Without waiting for Ning Nianzhi to say anything, Xiao Miao began to say it on his own, and summed it up in one sentence, the third young lady is not credible, and she must not be fooled, otherwise, the silver given out will not even make a splash.

Ning Nianzhi was a little sleepy when she heard it, but her good upbringing really couldn't make her say something like asking Xiao Miao to get out. Several hints, holding a teacup, looking at the hourglass, yawning, all of them have been used, but Xiao Miao didn't see it, and Ning Nianzhi was a little speechless.

When Xiao Miao finally finished talking, Ning Nianzhi changed his posture: "The second brother and sister are finished?" I'm really sorry, I'm a little uncomfortable today, I'm a little unenergetic, and it's almost time for dinner, you see, do you have to go back to serve your second aunt first? ”

Xiao Miao slapped her forehead: "Sister-in-law didn't say that I really didn't notice that it was this time, since it's time for dinner, doesn't sister-in-law usually go to grandmother's at this time?" It's just right, let's go together, do you want to change your clothes or something? ”

Ning Nianzhi had already tried it, and the hint didn't work, so he said directly: "I'm afraid I can't go with my second brother and sister, I want to rest for a while before going, the second brother and sister have said too much, and I have a headache, so ......"

Xiao Miao's face was a little unhappy: "Sister-in-law dislikes me for disturbing you?" ”

Ning Nianzhi tugged at the corners of his mouth and smiled: "Second brother and sister, I really hurt a little, what do you have to say, wait until next time?" It's really not early, if you don't leave, I'm afraid it will be too late for dinner, listen to the snow, and send off guests. ”

Tingxue was standing on the side, and immediately stretched out his hand and looked at Xiao Miao with fierce eyes: "Second young lady, please." ”

This move was really unkind, Xiao Miao's face turned red, and he didn't even say a polite word, he got up and left directly. Mama Tang hurriedly brought tea in: "Young lady, I'm afraid that the third young lady came to ask you for help before, and the second young lady also knows." ”

Ning Nianzhi smiled: "What if you know?" The second room is not alive, I am even happier, even if the third brother and sister will not pay me back the silver in the future, but 100,000 taels of silver to buy the second room is making a fuss, I am just watching the play, and I am very happy to watch it. ”

Saying that, he got up: "Give me a change of clothes, let's go to my grandmother's now, by the way, about my pregnancy, grandma has to knock the people in our yard, don't miss the news." After a pause, he said, "I forgot to discuss the small kitchen with my grandmother." ”

While changing clothes, he said: "Forget it, maybe we will be separated soon, it doesn't matter if there is a small kitchen, when the time comes, the entire big kitchen will be mine." By the way, isn't it time for the letter from the capital to arrive? ”

When he didn't get married before, Yuan Dongliang missed Ning Nianzhi, and he wrote a letter a month. It's too tiring and troublesome to let only one person run back and forth every time, so I just found a few towns on this road, opened a shop, and raised messengers and horses while doing business, which is very convenient, and after Ning Nianzhi got married, he also insisted on the habit of one letter a month.

Count the days, that is, these two days. Mama Tang hurriedly said: "I'll ask when I turn around, it should be almost there, does the young lady want to write a reply?" ”

"Well, I have to tell my mother about my pregnancy, my mother said before that An Cheng is also looking at others, the eldest daughter of the Zhao family, does Mama Tang still have an impression?" Ning Nianyi asked as she walked, and Mama Tang nodded: "Remember, Miss Zhao is a good one, she is very dignified at a young age, but she looks a little dull, and I don't know if the eldest young master will find it boring." ”

Ning Nianzhi couldn't help but smile and said: "I don't think so, my younger brother himself is quiet, this calm, maybe it will be right for him." "She has also seen the girl of the Zhao family, when she graduated from Taixue, the little girl just entered Taixue, and like she was back then, she was also admitted to Taixue at the age of ten.

Since you can enter Taixue, it must not be an empty straw bag, my brother's temperament is the most like to study, this girl is talented, my brother just doesn't like it, and he will definitely not be too annoying. Moreover, with the temperament of his own mother, is it difficult not to ask his brother?

Now I like it slightly, and when I become a parent, it can become a deep love between husband and wife.

"That's right, the eldest young master likes talented." Mama Tang also said, and muttered again: "An and the young master are also old, has Madame mentioned An and the young master's family affairs?" ”

Ning Nianzhi was helpless: "Grandmother still refuses to stop." "The second lady's health is not very good, and she didn't even dare to toss about Baozhu's marriage, most of it was Ma Xinrong who helped to get it, and when she arrived in Ning Anhe, the second lady's meaning was the same as before, and she wanted to ask Ma Xinrong for help. But the old lady made trouble again, she consciously felt that Ning Zhen was not close to her, so she didn't dare to interfere in Ning Ancheng's marriage.

