The Fang family was indeed as grand as the madam had described.
It stands out beautifully among a group of relatively ordinary bungalows.
The gate was vermilion, and two red lanterns hung at the entrance.
Compared to the grand courtyard that Ning Hong had seen on television, it was missing two stone lions.
However, stone lions are quite rare in Pingxi Town. Even if you searched the entire town, you probably wouldn't find a single household with them, so it's normal that the Fang family doesn't have any.
Ning Hong took a deep breath, stepped forward, and knocked on the vermilion door.
I wonder what the scene will be like at the entrance?
Will a domineering and arrogant doorman emerge?
Or perhaps a girl with an affected, soft voice?
Ning Hong knocked for a while, but the door remained unmoved, and even the arrogant doorman did not appear.
What's going on?
Did they move?
He's only been unconscious for two days, they shouldn't be leaving so soon, right?
Ning Hong knocked on the door again. The knocking continued incessantly.
Finally, the door creaked open.
"Hey, stop knocking. Our young master left this morning." Behind the door was an old man, with a muscular guard standing beside him.
The two of them stayed behind to guard the house.
The young master said he would keep a close eye on this house and would come back in a while.
He's an old man, without a wife or children, with no ties or worries, making him the perfect person to look after a house.
As for this guard, he was also left behind by the young master to accompany him.
After all, this house is one of the best in the entire Pingxi Town. If it were to accidentally attract the attention of those hooligans, how could an old man like him possibly keep an eye on it?
"They're gone. Where did they go?"
“Of course he went back to Yangcheng. Our young master is the legitimate young master of the Fang family in Yangcheng.”
"That???????"
Why do you have so many questions, young man?
"I'll ask you one last question, sir, really, just one last question."
"Alright then, go ahead and ask."
"When your young master left, did he take a girl named Ning Nuonuo with him? She was someone he redeemed from a brothel."
"Nonsense! Why would our young master go to a brothel?"
"The madam of the brothel told me."
If it's not Young Master Fang, then who could it be?
"Who are you to Ning Nuonuo? Why are you in such a hurry to find her? Is she your family?"
"Yes, it's my sister, sir. Can you help me remember? She's a little girl with a round face, ten years old this year, but because of malnutrition, she looks only about seven or eight years old."
"Since you're so anxious about your sister, why did you sell her to a place like that?" If the family really couldn't make ends meet, it would be better to sell her to someone else's family as a maid than to sell her to a place like that.
"Grandpa, I didn't sell her. I would rather starve to death than sell my sister. It was my uncle who did it. He almost beat me to death. After I passed out, he thought I was dead and even made me go and be a prostitute." Ning Hong had no intention of covering up for her uncle.
He wished everyone knew about Uncle Ning's matter.
It would be best to revoke his so-called elder cousin's academic title.
Let's see how that old man can still be so cocky.
"Your uncle almost beat you to death? Then what...?" The gatekeeper glanced at Ning Hongze from head to toe. Ning Hongze was covered in mud, looking as if she had crawled out of the ground.
Thinking of this, the gatekeeper couldn't help but tremble.
"Grandpa, I finally managed to crawl out of here. I just want to find my sister. Please, if you see her, just let me know."
Haha, what a garbage system. I just asked it to do me a favor, and it ended up making me lose the task object.
The doorman smiled and shook his head, but ultimately didn't say anything.
He watched as the door slowly closed in front of him.
Ning Hong rubbed her forehead.
It's alright, he'll keep looking. If there are still no clues by tomorrow, he'll go to Yangcheng to search.
You will eventually find someone.
Pingxi Town, though not large, was not small either. Ning Hong searched all three human brokers in Pingxi Town, but to no avail.
Seeing the beggars sitting idly in the corner, Ning Hong suddenly had a brilliant idea.
Aren't there quite a few 'informants' in this town?
If we can bribe them, we'll definitely be able to get information.
What beggars lack is food and money.
Ning Hong thought for a moment, and then saw that the gold bracelet in her hand had been pawned.
It is a dead pawn, worth thirty taels of silver.
That afternoon, laughter and cheers filled the City God Temple outside the city.
This was the most they had ever eaten in their lives; each of them even received a tael or two of silver as a "huge sum."
Of course, Ning Hong also got the information she wanted.
He was almost fooled by that old man, who claimed he had never seen Nuonuo.
Among these beggars, six people saw Ning Nuonuo return to the Fang residence with Young Master Fang, and then leave the Fang residence with Young Master Fang early this morning.
"She must have gone to Yangcheng."
"Yes, that's a big city. I've heard there are many rich people there, but we don't have enough money to travel there."
Moreover, most of these beggars grew up in Pingxi Town, and they wouldn't want to leave suddenly.
“That’s right, that’s right, Young Master Fang is a good person. Your sister will definitely be fine with him.”
The beggars ate roast chicken and roast duck, offering words of comfort one after another.
Even if a woman who works as a maid lives a good life, she has no freedom.
One wrong move, and you might be flogged by your master, or even beaten to death.
In his memories, Ning Nuonuo was beaten to death. After her death, her body was thrown into a mass grave, and no one even bothered to collect it. It was truly pitiful.
Knowing Ning Nuonuo's direction, Ning Hong went to Yangcheng to search for her.
Hopefully, we can find Nuonuo this time.
Yangcheng is an ancient city from the Jin Dynasty.
The tall, winding city walls exude an ancient and solemn atmosphere.
At the city gate, passersby came and went.
Some were carrying packages, some were pushing carts, some had happy faces, and some had expressionless faces.
The soldiers standing at the city gate checked everyone entering the city with expressionless faces.
That's the rule.
The garrison commander said that a thorough inspection is necessary to ensure the safety of everyone entering the city.
Upon seeing Ning Hongze, both soldiers couldn't help but frown.
This young man looks incredibly dirty.
His face was covered in dirt.
The man didn't look very old. They carefully checked his belongings and, finding nothing unusual, let him in.
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