Chapter 7

As for Ning Xuanyuan's second grandson who loved herbs, he only prepared to find a village woman to be his wife, so that his grandson would not leave. Now that his wife had passed away, he was quite lonely. So he made up for his longing for his wife by teaching Ning Zheng to be a villager like everyone else, so that he would be able to get along with others in the future if he was no longer around. Ning Zheng also knew that if he had any troubles, he could send a letter to his eldest brother. His eldest brother had already given him his contact information for sending letters. However, Ning Zheng, who liked to live a simple life like his grandfather had taught him, had nothing he wanted other than to grow and sell herbs. This made Ning Xuanyuan quite satisfied that his grandson had achieved his wish. He also urged Ning Zheng to focus on growing herbs for a living so that he could support his family in the future. Ning Zheng, who was only 14 years old, was determined to take care of his grandfather as his eldest brother had requested before he left. He still couldn't figure out why his brother wanted to go to the capital. Because when he left, he was still young and didn't know anything about family like Ning Jing. But he still promised his brother that he would take good care of his grandfather. The following year, Ning Zheng was fifteen years old. He held a ceremony to put on a crown, which was attended by many villagers. Because they had been together for more than ten years, they were quite familiar with the Ning Xuanyuan family. Although they were not very close, they could still visit each other occasionally. Ning Xuanyuan also asked the village headman to find a good-looking girl to marry his second grandson before he got too old to arrange a wedding for his grandson. The village headman promised to try looking in a nearby village before the traditional ceremony ended. Everyone in the village also had a feast at Ning Xuanyuan’s house. He had already given half of his assets to his eldest grandson. Now, the rest of his assets would be given to his second grandson. He also instructed his second grandson not to tell anyone, not even his wife, about where his hidden treasures were. He was afraid that the girl he would marry might not be as good as his eldest granddaughter-in-law. This made him distrust the girls in the village very much. Ning Zheng did not understand why his grandfather was so worried. But he always promised to do what his grandfather said. Not long after the village head found a girl for Ning Zheng to choose, his grandfather chose a girl from a relatively good family for his grandson, not knowing what her true nature was. Because of his old age, he didn't investigate much. He just wanted a down-to-earth country girl for his grandson. He didn't dare to find a girl in the city for his grandson, afraid that his grandson wouldn't be as up-to-date as the people in the border city. After the engagement, Ning Xuanyuan taught his grandson to be down-to-earth. As for the servants who had been there before, Ning Xuanyuan also let them go back to their hometown. Now, there were only a few old servants who didn't have families in the house. These people were unwilling to go with the other servants. They were so loyal to the old master that they didn't want to leave until one of them died. They also helped the old master take care of the herb garden and sold it to Ning Xuanyuan. Ning Xuanyuan saw that they were really loyal to him, so he gave them a raise, and he didn't think of them as servants. But instead, he treated everyone as relatives, making this servant love and respect this kind old master even more. They also promised to take good care of the second young master after he passed away. Ning Xuanyuan didn't think they would think that far. But it was good that he could rest assured that there were still people who would help his youngest grandson. The village chief also promised to take care of Ning Zheng for him if anything happened to him. Ning Xuanyuan had entrusted his grandson with the village chief quite a bit. It was true that he didn't trust people much, but money was definitely trustworthy, so he did this. At first, the village chief didn't want to accept it, but when he was pressured, he had no choice but to accept it, and he even said that he would take good care of his grandson for Ning Xuanyuan. This alone made Ning Xuanyuan feel more at ease, because he knew that no one could last forever. One day, he would have to leave, just like his wife who had been his constant companion, who had passed away before his eldest grandson could marry a daughter-in-law. His second grandson's wedding date was next year, so Ning Xuanyuan didn't rush to do anything more than the engagement. He only gave him a small amount of property like ordinary people. He didn't know that his future daughter-in-law would spread the news that his family wasn't as rich as others said. That's why she didn't want to marry Ning Zheng in the first place. However, her parents had already received the dowry and used it to renovate the house. So, she had no choice but to marry next year according to the original schedule. Ning Zheng, who didn't know that his future wife would look down on him and his family, still lived an easy life as usual. He also had quite a bit of his own money from selling herbs to his grandfather. It was just that he didn't tell his grandfather. He wanted to spend his own money more than the wealth his grandfather had prepared for him. Right now, he was the one who took care of all the household matters on behalf of his elderly grandfather. He wanted his grandfather to take some rest in his later years. However, he was still strong and often came to check on the herb garden with Ning Zheng as usual. This made Ning Zheng love his grandfather even more. He didn't want to lose his grandfather like he lost his grandmother. But due to Grandpa's old age, one day he will still have to leave him.