Chapter 6

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Su Xiaoyu rarely went to the fields and only felt that it was extremely novel. She took off her shoes and rolled up her pants to get into the field.

Xiaochun and Xiaoqiu had taken leave from the restaurant owner and were busy in the field. When they saw this scene, they quickly ran over and picked up the little packrat from both sides and placed her on a relatively clean field.

“Sit here obediently. There are so many of us. You don’t have to work.”

The girl was indignant. “I want to be with you!”

Xiaochun, Xiaoqiu, Su Changsheng and Xu Fengqiao all turned to look at her. “No need. Just sit down obediently.”

The little girl felt extremely aggrieved. She had thought that since it was rare for her to come to the fields, she could have fun. Unexpectedly, she was still being controlled.

She looked pitifully at her mother, who was usually easy to talk to, but she saw her turn her head expressionlessly.

“Don’t look at me. This matter is non-negotiable. If it weren’t for that frivolous Xiaodong who went out to play, I wouldn’t have been able to bring you here. Xiaochun, go find a bigger leaf for your sister and block the sun for her.”

Xiaochun quickly found her a lotus leaf and covered her head with it.

Summer afternoons always made people sleepy. Everyone in the Su family was busy planting seedlings. The little dumpling’s head was covered by the lotus leaf, and her body kept swaying back as if she was about to fall asleep.

When Xu Fengqiao saw this scene, she was wondering if she should carry her back and let her take a nap when she suddenly heard a shout in the distance.

“Xiaoyu’s mother, Xiaoyu’s mother, the fortune-teller wants you to go over!”

Xu Fengqiao was puzzled. He only asked her when she walked up to him.

“What does he want with me?”

The person who came was Auntie Wu from the village. She was a widow and was usually the top gossip. She knew everything about every household in Ancient Tree Village and often went to the fortune-teller.

Everyone in the village said that she wanted the fortune-teller to marry her.

Auntie Wu leaned close to Xu Fengqiao and said mysteriously, “He said it’s something very important. He can only tell you when you arrive!”

When Xu Fengqiao heard this, she felt that the matter was quite serious. Hence, she quickly walked up from the fields.

Auntie Wu stopped her. “By the way, Master asked you to bring Xiaoyu along.”

This time, Xu Fengqiao was even more puzzled. However, looking at Auntie Wu, it was obvious that she didn’t know anything.

She was probably just here to pass the message.

She walked over to Xiaoyu and picked her up. Then she walked to the river.

“Xiaoyu, wait here obediently. I’ll bring you there after I wash the mud off my feet.”

She crouched on the rock and waited obediently for her mother.

A few minutes later, Xu Fengqiao walked up from the river and carried her all the way. She did not forget to continue covering her face with the lotus leaf.

The sun was too hot, and her skin was too delicate to be exposed to it.

Xiaoyu snuggled into her arms and closed her eyes in satisfaction when she saw that Xu Fengqiao had covered half of the lotus leaf above her own head.

When she arrived at the fortune-teller’s house, she saw two unfamiliar faces as soon as she walked into the central room.

A woman who looked about her age was accompanied by a boy of eight or nine.

The woman was dressed in rough clothes. Her face was sallow and she looked pale.

On the other hand, the boy was very exquisite and beautiful. His face was fair and only Xiaoyu could compare to him.

Xu Fengqiao had been in Ancient Tree Village for more than 10 years, so she was sure at a glance that they were not from Ancient Tree Village.