They've all separated, so what does it matter to me if they get poorer and poorer?

Chapter 296 Fortunately, there was Zhichun

"Dr. Jiang, how is my little Yan?"

"She's had a miscarriage. We need to prepare a medicine to help her recover quickly, but I'm short of a piece of donkey-hide gelatin. You need to send someone to the city to buy some right away. It would be best to buy four ounces, two ounces will do too. It's best to get some of the better quality. And we need to be quick."

Liang Mingliang suddenly stood up. "I'll go right now!"

"Wait a minute," Xu Zhichun said quickly, "I think I have some good quality donkey-hide gelatin at home. Wait a moment, I'll go get it now."

Xu Zhichun ran all the way back.

The warehouse contains high-quality donkey-hide gelatin.

After Zeng Xiaoyan became pregnant, Xu Zhichun, just in case, specially collected many medicines for preventing and nourishing the fetus, and also collected various medicinal materials used as fetal-preserving medicines from medical books.

I never thought I'd actually need it.

Judging from Doctor Jiang's appearance, as long as he takes the donkey-hide gelatin to make a medicine to prevent miscarriage, everything should be fine.

If things don't go well, she still has readily available and effective modern pregnancy-preserving drugs, which she can try as a last resort.

Xu Zhichun simply took half a pound of top-quality donkey-hide gelatin, and also packed a small bag each of white peony root, angelica root, and licorice root, all of which were of excellent quality.

She had just heard Doctor Jiang mention that the prescription contained all of those ingredients.

Xu Zhichun hurriedly returned, "Dr. Jiang, I brought all the medicinal herbs from my home. Could you please see if these few can be used?"

Doctor Jiang quickly examined them one by one and exclaimed with delight, “Excellent! Madam Zeng is lucky! This donkey-hide gelatin is of the highest quality, and these white peony root, angelica root, and licorice root are even better than what I bought. I’ll use yours!”

He quickly prepared the medicine, and Liu and Zeng Xiaojuan had already started a fire and were simmering the medicine over a fire.

The first batch of medicine couldn't wait that long. After boiling for about five or six minutes, Doctor Jiang told her to scoop out a small half bowl, let it cool, and feed it to Zeng Xiaoyan in small sips. The medicine continued to simmer for about another half hour before she could take another half bowl.

After Zeng Xiaoyan took the medicine, a little over fifteen minutes later, Doctor Jiang took her pulse again and said that she was fine and should rest.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Aunt Liang thanked them repeatedly, and the villagers dispersed when they heard that everything was alright.

"It's alright now."

"Thank goodness, thank goodness, this is a human life."

"No."

"Xiao Yan is really lucky; it's such a coincidence that Zhi Chun has those medicines."

"Yes, I heard that medicine is very expensive. Who usually has it at home? Only Zhichun does."

"Hey"

The rest are all our own people. After breathing a sigh of relief, it's time to settle accounts.

Previously, because they were worried about Zeng Xiaoyan's unborn child, they had no time to think about anything else except praying for her and the baby to be safe.

Now that everyone is relaxed, no one can help but be furious.

Zeng Xiaojuan still feels lingering fear when she talks about it, feeling sad, anxious, and guilty.

"When I saw Xiaoyan arrive, I was afraid she would get angry and upset her baby, so I quickly tried to help her sit down. But then Granny Zhu pushed me hard from behind, and I bumped into Xiaoyan. I...I..."

Yang Ming gently patted her back, offering silent comfort. Zeng Xiaoyan looked at her: "Sister, don't cry. It's not your fault. We wouldn't have fallen in the first place. It was Cuixiang who tripped me."

Zeng Xiaojuan was taken aback.

She truly didn't know that Cuixiang had tripped her sister afterward; she thought it was because of her bumping into her that they both fell. Even if it was Granny Zhu's fault, she couldn't forgive herself.

Xu Zhichun, Aunt Liang, and the others were terrified when they heard this.

"God bless us! God bless us! May our ancestors of the Liang family bless us!"

No wonder Aunt Liang clasped her hands together and prayed repeatedly. Xu Zhichun and Granny Qin Qing both felt that Zeng Xiaoyan was incredibly lucky to be safe.

You should know that Granny Zhu and Cui Xiang didn't hold back at all; their intention was to cause Zeng Xiaoyan to miscarry.

Liang Lizheng said coldly, "Mother of the child, call the eldest son and his wife, we'll take that old woman and maid to the Zeng family right now. Third son, you help your wife home properly later. Third son's wife, you go back and lie down properly, take your pregnancy-preserving medicine on time, and ask your second sister-in-law to make you whatever you want to eat. Don't wander around."

Zeng Xiaojuan hurriedly said, "Don't worry, I will take Xiaoyan back with Mingliang, and I will take care of her."

Zeng Xiaojuan was meticulous and reliable, even more so than her own son. Qiao'er was also well-behaved and didn't make a fuss. Liang Lizheng and Aunt Liang were much more at ease and expressed their gratitude.

Xu Zhichun: "Village head, aunt, I'll go with you. Before we go, should we interrogate that old woman and Cuixiang first?"

Liang Lizheng nodded in agreement: "I think we should ask them first, so we'll have something to say when we meet the Zeng family."

Aunt Liang wished she could grab a big stick and rush into the Zeng family right now to give them a good beating. "Then let's ask them. If they dare not talk, we'll beat them up first."

Granny Qin Qing: "Madam Liang, if you trust me, why don't you let this old servant help with the questioning?"

Aunt Liang quickly replied, "Yes, yes, we are so grateful for your help."

Although Granny Qin Qing was a servant, she came from a wealthy family. She was well-mannered, knew how to behave appropriately, and was very capable in her speech and actions. No one in the village dared to look down on her. Many clever families even treated her exceptionally well, offering her benefits and asking her to help teach their daughters some things.

You should know that these are things you couldn't learn even if you paid money in the past.

Granny Qin Qing certainly had some interrogation skills.

Xu Zhichun quickly replied, "Since you've gone to so much trouble, Granny, please ask first, and we'll leave later."

"Row."

In less than a quarter of an hour, Granny Qin Qing pried open the mouths of Cui Xiang and Granny Zhu.

Zeng Mingzhu.

Upon hearing this name, Aunt Liang and the rest of the Liang family were speechless. Zeng Xiaoyan almost got agitated again, but Xu Zhichun calmed her down.

Although the scandalous affair involving Zeng Mingzhu and his wife was widely known throughout the city, it did not reach Liangjia Village. After all, no one in the village would go to the city for no reason and happen to overhear the story.

Xu Zhichun, Aunt Zhu'er, and even Yang Xiaoan and Liang Xiaoman knew, of course, but none of them said a word about it in the village.

Firstly, it's unnecessary. Secondly, even if Zeng Xiaoyan has severed ties with the Zeng family, she still has a blood relationship with Zeng Mingzhu. Once this matter spreads, there's no guarantee that some malicious people who wish others would suffer will make malicious connections and gossip.

Xu Zhichun and the others certainly wouldn't let that happen.

So, when they heard Zeng Mingzhu, Aunt Liang and the others thought for a while before they realized who she was—oh, she was the eldest daughter of their former in-laws.

Aunt Liang was both angry and puzzled: "I heard that this eldest daughter of the Zeng family married into a wealthy family in another place a long time ago? Xiao Yan has nothing to do with her now. Why would she hate Xiao Yan so much for being pregnant and send someone to cause trouble?"

"She's really ruthless. What if something goes wrong?"