The eldest daughter of a peasant family: They are all my sisters’ passers-by

Several women followed suit, and a woman carrying a small basket took out a handful of melon seeds from the basket and gave some to everyone.

The aunt who started the conversation suddenly changed her demeanor as soon as she picked up the melon seeds. Her face was full of "No one else knows, only I know". She leaned forward slightly, and others couldn't help but lean their heads closer.

Lan Wangshu found it interesting and became curious, so he moved forward.

"Your father Qingshan is also a good young man. He brought a lot of money back from outside and built a big blue brick and tile house for the old Lan family. The whole village envied him."

"Yes, yes, Shu girl is not bad either, she looks like your father and has a promising future."

Lan Wangshu faced the compliments but smiled without saying anything.

"When your father brought you and kid Chen back, you looked like a little dumpling, very pretty. You couldn't adapt to the village. After all, the old man's family didn't have anyone to take care of things, so he found a stepmother for you. But he didn't expect that this person would die suddenly, leaving behind a pair of twins. The children had no milk and cried every day. Your grandmother didn't care, so Qingshan had to go up the mountain to see if he could catch some livestock that could produce milk to feed the children."

"That's true. He even asked me about it. There are sheep on the mountain, but it's deep in the mountain. I heard there are tigers there and no one dares to go in. Who would have thought that this young man would really go there."

The old lady had her silver hair wrapped in sackcloth, her face full of guilt. She stretched out her rough hand and pulled Lan Wangshu's hand.

"Shu girl..."

"Don't blame you. This is Dad's decision. How could he not know the danger?"

All I can say is that at this moment, Lan Qingshan is tall and a qualified father in Lan Wangshu's mind. Perhaps he did not expect such a thing to happen, so he left and never returned, leaving his children to live a difficult life for so many years.

"I'm glad you don't blame me. I've been feeling guilty for so many years, so I can only visit you occasionally. I didn't expect that old Mrs. Lan is such a jerk."

"Hey, hey, hey, listen to me."

The aunt in the floral jacket stuffed a melon seed into her mouth, looked a little dissatisfied, and spat out the melon seed shell with a "Puh" sound.

"When my husband was coming down the mountain, he saw Qingshan. There was a sheep tied to a tree next to him. Qingshan was leaning against the tree with blood all over his body. Your uncle quickly went down the mountain to look for Mrs. Lan. But your grandmother brought the sheep down and said she didn't see your father. Your uncle came back in the evening and went up to look for him in the heavy snow. There was no trace of him at the original place. The snow was so heavy that he came down only when he saw that there was no one there."

"Yes, your father just passed away. Your grandmother didn't react at all. But your grandfather was in poor health to begin with. He lay down and never stood up."

"Old Mrs. Lan was a good grandmother for a few months, feeding the twins with goat milk. But in the spring of the following year, for some reason, she seemed to be possessed by evil spirits and wanted to divide the family and drive you all out."

Lan Wangshu's mind was in a mess. Logically speaking, a place that allowed Lan Xu to come and go freely should be safe enough. What about his father? Why didn't he go home when he left? Why couldn't he move? Where did his body go? Was it taken away by a wild beast?

Impossible, she quickly rejected this idea. The sheep was there, it was impossible for it to be safe and sound, so the problem still lay with Lan Qingshan himself. Perhaps the answer still had to be found from Lan Xu.

"Miss Lan, we're at the entrance of the village."

Lan Wangshu was brought back to her senses by the driver's voice outside. She didn't expect that she had been struggling with this for so long.

When I got out of the carriage, the driver considerately placed a small stool.

"Thank you."

"Miss Lan, you're welcome."

"Just send it here, and go back to report to your master."

The weather is cold and there is not much work to do in the fields, so men, women, young and old all like to gather in the large open space at the entrance of the village.

"Shu girl, you're back from town."

"Yes, is the village chief at home now?"

"He should be with Zhao Boping. He has been underground these days."

"okay."

Lan Wangshu did not go to Zhao Boping. She knew nothing about planting and was only good at theory talk. In the end, she could only give suggestions and could not help in any substantial way. So she decided to wait at the village chief's house.

"Knock knock."

"Girl, you're back. Come inside. It's cold outside."

When Gao saw her come back, her face was full of smiles. She closed the door and took her into the house. The woman's palms were warm, which made Lan Wangshu feel warm as well.

"I hope your nonsense didn't cause any trouble to my sister-in-law."

"Why are you causing trouble? He's so well behaved. If I had a son like him, I would wake up laughing."

Gao stopped talking here, and there was a flash of loneliness in her eyes. Lan Wangshu pretended not to see it and laughed it off.

"With my sister-in-law pampering me, I must have had a great time these past two days. My sister-in-law didn't even want to tell me if I was naughty."

"How can I?"

When Gao heard her say this, she knew she was joking and she also joined in shouting that she was innocent, saying that it was obvious that these two children were both lovable.