Chapter 74: Resolved
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"Got another sum of money before? Lost by you? ”
Ning Yue couldn't accept this explanation somewhat, and when he thought that Du Yinyin was here to earn the bounty, he couldn't help but feel a little respect in his heart. No wonder her eyes were so determined. Such a reason is enough to be fearless.
It's just that, in addition, there is a reason to make up for the fault?
"I'm also from a noble family, is it difficult to get some money from my family?" Twilight Yinyin's little face puffed up, and she seemed a little displeased.
"Even if you lose it, can't you ask for it again?" Although he didn't know how rich the nobles of the Snow Dragon Empire were, Ning Yue was sure that 10,000 silver coins was a huge amount of money for commoners, but for the nobles, it was likely to be just the cost of a dinner, and it was not a problem to throw them out casually.
Raising her hand and slapping the table, Twilight Yinyin shouted, "Want it?" It's easy to say, but that's the pocket money I've saved up for three years, how many clothes I have bought less, how many snacks I have eaten, you know? Don't think that the life of a noble family is easy, in terms of expenses, the family is very tight. ”
"If you are tightly constrained, you can save more than 3,000 silver coins a year from your pocket money, you really don't know how the common people live frugally." Ning Yue reluctantly replied, back then, he and Ying Tianxu went down the mountain to eat something good in order to save a few more silver coins, and it might even take a month or two.
At the time, they thought the best thing in the world was to throw ten silver coins and eat them at the town's roadside food stalls.
Waving her hand, Twilight pouted and snorted, "Okay, don't dwell on this issue anymore, just keep listening to me." Seven years ago, after two days here, my sister finally brought someone to find me. When I said goodbye to my new friends, I felt sadness like never before. At that time, I also asked my sister if she could bring these poor children to live in our house. I thought my sister would laugh and agree. However, she refused, promising only to give them a large sum of money. It's just that the war became more serious later, and my sister had too much military affairs to deal with, so I forgot about it. Because of my loss, my family no longer lets me go out...... It wasn't until another two years, when the war ended, that I had a chance to return here. It's a pity that things are not people......"
"The impact of the war, the death of former friends?"
I could vaguely feel the sadness of Twilight Yinyin, and Ning Yue also sighed with emotion.
"Not to die by the sword, but to lose to hunger and succumb to disease. What makes me even more sad is that most of my brothers and sisters who saved me have died, while the younger children have lived a lot and more. Because, in order to save more precious rations, they have to choose to be hungry themselves, but also to feed their younger children...... How could they not be children? ”
Tears were flashing in her eyes, and Twilight Yinyin sighed for a while.
"Once again, I asked my sister for money to improve their lives. However, after the end of the war, my sister was different, and she had to face more things. The rest of the matter was more important than my request, so it was ignored again. I looked for Xuanxuan, and I also found the few other friends, and everyone pooled some money to send it, but it was a drop in the bucket. That's when I realized how powerless I was. Ironically, I had been resisting all the tricks my sister had asked me to learn, but since then, I've been working hard. Because, in the aristocratic family, only if you can reflect your own value, you can get more pocket money before you officially run the industry. ”
Hearing this, Ning Yue shook his head and smiled: "This point, where is it not the same?" In the sect, only by reflecting one's greater value can one obtain more cultivation resources. ”
Shaking her head again, Twilight replied, "However, there is still a little difference. The pocket money given by the family is not pocket money in the real sense, and it is not completely at my disposal. For example, if you give me 10,000 on the surface, it is likely that only 2,000 can really be used at will, and the rest of the use is fixed, if I dare to mess around, it will be miserable next month. ”
"Fixed purpose?" Ning Yue was a little incomprehensible.
Twilight sighed, "The simplest, clothes and cosmetics. For women from aristocratic families, this must be learned, and the cost can be quite large. Even if some clothes are bought and you probably won't wear them once, and some cosmetics you won't use at once, but you have to buy new ones every month. Old, unwanted, either thrown away or given to servants. ”
"Waste."
This is Ning Yue's most direct idea.
Nodding her head repeatedly, she replied, "I think it's a waste too, but I have to do that." Or, like his sister, he chooses to command the army, in which case there is no need for so much red tape. However, I am even more reluctant to do that kind of thing. It's okay to find someone to fight occasionally, but you have to command a large army to set up a battle, and you don't know anything at all. ”
"However, the level of your magic chess is really high. I heard that few people in the army are happy, and they often use magic war chess to compare marching formations and compete against each other. ”
"Then you also know that this is just a game, and if I can't play chess, it will be even more sad. Forget it, I digress and don't mention these. To get back to the point, although the war ended five years ago, it lasted so long that many, many children were orphaned. There are quite a few people here, and many more have been added intermittently. In addition to these here, some nearby wanderers who don't want to stay will also run over from time to time to eat. In addition, for the sake of children's health, medication and regular check-ups are also essential. In fact, the overhead is very large. ”
Twilight Yinyin turned her head to look at the children playing not far away, and said with a wry smile: "Don't look at them now, they are no different from ordinary people, many of them still have old diseases on their bodies because of the hardships they have suffered, and they are extremely painful when they attack. The last bounty was used to repair the old house that was about to collapse, and there wasn't much left. This time, I also brought some money with me, hoping that they would last a little longer. ”
"By the way, doesn't Xinghuang City have your family's real estate?" Ning Yue still had a little doubt, and in his impression, even if the aristocratic family was not entrenched, they would buy a lot of real estate in case of emergency.
