Chapter 12:

When there are many things in the house, I can barely maintain a normal life. Ning Yanting held his fingers in his heart and counted the coming month, waiting for Ning's mother to give himself pocket money to improve his life.
But after one month, Ning Yanting was also very clear about his own spending details and knew better, only relying on his monthly bills and salary, plus The eighty taels of silver that Mr. Shang Ning gave him was just a drop in the amount of money compared to his huge expenses. By next month, he still had to rely on him to the goods.
Before the next month, he was expecting and anxious, so worried that he even lost a lot of hair.
Before the end of this month arrived, the second younger brother Ning Yanwen came to the door with a happy face.
"Brother, Qing'er has already set a kiss and is the son of the Zhou family." Ning Yanwen said happily: "He is the son of Zhou Da, the minister of the Ministry of Rites."
Ning Yanting had heard of it a long time ago, and was very happy for Ning Qing. Seeing the second brother so happy, he said sincerely to him.
Ning Yanwen seemed to be really excited, and dragged him to chatter for a long time before finally speaking out his intentions. He turned from joy to worry, and suddenly sighed faintly, and said: "Qing'er has been striving since she was a child, and now she is married to the son of Zhou Da's family. It's just that Qing'er is so good, but my dad let her It's shameful."
Ning Yanting couldn't help being curious: "Second brother, what do you say?"
"Big brother, you also know that I have never been as good as your elder brother. Now you are the most promising person in our Ning family. No matter how hard your younger brother works, you can't keep up. Brother, you are so good. On weekdays, I respect my eldest brother very much. When my son was about to get married, now I look at my eldest brother, but I feel envious in my heart." Ning Yanwen said, glanced at him with envy, and hurriedly looked away, not daring to let him realize his mood. Looks like.
Ning Yanting's curiosity suddenly rose.
He hurriedly said: "Second brother, don't say that. You have been excellent since you were a child. My mother has praised you since childhood. How can the eldest brother compare to you? If you don't believe me, ask my mother, among the three brothers, Are you the best?"
Ning Yanwen sighed: "My eldest brother is joking. If I'm really so good, how can I not even get Qing'er's dowry."
After he finished speaking, he was surprised again, as if he accidentally said something terrible, and quickly changed his words: "Big brother, don't take it to heart. I just spoke quickly and made a mistake."
Ning Yanting was even more puzzled. He frowned and said, "Second brother, don't hide from me. What is it that you can't even get Qing'er's dowry? Will our Ning family still lack Qing'er's dowry?"
The steward is neither him nor Ning’s mother, so Ning Yanting is also not clear about the affairs of the Ning family, but he also knows that the Ning family’s big business is big and the surface is beautiful. In any case, it will not be impossible to get the children’s dowry. To the point.
However, Ning Yanwen sighed again and said: "Qing'er's dowry can naturally be taken out at home, but Qing'er is married to the son of Zhou Shilang's family. If there is too little dowry, I am afraid that the Zhou family will look down. Alas, this matter shouldn’t have made me worry about it. It really made my eldest brother laugh. It’s just that Qinger is my only daughter. I have been thinking about this in my heart. Since Qinger’s marriage, I am both happy for her and also I was thinking, if I could be better, like my big brother, Qing'er wouldn't have to be tired by my useless dad."
"My mother always likes Qing'er, so naturally she won't treat her badly." Ning Yanting calmly said: "Qing'er married a good family, mother is happy, and she will naturally let her marry gracefully. You don't have to worry about this. ."
Ning Yanwen still sighed: "I understand the truth, but when I think that Qing'er will be looked down upon for this in the future, I feel sorry for her. If she could have such a powerful father as her elder brother, she would definitely live a better life. My eldest brother has been great since I was a child. My eldest brother can help me do everything I can’t do. I rely too much on my eldest brother, but it makes Qing'er suffer.

"Second brother, you must not say that." Ning Yanting hurriedly said: "If you say that, I am the first one to not agree. Ning Qing's marriage is a happy event. My mother will help Ning Qing prepare her dowry. Ning Qing is also me. Looking at her growing up with the third brother, as her uncle, of course I can't bear her being wronged."
After achieving today's goal, Ning Yanwen's brows stretched out.
He moved Ning Yanting and said a lot of selfish words before he left.
The younger brother still relied on himself as he did when he was a child, and the eldest brother Ning Yanting was psychologically troubled and unsatisfied when he thought of helping him again.
His feelings lasted until he met Ning Mu.
"No." Mother Ning looked at him coldly: "Ning Qing gets married. What does it have to do with me? Her parents are still alive. When will it be my turn to give her a dowry?"
Ning Yanting's brows furrowed deeply: "Why don't you die? Second brother and younger siblings are in good health, how can you say such things."
"Since they have nothing, why do they care about you?" Mother Ning opened the account book and asked him: "Then I want to ask you, how much do you plan to give Ning Qing a dowry?"
