The happy event of General Chen's family, Ning Nianzhi did not go to it in the end. The old lady was about to finally see her grandson marrying a daughter-in-law, she was too excited, she had a good appetite for two or three days in a row, and she ate a little, and at night she had to nag and chat with the old man without sleeping, so she had a little cold, and the two of them added up, and she began to have stomach trouble.

Yuan Dongliang followed the old man to General Chen's house to attend the wedding banquet, while Ning Nianzhi stayed in the house to take care of the old lady.

The old lady felt a little guilty: "Originally, I said that I would take you outside for a walk today, and you will also see the wedding here in Yuncheng, and you will also know more people by the way, and in the future, you can also find someone to chat with when you go out, but I am not angry, and I have dragged you down." ”

Ning Nianzhi smiled and shook his head: "What does grandmother say, I don't like to listen to what you say about dragging down or not, you don't know my temperament, compared with going outside to find someone to talk to, I prefer to stay at home and talk to my elders, I can take care of my grandmother, let my grandmother think about my good, this is a good opportunity, I don't want to let it be given to others, if my grandmother feels sorry for me, I have to get better quickly, let's hold a banquet or something together, then it will be our family's field, there are more people, I'm so happy to see more of the world. ”

As he spoke, he took the soup bowl at hand and handed it to the old lady: "However, it is useless for grandmother to divert the topic, this medicine still has to be drunk, grandmother, hurry up, don't wait for it to cool, the effect of the medicine is not good." ”

The old lady frowned, and it took a while to take the bowl of medicine, take a deep breath, and then take a sullen mouthful.

As soon as he put down the bowl, Ning Nianzhi stuffed a piece of candy into the old lady's mouth, and the old lady was a little dissatisfied: "Are you treating me as a child, and give me a candy after taking the medicine?" I'm not small. ”

Ning Nianzhi held back a smile and nodded seriously: "I didn't treat my grandmother as a child, this is a habit, I usually drink medicine, and I am also the most afraid of bitterness, and I have to eat fast candy after drinking, isn't it convenient?" Grandmother, do you want to sleep for a while? ”

The old lady began to have stomach troubles in the middle of the night, it was almost noon at this time, and she was really a little sleepy, so after listening to Ning Nianzhi's words, she closed her eyes and went to sleep. Ning Nianzhi tucked the quilt to the old lady, although there are many maids and daughters-in-law in the house, but when people are old, they are looking forward to the full house of children and grandchildren, where can the maid and wife compare with their relatives? Moreover, Ning Nianzhi didn't have to move too many hands, just fed a medicine, tucked the quilt or something, which was much easier.

tiptoed out of the room, and Mama Liao, who was next to the old lady, came over, lowered her voice and asked, "Is the old lady asleep?" ”

"Well, don't wake up your grandmother for this meal at noon, didn't the doctor say it, did your grandmother eat before? In these two days, it is best to clean your stomach, let your grandmother fall asleep at noon, and prepare a bowl of white porridge in the evening. Ning Nianzhi instructed softly: "Dongliang and I will have dinner in our yard in the evening and then come to visit my grandmother, as for the second uncle and aunt, if my grandmother is in spirit, it doesn't hurt to see her, if my grandmother is still asleep, then I have to ask Mama Liao." ”

Mama Liao nodded hurriedly: "Young grandmother, rest assured, the slave will definitely serve the old lady well, and the old lady must also keep the filial piety of the young grandmother in mind." ”

"Okay, I'll go back first, if there's anything, you just have someone call me." Ning Nianzhi said with a smile, and Mama Liao hurriedly sent Ning Nianzhi out. Before, the old lady said that she wanted to hand over the housekeeper's affairs to Ning Nianzhi, and the day before yesterday, she asked someone to send things like the key ledger, and Ning Nianzhi was not in a hurry to get started, so she happened to be free today, so she took the ledger and looked at it first.

The ledger not only records the daily expenses of the house, but also the profits of the Zhuangzi and the shop. Like the Ning family, there was another expenditure, which was for the soldiers who had retired from the battlefield. However, this account cannot be cleared. Wounded soldiers, or dead soldiers, the court has a pension, when the general's come out like this, it seems to buy people's hearts, which is more taboo.

