Chapter 96: Flying Pavilions and Flowing Cinnabar?

"Did you go up the mountain? Did you get hurt?" Li Xiue hurriedly put down the wild boar meat and carefully looked An Yinan over.

An Yinan waved her hand, "I'm fine."

Zhang Qian silently pulled his arm back; since everyone's attention was not on him, they naturally did not discover that he was the one who was injured.

And he was also the one who hid his merit and fame deep away.

It was not that An Yinan intentionally kept quiet, but Zhang Qian's identity was special; he usually wore silver-rimmed glasses and naturally had many disguises, and she could not break his plans, so she simply did not speak.

After everyone finished their hot meal, they each returned to their own homes.

An Yinan brought over four bundles of firewood, "I gathered this firewood while going up the mountain today. The mountain paths aren't easy to walk these days, so you two go ahead and burn this. Besides, our courtyard gathered extra firewood this year on purpose; if it's not enough, move some over, but don't go into the mountain these next few days."

It had snowed, and there were even more wild beasts on the mountain, many of which had moved further out in search of food; it was too dangerous for the two of them to go up.

"Alright, I know." Li Xiue nodded, naturally accepting this matter.

They were not stubborn people; they could just gather more firewood next year and make more delicious food for these few people. There was no need to be stubborn about it—losing one's life was a small matter, but ending up half-dead would be a huge problem.

They were clear-headed.

Seeing that it was not yet dark, An Yinan organized everyone to sweep the roofs and the shed roofs.

She took a piece of wild boar meat and went to Mother Liu's house.

If she hadn't been paying the rent in the City today, she should have gone to Mother Liu's house in the morning.

The knocking was not loud, and this time, before Mother Liu even opened the door, she already knew who was outside.

"It's so cold, why did you come over?" Mother Liu asked.

"I came to check on you, otherwise I wouldn't be at ease." An Yinan saw that Mother Liu's roof had been swept, so she felt relieved.

Mother Liu looked at the little girl examining the courtyard and understood why she had come, "The Daduibu Captain had the young men form a squad, and every household's roof has been swept of snow, so stop running around. It's cold with this heavy snow, and the roads are iced over; just stay honestly in your room."

An Yinan nodded; now she was truly at ease.

"This is wild boar meat, stew it for yourself to eat, don't give it to others." An Yinan secretly handed it over and whispered.

After saying this, the little girl ran off quickly.

Mother Liu was holding the cloth bag, not even having had the chance to reach out her hand.

She had been caught off guard by this little girl again.

There was no need to worry about the Cowshed side; Mo Shu was there.

She returned to her courtyard peacefully, then slipped into her space. After washing up carefully, she sat down at the desk and began her translation work.

To have a good environment for translation, she had specifically set up a desk in the living room. The desk lamp was always on, and the entire space was exceptionally quiet, with only the rustling sound of the pen tip landing on the paper to be heard.

It wasn't until the dead of night at twelve o'clock that An Yinan stretched, rubbed the back of her neck, and then left the space to crawl into her warm quilt.

In a flash, half a month passed. An Yinan went to the City twice during this time. This time, she brought Liu Mei a close-fitting small cotton-padded jacket and thin cotton-padded trousers; the fabric was special, the style could be worn as an outer garment, and it was both warm and good-looking.

The Woolen Coat, which had just cooled down in popularity, was brought back up by these cotton jackets and trousers. There were only three sets each time, and while the price of each set was not cheap, they were still in short supply.

However, An Yinan would bring ten scarves each time; the special yarn and special weaving technique opened the eyes of the people in the City.

Chen Xun had returned from his mission and still hadn't received a letter, so he couldn't help but write another one.

It wasn't until An Yinan received this letter that she suddenly remembered what she had forgotten...

She had forgotten that there was still an unopened letter in her space.

After reading both letters, she hurriedly wrote a reply. This time, she also included an ink-blue knitted scarf made of pure wool; what she brought was not just warmth, but also the warmth in her heart.

On this day, the Daduibu Captain sent someone to An Yinan's courtyard.

"Someone wants to see you." The Daduibu Captain got straight to the point.

An Yinan thought for a moment, "Someone from the province?"

The Daduibu Captain nodded. An Yinan had an idea in her mind; the person for the translation verification had finally come down.

Walking to the Daduibu, she saw three jeeps—well, they were jeeps; if it had been any other small sedan, it wouldn't have been able to climb the high peaks of Quanshui Village.

"Educated Youth An is here." After the Daduibu Captain walked into the Daduibu, he stepped aside.

This revealed the girl behind him wearing a coarse blue cloth garment. For convenience, the girl had only used a handkerchief to coil up the hair at the back of her head.

She wore a pair of yellow cloth rubber shoes, and her face was very fair and clean, but what left the deepest impression was those eyes—clear yet lively.

"An Yinan?" The person who had originally been sitting on the chair stood up, a formulaic smile on her face.

An Yinan walked into the room without looking around casually; she just nodded, "I am." She also wore a formulaic smile, very standard.

The person suppressed a laugh. Chen Jianhua said this little girl was interesting, and her brother-in-law also said this child was interesting. She really was interesting, with such a business-like manner.

"You all go out first." The person who had just spoken said.

The Daduibu Captain hesitated, but he had no choice but to leave, while the two people beside him left extremely readily—perhaps they also saw that she didn't pose much of a threat?

"Sit down." As the words fell.

An Yinan also looked up and saw her appearance; she was unexpectedly young, not even fifty years old, but there was a pressure about her. It wasn't something she formed intentionally, but a pressure that came naturally from having held a high position for many years. Her appearance looked somewhat familiar, yet she could never remember where she had seen her.

"Girl, how old are you?" The person asked.

An Yinan thought for a moment; there must be her information in the audit, why ask this? But she still answered honestly, "17 years old."

The person nodded and then said, "Let me introduce myself. My name is Yun Ge, currently serving as the Secretary of Heilongjiang Province, and I am an old friend of Chen Jianhua."

A friend of her godfather?

Yun Ge, Yun Ge, An Yinan suddenly looked up, "Auntie Yun Dan's older brother?"

Flying Pavilions and Flowing Cinnabar?

"What keen insight." Yun Ge exclaimed in admiration.

"Yun Dan is my little sister. The person who was originally supposed to come and investigate was from the Compilation Bureau, but I blocked them. I wanted to see my little sister's savior." After Yun Ge finished speaking, she saw the little girl's eyes narrowing slightly, her gaze full of wariness.

That's right, wariness.

Auntie Yun Dan's illness was terminal, with no cure in the world, but since she had saved her, it meant all the subsequent trouble.

If it were only people from the Compilation Bureau, she believed she had the ability to deal with them.

But since he is actually the older brother of Aunt Yun Dan, then... no one knows what might happen.

Yun Ge saw An Yinan's wariness and immediately spoke up, "Don't be nervous. Chen Shao must let the Yun Family know about this matter, but it is limited to the Yun Family. I didn't come to investigate, but simply wanted to see you."