Splendid peasant girl busy farming

Chapter 11800

Changping Village, Wanghai County.

Ms. Tan was not interested in the villagers' greetings and didn't even want to pay attention to them.

However, the fact that the other party mentioned Yang Huamei and her triplets touched a nerve with the Tan family.

So when the old lady faced villagers who asked her about this, her face was no longer gloomy and dark, and she could respond more or less like a normal person, calmly and peacefully.

"It's alright, everything's fine."

"The children have all grown so much! My Mei'er, you've worked so hard!"

We arrived at the village entrance, at the third house.

Mrs. Sun was cooking in the backyard when she heard the old couple coming over, so she quickly put down her work and came to the main room in the front yard to greet them.

Yang Huazhong and Xiao An were also there. Yang Huazhong said to Sun Shi, "Xiao An and I are fine here. You can go back to the kitchen."

Sun nodded, then glanced at Tan. Tan's expression remained unchanged, showing no sign of displeasure.

Even Old Yang waved to her, signaling her to go back to the backyard to cook, so Sun went to the backyard.

Yang Ruoqing said to them, "Grandpa and Grandma, you can drink your tea and eat the snacks on the table. I'll go to the kitchen to help my mother so you can have lunch earlier."

Old Yang nodded and said with a smile, "Go ahead, go ahead. Your grandma and I aren't guests or outsiders, so it's best to be casual."

Madam Tan called out to Yang Ruoqing, "Tell your mother there's no need to prepare a bunch of dishes. It'll just be a waste if we can't finish them. Just make a few simple dishes to go with rice."

"Okay, I'll go tell them right away."

When Yang Ruoqing arrived at the backyard and relayed Tan Shi's words to Madam Sun, Madam Sun felt flattered and overwhelmed.

“Your grandmother has been staying in town these days and hasn’t come back much. I feel that her temper is a bit calmer than before,” said Mrs. Sun. “Before, she was not easy to entertain when she came to our house for dinner.”

Yang Ruoqing nodded, "That's right, they always find fault with things."

“The person my grandma cared about most in her life was my aunt. She always felt like she hadn’t spent enough time with her aunt,” Yang Ruoqing said.

“My aunt was severely short-handed during her postpartum period and subsequent childcare.”

“My grandma took this opportunity to stay by my aunt’s side, fulfilling her wish, especially since she was surrounded by such adorable children every day. Over time, she became much more peaceful and serene.”

Sun thought that made sense, so she put the braised pork in a bowl and placed it on the steamer rack of the large pot inside to keep it warm and continue steaming. This way, the braised pork would be much softer than the braised pork she usually made.

Normally, there's no need for that; everyone has good teeth.

The main reason for doing this today is to take care of the two elderly people. I'm afraid that if they eat too much tough meat, they might get it stuck in their teeth.

Steamed until soft, they could eat more pieces. It has to be said that Mrs. Sun was very thoughtful. This small detail alone is enough for Yang Ruoqing to learn from her.

"Qing'er, why don't you eat here for lunch?" Sun asked, but after thinking about it, she realized it was unlikely. It was a festival today, and Qing'er would definitely be with Luo the blacksmith and Wang Cuilian.

Moreover, there are children too; Qing'er would never abandon them and come to eat alone.

However, inviting everyone else to eat requires prior planning, and we haven't cooked enough rice yet!

Yang Ruoqing said, "Mom, didn't we say yesterday that everyone would celebrate the festival at home this afternoon, and then we'd eat together tonight? I even prepared a mooncake the size of a washbasin for you, Dad, and Xiao An to eat together!" "Okay, then so be it," Sun Shi smiled. "By the way, did your grandma say she'd be staying in the village for a few days this time?"

“I didn’t ask. But some villagers asked us on the way here. My grandma said we’d leave tomorrow.”

"Oh? You're leaving so soon? Why don't you stay at home a few more days?"

"Mom, don't you know my grandma's personality? It's already very good that she came back to stay for a day and a night. Maybe my aunt did some persuasion on her behalf."

Yang Ruoqing was absolutely right.

In the town, in the house rented by Yang Huamei and Xu Yuanming.

Today is a holiday, and they not only persuaded Tan to go back to the village to celebrate, but also gave Sister Hua and Cuihua two days off.

After all, they both have families, and they should go back to reunite with them during the holidays.

"Although they've all left, and the three children have fallen into our hands, which has increased our workload considerably, it has also brought a different kind of joy." Xu Yuanming is holding one child in his arms, carrying another on his back, and another lying in a cradle beside him.

Yang Huamei, standing in front of him, wore an apron around her waist, her hair was wrapped in a cloth, and her sleeves were rolled up to her elbows.

At this moment, he was carrying two bowls of rice and two pairs of chopsticks and placing them on the table in the main room. Several dishes were already laid out on the table.

The dishes included stir-fried loofah strips with chili peppers, gourd and egg soup, steamed egg with minced meat, and a bowl of roast duck.

The minced meat and egg custard were prepared for the children, and the gourd soup was also for them to have some of. The other dishes were side dishes for the couple to enjoy during the holiday.

The roast duck was a treat for them, to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.

"You're like a camel, you're not happy unless you're working hard," Yang Huamei said with a smile, glancing at Xu Yuanming beside her.

"However, on the other hand, although Mom and the others help us take care of the children and lend a hand, we are relatively free,"

"But they all went back, and now it's just the five of us left in this house, which does have a unique feel to it."

Even though she prepared all the lunches by herself, Xu Yuanming was busy taking care of the children, and she still stopped to feed each of the children a bottle.

The couple were busy as bees, but the freedom and ease they felt as a small family was truly precious.

"Mei'er, you've been exhausted these past six months, bearing my children and helping me with the roast duck business. This bowl of wine is for you!"

Xu Yuanming was holding a bottle of liquor, while Yang Huamei, who had to feed the children, couldn't drink alcohol; her bowl contained herbal tea.

"Old Xu, you've had it tough too. You gave up such a good job at the tea plantation to run this roast duck business and support our whole family. I respect you."

The couple drank and chatted, exchanging sweet nothings, and even fed their two awake children a few bites of steamed egg custard. The atmosphere around the small dining table was warm and harmonious.

Xu Yuanming looked at the mother and her four children in front of him and said, "Our most difficult time is almost over. The weather will get cooler day by day, which will be good for our roast duck business."

Yang Huamei nodded. Indeed, during those two months of sweltering heat a while back, the roast ducks that couldn't be sold each day would go bad the next day.

The same goes for live ducks, so we don't dare to make too many roast ducks each day. Sometimes we don't have enough to sell, and sometimes we have to waste half of them...

But as Xu Yuanming said, they gritted their teeth and persevered. When the autumn winds cool down, things will be better. At least the roast duck won't spoil so quickly and can last for another day or two.

Just as the two were looking forward to the future, a neighbor's voice suddenly came from outside: "Old Xu, come out and see if this person is your relative?"