Mr. Ma hugged He'er and cried and laughed in the room, attracting Princess Pingyang, Yi Niang and others. Li Xiu hurriedly stood up and stopped them, and told them about He'er. As a result, Princess Pingyang couldn't help but be surprised and said, "It's great, I didn't expect Uncle Ma and his relatives to be alive. This is simply great good news!"

"But... is this little girl a little young? I remember the princess once said that the first time you met Uncle Ma, it must have been more than ten years ago, right?" Compared to Princess Pingyang's excitement, the lady in the clothes analyzed calmly. It's not that she is smarter than Princess Pingyang, but she and Mr. Ma don't have much interaction. Although she is happy for him, she has not lost her mind.

"That's true. If she was Uncle Ma's niece, she should be at least fourteen or fifteen years old. Why is she so young?" Princess Pingyang finally calmed down when she heard the words of the lady in the air.

"I had some doubts just now, but Uncle Ma said that it might be that his fourth brother escaped and married another woman to give birth to this niece. However, Hener has never had a mother since he was a child, and he never heard her father mention her mother." Li Xiu also frowned at this time. Although he was happy for Mr. Ma, he always felt that Mr. Ma was a relative who came too coincidental.

After a while, Ma Master inside calmed down, and then asked with Hen'er's little hand. Li Xiu and the others did not dare to disturb him, and they all listened quietly to Ma Master and Hener's conversation.

Hen'er said she was only twelve years old, but the Ma family was destroyed fourteen years ago, which means she was born after Ma Ye's fourth brother escaped. Moreover, she was too young and didn't know which prefecture where she lived before was. This seemed incredible to later generations, but it was the norm for most people at the bottom of the Tang Dynasty. Especially in the Tang Dynasty, the prefecture also changed a few years ago. Coupled with the blockage of information, the bottom of the people knew nothing about their location. They might even live within a range of dozens of miles in their lifetime.

A year ago, Mr. Ma's fourth brother died of injury. Although Hen'er didn't say anything, he also knew that their mother and daughter's life was very difficult. After all, a disabled person brought a little girl and had no land. He could only help others work as a handyman to earn rations. He often had no meals after eating. The reason why Hener looked relatively small was mainly because of his malnutrition.

After her father passed away, she hated her son to be helpless in the local area and wanted to help her father fulfill his wish to return to her hometown. So at a young age, she resolutely took her father's ashes on the road, but she didn't recognize the way at all, so she could only inquire along the way. As a result, she took a lot of detours and took a year to find Puzhou.

"Child, how have you lived this year and what have you eaten?" Master Ma couldn't help but ask sadly when he heard this, his tiger's eyes were filled with tears. In fact, just looking at Hener's sunken cheeks and rough hands, you could guess what kind of suffering she had suffered this year.

"At first, I wanted to do odd jobs for others. My father used to support me like this, but people thought I was young. Some people even had bad intentions about me and wanted to sell me to human traffickers, so I could only be a beggar, making myself dirty and smelly, and no one paid attention to me. Sometimes when I couldn't get something to eat, I could only steal some food, or dig a bird's nest and go to the river to fish. Anyway, I just wanted to find something to eat. If I really couldn't find it, I would endure it, and I wouldn't be hungry when I fell asleep." Hener explained calmly. She lived this kind of life since she was a child, so she didn't think it was anything.

However, when Ma Ye heard this, he felt uncomfortable and pounded his chest a few times. At the same time, he hated himself even more why he didn't find He'er and his daughter earlier. Even if he only found He'er, he didn't have to suffer so much. It's no exaggeration to say that it's a miracle that He'er could live to this day.

"Child, your father has passed away. From now on, the third uncle will be your father. You can eat whatever you want. If anyone dares to bully you, I will destroy his whole family!" After a long time, Ma Master said with red eyes. He was the only one left in his generation. He also knew why his fourth brother gave Heer such a name. First, he could not forget the hatred of extermination of the clan, and second, he hated that she was not a son and could not continue the incense for the Ma family.

"Really, will you never have to be hungry again?" When Hen'er heard Ma Ye promised her to eat whatever she wanted, her eyes suddenly became brighter. For her young age, being able to eat a full meal was her biggest wish.

"Of course, the boy who caught you just now is called Li Xiu. He is your brother. Moreover, the food he cooks is a master of Chang'an City. He can help you cook whatever you want in the future!" Ma Ye did not forget to pull Li Xiu over and introduce him. Unfortunately, Li Xiu, a talented man, turned into a cook in his mouth, which made Li Xiu smile helplessly.

"I don't want to eat anything else, I just want to finish this cake!" Hen'er ignored Li Xiu at all, just staring at half of the cake on the table and said. Li Xiu was worried that she would eat too much, so she only let her eat half of it and then took it off.

