A lonely, unlucky military officer with a stubborn fate insisted on marrying me.

Lin Yinyin watched them leave, and just as she was about to head to the back mountain, that piercing gaze came again.

This time, she didn't turn back rashly like last time. Instead, she walked forward slowly. Just as she turned the corner, she suddenly turned her head and looked back!

At the far end of the line of sight, a tall man stood in the shadows at the base of the wall.

He was tall and strong, exuding an undisguised aura of danger, like a hunter lurking in the shadows.

In the instant their eyes met, the man glanced at her, a faint smile playing on his lips, so fleeting it was almost an illusion.

The next second, he lightly touched the ground with his toes, nimbly vaulted over the wall, and disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.

Lin Yinyin felt a chill run down her spine. This small Lin Family Village was truly a place where hidden talents lurked!

However, it was clear that the man meant him no harm!

Otherwise, they would have taken action long ago.

This put her at ease.

***

Under the bright sun, workers carrying their farm tools gradually returned home.

Lin Dayong dragged his leaden legs and had just reached the gate of his own yard when he noticed that the two wooden doors were wide open and there was no sound inside or outside the house.

He immediately frowned and yelled, "Lin Yinyin! Where have you been, you wretched girl?"

"The front door is wide open, inviting thieves in. Don't you know to close it?"

After yelling and receiving no response, he called back into the house, "Xiulan! I'm home! Is dinner ready? I'm exhausted!"

He called out as he walked into the house, but as soon as he stepped over the threshold, a sense of unease suddenly arose within him.

He pushed open the door and saw an empty stove.

There were no pots, pans, or anything else left, just a chipped basin for washing bottoms, sitting alone in the corner, looking quite jarring.

"My kang cabinet!" Lin Dayong shouted and rushed into the inner room like a madman.

The cabinet against the wall was wide open. The rice, noodles, sugar, and wine that should have been inside were all gone!

"My money! And my heroin..." His voice trembled.

"No, the pig! Mine!" Lin Dayong suddenly realized, the yard was quiet. He ran and scrambled into the yard.

"ah--"

When he saw the empty pigsty, he clutched his chest and let out a heart-wrenching roar.

"Who stole my house!"

next door.

When Widow Liu returned from work, she frowned as she looked at the drawn curtains.

She remembers not drawing the curtains when she left the house!

With doubts in her heart, she entered the room and saw a naked man lying on the kang (a heated brick bed).

Widow Liu froze, realizing that her flowered underpants were covering the man's head...

Just then, Lin Dayong's heart-wrenching roar came from next door.

She instinctively closed the door.

It would be terrible if someone saw a naked man in her room.

Widow Liu composed herself and tiptoed toward the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed).

Just as she was about to peek at the face under her underwear, Lin Baogui was also awakened by the shouting.

He felt hot all over, especially a certain part of his body that was swollen and painful, as if it was about to explode!

"Lin Baogui! What are you doing here!" Widow Liu exclaimed in surprise, taking a step back.

She smelled the alcohol on Lin Baogui and saw his blank stare, and felt a pang of panic.

Old Man Lin is coming to bring her food later. If he sees his grandson lying naked on her kang (heated brick bed), she'll be in big trouble.

"You worthless bastard, get dressed right now and get out!"

Before she could say another word, Lin Baogui lunged at Widow Liu.

"Ah!" Widow Liu screamed in fright, then quickly covered her mouth.

Make sure the neighbors don't hear this noise.

Just as she wished, the next moment, all her voices were silenced by Lin Baogui.

***

Meanwhile, Lin Yinyin arrived at the back mountain.

The midday sun was just right, and the mountain breeze carried the faint fragrance of wildflowers, clean and vibrant.

She took a deep breath. This place was completely different from the bloodshed of the apocalypse. Birds chirped and insects hummed. The world was at peace. How wonderful!

She didn't dare to delay any longer and quickly started cutting pig feed; the real show was about to begin.

Sure enough, not long after, footsteps came from behind.

She looked up and saw Lin Dani from Wang Erhua's family; she must have come home from work.

She was standing half a meter away, her steps hesitant, her eyes filled with a complex expression.

Lin Yinyin knew perfectly well that Lin Dani was eighteen years old and at the age to be married, so she was afraid that Lin Dani was a "jinx" and that getting close to her would bring bad luck.

"Lin Yinyin, come home quickly! Your dad is looking for you everywhere!"

"Huh? What's up? I haven't cut enough pig feed yet!"

"Why worry about pig feed! Your dad's furious right now. If you don't go back soon, you're going to get another beating."

Lin Dani knew that her mother and Lin Yinyin's mother were good friends, so she did her best to help this unlucky girl.

......

At this moment, a number of villagers had gathered in front of Lin Dayong's house.

Lin Dayong was sitting dejectedly on the ground.

When Lin Yinyin arrived, many people subconsciously took a step back and stayed away from this "evil star".

Lin Dayong rushed over excitedly and grabbed her arm, shouting, "Lin Yinyin! Where have you been? Where are our things?!"

Lin Yinyin shook off his large hand, her voice trembling with fear: "Dad... what is it? I don't know!"

