Splendid peasant girl busy farming

Chapter 12078

Because of Xiu Hong's silence, everyone else in the main room also chose to remain silent.

Even Liu, who was usually the most talkative and gossipy, bit her lip and her eyes darted around, scanning the other people in the main room.

She's just waiting for someone to break the silence so she can start cheering.

Finally, just as Liu was about to explode, Yang Yongjin, who had been silent in front of Sixi's father's family, broke the silence first.

“Second daughter, your father-in-law and the others came over earlier and said…”

“Father, stop talking. I was standing at the back door of the main room and heard everything,” Xiu Hong interrupted Yang Yongjin.

Yang Yongjin was taken aback for a moment, but quickly realized that he thought his daughter was in a bad mood and was hiding in her room and didn't want to show herself... It turned out that his daughter had been listening to everything from behind the house.

“If that’s the case, then I won’t repeat it again. I don’t want to say any more of that,” Yang Yongjin said.

"Daughter, what do you think about this? When are you going to open the lock for them?" he asked again.

As soon as Yang Yongjin asked the question, the eyes of the others in the main room all turned to Xiu Hong.

Especially Liu, whose gaze was even more tense than that of Cao Bamei sitting next to her.

Xiu Hong frowned slightly. Hearing Yang Yongjin's question, she said directly, "I definitely won't give you the key today, otherwise you won't learn your lesson..."

“Xiuhong is right!” Madam Liu immediately echoed Xiuhong’s words. “If we just open the key like that, those people in their family will never learn their lesson and will continue to bully Xiuhong next time, thinking that crying a few words and admitting their mistakes will make everything alright. We can’t let them get away with it!”

Yang Yongjin and Cao Bamei both looked at Liu Shi and nodded secretly.

Cao Bamei said, "What Fourth Aunt said today makes sense. That's really how human nature is!"

Liu continued, "That's exactly right. Let's take an example: if you find one thing for free and buy the other with real money, you'll definitely value them differently, right?"

Everyone nodded again, and Yang Yongzhi even nodded repeatedly to Liu Shi, "Fourth Aunt, your analogy is excellent! That's exactly the point!"

“Alright, since Er Ya has said so, we, as her family, must stand on her side!” Yang Yongjin stood up. “Let’s leave it at that for now. We can open the door when Er Ya has calmed down. Anyway, even if we don’t open the door, they can still come and go as they please!”

"I'm going out to discuss some matters with the foremen of the farmhands. Spring plowing is just around the corner."

"Second Brother, I want to go to the Taoist temple too, let's go together!"

Yang Yongjin and Yang Yongzhi went out together.

Liu didn't linger any longer; with Xiu Hong here, she couldn't gossip with Cao Bamei.

With Xiu Hong's face in front of her, Cao Ba Mei probably wouldn't chat with her.

Moreover, Liu was still thinking about going to the Luo family to talk to Yang Ruoqing, so she said goodbye and ran off happily.

Cao Bamei and her daughter Xiuhong remained in the main room.

Cao Bamei got up and poured Xiuhong a bowl of tea with two spoonfuls of honey in it.

"Daughter, though I may say that, Si Xi's father's attitude was correct today."

"Putting everything else aside, just look at how he made Sixi's mother kneel at the door. To be honest, that really put you in a good position."

“When your fourth grandmother was here, I didn’t feel comfortable asking. How many days do you plan to calm down? Tell me quietly how long it will take, so I’ll know what’s going on.”

Xiu Hong lifted her face, revealing deep, heavy dark circles under her eyes.

"Mother, no matter what, I'm going to keep the door locked until the day before Sixi and I move into the new house!"

"Because the day before, Sixi and I were going to take our few clothes and the basins and buckets for washing our faces and feet from the old house!"

"The day before the move?" Cao Bamei counted the days on her fingers. She had originally planned to move the next day.

It just so happened that Luo Da'e passed away, and everyone had to go to the Luo family to offer condolences, so the day to move into the new house was postponed by three days.

Including today, that means this lock will keep the gate to Sixi's father's yard locked for three or four days!
"That's enough, that's enough. Lock them up for a few days, so we can vent our anger and teach them a lesson," Cao Bamei said with a smile, sounding quite triumphant.

Xiu Hong forced a smile. In the end, this tug-of-war had no real winners; everyone just lost face in front of the whole village.

Fearing that the villagers would run out of things to talk about after eating their fill, Xiu Hong kept coming up with topics to discuss, which really annoyed Xiu Hong.

Thinking back to when she was a young girl in her parents' home, among so many children in the Yang family, she was probably the most low-key and composed one.

