Fubao had never thought that such a small three rooms could actually accommodate so many people. Five adults and five children, I don't know how they can fit in.

Although she was well protected by Li Shuangrong, the rain was too heavy and her clothes were inevitably wet. It was sticky and a bit uncomfortable. But it was still bearable.

The whole family was standing in the hall. There were no windows, only light coming in from the door. Because the weather was cloudy, it was dark inside.

When Li Shuangrong and Zhao Xiuer entered the room, they were surprised by the number of people in the hall. The middle-aged man opposite them immediately smiled and said, "Hurry up and sit down."

Li Shuangrong: "It's raining so early in the morning. Sorry to bother you."

The man immediately said, "It's no use disturbing you. We should get up soon. It's raining and we can't do farm work. There's nothing to do."

Erya came over slowly and said to Fubao, "Your clothes are wet. I have some. Do you want to wear mine?"

Fubao smiled and said, "Is it okay? Thank you then."

Arya should have noticed her clothes a long time ago, but she only realized it now.

Just as he was about to get up and follow her to change clothes, he was stopped by an old lady with a bad face: "You stupid girl, how many sets of clothes do you have? You are still showing off and asking people to wear them. Who would care about your tattered clothes?"

Fubao then noticed that there was someone else inside. She carefully observed the little girl beside her. Erya's expression was normal, she didn't look sad at all, and she didn't even stop walking.

As soon as these words came out, the man who had been smiling and entertaining them in the hall froze: "Mom! What are you talking about? Just stay inside if you have nothing to do."

The old lady was indignant: "What's the matter? What does it have to do with you if I say a few words about my granddaughter?"

After he finished speaking, he looked at the ugly faces of the other people in the family and became even more angry: "What's wrong with saying a few words? Can saying a few words cost you a piece of meat? Who are you showing that dead face to?"

Fubao's family sat on the small stools awkwardly. When the old man took off his straw raincoat and came in, the old lady instantly fell silent and went back to the inner room.

Erya's eyes were clear, and she suddenly looked up and asked, "Do you dislike my clothes?"

Fu Bao quickly shook his head: "Of course not."

Erya nodded and said to the direction where the old lady had been standing before: "If she doesn't mind, I have two sets that I can lend to her."

As soon as the old man heard it, he knew that it must be that petty person who was talking nonsense again. He said embarrassedly: "My wife has a sharp tongue but a soft heart. She usually speaks unpleasantly, but she is not a bad person."

Regardless of whether this was to make up for her or was genuine, it did ease the atmosphere a bit.

The two middle-aged men should be their sons. The one who had been talking to Li Shuangrong seemed to be the eldest son, with a medium build but too fat, so he looked a little short, probably like the old lady.

He gave Li Shuangrong and the others a different look, then turned to the woman behind him and said, "There are guests at home, don't you know how to boil water? You're like a log all day long."

The woman behind immediately went out in the rain and walked quickly to the small shed on the west side of the yard to boil water in the pot.

Li Shuangrong said repeatedly: "Don't bother, don't bother."

The man said, "You're welcome. You're a guest coming from afar. It's my duty."

The old man sat down in the hall and asked, "Where are you going? Why are you taking this road?"

Li Shuangrong said, "I went to visit relatives in the east. I ran into bandits on the way and took the wrong road in a panic."

Several people's faces changed drastically: "Bandits? Why are there still bandits? Quickly call the soldiers to catch them!"

Li Shuangrong: "At that time, I was just busy running and didn't think too much. I stayed in the mountains for more than ten days before I dared to come out."

The old man nodded: "That's right, saving your life first is the most important thing."

Fubao followed Erya to change clothes and came out. After walking a few steps, the pudding on her clothes made her body itchy, but it was better than wearing wet clothes.

The children outside looked at her small purse and asked, "What is this? What's in it?"

Looking at them stretching their necks curiously, Fubao quietly took out some sugar from the space and replaced the powder in his purse.

He opened it generously and said, "These are all lactose candies. They are for you to eat."

Several children widened their eyes and asked, "What is nougat? Are you giving them all to us?"

Fubao nodded: "Try it!"

Except for Erya, several children rushed to take out the candies wrapped in oil paper from their pockets, opened them and put them in their mouths.

The boy named Da Zhuang got the most because he was older.

Several people stared with their eyes wide open: "It's delicious! It's sweet! It's much better than what Dad brought back from town!"

Fubao looked at his empty purse and said to them, "Erya doesn't have any yet, give her some."

Several children immediately protected the candies in their hands, fearing that she would leave: "Erya usually doesn't eat them, she doesn't like them, if you don't believe me, ask her."

Fubao lowered his head and looked at Erya, and asked, "Do you want to eat?"

There was no response. She just looked at Hebao and them quietly without saying a word.

Daya immediately said, "You see, she doesn't want to eat." After saying that, she ran away.

When Fubao and she were alone, the little girl said, "I want to eat."

Fu Bao looked at her in surprise. This time he took too long to think about it. But fortunately, she was prepared. She took out a handful from her arms and stuffed it into her hand: "I knew you wanted to eat it. Come on and eat it."

Erya held the candy tightly, not moving until Fubao wanted to help her open it. The little girl said happily, "Thank you."

Fu Bao was amused by her: "Eat it quickly!"

The little girl's eyes were clear and she put the candy into her mouth with great anticipation. Just as Fubao was about to speak, there was a commotion outside.

She ran out to check. The old lady was anxious and yelled in the hall: "Who gave this to you? You have bad intentions! If anything happens to my grandson, don't even think about escaping!"

As he spoke, he calmed Da Zhuang down: "My dear grandson..." He even started crying.

The man next to him scolded, "Mom! Can you please stop making trouble?"

Fubao looked at the boy with a blocked throat, his face turning from red to purple. The woman next to him anxiously tried to dig his throat with her hands, but it was useless. Instead, it pushed his throat deeper and the child was almost speechless.

Fu Bao quickly pushed through the crowd and said to Li Shuangrong, "Father, do as I say."

Li Shuangrong quickly pushed several people away, and as Fubao said, he stood behind the boy, put his fist on the area above his belly button, and pressed hard.

The old lady looked at his actions and anxiously pointed her finger at his nose: "You are trying to kill him. It's all because you fed him the wrong food, otherwise he wouldn't be like this!"

Soon, Da Zhuang finally spit the foreign object in his mouth onto the ground. The round ball rolled to Fu Bao's feet, and when he looked closely, he found it was a hazelnut.

The old lady also saw it and immediately stopped.

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