Chapter 22: Drinking Ink
"Eighteen generations of ancestors! If she wets her grandmother on the bed several times, she has to find out to Miss Ben! ”
Know yourself and know your opponent, and you will not be defeated in a hundred battles.
She wanted to know how big a face this person named Liu Qingfang had who dared to dislike her Ning Gongzi.
"Yes, it may be troublesome to investigate this matter, Miss, please move to the island in the middle of the lake and wait for a while."
Ju Xiang didn't want her young lady to be angry and couldn't eat because of a woman.
Otherwise.
She will personally go to the ancestral tomb of the Liu family to invite the ancestor of the Liu family out of the coffin, and talk to him about the upbringing of the descendants of the Liu family.
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After Shen Youchu's master and servant left, Ning Wuxian put all the newly purchased items in order and counted the silver on his body.
"Forty taels left."
Once the stills are ready, all that's left is to pick the flowers, buy the wine, and get the bottles.
Due to the immaturity of the glass-making process, he could not take forty taels of a fine glass bottle, and it was impossible for him to expand the scale of production to make glass in this small workshop now.
You can only settle for the next best thing and use a low-quality porcelain bottle first.
Trial production is naturally risky, and no matter what, there is only a thin line between failure and success.
In the first try, he was going to make ten bottles first.
"Forty taels can't be used up, and the rest can be bought to eat and supplement nutrition."
In order to slap his swollen face in front of Liu Qingfang and become fat, the original body used all the limited money to buy some messy gifts, but the income of the hospital was decreasing day by day, so he could only cut back on food and clothing.
As a result, although the explosive power is not small, the stamina is insufficient.
However, you don't have to break the bank for dinner today, you can go to Ning's house to eat.
Ning Wuxiao locked the door, and as soon as he walked out of the alley, he saw Li Dongfei running over.
"Fifth son, are you done? The third son successfully landed on the island in the middle of the lake, and the second master asked the little one to call you home for dinner! ”
Lidong's tone was more respectful than ever.
Don't look at the third prince didn't let him tell the master that the fifth prince was a poet immortal, but Lidong knew that the third prince was on the island in the middle of the lake because of the light of the fifth prince.
The fifth prince is very different from before, and the future is limitless!
Maybe the recovery of the Ning family depends on the fifth son.
"I just finished being busy and was about to go to the house to sit, did grandpa sober up?"
"I didn't wake up, according to my usual habits, I should sleep until tomorrow morning, and no one dares to disturb the old lady."
Ning Wuxian knew that his grandfather was not bad at drinking, and being so drunk should be a bonus to his heart.
Anyway, grandpa didn't worry about having nothing to eat when he woke up hungry, so he put his mind at ease and followed Lidong back to Ning's house.
Although the Ning family is not wealthy, they also have a set of three-entry compounds.
As soon as you enter the courtyard, you will find a lobby where you can receive guests.
Go backwards.
On the left hand side is the place leading to the courtyard of the uncle's house, and the road is planted with vigorous pines and cypresses, and is decorated with plum blossom piles.
On the right-hand side, there is a fake lake dug and dotted with clusters of water lilies, although there are only a few white lotuses blooming in the buds in early summer, there is also another leisure and elegance.
Just by looking at the furnishings on the left and right, you can know the difference between the preferences of the eldest uncle and the second uncle.
Uncle Xiwu, inherited Ning Feng's brave and aggressive character, and now serves as a grain and grass officer in the garrison of Jinling.
The second uncle also likes martial arts, but he didn't catch up with the good times, and he married Miss Qinggui from a scholarly family, so he could only rise and fall in the sea of civil officials.
"The third brother landed on the island in the middle of the lake today, and the second aunt must be very happy."
When Ning Wuxian walked across the water pavilion and came to the large courtyard of the second room, a large round table that could accommodate ten people had been placed in the courtyard.
Because the eldest brother of the eldest uncle's family and the second brother of the second uncle's family were on an errand, and the fourth brother of the second uncle's family was studying outside, he did not rush back, only two cousins, a cousin and two uncles and aunts were present.
There are not many people, but there are no separate tables for men and women.
At this time, the two cousins were sitting on the stone benches in the pavilion next to them, holding the copied manuscripts of the poems in their hands and reading aloud.
"The weeping dew is chaotic, and the wind shadow is slanting. The laity understands this, and looks at the leaves and flowers. ”
Ning Zhixia, the second cousin of the second uncle's family, finished reading it in frustration, staring at the orchid in the flower bush, unable to return to her senses for a long time.
Ning Zhixue, the lobby sister of the uncle's family, said with a look of fascination: "Second sister, I think that poet immortal must be an immortal who lives in seclusion in the valley, so he can make such elegant verses. ”
Ning Wuxian thought that they were talking about gossip with great interest, but after listening closely, they lost interest.
