Ning Yanting was in front of him, and Mother Ning took out the account book, returned the abacus to zero, and gave him a good calculation.
"Your salary and monthly report are all sent to you at the beginning of the month. Because you still have entertainment and walks, I will give you an additional 80 taels of silver every month. With these 80 taels of silver, ordinary people can live for many years. , although the price of the capital is high, eighty taels is more than enough, even if you occasionally buy something for A Nuan and Lang Er, it is enough." Having said that, Ning's mother raised her eyelids and glanced at him, seemingly inadvertently sneered. , The voice was very soft, but Ning Yanting still heard it.
Ning Yanting felt a little uncomfortable.
Sure enough, I heard Mother Ning say: "You rarely buy things for A Nuan and Lang'er. But it's not important. It was originally for you. What's missing from A Nuan and Lang'er, I'll make up for them."
Ning Yanting became more and more uncomfortable. He looked away and said awkwardly, "I will remember it later."
Mother Ning said coolly, "It would be better if I remembered it."
Ning Yanting: "..."
Mother Ning continued to use the abacus: "But these 80 taels of silver are not enough for you."
"Impossible." Ning Yanting retorted subconsciously: "That's 80 taels of silver!"
"At the beginning of this month, I already gave you 80 taels of silver. After that, you asked me to ask for it again and said that the money was spent. I was worried that you were not enough, so I gave you another 100 taels." Mother Ning's abacus came here, stopped, raised her head and asked, "It's the seventh day of the first lunar month, have you spent all this hundred taels?"
Ning Yanting: "..."
He wanted to shake his head in denial, saying that it was impossible for him to spend so much money, but as soon as he met Ning's mother's eyes and touched his pocket again, he lost his voice again.
If he didn't spend it all, where did his money go
Ning Yanting recalled it carefully, and then said embarrassingly: "At the beginning of the month, the second brother went for a drink and bought a vase from the previous dynasty. The third brother took a fancy to a few ancient fans, so..."
Mother Ning said coolly, "You stay in the government office, can you touch them?"
"Second brother and third brother forgot to bring money when they went out, and sent a servant to find me, and I gave them a cushion first."
"Your mansion is quite far away from this market. Instead of sending a servant to find you, it is better to go home directly. It is better to be closer to the Ning mansion." Ning mother said: "You have to remind them in the future. , why do you want to be far away, right?"
Ning Yanting thought about it carefully, what he said made sense, and said with deep conviction, "I'll remind them next time."
Mother Ning lowered her head with a bit of sneer at the corner of her mouth, and said, "Since the second and third brothers will not come to you for money in the future, your expenses are not too big. I usually give you 80 taels per month, but now it is On the seventh day of the first lunar month, I will give you forty taels."
Ning Yanting frowned: "Forty taels?"
"What? Not enough?"
"This... The third brother wants to buy Mr. Soseki's paintings, but the forty taels are probably not enough."
Ning's mother pretended to be surprised: "Why did he come to look for you when he wants to buy Mr. Sushi's paintings?"
Ning Yanting told him what happened today.
The expression on Ning's mother's face was even more surprised: "You can't give the money, he will just go back to Ningfu to get it. You have already told his servant, how can you blame it?"
"If it weren't for me, the third brother wouldn't be ridiculed by his friends." Ning Yanting said apologetically, "His money has been used to pay for the wine, and there is no more money left to buy Mr. Sushi's paintings."
With a snap, Mother Ning reset the abacus to zero, she closed the ledger, and sneered: "Since he has money to pay for the wine, why did he come to you?"
Ning Yanting was startled.
He has always been responsive to his younger brothers' requests, and this has become a habit. Whenever the two younger brothers speak, they immediately agree without thinking about it. Now that Ning's mother suddenly asked, he didn't know how to answer.
Yes, since he has money, why come to him
It's just that the trust in his younger brother has been a problem for many years, Ning Yanting didn't think much, and said to Ning mother in a good voice: "But I have already promised the third brother, a gentleman can't chase after a horse. Give me money and let me buy Mr. Soseki's paintings for him."
"What about after that?"
"what?"
"If they ask you to ask for this gentleman's paintings in the future, will you agree to all of those gentlemen's books?"
Ning Yanting said as it should be: "If they want it, they will naturally give it."
Mother Ning said coldly: "Since they want it, why don't they buy it by themselves and ask you to get the money? Your salary and monthly schedule are given to them. This is yours, so I won't say anything. But for the rest, apart from these 80 taels, I won't give you any more, you are willing to let them take advantage of it, and let them take it, but they don't want to care about my pockets."
"You... how did you become so unreasonable?" Ning Yanting frowned deeply: "You were not like this before."
"I was taken advantage of in the past, and I won't be so stupid in the future." Mother Ning lowered her head again, picked up another ledger, and continued to read: "Either take forty taels and go away, or give up a penny. Take it, see for yourself."
Ning Yanting's face was gloomy: "What's the use of you guarding this silver!"