I never expected that after getting married, I would become the center of attention in the whole village. God, why are you doing this to me?

"Mother, let's not talk about these troublesome things. Sisi and I will be staying at your parents' house for the next few days. Have you thought about what delicious food you'll make for us?" Xiuhong changed the subject.

Cao Bamei laughed too, "Alright, alright, it's rare that you're willing to stay at your parents' house. Whatever you want to eat, I'll make it for you."

Xiu Hong thought for a moment, "Mother, I want to eat the dried pig's heart you made in the twelfth lunar month. Do you still have any at home?"

“My daughter wants to eat it, so of course we have to have it!” Cao Bamei’s laughter became even more relaxed and joyful.

"I know you like to eat pig's heart, and your sister likes to eat pig's head meat. I've been saving it for you. I won't let your father eat it even if he wants it as a snack with his wine."

"You wait here, Mom's going to the garden to pick some garlic scapes. They're so delicious when stir-fried with fresh garlic!"

Xiu Hong stood up and said, "Mom, I'll go with you. I love picking garlic scapes; it's so much fun."

This is interesting. If Yang Ruoqing were to translate it, it would be summed up in two words: stress relief!
"Okay, let's go together then. We'll cut a couple more lettuce stalks later, and Mom will make you shredded lettuce and scrambled eggs."

"Oh, and pick another bowl of rapeseed shoots. We'll stir-fry them with cured pork belly from the New Year for lunch. It'll be a great dish to eat with rice."

"Mom, stop talking! Your mouth is watering! Let's go, let's get something to eat..."

When feeling down, eating is the only thing that can relieve the mood. Xiu Hong just wants to eat Cao Ba Mei's delicious dishes as soon as possible.

……

The Luo family.

Yang Ruoqing was busy in the warehouse when Liu Shi came running over again.

"Qing'er, hehe, you missed the show because you didn't go earlier!" Liu said as she came in.

"Fourth Aunt, watch your step, there's a basket." Yang Ruoqing raised her hand to block Liu Shi.

Only then did Liu notice that there were two oval bamboo baskets on the ground beside her feet. These baskets were longer than an adult's arm and could hold a lot of things. At that moment, each basket contained five or six rolls of coarse cloth.

White Old Cloth, and Black Old Cloth.

Besides Yang Ruoqing, there were also two little sisters, Mai Li'er and Mai Sui'er, in the warehouse, and the two little girls were helping Yang Ruoqing with her work.

"Alright, alright, I won't go in. I'll talk from the doorway." Liu immediately retreated to the doorway. It was best if she didn't come in; if she did, she might have to help with the work while talking!
"I went to the second room earlier, and tsk tsk, I saw from afar that Sixi's mother was being forced to kneel at the entrance of the main room by Sixi's father. I deliberately went up to her and provoked her with my words, hahaha, she couldn't take it and almost started fighting with me. Sixi's father came out of the room and gave her a good beating..."

Next, Liu began her performance, standing at the warehouse door, talking and gesturing, her spittle flying everywhere as she spoke.

Yang Ruoqing and Mai Sui'er exchanged a glance.

The former had known Liu for decades, and the latter was a fellow book lover. It could be said that they knew Liu best what kind of person he was.

So Mai Sui'er shrugged at Yang Ruoqing, her lips twitching downwards, revealing a helpless expression.

Yang Ruoqing smiled and gestured to Mai Sui'er with her eyes that she didn't need to worry about it and could just treat it as background music while working.

Yang Ruoqing had always thought this way: Liu Shi was quite an interesting person, and having her around was a bit of fun.

Moreover, sometimes, there are certain things that require Liu's knife to do.

"Alright, we've finished here. You sisters can go and rest now," Yang Ruoqing said suddenly after a while.

The conversation on Liu's side then abruptly stopped.

The sisters, Mai Sui'er and Mai Li'er, nodded obediently and prepared to leave the storeroom.

Liu's gaze was also fixed on the two sisters. When they passed by the warehouse door, the two sisters, out of politeness, nodded to Liu, who was standing guard at the warehouse door like door gods.

But Liu called out to the elder sister among them, Mai Sui'er.

"Wheat Ear, don't rush off, let me take a look at you."

Mai Sui'er looked bewildered, but her feet obediently stopped in place.

Liu circled around Mai Sui'er, smiling and nodding: "You know what, this girl has gained weight and grown a bit taller in the last two or three months!"

"Right, Qing'er? Did you notice?" Liu turned her head and asked Yang Ruoqing, who was in the storeroom.

