Little Fish had already been led by Fang Yan to the clothing section on the second floor.
"Huh? Where did they go? Where did they go?"
Zhang Xiuying rushed out and looked around.
Unfortunately, Fang Yan and Xiao Yuzai had already disappeared at the top of the stairs on the second floor the moment she came to her senses, so how could she possibly find them?
Xu Zhimin's mind reacted very quickly. As soon as Zhang Xiuying uttered her first words, he guessed that Zhang Xiuying might have encountered Fang Yan and her son.
Thinking about what that little boy looked like...
Xu Zhimin quickly pulled Zhang Xiuying back, "Calm down, or people will think something terrible has happened."
"No, I just feel..." Zhang Xiuying said, a little agitated, "I just feel that the child looked very familiar, very familiar!"
"Our country is so big, with so many people. What's so strange about occasionally running into one or two people who look vaguely familiar at first glance?"
Xu Zhimin secretly adjusted his emotions, trying his best to appear calm so that Zhang Xiuying wouldn't notice anything amiss.
But right now, Zhang Xiuying was racking her brains, trying desperately, to figure out where that familiar feeling in the boy's eyes came from.
She simply couldn't spare any energy to pay attention to Xu Zhimin.
However, that's often how real life is: the more seriously and desperately you try to remember something, the less likely you are to recall it.
Zhang Xiuying did the same. She carefully went through everyone around her, and no one looked like the little boy from before.
But for some reason, there was a familiar feeling in the little boy's eyes and brows...
"I don't know how to say it, but that familiar feeling is like a reminder that I've forgotten something important."
These words don't quite capture how Zhang Xiuying felt at that moment;
But after thinking for a long time, she still couldn't find a way to describe the feeling in her heart, so she could only say this.
Xu Zhimin thought to himself, "I knew it. If you Zhang family members saw that kid named Xiaoyuzai, you would be so excited."
Fortunately, Zhang Xiuying is young and has been studying all these years, so her mind is full of books and she has temporarily forgotten some of her memories.
If Grandpa Zhang were to see Little Fish, he'd probably just rush over and snatch the child away.
For this reason, before the facts were confirmed, Xu Zhimin did not want the Zhang family to discover Fang Yan and Xiao Yuzai's existence, so as not to disturb their peaceful life.
"Since you can't remember right now, let's not think about it for now. We're going back soon, and today is the only day we have to buy all the souvenirs we need to give away. Let's hurry up and pick out some things."
Xu Zhimin was advising Zhang Xiuying, and at the same time, he was trying to distract her so that she wouldn't keep thinking about it and might actually remember it.
After thinking about it, Zhang Xiuying followed Xu Zhimin back to continue picking out souvenirs.
Buying souvenirs is a bit urgent.
As for the little boy, she'll remember him eventually when she's done with her work and sits down to think about it properly.
While Zhang Xiuying was carefully selecting items, Xu Zhimin quietly glanced towards the stairwell on the second floor.
If Fang Yan were to look in his direction right now, she would be surprised to find that the strange man who had told her not to let anyone know he was in Lion's Roar Ridge for three days was actually shopping here with a beautiful woman.
Fang Yan was destined not to find out about this, because right now she was having a headache over a pile of clothes that were either gray or black, or all sorts of dark colors, and whose styles were outdated and old-fashioned.
In which year exactly did the apparel industry begin its rapid development?
Every time she buys clothes, she feels incredibly frustrated. She's only in her early twenties and her son is only three years old. Why do they have to wear such old-fashioned, dowdy, and drab clothes?
But who doesn't know how to design and make clothes?
No matter how much I dislike it, I still have to buy it, otherwise I'll freeze.
The styles and colors weren't to her liking, and Fang Yan didn't put much thought into her selections. She just picked out three or four outfits that looked somewhat pleasing to the eye.
When it came to choosing clothes for Xiaoyuzai, she was much more careful. She touched the fabric to see if it was soft enough and tried to choose brighter colors.
Kids always need to be dressed in bright, colorful clothes to look energetic and vibrant.
"Why are there so few styles of children's clothes? And all these colors are so dark."
She was picking out clothes while complaining to the sales clerk.
The sales clerk could tell she was a big customer and was happy to chat with her. "These are all last year's stock. If you still have old clothes at home, just buy a set to change into. New stock will arrive next month. I heard this time it was sourced from Shangshi."
Shangshi is home to the province's most famous garment manufacturing base.
I heard that even the clothes in the provincial capital are imported from Shangshi.
Fang Yan's eyes lit up. "Really? What day of next month will it arrive?"
"It'll probably be around this time."
Fang Yan decisively bought fewer sets, but she still picked out four sets for Xiao Yuzai as well.
After paying, he cheerfully told the salesperson, "I'll come back to pick out a few more outfits when the new stock arrives next month."
Hopefully, the new products won't disappoint her.
After buying the clothes, Fang Yan checked the time and realized it was almost time for Grandpa Niu to "depart" back to the village.
"Little Fish, can we walk faster?"
She also had to go to the police station's gatehouse to retrieve her large iron bucket before picking up Qibei.
Then I need to go to the market to buy pig's head meat and pig intestines, and also buy some vegetables.
Yesterday was a close call, so I should cook a few dishes to celebrate when I get back.
When Fang Yan finished everything in a flurry and rushed to the meeting point with Xiao Yuzai and Qi Bei, almost everyone had already arrived.
Because of the village chief's instructions, Grandpa Niu waited for Fang Yan and her son.
"I'm sorry to have kept everyone waiting," Fang Yan quickly put the things on the oxcart. "Yesterday we survived a major ordeal, and I was thinking that my son and I should buy a brand new set of clothes to get rid of the bad luck. I forgot about the time and that's why we're late."
With Qibei's help, the little fish climbed onto the oxcart.
Fang Yan sat down on the oxcart again, and Grandpa Niu started directing the big yellow ox to walk. Then he turned to Fang Yan and said, "Everyone just arrived, it's alright."
"Yes, we just arrived too..."
The car was full of people Fang Yan knew, and naturally, the conversation revolved around Fang Yan's outrageous experience. "Honestly, you really scared us to death yesterday. We were just thinking, how could we get arrested when we were just selling braised food?"
"That's right!" Hu Yongcai suddenly slapped his thigh and shouted angrily...
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