Iron Kui Extra (117)

Xiao was very happy when she found out that Ruhui was pregnant, but the letter said that she had severe morning sickness and was very worried.

"Master, I don't have any reaction to being pregnant, and Ruyi doesn't have much reaction, why does Ruhui just eat and throw up?" Every time this child is pregnant, it is like receiving a severe punishment.

Ning Hai was speechless after hearing this: "If you ask me about this, who should I ask?"

Xiao said: "I just hope that I can go there sooner, otherwise I will suffer too much."

Ning Hai hesitated and said, "Why don't you write to Ruhui and tell her not to give birth to this child after giving birth."

Xiao gave him a blank look and said, "It is a woman's duty to have children, what would your in-laws think if you let your master know what you said?" Comparing her heart to heart, she hoped that Zeng Chenfu would have more grandchildren. Many grandchildren are not only lively, but also a sign of family prosperity.

Seeing that Mrs. Xiao disagreed, Ning Hai didn't want to continue this topic: "Speaking of which, Mr. Zhuang is also three years old. Why hasn't Mrs. Ma made any progress yet?" Ruhui and Ruyi sisters frequently received good news, and they were the youngest daughter-in-law. Now pregnant with a second child. On the contrary, it is the eldest daughter-in-law, who has been in the family for more than eight years, and now has only one son and one daughter under her knees.

Xiao Shi said: "I don't know about this either. You also know that I never dare to ask more about Ma Shi." If she has no children, she will knock a few words. Now that she has a son and a daughter under her knees, she doesn't bother to care about it.

Ning Hai knew that what happened back then made Xiao Shi feel bad for the other party. If he hadn't said anything, Xiao would not have taken care of the husband and wife's affairs: "Ma Shi learns housekeeping, how is it going?"

Xiao nodded and said: "The maid next to her learned to read, and now that maid can understand the account book. I will let the woman in charge teach me well, and I will be her arm in the future." Mrs. Ma knows how to count, and Not too bad. But when she learns to read, she turns around and forgets after learning, so she herself is impatient to learn.

Ning Hai couldn't help frowning.

Xiao knew what he was thinking at a glance: "Don't worry, when the time comes, calculate the approximate monthly expenses of the backyard, and then draw a sum of money to the backyard at the beginning of the month. Even if the maid gets her mind, she can't be too greedy. Yes. By the way, you remind Fang Fanghui that outside affairs must not be entrusted to Mrs. Ma. Especially the courteous exchanges with other families, you must never let Mrs. Ma get involved." Otherwise, it will definitely be a mess.

Ning Hai frowned even deeper.

Xiao Shi didn't act as an interpreter this time. Fang Hui and Ma Shi, she has always been able to ignore them.

Ning Hai couldn't help but sighed: "If I knew it earlier, I shouldn't have agreed to Ah Hui marrying Mrs. Ma that day."

Xiao Shi didn't answer this question.

If it was Ning Zhan, she would never agree to this marriage. But Fang Hui was not her own, and what Fang Jia did was not long after. Her willingness to come forward and ask the matchmaker to handle the marriage is already the biggest concession. As for what kind of wife Fang Hui marries, she doesn't care.

At the end of May, Zeng Chenfu gave birth to another fat boy. Xiao Shi was so happy that his eyes narrowed into slits.

"If it wasn't for fear of bad influence, I really want to open ten tables here and invite everyone to eat full moon wine." Some families only make full moon wine for the eldest son or daughter. Also, every child will have a full moon wine. The Ning family has few children and everyone is expensive, so they will hold full moon wine.

Ning Hai said: "Now that the new emperor is in power, we have to keep a low profile." The full moon wine is held in the capital, but not here, lest someone question him taking the opportunity to accept gifts.

Ning Zhan named his second son Ning Yuanyi, and he didn't have a nickname, so he just called him Brother Yi.

Before sending Brother Yi's full moon gift to the capital, Xiao Shi got angry again.

When Ning Hai came back, he saw Xiao Shi who was as angry as a toad, and asked, "What? Who messed with you again?"

"Who else did you say?"

Ning Hai asked suspiciously: "Mr. Ma? What did she mess with you?" Mrs. Xiao didn't want to see Mrs. Ma, and Mrs. Ma avoided Xiao when he could. If she said that she took the initiative to provoke Xiao Shi, Ning Hai really didn't believe it.

Xiao said with a dark face: "Brother Zhuang's full moon birthday, both A Zhan and his wife gave a big gift. In addition, they also gave gifts for birthdays last year and this year. But now Brother Yi is celebrating the full moon, but the couple are fine. , I will give you two sets of clothes."

After finishing speaking, Xiao asked the servant girl to bring up the clothes. The fine cotton cloth used for the material has fine stitches. However, it is really too shabby to send only these two sets of clothes.

Xiao said angrily: "It's nothing more than giving two sets of clothes, and he told me that we can't afford a generous gift without money. What do you mean by that? Does it mean that we have treated them badly?"

The more he talked, the more Xiao became angry: "The two shops and the 800 acres of fertile land you gave to Fang Hui, the annual income is two to three thousand taels of silver, plus Fang Hui's salary. Why are they so poor You can’t afford the eighty taels of full moon gift?” Not only did Fang Hui’s family of four not spend a penny on food and clothing, but Ma Shi and his two children still had sixty taels of monthly allowance. So, it's not Xiao's nitpicking, but Ma's way of doing it is too irritating.

