Shiyue watched as everyone chatted animatedly in the group, but no one chimed in; clearly, no one was interested in the bag of candy.
So he asked cautiously, "Um, Xiaoqian, can I have some candy?"
After saying that, she didn't forget to tag Xiaoqian.
"Sure! I'll post a group-buying ad, you can just place the order."
It was obvious that Xiaoqian had been paying attention to this matter, and he replied immediately as soon as he saw Shiyue speak.
Xiao Qian acted quickly, and in less than a minute, a group-buying message and a red envelope appeared in the group.
Shiyue now practically has muscle memory; she quickly grabbed a 56-cent red envelope.
Then I saw that the group-buying information said, "This is a special link for Shiyue, please do not place an order if you are not a member of this group!"
She quickly clicked on the group-buying link and found that it contained three portions of candy, each priced at 0.01 yuan, or one cent.
Shiyue immediately felt embarrassed.
—Someone gave her three candies, and she still stole 56 cents from them.
She immediately said, "Xiaoqian, shall I return the red envelope money to you? I really didn't mean to steal it."
Xiaoqian was clearly taken aback by Shiyue's comment and burst out laughing.
She sent several laughing emojis in a row, and then said, "Shiyue, you're so funny!"
The others in the group also started laughing.
Several people chimed in, saying, "@拾月, I understand you. You just subconsciously grabbed the red envelopes; it wasn't your intention."
@Shiyue, haha, me too. At times like this, my hands are usually faster than my brain.
With these people striking up a conversation, Shiyue's embarrassment finally subsided a bit.
At the same time, she made up her mind that she would set aside some of the yams she dug up tomorrow to give to Xiaoqian.
While thinking about it, Shiyue quickly paid the money.
As soon as the three cents were paid out, three thuds were heard from inside the hut.
This time, Shiyue didn't hesitate to spend time and went straight into the small house.
Then she saw three large bags in the open space inside the house, each filled with colorful candies.
Those candies are so pretty!
Each piece was wrapped in a very pretty candy wrapper, in all sorts of colors, and many of them even shimmered.
Shiyue took out a red candy with the character for "happiness" printed on it, peeled it open, and found that inside was a yellow hard candy.
She put it in her mouth and was immediately captivated by its sweet and sour taste!
Shiyue had never tasted anything like this before!
Like wild mulberries that have just ripened on the mountain, but with a slightly more sour taste.
But the sour taste was not like vinegar; it was much milder.
It was indescribable, but she had never eaten such delicious candy in her nearly twenty years of life!
Shiyue remembered Xiaoqian's complaints about the candy. She couldn't understand why such delicious food would be so disliked.
Shiyue couldn't bear to chew the candy, she held it in her mouth and let it slowly melt.
At the same time, Shiyue picked up the three bags of candy from the ground and placed them on the shelf above the table.
She rummaged through the bag and found that there were seven or eight different kinds of candy, all different in color, shape, and size.
Shiyue wondered if other kinds would taste as good as the one she was eating.
If everything is like this...
Just thinking about Shiyue makes me feel so happy!
Shiyue turned her gaze away from the bag and back to the curtain.
She wanted to express her gratitude to Xiaoqian.
But at this point, the person speaking in the group was no longer Xiaoqian, but someone named Qiangwei who had previously photographed her wild rapeseed.
Rose: "I have so much to say about giving candy to children. I really... still feel resentful about it."
My grandfather is eighty years old this year. Can you imagine that an eighty-year-old would sneak off to the supermarket near our house and buy several hundred yuan worth of candy when no one is looking?
Jing: "Candy beans? What candy beans?"
Rose: "Those colorful chocolate chips. And those rice-grain-shaped fruit candies that were popular a couple of years ago. He bought more than ten bags of them!"
My son was only a little over a year old at the time; he couldn't speak clearly and could walk very slowly. My maternal grandfather would take him out under the pretext of taking him for a walk downstairs every day, and then give him candy at the bottom of the building!
In the end, it was the live-in housekeeper who told me. She was terrified; she thought the old man was trying to harm my son!
Jing: "Huh? No way?"
Grandma Ningbao: "No, no, what kind of elderly person would harm their great-grandchildren like that?"
Rose: "It's really not that bad. My grandfather loves my son very much."
He did this because he loves that brat so much and always wants to give him everything he's never eaten or seen before. He also knows I don't allow the child to eat candy, so he did it secretly.
—Even though I know his intentions were good, I was still almost driven mad with anger.
What era are we living in? It's 2024! He still thinks it's the 1960s or 70s, when people were still lacking clothes and food?
Who would stuff candy into a child's mouth these days?
Jing: "You scared me! I thought I was going to be on the news. Hahaha, just kidding, no offense meant."
Grandma Ningbao: "Don't be angry with the old man. He's eighty years old, and you can tell from his appearance that he came from a difficult period."
The elderly must have suffered a lot back then, so it's understandable that they want the children to have something sweet now.
Rose: "Yes, my maternal grandfather was a sent-down youth. He stayed in the countryside for almost ten years before returning to the city."
Moreover, because of their family's bad political background—both parents were university teachers—their home was raided long ago.
My maternal grandfather was sent to the countryside early by my great-grandfather and his family; otherwise, he might have died young like his parents...
After I had a fight with my grandfather that day, I specifically went and bought a book about their era called "1966". After reading it, I felt so depressed!
I immediately understood the old man's mentality in feeding the brat candy. Thinking about it now still makes me a little sad.
At this point, Rose tagged Xiaoqian: "Xiaoqian, your parents aren't young anymore, are they? Try to understand them. They've all experienced poverty, and being frugal has become second nature to them."
Xiaoqian finally emerged at this moment.
Xiaoqian: "Yes! They're all in their sixties or seventies. I didn't argue with my dad. I just told him I was giving the candy to my younger brother and sister-in-law so she could wrap it in a gift bag. I didn't dare tell him anything else."
Grandma Ningbao: "That's the best way."
While the group chat was still going on and on, Shiyue felt a chill run through her body.
Her eyes were fixed on the words on the screen:
2024;
Poor ingredients;
University teacher;
Confiscating property;
He died young...
She couldn't help but shiver!
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