I originally thought the mushroom season, which was supposed to last until late October, would end in mid-October due to the sudden and increasingly cold weather.

Even after it rained, not many mushrooms sprouted.

The villagers sighed with heartache, but there was nothing they could do. They could only brace themselves and prepare for other things, for winter and the coming year.

Shuiqing nestled on the wooden plank bed in the thatched hut, counting her balance. After deducting the items she bought from the mall and the categories she activated, she now had 170,000 yuan in savings.

It wasn't much, but it was enough to give her peace of mind.

A locker costs 100,000 yuan per cubic meter, and she couldn't bear to open one with her current savings. 170,000 yuan in savings seemed like a lot, but she might not be able to earn money during the upcoming winter, and she deeply understood the principle of living off one's savings.

No matter what, you should always have savings on hand; savings give you confidence.

She then clicked on the self-defense option; the activation fee of 30,000 yuan was quite high, but if the time came, she would have no choice but to activate it...

"Shuiqing? Shuiqing, are you there?"

Hearing the familiar voice outside the house, Shui Qing, who was about to move the bed board to count the silver deposits, quickly called out, "Yes, I'm in the house. I'll come out right now."

The thatched hut was low and small; if you wanted to talk for a while, you had to sit on the bed.

It's better to be outside; at least it's open, bright, and not stuffy.

Outside the house stood Aunt Li and Aunt Zhang.

"I brought you some winter clothes that I made, and I ran into your Aunt Zhang on the way. We came together." Aunt Li said with a hearty smile as she handed over a large bundle of clothes.

"Thank you, Auntie. It's so cold outside. You'll be able to wear it in a couple of days." Shuiqing thanked her and took the clothes, turning around to put them on the bed inside the house.

When I came out again, I heard Aunt Li laughing and saying, "Isn't that right? This year it got cold early and it's really cold. It's really strange."

I was worried that your whole family wouldn't have enough clothes to wear, so I rushed to make them and send them over."

Shuiqing had asked her to make clothes earlier, but it wasn't cold then and there were many mushrooms, so she only made them at night when she came back and lit lamp oil.

The weather changed so quickly; it turned cold in no time. She quickly put down the mushrooms and hurriedly cooked them a few days ago.

"The old village chief is right. The weather is unusual these days. There might really be a flood next year!"

"Our location is good, and in the summer these days the ponds, lakes and rivers always fill up, but there's no erosion. I wonder how serious the flood would be if there were one?" Aunt Zhang sighed.

Shuiqing poured two cups of tea from the kitchen, and the two accepted them, thanked her, and sat down on the chairs.

Aunt Li took a big gulp of tea, her tone no longer as cheerful as before, and sighed, "Most of my fields are by the river. In the past, we were glad that irrigation was convenient, but now we worry about it every day."

Aunt Zhang quickly comforted her, "Don't worry too much. Maybe there won't be any floods next year."

Her family doesn't have fields, only land, which is all near the foot of the mountain. They don't worry about it being washed away, but if she keeps saying there will be a big flood, people will think she's gloating.

Disasters are always a heavy topic, so Shuiqing didn't know what to say. Instead, she turned to Aunt Zhang and asked, "Auntie, is there something you need?"

"Hey, it's all thanks to your family. Plus, Jinniu and Yinniu are all grown up now, so I was thinking of making some adobe bricks and building a few houses." When she mentioned building a new house, Aunt Zhang's fatigue vanished, and she became radiant.

Aunt Li offered her congratulations repeatedly from the side.

"Building a house is a good thing. Is there anything I can help you with, Auntie?"