I asked you to dig wild vegetables to pay off your debt, not go up the mountain to pick up money!

Seeing that Song Anning was almost dressed, Wang Qiuyue hurried out to open the door.

As they thought, the people who came were Zhang and Song Dashan, and their faces looked even worse.

Zhang hasn't seen Song An Ning for five or six days since she last brought them meat. The food at home is not bad, and the child looks a lot thinner.

"Grandma, Grandpa, what happened? Why do you look so bad?"

Song Anning only knew a little about Song Juaner's affairs. When she heard Wang Qiuyue say that the two elders were in a bad mood, she did not expect them to look so haggard, and she could not help but worry.

Wang Qiuyue knew that they had something to say, so she didn't stand there and turned to go to the kitchen to cook.

After she left, Zhang sighed and said firmly:

"Aning, we're not going to continue the preserved egg business anymore. Your grandfather and I have moved the duck egg jars to your second uncle's house. Let's plant those peppers first."

After Zhang finished speaking, Song An Ning understood what she meant. Grandpa and grandma knew their daughter's personality. The preserved eggs involved a secret recipe, so they sent the preserved eggs away early, and Song Juan'er would not have such an idea.

Song An Ning didn't answer in a hurry, but led the two elders into the house. It looked like they hadn't eaten or slept well for several days.

"Grandpa and grandma are old now, so it's better if they don't do it. They can make money by growing peppers and eggplants, and it's less of a hassle."

She admitted that she had judged others by her own standards, and that the two elders of the Song family were still clear-headed when it came to major issues.

"Yes, that's what we thought. If you can just stay home and farm, I can also spare some time to take care of your aunt. She's...very ill."

This was the first time the two elders mentioned Song Juan'er in front of her. Although the original owner and Song Juan'er had a big grudge, Song Anning still asked politely:

"What happened to my aunt? There are so many rumors in the village. I don't know which one is true and which one is false. I am really worried."

Hearing her ask this, the two elders' expressions became even uglier, and they said distressedly:

"Your aunt is stupid..."

It was not until today that Song An Ning learned the whole story.

Three months ago, Song Juan'er had a child, which was a good thing, but the eldest lady of the Qian family felt a sense of crisis. She felt that if Song Juan'er gave birth to this child, if it was a boy, she would inevitably have to share her son's property.

Song Juan'er hasn't had a good day since she entered the Qian family, and her arrogant and domineering personality has almost been worn away.

There are so many concubines in the backyard, but Master Qian only treats them as playthings. After a long time, he will inevitably feel depressed and miserable.

In her previous life, Song Juaner's personality would be considered as a person with high needs, who needs companionship and attention.

Madam Qian took advantage of Song Juan'er's weakness and found a handsome young servant from somewhere, and approached her intentionally or unintentionally.

Pregnant Song Juan'er was already sensitive and thoughtful, and she would unintentionally magnify several times the good and bad things others did to her. After being away from home for so long, this was the first time she received care and love, and she lost her rationality.

The two of them didn't do anything out of the ordinary. They just chatted and gave each other gifts.

Madam Qian intended to murder her and refused to let go of this accusation. There was witnesses and evidence, and the servant also insisted that the child in Song Juan'er's belly was his. Master Qian was cuckolded, so she ordered her men to beat her on the spot and prepared to drown her in a pond.

Song Juan'er was quite smart and shouted that her brother was a student and would soon become a scholar.

This made Mr. Qian sober up a little. Although he was furious, he had also heard of Song Juaner's brother Song Xing.

I heard that he is very knowledgeable. If his family was not poor and he hadn't started learning late, he might have passed the imperial examination and become a juren by now.

No matter how rich he was, he was just a businessman. If Song Xing became famous, his Qian family would not be better off. That's why he let Song Juan'er go and left her in the backyard to fend for herself.

It was only after Song Juaner gave the maid a lot of personal money that she was able to pass the news back.

"If it was just a miscarriage, how could it be so serious?"

Song An Ning was a little puzzled. She wondered if it was because Master Qian had his men beat her too harshly that the problem occurred. However, she didn't expect Zhang to sigh again when she heard her ask this.

"After the miscarriage, your aunt ate only cold food and couldn't even drink a sip of hot water.

Moreover, the lady of that family was a hypocrite. She pretended to give your aunt medicine, but in fact, it was all very effective blood-activating medicine. She bled for more than 20 days and cried all day long. When she was brought back, she was in a terrible state.

Zhang cried sadly, and Song An Ning also frowned. If Song Juan'er had not entered the Qian family and married an ordinary person, her fate might have been different.

"And now? Has the bleeding stopped?"

“I hired a doctor from Wanhetang, but he asked for eight taels of silver and didn’t even add the medicine fee.

It’s too much, we can’t afford it.

Your grandfather consulted the village barefoot doctor twice, and the bleeding was managed to stop, but for some reason, the disease just wouldn't get better and it got worse day by day."

If the condition gets worse day by day, it means that the disease has not been cured. Another possibility is poisoning.

"Don't worry, grandma. Let's eat first. I'm going to town to buy some things and visit my aunt later."

Looking at Song Juaner alone, she actually didn't want to care, but the two old people were in this state, and she should go and take a look for the sake of her grandparents.

If Song Juan'er just died like this, grandma would probably be heartbroken. How could an elderly person bear this?

With Xiangxiang, the body scanner, I can tell at a glance where the problem is. Let's go and take a look.

Zhang held Song Anning's hand, tears streaming down her face.

"Your aunt treated you like that before, and you still went to see her..."

She quickly took out a handkerchief, wiped Zhang's tears, and whispered, "We are all family, it's only natural."

As the morning light breaks, the curling smoke from the chimneys interweaves with the sunlight, awakening the sleeping village.

Song Zeyuan walked out rubbing his eyes, and when he saw his grandparents coming, he threw himself into their arms like a spoiled child.

But such a harmonious and warm scene was interrupted by the sound of footsteps coming from the gate of the courtyard.

Seeing who was coming, Song Anning's fist instantly stiffened. Come on, get ready for fight!