Splendid peasant girl busy farming

Chapter 11895

Yang Ruoqing was talking to Xiaoduo in the room, while Madam Sun sat smiling beside her.

"Mother, the second son's family is proposing marriage right now, why don't you go and watch the excitement?" Yang Ruoqing asked Sun Shi with a smile.

Sun smiled and said, "There's nothing to see. It's just the same old thing, everyone knows that."

Xiao Duo, holding onto Madam Sun's arm, giggled, "Compared to Xiu Hong's engagement, Mother is definitely more concerned about her eldest grandson's success in the imperial examination!"

“Me too!” Xiaoduo added.

Yang Ruoqing gave her a reproachful look: "If you brought your three daughters with you, I would like you even more!"

Xiao Duo clasped her hands together, bowed to Yang Ruoqing, and begged for forgiveness: "My dear sister, please don't scold me anymore. You've already scolded me several times in just a short while!"

"I was wrong, I was really wrong. Next time I come, I will definitely, definitely bring them with me!"

Yang Ruoqing also stood up with a smile, took Xiaoduo's hands, and said, "Come with me for a moment."

"Okay."

Yang Ruoqing led Xiaoduo to the row of cabinets on the east side, opened one of the cabinet doors, and pulled out a wooden box from inside.

"Duo'er, this box is full of snacks I prepared for the three girls," Yang Ruoqing said.

"I originally planned to wait until you arrived in a couple of days, or I would send someone to deliver it to them."

"Let me find a piece of cloth to wrap it up for you so you can carry it easily."

After giving her instructions, Yang Ruoqing turned around and went to another cabinet to find a clean large handkerchief to spread on the bed to make a bundle.

Xiao Duo had already bent down and reached into the large wooden box, rummaging through it.

As they searched, they let out a series of exclamations.

"Oh my god, sis, you're so thoughtful! You've prepared so many snacks for them!"

"Oh my god, these snacks look so delicious! The packaging is so exquisite, I almost don't want to eat them."

"Haha, it's not as exaggerated as you say. It's just some little trinkets that kids like to eat!" Yang Ruoqing said, turning her head and laughing as she spread out a handkerchief. She thought to herself that Xiao Duo was unbeatable when it came to emotional appeal.

Madam Sun was sitting there, slowly sipping tea from a teacup, watching the sisters interact with a smile. Her eyes were filled with the comforting smile of an elderly mother.

The older sister is successful; she takes care of her younger sister and loves her younger sister's children.

The younger sister is also grateful for her older sister's kindness; both are sensible children.

When she and Yang Huazhong pass away, they will be able to visit each other and look after one another, so that she and Yang Huazhong can rest easy on the other side.

Okay, I'm relieved...

But Sun dared not say these words in front of Yang Ruoqing and Xiaoduo, and could only keep them to herself.

Because in the past, after she spoke out, she always expressed her emotions in a very infectious way, thinking that she could gain the empathy of her sisters, and then the three of them would hug each other and cry for a while...

As a result, both sisters scolded her, and each scolded her more fiercely than the other!

On the other side of the bed, Yang Ruoqing had already picked up the box, dumped all the snacks inside onto the handkerchief, then put the empty box aside and began tying knots at the four corners of the handkerchief.

After tying it, put it on another cloth and tie it in the same way. It's like when you buy things; if you're worried that one plastic bag won't be enough, you put it in another one.

It was done quickly, and it felt quite heavy in my hand.

Xiao Duo said, "Sister, this is too much! How can we possibly finish it all?"

Yang Ruoqing said, "These are snacks, not meals. Don't underestimate your three girls, especially Rou Rou's fighting power."

Rou Rou is now the same height as Jiao Jiao... You know, Jiao Jiao is already seven or eight years old, while Rou Rou is half a year younger than Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan...

Indeed, genes are a magical thing; the female general's child will surely grow up to be a tall, strong, and capable woman.

……

“You two sisters are truly in sync. Qing’er, you’re thinking about the snacks for the three girls, while Duo’er is thinking about Tuan Tuan and Nini having a change of pace.” Madam Sun put down her teacup and came over, smiling as she spoke.

"What do you mean, Mom? Is Duo'er bringing beef again this time? Please don't! Every time she comes, she has to slaughter a cow just for our family. That's why I don't dare to invite you over so easily..."

Yang Ruoqing immediately became a little anxious, which was also the reason why she didn't want to take the children to the grassland. If they went to the grassland, they would either slaughter a cow or a cow to entertain them, which would be too grand and not good!
Although Yang Ruoqing knew in her heart that this was Duo'er's sincere wish, the entire Xiang family of seven relied on raising cattle on pastures and related animal husbandry for their livelihood.

