My reborn husband and son are thinking about how to kill me every day.

After Ji Yunshuang and Zhao Jingru agreed on the cooperation, Ji Yunshuang originally planned to take her to see her shop on the street the next day, but unexpectedly, it started raining heavily outside in the middle of the night.

Although Fang Lizheng's old house has been renovated, it still leaks in many places due to the heavy rain.

The Lu and Zhao families were awakened and got up to collect the rainwater with all the basins and buckets in their homes.

After a flurry of activity, everyone was soaked to the bone. Lu Wu started a fire, and everyone gathered around it to warm themselves.

Gu Chunzhi warmed herself by the fire and said with concern, "I wonder how the Mu family and the Zhou family are doing? Fang Lizheng's house is in a better condition, but we got soaked like this. I wonder how they are doing."

To save money, the Mu and Zhou families rented houses that were even worse than the Fang family's old house.

They all fled from the same village, and the families got along well. Not to mention Gu Chunzhi's worries, even the Lu brothers were somewhat uneasy.

Lu Yinheng put on his bamboo hat and said, "I'll go take a look."

Upon seeing this, Lu Wuzheng quickly stood up and said, "Brother, I'll go with you too."

Lu Yinheng stopped him, saying, "If you stay home and keep an eye on things, I'll feel at ease."

Lu Xumu and Lu Zilin were both helping out at the shop in the city and didn't come back. With both brothers gone, there wasn't a single man left in the house.

Although Ji Yunshuang was formidable, in Lu Yinheng's mind, protecting their family was a man's responsibility.

After thinking about it, Lu Wuzheng listened to his elder brother and stayed.

Wearing a bamboo hat, Lu Yinheng quickly disappeared into the night.

That night, it rained heavily not only in Shuanghe Village, but also in other parts of Jiangzhou.

Although the houses where the Zhou and Mu families lived also leaked badly, at least neither family suffered any casualties.

Meanwhile, the Sun and Hu families, far away in Weisha Village, suffered a terrible fate.

Weisha Village is not only close to the river, but also has few residents.

The village originally had only a dozen or so households, and these households were all struggling to make ends meet, with no extra houses to rent or sell.

Of course, both families were the type to be extremely frugal, and they were unwilling to spend money to rent or buy a house to live in.

After understanding the situation in the village, Sister-in-law Hu launched into another round of cursing and complaints.

Hu Quan sat on the ground, seemingly lost in thought, speechless for a long time.

Old Mrs. Hu beat her chest and stamped her feet, crying for a long time.

In the end, it was Hu Dazhou and a few of his younger relatives who took the lead in cutting down trees and gathering thatch to build a simple thatched hut.

Seeing the Hu family doing this, the Sun family also built a thatched hut.

This thatched hut was hastily built, and this time, when it rained, the roof was blown off by the storm.

As usual, whenever she encountered something unpleasant, Sister-in-law Hu would curse Ji Yunshuang for being heartless, saying that they were from the same village and yet she didn't lend them a hand, and that she would get her comeuppance sooner or later...

As a result, she was so focused on cursing Ji Yunshuang that she didn't notice the falling pillar and was knocked unconscious on the spot.

When he woke up and learned that not only had his leg broken, but he had also injured his back and might be paralyzed for the rest of his life, he fainted again.

The situation at the Sun family's place wasn't much better than at the Hu family's place. The Sun family's thatched house was also blown away by the strong wind, and not only were their belongings soaked by the rain, but their family members also suffered some injuries.

Even worse, after daybreak, although the heavy rain gradually subsided, it was mixed with snowflakes.

"What should we do? It looks like this sleet isn't going to stop anytime soon." Hu Eryong looked at his injured mother and then at the collapsed thatched hut, his face contorted with grief.

Hu Dazhou was also very frustrated.

But his father was stunned, his mother was injured and lying on the ground, and his grandparents had lost their spirits. He could only grit his teeth and persevere.

He said, "Let's think of a way to get a doctor to take a look at Mother."

Upon hearing that a doctor needed to be called, Hu Laitai clutched his money pouch at his waist and said, "Where in the family would we get the money to treat her? These debt collectors are trying to drive me crazy!"

Seeing the heavy rain and the house collapsing, instead of fleeing, she stood inside cursing Ji Shi. Wasn't that courting death?

Hu Ersao also said, "That's right. With the family in such a state, where would we get the money? If you ask me, maybe all the trouble at home is because of your words, sister-in-law."

As she spoke, she deliberately glanced at Hu Chunjiao and said, "Think about it, whose family doesn't have a hard time on the road of fleeing? But no matter what that Ji family does, it's as if they have divine help. If you ask me, I'm afraid she is the one truly protected by the gods."

My sister-in-law curses at people like this every day; I'm afraid she's angered the gods and is being punished on purpose! What if we call a doctor to examine her now, and that displeases the gods, leading to further punishment?

After Hu Ersao finished speaking, everyone in the Hu family fell silent.

Even Hu Dazhou couldn't help but wonder if this was truly a punishment sent down by the gods.

Because in his opinion, Ji Yunshuang was a really, really good person.

His mother... was sometimes too extreme and outrageous, always blaming Ji Yunshuang for all her misfortunes.

Their poor living conditions are due to their own incompetence; what does it have to do with Ji Yunshuang?

But his mother didn't understand, as if all the hardships their family had suffered were caused by Ji Yunshuang.

Brother Hu sighed and said, "If I had known, I shouldn't have called off that marriage."

"If the engagement hadn't been called off, even if we were settled in Weisha Village, we could still ask the Lu family for help if we encountered any trouble, right?"

Everyone agreed with what Brother Hu said.

Hu Quan looked at his daughter reproachfully and said, "I told you then and there not to break off the engagement so easily, but you insisted on making a scene. Now look what happened?"

Hu Chunjiao said aggrievedly, "If my older brother and sister-in-law hadn't been nagging me back then, I wouldn't have made a scene about breaking off the engagement. How can you blame me?"

She looked down at the wounds covering her hands, her heart filled with resentment and regret.

If she hadn't broken off the engagement, would she already be married into the Lu family? Even if life were tough, it would be better than it is now, wouldn't it?

Now her mother doesn't protect her anymore, and she has to do all the housework and eat poorly.

She didn't look in the mirror, but she knew that her appearance must be much worse.

If things continue like this, how will anyone ever want to marry her? How can she possibly marry a rich man?

She gritted her teeth secretly; she couldn't let her family torment her like this. She had to find a way...

The elderly couple and the second branch of the Hu family all felt that everything that happened today was the fault of the eldest couple.

Not only did she ruin herself to this terrible state, but she also brought misfortune to the entire Hu family. No one agreed to use the last of their copper coins to pay for a doctor for Sister-in-law Hu.

Hu Dazhou had no money and could only helplessly accept reality.

The snow outside was falling heavier and heavier, and Sister-in-law Hu was soon awakened by the cold, letting out bursts of sobs.

Seeing that everyone was pretending not to hear, Hu Dazhou could only sigh and say, "I'll go to the village and ask if I can hide at someone's house."

Hu Chunjiao packed up her clothes and said, "I'll go help too."

The situation was chaotic, and the Hu family didn't think much of it, letting Hu Chunjiao follow behind Hu Dazhou.

After Hu Chunjiao and Hu Dazhou left together, they did not go to the village. Instead, they turned a corner and secretly took the official road, heading towards Hongdu.