The beloved baby has a space

Chapter 16 Treatment
A massive avalanche severely impacted villages surrounding the mountains, with Shanyang Village, the closest to Hujia Village, suffering heavy losses. Some people from Hujia Village lived in Shanyang Village; Dr. Hu's younger sister, who had married there, had fallen ill a few days prior and sent someone through the snow to fetch Dr. Hu to help her.

Unexpectedly, the snow collapsed, and some people in Shanyang Village were killed, so they set their sights on Hujia Village.

When Dr. Hu found out, he tried his best to stop them, but was instead imprisoned by those people and reportedly starved for two days.

Now, the people of Shanyang Village are even using Doctor Hu as a hostage, demanding that he exchange grain for her.

Knowing the seriousness of the situation, Village Chief Hu took some time to come back and told the villagers that they must not tell anyone about what happened at the cave entrance, otherwise those people would be driven mad by hunger and cold and would do anything.

"You all stay here, and don't let anyone suspicious through!"

"Don't get into conflicts with people. People's safety is the most important thing right now. There's no need to be aggressive or violent."

"Don't rush to discuss what they want; wait until I get there."

Everyone nodded in agreement: "We understand, Village Chief. We know what we're doing."

Village Chief Hu made arrangements for the able-bodied men in the village, and then found Wang Chuanfu and said to him, "Your Wang family's place is backed by a cliff, and the snow on the mountain hasn't completely fallen yet, so don't go back yet, lest the snow collapses again."

He also wanted to say that if things really got out of hand in Shanyang Village, the Wang family would have to hide the child well, otherwise they would be in for a rough time.

I heard that people in Shanyang Village have started eating babies!
But fearing it would cause panic, he swallowed his words.

Let's get rid of them first.

Wang Chuanfu agreed and hurriedly ran away. It was a time of great anxiety, and all the men in the village had been assigned tasks.

The Wang family has seven grandsons. The eldest, Wang Dalang, is 16 years old, while the youngest, Wang Liulang and Wang Qilang, are twins and are also 7 years old.

The only one left was little Ayu, whom they thought was at most 2 years old.

"You bunch of kids, don't go out. You're responsible for keeping an eye on your sister and making sure no one hurts her." All the men in the house who could move were called out to do chores, while Old Mrs. Wang and her daughters-in-law continued to tidy up the small space.

Wang Dalang nodded repeatedly: "Grandma, don't worry, we will take good care of Ayu."

They had already made this plan without the adults having to tell them.

My little sister is too small; she could easily get hurt if I don't keep a close eye on her.

"Little sister Ayu, come on, have some roasted sweet potato!"

Wang Wulang ran over from the bonfire, carrying a blackened roasted sweet potato in his pocket, its skin completely charred.

"Eat this while it's hot, or you'll get an upset stomach." Wang Wulang took out a roasted sweet potato from his pocket, patted it casually, pinched both ends, and broke it open to reveal the orange-red sweet potato flesh inside.

The sweet aroma immediately filled the air, and the Wang family boys couldn't help but swallow hard.

So far, we've only had one meal together.

Most of the meatballs and pancakes I made to prepare for Lunar New Year's Eve were buried in the snow.

Little Ayu swallowed hard; she was really hungry, and the taste was too sweet.

"Eat it." Wang Wulang turned his head to the side, afraid that he would not be able to resist taking a bite.

"Let's eat together." Little Ayu looked up and saw that she had many older brothers, as well as her grandmother, mother, and several aunts. There seemed to be not enough sweet potatoes to go around.

Can we give them some water? She drank some water earlier and isn't as hungry anymore.

【I can't hear you, I can't hear you, I can't hear you…】Tuanzi started chanting.

Little Ayu pouted, looking somewhat aggrieved.

He quickly clenched his little fists and cheered himself up.

That belongs to the elf. If the elf doesn't want it, she can't be unreasonable.

and so--

"Ayu isn't hungry yet, Fifth Brother, look, Ayu's tummy is bulging!" Little Ayu tried to straighten her back, trying to make her tummy look bulging.

