Splendid peasant girl busy farming

Chapter 11782

Although childhood feelings are beautiful, people eventually have to grow up. Even a little girl like Jiang Lan has her own mission to fulfill in this life.

Let's cherish the present moment!

That night, when dinner was served, there was not only braised chicken with chestnuts, but also a plate of flaky mooncakes with chestnut filling.

"There's another plate of mooncakes in the cellar, chilled with ice to cool them down. We'll have snow skin mooncakes later," Yang Ruoqing said.

Seeing his children enjoying their food, Luo the blacksmith invited Yang Huazhong, "Let's go to the mountains again later and bring down two more baskets of chestnuts!"

Yang Huazhong nodded with a smile, showing no sign of displeasure whatsoever. In fact, he even glanced towards the door.

Judging from this, if it weren't for the fact that dusk had already fallen, he would have loved to put down his chopsticks right now, pick up his wood-chopping knife and basket, and call Luo the blacksmith to go to the mountains to harvest chestnuts together.

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The next morning, Luo the blacksmith and Yang Huazhong split up into two groups.

Luo the blacksmith brought a gift bag made of chestnuts, including roasted chestnuts, mooncakes with chestnut filling and snow skin, to Zhoujia Village.

When passing through the town, Luo the blacksmith made a special stop and went into a pastry shop to buy a few pounds of other pastries for his two nephews and grandnephews.

After passing the cloth shop, Luo the blacksmith went in and bought two pieces of cloth for his younger sister, Luo Da'e, so that she could make herself a set of clothes.

After finishing his business, Luo the blacksmith passed by the market gate and went in to buy three or four catties of pork belly and a five or six catty bighead carp.

Because he set off early, there were many vendors selling steamed buns and fried dough sticks at the entrance of Washi, so Luo the blacksmith went out of his way to buy his sister a bundle of fried dough sticks and a few steamed buns.

The aroma of roast duck wafted through Washi. Luo the blacksmith really wanted to bring a roast duck to his sister's family so that they could taste what their family's duck tasted like after being roasted.

But after thinking it over again, he decided to stop.

Since the roast duck shop was run by Yang Huamei and Xu Yuanming, it would be awkward if they refused to accept payment for the duck on their own.

This is the main reason why blacksmith Luo usually doesn't like to buy or sell things from acquaintances' shops.

When someone is being polite to you and feels embarrassed to accept your money, or they give you a 50% discount, it's because they mean well.

However, as for Luo the blacksmith, he was not the kind of person who liked to take advantage of others. Even when they were poor and had nothing to eat, he and Luo Fengtang never went around begging from others.

Now that his family is so well-off, he's even less likely to take advantage of others. Besides, he only brought some chestnuts for Luo Da'e's family, not Yang Huamei's...

Never mind, let's talk about it next time. Buying this much is fine too.

And so, Luo the blacksmith drove his mule cart, carrying gifts, and continued on his journey to visit his sister in Zhoujia Village.

Meanwhile, Yang Huazhong also brought chestnuts and other food prepared by Sun Shi to the pasture to deliver to Duo'er and her granddaughters.

Besides chestnuts, Mrs. Sun also prepared a clean basket filled with vegetables she had grown herself, all picked from the garden early that morning.

The scallions were washed clean of mud from their roots, tied up neatly, and then Yang Huazhong was asked to deliver them to Duo'er and the others.

This is a testament to the boundless love that Sun and Yang Huazhong have for Xiaoduo.

Of course, the snack box also contained Yang Ruoqing's love for her younger sister, with various chestnut-based snacks all made by Yang Ruoqing herself.

Meanwhile, in the old house of the fourth branch, Yang Huaming was also rummaging around looking for something before going to the Taoist temple to do his work in the morning.

Liu was still fast asleep in bed, clutching her blanket. Yang Huaming moved quietly so as not to wake her.

After they returned from burning incense in the mountains yesterday, they went to the new house at the entrance of the village. Last night, they had dinner with Kang Xiaozi, Liu Jinchuan, Tiedan, and Liangliang.

