Splendid peasant girl busy farming

Chapter 12116

When I returned to my dormitory after lunch to prepare for a nap, the letter I had written earlier had already been sent out by the secret guards on horseback.

Yang Ruoqing wondered to herself what Da'an would feel when he saw that letter.
He treated his pregnant mistress like a treasure, hiding her away from her and afraid that she would be harmed in the slightest.

But he couldn't control his instincts and his wife also became pregnant. Now both of them are pregnant. Let's see how this Governor of Changhuai Prefecture, the representative official of the Qingliu faction, manages to deal with this situation!

Greedy men deserve to be worked to death!
No one will care if you work yourself to death!
I don't know if others feel sorry for him or not, but as his older sister, she certainly won't feel sorry for him in the slightest anymore.

……

The small two-room apartment across the street was also filled with a joyful atmosphere.

Xiu Hong and Sixi not only sold out of today's wooden bucket glutinous rice, but also sold the two rabbits they brought with them.

"Mother, the two rabbits were just brought to the market and they were sold in no time. They were 18 coins a pound, and the two rabbits sold for nearly 200 coins in total!"

In the kitchen, Xiu Hong was holding a bowl of fried rice with eggs, sitting on the rolling stone at the stove opening, picking at it, and occasionally looking up to share the day's events with Cao Bamei, who was standing on the other side of the stove.

"The first person to buy the rabbit seems to be a family with important guests coming today and wanted to add a special dish to their meal."

"The man behind us is the steward of the backyard of a wealthy family in town. He said that the old lady of the wealthy family has not had a good appetite lately and is craving spicy wild game. He also asked us to send over any rabbits we have later!"

"Haha, now we won't have to worry about selling the rabbits!"

Xiu Hong's face was full of smiles, and her eyes were bright. Although she had been busy since the middle of the night and had been working for almost half a day, she was physically tired, but her spirits were high!

Cao Bamei listened with a beaming smile, her gaze fixed on Xiu Hong.

Although two hundred coins wasn't much to Cao Bamei, it was money earned by her daughter and son-in-law. The money wasn't much, but it gave them hope and motivation.

Even if we take a step back and say that her daughter is happy, she, as her mother, will be happy too.

"Mother, your son-in-law said he'd buy you a piece of cloth to make you a dress..."

"No, no, no, you can't do that! I have clothes to wear, I have a whole bunch of clothes!" Cao Bamei immediately shook her head and waved her hands, her face full of anxiety as she refused.

Xiu Hong said, "Mother, don't be in such a hurry, let me finish what I'm saying..."

"Alright, alright, go ahead."

"Sixi said he would buy you a piece of cloth to make clothes, as a token of his appreciation..."

“That child is so thoughtful. I have so many clothes to wear, I can’t possibly wear them all.”

"Mom, I stopped him, he didn't get to buy it!"

"Oh, it's good that you didn't buy it, then I'm relieved."

“Mother, my thought is that even if you use these two hundred coins to buy scraps of cloth, you won’t be able to buy any good quality fabric. And the clothes in your wardrobe, any one of them is worth more than this.”

“My dear daughter, you can’t say that. Anything you give me, even a single straw, I cherish!” Cao Bamei quickly said. “Of course, I’m not asking you to buy me anything. I’m just expressing my opinion. No matter which of you siblings you are, I treasure and cherish anything made by you!”

Xiu Hong nodded gently, a tear welling up in her eyes. "Mother, you don't need to say so much. I understand, I understand everything!"

“Mother, my thought is that Sisi and I are just starting out and our foundation is not yet solid. Even if we use all the money we earn to give back to you, we won’t be able to give you anything decent.”

"So, we want to make money first, and then repay you and Dad when things are better in the future!"

"Good girls, we don't want your gratitude, your kindness is enough!"

"Mom, you have your own ideas, and I, as your child, have mine too. Let's not interfere with each other, okay? Hehe..."

"Okay, okay, we won't interfere. Have you finished your rice? There's still some in the pot, would you like another bowl?" Cao Bamei lifted the lid of the pot, revealing golden fried rice.

"Mother, I'm full. I'll save room for rabbit tonight," Xiu Hong said with a grin.

She originally thought that her parents would skin the rabbit that was delivered before they left in the morning and eat it with their son at noon.

When they got back, they found the rabbit was still in the cage. Mother said they would save it for nighttime to skin it, because they wanted to save it for their daughter and son-in-law to eat together when they came back.