Seeing a plate of glutinous rice cakes in front of his ten-year-old third cousin Ning Zhifeng, he reached out and took a piece and stuffed it into his mouth.
Sweet to the teeth.
"Third sister, you are changing your teeth, don't eat so sweet, be careful that your teeth grow crooked and turn into big buckteeth, it won't look good at that time."
Because of the innocent nature of the original body, in addition to being able to talk to the third brother Ning Wuxian on weekdays, he can only talk to the young third sister the most.
For the cute and kind little girl, Ning Wuxiao has no resistance at all.
What else can I do? Keep pampering.
But after the third sister heard his words today, she gave him a blank look, picked up the glutinous rice cake and got into the arms of the eldest aunt, and shouted as she ran: "The fifth brother is a big fool, spend so much silver to buy fake medicine, they say that I will become stupid if I always play with fools!" ”
“……”
Ning Wuxian smiled dumbly, and didn't care about the child's fairy tales.
After all, this thing is really stupid, and I am not afraid of what others say.
However, the eldest aunt Ning Yang's face darkened when she heard this, and she pushed Ning Zhifeng away, grabbed the plate and threw it on the table with a "snap", and looked at the maids next to her fiercely.
"Who is chewing the root of the tongue in front of the third lady? The affairs of the master's family are something that you can discuss casually? Take care of all the palms of the third lady today! ”
Ning Yang's personality is really cool, and he is usually vigorous and resolute, and he has a big voice and fights with Ning Feng.
As a result, the original body would turn into a quail and shrink in fright when he saw her, but he couldn't carefully appreciate the daily maintenance of his aunt.
None of the other three elders on the table stopped him, but Uncle Ning patted the seat next to Ning Wuxian.
"It's okay, come on, I'll be waiting for you."
"I've kept everyone waiting." Ning Wuxian smiled and congratulated the second uncle: "Congratulations to the second uncle and the second aunt, these years of hard work have brought about today's joy." ”
His down-and-out and generous performance made everyone present stunned for a moment, and then all of them showed surprise.
Even the two cousins, who had just ignored his discussion of the poems written by the poets, cast inquiring glances.
The second uncle gave a thumbs up directly: "I heard that you have opened your mind and are different from before, I thought this kid was daydreaming, but I didn't expect this slap of the eye, he really spoke more fluently than before, and he was more energetic than before." ”
"The second uncle is also ...... today Second uncle, why is your face dark? ”
Ning Wuxian swallowed back the words of praise when he saw that the second uncle's face was slightly dark, under his earlobes, and there was unwashed ink on his neck.
Who seems to have poured this on?
His gaze fell on the face of the second aunt, Ning Zhang's delicate Sven, and he quickly withdrew his gaze.
It can't be the second aunt who did it.
"Haha, I accidentally knocked over the ink splashed on the inkstone when I was on an errand, and I was so happy to hear the news that I landed on the island without hindrance, and I didn't have time to wash it."
Ning Erbo raised his sleeve and wiped it vigorously, lowering his head to hide the embarrassment on his face.
As a matter of fact.
It was Ye Tongju who didn't know which tendon was wrong, and picked out some dispensable mistakes for him, either that he wrote the wrong words on the official document or used the wrong words.
took the opportunity to splash him with ink, and deliberately mocked him in front of his colleagues to make him drink more ink.
He was so angry that he almost picked up the inkstone and smashed Ye Tong's face of the villain.
It's a pity that the official is one level and crushes people to death, not to mention that Ye Tong is judging the sixth grade, he is the ninth grade of the small official, so many levels bigger, it is a gap that cannot be surpassed in a lifetime.
In addition, Ning Ye's two families are in-laws, and he doesn't want to make it difficult for Wuxiao's nephew to be a man in the future.
Fortunately, there is no obstacle to fight for him today, even if this difference is difficult, he has to grit his teeth and persevere, pave the way for his son, and let his son step on his shoulders and go up.
Thinking of his son landing on the island in the middle of the lake and seeing a nobleman, Ning Erbo couldn't help but think: It would be nice if he could get the attention of Master Jiang of Jiang's prefect without hindrance, but unfortunately the Ning family has shallow connections and no one has recommended him.
He could only think about it.
Ning Wuxian felt as if the second uncle had something on his mind, and just as he was about to ask, the maidservants began to slap themselves, interrupting his train of thought.
At this time, the second aunt had also put his favorite food in front of him, and did not forget to teach him earnestly.
"Now that you are enlightened, you will take care of yourself, and when your third brother comes back, I will ask him to go to your medical hall to teach you to read and write more words, not to ask for the title of the gold list, but to do things in your heart, not to be deceived or deceived."