Chapter 555 - 489: The Lonely Sister and Bereft Brother of the Ancient Hunter Family 10
Old Master Zheng was so angry that his face turned vicious, "Summon twenty house servants, we must bring the person back."
The butler knew on the way there that his master would not let things rest.
After all, to have wanted to take the Rong Family’s young lady into his home... he had secretly done quite a few things.
How could he possibly give up so easily?
The one you can’t have is the sting of a mosquito... impossible to wipe away.
His expression becoming stern, he no longer wasted time and quickly responded, "Yes, Master, I’ll go now."
He immediately turned and headed outside.
Just as he was about to cross the threshold, Old Master Zheng called out to him, "Wait."
The butler immediately stopped in his tracks, "Master, is there anything else?"
"Bring the medicine," Old Master Zheng said with a grim expression, his eyes flashing with determination. "Use some medicine if necessary... after all, if you don’t bring the person back, don’t bother returning either."
The butler: "...Yes, Master."
With that, he left.
No, he felt that twenty wasn’t enough, he needed to bring more.
By the time they rushed to the village with thirty house servants... Rong Yan had already found that cave.
The siblings stood at the entrance.
Rong Yan saw that this spot was indeed very hidden, and also very safe.
If it weren’t for the detailed account from the original owner, he figured "Jin, stay here and don’t move, Sister will go in and look."
"Okay."
Overall, Rong Jin was quite well-behaved in front of Rong Yan.
Obedient, sensible, and somewhat precocious.
After making sure that there was no danger outside for him, Rong Yan entered the cave.
It was different from what she had imagined.
The cave was quite large, with a bed, and it was tidy, with living supplies quite complete.
It seemed like her original father had visited this place not long before he died.
Rong Yan had recharged one yuan in silver at the Space Supermarket.
Now, there were a lot of things available to buy in the supermarket, such as quilts, clothes, bowls, and chopsticks, and of course, some food.
The items in the supermarket were relatively cheap, and this ten taels... honestly, could buy a lot of things.
The quality ranged from poor to good, and the food varied from coarse to refined, everything that would be available in this era seemed to be there.
Just after she had chosen her items and checked out, she heard Rong Jin’s slightly worried shouting from outside, "Sister!"
After Rong Yan took the items she purchased from the Space Supermarket and placed them on the bed, she walked out.
"Come in! This really was dad’s place, let’s rest here for a few days."
When Rong Jin heard it was truly the cave where their father used to stay while hunting, he was overjoyed.
He followed her into the cave in just a few steps.
He quickly started to tidy up the cave and then noticed the items on the bed.
"Sister, there are so many things here, there’s even a quilt and... clothes. And so much food..."
Rong Jin was truly astonished.
These items, they all looked unused.
Rong Yan watched him... and couldn’t help but think how troublesome it was for a child to be too smart.
Not easy to deceive.
She had no intention of revealing the space.
After all, a little boy will grow up, eventually marry and have children. He might be able to keep the secret now, but what about the future?
There was no need to test him with this matter; it would’ve been better not to tell him from the start.
Before she could explain the origin of these things, she heard her eager younger brother exclaim, "Sister, this must be something Dad bought and left here for us. Look, these clothes are definitely for me, they fit just right! And those clothes, all red and pink, they must be something Dad bought for Sister."
Rong Yan: ...
Alright then! There was no need for her to say more.
"I’ll clean up first. You rest on the bed for a while, I will cook you a meal after I tidy up."
Upon hearing this, Rong Jin was unable to just sit down and rest. "Sister, let me help you."
There was a broom on the side, made of straw, and not too heavy for Rong Jin, so he began to clean up ...
Seeing him sweeping, Rong Yan said, "Ah Jin, you keep sweeping here. I’ll go see if there’s any water outside and will be back shortly."
Rong Jin’s hand paused, holding the broom. He wanted to say he would go with her ... because he was afraid of danger outside, afraid that Sister wouldn’t come back.
Dad never came back from hunting.
However, before he could say anything, he saw Sister walking out with a wooden bucket.
Rong Jin was no longer as happy as before ... But he still mustered his spirits to tidy up the place.
He couldn’t let Sister do all the work, that would be too hard on her!
After Rong Yan left the cave, she didn’t walk towards the usual path because she hadn’t seen any water sources there before.
She went in the other direction and, sure enough, the location of the cave was excellent—just a short distance away there was a mountain stream.
The water in the stream was crystal clear and unpolluted.
Rong Yan fetched a bucket of water, and then, following the stream a little further, she saw a small pool with several fish swimming in it.
Among them was a particularly large one.
A hint of joy flashed in Rong Yan’s eyes.
The fish had come at just the right time.
She immediately bent down, picked up a stone from the water ... she tested for a good grip a few times, then hurled it straight out ...
Rong Jin was absentmindedly sweeping.
Sister had been gone for a long while ... Why hadn’t she returned yet?
Should he go out and look for her?
But he also feared that if he went to look for her, and then Sister came back, would she become worried not seeing him?
Just as he was agonizing over whether to go out or not, he saw Sister returning.
Not only was she carrying the water bucket, but she also had one large and one small fish in her other hand.
"Sister, these fish ..." Where did they come from?
"I just caught them in the stream. In a while, I will grill a fish for us."
"Sister, you’re amazing!" Rong Jin’s eyes were very bright, filled with admiration.
Rong Yan looked at him like this and couldn’t help but smile, realizing that her own mood was quite good.
She put down the water bucket, then hung up the fish as well.
After that, she grabbed a rag and started cleaning them.
Rong Jin wasn’t idle; he had finished sweeping the floor, but he also wanted to help wipe down the table and such.
There was a small table and two small stools here ... they were all made by the original owner’s dad, and looked rather rough.
It didn’t take long before everything was cleaned up.
Rong Yan wanted to grill the fish, so she did it outside the cave entrance. There were plenty of dry branches around, which made it convenient ...
The siblings not only filled their stomachs but also tidied up the cave properly.
Meanwhile, at the foot of the mountain, the Zheng Family’s steward arrived in the village with thirty house servants.
Seeing so many people brought by the Zheng Family, the villagers lost their mood to watch the excitement ... They were deeply afraid that if these people couldn’t find the siblings, they might vent their anger on them.
Some spectacles weren’t meant for them to witness, such as the current one—
The steward led his men to break open the courtyard gate, and after seeing no one inside, he ordered his people to bring Rong Zhimin and the rest of the three households to him ...