There are more people in the house, every day just to buy vegetables and meat is a large amount of expenditure, today to repair a roof, tomorrow to buy a pot of flowers, the day after tomorrow to buy some incense, candles and paper products, and then the second room of the master to invite a guest, the third room of the master to buy a painting, the fourth room of the master to raise a staff, very cumbersome.

Ning Nianzhi also managed the family at the beginning, and in her opinion, these are not difficult things. It's that the prices here in Cloud City are a little different from those in the capital. Some of them were even quite different, and she couldn't figure out if there was a problem with the ledger or if it was really that different.

If you have any doubts, write them down first and pursue them later.

In addition, there is a more important account book, probably to let Ning Nianzhi stand up as soon as possible, and the old lady also sent it over, that is, the account book of the festival, this kind of account book, which usually represents the connections in the house, is the most important thing.

Ning Nianzhi flipped through two or three books, and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, the original family's connections were quite extensive.

"Young grandma, do you want to have some tea and rest?" Hearing Xue see her laughing, she quickly interjected: "Young grandma, you have been watching for most of the day, you must take care of your eyes, you can't look any further." ”

Ning Nianzhi also happened to be a little tired, stretching his waist to look at the hourglass in the window: "What time is it?" ”

"It's almost noon, Sister Yingxue has already gone to the kitchen to get food, young grandma wash her hands first?" Listening to Xue asked with a smile, and when Ning Nianzhi nodded, he immediately went to bring the basin over. As soon as I finished washing my hands here, Yingxue came over with a food box, but her face was not very good.

Ning Nianzhi was still a little surprised: "What's wrong?" Wronged? Or did you fall halfway? ”

Yingxue was steady, but her face was not very good, and after listening to Ning Nianzhi's question, she said in a deep voice: "Over in the kitchen, I saw that the old lady couldn't get up today, and the old man and the eldest young master were not in the house, so they actually gave the young grandmother's food to others." ”

Ning Nian first arrived, and he hadn't changed his habits, because of the old lady's instructions, the kitchen was to prepare other meals with the taste of the capital. Ying Xue opened the food box she brought, and Ning Nianyi knew what was going on when she saw it, and the dishes in it were all the tastes of Yuncheng.

"To whom?" Ning Nianzhi asked with a smile, with a smile on her face, and Yingxue's original indignation also disappeared a little: "The eldest girl in the second room." ”

"Guess it's her, in this house, the one who can do such a brainless thing is the person in the second room." Ning Nianzhi shook his head, quite interested: "Come, put the food on the table, let's also taste what the food here tastes like today, after all, sooner or later in the future, we will have to adapt to it." ”

Tingxue also leaned his neck to this side: "I smell this smell, it's pretty good, but I don't know how it tastes." ”

"You'll try it later." Ning Nianzhi said with a smile, pinched the chopsticks and compared them carefully, before choosing a dish that looked very delicious, and then, a sour taste rushed straight to his head, Ning Nianzhi swallowed the dish in his mouth with difficulty, and was a little depressed: "Is this a dead vinegar seller?" ”

Ying Xue looked at her face on the side, and couldn't help but laugh: "The food here is mainly sour and spicy, and the young grandmother only looked at the chopsticks without spicy, but she didn't know that if it wasn't spicy, it might be particularly sour." ”

Ning Nianzhi nodded, tasted it, and it was actually quite good: "It's too sour, but my appetite is better." ”

Try others, some are particularly spicy, some are sweet, and when I first started eating, I was really not used to it. It's too sour, my stomach is churning, it's too spicy, my tears are coming out, it's too sweet, and I always want to drink two bowls of water after eating.

But I finally held on, and from beginning to end, my stomach was eight points full.

