The beloved baby has a space

Chapter 20 Dreaming
Zhang Zhan had come out to check the situation when he sensed someone breathing faintly. He assumed someone was trapped under the snow. He rushed over and found several villagers holding someone hostage. Hearing them threaten Hujia Village, he rescued the person.

When Village Chief Hu saw Zhang Zhan, he was startled at first, but then he realized that this must be the person they had rescued, and he immediately felt relieved.

I think today's matter can be resolved amicably.

On the other side, everyone helped Dr. Hu all the way to the cave.

Seeing his father looking dejected, Hu Xiaotong quickly went to take care of him.

Little Ayu was helping an old woman put beans into another bag. The old woman grabbed a handful of beans into Ayu's pocket and said with a smile, "Ayu, thank you. Here, take these. They're delicious."

She took a bean and bit it in her mouth.

She pursed her lips, then, seeing the old woman looking at her, she tried to swallow again.

It doesn't taste good; it's bitter.

The old woman laughed heartily: "These are raw beans. Take them back to your mother and have her cook them for you."

It turns out it needs to be cooked before you can eat it.

Little Ayu nodded obediently and remembered.

Her little pocket wasn't very big to begin with, and it would often overflow when filled with all sorts of things that people gave her.

Little Ayu put the things into the space, and Tuanzi cried out loudly.

This is a sacred space for all souls! Do not leave anything there!

Little Ayu: "Okay."

Then, I put all the beans in.

【Aaaaaah, take it out!】

Little Ayu: "Okay."

The beans were moved from the ordinary ground to the edge of the soil.

Tuanzi could only watch helplessly as the life force within the raw bean quickly changed.

【…】

At this moment, everyone hurriedly carried Doctor Hu into the cave, and everyone craned their necks to look.

When Hu Xiaotong saw his father's miserable state, he was on the verge of tears.

"Father!" He lunged forward.

"You brat, are you trying to crush your father to death? Get out of the way!" Hu Xiaotong's mother pulled him aside, pried open Doctor Hu's eyes to look at him, and then bent down to listen to his chest.

Hu Xiaotong's mother didn't have much medical skill, but through long exposure to the world, she could still judge a person's condition.

"Alright, he's just hungry. Aren't there some snake meat soups in the kitchen? Bring him a bowl, and he'll feel better after eating them."

Everyone went to check on Dr. Hu, and Xiao Ayu also went over. Seeing Dr. Hu lying on the stone bed, she was a little worried.

She asked Wang Wulang, who was standing next to her, "Fifth Brother, if we're sick and need to see a doctor, who should we see if the doctor is sick?"

Wang Wulang was stumped by the question.

“Well, it doesn’t necessarily mean going to a doctor.” Wang Wulang scratched his head and said, “For example, sometimes when I’m sick, my grandma would say, ‘Why go to a doctor? Go to his mother.’ So, if the doctor is sick, go to the doctor’s mother.”

Little Ayu seemed to be deep in thought.

When she was sick a few days ago, her mother stayed with her.

Mother is definitely more skilled than the doctor!

Because everyone was huddled together in the cave, there were no secrets left, and the news of Dr. Hu's rescue quickly spread among the villagers.

Later, I heard that the people from Shanyang Village had already left, and Hujia Village had lent them 50 jin of coarse grains.

Even if it's called a loan, it's probably never going to be repaid.

No one cared about those things anymore. The people of Shanyang Village were driven to desperation. Moreover, there were daughters from their Hujia Village who had married into the village there, and it wouldn't be good to completely antagonize them.

From Lunar New Year's Eve to the third day of the Lunar New Year, these are the days with the strongest festive atmosphere.

Nobody was really in the mood for celebrating the New Year; they just made do, gathered together to chat, and sang some country folk songs.

The children huddled together, quite happy, unable to comprehend the melancholy hidden in the eyes of the adults.

Little Ayu kept her eyes wide open all night. She vaguely remembered that the New Year celebrations had never been this lively before.

Even though there wasn't much food and it wasn't particularly warm, everyone seemed content, and aside from worrying about the house and land, they were mostly smiling.

