The beloved baby has a space

Chapter 14 Cave
Upon learning that there was a warm hole under the large rock, Village Chief Hu instructed several young men to dig a little deeper into the hole. The rock was quite large, and fearing that digging too much soil would cause it to fall and injure someone, they simply dug a large pit on the other side. Dozens of able-bodied men then pushed it into this other pit.

A huge hole suddenly appeared before everyone.

Village Chief Hu, holding a torch, said, "Go and twist some straw ropes, and everyone will hold onto them as we walk down the path. I'll go first!"

Everyone's hearts tightened as they watched Village Chief Hu lead his men down the street.

After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the group finally came out.

Village Chief Hu could hardly contain his excitement: "The place downstairs must be where our ancestors took refuge. It's spacious enough. Let's send a few capable wives and strong young men down to clean it up a bit."

The area below was indeed quite spacious, but not luxurious. There were some stone tables, benches, and beds, about twenty or thirty in total, which wasn't a lot.

It once contained stored grain, which is no longer edible. There are also some earthenware jars and bowls that are barely usable.

Everything else had weathered away, but the interior, somehow constructed, was much warmer than the outside, like springtime.

There are ventilated areas inside, so it doesn't feel stuffy.

At that moment, everyone disregarded everything else and immediately led a group of people inside to clean up a bit.

Then they brought the torches inside and stuck them on the stone platform, which made the room much brighter.

The elderly, women, children, and some people in poor health were arranged to go in first and rest on the stone beds.

Currently, apart from Wang Chuangui, who is paralyzed, no one else has a blanket. Fortunately, it's not cold inside, so they can bear it for now.

After everyone entered one after another, they felt the warmth that greeted them, and their complexions improved considerably.

While holding her grandson, Aunt Hu said to Hu San, "This time, we truly owe the Wang family a great debt of gratitude."

Hu San grunted in response, thinking to himself that it was fortunate he hadn't stopped his wife from helping the Wang family and had rushed over to dig snow immediately, otherwise he would have been heartless.

At this point, everyone was grateful to Xiao Ayu. If it weren't for her, even if they had avoided the snow avalanche, they would never have discovered this cave.

Those who ran away before have returned, and now others want to go out again.

"I want to go out and see if my house was crushed, my dad—"

"Me too, all the snake meat and grain at home are locked up inside the house—"

"Wait until dawn to check. It's too dangerous now. It's dark and the snow is heavy. Don't take any risks!" Village Chief Hu said sternly. "I know you're worried about your families and food, but there's no use in worrying now. We must wait until dawn!"

A few impatient ones were suppressed, and the others could only wait.

The entire village of over seven hundred people was crammed into the underground cave, making it rather crowded.

The Wang family had many members, including a paralyzed member, so they were assigned a small cubicle with a stone bed.

"I wonder how things are outside. I hope no one has been buried." Madam Feng turned to look at Xiao Ayu, and seeing that she was also looking at her, she couldn't help but smile. "Speaking of which, it was Ayu who saved everyone again this time."

Little Zhang also chimed in happily, "Yes, yes! Is our Ayu some kind of fairy reincarnated? She's only been here a few days and she's already done so much for us. Speaking of which, this cave owes its existence to Ayu. Otherwise, if the snow had collapsed and everyone had nowhere to go, many people would have frozen to death!"

On a snowy night like this, the campfire may burn continuously, but it will eventually burn out. Without shelter from the cold, wouldn't everyone just be waiting to freeze to death?
Seeing her daughters-in-law about to start chatting, Old Mrs. Wang immediately turned cold: "All of you, shut up! If you're so bored, just close your eyes and go to sleep! Did you have your tongues pulled out in your past life? You're always talking nonstop in this one!"

Madam Feng responded softly, "I understand, Mother."

Ms. Zhang touched her mouth with her hand, making a gesture of closing her mouth.

Grandma Wang completely ignored her two daughters-in-law's responses; she was deeply troubled.

Is there really something wrong with Ayu?

Everyone says that if a fairy descends to earth, she'll be taken back. I hope their Ayu won't be taken away.
I heard that the little fairy who was captured will be punished.

Grandma Wang never imagined that Xiao Ayu was sent by the Bodhisattva. How could the Bodhisattva mistreat her child like this?
Look how thin the child is, and how timid he is. He must have suffered a great deal.

These unlucky creatures chatter on and on all day long. What will happen if the gods in heaven hear them!

While leading his men to count the heads of each household, Village Chief Hu went to find Doctor Hu's family and took Doctor Hu's thirteen-year-old son with him.

