Chapter 30: Lin Nuo’s Family

Saying this, she instructed the servant behind her, “Go bring that family from a few days ago for the noble person to see.”

Before long, a young servant brought three people over. The man’s face was unclear, his beard unkempt, and the two women kept their heads down, making it impossible to see their faces.

“Crack!” The servant whipped the man.

He cursed, “You lowly thing, lift your head and let the noble person have a look.”

As the words fell, the three slowly raised their heads.

Four pairs of eyes stared intensely at each other, each confirming the other’s identity. The older woman was the first to regain her composure. She cried out and rushed towards Lin Nuo.

“Miss, Miss! It’s me, it’s me! I’m Lin Mama, do you remember me?”

After she spoke, the young girl next to her crawled over as well. Lin Nuo hurriedly pulled both of them up.

“Miss, Miss! I’m Lan’er, I miss you so much! Wuwuwuwu.”

The man kneeling on the ground also looked at Lin Nuo with red eyes.

This scene left the others feeling confused.

At this moment, Lin Nuo didn’t say anything. After giving the three an assuring look, she turned to the madam and asked for the price.

In the end, she spent 30 taels to buy all three of them.

Madam Zhou was also in a state of confusion, and Lin Nuo smiled apologetically at her.

“Sister-in-law, it’s a long story about what happened before. I’ll come find you to explain in detail later; for now, let’s go.”

“Alright, it’s fine. You all go first; there’s no rush. Take care of your health, okay?”

Since Lin Nuo hadn’t explained anything at the beginning, Madam Zhou didn’t press for details. Everyone has their secrets.

After leaving the place, they went to Master Li’s shop to buy some clothes.

Lin Mama and the others were reluctant to go, saying it would be a waste of silver.

Lin Nuo held Lin Mama’s hand and said, “It’s okay, I have silver now. Don’t worry, I won’t let you live a hard life anymore. Trust me, I’ll explain everything to you slowly, alright?”

In the end, unable to argue against Lin Nuo, she bought each of them two sets of clothes and also got two sets of undergarments.

After buying some daily necessities, they headed home.

She instructed everyone to say they were visiting relatives, referring to her as aunt and uncle.

Since there were suddenly more people and the small house couldn’t accommodate everyone, Lin Nuo arranged for the three to stay in the new house.

Being pregnant still requires some care, so she planned to wait a few days before moving.

Once they got home and closed the door, the three of them knelt in front of Lin Nuo, and Lin Mama was the first to speak.

“Miss, it was our incompetence back then; we couldn’t protect you, and we made you suffer,” she said, tears streaming down her face.

Lan’er also stepped forward, unwilling to be outdone. “Miss, Miss! I miss you so much! It was my failure to protect you.”

“Wuwuwuwu,” the courtyard was filled with the cries of the mother and daughter.

At that moment, Lin Nuo felt a pang of sadness and didn’t know how to comfort them.

She helped them up.

“Uncle Lin, Lin Mama, Lan’er, please don’t blame yourselves. In such circumstances, it’s already good that you were able to save your own lives.”

“Miss, I pity you so much,” Lin Mama said, feeling as if she might faint from crying.

Lin Nuo recounted everything that had happened over the past few months, of course omitting some key details.

When they heard that Lin Nuo was pregnant and didn’t even know who the father was, Lin Mama, who had just calmed down, nearly fainted again. Looking at Lin Nuo, she couldn’t help but feel heartbroken; at just 15 years old, she was in the prime of her youth. What a tragedy.

“Alright, you all go wash up. Lei’er will be back from school soon, and I’ll prepare some good food for you.”

Lin Mama refused, wanting to help Lin Nuo cook first, but after some persuasion from Lin Nuo, she finally went to wash up.

That evening, with many people around, Lin Nuo had a lot to prepare.

First, she started the fire and put the rice to steam.

For dinner, she planned to make braised pork, stir-fried meat, mint-fried ribs, and a chicken soup with tea tree mushrooms.

She started by simmering the chicken soup and then prepared the other ingredients.

Lin Mama and the others were in the new house boiling water to wash up, worried that Lin Nuo would tire herself out. Lin Mama quickly washed up and changed clothes before coming to help.

Seeing Lin Nuo at the stove, skillfully chopping vegetables and cooking, she felt a deep pang of heartache.

The miss had once been a delicate young lady in the imperial capital, never touching spring water, her hands used only for playing musical instruments, chess, calligraphy, and painting.

But now…