Splendid peasant girl busy farming

Chapter 11836

They came in two carriages, but on the way back, they had to take four.

The two extra carriages were used to load up all the shopping, truly living up to the saying, "returning home fully loaded."

When passing through Qingshui Town, Yang Ruoqing asked the carriage to stop and let one of the old women get off.

"I'll give you three days off. After three days, should I send someone to your village to pick you up, or will you come here yourself?" Yang Ruoqing asked.

Nai's mother quickly said, "No need to pick me up, I'll go by myself."

"Okay, did your husband come to pick you up?"

"He's here, but he's just standing there. He doesn't dare come over because he's too ugly and might startle the nobles and young ladies."

"What are you saying? Call him over here!"

"Yes."

Nai Ma quickly waved to the man standing under a big tree not far away, bending over and looking respectfully toward the carriage parked on the official road.

"Come here, your wife is calling you!"

The man immediately came running over.

"This is Madam."

"My humble servant greets the Madam."

Nai Ma's husband immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Yang Ruoqing.

Yang Ruoqing raised her hand in a gesture of support, then pointed to a stack of things on the carriage behind her: "These are your wife's things, help her carry them back!"

The man's eyes lit up when he saw the stack of things, but he didn't dare to go forward to take them. Instead, he turned to look at his wife to see what she would say.

Nai Ma said, "This is a reward from the madam, so you can take it."

Upon hearing this, the man bowed to Yang Ruoqing again to express his gratitude, then stepped forward and carefully picked up the stack of gifts.

The gifts are quite heavy; I estimate they weigh over 30 kilograms each.

"Alright, then you can spend these next few days at home with the kids and take care of things at home."

This mother isn't very old, probably in her early 30s. She has young children to support and hasn't been back for a month or two, so she probably wants to go back and see her kids.

Yang Ruoqing giving her three days off is a kind of humane care. After settling things at home, she can bring her wages and gifts home, and the whole family can be happy, spend time with the children, and have some heartfelt conversations with her husband. They can also do some tender things behind closed doors, which is good for everyone. It will also make her feel more at ease when she comes back to work for the Luo family.

When the carriage arrived at Changping Village, Yang Ruoqing and her party got off. She then asked Ping An to drive the carriage alone to take Nai Ma from Lijia Village home for a short stay of two or three days.

Both mothers treated each other equally and without discrimination.

Grandma from Lijia Village also kowtowed in gratitude and happily went home with her wages and gifts.

“We’ll take care of Nini ourselves for the next three days!” Yang Ruoqing said to Xiao Qiao.

Xiao Qiao smiled and said, "I can take care of it myself. Mother, please rest well. Aunt Rong and Linglan will also help me."

Yang Ruoqing couldn't really take a complete rest. Not to mention the daily affairs at home that needed to be arranged, there were also social obligations to deal with among relatives and friends.

Besides that, there is one more, most important thing: to arrange the banquet for receiving the list of successful candidates in advance.

The officials who came to deliver the list represented the emperor, so the family had to follow the rules and prepare various red envelopes in advance to give back to those officials, big and small, who had made a long trip to deliver the list of good news... Regarding the fact that Dazhi and Zuo Jinling were very likely to pass the imperial examination, and Zuo Jinling might even be among the top three, Yang Ruoqing and Xiao Qiao, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, discussed it and decided not to mention it at all when they got home.

As a result, Wang Cuilian, who was in charge of delivering snacks brought back from the county town to the children of each branch of the Yang family, came to find Yang Ruoqing: "Qing'er, I just went to the second branch to deliver food, and Eighth Sister was crying, saying that Xiuhong has run away and disappeared!"

"What do you mean 'disappeared'?" Yang Ruoqing didn't quite understand what he meant at first.

Wang Cuilian stamped her foot and lowered her voice, saying, "Eighth Sister said that Sixi has also disappeared. The two of them probably eloped!"

I go!

This news was so shocking! Yang Ruoqing, who was packing her things, almost dropped what she was holding.

"Auntie, did you say that? Or did my second sister-in-law say it herself?"

"Of course it was your second sister-in-law who said it! How could I, an outsider, say such a thing? That would be immoral!"

Yang Ruoqing quickly put down what she was holding and walked outside: "I'm going to see what's going on with my second sister-in-law."

"I am coming too!"

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law rushed to the small second room, and just as they reached the gate of the courtyard, they met Sun Shi. The eldest Sun Shi and her family also hurriedly came out of the Sun family and were also heading to the small second room.

"Qing'er, you're back today? Why didn't you stay in the county town for a few more days?" When Da Sun saw Yang Ruoqing, she actually had the mood to talk to her about this.

That's incredibly bold.

"I was worried about home, so I came back." Yang Ruoqing gave a few casual words, then walked to Sun's side and asked in a low voice as she went inside, "Mother, do you know what's going on?"

Sun looked bewildered. "I was visiting your eldest aunt's house when Eighth Sister just sent Xiao Sanzi over to say that her Second Sister was missing and asked us to come over."

As Madam Sun walked ahead, she overheard their conversation, turned around, and said, "That girl has been disappearing in no time these past few days, what's the big deal!"

"What? This isn't the first time?" Yang Ruoqing asked.

Da Sun pursed her lips, "She's been arguing with her mother a lot these past few days. Every time they argue, she goes to sit on the ridge of the field behind the village and just stares blankly. Sometimes she goes to sit by the field behind your Luo family's house and stares blankly, or she goes to sit by the small bridge over the river behind the village and stares blankly, deliberately making her mother unable to find her and getting anxious!"

Sun added from the side: "Yesterday afternoon, he ran to the old house in a huff and hid in the room where your eldest cousin used to live. All the members of our family mobilized people to look for him."

"Your father and your fourth uncle almost hitched up a carriage and chased after her along the official road toward Qingshui Town. But it turned out that your younger cousin heard a noise coming from your older cousin's house. When he went in, he found her hiding inside, fast asleep, and even snoring. Sigh!"

This is really worrying, and it gives me a headache!

Hearing about all the antics Xiu Hong had caused at home these past few days, Yang Ruoqing felt an itch to slap the girl a few times. It was a shame she had previously praised Xiu Hong for her good temper, composure, and for not acting recklessly.

Now it seems like she's an upgraded version of Xiu Xiu. At least Xiu Xiu openly confronted her parents, resorting to crying, making a scene, and threatening suicide. But Xiu Hong uses roundabout tactics to psychologically wear down her parents' will. This is unacceptable!

The group had already entered the main room of the small two-room house. The room was empty and messy. They heard a noise coming from the grassy area in the backyard and went straight there.

They discovered that Zhao Liuer, Xiao Moshi, and Yang Yongqing were all there.

Zhao Liuer, heavily pregnant, sat on a stool to the side, her face full of anxiety.

Xiao Mo was supporting Cao Bamei and comforting her, telling her not to worry or be anxious, as she was probably hiding away in a huff like she had a few days ago.

Yang Yongqing stood there, his face full of anxiety, but he was also furious.

"She deserves a beating, she deserves a beating. You better not let me find her today, or I'll slap her across the face. None of you can stop her, and don't feel bad for her, Second Sister-in-law!"