Carefree Farmwife: Training the Husband, Raising the Bun - Chapter 152

At this point, Zhang Duomei paused, her eyes filled with disgust as she stared at Ying Su, and said, “The monk said our village originally had excellent feng shui, but because she was born inauspicious, a calamity star sent from heaven, she ruined our village’s good fortune. She blocked our wealth, which is why we’ve never been able to prosper!”

Pointing at Ying Su, Zhang Duomei spoke with self-righteous conviction. “That master also said that if we allow this calamity star to remain here causing trouble, our village will surely be destroyed by her!”

As soon as Zhang Duomei finished speaking, the villagers erupted into chaos, faces dark and uneasy. Wang Lanhua seized the chance to fan the flames. “So that’s why this little widow suddenly got rich she ruined everyone else’s fortune! How vicious she is!”

Zhang Duomei put on a pitiful look, her expression full of sorrow. “My Ergou’s hand is still broken, and his leg crippled. If this widow weren’t abnormal, how could she have beaten him like that?

And don’t forget, the moment she married into our village, she jinxed Erlang to death! Ever since she came, calamities have followed one after another. Last year, Old Man Zhao was in perfect health but suddenly died. The year before, the Qiao family’s child drowned in the river. And the year before that, the child I worked so hard to conceive was lost…”

Her words, sharp and poisonous, pierced the hearts of the villagers, stirring panic and agitation. Before long, someone stepped forward and shouted, “So that’s why my son Dashan is always sick, it’s her, this calamity star, cursing us!”

Another followed, “My husband’s back and legs keep getting worse. He can hardly straighten up anymore. Don’t tell me it’s because of her, too?”

“Our ox died half a month ago. It must have been her curse!” an old crone cried, glaring at Ying Su as though she could skin her alive on the spot.

Madam Li was stunned by Zhang Duomei suddenly throwing out the accusation of “calamity star.” It took her a while to recover before she said, “Duomei, don’t talk nonsense. What wandering monk? No one else in the village saw him. Maybe he was just a charlatan spouting lies…”

But seeing how many people already believed her, and with only Madam Li and Shen Cuihua standing alone, Zhang Duomei grew even more arrogant.

“Auntie Li, what you’re saying is dangerous. What if you offend the master? Maybe that monk was a celestial being in disguise, sent to guide our village! If you keep shielding this calamity star, you’re dooming us all. The master said clearly, if we let her stay, our entire village will be destroyed!”

The crowd shouted in unison, “That’s right! That’s right! Madam Li, stop protecting this whore! Just look at her face, you can tell she’s nothing good, a curse on us all!”

“Get rid of the calamity star! Don’t let her keep harming the village!” someone cried, and the chant was quickly taken up by many voices.

Mischievous children picked up stones from the ground and threw them at Ying Su, clapping and shouting, “Kill the calamity star! Kill the calamity star!” Soon, other children followed, hurling dirt clods and stones of all sizes.

With quick reflexes, Ying Su pulled Madam Li aside, but she herself was struck by the flying stones and dirt.

Her cold, sharp gaze swept over the children. She snatched a stone mid-air and clenched it in her palm. If not for her principle of never striking children, she would not have restrained herself. The jagged edge cut into her palm, and the pain barely soothed the raging fire in her heart.

“Burn the calamity star!” Zhang Duomei shrieked venomously. The crowd echoed her, recalling old superstitions, that when a scourge star appeared in the village, burning her alive was the only way to cleanse the bad luck.

Zhang Duomei’s face lit up with smug satisfaction. After holding her hatred for so long, she could finally release it. This little slut had once forced her to kneel in public, now she would make her taste the shame of being cursed and ridiculed by the entire village!

Enjoy it while you can, Zhang Duomei. This may be the last time you laugh. Ying Su’s eyes were icy as she fixed her gaze on her.

Village Head Zhang was skeptical of his niece’s words, but with the crowd fired up, everyone already convinced Shen Cuihua was a calamity star, he knew if he didn’t handle this properly, he’d lose authority as the village leader.

He cleared his throat, raised his voice, and looked over Shen Cuihua before addressing the villagers with authority. “Shen Cuihua is not one of our own, she’s an outsider. Our village has always been peaceful. Burning people is far too cruel, it would damage our virtue!

Thankfully, no major disasters have happened yet. So here’s what we’ll do, we expel Shen Cuihua and her child from the village. From today on, they are never to return! What do you all say?”

Zhang Duomei protested, unwilling to let go. “She’s a calamity star, wherever she goes, she’ll bring disaster. We should finish her off now, before she harms anyone else!”

“Duomei is right!” Many villagers agreed with her instantly.

So desperate to see her dead? Ying Su’s lips curved into a cold, dangerous smile, her phoenix eyes locking on Zhang Duomei. Did they really think she was just an ordinary, weak woman, left to be trampled and scorned? Even Yama, King of Hell, hadn’t dared to take her life. Heaven itself had granted her rebirth in Shen Cuihua’s body. And this Zhang Duomei dared to try to kill her?

Utterly intolerable!

Ying Su’s cold laugh cut through the noise. Her eyes, like frozen steel, bored into Zhang Duomei as she spoke clearly, “Zhang Duomei! Do you know what crime it is to spread lies and incite chaos?”

“Do you know what crime it is to attempt murder?”

“Do you know what crime it is to disrupt public order?”

Her voice rang sharp and clear, like water striking stone, crisp and unyielding.

Zhang Duomei was stunned by the three questions in quick succession. Regaining her wits, she screeched back, “I don’t know, but I know you, calamity star, won’t meet a good end!”

Ying Su’s gaze was frosty as she replied, “Since you don’t know, I’ll tell you. Each of these crimes alone is enough to take your head!” Her voice was icy, laced with rage.

Then, her piercing phoenix eyes swept over the villagers who had blindly joined the frenzy, calling for her death. “These threefold crimes are not something any of you can bear! Zhang Duomei spread lies to deceive the people. And you, ignorant and foolish, followed her and tried to take my life. That makes every one of you guilty of attempted murder!”