Splendid peasant girl busy farming

Chapter 11942

They are genuine and unpretentious, wearing their strengths and weaknesses on their sleeves. Dealing with such people is easy.

"Alright then, since you're so sincere, Auntie, come and help me distribute the sugarcane!" Yang Ruoqing put down her teacup and prepared to get up, but Liu suddenly came over and helped her up: "Slow down, slow down, take your time. Just tell me how to distribute it, I'll do it!"

"How could I possibly accept that? You're an elder..."

"Hey, don't worry about being elders, we're friends despite the age gap, so feel free to order me around!"

And so, Liu helped Yang Ruoqing out of the main room, a scene that left Luo the blacksmith and Wang Cuilian speechless once again.

"Her fourth aunt, this, this is too... too... you know!" Wang Cuilian said. As for what "you know" meant, Wang Cuilian herself couldn't say, but anyway, it was just quite... you know.

The blacksmith Luo was both amused and exasperated, saying, "This guy is really going to great lengths just to crave a bite to eat."

"However, they're quite amusing. Let them be, we won't interfere!"

As soon as we arrived in the backyard, we saw Tuantuan and Yuanyuan each holding a sugarcane, the two little brothers playing around, using the sugarcane as spears.

Luo Fengtang and Ping An were tidying up the sugarcane, tearing off some miscellaneous leaves to leave a clean and tidy stalk.

"How's it going?" Yang Ruoqing asked as she stepped forward.

As Liu followed behind Yang Ruoqing, she didn't forget to tease the two children as she passed by Tuantuan and Yuanyuan.

Unfortunately, the two children were engrossed in gesturing with the spear and had no interest in responding to Liu.

Finding the situation uninteresting, Liu turned around and eagerly caught up with Yang Ruoqing, arriving at the sugarcane pile.

Wow, what a huge bundle! After unpacking it and stacking it on the ground, it looks even bigger than when it was clipped to the carriage.

Let me count how many there are: one, two, three...

"That's about it." Luo Fengtang was squatting on the ground working when he heard Yang Ruoqing's question, so he looked up at her.

"Should we assign them out now?" he asked again.

Yang Ruoqing nodded, "Yes, they're just sitting there anyway, so we might as well assign them out as soon as possible."

Luo Fengtang said, "Alright, then Ping An and I will assign the tasks. Just give the instructions."

Yang Ruoqing glanced at the sugarcane and already had a good idea of ​​how much there was. One sugarcane was more than enough for each branch of the Yang family, the Sun family, and other families in the village with whom she had a good relationship.

Moreover, these purple sugarcanes are very long and thick. The average length of each stalk, referring to the edible part after cutting off the top and bottom, is nearly two meters!
So sending one to each household is enough, and this isn't a meal, it's the kind that you can eat until you're full.

This is a snack, something to satisfy a craving, and that's about it.

Are you really going to let you eat this as your main meal? Eat until you're full and stuffed? Well, your mouth would probably be raw and you'd be in unbearable pain!

“I’ll draft the list, and then you can deliver them, one to each person,” Yang Ruoqing said.

"Okay, you say."

Yang Ruoqing then counted the names on her fingers, while Luo Fengtang, Ping An, and Liu Shi wrote them down.

Liu, in particular, remembered very carefully, afraid that Liangliang from the fourth branch of the family might be overlooked.

When she heard Liangliang's name, Liu breathed a sigh of relief. The sugarcane was more than two meters long, and Liangliang definitely couldn't eat it all by himself. She didn't dare to give the child too much of it, but she couldn't let the rest go to waste.

So, isn't it only natural for the grandmother to step forward and help her grandson eat?
Oh my, how clever I am!
Everyone went off to deliver sugarcane. Yang Ruoqing was going to deliver sugarcane to the new house of the fourth family next door, mainly to supervise Liu Shi.

Because the sugarcane given to Liangliang was carried on Liu's shoulder.

Besides, after this batch of sugarcane was divided, it was discovered that there were still about ten stalks left on the ground.

Yang Ruoqing planned to send one to Liangliang first, and then make arrangements for the rest. Whether to send them or not, she would decide later, because she had a new idea.

"Qing'er, look, this sugarcane can even be used as a bamboo pole, hehe!"

Liu walked ahead excitedly, carrying sugarcane, and kept turning back to chat and laugh with Yang Ruoqing. The scene was just like Sun Wukong carrying his golden cudgel.

Yang Ruoqing smiled and said, "Fourth Aunt, watch your step, don't fall."

"No way!" Liu exclaimed confidently. "Oh my god!"

In a split second, she tripped over the threshold and fell straight down.

