Splendid peasant girl busy farming

Chapter 12104

Fortunately, Yang Huamei's resolve did not seem to waver.

Xu Yuanming then said to Yang Huamei, "Even if we take a step back and say that one has never done anything wrong in their life, one will not be afraid of a knock on the door in the middle of the night."

"Grandma Fang passed away peacefully at an old age. We bought the house honestly and fairly, so neither of us is indebted to the other. We can live in that house with a clear conscience and have nothing to worry about. Once we move in, we will surely have peace and prosperity, and it will bring good fortune to everyone in the family."

Yang Huamei's anxiety finally subsided, and she looked up and smiled gently at Xu Yuanming.

“Okay, I’ll do whatever you say. Let’s just follow our own plan,” Yang Huamei said.

Xu Yuanming nodded, "Yes, the auspicious day is in a couple of days. We'll go to the Fang residence to pay the money and get the land deed. From then on, our family of five will have a real place to settle down in this town!"

"By the way, Lao Xu, does my father know about this?" Yang Huamei asked again.

Xu Yuanming shook his head. "I've been too busy today and haven't had a chance to talk about that. But since you took your mother-in-law to see her, your father-in-law and the others should know by now."

"Once we get the land deed for the house, we'll renovate it and then invite my parents-in-law over for a couple of meals when we move in. The house will look even better then, and I doubt my parents-in-law will be able to find any fault with it!"

On the way back, Tan originally wanted to talk to Old Yang about the Fang residence, but since Liu and Yang Huaming were sitting in front, and Liu had been chattering away to Yang Huamei the whole way, Tan thought it best not to say anything now. After all, Liu was a big mouth, and it wouldn't be good if she told everyone in the village whether the Fang residence was bought or not.

After finally managing to get back to Changping Village and into the east room, Tan immediately pulled Old Yang to sit at the table and, in a low voice, told him about the Fang family's affairs in a few words.

"Old man, what should we do? These kids are so reckless and ignorant! They don't know their place! How could they buy a house where someone died? It's bad luck!"

Compared to Tan's anxiety and panic, Old Yang's reaction was not as strong.

"Old man, say something! This is a big deal. What if the old woman's ghost comes out and scares Sanjin and the other kids when we move in?"

Old Yang finally reacted, his brows furrowing slightly. "Old woman, you're exaggerating. That old lady died peacefully in her sleep, and she had no grudge against our children. Why would she come out here to scare them?"

"Besides, the living world has its rules, and the underworld has its laws. Look at our Changping Village, over the years, countless elderly people have passed away. Even birth, aging, sickness, and death cannot be avoided, but those of us who are alive are still doing just fine, aren't we?"

Tan stood in front of Old Yang with her hands hanging down, listening to his rant. After he finished speaking, all Tan could do was roll her eyes.

"You old geezer, you talk about such an unlucky secondhand house like it's a treasure!"

Tan snorted and turned to sit on the bed not far away in a huff.

“Aren’t you worried about your daughter and grandson at all? If someone else bought such a house, I could say nice things, but that’s my own daughter, I can’t be careless!” Madam Tan said, emphasizing her words.

"Besides, even if no one has actually died in there, it doesn't sound good to say it's a second-hand house that people have lived in for over ten years!"

Old Yang didn't take it to heart, shaking his head and saying, "I'm not just saying nice things, I really think so."

"People should be down-to-earth and not do things beyond their capabilities just for vanity and face."

"As for things like secondhand and new homes, don't pay attention to other opinions. We live our own lives, not in the eyes and mouths of others!"

"If you care so much about what others think, even if you build a magnificent mansion, and out of a hundred people who come to see it, 99 of them will say it's good, but if only one person says it's bad, you'll still be unhappy!"

Old Yang's words left Mrs. Tan speechless.

After a long while, the old lady finally said, "You old fool, you say nothing's wrong, so I'm not going to bother with this anymore. If anything goes wrong later, don't tell me!"

Old Yang waved his hand with a smile: "Leave it to me. It's just a house, what could possibly go wrong?"

"But then again, those two kids are really quite capable."

"In just one year, the two of them have established themselves in the town through their business. They are more capable than we were back then!"

Mrs. Tan was already opening her trunk to find her coat to change into. She always changed her coat before and after going out; it was a habit of the old lady.

Hearing Old Yang's words, Madam Tan snorted, "I just said it, a woman marries a man for food and clothing. If you had listened to my advice back then and hadn't married Mei'er off to Wang Shuanzi, she would have been rich long ago. Why did she have to go through 20 years of detours to the Wang family!"

