Fleeing Disaster? No Way! I Won't Suffer One Bit

For generations, no girl had ever been born into the Ying family. No one knew why, but they were also exceptionally unlucky: whatever they planted withered, and whatever they raised died. Even their third uncle, who was studying for the imperial examinations, was plagued by bad luck. Something went wrong on the road to every exam, and he did not even pass the entry-level examination until he was over twenty. But after the Ying family found a baby girl, one good thing after another came their way.

"What? The Ying family has gone into business, and they're making a fortune?"

"How can that be? They're the unluckiest family around."

"What? The Ying family is building a big house with brick walls and tiled roofs, with three courtyards?"

"Impossible. They must have borrowed that money, just to save face."

In the end, the Ying family all moved to the capital. Only then did these people truly believe that the Yings were no longer the family they used to be, and that they were far beyond their reach.