Amongst these young men was her second son.
His eyes would be glued on her whenever he saw her. She had scolded her son several times, but it was useless.
She felt that she had to be warier of her. The fact that she had not chased her away with a broom was already good enough.
"Aunt Kang, I just came from the town. When I passed by the Cascade River, I noticed that the river water levels have risen pretty high. I'm afraid that there might be a flood. Is the Chief home? Can you tell him about this so that he can be—"
"What are you talking about, you little b*tch?"
Before she could finish her sentence, Aunt Kang rebuked her and her expression turned cold.
"Don't jinx us! It's been so many years we since experienced a flood in Sunset Town. If a flood occurs, it's because you've been blabbering with your stupid mouth!
"It's just some rain. Flood? If this place floods, it's because you jinxed us! Get lost!"
An Jiuyue remained silent.
She felt the urge to slap her.
However, that was her old temper. She was now a woman living in ancient times, and could not take action haphazardly as it would give others leverage over her. She swallowed her resentment.
There will be plenty of opportunities to have my revenge anyway.
"Aunt Kang, you should tell the Chief about this matter, regardless of how much you dislike me. Don't regret it when it's too late."
Even though she found Aunt Kang intolerable, she still had to say what she needed to say.
"Pui!"
Aunt Kang spat, a look of disdain on her face.
"Regret? What I regret the most is that I didn't stop my husband from allowing you to be registered in our village! You're a troublemaker! If you continue spouting nonsense, you best believe I will chase you away with a broom!
"Hmph! Do you think I don't know anything? You jinxed your parents and husband, then came to seek refuge with Old Tu after your mother and husband died!
"Old Tu is really pitiful to have such an unfilial daughter like you. Even he was jinxed, and he died because of you!
"Now, you're here deceiving people with fallacies! If you continue spouting nonsense, I'll gather the villagers to tie you up and burn you!"
An Jiuyue inhaled deeply and exhaled slowly.
So it seems like Aunt Kang isn't afraid of dying at all. Forget it, let's just say that I was being nosy. I'm not going to care anymore.
I live on a mountain and on top of a big tree. No matter how great the flood may be in the village, it won't sweep my home away. Why should I care about this rude old woman?
She turned around and was ready to leave.
But she hesitated. There are so many people living here. I've just transmigrated here. Shouldn't I accumulate good karma? Saving people's lives counts, right?
Since she made an unsuccessful attempt at the Chief's house, she decided to pay a visit to the village's Junior Officer.
She set off for the Junior Officer's house. Fortunately, his wife was a kind person. She quickly welcomed An Jiuyue into the house after she saw her at the door.
"Are you out of grain at home, Jiuyue? I'll get some for you," she said worriedly.
What a pitiful child. She was only with her father for a few years and she's now a widow with two children. Her husband had told her to lend a hand to An Jiuyue wherever she could.
After all, the people in this village had benefited a lot from Old Tu.
"No, Aunt Ju, it's alright. I just have something to discuss with Uncle." Aunt Ju was really about to fetch some grain for her, so An Jiuyue stopped her quickly.
She had just bought so much food. How could she take someone else's food? Besides, life was not easy for anyone here.
The people were already satisfied that the grain in the fields was enough to fill their stomachs after paying taxes. In fact, this was supposed to be a year of great harvest. However, they would have to eat porridge to survive because of the heavy rain.
"You're looking for him? He's not at home. He went to visit his relatives in the neighboring village and will only be back at night," Aunt Ju replied.
"Can you tell me what happened?"
An Jiuyue felt that there was no difference between telling the Junior Officer or Aunt Ju—at least she alerted them about this. Hence, she recounted what she saw.
"I went to the town today. On the way there, I passed by the Cascade River and went closer to take a look. The river water levels have risen high. We don't know when it will stop raining so I was afraid that…"
Aunt Ju gasped.
"Will there be a flood soon?"
There had been villages near the Cascade River that were hit by floods in the past. Many people had died.
"I'm not sure either, but we have to be careful, right? Of course, it'd be great if there's no flood, but if it really occurs, we have to be prepared."
An Jiuyue said honestly.
"To tell you the truth, Aunt Ju, I just came from the Chief's house. I didn't get to meet the Chief and only saw Aunt Kang. When I told her about it, she gave me a good scolding and chased me away, accusing me of jinxing everyone.
"I wanted to drop this matter since I live on the mountain and the floods will not affect me. However, there are so many people living in the village. I can't ignore this.
"That's why I came to look for Uncle. I wanted to tell him about this."
Aunt Ju's face darkened when she heard about this. "That old lady is ignorant! Jiuyue, don't lower yourself to her level," Aunt Ju said, criticizing Aunt Kang.
An Jiuyue told them about this matter out of kindness! How dare she scold her for it!
"Don't worry. When he returns, I'll tell him to take this matter seriously."
"Okay."
An Jiuyue felt relieved.
"Aunt Ju, my two children are still at home. I'll go back now."
She said, standing up as she got ready to leave. However, before she left she suddenly recalled something and turned towards Aunt Ju.
"Aunt Ju, even if we highly doubt that a flood will occur, I think we should still protect our food stock just in case. There are a few caves in the mountain. Why don't—"
"I know, I know. He knows all this too," Aunt Ju replied hastily.
In the past, they would store the food in mountain caves and assign some people to guard it whenever there was heavy rain.
"Okay."
An Jiuyue finally felt relieved and prepared to leave.
"Jiuyue."
Aunt Ju stopped her just as she was about to leave.
"Aunt Ju, is there anything else?" An Jiuyue turned around and asked.
"I heard from the villagers that you want to sell Rong'er?" Aunt Ju thought for a long time before asking hesitantly.
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