The rest of the meal was withdrawn by Yingxue, and the two maids went out to eat, and Mama Tang came over: "The young grandmother looked at the account book in the morning, did she find anything?" ：”

"Well, it's a little messy in the house, but the old lady Yu Wei is still there, so it's not too out of line." Ning Nianzhi walked around the house to eat: "Outside, the military generals of Wenchen really have some well water that does not interfere with the meaning of river water, and most of the people who come and go from this original family are generals in the army, and there is no contact with the prefect." ”

Mama Tang nodded: "The original family has been able to guard Yuncheng for so many years, and the master of the house is definitely not a fool, far away from the capital, naturally he has to reassure the emperor." Otherwise, several generations have been guarding the military power, and in the end, this cloud city is the territory of the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, or the territory of the original family? ”

The reason why the original family can be here for decades is because the original family is familiar with this side, and after changing generals, they don't have the ability of the original family, so they are afraid that they will not be able to gain a firm foothold in Western Xinjiang. Western Xinjiang is different from other frontiers, the people here are fierce, there are many ethnic minorities, and the generals not only have to guard the border, but also press the various clans to mediate disputes between ethnic groups. If you really change someone, I am afraid that if you are not careful, you can cause civil unrest.

If the western frontier can be the same as the northern frontier, there is only the prairie outside, and Tengte is the enemy, then the original family will have to be the same as the Ning family, and they can only go to the frontier to stay for a few years if there is a war, and they will have to go back to Beijing to defend it.

"According to the old slave's meaning, don't be in a hurry to meddle in this outside matter." Mama Tang said with a smile: "Looking at the old man's body, there are at least ten or eight years of hard work, let's rush out of our hands, I'm afraid it will make the old man unhappy." ”

Before he could stand firm at home, he thought about going outside to show off, and he was not afraid of being blown away by the wind.

"Besides, the second lady has been operating outside for many years, and if we rush into it, I'm afraid it won't please us." Although everyone knows that the court is interested in Yuan Dongliang, and the old man is also inclined to Yuan Dongliang, but the matter has not reached the last step, and no one can say that he is completely sure.

What if, Yuan Dongliang has a whatever?

What if, Ning Nianzhi failed to give birth to a son-in-law?

There are many accidents, the second lady and they have been operating here for many years, those people used to please the second lady, it is impossible to suddenly switch to Ning Nianzhi's side, the grass on the wall is not pleasing on both sides. Unless, it is Ning Nianzhi who really stands firm and holds the original mansion in his own hands, and can announce to the outside world that the original mansion is my master, so that Ning Nianzhi does not need to go out to find someone to make friends with, just wait for those people to come to the door at home.

Ning Nianzhi nodded, and Mama Tang said again: "So, these account books, the young grandmother only needs to remember the contacts on the surface, inside, in the future, the old lady will personally guide you." ”

As she was talking, Chunhua said outside, "Young grandmother, the fourth lady is here." ”

Ning Nianzhi and Mama Tang glanced at each other, and both of them hurriedly got up to greet each other. As soon as I went out, I saw a woman coming, the fourth lady is not too old, she is in her thirties, she is well maintained, and she looks very young. Wearing an orange dress, his lips were red and his teeth were white, and he smiled before he spoke: "Have you eaten?" I'm here now, didn't disturb your meal, did I? ”

"No, I'm glad that the fourth aunt can come." Ning Nianzhi said with a smile, took two steps, turned around and entered the door with the fourth lady: "I'm still thinking, this afternoon is long, I don't know what to do to pass the time, the fourth aunt sit down, what kind of tea do you want to drink?" ”

"I'm casual, tea and other things, I just need to be able to eat, I'm a vulgar person, I don't know how to taste tea." The fourth lady said with a smile, sat down beside Ning Nianzhi, looked at the furnishings in this room curiously, and said with a smile: "Look at it, it's really different from us, these things, they look very elegant, and people love it," This room is too, I don't say too much poetry or anything, but as soon as I enter the door, I feel that this room is comfortable to look at. “

"I'm embarrassed by what the fourth aunt said." Ning Nianzhi said with a smile, and pushed the teacup to the fourth lady's hand, "However, if you follow the customs of the locals, you have to be free, and I have to ask the fourth aunt to teach me more about the customs here, so as not to make any jokes without knowing it." ”

The fourth lady squeezed her eyes at her: "Don't be afraid, the eldest nephew won't do anything to you if you make a joke, it's too late for him to hurt you, I went out this morning, I don't know, I thought he was going to Izumo City, so I was reluctant." ”

Seeing Ning Nianzhi's face flushing, he said again: "Don't be shy, it's like this when you first got married, when I first got married to your fourth uncle, I just went to the garden, and he had to go with him." ”

However, as she spoke, the fourth lady's smile faded a little. Ning Nianzhi thought of the concubine in the fourth room, and he didn't know how to answer. In her opinion, the couples in this world, such as Ning Zhen and Ma Xinrong, can be regarded as happy and sweet, and the rest, as long as there are aunts and concubines, they are not considered to be happy and love each other.

