The heavy snow didn't stop until noon the next day, by which time the snow had already reached chest height.

Many houses have been hidden.

“Village head, this is the result of my calculations. An unlucky person came from our village, which caused the disaster. Only by finding this person and burning him to death can we appease the wrath of heaven.”

"Grandma Han, that's all superstition. It doesn't count."

The village head didn't want to pay attention to her argument; how could a natural disaster be related to people?

"Village head, you must stand up for us! My house was gnawed by wolves last night."

Cao Jinfang was carried in by her two sons, and she started wailing as soon as she entered the gate.

"Your house was attacked by wolves, do you expect me to confront the wolves?"

Because of the two previous incidents, the village head had a lot of opinions about the actions of the second branch of the Han family, so he didn't like this family very much.

"Village head, you don't know, this wolf must have been summoned by Han Yu'an's evil wife. She's even raising a wolf cub now."

The village head was angry. He glanced at her and then at Granny Han, and said coldly, "You all know how to frame young girls with all sorts of nonsense. I think you're just envious of other people's good lives. Instead of working hard and making progress, you do all this useless stuff. I can't control what you do."

As he was speaking, the village head was about to ask the guests to leave. He hadn't had lunch yet, and his lunch was stewed fish, which his grandson had been clamoring for.

I don't know what happened, but the fish I talked about last night appeared at the door this morning. It's quite big, weighing about three pounds. It's enough for the whole family to have two meals.

“Village head, you can’t think this is superstition. This is God’s will. We can’t disobey, or we’ll be punished by God.”

“That’s right. If an unlucky person has appeared in this village, we have to deal with it. Otherwise, our village will suffer. Think about it, we haven’t seen such heavy snow in so many years. How come we have this snow this year? And think about which family in our village has had a new baby. That’s where the evil spirit comes from.”

The village head hesitated for a moment, but still did not respond to them.

This greatly worried the two of them. Just as they were about to say something more, the village head's grandson suddenly ran out, holding a piece of plain silk in his hand.

There were words on the slides, but none of the women recognized what they were saying.

The village head had only read two books and could barely write his own name; he didn't even recognize all the characters.

"Village head, my son Han An can read. Shall I go and fetch him here?"

Zhao Guifang quickly suggested calling Han An, but the village head refused.

“Your home is a bit far, and besides, he’s not the only literate person in this village. Go and call Scholar Lin over.”

The village head's son, Han Tianbao, quickly went out the door, leaving only Zhao Guifang standing awkwardly at the entrance.

She knew that this was the place that looked down on her Han An, but this time she was determined to give the village head a good thrashing, and Cui Yulu would surely be ruined this time.

The Lin family's house was only three households away from the Li family's house, and Han Tianbao quickly summoned Li Xiucai over.

"Village head, what do you want with me?"

When Lin Xiucai saw the two women in the house, he knew in his heart that this matter must be related to the eldest branch of the Han family.

"Take a look at this. What does it say? We don't recognize these words."

Lin Xiucai took the silk handkerchief and carefully examined the words on it. They were written in small seal script: "There must be a reason for the calamity that comes from heaven. If this woman is not eliminated, heaven's wrath will not be appeased."

As soon as he read it aloud, everyone's expression changed several times. Lin Xiucai knew that his words were definitely meaningful. Granny Han and Cao Jinfang exchanged glances. This was simply a stroke of luck for them.

“Village head, do you still think I’m being superstitious? This is the will of Heaven. Heaven has already clearly shown you the will of Heaven. If you still insist on being deluded, then that’s just not right.”

"Yes, village head, this woman must be eliminated, or our village will surely be punished by heaven."

Granny Han and Cao Jinfang sang in unison, working together from both sides, making the village head's head ache.

"Alright, I know what you're up to. You just don't like that girl and want to use this as an excuse to mess with her. I'm telling you, I don't believe in any of this superstitious stuff."

Just then, someone outside suddenly shouted.

"Oh no! An avalanche has occurred! The mountain god is furious and will punish us!"

"Something terrible has happened! Someone come quickly to save people! The mountain god is angry, and an avalanche has occurred!"

The village head ignored the two women making a scene inside the house and quickly went out to check the situation, supported by his son.

A smug smile appeared on Zhao Guifang's lips. Man-made things don't count, but this strange phenomenon from the sky should still attract attention.

Now even God is helping her. Soon Cui Yulu will be punished. Just thinking about it makes me happy.

“Look, the village head still doesn’t believe us. That girl is definitely a jinx. Now even the mountain god is furious. Let’s see how the village head handles it.”

Linshui Village is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and most of the farmhouses are built on the mountainside. Therefore, if an avalanche occurs, the villagers at the foot of the mountain are the first to suffer.

The snow is now as high as an adult man's chest, making it difficult for the elderly, weak, sick, and disabled to escape. In addition, the avalanche is extremely fast, and in an instant, all the houses at the foot of the mountain were buried underneath.

"Quickly, quickly organize the villagers to escape, and notify the villagers as soon as possible."

The village headman told his son, Han Tianbao, to quickly inform the villagers, and Lin Xiucai also hurriedly went with him. In no time, the shouts of adults and children throughout the village could be heard.

The Han family also heard the commotion and rushed out to check the situation. What they saw was alarming; no wonder they had felt so oppressed, it turned out that disaster had truly struck.

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