Chapter 4: The First Collision
"Madam, Ning'er is here." After the maid brought Ning'er to the living room, she reported to the second lady and left, letting Ning'er walk into the living room by herself.
Ning Er didn't expect that she would be taken directly into the living room by the maid, because in the past, Ning Er was not allowed to enter the living room by the second lady, and when guests came to visit in Liufu in the past, the second lady only let Ning Er stay in her room and did not let her come out to meet the guests, let alone come to the living room.
Today, the second lady actually asked the maid to bring herself directly to the living room, and asked the maid to dress herself up carefully, and Ning Er felt that the second lady must have ulterior motives.
Ning Er walked to the living room with full of questions, and it wasn't until she walked to the front of the living room that she found that it was not only the lady sitting in the hall, but also a strange man who looked very old. Behind the man stood several servants.
Seeing this, Ning'er seemed to be more sure of the thoughts in her heart, the second lady should want to marry herself, but her father is not in the house, does the second lady really have to oppress herself in everything, and now even the marriage is important, does she have to make the decision for her father? Although Ning Er was reluctant in her heart, she could only walk into the living room.
Before Ning Er walked into the living room, the second lady got up and walked over to Ning Er, "You kid, I told you not to go out and run around, look at how embarrassing it is to ask the guests to wait for so long." Come, my mother will introduce you to this guest. ”
The second lady came over and took Ning Er's hand, and claimed to be Ning Er's mother, Ning Er looked at the second lady in front of her, is this smiling face really for Ning Er's own, or is it just a gesture in front of outsiders. It was the first time that the second lady had smiled so happily at herself, as if she had thought of herself as her daughter.
But what the second lady said to Ning Er couldn't make people happy, Ning Er suddenly had a feeling that the lady was going to sell herself.
"Ning'er, this is a well-known member in our county, this time I came specifically to discuss your marriage with my mother, you see that you are not too young, you can't stay in your mother's house for a lifetime, it's time to find you a husband." The second lady stroked Ning Er's hand, and motioned Ning Er to take a look at Fang Yuanwai who was sitting in the living room.
Ning Er turned her head and glanced at Fang Yuanwai who was sitting there, Fang Yuan, but it was really a good lady to find Lang Jun, before she got closer, she could see the graceful figure of Fang Yuan, a few locks of gray beard, and a cane in her hand, knowing that she had found a husband, and if she didn't know, she thought she had found a father for Ning Er.
However, Ning Er didn't say anything, just glanced at it, and followed Madame to the living room and sat opposite Fang Yuanwai.
As soon as Ning Er sat down, she saw Fang Yuan looking herself up and down, and after Fang Yuan looked up and down, she touched her beard with her hand, revealing a satisfied smile, and Ning Er had already seen his ill intentions from his expression alone.
Ning Er knew that the second lady didn't treat her very well, so over the years, Ning Er had been listening to the second lady, and the second lady asked her to get up early to clean the courtyard, and Ning Er had no complaints; The second lady called Ning'er as a maid, and Ning'er didn't say anything. But when Ning Er saw that outside the Fang member in front of her, it was actually the Lang Jun that the second lady had found for herself, Ning Er suddenly became a little angry.
"Big lady, no, no, Second Mrs. Liu, this Ning Er looks really good, it is indeed the general water spirit that I told you, although she was married to the third aunt, and the grievances were wronged, but you can rest assured, when the time comes, when Ning Er is married, it will definitely be eight sedan chairs to marry, and the number of salutes will not be less, so do you see if you can set the wedding date as soon as possible, Mrs. Liu?"
Fang Yuan stared at Ning Er with a smile on his face for a long time, and as soon as he came up, he said that he wanted to marry Ning Er as his third aunt, and when he got married, he had to carry a sedan chair to marry, Ning Er felt more and more disgusted, disgusted with the faces of these people, disgusted that Fang Yuan was so old, how could he marry a person who was about the same age as his daughter to be his aunt's wife.
Ning Er looked at his hateful face, and really wanted to go up and beat that Fang member, so that he could take a good look at his stumbling appearance, did he really think that if he had money, he could do whatever he wanted, and he could ruin the happiness of other girls? But Ning'er still endured.
Second Mrs. Liu? Ning Er sighed in her heart, and sure enough, she even knew the title. Although outsiders have always called the second lady Jiang Mrs. Liu, she herself let her subordinates call her second lady in the house, that is because she felt that the eldest lady died in an accident, and it seemed a little unlucky for her to use the title of the eldest lady, so outsiders are called Mrs. Liu, and everyone in the house is called the second lady.
There was once a maid who called for missing, she directly asked her subordinates to beat the maid, and the maid's face was swollen like a pig's head that day, and the swelling did not go away for several days.
But this Fang Yuan just called the eldest lady, and then immediately changed his name to the second Mrs. Liu, this Fang Yuan's desire to survive is still quite strong, it seems that this Fang Yuan also has some understanding of the rumors of the title of the second lady, and immediately changed his mouth after calling it wrong. Ning Er couldn't help but secretly rejoice in her heart, it turned out that not only her father was afraid of the second lady, but even this party was afraid of the second lady.
