Splendid peasant girl busy farming

Chapter 12024

Jiang Guiling secretly rolled her eyes, pretending to lower her gaze to play with her newly done nails. This time, she wisely refrained from playing the straight man, because being unpopular made it pointless to play along.

Yang Ruoqing patted the heads of the two restless little ones in her arms who were still waiting for the fireworks, and then said, "Besides, everyone's situation is different. My two kids want to see the fireworks, but if Tang Yazi and I don't have the means, then we can't see them even if we want to."

"If we have the means to fulfill the children's wishes, it's our own money. Even if it's burning money, it's not someone else's money, so there's no need for others to comment on it."

"So, Fourth Aunt, please don't use this to pressure my grandma and ask her to comment on it, because no one has the right to comment on our family's fireworks display!"

After Yang Ruoqing finished speaking, not only did Liu's "binding" seem idiotic, but it also indirectly slapped Tan in the face and left everyone else present speechless.

Mrs. Tan pouted and snorted in dissatisfaction, "Your family is rich, and when you're rich, you act all high and mighty, fearing nothing and no one. I can't be bothered to care!"

Yang Ruoqing raised an eyebrow: "Grandma, it's not wrong to have money. The money wasn't stolen or robbed; it was earned by Tang Yazi and me through our own abilities."

"Besides, my two kids said they hadn't seen enough and wanted to see more. They didn't just say that offhand; it's because they know we have fireworks like that at home, and we even have two of them!"

"What? Qing'er, you bought these fireworks too? That's a big spender!" An excited voice came from behind. It was Yang Yongqing, who had just finished setting off the fireworks and then went back inside to drain the water.

He missed the first part of the scene where everyone was bickering, but as soon as he arrived, he heard Yang Ruoqing say that her family had also bought the same fireworks, and he immediately felt like he had met a kindred spirit.

Yang Ruoqing turned to Yang Yongqing and said, "It wasn't bought, it was a gift from the restaurant manager."

A gasp filled the main room.

Having money is good, but having power is even better. How smoothly and seamlessly the transformation between power and money goes!
"That's great! When will it be shown? Let's go see it too, I haven't had enough of it yet!" Yang Yongqing rubbed his hands together eagerly.

Release them now!

Tuantuan jumped up, raised her hands, and shouted, "I want to go home! I want to set off fireworks!"

Yuanyuan likes to follow her brother in everything, so she jumped up and shouted that she wanted to go home and set off fireworks.

Yang Ruoqing patted their heads: "Okay, okay, stop fooling around, let's go back and set off fireworks!"

After saying that, Yang Ruoqing took one child in each hand, turned around and walked out. As she passed by Luo Fengtang, she gave him a wink.

Without saying a word, Luo Fengtang immediately followed. Before leaving, he didn't forget to bow to the elders, Yang Huazhong and Yang Huazhou.

"Sorry, we have to leave now, the two kids are too noisy."

After saying that, Luo Fengtang turned around and followed the mother and her children.

"Tuantuanyuan, you still have to kowtow later, you can't leave!" Yang Yongqing's little girl chased after them, trying to stop her two younger brothers.

Tuantuan turned to the little girl and said with a grin, "You're the older sister, so you can kowtow a few more times for me, and I'll give you something nice later!"

The little girl's eyes lit up, and she quickly nodded: "It's a deal, I can only kowtow three times for you."

"Any number is fine, you decide." As Tuantuan passed by Xiao Sanzi, Yongxiao, and their friends, she smiled and winked at them: "Let's go home and set off fireworks! Anyone who wants to watch, come along!"

Immediately, Xiao Sanzi, Yongxiao, and several others started making a fuss and followed behind, wanting to leave.

Yang Yongjin, Zhao Liuer, Xiao Moshi, Kang Xiaozi, and Jiang Guiling couldn't sit still any longer. They all called out to their children, "Come back! You haven't kowtowed to your great-grandparents yet!"

However, children are children. If they had to choose between watching fireworks and kowtowing to two ancestors they weren't particularly close to, they would definitely choose the former.

As a result, some parents, such as Yang Yongqing and Xiao Mo, 'scolded' a couple of times, and then half-heartedly followed their children with Yang Ruoqing and the others. Even Yang Yongqing himself went along.

Jiang Guiling and Kang Xiaozi scolded their own children, and the children who were forced to stay in the main room began to wail loudly.

Yang Yongjin was the most frustrated. He managed to appease Yongxiao, but he couldn't resist Xiao Sanzi's insistence. So one of them stayed, while the other left early.

