Splendid peasant girl busy farming

Chapter 12048

Sun's eyes were also red. She carefully returned the baby hair to Yang Ruoqing and instructed her, "Put it back in the amulet and hang it by your bed. This thing can protect you."

Yang Ruoqing nodded.

She wasn't sure if they could protect her completely, but one thing she was certain of was that the gift that Madam Tan and Old Yang had given her today was indeed thoughtfully chosen.

Its value is in no way inferior to the expensive fabrics or ornaments that others give as gifts.

"Grandpa, Grandma, I love this gift so much, thank you so much!"

Yang Ruoqing carefully put the amulet away, and together with Luo Fengtang, they bowed to Old Yang and Madam Tan.

Sitting on the stool, Madam Tan breathed a long sigh of relief. A hint of smugness flashed across her eyes as she glanced at Madam Liu and the others, then slowly raised her hand: "You're the star today, so I'm glad you're happy!"

Old Yang nodded with a smile, "It's a small gift but a big sentiment. You should also send your cousin's share to Xiushui Town when you have the chance."

Yang Ruoqing nodded: "Okay, I'll arrange this. When spring comes, I'll have the transport team deliver goods to the south and bring them to my cousin as well."

Yang Ruoqing's attitude is a weathervane.

Those present quickly realized what was happening and then began to shower Yang Ruoqing with compliments, echoing her attitude.

"It has to be grandparents, their age and experience are what make their gifts so unique."

"It's truly ingenious. It's all thanks to Qing'er's intelligence that she discovered the secret within the amulet. If it were someone like us with poor eyesight, we would have missed out on something wonderful."

"Haha, 'a discerning eye,' is that a phrase?"

"Yes, yes, yes, Qing'er has a discerning eye."

"..."

Yang Ruoqing smiled at everyone. Everyone who came today was there to support her and celebrate her birthday.

Although these people had previously treated the Tan family in a somewhat inappropriate way, now that the misunderstanding has been cleared up, Yang Ruoqing would not say that she would slap those people in the face for the sake of the Tan family.

Because Yang Ruoqing treats everyone equally and fairly today, as she is the host.

However, because of the slight 'misunderstanding' everyone had about the Tan family before, when the midday banquet was set up, Yang Ruoqing personally came over to help the Tan family to sit in the main seat, together with Old Yang and Old Sun.

"Grandpa, Grandma, Grandpa, it's my birthday today, please eat and drink as much as you like, don't be shy!"

Then, she said to the others, "Everyone, please sit down and don't be so formal."

There were four tables in the main room. Two were for men, two for women, and the other small square table was for the children.

Children dislike sitting with adults in such settings; they prefer to sit with their friends, as it makes the meal more enjoyable.

This feeling is like when elementary school students go on a study tour and everyone eats together; the food tastes much better than what they eat at home!
After a midday feast, Yang Ruoqing invited the Sun family, her three maternal families, and Yang Huamei and Xu Yuanming, who had come all the way from town the previous day, to have dinner at the Luo family's house that night.

During this time, Xiao Hei was also called over by Luo the blacksmith.

Yang Huamei was overjoyed to see Xiao Hei, but worried that he had come empty-handed. She was surprised to find that Xiao Hei was carrying a bundle, and when she opened it, she found twenty eggs inside.

"Oh my, Xiao Hei has really grown up and become sensible. He even knows how to prepare gifts!" Da Sunshi happened to be nearby. Seeing the eggs that looked quite good, she couldn't help but praise Xiao Hei in a loud voice.

Xiao Hei blushed with pride after being praised. At 19, he was already very tall and strong. He worked in the fields every day, had a big appetite, and was well-built with broad shoulders and a muscular build. His arms were all muscle, making him much more masculine than those protein powder enthusiasts at the gym!

Hearing that Yang Huamei and Xu Yuanming were having dinner at the Luo family's house that night, Yang Yongjin found an excuse to come over and freeload as well.

His purpose wasn't to freeload a meal; it was to help his second daughter and son-in-law gain some business insights. That's why Yang Yongjin had no choice but to break his own principles and shamelessly come over.

During the meal, Yang Yongjin specifically sought out Xu Yuanming and Yang Huamei to strike up a conversation, intentionally or unintentionally steer the topic toward small businesses.

Finally, even Yang Ruoqing, Yang Huazhong, and Luo the blacksmith, who were standing nearby, realized the purpose of Yang Yongjin's late-night visit.

"Yongjin, is it possible that Xiuhong and Sixi are planning to do business?" Yang Huazhong asked, opening the door to ask questions.