"Why is it useless?" Mother Ning raised her head and looked at him without a smile; "A Nuan's reputation is ruined, I won't prepare more dowry for her, what if she is looked down upon in the future?"
Ning Yanting choked.
The wife moved her daughter out, but left him speechless.
He opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but he felt that he would be taking his daughter's dowry if he spoke again, and he couldn't help himself.
He stood there for a long time before he said embarrassingly: "Then give me forty taels..."
Mother Ning glanced at him with a half-smile, then opened the drawer, counted forty taels of silver from it, wrapped a handkerchief in her hand, and handed it to him. As soon as Ning Yanting took it, she said meaningfully: "Use it with care, you only have forty-two this month."
Ning Yanting fled.
He escaped from the door, and before he took a few steps, he met Ning Nuan who came to find Ning's mother.
Ning Nuan said hello, her eyes were wrong, and it fell into his hands, and suddenly said sadly: "Dad wants to buy something for the second uncle and them again."
Ning Yanting's breath was stagnant, and he almost couldn't hold back his expression.
He hurriedly put the silver in his arms, his eyes touched the disappointment on his daughter's face, and he remembered what his wife had just said that he never bought something for a pair of children, his heart softened, and before he could think carefully, he blurted out: "Dad ... Dad bought it for you too."
"Really?!" Ning Nuan raised her head in surprise, her eyes full of joy and anticipation.
When she met her gaze, Ning Yanting forgot about everything else and nodded hastily: "Of course, Dad is right, when did he not count?"
Ning Nuan was even more delighted. She thought about it for a while before saying, "Dad, can you buy me Mr. Pillow Liu's book?"
"Only books?"
Ning Nuan opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but before she spoke, she thought of something and shook her head hesitantly: "This is enough."
Ning Yanting's heart softened.
He looked up and noticed that his daughter was only wearing a white jade hairpin today, and her jet-black hair was pulled up by the white jade hairpin. Although it was beautiful, it was very simple. He recalled the exquisite jewelry on the heads of the two nieces, and said softly: "Dad sees that your dress is very simple on weekdays, it's better that your two sisters love to dress up, why not buy you another set of jewelry? "
"Will this be too embarrassing for Daddy?" Ning Nuan hesitated: "Fuzhong will send new jewelry every month, so don't bother Daddy."
Ning Yanting had already made up his mind, and regardless of Ning Nuan's repeated dissuasion, he insisted on buying her jewelry.
It wasn't until he said goodbye to his daughter that he turned a corner with a pocket of silver in his back, and the smile froze on the corner of his mouth.
broken.
Not to mention that my brother wants more than forty taels of paintings. Of course, buying jewelry for A Nuan can't be too bad. He is compared to that phoenix butterfly and golden hairpin, but... Where did he get so much money
Ning Yanting looked down at the silver in his arms, and then remembered his daughter's expectant gaze, his feet suddenly softened, and he quickly supported the pillar next to him.
Today is the seventh day of...
Oh, why is it only the seventh day today
As soon as Ning Nuan entered the room, she couldn't wait to tell Ning's mother the good news: "Dad said, he wants to buy me jewelry."
Mother Ning shook her head: "Where does he have so much money?"
"What Dad said, it will always come true." Ning Nuan sat down beside her with a smile: "It depends on whether Dad wants to wrong me or second uncle and the others?"
After she finished speaking, she thought about it again: "Mother, do you want to put away all the valuable things in Daddy's room?"
"It's all put away, what does he take?" Mother Ning said: "When he's all done, there's nothing left to bet, then the Ning family will naturally not give a good face, don't be too impatient, just wait It's fine, I will take the things from his house now, and he will come to blame me in the future."
Ning Nuan nodded and said, "I don't know when Daddy will wake up. If Second Uncle and the others were really nice to him, they wouldn't want to take money out of his hands all day long."
Mother Ning sighed and said, "Before this, I have to make you feel wronged. You are so slandered by Ning Qing and Ning Xin. Mother already knows, but now I can only let you bear such a reputation."
"Then just wait." Ning Nuan smiled and said, "If my reputation improves, I'm afraid that if they see me as a thorn in their side, I would like to stay by my mother's side for a few more years, if I get married , Mother is the only one in the family, in the future, Second Aunt and the others will come to trouble Mother, what should Mother do?"
Ning's mother was deeply moved, but she didn't think so in her heart.
She thought: When she finds a good family, of course, you must first decide on your marriage, and marry you as soon as possible.
If she hadn't decided sooner, what would have happened if her A Nuan was such a nice color, and Prince An had taken a fancy to her again? When the imperial decree comes, even if she has the ability to reach the sky, she will not be able to make the emperor withdraw the decree. But if Ah Nuan already had a marriage contract, then even if Wang An was stingy, he wouldn't have committed a robbery.
…
Ning Yanting only got forty taels of silver, not even enough to buy Mr. Sushi's paintings that Ning Yanhai said.
