Faced with Third Brother's urging, Ning Wuyan glanced at the empty table, then at the account books and signature certificates held in Zhu Xu's arms, and smiled apologetically.
"Thank you, Brother Zhu, you've put these away. Let's have some wine later."
"Young master, you are joking. This is something within my responsibilities, not to mention hard work."
Zhu Xu was not just talking politely, but he really didn't feel it was hard.
In the past, when he was useless, he only felt that life was hard and that his life was coming to an end. But since he entered the perfume shop, he realized that his life had just begun.
Following the young master may indeed be tiring due to busy affairs, but the reward and dignity he received made it impossible for him to use hard work to represent his experience.
He's not working hard, he's just trying.
Just try to create a better environment for your future.
Besides, the doubling of monthly silver every month makes it hard for him to say "hard work".
After watching Zhu Xu leave, Ning Wuyan stood up, stretched out, and saw that the third brother was holding a small dagger in his hand. The quality was unclear, but at a glance, he could tell that it looked like a token from his daughter's family. .
He couldn't help but curiously gossiped: "Third brother, isn't it the aunt and others who are planning to arrange a marriage for you before you go to Beijing? How come you have something from the girl's family in your hands?"
"Fifth brother, please don't talk nonsense. This is... a gift from Miss Xirou. She said that she originally wanted to come to say goodbye tomorrow, but she felt cold and was afraid that she would get sick of us, so she specially sent a gift from her hometown. The specially made dagger is said to have the meaning of amulet. I hope I am safe when I go out."
Ning Wuyu, who received such a gift for the first time, looked a little unnatural.
Ning Wuyan couldn't tell whether it was sweet or sultry. Anyway, his third brother seemed to be enlightened, holding the dagger in his hand and placing it lovingly, with a smile in his eyes.
Talking about this matter, he also forgot to urge him to take a seat. It was not until the second aunt sent someone to invite him again that he came back to his senses, smiled awkwardly, grabbed Ning Wuyan's sleeve and ran towards the main hall courtyard.
Tonight’s practice is a family dinner.
Only the Ning family members were present.
Although they were said to be members of the family, they were actually familiar faces. The uncle and three cousins whom they had never seen before since traveling through time travel still had no way of coming back because they had not asked for leave.
It's a pity that after their transfer, they were more than a hundred miles away from Ning Wushu's route to the capital, and they couldn't even visit him along the way.
This made Ning Wuhuang deeply understand why the ancients always regarded separation as a return without seeing each other.
Because sometimes a separation may really mean that we will never see each other again.
"It's okay. You are really a busy man. You haven't come even after asking me so many times. Please sit next to my second uncle."
Ning Weiguo took special leave today and came back early.
Otherwise, once you get caught up in something, you will most likely end up staying in the government office.
There have been a lot of things going on in the government office recently.
Whether it is maintaining order during post-disaster reconstruction, or dispatching manpower to cooperate with the guards to arrest foreign enemies in each county, or dealing with those who come to the government to defraud and subsidize money in the name of talented people.
Everything requires Ning Weiguo, the caretaker, to appoint yamen personnel.
Fortunately, although things were busy, Ning Weiguo enjoyed it like a fish in water. Thinking that all this was achieved through his little nephew, Ning Weiguo winked at his wife.
Ning Zhang gave him an angry look, took a palm-sized brocade box from the hand of the maid behind her, and pushed it in front of Ning Wuyan.
"Second Aunt, what is this?"
"The token left by your mother back then was said to have been specially left to her by a nobleman who had saved the capital. But your mother had no use for it. Before she died, she asked me to keep it for you, saying that if one day the Ning Mansion returns to power, When you return to the capital, you can take it out to your father or the future head of the family. Now that you are going to the capital, I will leave it to you for safekeeping."
Grandpa is still in my custody?
Ning Wuyang was in a relaxed state at this time, and his mind was not turning around at all. Just as he was about to refuse, Ning Weiguo had already taken the brocade box and stuffed it into his arms.
"It's okay. Just take it. This belongs to my sister-in-law. It's just right for you to use. Besides, it will be yours sooner or later anyway."
no.
Ning Wuyang didn't know whether to laugh or cry at these remarks.
How come it will be his sooner or later?
"Second uncle, I have four brothers above me. It's not my turn to be the head of the family. I'd better turn this token over to grandpa."
Anyway, grandpa was detained in the capital as the "hostage" of the old emperor, waiting for him to "unblock" it.
You can always come across it, so it doesn’t hurt to pass it on to you.
He said it lightly, trying to downplay the matter, but Ning Weiguo obviously disagreed, and deliberately scolded him with a straight face: "Wu Hao, don't you understand that our Ning family is now on the verge of recovery, precisely because With your existence, the head of the family cannot change hands while my father is still alive, but in our opinion, you are enough to mobilize all the connections and power of the Ning family, and only you have this ability."
Not talking about qualifications, just talking about ability.
Ning Wuhao really did his part.
He looked around and saw that his cousins were all nodding slightly, and even Ning Zhifeng agreed: "When the fifth brother becomes the head of the family, will I be the head of the family's only sister and be able to follow him in the popular and spicy food? "
"Hahaha! Zhifeng, aren't you still enjoying spicy food? The pickled pepper chicken feet in your hand will make your mouth red."
"Nonsense, I secretly applied my mother's lipstick to make it red."
Ning Zhifeng took another bite of chicken feet viciously and spit out the bones to the big yellow dog tied not far away.
But because she was weak and far away, the bones were half a foot away from the big yellow dog.
But the big yellow dog lay on the ground obediently. He just raised his eyelids and glanced at Ning Wuyan. When he saw that his owner didn't say hello, he didn't move at all and continued to lie on the spot.
When everyone saw this, they were all amazed.
Ning Weiguo's eyes lit up and he asked enthusiastically: "You're fine, where did you get this dog?"
"They were raised by Zhangjiazhuang. Second uncle, if you want to tame it yourself, Rhubarb will accompany me to Beijing. Creatures such as dogs and cats are smarter than humans. They can help take care of them on the road, and they can even tease those who are bored. one time."
In the past, the Ning family would not have dared to think about playing with cats and dogs when traveling.
Even now, if someone else said this, they would feel a little bored with things, but if this person is fine, they will be fine.
Without the inspiration provided by these hobbies, how could we write those quatrains and poems?
Play!
Open up and play!
"Flowers will bloom again, and people will never be young again. It's okay. You went to the capital. It's still early for the competition. Have fun and appreciate the customs of the capital."
Ning Weiguo raised his wine glass and glanced at Ning Wuyu, but his eyes couldn't help but turn red.
"It doesn't matter to you, don't just focus on practicing martial arts. When you moved from the south of the capital to Luohe Road, your mother wasn't pregnant with you, and you didn't experience the scene in the capital. Then you and Wu Wei would go out to play, and you would be short of money. , ask your fifth brother for it."
"..."
The emotion that was about to rise in Ning Wuyi was suddenly extinguished.
Thinking about how he had never asked his father for money since he was a child, he thought about it. After all these years, if he won the top prize in martial arts next year, he still didn't know whether he would get an official position and go to the battlefield, or return to his hometown with honor and be the king of his family.
He extended his right hand towards his father.
"Dad, it's the beginning of the month. You should have paid your salary. Why don't you give me some? I can also buy some specialties on the way and send them back to you."