Of the three children in the Da'an family, Feng'er is already the oldest. He sat there upright the whole time, observing proper etiquette, just like his father.

Fuwa didn't leave. Jun'er wanted to leave, but seeing that her sister Fuwa hadn't left, Jun'er had no choice but to stay in the main room. However, she was clearly starting to get restless.

"Tsk tsk, I haven't seen enough either, I want to go see it too."

Just as the children were making a ruckus, Liu suddenly changed her previous gloom and anger, and a bright smile appeared on her face.

She slapped her thigh hard, then ran outside, reaching out her hand to Liangliang as she passed him: "Come on, Grandma will take you to see the fireworks!"

Liangliang had been crying in Kang Xiaozi's arms, looking very aggrieved, but now he didn't hesitate to run into Liu Shi's arms.

"Mother, please don't provoke him..." Kang Xiaozi had barely uttered a word when Liu Shi glared at him fiercely: "It's the New Year, you can't keep the child restrained!"

After saying that, she picked up Liangliang and happily went out the door.

"This woman, how old is she, always causing trouble!" Yang Huaming frowned, muttering to himself, and stood up as he walked sideways out from behind the table.

"Third brother, fifth brother, you two talk with Mom and Dad for a while. I'm worried about that woman, I need to go keep an eye on her..."

"Fourth brother..."

Before Yang Huazhong could finish speaking, Yang Huaming also ran after Liu Shi in a flash.

Yang Huazhong and Yang Huazhou looked at each other in bewilderment. Even if the two brothers had the slowest reaction time, they could tell that their fourth brother was just making an excuse to leave!
At this moment, the adults and children remaining in the main room were sparse. Old Yang and Tan Shi also noticed something, and their expressions were both very unpleasant.

Tan suddenly stood up, "It's freezing! I'm going back to the east room to sleep! Don't bother me!"

"Mother, it's still early, please sit a while longer, it's New Year's Day today." Yang Huazhou stood up and tried to persuade her to stay.

Old Yang turned to look at Tan's back, his tone softening slightly: "Old woman, sit a little longer. Fifth brother is away from home all year round, it's rare for him to spend some time with us during the New Year."

Madam Tan glanced at Yang Huazhou, her expression softening slightly, and said, "You didn't go out until after the Lantern Festival, did you?"

Yang Huazhou thought it over carefully and replied very seriously: "If we follow the usual practice, it should be around the Lantern Festival. But if there are special circumstances, it might be earlier or later than planned."

Madam Tan nodded: "That's good. Come visit the east room again when you have some free time in the first month of the lunar year!"

A hint of disappointment crossed Yang Huazhou's face, but he didn't insist. Although his elderly mother had never really liked him, as a son, he always longed to spend more time with his parents. He hadn't thought much of it when he was young and impetuous, but now, in his forties, at the age of no longer being confused, he was beginning to understand many things. "Grandma, it's late at night, and the road is difficult to walk on. Let me take you back to your house!"

A voice like that of a lark suddenly rang out, and then a beautiful woman dressed in elegant attire walked gracefully to Tan's side.

A strong scent of cosmetics wafted over, making Tan's nose itch, as she was already used to the smell of roast duck on Yang Huamei. A loud sneeze hit Jiang Guiling directly in the face.

"Ah!"

"oops!"

Two voices rang out simultaneously.

The next second, Jiang Guiling's heavily made-up face became a disaster scene.

Yang Huazhou and Da Bao both looked over in surprise, their eyes filled with worry.

I'm worried about Jiang Guiling's current condition...

Zhao Liuer, Xiao Mo, and Xiao Hua, along with their sisters-in-law, remained silent, but their eyes subtly shifted, each secretly smiling to themselves.

She rushed to help the old lady back to the east room? I don't know what Jiang Guiling was thinking. Even if she wanted to show off and win the favor of the elders, she shouldn't have gone so far as to approach the old lady!
Even if Qing'er tried to get involved in such matters among the women of the Yang family, she wouldn't get away with it.

Only Yang Huamei and San Yatou could do it, because among all the women in the family, the old lady loved Yang Huamei the most and San Yatou the most.

All the other women... step aside!
"Oh my, who is it? It's Da Bao's wife!" After sneezing, Madam Tan pinched her nose and frowned as she looked at Jiang Guiling beside her.

"What are you putting on yourself? This old lady can't stand the smell! Get away from me, I'm about to sneeze again! Ahhh... Achoo!"

This sneeze was even more exaggerated than the previous one. If the previous sneeze was a sudden, unexpected sneeze caused by a stimulus, it would have caused indiscriminate harm.

