Chapter 1 Rebirth

  The sound of wailing drifted in from the side, sometimes near and sometimes far, making Shan Mian's head ache as if it were about to split open. For a moment, she didn't know where she was. What had happened? How did this happen to her?

  She remembered that she had just finished her thesis defense and excitedly went to find her boyfriend. As a result, she found her boyfriend passionately kissing someone else, who was a girl from their department.

  Sham Yuen's boyfriend, who always claimed to love her dearly, had cheated on her, and she was momentarily stunned.

  Then, it was the long narrative of that girl's emotions. Only then did she realize that her boyfriend had been ambiguous with this girl while dating her. Now that graduation is approaching, the girl brought it up to her boyfriend, saying that her father is a village chief in a certain place. The girl guaranteed her boyfriend, letting him follow her to her hometown to be a village official, and then he can rely on her father's accumulated connections to rise to fame and become a new star, achieving both fame and wealth.

  Her boyfriend agreed, and the two were in the process of moving their affair from underground to above ground when they were discovered by Shan Wei.

  "You keep asking me what my dad and brother do," Shan Yan completely ignored the smug girl, who had quickly calmed down, and turned to her boyfriend. "I'm a super birth of my parents, so I use my mom's surname, and my dad's surname as my name. You're so concerned about things in my hometown, you should know who he is without me saying."

  Her boyfriend quickly covered up his suddenly excited eyes, quickly shook off the girl's hand and walked towards her.

  "Man Er, this is a misunderstanding. She has been secretly in love with me and just confessed to me earlier. I felt sorry for her and had a moment of weakness. You should know that you are the only one in my heart."

  Her boyfriend walked over, tall and handsome with a bright smile, just like when she fell in love with him.

  But that's already in the past tense, she got heartbroken and realized something about a person.

  "But I don't want you anymore, you... have been dumped by me."

  Shā Màn loudly announced, and turned around with a flourish. The boyfriend, no, he was already an ex-boyfriend at that time, immediately chased after her. But the girl at this time suddenly went crazy, pounced from behind.

  "Go die, I don't want to be your underground lover anymore." The girl pushed hard, not at the scumbag, but at herself.

  Then she heard the screeching sound of brakes, and the cries of people around her. The last scene that fell into her eyes was the ferocious face of the girl, as well as the leg-splitting ex-boyfriend's face with an expression that could be described as "priceless".

  She was pushed by that cheap third, and a car accident occurred. Damn it, the cheap man, damn it, the little three, and damn it, the campus flying car party. Sha Man felt a headache, could feel the pain, that is to say she didn't die. So now, she should be in the hospital. Dad and mom must have rushed over, and brother, also must have asked for leave.

  "It's been three days and three nights, she's long dead. Fourth aunt, you're holding a corpse and crying, what are you crying about? Hurry up and cook some food, there are over ten people in the family, young and old, and they're all starving." A woman shouted loudly, "Fourth brother, hurry up and push the cart, his mother said that children from other families can't enter the ancestral tomb. Take advantage of it not being dark yet and bury her on the south mountain side. Our eldest daughter is about to get married and our second son is also going to propose, don't let this girl block their good fortune."

  Shaman suddenly felt himself being tightly hugged, with warm and wet drops falling on his face.

  "My second aunt, I'm still warm, I haven't died yet."

  "Fourth brother, control your wife, why is she so stubborn? The person is already dead, what's the point of holding on? Later we won't even be able to eat the food she cooks." Bang! That loud voice seemed to have slammed the door and left.

  The wails around her grew louder, men's, women's and children's. Did the doctors and nurses in the hospital think she was dead? Shamen thought, she had to open her eyes quickly and tell Dad and Mom that she was still alive. Otherwise, it would be too scary to be carried to the morgue as a corpse.

  Shan's fingers moved slightly, and she slowly opened her eyes. The faces that entered her line of sight were all unfamiliar.

  The woman holding her, wearing a blue coarse linen jacket with a large lapel, had her hair tied back in a bun and inserted a silver pin, with a pair of silver earrings on her ears, her eyes swollen like peaches.

  "Meng Meng, Meng Meng can move now, Meng Meng has opened her eyes!"

