Knowing that Wan Niang was ill, Li Mengyue quickened her pace and shortened the journey of more than an hour by more than half.
Half an hour later, Li Mengyue left Xinghua Village.
Later, Li Mengyue wanted to rent a horse carriage so that she could reach Xinghua Village faster without having to ask for directions.
But she didn't know what kind of personalities Li An and Wan Niang had. If they were nice to her, she wouldn't mind letting them follow her and enjoy the good life. If they didn't satisfy her, she would just do a good job on the surface and live alone in the future.
Li Mengyue walked under the big tree at the entrance of the village and saw five children playing a game of catching stones.
The scene was so interesting that several children stopped what they were doing and stared at Li Mengyue with their big round eyes.
A brave child asked, "Sister, who are you looking for?"
"How did you know I was looking for someone?"
"You are not from our village. If you are not looking for someone, then what are you doing?"
Li Mengyue reached out and grabbed a few candies from her backpack. She said slowly, "Yes, I'm looking for someone. Can you guys help me find the way?"
Then he handed the candies to the children.
The children's eyes were mesmerized when they saw the candies, and they were "stuck" to them and were unwilling to move away.
After all, they had never eaten such crispy candies before. They had only seen them from Li Chengxuan, who said that they were only sold at Babaozhai in town. A piece of crispy candy cost two cents, which was one cent more expensive than an egg.
But they couldn't even eat eggs on weekdays. The eggs at home were stored and waited for their mother to sell them in town to exchange for salt. Not to mention the crispy candies that cost two cents a piece.
Several children looked at Li Mengyue without blinking and took out five pieces of crispy candies. They were so envious that they almost cried.
Li Mengyue saw a child with crystal liquid dripping from the corner of his mouth, but she had no intention of robbing him. It seemed that the children in Xinghua Village were well-educated.
I want to live here for a long time in the future. There are a group of well-mannered children here, and it’s not bad to have an older sister following me.
"Tell me how to get to Li An's house, and these crispy candies will be yours."
As soon as Li Mengyue finished speaking, several children rushed to take her out.
"Sister, I know. I'll take you there."
"And Goudan, sister, Goudan knows too."
"Sister, I'm Tiechui. My home is next to Uncle Li's. Let me take you here."
Li Mengyue looked at the other children who had just been playing together, all vying to take her for the candy. Her tone softened a bit, "Okay, everyone, one candy each."
As he said this, he distributed the five pieces of crispy candies in his hand to the five children. After each child took a piece of crispy candy, Goudan's child couldn't wait to put it in his mouth, Tiechui put it carefully in his pocket, ate half of it, and held the remaining half tightly in his hand.
The key point is that there was a child who picked up the candy, licked it carefully, then closed his eyes and savored it slowly.
Li Mengyue saw that it was just a piece of crispy candy, but the children treated it so carefully. This was the only reaction one would have if they had never eaten it before, and she felt a mixture of emotions.
After receiving the candies, the children actively took Li Mengyue to Li An's house.
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