Splendid peasant girl busy farming

Chapter 11781

At this time of year, even though the sun is setting, there are still nearly two hours until nightfall.

Taking advantage of this time, the entire Luo family busied themselves under the shade of the trees in front of the kitchen in the backyard.

Yang Huazhong and Luo the blacksmith both joined the team to help.

The first step is to clean the chestnuts thoroughly and then cut them in half.

Some chestnuts are soaked in water with their shells on, while others are shelled directly and only the chestnut meat is taken out.

"You guys take care of getting the meat, and Ronggu and I will make slits in the chestnut shells over here so we can make sugar-roasted chestnuts," Yang Ruoqing arranged.

Everyone went their separate ways, and even Tuantuan and Yuanyuan were eager to try, but unfortunately, the chestnut shells were very hard, and they were too young to know how to use the tools, so they couldn't help much and could only stand aside and watch.

Even so, they all rested their chins on their hands, watching with great interest.

While the chestnuts were being processed, Sun had also kneaded the dough and placed it there to rise.

Because Yang Ruoqing not only has to make roasted chestnuts, but also chestnut pastries and mooncakes with chestnut filling.

Whether it's chestnut pastry or chestnut-filled mooncakes, they all have an outer layer made of wheat flour.

After working for more than an hour, the sun had already set and a night breeze was gradually picking up around us.

At this point, the work was almost done, so Yang Ruoqing asked Wang Cuilian, Sun Shi, and the two maids to take the three children back to the house to bathe, while she, Rong Gu, and Shaoyao went to the kitchen.

While Shaoyao cooked dinner, she and Ronggu continued working on matters related to chestnuts...

Another half an hour later.

It was completely dark when the lights came on in the front and back yards of the Luo family's house.

The aroma of roasted chestnuts wafted far and wide from the kitchen in the backyard, instantly attracting the children who had just finished bathing and were enjoying the cool air in the front yard.

"Mom, this smells so sweet, are the roasted chestnuts ready yet?" Tuantuan asked impatiently.

Yang Ruoqing smiled and nodded, pointing to a pile of roasted chestnuts that had cracked open and revealed golden-yellow flesh through cross-shaped cuts, which were placed on a bamboo sieve on the table to dry. She said to them, "Go and get some to eat. They're fresh out of the pan, be careful not to burn yourself."

In the past, Yang Ruoqing would have definitely gone over and picked up the chestnuts to help the children peel them.

But later her thinking changed, because the children grew up and wanted to be involved in many things themselves.

It's like eating roasted chestnuts. If they were waited on hand and foot and could just eat peeled chestnuts, they might miss out on a lot of the fun.

Because for many things, eating is not the ultimate goal.

The journey to this meal is the most meaningful part. As someone once said, happiness is not the most joyful thing; it is the step-by-step approach to happiness that brings the most physical and mental pleasure and is the most anticipated.

However, it's not possible for Nini right now because she's too young and doesn't yet have the conditions to experience things like her two uncles.

So Yang Ruoqing took a chestnut that wasn't too hot, peeled out the flesh, and then pinched off a little bit of chestnut powder and fed it to Nini's mouth.

"Come here, my dear granddaughter, have a taste, this is a chestnut."

Nini is very dependent on and trusting of her grandmother, Yang Ruoqing. She basically doesn't touch the food that other family members feed her.

Only Yang Ruoqing and her two mothers were people she trusted. At that moment, Nini opened her little mouth like a little bird, smacking her lips as she ate the chestnut powder. It's unclear how the taste transformed in her mouth, but when she tasted it, her little eyes lit up.

"Ah, eat, eat..."

Then, she used simple, ambiguous words to express her needs, which also demonstrated her approval of the taste of the roasted chestnuts.

"Mom, the roasted chestnuts are so delicious! I want to send some to my sister in the mountains," Tuantuan suggested to Yang Ruoqing while eating.

Today is the Ghost Festival. After Luo Wuyou met up with Yang Ruoqing and the others in the mountains, they went to burn incense together.

After burning incense, Luo Wuyou took another route and led several young female soldiers back to the camp, instead of going home.

"It's kind of you to still remember your sister. She'll be so happy when she finds out."

As Yang Ruoqing spoke, she pointed to a stack of brown paper bags next to her and said to Tuantuan, "We already packed a bag of roasted chestnuts and sent it to the camp with the guards."

"That's good, then my sister can eat too." Tuantuan was very happy. "Mom, should we send the remaining paper packets to someone's house?"

"Ha, you guessed it," Yang Ruoqing said, pinching off a small pinch of chestnut powder and feeding it to Nini.

Then she continued talking to Tuantuan: "One pack from your Zhoujia Village auntie's family, one pack from your Caochang Duo'er auntie's family, one pack from your Sunjia Taiga's family..."

"Sister Lanlan should have one too," Tuantuan said.

Yuanyuan nodded immediately, "Yes, and Sister Lanlan too."

Yang Ruoqing smiled. Of her two little ones, her favorite was Jiang Lan, the daughter of Jiang Xianjun and Zheng Xiaoqin.

When there's something delicious or fun, the first person I think of is Jiang Lan. I'm thinking of using these things to please that little girl.

Many people in the village joked that the two families should just arrange a marriage between their children sooner rather than later.

But both children like Jiang Lan very much, and there's only one Jiang Lan. What should we do?

"Don't worry, I've prepared chestnuts for your sister Lanlan. Who's going to deliver them?"

"I!"

"I go!"

Two little hands shot up eagerly; both Tuantuan and Yuanyuan wanted to give Jiang Lan chestnuts and curry favor with her.

Sigh, Yang Ruoqing really didn't know whether to laugh or cry. The way you two are acting, I don't know whether to be happy for you or worried about you.

They're just kids now, so it's not a big deal; adults will only talk about these funny things as a joke.

Don't let them stay like this when they grow up, or that would be a bit of a problem.

The TV series "Wan Jun," adapted from a novel by Aunt Qiong Yao a few years ago, contains a similar plot. Even brothers are about to turn against each other, some leaving for distant places, and others remaining unmarried for life, all for the sake of Wan Jun. It's truly heartbreaking!
But now is not the time to worry about those things, after all, they are still young, and they are still a few months away from being three years old!

When they grow up and go to elementary school, they will gradually learn more from those books and historical materials, and see the life trajectories of more people in history who have achieved something. I believe that Tuantuan and Yuanyuan will naturally shape their own outlook on life, values, and what they want to do in this world as human beings.

It's not just about hanging around girls and trying to win their favor.