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

Zhang Aidi's triangular eyes darted around, her heart filled with intense hatred.

That little bitch made my son lose his mind and cost me over ten yuan in medicine. If I don't get my revenge, I'll write my name Zhang Aidi backwards.

However... what happened yesterday was indeed suspicious.

She was quite frightened even outside the courtyard. Those crows were indeed a bit eerie. She even suspected that Old Lady Gu had done too many wicked things and was really being punished by heaven.

"But crows..."

"Crows are nothing but feathered beasts! Just find a way to kill them!"

"It's freezing cold now, and those animals are looking for food. Mix some rat poison into the grain..."

Once we kill those few unlucky crows, the rest will be easy.

She had to hurry out and find out what was going on, and try to sell that little brat for a good price.

Nuan Nuan was unaware that someone was thinking about her. After eating breakfast, she fed Cao Cao water.

The wind is too strong outside today. Mom said it will blow the children away, so she won't let them go outside.

The plan to go into the mountains to find golden ginseng had to be postponed for the time being.

Xiao An squatted to the side, and seeing the ginseng that had grown several times its original size overnight, he was so shocked that he couldn't speak for a long time.

Sure enough, being with my sister is exciting every day.

With crows acting as bodyguards and ginseng growing in price and becoming sentient, is this still the world he knows?

[Little human, just one more bite, just one more!]

【Oh my little darling, this is exactly what I like to drink!】

This ginseng is a chatterbox; Nuannuan's ears are never quiet.

Nuan Nuan, with a serious expression, corrected him, "I'm not called 'human baby,' my name is Nuan Nuan, Nuan as in 'warm'!"

[Okay, okay! Warm it up, please! Quick, give me another sip of water, the kind you blow on!]

Nuannuan tilted her head in confusion, feeling that Caocao didn't seem very smart.

"Then...should I spit again?"

【Yes! Absolutely! Hurry up!】

Nuannuan frowned, her face full of disgust. "You're disgusting!"

If I could actually get a sip of that saliva, it would be the finest nectar.

One breath from it could sustain its cultivation for decades, and if it were saliva...

The ginseng was incredibly bitter; how could it have been easy? This wasn't some human infant at all; it was clearly a few pieces of a miraculous medicine!

It stared longingly at the warm, pink little mouth, but the little girl found it disgusting and refused to spit it out.

To please its little darling, it swayed its leaves, and the red berries on top trembled up and down.

Nuannuan saw something bright in front of her eyes; this grass could actually dance.

The ginseng shook its roots smugly. "It's just a human's cub. It's easy to handle."

Could you please add some more water?

"Oh no, Mom said drinking too much will make you wet the bed."

Ginseng: ...

What the heck is this bedwetting?!

It's a plant, not an animal. It can only die of drought, so how could it have the function of wetting the bed?

This little brat is so hard to fool!

Suddenly, the ginseng, which had just absorbed a full dose of spiritual energy, jolted awake.

Its senses, heightened by a sudden surge, detected a strong malice.

They still dote on this human child.

[Baby, you're in danger!]

The ginseng's previously swaying branches and leaves instantly straightened, its roots tightened, and its voice became more serious than ever before.

Nuannuan was stunned for a moment, "Huh?"

[There's a bad guy! He's coming for you! Call for help!]

The ginseng roots trembled violently, but it was currently powerless to fight back.

"Ah..." Nuannuan blinked in confusion. Although she didn't understand what it meant, how could Caocao, who was so stupid, possibly hurt her?

It carried the ginseng basin and, with its short legs, trotted off to find Su Xiulan.

"Mom, Cao Cao said there are bad guys who want to catch Nuan Nuan."

The little girl's voice was filled with unease. Her new mother was very kind, and she didn't want to be separated from her!

Su Xiulan had just finished wiping Gu Jianguo's face when she heard this and was taken aback: "Did Cao Cao say that?"

"Um!"

"Don't be afraid!" Su Xiulan hugged her daughter tightly, her eyes suddenly turning cold. "Mom will protect you! You're my daughter, and even the King of Heaven himself can't take you away!"

