The beloved baby has a space

Chapter 59 Trouble
Little Ayu went back to find her grandmother and brought back a big bouquet of flowers.

When Grandma Wang saw it, her eyebrows twitched.

"Ayu, you can't just pick other people's flowers."

"Ayu didn't pick the flowers." Little Ayu shook her head. "The older brother gave them to me. He likes me a lot! I like him too!"

Zhang Zhan caught a glimpse of the flowers in Xiao Ayu's arms from afar. He didn't pay much attention at first, but after he saw the color clearly, he gasped.

Isn't that Wei Zi, the housekeeper specially bought for the greenhouse?
It was just put on the table yesterday.

Only a few flowers bloomed in total. How many are here?

Grandma Wang, holding little Ayu's hand, walked towards Zhang Zhan with a smile: "It seems that Lord Zhang's distant cousin has a very good relationship with our Ayu. He gave her so many flowers as soon as they met. These flowers are quite pretty, and they look bigger than the wildflowers on the mountain."

"Really? Hehehe..." Zhang Zhan didn't know what to say.

I'm afraid that all the wildflowers on the mountain combined couldn't compare to this one.

Nobody buys wildflowers.

But you can't expect someone to pay for the flowers just because that little brat picked them, can you?

"Lord Zhang, everything has been settled. This old woman still needs to go with the villagers to collect the grain, so let's not delay any longer," said Old Mrs. Wang.

Zhang Zhan thought about the matter that Old Lady Wang had asked him to do, and since it directly offset Xiao Ayu's kindness, he didn't feel like he had lost out.

With that distraction, he stopped thinking about the flowers.

"Don't worry, I, Zhang Zhan, will definitely do what I promised."

Just as Old Mrs. Wang was about to take her leave, she suddenly remembered that she still had something in her pocket. She took out two jade pendant fragments and handed them over: "These were broken by that young master. Please return them to him. Although they are broken, they can still be used if you find a jade craftsman to replace them with smaller pieces."

“Okay.” Zhang Zhan took it casually, not paying much attention to it.

Grandma Wang led little Ayu out of the county government office and asked her, "Did you have fun playing with that little boy?"

In fact, Grandma Wang and Zhang Zhan only chatted for half an incense stick's time. If the children were playing, that amount of time would not be enough.

"I'm so happy! The little boy picked flowers for me. Grandma, let's come here again next time, and I want to give the little boy some new flowers."

Little Ayu really likes that young man.

Although she felt that the boy didn't seem to like her that much.

But Grandma doesn't know that. If she doesn't tell Grandma, then Grandma will bring her to play again next time!
They went in through the main entrance and came out through the side entrance, which was the same door that had blocked their way before.

As the two walked out, the servants who were seeing them off said, "Take care, gentlemen."

Seeing the servants' respectful attitude, the doorman looked terrified. As they walked a little further away, he hurriedly asked, "Who are these two?"

"I don't know either, but I think Lord Zhang treats them quite well." This already indicates that they are somewhat special.

Since the imperial envoy arrived here on his mission, he has been very serious and has even punished a few people.

The registrar was directly dismissed from his post.

The doorman broke out in a cold sweat: "Oh no, I must have offended them!"

The servant asked, "What have you done?"

"They wanted to see Lord Zhang before, but I stopped them and said some rather inappropriate things." As he said this, the gatekeeper broke out in a cold sweat. Could he have offended one of Lord Zhang's relatives?
He finally managed to get a doorman's job, and now he's probably going to lose it!
"Then you'd better pray for yourself," the servant said sympathetically.

On their way to meet up with the villagers, Grandma Wang and her companion asked curiously, "Grandma, why were you looking at that uncle just now?"

Little Ayu noticed that when they encountered that uncle before, he was very fierce.

But when they came out, Grandma walked up to the uncle and deliberately glanced at him. She saw the uncle tremble.

why?

Is Uncle cold?
"I guess she's feeling guilty," Old Mrs. Wang said with a smile but without saying anything.