"Nope. One thing you may not know is that the pacification of the war five years ago was still based on the fact that the new emperor compromised with the aristocratic families and did not touch any of their assets. At the time of the war, there were many nobles who were crazy about accumulating wealth, and their uninhabited properties were constantly included in their names. My dad never did such a thing, he just guarded his territory. And Xuan Xuan, as the eldest son in the family, only has one property in the imperial capital. This Xinghuang City is not our family's territory, and there is nothing. ”
Twilight Yinyin sighed helplessly, looking up at the roof beams that had obviously been repaired more than once, and her face showed a touch of loneliness.
"I don't want them to live here if I can. It's a pity that there are only a lot of places that can help. ”
At this moment, Sister Di, who had gone out, finally came back, and her face seemed to be a little unpleasant, frowning slightly. Ning Yue had been paying attention to the movement outside the wall, and vaguely heard that there had been a quarrel.
"Sister Ti, what's wrong with you?"
This time, Twilight Yinyin also sensed that something was wrong, and instantly got up to ask. After a glance, I happened to see several figures outside the low wall slowly leaving.
"It's not easy to explain, in short, these have nothing to do with Xiao Yin, don't ask." Sister Di shook her head and sighed, quickly turned around and walked to the door again, muttering, "Ah Hui, why are they moving so slowly when they go grocery shopping?" I'll go and see if they can buy more......"
Grabbing her wrist in an instant and grabbing the departing figure, Twilight Yinyin continued to ask, "Sister Di, for me, nothing here is irrelevant. Say, what's going on? ”
After a slight hesitation, Sister Di sighed again and replied: "Xiaoyin, you should know that our children here are basically faced with two choices when they grow up to be sixteen years old. Either stay and take care of the smaller, and at the same time find a decent job to subsidize it a little. Either leave and find your own life. Either way, no one will stand in the way. Of course, more people are willing to choose the former, and want to continue to pass on the warmth they once received......"
Twilight Yinyin nodded, "Of course I know this, and I also helped with some of the people who left. Among them, although many people have come back less, they will also send more or less money and clothes to show their gratitude. Of course, there are also people who completely want to get rid of the past and never hear from them again. ”
"Remember Xiao Ao, right? He's the best we've gotten out here, and he's the one who has the most money to support us here besides you. Just now, he came to me again......"
"Of course I remember, I always like to bully people, but the little pride who was obedient to your rule. If memory serves, he's a few years older than you, and there's no objection to calling him that way. We've been joking that you two are a couple. Twilight Yinyin smiled inexplicably, and she had already made up her mind.
"What's the matter, it's okay for him to come to you? Why keep your face composed? ”
With a long sigh, Sister Di replied, "He wants to take me away, and he doesn't want me to stay here." Of course, you can come back from time to time to see the children, and you will have a better job and be able to earn more money to make a better life for the children here...... However, since Xiao Ao came back a year and a half ago, I felt that something was not quite right with him, and it was not the same as before. I can't tell what's wrong, I just think that he used to bully people for fun. But now, there was a faint feeling of discomfort, or fear, in him. ”
With her eyes narrowing slightly, she asked, "What is he doing now?" ”
"I don't know. This is also the place where I can't rest assured, and I didn't give an accurate answer when I asked him, only saying that I could make a lot of money when I met a noble person. If it weren't for the fact that he kept a lot of money on a regular basis, we would have thought he had been deceived. ”
A hint of worry flashed in Sister Di's eyes, and at this time, there was a rush of footsteps outside the house, she turned her head suddenly, grabbed Xiao Yin's hand at the same time, and begged: "Maybe Xiao Ao is back again." Xiao Yin, help me persuade him. ”
"This is natural. Ning Yue, let's go. ”
Finally let go of Sister Di's wrist, and Twilight Yinyin brushed her sleeves away. Identifying from the sound, there were quite a few people coming, and there was a faint sense of violence in the messy footsteps.
The one who comes, not good.
Stepping outside the low wall first, Ning Yue looked at the more than a dozen people in front of him who were armed with wooden sticks or short knives, looked back at Sister Di, and asked, "Is it them?" ”
"It's not! Who are you? Sister Di was also surprised.
The leader stepped forward with an iron rod and said fiercely: "Don't care who we are? Give you half an hour, and get out of here at once. This yard, our eldest brother took a fancy to it and wanted to buy it. ”
As the words fell, he casually popped out a silver coin and landed directly on the ground.
Boom.
Immediately afterwards, one foot stepped heavily on the silver coin, Ning Yue looked at each other coldly, and hummed: "What if, I say no?" ”