During my escape from famine, I survived by eavesdropping on the whispers of food.

Qin Shuangshuang was busy in the kitchen, completely oblivious to what the people outside were thinking.

Just then, I saw those people in the courtyard arguing amongst themselves.

The eldest son hid nearby behind a large rock, peering inside.

Seeing the people inside talking amongst themselves, she listened carefully.

"What if Qin Shuangshuang really cooks that thing today? That thing is cursed, and anyone who eats it will be cursed."

"How are we supposed to feel about her doing something like this? But Qin Shuangshuang has always done things for our own good. What are we going to do?"

"Is there anyone who can talk some advice to her?"

At this point, Mrs. Zhou shook her head and said, "I really can't refute my daughter's thoughts. Everyone knows that she's practically the head of the household now, so she's always been the one in charge."

So, as her mother, I couldn't really get a word in edgewise, but I trust my daughter's decision; she did it for everyone's good.

At this moment, an older woman stepped forward and tapped her cane, saying to her, "Mrs. Zhou, you can't say that. That daughter is your daughter, that's true, but she holds our lives in her hands now."

What if she breaks the curse and everyone, including these children, gets cursed? It doesn't matter to us old fogies, but these children are innocent. We can't let them be afflicted by that curse; it's so unfair to them, they were just born!

Seeing everyone discussing this, Uncle Li angrily rebuked them, saying, "For so long, everyone has been eating and drinking with Shuangshuang. Shouldn't we listen to her this time?"

In short, let's all wait for her a little longer; I believe she won't let us down.

Several of the burly men also said, "Yes, yes, Shuangshuang has always thought of everyone. We can't negate all her contributions because of this incident today."

"Wouldn't it be better if we waited and saw what she did before making a decision?"

Upon hearing this, the people around stopped criticizing Qin Shuangshuang.

However, the person outside the door clenched their fists tightly, their expression one of excitement. The eldest son was beaming with pride. "I never thought Qin Shuangshuang would have this day. You actually broke everyone's curse. If I spread this news, it looks like he'll be banished from the city this time. That's fine, so he won't make me lose face last time. This time, he should really lose face properly." The eldest son then left.

As Da Fang walked down the street, he noticed that there were many displaced people gathered together waiting for the county government to serve food. Just then, he saw a large crowd gathered at the entrance of the county government, so he deliberately walked up and shouted a few times.

"I never would have guessed, I never would have guessed that some people's great benefactors are actually such ugly people behind the scenes, actually thinking of feeding everyone that cursed stuff. They are truly depraved and heartless. Luckily, I didn't eat it."

Upon hearing this, those people swarmed around him and spoke to him.

"What do you mean? Is the person you just mentioned Qin Shuangshuang? She's been so good to us, feeding us the best food and drinks. How did she become the bad person you're talking about?"

At this moment, the eldest son pretended to be very surprised and said, "We didn't know, did we? No wonder you dared to gather here; you knew nothing at all. You have no idea!"

She's currently rummaging around in her house, trying to feed you the cursed konjac flower she's given you. It'll be quite a show when you eat it, go mad, and die.

Someone chimed in, "I heard that an elderly person in my family ate konjac and went insane. They were never found again. You can imagine what happens to someone who goes crazy and acts like that."

At this point, other refugees chimed in, "You mean she's going to give us that konjac to eat, and that it's inedible?"

"In my hometown, there's a saying that no one should eat konjac. If you do, you'll immediately shut up and be unable to speak. We absolutely must not be given that thing to eat. What's going on?"

"Why would they suddenly give us those things to eat? Is it because they really have nothing else to eat? But Lord Lin doesn't do things like that. He didn't tell us that. He said he would give us something to eat. Why would he give us those cursed things to eat!"

"That konjac is cursed from the start, we absolutely can't eat it! Everyone, it looks like we won't be waiting for our meal today, let's hurry up and go, be careful not to get contaminated by that cursed thing, what should we do, what should we do?!"

At this moment, the eldest son was still fanning the flames, saying, "Yes, yes, this young man is absolutely right. If you get involved with that kind of thing, it will make you wish you were dead. It's something that can kill you. You must never try to live with Qin Shuangshuang again."

She didn't have a good reputation in our village to begin with, just like her mother—neither of them were good people. So, everyone should just let bygones be bygones.

Those around them heard what the eldest son said, and their conversations were all about Qin Shuangshuang's bad points.

At this point, everyone dispersed, grumbling and cursing. The eldest son, seeing that this was exactly the result he wanted, smiled smugly and muttered to himself, "Qin Shuangshuang, I never thought you would end up like this. This time, I'll see how you become the target of everyone's criticism."

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Now, Qin Shuangshuang had turned the entire demonic energy she carried in her small basket into a paste-like substance and placed it on a white cloth. She then wiped her sweat from her brow.

At this moment, she glanced at the pair of gloves next to her and couldn't help but boast, "Luckily, the craftsmen nearby made a pair of gloves for me, otherwise my hands would have been incredibly itchy in a while."

Just then, there was a crackling sound outside the door. Qin Shuangshuang opened the door and saw Qin Hao walking towards her.

Qin Hao hurriedly came over and said to Qin Shuangshuang, "Since all our people have gone to the gate and sealed it off, you absolutely must not go out now."

Qin Shuangshuang asked curiously, "What happened? Why can't we go out for no reason?"

Qin Hao shook his head and said to her, "You absolutely cannot go out. Those people are after you. They said you were cultivating some kind of medicine or pills here, but I don't understand what they're saying."

Qin Shuangshuang thought for a moment and figured that someone must have spread the news that she was making konjac flour in her house, and now they all thought that she was undermining their interests.

Qin Shuangshuang couldn't help but laugh. She never imagined that after saving so many people, she would have to endure all that pointless gossip.

Then, Qin Shuangshuang squatted down and said to Qin Hao, "Let's go out and see who's the fool who's trying to cause trouble."