Moreover, Ning Ancheng is the eldest son of the Ning family, and he will inherit the title in the future, so there are many things to consider when he marries a wife, and the old man will not let the old lady interfere. But Ning Anhe is a grandson who is a close relative, the old lady thinks that over the years, the daughter-in-law is not close to herself, so she wants to find a granddaughter-in-law who is close to her, so she is more concerned about Ning Anhe's marriage than the second lady, and the second lady is all against her, and she rejected all of Ma Xinrong's proposals, so she wholeheartedly wants to find one that suits her heart.

The second lady is definitely unwilling, the daughter-in-law must stand on her side, where can she stand on the old lady's side? So, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were on the same page again.

Ma Xinrong nagged a few words when she wrote a letter, one sincerely asked herself for help, and the other accused herself of being nosy every day, she didn't want to care, but looking at the pitiful appearance of the second lady, she couldn't bear it, this thing was really embarrassing.

Mama Tang was also a little speechless, but it was not good to intervene in the master's affairs, and when she saw the courtyard of the old lady, she simply didn't speak.

When the old lady saw Ning Nianzhi coming in, she hurriedly asked someone to move a stool, serve tea, serve snacks, and look at Ning Nianzhi's stomach: "Will this make you feel hungry?" I'll let people set the food first, let's not wait for them, let's eat it ourselves? ”

Ning Nianzhi hurriedly waved his hand: "Grandmother, I'm really not hungry, besides, what about a little heart, let's wait first." Grandmother, I was looking for something today, and I found that I still had a dark purple cloth there, I didn't need it myself, I thought about making a gown for my grandmother, what style did my grandmother like? ”

The old lady suddenly smiled from ear to ear: "Oh, if you have fabric, keep it yourself, make a skirt or jacket or something, you don't need to give it to my wife, I have a lot of things here." ”

"I just think that color, grandmother must look good in that color, graceful and luxurious." Ning Nianzhi said with a smile, stretched out his hand and gestured: "Make it a placket, right?" No, it's still good-looking, the buckle of the peony flower, plus the small round neck, with a jasper hairpin, it must be the most beautiful old lady in Yuncheng, what does grandmother think? ”

"Okay, good, you have a good eye, I like everything." The old lady smiled and nodded, and exchanged courtesies: "I also have a ruby hairpin here, I played when I was young, although it has been a little longer, but it is also very good-looking, I am old, and now I don't like to bring such bright jewelry, go back to find it out for you, your skin is white and tender, and it must look good with it." ”

Ning Nianzhi hurriedly shook his head: "It's like I use cloth to exchange for my grandmother's jewelry, then I will make a lot of money, grandmother's loss-making business can't be done, otherwise, I'm greedy, maybe I'll make a snack or something when I look back, and I want to exchange it for something better for my grandmother." ”

The funny old lady laughed: "It's okay, grandmother thinks this business is worth it, you just take a piece of mung bean cake, as long as you say a few more jokes and make grandmother laugh, grandmother will give you everything." ”

As he was talking, he heard the second lady laughing outside: "The old lady is hiding from us what good things we give to our eldest nephew and daughter-in-law?" The old lady is really too partial, with a granddaughter-in-law, our daughters-in-law have become the ashes that have been burned, wave their hands and scatter them outside, old lady, for the sake of my daughter-in-law, I have been filial to you for so many years, and I will be rewarded with a good thing. ”

While talking, someone lifted the curtain, and the second young lady came in with Xiao Miao. Ning Nianzhi hurriedly asked, "Hey, the third brother and sister didn't come, why didn't the second aunt wait for the third brother and sister?" By the way, I haven't been at home for a while, and I'm just coming back, and I just heard about the third brother and sister's mother's family, and the third brother and sister are really, where can a family like ours force the daughter-in-law to die because something happened to the daughter-in-law's family, or plan to divorce her son and remarry, but she was very worried, for fear that the second aunt would kick her out, but after a month's effort, people lost a lot of weight. ”

Looking at the second lady, Ning Nianzhi asked with a smile: "Second aunt, you have always understood righteousness, such a thing will never happen in our family, you say yes?" ”

The second lady's face stiffened instantly, but she immediately recovered again, nodded with a smile and said: "What Nianzhi said is that people like us can't do such unkind things, hey, your third brother and sister are really, so old, but so ignorant, this ugliness can't be publicized, why doesn't she understand?" I take this matter as a pain, and I want to cry when I meet someone, what's the use of this posture? It's a joke, you are from the capital, you tell me yourself, where will anyone take out their own affairs and say it everywhere? ”

Ning Nianzhi made a look of grievance: "Could it be that the second aunt still thinks I'm an outsider?" The matter of the third brother and sister, is it possible that I shouldn't know? ”

