Ten Thousand Soul Banner: Deceased, do you have any unfulfilled wishes?-Chapter 948 - 944: Xiao Ya

Xiao Ya was too young to understand what was happening, but she felt a warmth from Shen Siyuan that she had never experienced before.

She looked up at Shen Siyuan, then lowered her head to gaze at the bountiful food on the table.

"Go home, come back tomorrow morning, we’ll wait for you to have breakfast with us..." Shen Siyuan said.

Xiao Ya obediently nodded her head and then walked straight towards the main road.

Once she got onto the road, she couldn’t resist turning back to look and waved her hand.

The group also raised their hands and waved at her.

Xiao Ya turned her head and continued walking towards the village entrance, but after walking some distance, she couldn’t help but look back again and waved her little hand.

"She wants to be with us." Dou Dou said dazedly.

For some unknown reason, she suddenly felt a bit sad.

Duoduo nodded in agreement from the side.

"Oh~"

Tang Tang pulled Shen Siyuan’s hand and pointed at Xiao Ya, seemingly saying she wanted Xiao Ya to play with her.

Only Xiao Yue remained unmoved because she knew her brother would surely make arrangements.

Sure enough, at this moment, Shen Siyuan said: "Xiao Yue, follow her home and have a look."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yue immediately transformed into a gust of Yin Wind and soared into the sky, disappearing from sight.

"Oh dear..." At this moment, Dou Dou suddenly slapped her palm.

"Why are you so jumpy?" Taozi said, somewhat speechlessly.

"I forgot to ask her name, I’ll go ask." Saying that, she too transformed into a gust of Yin Wind and vanished.

"I’ll go too." Duoduo immediately followed.

"Ah~ Oh~ Oh~"

Tang Tang looked around, saw that the children were all gone, and immediately got up and ran towards the main road.

"Han~"

But Shen Siyuan was quicker, and reached out to pull her back.

"Come back here."

"Oh~"

Tang Tang pointed towards where Xiao Ya disappeared, her tone full of urgency.

"Alright, it’s okay, tomorrow morning, you’ll see her again." Shen Siyuan patted her small head and said.

"Are you going to adopt her?" Ruan Hongzhuang asked from the side.

With the conditions at their home, adopting a few more wouldn’t be a problem.

But raising a child isn’t just about giving her food and clothes, the most important thing is education.

Ruan Hongzhuang had her own career, and Shen Siyuan was also busy every day, so there would definitely be a gap in the education of the child.

So, the two of them looked at Taozi.

Taozi exclaimed: "Wow, I haven’t even had my own child yet, and now I’m expected to be a mom? I’m not mentally prepared."

"You can try being a mom first, then you’ll have experience when you have your own." Ruan Hongzhuang said with a smile.

"Is that the way to gain experience?" Taozi was a bit hesitant.

It wasn’t to learn any experience, she simply felt sorry for Xiao Ya.

"What actually happened to her? Does she really have no parents?" Taozi asked curiously.

"Of course not."

Shen Siyuan recounted what the middle-aged woman had said to everyone.

"It’s really infuriating, how can there be such a father, such a person doesn’t deserve to be human." Taozi said angrily upon hearing it.

"If I hadn’t seen her, it wouldn’t matter, but since I have, I can’t ignore it." Shen Siyuan said to Ruan Hongzhuang.

Ruan Hongzhuang sighed helplessly and said: "How do you intend to help?"

She had said it earlier jokingly, but now she was serious.

"From now on, let Sister Mao not do housework, let her concentrate on taking care of Tang Tang and Xiao Ya, the two little ones can be companions for each other."

"Should we find someone else?"

"What about that Fourth Aunt who used to take care of you? Let her handle the housework, and also that Teacher Xiao Jing who teaches Tang Tang sign language, ask if she would be willing to become a nanny, responsible for caring for and educating these two children..."

Actually, most things in the world can be solved with money.

Shen Siyuan said verbally to ask Teacher Xiao Jing, but in reality, as long as the money was in place, it was impossible for her to refuse.

If she really didn’t need money, she wouldn’t be out there working as a private tutor.

"Since you’ve already made arrangements, why ask me?" Ruan Hongzhuang couldn’t help but roll her eyes at him.

"You’re the head of the household, naturally, you need to agree." Shen Siyuan said.

"I like hearing that." Ruan Hongzhuang said cheerfully.

"Then what about me?"

Taozi pointed at herself, am I the clown here?

"Haha..."

Ruan Hongzhuang and Shen Siyuan laughed together.

Tang Tang, not knowing what they were laughing about, also joined in with a chuckle.

Taozi couldn’t help but mutter: "Our home will eventually turn into a kindergarten."

"That’s true, as there are more people in the family, should we consider changing to a bigger house?" Ruan Hongzhuang said.

"That’s not a bad idea..."

The place they live in now is big, but with three more people moving in, it’s a bit cramped.

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Xiao Ya clutched the hem of her clothes and slowly walked back along the village road.

As soon as she reached the village entrance, she encountered Granny Zhang, who was sitting at her door sewing shoe soles.

Granny Zhang looked up and saw her, her eyes lit up, and she greeted her with a smile: "Xiao Ya is back? You look much more spirited today, and this outfit is so pretty, who bought it for you?"

Xiao Ya stopped, a faint smile appeared on her little face.

"It wasn’t bought, it was... given by some newly acquainted uncle and aunt."

Her voice was small, yet there was an unmistakable bit of happiness.

"Newly acquainted people?"

Aunt Li, who was sorting vegetables beside her, also came over, looking at Xiao Ya’s neatly tied ponytail, and couldn’t help but remark: "You’ve met some kind people again."

Most of the villagers felt sorry for Xiao Ya, and seeing her new look today, gathered around to ask all sorts of questions.

Some asked if she had dinner, others reminded her not to catch a chill at night, and some even handed her a bag of nuts.

Xiao Ya responded to each person, clutching the nuts in her hand, and slowly walked forward, taking a few steps and couldn’t help but glance back, filled with anticipation even though she could no longer see anyone.

Anticipating being able to go have breakfast the next morning without being hungry.

The village road wasn’t long, and soon she arrived at her house.

It was a dilapidated adobe house, with most of its walls collapsed, the yard overgrown with weeds, and not even a proper door curtain.

Xiao Ya pushed open the creaking wooden door, the inside was pitch black, with the musty smell hitting her nose.

She groped her way to the side of the water vat, intending to scoop some water to drink, only to find it was already empty.

Having no choice, she walked to the pump well in the yard.

The well was taller than her, so she stood on tiptoes, pressing the pump handle with all her might, her face flushed as she slowly managed to pump a little bit of water.

She didn’t care about the dirtiness of the water, cupped it in her hands, and drank it down; the icy well water flowed down her throat, soothing her parched mouth slightly.

After drinking, she walked into the inner room.

The room was full of clutter, with old clothes, empty wine bottles, and waste paper boxes scattered messily on the floor, the only place suitable for lying down was a pile of relatively neat old clothes in the corner.

Xiao Ya walked over, curling herself up in the pile of clothes.

Moonlight shone through the broken window, casting a slender beam of light on the ground.

Xiao Ya lay there with her eyes open, gazing at the moon outside, lost in thought, as her eyelids grew heavier and heavier, eventually falling asleep without realizing it.

After an unknown amount of time, a violent banging on the door suddenly sounded, accompanied by a man’s cursing voice, waking Xiao Ya from her sleep.

Frightened, Xiao Ya shivered all over, instantly awake.

She hurriedly crawled deeper into the pile of clothes, burying herself tightly and scarcely daring to breathe...