Falling into the mortal world

The second village is in Miaojia Village, which is a bit far from Shanghe Village.

Upon arriving at the Miao village, we found it to be quite dilapidated, with the mud-brick houses leaning precariously and the thatched houses in a state of utter disrepair.

When Lan's mother arrived here, she remembered that her younger sister was from this village.

I'd been meaning to come and check on her for a while, but because of Lan Qingqing's situation, Lan's mother was so worried that I forgot about it. Now that I'm here, it's only natural that I should go and see her.

The Lan family took a quick look around the estate before Lan's mother said, "I want to go see Xiao Wu." Lan Qingqing asked curiously, "Who is Xiao Wu?" Lan Qingqing didn't immediately understand. "She's your aunt."

Lan Qingqing realized it was her aunt! She asked, "Is Aunt in this village?"

"Yes," Blue Mother replied.

"Since my aunt lives in this village, we should naturally go and take a look," Lan Xiaotian said.

"Okay, we'll just take a look in a bit," said Father Lan.

Lan Qingqing said, "Are we just going empty-handed? Wouldn't that look a little awkward?"

"It's alright, Mother will give her some money later," said Mother Lan.

"Alright then!" said Mr. Lan, explaining the situation to the matchmaker.

After hearing this, the matchmaker said, "It's alright, you can go ahead. I'll just wander around this village and see if there's anything that needs improvement."

The Lan family went straight to Miao Dahan's house. Some villagers were curious when they saw that the Miao family had come to visit relatives. They wondered if Miao Dahan had such a wealthy relative.

Look at these people, they're all wearing new jackets, made of fine cotton. They're clearly not from ordinary families. People started talking about it.

Lin Xiaowu was washing clothes by the river, unaware that guests had come to her home.

Upon seeing the visitors, Miao Jiabao asked, "Who are you looking for?"

Miao Jiabao is Miao Dahan's eldest son.

"We're here to find Lin Xiaowu," said Mother Lan.

"Who are you to that woman?" asked Miao Jiabao's wife. Miao Yu Shi.

"I'm her sister. Where is she?" Lan's mother asked.

She's gone out; she's not here. Miao Yushi said bluntly.

Miao Yu thought to herself, "This family is all dressed up so nicely, yet they come to visit relatives without even bringing a gift. Not bringing anything is one thing, but the whole family comes—are they planning to freeload? I definitely won't stand for it. That old man's family is definitely no good."

When will she be back? We'll wait for her here. Lan's mother's words made Miao Yu even more certain that this whole family was just there to freeload.

Miao Yu's attitude naturally became even worse. She said, "I already said, the person isn't here. Are you all deaf or what? Get out of here! Our yard is too small to fit so many people."

Lan Qingqing stepped forward and said, "We came to see our aunt, why does this aunt have to speak so rudely?"

Miao Yushi immediately flew into a rage upon hearing this, shouting with spittle flying: "I said something unpleasant? How did I say something unpleasant? What do you all want by coming here?"

I'm giving you face, but you don't appreciate it, so don't blame me for not giving you face in return.

And you, you little woman, wearing a veil in broad daylight, don't you feel ashamed to show your face to anyone?

She came to my door to beg for money while heavily pregnant; she's shameless.

If you're going to leave, leave quickly, otherwise if I kick you out and someone gets hurt, I won't be responsible.

Looking at the unreasonable Miao Yushi in front of her, Lan Qingqing really wanted to step forward and slap her twice, but she tried her best to suppress the urge to do so.

Lan Xiaotian stepped forward and said: Who came here to freeload? Why do you, old woman, speak so rudely?

"If you think I'm being rude, then you don't have to listen! Why are you still clinging to my house? You all look respectable, yet you do nothing right." Miao Yu said sarcastically, her eyes wide.

Miao Jiabao looked at the group of people in the courtyard with contempt, which is why he allowed Miao Yushi to verbally humiliate them.

Mr. and Mrs. Lan were so angry that they turned and left, with Lan Qingqing and the others following closely behind. Lan Xiaotian whispered to Lan Qingqing, "It's really embarrassing for our family to have relatives like this."

"Who doesn't have a few eccentric relatives?" Lan Qingqing sighed.

"What's so weird about this?!" Lan Xiaoya blurted out, completely out of place.

"Uh, well, it means unconventional," Lan Qingqing explained.

Lan Xiaotian and Lan Xiaoya both said with their eyes, "Oh, I understand."

Mother Lan was angry and walked ahead when she accidentally bumped into a woman. Mother Lan quickly went forward to apologize and helped the woman up.

"I'm sorry, I wasn't looking where I was going. Are you alright?" Mother Lan apologized as she helped the person up from the ground.

"It's alright," the woman in front said.

The moment the woman looked up, Lan's mother immediately recognized the person in front of her, but the person in front of her clearly did not recognize her.

After saying that she was fine, Lin Xiaowu bent down and put the clothes that had fallen on the ground into the basin.

Mother Lan fought back her tears, refusing to let them fall. The woman before her was so thin she was just skin and bones; her body looked so frail in her clothes, as if she might collapse at any moment.

And her clothes? They were still just thin shirts. It wasn't the dead of winter, but the wind was still chilly, and everyone was starting to wear light jackets. Why was my sister still wearing such thin clothes?

Mother Lan held back her tears and softly called out: Xiao Wu.

Lin Xiaowu paused, her hand still holding the clothes, and slowly raised her head. Upon seeing it was her older sister, she quickly lowered her head and said, "I'm sorry, you've mistaken me for someone else." She then picked up the basin and prepared to leave.

Lan's mother quickly grabbed Xiao Wu and said, "Xiao Wu, it's me! I'm the eldest sister!"

Tears streamed down Lin Xiaowu's face as she still refused to admit it, saying, "I am not Xiaowu."

When Lin Xiaowu saw Lan's mother appear before her in new clothes, she just wanted to disappear into a hole. She felt utterly disheveled and didn't want her elder sister's family to see her like this. It would only make her sister look bad in her husband's family.

Mother Lan hugged Lin Xiaowu and said, "Xiaowu, I'm your older sister! How could the Miao family treat you like this? Those clothes, though not fancy, are still padded jackets! This family is truly despicable!" Mother Lan cried as she held Lin Xiaowu tightly.

Lin Xiaowu's tears fell like beads from a broken string.

At this moment, Miao Yushi also came out of the courtyard. When she saw Lin Xiaowu drop his clothes on the ground, she didn't pick them up quickly. Instead, the two of them were still hugging and crying.

Miao Yu cursed: "You old hag, I asked you to wash some clothes and you smashed the basin here. Do you think you can act tough just because your family is here?"

You old codger, you eat and drink at my house, and you're always causing trouble.

Hearing the man's cursing, Lan Qingqing finally lost her temper and slapped him across the face. Where did this stray dog ​​come from, barking like that?