The second lady was choked for a moment, and then said with a smile: "I think too much, if I treat you as an outsider, I will stop you as early as when the He family goes to look for you." But this kind of thing, it's better to keep it in your heart and don't tell anyone, after all, people are talkative, don't you say? ”

"Second aunt thinks I'm a mouthy person?" Ning Nianzhi continued to cover her chest, the old lady couldn't see her granddaughter-in-law being bullied, and immediately said: "Okay, if you don't speak, no one will treat you as a mute, if you don't have any favors at all, and you are unwilling to help He, will He go to Nianzhi to complain?" Your son has the ability, he has already taken care of his daughter-in-law, you have the ability, and you can protect your daughter-in-law, since you are not willing to help, isn't she just going to find someone else? ”

The second lady said that her face was pale and white, the old lady said too bluntly, and the second lady was ashamed and angry: "Old lady, you have wronged me in this matter, where is I unwilling to help, I am really powerless, my step-ancestor is in the yamen, it is the time of the household assessment, where can I fake the public and private, what if I delay the future?" The affairs of the He family have to use silver, and I have it on hand, and it is only three or five thousand taels, a drop in the bucket, and I can't help it. ”

The second lady spread her hands and made a very embarrassed look, the old lady snorted coldly, but she didn't answer, only turned her head to look at Mama Liao: "Let people go and see, are the old man and Dongliang back?" When the time comes, when they come back, it's time to set up a meal, but don't starve my granddaughter-in-law. ”

Being ignored is more embarrassing than being scolded, the second lady's face is not very good-looking, Ning Nianzhi showed a provocative smile at her, and smoked the seven orifices of popularity, but in the way of the old lady, she didn't dare to do anything to Ning Nianzhi, so she could only endure it, and her face was purple.

The old lady estimated that the time was just right, and as soon as Mama Liao sent someone out, the old man over there led Yuan Dongliang and his three sons, and the other two grandsons back. Yuan Dongliang, as usual, asked the old lady to say goodbye, and then went to the side and pulled Ning Nianzhi: "Wear so thin, don't freeze, although it is getting warmer and warmer this day, it is still a little cold at night, can someone bring you a cloak or something?" ”

Xiao Miao was very sour: "The eldest brother is considerate, look at this posture, I really can't wait to put my sister-in-law under my nose for twelve hours a day, for fear that my sister-in-law will be wronged, right?" However, eldest brother, you are too careful, the sister-in-law stays in the house all day, in this family, only when she is wronged by others, where is there a time when she is wronged. ”

Yuan Dongliang didn't even look at her, and the old lady only cared about talking to the old man, Xiao Miao was bored, and was glared at by his father-in-law, so he had to pout and stop talking.

After dinner, Yuan Dongliang was about to take Ning Nianzhi away, the old lady suddenly thought of Ning Nianzhi's pregnancy, and was about to speak, Ning Nianzhi immediately shouted: "Grandmother! Stretched out her hand and gestured, the old lady was a little embarrassed, the fetus did not sit firmly for three months, it is not easy to say, let the grandson go to sleep in the study, others can see it at a glance, the relationship between the young couple is so good, there is no quarrel and no official business, suddenly they sleep in separate rooms, who believes that they are not tired?

But just let Yuan Dongliang go back, what if something happens?

"Grandmother, don't worry, I'm not very energetic in the past two days, I'll take good care of her." Yuan Dongliang was cunning, and before the old lady could think of any excuse, he turned his head and pulled Ning Nianzhi to slip out, leaving the old lady worried in vain, but she couldn't rest assured, so she had to give Mama Liao a look and motioned for Mama Liao to follow and take a look.

After everyone dispersed, the old man asked curiously, "What's going on today?" Is Dongliang's daughter-in-law sick? Under the weather? ”

The old lady was happy: "Dongliang's daughter-in-law has a child, don't you tell it?" ”

The old man was very happy: "Is it really there?" ”

"Can this be fake?" The old lady glared at him, dragged the quilt to her body, turned over, and looked at the old man: "Let me ask you, didn't you talk about the separation of the family before?" Why is there no sound when you talk about it? Aren't you going to divide it? ”

The old man said a little vaguely: "No, isn't Dongliang not here during this time?" ”

"Then now Dongliang is back." The old lady immediately said, and the old man's voice became even more vague: "It looks like it's going to rain in the past two days, and it's inconvenient to go out to find a house......"

The old lady sat up suddenly: "It's all an excuse!" You're just sincerely looking for reasons, but you don't want to split up, right? Why does it rain, and when you buy a house, you have to see if it rains? You are a manly man, don't your words count? Or a general, shouldn't it be a nail in one sentence? ”

The old man was helpless: "I didn't say that I won't separate the family, don't worry......"