Yang Yongjin gave an awkward smile and answered somewhat hesitantly.

The matter was to be accomplished in secrecy, and he didn't want to reveal it too early, fearing that if the business failed and he would be laughed at.

Madam Sun also heard this and frowned, scolding Yang Yongjin: "Why are you stammering? Doing business isn't something shameful. There are no outsiders here. Just ask whatever you want!"

While it seemed that Madam Sun was criticizing Yang Yongjin for his stammering, anyone with common sense could see that she was actually helping him in a roundabout way.

Yang Ruoqing shifted her gaze from Madam Sun back to Yang Yongjin, not rushing to speak, but waiting quietly for his conversation with Yang Huamei and the others.

Clearly, the main targets of the second brother's challenge tonight are Yang Huamei and Xu Yuanming.

“Aunt, Uncle, I won’t hide it from you. There are some things I’d like to learn from your experience,” Yang Yongjin said, glancing shyly at Yang Ruoqing. “Of course, Qing’er, if you have time, I’d also like to hear your opinions.”

Yang Ruoqing smiled and gestured for him to chat with Yang Huamei and Xu Yuanming first, "I'll go and entertain the others."

Then, she turned and went about her business.

Yang Yongjin then seized the opportunity to confide in Yang Huamei and Xu Yuanming...

Yang Ruoqing went to the backyard and instructed Rong Gu and the others to prepare two guest rooms.

“One room is for the uncle, and the other is for the aunt and her three children,” Yang Ruoqing said.

Ronggu and the others immediately got ready to go.

Today is the sixth day of the first lunar month. Yang Huamei and Xu Yuanming brought their three children back to the village to pay New Year's visits. They were originally supposed to come back on the second day of the first lunar month, but they delayed it because one of their children was still sick.

Their roast duck shop won't officially open until after the Lantern Festival, so Yang Huamei is staying at her parents' house with the children for the next few days.

As for her maternal family, Tan and Old Yang had originally prepared a room next to the east wing for them to stay in. However, since they had started preparing to renovate the kitchen in the east wing, they temporarily moved many things to the room that originally belonged to Yang Huamei. As a result, her maternal family had nowhere to stay.

Originally, the third house had guest rooms that could accommodate the mother and her children, but then Xiao An and his wife came back with Niu Niu, so the third house was also fully booked. The fourth house wasn't any better; Ju'er's family of four and San Ya's family of three all came back, filling up the guest rooms in the old house's fourth house, as well as the guest rooms in the new house of the fourth house next door to the Luo family.

The second room wasn't an option either. Xiu Xiu, Wang Wei, and Yong Xiao were all there. Since couples couldn't stay in the same room when they returned to the wife's parents' home, Xiu Xiu's room was given to Wang Wei, and she herself slept in Xiu Hong's room next door.

As for Yang Yongzhi and Yang Yongqing's place in the old house, it's even worse. They, their spouses, and children all live in cramped conditions. In fact, Hong'er has even moved to share a room with Tiedan.

So, in the Yang family's area, only the fifth branch had a room available. However, the fifth branch was now in charge of Jiang Guiling's household, and neither Old Yang nor Tan wanted to ask Jiang Guiling for help.

Finally, Old Yang found Yang Ruoqing and asked her for help.

Yang Ruoqing readily agreed. The Luo family was a large and wealthy family with many empty guest rooms in the front and back yards.

Moreover, the bedding and other necessities were all readily available. In fact, Yang Ruoqing even had Ping An and Xingwang deliver the cradles of Tuan Tuan, Yuan Yuan, and Nini to the guest room where Yang Huamei was staying in advance, solving the accommodation problem for the mother and her children in one go.

This made Old Yang and Tan very happy. Tan even planned to stay at the Luo family's house tonight to help Yang Huamei take care of the three children.

When Yang Ruoqing returned to the main hall in the front courtyard, it was already half an hour later, or an hour later.

By this time, the Sun family had already left, leaving only the Luo family members, Yang Huazhong and his wife Yang Huamei, as well as Old Yang and Madam Tan in the main room.

Of course, Yang Yongjin was still there, but he was still craning his neck to ask Yang Huamei and Xu Yuanming about various details regarding small businesses.

Xu Yuanming answered very carefully. After all, he used to manage a tea house, and before that, he ran a tea business. Now he is in the roast duck business. It can be said that he has a lot of experience in business.

In addition, he was Yang Huamei's nephew, so Xu Yuanming spoke frankly and without reservation.

However, Yang Huamei had already yawned twice.