"There's another reason why we didn't skin the rabbit at noon," Cao Bamei said to Xiu Hong in a low voice.

What's the reason?

"Your fourth grandmother knows we have rabbits here. She's been wandering around our yard all day. She just left before you came back, so she probably knew there was no hope of finding any by noon!"

When Liu stayed home all day, she kept asking when the rabbit in the cage would be cooked. Cao Bamei tried to fool her, saying that she could skin it at noon, then she would skin it at night, then she would see if Xiu Hong and Sixi wanted a big meal. If they didn't want to, they could keep the rabbit and cook it when Xiu Xiu took Yong Xiao back to her parents' home in a few days...

Liu was completely confused and ended up not getting a single rabbit hair, but she was filled with resentment. With lunchtime approaching and her stomach growling with hunger, she could only leave sheepishly.

“Mother, if you ask me, we shouldn’t skin the rabbit tonight. We should save it for my sister and nephew to come over so everyone can have a taste,” Xiu Hong said.

Cao Bamei hesitated for a moment, but still shook her head: "No, the Wang family doesn't need their food."

"After lunch, you and Sixi should go back and take a nap."

"I'll cook dinner tonight, and then I'll have Xiao Sanzi come find you."

"Mother, that rabbit..."

"Peel them in the afternoon, burn them at night, and don't keep any."

"What about Fourth Grandmother?"

"It's alright, Mother has a way, don't worry."

Xiu Hong smiled and said, "It's not that I'm worried. It's just a rabbit. We can eat a few less and give her a few pieces. It's no big deal!"

"However, her behavior made people uncomfortable."

I can give you food, but you can't just reach over and take it yourself.

Xiu Hong had just put down her chopsticks and was about to go back for a nap when a series of hurried footsteps approached the kitchen door. "It's probably Sixi coming to urge you to go back..."

No sooner had Cao Bamei finished speaking than Liu Shi entered the kitchen.

"It smells so good! Has the rabbit been skinned?" This was the first question Liu asked as she rushed into the kitchen.

Cao Bamei and Xiu Hong turned to look at Liu Shi at the same time, then the mother and daughter looked at each other and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Cao Bamei gave a bitter, awkward smile.

Xiu Hong, on the other hand, simply found Liu Shi, the fourth mistress, to be hilarious!
Such a craving is truly infuriating, annoying, and utterly absurd.

"Fourth Aunt, didn't you go home to cook lunch? You finished eating so quickly?" Cao Bamei stopped laughing and asked knowingly.

Liu waved her hand: "I was home alone at noon, so I ate something simple. I just grabbed a handful of salted noodles, steamed them, added a spoonful of lard, stirred it a few times, and that was it."

"I'm still thinking about your big rabbit. Even if I can't eat it, just smelling the meat is nice! Hahaha..."

Cao Bamei smiled ingratiatingly, "Fourth Aunt, what you're saying makes me feel so sorry for you. But unfortunately, we still have rabbits to raise!"

"Then why does your kitchen smell so good?"

"Fourth Grandma, that's egg fried rice my mother made," Xiu Hong said.

"The fried rice smells so good! Is there any more? Let me see." Liu went straight to the stove, lifted the lid, and there were indeed two bowls of golden fried rice left in the pot.

"Eighth Sister, your fried rice is absolutely amazing! Can I have a bowl?" Liu turned her head and looked at Cao Eighth Sister with pleading eyes, her tone pleading and flattering.

Cao Bamei looked somewhat embarrassed. "Fourth Aunt, it's not that I'm stingy, but this fried rice is for our family of five's lunch. My Yongjin and Sixi are at the age where they need to eat a lot, so this is for them..."

"Fourth Grandmother, didn't you eat steamed noodles with lard when you got home? What? Are you hungry again?" Xiu Hong also stopped smiling and asked with a surprised look.

Liu patted her belly: "Your fourth grandma has a big appetite!"

"But, Fourth Grandmother, if you have a big appetite, you can go home and cook some more rice. Why come and steal other people's lunch? It doesn't sound very good to others, does it?"

"People die for money, birds die for food. When you're hungry, who cares what others say?" Liu said. "Take you and Sixi for example. You're standing in the market, shouting your wares. We're all doing it to make money, aren't we? Making money isn't shameful, and neither is being greedy. It's the same principle!"

Xiu Hong's lips twitched violently, speechless at Liu's twisted logic.

That's right. During the more than ten years she spent at her parents' home, she never imagined that one day she would be standing on the street hawking her wares to support herself.