Early in the morning, he promised his brother that he would send the money the next day, but by the next morning, he still hadn't collected enough money.
Ning Yanting panicked in his heart, consciously unable to meet Ning Yanhai's request, and even more afraid to receive Ning Yanhai's questioning. The next morning, when the genius was just a little brighter, he actually went out directly, and his back was even darker when he left. It's like running away, afraid of being caught.
Ning Yanhai waited left and right, and he couldn't wait for him to send the money, so he couldn't help but go to him personally, but he fluttered, and he was immediately furious.
But after the morning court, Ning Yanting was still worried when he arrived at the government office.
Not just my brother, but also my daughter's jewelry.
Although he escaped in the morning, he still had to go home at night.
If the younger brother asks, he still can't get enough money, but if the daughter asks, he still can't get the jewelry.
The thought of receiving disappointing glances from his daughter and brother made him anxious.
At noon, the Ning Mansion brought over lunch, but he couldn't eat it, and was worried about the money. He was eating when he suddenly heard the chat of his colleagues, as if he had mentioned the pawnshop.
pawnshop
Yes! He can still go to the pawnshop!
Ning Yanting's eyes lit up, and after lunch, he immediately took off the jade pendant on his body and sent someone to the pawnshop to exchange for silver.
Before returning home, he went to a jewelry store. I bought the best set of jewelry generously, and then I went to buy books and paintings that my daughter and brother wanted, and finally returned home. I went to my daughter's house to send jewelry first, and she was very surprised and thanked her.
After the surprise was over, Ning Nuan immediately became worried: "This must be expensive, right? Dad, do you have enough money to spend?"
Ning Yanting lovingly said: "Enough, of course it is enough, A Nuan, how can Daddy make you worry about this? It was Daddy's negligence in the past, but now it makes you worry, don't worry, Daddy will definitely buy it for you from time to time. something."
Ning Nuan was naturally overjoyed and quickly thanked him.
After receiving thanks from his daughter, Ning Yanting went to Ning Yanhai with Mr. Sushi's words in hand.
Ning Yanhai didn't look good all day, but when he saw him, his face became even worse.
He said yin and yang strangely: "It turns out that eldest brother still remembers me. I waited for a long time today, and I didn't wait for eldest brother to send money over. I thought that eldest brother forgot me."
"How come." Ning Yanting diligently unfolded the scroll in his hand: "Third brother, look at what I bought for you. I was in a hurry to go out in the morning, and I forgot about it all at once, this is not it, I think You waited for a day with the third brother, and I went directly to buy it for you, and it saved you a waste of time."
Seeing that painting, Ning Yanhai's face became even more ugly.
How could it be that what he wanted was really Mr. Soseki's paintings, he was just looking for a pretext to ask Ning Yanting to compensate for his private library!
But now it's good, the painting is there, but the money is flying!
When he thought that he had to go to see the painting and sell it to realize it, there were so many troubles in the middle, but it was better to receive the money directly. Ning Yanhai's face became even more ugly.
In a bad mood, he didn't give Ning Yanting any good looks, he took the painting with a calm face, and found an excuse to drive Ning Yanting out.
Ning Yanting put a cold butt on his hot face, not in a good mood.
If it were normal, Ning Yanhai's attitude towards him, of course, he would not feel anything. But before he came, he went to see Ning Nuan first, his daughter's excitement and happiness were still in front of him, and the shouts of gratitude made him feel very comfortable. This painting by Mr. Soseki is more expensive than a set of A Nuan's jewelry, but the younger brother didn't even say a word of thanks.
The difference in treatment was too great, which made Ning Yanting feel very uncomfortable.
With a sullen face, as soon as he returned to the yard, he saw Ning Lang rushing towards him, standing in front of him in surprise and shouting, "Father!"
"What?" Ning Yanting replied angrily.
Ning Lang didn't care and continued, "I heard that you bought jewelry for Ah Nuan!"
"Yes."
"Dad, I've also noticed something recently, can you buy it for me?"
Ning Yanting's face sank, and he immediately thought of his younger brother who made him look bad.
As soon as he looked up and saw his son's look of anticipation, his answer was stuck in his throat again, and he couldn't say anything.
He thought to himself: A Nuan and Lang'er never ask him on weekdays. Whenever they have any needs, they always say something of a prayer, and their attitude is even more attentive. But what about his two younger brothers? It seemed like it had always been the way it should have been, as if it was only natural for him to buy them something.
He remembered his wife's words again.
Yes, why did the two younger brothers always ask him to give money
"Dad, Daddy." Ning Lang called him: "You haven't said it yet, so do you agree?"
Ning Yanting came back to his senses, looking at the eagerness in his eyes, his heart softened again: "What do you want?"
Ning Lang's eyes lit up, and he immediately reported several things to him. Although there are many, they are all inexpensive gadgets.
Not at all like my brother!
Ning Yanting complied, and habitually digged into his sleeve.
- Pulled out three cents.
Ning Yanting: "..."