Splendid peasant girl busy farming

Chapter 11924

These horses are all good friends and know each other very well. Today is a nice day, and they are all gathered together to bask in the sun, feeling the care and love from their owner. The horses' tails are swishing back and forth, and they are very cooperative. They must be so happy and joyful!

Yang Ruoqing also thoroughly enjoyed this rare time together.

As she combed the horse's hair with a brush, she stole glances at Luo Fengtang, who was diligently working with his sleeves rolled up beside him.

Today, Luo Fengtang is wearing a black dress with gold cloud patterns embroidered on the collar.

The outer robes of this era all featured a deep V-neck, with a black V-neck underneath the gold-threaded cloud patterned collar, layer upon layer, with a white undergarment at the very bottom. This layered attire was clean and neat.

His attire was very conservative, even ascetic, yet above the conservative collar, the bobbing Adam's apple was so alluring…

woc.

Yang Ruoqing originally wanted to concentrate on her work, but her deadpan eyes just wouldn't cooperate and kept sneaking glances in his direction.

They're an old married couple, they've met everyone they need to, and deeper understanding and communication are commonplace. But every time Yang Ruoqing faces him, this looks-obsessed girl can't help but swoon.

Especially these stealthy glances, the feeling of stealth made her secretly delighted, giving her an indescribable sense of accomplishment and emotional value...

"Qing'er, I see you wagging your tail."

Suddenly, Luo Fengtang's voice came from above.

Yang Ruoqing turned around, her nose almost hitting the other person's chest.

"Why do you say my tail is wagging? I don't have a tail!" Yang Ruoqing said.

"Really? But I clearly saw you peeking at your husband, your heart fluttering with joy, and it felt like there was a tail wagging behind you."

So he knew I was secretly watching him?

Yang Ruoqing's face flushed bright red instantly.

But Luo Fengtang, taking advantage of the fact that no one was around and the stable was secluded, reached out and gently touched Yang Ruoqing from behind.

It was as if they really wanted to catch her by the tail.

This action made Yang Ruoqing blush and her heart race. She felt so guilty that she almost jumped up and tried to run away, but he pulled her back and hugged her tightly from behind.

With that hug, Yang Ruoqing clearly felt his body press down on her, his chin resting on her shoulder, his warm breath brushing against her neck.

“I am your husband. Qing’er can look at me however she wants. As her husband, I am secretly delighted.”

His words were incredibly flirtatious, yet his body language remained impeccably gentlemanly.

It was always Yang Ruoqing's heart that was first stirred.

If you're tempted, everything else will fall into place naturally.
This is what Yang Ruoqing admires most about him; unlike most men, he is completely driven by instinct, and his needs for women are always so animalistic...

The two spent a brief moment cuddling together, but it didn't interfere with their business. Especially when they heard Tuantuan and Yuanyuan's voices coming from the front yard, the couple immediately separated, each returning to their respective positions and near their horses, continuing to groom the horses and work as if nothing had happened...

Then, the two sons came over.

"Haha, we've finally found them! So Dad and Mom were hiding in the stable!"

"You silly child, what do you mean by hiding? Your father and I are working openly and honestly in the stable!"

Yang Ruoqing straightened up, speechless at the two little ones who misused words.

Luo Fengtang showed no shame or anger at all. As he worked, he looked lovingly at his two young children running toward him.

"Didn't you go to the riverbank with Rong Gu to check on the distribution of porridge? Why are you back so soon?" he asked.

Yang Ruoqing was also surprised. Children love to watch the excitement. Last night, she heard that the family was going to get up early this morning to distribute porridge on the riverbank. The two little ones were so excited that they didn't even sleep in. They got up early like the adults and after breakfast, they followed along to distribute porridge.

Tuantuan said, "Sister Jiang Lan didn't go to eat porridge."

Yuanyuan added, "We'll bring her some porridge when we get back."

Tuantuan added, "Even my godmother didn't go."

Yuanyuan said, "Let's give another bowl to our godmother."

Yang Ruoqing understood. The two little ones who liked to go and join in the fun hadn't seen Zheng Xiaoqin and Jiang Lan in the crowd, so they rushed back.

These two seemingly immature little guys are only three years old. It turns out that beneath their playful, carefree, and mischievous exterior lies the hidden heart of two 'warm-hearted boys' that has not yet been fully developed.

Even at such a young age, he already knows how to spot the people and things he cares about in a crowd. When he grows up... well, no worries, no worries. That's exactly what you want in a son.

