“Village chief, you know I’m just a rabbit, how could I have that much strength?” Ali said, her eyes red.
Fortunately, she lived alone, so the village arranged for her to stay with any family she wanted temporarily.
"Village chief, please let me stay at someone else's house for now. When spring comes, I would like to ask the villagers to help me build a house."
"Why go through all that trouble? Just remarry."
Orcs don't have the concept of chastity for their partners.
For the purpose of reproduction, female orcs must marry. Widows, in particular, cannot be left alone.
"I'm not in the mood for that right now," Ali said hesitantly.
"Tch." The village chief's wife scoffed dismissively. "Pretentious."
"A leopard?" the village chief hissed. His wife was also a leopard, and quite formidable. Therefore, she particularly disapproved of Li Tu's pretentious act. Who says women can't be even more powerful?
"Alright, alright, I won't say anything more. You old man, you can feel sorry for people too."
After thinking for a moment, the village chief decided to let Ali stay in his house. His house was large, so finding a room wouldn't be a problem.
But Ali refused.
"I want to stay at the Ning family's house."
"Huh?" Go to the Ning family? I'm afraid Ning Hongze wouldn't be willing.
"Village chief, I don't want to get married for the time being, so please let me stay at the Ning family's house."
"This isn't a place you can just move into whenever you want. Besides, how does living in our house relate to getting married?"
Ali stopped talking.
Although she was small and weak, she was truly beautiful.
The village chief's sons have all clearly expressed their affection for her.
But she didn't like it.
"It's up to you. If you want to stay at the Ning family's house, you'll have to go and tell them in person."
“Yes, I believe they will definitely be willing.” Ali smiled, a hint of pride flashing across her beautiful face. She never doubted her charm.
A while ago, Ning Hong from the Ning family expressed her liking for her.
Of course, she would never marry Ning Hongze; his strength was simply too weak.
I can't afford to support her.
However, staying for a few days is still possible.
I heard that this time, he got a duck-dragon beast at home, so its food must be pretty good.
Thinking of this, Ali's smile widened, and she urged the village chief to take her to Ning Hongze's house.
The village chief understood Ali's intentions perfectly well; she probably had her eye on the duck-dragon beast in Ning Hongze's house.
However, this is a matter for the Ning family and has little to do with him.
They had thought of many things, but they never expected that Ning Hong would reject them.
"What?" Ning Hong looked coldly at the woman and the village chief outside. "You want to stay in my house?"
"Yes, Hongze, my house collapsed under the weight of the snow, so I thought..."
"Don't even think about it, I won't agree."
"What?" Ali was incredulous, tears welling up in her eyes. "You don't agree? Why?" Ali wanted to grab his clothes and ask him why. Didn't he like her? If he did, he should be showing his affection now.
"Don't act like I've wronged you," Ning Hong said calmly. "Perhaps I did like you before, but after you rejected me, I gave up completely. Don't worry, I'm not the kind of person who drags things out. If I say I don't like you, I mean it."
"No?" What's going on with this development?
There are plenty of people in the village who like her even after being rejected, so why doesn't it work on Ning Hongze?
Ning Hong hates women like this the most—women who don't like you but still string you along.
He'd rather be with a woman like that than go find a clouded leopard.
At least he's cheerful, generous, and upright.
"Hongze, why don't you take it in for a while?" The village chief said, trying to persuade Ali when he saw her crying. "Just provide her with a room to sleep in."
"Just give her a room, you don't need to feed or care for her?"
village head:"……"
If they don't give them food and water, won't they starve to death? "Ning Hongze, Liu Xiong is a hero of our village."
Therefore, we must treat Ali well; otherwise, who will be willing to exchange salt in the future?
"That's yours, not mine." The original owner of this body had memories of a person named Liu Xiong.
A very self-righteous person might just be the one who ruins himself by ignoring advice and stubbornly going his own way.
"Ning Hongze, what are you saying? You're eating the salt that Liu Xiong risked his life for, and yet you still say such things," the village chief rebuked.
"Me, eat his salt?" Ning Hong suddenly burst into laughter. "That's the funniest joke ever."
"why are you laughing?"
"Oh dear, village chief, I have to say something fair." Yinglu poked her head out from next door.
"What fair words?"
"When Liu Xiong brought back salt, he never brought any back for Ning Hongze, saying that her whole family was useless and it would be a waste for them to eat it."
The village chief's expression changed drastically.
Liu Xiong actually said such a thing?
He looked at Ali in surprise, and seeing that Ali's eyes were darting away, he knew it was true.
"I survived thanks to the help of Uncle Bai and Uncle Gray Wolf, and I have nothing to do with Liu Xiong."
Yinglu also knew about this.
We're neighbors, we can't just stand by and watch our two kids starve to death.
Yinglu then pretended not to see it.
"But their salt was also obtained by Liu Xiong in exchange."
"It's as if Uncle Bai and Uncle Gray Wolf never participated in the salt exchange."
Both the polar bear and the gray wolf are skilled fighters in the village and frequently participate in salt-trading activities. The polar bear, in particular, recently found a large vat of salt for the village.
Let's go.
Now that things have come to this, we can't just force Ali to go to the Ning family.
If he really did that, he, as the village chief, would be cursed to death.
"But?" Ali looked at Ning Hongze with teary eyes, hesitant to speak.
"Stop talking, I will absolutely not agree."
Cat is still practicing his transformation at home; he can't let someone with such ill intentions move in.
Ning Hong is only sixteen years old this year, and will be seventeen next year. Seventeen-year-olds always have some of the innocence of youth.
He felt that the gentle and kind Ali was the best choice for him.
He can't transform, and his younger brother is weak. If he marries a strong woman, wouldn't he be overwhelmed and unable to fight back?
Ali is better; she's gentler. Although Ali is five years older than him, age doesn't really matter among beastmen. For example, Cloud Leopard is fifteen years older than Ning Hong. Besides, Ali's beast form is weaker than her brother's, so she wouldn't bully him.
But Ali refused.
She said she only liked Liu Xiong.
After Ali said that, he gave up. Although he vaguely felt that Ali was lying.
On this point, Ning Hong actually admired the original owner quite a bit. Even if the original owner were here now, she wouldn't agree to this.
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