If Yang Ruoqing hadn't been quick enough to grab the end of the sugarcane and pull Liu back, Liu would probably be lying on the ground eating dirt by now.

"Fourth Aunt, watch where you're going! If you knock out two front teeth, you won't be able to chew sugarcane, you'll even have trouble eating rice!"

Yang Ruoqing was truly at a loss for words, both amused and exasperated. There's a local saying: "Seeing food, they scratch the wall." That probably perfectly describes people like Liu.

"Hehe, it's okay, it's okay. As long as you didn't actually touch the ground, it doesn't count as a fall!"

With Yang Ruoqing's help, Liu regained her footing. She glanced down at her trouser knees and saw that they were perfectly clean, without a speck of mud on them. Feeling confident again, she carried the sugarcane and continued leading the way towards the new house of the fourth family next door.

Looking at Liu's carefree expression, as if nothing had happened, Yang Ruoqing recalled what Liu had just said, which led her to another saying that existed in the gaming community.

Someone was killed by the enemy and lay stiffly on the ground. However, as long as her character's equipment and the equipment in her inventory were not destroyed, she was not dead.

So there's a very self-deceptive saying in the gaming world: "If you didn't explode, you're not dead!"
That's a great mindset.

The two quickly arrived at the courtyard of the fourth house. As soon as Liu entered the courtyard, she called out loudly, "Liangliang, where are you? Come out quickly, see what delicious food Grandma brought you!"

Before the words were even finished, a small figure ran out of the kitchen on the left, followed by two adults.

"Sugarcane!" Liangliang ran out of the kitchen and immediately saw the purple sugarcane that Liu was carrying on her shoulder. The child's eyes lit up and he ran towards Liu.

The other two figures behind him were Liu Jinchuan and... He'er.

"Sister Qing'er is here too?" Liu Jinchuan quickly greeted her. He'er also smiled shyly at Yang Ruoqing, who nodded slightly and then looked at Liu Jinchuan.

"Yes, we've come to deliver sugarcane. We came back from town today, so we brought some back for the kids to treat themselves," Yang Ruoqing said directly, to avoid Liu Jinchuan asking where the sugarcane came from.

Upon hearing this, Liu Jinchuan's face immediately lit up with a grateful smile. "Such a big sugarcane, it'll take a long, long time to eat. Liangliang, don't just focus on the sugarcane, hurry up and thank Aunt Qing'er!"

Liangliang had already turned the sugarcane into a magical broom, straddling it and rubbing his chubby, bare bottom, clad in open-crotch pants, back and forth against the sugarcane's outer skin.

Hearing his mother's words, Liangliang turned his head and said somewhat timidly to Yang Ruoqing, "Thank you, Aunt Qing."

"Good boy, you're welcome. Be careful not to chafe your little bottom if you ride the sugarcane like that!" Yang Ruoqing said with a smile, her tone very friendly.

When dealing with these cubs, people instinctively become gentle and kind, because these cubs are the cutest.

Whether it's human babies, kittens, puppies, calves, ponies, or lambs, they are all incredibly cute and cuddly.

"Oh dear, you little rascal, sugarcane is for eating, not for riding! You've been rubbing your stinky bottom all over the sugarcane, you've got poop all over it, who will dare to eat it later?" Liu Jinchuan was both amused and exasperated, and quickly came over to pull Liangliang off the sugarcane.

At this moment, Liu stepped forward and pulled Liangliang from Liu Jinchuan's hands. "Boys are naughty, and besides, my precious grandson rubbed some sugarcane on it. If you're disgusted by it, none of you are allowed to eat it later! That's settled then!"

Then, Liu picked up the long sugarcane from the ground, turned around and walked towards the kitchen, calling out to Liangliang, "Grandson, come here quickly, Grandma will peel some sugarcane for you. It'll just be the two of us eating it, we won't give any to them!"

Liangliang followed Liu Shi into the kitchen. In the courtyard, Liu Jinchuan was too lazy to pay attention to them. She turned around and invited Yang Ruoqing to sit in the main room and have some tea.

This is the most genuine hospitality of rural families. Even if the other party is your neighbor who lives next door and comes over dozens of times a day, the warm and hospitable family will always invite them to drink tea every time they come.

They'll either serve you tea that's already brewed in the teapot, or they'll give you tea leaves to brew separately. If you encounter women or children, they'll offer you things like melon seeds, peanuts, and candy. If you encounter men, they'll offer you tobacco leaves.

Of course, all of this is based on the premise that the family is well-off and has enough to eat and drink.