Ning Hai also felt that the full moon gift was too thin, but he still said: "Fang Hui has been busy recently and hasn't been home for more than half a month. You said before that she didn't understand anything, but now you are serious with her. Looking for anger." He was helpless when he met such a daughter-in-law!

It was rare for Xiao to choke, but soon she said again: "I don't care, but have you thought about what Ah Zhan and her daughter-in-law think when they see this ceremony?"

It took a long time for Ning Hai to hold back a sentence: "Please explain to Ah Zhan and his wife carefully."

Xiao sneered and said, "Explain? How do you explain? You said Ma was stingy and was reluctant to give a decent gift? If Fang Hui and his wife knew about it, they would say that I arranged them."

"When Fang Hui comes back, I'll ask him to make up a gift." With Ma's temperament, it's impossible to expect her to change.

Xiao Shi was sullen for two days, and he got better with the help of his personal servant girl.

Zeng Chenfu was very surprised to receive the full moon gift from Mrs. Ma. That night, she talked about this with Ah Zhan, and after she finished speaking, she said, "Husband, is your brother and sister-in-law very tight?"

"ah……"

Zeng Chenfu said: "Husband, you can use the money in the family as you like. The eldest brother and sister-in-law are so hard-pressed that they can't even afford a decent full moon gift. If you say this is spread, what will people think of us? I will think that mother is bullying elder brother and sister-in-law together with you."

After hearing this, Ning Zhan said with a dark face: "Impossible. Before getting married, except for the salary, my father would give him a sum of money every year for his socializing. After getting married, my father didn't give him any more money, but bought him Two shops and one farm." These are all public accounts, and Ning Zhan naturally knows.

The Uncle Anyang's family has a rich family background, and Ning Zhan is in charge of all the family's properties. So, he didn't care about it.

Zeng Chenfu has been here for three years, so she has heard that Mrs. Ma is stingy. But she didn't expect that Mrs. Ma would be so stingy: "Husband, you are highly valued by the emperor now, how many people are jealous! If this news gets out, they will only think that you want to occupy all the property of the family."

Ning Zhan said: "People are not afraid of crooked shadows, they can say whatever they like."

This is a bit childish. Zeng Chenfu said: "Husband, it doesn't matter now, but what about the future? When you take a step further in the 100-foot high pole, someone will attack you with this matter and cause you to stop and can't go up. At that time, you will regret it later." It's over." In the officialdom, there can't be any excuses left. If not, it is likely to stumble because of this matter in the future. Therefore, we must guard against the future.

At first he didn't take it seriously, but after hearing what he said, Ning Zhan also took it seriously.

Zeng Chenfu shook Ning Zhan's hand and said, "I'll tell mother about this." It would be more appropriate for Xiao to tell Ning Hai.

Ning Zhan nodded and said, "It's fortunate that you reminded me, otherwise I would have been negligent." Why do people in official careers especially cherish feathers. Because if you don't pay attention to a small matter, if it is serious, it will become a reminder in the future, and if it is light, it will stop your career.

A few days later, Xiao received a letter from Zeng Chenfu. After reading the letter, her complexion instantly became ugly.

Yu Mei asked: "Ma'am, what did Madam Shizi say? Is it about the full moon ceremony?"

Xiao nodded and said: "It's okay for Fu'er to say that she is less polite, but I'm afraid that it will be spread at this time, and outsiders will mistakenly think that Ah Zhan and I have treated them harshly."

Yu Mei showed hesitation on her face, and finally said: "Madam, Madam Shizi is right to be worried. In fact, the slaves have never dared to tell you that there are already rumors outside that you have treated the uncle and the eldest mistress poorly." Call Madam Ma After acquaintance, he naturally knows who she is. But those who don't know Ma's character will only think that Xiao's treated their family of four harshly.

When Ning Hai came back in the evening, Xiao Shi said to him: "Master, after you retire, you will divide the family between the two brothers. At that time, I have no objection to them letting them share the family property equally."

The Xiao family is not the kind of person who values ​​money very much, so Ning Hai bought a property for Fang Hui, and she knew it and didn't say anything.

Ning Hai scolded angrily when he heard the words: "What nonsense are you talking about. Ah Zhan is the heir, so naturally he gets 70% of the family property."

Anyang uncle's mansion is rich and rich, in fact, Fang Hui's 30% property is enough for his family to live comfortably for several generations. Of course, the premise is not to squander. For a prodigal son to appear, mountains of gold and silver are not enough to be a prodigal.

Feeling that his tone was too aggressive, Ning Hai calmed down and said, "What did Mrs. Ma do to make you angry?"

Mrs. Xiao said: "People outside are already saying that I have treated Fang Hui's family of four harshly with a kind face and a cruel heart. Master, it's fine if I'm slandered as a vicious stepmother, but I can't let Ah Zhan bear the burden of occupying the family property and bullying his brother-in-law in the future." Notoriety. My lord, Ah Zhan's reputation is very important for a person who is going to be an official, I can't let Mrs. Ma damage Ah Zhan's reputation and ruin his future." The daughter-in-law didn't say anything, she really didn't know that the matter was so serious.

Ning Hai felt very tired.

Xiao cried and said, "Master, Fang Hui is your son, but Ah Zhan is also your son."

Ning Hai didn't sleep all night. When I woke up the next day, my eye sockets were bloodshot.

Seeing this, Xiao was very distressed, but for the sake of her son's future, she had no choice but to be ruthless.