Splendid peasant girl busy farming

Chapter 11982

Earlier in the side room, he had already humbled himself to apologize to Xiao Hua and had made up his mind to sacrifice Ruan Xiaowei and the child in her womb to preserve their current little family.

He had already humbled himself so much to communicate with Xiaohua, hoping to gain her understanding and forgiveness.

However, she didn't say anything, except cry and engage in destructive stress behaviors. Even when she was grabbing the scissors, she cut his finger, but she didn't seem to notice. This made Da'an feel very heartbroken.

"Da'an, what happened to your hand? Why is it bleeding so much?" Sun Shi, with her sharp eyes, pulled Da'an's hand out of his sleeve. Sure enough, his index finger was wrapped with a strip of cloth, which was stained with red blood.

Da'an quickly withdrew his hand and put it behind his back so that Sun would not see it.

But it was too late; not only did Mrs. Sun see it, but Yang Ruoqing saw it as well.

"Let me see how serious it is!" Yang Ruoqing grabbed Da'an's hand and pulled it out, then saw a cut nearly two centimeters long on his index finger.

"Oh my god, the wound is so deep and it's still bleeding!" Sun was squeamish about blood. The bright red color kept seeping out from Da'an's wound, and Sun felt dizzy one wave after another. Her vision gradually went black, and she looked like she was about to collapse.

Da'an quickly helped Sun up, "Mother, don't scare me!"

“You know Mom’s afraid of blood!” Yang Ruoqing said. “Quickly help Mom to lie down on the bed. She’ll be fine in a little while. I’ll go find you some bandages and medicine to stop the bleeding!”

After saying this, Yang Ruoqing turned and left the room. This time, she didn't bother to go through the front courtyard gate, but instead leaped over the wall where the third house and the Luo family's house met, demonstrating her ability to scale walls.

The Luo family's secret guards were hidden in the shadows. When they noticed someone crossing the wall, they became alert.

However, the moment they realized that the 'wall-jumper' was the general's wife, the guards silently slipped back into the shadows.

Soon, Yang Ruoqing returned by the same route with the hemostatic and anti-inflammatory medicine.

In the side room, Madam Sun had already woken up and, despite her fear of blood, brought over a basin of clean hot water.

While Yang Ruoqing was treating Da'an's wounds, Madam Sun stood aside wiping away tears. She truly felt sorry for Da'an, but she couldn't bear to blame Xiaohua either. Both were her children, and the whole thing, in essence, stemmed from Da'an, so Xiaohua was also a victim.

So all Sun could do was cry.

Yang Ruoqing frowned the entire time as she treated Da'an's wounds, a sentence echoing repeatedly in her mind: "Since ancient times, women's love affairs have led to deaths!"
Look, during the Spring Festival, everyone only sees the governor returning home, enjoying a happy family reunion, but they don't know that a family drama is unfolding right now. If things go wrong, the family will be destroyed, wives and children will be separated, and family members will be torn apart!
It's so annoying! Seriously!

"Sister, I need to go to Changhuaizhou tomorrow to send Xiuxiu and Xiuhong off to their weddings."

Upon hearing Da'an's words, Yang Ruoqing and Madam Sun were both stunned.

“There are still seven or eight days until the New Year. If there’s anything, you can go after the New Year!” Yang Ruoqing said.

Madam Sun nodded repeatedly. They both guessed that Da'an was probably getting restless and was preparing to return to Changhuaizhou to deal with Ruan Xiaowei and her son.

Da'an shook his head: "No, Xiaohua won't listen to any more words or promises now."

"Based on my understanding of her, she is probably waiting for my sincerity and concrete actions."

“Until my actions are fulfilled, even if I stay home for the New Year, I’m afraid everyone will not have a peaceful holiday.”

Such a peaceful time of reunion, if this unresolved issue causes unrest in the home and disturbs everyone's peace, and eventually the truth will come out and become a laughing stock... it's better to act decisively and resolve the matter in Changhuaizhou now, so that at least the family can have peace and Xiaohua can have peace of mind!

“If you’ve made up your mind, then set off tomorrow. I’ll have your brother-in-law take you to the county town!” Yang Ruoqing said.

The people Da'an brought back from Changhuaizhou were all stationed at the post station in the county town, and were not brought back to the village.

Da'an nodded: "Okay, then I'll trouble you, brother-in-law."

After Yang Ruoqing treated Da'an's wounds, Sun Shi tidied up the house. Seeing that Da'an was very tired, the mother and daughter couldn't bear to disturb him any further.

So they let him sleep in the room for a while, and the mother and son quietly left the backyard room.

