As the people of Pingyang County worked together with their chariots to force the Xiongnu on the main street to the outside of the city, only scattered enemy troops remained in the alleys and shops, looting and burning.
Among them are Wang's sesame seed cakes. Wang's husband was a retired soldier. Last winter, the family earned enough money, and his leg improved a lot.
Inside the house, Granny Wang held Da Ni'er tightly in her arms, a wood-chopping knife in her hand as she watched the man fight the Xiongnu. There were three or four people on the other side, but the Wang family only had one strong man. Uncle Wang was already exhausted, and his trembling hands indicated that he wouldn't last much longer.
Aunt Wang was anxious and let go of her daughter, wanting to go up and help.
"Let's see who dares to move!" Wang Dani shouted, drawing an exquisite dagger from her waist. The dagger had a thin and sharp blade, and its handle was inlaid with several precious gems.
The little girl spoke in the grassland language, which startled the Xiongnu who was entangled with Uncle Wang.
"I am Ya Lanqing! The fifth princess of the Ya Lan royal family. Now, all of you, get out of here! Stay away from my house!"
"Our grassland princesses don't call people from the Central Plains 'father' and 'mother'."
The dagger on the little girl's body was indeed a royal item, but everyone knew that Ya Lanqing's birth mother had betrayed the current king, and everyone knew that this princess had been implicated by her mother and had disappeared.
Uncle Wang wasn't paying attention when the two Xiongnu soldiers rushed straight at Wang Dani'er. The girl turned around and saw Aunt Wang, who was still clutching her sleeve. With a hardened heart, she cut off her own sleeve with a dagger. Her figure darted forward like a ghost, striking the man in the abdomen. The man doubled over in pain. Then the girl jumped onto his back, the blade meeting his throat. The stench of blood instantly filled the air; Aunt Wang could even hear the sound of her own flesh being cut.
Wang Dani whispered in the Xiongnu's ear
"But they are so much better than Father."
Blood splattered everywhere, and a drop of bright red even got into the little girl's eye.
At this point, only one Xiongnu remained in the room.
Uncle Wang drew attention from the front, while the little girl ran behind him and thrust the dagger straight at his heart.
Now that they know she's from the grasslands, and that she's still... still a ruthless killer, her parents must be very disappointed. She's not as smart and beautiful as Huo Xiaolong, nor as obedient and charming as Hou Xiangxiang. Most importantly, she's from the grasslands.
A person who has a long-standing feud with the people of the border town.
The little girl felt a sense of despair upon thinking about this, and turned to run out of the room.
The usually bustling main street was now filled with clusters of smoke, and the billowing black smoke was so pungent that Wang Dani coughed twice and her eyes turned a little red.
"Wang Dani'er!!"
It was a familiar voice.
The little girl turned around and saw a man and a woman chasing after her from the shop. The woman had tears in her eyes. She grabbed the little girl and slapped her on the bottom twice.
"Now you've got some nerve! Running away from home without even saying a word, huh? Outside... oh? It's like this outside! Your parents are so worried about you running off like this!"
Wang Dani felt that the smoke was too pungent, and tears streamed down her face like broken beads, and her throat felt congested.
"I……"
She looked at the blood covering her body and didn't know what to say.
"I don't care who you are, or where you've been before. Now that you're here and have called us 'Father' and 'Mother,' we'll be your parents for life," the woman said, embracing her daughter.
She didn't know where the little girl came from, and Aunt Wang didn't care why the daughter her husband had picked up could speak the grassland language. She had long heard that most women on the grassland were fierce, and her own daughter should be the same.
They are inhuman and don't blame this ten-year-old child for his mistakes.
All the woman knew was that the little girl would sweetly call her "Mom," would help her knead dough and make pancakes, would run wildly in the street with Huo Xiaolong and Hou Xiangxiang, and would help the shops next door pack up their belongings on rainy days.
Such a wonderful child, he's hers.
"Waaaaah, Mom, Dad, I thought you didn't want me anymore!"
Having been with the Wang family for so long, this is the time when Wang Dani is most like a child. Sometimes, Aunt Wang wonders if there's something wrong with the child's brain or mind, otherwise why doesn't she know how to act like a bear? Huo Xiaolong clearly does. When she first met that little dumpling, she didn't like to talk.
"Alright, alright, you've been calling us 'Dad' and 'Mom' for so long, how could we abandon you?" Uncle Wang advised from the side. The streets were still not very safe, so if they could go back inside, they should hurry back inside; he still had to go to the city wall.
Even in this dangerous moment, the little girl could still clearly remember the first day she arrived at the Wang family's house. It was a very cold day, but the house was warm, and she felt a little hot under her, though her mouth was a bit dry.
When I opened my eyes, the first thing I saw was Aunt Wang. She was wearing an apron, and the smell of scallions and sesame cakes wafted from her, making me a little hungry.
Are you thirsty?
She brought herself a glass of water and then a few vegetarian sesame seed cakes.
She said that eating meat after being hungry for too long is bad for the stomach, but there was meat in that meal. She made herself a few wontons, mainly for drinking the soup, which contained meat.
That meal was delicious, even better than the luxurious life she had lived for the previous ten years.
very nice.
Wang Dani has a family now.
"Mother, I need to go to the city wall."
"What's wrong? You're so short, you're not even as tall as a knife. Go home with your mother." Uncle Wang didn't want her to go. Even if she could kill them all with a single stroke, she was still his daughter. Little girls should stay home eating and drinking. What was she doing on the city wall looking at these things? Were all the officials in Pingyang County dead?
"But Long'er is definitely there."
"..."
That's not necessarily true. With Huo Xiaolong's brains, even if her two mothers disagree, she'll still run over.
"Then let's go together, the three of us!"
"Mother~"
Wang Dani didn't want her mother to go either; it was too dangerous.
"You two go up to the city wall to help, I'll help from below. If the three of us die, we'll die together."
Aunt Wang carried a wood-chopping knife and walked ahead, while her daughter and husband followed behind, somewhat dazed.
"What are you two still sitting there for? Come on."
"Hey! Here I come, my wife."
"Here I am, here I am, Mom!"
I wonder how long Aunt Wang had longed for this title, "Mother of My Child," but unfortunately, she had never been able to have it. Now, however, things are finally alright.
The man's leg was almost healed, and she was pregnant with her daughter. The title of "mother of my child" made her very happy, so much so that she smiled even when she swung her sword at the Xiongnu.
Some people spend their entire lives pursuing themselves and living for themselves.
But some people live for their status, and Aunt Wang is one of them. She feels happier being Wang Dani'er's mother.
This child allows her to live more authentically; she is a gift from God. But thinking this way, the woman feels that the name "Da Ni'er" is increasingly unworthy of her daughter.
Once the war is over, she will go to Manager Zhao at the brothel to ask for a nice name for her daughter.
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