  The woman held Shāmàn even tighter. Shāmàn was so tightly hugged that she could hardly breathe and coughed painfully. The woman quickly loosened her grip on Shāmàn, who then looked around at her surroundings.

  Kang, rattan mat, wooden beam, purlin, thatched roof, paper pasted on the wooden lattice window.

  This reminded her of when she was very young and followed her mother to the old house in the countryside, which had been left over from the Republic of China era.

  No way...

  Thinking of a possibility, Sha Man's eyes suddenly widened.

  "Man Er, look at your mother, your mother is here." The woman in the coarse cloth dress waved her hand in front of Sha Man's eyes.

  Shan's eyes slowly focused again.

  Is this woman her mother? Is she bullying her because of her amnesia from a car accident?

  "Vine," three small faces squeezed in front of her eyes. The largest was a girl, only twelve or thirteen years old, with two braids and yellow hair, but with very delicate eyebrows and eyes. Next to her was a boy, slightly shorter than the girl, with similar eyebrows and eyes, and then there was the shortest one, a little rascal, blowing air at her face.

  "Second sister, you speak up, from now on I won't fight with you for candies anymore, all the delicious ones will be given to you to eat," said Little Brother.

  "I'll go tell Father and Mother, Man Er has woken up, so they won't worry about it." A man with red eyes stood up from beside the woman, saying in a hoarse voice.

  "My daughter said to bury Man Er." The woman sobbed.

  "Second sister-in-law's words are never reliable, don't believe her, our parents aren't that kind of people." The man turned and left.

  Heavens, just now a few people spoke with an accent that was exactly the same as her maternal grandmother's hometown dialect. What's going on? Who is playing a joke on her? It can't be, she's injured and her father, mother, and brother wouldn't not come to see her.

  Shameng bit her lower lip hard, it hurt. This wasn't a dream, this was real.

  "If... it's really possible to travel back in time and be reborn, then she wants to go back."

  Shaman slowly got up, mustered her courage and charged towards the pillar beside her. Taking advantage of the heat, she wanted to put it back on. However, she overestimated the strength of this body and underestimated the mobility of the adults and children around her. The three children formed a wall in front of her, and she was hugged by that woman again.

  "Man Er, my poor Man Er, it's all Mother's fault. Don't think of dying, even if Mother has to sell herself, she won't sell you again."

  Shaman fell unconscious again amidst the wailing of women and children.

  This family's situation isn't great, but they're dressed neatly. How can they be selling their daughter? This girl didn't want to be sold and took her own life?

  She doesn't want parents like that.

  Shaman didn't get her wish, she opened her eyes again and found herself still on the earthen platform. Several groups of people came to see her, but they all left quickly. Her mind was now completely clear, and she no longer had the courage to seek death and return. Moreover, some memories belonging to this body slowly emerged.

  The little girl's name is Wan'er, and she is only ten years old this year. The family surname is Lian, and the head of the household is Old Master Lian Fang. Old Master Lian Fang and his wife, Madame Zhou, had many children, with four sons and two daughters in total.

  Her father is the fourth son of Lianjia old master, named Lianshuxin, who is in his thirties. Her mother, Zhangshi, is also of the same age. She is the third child, with an older sister named Lianzhier, 14 years old, and an older brother, ranked fifth in the Lian family, 13 years old. She also has a younger brother who is only seven years old.

  Because there was a scholar uncle who worked outside, this rural girl only roughly knew that the current dynasty was named Ming, and it was now the 21st year of Xihe. The reign title was so unfamiliar, it should not be the Great Ming Dynasty she read about in history books.

  The most important thing is that Lian Mian'er's death is closely related to Dabo and his family, specifically her elder sister.

  Datie, a 16-year-old girl named Lianhua, was born with great beauty. She lived with her parents in the town and had a different demeanor from girls in the countryside. One day, she visited her aunt's house in the county seat and met the son of a wealthy Song family merchant. The two fell in love at first sight and secretly exchanged letters, privately arranging their engagement.

