Splendid peasant girl busy farming

Chapter 11970

Luo the blacksmith and Wang Cuilian came out of the side room one after the other. Wang Cuilian still had a smile on her face, but Luo the blacksmith's face was a little tense. Obviously, this old man who was worried about his sister could not smile at this moment.

Luo Fengtang and Yang Ruoqing exchanged a glance. Luo Fengtang nodded almost imperceptibly and then said to them, "Uncle, Aunt, we heard you talking inside when we came over."

Wang Cuilian and Luo the blacksmith both looked up at them in surprise. Then, the two old people looked at each other, their eyes filled with reproach.

Look at that! Despite speaking so loudly, the children still heard it. Isn't that just making things worse?

"Uncle, Aunt, please don't overthink it. We didn't mean it that way," Luo Fengtang quickly added, offering another explanation.

He glanced at Yang Ruoqing beside him, who smiled and nodded. "Uncle, Aunt, Tang Ya has something to say."

The two elders looked at Luo Fengtang again.

Luo Fengtang said, "Uncle, I also miss Aunt. Qing'er and I had already discussed that once the snow stops and the roads are cleared, we would take some time to visit Aunt in Zhoujia Village and bring her some New Year's gifts as a token of our appreciation."

The invisible clouds of sorrow that had been hanging over Luo the blacksmith's head were instantly dispelled upon hearing Luo Fengtang's words, as if sunlight were shining down from a great height.

The old man's face came to life, and his eyes shone with light.

"You're so kind, good children!"

Luo Fengtang continued, "Although the day after tomorrow is the day the second room will hold the banquet, everyone will go to the second room for lunch tomorrow noon to discuss the preparations for the banquet."

“Our house and the second son’s house are right across from each other, and we visit each other often. Uncle, you are an elder, and Qing’er’s second brother and sister-in-law have already made several introductions before. Among the elders who are in charge of the overall situation, you are indispensable!”

"Oh, Yongjin and the others are too kind to me. The old man and woman from the Yang family are both here. They are the truly respected and capable ones who are in charge of the overall situation!" Luo the blacksmith exclaimed. Although his words were humble, the satisfaction and pride he felt from being needed and respected could not be concealed from his brows.

This is only natural. Whether in modern times or ancient times, whether in the circles of high-ranking officials and noble families or in rural villages, everyone longs for a positive position, to be needed and accepted by those around them.

“Uncle, please don’t say that. My grandparents may be like that, but you represent the Luo family!” Yang Ruoqing said.

To show respect to the Luo family, the first rule is to invite the old man of the Luo family to sit for a while whenever there is a wedding or funeral. This is a matter of social etiquette.

Luo the blacksmith smiled and nodded repeatedly, his eyes full of satisfaction. He understood why he had such a high standing among his relatives, friends, and fellow villagers in the surrounding area—it was mainly because his children were successful!

Luo Fengtang picked up the conversation and continued, "So, Uncle, tomorrow is too rushed. You'll only have time for lunch in Zhoujia Village before you have to rush back."

"Instead of that, we might as well wait until the second son's family has finished their business the day after tomorrow, then Qing'er and I will hitch up a carriage and go with you to Zhoujia Village."

"We had lunch in Zhoujia Village. Qing'er and I came back early. You can stay there and chat with my aunt. I'll come pick you up on the 24th of the twelfth lunar month!"

The day after tomorrow is the 22nd of the twelfth lunar month. The wedding banquet for the second wife is scheduled for the morning. The bride's family hosts the banquet in the morning, while the groom's family hosts the banquet at noon.

So, by this calculation, Luo the blacksmith can spend two whole days with Luo Da'e after returning home around noon on the 24th. "Okay, I'll listen to you, it's settled then!" Luo the blacksmith was completely satisfied with this arrangement.

Yang Ruoqing and Luo Fengtang exchanged a knowing smile.

Wang Cuilian shook her head helplessly. While Luo the blacksmith and his son Luo Fengtang walked ahead towards the kitchen, and she and her mother-in-law Yang Ruoqing followed behind, Wang Cuilian whispered to Yang Ruoqing, "Your uncle's heart is always with his sister. He wants to go see her every day, but he doesn't think about how busy the Zhou family is during the holidays. If you, as the maternal uncle, go there, to put it nicely, you're going to keep your sister company; to put it bluntly, Zhou Wang and Xiao Huan are swamped with work and have to spare some time to entertain you, cook, and prepare meals. Sigh, I told him, but the old man won't listen! He even said I'm worldly..."

Yang Ruoqing was amused by what Wang Cuilian relayed.

No wonder the two elders were arguing about this in the house earlier, and they were even red in the face and their necks were bulging. So that's what happened!

“Auntie, you’re not worldly, and it’s only natural for you to think this way. I feel the same way as you,” Yang Ruoqing said softly, not daring to speak loudly for fear that the old man walking a few steps ahead would hear her.

Let alone the Zhou family, who runs a chicken farm and is extremely busy during the Lunar New Year, every household is busy during the twelfth lunar month.

Weddings, birthday celebrations, and a whole host of other events are almost all scheduled for the twelfth lunar month.

Therefore, every household not only has to be busy with their own New Year celebrations, but also has to take time to visit relatives and friends to attend their banquets.

The twelfth lunar month is really not a good time to visit relatives and friends; the first lunar month is the best time for doing so.

"Let him go if he wants to. When the carriage passes by Tianxianglou in town, it will stop for a while. I will pack some cooked dishes to take with me, so that they won't have to prepare lunch on the spot."

Yang Ruoqing continued, "Anyway, after lunch, Tang Yazi and I came back first. The rest of us are just my uncle. He eats whatever the Zhou family eats, so it's simple."

The main problem is that with her and Luo Fengtang around, Zhou Wang and Xiao Huan are definitely not simple people. They'll be making all sorts of trouble for them.

Wang Cuilian gently patted Yang Ruoqing's hand: "Oh, it's all thanks to you and Tang Yazi for being so virtuous, open-minded, and understanding."

There was something Wang Cuilian didn't say.

Cases like Luo the blacksmith and Luo Da'e are not unique to Changping Village; there are many other examples.

There's a family in the south of the village where their married daughter is sick. The family has several children, and Changping Village is the daughter's maternal home. The mother misses her daughter and wants to visit her in the twelfth lunar month, and also bring some of her own chickens, ducks, and vegetables.

What's the result?

Not only were her son and daughter-in-law extremely unhappy, but even her own father and daughter's biological father scolded the old woman.

They say she's troublesome and always causing trouble, and that once a daughter is married, she belongs to another family, and whether it's good or bad, it has nothing to do with her maternal family.

Instead of doing all the chores at home this December, you insist on running around outside. Dare to run? I'll break your legs!
(End of this chapter)