This sudden delegation of power made Ning Youfu feel dizzy.
"Mom, you are our backbone, you can't just ignore things!"
Hearing what the eldest brother said, Ning Lao San and Ning Lao Si both nodded their heads. Only Ning Lao Er listened quietly to his mother's words.
In his heart, since his mother made such a decision, she must have her reasons. As sons, they just have to listen!
"Can so many of you not be able to handle such a small thing?
Let me look at you every day, do I have eight hands or eight feet?
Okay, go ahead and do what you have to do!
Second brother, come here, I have something to tell you."
Ning Pengpeng didn't bother to explain to them. After glaring at them, he called Ning Laoer over.
"You remember to come to my house tomorrow and dig up the empty dry land behind the fence for me."
She had to get the chili thing going.
These pickles, kimchi and braised vegetables, if you can add chili, the taste will be even better.
"Okay, mother."
Ning Laoer touched the back of his head and nodded in agreement with a silly smile.
Although the houses in the town have been tidied up, Ning Pengpeng does not intend to live there.
Ning Laosan and Ning Laosi had to deliver goods tomorrow anyway, so they followed Ning Pengpeng back to the village.
Ning Youfu and Liu were the only two people left in the shop. If a large family lived in this yard, it would definitely be crowded.
But only Ning Youfu and Liu lived there, but it was very spacious.
When they were at their parents' home, the couple lived in a small room. Even their son's and daughter's rooms were separated by two small rooms from theirs, making them very cramped.
Now, being able to live alone in such a big yard with her husband, Mrs. Liu was so happy that she cried with joy.
The sour and envious thoughts about the new house built by my mother-in-law and others are now gone.
When Ning Pengpeng and his party arrived home, the moon was almost in the middle.
"It's getting late. Let's take a shower and rest early. Especially the third and fourth children. They have to get up early tomorrow. Otherwise, the goods in the shop will not be supplied, which will cause dissatisfaction among the customers."
"Okay, mother, don't worry!"
Ning Laosan clapped his heart, agreed, and returned to his yard.
Because Ning Laosi was not married yet, a yard was left for him next to Ning Pengpeng's house.
Ning's second son saw that everyone had gone back to his yard, so he drove the bullock cart back to the door of his house in the dark. He saw his eldest daughter Ning Mian'er waiting at the door with a lantern.
"Dad, are you back?"
Hearing Ning Mian'er's crisp voice, Ning Laoer's nose felt sour, but his heart felt sweet.
"Hey, I'm back! Mian'er, come in quickly. It's late at night and the dew is too heavy. Be careful of the wind and cold. You won't be able to go to school tomorrow!"
After removing the carriage from the cow's back, he pulled the cow into the cowshed. After feeding the cow fodder and soybeans, Ning Laoer took his daughter's hand and walked into the house.
"Where are the sisters?"
"Mian'er has put all the sisters to sleep. It's so late for dad to come back. If there is no light, he might not be able to see the road clearly. Mian'er wore an extra layer of clothes so he won't catch the cold."
Ning Mian'er specially shined the lantern in her hand towards her side, and saw that she was indeed wearing a new muslin dress. It should be the muslin cloth that shopkeeper Su gave to her mother a few days ago for her third son to exchange for.
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The third daughter-in-law made a set of clothes for everyone in the family, and he also had a share, but Ning, the second daughter-in-law, was reluctant to wear them, so she still wore the old clothes and hid the new clothes in a box to wear them after the Chinese New Year.
"What Mian'er wears just looks good."
Ning Laoer couldn't help but touched Ning Mian'er's hair and praised it.
Hearing her father's compliment, Ning Mian'er pursed her lips and laughed.
When Ning Laoer entered the house, Ning Mian'er lit the oil lamp, then went to the kitchen, brought the hot water in the pot to Ning Laoer's room, and asked him to wash his face and feet.
Ning Laoer took it and drove her to sleep to prevent her from growing taller.
Ning Pengpeng had just entered the house, and Ning Youxi also came in with hot water to help his mother wash herself.
"You're doing well, but you still have to read the book."
After washing her feet, Ning Youxi poured out the foot-washing water and wanted to come in to say something. Ning Pengpeng spoke directly and blocked her mouth.
Ning Youxi could only return to her yard dejectedly, biting her quilt until dawn.
As for Ning Laosi, he naturally boils the water himself, who can wait patiently for him?
"Youshou, how is the business in the shop today?"
After Wang saw Ning Laosan coming back, she quickly stepped forward and dusted him off while asking anxiously.
Because her belly was getting bigger, she didn't go to town.
To avoid having too many people and causing trouble easily.
However, on this day at home, my heart was as anxious as a bucket of water, and I felt heart-wrenching and uncomfortable.
She had been waiting almost midnight, and finally managed to get Ning Laosan back, but she couldn't keep her temper.
"Hey, with my mother here, where can I go?
Today, I made a profit of more than ninety taels.
This is still the first day, and my mother said that as long as the hundreds of leaflets are not used up in the past few days, the profit in these days should not be bad.
When it stabilizes, my mother said, the profit will be at least this amount."
Ning Laosan made a gesture with his palms, and then nodded vigorously to Mr. Wang to express that this was what his mother said and there was absolutely nothing wrong with it.
Mrs. Wang's eyes widened. If it's five taels of silver a day, how much money do you have to earn in a month?
She picked it up with her fingers and seemed to be unable to understand it.
Although she doesn't understand it, it doesn't mean that she doesn't understand that after she can earn five taels a day, she will earn thirty five taels a month, which means she will have more money!
"If I had known it, I would have gone to school with my little sister and learned to read and write from Miss Chen!"
Wang was a little frustrated when she thought that she couldn't calculate the amount of silver, and then said to Ning Laosan.
"What's the matter? If you are willing, then go ahead!
Anyway, the bundle of repairs on Miss Chen’s side was given to me separately by my mother.”
Ning Laosan was washing his face with a handkerchief. When he heard his wife say this, he immediately replied in confusion.
"Do you think I don't want to go? But I am already so old and pregnant. How old is Ms. Chen? I am sitting over there to listen. I don't understand and am embarrassed to ask!"
Mrs. Wang touched her belly, glared at Ning Laosan, and said angrily.
"That's not easy. Since you are embarrassed to ask Miss Chen, then just wait until my little sister comes back every day and you teach her how to cook and let her teach you how to read. That'll be fine!"
Ning Laosan twisted the handkerchief and put it on the shelf, then poured the water in the basin into the foot basin and said casually.
"Hey... Mr. Ning, I have you! It's really cool that you thought of such a good idea."
Wang slapped Ning Laosan on the arm and said happily.
"Hiss... be gentle, it's so heavy, you want to murder your husband!"
Ning Laosan was about to take off his shoes and wash his feet when his wife slapped him with an iron palm, making him grimace.