The beloved baby has a space

Chapter 70 Giving Candy
Little Ayu's shouts attracted the attention of the other villagers, who followed her to the edge of the cliff and looked down. Sure enough, they saw a horse-drawn carriage there. "Huh, why is there a horse-drawn carriage in our village?"

"Are you here to visit our village? To see relatives?"

"They must not be from our area; they must have taken a long journey."

At the entrance of Hujia Village, there are two roads, one leading to the outside world and the other leading to the river.

If you take a longer route along the river, you can also get to the outside world, but it's a much longer way.

The locals don't leave.

Moreover, the path is only at the foot of the cliff; people can climb up the stone steps, but horse-drawn carriages and donkey carts cannot.

While everyone was discussing, some curious children started running down the cliff.

"Big brother! Such a handsome big brother!" Little Ayu was already very happy, waving her little hands non-stop, and also wanted to go down the cliff to greet Qin Huai.

The group stopped little Ayu, as the mountain path was difficult to traverse, and they didn't want the little one to fall.

Qin Huai and his companions only realized after getting off the carriage that this road did not lead directly to Hujia Village. If they wanted the carriage to go there as well, they would have to take a detour for another half an hour.

The coachman looked troubled: "Gentlemen, if we take another detour, I might not make it home in time."

He was scared because it was dark and the road was slippery.

By this time, the village children had already come running down the hill, jumping and skipping.

The children ran fast and it only took them the time it takes for an incense stick to burn to get down the mountain. They gathered around the carriage with great curiosity.

These children had never been far away, and even the most worldly-wise among them had only ever been to the town.

There weren't many horse-drawn carriages in town, and not everyone was eligible to ride in one; it was a rare treat.

"Wow, this is a horse? It looks a lot like the village chief's donkey."

"This vehicle looks huge! Much bigger than a donkey cart!"

"It can shelter us from the wind and rain, hey, the grain won't get wet when we're transporting it!"

Some people also became curious about Qin Huai.

“Sister Ayu said he’s good-looking, and it’s true.”

"Bullshit! It's his clothes that look better! If I had clothes that looked that good, I'd look good too!"

"Your face is covered in boogers! Everyone else is so clean, what's so good-looking about you?"

"It looks great!"

Qin Huai ignored all the noises around him; he only glanced at the little figure still hopping and jumping on the cliff.

I felt inexplicably happy.

She looks really healthy.

It's a bit small, like a kitten.

Qin Huai stepped onto the stone steps and walked up the cliff step by step.

The driver here disagreed with taking a detour to deliver the goods.

Chi Jia skillfully pulled out the silver and tossed it into the coachman's arms: "We've bought the carriage, let's move the goods up there."

There were still quite a few things in the car.

The driver hesitated, "This—"

Another silver ingot was tossed over.

The coachman grinned from ear to ear: "Alright! You go ahead and get in, I'll help you get the carriage up right away! It's no big deal, we're not after your money, we're just naturally kind-hearted!"

As for whether or not to go home after dark, let's talk about that later!

Red Armor nodded: "Mm."

He had only taken two steps when he heard the driver shout loudly, "I have candy here! Whoever helps me carry my things upstairs will get candy!"

"Me me me!!!"

The coachman pulled out another handful of copper coins and shouted, "Go back and tell your masters to send ten men to help move the carriage. Two copper coins each!"

One of the children had already run off quickly: "I'm going to go and call my dad and the others right away!"

Chi Jia, who had lost twenty taels of silver, was speechless. He immediately realized what the wickedness of the human heart truly meant.

Qin Huai walked step by step up the stone steps. Because the stone steps were built by the villagers themselves, they did not appear to be very neat.

Some were long, some were short, some were thick, and some were thin; they were all different from the ones he was used to seeing.

He remembered one year when his mother took him to Puji Temple to offer incense. They walked up the 1,008 beautiful stone steps one by one.

But at that time, he wasn't thinking about anything. He didn't want to pray to gods or worship Buddha. He just walked along numbly.

Now, despite enduring the tearing pain in his chest, he actually wanted to laugh.

