Splendid peasant girl busy farming

Chapter 11933

Zhou Wang was picking at his food when he heard this. He looked up, his face full of surprise: "Mother, are you going home? Why don't you stay here a few more days?"

"Hey, this clinic isn't exactly a great place, why would we stay here?" Luo Da'e said with a look of disgust when she mentioned the clinic.

“It’s fine if we don’t stay here. We’ll have to take medicine wherever we go. We can get the medicine and take it at home. We’ll recover better at home!” said Luo the blacksmith.

Luo Da'e said, "Absolutely! Yesterday, the doctor opened up the big lump for me, and I slept so well last night. I ate so much today, and I'm all better now. I just need to go home and take my medicine!"

Luo Da'e was holding a teacup in one hand and touching her neck with the other. She hadn't dared to touch it before because it would cause a lump the size of a duck egg, and it would hurt to touch, making it painful to eat or drink.

I had a good night's sleep and a delicious meal today. Now I feel like I've been reborn and I'm in a great mood!

"By the way, Zhou Wang, there are only twenty days left until the New Year. We need to hurry back and buy New Year's goods!"

"Mother, I went to the shops in the county town earlier and bought a lot of New Year's goods. If we're not going back today, I'm going to ask Tang Ya to take them back for me!"

"Hey, no need to go through all that trouble. Let's all go home today. This godforsaken place is too cold. There's no place like home. There's no place like home!"

Luo Da'e, beaming with pride, waved to the men who were holding bowls and staring at her intently: "You guys hurry up and eat, stop staring at me, let's go back after we're done!"

Luo the blacksmith snapped out of his daze and nodded repeatedly, instructing Luo Fengtang and Zhou Wang: "Eat quickly, eat your fill and go back, try to get home before dark!"

After eating and drinking to our hearts' content, it was already noon. Although the sun wasn't shining all day from the beginning of the day, appearing for a while and then hiding behind the clouds, the north wind was howling outside.

However, for today, this one or two hours are the relatively warmest time of the day.

Luo Fengtang stood in the courtyard with his horse, waiting. The things had already been packed and were in another carriage behind.

The blacksmith Luo took off his cloak and wrapped Luo Da'e up in layers of clothing. The old man bent over and waited by the bedside, saying, "Sister, come on, climb on your brother's back, and I'll carry you to the carriage!"

Luo Da'e laughed, "Brother, do you still think of yourself as a young man? You're an old man now, you can't carry me!"

Luo the blacksmith was not one to admit defeat, nor did he want to admit he was getting old. Today, he wanted to carry his sister onto the carriage.

He was afraid that if he didn't carry her this time, and had to carry her next time, his sister wouldn't be alive anymore...

"It's alright, it's alright, brother is fine, his bones are very strong!"

Faced with Luo the blacksmith's insistence, Luo Da'e was truly at a loss for words. She quickly called Luo Fengtang and Zhou Wang, who were waiting at the door, in and told them what had happened.

“This old man is too stubborn. I’m wearing so many cotton-padded clothes, I look like a pickle jar, I must weigh at least a hundred pounds. I’m going to break his bones!” Luo Da’e said.

Her brother cared for her and looked after her; she wasn't made of stone, nor was she completely ungrateful.

People are often confused when they are young because they have little knowledge and experience in life.

And then there's her daughter, Zhou Xia... She knew in her heart that many things were wrong and shouldn't be done, but she couldn't resist her daughter's tears and whining, so she repeatedly aided and abetted the wrongdoing, enduring things that made her universally despised...

She understood everything in her heart, so for the next ten years or so, she lived a secluded life, focusing on helping her son and daughter-in-law manage the household and raising her two grandsons. She wasn't stingy when it came to visiting relatives. Although she knew she wasn't a likable person and rarely visited her own family, she would always send Zhou Wang over immediately for any happy occasions, big or small, in her family's lives...

She also kept her brother, the blacksmith Luo, in her heart.

My brother is getting old, how can I let him carry me? Absolutely not!

After Luo Fengtang and Zhou Wangbei were called in, they heard what was happening inside and both laughed.

If there were a ranking of those who protect their sisters, Luo the blacksmith would be second, and no one would dare to claim the top spot.

"Uncle, you can't strain your throat, you'll get out of breath. Please move aside so we can take over."

"Uncle, let me carry my mother on my back. You move to the side."

Luo Fengtang and Zhou Wang, one of them came over and pulled Luo the blacksmith away, while the other stood in a horse stance by the bedside.

