Splendid peasant girl busy farming

Chapter 11830

After seeing off Yang Yongjin and Cao Bamei, Yang Ruoqing and her family of three couldn't sleep.

Yang Ruoqing simply changed the water into three bowls of honey water, one for each of the three of them, intending to drink it before going to sleep. She had drunk so much tea while chatting with Yang Yongjin and his wife, and if she didn't use honey water to nourish her soul, she would probably have trouble sleeping tonight.

While drinking honey water, Wang Cuilian couldn't help but mutter to herself, "I wonder how much of what you said earlier, Qing'er, Yongjin and Ba Mei listened to."

Yang Ruoqing said, "Second Brother is only like that in front of Second Sister-in-law. When it comes to his two daughters, Xiuxiu and Xiuhong, he can't bear to hit or scold them."

"On the contrary, my second sister-in-law might have a more volatile temper and be more hysterical, which makes her more likely to cause trouble."

Men tend to think more rationally, while women tend to think more emotionally. When men encounter problems, they usually try to find solutions.

Women, on the other hand, tend to express their emotions more, but this doesn't necessarily help solve the problem in any substantial way.

However, they have released their pent-up emotions and felt comfortable, and that's enough, because the problem is there, and men will naturally think about and solve it.

Yang Ruoqing and Wang Cuilian discussed the matter in hushed tones. Luo the blacksmith rarely spoke until he finished his honey water and was about to return to his room, at which point he finally shared his thoughts.

"I think that Xiu Hong is different from Xiu Xiu. Xiu Xiu has a bad eye for people, but Xiu Hong is different. Maybe Sixi is someone she has really chosen... her childhood sweetheart."

Wang Cuilian and Yang Ruoqing looked at Luo the blacksmith with disbelief. Wang Cuilian said, "Unbelievable! My old man can actually say such a thing. Logically speaking, Xiuhong has been helping Eighth Sister with housework since she was little. She raised Xiao Sanzi and Yongxiao by herself. Although she is the older sister and aunt, she is no different from a mother. Such a girl must have thought deeply about her life's important matters, especially since she has experienced Xiuxiu's troubles. I also believe that Sixi should be okay."

Yang Ruoqing said, "Whether it's possible or not isn't up to us to decide; it mainly depends on how Second Brother and Second Sister-in-law handle it."

In Yang Ruoqing's view, if the two children are truly in love and genuinely want to be together, and if Sixi is a decent person, then as long as Second Sister-in-law and Sixi's mother are not crazy or cowardly, and not the kind of parents who are selfish to the extreme and do not consider the children's feelings, then the two women can sit down, make some tea, and have a good, open, and honest talk about the children's affairs.

As long as sincerity is shown, there is no problem that cannot be resolved. If a resolution cannot be reached, it means that one party is not sincere enough.

“Let’s just watch this from the sidelines and wait for the news,” Yang Ruoqing said. “I believe that if they are meant to be, the two children will be together.”

If we can't be together, it means we're not meant to be, or that our fate isn't strong enough.

"Oh right, Uncle, Aunt, when my second brother and sister-in-law came in earlier, they seemed to say they had something they wanted us to help with?" Yang Ruoqing suddenly remembered this, afraid that she had misheard, so she asked Wang Cuilian and Luo the blacksmith to confirm.

Wang Cuilian wasn't sure if she had said that, but Luo the blacksmith remembered it and nodded firmly, saying, "I heard that too. They said they came to ask us for help with something."

Yang Ruoqing asked, "What is it? They didn't seem to say anything in the end, did they?"

Luo the blacksmith said, "He didn't say anything. He was probably too busy talking about Er Yatou and forgot about what happened before..." "Forget it, if he forgot, he forgot. If there's anything, we can talk about it tomorrow." Yang Ruoqing said, "We're going to the county town after breakfast tomorrow. We'll stay there for three to five days. If he doesn't come by tomorrow, it's probably not urgent."

……

On the other side, across the main road, is a small two-room house.

As she pushed open the courtyard gate, Cao Bamei suddenly remembered something, slapped her thigh and said, "Dad, look at our brains! We clearly wanted Qing'er to lend a hand with something, but we completely forgot about the important matter while we were talking."

"No, they're going to the county town first thing tomorrow morning. I have to go back and ask them again..."

Cao Bamei turned to go back to the Luo family, but Yang Yongjin grabbed her arm and pulled her back.

“No need. We’ve decided to try a different approach. We’ll have a good, calm talk with our daughter. There’s no need to trouble Qing’er to take her to the county town for a few days.”

“Her father, that’s true, but I’m afraid that if we leave our daughter at home, she’ll see Sixi every day, which might not be good. Wouldn’t it be better to separate them for a while and let her cool down first? Then we can talk about it again. Wouldn’t that be more effective?”

Yang Yongjin shook his head. "Impossible. In this heated situation, the more we prevent them from meeting, the more they will yearn to see each other."

"Once we meet, things will get heated like dry tinder, making things even more difficult!"

He knows his own daughter well; the blood flowing in her veins is that of the Yang family—never giving up.

Cao Bamei had no choice but to let Yang Yong come in and make a decision. "Sigh, it's true what they say, a daughter should stay at home as she grows up; staying here only leads to more trouble and resentment."

“Let’s go talk to her as soon as possible. If things are about right, we should find her a good family to marry off quickly. I can’t stand it anymore. Everyone is bothering me. I’ve aged so much in the past few years. The other day, I went to town with my fifth aunt to buy things, and people thought she was my younger sister and I was the eldest sister…”

"Stop talking nonsense. You're an old lady now. It's normal to be old, isn't it? Who eats longevity herbs?" Yang Yongjin was impatient to listen to Cao Bamei's rambling. He pulled her into the courtyard, closed the gate behind him, and then the couple took advantage of the night to go straight to Xiuhong's room in the backyard.

The room with the embroidered red curtains was still lit. Under the light, a figure sat by the candlelight at the table. The shadows cast on the gauze paper showed the figure doing needlework by lamplight!

"Does this girl do this every night before bed?" Yang Yongjin asked Cao Bamei in a low voice.

Cao Bamei shook her head blankly: "I don't know. Sleeping at night is just sleeping, right? Do you expect me to get up in the middle of the night and stare at her?"

Yang Yongjin's face was very ugly. He turned his head to look at the front and back yards of his house, gritted his teeth and said in a low voice, "She was doing needlework in the house and you, as her mother, didn't know that. She was having an affair with Sixi in the house and you didn't know anything about that either! What use are you as a grown woman!"

Upon hearing these words, Cao Bamei imagined Xiu Hong and Sixi having a secret rendezvous while she was asleep in the middle of the night. She was stunned, as if struck by lightning, her whole body tense, her palms sweating with fear, and her fingers trembling!