Entering Cao's courtyard, Cao was holding a letter and sobbing, seeing that Ningxia Qing was coming, Cao quickly wiped away his tears, and said to Ningxia Qing sadly: "Your little uncle wrote to tell me that your grandmother is sick, and I plan to go back to Caoshui County to serve your grandmother in person, and I will leave tomorrow." ”

Ning Xia Qing was also stunned, and hurriedly asked, "Is grandma seriously ill?" ”

"Your little uncle only said in the letter that he was not seriously ill, but well, he may also be afraid that I would be worried, so he said so." When he said this, Cao's face was white, and he was obviously extremely anxious.

Ning Xia Qing nodded, sighed worriedly, and asked again: "Hasn't grandma's body always been good?" Why did you suddenly get sick? ”

Cao shook his head and said, "I don't know either. The day before yesterday, Aunt Du went to Caoshui County to see relatives, and went to see your grandmother on the way, but your grandmother suddenly fell ill. At that time, your uncle's family was out, and there were only your grandmother and a few subordinates at home, and there was no one in the family who could take charge of things. ”

Cao Shi stroked his chest and said in shock: "Fortunately, Aunt Du was present, and Aunt Du immediately found someone to invite a doctor, and she has been personally serving by your grandmother's side, until your little uncle and they come home." Then your little uncle wrote me a letter to my family, and Aunt Todu brought it to me. ”

Ning Ningqing couldn't help frowning, and said thoughtfully: "So that's ......"

Cao said: "So I'm going to leave as soon as possible, and I've already explained it to your grandmother." I'm not at home these days, you must take care of your grandma and Zi'er. Zi'er is okay to say, the children are sent to study every day, but your grandmother is old, you can definitely take care of it. ”

Cao Shi said worriedly: "Your grandmother's incident really frightened me, your grandmother is not a few years younger than your grandmother, you must take care of the old lady, don't let her get sick like your grandmother." ”

Ning Xia Qing nodded: "Don't worry, mother, I will take care of it at home." ”

Cao continued to instruct: "You also have to take care of yourself, don't be too tired. If you can't spare the energy to take care of your grandmother while taking care of the shop, then you can close the shop for a few days and you can have a good rest yourself. ”

Ning Xia Qingqian smiled and said, "I have a sense of proportion in my own heart. But my mother's health has been bad, I always can't stand the bumps of the carriage, and now I have to rush such a long way, I haven't seen my grandmother for a long time, I should have gone together, but I really can't pull away here, I can't accompany my mother, I really don't feel at ease. ”

Cao Shi stroked Ning Ningqing's hand and comforted: "Don't worry, I will take care of myself, besides, I have Lan Ying by my side." ”

Ning Xia Qing immediately frowned and said, "Does my mother only bring Lan Ying?" Let's bring the jade with you, it's really not good, you have to bring the cuizhi cuiluo too. ”

Cao Shi shook his head and said, "No need, Caoshui County is not far away, I'll just take Lan Ying back, and the others will stay at home to help you take care of the old lady." Speaking of which, Aunt Du also said that she wanted to accompany me, but I didn't agree. ”

Ning Xia Qing couldn't help frowning: "Aunt Du wants to accompany you?" ”

Cao nodded and said with emotion: "Yes, she is afraid that I am not in good health and will not be able to take care of myself on the road, so she wants to accompany me." But I didn't agree, our carriage is not big, so it's better to go to a few people as little as possible. Speaking of which, if it weren't for Aunt Du's presence this time, your grandmother would probably ......"

Cao couldn't help but cry a few more times, and only after calming down did he say, "Seriously, I really didn't like Aunt Du before, but now I ...... I really don't know how to thank her......"

Ning Xia Qing didn't echo and said, but just asked, "What kind of relatives did Aunt Du go to Caoshui County to see?" How come I have never heard of any relatives of the Du family in Caoshui County? ”

Cao replied: "It's the first time I've heard that she has relatives there, and I heard her say that it seems to be a very distant relative, and she hardly communicates, and Aunt Du went to visit this time for some things." ”

Ning Xia Qing asked curiously, "What is Aunt Du for?" ”

Cao replied without doubt: "She wants to collect some materials, there is a distant relative of hers in Caoshui County, it seems that she works in a small material workshop, and she will go to the person to collect materials." ”

Ning Xia Qing showed a thoughtful expression when she heard this, Aunt Du went to the small workshop in Caoshui County to collect materials? However, Ning Ningqing didn't say anything about it, and only said to Cao: "Since my mother is not willing to bring a few more maids, then forget it, but I have to let Ah Zheng personally drive the car for my mother, otherwise I won't worry." ”

Cao Shi frowned and said: "Ah Zheng is indeed a reliable person, but I heard that Ah Zheng has now taken over from Gu Feng to manage the warehouse, you let Ah Zheng give me a car, what should I do with the shop?" ”

"Mother, don't worry." Ning Xia Qing soothed: "There are so many people here in the shop, can it still be turned around?" In short, I must let Ah Zheng personally send my mother back to Caoshui County, otherwise I can't rest assured that anything I say. ”

As soon as he came out of Cao's house, Ning Xia Qing went to find Ah Zheng.

