bookcurios Chapter 165: Turned into a jinx in the blink of an eye
Chapter 165: Turned into a jinx in the blink of an eye
Neither of them mentioned the Zhou family.
Seeing Zhou Jingyi's composed demeanor, Yang Fenglan assumed he had already come to a decision.
She stopped worrying about him.
Two bags of beans were transported to the mountains by Zhou Jingyi in batches. Next came pots and pans, cotton clothes and quilts.
At the end of the month, a riot broke out in the county seat of Qingyang County.
Although some kind-hearted people in the city set up porridge distribution points, many disaster victims still couldn't get enough to eat. Without a solution from the government, they could only continue in this state.
As time went on, riots broke out.
As long as one person stands up, countless "supporters" will follow, and everyone will rush into the shops in the city to loot and smash things.
The soldiers drove the people out of the city, preventing the disaster victims from entering. The philanthropists also stopped going out of the city to distribute porridge.
The disaster victims gradually stopped staying outside the city.
Yang Fenglan asked Gu Laosan to help her bring a few kilograms of cotton. When she went to pick it up, she overheard Gu Laosan talking to someone about what he had found out in the city.
The villagers, gathered together, guessed that they might have fled to a less arid area to escape the famine.
"It's not necessarily because they've fled famine," Yang Fenglan said casually. "Maybe they've scattered to various villages. It's best if everyone stays home unless absolutely necessary."
Her words stirred up a lot of worries in everyone.
Someone joked, "Don't listen to Yang's nonsense. She's a coward. What isn't a big deal to her?"
Yang Fenglan rolled her eyes: Let go of the desire to help others and respect their fate.
They took the cotton and went home.
Yang Fenglan took out the two bolts of cloth she had bought earlier and delivered them to Zhou Jingyi's room. "Jingyi, next time you go into the mountains, take these bolts of cloth and cotton with you."
It's windy at the top of the mountain, so you need to prepare warm clothing in advance.
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After the riots broke out in the city, Yang Fenglan hadn't had a few days of peace when she heard that something had indeed happened.
A village not far from Qingyang County was looted and many people were killed by refugees.
The government immediately dispatched troops upon receiving the news, but the refugees scattered after looting, making it impossible to find the group that led the rebellion.
"Damn it, Yang's jinx really came true! She's trying to kill everyone!" someone in the village cursed.
"Will those people come to Qingshui Village? What should we do? Let's go find the village chief."
Several people went to the village chief for advice, only to find that the village chief and his family had left overnight, with neighbors saying they went to the city to visit relatives.
Why would you need to bring your whole family to visit relatives?
The group figured that the person had probably received the news and fled first!
Without someone to make decisions, some people turned the conflict towards Yang Fenglan.
Some people mentioned her previous vague calls for people to stockpile food, and that she had said a few days ago that refugees would scatter into the village...
Some people say that the Yang family is a jinx.
Wang is the most qualified to say this.
She said almost in front of the whole village, "She had only been married for a short time when she killed my son. She brought home a wife who then killed my grandson, and the wife even ran away because of her. What else could she be but a jinx?"
"Let's go, let's go and reason with the jinx!"
Yang Fenglan was packing her clothes. She had sent everything that needed to be sent to the mountain, except for her personal belongings and the pots, pans, and chopsticks she needed every day.
Suddenly she heard a commotion at the door. Looking through the small window, she saw a large group of people standing at her door, carrying brooms, hoes, and other tools.
Zhou Jingyi was startled by the scene and went up to ask everyone what had happened.
“Yang, you jinx, come out here!” a fat, big-eared woman shouted at the top of her lungs.
Yang Fenglan curiously stepped out of the room, and then rotten vegetable leaves flew towards her, leaving her completely stunned.
These people are living too comfortably; they're actually willing to let the vegetables rot.
"You're the one who said those refugees would attack the village?"
"Yes! She always says that we need to stockpile food during a severe drought, and it must be because of her that it hasn't rained today!"
"Yes, if she hadn't spoken up, why would those refugees have attacked the village?"
"I think this jinx will eventually bring those refugees here, and our Qingshui Village will suffer sooner or later!"
"Kick her out!"