As for how much of a lesson that doorman will learn, that depends on how much he imagines. Often, the more guilty a person is, the more they think.

Village Chief Hu has already led the villagers to queue up, and during this time, they have also inquired with people from other villages to get a general idea of ​​the extent of the disaster in those villages.

Sure enough, some villages saw instances of people exchanging children to eat. In the face of disaster and despair, not many people could hold onto their principles.

Many villages were also affected by the snow avalanche. In addition to their village and Shanyang Village, more than a dozen other villages were also affected. One village was buried completely, just like theirs.

"I heard that a snow avalanche caused rocks to slide down the mountain. They still haven't dug anyone out. The whole village couldn't be saved. It's really tragic!" A villager said with a sigh when talking about the incident.

In the face of natural disasters, the uncertainty of life and death is no joke.

Little Ayu couldn't understand those topics, so she simply stopped listening.

She was placed on a cart, holding a small flower basket in her arms, looking at it all like a precious treasure.

She was already as beautiful as if she were carved from jade, and holding flowers in her arms made her look even more adorable.

The villagers in line had never seen such a beautiful child before, and they couldn't help but look at him.

"Sister, you've raised your child so well, you must have taken great care of him, right?" An elderly woman, around sixty years old, squeezed through the crowd. Her white hair was styled in a bun, giving her a shrewd look.

Grandma Wang didn't want to talk much, and only hummed in agreement.

"So beautiful! I've traveled to so many places and seen quite a few girls, but yours is the most beautiful. She looks like a little fairy from a New Year's painting!"

Granny Zhou seemed completely oblivious to Old Lady Wang's coldness, and moved closer, wanting to reach out and touch Xiao Ayu's face.

She laughed and said, "Big sister, don't mind me, it's just my old habit acting up again. I can't resist when I see pretty girls. I'm a matchmaker, and I think your girl is pretty. If she were to become someone's child bride, she could at least get this—ah!"

Before he could finish speaking, he was hit on the head with a head full of wildflowers.

But Old Mrs. Wang grabbed the wildflowers that Little Ayu had put aside and threw them at her face.

Even though the flower branches are tender, they really hurt when they hit your face.

"What are you doing!" Granny Zhou screamed. "You old hag, how dare you hit me!"

"I'm going to beat you up, you old geezer! 'Big sister,' my foot! Look at your old, bark-like face! I'd be crazy to say you're eighty, and you dare call me 'big sister'!" Old Mrs. Wang said sternly. "If you know you're sick, don't go out and wander around. Be careful, or one day your health will flare up and the King of Hell will be calling you to the underworld for a prescription!"

Granny Zhou's face turned pale and then red, and she said angrily, "I saw you come to collect grain, and you must be a poor, destitute peasant from the countryside. I kindly pointed you in the right direction, and you didn't appreciate it at all. You even dared to hit me! If I don't teach you a lesson today, you won't know who you've offended! -- What are you all standing there for!"

As soon as he finished speaking, three burly men suddenly rushed out of the crowd, each carrying a thick wooden stick.

They approached Old Mrs. Wang with unfriendly expressions.

After taking only two steps, they stopped.

Because more people came out from the other side.

Village Chief Hu swung the carrying pole from his left hand to his right, cracked his neck, and said, "Come on, let's have a little sparring today. We're right here in front of the county government office. After we're done sparring, we can chat in jail."

Several men from Hujia Village immediately shielded Old Lady Wang behind them.

There's no reason for the people of their village to be bullied by others.

At this moment, County Commandant Cao came out. His gaze turned cold as he looked at Granny Zhou and the others: "It seems you have eaten your fill and do not need this grain—withhold their rations."

Those people then realized where they were causing trouble.

On the other side, Qin Huai sat at his desk with his eyes lowered.

Red Armor stopped behind him and said, "Young Master, that grandfather and grandson are just ordinary people, nothing unusual. They've run into a little trouble, and I've already sent County Magistrate Cao to handle it."

Qin Huai seemed not to hear, looking down at the broken jade pendant on the desk.

I don’t know what I’m thinking about.

(End of this chapter)