Whose little lady is so crazy?

Chapter 9 The names of the seven babies
  "Well, eldest brother said that mothers are soft-hearted and will not care about their children. As long as we all call you mother, you won't care about us." The little girl told her with bright eyes.

Hearing the child's tone of admiration for the elder brother, Hong Xiaoduo could understand. A group of children who were abused by the evil man had an elder brother who could take care of them. He was their backbone.

They believed everything the eldest brother said.

However, Hong Xiaoduo didn't expect that the answer he wanted was so simple.

The reason for calling her mother sounds very reasonable. Many fathers in this world can abandon their children irresponsibly and cruelly, but mothers can't. That's because she has been pregnant for ten months and has worked hard with full expectations. What was born was the flesh that fell from her body.

Of course, this is a bit one-sided. Not all fathers are selfish, nor are mothers cruel enough not to want their children. Those are a minority.

Hong Xiaoduo vaguely remembered what a famous person said: Mother is not someone to rely on, but someone who makes reliance unnecessary.

However, the premise of all this is that it is biological first, right?
  For a child who is not her own, who is a complete stranger, and who has no kinship ties to tie her down, a woman who faces this kind of thing will just give her some help as she can out of maternal compassion.

Like the children in front of them, they regard her as the only life-saving straw they can grasp.

They pinned their hopes on a title, which was the only way they could think of. Anyone who heard it would find it funny, but they thought it was feasible.

But thinking from their perspective, they have no other option.

Although Hong Xiaoduo's time here was short, he felt that this dynasty did not seem to be very peaceful, and people's lives were not easy either.

The older boy who was approaching noticed something was wrong with Hong Xiaoduo's expression. He pulled the little girl's hand aside and asked in a low voice, "Are you being naughty? Are you unhappy?"

The little girl shook her head repeatedly and turned to look at her mother. Is her mother unhappy? It seems so!

I wondered if it was because of what I said to my mother, and I was afraid of being scolded by my elder brother, so I pursed my lips and did not dare to tell him.

Hong Xiaoduo's little moves had long been in Hong Xiaoduo's sight. She pretended not to notice and clapped her hands: "Are everyone here? Let's set off when they are. We will try to reach the village before dark."

The children immediately looked at each other and nodded, and there were seven of them.

The big boy had just squatted down to carry the little girl on his back, when Hong Xiaoduo stepped forward, quickly put the child on his back, and even took away the cloth belt used by the big boy to carry the baby.

"Mom, I can do it." The older boy was still anxiously guessing why this 'mother' was unhappy. Now that he saw her taking the initiative to carry the youngest child on her back, he suddenly felt more at ease.

No matter why this 'mother' was in a bad mood just now, she didn't want to abandon them, so that was good.

"Take care of the rest. Hurry up and stop being nagging." Hong Xiaoduo said as he tied up the little girl behind him with a cloth belt, but he couldn't tie it up properly. The older boy hurried forward to help.

The children, one and seven, continued on their way. Although they were still afraid of being chased by evil people, they seemed not as afraid as they were at the beginning.

Hong Xiaoduo was secretly glad that the weather in this season was a bit cool but not very cold, and it didn't rain.

Otherwise, it would be tragic.

When Hong Xiaoduo was bored on the road, he chatted with the children.

The seven children are all people who don’t know where they are. Whoever is in their family has been with the evil man since they can remember. He took them around begging and used the money he got to buy wine and food.

All the children eat are scraps from beggars. Because there are constant wars, life is not easy for the people. Even scraps are not available every day. If not, they will starve. For them, starvation is not a problem. The good ones are already used to it, and you can get through it if you tolerate it.

What they fear most is not being able to ask for money. The villain will beat them to vent his anger when they have no money to buy wine or food. He will hit them hard but not cripple them. He can make them afraid and in pain, but they will continue to beg without delay.

When he heard what the children said, Hong Xiaoduo suddenly no longer worried about whether he had accidentally killed that person. Such a bad person deserved death, and death was not a pity.

Hong Xiaoduo wanted to scold her even more when she heard the names of the children, because none of the seven children's names were normal.

Even if he is called Xiao Shitou, he is still justified.

But, no, the oldest boy is called Piggy, and then in order are Horse Boy, Cowboy, Sheep Boy, Paparazzi, Donkey Boy, and Chicken Boy.