The mother and daughter sat in the fire pit in the front hall, sighing to each other. Yang Ruoqing was too lazy to comfort Sun Shi, because she herself needed to be comforted.

During this time, Liu and Da Sun came over for a visit. "Third sister-in-law, we passed by your yard twice before, and your gate was always tightly closed. Is everything alright?"

Faced with Liu's inquiries, Sun had received prior instructions from Yang Ruoqing, and Sun herself was determined to keep this secret and not let the family scandal be exposed. So Sun shook her head vigorously, saying, "It's nothing, everything is fine!"

Liu smacked her lips: "I don't think anything could have happened. Your third branch of the family is truly harmonious from top to bottom. Da'an and Xiaohua are such a loving couple, raising their three children so well. It's truly enviable..."

These words, like thorns, pierced directly into Sun's heart, twisting her smile in an unnatural way.

Worried that Sun's psychological defenses would be breached, Yang Ruoqing quickly changed the subject to divert Liu and Da Sun's attention from Sun.

"Fourth Aunt, didn't you say you were going to collect the debt from Old Mai and his wife? How did it go? Did you get it back?" Yang Ruoqing asked.

Previously, when the Mai couple came out of the dark room, they were quite frightened. Yang Huazhong paid for the medical treatment and medicine that Wang Sheng brought over out of his own pocket.

Later, Yang Ruoqing felt that Yang Huazhong should not have to pay this money, but Yang Huazhong was too embarrassed to ask Mai Lao Er for it. Mai Lao Er himself was also not aware of the need to pay. Originally, the matter was going to be left at that point, but when Liu Shi found out, she immediately took on the task of collecting the debt.

Yang Ruoqing also said at the time that if she had the ability to get it back, those few dozen coins would belong to Liu as a reward for her hard work.

So these past two days, Liu has been visiting the village less often; she's probably busy chasing after the money!
"Hey, there's no debt in this world that I can't collect!" Liu patted her chest, her face full of pride.

Da Sun added with a smile, "Your fourth aunt is quite something. She caused a scene at Mai Lao Er's house twice, and Mai Lao Er was so scared that he didn't dare to renege on his debts and had to pay them all back."

“Your fourth aunt took the money she had made up and bought two pounds of melon seeds, saying she wanted to invite us to eat them together.”

"Really, Fourth Aunt?" "Oh dear, what's wrong with you, Auntie? I was supposed to talk, why did you have to interrupt me? Now there's no surprise!" Liu scolded Da Sun, while at the same time magically producing a paper package from behind her. She placed the package on the table and opened it, and inside were indeed two pounds of roasted sunflower seeds.

"Third Sister-in-law, Qing'er, let me treat you to some melon seeds." Liu grabbed a handful of melon seeds and stuffed them into Sun's hand, then said to Yang Ruoqing, "These were bought with the money Mai Lao Er gave me! Try them, all of you, don't be shy!"

Yang Ruoqing smiled and nodded, then reached out and grabbed two melon seeds. "That's good. After buying the melon seeds, you should still have about twenty coins left, right?"

"Qing'er, you're not going to take it back, are you?" Liu Shi became nervous instantly.

She instinctively pulled her hand back from the table and covered her mouth with her handkerchief.

That's right, she spent nearly ten coins on melon seeds, and the remaining twenty-five coins were now in her pocket.

"No, Qing'er! I haven't even had a chance to enjoy this money yet!" Liu cried out.

Yang Ruoqing was stunned for a moment, speechless at Liu's reaction.

"Auntie, what are you yelling about? Do you think I'm the kind of person who goes back on my word? I said I'd pay you for running errands, and I won't break my promise, don't worry!"

"Alright, alright, then I'm relieved. Hehe, it has to be my Qing'er, she's a woman of her word. If there are any bad debts that can't be collected next time, I'll help you chase them up!" Liu patted her chest, becoming proud again.

Yang Ruoqing shook her head. This bad debt was caused by Yang Huazhong from the third branch of the family, and had nothing to do with her, Yang Ruoqing.

In all her years of doing business, Yang Ruoqing has only ever had five bad debts!
These five bad debts were not intentionally not repaid by the other party, but were all due to reasons. In fact, Yang Ruoqing voluntarily waived two of them because she sympathized with the other party's difficult situation and natural and man-made disasters.

Every other business transaction was settled in full, with payment made on the spot. No one dared to renege on their debts by taking advantage of the powerful Luo family.

Da Sun looked at Liu with a look of 'disdain' and said, 'I don't need it either. My family runs a small business and can't afford your errand fee!'

Sun just gave a couple of forced laughs, then lowered her eyes and started eating melon seeds. Actually, Liu had specially bought caramel-flavored melon seeds today, which had a slightly sweet taste.

