But when Ning Huan took out fifty taels of silver at once, Pang hesitated.
"Daughter, tell your mother the truth, where did you get this money from?"
Seeing that Ning Huan had lost a lot of weight and become much prettier, and that she actually had so much money on her, Pang Shi worried that Ning Huan might have done something wrong.
Ning Huan knew that Madam Pang was probably worried that her money was of dubious origin, so she explained, "Mother, I earned all this money by collecting herbs on the mountain. Especially the wild deer I gave you last time, I sold the most expensive antlers from the deer to a restaurant, and the owner there gave me a lot of money."
Pang asked with some skepticism, "Really?"
Ning Huan smiled and nodded: "Really, why would I lie to you, Mother? So please accept this money without worry. I still have quite a bit left, and I'll be able to earn even more money in the future."
Hearing this, Madam Pang nodded, her eyes filled with satisfaction: "Good, my Huan'er has grown up. She knows how to be filial to her mother."
Then, as if she had just remembered something, she suddenly stood up and quickly walked outside.
Ning Huan quickly followed.
In the courtyard, Ning Xu and Ning Xingde were huddled together, whispering to each other. Ning Liang stood silently in a corner, seemingly pondering whether it was the right thing for Ning Huan to come home today.
Kang stood beside Ning Xu, looking at Ning Huan's room with a displeased expression.
At this moment, Madam Pang came out of the house. Just as everyone was about to step forward to ask her questions, Madam Pang raised her hand and scattered the silver in her hand on the ground.
"Here's the twenty taels of silver you asked for! Look, Huan'er brought it back without missing a single penny!"
Pang's words immediately revealed what everyone had been hiding in their hearts. Looking at the silver on the ground, Ning Xingde and the others were somewhat embarrassed and didn't know what to say.
Ning Liang lowered his head somewhat embarrassed because he had just suspected that Ning Huan might make things worse by going home.
Now that Pang was feeling triumphant, she said, "Count everything carefully, so you don't complain later when something is missing."
Ning Xingde wanted to step forward to comfort her, but Pang slapped his hand away, saying, "Don't touch me!"
Then Pang said aggrievedly, "I married you because you said you would never let me suffer and would listen to everything I said."
When Ning Xingde saw that Madam Pang had said those words in front of her daughter, son, and daughter-in-law, he blushed deeply and felt even more embarrassed.
Looking at Ning Huan behind him, he quickly explained, "Huan girl, things aren't as your mother said, don't overthink it!"
Ning Huan asked calmly, "What does it look like?"
Ning Xingde paused for a moment, then said, "Business at home is not good right now, and my parents are having a hard time making money. Twenty taels of silver is really too much..."
Meanwhile, Madam Kang pulled Ning Xu to quickly pick up all the money on the ground. They checked the amount of silver, and it was exactly twenty taels.
Kang felt a little better and said, "Elder sister, don't be angry. It's not that we're so worried about Mother lending out twenty taels of silver because we're really struggling financially..."
Seeing that Ning Huan's expression was off, Madam Kang quickly pulled Ning Xu aside.
Ning Xu quickly added, "Yes, sister. Mother took twenty taels without even discussing it with us. In our haste, we did something foolish and said some unpleasant things to her."
Madam Kang quickly said, "It's all our fault, eldest sister, please don't be angry. Now that we've got the money back, we'll apologize to Mother right now."
Ning Huan looked at the people filling the courtyard and thought to herself, "It seems that the situation is really just as I thought. The whole family is blaming Pang Shi."
“My mother didn’t tell you beforehand and then took the family’s money and gave it to me. That was also wrong of me.”
Hearing Ning Huan's words, Madam Pang quickly turned around and shook her head: "Daughter, don't say that, Mother is willing to give it to you..."
However, when Kang heard Ning Huan say this, she was both surprised and happy.
She never expected that this older sister, after getting married, would become so sensible. She even learned to apologize to them.
"Big sister, you're too kind. How can you apologize to us like that..."
Before Kang could finish speaking, Ning Huan glared at her, her face chillingly cold, as if she would be torn to shreds if she continued.
Ning Huan interrupted her, saying, "Although it was my fault, I have to ask you all, what did Mother do wrong? She used money to help her own daughter. If I squandered that money, or Mother herself wasted it, then you are right to blame her."
"But she only took the money to treat my husband's illness and to give our family a temporary respite. What's wrong with that? Am I an outsider now?"
Ning Huan looked at Ning Xingde and asked, "Aren't I your daughter?"
Then she looked at Ning Xu and Ning Liang: "Aren't I your eldest sister?"
After the question was asked, everyone fell silent for a moment.
"Besides, my husband's illness will get better soon, and he will still have to go back to town to take the exam after he recovers. If my husband passes the exam with flying colors, will you not care at all?"
Anyone could understand what was going on in those words, and Ning Xingde quickly stepped forward and said with a smile, "Daughter, what are you saying? Of course your father cares about you."
"I was confused before, I shouldn't have treated your mother like that. I will definitely change from now on, I will definitely change."
Kang had only heard that Zhou Jing'an was injured and ill, but she hadn't heard that his body could be cured. Pang was too angry to mention this when she returned.
Hearing Ning Huan's words, she quickly pulled Ning Xu aside and said ingratiatingly, "Big sister, what you said really hurt our feelings. Of course we care about you because you are our big sister."
Seeing the attitude of these people, Pang was extremely saddened.
That's exactly what she was thinking. She took out twenty taels of silver because Huan's family was really in dire need of help.
Secondly, if Zhou Jing'an were to pass the imperial examinations again in the future, he would surely remember the twenty taels of silver and do the Ning family a favor.
Moreover, putting everything else aside, if Ning's secret brewing recipe really sells well, the money earned would be far more than twenty taels.
The younger one doesn't understand, and the older one, Ning Xingde, is also confused.
Seeing the resentful look on Pang's face, Ning Huan knew that she must have suffered a lot of grievances in the past two days.
So he leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Mother, do you want to come home with me?"
Upon hearing this, Madam Pang was taken aback at first, but then, recalling the attitudes of these people from the past two days, she nodded: "Mother will go with you."
Having received Pang's affirmative answer, Ning Huan understood the situation.
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