“We are the older brothers, and you are the younger sister. How can a younger sister give food to her older brother?” Without saying a word, Wang Wulang pinched off a piece of sweet potato, blew on it, and stuffed it into Xiao Ayu’s mouth.

Little Ayu was caught off guard; a lump of sweet potato was stuffed into her mouth, and a clump of black ash clung to the corner of her mouth.

Wang Wulang handed the remaining sweet potatoes to Wang Dalang, then turned and ran: "Aunt Luo said that families with three or more children can take two sweet potatoes!" They couldn't count anything beyond five, but their families definitely had more than three children.

"Slow down!" Wang Dalang called out from behind, then divided the sweet potato in his hand into several pieces. One of his younger brothers received a small piece, and the largest piece was given to Xiao Ayu.

"You're too thin. You need to eat more, or the wind will blow you away," Wang Dalang coaxed her.

Little Ayu was indeed frightened. She wrapped her little clothes tighter around herself and obediently took the sweet potato and started eating it.

"It's so delicious!" Little Ayu said with a smile as she ate, looking at her older brothers. "When I grow up, I'll make this for you every day!"

Wang Liulang was a glutton, and upon hearing this, he nodded vigorously: "Mmm, mmm, mmm, I want to eat this every day too, I'll never get tired of it!"

Wang Qilang didn't reply. He just glanced at his twin brother and then silently lowered his head to eat sweet potatoes.

There were very few sweet potatoes, and even with the one Wang Wulang added later, it was still too little. Everyone cherished them and ate them again and again until all that was left in their hands was a piece of charred skin that they couldn't eat.

"Give this to the lamb." Little Ayu handed the lamb the skin in her hand. The lamb sniffed it, looking somewhat disgusted, but still chewed and ate it.

The others handed over their coke as well, and the lamb shook its hooves and ate it anyway.

The ewe and the lamb were buried in the snow avalanche, and the lamb is now the only surviving animal in the entire village.

Knowing that it was Xiao Ayu who carried it with her, everyone was more forgiving.

The boys finished their sweet potatoes, still wanting more, and tried to burp to savor the taste.

Little Ayu also imitated her brothers, stretching her neck out as far as she could, trying to inhale, inhale, inhale... her little face turned bright red.

Tuanzi: [...] Look how hungry the child is!

[Actually, if you want more food, that's not impossible.] Tuanzi couldn't stand it anymore.

Little Ayu stopped what she was doing, blinked her eyes, and carefully sensed what else the elf might say.

[The person you rescued from your village, save up some miraculous healing water for him. Once he wakes up and recovers, he can give you plenty of food, and you won't have to go hungry anymore.]

Tuanzi was also helpless. These were actually beginner-level tutorial tasks, but unfortunately, the little one was too young to understand the tasks at all. Only by breaking them down and explaining them slowly could she barely understand them.

All-powerful Water...

That older man wants water.

Little Ayu understood and immediately closed her eyes, wanting to go to her spatial dimension to fetch water.

No, no, no, no—

Before Tuanzi could stop her, Xiao Ayu, whose consciousness had entered the space, instantly collapsed to the ground.

Wang Wulang was the first to notice, and immediately shouted, "Oh no! Little Sister Ayu has fainted from hunger!"

This shout not only startled the Wang family, but also caused everyone around to drop what they were doing.

"What happened? How could you faint from hunger?"

"Wasn't the goat milk reserved specifically for Ayu?"

"You shouldn't be skimping on Ayu's food, no matter who it is! You guys are really something!"

Everyone hurriedly picked up little Ayu and placed her next to Wang Chuangui, who was lying down.

Then he told the kitchen manager to quickly cook some porridge for the child.

Xiao Ayu discovered that there was only a spoonful of water in the space, and because it was so little, she couldn't get any out.

"What should I do?" Little Ayu panicked, her consciousness returning to her body.

I opened my eyes and found myself staring blankly at a group of people.

[...] Its path to guiding beginners is still long and arduous.

(End of this chapter)