Ningxia Qing told Ah Zheng about this, told Ah Zheng a few words in detail, and entrusted the Cao family to Ah Zheng.

Immediately, Ning Xia Qing went to his house and called Cuiyu to go out, planning to go to the street to buy some good supplements and other things, and let the Cao family bring them back to his grandmother and uncle.

As soon as he came out of the house with Cuiyu, he met Aunt Du with a flattering face, and Aunt Du greeted with a smile: "Why does the big girl look not very good?" Is it because of my wife's mother's business? ”

Ning Xia Qing looked at Aunt Du, and suddenly showed a little sadness on her face, and said affectionately: "Yes, my grandmother is sick, but I don't have time to go back to see her, it's really my unfilial piety as a granddaughter." ”

Aunt Du walked up and followed Ning Ningqing's words and comforted casually: "Big girl, don't say that. ”

Ning Xia Qing suddenly patted Aunt Du's arm lightly, and said seriously: "I have heard what my wife said, if it weren't for Aunt Du present this time, my grandmother would probably be ......" and then covered her mouth.

Aunt Du was flattered, obviously she didn't expect Ning Xia Qing to be so kind, so she immediately laughed and said, "The eldest girl doesn't have to take this matter to heart. We are all members of the Ning family, and we naturally have to help each other when something happens, if we see that our family is in trouble, but we don't reach out to help, isn't it even as good as a beast? ”

Ning Xia Qing smiled slightly and said, "Yes, Aunt Du is reasonable. However, although Aunt Du doesn't care, but I will still keep this love in my heart, I Ningxia Qing is by no means a person who does not repay his kindness, if there is a chance one day, I hope that Aunt Du can give me a chance to return the favor. ”

Aunt Du immediately made a veil to cover her mouth, and then the deep, triumphant smile on her face still appeared from the corners of her eyes and eyebrows full of treacherous lines, and Aunt Du said pretentiously: "I know, the eldest girl is a person who says the same, since the eldest girl has said so, I can't excuse myself, right?" ”

Ning Xia Qing pretended to be slightly surprised and said, "Oh? So, Aunt Du needs my help now? I don't know what it is? Aunt Du might as well come and hear it. ”

Aunt Du pretended to excuse herself: "Actually, I didn't want to use this to trouble the big girl, and I didn't want the big girl to always feel that she owed me a favor, so I wanted to ask the big girl to help me in this matter, in fact, for the big girl, it's just a matter of effort." ”

Ning Xia Qing said kindly: "Aunt Du is not polite, please speak." ”

Aunt Du sighed and said, "The eldest girl also knows, my younger brother wanted to buy Mrs. Pan's shop before, but then it didn't work." After that, my younger brother has never found a good way out, and it all depends on my brother-in-law's hard work to pick vegetables from the countryside and sell them in the city, not to mention how hard my brother's life is. ”

Ning Xia Qing asked knowingly: "Could it be ...... Aunt Du still wants the shop of his wife? ”

Aunt Du hurriedly waved her hand and said: "No, the reason why I said that last time was just because I was ignorant, now I understand the matter, and I know that such a request is indeed a little excessive, and I hope the eldest girl will not worry about that matter with me." ”

Ning Xia Qing smiled and pretended not to know, "Then what does Aunt Du want me to do for your brother?" ”

Aunt Du said: "Speaking of which, my younger brother has been lucky recently, and he has been idle for a long time, but he actually found an errand. The owner of a horse shop happened to be back to his hometown, and the owner of the shop and my brother were old acquaintances, and the boss intended to let my brother take over the position of the shopkeeper......"

Speaking of this, Aunt Du looked embarrassed: "It's just ...... The boss also knew my brother's virtues, and was afraid that my brother would not be able to take the position of shopkeeper, so he asked my brother a question, saying that if my brother could solve this problem, let my brother be the shopkeeper in that shop. ”

Ning Ningqing led and asked, "I don't know what the question is?" ”

Aunt Du said: "Hey, it's not the trouble left by the shopkeeper who left before, the previous shopkeeper was not doing well, which led to the supply of goods in the shop being broken, but the shopkeeper himself patted his ass and walked clean, but the boss handed over this problem to my brother, saying that only my brother can bring a new source of goods, so let my brother be the shopkeeper." ”

Ning Xia Qing smiled slightly, and made a sudden realization: "So that's the case." No wonder I heard my wife say that Aunt Du went to Caoshui County to find a distant relative to collect materials, I think it was to help your brother solve the problem, right? ”

