benign, be nine

Benign or benign describes something that has a good or beneficial effect--
Everyone calmed down when they saw the old man's benign face.
His benign expression only served to infuriate her.
Benign is also a medical term, meaning not harmful--
The doctor said that the tumor is benign, not malignant.

Be nine or be nine ( two words, rhymes with benign ) means the existence or presence of ( be )  9 ( nine ) of something--
If we used three eggs, there should be nine left.
Count those before you pack them--there should be nine of them.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"There will be nine for dinner, including the old woman with the benign countenance."