A young girl who knows a little about crafts is quite impressive, considering her age, but it is not as if she is defying the heavens after all, since geniuses do exist.
However, for such a young girl, especially one from a peasant background, to predict that a place will be in chaos after a drought—now that is what people would call defying the heavens.
Shopkeeper Lin became somewhat interested and ordered Jin Xi to bring two more bowls of chilled mung bean soup. He asked her, "What do you mean by that?"
Wufu grabbed a large palm-leaf fan and fanned herself, saying, "Whenever there is a disaster, it's always the common people who suffer. When they can't get enough to eat and can't survive, they naturally rebel. Just as you said, if the imperial court does nothing, and disaster relief is inadequate, then chaos will surely ensue. After all, everyone wants to live."
Shopkeeper Lin nodded his head.