Chapter 23

Chapter 23

Xiaoxiao felt that she couldn’t listen anymore, or she might be unable to control herself.

Whether it was the owner’s memories or her experience after transmigrating, their kindness had already made her treat everyone as her family. How could she tolerate her family being hurt like this?

She quickly returned to the door and pushed the door against the wall. She pretended that she had just arrived. Old Sir Ning, the second branch, and even her aunt, hiding in the room and putting on makeup, ran out. When she saw it was her, her aunt, Ning Xiao’er, was the first to shout, “Stupid girl, what are you doing?! My rouge is crooked. How ugly!”

Xiaoxiao glanced at her ugly face and thought, “Makeup had nothing to do with your ugliness.” Then, she looked at Old Sir Ning. “Grandpa, Grandma asked me to come and get my dad’s consultation fees. Second Aunt knows about it.” She couldn’t be bothered to tell them anything else.

Second Aunt Ning wanted to lie, but Xiaoxiao added, “Uncle village chief and Grandma are still waiting for us.”

Second Aunt Ning was speechless.

She could only tell them the truth and return the copper coins.

She didn’t know if it was an illusion, but she kept feeling that Ning Xiaoxiao’s gaze on the way back was a little scary, making her have goosebumps.

Suppressing her hatred, Xiaoxiao quickly paid the consultation fee and respectfully sent the village chief away. At this moment, Old Madam Ning already knew why the village chief had appeared in Xiaoxiao’s house. “You want to buy land?”

Once the village chief left, she revealed her true personality and sneered. “You have the money to buy land, but you don’t have the money to pay the consultation fee. Do you think I’m a fool?”

Madam Song grabbed Xiaoxiao, who was about to speak. How could she let her children stand before her at a time like this? “Mom, we bought this land on credit.”

There was a precedent for this. To not waste the spring plowing time, the eldest branch first bought two acres of land on credit with the village chief and agreed to replenish the money they had spent on the land at the end of the year or hand over 300 catties of food.

Considering their current ability, what the Ning Family wanted was middle-quality land. It was not as good as the best quality land, but it was not poor, so one acre was three taels of silver, and two acres was six taels.

Old Madam Ning didn’t think they could have so much money, so she was certain this group of fools wanted to work for free. They had worked hard to farm for a year, but in the end, they had benefited others.

The yield of an acre of land is about 300 catties, the best quality land. With the two acres of land they had on credit, it was lucky for them if it could grow a total of 500 catties. In other words, after paying 300 catties of food, they would only have about 200 catties left. With so much food, how could they be full of five members in a family?

Old Madam Ning secretly gloated. “Who asked you not to know how to appreciate favors and insist on splitting up? With that little injury on Ning Fengnian’s head, he could lie in the house for three days. Why did you have to ask a doctor to prescribe medicine? There was also expensive ginseng in the medicine. Was Ning Fengnian worthy of eating noble ginseng?”

She was gloating secretly, and did not pay much attention to what had happened today. She then proudly brought Second Aunt Ning, who had come to deliver the money back home.

Second Aunt Ning’s heart ached along the way for the copper coins she had just given out. Old Madam Ning couldn’t bear to see her useless appearance and spat. “Don’t worry. Isn’t it just a few copper coins? Just wait. Soon, they’ll return it with interest.”

No one in the eldest branch knew what Old Madam Ning was up to. After sending the village chief away, the family was a little excited. Ning Erlang’s eyes lit up, and he still remembered to ask in a low voice, “Dad, mom, we have land? We have our land?”