"Grandma Shi." Liu Xin hardened her heart, stepped forward, and grabbed the other woman's other intact hand.

"Grandma Shi, after much thought, I feel that I still need to have a son."

“It just so happens that An Niangzi from the same village had the same idea, so I begged my sister-in-law to bring us over.”

"Grandma Shi, I used to know Susu. She told me about you. You are the best mother!"

The Su Su that Liu Xin mentioned is Granny Shi's only daughter, Jiang Su Su.

When Liu Xin was doing a task in the courtyard, she didn't remember it. But after thinking about it carefully, she remembered that her childhood friend also had a very good mother who shared the same surname as Granny Shi and looked very similar to her.

She boldly walked up to him, thinking she could just say she had mistaken him for someone else!

To everyone's surprise, Granny Shi's eyes trembled violently upon hearing this.

She stared intently at Liu Xin, her voice hoarse: "Were you from Shicun before?"

Liu Xin nodded, then shook her head: "Grandma Shi, my mother used to live there with me for a while, but then we moved away."

Actually, her memories of this stone village were no longer very clear, otherwise she wouldn't have only remembered it now.

"You shouldn't have come," Granny Shi paused, then reminded her in a hoarse voice.

Liu Xin hadn't come here specifically to have a child, so how could she give up halfway? She grabbed the other person's hand again and pleaded.

"Grandma Shi, I knew you were the best! Let us go in and pray to the Goddess of Fertility, okay? I don't have a son to support me, I'm sure I'll be looked down upon! I also want to see Susu, I wonder how she's doing."

Granny Shi's cloudy eyes trembled again, but she eventually opened the door in silence.

"Please come in, all of you. Keep your voices down so as not to disturb the other guests."

The three followed behind and went inside together.

This time, Cui Ying and Liu Xin clearly felt that the gloomy atmosphere in the courtyard could no longer affect them.

The only change was that they received the blessing of the Mountain Goddess.

The two looked at each other and saw the determination in each other's eyes.

"You all stay in the front yard for now, I'm going to the back yard to take care of something." Granny Shi, her body hunched over, slowly left.

Once Granny Shi's figure disappeared from sight, the three of them stood up together.

"What are you all doing? Why did you all suddenly stand up?" A surprised voice came from the side.

Lin Anniang turned her head and saw that there was a pregnant woman sitting in the living room in the front yard. The woman's face was round and plump, and she looked very well taken care of.

"Are you here to have a child too?" she asked in a low voice.

The woman shook her head, muttering involuntarily, "I don't want to ask for anything, but my mother-in-law insists that I come and stay here for a while before I can go back."

"It's so boring here, there's nothing fun to do, what's there to sit on?"

After thinking for a moment, Lin Anniang handed over another mountain god statue that her daughter had carved for her to the other party.

"Hold on tight, never let go in a crisis, it could save your life."

"I will take this wood carving back after this is all over."

Since the other party was not a believer of the Mountain Goddess, she naturally wouldn't give the statue directly to them, as that would be a great disrespect to the deity.

However, the situation was urgent, and the other person was likely to be in danger if alone, so she had no other choice.

The three of them chased after Granny Shi in the direction she had left, but the chubby-faced woman behind them was completely bewildered.

"Wait, what exactly do you want to do?"

She gritted her teeth and quietly followed.

In the backyard, the old women stood there trembling with fear. When they saw Granny Shi arrive, they visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Grandma Shi, we've locked the door. Now it's up to you." The old women lowered their eyes.

Grandma Shi nodded and came to a house.

Although the house was small, it was tightly locked with an iron gate and lock, leaving no gaps.

But those outside could clearly hear a series of thuds coming from inside, as if someone was smashing their head against the door.

The force was so great that even the house was shaking, as if it would collapse completely at any moment.

"Grandma Shi, when will the Goddess of Fertility recover from this condition?" a slightly younger middle-aged woman couldn't help but ask.

"How dare you! Is this something you should be asking? We are all just human beings, how can we presume to guess about the gods?" Another old woman in the crowd angrily rebuked her.

Other elderly women asked in hushed tones, "Grandma Shi, what about those guests in the front yard? Should we still entertain them?"

"What's the rush?" Granny Shi tapped her cane.

"The Goddess of Fertility will be fine, but you should watch your tongues and heads!"

After a while, the noise inside still didn't stop, but the little house couldn't take it anymore, and a crack appeared in the corner of the wall.

Granny Shi calmly instructed, "Open the door."

"Grandma Stone!"

"Grandma Shi, shall we wait a little longer?"

"I said open the door and let me in! If we don't appease the Goddess of Fertility, everyone will die!" Granny Shi gave them a cold look.

The woman at the head of the group finally stepped forward and, trembling, took out her key to unlock the door.

After opening it, she quickly retreated to the very back, her teeth chattering.

Lin Anniang and the other two had already hidden on the roof.

The three of them could hear clearly what those people were saying, as well as the sounds of impact inside the house.

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