Mother can rest assured!
"What happened to the Jiang family?" After the two little ones had played in the stable for a while, they left to get porridge from the kitchen. Luo Fengtang approached Yang Ruoqing and asked.

"Oh? It's like this, Xiaoqin is pregnant with her second child, less than three months along, so it might be inconvenient for her to go out in this cold weather," Yang Ruoqing said.

"And Jiang Xianjun seems to have been busy doing odd jobs in town to earn money these days, leaving only her and her mother at home."

Xiaoqin didn't go, and Jiang Lan, being only three years old, naturally couldn't go out either.

"These two boys of ours are really devoted to their godmothers, Jiang Lan and Ehuang," Yang Ruoqing said while working. "Sometimes, when I see them, I get a little jealous!"

Yang Ruoqing was so engrossed in telling the funny stories about the two little ones that she didn't notice the change in Luo Fengtang's gaze.

When she didn't hear his response for a long time, Yang Ruoqing turned around, only to be picked up by him and carried straight out of the stable.

"Go...where?"

"Bedroom."

"What are you going to the dorm for? The horse isn't finished brushing yet!"

"No rush, I'll refresh it later."

"So what are we going to do now?"

"Make a baby!"

woc.

In the dormitory.

Luo Fengtang seemed to have been provoked by something, and he was unusually domineering today.

But it also gave Yang Ruoqing a strange feeling.

Yang Ruoqing even suspected that hearing about Zheng Xiaoqin's second pregnancy had touched a nerve with him.

However, despite the claim of "making a baby," he rationally controlled his instincts at the crucial moment and used the...

Something from a sheep, something Luo Fengtang brought back. At the time, Yang Ruoqing thought he brought back too much, that they couldn't use it all...

Now we've discovered that even that's probably not enough.

……

A long, long, long time later.

After they both washed and dressed, Yang Ruoqing nestled in his arms, gently tracing circles on his chest with her fingers. "Why did you change your mind again?" she asked, her voice soft, as if she had been exhausted earlier.

"What idea?" Luo Fengtang asked, grabbing her playful hand.

"Why... do you suddenly not want me to have a baby anymore?"

Luo Fengtang took her hand, kissed it repeatedly, and said, "No more."

Although he desperately wanted children, he could never have enough, and wished he could have dozens or even hundreds of children with her.

but……

Three years ago, when she gave birth to Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan, she experienced all sorts of hardships and almost lost her life...

He wasn't by her side at all when she was going through all that. It was his disappearance that triggered her pregnancy and nearly caused her to die.

He learned about all of this afterward, and the shadow in his heart lingered for a very long time; he has yet to emerge from it.

So he had long ago secretly vowed in his heart that for the rest of his life, he would never let her suffer like that again.

The two of them now have three sons and one daughter, which is enough... Haha, protecting these children is enough for this lifetime!

"Tang Ya Zi, you're so good to me! Waaaaah, I love you to death..."

Yang Ruoqing hooked her arms around Luo Fengtang's neck, so moved that she nuzzled against him.

In the past, even though she was moved, she certainly wouldn't have dared to have any more children, because giving birth to Tuantuan and Yuanyuan had already taken a toll on her health.

The doctor said that I probably won't be able to have children for the rest of my life.

But...

There was something Yang Ruoqing hadn't had a chance to tell Luo Fengtang yet. Because they hadn't known each other for long, she wasn't sure herself and was afraid that if she told him too early, he would get hopeful and then be disappointed in the end.

That is... ever since she took the Dragon Cloud Pill he brought back, she felt that she was not only younger, but also that her blood and qi were changing from the inside out, thanks to her healthy diet and moderate martial arts training.

Therefore, she had a feeling that perhaps one day in the future, her damaged body might allow her to have children with him again...

The two returned to the stables to continue the work they hadn't finished earlier.

This time, both of them were in a peaceful state of mind. They washed and chatted, laughing and joking. It was a true case of men and women working together, making the work less tiring.

Around noon, the people who had distributed porridge on the riverbank gradually returned, carrying empty buckets.

Among them were Yang Huaming and Liu.

They were the first group to return, and Yang Ruoqing strongly suspected that the reason their pot of porridge was distributed so quickly was largely due to Liu's efforts.

Because Liu has a sweet tooth, she might stand by the wooden tub and take a few bites here and there.

