Dressed as a farmer's widow, she brought her daughter to stock up on food and reached the top

Luo Jing'an looked at Shi Liu with tenderness in his eyes and said, "I'll come find you another day."

After saying that, Luo Jing'an turned around and went back to the restaurant. Shi Liu stared at his back for a long time without coming back to his senses.

After leaving the restaurant, Xiuying took her children to stroll around the city. The wide streets were lined with shops selling all kinds of things, and there were also stalls selling all kinds of novelties on the streets.

The children excitedly shuttled among the crowd, looking here and there.

Little Laoqi stopped in front of a stall selling candy figurines, tugged at Xiuying's clothes, and said with longing in his eyes: "Mom, I want a candy figurine."

Xiuying smiled and agreed, "Okay, I'll buy it for you."

Xiuying bought eight sugar figures at five cents each, one for each child, including Afan, which made the owner of the sugar figure shop very happy.

The boss's face was full of smiles, and he said quickly: "Madam, you are so generous!"

The children were extremely happy when they got the candy figures. Little Lao Qi licked the candy figure and smiled so much that his eyes narrowed into slits: "Thank you, Mom!"

Xiuying looked at the children's satisfied expressions and felt incredibly happy. She said gently, "Eat slowly, don't rush."

The children were reluctant to eat the candy figures and only licked them when they could not resist. They held the candy figures carefully, as if they were holding the most precious treasures.

The eldest daughter, Taohua, looked at the sugar figurine and said softly, "I want to save it for last and savor it carefully."

After taking a small lick, Xiao Laoliu quickly wrapped up the candy man and said seriously, "I'm going to take it back to show Sister Huahua."

Xiuying looked at the sensible children, her eyes became moist and she smiled with relief.

This is the difference between online shopping and physical store shopping. She has money in her hands and can buy her children what they like.

Xiuying had a satisfied smile on her face and looked at the children gently. She thought to herself that as long as the children were happy, no matter how much money she spent, it would be worth it.

The children held their beloved sugar figures tightly and jumped after Xiuying.

The third child stopped in front of a stall selling hairpins, her eyes fixed on an exquisite butterfly hairpin, her eyes full of love.

Xiuying walked over and asked softly, "Do you like this one?"

The third child nodded and said a little embarrassedly: "Mom, this one looks good."

Xiuying smiled, bought it without hesitation and handed it to the third child, saying, "Osmanthus, you will look beautiful in it."

The third brother happily took the hairpin and a bright smile appeared on his face.

Xiuying bought hair flowers for each of her daughters, carefully selecting each one, each filled with love for her daughters.

"This one is suitable for the eldest daughter. The color is simple and elegant." Xiuying said as she handed a hair ornament to her eldest daughter.

"Second brother, look at this one, the beads on it are so beautiful." The second brother took the hairpin, full of joy.

"Old Four, this wintersweet happens to have the same name as yours."

The fourth child happily took it and held it carefully.

"Fifth Brother, this simple and elegant one suits you. And Sixth Brother, Seventh Brother, how about this pair of head flowers?"

Several daughters held the hair ornaments, excitedly gesturing and chattering about whose was the prettiest.

Leaving the stall selling hairpins,

Xiuying and her friends saw a beggar woman on the street. Xiuying went up to her and dropped a penny into her bowl. The beggar woman stopped Xiuying and said something strange: "In the 28th year of Dayan, the seven dragons controlled the floods and there was little rain. Rice is as valuable as gold."

Xiuying was stunned and looked at the beggar woman in confusion: "Old man, what do you mean by this?"

The beggar woman said nothing more, but just looked into the distance with deep eyes.

Xiuying frowned and left with the children, but she felt that there was a hint of mystery in the beggar woman's words.

When it was time to leave the city, the children were reluctant to leave. Little Lao Qi tugged at Xiuying's clothes, her eyes red: "Mom, I haven't had enough fun yet."

Little Six also looked reluctant and pouted: "I don't know when I can come again next time."

Xiuying squatted down, gently comforted the children, and touched their heads: "We will have another chance in the future. It's getting late, we should go home."

The children were reluctant but nodded sensibly, looking back every few steps as they followed Xiuying onto the oxcart.

After returning to the village, Xiuying looked at the wilted vegetables in the fields, got off the ox cart, asked Taohua to take everyone back first, and went to the home of the village witch doctor Aunt Wu. Xiuying walked hurriedly with a worried look on her face.

When she arrived at Aunt Wu's house, Xiuying raised her hand and knocked on the door.

Bang...bang...bang

"Auntie Wu, it's me, Xiuying."

After a while, the door opened, and Aunt Wu saw Xiuying and asked, "Xiuying, why are you so anxious?"

Xiuying said hurriedly, "Auntie, I'm feeling uneasy. The vegetables in the field are all wilting. Can you take a look at them? Do you have anything to say?"

Aunt Wu said nonchalantly, "It's just that there has been less rain recently."

It was not until Xiuying told her what the strange beggar woman she met in the city today said that Aunt Wu became nervous.

Her eyes widened and her voice trembled. "What? There's such a thing?"

Xiuying nodded solemnly and said anxiously, "Auntie, do you think this is a bad omen?"

Aunt Wu frowned, paced back and forth, and muttered to herself, "It's hard to say, it's hard to say..."

Seven dragons controlling the water and nine people dividing the cake is not a good thing. Seven dragons controlling the water will lead to uneven drought and flooding. Some places will have less rain, while some places will have more rain. This will result in a poor harvest and less food this year.

Aunt Wu said worriedly, rubbing the corners of her clothes with her hands: "Xiuying, we have to make plans early, otherwise life will be difficult."

Xiuying felt even more heavy-hearted after hearing this, and frowned, "Auntie Wu, we have to tell the old village chief about this.

We need to store more food and dig a few reservoirs so that if a drought comes, we can have some water to irrigate the fields."

Aunt Wu nodded solemnly, her eyes firm. "Okay, wait a moment. I'll bring the tortoise shell and copper coins for divination."

Aunt Wu is the village witch doctor. Whenever the villagers encounter any problem, they will ask her for divination. Before going to see the village chief, Aunt Wu brings tortoise shells and copper coins for divination. The weather is a big deal for farmers.

Aunt Wu and Xiuying hurried to the village chief's house, where the village chief was sitting in the yard with a sad face.

"Village chief, this is a serious matter," said Aunt Wu.

Aunt Wu told the old village chief what Xiuying said to the beggar woman she met in the city.

The village chief looked up, his face anxious, and stood up: "Auntie Wu, can you please calculate it for me?"

Aunt Wu took out the tortoise shell and copper coins and began to tell fortunes. Everyone watched nervously.

After a moment, Aunt Wu looked solemn and sighed, "This is not good. This is not a good sign."

Everyone's heart was in their throat and the yard was silent.