Exquisite ingenuity

Chapter 2

Ning Yong came late, but it didn't prevent him from being warmly welcomed.

This is really because, although Ning Yong came from an eighth-rank petty official family, like Zhao Jinyi, he is so talented that he can't hide it.

No, at such a young age, he already has the fame of a scholar, and only waiting for this year's Qiu Wei to end, he will rise to the sky and make the Ning family feel proud.

Compared with the Zhao family's brothers who can't support the wall, this is simply not a thing in the pool.

In addition, Ning Yong's appearance is also very delicate, and his thin body is completely in line with the appearance of a weak scholar in the Lu Kingdom, which is even more enviable.From Ning Yong's point of view, in the future, he will only be able to make a living with pens, not rough jobs.

At this time, Ning Yong was wearing a half-new blue straight dress and a flat head scarf, with a slight smile on his face. Among a group of young men, he looked calm and relaxed.

Zhao Jinyi sighed quietly in his heart when he saw Ning Yong's half-new and never-worn shirts.

Ning Yong's treatment in the Ning family is no better than her.

Although the Zhao family's officials became smaller and smaller, they still produced first-rank officials in the previous dynasty.This skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and the Zhao family has been digging and searching, accumulating a lot of wealth.Therefore, on this beautiful spring day, the Zhao family can let the juniors hold a banquet in the garden to entertain guests, but the Ning family cannot.

Ning Yong's parents have seven brothers in total, and Ning Yong is the second son of the Ning family.Because the Ning family has a large population and a weak family business, the previous generation of the Ning family, except for Ning Yong's uncle and uncles, were separated and lived alone as soon as they got married.This kind of separation after marriage is very common in their circle of small officials, and it is not surprising.

But Xu Shi, the ancestor of the Ning family, liked to have a full house of descendants. After Ning Yong's father split up, he and his wife gave birth to seven children in one go.

Ning Yong's grandfather was a petty official of the eighth rank, and Ning Yong's father was only a small official who proofread the library of the ninth rank.

A small ninth-rank official not only has to support his family, but also supports his children to study. The pressure of this really made Ning Yong's father gray-haired at the age of forty.Ning Yong lives in his own home, and there is a big brother Ning An above him.But Ning'an is a medicine jar, who has been recuperating in bed all year round.Originally thought that the second wife of the Ning family would fall like this, but Ning Yong stood out in such a family.

However, if Ning An is unable to marry a wife in the future, the burden of the second wife of the Ning family will all fall on Ning Yong...

If a woman admires a man, there is always a little more tolerance and pity.

A sober person like Zhao Jinyi only thought that Ning Yong was not easy, but he did not expect that it would be difficult for her to marry Ning Yong in the future.

Yes, ever since Zhao Jinyi fell in love with Ning Yong, he involuntarily assumed the role of Ning Yong's wife.

It is not that the two have not met alone.

However, they only met each other under the guard of her personal maids, Mei Ran and Ya Qing.

She admired Ning Yong very much, but Ning Yong was not that warm to her.

But don't refuse either.

Zhao Jinyi attributed Ning Yong's lack of enthusiasm to the nobility of a scholar.

If Ning Yong was too enthusiastic towards her, maybe she would back off.After all, the Zhao family married a daughter, and the dowry was envied by other families compared to the daughters of other small officials.

For example, Zhao Jinyi's dowry was prepared by Auntie since she was born.Her dowry is as small as the needlework for sewing and making flowers on weekdays, and as large as the farm that can support the family. A Niang has prepared everything.

After all, the second wife of the Zhao family had only two children, her and elder brother.

Although my elder brother didn't live up to expectations in his studies, he didn't mess around with those people in Nongmei Hutong. He got into the land of romance all day long and gave money to those singers who could only sing the melody.

A Niang has long planned that in two years, she will make a marriage proposal for her elder brother.The future sister-in-law is not important, the most important thing is to be honest and do one's duty.

In fact, Zhao Jinyi doesn't like the word "honesty and duty" very much.

Although the Zhao family is still united, according to brother's temperament, he should marry a clever sister-in-law back.

Otherwise, if the two husband and wife are honest and responsible, they will not be spared if they are eaten.

For example, she thinks Miss Lin from the Lin family is very nice...

Uh...how did she remember something?

Zhao Jinyi came back to his senses, but found that Ning Yong had disappeared.

My personal maid, Mei Ran, came over with a small red lacquer plate in a regular manner: "Fourth Miss, the Youth League is ready."

Zhao Jinyi is the fourth in the Zhao family's generation.There are two older sisters in the first room above, and one older sister in the third room.

The eldest sister of Dafang is already married, and the marriage between the second and third sisters has not yet been finalized.Speaking of this matter, but there is no rush.

The second sister, Zhao Jinhua, is one year and two months older than Zhao Jinyi, and the third sister, Zhao Jinyun, is one year older than Zhao Jinyi, both of whom should be married.

But since the family that the eldest sister Zhao Jinxiu married into was not as good as imagined, the Zhao family became more cautious in choosing a son-in-law.

This prudence is not pleasing to anyone.Picking and picking, I searched for more than a year, but I didn't like it.

But the grandfather had already said that the girls of the Zhao family could remarry when they were older, and their Zhao family did not lack the food of the girls.

Even so, the grandparents are not in a hurry, but the eldest and the third are.

Uncle came back from Jiangzhou in another year.At that time, the concubines he took in in Jiangzhou and the three younger sisters he gave birth to will all return to the capital.

And the second aunt of the third room is now pregnant with twins, has been seven or eight months old, and is about to give birth soon.

No matter how spacious this Zhao's house is compared to other houses, it can't accommodate so many people.

Girls who have reached the right age have to marry out quickly to make room for their younger brothers and sisters.

That's why the Zhao family's today is a garden tour in name, but it's actually a meeting to see each other, and it was also prompted by the aunt and third aunt.

but……

Zhao Jinyi thought again, in fact, few of the handsome young people who came to the garden party today are new.

After all, the circle of its small officials is very limited.

Moreover, those who did not get along well with the Zhao family had to be eliminated.

After coming and going, the new ones are Dalang from the You family, Qilang from the Su family, and Erlang from the Bao family who have just been transferred back from other places.

Just now Zhao Jinyi has seen all of them, none of them can compare to Ning Yong.

However, even if she doesn't compare Ning Yong to them, their conditions are average.

Oh, it's been a long time!

Youth League is good.

Zhao Jinyi had a decent smile on his face, and lightly parted his vermilion lips: "Mei Ran, let everyone have a taste."

Mei Ran gently placed the small red lacquer plate on the table, and lifted the green cover to reveal the delicate and small green ball inside.

This youth group is made smaller than the youth group outside, it looks like the size of a bite, and it will definitely not remove the girls' carefully applied powder makeup and carefully drawn lips.

Miss Lin praised first: "The fourth sister of the Zhao family is really caring. Even the Youth League is so good-looking."

It's just a youth group, so there is nothing to praise.Miss Zheng San secretly rolled her eyes as expected.

Ah, what an annoying character.

Zhao Jinyi remained calm, still smiling: "Thanks to Sister Lin's compliment, Sister Lin likes it, so let's use two more."

Miss Lin laughed: "Sister Zhao Fourth has a bold temper, and my sister likes it."

Her personal maid came forward, twisted a green ball with a handkerchief, and handed it to her.

Well, even when a group of girls of the same generation are eating, they can't be careless.Otherwise, turning around and his inappropriate behavior will become a joke quietly circulated in the circle.

Miss Lin was about to try the green ball, when she suddenly heard someone screaming from the opposite side: "Snake, snake, there is a snake!"

(End of this chapter)