She slept till dawn and woke up with a start.

  After sleeping for a whole night, her headache was gone and she felt very spirited.

  I got dressed and got out of bed, only to see that my mother was already up, leaning against the edge of the bed with her eyes closed, still holding a needle and thread in her hand. I went over and pushed her gently: "Mom, if you didnt sleep well, just go back to bed."

  The fourth daughter did not move.

  "Mother——"

  Before she had finished speaking, Fourth Mistress fell forward from the bedpost and landed with a thud on the bed.

  Mo Tian Ge was startled and rushed over, but Si Nang Zi was unconscious with her eyes closed, her face pale to the point of being frightening. It wasnt until then that Mo Tian Ge saw that there were bloodstains at the corner of her mouth, and a patch of her clothes had been stained red.

  "Mother!"

  Meng Tian Ge panicked and jumped up, rushing out wildly. Just as he ran out of the small courtyard, he happened to bump into Aunt Awang who had just come out of the yard, and with a "ouch" she was knocked to the ground.

  Awang Aunt hadnt even had time to ask what was wrong when Mo Tian Ge suddenly cried out, "Aunt Awang, my mother has fainted and vomited blood! What should we do? What should we do?"

  When she said that, Aunt Awang was also startled and hurriedly said: "Tian Ge dont worry, let aunt go take a look."

  Followed by the song of the sky, returned to the house, saw the fourth daughter-in-law half-lying on the bed, at this time the fresh blood had already flowed onto the quilt, hurriedly said: "Let your Ah Wang uncle go call a doctor!"

  Mo Tian Ge hastily wiped his face and rushed next door to call Ah Wang Shu who was having dinner.

  I heard his mother fainted, Awang Shu pushed away his rice bowl and hurriedly rushed to the town.

  Meng Tian Ge returned to her own home, and saw that Aunt Wang had already helped Si Niang lie down on the bed. Looking at her mothers closed eyes with no signs of life, tears began to fall from her eyes.

  Awangs aunt hugged her for a while to comfort her.

  An hour later, Uncle Awang brought the doctor in.

  The strangers song made her gaze intently, tears falling non-stop.

  After a moment, the doctor stood up and shook his head: "This lady is born with a weak body, and has been overworking herself. This time its an attack of heart disease, Im afraid she wont make it through tonight. Youd better send her off properly."

  Having said that, he didnt even ask for payment and picked up his medical box and left.

  Awangs aunt had known all along that the Fourth Daughter wouldnt last much longer, and now she sighed and called out to Awangs uncle: "You go inform the clan elder."

  Avang uncle sighed and shook his head, then went out.

  Awangs aunt looked at the unconscious Si Niangzi, then at Mo Tian Ge crying and shouting for his mother beside her, and sighed: "Poor child, so young and already lost his mother."

  The sky gradually darkened, Mo Tian Ges tears dried up, and she sat stupidly on the bed staring at her mother.

  During this time, her paternal uncles and aunts came one after another. Finally, her grandfather and grandmother also arrived, took a look at the situation, and went out to make arrangements for the aftermath. Her tears had dried up, but her mother still hadnt woken up. She knew what the doctor meant - if she couldnt hold on, it would mean death. Her mother said that when you die, you sleep forever and never wake up again, and then youre buried in the ground, eventually turning into dirt.

  She felt a movement in her palm and quickly looked over, only to see her mothers eyelids twitching as if she was about to wake up.

  "Mother! Mother!" she hastily called out.

  Awangs aunt saw it and hastily came over: "Fourth daughter?"

  The fourth daughter opened her eyes and saw Mo Tian Ge. Tears gushed out, but she had no strength to lift her hand and could only look at him like this.

  "Fourth Daughter," Aunt Awang said in a low voice, "if theres anything you regret or wish for, tell me."

  Fourth Daughter looked at the cold and empty room, realizing that until death, there was no so-called family member who cared about her. She pitied Heavensong even more, feeling an aching heart, as she too had lost her mother since childhood, never expecting that Heavensong would also suffer the same fate as herself.

  Awangs aunt looked at her trembling lips, hastily approached her, and only vaguely heard the words "Tian Ge", asking: "Fourth daughter-in-law, you are not worried about Tian Ge, are you?"

  She nodded with tears in her eyes.

  "Dont worry, Ill take care of it for you."