Because Sun was thinking about other things, she didn't notice any sweet or salty taste.

"Sister, what's wrong? Why do you seem so absent-minded?" Madam Sun noticed that something was wrong with Madam Sun and asked.

Sun suddenly raised her head, a little flustered, "Sister, no."

"Haha, Third Sister-in-law must be thinking about Feng'er, Jun'er, and Fuwa. They went to the grassland, and although Third Sister-in-law didn't go, her heart went with them."

“Yes, yes, yes, Fourth Sister-in-law, you’ve hit the nail on the head! I was just thinking about that.” Sun smiled at Liu and echoed her words.

Liu swayed her neck, looking very proud and self-satisfied, wishing she could give herself a thumbs up for her intelligence and wisdom.

Seeing Sun's appearance, Yang Ruoqing knew that she was trying very hard to hide it. Just as Yang Ruoqing was about to find an excuse to send Sun and Liu away, Yang Huazhong returned. When he entered the house and saw that there were people in the house, Yang Huazhong was also stunned.

Seeing Yang Huazhong like this, Madam Sun guessed that Yang Huazhong must have something to say to Madam Sun and Yang Ruoqing alone, so Madam Sun took the initiative to get up and make an excuse to leave.

Liu remained seated, showing no sign of leaving. So, Da Sun said to Liu, "Fourth Aunt, let's go. Let them get back to their work."

"Ah? Third Brother, Third Sister-in-law, are you busy?" Liu asked, sitting there.

Yang Huazhong didn't know how to answer. He had taken the time to come back, not because he was busy, but mainly because he was worried about Da'an and Xiaohua. So when he was in the second room, listening to Yang Huaming, Yang Huazhou, and Old Yang discussing the banquet, he was absent-minded.

So, seizing an opportunity, he immediately went home for a quick visit.

"Fourth Aunt, please come back later. My parents probably have some private matters to discuss." Yang Ruoqing directly told Liu to leave.

Yang Huazhong remained silent, and Madam Sun smiled awkwardly without refuting Yang Ruoqing's words.

Seeing this, Liu could only stand up and shake off the sunflower seed shells that had fallen on her legs. "Alright, you guys discuss it first, I'll go take a look around the second room."

"Third Sister-in-law, after you finish talking to Third Brother, remember to come to the second room too!" Liu said to Sun as they walked. "Well, I heard that Yongjin and Eighth Sister have prepared a lot of dowry for their two daughters. Let's go take a look first, and you can come and see for yourself later."

Sun nodded, saying dismissively, "Okay, I'll go in a bit. You guys go ahead."

Liu glanced at the loose bag of melon seeds on the table out of the corner of her eye, and looked like she wanted to come back and grab a handful before leaving, but Da Sun grabbed her arm and said, "Hurry up and go, I think I heard Eighth Sister calling us!"

……

Having finally managed to get rid of them, Madam Sun breathed a sigh of relief. Meanwhile, Yang Huazhong eagerly inquired about Da'an's situation: "What did he say when you went to the backyard earlier?"

"Don't even mention it. Da'an made the mistake first, but Hua'er is also a stubborn person. The two children can't even see eye to eye now!" said Mrs. Sun.

"What? A fight broke out?" Yang Huazhong's eyes widened, sparks flying from his eye sockets, and his voice suddenly rose several decibels: "If that brat Da'an dares to lay a hand on Hua'er, I'll break his legs!"

Madam Sun hurriedly shook her head: "No, no, no, Da'an didn't hit Hua'er. On the contrary, when the two were struggling, Hua'er accidentally injured Da'an with scissors. Fortunately, it was just a minor scratch, but it still looked quite frightening..."

After hearing the whole story, Yang Huazhong's expression was very complicated, not only solemn but also troubled and full of worries.

"Oh dear, what should we do? We're just not on the same page. It's better if Hua'er stays at the pasture today; the two of them shouldn't be together right now." Yang Huazhong muttered to himself, truly afraid that if things continued like this, the conflict would escalate and someone might die during the New Year.

Pshaw, even if it's not the Lunar New Year, you can't let someone die!
"Father, that's why Da'an decided to go back to Changhuaizhou after the banquet tomorrow. We must get this matter sorted out as soon as possible, otherwise, no one will be able to have a peaceful New Year!" Yang Ruoqing said.

Yang Huazhong thought for a moment and agreed: "Although we value family reunion during the Spring Festival, in the face of this matter, whether we can reunite or not is not so important. Let's solve the crisis first!"

“Oh right, Yongjin also said he wanted to invite Da’an to the Wang family’s banquet in town with the wedding procession at noon. What should I say to Yongjin? I need to come up with an excuse,” Yang Huazhong added.