Chapter 45: If There’s No Need

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

With his action, Ning Fengnian and Madam Song couldn’t resist their daughter’s gaze. They also picked up their chopsticks automatically. Just like their sons, they couldn’t stop after one bite, which embarrassed Rong Yan and the others.

If they didn’t eat it, it would seem rude. Eat it… Thinking about what that thing was for, they couldn’t bring themselves to eat it. They even felt like vomiting.

Rong Yan was the first to extend his arm, but Xiaoxiao moved the entire bowl away before he could take it. She said very seriously, “You can’t eat it.”

Rong Yan heaved a sigh of relief but still asked, “Why?”

Xiaoxiao put the bowl back. “There are a lot of onions, garlic, and chili in it. You can’t eat it.”

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She pushed another refreshing salted river shrimp in front of him. “Eat this.

Eat more.”

Her way of persuading people to eat was simple and unadorned, but Yun Yi, beside Rong Yan, looked at this scene differently.

As the guards’ leader, he observed people’s expressions well. When he returned to his courtyard after dinner, his hesitant expression attracted Rong Yan’s attention. “Alright, just say what you want to say.”

Yun Yi tried to hold it in, but he still went forward and lowered his voice. “Master, I see that girl from the Ning family takes special care of you. Could it be that she…”

His master was good-looking and had a noble status. In the past, when he was at home, there was no lack of people who took the initiative to throw themselves at him. In this remote village, his temperament had long surpassed those people. It was normal for Ning Xiaoxiao to fall in love with him.

It was a pity that her status was low. When they contacted their family, they would probably never interact again.

They had a very good impression of Miss Ning. However, fate played tricks on them.

Rong Yan didn’t know what his guard was thinking. His face darkened. “You can’t say that again. In such a village, reputation will ruin a woman’s life.”

If he continued to interact with her, wouldn’t he become the kind of hypocrite who deliberately gave people hope and gave indecent responses? After thinking about it, he instructed Yun Yi, “Tomorrow, go up the mountain and hunt some things to send to the Ning family as a thank you for today’s meal.”

Rubbing his slightly bulging stomach, Rong Yan said, “If there’s no need in the future, we should keep our distance from them.”

The Grand Tutor had taught him to eat until he was 70% full and to treat people 50% well. If they continued to get along like this, he would be unable to do anything. He might as well make up his mind while he still had resistance to her cooking today.

However, at this moment, he did not know that the word “necessary” was too elastic.

The secret signal that Rong Yan and the others had left in the county had already responded, so there was no need to do anything else for the time being. Hence, Xiaoxiao went to the market the next day with her two brothers. The neighbors next door only lent the cart to the Ning family, but they had to hunt in the mountains.

Thinking about it, it made sense. Firstly, the neighbors did not do business, and secondly, they did not have acquaintances. No matter how fun the market was, they could not shop for three days. The siblings quickly thought it through and returned their attention to their belongings.

This time, they brought sour bamboo shoots as usual. Other than that, the prawns that Xiaoxiao caught yesterday were also carried in buckets. After a rough calculation, they should weigh about 1 kilogram.

Ning Erlang pursed his lips. “I told you we shouldn’t have eaten the prawns yesterday. Otherwise, we might have weighed two kilograms!”

Xiaoxiao looked down on his stingy look. “That small shrimp is at most half a catty. Besides, look at the size of the bucket. Doesn’t this show that the quality of our shrimp is good? Besides, this thing doesn’t have a shelf life. What if it can’t be sold? Eating half and selling half is better to reduce unnecessary waste.”

Ning Erlang spat.. “Hey, stop talking! We’ll be able to sell the prawns!”