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

Her thoughts drifted away, and Xiuying couldn't help but think of herself in her previous life. Wasn't she like this back then? She held on tightly to things related to her loved ones, as if as long as those things were there, her loved ones were still around, too. It was a kind of unspeakable comfort.

"Little Bear, come here."

Xiuying stood there, with a gentle smile on her face, and waved gently to Zhou Xiaoxiong.

The little bear, who was immersed in the interaction with Awang and others, was startled when he heard Xiuying's call. Then he hurriedly put down the things in his hands and trotted to Xiuying.

"Aunt Xiuying, are you looking for me?"

Xiao Xiong lowered his head, not daring to look Xiuying in the eye. He was filled with guilt, for he knew clearly that his father had done such a foolish thing, kidnapping Xiao Laoliu and causing Aunt Xiuying to almost lose her child.

Whenever Xiao Xiong thought of this, he would feel an indescribable complex emotion in his heart when facing Xiuying.

Xiuying walked forward with a gentle smile on her face, deliberately closing the distance between them. She slowly reached out her hand and gently stroked the little bear's head. "Little bear, this dress you're wearing is really beautiful. You can tell it's your mother's work, right?"

"Yeah, it was done by my mother."

Xiao Xiong lowered his head slightly, speaking softly and with a hint of nervousness. Although he had settled comfortably in Xiuying's place for a while, he usually kept his distance from her, and their opportunities for real face-to-face communication were few and far between. At this moment, his hands unconsciously clenched the corners of his clothes, and his eyes were a little evasive.

Xiuying gently stroked the little tiger embroidered on her dress and sighed, "This tiger is so lifelike, and the needlework is so delicate. It would be a shame if it were accidentally damaged. Clothes will eventually wear out, but if you take good care of them, they can last a lifetime. When you grow up, take them out and look at them, and they will look just like they do now."

Hearing this, Xiao Xiong slowly raised his head, looked into Xiuying's eyes, and said seriously, "Aunt Xiuying, I understand what you mean."

Xiuying smiled, handed him a sealed bag, and said, "Little Bear, this bag was given to me by a friend who has traveled all over the country. Now I'm giving it to you. Put this piece of clothing carefully in this bag, and then pull the sealing strip. This way it can be preserved for a long time. It is not only waterproof, but also insect-proof." After that, Xiuying threw a few mothballs into the bag.

Little Bear took the bag without hesitation. He knew that Aunt Xiuying was right. The clothes made by his mother must be carefully preserved and kept for a lifetime.

However, the little bear felt a little disappointed when he thought that he could no longer hug the clothes to sleep like usual, but he also knew that this was a better way to preserve the clothes. Even so, he still thought that tonight, he would at least sleep with the clothes for one last night.

"Thank you, Aunt Xiuying." Little Bear raised his head, his eyes full of gratitude.

Xiuying smiled with relief. She knew in her heart that Xiaoxiong's parents, Zhou Dazhu and Hongmei, were not good people, but Xiaoxiong was a well-behaved and sensible child.

This may be just like what people often say, "two negatives equal a positive." Although he was born in such a family, the little bear has a completely different kindness and innocence.

"Little Bear, come in for a moment. I have something to discuss with you." After Xiuying said that, she walked straight towards the main room.

When Xiao Xiong heard this, he was stunned and stared blankly at Xiuying's departing back. A bad premonition suddenly arose in his heart for no reason.

He couldn't help but wonder: Is Aunt Xiuying trying to kick him out? Aunt Xiuying has so many properties now that it would be easy for her to move him anywhere. But even if that were the case, he should be content. After all, having a place to stay was already more fortunate than many others.

The little bear looked at his playing friends reluctantly, gritted his teeth, and finally walked into the main room slowly with a nervous mood.

Little Six and Little Seven were standing not far away. Seeing the despair in the little bear's eyes, their hearts tightened and they ran towards the pigpen without saying a word.

In the main room, Xiuying smiled gently, picked up a plate of cakes, and handed it to Little Bear, saying softly, "Little Bear, this is walnut cake. Come and try it."

After a moment's hesitation, Little Bear took a piece of walnut biscuit from the edge of the plate. He glanced at Xiuying cautiously before slowly bringing it to his mouth and taking a small bite.

"Is it tasty?"

Xiuying pulled Xiaoxiong and asked him to sit next to her.

Little Bear nodded quickly and said in a clear voice, "Thank you, Aunt Xiuying. It's delicious."

Xiuying handed the plate of pastries to Xiaoxiong again and said lovingly, "These are all for you. If you want anything else, just tell Dongmei. You've been here for a while now, but I've been so busy that I haven't been able to take good care of you."

Feeling Xiuying's genuine kindness, Xiao Xiong couldn't help but look up, a shy smile appearing on his face, "Thank you, Auntie."

Little Bear carefully took the snacks Xiuying handed him and held them in his arms. These cakes looked so good, he had to save them for his mother. When he went to visit her grave, he would place them on her grave so that she could have a taste of them too.

"Xiuying, don't call Xiaoxiong to the city!" Mother Yang hurried into the main room from outside, followed closely by Xiao Laoliu and Xiao Laoqi.

Xiuying looked confused. "What? Who spread the word that they're sending Little Bear to the city?"

Little Laoliu cautiously poked his head out from behind Yang's mother and whispered, "Mother, didn't you say a few days ago that we should send one more person to keep an eye on the business in the city to help Uncle Liu and Aunt Liu?"

Xiuying held her forehead helplessly, feeling both amused and annoyed in her heart. This little Laoliu usually had a lot of clever ideas, but she didn't expect that he would use his ideas on her today.

She couldn't help but reach out her hand and gently pinched Little Six's round, chubby face, saying with a smile, "Mom, I didn't say I was going to send Little Bear to the city."

"Xiuying, what are you doing...?" Mother Yang looked at Xiuying with confusion.

Since Xiao Xiong came home, Xiuying has never called Xiao Xiong to talk alone. Everyone thinks that Xiuying has a grudge against Xiao Xiong because of Zhou Dazhu's kidnapping of Xiao Laoliu.

Xiuying looked at Xiaoxiong affectionately and said slowly, "Xiaoxiong, your family has planted the second crop of sweet potatoes in the field. Auntie has asked the servants to help harvest them and make them into sweet potato flour.

Now, these sweet potato noodles are placed in the shops in the city and sold together with other people's sweet potato noodles in the village. Now is the slack season for farming, you can consider planting some vegetables in the fields.