They can't just kill one cow every time they come and another every time they leave, can they? More than half of the cows were killed because of Yang Ruoqing and her group's arrival...

Xiao Duo said, "Mom, I just told you not to tell my sister, but you insisted on telling her. Sigh, I can't keep it a secret."

Sun said, "Why hide it? Even if you give the things to Ronggu and put them on the dinner table later, your sister will still see them and ask about them, won't she?"

"Hey, that was then, the deed was done. Now that you're saying it, she's already launched into a tirade!"

After speaking with Sun, Xiaoduo turned to Yang Ruoqing and said, "Sister, you can rest assured, it was absolutely not because of you that the cow was killed."

"The pasture took on an order. The customer ordered a cow, and the cow was a bit heavy, so I took out the extra ten or so pounds of beef and made it into beef balls!"

"Oh? You can make beef balls?" Yang Ruoqing knew the recipe, but had never actually tried it.

Because the thought of having to swing the stick continuously for a long time made her feel that it wasn't worth the effort.

Xiao Duo nodded: "That thing isn't difficult, I've learned it, and the beef balls I made this time are really bouncy, they bounce this high when you throw them on the ground!"

Looking at the height Xiaoduo was gesturing, Yang Ruoqing narrowed her eyes, recalling a scene from a movie she had seen before where they were making beef balls.

"Is it pissing beef balls?" she asked again.

"Huh? Peeing beef balls? Sis, you want to drink urine?" Xiao Duo's eyes widened.

Sun also looked at Yang Ruoqing with a puzzled expression.

Yang Ruoqing knew they had misunderstood, and waved her hands repeatedly, "What are you thinking? I'm not a coward. It's not about peeing. It's a metaphor, meaning that when you bite into a beef ball, the broth inside splatters out, like peeing."

Now Xiaoduo understood, and Madam Sun secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Thank goodness, Qing'er didn't really want to drink urine...

Yang Ruoqing: ...

Yang Ruoqing desperately wanted to persuade her younger sister to stay at home a little longer, at least until after lunch before sending her back by carriage.

However, Duo'er had a lot of things to do at home and only managed to squeeze in her visit, so she came and went in a hurry. As a result, she could only say hello to the two little brothers, as Nini hadn't gotten up yet, so Duo'er didn't go over and left in a rush.

Sun accompanied her. Yang Ruoqing said she would send a carriage to take her back, but Duo'er waved her hand and said it wasn't necessary, because Sun said she would take her to the river embankment behind the village so the two of them could talk some more.

If you take a horse-drawn carriage, you'll arrive in no time, and you won't have much time to exchange words.

Since that was the case, Yang Ruoqing didn't insist and saw them out of the courtyard.

Ronggu came over to ask whether the beef balls for lunch should be made into a dish.

When Yang Ruoqing came to the backyard, she saw the beef balls that Xiao Duo had made by hand. She had to admit that this little sister was really skillful.

Not only did she think so, but Rong Gu, as well as Linglan and Shaoyao, also praised it in the same way.

"My great-aunt is such a skillful person. She even thought of making meatballs with beef. We've tried making them before, but they're hard to shape. When you bite into one, it's all crunchy and doesn't taste good. The texture isn't as good as pork, so we gave up on it..."

"The method for making beef balls is different. You have to pound them, pound them continuously to get them to have the right texture. It's not like you just chop them up with a knife." Yang Ruoqing started to show off.

"Can you make this too, Madam?" Linglan asked.

Peony said, "Is there even a need to ask? Madam explained it so clearly, she must know it!"

Rong Gu nodded as well. The group looked at Yang Ruoqing with admiration. In their eyes, their mistress was both literate and skilled in martial arts, capable of handling both formal and informal settings. There was nothing their mistress couldn't do.

"Hehe." Yang Ruoqing chuckled dryly, deciding not to deceive these honest people anymore. If she really had to show off her skills later, she would be exposed.

"Oh, please don't flatter me. Actually, I don't know how to do it either. I just know some of the steps..."

Rong Gu: ...

Lily of the valley, peony: ...

A brief awkward silence fell over the kitchen. Fortunately, after a moment, Yang Ruoqing smiled and tried to save face: "Even if you haven't eaten pork, you've seen pigs run, right? Actually, this shouldn't be too difficult to make. It's just that we haven't made up our minds to learn."

