The door that was originally closed was opened. The neighbors next door were an elderly couple. They were well-dressed and had difficulty walking. After dinner, they sat at the door to bask in the sun, and it seemed that they were living a peaceful and quiet life.

Fubao sat by the door and looked up to let the sun shine on his face, just like them.

The old man with a white beard looked at her and smiled, "Girl, have you just moved here? You look unfamiliar."

Fubao said openly, "We just moved in today and are packing our things. I will definitely come to visit you once we are settled."

The two elderly people in front of me were well-dressed and smiled kindly: "What a clever little girl. My children and grandchildren are usually not at home. When you have nothing to do, come over and play more often. I like children the most."

Fubao smiled and said happily, "Okay! My name is Li Yishu."

The old man was startled for a moment, then he realized that she was waiting for him to introduce himself, and couldn't help but smile and said, "Hello Yishu, my last name is Han, you can call me Grandpa Han."

Then, he got up and went into the house. He came out soon, holding a wooden box in his hand, which looked very delicate. The old man said, "Yishu, come here, grandpa will give you a gift."

Fubao walked over with his short legs, panting. The old man opened the box and said, "This is Wuweizhai's sesame candy. My grandchildren love it. I think you should like it too. Try it."

Fubao looked at his kind smile and felt warm in his heart. He picked up a piece and put it in his mouth.

Grandpa Han: "How is it? Is it delicious?"

Fubao nodded happily: "Delicious! Thank you, Grandpa Han." She was not being polite, this sesame candy was really delicious, the sweetness of maltose was mixed with the aroma of sesame, but it was not as greasy as other candies, but it was a little cool, and the more you chewed it, the more delicious it became. It was moderately soft and hard at first, and it became softer after holding it in your mouth for a while, but it didn't stick to your teeth.

The old man closed the box, handed the whole box to her and said, "If you like it, take it and eat it."

Fubao waved his hands repeatedly. Just by looking at the workmanship of the box, he knew that the candy was not cheap. He had just arrived and just met the person, so how could he accept other people's things?

Mr. Han stuffed the candy directly into her arms and said, "Take it and eat it. There are more at home. Come and get more when you are done."

Old Mrs. Han, who had been sitting next to them with a smile on her face, also said, "Take it and eat it. You can't return the gift. It's for good luck."

Fubao said crisply, "Thank you, Grandpa Han and Grandma Han!" After hearing what the two old people said, she no longer refused, thinking that she would bring something back to return the favor later.

Although the solid wooden box is not big, it is very large and contains quite a lot of candies, neatly arranged in small compartments.

Fubao sat on the doorstep and chatted with them obediently. Not long after, he heard Zhang Ercui's loud voice: "Li Yishu! Come back for dinner! Where did you go?"

Zhao Xiuer knew she was at the door, so she came out and called softly, "Yishu, come back for dinner." Seeing her sitting with the old couple of the Han family, she smiled and nodded.

Fubao quickly responded: "Hey! I'll be right back!" Then he turned to the two elders: "Grandpa Han and Grandma Han, I'm going back to eat first."

The old couple smiled and waved to her and nodded: "Go back soon, and remember to come and play often."

Fubao answered as she walked back. When she entered the house, the family meal was already on the table. She held the big box and placed it on the small wooden table beside her.

Li Darong: "Is this... Wuweizhai's snack?"

Everyone in the family looked at the box. Li Huaiqing asked, "Yishu, who gave you this?"

Fubao struggled to climb onto the chair, and after he sat down, he replied, "Grandpa Han and Grandma Han from next door gave it to me. They said they liked me very much and asked me to come over to play often."

Li Darong said, "I have to go out and buy some food to send to them. Other snacks are fine, but Wuweizhai's is not cheap."

Zhou Qiaoping picked up some food for Fubao and said, "How expensive can dim sum be?"

Li Darong: "I guess one box is worth two taels of silver."

Zhou Qiaoping was shocked: "What is this? This thing is so precious, it is mixed with gold and silver ingots!"

Fubao was also a little surprised. Although she guessed that the things were not cheap, she did not expect to have two taels of silver. The money she earned from selling cookbooks was only enough to buy more than twenty boxes of sesame candy.

Zhang Ercui shouted, "Two taels? I have to run the stall for three or four days to earn a box of candy?" If it were in the past when Fubao didn't exist, the silver the whole family saved in a year would only be two taels.

The prices in Yuzhou shocked them greatly. Li Huaiqing pondered for a while and said, "It's so expensive. Let's buy the things tonight and return the favor. Don't let people think we're being cheap."

Fu Bao looked at the old man and said, "Grandpa, I shouldn't just accept other people's things... and they're so expensive."

The old man picked up a big chicken drumstick for her and said, "You should accept it. Grandpa is just returning the favor. It's expensive, but we can afford it. I'll buy you one after we finish eating."

Fubao was chewing on a chicken leg, looking at Zhang Ercui's distressed face, and wanted to laugh, but although she felt distressed, she did not blame her. The other people in the family were only shocked for a moment by the two taels of silver candy, but they did not think it was wrong.

She even said, "Your uncle once said that he would buy you Wuweizhai snacks. After you finish eating, ask him to buy them for you."

This time the family was even more surprised. Zhou Qiaoping even suspected that Zhang Ercui was possessed by some unclean thing and could actually say such words. If it were in the past, she would have wished she didn't have to pay a penny.

It seems that after going through so many things, she has completely put herself into the Li family and no longer thinks about the Zhang family's troubles.

Fubao's eyes were curved, and they seemed to be filled with a pool of soft water, sparkling and clear: "Auntie is so nice."

Zhang Ercui blushed with praise, and as soon as she finished her meal she went back into the kitchen. After a while she held a clay pot and called out, "Li Yishu, come here!"

Fubao distributed the candies to a circle of people. The brothers happily chewed the delicious sesame candies and thanked her. When they heard the loud voice of their aunt, they quickly put the boxes away and ran into the kitchen: "Here we go, aunt."

Zhang Ercui frowned and told her to slow down, then shook the pot and said, "Bring me the freshly stewed ginseng chicken soup to deliver it to them."

Fubao blinked. Since Zhang Ercui had borrowed a ginseng from Qingyang just now, she knew that she was probably preparing to return the favor. Fubao: "Okay!"

Although she didn't know the market price of ginseng, it was definitely not cheaper than sesame candy. Besides, the old couple had plenty of money, so giving them anything else would not seem sincere enough. The freshly cooked ginseng chicken soup was both thoughtful and something they would not refuse.

Fubao walked to the next door with ease. The door was open. She stepped over the threshold and shouted, "Grandpa Han! Grandma Han!"

The old man came out quickly: "Hey! Come in!"

Zhang Ercui followed closely behind her, carrying chicken soup into the house: "Grandpa, our family just moved in today, and I'm bringing you some ginseng chicken soup, which is freshly stewed. Thank you for liking my little Yishu so much."

Old Master Han did not refuse and accepted it happily: "Oh, it smells good. My wife is not in good health and needs to be nourished. Thank you very much. Yishu is a lovely child. My house is quiet, so let her come often."

Zhang Ercui agreed with a smile, chatted for a few minutes, and was about to leave.

Mr. Han: "Then Yishu, why don't you stay and play for a while?"

Fubao had nothing to do when he returned home, so he saw Zhang Ercui nod and said happily, "Okay!"

After Zhang Ercui left, Fubao discovered that the two of them seemed to be more complicated than she thought.

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