Hu Xiaotong was with her family when she was suddenly grabbed by the wrist and pulled forward by Village Chief Hu. Startled, she asked, "Grandpa Village Chief, what's going on?"

"That unconscious man seems to be dying. Go and take a look at him," said Village Chief Hu, frowning.

That person's origins are unknown, but we can't just let him die like that.

Hu Xiaotong waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no, Grandpa Village Chief, I haven't finished my apprenticeship yet. My dad hasn't taught me how to diagnose yet!"

"You're the only one in the whole village who knows a little about medicine. Your father went to Shanyang Village and hasn't come back yet, so you're the only one who can fill in. Let's try anything, even if it's a long shot." If you do something wrong, just pretend you didn't see anything.

Hu Xiaotong inwardly groaned, but steeled himself to look. He saw that the person was soaking wet, probably because the snow on him hadn't been cleaned off and had melted, leaving him completely drenched.

That makes it very easy for it to catch fire.

Touching his forehead, it was indeed a high fever. "Grandpa Village Chief, this person has a high fever—my dad's spare medicine kit is at home, we need to get it." Doctor Hu's house is far from here, and it's unknown whether it has been affected by the snow avalanche.

Village Chief Hu was also anxious. Just as he was about to think of a solution, he heard the little girl's voice: "Grandpa Village Chief, I have a high fever. I need snow."

Looking down, who else could it be but Xiao Ayu?

Little Ayu was urged by Tuanzi to come and see the uncle she had rescued. She had just arrived when she heard that someone had a high fever.

She used to have a high fever, and someone stuffed snow into her blankets, and she got better afterward.

It should be all better now, right?

I don't remember, but the snow will definitely be alright.

Hu Xiaotong slapped his forehead and suddenly realized, "You can wring out a handkerchief, put a little bit of snow on it, and use it to cool acupoints such as Meichong and Quchai. That should have some effect."

After saying that, he turned around and went outside the cave to look for snow.

"His brain will be fried like this. Grab a handful of soil from your spatial storage and put it in his hand."

Half of the space is soil, and the other half is a ground made of a special material.

Compared to the All-Purpose Water, Space Soil is more precious, and it quickly loses its effectiveness once it's taken out.

However, at this time, using the "miracle water" is not as effective.

Little Ayu is reluctant to give water, but she is very generous with soil.

There's dirt everywhere, so what's there to be reluctant about?

After quietly stuffing the soil into the man's palm, Xiao Ayu skipped ahead and reached out to Wang Wulang, who was waiting there: "Fifth Brother, let's go."

The family members were too tired and fell asleep after saying only a few words. Liu, who had been tense all night, could not hold on any longer and fell into a semi-conscious state.

Xiao Ayu said she wanted to go out for a walk, so Wang Wulang was arranged to accompany her.

He had been watching little Ayu closely, seeing her putting things into other people's hands, and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Little Ayu, why are you touching other people's hands?"

Don't talk about anything unsophisticated.

"The elf said I can't tell you," Little Ayu said seriously.

Tuanzi: [...]

Wang Wulang exclaimed, "Ah! Who is the elf?"

Little Ayu ignored him, squatted down, and hugged the little lamb that kept rubbing against her leg.

The two returned to the Wang family's place. Little Ayu held the lamb and sat on the ground covered with a mattress, surrounded by her older brothers.

Although it wasn't very cold, I still tried my best to shield her from the surrounding wind.

When the daughter-in-law, who had been busy with further cleaning, saw this, she took off a not-so-thick outer robe and placed it on the ground for her.

Working in the cave, you'd be sweating buckets in no time, and you couldn't keep up with the sweat anymore.

"Child, the ground is cold, sit on your aunt's clothes."

Someone else took off their knee pads and covered her legs with them, saying, "These aren't very thick, but they'll keep out the wind."

Gradually, little Ayu had a small bed made entirely of various clothes.

Xiao Ayu was shy and didn't dare to use the food directly, so Wang Dalang stood up to thank him and accepted the food one by one.

"Thank you."

"No need to thank me, we are the ones who should be thanking you."

They wanted to express their gratitude in this way, and we should accept it.

Even though it was less than an hour until dawn, it was destined to be an extremely long night for them.

When Xiao Ayu opened her eyes again, she was awakened by a commotion.

"Go and save people!"

"Move all the grain over here first. Oh dear, at this point, don't worry about who has more or less!"

"Keep the children together and don't let them run around!"

"Hu Xiaotong, don't wander off, stay here! We'll bring your father back. They won't let Shanyang Village bully people like this!"

(End of this chapter)