"Alright, then I'll lend you a hand, Zhou Wang. Take it easy!" Blacksmith Luo stepped aside.

However, Luo Da'e did not want it to be this way.

She deliberately put on a long face and said, "What are you all doing today? I can eat and sleep well, how come I can't walk?"

"Go away, all of you, get out of the way! I hate being treated like a useless person!"

Luo Da'e straightened her cotton-padded coat, stood up, and then steadily walked towards the door.

Luo the blacksmith and Zhou Wang quickly caught up with her, reaching out from both sides to try and help her up, but she inevitably pushed them away.

"Come on, I already said I can do it. Didn't you see how much I ate at noon?" Luo Da'e said proudly, even turning around and pointing at the three of them: "The three of you combined didn't eat as much as I did at noon. I've regained all my strength now!"

The three followed behind, watching as Luo Da'e strode out of the house with her head held high and walked toward the carriage parked in the courtyard. She braced herself with her hands on the front of the carriage, placed her feet on a small stool, and easily and steadily climbed into the carriage.

Luo the blacksmith was filled with emotion, because at this time yesterday, when they came from Zhoujia Village to the county clinic, Da'e was carried into the carriage by several of them. After entering the carriage, she could not even sit still and was curled up in a ball when she arrived at the county clinic.

Unexpectedly, when she returned today, she seemed like a completely different person. Even Luo the blacksmith couldn't help but question the doctor's prediction. Da'e's condition didn't look like she had an incurable disease at all!
The blacksmith lowered his voice and said to Luo Fengtang, "If your aunt could eat like this every day, even if this illness can't be cured, I wouldn't be worried. What do you think?"

As long as one can eat, one has strength and can live. This is Luo the blacksmith's simplest way of thinking, and it is also the unanimous idea of ​​the older generation in the village. As long as one can still eat the food of this world, it means that the food rations have not been exhausted, and the King of Hell will not come to take one away.

It would be really bad if it were completely inedible.

Looking at Luo the blacksmith's eager gaze, Luo Fengtang could only smile and say, "I hope so, Uncle, let's go back!"

……

Changping Village. Today is the ninth day of the twelfth lunar month. Because of the overcast sky, every household is busy tidying up their yards, trying to gather up the firewood that has been drying in the backyard for more than half a month before the first snow of this winter.

The Luo family doesn't need to worry about those things because they pay villagers in the surrounding area to buy firewood. The firewood they buy is dried and can be directly stored in the woodshed.

So while Luo Jiarong and the others were busy with other things related to the New Year, the two children were looking forward to going to play with Jiang Lan. Yang Ruoqing and Shaoyao took them there. Yang Ruoqing chatted with Zheng Xiaoqin for a while and asked about her second child.

Seeing that the children were playing house together and wouldn't be back for at least an hour, Yang Ruoqing left Shaoyao there to keep an eye on them while she returned to the village entrance ahead of time.

I stopped by my parents' house to visit and see what they were up to.

Then, I saw that the backyard had split into two camps.

Yang Huazhong was bundling the firewood drying in the backyard. On the other side, Sun was sitting on a small stool with several bundles of straw at her feet. She was twisting the straw into ropes and then handing them to Yang Huazhong, making them the best tools for bundling firewood.

Liu and Bao Suyun were also beside Sun. Bao Suyun was wearing hemp gloves and was busy helping Sun rub the cloth.

As for Liu, she held a handful of peanuts, stood to the side with her legs crossed, peeling and eating them while chatting with Sun and the others. It was a mystery where she got so many topics to talk about, from neighbors to the next village, the town, and even further afield...

It was as if she had a radio inside her mouth, constantly chattering away.

On some topics, she spoke with a very loud voice; on others, she lowered her voice and slowed her speech. Different words were accompanied by different facial expressions and varying degrees of body language. Watching Liu speak was truly…

When Yang Ruoqing arrived at the backyard, she happened to catch Liu Shi whispering something confidential to Sun Shi and Bao Suyun, with one hand covering her mouth and leaning slightly forward...

Sun and Bao Suyun both stopped twisting the rope and looked up at Liu, their eyes filled with wave after wave of astonishment…

"What are you saying? All of you have ears that are standing up like rabbit ears!" Yang Ruoqing walked over with a smile and patted Liu's shoulder.

Liu was engrossed in speaking when someone suddenly patted her on the shoulder, startling her so much that she almost jumped up, and the peanuts she was holding in her palm fell to her feet.