Although his nearly seven years of life were short, they had truly bored him.

With only three months left, he wanted to indulge himself one last time.

Just once.

"Young master, would you like me to take you up?" Red Armor followed.

Qin Huai shook his head. He wanted to walk around and see for himself.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, Qin Huai felt his legs gradually losing feeling.

"Cough cough cough-"

He couldn't help but cough again, and blood foam uncontrollably appeared at the corner of his mouth. He skillfully took out a handkerchief and wiped the blood away.

Looking around, I saw lush trees and unidentified wildflowers everywhere, with birds hiding and singing secretly.

The blood-stained, dirty handkerchief had nowhere to be thrown away.

He simply put it away and stuffed it back into his pocket.

Red Armor frowned.

The blood had darkened in color.

"Big brother! I'm here!" Little Ayu's excited voice rang out.

Like a spring breeze, it dispelled the gloomy atmosphere.

Qin Huai didn't look up, but clenched his fist and let out a low breath.

Lifting my numb feet, I climbed upwards step by step.

Little Ayu was overjoyed to finally see Qin Huai climb the last few steps.

When Qin Huai came up completely, Xiao Ayu rushed over without thinking and hugged him tightly.

"Little brother, did you come to see Ayu? Did you come to see Ayu? You must have missed Ayu! Ayu misses you so much!"

Qin Huai climbed several hundred stone steps, his body limp, and even though Xiao Ayu was small, he couldn't carry her.

The two fell to the ground with a thud, and Qin Huai instinctively reached out to protect her little head.

"Ouch! My butt hurts!"

Little Ayu, clutching her sore bottom, quickly sat up and went to pull Qin Huai.

Qin Huai dodged her little claws and got up as well.

"I'm sorry, Ayu was wrong..." Little Ayu felt guilty; she had been too happy.

Qin Huai glanced at her but didn't say anything, which made Xiao Ayu even more guilty.

She didn't know why, but seeing the handsome young man made her so happy. She wondered if she had made him run away.

The two fell into the grass, and the adults nearby saw it and came over to see what was happening.

"Ayu, are you alright? Did you hurt yourself?" Old Master Hu asked hurriedly.

"Great-Grandpa, Ayu is alright!" Little Ayu patted her paws and held them up for Grandpa Hu to see. "It doesn't hurt at all!"

Red Armor watched from the side, showing no intention of helping.

The young master doesn't like being helped by others.

The children carrying things also came up one after another. Some were holding a small pot of flowers, some were carrying a can of tea, and some were carrying a pair of shoes.

They huffed and puffed as they placed the items on the stone table under the banyan tree.

Hu Erpang was among them. He unfolded the candy he had gotten, took a big bite with his teeth, wiped the drool off haphazardly, and handed it to Xiao Ayu.

"Little sister Ayu, come here, have some candy, it's so sweet!"

For farming families, sugar is a rare and precious commodity.

Sugar is even a kind of medicine.

If someone in the family is feeling unwell, give them some sugar water and let them rest for a couple of days, and their complexion will improve.

Therefore, the children cherished this hard-won candy and were reluctant to give it to the adults, let alone share it.

Wang Erpang was also reluctant, but since Ayu was such a good girl, he reluctantly agreed to part with her.

"Thank you, Brother Erpang!"

Xiao Ayu was about to take it when a hand reached out from the side and stopped her.

It is Qin Huai.

"Little brother?"

Qin Huai remained silent, but he reached into his pocket with his other hand and pulled out a paper package.

He opened it in front of Xiao Ayu, and there was a candied hawthorn inside.

Because of the long journey, the outer sugar coating had almost melted away.

There's one bunch of hawthorns left.

Qin Huai handed it to Xiao Ayu, gesturing for her to take it.

Little Ayu looked at Qin Huai, then at the candied hawthorn, then back at Qin Huai, then back at the candied hawthorn.

I cried out loudly.

Qin Huai: Was she crying with joy?
Little Ayu: My little brother really doesn't like me anymore! Waaaaah, he made me eat sour fruit... Waaaaah...

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