"Elf, I love it here."

The custom in Hujia Village is to stay up all night for three consecutive days, from New Year's Eve to the second day of the Lunar New Year.

On the night of the second day of the Lunar New Year, after midnight, everyone went to sleep one after another. Little Ayu also snuggled in Liu's arms, reluctant to close her eyes.

Tuanzi wasn't very happy with this place at first, but seeing how much everyone cared for Xiao Ayu these past few days, she gradually felt more at ease. 【Yes, as long as you like it.】

Tuanzi looked at the little green sprouts emerging from the space and thought of letting Zaizi come in and take a look.

Those were beans she had left in her spatial storage; now they had taken root and sprouted, growing vigorously.

Tuanzi initially found it adorable, but now she thinks it's cute.

Before it could even bark, the cub was already asleep, its little head resting on Liu's arm, its two little hands cupping its chin, gently tugging at Liu's collar.

Sleep well, tomorrow will be a better day.

Little Ayu had another dream. The dream was chaotic, and she could only vaguely sense that she was in a place with many people.

A group of children walked towards her, and she happily went to greet them: "Sister, brother..."

Suddenly, a foot appeared out of nowhere and kicked her hard into a rose bush, leaving bloody scratches on her arm.

"Bastard...get out of here!"

"……unlucky!"

"Tell Father to... drive them away!"

They were all talking to each other, and each of them was looking at her with hostility.

She was a little confused. After they left, she stumbled to her feet and ran to a small courtyard.

The courtyard was dilapidated, and the wooden door was cracked into several pieces. She struggled to push open a small gap and crawled inside.

There were many vegetables planted in the yard, lush and green, not very neat, but they were all growing quite well.

Someone was sitting on the doorstep, a handkerchief covering their mouth, coughing incessantly.

Little Ayu ran over, vigorously wiped her face with her hands, trying to make herself as clean as possible, and grinned, "Mother!"

The woman on the threshold took out another handkerchief and gently wiped the mud from her face, whispering, "Don't go out. You must grow up well... They are not your older sister, nor your older brother..."

She didn't quite understand, but kept asking, "Mother, why are you crying?"

The mother didn't answer; instead, she brought over a bowl of dark water and made little Ayu drink it.

Little Ayu didn't want to drink it, and frowned: "It's bitter."

My older sister always made her drink bitter water, saying it was a medicine that could make her smarter.

If she becomes smarter, she can grow up sooner, earn money for her mother, and pay for her mother's medical treatment.

But even after drinking it, she still didn't grow up or become smarter.

"Your mother can't stay with you anymore." Her mother didn't force her, but her eyes were full of tears.

Later, she saw her mother vomiting blood, so she went to beg her father and knelt down in the snow.

When her father refused to see her, her older brother kicked her, and her older sister made her crawl on the ground and bark like a dog.

She learned it and used it to get money for her mother's medical treatment.

Did my mother recover later?

Little Ayu only remembered hearing her mother's words: "...Ayu, you are a good child. Remember, don't seek revenge, just live well."

The sound grew farther and farther away, as if it were about to disappear completely.

"Mother!!!" Overwhelmed with grief, little Ayu woke up crying.

Liu was startled. She touched Xiao Ayu's face and found it covered in tears. Panicked, she asked repeatedly, "Ayu, Mother's here! Mother's here! What's wrong? What happened to you?"

Little Ayu sensed her mother's presence and buried her head even deeper, yet she felt she could never get enough of being held.

"Mother, don't go..."

Tuanzi sighed in the space.

The next morning, Xiao Ayu had completely forgotten the dream she had the night before.

She got out of bed by herself, put on her little clothes, pants, and shoes, hung up her little apron, and then painstakingly folded the quilt and even pulled the quilt up for her second uncle.

Finally, she reached out and touched the small bag on her head.

Oh dear, things are getting a bit messy.

She doesn't know how to comb her hair yet.

[Kid, come in and look!]

She was still struggling with how not to trouble her mother to stand her little bag up when Tuanzi suddenly called her.

(End of this chapter)