A jinx, me? But I bring good fortune to my whole family!

"Hmm, it's really strange. Grandma Lin always says that her granddaughter is a jinx, a bad luck charm. But when her granddaughter was at home, nothing happened. But as soon as she went missing, all three of her sons got into trouble. How can she be a jinx? She's clearly a lucky charm."

Old Mrs. Lin, who was already crying so hard she was almost out of breath, heard this and slapped the woman on the right across the face.

"Mother, you actually hit me?"

The woman looked to be about 40 years old, plump, and clearly ate well.

"It's all your fault, you spendthrift! Why did you kick her out?"

The woman felt even more aggrieved. "But Mother, didn't you say she was a jinx, that the sooner she dies, the sooner she'll be reincarnated?"

"Didn't you used to...?"

With a loud slap, another slap landed on her face, interrupting the woman's words.

"If anything happens to those three, you can go back to your parents' home!"

"My Lin family doesn't need a troublemaker like you!"

If Nuannuan were here, she would definitely applaud. Wasn't that the woman who was just beaten the aunt who kicked her off the cliff?

……

Nuannuan knew nothing about what was happening outside, and that night, she slept more soundly than ever before.

After washing her hair and taking a bath, she smelled wonderful all over, and the little girl felt like she was back in the days when she had her mom and dad.

It's a pity my hair is cut short, so I can't wear pretty little braids anymore.

In her dream, the little girl was in a warm, spring-like place.

She also saw her own big meat buns, a whole big bag of them.

The little girl patted her bulging belly and said, "Nuannuan isn't hungry. We'll save it for tomorrow to eat with Daddy, Mommy, and Brother."

The old crow flew over again, cawing loudly, and circled Nuannuan several times.

[Baby, the golden ginseng baby is waiting for you in the mountains!]

Nuannuan's big eyes lit up, "Is it the kind of ginseng baby that can wake up Daddy?"

The crow nodded its head.

Yes, yes!

[Baby can run!]

Nuannuan stretched out her little hands, still covered in bread like a rice dumpling. She had just finished her bath, and her mother had applied frostbite cream to her hands; it felt cool and soothing.

[Baby, let's go!]

The crow flew forward, and Nuannuan curiously followed behind, jogging along until the crow stopped.

"Bird, there's water here?"

[Baby, drink!]

It might be a huge rock with a few drops of clear water inside.

Nuannuan went up to it, climbed onto the rock, and stuck out her tongue to lick it like a puppy.

Wow, it's so sweet!

Nuannuan licked it all clean, and it tasted sweeter than any water she had ever drunk before. Her whole body felt warm and comfortable.

The crows cawed, and Nuannuan suddenly felt very tired, so she drifted off to sleep.

When she woke up again, the sun was almost shining on her little bottom.

In the rural areas of Northeast China, where people don't need to work in the fields, they generally get up very late.

Su Xiulan felt the little girl beside her stir and asked with a smile, "Nuannuan, are you hungry? Mommy will make you some porridge right away. This time, our rabbit soup is so fragrant and delicious."

Nuannuan was so hungry she almost drooled, and her little tummy started rumbling.

Xiao An opened her eyes too, "I want to drink too!"

Su Xiulan smiled and ruffled his hair. "You're all up, you little sleepyheads!"

The porridge was indeed delicious, and Nuannuan even ate a big meat bun. Su Xiulan only heated one up and gave it to Nuannuan.

Nuannuan divided it into several portions; she's not the kind of child who would steal food for herself.

Su Xiulan and Da'an and Xiao'an didn't want it, so in the end, the whole big steamed bun went into Nuannuan's belly.

After the little girl had eaten her fill, Su Xiulan went to feed Gu Jianguo.

Before feeding him, she would wipe his face and hands. She would also wipe his body once a week, keeping him clean and tidy.

Because Gu Jianguo remained unconscious, the whole family slept on a kang (a heated brick bed), but Gu Jianguo had a separate quilt, leaning against one side, because Su Xiulan was afraid that the children, who were restless in their sleep, might kick him.

Nuannuan and Xiaoan also ran over.

"Mom, why is Dad's face so red?"

Su Xiulan touched her hand, burned it, and her face turned pale. "Jianguo!"

Nuannuan and Xiaoan were also worried, "Mommy, what happened to Daddy?"

"He has a fever!"

Why did your dad suddenly develop a fever?

The room has always been kept quite warm, so it shouldn't be getting hot.

Su Xiulan touched her own forehead, then touched Gu Jianguo's, and her expression changed drastically.

"Xiao An, stay home and watch over your little sister. Don't let her run around outside. I'm going to find a doctor!"

Xiao An nodded obediently, "Mommy, I'll take good care of my little sister!"

Su Xiulan didn't dare to delay, so she put on a cotton-padded coat and rushed out.

It's about five or six miles from here to the health clinic. She often comes here to get medicine and has become familiar with the people there.

Upon hearing that there was a fever, Dr. Wang quickly got up and said, "I'll go with you to take a look."

He's a traditional Chinese medicine doctor, and he's the one who prescribes all of Gu Jianguo's medicine. Knowing that Gu's family is struggling financially, he kindly suggested that they could find certain medicinal herbs in the mountains. Although it's tiring, it saves them some money.

"The situation is not good. There are no obvious wounds or inflamed areas on the body, so a sudden fever is not expected."

The senior doctor didn't rush to confirm, saying, "The pulse is too erratic; let me administer acupuncture first!"

"If the fever doesn't break, you can start preparing for your funerals!"

Su Xiulan felt dizzy and staggered several times, almost falling to the ground.

Xiao An reacted quickly and caught her mother, saying, "Mom, Dad will be alright!"

They've been holding on for so many days, and Dad's condition has been fine all along. Although he hasn't woken up, he's not in any immediate danger.

"By the way, have you fed him anything these past few days?"

The old doctor suddenly spoke up, and Su Xiulan quickly replied, "I picked up a wild rabbit yesterday, and I used the rabbit soup to make some porridge. We drank that porridge, and we were fine."

The old doctor shook his head and sighed, "There shouldn't be any problem!"

If anything had happened to the rabbit and the porridge, this family, consisting of the elderly, the weak, the sick, and the disabled, would have already shown symptoms.

"Daddy, you have to wake up."

"You haven't seen Nuan Nuan yet. Nuan Nuan is very pretty and she's also a lucky charm."

Unbeknownst to everyone, Nuannuan had already climbed onto the kang (a heated brick bed) and stood next to Gu Jianguo, her eyes filled with worry.

The old doctor shook his head again, "In this situation, you'd better be prepared."

The words "be prepared" struck Su Xiulan's heart like a hammer blow. She swayed, almost falling. "Impossible!"

"Everything was fine yesterday, how could it be like this today..."

She simply couldn't bring herself to say the words, "I can't."

"Dad, Dad will definitely be alright."

Xiao An clung tightly to Su Xiulan's arm, "Mom, Dad's tough, he'll be alright!"

Dad is still alive now. Grandma's family has been bullying them so much. If Dad were to leave, Xiao An wouldn't even dare to think about it.

"Daddy, wake up..." Nuannuan climbed onto the kang (a heated brick bed) and lay on Gu Jianguo's chest, her little nose twitching.

"What happened to the third brother? Is he dying?"