The old lady sneered: "I'm in a hurry, I don't want to look at this child of Nianzhi, like I was killed alive like I was back then, my great-grandson, like Kang Ming, can obviously have a healthy body, but he was dragged down and became a sick man!" ”

Speaking of Yuan Kangming, the old man's face instantly darkened, his mouth moved, and he was a little lacking in confidence: "It's not ......"

The old lady's voice was a little sharp: "How can it be, the interests are moving, back then, this original family was able to lead an aunt to do such a thing, now, do you dare to guarantee that in the hearts of your sons, there is no Xiao who thinks about the original family?" Before Dongliang came back, the second and third were like black chickens, competing for favor in front of you and framing each other, have you forgotten all those things? The second family has always been brainless, do you think she won't have a bad idea? ”

The old lady said as she lifted the quilt, and the old man hurriedly held the person down: "It's cold outside, don't freeze." “

The old lady stiffened her face, her face was cold: "Forget it, I know that you can't count on it, since you don't want to split up, I don't want anything to go wrong with Nianzhi in the future, and what will happen to my great-grandson, so I'd rather take Dongliang and Nianzhi to live outside." ”

As he spoke, he shouted to people: "Mama Liao, let people pack up their things, let's leave early tomorrow morning, go to Zhuangzi to live, and come back when my great-grandson is fifteen years old." ”

The old man was anxious and funny: "You lie down quickly, even if you leave tomorrow, you don't have to worry today, right?" ”

"Why not be in a hurry? Don't you want to pack my things? I'm not going to cheapen anyone else. The old lady sneered, struggling with the old man, she simply tilted her head and bit the old man's arm, but unfortunately, as she got older, her teeth were not very good, and her teeth were almost broken, and she couldn't bite off the old man's meat.

"Okay, okay, I didn't say that I wouldn't divide the family, but I was just thinking about picking a day, everyone would be at home, and if the family was divided, it would be better to divide the family business immediately, right?" The old man hurriedly said, the old lady stared at him, very firm: "It's better to choose a day than to hit the day, just tomorrow, I talked about the separation of the family, let them move out within three days!" ”

The old man was helpless: "It's not about saying that the family is separated, and there is this business, the concubine can divide it into three, and the three of them will each share one point." Why do you have to move out the account books first, and the things on the books are confused first, and then talk about the shops and fields, where can you figure it out for a while? ”

The old lady wanted to get up again, and the old man pulled the quilt over and wrapped it around her: "I didn't say no, okay, okay, give me three more days, I'll sort out the account books first, okay?" It's been three days, isn't it? ”

"I've got the books in order." The old lady sneered and slapped the old man's hand away: "I'll go get it for you." ”

The old man was dumbfounded, he couldn't hold down the old lady, he watched people get out of bed, opened the cabinet, took out a stack of account books, and then fell in front of him, the old man reached out and took a book, opened it and looked at it, sure enough, it was an account book, and within ten years, the property of the public middle school was recorded clearly, how much silver was in the activity, how much silver was in the treasury, how many precious paintings and calligraphy were there, how many precious antiques were there, and even how many sets of plates and dishes were in the warehouse.

If the old man wanted to, he could divide these things into several parts in an hour, and then, after copying the account books, he could finish dividing the house.

"When did you prepare?" The old man asked in surprise, the old lady's eyelids drooped, and she didn't look at him: "You said before that I would split up, and I started to prepare, and until now, it's only three months." ”

The old man said that he was a little speechless when he broke up during the New Year, and he never expected that his wife would act so quickly. I have the heart to find a few more excuses, but looking at his wife's gesture of resistance, thinking of what the old man of the Ning family said before leaving, and the information that Dongliang has leaked these days, the old man really can't say anything against it.

smacking his lips, he finally spoke: "That's okay, it's better to choose a day than to hit the day, since I have already made a decision, this matter must be done as soon as possible, and I will say that the matter of separating the family will be completed within three days." ”

The old lady raised her eyes to look at him, and the old man hurriedly raised his hand and swore: "Really, when did I lie to you?" I said that the son is Ming'er, and the family will definitely be divided, if it is not divided by then, you will take Dongliang and Ning Nianzhi to live in Zhuangzi......"

The old lady slapped him on the arm: "We have become the ones who have been kicked out of the door?" You're an old immortal, and you have no conscience, okay, I really misjudged you, I didn't expect you to be such a ruthless person! ”

The old man couldn't help but laugh: "Didn't you say before that you were going to take someone to live in Zhuangzi?" Okay, okay, since you don't want to, then don't go, I'll drive them all out, and I will never drive you out, believe me, okay? Come up, it's cold, don't stand down there, you're freezing and you're going to have to take medicine, I promise, I swear, I'm definitely not perfunctory to you, within three days, I'll definitely let them move out, don't let you look angry anymore, don't be annoyed, okay? ”