Zhu Yanyan sneered, spat at the clerk, and slowly walked up to him.

How dare you disrespect the gods?

The clerk angrily wiped the saliva off his face, took the officer's long whip, and was about to strike.

However, Zhu Yanyan opened her hand, took a bag of rice from her spatial storage, and placed it on the ground.

The sudden appearance of rice completely stunned the clerk and the officials, who collapsed to the ground in terror.

The clerk, recovering from his shock, drew the broadsword from the officer's waist and pointed it at him, demanding, "You... what kind of monster are you?"

"Monster? I am the god of this world, knowledgeable in astronomy and geography. Now, let me give you a hint."

"There will be an unusual phenomenon in the sky next month, with snow falling in June. If you can stockpile cotton in advance, you will definitely make a lot of money."

Zhu Yanyan stood in the cell, her body shrouded in dim light, her bright face displaying a sinister appearance.

Their eyes seemed to be poisonous, sending a chill down one's spine.

After this incident, she had only one thought in her mind: to make those who bullied her pay a heavy price.

She was indignant. Why was it that, despite having control over the space and being able to foresee everything, nothing that happened went according to her plan?

Why is it that minor characters like the Zhu family in the book are like cockroaches that can't be killed no matter what?

She is the true protagonist of this book; she should be the one to rule this world.

Unexpectedly, upon hearing Zhu Yanyan's words, the advisor clutched his stomach and burst into laughter, slowly getting up from the ground.

"Your posture just now really had the air of a shaman, but I didn't expect you to be so foolish as to joke about something like this. There's a severe drought right now, and the wells all around have dried up from the heat."

"Where would there be snow? If you're going to lie to me, at least come up with a better reason. You're so stupid as to try and fool me with something like a natural phenomenon."

The advisor grew angrier the more he thought about it. Although he didn't know where the rice in this brat's hands came from, he figured that by trapping her here, he could at least get something out of her.

"Men, beat her until she takes out all her valuables."

The guards outside the cell were also in a bad mood because of what had just happened. With a fierce expression, they opened the cell door and roughly dragged Zhu Yanyan out.

"Don't come any closer! Don't you want money? I have some... I'll give it to you, as long as you don't touch me."

Zhu Yanyan retreated in terror until she had nowhere left to go, her back pressed against the cold wall, her whole body trembling uncontrollably.

She gasped for breath and opened her palm, trying to take out gold from the silver vault in her spatial storage, but after waiting for a long time, there was nothing in her palm.

Upon realizing this, her face turned deathly pale, and she looked fearfully at her empty palm.

The advisor squinted at Zhu Yanyan with anticipation, and only when he saw that her hands were empty did he let out a harsh laugh.

"Hahahaha, he really is a liar."

The mocking laughter pierced Zhu Yanyan's proud pride like sharp arrows. She stared blankly at her empty hand, her pupils trembling, her face filled with disbelief.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible..."

Before she could speak, the officers rushed into the cell and roughly dragged her out.

Moments later, pitiful screams echoed from the cell.

The sound was so loud that even Xixi, who was fast asleep, trembled. She looked around with a wronged expression, her eyes filled with tears.

After feeling her daughter trembling, Liu curiously parted the swaddling clothes and found that her daughter's face was pale, as if she had seen something terrible.

She quickly picked up her daughter and gently rocked her, her voice soft, "Xixi, don't be afraid, Mommy is here, Mommy will protect Xixi."

After feeling her mother's warmth, Xixi's pale face gradually softened.

I think I just heard Zhu Yanyan scream.

[I even overheard Zhu Yanyan mentioning the impending blizzard in advance.]

If that's the case, wouldn't the price of cotton rise even earlier if the magistrate believed it?

It seems Lujia Village is about to suffer another calamity.

The book describes what happened after Zhu Yanyan and others left Lujia Village.

In order to hoard cotton, the Yuan Dynasty magistrate of the county slaughtered all the remaining children in Lujia Village ahead of schedule.

They seized all the cotton in Lujia Village and made a lot of money from it.

Thinking of the children in the village who are the same age as Xixi, yet suffer repeated torment from fate.

Xixi felt very sad, pouting with grievance, and tilting her head back, looking like she wanted to cry but dared not.

Just then, Liu heard her daughter mention the calamities that would befall Lujia Village, and a hint of sorrow appeared on her haggard face.

Not only did Madam Liu hear Xixi's mutterings, but the rest of the Zhu family members also sat in front of the medicine pot, deep in thought.

"Why is the temperature in Lujia Village colder than outside?"

Just as everyone was feeling helpless, Pei Sining looked curiously at the white crystals that had formed on the trunk of the big tree outside.

His question aroused everyone's curiosity, and everyone followed Pei Sining's gaze.

Sure enough, a thick layer of white crystals was seen on a large tree outside the window of the thatched house.

"This is rime ice; it condenses on trees when the temperature is low." Mr. Sun had seen this phenomenon in a book and could easily describe the situation outside.

However, upon further reflection, she realized something was amiss. "Why would there be frost in June? This kind of frost usually only forms after November."

"No wonder it's been so cold these past few days." Zhu Chenfeng rubbed his arms and breathed on them to warm them, looking outside in confusion. "Could it be that the high humidity in Lujia Village is causing the frost to form early?"

No, this is because the outside temperature was already zero degrees Celsius, and the cold air froze upon impact with the windward side.

This indicates that extraordinary natural phenomena are about to occur, and the world is about to change.

The alternating hot and cold weather proved too much for many displaced people, and many died in this sudden and bizarre phenomenon.

[The surviving refugees, driven utterly by hunger, will lose all conscience and resort to cannibalism.]

Xixi's soft, sighing voice drifted intermittently into everyone's ears. As if they had heard earth-shattering news, their expressions grew even more grim, their eyes revealing unease and panic.

Pei Sining pondered for a moment, then got up from the stool and went to the window to observe the frost that had formed on the trees.

"Is winter coming early? If so, we need to prepare our winter clothes in advance."

Just as he finished speaking, Chen Xiang walked out of the thatched hut in the back room, a mocking look on his face, and patted Pei Sining on the shoulder.

"Kid, what do you know! There's always some dew in the morning. You're making a fuss over nothing. You'll understand when you go out and see more of the world."

Pei Sining was too lazy to argue with him, so she picked up the blanket and draped it over herself, making a bet as she walked.

"Why don't we go out and take a look together? If you lose, you have to kneel down and call me 'Big Brother'."

Chen Xiang chuckled, dusted himself off, and walked behind him in a nonchalant manner, speaking in a tone that sounded like he was coaxing a child.

"Okay, no problem. If you lose, you'll have to serve your older brother obediently."

"Okay, sure." Pei Sining smiled and walked quickly towards the courtyard gate.