When Ma Ye heard He'er's words, tears almost flowed out. It was just a cake, but He'er kept thinking about it. It was probably the most important thing in her eyes that filling her stomach was the most important. This was also a habit she developed since childhood. Nothing was as real as what was in her mouth.

Thinking of this, Ma Ye’s nose felt sour. He gently put the cake in He’er’s hand and said, “Eat it, take a shower and have a good sleep, and then follow the third uncle home!”

Seeing the half of the cake in front of her, He'er's eyes showed a greedy look again, and he immediately started to swallow it. As for Mr. Ma, she didn't listen to Mr. Ma. It was not until she swallowed half of the cake into her stomach that she stared at Mr. Ma. After a while, she carefully said: "I still want to eat it!"

"No, you can't eat it anymore, otherwise your stomach will get swelling. I'll ask someone to prepare hot water for you. Can you go take a shower?" Li Xiu was afraid that Ma Ye would agree when he heard this, and he said first, "The big cakes in the north are real, and a cake is enough for an adult to eat, let alone the child He'er, Li Xiu was really afraid of suffocating her.

"Okay!" Hen'er whispered in dissatisfaction when he heard Li Xiu's words.

"Hen'er, you take a shower and change into beautiful clothes first. By noon, you can eat whatever you want!" Ma Ye also knew that Li Xiu was kind-hearted and said to Heen'er with a smile. When he heard that he wanted to change into new clothes, Heen'er couldn't help but be happy. After all, he was a girl, so how could anyone not like to wear new clothes?

After a while, the hot water was ready. Princess Pingyang and Niang Yi took her to take a shower. After washing, Niang Yi found a piece of Hen'er from Qi Niang's clothes to change. Although Qi Niang was a few years younger than Hen'er, the two were about the same size. Hen'er even looked a little loose when she put on Qi Niang's clothes. At this time, Niang Yi wiped her tears and told Li Xiu that when she was taking a bath and changing clothes for Hen'er, she found that she had not much flesh on her body, and she looked like a small bone rack.

Hen'er's facial features are quite pretty, but her cheeks are sunken, her face is yellow, and her hair is also burnt and brown. She looks malnourished at first glance, so even if she wears Qi Niang's clothes, she still doesn't look very good, especially because she is still a little unfamiliar with Ma Ye and Li Xiu, so she looks timid when looking at people. She stands with Qi Niang like an ugly duckling.

But this is not a problem. After all, girls change their lives. As long as they eat well and dress well, and receive a good education, Hen'er will definitely be a beautiful girl in the future. Of course, no matter what Hener looks like, he is the most beautiful in Ma Ye's eyes. Especially when he sees Hener clean and change into new clothes, he no longer looks like a little beggar. This also makes Ma Ye tremble excitedly. In any case, their Ma family finally has a back-up. Even if it is a girl, it doesn't matter. At worst, you can just hire a son-in-law to come to your house in the future.

Hen'er was a little uncomfortable with the new clothes on her body, and she was a little embarrassed when walking. And she didn't know what to say to the people in front of her. Although Ma Ye was her only relative, after all, she had just met, especially when Ma Ye looked at her, she felt a little scared and even had an instinctive warning. After all, since her father passed away, she had been living in an insecure environment, and being cautious and careful had been integrated into her bones.

"Hehe, you're wearing my clothes quite well. Xiaoya can't wear my clothes. My name is Qi Niang. Is your name He'er?" At this time, Qi Niang ran over to He'er with a smile and said to He'er. Just now, Ma Master protected He'er by his side, and she couldn't come forward to meet the other party. Now she finally has a chance.

"Well, hello, Qi Niang, thank you for your clothes!" When Hen'er saw Qi Niang, who was about the same age as her, she obviously relaxed her vigilance, and a little smile appeared on her thin little face.

"No need to thank me, I have so many clothes. You can wear as much as you want in the future. Uncle Ma is the elder of my brother and I. You are the niece of Uncle Ma. We are peers. How old are you?" Qi Niang asked again at last. There were so few playmates around her. Usually, there were only one Xiao Ya. Brother Li Chengdao only came occasionally, and he could only be half a playmate. Now he finally had one more.

Seeing Qi Niang having a happy conversation with Hei'er, Ma Ye next to him also showed a happy expression. To be honest, although he was excited to see Hei'er, he really didn't know what to say to Hei'er next. Fortunately, Qi Niang was there.

However, Li Xiu, who was standing behind Ma, took a few steps back and pulled Princess Pingyang outside, and then discussed in a low voice: "Princess, I always feel that the appearance of He'er is a bit strange, so should we send someone to check He'er's identity?" (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!