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

"Is this really that weird?"

Wang Guixiang curled her lip in disdain. "This summer, both of them fell into the river and drowned!"

"They even gave me some kind of 'Good Samaritan' award... Pshaw, the pay wasn't much!"

That incident caused quite a stir; everyone in the surrounding area knew about it.

Zhang Aidi couldn't help but mutter to herself, she never expected that Nuannuan, that brat, would have such a background. She had heard about it before, and if she remembered correctly, the brat's father was even posthumously awarded the title of martyr!

That must have brought in a lot of money!

"She's really tough! Let me tell you, that brat is a jinx. You have no idea how unlucky our family has been since she came to live with us!"

"My husband just went up the mountain and fell into a pit dug by hunters. He's been lying on the kang (a heated brick bed) for a long time and still can't go to work!"

"My mom and I have had all sorts of bad luck!"

Zhang Aidi complained, and Wang Guixiang snorted coldly, "Then why don't we throw this jinx out?"

Zhang Aidi sighed, "We'd love to get rid of them, but... we don't know if the third brother's family is under some kind of spell, they just won't let us..."

"Even my daughter was harmed by that little jinx..."

Zhang Aidi looked like she couldn't say anything more.

The two women quickly found a topic to talk about, and Grandma Gu occasionally chimed in, and the three of them chatted enthusiastically.

……

Su Xiulan led the three children to the recycling station again. The old man guarding the gate was sunbathing at the entrance with his hands in his pockets. When he saw Nuannuan, his droopy eyelids lifted up.

"Grandpa!" Nuannuan ran over, tilting her little face up, her voice sweet and soft.

The old man chuckled, took a wrapped bag of fruit candy from his pocket, and handed it to her. "Little girl, here again?"

Nuannuan unwrapped the candy, popped it into her mouth, and her cheeks puffed out in a little puff. She mumbled a thank you: "Thank you, Grandpa!"

"My mom came here looking for something usable in the house. We were kicked out by that mean grandma; there's nothing left in the house!"

Su Xiulan felt like the little girl had said everything she wanted to say.

The little girl's words sounded pitiful, and the old man sighed. Seeing that Su Xiulan and her children were all dressed in patched, old clothes, he believed her seven or eight parts of the story.

"What a terrible thing to do."

The old man shook his head, tucked his pipe into his waistband, turned around, took out his key, and opened a small door.

"Alright, stop rummaging around outside. There are some items inside that the company has discarded; they're better quality. Go in and pick one out."

Su Xiulan quickly thanked her.

The things inside the little house were indeed better than the junk outside; they were all broken tables, chairs, and benches, but at least some of them were still usable.

While Su Xiulan and her brothers were searching, Nuannuan ran up to the old man and took a green leaf out of her pocket.

"Grandpa, here you go. It's something Nuannuan found. Soak it in water and drink it; it'll make you healthy!"

The leaves were emerald green and had a refreshing fragrance. The old man took them, smelled them, and felt completely comfortable.

"Oh my, what kind of leaves are these? I've never seen them before. They smell quite nice. Little girl, you already know to bring gifts for your grandpa?"

The old man didn't think much of it; it was normal to find strange things near the mountains. He smiled and accepted the child's gift.

After delivering the gift, Nuannuan ran back to find her mother. As soon as she entered the house, she wrinkled her nose.

[Little Greenie, I smell something good!]

The little green plant in the space shook its leaves.

【My sweetheart, your nose is getting more and more sensitive! I smelled it a long time ago—it's a very fragrant wood, with a touch of magic in it!】

Nuannuan immediately perked up and stared intently at the pile of waste newspapers. The newspapers were in the corner and looked quite new without any yellowing.

Nuannuan ran over and started rummaging through the newspaper.

Xiao An rushed over to help, "Little sister, what are you looking for? I'm strong enough to help you find it!"

"Second brother, hurry up and dig! There's something shiny and good inside!"

Xiao An is now a complete sister-obsessed brother. He used to spoil Nuan Nuan rotten, and now that he has his sister's super spinach, he has become a superhero and listens to Nuan Nuan's every word.

He squatted down and, without saying a word, reached out and moved a cabinet that was pressing down on the tattered newspaper.

The cabinet was quite dilapidated, but it was much better than the junk outside.

He pulled aside the old newspapers underneath and dragged out a black piece of wood from the very bottom.

"Little sister, is this it?"

Xiao An handed over the wood.

This piece of wood is a table leg, with carvings on it. It's black, heavy, and hard, and looks like a piece of rotten wood.

Just as Xiao An was dragging out the wood, a book of quotations fell out of the pile of newspapers.

With a snap, several pieces of paper floated out of the book.

"ticket!"

Su Xiulan, with her sharp eyes, rushed over and picked up the few pieces of paper.

"Good heavens!"

She covered her mouth, her hands trembling, "Nationwide grain coupons! And industrial coupons too!"

Twenty jin of grain coupons and an industrial voucher.

These days, this thing is more precious than money; you can't buy it even if you have the money.

Su Xiulan's eyes welled up with tears of excitement. With these, the children would be able to have a few full meals.

Da'an and Xiao'an also gathered around; the value of these tickets was like a godsend.

The family was so excited that no one noticed a very thin mouse peeking out from the corner, its two little eyes staring at Nuannuan.

Nuannuan sensed it, took a few kernels of corn out of her pocket, and placed them in the corner.

The little mouse rushed out, ate the corn in a few bites, and squeaked twice at Nuannuan.

[Thank you for feeding me, kind human cub.]

Nuannuan crouched down and whispered, "Little mouse, do you know where there's any more good stuff?"

The little mouse wagged its tail: "Yes! I know! Come with me!"

After it finished speaking, it darted into a small hole in the corner of the wall.

A moment later, it poked its head out again, something in its mouth, and dragged it out with all its might, making a loud, laborious sound.

Nuannuan went closer and saw the little mouse dragging a gold chain out of its hole.

It was bright yellow, and two gold rings hung from the back of the chain.

Here you go! Human baby! This was hidden by a wicked woman!

The little mouse pulled the things to Nuannuan's feet, and its tail rubbed against Nuannuan's feet.

"Huh? You can actually understand what the mouse is saying?"

The little mouse then realized something was wrong, its beady black eyes filled with curiosity.

Nuannuan smiled and said, "Yes, Nuannuan is very amazing!"

Nuannuan hurriedly picked up the gold ring and necklace, her little mouth practically agape.

"Mommy, Mommy, come quick! There's gold!"

The little girl covered her mouth and shouted, afraid that the old man outside would hear her.

Hearing the commotion, Su Xiulan rushed over and was nearly terrified when she saw what her daughter was holding.

She snatched it and weighed it in her hand; it was definitely real gold, quite heavy.

Such a thick necklace, plus two rings, could be exchanged for some even if gold isn't worth much these days.

Su Xiulan quickly stuffed the necklace, the ring, and the money she had just received into Nuannuan's hands.

"Nuan Nuan, quickly put it away, and don't tell anyone!"

Nuannuan smiled, her eyes crinkling, and with a wave of her little hand, the item disappeared.

The little mice were stunned!

Where is it?! Human baby?

Where did you put them?