But in the world, if a man does not take a concubine, he will inevitably be said to be afraid of the inside. is like the old general and the old lady, in Ning Nianzhi's opinion, whether it is the father or the father, the old general is not very good.

But compared to most men, the old general is already good. He didn't spoil his concubine and kill his wife, on the contrary, he also took good care of the old lady, in this house, the old lady said that no one dared to say two, and the old lady did whatever she wanted. Outside, others are praising the old general for his affection and righteousness.

Ning Nianzhi also knew that the old lady also had feelings for the old man.

This kind of relationship seems to her to be a little incomprehensible, but in the eyes of the world, it is the most normal. Perhaps, it is because she herself has not been able to go that far and cannot appreciate the relationship between the old lady and the old man, or perhaps, she is rare and strange.

Ning Nianzhi would even imagine in his head that if Yuan Dongliang couldn't keep it in the future, and he had an aunt, what would he do at that time. And away? What about the kids? Can you rest assured that they will be begging for a living under their stepmother? Separate? Can you watch what originally belonged to your child being taken away by others?

But sometimes, I feel like I'm thinking too much. People's thoughts are constantly changing, an idea today, a feeling tomorrow. When you don't have children, you have to hold the idea that you'd rather be broken than broken, but when you have children, you will think about your children.

can only walk and say, if there is really one day, Yuan Dongliang fails himself, then whether it is divorce or separation, as long as he thinks he can live well, right? Why worry about it now, obviously just got married, and the relationship between husband and wife is good, you have to find some hardship by yourself, and think about how to live if the relationship is bad in the future.

"I'm coming to you today for something." The fourth lady didn't want to talk more about her own affairs, so she changed the topic with a smile: "I went to say hello to the old lady in the morning, and Mama Liao only said that the old lady was sick, and I asked a few words, how is the old lady's body now?" ”

"It's still a bit empty." Ning Nianzhi hurriedly said: "The doctor also instructed, after all, my grandmother is old, so if she has diarrhea, there must be wear and tear, and she will have to raise it for a period of time, but I am not careful, and I haven't noticed that my grandmother is a little unwell in the past few days." ”

"I can't blame you, where can you know the amount of food the old lady eats." The fourth lady hurriedly waved her hand and asked with some embarrassment: "Doctor, can you say anything, do you want to use any medicinal materials to replenish your body?" I still have some astragalus and the like here, all of which are good, and if the old lady can use them, I'll send them over when I get back. ”

Ning Nianzhi blinked, a little unconvinced, this is a good time to show her filial piety, why didn't the fourth lady send it to the old lady in person, and she had to come here to ask? There should be no taboo about astragalus, right?

"Well, I'm a little afraid of your grandmother." The fourth lady said with a little embarrassment, Ning Nianzhi was really a little surprised, the old lady has always been very loving, what is there to be afraid of? Besides, it's just to send something to talk about your heart, and the old lady is not an unreasonable person, is it possible to smash things?

"Before, the old lady was sick, and your second aunt prepared medicinal herbs to send over, and then, the old lady got angry and scolded the second sister-in-law for looking forward to her death or something...... "The fourth lady coughed lightly and said embarrassedly: "I'm a little scared, I'm not afraid of your jokes, I've always been timid, so I've been married to your fourth uncle for so many years, and I've always just stayed in my own yard, and now that the old lady is sick, I also want to express my heart, but in addition to medicinal materials, I don't know what to send." ”

As he spoke, he grabbed Ning Nianzhi's hand: "If you don't send medicinal herbs, can you give me an idea?" Or, I'm going to serve the old lady for two days? ”

"Well, grandmother isn't a serious illness." Ning Nianzhi was also a little helpless, what good ideas could she have. Listening to the words of the fourth lady, it is obvious that the old lady does not like these concubines and daughters-in-law, when people are sick, they are more fragile, and when they see the people they like, they can feel a little better, and when they see people they don't like, they can't wait to show up in front of them again.

