Chapter 125
Although An Yi and the others expected that the family would not give up, no one thought that they would be so shameless as to move the child's body directly to the door of their yard. It was freezing cold, and although the body had been dead for several days, it had not rotted, but it was definitely not a happy thing to see, especially since Shen Jin was pregnant. Although the people in their border town did not believe in these things, they were still taboo.
Shen Jin didn't know all this yet. Jia Si was planning to go down the mountain early in the morning to get a doctor. Yue Wen, Anyi and the others also got up to help pack up. An Ning stayed by Shen Jin's side, and Anyi was preparing things in the kitchen for Jia Si to take away. Then they heard rustling sounds at the door. Although those people deliberately spoke in low voices, Yue Wen and Jia Si were both specially trained by Chu Xiuming, and they could not hide this noise from them at all. They originally wanted to remain silent and see what those people outside were going to do, but after hearing their discussion, not to mention Jia Si, even Yue Wen could not help it.
An Yi was carrying something out. Seeing the two people with distorted expressions, she asked softly, "But what happened?"
Jia Si pointed at the door. An Yi stopped talking and listened quietly. She couldn't hear what the people outside were saying, but she heard the noise. Jia Si said in a deep voice, "Those people moved the child's body to the gate of the yard and discussed asking for money."
"This is too much." No matter how good-tempered An Yi was, she couldn't help it at this moment.
Yue Wen said, "I'll go take care of them."
An Yi said coldly, "I think they have been living too comfortably during this period."
In fact, Shen Jin had already woken up. Her legs were cramping and painful. Even though An Ning was in the house, she heard the noise in the yard. She thought that something might have happened, otherwise, according to An Yi and the others' personalities, they would not speak before Shen Jin got up, because they all knew that Shen Jin was not resting well and would not want to disturb her.
An Ning helped Shen Jin sit up, thought for a moment and said, "It seems something happened to my second sister."
"Hmm?" Shen Jin rubbed her brows. It was still dark outside and this pregnancy was particularly difficult for her.
An Ning went to fetch the red date water that had been kept warm. Shen Jin took a few sips and felt a little more sober. "Go and ask what's going on."
"Yes." An Ning agreed, tucked in the quilt for Shen Jin, made sure the clothes were ready, and then got off the kang and went outside.
At this time, Yue Wen was about to go out. He stopped when he heard the footsteps and asked, "Did you disturb Madam's rest?"
"Second sister asked me to ask what happened." An Ning asked.
When An Yi saw Shen Jin woke up, she went into the kitchen to prepare food for Shen Jin. Yue Wen told them what happened in general. The people outside didn't know they had woken up yet, and they thought they were discussing it in secret. In order not to disturb Shen Jin's rest, no lights were turned on in the yard except in the kitchen.
An Ning showed an unhappy look, but still nodded and said, "I'll go ask my second sister first."
An Yi had already boiled some hot water and said, holding the copper kettle, "I'll go in with you." They were all used to washing with cold water, but not Shen Jin. Even if Shen Jin wanted to use cold water, they would not agree.
An Ning helped carry the copper basin, and the two of them went in together. Jia Si leaned against a tree and suddenly said, "It's so depressing." If it weren't for his wife, these clowns would not even be considered human beings, and there was no way they would be able to jump around in front of them.
Yue Wen said in a deep voice, "We are tolerant not because we are afraid of them."
Jia Si chuckled, and his seemingly honest face actually became a little more stern, "That's true." They are protecting the lady and the young lady, but these people... cannot be let off easily.
Yue Wen said, "Okay, go check on the kid in the house."
Jia Si nodded, "I'll go wipe his body again." Then he went to the kitchen to get some strong liquor. The child had been having a fever since he fell into the water, and even his whole body was twitching. Shen Jin took the initiative to get some ginseng roots for him to drink, not because he was reluctant to give up the ginseng, but because the child looked weak, and sometimes too much tonic would not be good. Then, every day Yue Wen or Jia Si would wipe the child's body with strong liquor. Although saving the child had caused them a lot of trouble, they were not the kind of people who would vent their anger on others.
After entering the house, the child was still not awake. Jia Si first went to get a charcoal brazier and made the room warm. Then he poured strong liquor into the brazier and began to rub the child's body. The child's temperature did drop a little, but he was still not awake.
After An Ning and An Yi entered the house, they turned on the lights, and then helped Shen Jin wash up while telling him what happened outside. Shen Jin frowned slightly and said, "Tell Yue Wen to find someone in the village to carry the child's body back home, and hang all the rest of the people."
"Yes." An Ning went to tell Yue Wen first. An Yi put on cotton boots for Shen Jin. These were made by her. There was thick rabbit fur inside, which was soft and warm to wear.
Shen Jin stood up with An Yi's hand, but she frowned as soon as she stood up. The baby in her belly kicked her a few times. After she recovered, she gently stroked her belly and said, "An Yi, I think I'm off track."
"Why does second sister say that?" An Yi asked with some confusion.