“Madam is right. As long as we are willing to learn, we should be able to do it too,” Linglan said.

Peony nodded.

Rong Gu looked at Yang Ruoqing with anticipation: "Madam, when you have time later, please explain the key points of making beef balls to us in detail. We want to learn too."

"Okay, no problem!" Yang Ruoqing nodded. Once the girls learned how, they could enjoy delicious beef balls anytime, anywhere at home.

Oh, and I'll also teach them how to make fish balls and shrimp paste.

"Madam, shall we eat these beef balls for lunch?"

"Of course we'll eat it! It tastes best when it's fresh."

"So how do you eat it?"

"Hmm... Let's make a three-delicacy hot pot. Put half of the ingredients in, and cut the other half in half. Then stir-fry it with the dry pot sauce we made ourselves a while ago. Add shrimp, potato strips, lotus root strips, celery stalks, and... white sesame seeds are the soul of it!"

After giving these instructions, Yang Ruoqing added, "Make sure to bring two extra bowls of rice for lunch. With these two dishes, I suspect everyone will eat twice as much as usual this lunch!"

……

"What delicious food are you making? You're even making extra rice? Hearing that makes me want to come over and mooch a meal!"

Liu's voice suddenly rang out from the kitchen doorway without warning.

Startled, Peony instinctively triggered muscle memory, picked up the large bowl of beef balls, turned around, and hid in the dish cupboard...

Yang Ruoqing, Rong Gu, and Linglan: They were speechless!

Liu entered quickly, but the beef balls with peony filling came even faster.

Sure enough, just as they had hidden themselves, Liu came in.

"It smells so good! It smells like meat. What are you having for lunch?" Liu asked excitedly, her eyes darting around the kitchen.

Yang Ruoqing didn't think there was anything wrong with it and said generously, "Xiaoduo gave the children some of her homemade beef balls to try earlier."

"Oh, beef meatballs? That's a new thing. Where are they? Can I take a look?"

Rong Gu remained calm, while Shao Yao and Ling Lan, one looking at the kitchen roof and the other staring at the tips of their shoes, pretended not to hear.

Liu pursed her lips, her gaze finally settling on Yang Ruoqing.

Yang Ruoqing laughed: "Fourth Aunt, you're the same. It's just beef, what's so interesting about it?"

"What brings you here?"

As she spoke, Yang Ruoqing turned and walked out.

Although Liu was thinking about the beef balls, the attitude of these people clearly indicated that they had no intention of showing them to her.

If it were any other family, Liu would have dared to go all out and shamelessly search the kitchen, but this was the Luo family's house.

Even if she had the guts, she wouldn't dare!
So Liu could only put aside her thoughts and followed Yang Ruoqing out of the kitchen and into the front yard. On the way, she couldn't wait to tell Yang Ruoqing about the marriage proposal from the second son's family.

She went there earlier and was present the whole time, which was almost equivalent to a live broadcast that was half an hour behind schedule.

"...Tsk tsk, this time they've learned their lesson and are starting to back down."

"The people who came to propose marriage are: Sixi's eldest uncle, Sixi's eldest maternal uncle, Sixi's youngest maternal uncle, Sixi's father, Da Xi, Er Xi, San Xi, Sixi..."

"The gifts they brought for the marriage proposal were plentiful and of good quality. Their words were also very flattering, every single one of them praising the Yang family, from adults to children, saying everyone was wonderful. They praised Xiu Hong, saying she was perfect in every way. Finally, they praised your second brother and sister-in-law for being good at raising children and raising them. A torrent of compliments filled the air, making your second brother and sister-in-law very happy. All the anger they had been holding in for a while has now dissipated, and all the pride they had lost has been regained..."

After listening to Liu's rambling "live broadcast replay," Yang Ruoqing could already imagine the scene... Luckily, she didn't go, otherwise, she would have found the scene really awkward.

However, from the perspective of Sixi's family, they can only bow their heads and admit defeat by telling nice lies, even though both sides know they are lying. But lies are nice to hear, and everyone loves to hear them.

"At noon, Sixi's father and the others were eating in the second room. Your second sister-in-law, along with Xiuxiu and Xiuhong, invited all the members of the Yang family to come over for lunch," Liu continued.

"Oh, by the way, Qing'er, why don't you come over too?"

Yang Ruoqing shook her head: "My second brother and sister-in-law said goodbye when they left last night, but I also made things clear to them last night."

"I'm too lazy to go today. If my uncle is willing, he can go as a representative."