The second lady heard Fang Yuanwai call herself Mrs. Liu, and her face became gloomy, but then she heard Fang Yuanwai change her mouth and mention the marriage date, the second lady's face suddenly turned cloudy, and her gloomy face suddenly became happy, and her face smiled more happily than before, and she was so happy that she touched Ning'er's hand a few times, as if to say that this goods can be sold for a good price.
"Fang Yuanwai, although our master is not at home now, I think that Ning'er can marry Fang Yuanwai, it is completely a blessing for our family Ning'er, and the master will be very happy when he comes back, so according to the days we were optimistic about before, we will set the wedding date between you and Ning'er on the sixth day of the next month, and the sixth day of the next month is a good day."
The second lady said the wedding date so happily, not to mention how happy she was with the expression on her face, she had already forgotten about the wrong name just now, and now she was thinking about how to marry Ning'er as soon as possible, thinking about how much dowry Fang Yuanwai could give, and she had completely ignored the opinion of the party Ning'er.
"Okay, that's it. Three days later, I will come to the dowry and marry on the sixth day of the next month. Fang Yuanwai also agreed, and the two of them agreed on the marriage date in front of Ning'er like that, and said that they were very happy with their laughter, but they didn't consider whether Ning'er was unhappy or not, and whether they were willing to get married.
Ning Er looked at the two people in front of her and negotiated her own lifelong events as if she was talking about business, and couldn't help but feel a little ridiculous, even if she couldn't make her own decisions about her marriage, her father should be in charge, although the second lady was in charge, but her father was not there, how could she decide this matter privately.
Ning Er has endured it for so many years, but now that the second lady has privately decided on the marriage for herself, it is like the last straw that crushes the camel, Ning Er couldn't hold back any longer, smiled perfunctorily at the second lady and Fang Yuanwai, then took the second lady's hand on her hand and stood up.
Ning Er said to Fang Yuanwai, "Fang Yuanwai, I will not marry you no matter what, marriage has been a major matter since ancient times, and now my mother has become ancient, but my father is still there, I think it is better to wait for my father to come back and talk about my marriage, I will go down first, you and Mrs. talk." ”
Seeing that Ning Er was unhappy, Fang Yuan was reluctant to sit down anymore because he dismissed his face, "Mrs. Liu, you better settle this matter and come to me again." Fang Yuanwai waved his sleeves angrily, and without waiting for his wife to answer, he limped out on crutches.
"Don't be angry outside Fang Yuan, Ning Er just doesn't know which tendon is wrong today, this marriage has to be counted, Fang Yuanwai." Fang Yuanwai didn't pay attention to his wife and left without looking back, and the second lady chased Fang Yuanwai all the way out of the house. When the second lady turned her head and walked back to the living room, she saw Ning'er standing in the hall, and her face suddenly became gloomy.
The second lady looked at Ning'er in front of her, and felt that she was different from before, no matter how she was punished before, she didn't dare to talk back, but now she dared to talk back to her in front of outsiders, and the second lady was angry all of a sudden.
"Okay, Ning'er, I am kind enough to find Lang Jun for you to solve your marriage matter, you actually talk like this, your biological mother is your mother, then my second lady is not your mother? You are really so disappointing, go to the ancestral hall to punish me for kneeling, is this how your mother taught you etiquette and humility in the first place? The second lady stood up and pointed at Ning Er angrily.
"You are not qualified to mention my mother, let alone say that my mother is not good, I will go to the ancestral hall to punish kneeling, even if I kneel to death in the ancestral hall, I will not marry Fang Yuanwai." Without waiting for Madame to say anything, Ning'er turned around and went to the ancestral hall.
The second lady looked at Ning'er, who resolutely turned away, and was shocked, when did this child become like this, he didn't dare to resist before, but now why did he suddenly have an idea.
Ning'er knelt on the mat, looking at her mother's spiritual position, the grievances and sadness in her heart were released at once, and a tear flowed out of the corner of Ning'er's eyes, slid across her cheeks, and dripped onto her clothes.
No matter how much he has been bullied by his wife over the years, he can bear it, but in the face of his own marriage, his wife is so casual in her decision, and even says that her mother is not good, which makes Ning Er even more unbearable. After so many years, this is the first time that Ning Er has confronted Madame, but Ning Er will not regret what she did just now.
Ning Er also seems to realize that it is precisely because of her cowardly concessions again and again that she will be bullied by the second lady and her subordinates again and again, and even now even her own marriage can be decided by the second lady herself, and she does not discuss with her father, just like a good buyer.
This time, Ning'er decided that she couldn't be cowardly anymore, and she wanted to wait for her father to come back and tell her father what the second lady had done to her over the years, so that her father could seek justice for herself, and if even her father didn't make decisions for herself, she would leave the house.
Liufu, since the death of his mother, this family no longer belongs to him.