Yang Ruoqing said, "Isn't this normal? A ten-year-old girl is at the age when she is growing."

At ten years old, girls are about to enter puberty. For girls, the golden age for growth is actually between 10 and 13 years old. After 13 years old, between 16 years old, their height will enter a state of gradual correction, and the peak period has passed.

The Luo family lived in very good conditions and never mistreated their servants.

It's perfectly normal for wheat ears to grow bigger and stronger; it would be strange if they didn't!

"Oh my, and these wheat grains too! Before we knew it, the little one had grown up to be even more clever and beautiful! This appearance... tsk tsk, even prettier than the ears of wheat!"

"Tsk tsk, and look at Mai Sui'er's little butt, so chubby and perky, I just want to give it a smack, hahaha..."

The two sisters, Mai Sui'er and Mai Li'er, looked each other up and down. Mai Sui'er blushed and lowered her head, speaking softly.

For a ten-year-old girl, having her buttocks or bottom publicly commented on is undoubtedly a social disaster, the kind of thing that makes her want to disappear into the ground.

When Mai Li heard Liu's teasing words about her older sister, she raised her head and looked Liu up and down as well, and said with a smile, "Fourth Grandmother, thank you for your praise."

"You've been doing well lately, haven't you? You look increasingly prosperous, all in one body, and you can hardly see your neck anymore. You're clearly a blessed person!"

Liu grinned. "You little rascal, you can praise me all you want, but why did you have to use the word 'prosperous'?"

"And what happened to my neck? Without a neck, what am I going to use to support my head?"

Mai Li smiled without saying a word, while Mai Sui nervously tugged at Mai Li's sleeve, telling her sister not to be so bold. This was the fourth wife of the Yang family. Even Aunt Qing'er had to call her Fourth Aunt. They couldn't afford to offend her.

Liu could no longer laugh.

Although Liu was a glutton, the first thing she thought about every day when she opened her eyes was what to eat.

However, as women, we all have a common problem: even if we weigh 280 pounds, we will call ourselves a slightly chubby girl. No one is willing to face reality and admit that they are a tall and obese lady!
Thin is beautiful, fat is beautiful too. People always say they were born at the wrong time and didn't live in the Tang Dynasty, otherwise Yang Guifei would not have existed.
But they misunderstood. Yang Guifei's plumpness was not the same as the plumpness that everyone understands.

She might be described as plump or rounded, but she also has a beautiful waist, curves, and neck.

She's just more curvaceous than the average woman in the right places, that's why people say she's fat.

"Go play, there's nothing for you to do here." Yang Ruoqing walked over and waved to the Mai Sui'er and Mai Li'er sisters.

The two girls immediately held hands and ran happily away.

Liu was left standing at the doorway, pinching the flesh on her waist with both hands, frowning as she looked around, muttering to herself.

"What do you mean by 'upper and lower body as one'? Isn't that just the waist? How can a child talk like that..."

"Fourth Aunt, children's words shouldn't be taken seriously; they're just innocent kids!" Yang Ruoqing said with a smile.

Judging by appearance, Ms. Liu is 160cm tall and weighs over 160kg, a true square-shaped woman. With this body fat percentage, isn't it normal that she has no waist and no visible neck?
“Oh, children say the truth without thinking, but children don’t lie, they only tell the truth, and that’s what hurts the most!” Liu said to Yang Ruoqing with a mournful face.

Yang Ruoqing could only smile and say, "It's okay, being a little chubby is good. Being chubby makes you walk more steadily and you won't be blown away in a strong wind."

Liu put her hands on her hips and stared at Yang Ruoqing with a resentful look.

Yang Ruoqing had no choice but to continue organizing her words: "A prosperous appearance is good, a prosperous appearance can ward off evil spirits and bring good fortune to the husband!"

Liu's lips twitched down. "Qing'er, where did your usual quick wit go? Can't you say something nice to cheer your fourth aunt up?"

Yang Ruoqing smiled and said, "Fourth Aunt, don't worry about weight. You're not a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl rushing to get married."

"You have a large family and are a grandmother now. At this age, if you are healthy and happy, that's what you've truly achieved!"

"No, I'm still too fat. I want to lose weight. Even if I lose weight, I still have a bunch of children!" Liu said, tilting her head.

Yang Ruoqing shook her head: "Losing weight is easy in some ways and difficult in others, but it's definitely a feat that defies the heavens."

"Putting everything else aside, starting from lunch today, you can only eat half the usual amount, and your dinner will also be halved. And this won't just be for a day or two, it will be a long-term thing. Are you happy about that?"