"You're still alive?" Uncle Ning pointed at them in disbelief.
"Of course we're still alive, Uncle. What are you saying?"
Ning Hong patted the dirt off her hands.
He had just planted some corn seeds in his yard.
The store has everything, including things like seeds.
Of course, once the snow has completely melted, he will take Ning Nuonuo to live in the town. Apart from the village chief, everyone in the village is too indifferent to them.
Even if he could live a good life with Nuonuo while living in this village, he might not be able to keep all his possessions.
"You're lucky, kid. You've lost so much blood, yet you've managed to pull through."
No, wait, where did this kid get the money to see a doctor?
Could it be that his younger brother left them some money?
A glint of greed flashed in Uncle Ning's eyes.
He immediately strode into the thatched hut and began searching through chests and cabinets.
"what you do?"
Ning Nuonuo tried to rush over to block Ning Dabo, but was pulled back by Ning Hongze.
This Uncle Ning has no love for them whatsoever; he probably wishes they would stop him and kill them again.
They're just inanimate objects; it's not worth getting beaten up over them.
"elder brother??????"
"Never mind." Ning Hong then took Ning Nuonuo's hand. To be honest, there weren't many valuable things in the house.
The most precious item was probably that space quilt, but in the minds of people in ancient times, they probably wouldn't have been able to see anything special about such a thin cotton quilt.
Basically, I think the same thing as Nuonuo: it's so thin, it probably can't keep you warm.
As for the food...
It can only be wasted.
"Oh, you guys are actually eating plain rice porridge?"
Uncle Ning first rummaged through their cabinets, then lifted the blankets on the bed, pinching the thin layer of quilt, and couldn't help but show a hint of disdain on his face.
They were lucky to survive being covered in such thin blankets.
Finding nothing of value, Uncle Ning and Mrs. Ning turned their attention to the table.
The table was old and worn out, and so were the chairs.
The entire thatched hut contained almost no complete furniture.
But the food on the table looks pretty delicious.
Even when it gets cold, it still emits a faint fragrance.
Ning Liu raised her eyebrows and lifted the lid off the food on the table.
That was half a pot of white rice porridge.
There was a small dish of wild vegetables and a few pieces of meat next to it.
They actually had rice porridge and meat to eat?
"You heartless little brats, hiding at home eating rice porridge and meat, you're not filial to your grandmother at all."
These two wretches' children are eating so well?
They don't even dare to cook porridge directly with plain white rice at home.
What's more, there's meat to eat.
"Uncle, I remember that since the beginning of this year, we haven't even had any land. We're just the two of us who haven't even grown up yet, and we don't even have our own land. I'd like to know how we're going to take care of Grandma?"
Ning Hong then gave a sarcastic smirk.
"Can't be filial? But you have money to eat meat?" Uncle Ning stuffed the meat into his mouth, and Ning Liu Shi was not to be outdone, grabbing the remaining meat with her hands and stuffing it into her mouth.
They haven't eaten meat in their family for a long time.
She was craving it.
Although it got a little cold, it still tasted so good.
“Since you have money to buy meat, then take out some more. Your eldest cousin is about to take the imperial examination for the title of Xiucai, and the family happens to need money. Once your eldest cousin passes the examination, he will not treat you badly.”
"hehe."
Ning Hong chuckled twice.
Will we not treat you unfairly?
That's a joke.
I'm afraid that once my eldest cousin passes the imperial examination and becomes a scholar, they will be the first to suffer.
"We don't have any money. This meat is rat meat, and I caught it myself," Ning Hong said casually. As for the white rice porridge, it was a gift from someone, and this was the only meal we would have.
"Look, we're reluctant to eat it all; we want to save it for the next meal."
"What did you say? A rat?"
The meat that Liu had stuffed into her mouth was immediately spat out. "Ugh, how can you eat rat meat? You are disgusting!"
"Don't be afraid, he's lying. Rat meat doesn't taste like that," Uncle Ning sneered. "Looks like you're going to have to suffer the consequences."
"Uncle, it's not that we don't want to give you any. You've already searched our dilapidated house. If you can find any money, please take it without hesitation. But in fact, we don't have any."
His online store had everything he needed—food, clothing, and daily necessities—but he had no money.
It doesn't matter, as long as we sell some of the things inside, we should be able to make a lot of money.
Seeing that Ning Hongze still refused to take out the money, Ning Liushi's gaze fell on Ning Nuonuo.
Over the past two months, Ning Nuonuo has been well-fed and clothed, and because of her young age, her health has recovered quickly. In fact, Ning Hong even gave her a lot of black sesame seeds to eat in order to make her hair darker.
Although my hair is still a bit dry, it is no longer yellow.
Her complexion also became much rosier.
They look to be at least seven or eight years old.
Ning Nuonuo was quite good-looking, and now that she's been raised like this, she looks much better.
“Nuonuo.” Ning Liushi approached Ning Nuonuo.
“I know you’re being wronged right now, but you’re also a member of the Ning family, so you know how much our Ning family values your eldest cousin’s path to the imperial examinations. Once your eldest cousin passes the exams, you will be the biggest contributor, and we will definitely redeem you.”
"What, redeem it?"
Ning Nuonuo was stunned, while Ning Hong frowned in anger.
What? Seeing that he wasn't dead, they were going to rob him?
"What nonsense are you talking about? My sister doesn't care about being a hero. If you want to sell her for money, go sell your own daughters. Don't try to take my sister's place."
"You ungrateful wretch, how could you be so heartless? They're your cousins. You can't stand to see your cousins doing well. Besides, how can a family of scholars succeed by selling their sisters?"
“You still can’t sell my sister. If you dare to sell my sister, I’ll report you to the authorities and ruin my older cousin’s reputation. Let’s see how he’ll pass the exam.”
As soon as Ning Hong finished speaking, two people pounced on her from the left and right.
"You bitch, how come you're still alive? You dare try doing that?"
Uncle Ning slapped Ning Hongze across the face.
Ning Liu then used her hands to scratch Ning Hongze.
The two men kicked and shoved Ning Hong, as if they wanted to beat him to death.
"Stop hitting him! Stop hitting my brother!" Ning Nuonuo quickly shielded Ning Hongze with her body. "Don't hit my brother! My father won't let you get away with this!"
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