Transmigrated into a seven-year-old child, my fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens.

Besides Zhang and Liu the carpenter, the others each had a basket in front of them, filled with various items, presumably to be sold at the market.

"Good morning, Auntie!" Zhao Lian greeted Chen Shi as soon as she sat down.

"Zhaolian, you're going to the market too?" Chen asked in surprise.

“Yes, Aunt!” Zhao Lian rarely spoke to this Chen Shi, but she knew that she was a very good person.

Seeing the basket on Zhaolian's back covered with some leaves, Chen asked instinctively, "Zhaolian, are you also taking things to the market to sell?"

"Yes, Aunt, I picked some mushrooms on the mountain yesterday." Zhao Lian answered Chen's question truthfully.

It's the perfect time for mushroom picking right now, so it's normal for many people to go up the mountain to pick mushrooms and then buy them at the market.

"Alright, then I'll have company. I've also taken some mushrooms to sell." Madam Chen nodded and smiled. Poor Zhaolian, such a well-behaved child, yet the He family beat her to death.

This carriage can only seat six people, and there is currently one empty seat. Many people are reluctant to spend the money and would rather walk.

It's only about thirteen or fourteen miles from Datian Village to the county seat; if you walk fast, it won't take more than an hour.

Zhaolian had never ridden in Old Li's oxcart before when she went to the county town; she had to walk. Today, she happened to be there early, so she took the oxcart.

If he can wait until the restaurant is full, Old Li will wait until it's full; if it's not full, he'll leave when the time comes.

Old Li thought it was still early, so he decided to wait a little longer.

"Yang, do you want to take an oxcart? It's not expensive!" Zhao Lian was thinking when she heard Old Li greeting someone and subconsciously looked over.

This was none other than Old Yang, who was also carrying a basket on her back.

Seeing her so early in the morning ruined her good mood, Zhao Lian quickly looked away; she hated the old woman.

Unexpectedly, the old woman had sharp eyes and spotted Zhao Lian at a glance, immediately putting on a stern face.

"Humph!"

What bad luck! Seeing this jinx first thing in the morning. Yesterday I sent my third son up the mountain to find some local produce, thinking I'd sell it at the market today.

Unexpectedly, when they returned, there weren't many mountain goods left. Everyone was injured, and they ran home, pale with fright.

He Zhu didn't bring back his basket either, and kept complaining of back pain. The eldest and third brothers also fell badly, with several scrapes on their faces, and they were limping when they walked.

Judging from their terrified expressions, they looked like they were really scared. When they got home, they were still trembling and couldn't even speak properly.

Old Mrs. Yang was terrified. When she asked, she learned that they had been frightened by the jinx, who had caught a cobra, scaring them out of their wits.

My family didn't believe it, saying it was impossible! How could that brat have caught a cobra? They all said they were crazy.

It even infuriated the old man, who thought they were all being lazy and not doing any work, and he pushed the blame onto Zhaolian.

But that wasn't the end of it. In the middle of last night, all of the sons started to develop fevers.

He was burning up and talking nonsense, constantly shouting that there were snakes, snakes. He didn't stop all night and kept making a fuss.

Finally, having no other choice, they called Dr. Liang over. The fever subsided after taking the medicine, but unexpectedly, it returned at dawn.

The family originally had only 700 coins, but last time they gave He Run more than 520 coins for tuition, leaving them with only a little over 100 coins.

Last night, I spent several tens of coins on medicine, and now we're really broke. My sons all had fevers this morning, and we can't afford to hire Dr. Liang. We can only boil the leftover medicine dregs from last night.

Now even the family members started to suspect that Zhao Lian had used some kind of trick.

But if word got out that three grown men were so frightened by a little child, people would laugh themselves to death.

So the old couple discussed it and decided to expedite the sale of Zhaodi. Therefore, early in the morning, Old Yang rushed to the county town to find a broker.

I didn't expect to see Zhao Lian so early in the morning, how could I let her get angry!

"You jinx, you jinx! It's all your fault that you've turned our family upside down!" Old Madam Yang cursed, pointing at Zhao Lian.

"Old Li, how could I dare sit in your car if there's a jinx sitting there? Seeing her so early in the morning is really bad luck!" Old Yang gritted her teeth and looked at Zhao Lian with eyes that seemed to want to devour her alive.

When everyone saw her sinister and vicious eyes, they couldn't help but shudder. They felt even more sorry for Zhao Lian, thinking that it was no wonder she had severed ties with her family.

Zhao Lian ignored her and said to Chen Shi, "Hey, Aunt, did you hear that? It sounds like a mad dog is barking wildly. It's so early in the morning, I don't know who let the mad dog out."

Early in the morning, Zhao Lian didn't want to make things too awkward with this old Yang Shi and affect her mood. Besides, with so many people watching, she had to consider her image.

Everyone on the bus knew that Zhao Lian was referring to Old Yang, and they were secretly laughing to themselves, but dared not laugh out loud.

To everyone's surprise, Lian was quite bold. Not only was she not intimidated by Old Madam Yang, but she also secretly mocked her.

At the same time, everyone was secretly worried for her, fearing that Old Madam Yang might get angry and come over to beat her.

"You brat, what did you say? Say something more!" Old Madam Yang roared, her eyes wide open.

Old Li was displeased: "Old Yang, sit or don't sit, it's up to you. Besides, Zhaolian is your own granddaughter, how can you say she's a jinx?"

Everyone in the village knew that Old Yang was a thorn in their side when she brought Zhao Lian to life. From the moment she was born, they called her a jinx and wished they could strangle her.

Seeing Old Li speak up for Zhao Lian, Old Yang's anger flared even more: "Old Li, I don't have a granddaughter like that. You still don't believe me? Don't blame me for not reminding you, whoever gets involved with this jinx is doomed."

"Are you going to take the bus or not? It's getting late. If you're not going to take the bus, then hurry up and leave!" Old Li said coldly, not wanting to say anything more to her. Talking to this kind of person would only drive you crazy sooner or later.

"Old Li, drive the oxcart carefully, be careful not to overturn it." Old Yang couldn't swallow her anger and glared fiercely at Old Li. Who told him to speak up for that brat?

"Hmph! You brat, look at what you're capable of! You wanted those two girls, didn't you? I'll sell them all, I won't give them to you." Old Madam Yang thought bitterly as she walked, quickening her pace.

Thinking that she could exchange Zhao Di for silver, her mood improved again.

Seeing that people kept passing by and no one was getting on the oxcart anymore, the man next to him shouted to Old Li, "Old Li, what's going on? It's getting late, we should get going!"

"Don't rush, wait a little longer," Old Li said calmly. It wasn't time to leave yet, and he knew what was going on.

After waiting for a while and seeing that no one else was getting on the cart, Old Li had no choice but to start the oxcart and whip the ox's rump.

"Hey, Old Li, wait a minute!"

A sharp sound came from afar, and Old Li's body trembled. He quickly stopped the oxcart.