  She shifted her gaze again and stared at a certain place. Ah-wangs aunt followed her gaze, picked up the dressing box and brought it back: "Is this what Fourth Madam said?"

  She saw her nodding and wanting to say something, leaning into her ear, hearing a few words, Aunt Awang opened the box. Inside were indeed several good pieces of jewelry, she knew that Fourth Master was extremely skilled back then, having these few pieces wasnt unusual.

  She picked them up one by one, looking at Si Nangzis expression, until she picked up a glass bead chain and saw her face change, then lowered her head to listen to the few words she said, and asked: "Is this Fourth Masters?"

  The fourth daughter nodded with difficulty, looking at Mo Tian Ge who was silently crying.

  "Mother! Mother!" Meng Tian shouted in a hoarse voice, but it was Fourth Daughter who had fainted again.

  That night, Si Nangzi was drowsy and awake, but in the end she couldnt hold on. Just before dawn, she finally stopped breathing.

  The head of the Mo family came to take a last look and left before she closed her eyes. Several sisters-in-law also came to take a look, but they were waiting to handle the funeral affairs.

  Mo Tian Ge just tightly held his mothers hand, sometimes crying and sometimes staring blankly. Until he could no longer feel the warmth, he cried himself to sleep.

  Four days after the funeral, the fourth daughter was buried.

  Mo Tian Ge was always dazed and confused, sometimes taken care of by Ah Wang Shu, and sometimes accompanied by Mo Tian Qiao.

  After the burial, when they returned and cleared up the mourning hall, the Mou family began to make arrangements for the aftermath of Si Nangs death.

  At that time, the fourth daughter also married and divided the house like a son. Although there were not many sons to divide, they specially built this courtyard and divided more than ten hectares of good land. In these years, the mother and daughter relied on these few hectares of land for their living expenses and medicine.

  Since its a son-in-law, the fourth daughter is also considered one of them. The land and houses can naturally be passed down, but unexpectedly, Mo Tian Ge is a daughter, and after her parents are gone, these lands and properties will certainly be taken back by her relatives, so the clan leaders several sons are quite enthusiastic. Although there arent many assets, even a small mosquito is still meat, theyre just rural landlords, cant compare to real wealthy families.

  Watching his sons fight, Mr. Mos eyebrows were tightly furrowed. Having this daughter outside was his youthful recklessness, and he didnt have much feelings for her. However, after all, she was his flesh and blood. Seeing his sons quarrel over this bit of property before the funeral rites were even completed, and completely disregarding his face, Mr. Mo was extremely displeased in his heart.

  Look at them arguing more and more, the old man took a tobacco pouch and knocked it on the table leg, making a loud noise, and everyone immediately stopped talking. The old man said with a serious face: "The eldest son of the Tian family will take care of it first, and every years grain harvest will be stored away, waiting for him to come back and return it all at once. If he doesnt come back even when the child grows up, the grain and several acres of land will be given as dowry, and the house will be left behind."

  The old man has spoken, and the few young masters dont dare say more. The elderly in the village see that the clan head handled it fairly and have no opinion, only asking: "Then what about this child, which family will raise him?"

  The old man said: "Take the child back home and consider it as raised by me, an old man. No need to spend their food!"

  Several young masters looked embarrassed when they heard this.

  The old man grunted: "Alright, disperse."

  "Tiangge, your grandfather said that from now on youll have someone to take care of you and Auntie can rest assured." Awang Aunt said while folding her clothes.

  Mo Tian Ge sat on the edge of the bed, pressing the string of pearls on her wrist, and didnt say a word.

  Thinking of her losing her mother at such a young age, Ah Wangs heart ached with sympathy, and she said softly: "Tian Ge, your mother hoped you would be safe and sound, you must take good care of yourself, perhaps your father will return soon."

  When mentioning her mother, Mo Tian Ges expression changed. She looked up at Ah Wang and said: "Ah Wang, dont worry, Ill be fine. I wont let Mother worry."

  "This doesnt sound like something a seven-year-old would say. Ah-wangs aunt felt even more sympathy for her, packed up her things and said: The luggage is all packed, Auntie will take you to your grandfathers house now. Dont worry about this house, well sweep it every day, and guarantee that when your father comes back, it will be spotless."

  "Ah, thank you, Aunt Awang."