Back then, my biggest thought was that women shouldn't show their faces in public and should try to stay behind men.

But the script of fate always seems to work against you. It gives you what you don't want, but when you're actually put in that position, you find that you can actually adapt to it.

Things I've resisted since childhood, I can actually learn to do after being forced to do them by life.

He even brainwashed himself, telling himself how he should do this and that...

Compared to Xiu Hong's expression of being touched and filled with emotion, Cao Ba Mei's face was really not looking good.

Even though Xiu Hong earned money, in her heart as a mother, she always felt sorry for her daughter being out in the wind and sun, showing her face in public!

"Fourth Aunt, my Xiuhong is standing at Washikou to make money. You said it yourself, it's to earn money. There's nothing shameful or embarrassing about earning money." Cao Bamei's tone became a bit stiff. However, Liu's attention was entirely focused on the two bowls of fried rice left in the pot, and she had no time to appreciate the change in Cao Bamei's attitude.

“Food is the most important thing for people, and there’s nothing wrong with that,” Cao Bamei continued. “But there are two prerequisites for this saying.”

"The first premise is that this person works hard in order to fill their stomach, and the food they eat comes from a legitimate source, not from cheating, deception, or theft!"

"The second prerequisite is that this person has lost the ability to work; they are disabled, a beggar, a homeless person, or a coward..."

“A passerby took pity on her and gave her a bite to eat, but you, Fourth Aunt, don’t fit either of those criteria at all. You’re just a glutton, and you can’t control your bottomless stinking mouth that’s always wanting to eat, drink, and spout nonsense!”

Liu had been keeping her eyes on the remaining fried rice in the pot, estimating that there should be two small bowls or one large bowl. Even if she left some for Yang Yongjin and Sixi, she could still get some for herself.

But now, no matter how distracted she was, she could still hear Cao Bamei cursing at her.

Liu quickly looked away from the fried rice, put one hand on her hip and pointed at Cao Bamei with the other: "Hey, Bamei, what did you say? Dare to say it again?"

Cao Bamei lifted the pot lid and slammed it down on the pot, then turned her head and sneered, "What's there to be afraid of saying? I'll just say it..."

"Mother, stop! Stop!"

Xiu Hong rushed forward, covered Cao Ba Mei's mouth with one hand, and dragged Cao Ba Mei straight to the kitchen door with the other.

Cao Bamei resisted, making muffled noises.

Meanwhile, Liu's angry and embarrassed voice could be heard from the kitchen.

"Good heavens, everyone come and listen! This Eighth Sister, I've always praised her for being virtuous, kind, dignified, and filial to her elders. I was blind and naive before! Today, for a bowl of fried rice, she's shown her true colors!"

At the kitchen door, Cao Bamei shook off Xiu Hong's hand, panting heavily. Hearing Liu Shi's wailing accusations from inside the kitchen, Cao Bamei turned around and was about to rush back into the kitchen to argue fiercely with Liu Shi!
This is truly a case of the guilty party accusing the innocent first and then turning the tables on the innocent!
Xiu Hong hugged Cao Ba Mei tightly around the waist this time: "Mother, listen to me, once Fourth Aunt starts making a fuss, she's just making a fool of herself with her eyes closed, making a laughing stock for everyone."

"Don't confront her head-on. Listen to me, go back to the backyard and hide. Leave this to me!"

"Why should I hide? Do you think I'm afraid of her? She has no manners as an elder. How much food and drink has she been taking from our house lately? I have a clear conscience!"

As she spoke, Cao Bamei had already broken free from Xiu Hong's restraints and plunged into the kitchen.

That damned Fourth Aunt, she never comes out to curse, she's probably hiding in the kitchen cursing and eating at the same time. Cao Bamei must not let Liu get away with this!
Seeing that she couldn't stop Cao Bamei, Xiu Hong turned around and ran towards the back gate.

After returning earlier, Sixi didn't have time to eat. Instead, he went to the backyard to help Yang Yongjin clean the ditch behind the yard.

The ditch over there is a bit clogged. If it's not cleaned up, when the rainy weather comes in March, the water won't be drained in time and will backflow into our yard.

"Dad, please stop for a moment, Mom and Fourth Grandmother are arguing!"

"Huh? Why? How come these two are arguing?" Yang Yongjin was dumbfounded, his mind went blank for a moment.

Xiu Hong stamped her foot and quickly explained the whole story, adding at the end, "This isn't the first time those two have fought! Father, have you forgotten?"