20demayo Chapter 260 Girl
Chapter 260 Girl
He then realized that these were five survivors...except for the village chief, they were all children.
The village chief was holding a little boy's hand, and the other little boys were huddled together. The remaining three girls were holding a swaddle, and I guess the baby in the swaddle was also a girl.
Zhao Yunshan saw that there wasn't anything too bloody or horrifying in the room, so he put Mingyue down and said gently, "Go and talk to those young sisters."
Mingyue nodded and saw the three girls in the corner at a glance.
"Hey, young lady from the adult family, let these two brats of ours play with you." Village Chief Luo said anxiously, patting his two grandsons on the head, "Go quickly and play with your sister."
Minghao didn't indulge him, "Bah, who is your sister? My sister has my two brothers to accompany her, what does she have to do with you outsiders?"
Especially when he saw the two children showing greedy looks towards Mingyue, he and Mingyang stood on Mingyue's side, sticking to her tightly, not giving others any chance to take advantage.
Mingyue didn't care about all this because the baby in the cradle was crying. Seeing the little girls at a loss, she walked over anxiously.
The girl holding the child is the oldest among the group of girls, but she looks much younger than Mingyue. She looks only five or six years old, but she fulfills the responsibilities of an adult.
"Is she hungry?" Mingyue asked.
The girl sensed Mingyue's kindness, but she still felt a little embarrassed when she saw the glamorous young lady in front of her. She lowered her head silently and nodded silently.
It wasn't that she didn't want to speak, but she couldn't speak. Her throat was dry and hoarse from the billowing smoke, and now she couldn't make a sound.
Mingyue tugged at the corner of Minghao's clothes, "Second brother, the milk pot."
Minghao frowned. He didn't really want others to use his sister's milk bottle, but the child over there was crying so hard. After a moment's hesitation, he finally took off the milk bottle and said, "Mmm."
Mingyue smiled happily and said, "Thank you, second brother."
This was given to her two sons by Jiang Mengrou before she left. It contained things Mingyue liked to eat and drink, and anything else he needed, and the two of them were responsible for carrying it.
"Sister, this is milk, and it's still warm. She should be able to drink it." Mingyue handed over the milk pot.
The little girls licked their lips. The sister holding the child took the milk jug and said in a hoarse voice, "Thank you."
Skillfully feed the milk into the baby's mouth little by little.
The adults were mesmerized by this heartwarming scene. Lantian was the first to react, slapping her head. "I was so busy I forgot about it. I was so busy buying them cakes that I didn't realize the child needed to be fed! Miss... is so thoughtful!"
Mingyue felt a little embarrassed and pretended not to hear.
The little girls, smelling the fragrant milk, kept swallowing their saliva even though they turned their heads away and didn't look. On the other hand, the two grandchildren of the village chief kept shouting, "I want to drink it too, I want to drink it too!"
The village chief pretended to lecture the child, "Hey, don't shout, don't shout, that's someone else's property."
"You're still thinking about my sister's milk. You're so greedy."
"Just be quiet. Your sister might even give you a pot of tea if she sees you behave well."
This old man kept talking about how Mingyue would not be morally kidnapped by him. She turned her head and stared at him straight, "Oh? Sister, I don't know when Zhao Mingyue got these two brothers?"
Village Chief Luo was a little frightened. He smiled awkwardly and said, "Well, I was just being polite."
"Oh? Are you saying I'm impolite?" Mingyue continued, "Village Chief Luo, could these two brothers give me the big gold nugget on their necks?"
"That won't do. What are you thinking? Even though you are the eldest daughter, you can't covet my family's things!" Village Chief Luo immediately covered his eldest grandson's neck and acted on guard.
"Hahahaha, you are quite an interesting person. You are allowed to take advantage of others, but others are not allowed to take advantage of you. How can such a good thing happen?" Minghao retorted.
Only then did Village Chief Luo realize what he had just done and really wanted to slap himself.
"Daddy, Uncle Lan, can you question these little sisters first? I want to take them home, is that okay?" Mingyue shook Zhao Yunshan and Lantian's hands.
They were asking about the group of boys.
The two nodded immediately, "General, you go ask them, I'll take care of the children."
Zhao Yunshan nodded.
The prefect just sat there, looking around and nodding from time to time, like a useless person.
Mingyue sat next to Zhao Yunshan, looking at the children in front of her, and asked them about what happened last night, as well as some details.
Soon, the story here was over. It turned out that the girl holding the swaddling baby was a neighbor of the baby. Her name was Liu Meimei and she was six years old. The child in her arms did not have a name yet.
When she was found by officers and soldiers today, she heard crying from next door and discovered that the baby was still alive.
The other two girls, aged five and four, were the only children in their families and were carefully hidden by their families in the hope that they would have a chance to survive.
As for the boys, they are basically the only male in the family. The elders in the family abandoned the girls and hid the boys.
Mingyue sighed. This was indeed the way the world was, with men being favored over women.
Mingyue originally wanted to have someone send them back first, and then she would stay here with her father to see the situation for a while, but Liu Meimei and the other two girls held Mingyue's sleeves tightly and refused to leave, as if they only trusted Mingyue.
There was no other way, so Zhao Yunshan could only entrust Mingyang and Minghao to Lantian, and take them back to the mansion first, and then come back.
Everyone expressed their understanding, and since the baby had a home, they felt more at ease in doing their work.
The boys looked at them with envy as they left. Village Chief Luo, on the other hand, held his two crying grandsons thoughtfully. "They're living a good life! They're becoming prostitutes. I want to go too! I want to go too!"
Jiang Mengrou, who was leaning on the chaise longue, was very surprised when she heard the report from the doorman. Why did the father and daughter come back? Looking at the hesitant servant, she thought something had happened, so she put on her cloak and rushed out.
As a result, halfway through, he saw his daughter appear in front of him, intact and with a rosy face, followed by three little kids, one of whom was holding a...
"Madam, this is a long story. I'll be leaving first..." Zhao Yunshan handed the child to his wife and turned away.
She glanced at the servant who had just come to report the news, waved him off, and took Mingyue's hand, "Let's go in."
The little kids behind didn't dare to look up at Jiang Mengrou. They just stared at Mingyue's heels and followed her into the yard.
"What's going on?" Jiang Mengrou poured her a cup of tea.
Mingyue gulped down the drink, and after one cup, her whole body felt warm. "Mother, this is what happened..."