The second lady is about to hit the muzzle of the gun, and then, this time, the fourth lady has learned the spirit, and wants to find out the old lady's attitude first.

But Ning Nianzhi didn't dare to guarantee that if he brought the fourth lady to the old lady, it would make the old lady feel bored. Whether emotionally or intellectually, Ning Nianzhi is on the old lady's side and thinks about the old lady.

For a fourth lady who is not very familiar, it is not very cost-effective to make the old lady angry.

"Fourth aunt, don't worry too much." Ning Nianzhi said with a smile, "If there is anything that needs the fourth aunt, I will definitely not be polite to the fourth aunt, but this medicinal material, I will ask Mama Liao when I go back?" If it can be used, the fourth aunt's heart, grandmother will definitely understand it. If you can't use it, the fourth aunt's filial piety, grandmother will also remember it in her heart. ”

The fourth lady breathed a sigh of relief slightly: "Then please ask, let you laugh." ”

"It's all a family, and the fourth aunt doesn't have to be polite." Ning Nianzhi said with a smile, pointing to the dim sum on the table: "This is made by the maid next to me personally, the most famous dim sum in the capital, the fourth aunt to try it?" ”

The fourth lady hurriedly took a piece, tasted it, nodded and said: "It's really delicious, it is worthy of being the most popular dim sum in the capital, it is much more delicious than the ones made in the house before, and Nianzhi is blessed to have such a capable girl by her side." ”

"If the fourth aunt likes it, I'll ask people to do more when I go back and send it to the fourth aunt." Ning Nianzhi said a few polite words, said a few more gossips, and then sent the fourth lady out. When the people left, they were a little crying and laughing and couldn't talk to Mama Tang: "The fourth lady's courage is really too small, but she was scolded by her grandmother, and she was so scared that she didn't dare to offer her hospitality anymore, I originally thought that the fourth room was too indifferent, and I didn't want to ask for anything, so I could look at it calmly, if the truth was because I was too timid, so I didn't dare to speak, it was really ......."

After a pause, he said, "It's funny." ”

"I look at this fourth lady, it doesn't look like she's really timid." Mama Tang pondered for a while before saying: "The old lady also lived in the capital for a while, and the young grandmother has also been in contact with the old lady many times, do you think that the old lady is the kind of person who will scare others when she gets angry?" ”

If you can scare others, it definitely won't be just a couple of words. The old lady's temper, when she was in the capital, Ning Nianzhi had never seen her angry. Of course, it is also possible to maintain your demeanor in front of outsiders.

In the past few days, the old lady has also been angry at the second room a few times, but every time, the old lady said that she wanted to split up the family or something, and she didn't beat or scold anyone, even if the second lady was locked up, it was also the second master's own hand.

Well, if you look at it this way, it's actually quite scary.

But the fourth lady's reaction seems to be a bit excessive.

"But what good would it do her to lie to me asking my grandmother?" Ning Nianzhi was speechless, and Mama Tang shook her head: "It's hard to say, it's probably to test it?" No matter what the fourth lady means, the young grandmother always has to pay more attention to it, don't rush to tell the old lady about this matter today, why don't you ask Mama Liao secretly? ”

Ning Nianzhi nodded, seeing that it was not too early, so he simply went directly into the room to take a nap.

As soon as he woke up, Yuan Dongliang had already come back, ate wine, with a slight smell of wine on his body, saw Ning Nianzhi open his eyes, smiled first, then leaned over, took Ning Nianzhi's lips in his mouth, and kissed him for a long time before letting go: "What should I do, I am more and more reluctant to you, leaving for a while, I can't think in my heart, why don't I go to the yamen in the future, only accompany you at home?" ”

Ning Nianzhi rolled his eyes and sat up: "I just woke up, and you kissed before I had time to rinse my mouth." ”

Yuan Dongliang was stunned for a moment, couldn't help laughing, raised his hand and hugged Ning Nianzhi: "Don't worry, I don't dislike you, even if you roll twice in the mud pond, I can still kiss you when you come out, no matter what you look like, I like you the most." ”

"When?" Ning Nianzhi ignored him, pushed the person away, and asked while getting out of bed, listening to Xue hearing the question outside, he quickly replied loudly, and then came in with a kettle to help Ning Nianzhi wash his face and make up.

