Bai Yushuang was slightly taken aback. She suddenly realized that the young lady had called her "Aunt Bai" several times, her tone particularly intimate, and that she had also mentioned Yue Ru.
"Young lady, have you seen Yue Ru? Where did you meet her? How is she now?" Bai Yushuang was so excited that she stepped forward and grabbed Xingxing's arms on both sides.
Because she gripped it too tightly, Xingxing felt a sharp pain from her grip. "Aunt Bai, you're hurting me! Don't get upset, answer my question first."
Zhu Lin stepped forward and pulled Bai Yushuang away, her narrow, almond-shaped eyes filled with displeasure. "Speak properly, don't resort to violence."
"Alright, alright, I won't touch her anymore," Bai Yushuang said, her eyes red and her voice trembling as she looked at the stars. "Young lady, if you want to ask anything, just ask. After you're done, please tell me about Ruru, okay? I am Chen Yueru's mother."
Although she had already confirmed it in her dream, Xingxing still asked a few questions cautiously, "Do you know how old Chen Yueru is, what she looks like, where her ancestral home is, what her father's name is, and what her older brothers and sisters' names are?"
It turned out the young lady didn't believe her and wanted to confirm her identity. A smile appeared in Bai Yushuang's eyes, and she hurriedly replied, "She's six years old this year, and she looks most like me. Even the small mole on the right corner of her mouth is in the same place."
My husband's name is Chen Tu, my eldest daughter's name is Chen Yuexin, my son's name is Chen Shuhang, and my ancestral home is... Do you think I'm right or wrong?"
Xingxing only knew Ruru's name; she didn't know the names of the other family members. However, Bai Yushuang's description of their ancestral home was correct, and since there was a hint in the dream, it couldn't be wrong.
"Aunt Bai, do you remember the name of your personal maid?" Xingxing asked again.
Bai Yushuang thought for a moment and said, "Besides Yue'e, my other personal maid is Zhao Guizhi, who was later betrothed to Chen Shunping, the son of Steward Chen."
Xingxing, with her eyes crinkling, said in a clear voice, "Zhao Guizhi is my aunt, Chen Shunping is my uncle, and Ruru is their adopted daughter. The three of them fled to the south and later met my parents. My mother is Zhao Guizhi's younger sister. They are doing well in the south and even run a restaurant."
Bai Yushuang's tears fell harder and harder as she listened. More than two years had passed, and finally there was news of her youngest daughter. Although she still didn't know anything about the others, she had a glimmer of hope.
"Thanks to Guizhi and Shunping, Ruru was able to survive. And thanks to your parents, otherwise, I don't know what would have happened to the three of them now." Bai Yushuang cried and laughed at the same time, her long hair, which covered half of her face, was sticky and mushy with tears.
"Sister, this is good news! The Third Miss is still alive, and Sister Guizhi and Brother Shunping are also alive. That's wonderful!" Bai Yue'e, who had overheard their conversation inside the room, came out with tears in her eyes.
"Yue'e suffered so much to save me. We've supported each other all the way and persevered until now. Our relationship is no longer that of master and servant. From the moment we escaped from under the cliff, she has been my own sister, and I am her older sister." Bai Yushuang held Bai Yue'e's hand and recounted their experiences over the past two years.
"This is so touching. Aunt Bai, you've all been through so much. Now that I recognize you, you won't have to work so hard anymore. I'll take care of you." Xingxing sniffed, walked over and patted Bai Yushuang's hand, then patted Bai Yue'e's hand.
Bai Yushuang and Bai Yue'e nodded vigorously, showing absolute trust in Xingxing. This was someone even the prefect respected, so naturally he had the ability to protect them.
Then the three women, two adults and one child, hugged each other and cried together.
The boy, who had watched the whole thing from the sidelines, couldn't help but twitch at the corner of his mouth. It seemed that Xingxing was a little too easily moved to tears. She seemed to have heard Bai Yushuang's story once before in the carriage, and she was moved to tears then. She was moved to tears again after hearing it for the second time.
Moved to tears, they cried for half an hour, until the rice porridge in the pot was almost boiled dry. It was only after Zhu Lin reminded them that the three of them stopped crying, and Bai Yushuang hurriedly ladled the porridge out of the pot.
Xingxing took the handkerchief Zhu Lin handed her and wiped her eyes. Looking at the porridge that should have been two bowls with rice water, there was now only one bowl left, and it was plain porridge without any side dishes. She couldn't help but feel sad again.
"Why don't you two come to my place for breakfast? I still have some mutton. Aunt Yue just finished her postpartum period and needs to eat more to nourish herself." Xingxing said, leaving no room for refusal, and pulled the two away.
Bai Yue'e held onto the door frame with one hand, refusing to leave. She explained, "My child is still inside, so I won't go over. There's porridge at home, so I'll eat at home. You can take your sister over to eat."
“You hold the child, we’ll go together. Listen to me, no one can refuse.” Xingxing’s tone was serious and left no room for argument.
Unable to refuse, Bai Yue'e and Bai Yushuang finally went back with Xingxing. Xingxing was very generous, not only letting them eat mutton and white flour buns, but also giving them a bag of sweet potatoes and half a pumpkin when he sent them back.
“Take these sweet potatoes and pumpkins back and cook them with rice. That way you can have a full meal and it will taste good. You won’t have to eat plain porridge every day. Come back and ask me for more when you’ve finished these.”
"Thank you very much, young lady." Bai Yushuang and Bai Yue'e thanked them repeatedly.
"Please stop calling me 'little lady'. My name is Xingxing, just call me Xingxing," Xingxing said in a clear, crisp voice.
"Alright, we understand. Thank you, young lady. You are truly our benefactor," Bai Yushuang said sincerely.
“Ruru is my sister, and you are her biological mother. It’s only right that I take care of you both. The fact that we can meet from all over the country shows that we are truly destined to meet. From now on, we are all family, so there’s no need to be so polite.” Xingxing said this with great pride, and even gestured with her two little hands in a very serious manner.
Although Xingxing had helped Bai Yushuang and the others twice before, her attitude was not very enthusiastic. At that time, she sympathized with their plight and lent a helping hand. But in this world, which refugee is not pitiful, and which family does not have a tragic and heartbreaking story?
The stars have seen too many pitiful people along the way; there's no way to pity them all.
But ever since Xingxing learned that Bai Yushuang was Chen Yueru's biological mother, had been her aunt's mistress, and had taken good care of her aunt, she began to care about Bai Yushuang.
They would occasionally send someone to deliver food to them, and they also sent two bodyguards to protect them in case Madam Yan went to cause trouble.
Another half month passed quickly, and things in Xiaoxi Salt became basically stable. There was nothing for Xingxing to worry about anymore, so Wu Chong and the others could handle the rest.
"I plan to go somewhere else, but I don't have a destination I absolutely need to go to right now. I don't have any visual clues in my mind, so I'll just keep walking south along the way I came and decide what to do next." Xingxing said this to Zhu Lin.
Xingxing is about to leave the Northwest. If she doesn't encounter any other natural disasters along the way, she will probably go back to Yegou Village first. She misses her parents and brothers Fu.
Incidentally, send Bai Yushuang and Bai Yue'e to the south so that Chen Yueru can reunite with them.
"Can we really leave now? Are you really going to take us south to find Ruru?" Bai Yushuang cried tears of joy.
"Yes, we'll set off in a couple of days," Xingxing announced with a smile.
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