An Wanwan and An Miaomiao were a perfect team in the Thief's Gate, and An Wanwan understood what An Miaomiao meant even before she explained it.

"Go to the other side, shout in a high-pitched voice, and then leave."

An Wanwan didn't want anyone to find out about them; if that happened, it would be strange if others didn't suspect them.

Although she is not afraid of trouble, she does not like trouble.

"She's truly my sister, she understands me!"

An Miaomiao patted An Wanwan on the shoulder and left. A moment later, a shrill female voice came from the side: "Help! Someone has fallen into the river!"

Hearing the sound, everyone who heard it came over.

An Miaomiao was originally going to watch the excitement for a while.

An Wanwan didn't give her a chance and pulled her away.

She was incredibly grateful that after her family separated from the village, they built their house in the north of the village. Several families lived there, and since their house was near the foot of the mountain, no one saw them on their way back.

Their father's name is An Dafu. He is the eldest child in his family, with three younger brothers and one younger sister.

An Dafu met an old man in his early years who taught him some skills. He started hunting in the mountains when he was fifteen. When he was sixteen, he rescued Su Yueniang from drowning and used the money he earned from selling wild boars to marry her.

Xia, An Dafu's mother, originally wanted him to marry her niece.

Unexpectedly, he took a liking to Su Yueniang at first sight.

He had no choice but to marry her.

Ever since Su Yueniang married into the family, Madam Xia has found fault with her in every way, and she also dislikes the children Su Yueniang gave birth to later. As a result, both of Su Yueniang's twin sons had problems because their fevers were not treated in time.

One was burned into muteness, and the other went blind.

When An Dafu learned of this, he refused to go out to work anymore and stayed at home to do farm work, occasionally going to the mountains to hunt as before.

Only then was the third son able to grow up safely.

later.

He and Su Yueniang had another pair of twin daughters, An Wanwan and An Miaomiao. Like their two older brothers, they were fraternal twins and looked different.

The two girls were named by Su Yueniang, which shows that An Dafu really liked her.

Xia disliked Su Yueniang even more. She already had two sons who were a financial burden, and now she had two more.

However, because An Dafu cared deeply about Su Yueniang and the child, and because he was capable of providing a good life for his family, he didn't dare to go too far with them.

until.

The imperial court is conscripting soldiers.

In each household, only one male aged between fifteen and forty could stay at home; the rest had to join the army.

Of course, it's not mandatory to go.

You can choose not to go if you're paid.

Twenty taels per person is undeniably expensive.

An Dafu wanted his mother to give him the money to exempt his eldest and second sons from joining the army, but Xia refused to give any money, saying that the family's money was almost gone.

At first, An Dafu thought it was true.

result.

An Dafu later discovered that his mother had taken all the money to pay off his nephews, which led to a dispute between him and them.

After the commotion, their family was separated.

They said they would distribute the goods, but in reality they were rushing them, because they didn't get a single thing to share.

no way.

An Dafu had no choice but to borrow money to build a few thatched houses, and then, day and night, he and his two hunter friends would run into the mountains. Their good fortune didn't last long; he had only managed to scrape together ten taels of silver when trouble struck.

That day, he and two of his hunter friends made an appointment to go into the mountains to hunt black bears.

He didn't catch the bear, but the bear bit his leg, injuring his meridians. Although he consulted many doctors, they all said there was no cure.

He lived a life worse than death and frequently contemplated suicide.

And here we go again.

As soon as An Wanwan and An Miaomiao pushed open their front door, they heard their mother's wailing voice coming from inside: "Husband, what are you doing? What will we do if you die? How can you bear to leave us like this..."