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

The captain suppressed his temper and said, "Lin Yinyin, your mother is a grown woman, she won't get lost."

As for the things that went missing from your house, your dad will take care of that.

"What are you kids meddling in? Think about where you're going to stay tonight!" He then pointed to Lin Dayong's house.

Lin Dayong's house was originally an earthen house. Because there were too many onlookers, the door was knocked down and two windows were leaking. I don't know what the thief was thinking. Why would he break the windows while stealing things?

Lin Yinyin is, after all, a young woman, and it would be indecent for her to sleep alone in such an open house at night.

Then, the captain's gaze fell on Old Lady Lin again. "Your family took in Lin Yinyin."

"don't want!"

As soon as Old Mrs. Lin escaped from Old Mr. Lin's clutches, she yelled at the top of her lungs, "This girl is born to be a loner! I'm not taking her in!"

As she spoke, two lines of tears streamed down her face.

Whether it was heartache over Lin Baogui's matter or discomfort from being humiliated by Old Man Lin, she sat on the ground wiping away tears and shouting, "It's her! It must be her fault!"

She was born so badly that her own grandfather lost his way, and at the age of three, she was sent to her own grandmother's death!

At six years old, he caused his uncle's death; at nine, he caused his own father's death as well!

She sent her mother to her death at the age of fourteen, and now she's ruined my grandson's future!

"Ugh! Who would dare bring this jinx home?"

Lin Yinyin: "......" The old lady's words actually sounded quite natural!

But when you think about it, you have to admit, my fate is pretty strange.

The villagers who hadn't gone far also nodded in agreement.

Someone lowered their voice and said, "That's right! Although feudal superstitions aren't popular now, who in the village doesn't know Lin Yinyin's reputation as a 'jinx'? She's cursed her parents and the whole family. Only Lin Dayong is tough enough to keep her at home."

Another aunt chimed in, "Lin Xiulan was afraid of being cursed, so she secretly gave her acupuncture to ward off evil spirits!"

Normally, when we run into Lin Yinyin, we instinctively keep half a meter away, for fear of catching her bad luck.

Before the murmurs had even died down, a frantic shout suddenly rang out from the village entrance, "Fire! Fire! Fire at the east end of the village!"

When everyone looked up, they saw thick black smoke billowing from Old Man Lin's house.

"Ah, Old Man Lin's house is on fire!"

"Quickly, put out the fire!" The villagers were thrown into chaos.

Grandma Lin was so excited she trembled all over, crying out, "My home!"

Then, pointing at Lin Yinyin, he said, "You just passed by my house, and it caught fire! It's all because of you! You're the one who caused it!"

Lin Yinyin: "......." Old Mrs. Lin accidentally stumbled upon the truth.

Instantly, everyone moved away from Lin Yinyin.

Lin Yinyin: "......" There's no need for that.

She passed by many houses on her way down the mountain, and nothing seemed wrong with any of them.

Before she could say anything, the brigade leader said, "Lin Yinyin, go stay at the cowshed at the village entrance for a day, and come back after your house is repaired."

Lin Yinyin lowered her head, looking submissive, and said softly, "Okay."

Lin Dani stood to the side, opened her mouth, and then closed it again.

She wanted to say that the cowshed was not a place for humans to live, but the next moment her father pulled her back.

"Don't say a word. That girl is a jinx! Haven't you seen how no one has any good fortune after being associated with her? Get out of here!"

Lin Dani glanced at Lin Yinyin with some reluctance, while Lin Yinyin shook her head at her.

"Fire! Firefighting!"

"What are you all standing there for? There's a granary not far from Old Man Lin's house. Once the fire spreads, all our food for this winter will be gone!"

So, the people who were originally just watching the commotion all ran off to put out the fire.

Lin Yinyin stood there alone. Actually, she could have been even more ruthless; stealing from the granary wouldn't have been out of the question!

Unfortunately, she was a person of principle, and she decided to let go of the idea of ​​taking revenge on the entire village for the time being!

But why didn't the fire at the brigade leader's house catch fire?

Did I make a mistake?

She longed to go back and see, but she needed to hurry to Wangjia Village to see if her "stepmother" had consummated her marriage yet.

(What Lin Yinyin didn't know was that the fire she started had already been put out. If she had known earlier, she definitely wouldn't have married Li Jinye so readily.)

***

One hour ago.

Wang Erhua hopped onto the donkey cart and arrived at Wangjia Village.

At noon, smoke curled from the village chimneys. Wang Dagen's house was unusually noisy today. A red silk banner hung at the gate, and his aunts and uncles crowded around, chatting and laughing.

As soon as the donkey cart came to a stop, Wang Erhua jumped down carrying a bamboo basket, her face beaming with a warm smile: "Oh! Dagen's mother, congratulations! Such a joyous occasion, why didn't you tell me beforehand? Luckily I happened to be passing by and saw it, so I quickly came to share in the happiness!"

Wang Fen, the woman from Dagen, was so busy that she barely had time to breathe when she caught sight of ten round eggs lying in her basket, and her eyes lit up instantly.

Ten eggs were a generous gift these days, and she didn't even have time to ask anything else. She immediately rushed over and snatched the basket, saying, "Erhua, you're so kind! Come in and sit down. There are plenty of freshly steamed multigrain rice cakes!"

Wang Erhua didn't mind; these were eggs that Lin Yinyin had given her, saying they were "tickets" to the show.

She handed over the basket, feigning suspicion: "By the way, Wang Fen, I've seen the bride unconscious the whole way here. Do you think she might be sick? Why don't you take a look?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Daqiang quickly moved closer to Wang Fen and whispered back what Lin Yinyin had said: "She drugged me and gagged me."

Wang Fen felt uneasy. She hadn't even complained about the other woman being a jinx, yet the woman was already criticizing her own son. Luckily, Lin Xiulan had drugged him; otherwise, things could have escalated. The previous incident had been far too violent.

Wang Xiulan was still cursing Lin Yinyin in her heart when she saw Wang Erhua pretending to lift the veil to check the bride.

"Wang Erhua, get out of here! You're my daughter-in-law, my son hasn't even been seen yet. Don't you dare touch me!"

"Da Ya, come give me a hand!"

The mother and daughter carried the "bride" to the courtyard, one on each side.

Suddenly a gentle breeze blew by, and the red veil tilted to one side, revealing half of her face. Wang Erhua quickly helped to straighten it, then whispered in Wang Fen's ear with a smile, "I'll lend a hand! Come on, let's escort the bride inside!"

To avoid any unforeseen complications, Wang Fen pulled the unconscious bride directly into the house instead of following the traditional wedding ceremony.

Inside the house, on the kang (a heated brick bed), Wang Dagen sat cross-legged, grinning foolishly, repeatedly muttering, "Wife... sweet..."

Seeing this, Wang Erhua deliberately teased Wang Fen: "Your only son has finally found a wife, but Da Gen... is he capable in that respect?"

"Of course, Da Gen used to be..." Wang Fen stopped abruptly at this point.

Wang Erhua mentally spat.

She understood the hidden meaning in those words perfectly; this family must have harmed other girls in the past!

She didn't reply, turned around and walked out. Anyway, the main event was yet to come, so it was more important to have a meal first.

Four tables were set up in the courtyard. Each table had a bowl of egg drop soup as the main dish, along with multigrain pancakes, cabbage, sweet potato vines, and mostly green vegetables. Wang Erhua sat down without any hesitation, grabbed a pancake, and stuffed it into her mouth.