Ning Hongze really wanted to go back and settle accounts with the Ning family, but he was only fourteen years old and had no power or influence. Even if he went back, what could he do?

Although the village chief was somewhat protective of his family, their status was still too low compared to that of a prospective scholar. It would be better to let them mistakenly believe that he was dead, so that they could go into hiding and make plans for the future.

Of course, the most important thing is to find Nuonuo.

Before he was 'beaten to death', he remembered hearing Uncle Ning and Ning Liu's apparent intention to sell Nuonuo to a filthy place.

Pingxi Town is not big; there is only one brothel in the town.

The girls inside are quite pretty.

Especially their courtesan. He had heard from the townspeople that she was proficient in all the arts, including music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, and was as beautiful as a flower. Even in Yangcheng, she would probably be just as good. However, she had offended someone, so she had to flee Yangcheng and hide in this rural town.

Ning Hong was hesitant about all of this. His most important task right now was to find Nuonuo, and other matters really didn't concern him much.

Ning Hong walked for most of the day before finally arriving at the brothel.

This brothel did bear a slight resemblance to the ones he had seen on television before.

Bright red lanterns hung high on both sides of the house.

There were also many girls at the entrance, dressed in light gauze and shawls, calling out to customers, revealing a large expanse of their collarbones, through which their fair skin could be vaguely seen.

"Hey, where did this beggar come from? What are you doing here?"

"I'm not a beggar, I'm here to find someone." Because she was worried about Ning Nuonuo, Ning Hong rushed over as soon as she crawled out of the graveyard.

"If you're not a beggar, why are you so dirty?" The girl at the door covered her nose with her sleeve, a hint of disdain in her eyes.

“??????”

"You'd better leave quickly, or we'll have to call people to kick you out."

"I really need to find someone."

"Isn't that obvious? Everyone who comes here is looking for someone. You don't look that old, you should just go back."

"Please tell them for me, sister. I've come to ransom someone."

Seeing Ning Hong's determined gaze and refusal to leave, one of the girls in purple sighed helplessly and walked inside.

"Hey, Rouge, are you really going to call for help for him?"

"Yes, they look quite pitiful."

“It’s pitiful that such a pitiful person would come here to solicit prostitutes.”

“That’s my sister. My uncle sold her here while I was unconscious. I want to buy her back.”

So that's how it is.

Hearing the man's explanation, the girl in blue's expression softened considerably.

She was sold here by her family, and ten years have passed in the blink of an eye. She is now twenty years old. She started working here at fourteen, and has gotten used to it over the past six years.

At least, they have enough to eat and wear.

The girl named Rouge quickened her pace, and soon a man came over and led Ning Hong inside.

The business has just opened and the customers haven't arrived yet, but the madam has time to meet with Ning Hong.

"You said you wanted to buy your sister back?"

"right."

Ning Hong nodded without hesitation. "My sister is ten years old this year, but she looks only eight. She looks somewhat like me. She was sold here just a couple of days ago."

"Do you know that this redemption will cost double the price?"

“I know.” Ning Hong nodded heavily; of course he knew.

He had always thought he had no money, but just before, while searching for tools and crawling out of the grave, he discovered a gold and silver jewelry counter in a corner of the mall.

This corner was hidden by the clothes cabinet, so I didn't notice it.

Ning Hong then chose a heavy gold bracelet.

This gold bracelet is probably worth around twenty taels, and with its modern and exquisite craftsmanship, it should sell for thirty taels without any problem.

Ning Hong silently calculated in her heart that if one gold bracelet wasn't enough, she would add another pair.

One hundred taels should be about right.

"How much money would it cost to redeem my sister?" Ning Hong asked.

The madam knew countless people, and even though Ning Hongze was dirty and looked very down on her luck at the moment, she did not say anything bad to him.

After all, the young man in front of them had a clear and honest appearance, and did not look like an ordinary beggar. If he could really afford to redeem them, what would be wrong with letting the brother and sister reunite?

The madam immediately ordered someone to bring Ning Nuonuo over.

However, the man returned empty-handed after his trip.

"What happened?"

"Third Sister, that girl is no longer at the brothel."

"What?"

"That young girl is too young to be officially registered, so you've sent her to serve the other girls."

Is that really the case?

Generally speaking, new maids at Wan Hua Lou start by serving these girls, and during this time, they also learn some ways of serving others from these girls.

If a girl has talent, she will naturally be treated specially in the brothel.

Ning Nuonuo looked quite clever, but she was a little arrogant, so she was asked to serve Furong.

Furong was the worst-tempered girl in their brothel; following her would inevitably lead to some suffering.

"When Furong was abusing that girl, Young Master Fang saw it. Seeing that the girl was so young, Young Master Fang couldn't bear it and bought her back."

"Was he redeemed by Young Master Fang?"

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