"Grandmother is feeling better?" Ning Nianzhi asked sideways, Yuan Dongliang got up, stood next to Ning Nianzhi and gestured twice, and helped her choose a hairpin: "When I came back, I went to my grandmother's yard and asked, my grandmother woke up for a while at noon and ate some white porridge, which has already improved a little at this time, and said that when you wake up, I will go around the garden with you." ”

"Then why didn't you call me earlier?" Ning Nianzhi hurriedly got up, and Yuan Dongliang hurriedly held the person down: "Don't worry, grandfather is still accompanying grandmother, let's wait a while, it's too late, I saw the account book thrown on the table, look at the account book today?" ”

"Well, I've read a few books, is the price here in Cloud City much different from usual?" Ning Nianzhi asked, Yuan Dongliang blinked: "These things like jade are cheaper than those in the capital, but silk or something is more expensive than those in the capital." ”

Ning Nianzhi twitched the corners of his mouth, but thinking about it, whether it was in Cloud City or the capital, Yuan Dongliang had never personally gone to the street to buy vegetables, and it was estimated that he really didn't know about these things.

"Taking you out for a walk another day?" Yuan Dongliang asked, Ning Nianzhi nodded: "Okay, let's go around when you're free, is there anything interesting in Cloud City?" ”

"Yes, quite a bit." Yuan Dongliang babbled to Ning Nianzhi: "Don't you like horseback riding? In July, oh, this year has passed, but there will be next year, and I will take you there when the time comes, there is a special horse market, and there are good horses here, and there are butterfly clubs, bangbang festivals and so on, you will definitely like it. ”

As he spoke, Ning Nianzhi also drank a glass of water, cleaned up, and the couple went to the old lady's yard.

The old lady slept all morning, she was in good spirits at this time, she was sitting on the soft couch and talking to the old man, and when she saw them coming in, she raised her hand to bombard the old man: "You have something to do, just hurry up, don't delay, there is my grandson and granddaughter-in-law here to accompany me, you don't have to stay to get in the way, hurry up, you eat in the study at night, I have nothing to eat here, I can only eat white porridge, and I don't have to put food for you, let me look greedy." ”

The old man was a little helpless, got up and patted Yuan Dongliang on the shoulder, Yuan Dongliang couldn't help laughing: "Grandfather, don't worry, Nianzhi and I will take care of our grandmother." ”

"Thoughts come and go." The old lady beckoned, Ning Nianzhi hurriedly went over, saluted, sat down next to the old lady, the old lady took out a picture album from the drawer on the soft couch, touched it very cherished, and then handed it to Ning Nianzhi: "Didn't you say before that you wanted to worship your in-laws?" Turn around and let Dongliang accompany you. ”

Ning Nianzhi opened the album with some puzzlement, and saw that there were all kinds of small statues inside, most of them were a man, and Yuan Dongliang's appearance was seven or eight points similar, and no one believed him if he didn't kiss his father and son. Occasionally, there will be a portrait of a woman, very gentle.

"This ......" Ning Nianzhi guessed the identity of the person in the painting, looked at the old lady with some hesitation, and the old lady patted her hand: "It's Dongliang's father, Dongliang's mother, although I have always disliked her, but I have to admit that she is a talented girl, and she paints the best, you see, are these all the same as the real thing?" Dongliang's father, because of his poor health, has been reading since he was a child, and he is also a talented person, and after the two got married, they had a deep relationship. ”

looked at Yuan Dongliang again: "It's a pity, Dongliang is neither as rich as his father, nor as talented as his mother." However, it's okay to do this, if you read too many books, you always feel that only they are the smartest in the world, and there is nothing they can't do, and sooner or later they will get into a big disaster. ”

Yuan Dongliang has never seen his father and mother, and he has probably seen this portrait before, so he sat on the side and didn't say a word, time can take away everything, the old lady cried when she saw these portraits in the early years, and now, with her grandson, she is finally not so sad.