Shen Jin lowered his eyes slightly and said, "I thought it would be safer hiding in such a remote place, but now that I think about it... there's no peace anywhere." The implication was that he was referring to the affairs of the village.
An Yi frowned and said nothing.
Shen Jin said, "After all, there are only four of you around me. Even if I'm on guard every day, how can I prevent you?"
"Second sister, do you have any other ideas?" An Yi asked hesitantly.
Shen Jin said, "I think we might as well move to the town."
"This is too risky." An Yi said after hesitating for a moment.
Shen Jin lowered her eyes slightly. How could she not know this? She chose this place because if anything happened, they could hide in the mountains. Now it was OK for the four of them to protect one person, but what if the child was born? It might also be the death of the child that made Shen Jin feel uneasy. She always felt that this village was not as safe as she imagined.
They are fine now, but if there is any slight mistake when she gives birth or when the baby is born... Shen Jin can't help but feel worried.
An Yi didn't know what to say when she saw Shen Jin's expression. Shen Jin listened to the noisy sounds outside and pursed his lips.
After Jia Si wiped the child's body, put on his clothes again and made the quilt, he went out to help Yue Wen deal with the people outside. When these people came, they actually brought things with them, and one of them even brought a kitchen knife. They were the people who had been dealt with by Yue Wen because they wanted to steal things at night. In addition, there were also people like carrying poles. Yue Wen was not afraid of them at all. Yue Wen and An Ning took some effort to deal with them all. Jia Si came out and tied up the people with Yue Wen. This commotion did attract many people from the surrounding areas, but they did not gather around.
Yue Wen said directly, "Whoever is willing to carry the child's body back to his home, I will give him one tael of silver."
Soon after these words were spoken, several farmers stood up. Yue Wen selected two people, and An Ning took out two strings of money and gave them to them. They did not think it was unlucky, and carried the child's body away in the envious eyes of others.
Jia Si said, "Leave Brother Yue to me."
Yue Wen nodded. Because of the two strings of money, the strange atmosphere in the village eased a lot. Although many people knew what was going on, Shen Jin and the others were outsiders after all, while these people were villagers. Seeing the villagers being dealt with like this, they had some thoughts in their minds.
But when Yue Wen took out the money, they thought about the benefits of having these people live in the village. They often paid for a lot of things. As long as they didn't provoke them, they were easy to get along with. Sometimes they would even give some cakes to children when they met them.
An Ning's voice was clear and straightforward, "My brother saved two children who fell into the water on his way back the day before yesterday. One of them is now unconscious, and because no one is willing to take care of him, he is at my house, and we have taken good care of him. The other child did not make it, and we know that family is heartbroken." Then she pointed at the tied-up people and said, "They came to make trouble yesterday, insisting that my brother killed his son, and asked us to hand over the unconscious child as compensation for his life. My sister felt sorry for their grief over the loss of their son, and only said that she would give them ten taels of silver and let them go home to bury the child properly. But now this person is not giving in. Who will dare to save people in the future? The child who died was from your village, so isn't the one we saved from your village?"
"If you ask me, my brother wouldn't dare to risk jumping into the water to save them. The water was so cold... My brother wasn't the only one who saw the two children fall into the water, but he was the only one who was willing to jump into the water to save them." An Ning was good-looking to begin with, and the men just now were no match for her. Now she stood with her hands on her hips, looking quite imposing. "If you ask me, you were right not to save them. Look what happened to you if you did."
An Ning's eyes turned red, "Second brother, please get everyone away quickly. It makes me upset." After saying that, she went straight back to the yard.
But after entering, An Ning didn't look like she was crying. She went straight to the kitchen to check the stewed tonic, and when she saw it was ready, she brought it into the house. Because of Shen Jin's words just now, An Yi had been thinking in her heart whether it was better to go to the village or the town. If it was really said, the town was more convenient, and it was close to the capital, and most people in the town were polite and face-conscious.
An Ning didn't know this, so she smiled and said, "Second sister, use some quickly. I will say it as you taught me yesterday."
Shen Jin nodded, walked over slowly and sat down. An Ning served Shen Jin a bowl and kept the rest warm by the small stove. Shen Jin said, "Talk to Jia Si later and ask him to find a suitable yard in the town. Then we will move to the town."
"Yes." An Ning had been with Shen Jin for a long time, and with Chu Xiuming's instructions, she believed Shen Jin's words.
Shen Jin smiled and said, "If possible, we should live closer to the doctor's family and say that we are relatives."
An Ning nodded, "Don't worry, Second Sister, I will go talk to Jia Si in a moment. He has a lot of bad intentions, so he will definitely make arrangements."
Shen Jin looked at An Yi and said, "Pack up your things in the next two days, take away what should be taken away, and leave the food alone for now." After all, the cellar was very hidden, and if something really happened, it could be used as a retreat.
Chu Xiuming, who was about to go to Beijing from the border town, wanted to wait until things were done before meeting Shen Jin to give her a surprise. However, he didn't expect that when he finally found her, he was faced with an empty yard. The surprise turned into shock, and the people who followed Chu Xiuming also saw his expression change for the first time.
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