The beloved baby has a space

Chapter 19 Confrontation
Seeing Zhang Zhan's disbelief, Grandma Wang pulled Hu Xiaotong over and asked, "Xiaotong, tell me, is it as Grandma said?" Hu Xiaotong said "Ah," and nodded blankly, "Yes, yes."

He didn't really believe it either.

That's a python weighing over 3,000 pounds!

Weighing over three thousand pounds, even he, who knew a little arithmetic, found it incredible.

How big would that be!
But that's what everyone says.

Upon hearing this topic, the others immediately joined in, each contributing their own comment in a lively and enthusiastic manner.

"That's right! It really was Wang's Ayu who brought it."

“My husband said that the python’s head was bleeding because Ayu killed it.”

"It's hard to say whether the python was unlucky or the Wang family was incredibly lucky. In this strange turn of events, everyone ended up eating python meat, and that's how winter got through it, isn't it?"

"If we hadn't eaten python meat and our bodies weren't so resistant to the cold, countless people would have suffered frostbite during that snow avalanche!"

"Young man, let alone a python, even you were saved by the little girl from the Wang family. It was freezing cold, who knew you would fall into that crevice. If she hadn't been with you and seen you, we probably wouldn't have seen you until next spring, when your body had decomposed!"

……

The thought of freezing to death and rotting into a pile of rotten flesh startled Zhang Zhan for a moment, even though he was as bold as he was.

When she looked at the little baby again, her eyes softened with tenderness.

Judging from his appearance, he is a kind-hearted child. However, for some reason, although his bone age is four years old, he looks like a two-year-old.

He can hardly be considered a healthy person.

Was she truly treated well by her family?
"Thank you very much." Zhang Zhan first bowed to Xiao Ayu, then bowed to the villagers around him, and said, "I will never forget your great kindness today."

Grandma Wang, holding little Ayu's hand, nodded: "Yes, you should thank her."

Little Ayu smiled, revealing her teeth.

With Zhang Zhan all settled, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and was about to get back to their work when they heard a commotion outside.

Zhang Zhan asked, "What's the dispute outside?"

One person said angrily, "It must be those people from Shanyang Village causing trouble!"

The villagers were simple and honest, and they didn't think there was anything to hide, so they told the story of Shanyang Village detaining the doctor and extorting money.

Zhang Zhan pondered for a moment and asked, "Is the disaster outside very serious?"

"That's right! It had been snowing for over a month, and every household was out of food. They said that people in the neighboring village were so hungry they started eating each other! Then this huge avalanche hit, and our village was completely flooded. Other villages must be having a hard time too. We can't even have a proper New Year's Eve." The villagers sighed as they spoke, saying that the people of Shanyang Village had been forced into a corner.

Who wants to live like a bandit when they can live a good life?
However, now that we've taken advantage of them, we certainly can't let them commit evil deeds.

Zhang Zhan said, "Please be patient, everyone. I'll go take a look."

"Uncle." Zhang Zhan suddenly felt something in his hand.

Little Ayu took half a brown rice cake out of her pocket, stuffed it into Zhang Zhan's hand, and whispered, "Uncle, you eat this. You haven't eaten in a long time."

Xiao Ayu glanced at Zhang Zhan's pants, which were just two thin patched pants with not very fine stitches, and they were slightly drafty.

It definitely won't keep you warm.

"It's alright, Uncle will be back soon." Zhang Zhan was used to being rough around the edges, but the sudden care he received warmed his heart. He reached out and touched the little bun on her head before turning and leaving.

His sword was missing, so he looked around, found a tree branch, took it, and went outside.

After delivering the cakes, Xiao Ayu went to help the villagers.

She was very small, moving around the crowd like a little eel, helping one person carry something or tidying up another's mess.

When she encountered several elderly people who were feeling tired, she would reach out her small hand and help them by patting their backs.

Those who received help would stop and say with a smile, "Oh, it's Ayu? Thank you." Little Ayu would feel embarrassed, her little face turning red, and then she would go and help others.

When everyone saw this little guy, so busy like a spinning top, they suddenly felt that life wasn't so hard after all.

The Wang brothers saw their sister busy working and wanted to help her, but little Ayu said, "Brother, I'm not tired."

She drank the most "miracle water" (a type of herbal drink), and her body and spirits are both excellent.

At this time of day, she usually has to wash her own and her mother's clothes, clean the toilet, and sweep the floor.

The small green vegetables in the yard...

As Ayu pondered this, she became somewhat confused again; it seemed that her mother was no longer sick.

There don't seem to be any green vegetables in the yard.

"You're mistaken, you might be dreaming." Tuanzi quickly interrupted, seeing the little child reminiscing about the past.

Little Ayu suddenly realized: "Oh."

No wonder she felt something was off; it was just a dream.

Seeing that his younger sister refused to rest, Wang's son worried that his grandmother would scold him by twisting his ear, so he simply went to help her.

Seeing this, the other playful children followed suit and began helping the villagers with their tasks.

When the clan elders, including Old Master Hu, saw this, they stroked their beards and laughed, "We really picked the right child from the Wang family."

"I've never seen those rascals do anything before, but I've seen them do something today."

“He’s a good kid. Let Old Wang’s family take good care of him, and our village will also help raise him.”

"This child looks like a lucky one, with a kind face."

"It's no exaggeration to say that our village was spared this disaster thanks to this compassion," Old Master Hu remarked casually.

Halfway up Hujia Village, there is a mud dam where villagers like to dry their grain and chat.

The snow collapsed, but that area wasn't affected much. Everyone shoveled the snow, and it became the boundary between the village and Shanyang Village.

Shanyang Village is much larger than Hujia Village, with a population of over a thousand. The snow avalanche must have buried many people, and only seventy or eighty able-bodied young men have come over so far.

Village Chief Hu, with about a hundred people, stood face to face with them, and the two sides remained deadlocked for quite a while.

The people of Shanyang Village were getting impatient and said, "Are you going to give us the grain or not? If not, I'll take it myself! Doctor Hu, you can forget about getting any!"

Village Chief Hu said coldly, "I offered you a hundred catties of grain, but you refused. Now you want it again, but naturally you won't get it!"

"What can you do with 100 pounds? You can't even last a day. Are all the people in our village going to starve to death?" The man opposite him looked fierce.

"If you don't have enough food, go find the village head, the township head, or the county magistrate. What are you doing coming to our village? Our village is the poorest in the whole town, you—"

Before he could finish speaking, the other party became impatient, and a hot-tempered man threw a sickle at him.

"You're not going to give it to TA's grandma's second nephew, are you? Then you can forget about living! Let's all just give up on life!"

The sickle came flying at lightning speed, and everyone was terrified. It was so close, and everyone was standing so close together; someone was bound to get hurt!
No sooner said than done, something suddenly flew from the side, carrying a sickle that turned and crashed into a pile of snow on the side.

With a soft "plop," it disappeared into the snow.

"Are you going to become bandits on the spot and commit violence? Let's count how many laws of the Great Chang Kingdom you have violated!" Zhang Zhan helped a weak middle-aged man into the arena step by step. His cold eyes were colder than ice and snow.

These rural villagers really think they're above the law and have no regard for the emperor!

When the people of Hujia Village saw the middle-aged man, they immediately exclaimed, "Dr. Hu!"

The crowd rushed forward and hurriedly helped Doctor Hu into the room.

(End of this chapter)