Mingjin hadn't expected the man to recover so quickly, so she stepped forward and responded.
"Would you like some water? Just a moment?"
Mingjin found a clean leaf and fetched some water from the stream.
Upon returning to the spot, they found the woman peeking out from the banana leaves they had laid out earlier.
The man seemed to have fully regained consciousness, muttering, "Damn bandits, they actually put up a stubborn resistance. Now that I've dealt with them, let's see if they still cause trouble... Eh? Why is it a child?"
Mingjin picked up the leaf and brought it to the woman's lips.
The woman seemed to have been thirsty for a long time; she took a big gulp and seemed much more energetic.
It seems that only then did we have the opportunity to discern the details carefully.
Seeing that Mingjin was a child, the woman asked in confusion, "Little girl, what's your name? What are you doing here? Where are your parents?"
Mingjin simply shook her head and casually made up an alias, "My name is Xiaojin. I was picked up. My adoptive parents... they don't want me anymore."
The name “Mingjin” was originally given to this daughter by the Marquis of Changxing. The character “Jin” was embroidered on her swaddling clothes when she was a baby.
"How old are you this year?"
"...five years old."
"What? Five years old? Look at your thin little body, so pitiful," the woman sighed and shook her head, her eyes full of shock.
"Did you cover me with these leaves?" the woman pressed.
Mingjin replied in her childish voice, "I heard the doctor say before that people should keep warm when they are injured."
The woman's eyes lit up. "I didn't expect you to know so much at such a young age. Thank you so much for saving me."
"Um... big sister, don't you need your wound treated again?"
Mingjin looked the other person over carefully and felt that he was not very old.
"Oh, it's nothing serious for now, it'll be fine soon anyway."
The woman paid no attention to her own wounds; instead, she was more interested in Mingjin.
"Thank you, young lady. My name is Yun Yuke. I own a jewelry shop in Xin'an City. You can call me Boss Yun if you like."
The other party didn't seem to have any ill intentions, so Mingjin relaxed a little.
"You said your parents don't want you anymore? What happened? Can you tell me about it?"
Mingjin was also very curious about the woman in front of him, but he couldn't ask too many questions right now. However, when he heard the woman asking about her parents and not caring about her own wounds, he thought he might as well take a gamble.
“I don’t know who my biological parents are. My current parents took me in. They forced me to pretend to be a beggar and go out on the street to scam people. I didn’t listen, so they threw me up in the mountains…”
"Well, this is how the plot is going!" Yun Yuke exclaimed excitedly.
"I can't believe I've run into this. The poor girl is really pitiful. You said your adoptive parents abandoned you on the mountain, which means you're from one of the surrounding villages?"
Mingjin nodded, "It's to the east, in the village at the foot of the mountain."
"Oh dear, they might come looking for you at any time." Yun Yuke immediately thought of something else, and she reached into the small cloth bag on her body to rummage for something.
This little bag seems unusual.
She first took out a small wooden plaque, then two thin blankets.
"Don't be afraid, just think of it as me performing magic." Feeling Ming Jin's gaze, Yun Yuke smiled and comforted her.
Then Yun Yuke planted the wooden sign in the ground between the two of them. In an instant, a warm current enveloped them, and even the birdsong in the surrounding jungle became much quieter.
Two thin blankets were laid on the ground, and after settling them in, Yun Yuke struggled to move her body and sit down.
“Come on, I can’t move right now, so let’s stay in the woods a little longer. Don’t worry, this little patch of land is warm and safe, so let’s rest for a while.”
Yun Yuke beckoned the little girl over. The little girl took two steps forward, and just as she was about to sit down, she swayed and fainted to the ground.
after one day.
"This little girl has been sleeping all day, why isn't she awake yet? Is everything alright?"
"Boss Yun, her fever has subsided. Now it all depends on her willpower. We can only wait."
When Mingjin was awake, she happened to overhear these discussions.
He shifted his body and found himself in an exquisite room, furnished in a manner comparable to the general's mansion where he had lived in his previous life.
"Hey, he's awake!"
Yun Yuke kept her eyes fixed on Ming Jin, and when she saw that the little girl had finally woken up, she rushed forward.
"Xiao Jin? It's so good that you're awake. This is my home, don't worry, there are no outsiders here."
Yun Yuke confirmed the next steps with the doctor she had invited, and arranged for the kitchen to prepare some food. Only then did she relax, sit by the bed, and gently blow on the medicine to cool it down before feeding it to Mingjin.
Mingjin looked at the beautiful face of the woman in front of him, who had wiped away the bloodstains and changed into gorgeous clothes. He was a little dazed. After drinking the medicine, he felt much better in his throat.
"Thank you, Boss Yun."
Mingjin's voice was still a little hoarse.
"There's no need for such formalities between us," Yun Yuke said gently.