"You are also Dongliang's daughter-in-law, so you have to go back to your in-laws now." The old lady patted Ning Nianzhi's hand and pulled the topic back: "The bones of the two of them ......"

By the time the old man found their bones, they had already become bones. A wasteland between the western and northern frontiers, in addition to wild wolves and vultures, is full of white bones, and it is impossible to tell which bone belongs to whom.

In the end, in desperation, I could only collect all the bones in that piece, and I paid a lot of money to spell out the human shape and bury them one by one.

"Go back and let Dongliang take you to worship." The old lady didn't want to talk about this kind of thing, her eyes were red, and she closed the album: "I can't have no impression in my heart, even if I talk to the tombstone, I can't think of what a face looks like." ”

Afraid that the old man would be in a bad mood again, Ning Nianzhi gave Yuan Dongliang a look, and Yuan Dongliang said with a smile: "Grandmother, have you started to teach Nianzhi to read the account book?" Didn't you say before, let me go out to play with my thoughts, and give you a great-grandson as soon as possible? If Nian Zhi starts housekeeping, he won't have time to hang out with me. ”

The old lady patted him on the head: "Didn't you say that you can't go out to play after the housekeeper, and when she gets started, this housekeeper or something, it will only take half a day, and the rest of the day can you still go out to play?" You, even if you marry your daughter-in-law and forget your grandmother, you just want to take your daughter-in-law out to play, and you don't feel sorry for your grandmother. ”

"Grandmother can't wronged me, I feel sorry for my grandmother the most." Yuan Dongliang hurriedly shouted: "I am a big man's family, for fear that I will not be able to take care of my grandmother, so I specially married a daughter-in-law to help me take care of my grandmother, in this way, from I am filial to my grandmother alone to two people to be filial to my grandmother, and there is no one in the world who cares more about my grandmother than me." ”

The old lady couldn't help laughing: "Where can anyone boast about yourself like this, it's not too thick-skinned!" Let me see, can you take off two layers of this face and use it as a drum surface? ”

"Grandmother, look at you, my thin face is like my grandmother's, white and pure, isn't it?" Yuan Dongliang gags, making the old lady laugh, Ning Nianzhi's face turned red, he really had never seen Yuan Dongliang when he was so childish.

After playing for a while, seeing that the old lady let go of the pain in her heart, Ning Nianzhi hurriedly said what she had said about visiting the garden before, and the old lady got up neatly: "Let's go, I've been lying down for almost a day, and my bones are about to rust, let's go out for a walk." ”

Yuan Dongliang and Ning Nian were holding on to the side and went to the garden slowly. In October, Yuncheng is still a little warm, the mother-in-law in the garden takes good care of it, there are a lot of flowers are still in bloom, the old lady is happy to see it, pinched the flowers and tied it into Ning Nianzhi and her own hair, and looked at the water surface: "I think back then, I am also a flower in Yuncheng, that long is called a good-looking, and many people have come from all over the world to propose marriage, but I just took a fancy to your grandfather, who was two or three years younger than you, when your grandfather was two or three years younger than you, he was really wooden, and he couldn't even say a good word, I still think he was honest." ”

After a pause, the old lady changed the topic again: "Let's clean up here and renovate the garden?" ”

Yuan Dongliang was a little surprised: "Want to renovate?" Then you don't want any flowers and plants planted here? And all these rockeries or something, all have to be moved? ”

"Hey, in fact, I haven't liked these flowers very much in the past two years, and I feel bored after watching them for a long time." said, Laning Nianzhi's hand: "Daughter-in-law, you say, if we renovate the garden, what kind of look would it look like?" What style do you prefer? Suzhou and Hangzhou, or Beijing, or Northern Xinjiang? It doesn't matter what others think, what do you like, why don't we make it? ”

"Grandmother, I don't really like anything I like." Ning Nianzhi hurriedly said, "What do you like?" ”

"When people are old, they like to be lively, otherwise, we will build a garden over there in the capital?" The old lady waved her arm and pointed to the country: "Get an octagonal pavilion there, get a pond here, live water, plant lotus, put fish fry, and build two small bridges, put two rockeries over there, the kind that is porous, plant a few willow trees, put stone benches and stone tables and the like, and then put a chessboard ......"