"You old woman, you're talking nonsense again. I can't be bothered to talk to you."

"Hmph, I can't be bothered to waste my breath on you!"

The Luo family.

Liu accompanied Yang Huaming to deliver tea oil roasted duck to the Luo family.

Yang Ruoqing looked at the large, golden roast duck in front of her, which was clearly carefully selected, and a satisfied smile appeared on her face.

"This really cost my aunt and uncle a lot of money, and I'm also grateful to my fourth uncle and aunt for bringing it back."

Just these past few days, the two little ones have been complaining that they're tired of the food at home, so here comes the roast duck. Tonight, we'll treat them to a nice meal, and tomorrow they can happily go out to Jiuhua County to play.

Yang Huaming delivered the items and, without lingering at the Luo family's house, went to the Taoist temple.

Today, although I went to town under the perfectly legitimate pretext of taking care of the elderly, I should at least visit the Taoist temple after returning in the afternoon.

Not going to a Taoist temple for a whole day and not going for half a day are two different things.

Moreover, according to the rules of the Taoist temple, there is a limit to the number of times each person can take reasonable leave each month, which means that leave without deduction of wages is allowed.

Exceeding the limit will not only affect your monthly salary, but also your accumulated bonuses at mid-year and year-end.

So Yang Huaming delivered the roast duck, briefly met Yang Ruoqing, and immediately went to the Taoist temple.

Liu was a free person, and after delivering the roast duck, she stayed at the Luo family's house to chat.

However, at this time, Yang Ruoqing was also feeling sleepy and wanted to take a nap, so she didn't entertain her for long and got up with a yawn to prepare to go back to the backyard early.

"Fourth Aunt, I'm getting sleepy, I can't keep you company anymore, please make yourself at home."

"It's alright, it's alright, I'll go talk to your aunt later." "I'm afraid that won't work, your uncle is taking care of him in the backyard."

"Huh? Why should we take care of him? What happened to the blacksmith brother?" Liu immediately caught the key information.

Yang Ruoqing shook her head: "Nothing much, he just hasn't recovered yet and likes to stay indoors. My aunt is afraid he'll be lonely by himself, so she does needlework next to him to keep him company."

A few days ago, Luo the blacksmith had recovered somewhat, but after returning from the Zhou family's memorial service for Luo Da'e on the seventh day after her death, his mood seemed to have been touched again, and he began to plummet. He was too lazy to go out and bask in the sun during the day, and he didn't like to go to the front yard to chat with people. Most of the time, he would stay in the house alone, lost in thought.

Wang Cuilian privately told Yang Ruoqing that she was worried that Luo the blacksmith might overthink things and cause trouble.

"迂" means pedantic or pedantic, and is a local dialect in the Mianniu Mountain area. It means that they are worried that Luo the blacksmith will become stupid.

In Yang Ruoqing's understanding, it was because he was overly sad and depressed, or had entered the stage of Alzheimer's disease prematurely. So these past two days, Yang Ruoqing told Wang Cuilian not to do anything, not to worry about the children, and just to spend all her time with Luo the blacksmith. After all, she was Luo the blacksmith's wife, so it was more convenient for her to take care of him and keep him company.

"Tsk tsk, your uncle really got himself into a rut this time. It's not worth it!" Upon hearing what had happened, Liu smacked her lips a few times and shook her head in strong disapproval.

Yang Ruoqing no longer approves of Luo the blacksmith continuing down this path. Everything should be done in moderation. To be honest, continuing like this is really affecting the mood of the family and even the atmosphere of the whole house is not good.

But every time she got to the point of speaking, seeing Luo the blacksmith's appearance, especially the sudden increase in the old man's white hair these past few days, Yang Ruoqing swallowed the words back down...

"So, given your condition... I mean, with your uncle in that state, will he still be able to go to Jiuhua County tomorrow?" Liu asked again.

Yang Ruoqing said, "That's precisely why we need to go out."

Hopefully, changing the old man's environment will help!
"Alright then, I'll be going now. Oh, by the way, remember to eat the roast duck tonight. And next time you go to town, be sure to visit your aunt's shop. The barbecue there is amazing. I don't usually like chives, but wow, I could eat a whole field of chives from that barbecue!"

Yang Ruoqing was both amused and exasperated. A vegetable patch? A herbivore?
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In the evening, Luo Fengtang returned from the camp, carrying two still-alive gray wild rabbits.

