However, halfway there, she felt someone pulling at her.
Lin Anniang turned her head and saw that it was Granny Ma's daughter-in-law. The pregnant woman was shaking her head at her, her chapped lips silently saying something.
After careful consideration, she realized that what the woman meant was—don't go.
Lin Anniang immediately understood; her daughter-in-law had probably sensed something as well.
"Don't worry." She mouthed the words.
However, the other party was clearly very anxious and tugged at it again with force.
No matter how strong she was, she couldn't match Lin Anniang's strength, and she almost fell backward.
While supporting her, Lin Anniang secretly observed the route.
"Qingping, what's wrong with you? I'm telling you, don't try any tricks here, don't even think about running away. I'm still waiting to hold my grandson. If you lose my grandson, I'll take your life!" Granny Ma spat fiercely.
The woman's face grew even paler, and she instinctively grabbed Lin Anniang's sleeve.
After gently comforting her for a while, Lin Anniang finally saw the familiar courtyard again.
There were several other pregnant women waiting outside the courtyard. Most of them were brought by their mothers-in-law, while a few were brought by their husbands to pray for a child.
The clothes they wore were all different; some women were dressed in silk, which indicated that they came from wealthy families. Even so, they were still sent over.
The old woman, with her wrinkled face, drooping eyelids, and hunched back, opened the courtyard gate and her expression changed immediately when she saw that there was an extra person this time.
Granny Ma quickly went up to her, whispered for a while, and then slipped her another tael of silver.
"Why would I lie to you? She's from the neighboring Linjia Village. She's had two children in a row, both of whom are a financial burden. Now she's pregnant again, hoping to have a son."
"She's three or four months pregnant, barely meeting our standards. Since you've given your full recommendation, let her in." The old woman glanced at her with a cold look, then turned and went inside.
"Come on, hurry up! Don't look around like you've never seen the world before!" Granny Ma immediately grabbed Lin Anniang's sleeve.
Lin Anniang nodded repeatedly.
At the same time, she gripped the mountain god statue in her sleeve.
When Lin Anniang went inside, she saw that although the house looked quite large from the outside, there wasn't much usable space inside.
Because most of the shadowy areas were filled with piles and piles of boxes, which were then tightly locked with iron padlocks, they looked like sealed coffins.
Despite the bright sunshine outside, Lin Anniang felt extremely cold as she walked in the courtyard, and a chill ran down her spine.
The next second, the wooden carving of the mountain god emitted waves of warmth, dispelling the cold.
"We've arrived." The old woman, with droopy eyelids and cloudy eyes, walked to a tall wooden door and placed her hands on it.
Lin Anniang could faintly hear screams and hysterical shouts coming from behind the wooden door.
Feng Qingping visibly trembled and began to struggle violently.
"Tie them up!" The old woman with droopy eyelids beckoned.
Immediately, a group of robust old women surrounded them.
The pregnant women were trembling with fear, while their mothers-in-law and husbands whispered words of comfort to them.
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