Because it was the Ghost Festival yesterday, the whole family naturally spent it together. And yesterday, Liu Jinchuan even stir-fried rice flour dumplings with pork belly, adding lots of garlic and other spices. Kang Xiaozi brought out a roast duck he'd brought back from town, and also bought two jin of liquor. Since Tiedan can't drink, Yang Huaming and Kang Xiaozi drank quite a bit last night before returning to the old house very late.

Even so, Yang Huaming and Liu did not immediately take a bath or go to bed after returning home. Instead, they sat in the house peeling the chestnuts they had received, and after peeling out two or three pounds of chestnut meat, they planned to take advantage of the oxidation to go to the Taoist temple today and, on a detour, bring the chestnut meat to Lijia Village for He'er to eat.

He'er is still in her postpartum period, so give her something good to eat; it's good for both the mother and the baby.

"Don't sleep too long later. Get up and tidy up the house. I'll send you to Lijia Village to take care of He'er in the next day or two."

Before leaving, Yang Huaming gave instructions to Liu, who seemed to have woken up on the bed.

Liu yawned and said, "Our house is so nice, there's nothing to tidy up."

Yang Huaming said, "I heard them say that the weather is likely to change in a couple of days. Take advantage of the good sunshine these next few days to air out all the bedding in the house. That way, if it rains in the next few days, we won't be so worried..."

"Alright, alright, I know what I'm doing. You're such a dawdler. Hurry up and go to the Taoist temple..." Liu muttered impatiently, raising one foot in a shooing gesture before turning over and going back to sleep with the blanket...

Yang Huaming shook his head, feeling increasingly speechless at Liu Shi. Looking at this lazy woman, Yang Huaming dared not expect her to actually listen to his advice and get up to tidy up the house.

Oh well, if it's not tidied up, it's not tidied up. It'll do as it comes and I can still sleep.

I'll tidy it up properly when I have some free time at home.

And so, Yang Huaming left for Lijia Village.

When they arrived at Lijia Village, the eldest brother and the third brother of the Li family had already gone to work in the fields, leaving only the second brother of the Li family at home.

Li Lao Er served He'er a bowl of chicken noodle soup, then took the child and sat down to wash and clean her, changing her diapers and clothes.

Yang Huaming knocked lightly on the door a few times, and was then told that it was convenient and he could come in. Only then did Yang Huaming enter the house.

He'er raised her head and greeted Yang Huaming with babbling sounds.

Yang Huaming said, "I'm going to the Taoist temple, and I'll bring you some chestnuts on the way. These were picked from the tree by your cousin when we went to burn incense yesterday."

“Each branch of the Yang family received several kilograms.”

After saying that, Yang Huaming put the things on the table and then came over to look at the child.

Li Lao Er sat on the edge of the bed with a basin of water at his feet. The child lay across his lap, and he supported the child's body and the back of his head with one hand while washing the child's hair and bathing him with the other. That's why he couldn't get up to open the door and greet Yang Huaming.

"Father-in-law, I'm too busy right now. There's tea on the table, please pour it for yourself..."

Yang Huaming waved his hand, "I'm not thirsty, I'm not thirsty. You go about your business, I'll just take a look and leave."

Then, he stood to the side with his hands behind his back, tilting his head to carefully examine his grandson.

"Hey, I have to say, this kid has gained quite a bit of weight these past few days, he's all chubby now." Yang Huaming liked him more and more as he looked at him.

Li Lao Er said with a smile, "His appetite is alright, he eats five or six times a day, but it's He'er who suffers."

After saying that, Li Lao Er glanced at He'er.

Yang Huaming also looked over.

He'er sat on the bed, holding a large bowl of chicken noodle soup in her hands, burying her head in it and eating it, as if she had been starving for a long time.

Hearing their conversation, He'er wiped her mouth, looked up, and gestured to them.

It means: I'm fine, I can handle it, I'm not suffering at all!