Why would Yang Ruoqing be so suspicious?
Because Liu had been burping ever since she entered the courtyard, and her gait was somewhat clumsy.

Yang Huaming kept shaking his head, but dared not expose his wife's behavior.

Yang Ruoqing was too lazy to expose it, since there was plenty of Laba porridge and there was even some left over.

Since Auntie Si likes this…sneaky feeling, let’s satisfy her.

After working all day without pay, a little porridge is not unreasonable.

……

When I returned from distributing the porridge in the morning, there were indeed two large buckets of Laba porridge left.

Yang Ruoqing and Wang Cuilian discussed it and decided to send Laba porridge to their relatives, friends, and fellow villagers with whom they had a good relationship.

Wang Cuilian quietly approached Yang Ruoqing and whispered, "Your uncle came back from distributing porridge this afternoon, and he seemed a bit happier!"

Yang Ruoqing raised the corners of her lips, "Uncle is in a better mood, so we can rest assured."

“Your uncle said there’s still a lot of Laba porridge left at home, and he wants to send some over to Zhoujia Village this afternoon.”

"My uncle's main reason for bringing porridge was not so much to visit his sister."

Wang Cuilian thought so too, "I just saw it a couple of days ago, and now I'm going to see it again. Sigh, what can I possibly learn? I'm afraid it'll just be the same as before."

"It's hard to say whether he'll be the same as before. As long as Uncle sees it and is at ease, we don't need to say anything more."

Once the porridge distribution is complete, the accumulated merit will belong to the Luo family.

They wouldn't get any from Luo Da'e.

Even if some merit were indeed distributed to Luo Da'e, the fact that Luo Da'e contracted that disease was her own fate, and the merit from this distribution alone would probably not be enough to cover it all.

Don't blame Yang Ruoqing for her inner monologue being too cruel; that's just how it is. If God and Buddha really could manage everything, then there wouldn't be so much injustice and suffering in this world.

Let me tell you another truth that I never paid attention to when I was a child: in the world of Journey to the West, Tang Sanzang and his disciples traveled westward to obtain Buddhist scriptures.

Although we encountered various monsters along the way, they were only minor troublemakers at best.

Either Sun Wukong would kill it with a few blows, or after a magical battle, Sun Wukong would hold back his strength, while the Heavenly Lord behind the demon would come down at the right time to take his pet back and 'punish' it.

However, when they arrived at Lion Camel Ridge, the closest point to Mount Ling, they encountered a vast demon kingdom stretching for eight hundred miles.

This area was originally inhabited by humans and city-states, but monsters devoured all the humans here, and even the remaining humans became prey for the monsters.

In the Lion Camel Ridge, which stretches for eight hundred miles, the Golden-Winged Roc, one of the three leading demons, is even related to the Buddha on the nearby Mount Ling.

Think carefully!

The Buddha clearly understood everything, so why were his neighboring countries like this?

So, can the merit accumulated from a small act of distributing porridge really allow Luo Da'e to... defy fate and change her destiny?
It's probably going to be difficult!
Ah, let's not talk about Luo Da'e anymore. Everyone has their own destiny, and everyone should just live their own lives well.

……

After lunch, Luo the blacksmith had filled a jar with Laba porridge and was ready to drive it to Zhoujia Village by mule cart.

Even more so, remembering that Luo Da'e hadn't tasted many of the dried fruits and preserves at home, the blacksmith packed some of the remaining dried fruits and preserves into a tin can, intending to send them to Luo Da'e to try.

Although Luo Fengtang didn't have any real feelings for his aunt Luo Da'e, and even shared some empathy with Yang Ruoqing (who had almost been torn apart by Luo Da'e's despicable methods back then)...

However, seeing Luo the blacksmith's absent-minded appearance, Luo Fengtang was still worried about the old man, fearing that something might happen to him on his way alone.

The old man refused to let Ping An and Xing Wang accompany him on the trip, as he was worried about how busy his family was during the twelfth lunar month and that they shouldn't have to spare any more manpower for him.

Luo Fengtang insisted, "Then let me go with my uncle!"

Luo Fengtang's insistence left Luo the blacksmith with no choice but to agree, because Yang Ruoqing also supported Luo Fengtang, saying that everyone would feel at ease if Luo Fengtang accompanied him.

Left with no other option, the blacksmith Luo had to relent and allow Luo Fengtang to accompany him.

But the old man felt both moved and gratified, and perhaps also a little guilty.