Transmigrated as a Peasant Girl with Prophetic Dreams: Using My Space to Become the Richest Person - Chapter 18

Chapter 18: The Storm Arrives

Yang Xue liked children who were cute, and she especially liked sensible, obedient children who could listen to reason.

Patting Yang Tian’s head, Yang Xue gave a playful wink: “That’s right, you mustn’t talk about it. This is our family secret, okay?”

Yang Tian nodded vigorously: “Mhm, our family secret.”

Yang Yu was also quick to state her stance: “I won’t say a word either.”

Yang Xue patted Yang Yu’s head as well: “Mhm, so well-behaved.”

Yang Yu giggled, then looked at Yang Shuang, wanting to talk to her. She saw Yang Shuang staring blankly at the cave entrance and asked curiously, “Big Sister, what are you looking at?”

Hearing this, Yang Xue and Yang Tian also turned their heads to look at Yang Shuang.

Yang Shuang didn’t answer Yang Yu immediately, but kept her eyes fixed on the entrance. Just as they all thought she didn’t want to talk, she suddenly spoke up: “Do you think… Grandpa and Grandma will be washed away?”

Hearing this, Yang Yu thought Yang Shuang was worrying about the old Yang family and immediately became displeased. Her little mouth pouted, and she turned her head away: “Hmph! It would be better if they were washed away by the flood! They don’t even treat us like family, why should we care about them?”

Yang Tian also turned his head: “I’m not worried about them either. It’s better if the flood takes them.”

Seeing the reactions of the two little ones, Yang Shuang found it somewhat amusing. She reached out and rubbed their heads: “How come I never noticed you two had such tempers before?”

Seeing their eldest sister actually smile, Yang Yu and Yang Tian’s mouths dropped open in surprise. They said in unison: “Big Sister, you smiled!”

They couldn’t remember the last time they had seen their sister smile. No—it was more accurate to say that since they had memories, they had never seen her smile. They had thought she didn’t know how; they didn’t realize she was capable of it.

Yang Shuang’s smile faded, and she explained: “I wasn’t worrying about them just now. I was wondering if they would follow us up the mountain in a bit.”

At this, Yang Yu and Yang Tian’s faces immediately darkened. They also began to worry that the old Yang family might follow them up here.

Yang Xue felt that it wasn’t impossible, but… Heh. If an “accident” happened on the mountain, it would be considered quite normal, wouldn’t it?

As it turned out, their worries were unnecessary.

…

Bird Village was currently a scene of bustling activity.

The group that had gone down to call the villagers was led by the village chief’s two sons, Lin Zhijie and Lin Zhiyong.

The moment they arrived, Lin Zhijie rushed home to grab a copper gong and began running through the village to spread the news. The others shouted as they went.

“A torrential rain is coming! The flood is coming! Everyone, hurry up the mountain to seek shelter!”

“A rainstorm is coming! The flood is coming! To the mountain! Get to the mountain now!”

Their shouting woke the entire village. Some people had already been planning to move up, but because they hadn’t finished moving their things today, they had come back for one last night of sleep to continue tomorrow. They hadn’t expected the flood to arrive this very night.

“The flood is coming? Then we have to get up there fast!”

Lin Zhijie cautioned each person: “Don’t take too many things, or it’ll be bad if the rain hits mid-way. Take light items so we can move faster!”

“Yes, yes, we understand.”

Those willing to go were naturally cooperative. But those who thought the coming flood was nonsense and had been woken up in the middle of the night were naturally very unhappy. After a long day of tiring labor, they wanted to rest so they could work again tomorrow.

“What’s all the noise? Can’t you let people sleep? Lin Zhijie, Lin Zhiyong, your father has gone senile believing Yang the Third’s nonsense, and you two have gone senile with him! To believe that brat’s gibberish… I think you two have pig brains!”

Lin Zhijie and Lin Zhiyong didn’t waste time arguing. Their father had told them: notify everyone, but don’t bother trying to persuade those who refuse. Once the warning was delivered, they were to head back up immediately.

But while they didn’t want to argue, those staying behind wouldn’t stop cursing.

“Rainstorm? Where’s the rainstorm? I think you’ve all gone mad!”

“Heh, if you want to make a fuss, go ahead. Waking us up in the middle of the night—do you want a beating?”

“A bunch of fools. Aren’t you going up the mountain? Get lost, then! Get lost!”

An elderly villager, hearing this, couldn’t help but advise: “You all should leave too. The wind has picked up; rain is definitely coming.”

“Rain is just rain! Haven’t you ever seen rain before? You’re all scared out of your wits over nothing.”

Seeing they couldn’t be moved, the old man shook his head and left.

As many people began their trek up the mountain, Wang Dani stood at her door and “spat” at those passing by.

“Every one of them… I don’t know how their brains are wired, actually believing what that jinx Yang the Third says.”

Zhao Zhaodi stood beside Wang Dani and spat along with her: “Exactly! Just wait until they have to come back down the mountain with their tails between their legs. I’ll laugh myself to death.”

Sun Qiuping, however, frowned. She didn’t believe in the rainstorm or the flood either, but seeing so many people leave made her feel an inevitable sense of panic. But panic or not, she wasn’t the one in charge of the household.

“Mother, I think I felt a raindrop,” said Sun Qiuping’s eldest daughter, Yang Shui.

Sun Qiuping checked but didn’t feel any moisture: “No, you’re just scared.”

Yang Shui shook her head: “Maybe I felt wrong. But Mother, the wind really seems to be picking up.”

Sun Qiuping also felt the wind getting stronger. Her heart racing, she hurriedly pulled her children back into the house.

Once Lin Zhijie and the others saw that everyone who wanted to leave had gone, they quickly followed. Just as they reached the foot of the mountain, a sudden gale erupted.

Lin Zhijie was startled and yelled: “Run!”

They were at the foot of the slope, so when the gale hit, they felt it most intensely. But the people back in the village didn’t feel as much—at most, they felt a breeze. Lying in their beds, the wind felt cool and pleasant, helping them fall asleep faster.

Just as Lin Zhijie’s group reached the higher ground, a sudden, heavy downpour unleashed.

“The rain came so fast, and it’s so heavy! It looks like a flood really is coming.” A villager stood at the cave entrance, looking out at the pitch-black darkness, his eyes full of worry.

“Thank goodness we believed the chief, otherwise we might not have escaped this disaster,” someone said with relief.

“I wonder what happened to those who insisted on staying in the village,” someone sighed.

“You don’t know—this rain is actually considered ‘slow.’ It at least gave us time to prepare. It’s a blessing from the heavens,” an old man spoke up. “I experienced a flood when I was a child. You wouldn’t believe it—the moment the wind blew, the rain fell, and it was as heavy as this immediately. People didn’t have time to react at all.”

“I remember it clearly to this day.”

Outside, the rain was indeed massive. The sound of it hitting leaves and the ground was sharp and clear. The wind grew even stronger, howling like a wild beast, making everyone’s hearts tremble with fear.