She trusted Nuannuan; this little ginseng seemed to be more than just ordinary. There had been too many strange things happening lately; one more wouldn't make a difference.

Bang bang bang! Suddenly, the door was pounded with a deafening roar, the sound so loud it seemed like they wanted to smash it to pieces.

Hearing the noise, Xiao An, who was chopping firewood in the yard, grabbed his machete and went to open the door.

A figure was faster than him, pressing down on his son's hand.

"Oh dear, Su girl, what did you do to offend your mother-in-law? She brought so many people with her—is she trying to sell you off?"

Hearing the commotion, Aunt Zhang from next door, always eager for a good show, climbed onto the wall to watch.

Ever since they picked up a child, their house has been in constant turmoil; even the theater couldn't keep up with their liveliness.

Su Xiulan had no time to pay attention to Aunt Zhang; her family's small, dilapidated door was on the verge of collapse.

"You, surnamed Su, get out here!"

"This is outrageous! You're even hitting your own mother-in-law for a little bastard! This is utterly disrespectful!"

Old Mrs. Gu stood with her hands on her hips, banging her cane so loudly that anyone who didn't know better would think she had dug up her family's ancestral graves.

"Third sister-in-law, really! Mother is so old, what if she gets sick from getting so angry? Open the door!"

Zhang Aidi stood to the side with her arms crossed, offering words of advice in a high-pitched, teasing tone.

The old lady's hands ached from banging on the door, and when she still couldn't open it, she got angry and raised her little foot to kick it.

In that instant, the door opened.

The old lady put all her strength into her kick, but ended up kicking nothing.

The body instinctively lunges forward.

"Ouch!"

She lost her balance and stumbled, almost prostrating herself before Su Xiulan.

Luckily, she reacted quickly and was afraid of dying; she clung tightly to the door frame, even splitting her fingernails in the process.

Su Xiulan coldly watched this scene. "I don't like what you're saying, Second Sister-in-law. How did I upset Mother? Is it wrong to open the door for Mother?"

"You..." Zhang Aidi choked, then immediately put on a smiling face, "Yesterday, Mother only came to see you out of kindness. How could you let those beasts bully Mother?"

Zhang Aidi looked at Su Xiulan with a pained expression, as if to say, "You really don't know any better."

"What kind of beast?"

Su Xiulan shrugged innocently, "You said it yourself, those are animals, not my pets. How can I control where they poop?"

"Don't give me that nonsense!"

Grandma Gu finally regained her footing, raised her cane, and pointed it at Su Xiulan's nose, her face trembling with wrinkles.

"Hmph! Jinbao and I both got injured here, you surnamed Su, you have to give me an explanation."

"Jinbao and I spent a lot of money on medical treatment, and Jinbao is still groaning in bed. You have to compensate us!"

"Pay up?" Su Xiulan was amused and annoyed. "Why should I? Just because you're so arrogant?"

"You're the one who brought those birds here!" the old woman argued unreasonably.

She looked up and didn't see any crows, so she was even less afraid.

"No, that's not it! They stole Nuannuan's meat! They wouldn't let Nuannuan eat it!"

"The bird disciplined them because it couldn't stand them bullying Mommy!"

A little head peeked out from behind Su Xiulan and delivered a final blow in a childish voice.

The villagers, who had originally just come to watch the excitement, were instantly drawn to the small glutinous rice ball.

Everyone gasped in shock.

Is this... is this the dirty little beggar from a couple of days ago?

Even though only two days have passed, the changes are too great!

Her hair was short, but black and smooth. She was very thin, with a face only the size of a palm, which made her two big, watery eyes appear even larger and more expressive.

With her pert nose and rosy lips, she looks like a doll straight out of a traditional Chinese New Year painting.

This girl is really pretty.

An old woman who was accompanying them had been following along casually, but her eyes lit up when she saw the baby in front of her, and she nodded to Old Lady Gu with satisfaction.