Falling into the mortal world

In the end, General Can still reluctantly distributed five jars of "Drunken Breeze" to others.

The generals unloading the cargo found a lot of cured meat, as well as some chicken, duck, and fish, in the clothes.

Each oxcart carried grain hidden inside its clothing. Grain would be too conspicuous if it were exposed, so hiding it inside the clothing made it more discreet.

Some supplies can be ostentatious, but others must be kept low-key. Food is a hard currency everywhere. For safety's sake, a low profile is never a bad thing.

The general was also shocked when he saw the grain inside the clothes.

The fact that they sent warm clothes was already incredibly moving for us. We never expected there would be grain in there too; that would have been impossible without tens of thousands of taels of silver.

In fact, Lan Qingqing and the old doctor together contributed over 80,000 taels of silver. The county magistrate also contributed over 200 taels. The rest were gifts of chicken, duck, fish, and meat from nearby villagers.

The clothes were all made by women for free, without pay.

The general learned from other villagers that the eldest daughter of the Lan family had donated the most supplies, totaling over 80,000 taels of silver. She had practically given away all her family's wealth; the rest was donated by villagers themselves. There were also donations of chicken, duck, fish, and meat from other villagers.

This greatly shocked the general, especially after hearing that this young lady from the Lan family had once been a courtesan. Such spirit was extraordinary.

From then on, Lan Qingqing earned a good reputation with the General.

After unloading all the supplies, Lan's father and the others carried a basket on their backs and walked up to the general. Inside the basket were items he had prepared specifically for his son.

When the general learned that the girl from the Lan family was the daughter of the man in front of him, he became even more enthusiastic.

Everyone in the army knew about it. They were all deeply moved by the villagers' long journey to deliver supplies to the army. Lan Dagen was also discussing the matter with everyone. Little did he know, he was getting himself into the middle of the drama.

Most of those who joined the army came from poor families. After all, those who were somewhat well-off would use money to avoid military service.

There were no major battles in the past few years, so the imperial court did not conscript soldiers.

After the villagers finished their work, they knelt down before the general and begged to see their relatives.

Seeing this, what else could the general disagree with? If a soldier had an accident while serving in the military, the county government would receive a pension upon receiving the news.

Those families who didn't receive compensation were naturally fine. On my journey, I heard of many families whose children had frozen to death at the border.

When my eldest son went to serve in the military, he received a pension. Even if he died, no one would notify him.

Mr. Lan was a little uneasy, after all, he didn't even know if his eldest son was still alive.

The soldiers next to the general registered all the villagers' families; after all, checking everyone would take some time. There were tens of thousands of people in this military camp.

The general instructed his men to arrange accommodations for them.

Everyone was waiting anxiously.

In the military camp, the warm clothing has already begun to be distributed.

As soon as everyone received the clothes, they quickly took off their own clothes, which were stuffed with dry grass, reeds, and other materials.

Now that everyone has put on their new coats, they are jumping around excitedly, gently touching the clothes with their hands, afraid of accidentally damaging them.

Some people are reluctant to touch their own clothes, so they touch the clothes of the people next to them.

Those nearby naturally objected, and a playful chase ensued in the military camp. Though their clothes were coarse linen, these men from impoverished families were deeply moved. They could finally get through the winter.

In winter, everyone is struggling to get enough to eat, let alone train. The entire training session was exhausting and draining.

The general knew that lax discipline was the worst thing in the army. But everyone had just received their new clothes, and the general didn't want to spoil their mood. So he let them be for the time being.

That very evening, everyone was served a hot meal. The soldiers were all quite astonished.

One soldier said: "According to reports, these supplies were all donated by these villagers. Who are these villagers? They're incredibly wealthy!"

Another soldier chimed in: "I heard it was a young woman who gave away all her family's wealth just so we border soldiers could have a decent meal. Apparently, her brother is also stationed at the border."

Lan Dagen joined in the discussion, saying, "I never imagined that there were women with such magnanimity in this world. We men, who are all seven feet tall, are ashamed of ourselves."

"These are people we can never reach in our entire lives," one of the soldiers remarked with emotion.

Lan Dagen echoed, "Yes! I wonder how my sister is doing now? How is my family?"

Other soldiers echoed, "Yes! Is my mother still alive? Has my new wife run off with someone else?"

The other soldiers around him looked at the young man with disdain. They said, "He doesn't even have a nice word to say, just spouting nonsense."

The young man scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly.

The soldiers who were with Lan Dagen were all people who had come to serve in the military together. Since they all came from the same place, they looked after each other.

When Lan Dashu heard the soldier mention his son was in the vanguard battalion, tears immediately streamed down his face. This meant his son was still alive.

The soldiers were also moved by Lan's father's state; this was the love of an old father for his son!

The next day, Lan Dagen was summoned by one of the general's officers. He was somewhat uneasy on the way. He thought to himself that he hadn't done anything wrong recently!

Just as Lan Dagen was feeling uneasy, he arrived outside the general's tent.

The general reported to the general and then called Lan Dagen in.

General Can now also wanted to see what kind of sons the Lan family had raised.

Upon seeing Lan Dagen, General Can began to scrutinize him. This young man was quite handsome, with delicate features, unlike other men who were rugged. If his daughter saw him, she would be very satisfied. General Can was already planning to marry his daughter to him.

The Lan family has good integrity, even though the Lan family girls had a bad reputation in the past. But I only care about the family's traditions. This family has good traditions.

Lan Dagen was unaware that he was already considered a prospective son-in-law by the general.

Lan Dagen didn't dare to speak, afraid of saying something wrong. Although he had been in the army for many years, he had only ever seen the General from afar. When had he ever seen the General so closely?

Lan Dagen felt extremely uncomfortable under the scrutiny of the general. Soon after, Lan Dashu, led by soldiers, arrived at the general's tent. Lan Dashu was now filled with anxiety, fearing that the person who arrived wasn't his son. After all, it was quite normal for people to share the same name.