Splendid peasant girl busy farming

Chapter 4247
"We thought about going together." Yang Ruoqing said.

"Then I'll cook the dumplings first. You go to watch the year with uncle first. I'll call you when the dumplings are ready."

The couple parted ways for the time being.

When Yang Ruoqing came to the kitchen in the backyard, she found both Wang Cuilian and Tuobaxian were there.

The two elders were making dumplings, but Tuobaxian was particularly afraid of the cold and humid southern winter, so she moved a small stool and sat at the mouth of the stove to make dumplings.

And Wang Cuilian Xu also moved all the guys and everything to the pot table in order to make use of Tuobaxian. The two sat one by one and stood by the other, talking and laughing while making dumplings.

Yang Ruoqing opened the door and came in. Seeing this, she smiled.

"Aunt, what are you preparing for stuffing?" She asked, closing the door of the stove with her backhand, keeping the cold wind out.

Wang Cuilian pointed to several large open bowls in front of her and introduced: "Pork and cabbage stuffing, beef and green onion stuffing, egg and leek vermicelli stuffing, and jujube paste sweet-scented osmanthus stuffing."

Yang Ruoqing laughed again, "It's so varied, it makes me hungry."

Tuobaxian raised her head and looked behind Yang Ruoqing, and said, "Qing'er, where are our two children? Are you still playing at Lao Mu's house?"

Yang Ruoqing nodded, "That's right, Chen'er discussed with me a few days ago, saying that on New Year's Eve, he would play a game with his uncle Zi Chuan all night, and the baby clamored to watch the game,"

"However, I discussed it with Tang Yazi before. When the dumplings are out of the pot, I will ask him to bring the baby back to sleep. By the way, I will send two plates of dumplings to Chen'er and Zichuan, so that they can eat when they watch the new year."

Tuobaxian nodded, "Okay, my Chen'er likes to eat stuffed beef and scallions, so you can pack a few more."

Yang Ruoqing smiled happily, rolled up her sleeves and joined the dumpling making camp.

Boil the dumplings in a large pot, and when the water boils, add two scoops of raw water to the pot. Repeat this twice, and the dumplings will be cooked from the inside to the outside.

Yang Ruoqing fished out the dumplings with a bamboo ladle and put them in a three-layer insulated food box.

"Auntie, I'll let Tang Yazi send these dumplings to Lao Mu's house for Zichuan and Chen'er to eat, and you will serve the dumplings eaten by the family later." She confessed to Wang Cuilian and picked up the food. He turned and left the kitchen.

In the main room in the front yard, not only Luo Fengtang was talking with Blacksmith Luo, but also some men from the village who raised fish with Blacksmith Luo came to ask Blacksmith Luo to do some chores.

Seeing Yang Ruoqing coming over with a food box, they all said, "Shou Sui's dumplings are cooked now? Your old Luo family is really quick!"

Blacksmith Luo glanced at Yang Ruoqing, his eyes full of praise: "They have been preparing it early in the morning. I heard that they have prepared several kinds of stuffing. Don't leave, stay and eat some dumplings."

Yang Ruoqing also smiled and beckoned them to stay.

"This food box is for Lao Mu's family. The dumplings eaten by the family are being cooked in a big pot. The uncles and brothers will eat some dumplings at my house later." She said.

"Thank you very much, our mother-in-law should be cooking dumplings too, I guess it's almost time, we should go home and prepare for the firecrackers to 'open the door'." They said.

So they left one after another, Blacksmith Luo sent them to the gate of the yard, where several people were still exchanging greetings.

Here, Luo Fengtang has already taken the food box from Yang Ruoqing, "Then I'll hurry back."

Yang Ruoqing nodded, "Tell the baby to wear the hood and gloves, and try to talk as little as possible on the way, and be careful of stomach pain after drinking the cold wind."

Luo Fengtang smiled: "Don't worry, I will bring your instructions."

When Yang Ruoqing returned to the stove in the backyard to boil the second pot of dumplings, Luo Fengtang, father and daughter Luo Baobao had already entered the stove talking and laughing.

"Mother, grandmas, I'm back!" Luo Baobao's cheerful voice came in before he entered the kitchen.

"It's good when you're back. Is it cold?" Wang Cuilian was the closest to the door, and hurried over to greet her, reaching out to hold Luo Baobao's little hand.

"Oh, it's a little cold, this hand is not warm!"

Wang Cuilian said, "Hurry up, go to your grandma's place to warm up."

She pushed Luo Baobao towards Tuobaxian, Luo Baobao smiled and said, "I'm not cold, I'm warm!"

But Tuobaxian had already stretched out her hand, Luo Baobao went to the stove and sat down, and Tuobaxian grabbed her little hand and baked it in the stove.

"Why did you come back alone? Where's your brother?" Tuobaxian asked.

Luo Baobao said: "Brother is playing chess with Uncle Da'an and Uncle Zichuan. The game is very exciting, and I probably won't be back tonight."

"Ah?" Tuobaxian was surprised, "Is your brother not cold?"

Luo Baobao shook his head: "It's not cold, Uncle Zichuan's room is very warm!"

"Since it's warm, why is your hand a little cold?" Tuobaxian asked again.

Without waiting for Luo Baobao to respond, Luo Fengtang said with a smile: "It should be caused by the wind on the road. There is a charcoal fire pot and a warm bucket in Zichuan's house. I went in and stood there for a while, and it was indeed very warm."

Hearing Luo Fengtang's words, Tuobaxian felt relieved.

On the side of the pot, Yang Ruoqing smiled and said, "Okay, all the dumplings are out of the pot and put on a plate, baby get up, wash your hands and get ready to eat dumplings!"

Luo Baobao hurriedly got up to wash his hands, Yang Ruoqing said to Luo Fengtang again: "Uncle hasn't come here yet, you go to the front yard and ask uncle to come over..."

Wang Cuilian said: "There's no need to invite, you guys eat yours, I'll just send him a plate."

The dumplings with various fillings are eaten with relish.

After eating the dumplings, Yang Ruoqing took Luo Baobao back to the house to wash his feet and went to bed, while Luo Fengtang and Blacksmith Luo prepared the firecracker together, and they would 'open the door' later.

Yang Ruoqing accompanied Luo Baobao's crib, covered her with a quilt, and gave her a hug before going to bed as usual.

Then gently stroked her little head, "I'll hear firecrackers outside later, don't panic, it's your grandfather and your father who are setting off firecrackers."

"You Gagong next door, and Wugagong across the way, Uncle Yongjin, they will all set off firecrackers, and they will also set off firecrackers in the village. There may be some noise. Just bear with it, and you can sleep peacefully after it is over."

Luo Baobao took his little hand out of the quilt and hugged Yang Ruoqing's arm.

"Mom, then you can stay with me and leave after the firecrackers are over, okay?" She asked coquettishly.

How could Yang Ruoqing have the heart to defy her daughter's request?

She smiled softly and nodded: "Okay, then Auntie will tell you fairy tales?"

Luo Baobao shook his head, "I don't want to hear fairy tales tonight, I want to hear my mother tell me stories about my childhood, preferably those embarrassing things."

"What's embarrassing?" Yang Ruoqing raised her eyebrows, and lay down beside Luo Baobao, "Okay, let me think about it..."

"Mother, you have to start talking about me when I was in your womb." Luo Baobao said again.

(End of this chapter)