"Eat up, stop pretending." Seeing the child crying, Xu Yuehuai gestured for him to eat.
The little guy wolfed it down.
This was probably the most enjoyable meal he had recently.
After he had eaten and drunk his fill, Xu Yuehuai spoke sharply, "You created the chaos that day. What was your purpose?"
This little guy's abilities are truly extraordinary.
As the saying goes, one's appearance reflects one's heart. Judging from the child's facial features behind his left ear, he doesn't seem to be a bad person.
“My parents were killed by that corrupt official Qin Wuyu. For the past five years, I have been thinking of ways to take revenge, but I have no power and I don’t even have the opportunity to get close to him, so I can only try to find a way.”
Xu Yuehuai nodded, pointed at herself with her thumb, and said, "So you've set your sights on me?"
"It was just a spur-of-the-moment decision. I didn't intend to scheme against or take advantage of you, but..."
"Even after all this, you still haven't calculated anything? Isn't this taking advantage of us?" Xu Yuehuai scolded.
The little guy lowered his head, tears streaming down his face. "I have no choice, this is all I can do."
Xu Yuehuai softened, "You're quite something, knowing the principle of 'borrowing arrows with straw boats.' Now that you've avenged your parents, don't do such two-faced things again, understand?"
She looked down at the child, her gaze even colder than before.
The little guy looked up, his eyes were very clear.
"I see."
He nodded hesitantly.
Xu Yuehuai stared at him for a moment, "You want to come with me?"
“Sister, you’re amazing. Following you will give me a chance to make something of myself in the future. This place is too poor, and now I have no more attachments, so…”
The implication was that he wanted to be with her.
Xu Yuehuai had long seen through his intentions, and said, "I'm going to this capital city."
“Chang’an, my mother went to Chang’an before. She and my father went there to sell porcelain. She said Chang’an was a wonderful city.” The child looked at her, his eyes sparkling with longing.
"That's good, but it's a long way. If you really go, you have to make three rules with me. First, you must listen to me on the way."
"Yes, yes, sister."
Although Xu Yuehuai is not very old, he is of a high generation.
She was happy to be called "sister" by the little guy, but when she thought of Zhou Wan calling her "mother," her face immediately fell. "You can call me Grandma or Grandma from now on, whatever you like."
"good."
The child's eyes lit up.
"Secondly, don't let anyone know that you orchestrated what happened before, otherwise no one will want to get close to you. From now on, you are reborn. Do you have a name?"
"Ah Qi".
The boy blurted it out.
Xu Yuehua nodded. "You will still be Aqi in the future. The third point is, don't play tricks. Turn your cleverness into great wisdom. If you have no objections, I will take you in."
"Thank you, Grandma."
Xu Yuehuai nodded calmly.
Everyone found it strange that Ah Qi was taken in.
First, Liu Cuiming said, "I'm telling you, how many mouths do we have to feed? Where are we going to find food to serve this jinx that fell from the sky?"
Xu Yuehuai trusted her own judgment.
He also believed that Aqi and Jiang Shichen were evenly matched, and that with proper guidance and education, they would surely become upright and promising young people in the future. Moreover, Aqi and Jiang Shichen were about the same age, so he could find a teacher to teach them both literary and martial arts skills in the future.
"His name is Aqi, not some jinx."
"Oh?"
Liu Cuiming immediately became sarcastic and mean, "Isn't he just a jinx? His family has been cursed to the point of extinction, and you're still speaking up for him? I'm telling you, Yue, do you even know what kind of person he is or what his background is?"
"Shut up!"
Xu Yuehuai couldn't stand the noise.
In my past life, I also had an unhappy childhood and a broken family.
My mother was a gambling addict; she was at the mahjong table from morning till night.
My father was an ordinary employee of a private company. He was idle and often cheated and swindled people.
I remember when I was eleven years old, my father woke up early and told me that he was going out to do business today, and that he would treat me to a KFC kids' meal after he finished.
Little did they know that in the afternoon, police sirens would be heard everywhere in the streets and alleys.
When Xu Yuehuai saw her father again, he had already been taken to a police car.
The father was suspected of robbery, and the investigation revealed that he was also connected to a murder case.
As a result, my father went to jail.
What about her? The neighborhood committee sent her to a nearby welfare home. How hard did Xu Yuehuai work to defy fate?
Seeing poor Ah Qi now is like seeing myself back then, when I was desperate and had nowhere to turn.
“We must keep him.” These were Xu Yuehuai’s words.
Her words were firm and resolute, and no one dared to disobey her.
Ah Qi, on the other hand, felt ashamed of himself.
So she was very well-behaved the whole way.
Jiang Shichen moved closer to Xu Yuehuai and said, "Grandma, you are such a kind-hearted person. We don't even know if we'll have another meal, and you still brought one."
"Chen'er, things are busy here, come quickly."
Zhou Wan knew that Jiang Shichen was no pushover, so she quickly greeted him.
After everyone set up camp, Jiang Shichen looked at Aqi.
How old are you?
"Ten years old."
"Really? But you look like you're fifteen." Jiang Shichen looked at the other person with ill intent. A Qi hurriedly explained, "I've been wandering since I was little, so... so I look a little older."
"Don't be nervous. I heard that you homeless kids all know martial arts. Oh, my unique skills, how about I teach you a little?"
Jiang Shichen and A Qi faced each other head to head.
Xu Yuehuai was relieved to see this.
Their money ran out quickly.
Zhou Wan looked into the distance. "I just asked someone. If we keep going, we'll cross the mountains and ridges to reach Tonggu County, but it will take three hours to get there. There are tigers nearby, so we'll probably have to rest here."
"Then let's rest here for a while."
The group set up camp.
It's clear that everyone dislikes Ah Qi.
Besides himself, Zhou Wan was the only one who truly accepted Ah Qi.
Zhou Wan smiled and offered a steamed bun to A Qi, who politely declined, refusing to eat it.
Finally, the steamed bun ended up in Ah Qi's hands.
He looked at the steamed bun with almost drooling mouth. Just when Xu Yuehuai thought Aqi would wolf it down, Aqi walked over to her and placed the steamed bun in front of her.
"You eat."
"For me?" Xu Yuehua smiled. "So thoughtful."
Ah Qi pointed into the distance, "I'm going hunting."
"You can hunt?"
Xu Yuehuai was surprised.
Ah Qi laughed, but the laughter revealed a sadness beyond her years. "When you're out in the world, you always have to rely on yourself. My mother said that you must learn all sorts of skills."
This sounds exactly like a mother animal teaching her young the "law of the jungle" for their future.
Seeing Ah Qi leave, Xu Yuehuai also got up.
She wasn't one to sit idly by and wait to die; she also prepared to go find something to eat.
Liu Cuiming had already sat down and was comfortably fanning himself with his sleeve.
As for Jiang Mingfu and Zhou Qionghua, they also sat opposite the sand dune.
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