She got up early in the morning to wash and groom the children, feed them breakfast, and then set off for Changping Village.

Since Sister Hua and Sister-in-law Guihua both left for the New Year, the burden of taking care of the children fell entirely on her and Xu Yuanming.

Xu Yuanming also had to take care of things outside, so the burden of taking care of the three children mostly fell on Yang Huamei.

Her three children are about to turn one year old. Children of this age are learning to walk, wobbling and never still for a moment, so Yang Huamei has been visibly losing weight lately...

At this moment, she was yawning constantly. The three children were asleep in her arms, in Tan's arms, and in Wang Cuilian's arms, respectively.

At this moment, Yang Huamei longed to return to her guest room so that the children could quiet down and she could lie down and clear her mind.

However, Yongjin was still engrossed in conversation when Yang Huamei secretly gave Xu Yuanming two meaningful glances. Unfortunately, Xu Yuanming had been drinking that night and was also drawn into the conversation, so he ignored Yang Huamei's signals.

Just then, Madam Tan couldn't stand it any longer and interrupted Yang Yongjin.

"Alright, alright, you've been talking all night. Didn't you see your aunt yawning all the time? Let them go to sleep!"

After being interrupted by Tan, Yang Yongjin realized that his aunt Yang Huamei did look tired, and that all three children were asleep.

Especially when Yang Yongjin looked at Yang Huamei, Yang Huamei yawned again, this time more violently than the previous yawns, and even brought tears to her eyes.

Yang Huamei was a little embarrassed, covered her mouth, and blinked awkwardly.

Yang Yongjin was also embarrassed and quickly nodded: "It was my carelessness that made me not notice. Grandma is right. Aunt and Uncle, you should take your cousins ​​to bed. Come to my house for lunch tomorrow. You must come. We'll continue our conversation then."

Xu Yuanming waved his hand: "No need, no need, that's too much trouble..."

He accompanied Mei'er back to her parents' home for the New Year, mainly eating at the homes of Mei'er's three older brothers, and almost never going to eat at the homes of her nephews to bother them.

"Uncle, it's no trouble at all. It's all settled. I'll prepare the dishes tomorrow and I'll definitely come over at noon!" Yang Yongjin said earnestly as he got up to leave, giving the couple another serious reminder.

"And Uncle Luo, Third Uncle, Tang Yazi, Qing'er, and Grandpa and Grandma, you all come to my house for dinner!"

Everyone else smiled and nodded, neither saying they would go nor saying they wouldn't.

As everyone knows, although Yang Yongjin is very sincere, his main targets are Xu Yuanming and Yang Huamei.

Whether the others will go or not, we'll see!

"Qing'er, let's go back to our room and sleep now." Yang Huamei got up, carrying Sanjin.

Tan followed behind her carrying four jin, while Wang Cuilian carried five jin.

"I'll take you back to your room," Yang Ruoqing said, reaching out to take the four jin from Tan's arms.

"Grandma, the road is hard to walk on at night, let me carry you."

Madam Tan didn't stand on ceremony with Yang Ruoqing and hugged her for a long time. The old lady's arms were sore and numb, but she couldn't bear to let Yang Huamei suffer, so she endured it without making a sound.

Now that Yang Ruoqing had taken the initiative to help, Madam Tan was overjoyed and immediately put the four jin in her arms into Yang Ruoqing's arms.

Xu Yuanming had also stood up to come and help, but Yang Huamei said to him, "Since Qing'er is helping me hold the baby, you don't need to rush over. Anyway, my mother will be sleeping with me tonight. You go and talk to my third brother!"

Xu Yuanming nodded. "I'll be there shortly."

In the guest room.

Yang Huamei saw the large flower bed covered with brand-new, soft bedding, big enough for two of her and two Tans to sleep side by side!

There were three cradles placed side by side next to the bed, each with a red ribbon tied to its side armrest, the other end of which was placed next to the pillow on the bed.

"Qing'er, you've made such a thoughtful arrangement! Especially this red silk ribbon."

Anyone who takes care of a baby knows this all too well: the worst thing is to be sound asleep at night and then hear your baby whimpering in the cradle.

At this time, the child is in a state between being awake and not awake. If you leave them alone, they may wake up and start crying immediately.

If you tug at the red silk ribbon a few times at this moment, the cradle will gently rock, and the child may gradually fall back into a sound sleep.

It's safe to say that you shouldn't underestimate this red ribbon; it's definitely a piece of life experience! Only those who have raised children can understand the true value of this red ribbon.