They were all regarded as animals, and he never considered these seven poor children as human beings.

They didn't think it was anything at first. It wasn't until they were laughed at and scolded by other beggars that they were all little beasts that they realized that calling them names was not nice. Therefore, they never called each other.

Originally, I chatted with them because walking was boring, but the more I listened, the heavier Hong Xiaoduo felt. That evil person is a psychopath, right? He enslaved them to support himself and gave them such a name?

"Mom, how about you rename us?" the big boy asked tentatively.

"Well, let me think about it." Hong Xiaoduo agreed without even thinking.

The children were all very happy when they heard that she agreed to name everyone.

Hong Xiaoduo was walking and thinking about it, and felt that naming is a very simple matter. For boys, call it a mountain or a peak. For girls, call it a cloud, a show, or a flower. Everything you look at is inspiration. Isn’t this something you just got your hands on?

But when she looked back at those big eyes full of excitement and pure expectation, she suddenly felt guilty for being so casual and perfunctory.

When the children saw her, they stopped asking questions and did not dare to talk to her rashly, for fear of disturbing her from giving herself a nice name.

Finally, one and seven children saw a village when the sun was about to set.

But as soon as they entered the village, the people in the village stared at them with wary eyes.

Hong Xiaoduo was a little confused and saw a middle-aged man standing at the door of a house, so he went up to her. Before she could say anything, the man said in a bad tone: "We don't have food at home, so go farther. "

Hong Xiaoduo wanted to say that he was not begging for it, but buying it with money, but the other party quickly turned around and closed the courtyard door with a bang.

The same was true for several families in succession. Hong Xiaoduo felt a little depressed. He pointed at himself and asked the children who were following him: "Do I look like a gangster?"

The children shook their heads in unison, but they didn't seem surprised by this.

"Mom, why don't you forget it? I've eaten meat now and I'm not very hungry now." The big boy whispered.

"Well, Mom, we can go without food for a few days this time and it'll be fine." The other younger one quickly expressed his opinion, and the other children nodded.

Hong Xiaoduo wants to say that I don’t believe in this evil anymore. I can’t even spend money to buy it?

But looking at the uneasy expressions of the children, I couldn't bear it and said, "Well, let's go further and find a sheltered place to spend the night. I'll hunt birds for you tomorrow morning."

In this way, Hong Xiaoduo led the children out of the village. When they reached the exit on the other side of the village, an old voice called her.

"Little lady, don't blame the people in the village for being cruel. You really don't dare to be a good person. A few beggars came half a month ago. The big cow family in the village kindly let them in and steamed a pot of dry food and stewed chowder. .

But who would have thought that they would return in the middle of the night and jump over the wall into the yard, taking away his family's savings of several years, and even attempt to assault Daniu's wife and daughter. Daniu defended him with a machete and shouted for help. The neighbor rushed over and was able to avoid disaster.

In this way, Daniel was seriously injured and had to recover for a long time. Although his wife and daughter kept their innocence, they had nightmares every night.

Hey, in these turbulent years, everyone is there. If the village suffers such a situation, isn't it just because of fear?
  I have a few steamed buns here. You can give some to the children and make do with them.

There is an empty house on the roadside not far ahead. Although half of the roof has collapsed, staying in it can at least block the wind tonight. "

So that's it, Hong Xiaoduo understood, and signaled the older boy to take the steamed bun from the old man, and thanked the old man again.

After walking a few steps, he stopped and looked back: "Old man, please stay."

The old man stopped and turned to look at her.

"Excuse me, old man, what happened to those evil beggars? Were they arrested and sent to the Yamen?" Hong Xiaoduo asked.

The old man shook his head and sighed: "Although those few are all beggars, they are very strong and good at kung fu. If the villagers could catch them, they would have run away long ago. The Yamen reported to the officials, but... Don’t expect to catch it, either.”

"What do you mean?" Hong Xiaoduo was very puzzled.

"The little lady doesn't know something. This means no one was killed. What's more, the victim is a villager in this small mountain village. People from the government will not bother to investigate and arrest the case unless someone recognizes them. Report to the official." The old man sighed after finishing speaking.

"Then what if they are beaten to death for begging? What will happen to the people in the Yamen?" Hong Xiaoduo asked blurtly...

(End of this chapter)