Children in the village are so easy to please.

He found even the cheapest food and fabric to be incredibly delicious.

It's time to state the purpose. "Qian'er, there's a lot of this stuff. Let me take it to your room. Come on."

"No need, no need. I'm a boy and I don't like most of those candies and pastries. I was just about to distribute them to the children in the village. Come on, everyone line up, everyone will get some!" Bai Ziqian shouted.

The children, who had come to watch the spectacle and were initially filled with envy, suddenly cheered loudly when they heard that they would be given candy.

Bai Ling's expression changed repeatedly.

Bai Ziqian then said, "Aunt, what haven't we Bai family members seen and eaten? What's a little sugar and pastry?"

"If I'm happy, buying the candy shop is just a matter of a word; I'm sure my aunt wouldn't mind, right?"

Bai Ling squeezed out two words through gritted teeth: "No."

Bai Ziqian was very sensible in dividing things; he kept all of the five-colored candied hawthorns, which Jiajia loved.

Jujube paste cake was Yan Qiuxing's favorite food in late summer, and she kept it all;

Hawthorn cake aids digestion and is suitable for older people; I'll save it for Grandpa Hu.

Keep all the lotus seed candy and almond cakes that I haven't tried before for my aunt.

As for those precious 'rock sugar' and 'yam cake', they were all distributed to the villagers.

Each child received more than ten rock candies, along with twenty or thirty other miscellaneous candies. With forty or fifty candies all at once, they suddenly felt incredibly wealthy.

Children who couldn't come also received a share, which was taken home by other family members.

The elderly received a portion of pastries, which were then taken home by members of each household.

Shui Qing looked at Bai Ziqian, who was doing things in an orderly manner, and knew that although the child seemed to be uncalculating on the surface, he was actually very shrewd in his mind!

That's right, he's got the makings of a good businessman. A businessman who can't do calculations will surely lose a fortune.

Bai Ling waited until the distribution was finished, and just as she was about to speak, she heard Bai Ziqian say first: "Aunt, it's very chaotic outside, you should hurry back while it's still early!"

You have no idea, the night before last our village was attacked by refugees. Several people died and dozens were injured. It was terrible.

"If the villagers hadn't worked together to drive those bandits away, you probably wouldn't be seeing me today..."

Bai Ling astutely grasped the key point and asked, "Did you drive those bandits away?"

Bai Ziqian stared blankly at him, nodding repeatedly. "Yeah, there are over a hundred of them! It would be good enough if we could just drive them away, let alone catch them."

Besides, our village is full of honest, law-abiding farmers. Killing a chicken, duck, goose, or rabbit is one thing, but if we catch bandits, we wouldn't dare lay a hand on them. It's easier to just chase them away."

Bai Ling breathed a sigh of relief.

Although she hadn't visited Hu Shuiqing's house, she knew her nephew well; he was as innocent as a sheet of paper, and since he said it unintentionally, it must be the truth!

I thought I was going to return empty-handed, but things took an unexpected turn, and I got the information I wanted to know without any effort.

As for the sweets, pastries, and fabrics, well, they're just small change.

As she was about to board the carriage, she glanced at Bai Ziqian and worriedly thought that the Bai family might not be able to survive if it were handed over to Qian'er. She thought she should talk to her mother about it when she got back and suggest that it be given to her to bring glory to her ancestors.

Then Bai Ziqian called out in a deep voice, "Wait, Granny forgot something!"