Group pet small peasant girls: Escape the famine with the space of merit

Chapter 223 The Bear Family's Compensation

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Wen Xing's family was worried about their family's land, and after seeing the Ning family's mother and daughter, they returned to Xinsheng Village first, and Wei Shi stayed behind to arrange the marriage of the two children.

Wei Shi hired a matchmaker in the city, and went to the small courtyard rented by Ning's family with Nuan Nuan and others to hire him.

The small courtyard that the Ning family rented couldn't fit the betrothal gifts from the Wen family, so they had to stack them up.

"This..." Ning's mother looked at the betrothal gifts sent by the Wen family and became worried again: "Juan'er, their family sent so many betrothal gifts, but there is only so much dowry I can give you. Will you be betrayed by them in the future?" Do you look down on me?"

"Mother, Sanlang's family is very good, and they won't look down on me because of these external things." Ning Juan comforted her mother: "It's not that Sanlang and Xiangjun don't know what's going on in our family, and they don't want my dowry. "

In fact, Ning Juan also had mixed feelings when she saw these betrothal gifts.

The more dowry gifts her husband's family sent, the more satisfied she was with her unmarried daughter-in-law, but she couldn't bring the same dowry. She felt a little guilty towards Saburo, although she was sure that the Wen family really didn't care about it.

At this time, Ning He, who was playing at the gate of the courtyard, ran in: "Mother, elder sister, the magistrate is here."

Both Ning Juan and Ning's mother were stunned.

Why did the magistrate come here?

The mother and daughter greeted her while pondering: "I've seen Mr. Zhifu."

"You two don't need to be too polite." Seeing that there were many people watching the excitement outside the courtyard, Xu Qian said with a smile, "Let's go inside and talk."

"Look at me, I forgot to invite my lord into the house." Mother Ning rubbed her clothes nervously with both hands, and hurriedly said: "My lord, please come in!"

Although she knew that the magistrate was a good official, and because of the case of the Xiong family, she had met him several times, but Ning's mother was still uneasy when she saw Xu Qian.

Seeing Mother Ning's discomfort, Xu Gan made it clear as soon as he entered the room: "Mrs. Ning, Miss Ning, I came here today to send you compensation for the Xiong family."

The mother and daughter were taken aback.

The yamen servant behind Xu Qian put a wooden box in his hand on the table.

Xu Gan pushed the wooden box in front of Ning's mother, and said: "Xiong Yi poisoned Boss Ning, so that your Ning family will not have a safe life, and Xiong Jinhe and Xu Yu burned your house down again. These are all owed by the Xiong family." .”

The fire was caused by Wen Nuan's scheming, but Xiong Jinhe and Xu Yu had to be blamed for it.

The Xiong family ransacked the house and confiscated all their property, but those who should be compensated should still be compensated, such as the Ning family, such as other victims.

Ning's mother looked at Ning Juan. Ning Juan opened the box and saw that besides a small stack of bank notes, there were two house deeds.

Looking at the denomination, Ning Juan estimated that there should be a full 6000 taels. The two house deeds belonged to two shops originally under the name of Xiong's family, but now they have been changed to Ning's mother's name. They are both good shops in Zhongzhou City.

With these things, Ning Juan doesn't have to worry about the livelihood of her mother and younger siblings after she gets married.

Ning Juan closed the box with hot eyes, knelt down and kowtowed to Xu Qian: "Thank you, sir, for making decisions for us!"

She felt at ease in accepting these compensations from the Xiong family.

Her father's life is far from what these things can afford, but her father is no longer here, and all she can do is to make life easier for her mother and younger siblings as much as possible.

"Miss Ning, please get up quickly." Xu Ganxu gave a hand, sighed and said, "This government is the parental official of Zhongzhou, but there is only so much we can do. This government is ashamed of you and the people of Zhongzhou."

The death of Father Ning is fine, it happened before he came to Zhongzhou to take office, but there are two other victims who were persecuted by Xiong Yi after he took office. This is his dereliction of duty.

"No, my lord." Ning Juan wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and said seriously: "Everything you have done for the people of Zhongzhou, the people of Zhongzhou can see it in their eyes. We all understand that if we can bring down the Xiong family this time, the people of Zhongzhou will have a better life in the future."

It's not that these victims don't want to report to the government, but they know very well that the magistrate is also restrained everywhere. If they want to report to the government, they will probably be killed by the Xiong family before they even reach the government.

"This time I was able to bring down Xiong Jinhe thanks to Lord Xiang." Xu Qian was really happy for Ning Juan: "Miss Ning married into Wen's family, your luck is yet to come."

Ning Juan laughed: "I think so too."

Xu Qian stood up with a smile: "I still have business to deal with, so I will leave first, but when Miss Ning gets married, don't forget to invite me to have a wedding wine."

"Of course."

After sending Xu Gan away, Mother Ning opened the wooden box and counted the bank notes carefully: "Juan'er, there are 6000 taels. We have money to build a new house."

With this money, their new house does not need the help of the township king to pay for the money.

Ning Juan nodded with a smile: "Yes."

"And your dowry, I want to prepare it for you. There are two shops here, one for us to keep, and the other for your dowry!"

"Mother, the dowry is ready, so don't rush to make peace." Ning Juan said: "You are in better health now, but Xiaopeng is still young and cannot be alone for the time being. These two shops are what you live and live in. , I can't take away.

"The two shops are located in a good location. If you rent them out, the monthly rent will be enough for you and your siblings. These banknotes can be used to buy a hundred and eighty acres of land, and the rest will be deposited in the bank. In a few years If Xiaopeng is older and wants to do something, he won't be empty-handed."

Neither her mother nor her eldest sister Ning Lan had the temperament to do business, and they had never shown their faces outside. Ning Juan didn't intend to let them keep the shop and run it themselves. Renting out the shop would be the easiest way.

There is also the younger brother Ning Peng, who is also 12 years old this year. If he wants to, he can go to a private school for a few more years to learn more things. Not hungry.

"Sister," Ning Peng walked in from the outside, with a serious look on his face: "I am a man, with hands and feet, and I will be able to support myself in the future! Sister, you have paid too much for this family. Now that you are married, Just listen to my mother, a shop will be used as a dowry for you, and another 2000 taels of silver will be used as a pad at the bottom of the box."

He is still young and can't earn any money, so he rents out one shop, which is enough for his family to save a little.

For the remaining 4000 taels, when the second sister and Xiao He get married in the future, each of them will give them another 2000 taels.

Hearing that Ning Peng had planned all the compensation for the Xiong family in the blink of an eye, Ning Juan was both relieved and sad.

After his father passed away, Xiaopeng seemed to grow up overnight.

However, Ning Juan still didn't want a shop, and finally only agreed to take 500 taels of silver bills with her when she got married.

(End of this chapter)