Falling into the mortal world

"Sister, don't you want Xiaoya anymore?" Lan Xiaoya said, tears welling up in her eyes.

Lan Xiaoyu knew that her second brother and sister said this was her eldest sister, so she must be her eldest sister. She cried and said, "Eldest sister, don't go. I'm scared. With you here, no one can bully me."

Everyone chimed in with their own comments. This caused Lan Qingqing's tears to flow as well.

Do you know what my return means? Do you even care about your reputations?

When Lan Qingqing finally stopped denying it, Lan's mother cried even more bitterly. The anxiety she had been holding in was finally confirmed at this moment.

With tears in his eyes, Lan's father said: "As long as we are a family together, why should we care what others say?"

Your mother's hair turned white overnight because of you, and your father had his leg broken because of you.

Your elder brother volunteered to be a low-ranking soldier for your sake. Do you know what being a low-ranking soldier means? Even if you die, the imperial court won't notify you. Because the death benefit is given at the time of registration.

Few privates survived.

Do you think I want my daughter or my reputation?

Will my reputation bring my children back?

Lan Qingqing's heart completely collapsed. Her parents had chosen her as always, and she was more important to them than anything else.

Lan's mother asked cautiously: "Da Ya, can you stay?"

With tears in her eyes, Lan Qingqing said, "Mother, I won't leave. I'll stay here with you."

Mother Lan nodded happily, "Good, good, good. Da Ya won't leave."

Mr. Lan smiled with satisfaction.

Lan Xiaotian said: "It's really wrong of me to take so long to recognize my older sister."

Lan Xiaoya said: Sister, you are so kind. If it weren't for you, my life would have been ruined by the Wang family.

Lan Xiaoyu shouted happily: "My eldest sister is the most powerful person in the world. No one can bully me anymore. If anyone bullies me, I will have my eldest sister beat him up."

The family was amused by Lan Xiaoyu's words.

Feng Caidie looked at Lan Qingqing's family with envy. She once had a family like that.

But everything changed when her mother remarried. She was no longer her precious treasure, the only child in her eyes and heart. And she was nothing, nothing at all.

Her own mother had severed their past ties with fifteen taels of silver; she would dedicate the rest of her life to repaying the girl. Seeing Lan Qingqing reunited with her family, she was happy for her too.

Mr. Lan said: Let's go home.

The Lan siblings said in unison, "Let's go home."

The villagers were all watching the spectacle. The village chief had just returned from town when he heard that the Wang family had come here to cause trouble and had been beaten up by Lan Dashu's eldest daughter, leaving some seriously injured and others crippled.

When the village chief arrived, all of Wang's thugs, along with Wang's mother and daughter-in-law, had been taken away by Lan Jiaming on a cart. The cart was piled high with people, filled with cries of pain and agony.

Lan Fugui and his wife were carried to the old house by Lan Jiaming and his brothers. When the old couple of Lan saw that their son and daughter-in-law were injured like this, they wanted to take sticks and cause trouble for the Lan family.

Lan Fugui hurriedly stopped the old couple, "Father, Mother, you can't go! She's Da Ya, and she doesn't recognize her own family anymore." Lan Fugui endured the pain and continued, "Falling into her hands is suicide! This girl, I don't know where she learned her skills, she's incredibly powerful."

Lan Fugui thought of what Lan Qingqing had said. This girl might have been behind the Wang family affair; she probably knew about what happened back then.

Grandma Lan was a little indignant. Were we just supposed to suffer in silence like this?

Despite the pain, Lan Fugui said to Grandma Lan: "Mother, if this matter gets out of hand, it won't be good for the children in the family."

Wang Cuicui was in so much pain that she almost fainted, so Old Lady Lan had no choice but to go find a doctor first.

The village chief and the doctor arrived at the Lan family's old house. The village chief told the doctor to quickly examine the family.

Mr. and Mrs. Lan sat on stools, and Lan Xiaoyu also sat on a stool. The doctor examined the family.

Lan's father fainted due to overwork, and Lan's mother had also stayed up all night and then this happened during the day, so she was a little frightened and suffered some minor injuries.

Lan Xiaoyu lost one of her teeth, but luckily it was a baby tooth and it will grow back. The injury on her face will heal in a few days.

Lan Xiaoya's arm was bruised from struggling, but fortunately it wasn't serious.

The doctor prescribed some medicine for each person based on their symptoms. Lan Qingqing paid 200 coins for the medicine.

The village chief stepped forward and asked what had happened during the day.

Mother Lan then told her everything in detail.

The Wang family came to snatch her in broad daylight. When did my Er Ya ever agree to marry into their family? My Er Ya is only twelve years old. She hasn't been betrothed, hasn't been listed in their family genealogy, and hasn't been sold into servitude. How could she be one of their family members?

"They're blatantly trying to kidnap people! Is there no law anymore?" Lan's mother cried to the village chief.

The village chief said, "Young lady, they have connections in the government! I'm afraid they'll cause trouble in the yamen, and your family won't be able to handle it."

Lan Qingqing stepped forward and said: "What they did is harassing ordinary people by breaking and entering. If things really get out of hand, they won't necessarily have an easy time either."

The village chief turned to look at Lan Qingqing, who was speaking. "Is this Da Ya?"

Mr. Lan said with a doting expression: This is my eldest daughter.

"Da Ya, quickly call the village chief uncle," Lan's father said to Lan Qingqing.

Lan Qingqing politely greeted the village chief: "Uncle Village Chief."

"It's a blessing for you two to have found this girl," the village chief said to Lan Dashu with a look of relief.

Just then, Aunt Li from the village came over with seven or eight mixed grain steamed buns. The villagers were all quite poor. The fact that she was willing to share her own food meant that they were good friends.

Aunt Li was also present when the Lan family's matter occurred that afternoon, but she didn't dare to speak up for the thugs brought by the Wang family. Besides, it was their family matter, and no one should interfere. Even if the village chief came, it might not be appropriate for him to intervene.

Aunt Li figured the Lan family probably hadn't cooked yet, so she brought you some multigrain steamed buns.

The village chief had barely left when Aunt Li arrived.

Mother Lan quickly stood up and refused, saying: "How could Sister-in-law Li accept food from your family?"

Aunt Li said, "Why are you being so polite with me? I bet you haven't had time to cook yet!"

Indeed, the Lan family members hadn't eaten anything all day.

After seeing Aunt Li off, Lan's mother said, "Let's just make do with this for today. The clay pot was broken; we'll buy a new one in town tomorrow."

Lan Qingqing said okay, and during the meal, the family finally saw Lan Qingqing's true face, which was so beautiful that it could topple kingdoms.

With a smile full of relief, Lan's mother said: "When you were born, you were like a little fairy. At that time, I thought that you must have been a little fairy who was reincarnated into the wrong body to come to our family."

Mr. Lan said: That's right. From the time you were a little bit, we have been watching you closely every day, afraid that you would be spotted by some human trafficker and kidnapped. But your parents have been so careful, but we couldn't prevent that wicked woman from taking advantage of us.

Your grandmother doted on you when she was alive, so that wicked woman didn't dare to lay a hand on you. But after your grandmother passed away, she started plotting against you.