"Oh my god, you silly Qing'er, you scared the soul out of me!" Liu Shi clutched her chest, blaming Yang Ruoqing incessantly.

Yang Ruoqing smiled, pursing her lips, "You were so engrossed in talking that you didn't even notice someone coming over!"

"Hey, what are you guys talking about? Tell me too?"

Mrs. Liu was very pleased with Yang Ruoqing's request.

Liu immediately turned around, approached Yang Ruoqing, lowered her voice, and said with bright eyes, "Yongjin and Eighth Sister went to the old house last night and talked with your grandparents for a long time. They also called your Fourth Uncle, Third Brother, and Little Cousin over, and wouldn't let me go!"

"I was eavesdropping under the bed in the east room. Your second brother and sister-in-law are planning to pick an auspicious day in the twelfth lunar month to marry off the two sisters, Xiuxiu and Xiuhong, together!"

"Huh? Did I hear that right?" Yang Ruoqing exclaimed in surprise. No wonder Sun Shi and Bao Suyun had looked so astonished earlier. Now, she was afraid that the astonishment in her eyes was even greater than theirs.

"Why did you suddenly change your mind? Didn't you say before that Xiuxiu was the older sister and would get married two days earlier than Xiuhong? Why are you setting them for the same day now?" Yang Ruoqing pressed.

Could it be to save on the cost of hosting a banquet?

Liu pursed her lips, raised two fingers and waved them at Yang Ruoqing: "Is there even a question? Host a banquet, collect two rounds of gifts, and you're guaranteed to make a profit!"

Yang Ruoqing remained silent. Indeed, Xiong Da and Xiong Er shared the same opinion!

"Third sister-in-law, fifth sister-in-law, don't you think this makes sense?" Liu then turned to ask them for their thoughts.

Sun and Bao Suyun looked at each other, their eyes clearly showing their agreement, but their personalities prevented them from speaking their minds.

Bao Suyun just smiled shyly, remaining silent and unyielding like a clay idol, adopting a submissive demeanor that dared not offend anyone.

As for Madam Sun, she also showed a kind smile on her honest face and said, "They have their own plans. It's not that it's not good for them to get together. If they get married separately, they will have to be sent off twice and cry twice, which is quite hurtful. It's better to get married all at once."

Clearly, Sun's answer was not the answer Liu wanted to hear.

Liu then turned to Yang Ruoqing and said, "Anyway, I've already made an agreement with your fourth uncle that we'll only send one gift. We already sent one when Xiuxiu got married, and this is a second marriage, so there's no need to send another one!"

"What if she gets married a third or fourth time someday? Are we going to have to give her gifts every time? We can't afford it, we'll go bankrupt!"

Upon hearing Liu's words, Sun immediately reacted, "Fourth sister-in-law, you mustn't say such things, it's bad luck!"

If Yongjin and Bamei heard about his third or fourth marriage, they would say that his relatives were cursing him behind his back!
Bao Suyun also shook her head slightly, her eyes looking past Liu Shi and towards the courtyard gate behind Liu Shi, as if she was afraid that someone was coming.

Liu pouted and said, "I didn't mean any harm. I was just stating the facts! Qing'er, don't you agree?"

Yang Ruoqing said, "What Fourth Aunt said just now, though crude, is true!"

With Yang Ruoqing's support, Liu immediately straightened her back. She had been glancing behind her earlier, feeling a little guilty, but now she stopped looking and felt confident.

“However, I should add something,” Yang Ruoqing continued, “What Fourth Aunt just said about only sending one batch of gifts only applies to our family. If it comes to your fourth branch, it’s a different story!”

"Qing'er, what do you mean by that? Aren't we all the same as the second branch of the family? Why do you have to differentiate between us based on seniority and closeness?" Liu questioned, her face darkening with obvious displeasure.

Sun and Bao Suyun looked at Yang Ruoqing in confusion, wondering why she would say such a thing.

Even Yang Huazhong, who was not far away and had been busy bundling firewood and not paying much attention to the woman's words, couldn't help but look over at Yang Ruoqing.

Yang Ruoqing also looked at them with a puzzled expression and asked, "I never said that I wanted to differentiate between the four branches of the family based on kinship. Don't you understand why I said that?"

"What do you know? If we knew, would we be staring at you like that with wide eyes?" Liu said irritably.

Now it was Yang Ruoqing's turn to be amused. "Fourth Aunt, think carefully, when your He'er married Li Lao Er last time, did the second wife's family show any appreciation?"