"Tomorrow, when it's your turn to fight, no matter which of those three you're facing, you have to go all out, understand? Her mother bullied your father, so you have to get back at her."
Madam Bai hugged her grandson, and following the woman's gaze, one could see Huo Xiaolong and the other two comfortably enjoying the sweltering summer heat.
Noticing the unfriendly gazes, the little dumpling looked in that direction, gave a soft snort, and snorted, appearing completely unthreatening. However, Da Ni'er, hiding behind the group, was a different story.
“That kid has no good intentions,” said Da Ni’er, who was already thirteen years old, to Huo Xiaolong.
Seeing her older sisters and mother around, the little dumpling spoke in a sweet voice, holding a bowl of ice in her hands, to her sisters.
"It's okay, I'll wait."
"kindness."
Wang Dani didn't say anything more, but her wolf-like gaze made Bai En's son a little scared.
Fortunately, Aunt Wang came along. There were an unusually large number of people participating in the martial arts tournament this year, and the cooks at home couldn't keep up. Er Ya and Zhang's mother both stepped in to help, and Aunt Wang also helped make sesame cakes.
"Brother, do you usually eat this kind of food?"
The saintess looked at the braised pork pancake and chicken leg in front of her with a pious expression, swallowed her saliva, and said to Miao Cuifang.
The man nodded. Having enjoyed a good life at the brothel for so long, he had indeed somewhat forgotten the feeling of not having enough to eat in Miao territory.
He went to the back kitchen and handed Zhang's mother a silver ingot, saying...
"Please trouble you to cook more, Aunt Zhang. My younger brother and sister haven't had any good food, so they might eat more these days."
This infuriated Zhang Bixia, who was busy tossing the wok. "He's got no woman around!" she snapped, peeking out from the kitchen and speaking to Liu Xu, who was leisurely sipping her soup.
"Little girl, come here and take your men away."
He then glared at Miao Cuifang and continued speaking.
"You think you can't afford to treat people to a meal at Biluo Manor? Paying money is just embarrassing me."
Liu Xu came in and immediately knew what her silly husband had done. She smiled and comforted Zhang's mother before pulling him outside.
"You've been here for so many years and you're still paying me?" Liu Xu asked.
"My sister-in-law has a big appetite; there were more than twenty people here this time." Xiao Miao said somewhat aggrievedly, too embarrassed to look at her sweetheart.
"A son-in-law is like half a son." After saying this, the woman pulled him back to continue eating. At first, Miao Cuifang didn't understand what she meant, but it took her a while to realize it.
She said I was her son-in-law.
hey-hey.
"If only my mother-in-law had come with us this time." The saintess ate while tears streamed down her face, feeling truly miserable.
Miao Cuifang didn't know how to comfort her, so Liu Xu ladled some soup for her while stroking her head.
"It will be alright, everything will be alright."
The girl nodded, took another bite of the sesame seed cake, and said...
"It will definitely get better. Now we can all eat three meals a day, although they're not as good as the food here."
Huo Xiaolong, biting into a sesame seed cake, stared in astonishment at the Holy Maiden who could even cry while eating. She couldn't bear to imagine what kind of life Miao Jiang led.
"Sister, don't cry, you'll choke while eating if you cry."
Then the little dumpling put two more sesame seed cakes on the girl's plate and continued speaking.
"Anything else?"
The crispy outer layer paired with the fatty and lean braised pork filling is the three girls' favorite dish besides the spicy squid filling. Since there is no squid at the resort, they can't make it, so this is the only option available right now.
"Thank... Waaah... Thank you."
The girl cried harder and harder, her hands and mouth never stopping. When Huo Xiaolong came to bring her food, he casually gave her a Gu worm without even putting it in a box. The little girl looked at the little worm lying motionless on her hand and held it up to show Miao Cuifang.
So what does that mean, "What is this? Did your sister give it to me? Is it something to eat, something to play with, or something for self-defense?"
"The love potion, the other one is under it, you need to raise it yourself."
"Why did you give Sister Liuxu the fully grown one?" the little dumpling asked.
"Because I'm better than her."
"oh."
The saintess cried for a long time, then gradually regained her composure and, like the others, devoured her food. Her earlier weeping had drawn the attention of everyone in the martial world; who was it that had caused this Miao girl to weep so bitterly over love and hate?
The little dumpling was a little depressed, as if she had been moved by the crying girl. Having stayed in Pingyang for so long, she had forgotten that there were still many places where people couldn't get enough to eat.
Before she even stepped out of the cafeteria, several groups of people came up to her asking to buy the Gu worms she had, each offering a higher price than the last.
Huo Xiaolong couldn't understand it. With the skills of the Miao people, how could they possibly live like this?
The little boy turned around, ran to Miao Cuifang, tugged at his clothes, and asked...
"Many people want to buy this little bug, why don't you sell it?"
“If we sell them, we can have enough to eat, and we can eat like this every day.”
Before Miao Cuifang could speak, the saintess, hiccuping, spoke up. Her speech was somewhat incoherent, mainly due to the hiccups.
“Our mother-in-law said, …even if we starve to death, we cannot sell Gu.”
"The Gu is in our hands... it won't... it won't harm anyone, but if it's in someone else's hands, that's another story."
"Even if we starve to death, we can't sell?" Huo Xiaolong asked.
“Yes, and we won’t starve. We have hands and feet, so we can work as guards for wealthy families, or catch fugitives and collect rewards from the government.” Miao Cuifang couldn’t bear to see his sister struggling to speak any longer, so he spoke up.
Huo Xiaolong smiled. She knew that Miao Jiang, who could teach Master Miao to be a pure-hearted warrior unmoved by money, must be very good. After all, Miao Cuifang was guarding the gold mine of Liu Xu, and her family was in such dire straits, yet she never asked for help.
She raised her head and looked at Miao Cuifang, saying...
"After this martial arts tournament ends, I'll go and beg my mother and mom to let us go to Miao territory for a visit!"
“Alright, Miss Dong, if you go, I’ll take you to catch pheasants. My mother-in-law usually doesn’t allow us to catch them; it’s only allowed during festivals,” the saintess replied.
"Why don't you guys usually make arrests?"
"Because we eat too much, if we catch all the snakes in the forest, we'll have nothing to eat, and then we won't have any snakes to make Gu poison."
“The Miao region is very far away,” Miao Cuifang said.
This trip could take two or three months, and Huo Xiaolong also has to go to school.
"It's alright, I'll go ask my mother. If I can't get her to agree, then so be it."
Watching Huo Xiaolong rush out in a flurry, the Holy Maiden nudged the man with her elbow and said...
"Brother, will your mistress not eat well when she comes to our house?"
"Definitely."
"ah?"
Then why did you let her come?
"So she'll make things she'll like to eat."
The saintess didn't understand what he meant, but Miao Cuifang sighed and Liu Xu held his hand; she understood his feelings.
As long as Long'er goes, there is hope for a better life for the Miao village.
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