So this second sneeze was a well-prepared and precise strike.

Jiang Guiling practically covered her head and hid to the side. Her once elegant and graceful attire, complete with jingling ornaments, was now utterly disheveled.

Tan rubbed her nose and saw Jiang Guiling far away. She raised an eyebrow and said, "You peacock, don't try to get close to me. This old woman doesn't care about you!"

After venting her frustration with those two sneezes, Mrs. Tan felt much better. She turned around and said kindly to the rest of the group, "This old lady is too old to stay up all night. If I get tired or sleepy, I won't be able to join you all. Let's get together again during the Lunar New Year!"

"Grandma, you should go and rest."

"Grandma, walk slowly and watch your step."

"Grandma, get some rest. We'll come back to kowtow and wish you a Happy New Year during the first month of the lunar calendar."

Zhao Liuer, Xiao Moshi, and Xiao Hua stood up one after another and offered verbal greetings and concern to Madam Tan.

Tan finally managed a smile, waved to them, turned around, picked up her small copper hand warmer, and strode away.

As she was leaving, she caught a glimpse of Jiang Guiling, who was taking out a handkerchief to tidy her face with a dark expression, and Da Bao, who was being very careful beside her... Tan rolled her eyes inwardly.

No sooner had Mrs. Tan returned to the backyard than Jiang Guiling and Da Bao also found an excuse to leave.

The baby in Zhao Liuer's arms started crying, so Zhao Liuer quickly took the baby back to the room to feed it.

The once bustling room, filled with people, was reduced to just a handful.

Old Yang's eyes dimmed slightly. He exhaled two smoke rings, his eyelids drooping, and his voice was low and somewhat muffled: "Third brother, fifth brother, Da'an..."

Everyone looked up at him, waiting for him to continue.

"My wife and I are getting older every day. When you get old, sometimes your mind goes blank, and some of the things you do and the things you say are confused and thoughtless..."

“Father, please don’t say that. You and Mother are both very clear-headed!” Yang Huazhong said.

Yang Huazhou wanted to say something, but remembering the grievances his daughter-in-law Jiang Guiling had suffered at his mother's hands, he fell silent.

Although Guiling is a bit high-profile in her words and actions, her previous action was out of good intentions; she wanted to take care of the elderly.

But her mother didn't give Guiling any face and showed her dislike on her face, which made Yang Huazhou feel very uncomfortable.

At this moment, the old man began to say some words that showed weakness. Was this a way of retreating to advance, to make up for his mother's previous behavior?
As if confirming Yang Huazhou's guess, Old Yang continued, "If your mother, Da'an, your grandma, and I said anything unpleasant, please don't take it to heart. Please understand the situation of two people in their eighties. Their minds are really rusty and not working properly. Alas, I'm afraid they won't live for many more years..."

“Dad, don’t say that. I think you and Mom are in very good health!” Yang Huazhong said.

“You speak with absolute certainty, every word you utter is a single sentence, and every two sentences are a pair; you are very clear-headed,” Yang Huazhong added.

Yang Huazhou couldn't help but add from the side, "Third Brother is right. Looking at the elderly people in our village, Dad and Mom are in this kind of health!"

He gave a thumbs up.

Yang Huazhong nodded in agreement.

Old Yang narrowed his eyes, a hint of relief and reassurance in them. To be honest, he had been a little worried that the old woman's disrespect towards Jiang Guiling might upset his fifth brother...

Listening to Yang Huazhou speak now, it's alright, it's alright.

"Fifth brother, you can't say that. Your mother and I are just barely hanging on, taking it one day at a time. Every day we live is another day we can be with you..."

“Dad, you’re too modest,” Yang Huazhou laughed heartily. “Just from your self-examination just now, it’s clear that you’re sharp-minded.”

"If it were the old man from Chaos, he would never have said those words, would he?"

Old Yang finally smiled with genuine satisfaction.

But Yang Huazhou wasn't finished speaking yet!

"As for my mother, she's even more remarkable," he said. "Ever since Mei'er gave birth to triplets, my mother has been taking care of the babies from the beginning to the end of the year. We've all been through this before; when a family is taking care of just one child, they can't even get a hot meal. My mother is amazing; she's helping Mei'er take care of three babies. She's even more vigorous than ever in her old age!"

"Huh?" Old Yang's smile was a little awkward: "Your sister is having a really tough time, there's nothing they can do. Your mother only helps with small things; they've hired someone to take care of the baby..."