She did steal the candied haws, but they were taken home early and may have been eaten by her grandson.

The girl did not scold the old woman, she just wanted her candied haws back.

So, even though she knew there was little chance, the girl still followed the old woman to find her grandson.

Jiang Zhige hesitated for a moment and followed.

He was not out of curiosity and wanted to watch the fun, but this girl was the most talented child he had met since he went out.

If the girl has no problems with her character and personality, Jiang Zhige will take her back to Tianyun Pavilion for training.

The two followed the old woman and walked for about half an hour until they arrived at a relatively desolate area in the city.

The houses were old and close together, the alleys were dilapidated and covered with moss, the air was filled with a musty smell, and you could smell a strange stench every time you walked a certain distance.

This place is very far away from the city, and it takes at least a quarter of an hour to walk to the place where candied haws are sold.

Soon, the old woman led the two people into a small courtyard. There was only a narrow thatched house in it. The courtyard was overgrown with weeds. If you didn't look carefully, you couldn't tell that anyone lived there.

A snotty-nosed little boy about six or seven years old was squatting in the yard, happily playing with ants with a stick.

The old woman had a confused look on her face and stood at the gate for a long time without saying a word.

The girl, who was originally anxious to get the candied haws back, now remained silent for some reason.

After a long silence, no one spoke, but the boy noticed that the old woman had returned home.

"Grandma, you're back! I'm so hungry, can we not have porridge tonight?"

The boy hurried over to the old woman, completely unaware of the solemn atmosphere.

The old woman reached out to wipe the boy's nose and said with a forced smile: "Aliang, the string of candied haws that grandma gave you before..."

When the boy was asked about the candied haws, he immediately became excited and shouted, "I still have the candied haws. I want to wait for grandma to come back and eat them together!"

As he said this, he ran into the thatched hut and took out a string of candied haws that had already melted into syrup.

“Sugar and candied haws are gone”

The boy choked softly, and the snot that he had just wiped started flowing again.

The old woman was quite flustered when she saw this. She was about to explain to the girl, but she interrupted her and said, "Grandma Wang, Yaya doesn't want the candied haws anymore. You guys can eat them."

"Nizi, I stole your candied haws. I am guilty, but this candied haws can still be eaten after it has melted. I will compensate you with another one later."

The old woman said this, but she didn't feel confident at all when it came to compensation.

The girl shook her head and smiled: "No, it's just a candied haws."

The old woman felt even more remorseful upon hearing this. Turbid tears welled up in her eyes and she lowered her head, not daring to look at the girl and Jiang Zhige.

For people living at the bottom of society, a candied haws is more than just a candied haws. She had seen the girl kneeling in front of the government office and crying heartbrokenly.

The girl said nothing more, turned around and left the yard silently.

Jiang Zhige did not say anything either, but turned his head and quietly observed the girl's expression.

The girl said it was just a candied haws, but her eyes were red and she looked like she was trying hard to hold back tears.

Obviously, she didn't dislike the fact that the candied haws melted and only the hawthorns were left.

Perhaps she was too sad, the girl did not notice Jiang Zhige was still following her, and she walked home with her head down, trying hard to hold back her tears.

Not far away, the girl stopped in front of a dilapidated house, pushed open the door and walked in.

Jiang Zhige understood that the girl lived not far from the small courtyard, and she was most likely acquainted with the old woman.

As he walked into the courtyard, Jiang Zhige discovered that there were even more weeds in the courtyard, and the house was in a dilapidated state with missing bricks and tiles.

If I'm not mistaken, the girl was not the original owner of the house. She just secretly moved in because she saw that the house was abandoned.

When Jiang Zhige looked away, the girl was already squatting under the eaves, with her head buried, seemingly crying.

Jiang Zhige quietly walked over and sat next to the girl. When he looked down at her face, he was stunned even for his calm demeanor.

At this moment, the girl's tears gushed out like a dam bursting. To describe her face as tears streaming down was an understatement. She was obviously crying heartbroken, but she was forcing herself not to cry out loud.

It seems that even Jiang Zhige underestimated the importance of the string of candied haws to the girl.

The girl cried for an unknown amount of time, and even after her tears stopped, she was still sobbing.

So the girl took a long time to relax, until it was getting dark, and then she made herself look normal.

The girl wiped her tears vigorously, stood up and was about to walk into the house, when she suddenly found Jiang Zhige sitting next to her.

“You, you are.”

The girl froze in place, not reacting for a moment.

She remembered that Jiang Zhige was the older brother who helped her in front of the yamen before, but she didn't realize that Jiang Zhige followed her all the way home.

Jiang Zhige sighed softly, and instead of answering, he asked, "Girl, what's your name?"

Perhaps because of her shy personality, the girl answered timidly even though she was at home: "My name is Mo Yaya"

"Mo Yaya? What kind of a name is that?"

"Speaking of Mo, why do I feel like this little girl is a bit familiar?"

"Damn, her last name is Mo, could she be..."

Hearing that the girl in the light and shadow picture called herself Mo, many people in the hall turned their eyes to Mo Ziyan.

At this moment, everyone discovered that there was more sadness and reminiscence in Mo Ziyan's eyes than before.

Considering the rumors that the Demon Emperor knew Mo Ziyan in his early years, it was hard for people not to suspect that Mo Yaya in the light and shadow picture was Mo Ziyan.

However, judging from appearance alone, Mo Yaya and Mo Ziyan in light and shadow are worlds apart.

When I first saw young Nangong Rou, her cute face was somewhat similar to her now, but Mo Yaya in the light and shadow has nothing to do with the words cute and beautiful, and she doesn't look like Fairy Zi Yan, one of the top ten beauties in the world today.

Jiang Zhige didn't dwell on the name, and continued to ask: "Yaya, does that string of candied haws have any special meaning to you?"

When talking about candied haws, Mo Yaya's expression became aggrieved and sad again, as if she was about to cry again.

Jiang Zhige had no intention of saying anything to comfort her, he just stared at Mo Yaya quietly.

Mo Yaya held back her tears for a while, but ultimately she didn't cry and began to explain the matter of the candied haws to Jiang Zhige.

After hearing what Mo Yaya said, Jiang Zhige was speechless for a moment, feeling mixed emotions.