An Yan struggled to wake up, pressed her abdomen, and felt extremely hungry and had unbearable stomach pain.

Looking around, she was deep in the mountains, with a backpack beside her containing some wild vegetables and non-toxic mushrooms. The original owner must have fainted from hunger while searching for food in the mountains.

"Tuanzi, buy some food."

Tuanzi hesitated and said, "Mother, we used it up so thoroughly last century that there's nothing left. We don't have any food stored in our space."

"..." An Yan couldn't help but sigh. Just as carefree as she'd said "spend it all" back then, now it felt so awkward. This world had almost starved to death at the start. Could it be that she'd died before even achieving her goal?

Tuanzi said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have clicked on the random world selection. I didn't expect the game to start like this."

"Don't blame yourself, silly child. You won't starve to death. Isn't that all food?" An Yan consoled him with a smile. "We learn from our mistakes. Next time, save more food!"

"Hmm!" Tuanzi's mood improved, and he didn't really let An Yan eat the raw mushrooms. "There's ginseng nearby, mother, let's go dig some and eat it!"

With Tuanzi's guidance, An Yan successfully dug up a ginseng that was several decades old, washed it by the stream, and chewed it on the spot.

The effect of ginseng is useful for the original owner's body, but for An Yan, the effect is not so obvious. However, she doesn't care and just tries to hold on for now.

After recovering a little, An Yan went to the stream to see what she looked like in this life, but she was shocked.

Hey! Who is this dark, skinny little thing? Is it me? She suddenly felt a little dizzy. Even if she wasn't as stunning as in her previous life, she must at least be a pretty little beauty!

"Well, mother, the original owner's appearance wasn't bad at all. It's just that she was constantly abused, worked hard every day, and was exposed to the wind and sun, which is why she looks like this now. If you take good care of her, she will get better!"

An Yan sighed silently. Fine, she wouldn't look in the mirror until she recovered. "Accept the background and mission!"

Tuanzi responded and continued, "This time it's an ancient world."

The original owner didn't have a proper name, and everyone in her family just called her Wang Erya.

The eldest of the Wang family is Old Lady Wang, a bitter old lady who favors sons over daughters and is partial to her youngest son. She is most proud of having given birth to three sons for the Wang family, and therefore has the most say in the Wang family. Even when Grandpa Wang was alive, he listened to her.

The original owner's father, the eldest son, Wang Dafu, traveled extensively with his wife and youngest son on business trips, never returning home. He only sent money to Old Lady Wang annually through someone else. Old Lady Wang had forced the original owner to stay as a "hostage," fearing they would never send money back.

The second son Wang Dagui and his family originally wanted to follow the example of his eldest brother and his family and go out to earn money, but Grandma Wang would not let them. There was no other way. Someone had to take care of the family's land to earn money to support the third son's studies, and someone also had to do the housework.

The second daughter-in-law only gave birth to two daughters, and Old Lady Wang was always dissatisfied with her and kept harassing her. In front of Old Lady Wang, she was submissive, but when she was not around, she would be sneaky and order the original owner to do the work.

The third son, Wang Yucheng, was a scholar who had passed the examination for a tongsheng (a student of higher learning) and was the treasure of Old Lady Wang. He now lived in the academy in town and only came home for a day or two on his days off.

Only when he comes back can the family have a bite of meat. Of course, the second daughter-in-law and the eldest, second and third daughters cannot have it.

But compared to Daya and Sanya, the original owner was undoubtedly the most helpless. At least they still had their parents by their side, and they would occasionally secretly take a little food to feed them. The original owner could only starve herself. If she was caught stealing food, she would be scolded and beaten by Old Lady Wang.

The original owner did the heaviest work at home, yet never had enough to eat. She could only endure it, and when she was really hungry, she would go out to find wild fruits to fill her stomach. From then on, she developed stomach problems. She constantly hoped that her parents would come back to take her away, and it was this belief that always supported her.

But for some reason, they didn't ask anyone to send money back for several months, and Wang Yucheng's studies were the most expensive.

Old Lady Wang then set her sights on the original owner, who was only ten years old, and secretly reached an agreement with the landlord Yang's family in the town to sell her for ten taels of silver.

She came back and told the original owner that he had found a good marriage for her. The original owner naturally disagreed, but she was drugged and put into the bridal sedan.

After the original owner got married, she found out that the man had bipolar disorder and would resort to domestic violence at the slightest disagreement. She also learned that his previous wife was beaten to death. She was beaten every few days and her body was always in pain and covered with wounds.

The mother-in-law was sarcastic and mean, and the father-in-law didn't care about the affairs of the inner house, so the original owner was isolated and helpless.

It wasn't until two years later, when she became pregnant, that her husband finally stopped beating her. However, the baby was a daughter, and he seemed to be venting all the anger he'd accumulated during the pregnancy, nearly beating her to death. She didn't take good care of her daughter after the baby was born, and she was frail. They were constantly sick, and no one cared.

However, the daughter fell seriously ill and had a high fever for three days. The original owner had no one to help, so he could only steal some money from home and take his daughter to the clinic for treatment.

She overheard the gossip of villagers passing by and learned of Old Lady Wang's death. She thought her parents would have to come back to attend the funeral anyway, and that might be her only way out of her current predicament.

The original owner returned to Wangjia Village with her seriously ill daughter, but she saw from afar her parents and brother talking and laughing with San Ya, who was dressed in brocade clothes, getting on a carriage and leaving. She questioned her second uncle's family and learned that they had let San Ya impersonate her identity.

The second uncle then warned her not to ruin San Ya's life, or else she would be in trouble! The original owner was struck by lightning and was personally tied up by the second uncle and taken back to the landlord's house, where she was beaten again.

When she crawled back to the bedroom, she found that her daughter had died. The original owner was heartbroken and was divorced.

Unable to return to Wangjia Village, the original owner could only live on the streets and beg for a living.

She met San Ya in another city, surrounded by maids and servants. She excitedly wanted to go forward and seek justice. San Ya looked nervous and hadn't spoken yet, but her biological mother ordered her to leave with a disgusted and indifferent tone so as not to disturb the young lady.

Seeing her resistance, the servants beat her mercilessly with sticks. When her brother arrived, he even kicked the original owner in the heart. The original owner's health was already poor, and this kick killed her instantly. Before she died, she saw her parents and brother gathered around San Ya, the imposter, and asked about her well-being.

"The original owner's wish was to seek revenge on the Wang and Yang families."

An Yan touched her chin. "You didn't say you had to recognize your parents, or ask for an explanation, right?"

"No, she's been abandoned three times and has given up on her parents, including the Wang family!"

"Okay." An Yan picked up the small backpack and prepared to go back to meet the whole family.

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