All courtesy and hospitality are based on being well-fed and clothed. If one is hungry and poorly clothed, one certainly has no energy to be a hospitable person. The struggle for survival alone can ravage a person beyond recognition.

"No, no, don't bother. I'm just here for a quick look and then I'll go back." Yang Ruoqing shook her head at Liu Jinchuan.

"Not going to drink tea? Then sit for a while!" Liu Jinchuan glanced around, looking for a small stool.

"Ah ah." He'er suddenly exclaimed, and at the same time, she brought over a small wooden stool with a backrest and placed it next to Yang Ruoqing's feet, gesturing for her to sit down.

"Thank you, He'er," Yang Ruoqing said, and then sat down.

Liu Jinchuan found two small stools and gave one to He'er: "Big sister, you sit down too."

She sat on the other small stool by herself, and the three of them sat in the courtyard basking in the sun.

“When my third aunt brought the two little brothers, Tuan Tuan and Tuan Tuan, to my house to play before, they asked where you had been. Tuan Tuan said that you had gone to Zhoujia Village to visit your great-aunt.”

"Yes, we told them this when we left this morning."

"How is Aunt Da'e? Is she feeling better?" Liu Jinchuan asked again.

Yang Ruoqing's smile was a little forced, and she lowered her voice to say, "It's hard to say. The doctors at the county clinic can't cure that disease."

Liu Jinchuan immediately understood and stopped asking questions. He'er, standing to the side, also lowered her head in silence, lost in thought.

"He'er, what brings you here today?" Yang Ruoqing didn't want to continue discussing Luo Da'e's situation, so she changed the subject.

Upon hearing this, He'er raised her head and gestured a few times to Yang Ruoqing.

Liu Jinchuan also provided simultaneous voice supplementation from the side.

"My older sister had already told me to find the shoe pattern from when Liangliang was little, because she planned to make two pairs of shoes for her child for the Chinese New Year."

“I originally said that once I finished it, I would have Kang send it to Lijia Village. But this December, the market was busy, and I was busy at home, so I didn’t have time to send the shoe pattern to my older sister. She couldn’t wait and came to pick it up herself.”

"Oh, so that's how it is." Yang Ruoqing nodded, her gaze falling on He'er again, because He'er started gesturing with her hands again.

And she was pointing towards the kitchen while gesturing, and because there was no simultaneous translation from Liu Jinchuan, Yang Ruoqing was a little confused.

Just then, Liu came out of the kitchen carrying sugarcane and a kitchen knife. When she saw He'er gesturing in her direction, Liu was stunned for a moment, and then cried out in surprise.

"Oh my god, look at my memory! I clearly said I'd come over to get shoe patterns for He'er, but Ganzhe distracted me and I completely forgot!"

He'er spread her hands, looking helpless.

This time, Yang Ruoqing finally understood.

The story goes that He'er came from Lijia Village and was intercepted by Liu at the pond. Liu took He'er to the fourth room of the old house and made He'er help her with chores. In return, Liu promised to come and help He'er and Liu Jinchuan get shoe patterns.

On the way, they encountered the Luo family's carriage and were attracted by the sugarcane. In order to get a taste of the sugarcane, Liu Shi did everything she could to follow Yang Ruoqing and the others. As for getting the shoe pattern and He'er waiting at the old house, Liu Shi completely forgot about them.

He'er could only shrug again, her utter speechlessness practically written all over her face.

Liu smiled with a look of shame. Under Liangliang's impatient urging as he stamped his feet, Liu bent down to peel the sugarcane, saying to He'er, "I'm so sorry, my dear girl, I didn't mean to. It's just that I'm getting old and my mind isn't as sharp as it used to be..."

“Mother, you’re not old at all, please don’t talk about yourself like that,” Liu Jinchuan said, trying to smooth things over.

He'er nodded and gestured with her hands: Not old, not old at all.

Looking at the two of them like this, Yang Ruoqing thought to herself, "You two are going to fall into Aunt Si's trap again soon."

Sure enough, they heard Liu ask them both with a puzzled look on her face, "If my memory isn't failing because I'm old, then why is it?"

"Oh dear, I remember now. Last time it was because I was so forgetful. I asked Wangsheng, and he said I might be feeling weak and suggested I drink more chicken soup to nourish my brain if I could. But there's no place to raise chickens in my old house. Yongzhi and Yongqing have taken over the little patch of land in the backyard to raise chickens and ducks. Where am I supposed to get chicken soup?"

As she spoke, Liu observed He'er and Liu Jinchuan's reactions, her eyes darting around, full of shrewdness and calculation.

He'er and Liu Jinchuan looked at each other, only then realizing that their mother had laid so much groundwork and was waiting for them here!