Splendid peasant girl busy farming

Chapter 11530

"Second sister-in-law, are we going to drink tea in the house? Or in the yard?" Yang Ruoqing asked Cao Bamei with a smile, holding a purple clay teapot with a raised spout in her hand.

Cao Bamei said, "Let's go to the yard. The flowers are so pretty. I never get tired of looking at them!"

Yang Ruoqing smiled and said, "Okay, let's enjoy the flowers and drink tea."

Next to the flowers and trees in the small courtyard, there are stone-carved tables and chairs. Yang Ruoqing wipes them every day to ensure that they are clean.

Sometimes when Luo Baobao is at home, he will teach his two younger brothers how to play chess.

At this moment, Yang Ruoqing and Cao Bamei were sitting on each side with a pot of tea in the middle. Yang Ruoqing had just sat down when she felt something was missing. She got up and went back to the house. When she came out, she was holding a stack of soft rose cakes in her hand.

The osmanthus cake is made by Aunt Rong herself, using millet and glutinous rice, and contains honey, petals, shredded fruit, white sesame seeds, nuts and other ingredients.

It is very soft and delicious, with a light sweetness that is not greasy at all. It is perfect as a small pastry to eat with tea.

In particular, in order to make this kind of pastry, Aunt Rong specially asked someone to carve a whole set of pattern molds, so the pastries that appear are like a hundred flowers blooming, with all kinds of shapes.

Cao Bamei's eyes lit up. She took a piece of cake, took a bite, and nodded repeatedly: "Delicious, really delicious."

"Drink some tea to moisten your throat."

"Good...well, good tea, tastes good."

The two of them ate cakes and drank tea, admiring the flowers and chatting. At first, it was a random chat, but soon, Cao Bamei changed the subject and told the purpose of coming here today.

"Qing'er, have you ever heard of Qi Dashu's home in Miaogang Village, Qingshui Town?"

Miaogang Village under Qingshui Town?

Yang Ruoqing thought about it carefully, "I've heard of Miaogang Village, but I've never been there. It seems to be next to Aunt Wu's hometown, Baojia Village?"

"Yes, yes, it's right next to it," Cao Bamei said. "Miaogang Village is not big, with only 20 to 30 households. It's about two miles away from Qingshui Town."

"Oh," Yang Ruoqing nodded, "I've never heard of the name Qi Dashu. What's the matter, sister-in-law?"

Cao Bamei smiled, her eyes and eyebrows showing her joy.

"Qi Dashu is the head of Miaogang Village. His family owns more than ten mu of land in the village. In addition, Qi Dashu has enclosed a whole hillside behind the village and planted various flowers, plants and saplings."

"Many wealthy families in this town, as well as those in the neighboring town or the county town, want to decorate their backyard gardens and do business with Qi Dashu!"

"Oh, so Qi Dashu's family should be well off." Yang Ruoqing said, "So, which son of the Qi family is Xiuxiu dating?"

Cao Bamei raised her hand and gently patted Yang Ruoqing's leg, "What? There is only one son in his family, and he has three older sisters! The three sisters are all married and live in Wanghai County, so he is the only one in the family!" "Oh, that's great, the three older sisters-in-law will help their mother's family a lot." Yang Ruoqing said again.

I don't know why, maybe because she is the eldest sister, she likes to help her younger brothers take care of their parents and help out her mother's family, so she generally has a natural liking for people with similar family backgrounds to her.

However, there are exceptions to everything. Some sisters-in-law may not be able to help, but they like to interfere in their natal family's affairs.

"Second sister-in-law, tell me about these two children." Yang Ruoqing asked again.

Cao Bamei was very excited. She drank a sip of tea and started talking to Yang Ruoqing.

"This is a coincidence. Last time, Xu Qiaohong did something stupid at the well in the backyard of our restaurant. It was bad luck. After the magician finished his ritual, your second brother wanted to tidy up the flowers and plants in the backyard, so he asked someone to find Qi Dashu and discuss the matter with him."

"Qi Dashu invited Yongjin to his hillside to personally choose a girl. Originally, neither of them had thought about the marriage of their children. Unexpectedly, that day, Yongjin brought Xiuxiu with him, and Qi Dashu also brought his son Qi Xiaoshu with him. On the hillside, the two adults were looking at the trees, and the two young people were talking together. I didn't think much of it at the time."

"Later, the Qi family transported trees over and helped plant them. Qi Xiaoshu came over, and our Xiuxiu also came to help."

"After we planted the trees, a few days later, Qi Xiaoshu came again and gave us two gardenia trees for the backyard of our restaurant. He also brought a pot of roses for Xiuxiu."

"Qi Xiaoshu said that it was an extra gift because the restaurant did a lot of business at his house."

"But within two days, Qi Xiaoshu asked someone to bring a pot of green ivy and a pot of spider plant to Xiuxiu."

"Haha, if I'm not mistaken, Qi Xiaoshu is trying to show his affection to Xiu Xiu!" Yang Ruoqing covered her mouth and laughed. She was over 30 years old and had long passed the sweet and sour love period. Therefore, she especially liked to follow the love stories of the young men and women around her, and she enjoyed them very much...

Cao Bamei herself seemed to be very immersed in Ke Xiuxiu and Qi Xiaoshu. She clapped her hands and said with a smile, "These two kids are quite interesting. Qi Xiaoshu really hit the nail on the head."

"The two children began to exchange letters secretly without the knowledge of their parents, and even made an appointment to go to the theater in the county town to watch a play."

"Oh, that's good. It seems that the two have feelings for each other." Yang Ruoqing picked up the tea bowl and blew on it. "Second sister-in-law, go on. After returning from the theater, did the Qi family come to check with my second brother and prepare to propose marriage?"

Cao Bamei nodded repeatedly, "That's right. At the beginning, when Qi Dashu came to test your second brother's attitude, he was not happy."

"I thought he was no different from the previous waves of people. They all came for our relationship with the General Protector of the Nation and the Governor of Changhuai Prefecture! Your second brother is about to send people away!"

When Yang Ruoqing heard Cao Bamei say this, the smile on her face faded a little, and a hint of solemnity flashed across her eyes.

Although everyone had expected that as long as the news of Da'an becoming the governor of Changhuai Prefecture spread, it would not be difficult for Xiuxiu to remarry.

The result was that a while ago, people came to Yang Yongjin and Cao Bamei every few days to propose marriage through matchmakers.

After some questioning, it was not difficult to perceive the other party's intention from his words. Marrying Xiu Xiu was secondary and incidental. The main purpose was to take the opportunity to establish relations with the Yang family and the Luo family!

So, a while ago, Yang Yongjin and Cao Bamei offended almost all the matchmakers in the surrounding villages. Some matchmakers even spread the word that even if the Yang family had a governor, the governor was in Changhuai Prefecture, not in the village. If the second wife of the Yang family wanted to find a good family for her daughter, she would be "banned" by the surrounding villages if she offended them. Even if Yang Yongjin and Cao Bamei asked them to help them matchmake, they would not agree!

Unexpectedly, the fate that truly belongs to Xiu Xiu came so quietly!