Chapter 118 Buying Candy for You
Lu Chenhe left after saying these heart-warming words.
Ding Xiaodie stood there for a while before she turned her gaze towards the palm of her hand. The soft thing turned out to be a purple velvet flower.
In the sunshine, the purple velvet flowers bloomed, which was so beautiful that it was beyond words, and the color was so gentle that it was intoxicating.
In her previous life, Ding Xiaodie would rather shoot herself to death than wear flowers on her head, but now, she couldn't help but retract her hand, picked up the flowers, and foolishly gestured on her head.
"Xiaodie!"
Zhang Xiu saw that Ding Xiaodie had taken the eldest young master away, which had disturbed Ding Rong's family. She was worried that there would be a dispute later, so she hurried out to take a look. At a glance, she saw the little girl standing in the sun on the street. She was not afraid of the sun.
"mother."
Ding Xiaodie came back to her senses with a start.
Oh my god!
She almost put the flower on her head. It was really weird. She was almost seduced by Lu Chenhe just now.
After putting her hand down, Ding Xiaodie clasped her fingertips inwards, holding the velvet flower tightly in her palm: "Mom, what's wrong?"
Zhang Xiu didn't notice her daughter's abnormality, but hurriedly instructed her, "Your act of helping the young master out of trouble will definitely offend your uncle's family. Remember, next time you see Ding Xue, avoid her. Don't let her get in the way."
"Do I look like someone who can handle a loss?"
Ding Xiaodie had regained her usual composure. Instead, she jokingly consoled him, "You've forgotten what I used to do again."
Zhang Xiu then opened his mouth in surprise.
Yes, she always forgets, but she is worried about her daughter’s small stature!
"Okay, okay, mom knows, but you can't be careless either." Zhang Xiu said comfortingly, "Let's go back to the house. It's too sunny here."
Oh no!
"Mom, there's something I forgot to tell the eldest young master!" Ding Xiaodie slapped her forehead. When she came out just now, she had originally thought of giving the three bags of grain to Lu Chenhe.
This not only solved the Lu family's urgent need, but also made it possible to send the grain out with a legitimate reason.
But before she could even say a few words, Lu Chenhe gave her a velvet flower and said something like that, which made her brain short-circuit and she forgot everything she was supposed to say!
Faced with Zhang Xiu's puzzled expression, Ding Xiaodie quietly told her her plan.
As for Lu Chenhe, it is easier to explain. They can just say that the grain was found in a family's cellar after the earthquake. However, if they were to distribute it, the villagers might have disputes again.
If the Lu family steps in, the matter can be settled.
"Okay, this plan is good, but you don't know where the food is. You should ask your father to go to the Lu family. He hid the food and he knows it clearly. Also, let them discuss how the Lu family can take the food out without being seen."
"Alright!"
Ding Xiaodie nodded.
To be honest, she still felt a little uncomfortable when asked to meet Lu Chenhe right now.
After all, she was not a ten-year-old girl. In this body lived a twenty-year-old soul, and Lu Chenhe, this young man, was only sixteen years old, and his mental age was four years younger than hers.
Four years old, Ding Xiaodie got a headache just thinking about it.
She couldn't accept it, absolutely couldn't. She hoped that Lu Chenhe just treated her as a younger sister and was so nice to her because her family was poor!
Zhang Xiu had no idea what was going on in her daughter's little head. After returning to the house, she quietly called Ding Gui aside and told him about Xiaodie's plan.
Ding Gui also thought this was feasible and took some time to visit the Lu family.
Later, he returned and told the mother and daughter, "The Lu family is indeed in trouble. Their warehouse collapsed during yesterday's earthquake, burying all the grain inside. Some of the bags are torn and covered in mud. Now the Lu family's servants are still dealing with the soiled grain. However, Madam Lu and Master Lu have always been thinking about the villagers and said they had planned to send a bag of grain tonight."
Later, they listened to my advice and decided to take out the three bags of grain first, and also send a few pumpkins. At least they will have enough rice for the next six days!"
"That's good." Zhang Xiu sighed deeply.
"Oh, Xiaodie." Ding Gui suddenly took out a small paper bag from his arms: "This is what the eldest young master asked me to bring to you. He said he left in a hurry today and forgot to give it to you."
Zhang Xiu said with a smile: "The eldest young master is really good to Xiaodie."
Ding Xiaodie said nothing, took the candy and opened the paper bag casually. It turned out to be malt sugar made from fried peanuts. After this malt sugar is boiled, it is sprinkled with crushed peanuts, then cooled and cut into small pieces. It tastes fragrant and sweet.
This is rare in such famine years.
She fed one to her father and mother, and the three of them ate with relish.
"It's really rare. Even in the past, you couldn't buy such authentic malt sugar." Zhang Xiu's eyes were smiling as he ate the candy. It turns out that happiness is so simple.
Ding Gui said, "You have no idea how dangerous the journey to the provincial capital was. Not only did we encounter desert soldiers, but we also encountered disaster victims who stole our food. It can be said that returning to Yangliu Town is a great blessing."
Ding Xiaodie paused for a moment while chewing the candy. Damn, this little brat, he went to buy her candy in that situation, is he trying to kill himself?
…
That night, Village Chief Lai Fu gathered everyone together to discuss matters.
The main points are these two: all the missing people in each household in the village were buried. If conditions did not permit, they could only insert a white branch in front of the grave with the person's name simply written on it.
The subsequent worship and other things will depend on each household. In short, just don’t recognize the wrong person.
Another important thing is that the food dug out from the ruins has been almost eaten up. Although everyone has been very frugal and only had one meal from morning to night today, they don’t know where the food will come from tomorrow.
Someone raised a question: "Didn't the young master say that the Lu family would take care of us? Why didn't he send any news after he left?"
"Yeah, why don't we ask the Lu family?"
"Village Chief, let's go with you!"
Lai Fu had actually been thinking about this matter all day. He hadn't said it out loud because he was afraid of causing another commotion. He took two long drags of his tobacco and said, "Wait a little longer. The Lu family isn't having a easy time either. You guys should just support yourselves, while they have to consider supporting the entire village."
Ding Gui quickly said, "Yes, everyone, please be patient and be more understanding of the Lu family. Now that we've said everything we need to say, why don't we all go back to our rooms and rest instead of wasting our time arguing like this?"
At this moment, outside the yamen, it was a dark and windy night. Lu Chenhe took a few guards to the place designated by Ding Gui and found the three bags of grain.
He reached out in the moonlight and took out a handful of rice and a handful of flour. He looked left and right, still a little bit unbelievable. Countless people in the town had starved to death before, and yet there were still people hiding such good food.
(End of this chapter)
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