After a night, Song Ning brought Yang Yang to the old patriarch's house early in the morning. At this time, the old patriarch was still having breakfast at home.

"Oh, Shuheng's wife is here! Have you eaten?" The aunt and several aunts greeted the mother and son warmly.

"Uncle, grandmother, aunts, don't worry, we've already eaten."

Song Ning came here this time to ask them to take care of Yang Yang. "I came here now because I want to trouble you all with something."

"Shuheng's wife, don't say such polite words. Just tell me what you want to say!" said the old patriarch, putting down his bowl and chopsticks.

Song Ning talked about his plan: "Uncle, I want to go into the city and go to the county jail to see if I can see my husband. It's not convenient for me to take Yangyang with me, so please help take care of him."

She paused, then said, "I can rest assured that you can help take care of the child."

"You want to go to the county jail?" The old clan leader was a little worried after hearing this. "As a woman, you might get into trouble if you go to that kind of place. It's better for you to wait at home and let Shuisheng go to get some information."

"I won't feel at ease if I don't go there in person. Uncle, you don't have to worry about me. Shuisheng will go with me, and we can take care of each other if anything happens."

Seeing her firm attitude, the old patriarch stopped trying to persuade her, but could not help but admonishing her: "Since you have already made up your mind, I will not persuade you anymore. It is fine to let Shuisheng follow you, but you must remember that your own safety is more important. Shuheng's condition is still unclear, you must not let anything happen to you again. You must always remember that the child is still waiting for you to come back home!"

"Yes, uncle, I saved it."

Song Ning told Yangyang to have fun at his great-grandfather's house and wait for her to come back to pick him up at noon. Yangyang nodded and watched her walk a long way away before he looked away sullenly.

Since Hang Shuheng was taken away yesterday, he has not cried or made a fuss, and he is so sensible that it makes people feel distressed. The old patriarch's family, young and old, took turns to tease and coax him, and only then did a smile begin to appear on his face.

Song Ning got on Shuisheng's ox cart and headed for the county town. What warmed her heart was that Aunt Sun knew she was going to the city, and spontaneously asked her youngest son Sun Qinglai to go with her. She repeatedly told Sun Qinglai and Shuisheng to take good care of her.

On the way, they met some villagers who were going to the city, and they all tried to comfort Song Ning.

They soon arrived at the county town. Shuisheng left the ox cart at a carriage and horse shop and walked there. Unexpectedly, when they arrived at the county jail and told the jailer their purpose, they were turned away.

"Go, go, go. The prisoners in the prison are all important prisoners. How can you just explore them whenever you want?"

Shuisheng handed over a piece of silver at the right time and said, "Sir, please help us. We are from Shangtang Village. My relative was taken to the county government yesterday. The case has not been tried yet, but he was sent to the prison. Can we meet him? We will come out immediately after seeing him and will not cause any trouble for you."

The jailer took the silver and tossed it into the air, then finally caught it and stuffed it into his arms, pretending nothing had happened. He said with a look of contempt, "No means no. Go away, don't block us here, or we'll arrest you too."

Someone had already informed him that he was not allowed to see anyone who came to the imprisoned people from Shangtang Village. He knew clearly who he could offend and who he could not offend between this group of peasants and the eldest son of the Wan family.

"But, you..." Shuisheng originally thought that he might be able to do him a favor after seeing that the other party had accepted the money. However, he did not expect that the other party changed his face after accepting the money. He was furious, but he could not do anything to him.

"What do you mean by 'I'? Why don't you get out of here? If you don't, don't blame me for being rude."

Shuisheng and Sun Qinglai wanted to argue, but Song Ning stopped them, "Forget it, let's go!"

Before coming here, she had already prepared herself mentally to be turned away. Looking at the arrogant look of the jailer, it was obvious that he had been bribed, and wasting time would not yield any results.

"What's going on? What are you doing blocking the prison door?"

Just as they were about to leave, they ran into a constable head-on. Song Ning recognized him at a glance as the constable who led the group yesterday, and the constable naturally recognized them as well.

"Brother Constable!" Song Ning greeted him politely.

When the constable saw them arriving outside the county jail, he understood their intention and asked, "Are you here to visit? Why don't you go in but are blocking the door of the jail instead?"

"We wanted to go in, but the gatekeeper wouldn't let us in." Shuisheng said sarcastically, "This is the first time I've seen someone who takes bribes but doesn't do anything."

The constable glanced at the jailer meaningfully, "My friend, you are not kind enough to do this!"

"Constable Wang, don't listen to that kid's nonsense." The jailer denied it flatly, and then shouted at Shuisheng in anger: "You stinky boy, how dare you slander the official? I think you don't want to live anymore!"

"Hmph, the silver may not even get warm in your arms!" Shui replied angrily.

"Shuisheng, talk less." Song Ning quickly pulled his sleeve and told him not to talk too much. They were still on someone else's territory!

"Calm down, everyone." Constable Wang pulled the jailer aside and said, "It's not like Hang Tongsheng from Shangtang Village committed any serious crime. What's wrong with letting him in to see him?"

"The higher-ups have given orders not to see anyone who comes, and I can't afford to offend them." The jailer looked at Constable Wang and said, "Constable Wang, when did you become so warm-hearted that you even meddle in other people's business."

"Isn't this because I feel sorry for them?" Constable Wang shrugged, walked up to Song Ning and the others and said, "How about this! You wait here, I'll go in and see them for you."

Song Ning had originally given up hope, but he had never expected to receive such an unexpected surprise. He was immediately delighted and quickly thanked him: "In that case, thank you very much, Big Brother Constable."

"Do you have anything to say to him?" asked Constable Wang.

Song Ning thought for a moment and said, "Please tell him that everything is fine at home."

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