Transmigrated as A Farm Girl Making Her Family Rich

Housekeeper Ye learned a bit of information from their conversation, and it matched the dates he knew.

From what they said, the young master might just be Young Master, but he always felt that the young master bore a resemblance to the old master.

Housekeeper Ye had already learned from them that the concubine had not returned to her maternal home that year. Who then had delivered the concubine's baby?

No one had tried to uncover or investigate this matter before.

The more he investigated now, the more doubts arose!

Housekeeper Ye could only lead some people back to the estate first to investigate the place where the concubine had given birth that year since he had been in too much of a hurry at the time and hadn't investigated the midwife.

The next day, Housekeeper Ye took some people to investigate that inn from back then to find out if any midwife had entered it.

Too much time had passed; perhaps the inn was now under different management, and the midwife from that time might no longer be alive.

Housekeeper Ye had a quiet chat with Hongji's uncle at the estate last night.

This uncle wasn't from the same village and did not provide any useful information.

He then casually inquired from a staff member from the same village in the estate; everyone in the village had known about the birth of the young master's parents' baby.

Some had seen Hongji's mother with a pregnant belly.

The carriage that Hongji's parents had hired to take them home was during the night. Nobody knew they had given birth outside; everyone thought they hadn't employed a midwife and had given birth at home.

Moreover, some praised Mrs. Lai for having a smooth delivery without the aid of a midwife.

Housekeeper Ye could only start his investigation from the county, then proceed to Bushen Village. Things from ten years ago were unknown to children or middle-aged people; he had to ask the older generation.

With so many guards, the old housekeeper made both overt and covert inquiries until he found the inn in the county.

The shopkeeper and the staff initially thought the group had come to stay or at least to have breakfast, not realizing they were there to inquire about something!

The shopkeeper hesitated a bit, 'How do you expect to ask questions without slipping something in return?'

The shopkeeper's expression included a gesture; the old housekeeper immediately understood that the other party wanted money to talk.

He also thought that if valuable information could be obtained, spending some money would be worth it!

"Shopkeeper, give me a private room, bring a pot of tea, and hold off on anything else!"

The old housekeeper and the guards had already had breakfast at the estate before heading to the county.

"Staff, hurry and serve the tea!" The shopkeeper, of course, had to serve them. Even if they didn't order food, renting a private room meant consumption, and tea brought tea money.

The staff served the old housekeeper tea while the other guards either watched the horses or stood by his side.

Their erect postures exuded a strong sense of authority.

"What would you like to ask, sir?"

The old housekeeper asked the shopkeeper about an event that took place more than thirty years ago, on a specific day.

The old shopkeeper was taken aback, 'Who remembers things from more than thirty years ago?'

"Guest, the event you're asking about is too far in the past. Could you perhaps specify which guest it was, what they looked like, or any distinctive features they had while staying at our inn?"

The old housekeeper then inquired about the day the concubine stayed and gave birth here, and whether a midwife had been called in.

The shopkeeper recalled that more than thirty years ago, a woman had indeed come from out of town, visibly pregnant.

He remembered clearly because, throughout the many decades, this had been the only instance of a pregnant woman staying and giving birth at the inn.

"Sir, now that you mention it, I was working as a staff member in this inn back then, and I indeed served a pregnant female guest who stayed here."

"What about the female guest who was staying at the inn? Did she ask for a midwife?"

"Yes, but it wasn't the female guest who asked for her; it was a relative of the female guest who did. When this relative came to meet the female guest, another woman with a big belly came in, and then they started arguing over something and suddenly cried out in pain!"

The old housekeeper deduced from this that the two pregnant women could have given birth together. Could the babies have been switched?

This was only his guess. But who was the other pregnant woman?

The concubine asked a male relative to come, but who was this male relative?

Could it be the young master's father?

"Did they ask for a midwife at that time?"

The shopkeeper nodded, "Yes, both women cried out in pain at the same time. The male guest was panicked and even asked me where they could find someone who specialized in delivering babies."

"Did you tell him?"

"I was just staff back then, still young. How would I know these things? I told him to ask the shopkeeper!"

"Is that shopkeeper still around?"

"He is, he is. That shopkeeper was my father-in-law. I worked here as staff and later married his daughter and took over his role as shopkeeper."

"So, you're saying that you are the owner of this shop?"

"No, this shop is the property of the Tang Family. I am just the shopkeeper."

"Do you know who the midwife was?"

"The circumstances back then were too peculiar. Later, I heard from my father-in-law that the midwife lived on this street, in the fifth house in the alley near the east gate. She specialized in delivering babies, and my wife also used her when she gave birth."

"Later, did you ever ask the midwife whether the two women gave birth to boys or girls?"

"I didn't ask that. Sir, you might want to ask the midwife yourself."

The shopkeeper had made the information quite clear, so the old housekeeper gave him some silver and then headed with the guard to the fifth house in the alley inside the east gate.

The alley wasn't very large, and with so many horses and guards, they couldn't all go in together. They had to leave them to watch the horses on the street side while he took two guards with him to find the place.

When he arrived at the door, the midwife's door was closed, and he could only knock, "Knock, knock, knock."

A voice came from inside: "Coming, coming, who is it!"

An old woman's voice, her footsteps sounded somewhat heavy. She seemed to limp as she exclaimed "Ah" and opened the door.

Seeing they were strangers, the old woman was taken aback.

"Who are you looking for? I don't recognize you."

"Sister, are you the midwife?"

The old housekeeper examined her appearance. Her hair had already turned white, and from the sound of her walking, it seemed she might have a leg problem.

The elderly woman showed signs of an old ailment or injury from her youth, her face was haggard, full of wrinkles, and even spotted with age spots.

"Are you here looking for a midwife? I'm too old to deliver babies now. You better find someone else."

Handing down the art of midwifery to the younger generation could have preserved her skills, but sadly, her son was unreliable. His wife had died during childbirth.

Because of debt, her son had lost everything, and after his wife died, he not only squandered all his money on debt but was also beaten up by the creditors, as was his wife.

Later, this unreliable son turned to gambling and was eventually beaten to death.

Poor her, as an elderly mother, she still had to care for her grandson. If it weren't for her grandson, she would have wished to die from all her pain and ailments. Although she still had the skills of a midwife, she no longer had the strength; fortunately, her grandson had grown up and was able to go out and work.