As they were talking, someone brought in some food from outside. Yun Yuke took it and said, "You just woke up, so eat something light."
Mingjin was indeed hungry, so after thanking him, she began to eat.
"Finally awake, that's good. You little rascal, you're covered in injuries..." Yun Yuke asked.
Mingjin thought of her cruel adoptive parents, and her eyes dimmed. "I'm used to it."
"Good girl, thanks to you for covering me with some leaves to keep me warm when you met me, and for finding me water. If it weren't for you, my injury might not have been able to withstand it."
Yun Yuke held Mingjin's small hand tightly, tears streaming down her face. "Poor girl, she has such terrible parents."
"I'm fine, big sister. Is this your home? It's so beautiful."
Mingjin's voice was childish. Recalling how the fake heiress used to act coquettishly towards her parents in the Changxing Marquis's mansion in her previous life, and how Gu Tinghui's group of eccentric relatives freeloaded in the mansion, she couldn't help but imitate them.
"Little girl, don't be shy, this is my home."
"Oh, this blanket is so soft..." Mingjin looked down and reached out to touch the blanket covering her.
Her voice was full of reluctance, "Big sister, I've caused you so much trouble these past two days. I... I think I should just leave. I don't have any money, and if my adoptive parents find out I dirtied your blankets, they'll beat me..."
"You're going back? They treated you like that..." Yun Yuke looked incredulous.
Mingjin lowered her head, "But I have no other relatives left..."
"Who said that!" Yun Yuke said excitedly, gripping the little girl's skinny little hands tightly.
"Xiao Jin, I'm adopting you, I'm your mother now!"
As Yun Yuke said this, her expression relaxed considerably. "I had already decided to pull you out of that hellhole, so I decided to adopt you directly. From now on, you'll be my daughter, Yun Yuke's daughter, and I won't be afraid of your adoptive parents coming after me."
Mingjin was stunned by these words and couldn't close her mouth for a moment...
He wanted to curry favor with this Boss Yun and learn a skill from her, even if it meant selling himself into slavery, at least he would have a skill to make a living.
Who would have thought that things would fast-forward to the point where he found himself a godmother?
"Can I...? Your husband? And your own child?" Mingjin asked tentatively in a low voice.
"Why not? Oh dear, I've decided to be a bachelor. What's the use of a husband? Of course, there won't be any children. Perfect, I'll adopt you. Now I'll have an heir!"
Yun Yuke became more and more excited as she thought about it. "This is a great idea! Of course, it's also because you're so obedient, Xiao Jin. It suits my taste!"
"Can I really call you Mother?" Ming Jin keenly sensed that this Boss Yun wasn't just saying it, so she asked cautiously.
After all, the woman he should have called "Mother" last time was completely unacceptable to him; he could only call her "Lady Hou."
"Of course... I remember you said you were adopted, right? Then you can call me godmother, and we'll see when you find your biological parents..."
Mingjin thought of her parents and the so-called relatives in the two homes she had lived in, and her hands involuntarily clenched.
Mingjin stepped forward and hugged the woman tightly with her small body. "I only recognize you. Mother..."
Yun Yuke held the little person in her arms and could clearly feel the child's body trembling slightly.
"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you. I'll protect you, no one will bully you."
The newlywed mother and daughter hugged for a while longer before Mingjin got up from Yun Yuke's arms.
"Mother, please give me a name. I want to change my name."
“Well… I’m terrible at naming things,” Yun Yuke frowned, hesitated for a moment, “Then let’s use my surname Yun, and Jin… that’s a good character.”
"Yun Qingjin! Adding the character 'Qing' in the middle symbolizes my wish that everything will be easy and smooth for you in the future. Your nickname will be Qingqing!" Yun Yuke made up her mind.
"Judging from your appearance, you probably haven't learned to read. Don't worry, I'll teach you to read in the future and hire a tutor for you."
Yun Qingjin... Okay. Mingjin made up her mind.
Xie Mingjin, the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Changxing, ceased to exist from that time on.
I remember in my past life, there were always people gossiping behind my back that the daughter I found had behaved inappropriately and almost became a prostitute. Even though she was of legitimate blood, she was not worthy of the Xie surname.
That leaves only Yun Qingjin.
"Alright, Qingjin, your task now is to rest well and not think about anything else. Once you've recovered, we'll go out and do some big things!"
Yun Yuke looked proud, hands on her hips, then, seemingly finding the gesture unseemly, crossed her arms.
"Huh?" Yun Qingjin had never seen such a lively person before and was taken aback by this unconventional personality.
"Tell me who your adoptive parents are? What do they look like? I'll go and catch them and hand them over to the authorities to get revenge for you!"
"They abuse children and kidnap people. If they fall into my hands, I'll make them pay!"
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