Why aren't you saying anything?

Huo Xiaolong pulled Hou Xiangxiang to sit in the inner room of Wang's Pancake Shop. In the morning, Aunt Wang was afraid that the two girls would be cold while eating, so she led them to eat in the inner room.

They're all kids from the same neighborhood, so we just treated it as a casual visit.

Grandma Wang's home was very simple. A table, a bed, a few chairs, and two oil lamps were all the belongings the elderly couple had. Because they had taken in a little girl, Grandma Wang prepared a room for her to live in alone.

Right now, the little girl is sitting in the corner of the room, staring at the two of them without saying a word.

"Are you unable to speak or simply unwilling to speak?" Huo Xiaolong asked, munching on a chicken-filled sesame flatbread and taking a sip of wonton soup.

The little girl shook her head, took a bite of the sesame seed cake, and added some chili peppers like Hou Xiangxiang.

"Cough cough cough"

"She doesn't seem to be able to handle spicy food very well."

Hou Xiangxiang nodded in agreement, as if she had never eaten anything delicious before, and her appetite was almost on par with that of her sister Er Ya.

After watching five sesame seed cakes disappear into her stomach, Huo Xiaolong picked up the remaining ones from the table and placed them in front of her.

"Is this enough? We'll have some more if you want."

No wonder the young doctor at Dr. Gu's clinic said that Aunt Wang had been getting less medicine for her husband lately; it turns out a glutton had come to their house.

"Thanks"

The little girl pronounced those two words very poorly; they were barely comprehensible.

"You're welcome!"

What's your name?

Where do you live?

Why did you come to Pingyang County?

How can you eat so much?

The first few questions were asked by Hou Xiangxiang, and the last question was asked by Huo Xiaolong. The little girl nudged her arm and said, "Hey, why do you say all sorts of things? What girl wants to hear the words 'can eat'?"

"tasty"

"Absolutely! Aunt Wang's sesame seed cakes are the best in Pingyang County. You're so lucky!"

"Want to come play with us later?"

Huo Xiaolong invited the little girl to play together. Actually, it was Wang Da Niang who told them when she came in again. The little girl they picked up was not talkative, but she was sensible and often helped her with chores. The woman was afraid that she would get sick from being cooped up in the house. Now that she was feeling better, and with the bright sunshine of early spring, she wanted the little sun of Hualiu Lane to take the little girl out for a run.

"The apricot trees outside are in full bloom, they look so beautiful, let's go out and take a look!"

"The sun is shining brightly outside today."

The two little girls sang in harmony, which made her, who was holding a sesame seed cake in the corner, look out the window.

"What are you going to do?"

Huo Xiaolong felt that this girl couldn't even speak the Great Yan language properly, yet she had already learned the accent. What was she doing! Listen to how quickly it spread.

"Let's go have some fun."

Where should we go for fun?

"This alley! As long as we don't go too far, this street will do too."

She was still wearing her green dress. The girl was very thin, with prominent bones in her exposed wrists, as if she had never eaten enough. At an age when she should be developing, she was as thin as paper, and even heavy clothes couldn't hide her frailty.

"Auntie! We're taking Big Sister Ni'er out to play!"

Da Ni'er, that's the name Aunt Wang gave her. She's been at home for over half a month, and the girl still refuses to say her name, but we can't live without her having a name after spending time together.

So Aunt Wang gave her a name. Although it wasn't a very nice name, a humble name is easier to raise, isn't it?

"Wear more clothes, don't take them off even when you're sweating, and be careful."

"Okay!"

Huo Xiaolong took Da Ni'er's hand and led her back to his home. He had originally planned to take Xiong Zai to play in the mountains today, but Aunt Wang probably didn't want Da Ni to be too far away from her.

"This is my teddy bear."

Da Ni opened her eyes wide and said

"Bear"

"Yes, this is my younger brother!"

Da Ni'er spent the afternoon at the brothel. The young girl sat on the wall, watching the sunlight shine through her fingers onto her face, and then looked down at Hou Xiangxiang, who was practicing with a knife and clapping and cheering.

She smiled, like a gentle mother wolf wagging her tail at you.

Huo Xiaolong looked at Da Nier sitting on the wall. To be honest, she felt that Da Nier was not a Da Yan person. Her narrow eyes and rosy cheeks showed that she was used to being exposed to the wind on the grassland.

But if she doesn't want to talk about it, then she won't.

As the sun set, the last rays of sunlight disappeared into the deep mountains.

The eldest sister, Da Ni'er, who was about ten years old, was sent home by her two younger sisters. Aunt Wang had already prepared a meal and was waiting at home. Her husband was sitting in a wheelchair helping to set the table.

The woman who had intended to invite Huo Xiaolong and his companion to stay for dinner hadn't even had a chance to call out when the two girls ran home as fast as they could.

They both knew that Aunt Wang would definitely have to offer them food, but they should try not to eat at her house, since she already had a big eater at home, and Hou Xiangxiang and Huo Xiaolong also had big appetites.

Da Ni'er sat down on the stool and stared at Aunt Wang for a long time.

What are you looking at, kid?

"They...all have mothers."

There was a moment of silence in the room, then the little girl continued haltingly.

"Huo...Long, there are two."

"If you don't mind, you can call me 'Mom.' Your uncle and I don't have any children. If you want to stay in this family, we'll definitely treat you well. Although we may not be as good as the Hou or Huo families, what we can give you is certainly no less than what others can provide."

Da Ni'er grasped the hand that Wang Da Niang was using to serve rice. She tilted her head and felt the calluses on the woman's hand. It was a little rough, but unlike her biological mother's hand, this hand was very warm.

Holding it makes me feel at ease. I was holding this hand when I was unconscious. It was this hand that pulled me back from Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.

"mother"

Aunt Wang's eyes reddened, and she nodded.

"Hey! Ni'er!"

"father"

"Eat up, come on, your mother specially bought a roast chicken tonight, eat more."

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