"Not really!" Aunt Du clapped her hands and said, "Actually, it's not that I can't collect materials from distant relatives in Caoshui County, it's just that ...... First, the cost of freight between the two counties is another expense, and secondly, hey, to be honest, I have been in Huacaiyuan for a long time, and I really can't look down on the goods from the small workshops there. ”

"I see." Ningxia Qingmei said with crooked eyes: "Aunt Du is right, the goods from the small workshop are indeed not comparable with the big workshop, the style is old, the color is almost there, and the supply of goods from the small workshop is not as stable as the big workshop." ”

Aunt Du immediately flattered: "The eldest girl is reasonable, she deserves to be the eldest girl, and she understands the key to this cargo at once." ”

Ning Xia Qing nodded with a smile and asked, "Then what can I do for Aunt Du?" ”

Aunt Du got off the donkey: "I know that the relationship between the eldest girl and the second master is good, and she has been buying directly from the second master's workshop." I think that if my younger brother can get the goods in the second master's workshop, whether it is price or quality, it will definitely have an advantage over contacting the small workshop in Caoshui County. ”

Ning Xia Qing asked: "So, Aunt Du wants your brother to get the goods from the second master's workshop?" ”

Aunt Du nodded again and again: "Yes, yes, the eldest girl is right." ”

Ning Xia Qing deliberately said: "If you want the goods from the second master Ning, just go to the workshop to talk about it, and find the door to do business, are you afraid that the second master will drive away customers?" And why did you come to me? ”

Aunt Du then sighed: "Hey, the eldest girl doesn't know, my brother is a little difficult." ”

Aunt Du said embarrassedly: "My brother's shop is a small shop, and the running water is really not enough, so I can't get so much money...... If I buy from a small workshop in Caoshui County, my relatives over there can help my brother intercede and let my brother pay on credit, but the second master will never agree to let my brother pay on credit......"

Ning Xia Qing raised his eyebrows slightly: "I can't get the payment but I want the goods, this ...... It's really hard to do......"

Aunt Du immediately smiled flatteringly and said, "That's why I need the eldest girl to come forward to help, I know that the eldest girl must have a way to help me." ”

Ning Xia Qing said embarrassedly: "Let me tell Aunt Du the truth, although I don't have a penny on my side, but I am just the owner of a small shop, and the silver in my hand is only enough to support the flow of Huacaiyuan, I really can't afford to pay for your brother's side anymore......"

Aunt Du hurriedly said, "The eldest girl misunderstood, I didn't want to borrow silver from the eldest girl." I want to ask, can Second Master Ning be accommodating to my younger brother? Ning Er's family has a big business, just looking at the scale of the workshop, he knows that Ning Er's family must be wealthy. Since the eldest girl is so familiar with Second Master Ning, can she ask Second Master Ning to promise to let my younger brother pay on credit? ”

Ning Xia Qing sighed: "I'm afraid this is more difficult, it's more difficult than asking me to borrow silver......"

When Aunt Du heard this, her expression turned cold in an instant, obviously very unhappy.

Ning Xia Qing explained: "Although the scale of Ning Er's workshop is not small, it is basically the family business left by the previous generation of the Ning family, and Ning Erye himself has no silver. In order to maintain this workshop, he has already put all his family business into it. I don't hide it from Aunt Du, in order to run the workshop, Second Master Ning borrowed money from someone not long ago. ”

Aunt Du couldn't help but show a look of displeasure and helplessness, obviously angry because of Ning Ningqing's refusal, but also couldn't help but doubt the truth of Ningxia Qing's words, and wondered if Ning Er's master was really as tight as Ning Ningqing said.

Ning Xia Qing added: "Don't say that I introduced the person in the past, it's me, and I never take credit when I buy goods in the workshop, first, the second master really can't afford to allow me to take credit, and second, I know that the second master has a difficult amount of money, so I never mention the matter of credit, and I don't want him to be embarrassed." ”

Aunt Du was silent, the expression on her face was obviously extremely unhappy, she opened her mouth, but she swallowed her previous words stubbornly, and said in a begging tone: "But...... If the big girl doesn't help, I really don't know who else to go to help me with this. ”

Ning Ningqing knew what Aunt Du had swallowed before, and thought that Aunt Du was quite brainy today, and knew that it was taboo to take grace when asking someone to do something.

Ning Xia Qing couldn't help but sneer secretly, thinking to herself, how could Aunt Du have been such a brained person? Eighty percent was taught by others, and it is likely to be Du Qiutong, it seems that there must be Du Qiutong behind this matter.

Ning Xia Qing suddenly smiled and said, "Although there are thousands of difficulties, since Aunt Du has opened this mouth, I will definitely not sit idly by." ”

In Aunt Du's surprised gaze, Ning Xia Qing said unhurriedly: "What's more, Aunt Du is still kind to my grandmother, if I don't know how to repay the favor, in Aunt Du's words, wouldn't I be even as good as a beast?" ”