My Promotion Story Through Time Travel

Chapter 91 Mo Ni

Mo Bani seemed not to hear Lin Ziping's words, and tears streamed down her face as she ate her steamed buns.

"Don't cry." Lin Ziping was at a loss and quickly handed over the handkerchief he had on him. When would soft toilet paper appear in this era? He really didn't have enough handkerchiefs.

Having no idea how to comfort people, and seeing that Mo Bani showed no sign of stopping, Lin Ziping poured some water from the teapot to wash his hands, then propped his head up with one hand and stared blankly at the table.

"Young sir, I'm so sorry you had to see this." After an unknown amount of time, Mo Bani said, sobbing.

"It's alright. It's getting late, you should go home now," Lin Ziping said.

Mo Bani shook her head: "Sir, I was kicked out by my husband and mother-in-law. I wanted to help my sister collect her body, but they wouldn't allow it."

"So Dai Qin really is your sister." Lin Ziping looked at Mo Bani.

“This…” Mo Bani was stunned.

Seeing this, Lin Ziping thought to himself, "Forget it. Now that Dai Qin is dead, it doesn't matter whether Mo Bani is Dai Qin's sister or not. I've already attracted enough attention by helping with the house and collecting the body recently. It's better to avoid trouble."

"I've already arranged for her burial. Go back and explain, and I'm sure..."

"Young sir, I am indeed Dai Qin's sister." Before Lin Ziping could finish speaking, Mo Bani interrupted him.

Sigh, Lin Ziping roared inwardly. He used to want to find out the truth because it was a job requirement, but now it's after get off work and he doesn't want to know these things!

“Miss Mo, I’ll pretend I didn’t hear these words. And please don’t mention them to anyone else in the future,” Lin Ziping said sternly.

"My family used to live in Hengde. My parents had nine children, all girls except my younger brother. Qini and I were twins, and we wouldn't have survived anyway. Our older sisters hid us and raised us. Later, my parents found Qini and me and brought us home. Not long after we got home, my mother gave birth to my brother, but soon after, my two older sisters passed away. Later, my parents planned to build a house, but after the house was built, my third sister passed away. They wanted to send my brother to school, and he started school, but my fourth sister passed away. My fifth and sixth sisters carefully protected Qini and me. Later..." Hengde was suffering from a drought, and everyone around had left. Father was also preparing to take us to escape the famine, but Fifth Sister was gone when we left. On the way, my younger brother kept asking for meat, and Father brought it back the next day, but Sixth Sister never came out again after that day. Seventh Sister was always smarter than me and understood things better. I don't know when she hid a dozen or so copper coins, but she took me and ran away while they were asleep after eating the meat. Although we saved as much as we could, a dozen or so copper coins weren't enough for two doses of medicine. For my sake, Seventh Sister sold herself to Chunhua Tower and plotted to have me picked up by the Sun family. "Mo Bani said to herself.

Lin Ziping opened his mouth several times to interrupt, but seeing the same empty eyes as Mo Bani and Dai Qin, he decided to just listen to it as a story.

Mo Bani picked up the water Lin Ziping poured and took a sip, then continued, "About four or five years later, Qini secretly found me and even brought me some silver. But I was afraid that the Sun family would look down on me for having a sister who was a prostitute. I knew she had gone to Pingdingshan, I knew Hu Xinhua was a scoundrel, and I knew she was suffering, but I couldn't do anything. I didn't even have the courage to collect her body."

After saying that, she covered her face and began to sob softly.

Why are you crying again? Frowning at Mo Bani, Lin Ziping felt more sorry for her sisters than for her. Da Ni and Er Ni had traded for her brother, San Ni for a house, Si Ni for her brother's schooling, Wu Ni for the family's travel expenses during their escape from famine, Liu Ni for meat, and Qi Ni for her own life. The Qi Ni who brought Bani to life became Dai Qin. Dai Qin probably never thought of doing anything for Bani, after all, Mo Qi Ni was already "dead," and it was Dai Qin who was alive. Mo Bani's life represented the continuation of the seven Mo sisters.

As darkness fell, Lin Ziping asked, "Mo Bani, what are your plans next? The city gates should be closing soon."

"Young sir, I...I don't want to go back." Mo Bani raised her head and looked down at Lin Ziping with teary eyes.

"Did Sun Ergou hit you?" Lin Ziping asked, seeing Mo Bani's puzzled expression, thinking about Dai Qin's situation.

Mo Bani hurriedly waved her hand: "No, no."

Lin Ziping looked at the marks revealed by the movement of her sleeves, his brows furrowing even deeper. But this was a family matter. Although he abhorred domestic violence, he understood that it was a matter between husband and wife. Before the parties involved expressed their opinions, others could only offer advice.

"Then I'll find a car to take you home," Lin Ziping said tentatively, pretending not to have seen her.

“No, I won’t go,” Mo Bani refused, whispering, “He’ll hit me.”

Lin Ziping sighed: "Then shall I take you to the county government to report the case?"

“No, the Sun family are good people. They are the best people to me besides my sister. They won’t starve me. They just beat me occasionally. Yes, I even gave birth to a son for them,” Mo Bani said urgently.

This won't work, that won't work, is Mo Bani clinging to me?

"Then what are you going to do?" Lin Ziping said helplessly.

Mo Bani lowered her head and remained silent.

Just as the two were locked in a stalemate, they suddenly caught sight of Old Huang.

"Uncle Huang!" Lin Ziping stood up and shouted as if he had seen a savior.

Old Huang heard the voice and turned around, seeing Lin Ziping walking over. He said, "Little Lin, I haven't seen you all day. Where have you been? What do you smell like?"

Lin Ziping chuckled awkwardly, "Inspector Chai didn't come looking for me, did he?"

"We found him." Seeing the look of fear on Lin Ziping's face, Old Huang laughed heartily. "We told him you went on patrol. Remember to let us know about this in the future."

After saying that, he looked at Mo Bani beside him and asked in confusion, "Mo Bani?"

“Uncle Huang, I ran into her when I went to the mortuary to collect Dai Qin’s body today, and she came back with me,” Lin Ziping said.

"The city gates are about to close, what are you still doing here? Is there something you didn't explain to us a couple of days ago?" Old Huang looked at Mo Bani.

Mo Bani looked longingly at Lin Ziping.

Lin Ziping lowered his head, pretending not to see Mo Bani's gaze.

"Hmm?" Old Huang's expression turned serious.

Mo Bani bit her lip and said, "This humble woman will leave now."

Watching Mo Bani's departing figure, Lin Ziping thanked Lao Huang.

"How did she manage to follow you?" Old Huang asked.

Lin Ziping gave a brief, selective account.

Old Huang laughed heartily after hearing this: "Silly boy, they want you to send her back because they see you're kind. The Sun family beat her, and she doesn't want to leave. Seeing that you collected Dai Qin's body, bought her food and drink, and have the identity of a county yamen runner, sending her back will be a good way to intimidate the Sun family."

what? !

Seeing Lin Ziping's shocked expression, Old Huang wanted to pat Lin Ziping on the shoulder, but then he withdrew his outstretched hand, remembering that Lin Ziping had gone to the mortuary: "Isn't it stupid of you? Go back and wash up, you smell too bad."

After washing up and lying in bed, Lin Ziping felt a sense of defeat. He used to think he was more knowledgeable than others, but it seemed times had changed, and his old knowledge was no longer applicable. Reflecting on the events of the past few days, Lin Ziping felt increasingly uneasy. He sat up, took out paper and pen, and meticulously reviewed everything that had happened since he met Dai Qin.