The candy in her hand was found today when she was sorting through the original owner's belongings in the room.

In addition to half a kilogram of maltose, there was also a kilogram of brown sugar and two kilograms of dried red dates, which she took into her farm house.

From the memory of the original owner, we learned that these were brought back by Shen Hu, who worked in the mine, to replenish the original owner's health.

Because he works in the mines, he knows many people who come in and out of the county, and he is considered the number one capable person in this small mountain village.

The mistress looked at the maltose in Zhang Chunnuan's palm, which was no bigger than a finger, and swallowed.

He raised his head, and his thin face was full of surprise: "Really? You're not lying?"

Zhang Chunnuan smiled and said, "I'm not going to lie, I didn't bring a container, can you help me deliver it to my home?"

Seeing that what she said was true, the crowd exclaimed.

The mistress suppressed her excitement and turned around to call her friends to come together for discussion.

After a while, they seemed to have reached an agreement, and it was the third son who spoke on behalf of all the others:

"Ms. Chun Nuan, there are 8 of us here, and there are a total of 30 small fish... shrimps... I can't count how many there are. Can we really exchange for so much sugar?"

In fact, Zhang Chunnuan didn't give out much candy. The original owner's body has a typical small frame and his hands are also small.

Even if I grab a full hand, there are still less than ten maltose candies.

Zhang Chunnuan nodded, "That's right, I will use all the sugar in my hand to exchange for the small fish and shrimps in your earthen jar. Well... you can help me take it home, and I will give you the sugar."

After hearing her words, the mistress opened up with a bright smile. She thanked Zhang Chunnuan and waved to all the mistresses:

"Ms. Chun Nuan asked us to deliver the fish and shrimp to her home. When we deliver them, we will share the candies with everyone!"

"Yeah!"

"I like eating sweets the most!"

"Is the candy delicious? What does it taste like?"

“Sweet and delicious!”

"Is it as sweet as grass roots?"

“Sweeter than grass roots!”

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Zhang Chunnuan couldn't help feeling a little uncomfortable as he listened to the small discussions coming from the front.

Children living in this era can only understand the taste of "sweetness" from grass roots, wild fruits, and corn stalks, and most children have never eaten a grain of candy until they reach adulthood.

Wang Dongxue looked at Zhang Chunnuan who suddenly fell silent and asked worriedly:

"Chun Nuan, are you okay? Are you tired from walking too fast?"

As he asked, he reached out to help him.

Hearing her question, the children walking in front immediately became quiet and looked back at Zhang Chunnuan worriedly.

"I'm fine." Zhang Chunnuan smiled and waved her hands, "I was just thinking about something."

Seeing that she was less than 10 meters away from her door, she quickly invited:

"Dongxue, why don't you stay and sit down if you're not busy? I'm bored at home alone, so you and I should all go inside and sit down."

When Wang Dongxue heard this, she was about to refuse, but when she saw a group of children following her, she changed her mind and agreed.

If she hadn't stopped them just now, these children would have almost bumped into Sister Chunnuan. They are disgusting at their young age and do things that are not important. She has to be here to help keep an eye on them.

Zhang Chunnuan pulled Wang Dongxue into the main room. Seeing the children still standing in the yard and not entering the main room, he greeted again:

"What are you doing standing there? Come in quickly!"

You guys, you look at me and I look at you. They neither entered the room nor dared to answer her words.

The mistress scratched her head and came forward with the earthen pot in hand and said, "Mother Chun Nuan, we won't go in. We are all very dirty. Don't make your house sloppy again."

Only then did Zhang Chunnuan notice that the girls in front of him didn't have any shoes on their feet. Their clothes were covered in mud, their pants were mostly wet, and some of the trouser legs were dripping with water.

"Okay." Zhang Chunnuan turned around and entered the main room, then turned into the kitchen and took a wooden basin, placed it in the yard, pointed at the wooden basin and said:

"If you want to exchange for candy, just pour the fish and shrimp in. I don't care how many you have, just one candy for each of you."

Having said that, she actually distributed the candies to everyone based on the amount of fish and shrimp.

The children who received the candies did not enjoy the sweet taste immediately. Instead, they all looked at Zhang Chunnuan eagerly.

"Why are you looking at me like this? Is it because you didn't divide the candy?" Zhang Chunnuan was a little surprised.

They were all smiling so hard that they couldn't even see their eyes when giving the candies, why did they look like this after they were divided?

The mistress hesitated for a while, then asked on behalf of the others: "Mother Chun Nuan, he, we want to ask you if we can exchange small fish and shrimps for sweets with you in the future..."

"What do I think this is?" Zhang Chunnuan suddenly realized, "If you find small fish, shrimps, snails, clam shells, or wild fruit saplings in the mountains, you can bring them to me in exchange for sugar.

But you must pay attention to safety. If anyone gets hurt trying to exchange candy with me, I won’t exchange it with him in the future.”

The hundreds of acres of ponds on her farm were extremely empty, and she was unable to look for fish and shrimp seedlings in this situation. It would be great to have these seven or eight-year-old children help.

After hearing this, all the children immediately jumped for joy and ran out, anxious to find something to exchange for candy. Only the third child was left behind. Looking at Zhang Chunnuan's belly, he asked:

"Ms. Chun Nuan, do you want me to help you squeeze the belly of the fish?"

Squeeze your belly? What kind of belly?

Zhang Chunnuan didn't react for a while. Only when he saw him pointing at the small fish swimming in the wooden basin did he understand what he meant.

Then he waved his hand and refused with a smile: "Thank you, but no, I'll wait until my father comes back to do it. You can go and play."

If this little bit of fish and shrimp were really to be eaten, I'm afraid it would be gone in two or three bites.

After the mistress left, Wang Dongxue ignored Zhang Chunnuan's obstruction, bent down, picked up the wooden basin and walked to the kitchen.

The layouts of houses in the countryside were all similar, and she was sure that she would never go wrong.

Zhang Chunnuan gave her an angry look, turned back to the room, made a cup of brown sugar water and handed it to her, "I'm so sorry for keeping you here for so long."

Wang Dongxue took the enamel cup, and the unique aroma of brown sugar hit her nostrils with the steaming heat. She quickly said:

"Why are you giving me such a precious thing?"

"What's precious is precious, drink water, drink water!" Zhang Chunnuan waved his hands and sat down, moving his body back and forth several times before finding the most comfortable sitting position, "Just don't blame me for neglecting you."

Wang Dongxue sipped the brown sugar water and looked at Zhang Chunnuan curiously with her round, almond-shaped eyes.

"Why are you looking at me like those little girls? Do you want some candy too?" Zhang Chunnuan asked jokingly.

Wang Dongxue shook her head repeatedly and asked: "Sister Chunnuan, why did you ask those young people to find wild fruit saplings for you?"

If you find wild fruits, you can still eat them. What can you do with those saplings?

Only then did Zhang Chunnuan realize that Wang Dongxue had just heard what he had said to the crowd. He smiled calmly and came up with the explanation he had thought of and replied:

"Look at my unblocked yard, it can make people wilt from the sun in the summer.

I was thinking about finding some saplings to plant, so that in a few years the trees would grow enough to allow the debt collector in my belly to run around and play in the yard.
Chapter completed!