"Four years old is indeed young. How old is this girl?"
"Daya is seven years old this year, and she is strong and has rarely been sick since she was a child."
Feng Xuer explained immediately.
"Lift your head so I can see."
After hearing this, Lianyi raised her head politely and gave Madam Gu a sweet smile, showing her small white teeth.
Madam Gu's eyes lit up. She had never expected that the Liu family had raised the girl so well and that she was not afraid of strangers. She smiled and said:
"This girl looks good, what's her personality like?"
"Daya is the first child of the Liu family, so she takes care of all the younger brothers and sisters. They have never been hurt, and they all listen to what Daya says."
Feng Xuer smiled and said that her little Feng said that sister Daya was the most powerful, but as for how powerful she was, her son was too young to explain clearly.
"You go down first. I want to talk to this girl alone."
Madam Gu said to Feng Xuer.
"Yes, Madam."
Feng Xuer left the room as she was told, knowing that the young lady wanted to test Daya alone.
"Daya, come here, come to me."
Madam Gu waved to Lianyi and said.
Lianyi walked steadily to Madam Gu Shao and said with her head held high:
"Ma'am, you are so beautiful."
Flattery never wears out, Madam Gu smiled and said:
"Tsk, this little mouth is so sweet."
"Daya is telling the truth. She never lies to anyone."
Lianyi promised innocently.
"Do you know what you are going to do if you stay in the Gu Mansion?"
"I know. Take good care of the little lady and don't let her be bullied."
Lian Yi answered fluently.
"Then what skills do you have to protect the young lady?"
"I'm very strong and I can use a slingshot."
Lianyi pretended to rack her brains and spoke as she thought.
"Oh? How do you have such great strength?"
Madam Gu asked with interest.
Lianyi glanced around and walked over to the small square wooden table. She grabbed the table leg with one hand and lifted it up easily. She tossed it up and then caught it steadily, causing the old women and maids surrounding Madam Gu to gasp.
It was difficult for them to lift the table, but a six-year-old girl, who was just as tall as the table, lifted it up effortlessly and tossed it around so easily. It would be a lie to say that I wasn't surprised.
"Good boy, put the table down, I believe you!"
Mrs. Gu was really happy and said with a smile on her face.
Lianyi put the table down easily again, and then said:
"Madam, because my family is fleeing, I usually don't dare to eat a full meal. If I eat a full meal, I will be even stronger and I can knock even adults down."
"Is your strength natural?"
"Well, my mother told me that my grandfather's grandfather was a hunter. He was very strong and could even knock down a blind bear with one punch."
As he said this, he raised his fist to show that he was not lying.
Madam Gu had already thought of leaving ripples behind, and she said to the maid beside her:
"Nurse, go and bring the little lady over here, and tell her I found a playmate for her and ask her to come and meet him."
"Yes, Madam."
The wet nurse immediately took the order and left the room. Madam Gu asked the maid to bring a plate of snacks. Lianyi thanked her obediently, then took a small piece and started eating. She looked very well behaved and polite, which made Madam Gu even more satisfied.
After a while, the wet nurse came into the room holding a pink ball. The pink ball looked a little listless. After seeing the young lady, she gave a forced smile, then stretched out her hands and asked her mother to hold her.
Madam Gu immediately brought her daughter over and placed her on her lap. She then patted her daughter's head lovingly and asked softly:
"My dear daughter, what's wrong with you? Why are you pouting? Who messed with my baby?"
"Mother, Die'er had a nightmare."
Gu Mengdie rubbed her eyes and said.
Mrs. Gu froze as she touched her daughter's hand, then smiled and said:
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. I'm here to fight off the bad guys in your dreams."
"Yeah! Dier is not afraid!"
Gu Mengdie leaned on her mother's shoulder and responded in a soft voice.
"Die'er, you always complain that you don't have a playmate. I've found a little girl of your age. See if you like her. If you do, I'll let her play with you exclusively, okay?"
After Madam Gu finished speaking to her daughter, she pointed in the direction of the ripples.
Only then did Gu Dieer realize that there was a strange girl next to her. She turned her head and looked at Lianyi curiously.
Lianyi generously let the other party see it and smiled slightly, showing her eight little white teeth, which made Gu Dieer smile as well. Then she asked Madam Gu to put her down and she walked to Lianyi with her short legs.
"My name is Gu Die'er, I'm four years old, what's your name?"
"My name is Liu Daya, I'm six years old this year. You're the same age as my second sister, but you're short and thin. Are you hungry? We moved to Youzhou because our hometown was hit by a disaster. Has this place also been hit by a disaster?"
Mrs. Gu's mouth twitched when she heard what Daya said, but she knew that the little girl was not lying, so she didn't say anything, wanting to see how her daughter would respond.
"What does it mean to be affected by a disaster? Why can't we have enough to eat?"
Gu Die'er asked, tilting her head.
"Disasters mean that God doesn't rain, and the crops in the fields can't get water, so they won't grow or produce ears of grain. By the autumn, there will be no harvest, no food, and naturally people will starve."
Lianyi explained patiently.
"I eat, but I grow slowly."
Gu Dieer also found that she was a head shorter than Lianyi, so she explained.
"That's because you eat too little, so you grow slowly. If I take you out to play for a few days, you'll eat more, and if you eat more, you'll grow taller."
Lianyi stretched out her hand and motioned for Gu Die'er to hold her hand. Gu Die'er, perhaps because she really didn't have any playmates, happily stretched out her little hand, held Lianyi's, and then turned to Madam Gu and said:
"Mother, I want to go to the garden to play with Daya."
"Go! Let the nurse accompany you, don't fall."
Mrs. Gu winked at the wet nurse beside her, who immediately understood and followed the two half-sized kids out of the house with a smile.
Feng Xuer, who was waiting outside, saw her eldest niece holding the little lady's hand and walking out of the house, and she knew that the matter should be settled.
Sure enough, after the two children left, Feng Xuer was called in by Mrs. Gu. According to the agreement, a ten-year living contract was to be signed. The contract was asked to be taken back by Feng Xuer. Liu Dashan and his wife had to sign and seal it, and then it had to be filed with the government. Mrs. Gu did not want to skip these procedures.
Because her own daughter was satisfied, Mrs. Gu also advanced Liu Daya's five-year share to reassure the Liu family.
Feng Xuer took the deed and one hundred taels of silver, and hurried back to the inn to tell the Liu family the good news.
Old Man Liu sighed and gave the 100 taels of silver to Liu Dashan and his wife:
"This is the money Daya earned for you. Keep it well. When you are settled, tell Daya to go see his sister and send the boys to school. We have to support Daya." (End of this chapter)
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