Because the whole family is going to Jiuhua County tomorrow, and Luo Wuyou is not going with them, Luo Fengtang, who is very worried about his daughter, went to the camp at noon after returning from the Zhou family in the morning to give his daughter some things and to remind her of some things.

"Where did this rabbit come from? Did your daughter hunt it?" Yang Ruoqing had just woken up from her afternoon nap and was holding a bowl of tea to refresh herself.

Luo Fengtang said, "I shot it in the woods on my way back."

"I'll skin one and make a spicy braised rabbit tonight. As for the other one, you can take it to your parents' house!"

Yang Ruoqing came forward and looked at the two rabbits, saying, "Send the rabbit that won't survive to my parents' house. Keep the one that was slightly injured in the cage. We'll eat it when we come back from Jiuhua County."

"And tonight?"

"We'll have roasted duck with tea oil tonight. Aunt Mei asked my fourth uncle and aunt to bring it over."

“Your aunt and uncle are so kind. Okay, I’ll treat the rabbit’s wounds and keep it in a pen for now. Then I’ll skin another rabbit and send it to your family.”

Yang Ruoqing followed behind Luo Fengtang, saying, "Don't rush. We've come such a long way. Let's have some tea before we get to work."

She handed over the teacup she was holding. Luo Fengtang, who was still carrying a rabbit, bent down and drank a few sips of tea from the cup she was holding.

"The tea my wife gave me is just so delicious," he said, squinting his eyes and lowering his voice.

Yang Ruoqing smiled and winked, "I'll watch you peel the rabbit."

"okay!"

Under the tree in the backyard, Luo Fengtang nailed the other large gray rabbit upside down to the tree trunk; the rabbit was already dead.

To obtain the closest possible intact rabbit pelt, Luo Fengtang used the willow-leaf-shaped curved knife that Yang Ruoqing always carried. He made two barely perceptible cuts at the rabbit's hind ankle, then pulled along the cut where the flesh broke, grabbed the fur, and with all his might, tore off the entire rabbit pelt in one go.

Holding it in my hand, the rabbit skin was still warm, and the fresh rabbit meat nailed to the tree trunk was also warm. Certain parts of my nervous system were triggered, and my muscles were twitching slightly.

Luo Fengtang put the rabbit skin aside, then cut open the rabbit's abdomen and removed its internal organs.

Rabbits are herbivores, so their internal organs are relatively clean. They keep the edible parts such as the heart, liver, and lungs, and discard everything else.

"Give me your heart, liver, and lungs. I'll chop them up and feed them to Xiao Hai later. They're his favorite."

Yang Ruoqing had already put down her teacup, brought over a clean large bowl, took the rabbit's heart, liver, and lungs aside to wash them briefly, then cut them into even pieces with scissors, and whistled towards the sky in the backyard.

Soon, a gyrfalcon appeared in the sky above the small bamboo grove in the backyard of the Luo family. It screeched and, like a glider, locked onto the bowl in Yang Ruoqing's hand, swooping down towards her with huge gusts of air and waves...

When Yang Ruoqing excitedly delivered the cleaned rabbit to her parents' house next door, Yang Huazhong and Sun Shi were both surprised and delighted to see it.

Niu Niu, Jun'er, and the other children were extremely curious about the rabbit.

Yang Huazhong said with a smile, "We were just talking about what to eat tonight. The kids are tired of eating all that preserved meat during the Lunar New Year. Well, now your aunt and uncle have brought over some wild rabbit. You're in for a treat tonight."

The children were happy, and the adults were happy too.

Especially He Lian'er.

Her pregnancy symptoms have been quite distressing lately; she can't retain any food and has no appetite.

Last night I even dreamed about eating spicy rabbit heads, but I was too embarrassed to tell my parents when I woke up. If Xiao An were here, I definitely would have told them.

Unexpectedly, her sister and the others brought rabbits today, and He Lian'er felt hungry.

Mrs. Sun, holding the rabbit in her hand, said, "It's so heavy! This rabbit is really big. It probably weighs four or five pounds after it's been cleaned. We can't finish it in one meal!"

Yang Huazhong said, "That's easy! You cook it all in one pot, then call the blacksmith and Sister-in-law Cuilian over, and send a bowl to my father-in-law too. You'll have no trouble finishing it."

When Sun heard that Yang Huazhong hadn't forgotten her maternal father, Old Sun, she was touched and nodded, "Then I'll put some potatoes in it and send a bowl to your parents too!"

“Okay, you can arrange it.” Yang Huazhong was also very happy.