"I don't know! How could you not know! Did you steal the rice, flour, money, and tickets from the house?"

"I didn't..." As she spoke, Lin Yinyin's eyes instantly reddened.

"I don't even dare to go to your room. I've never seen any rice or flour coupons."

This morning my mom asked me to cut pig feed. I was slow, and she slapped me.

I've been on the back hill all this time, how could I be stealing anything? Look at my pig feed!

An old woman standing nearby, noticing the slap mark on Lin Yinyin's face, chimed in, "Dayong, she may be a bit unlucky, but she's timid. How could she possibly empty the house?"

"That's right!" someone chimed in. "Look at the pig feed she's cutting, it couldn't possibly be her!"

Lin Yinyin lowered her head and asked pitifully, "Dad, what exactly is missing from our house?"

My older brother and mom were still there when I left. Why don't you ask them?

"Yeah, where's your Xiulan? Could it be that she took her back to her parents' home?" someone couldn't help but ask.

"Impossible!" Lin Dayong retorted without even thinking.

Only he had the key; Xiulan didn't have it at all.

But the lock was opened. Oh right! Where is Lin Xiulan?

Isn't today the day Wang Dashan comes to pick up the bride?

"Where's your mother?!" Lin Dayong asked Lin Yinyin angrily.

Lin Yinyin shook her head, her body trembling with fear.

I don't know!

I knew it. Before I left, my mom said she was going to find me a good man to marry. I disagreed, and she scolded me for being ungrateful, saying the man was strong and healthy, well-endowed, and good in bed, and that I wasn't lucky enough to be with him. So she sent me to cut pig feed.

Everyone: "......" Strong body, big penis, good in bed...

Several aunties glanced at Lin Dayong subconsciously. Could it be that Lin Xiulan, that woman, is dissatisfied with the status quo?

Lin Dayong blushed under his gaze.

However, at this moment, he heard Lin Yinyin ask in confusion, "Dad, what does 'big weapon and good in bed' mean? I don't understand what it means, but Mom looked so envious when she said it. I'm really curious what kind of weapon is big and good in bed..."

Several women couldn't help but turn away and chuckle, while the men pretended to look up at the sky.

"Cough cough!" Lin Dayong's face turned red, and he quickly coughed twice.

"Don't talk nonsense. I'm just asking you whether you did what happened at home."

"It really wasn't me!"

Lin Yinyin seemed startled. She hurriedly waved her hands, "Even if you gave me ten lives, I wouldn't dare! I don't have the strength! Dad, look—"

As she spoke, she rolled up her arm, revealing a handkerchief wrapped around her arm, which still bore traces of dried blood.

"My mother said I was destined to bring bad luck to others, so she stuck four needles into my arm and wrist, saying it was to seal away my evil spirits."

I couldn't bear the pain while working, so I pulled it out myself.

I feel completely weak all over, even walking feels unsteady, how can I possibly lift anything?

She then took out four needles wrapped in cloth from her pocket and handed them to everyone: "These are the needles that were pulled out, look..."

"My God!" The crowd immediately erupted in commotion.

"How dare Lin Xiulan do this? Isn't this abuse?"

"We've been living in a new society for so many years, and they're still practicing feudal superstitions like acupuncture! This is harming people!"

"No wonder this girl is always so quiet and careful; she's been suffering so much behind the scenes!"

"Four needles stuck in my body, just thinking about it hurts, it's too cruel!"

"That's right! Even if Lin Dayong and his wife think someone is unlucky, they shouldn't torment them like this. They're awful!"

A murmur of discussion arose, and Lin Dayong, seeing the needle pulled out, instinctively took a step back.

Lin Yinyin's eyes were filled with mockery. "Dad, come closer and take a look. These are the four needles stuck in my arm and wrist. They hurt so much at night that I was rolling around in pain. I couldn't even hold a hoe when I was working."

She took a small step forward, but Lin Dayong reacted as if he had been burned, and abruptly took a large step back.

"Dad, are you afraid of me?"

Lin Yinyin blinked, and tears suddenly rolled down her cheeks. "But you promised my own mother back then that you didn't care that I was a jinx. Weren't you afraid of being 'hard-boiled'?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she seemed to suddenly realize something, "Wait a minute..."

All these years you've never let me eat at the table, making me sleep in the woodpile in the kitchen; when you're sick and coughing, you punish me by making me kneel in the yard in the rain... But ever since I got the injection, you've actually allowed me to sit at the table!

Could it be, could it be that this needle...?

Lin Yinyin looked at Lin Dayong in disbelief. "This idea of ​​acupuncture, you and my stepmother came up with it together, didn't you?!"

Lin Dayong was speechless when asked the question. Looking at the people around him pointing and whispering, he felt a burning hatred in his heart: these people usually loved to call Lin Yinyin a "jinx," but now they were pretending to be good people and criticizing him. None of them were any good.

He suddenly caught a glimpse of a figure approaching from the village entrance out of the corner of his eye, and he immediately rushed over: "Captain! You've finally arrived!"

My house was robbed! All the grain and alcohol in the cupboard are gone, there's nothing left!