Becoming the Villain's Discarded Wife
Chapter 178: Person in the Dream

Chapter 178: Chapter 178: Person in the Dream

Everyone in the village had gone to the back mountain to help, not descending until darkness fell, with their children in tow.

The kids who’d gone up the back mountain all came back with injuries, save for Zhuzi. The worst off among them had even broken a leg.

Upon hearing Zhuzi’s story, the two brothers who had been sulking about missing the opportunity to make some pocket money this year were stunned.

With a conflicted look on his face, Zhuzi turned to the plump girl and asked after some hesitation, "Pancake, when you stopped us from going to the back mountain yesterday, did you already know that the slope there was about to collapse?"

Pancake, who was happily munching on wild hawthorns from Zhuzi, paused before nodding and saying, "Yes, I dreamed that large rocks were falling on the mountain."

Upon hearing their conversation, Ercheng immediately glanced at his elder brother. His younger sister had come home crying and her eyes were swollen. Could it be because Pancake had stopped them from going up the back mountain and she was bullied for that?

"Did you really dream it?"

Zhuzi had a complex expression on his face. He had been careful all day because of what Pancake said yesterday. As a result, a disaster indeed occurred. If anything, Pancake had saved his life...

The story of Pancake trying to block their path the day before the incident quickly spread among the children, which led to some strange looks from the villagers towards her.

Every time they met her, they would tease her and ask her if she’d had any dreams recently.

Whenever asked, Pancake would think carefully before shaking her head and saying no.

As more time passed, the villagers assumed it was just a coincidence and forgot all about it.

Not until the following summer, when the village had a great winter wheat harvest. Each household’s wheat grew incredibly well, and after collection, it was laid out to dry on the dam at the village entrance.

One noon, Pancake suddenly fell asleep in the middle of her meal, much to the amusement of Lin’s mother.

Despite being nearly six years old, she could still fall asleep while eating. If this habit continued after she got married, her in-laws would surely mock her for it.

Just as she was about to tug at her daughter’s plait, Pancake suddenly raised her head and declared that there was going to be a torrential downpour.

Lin’s mother and father looked outside, but there wasn’t a cloud to be seen, and not a breath of wind either.

"Pancake, there isn’t a cloud in the sky. How can it rain?"

"We must gather the wheat soon! Otherwise, it’ll all be washed away by heavy rain!"

The sternness in the little girl’s voice startled her parents. Considering also the persuasion from their sons, they hurriedly left for the dam to gather the wheat.

People going to the dam with bowls of food noticed the couple collecting the wheat and found it odd.

With the sun shining brightly in the sky, they were perplexed. With such good weather, why wouldn’t they leave the wheat out to dry for a while longer? Why collect it now?

"Shougui, what are you doing? The weather’s so good today, shouldn’t we leave the wheat out for a while? Why are you collecting it?"

"My daughter dreamed that there’s going to be a heavy rain today. She instructed us to gather the wheat, or it’ll all wash away."

Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Lin Shougui couldn’t forget to remind, "Daniu, you better gather your wheat too. If it really rains, it’s gonna be trouble."

"It couldn’t be, could it? Today’s weather is so clear." Daniu paused in his meal, looked up at the sky, and shrugged.

When others heard that it was Shougui’s daughter’s dream, those whose children were injured last year remembered.

What if?

What if Shougui’s daughter really had such a ability?

If a heavy rain really hit, wiping out the sizably successful wheat crop this year, it would mean a half year’s work had gone to waste.

Even if it did not rain, it just meant they had to take an extra trip. They could still store the wheat in their courtyard if the dam couldn’t hold it all.

Once they thought it through, quite a few villagers also went to gather their wheat. Before long, everyone in the village had their eyes on Shougui’s household.

Even many curious young women and wives were led by their mothers-in-law and mothers to the Lin’s courtyard to chat and gossip while wondering if it was going to rain.

"Pancake, how do you know it’s going to rain?"

An elderly woman asked Pancake.

"I dreamed it."

The little girl was gnawing on a big pancake, only looking up to reply when she heard someone speaking to her.

Watching her continue munching on the pancake in her hand, the older woman gave an incredulous smile and simply couldn’t believe what she was hearing.

How could a chubby little girl not yet six years old be so extraordinary?

"Who knows, have you all forgotten what happened last year?" The one who spoke was Zhuzi’s mother who found herself liking the chubby girl more due to last year’s incident.

The round and plump child had saved her son’s life, what else could this be if not fate?

It must be a match made in heaven!

Didn’t everyone in town say that a life-saving favor must be repaid with oneself?

She felt that the chubby girl was a good one.

"What the girl just said, could it...?"

The older woman hadn’t finished her sentence when she felt a drop of rain on her forehead.

Before she could wipe away the water droplet, the weather suddenly changed. What had been a clear sky just a moment ago was now completely overcast.

At first, the rain simply pattered down, causing the group of maidens and young wives to quickly shelter under the eaves, but soon enough, it was pouring down in torrents.

The women who had been bringing in the wheat marveled at the rapidly forming puddles on the ground.

"This little fat lass is really something!"

"Oh my, my wheat!"

The woman who hadn’t believed earlier, slapped her thigh in sudden realization. Remembering the wheat she had left on the field, she hastily shoved her needlework basket into the arms of Lin’s mother before rushing out of the Lin’s courtyard.

As she ran, she shouted, "Sister, I’m leaving my basket with you, I’ll come pick it up later!"

Following her actions, those who hadn’t properly stored their wheat also hurriedly shoved their belongings into Lin mother’s arms before rushing out.

Seeing the tall pile of items in her arms, Lin’s mother couldn’t help but laugh.

The downpour lasted the entire day, with the little girl squatting under the eaves and watching the small water channels the rainwater had formed in the courtyard.

Lin Shougui breathed a sigh of relief, only telling the villagers that a Daoist had calculated a fortune for his daughter and suggested changing her name to Nanzhi.

Nobody knew if it was due to the name change, but the chubby girl had a major growth spurt when she turned six.

She transformed from a chubby little girl into a slender and beautiful lass.

Even her height shot up considerably that year.

As the young lass grew taller, Zhuzi no longer felt comfortable coming over to play with Lin Yicheng and Lin Ercheng every day.

It wasn’t until Nanzhi turned ten that the young lass suddenly started having the same dream frequently. In her dream, she heard a melodious voice softly whispering her name.

...

After a year in Yan City, Shen Wenchen handed over his documents to Song Lian, requesting to stay in Yan City.

He met Su Tao, who just like in his previous life, became an extraordinary woman in the eyes of everyone.

All the rich young masters in Yan City were obsessed with her.

Su Tao was very interested in him and always wanted to know more about him.

Nannan had said not to talk to her.

He remembered that.

The twenty-four-year-old Shen Wenchen often sat alone on the city wall.

Caressing the wooden hairpin in his hand, he gazed in the direction he had come from.

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