The adoption of Huniu took some time that day, and as Huniu's current condition was not very good, Mingyue and his party did not continue to go to farther villages, and returned home with Huniu.
There was no one in the charity hall now, and Hu Niu was so young that it was not suitable for her to live alone outside, so Mingyue took her back to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Originally, Feng Lingling also wanted to take Hu Niu back with her, but Hu Niu seemed to have set her sights on Mingyue. She held Mingyue's hand tightly, holding it until it hurt and her palms were full of sweat, but she still didn't let go.
Moreover, Hu Niu always looked at Feng Lingling with a vigilant and defensive look. Feng Lingling was helpless under her gaze and almost felt like a human being.
In the end, Feng Lingling could only mutter helplessly, "Sister is not a bad person", and glared at Mingyue with dissatisfaction for several times, and said, "I will come to see Huniu again in a few days, and you can't say bad things about me." After getting Mingyue's promise, she left with her maid, looking back every few steps.
Mingyue saw that it was still early, so she took Huniu out to the street, intending to buy her some suitable clothes from a clothing store and some food at the same time.
Huniu didn't dare to ask Mingyue where she was going. She just kept holding Mingyue's hand, fearing that her sister would not want her anymore.
Grandpa no longer wants her, and if her sister doesn't want her either, she will have nowhere to go, so she has to be better and more obedient.
When they got to the street, Hu Niu looked at the bustling street in dazzle. She had never seen such a lively place, nor had she seen so many interesting things. She looked left and right with eager eyes, and could hardly see it all. Moreover, the smell of fragrant rice cakes and sweet snacks kept coming from the side, and she couldn't help swallowing her saliva.
Mingyue saw her pitiful appearance and felt both amused and sympathetic. She stopped, half-knelt down and asked her softly, "What does Huniu want to eat? Sister Yun will buy it for you."
Huniu blinked a little embarrassedly, looked at the steamed buns, then looked at the flower-like cakes, swallowed her saliva, and held Mingyue's hand tighter. After a while, she whispered, "Sister, these are too expensive. Huniu won't eat them."
Mingyue was stunned for a moment, then reached out and gently scratched her nose: "Don't be afraid, sister can afford it, you can eat it without worry."
"But I eat so much. Auntie always says that I am the reincarnation of a starving ghost. I never had enough food in my previous life, so I eat so much." Hu Niu looked up at Mingyue and said cautiously, "Sister, I don't need to eat so much in the future. Can you please not chase me away?"
Mingyue then realized that she was so insecure.
Come to think of it, Hu Niu has an aunt like that, she must have been bullied and sent away from childhood to now. If it weren't for her grandfather still thinking about her and caring about her, she probably wouldn't have lived to this age. Now she feels that she has been "abandoned" by her grandfather, and she must be very panicked.
"It doesn't matter. Being able to eat is a blessing. Only when you are full will your body become strong and less likely to get sick." Mingyue gently touched Huniu's head, and took out two silver ingots from her purse, and said confidently: "Besides, I have a lot of silver, enough to feed many Huniu. You can't make me poor by eating too much. So just eat as much as you want. I won't chase you away. Don't be afraid."
Hu Niu looked at the smile on Mingyue's face and for some reason she wanted to cry. Tears began to well up in her eyes. She immediately wiped her eyes vigorously with the back of her hand, but more and more tears welled up in her eyes.
This actually scared Mingyue so much that she started crying.
Mingyue took out a handkerchief to wipe her eyes, but was suddenly hugged tightly by Huniu.
Not to mention, this girl is small, but she is very strong. Mingyue felt that her waist was about to be broken. Then she heard Hu Niu's muffled voice suddenly rang in her ears: "Sister Yun, if my mother was still alive, she would definitely be as good as you."
Mingyue was simply at a loss for words, and gently hugged her back: "Okay, let's go buy some food?"
This time Hu Niu did not refuse. She just smiled shyly, pursed her lips and nodded vigorously.
Then, Mingyue finally understood what Ergou's family said. Huniu is indeed a big eater.
When she first ate a basket of dumplings, Mingyue thought the child must be starving.
After she ate another bowl of wontons, Mingyue touched her still flat belly worriedly, wondering if she had eaten too much.
After she ate two packets of osmanthus cake from Fu Ji, Mingyue didn't dare to let her continue eating. Even though she said she was not full yet, Mingyue was still worried that her body would not be able to withstand such sudden overeating.
Moreover, Huniu was only six years old this year, and she looked smaller due to malnutrition. Even after eating so much food, her stomach did not bulge out. It was as if there was a bottomless pit in her stomach, and all the food she ate went into the hole.
Mingyue thinks that if she were in some modern dimension, she would definitely become famous as a food blogger, but of course her parents would definitely be criticized for being inhumane...
Mingyue shook her head and retracted the wild thoughts in her mind. For safety reasons, she took Huniu to the pharmacy to see a doctor to see if she had an upset stomach.
The result surprised Mingyue. The doctor did not mention at all that Huniu had eaten too much. He only said that she must have not eaten enough for many years and was very malnourished. In the future, in addition to telling her to eat enough, she also needed some supplements.
Mingyue asked the doctor to prescribe a dietetic prescription and bought some ingredients. Then she took Huniu to the clothing shop to choose some clothes. After she changed into clothes on the spot, she asked the shop to measure her height and make some custom-made clothes for her. Then she took her back home.
At this time, Mrs. Yun also learned from the servants that her daughter had brought back a child.
Look, Mingyue had just returned when a maid came to invite her to go to Madam Yun's courtyard.
Of course Mingyue knew that Madam Yun must be asking about Huniu, so after thinking about it, she took Huniu with her.
At this moment, Hu Niu had changed into clean clothes, and her originally crooked pigtails were combed into two beautiful buns by her maid. Apart from her yellowish skin due to malnutrition and her extremely thin body, she looked like a lovely child.
But when Mrs. Yun saw Hu Niu, she still frowned, with dissatisfaction in her eyes.
(End of this chapter)