountain roads. On weekdays, the villagers would not go to these places.
Only people who are not familiar with the village roads or those who want to sneak into the village will take such a path. By arranging these, it can also deal with emergencies and help reduce the firepower of the villagers at the foot of the mountain. Thinking of this, Jiang Yuwei went to buy some ropes and nets on the way, so that she could also set up some mechanisms to tie people up on the mountain road.
After Jiang Yuwei bought all these, she went to buy some autumn clothes and bedding for everyone in her family, and stored them all in the space. It was a precautionary measure. It would be best if they were not needed. When the weather gets cold, she can just take them out and give them to everyone.
Jiang Yuwei figured that she had bought almost everything, so she drove the ox cart back to the shop. Now the shop was no longer as popular as when it first opened.
Basically, everyone around who wanted to buy paper books has already bought them at the promotional price, and they can be used for a while, so there is no need to produce such a large amount of paper at the moment. Now all we need to do is maintain daily customers and ensure daily revenue. This gives Jiang Yuwei time to prepare for the enemy.
"Sister Yuwei, why did you buy so many things?"
Ning Qiu looked at the ropes, firecrackers and traps on Jiang Yuwei's ox cart and couldn't help but ask curiously.
Jiang Yuwei said worriedly:
"The current situation is tense, and we have to be more cautious. These are good things that can save lives."
As the two were talking, a servant came running to the shop in a panic. He rushed to Jiang Yuwei and bowed respectfully to her with red eyes.
"Mrs. Jiang, I, I, our old lady is gone!"
Jiang Yuwei was confused by the boy in front of her.
"Ah? Who is your old lady?"
The servant looked up into Jiang Yuwei's eyes and cried:
"Madam Sun, your godmother..."
After hearing this, Jiang Yuwei staggered and almost fell. Fortunately, Ning Qiu beside her was quick to support Jiang Yuwei and prevented her from falling.
Jiang Yuwei widened her eyes and said in disbelief:
"Whose servant are you? I just came out of the Sun Mansion. How come the old lady is gone in a short while? Don't lie to me."
The servant took out the obituary from his arms while sobbing and handed it to Jiang Yuwei with both hands.
"Madam Jiang, how dare I joke about this kind of thing? Our master specially asked me to come and deliver a message to you. I hope you can go and see the old lady off tomorrow."
Jiang Yuwei held the obituary with a heavy heart. She was clearly fine this morning, but how could she be gone in such a short while? Jiang Yuwei regretted it a little. If she hadn't gone to the Sun Mansion in the morning and said those words, the old lady wouldn't have quarreled with Madam Sun, and she wouldn't have coughed up blood in anger, and... she wouldn't have passed away like this...
The more Jiang Yuwei thought about it, the more she felt that she was wrong. The old lady and Mr. Sun treated her well, but she had never given them anything in return. She was also somewhat related to the old lady's death, so she must go to the funeral.
Jiang Yuwei thought so and nodded heavily to the servant:
"I understand. Please tell Mr. Sun that I will definitely be there, and I will take Wan'er with me to see my godmother off. Please also tell Mr. Sun to express my condolences."
After saying that, Jiang Yuwei sent the crying boy away. She seemed to have no strength left and fell directly into the chair. Ning Huaizhi looked at the pale-faced Jiang Yuwei and said helplessly:
"Yuwei, you, you should also accept the change in your heart. It is impossible to defy fate. Those who are still alive should live well. This should also be what the old lady wants to see."
After hearing this, Jiang Yuwei looked up at Ning Huaizhi with red eyes and said weakly:
"If I hadn't gone to the Sun Mansion to look for the old lady today, maybe, maybe she wouldn't have died. She had been eating the hundred-year-old Gastrodia elata, and she could have clearly enjoyed her old age. But I, I always troubled her for my own selfish interests. As a result, as a result, woo, woo, it's all my fault, Huaizhi, it's all my fault, woo..."
Jiang Yuwei became more and more excited as she spoke. Ning Huaizhi quickly took out a handkerchief to wipe the tears from Jiang Yuwei's face and comforted her:
"Yuwei, don't think too much. It's fate. This is not your fault. Don't be like this..."
Jiang Yuwei shook her head and cried:
"No, no, it must be because of me. I'm so bad. I can't even do such a small thing well, and I always have to trouble the old lady and Mr. Sun, always making them worry about my affairs. I, I deserve to die, I should be the one to die, I have been a dead person for a long time, I should have died, I really should have died a long time ago, I..."
This was the second time Ning Huaizhi saw Jiang Yuwei in such a collapsed state. The last time was because she couldn't find Ning Zhao and Ning Wan. Ning Huaizhi naturally knew the position of this old lady in Jiang Yuwei's heart.
Jiang Yuwei had never experienced maternal love since she was a child. The old lady did not hold back her love for Jiang Yuwei at all and even adopted her as her goddaughter, which made up for the lack of maternal love for Jiang Yuwei. Ning Huaizhi thought that it was useless to comfort her now, so it would be better to accompany her to cry heartily and vent all the pain in her heart.
Ning Huaizhi patted Jiang Yuwei's hand and said softly:
"Yuwei, push me to the backyard. There are guests in front."
Jiang Yuwei wiped away her tears twice, pushed Ning Huaizhi's wheelchair to the backyard, then sat down on a stone bench and began to sob.
Ning Huaizhi patted Jiang Yuwei's back and comforted her softly:
"Wife, there's no one here. If you want to cry, just cry. You'll feel better after crying."
Jiang Yuwei cried even harder after hearing this. Ning Huaizhi silently stood by her side, helping her wipe her tears, patting her back to calm her down, and occasionally giving her a sip of tea.
The two of them sat in the backyard like this for the entire afternoon, until Jiang Yuwei had cried until she had no more strength left and her eyes were swollen like walnuts, and then she stopped.
Jiang Yuwei looked at Ning Huaizhi with red eyes and said in a hoarse voice:
"I will go to see my godmother off tomorrow. I will do my best to give her a grand ceremony. Although I don't have as much money as my second brother, I have skills. I will make thirty-three wreaths for my godmother and fill the entrance of the Sun Mansion with them. My godmother likes flowers."