The old lady was surprised and happy when she heard the news. Naturally, the more children and grandchildren the Ning family suffered from this change, the greater the chance of their return in the future.
The second lady was shocked. She didn't expect that God could send a child to the eldest son at this time.
The key now is that the eldest lady can no longer take care of the house like this. Everyone has reached a consensus and tentatively decided that the old lady will come back.
There is not much money in everyone's hands, and the property shop has been confiscated. Without the source of money, we are left with nothing. How will this big family live in the future? Everyone was at a loss. Although the old lady hid a little in advance, she didn't have a specific plan in mind. Now she can only take one step at a time.
Madam Liu was the most anxious. Her legitimate son had been taken away, and her second daughter's wedding was coming soon. She was frightened all day yesterday, but after she recovered a little today, she remembered that her daughter's dowry and betrothal gifts had been confiscated.
Besides, it’s hard to say whether the marriage will happen or not. If the engagement is annulled by the Earl of Changping, the second daughter’s life will be ruined. What will a girl who has been annulled do in the future? Besides, the Ning family is like this now. She hopes that her daughter will get married quickly and get out of this quagmire.
Another day passed with the eldest lady in a hurry. Mother Wang tried her best to persuade her, but it was of no use. The eldest girl Ning Jiachun, who got married early on the third day, came back.
The mother and daughter hugged their heads and cried hard. Seeing that Liu's emotions were almost released, Mrs. Wang persuaded her: "Madam, you can't cry anymore, you are a twin."
The eldest girl raised her head from her mother's arms when she heard this. She didn't bother wiping her tears and grabbed her mother's hands: "Mother, is mother pregnant again?"
Seeing her mother nodding helplessly, she couldn't help but become worried again: "Mom, the current situation at home is like this, and you are pregnant again, but what should we do?"
"Well, things are already like this at home. It's up to your grandmother to decide everything. What I'm most worried about right now is not this, but your second sister's marriage." When the eldest girl came, Mrs. Liu finally had someone to speak her mind to.
The maid Cuixi brought water, and the mother and daughter wiped their tear-stained faces with handkerchiefs, and then sat on the bed.
Mrs. Liu continued: "Your sister's marriage is about to take place in the autumn, but I don't want to think that if something happens to your father and the engagement is broken off, I'm afraid it will be difficult for your second sister to get married in our situation. .”
"Although the Earl of Changping's Mansion is not as good as before, we still have to save face. It would be too ugly for our Ning family to break off their engagement just after something happened." Ning Jiachun was not sure at the moment and could only persuade her out of her heart. She is kind, and she thinks others are kind too.
"If we don't break off the engagement, our family will have problems eating and drinking in the future. How can we give your sister a dowry?"
After hearing what Liu said, Ning Jiachun remembered the purpose of coming today, and hurriedly took out a three thousand tael of silver notes and handed it to Liu: "Something happened at home, and I was so worried that I couldn't sit still. I wanted to rush over on the same day. , but my mother-in-law refused and asked me to wait a little longer to see that person’s attitude." Ning Jiayin said while pointing to the sky.
She hated the emperor now, but she didn't dare to show it.
"My mother-in-law gave me a banknote this morning, and I took some of my own. My husband said to send it to me first for emergencies, so he came over as soon as he got off the office." Ning Jiachun continued, "My mother-in-law asked me to bring a message to You, I told you to take care of yourself. "
Her husband is Shi Wenbo, the eldest son of the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion, who is now a member of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. The two families have a good relationship. The children have known each other since they were young, and they naturally became in-laws when they grew up.
Ms. Liu took the banknote, asked for one, and returned two of them: "Mom, I'm not polite to you, but I can't take all of the banknotes. I'll keep these for your sister to buy a dowry. Your mother-in-law and husband are both good." Yes, I can’t be a useless person, so you should live a good life in the Shi family, and don’t think about subsidizing your parents’ family anymore. Over time, if you make your husband’s family unhappy, you won’t be able to support your own life.”
Ning Jiayin and Ning Jiaxin happened to hear these words from Mrs. Liu when they came over. Ning Jiayin thought to herself: As expected of the eldest lady, she only thinks about the future.
When the third sister met, she couldn't help but sigh again, especially when the second girl held her eldest sister in her arms and couldn't stop her tears from flowing down her face. The accident in the Ning family had the greatest impact on her. She had been tormented in her heart for the past two days, and she tossed and turned at night and couldn't sleep. Where does her future lie, but she desperately holds back, not wanting her grandmother and mother to see it, knowing that they are no better off than she is.
Now I see my eldest sister's grievances suddenly pouring out like a tide and I can no longer control it. At first, her voice was suppressed. The more Ning Jiayin tried to persuade her, the louder she started to cry. Ning Jiachun also cried with her, which made Ning Jiayin feel embarrassed and crowded. I couldn't shed tears, but suddenly I thought that I would never see my grandfather and mother in my previous life again, and I didn't know what happened to them now, so I shed tears.
Mrs. Liu was also crying next to her, but she still had reason after all: "Okay, eldest sister, please go back quickly. I will wait for my uncle to stop him on the way. Mo wants him to come. The situation is unknown now, so don't come here again."
After hearing this, Ning Jiaxin gradually let go of the hand holding her sister. Ning Jiachun's clothes were wet from her crying.
"Mother, mother!" Ning Jiachun knew that her mother was doing it for her own good, and she didn't know what to say for a moment. She only called her mother while wiping her tears.
After all, Ning Jiachun didn't stay long. He went to visit his grandmother, shed tears with her, then went to see his younger brother before leaving.
Today is the old lady's birthday, but no one cares to mention it. Aunt Wen cooked a bowl of longevity noodles for the old lady and served it: "I have wronged the old lady."
The old lady waved her hand: "Now that our family members are all alive and well, I am the happiest. Why do I care about these nonsense?"
The Ning family closed their doors and lived in isolation. During this period, Ning Jiayin's three aunts also came to her parents' house one after another, and they all brought banknotes, but the old lady confiscated them. My daughter's hind legs.
Of the three daughters, only the second was a legitimate daughter, and the other two were concubines. She said the same thing to her three daughters: "If the Ning family wants to survive for a long time, they have to stand up on their own and cannot rely on the support of their married daughters. Just come and see that we are all well, and don’t come here anymore.”
I have to say that this old lady and the eldest lady are really sober in the world.
But having said that, the old lady didn't know how the Ning family could stand up. The Ning family has a major issue to deal with right now, which is the study issue of Ning Jia Minghe and Ning Jialei.
Ning Jiayin also had something big to do, and the season was waiting for her. If she missed this year's plan, it would be in vain. But she didn't want to talk to her grandmother yet, so after thinking about it, she wrote a letter to her wet nurse.
Because the nanny has loved reading since he was a child, Ning Jiayin begged his grandfather to return the nanny's family's debt five years ago. A year ago, the nanny was selected as a scholar. Three months before the Ning family's accident, because the nanny's grandmother was ill, they The family went back to their hometown to take care of the elderly.
In the letter, she described the situation at home, and explained in detail her plans and what she wanted the nanny to do. She believed that the nanny would definitely live up to her trust.
