Splendid peasant girl busy farming

Chapter 4199 The closest person
Zhou Wang smiled gratefully, "Auntie, there's no need, I'll be in Qingshui Town soon after cooking and eating noodles, come back in the first month, I'll be leaving first!"

The big guys had no choice but to send Zhou Wang to the gate of the courtyard and watch him leave.

When I went to Zhoujia Village a few days ago, I brought the Zhou family the fish for the Chinese New Year, three grass carp, which add up to almost [-] catties, enough for the Zhou family to pickle the fish for the Chinese New Year.

Yang Ruoqing also wrapped red envelopes for the two boys of Zhou Wang's family, which were lucky money, instead of Luo Tiejiang and Wang Cuilian.

So for a while, I didn't give anything else.

"Uncle, aunt, you go into the house to rest, I'll go to the backyard to put these chickens and ducks and so on, and cook later." Yang Ruoqing said.

Luo Fengtang said: "I will help you."

Yang Ruoqing was about to shake her head when Wang Cuilian came over, "I'm not tired at all, I just dozed off while sitting in the carriage. I'll go to the backyard with you, let Tang Yazi stay and talk to his uncle!"

While speaking, Wang Cuilian had already picked up two shelducks and flew to the backyard with brisk steps.

So Yang Ruoqing hurriedly picked up the whole basket of duck eggs, grabbed the reed flower chicken butt and followed them to the backyard.

"Auntie, with so many duck eggs, our family can't eat so many fresh ones. I plan to keep ten pairs to eat fresh ones, and pickle the rest."

"Wait until the first month of next year, we can open the altar to eat salted duck eggs, whether it is porridge or dry rice, they are the best side dishes." Yang Ruoqing discussed with Wang Cuilian.

Wang Cuilian said: "Okay, when Tang Yazi goes to the military camp and Chen'er goes to the capital, let them all bring some to eat. I heard that you can buy salted duck eggs in red oil for two cents apiece!"

"Yes, one egg costs one penny, two fresh duck eggs cost three pennies, and one salted duck egg costs two pennies." Yang Ruoqing said while counting the duck eggs.

Wang Cuilian said: "Qing'er, I think there are enough duck eggs, you can take some to your mother's house, let your mother pickle some, and next spring will serve more meals."

Yang Ruoqing nodded: "Okay."

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law continued to work, and suddenly, Yang Ruoqing let out a 'huh'.

"What's the matter?" Wang Cuilian asked.

Yang Ruoqing took out three red envelopes from the basket.

"This is... the New Year's red envelope that cousin and the others gave to our three children?" Yang Ruoqing asked.

Wang Cuilian was overjoyed, "Your Aunt Da'e probably told Xiaohuan to hide it. No wonder Xiaohuan refused to let me touch this basket before getting into the carriage. It's probably because she was afraid that I would find out and take it down, hahaha..."

Yang Ruoqing also smiled, "They're interested."

As for the approximate amount of lucky money in the red envelope, Yang Ruoqing could guess without opening it.

The total amount of New Year's money she gave to the Zhou family and the two children must also be the total amount of money in the three red envelopes.

Reciprocity is always like this between relatives. During the New Year, each other gives lucky money to each other's children to make it auspicious.

Yang Ruoqing went to deliver duck eggs to her natal family, while Wang Cuilian was sharpening a knife in the backyard.

Earlier, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had made an agreement to strike while the iron was hot, and now they would pick up the chickens and ducks sent by Zhou Wang, wax them, and save them for the Chinese New Year.

In the first month, relatives and friends come to pay New Year's greetings, so they can take it out to greet guests.

The internal organs of the chicken and duck are cleaned by hand, and they are fried fresh for the family at noon.

"Auntie, I'll come back as soon as I deliver the duck eggs, and you can just slaughter the chickens and ducks. I'll do the cooking and cooking when I come back."

Before leaving, Yang Ruoqing made it clear to Wang Cuilian.

In the backyard of Yang Huazhong's house next door, Yang Huazhong was squatting on the ground picking up beef, while Mrs. Sun was standing aside with a basket full of beef.

Brother and sister Xiaoan and Xiaoduo were helping them.

Seeing Yang Ruoqing approaching, Sun's eyes lit up, and said: "Qing'er, you came just in time, I was just about to send Xiao An to deliver beef to you!"

"Is this... the raw beef sent by the Xiang family?" Yang Ruoqing asked as she looked at the beef on the ground that was almost half the size of a cow.

Mrs. Sun nodded: "Yes, Shengnan and his uncle brought it here with a cart, your father said, it's the meat of a half-cow!"

Yang Ruoqing smiled, "Xiang's family is really generous. This time they will give away half a head of cow. It seems that this year's Chinese New Year our family can indulge in beef hot pot!"

Mrs. Sun nodded: "Isn't that right? He is so generous, which means he values ​​our Duo'er."

Yang Ruoqing also nodded in agreement, looked at Xiaoduo who was helping with her head down with a smile, and said, "We only have such a good fortune by holding the corner of Duo'er's clothes!"

Xiaoduo's face turned red all the way to the base of her neck.

Xiao An also smiled and said: "I missed the engagement banquet between Duo'er and Xiang Shengnan last time, but this time I took a good look at my future brother-in-law, wow, he looks really good, almost as good as [-]% of mine So handsome!"

Xiaoduo raised her head and spat at Xiao An: "Brother Xiao An, just brag, you are dark, he is white, you are not the same kind of people at all!"

Xiao An made an exaggerated expression and jumped up, and said to Sun Shi and Yang Ruoqing: "Mother, sister, did you all hear that?"

"As the saying goes, girls are foreign friends. This is true. Look, Duo'er is helping Xiang Shengnan to speak before she is married to the Xiang family!"

Seeing Sun and Yang Ruoqing watching with a smile on their face, Xiaoduo became anxious.

"How could I help him speak? I've been wronged to death..." she yelled.

Xiaoan continued to tease Xiaoduo: "Not yet? You call me black and say he is white, why, does being black mean ugly? Fortunately, I used to be so kind to you. There are children in the village who bully you. I don't know how to fight for you. How many fights have you done, hey, white-eyed wolf!"

Hearing this, Xiaoduo blushed even more anxiously, stomped her feet and said, "Who says you're ugly? My Brother Xiaoan is the best-looking and manly, who dares to say that you and I are in a hurry! "

Xiao An curled her lips, with a look of embarrassment, and said in a drawn-out tone: "It's too late to please you now, I'm angry with your brother, I won't be bothered to put you on the sedan chair when you get married later!"

Xiaoduo was also ashamed and annoyed, and said: "Who wants you to carry it? I'm not the only brother, I'll let brother Da'an carry it!"

Xiao An glanced at Xiaoduo's body and raised her eyebrows: "Then you have to eat less and lose weight, otherwise my brother's physique of a frail scholar, I will lose if I can walk from here to the main room!"

Xiaoduo was so angry that she raised her hand and pinched Xiao An, "If you tell me I'm fat, I'll strangle you to death, you imbecile!"

"Come on, come on, come pinch me, can't you catch me?" Xiao An also laughed and ran all over the yard, the two brothers and sisters circled around Yang Huazhong and Mrs. Sun.

Yang Huazhong and Mrs. Sun looked at the pair of children with smiles, and Yang Ruoqing also looked at them. No matter how old they were, they would always pretend to be adults in front of outsiders.

But in private, they still get along the same way as they did when they were young, playing and fighting.

Although the same blood does not flow in their bodies, the brother-sister bond that has grown up together for more than ten years has already penetrated into the bone marrow.

In this world, they are the closest people.

(End of this chapter)