Ning Yanting was taken aback: "This..."
He hadn't thought about it yet.
"The old lady and the second room will naturally prepare her dowry." Mother Ning said a number in memory: "You have to let her marry beautifully, this good thing is indispensable, the silver is still small, and the more valuable things are reluctant. You can't buy silver."
Mother Ning dialed the abacus and said, "If you say it, you would have to spend tens of thousands of taels of silver on Ning Qing. Do you really think that my silver was brought by a strong wind, and give it to you? Or? Say, you want to pay this money yourself?"
Before Ning Yanting could answer, she sneered and said, "Where do you get your money."
She took all Ning Yanting's expenses from her hand, and he couldn't save half of his money just with the little salary and monthly allowance, and two blood-sucking worm brothers. As for the Zhuangzi shops that can produce benefits in his hands, some have been deceived by Erfangsanfang's rhetoric, and some have already been in the hands of Ning Mu. His pockets are empty and there is nothing, even the servants of the Ning family. Both are richer than him.
Ning Yanting also didn't expect that this nod of his head would cost so much behind his back.
"This..." He hesitated, and for a while, he did not dare to nod easily.
Ning Mu's complexion changed, and she looked at him with red eyes: "You only think about Ning Qing. When did you think about Anuan?"
"what?"
"Ning Qing is looking for a good husband, the son of the minister of courtesy Zhou, the son of the family, good scenery, but A Nuan, A Nuan is a good girl, she has done nothing, but her reputation is already bad. Do you remember, A Nuan’s reputation is still corrupted by the sisters of Ning Qing and Ning Xin. They have such a vicious heart, but you are good. Ning Qing gets married, and you still go to give her a dowry. Have you ever thought about A Nuan’s dowry? Feelings?" Mother Ning said, the grievances she had suffered in her previous life came to her heart, and she couldn't help crying sincerely.
Ning Yanting stayed.
"If A Nuan's reputation is not bad, why not find a good person? How can Ning Qing compare to A Nuan? She is Ning's parents and daughter, and her father is a senior official in the court. I have been looking forward to the day that A Nuan gets married. , But now? A Nuan is still a few months older than Ning Qing. Because of Ning Qing, what other good people would like her?" Ning Mu couldn't cry: "A Nuan was killed by Ning Qing. In this situation, because you kept talking about loving your daughter, now you actually went to love someone else’s daughter!"
"Yunlan..." Ning Yanting opened his mouth, trying to argue, but his throat was so sore that he didn't know how to speak.
Mother Ning wiped a tear and said, "Do you think I really don't want to give you money? I'm not for A Nuan. A Nuan's reputation is already bad. If she doesn't prepare a generous dowry for her, she will What should I do if my mother-in-law looks down on her? A Nuan’s reputation won’t come back. Besides giving her more money, what else can I do? You are fine, Ning Qing, she ruined A Nuan’s reputation, you, as A Nuan’s father, you Not only do you not vent your anger to A Nuan, you also have to take A Nuan’s dowry to Ning Qing. Ning Qing is your niece, but A Nuan is also your biological daughter. For the sake of a niece, do you even ignore your biological daughter? ?"
Ning Yanting was almost shaken by her series of words.
He opened his mouth, his eyes touched his wife's tears, and he couldn't even make a sound.
He stabilized his body, for fear of what his wife would say, he quickly found an excuse and fled out embarrassedly.
After he left, Mother Ning wiped away her tears, and sent him a vicious bill in her heart.
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Since Ning Qing decided to kiss, the whole Ning Mansion has been beaming. Ning's mother was irritated by Ning Yanting again. Seeing the happy appearance of Ning's family became more and more obtrusive. She thought about it and took Ning directly. Nuan went out.
"This time, even the air in Ningfu is better." Mother Ning sighed: "I always stay in the mansion on weekdays, and I rarely come out. I didn't know that the changes outside were so big. A Nuan, you too. , Your brother has been thinking about running outside all day, but you have stayed at home. What’s good at home? Now the whole house is full of Ning Qing, and even your father said he wanted to raise a dowry for her. I stayed a little bit. Not comfortable either."
Ning Nuan smiled, neither nodded nor agreed, only listening to her complaining.
Ning Mu took her to the shop under her name and took her to familiarize herself with her own business. What she couldn't understand in the account books on weekdays, she could explain everything clearly in the shop. When they were tired from walking, the two walked into a teahouse and asked for a private room to sit in.
After drinking the tea without two sips, Ning Mu suddenly pointed out the window and said, "A Nuan, look, is that your brother?"
Ning Nuan looked out and followed Ning's mother's direction, and she saw Ning Lang as expected. Opposite him stood a young man in Jinyi, the man turned her back, and she didn't know what the man looked like.
Ning Lang and the person were very familiar with each other, and laughed from time to time as they spoke.
Ning Nuan asked curiously, "Is that brother's friend?"