Their group hadn't reached adulthood yet, so they were all still growing. Liu Huan was an exception, as he should have grown enough by now. However, whether it was Yin Huo, who was the eldest, or Manbao, who was the youngest, they had all grown a bit during this period.
While eating noodles, Manbao said, "I've summed it up. Firstly, it's because we're still young and in our growth phase, especially the three of us. As for Yin Huo, he was previously sick and didn't grow much, but now that he's healthier, he's started growing again."
"Secondly, we've been eating a lot of meat recently." While traveling, besides wild vegetables, they seldom found anyone on the grasslands to buy vegetables from, so mostly they ate meat.
Sometimes, to aid digestion, they'd drink meat broth. Only then could they eat the wild vegetables cooked in the broth—the guards didn't even get the wild vegetables to eat.
"Thirdly, it's because we're constantly on the move and getting sunshine every day."