  The Song family did not like this marriage at first, but the young master of the Song family insisted on marrying Lian Hua. The old lady of the Song family pitied her son and could not bear his repeated requests, so she finally agreed to the marriage. The Song family sent someone to finalize the engagement, and the entire Lian family moved back from town and held a ceremony in their old home.

  The Song family, in order to show their sincerity, sent a betrothal gift that included a jade pendant, which was the Song family's heirloom and said to be worth a city. At the time of the wedding, Lian Hua would wear this jade pendant when she married into the Song family.

  The problem lies on the jade pendant.

  In this village, Lian Hua was already a talented person, and after the engagement was settled, she became even more prominent. Lian Hua invited several girlfriends to her home, naturally to show off the betrothal gifts and broaden their horizons, and finally took out this jade pendant.

  "This jade pendant can be bought with the remaining money after purchasing a house in Jinyang County." Lotus said to several young ladies.

  The young ladies had long been stunned. One of them, in order to show that she had some insight, said that the jade pendant was to be worn on a golden necklace. There was no golden necklace in Song's betrothal gift. Lianhua said that the jade pendant was used to press the hem, and demonstrated it. As a result, she tripped and bumped into the bed frame, Lianhua was fine, but the jade pendant broke into two pieces.

  Just after the engagement was settled, she smashed the ancestral jade pendant of the Song family. This made the Song family aware that Lianhua could no longer enter their door. Lianhua was stunned, but fortunately her mother, Gu Shi, was much more experienced and immediately warned Lianhua and the other young ladies not to mention the incident, otherwise they would have to compensate for the jade pendant.

  Then, Gu and Lian Shouren went to the prefectural city together and finally found a similar jade in a pawnshop that could be mixed up. Only, that piece of jade would cost at least 500 taels of silver. Even if the Lian family sold their house and land, they couldn't come up with so much money.

  So they shifted their attention to Lian Mian'er, who was only ten years old.

  The vines of memory slowly gathered, and the original world could no longer be returned to. In that case, I would have to live well in this new world.

  From now on, she is Lian Man Er.

  At this time, Mrs. Zhang brought in a large bowl from outside.

  "Man Er, have something to eat, mother specially asked your grandma for white noodles."

  Lian Man'er took a glance at the bowl, it was just an ordinary white noodle soup with less noodles and more soup. There were a few scallions and oil droplets floating on top. She was very hungry, this kind of food that she would normally not eat when she was Shaman, now seemed very appealing to her stomach.

  But Lian Man still averted her gaze, only turning her back to Zhang. Her uncle and aunt wanted to sell her, and her parents had agreed.

  Zhang naturally saw Lian Muer's resistance towards her, and her eyes became moist again.

  "Man Er, you haven't eaten for three days, have some, I added two more drops of oil to the soup, your grandma didn't see. Normally you love eating this dish, always asking me to make it for you." Zhang Shi sat down beside Lian Man Er, embracing her and turning her around to face herself, "Man Er, mom will feed you."

  Is it interesting to pretend now? In order for someone else's daughter, she would rather not have such parents who sell their own daughters.

  Lian Man'er raised her hand, wanting to knock over the bowl of noodles. But as soon as she lowered her head, she saw Xiao Qi leaning against the edge of the kang, blinking her big eyes at the bowl of noodles. Lian Man'er's raised hand fell back down, and she turned her body away, not looking at Zhang Shi.

  Zhang's coaxing lasted for a long time, the pancake had cooled down, and the oil drops on top had solidified into lumps. However, Lian Man'er clenched her teeth tightly and refused to eat. Lian Shouxin and several children also came over to persuade her, but Lian Man'er didn't budge at all.

  "I won't eat, I'd rather starve to death. If I eat my fill, are you waiting for me to sell myself again?" Lian Man'er finally spoke up.

  Tears streamed down Zhang's face.

  "It's hopeless now, it's all my fault, why was I so stupid."

  "Take her upstairs and let her grandparents take a look." Lian Shouxin said after a moment of silence.

  To live a good life, first of all, you can't be sold. Lian Miao thought that in this family, it seems that both Master Lian and Madam Lian are in charge. So, to avoid being sold again in the future, she needs to get these two people to agree.

  Parents are unreliable, can only rely on oneself, Lian Man'er secretly clenched her fists.

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