Chapter 230 2 Old Man Fights for Favor
Chapter 230 2 Old Man Fights for Favor
Because she married into the Yan family, many people called her by her husband's surname.
She had a fierce look in her eyes and was educating her nine sons in a serious manner. She felt sorry for her beloved granddaughter who was suffering outside and still thinking about her family.
"Look for yourselves. Ning Bao is still thinking about his uncle even though he is so far away in the border. Look at you guys. You have only sent two carts of gifts. What about you now?"
She gave birth to nine sons in her life before she had a daughter. She loved Yan'er so much that she loved her granddaughter as well.
Looking at the ginseng on the table that could be sold at a sky-high price for any one of them, Grandma Yan became more and more displeased with her sons.
The nine men in the Yan family are all old enough to be fathers, but they still trembled when I scolded them, and stood in a pair of cowardly faces. If outsiders saw them, they would definitely not believe it.
Boss Yan is the one who loves his sister and niece the most besides his parents. Of course, he is the only one who thinks so: "Don't be angry, mother. I have already prepared some things and will send them to the border in the next two days."
"It's filled with a lot of gold, silver, and jewelry, as well as a small cotton jacket made by my wife herself, with embroidered flowers on it. Ning Bao must look very beautiful wearing it."
Yan Lao Da's wife has given birth to boys for many years since she got married. She has raised Ning Bao like her own daughter. She is not angry at all when she sees her husband being partial to her. It's their fault for not being able to give birth to a daughter.
Not only did she treat her niece as her own daughter, she also treated her sister-in-law, who had been married for many years, as her own daughter. She was willing to give all the good things she had to her mother and daughter.
She said in a very cheerful voice, "Don't worry, mother. I won't cut off Ning Bao's things. Everything is prepared from the inside out."
"And we made two pairs of waterproof boots for Ning Bao using deerskin." This was said by the second branch of the Yan family.
"Yes, yes. Our third room made a few small hats made of animal fur. Ning Bao will definitely be very warm wearing them."
"Room 4 made the scarf, it was handmade."
"Room Five made gloves. There are white, pink, and green ones for Ning Bao to wear."
"Room Six made a fleece-lined warm inner garment. It is the warmest when worn next to the skin and will ensure that Ning Bao will not catch a cold."
"Room 7 made more than a dozen pairs of thick socks, and each pair was made by the husband and wife themselves, without any artificial hands."
"Room Eight prepared various fabrics, plus ten sets of small clothes, both inside and outside." Master Yan felt that he was the one who loved Ning Bao the most, so naturally he could not lose to his brothers and sisters-in-law.
As for the Ninth House, he felt that he had the best relationship with his younger sister, so he prepared three sets of things, including one set for the He family. Master Yan Jiu looked very proud, like a general who had won a battle.
Seeing that Xiaojiu was so scheming, the others looked at him with unfriendly eyes and wanted to drag him out and beat him up immediately.
Madam Yan looked at their dedication and nodded in satisfaction: "Good, good, good, good, you all passed this time."
The secret guard who delivered the things came back, his cheeks a little red, but it couldn't be seen because he was wearing a face mask.
"There is also the letter written by Miss Xia Shi. I forgot about it just now. I hope Mr. Yan and Mrs. Yan will punish me." The secret guard felt that it was normal to be punished for not doing things well.
The serving nanny saw the look in her master's eyes and took a few steps forward to help him stand up.
Madam Yan smiled kindly and said, "It's okay. The journey to the border is long. I guess you didn't stop along the way. It's normal for you to forget. Go down quickly and have something hot to eat and have a good rest."
In the end, everyone in the Yan family ignored etiquette and gathered around Old Madam Yan in a hurry.
"Grandpa and grandma, I hope you are well! Ning Bao misses you very much in the frontier..."
After reading the letter, Grandfather Yan smiled and stroked his beard: "This is Yan'er's handwriting. Ning Bao must have spoken beside her and she wrote it."
"That's great, that's great, Ning Bao has been found. Now I can die with my eyes closed."
Grandmother Yan reached out and patted him on the back, looking at him with a look of reproach: "Why are you talking about death when you are so happy? You should be careful when you speak. I am still waiting for Ning Bao to come back and enjoy the happiness of family life."
The nine uncles and aunts of the Yan family all had smiles on their faces, recalling their niece's sweet greetings. That little mouth was really talkative, and she would definitely be a smart girl when she grew up.
"No, I need to go back and prepare some more things for Ning Bao. It's hard to buy in the cold and bitter borderland."
"Yes, yes, yes. Giving away a little is no different. We might as well give away more. We'll go back to our room."
"The letter said that Ning Bao likes valuable items such as gold, silver, and jewelry. There just so happens that there are a few items in the dowry that are suitable for Ning Bao. I will take them out right away."
As they were about to leave, Grandmother Yan said quickly, "The dowry is your private property, so keep it for yourself and don't give it to Ning Bao. We have enough now."
Her Yan family doesn't know how to use their daughter-in-law's dowry.
The daughters-in-law smiled and said perfunctorily, "Okay, okay, I'll listen to you, mother."
When everything was sorted out, Grandma Yan still saw a lot of things she had never seen before, and she thought they were her daughter-in-law's dowry.
In the end, she took out a few items from her own dowry and sent them to the ninth room, which could be considered as a subsidy for them.
This time they couldn't rely on just one secret guard. The Yan family sent out more than a dozen guards and a team of escort troops. The Xia family also sent out dozens of guards and more people.
The convoy headed towards the border in a mighty manner.
The two elders gathered together to read the letter that was sent back. Grandfather Xia said proudly, "Ning Bao asked us how we were. His little mouth was so sweet that it touched our hearts. It turns out that biological children are better."
Hearing the smugness in his words, Grandfather Yan glanced at him and snorted, "Ning Bao is my daughter's daughter. She has half of the Yan family's blood in her body, so she is just as close as before."
"She kept greeting me and her grandmother in the letter. She's really getting better and better at talking." His face was full of smiles when he talked about his granddaughter.
Whenever the two old men meet, they start competing for Ning Bao's favor, and they must argue about whether Ning Bao loves his grandfather or his great-grandfather more.
Grandmother Yan shook her head and talked to Grandmother Xia about the situation at home. She was relieved only after she learned that her daughter said in the letter that everything was fine and she would try to go back during the New Year.
The border thousands of miles away was getting colder and colder, so Xi Zhiyi sent back several batches of things. This time he brought back cotton coats and trousers, but in very small quantities.
The first thing he did when he came back was to look for Xia Yining. He was stopped by Gu Ma at the door of the tent: "I'm sorry, Miss Ten is still recuperating. Please go back first, Mr. Third."
Looking at the tightly closed door, Xi Zhiyi's heart skipped a beat, knowing that something must have gone terribly wrong as to why Sister Ning'er hadn't come out for nearly a month.
Thinking of this, he frowned, and felt a little bit blaming his good friend for not protecting Ning'er. He saluted and walked towards the Shan Xingyan tent.
I happened to see him applying medicine. The wounds of varying sizes on his back, some of which were so deep that the bones were visible, made him sigh deeply.
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