Splendid peasant girl busy farming

Leave without saying goodbye
Changping Village.

On the first day of the first lunar month, the young couple Xiaoduo and Xiang Shengnan came to Yang Huazhong's house to pay New Year's greetings.

But Yang Ruoqing and Luo Fengtang couldn't go over to have lunch together, because Luo Daye and his family of five from Zhoujia Village came to Luo's house to pay New Year's greetings to Blacksmith Luo.

Blacksmith Luo is an elder, and the elder's younger sister's family came to pay New Year's greetings. As a daughter-in-law, Yang Ruoqing naturally had to stay at home to entertain guests, and there was no reason to go to her mother's house by herself.

If the road is far away, the time to return to her natal home can only be postponed to the second day of the first lunar month.

But because Yang Ruoqing's mother-in-law's house is separated from her mother's house by a wall, and New Year's Eve will be in the past, so there is no rush in the future, and she can concentrate on greeting Zhou's family at home.

During the period, Xiaoduo and Xiang Shengnan also came to Luo's house to deliver New Year's candies and cakes, sat for a while and then left.

It was Blacksmith Luo and Luo Fengtang who entertained them. Yang Ruoqing was cooking in the kitchen in the backyard from the beginning to the end and had no time to come to the front yard.

When the Zhou family left after noon, Yang Ruoqing hurried to her mother's house next door.

According to the rhythm of Duo'er going back to her mother's house in the past, she must have breakfast and dinner before going back.

Unexpectedly, when she arrived at her mother's house, in the main room, Mrs. Sun was sitting there holding a teacup and sighing, while Xiaohua was sweeping the floor with a broom, but no one else could be seen.

This is different from Yang Ruoqing's imagination, three women in one play, where is Duo'er?

"What about Duo'er and the others? Shouldn't they just go back now?" Yang Ruoqing asked in surprise.

Sun raised her head to see Yang Ruoqing, and said, "After eating a few bites in a hurry, I went back. It was said that Jiaojiao was ill again. Duo'er was worried, so she hurried back."

Yang Ruoqing was stunned for a moment, she was a little annoyed that she came late and didn't see Jiaojiao's face, but she never thought that Jiaojiao didn't bring her here at all.

"What's the situation with Jiaojiao? I thought it was okay when Wufang held the wedding the day before yesterday." Yang Ruoqing said.

Sun shook her head: "I don't know what's going on, I'm thinking about going to a Taoist temple tomorrow, and ask Daoist Yuan to make a divination to see what's going on."

Yang Ruoqing frowned: "If you're sick, you need to see a doctor to take medicine. Why do you ask Daoist Yuan to pinch you? It's not about building a house or something, so don't go."

Xiaohua gathered the swept melon seeds and shells to the door instead of sweeping at the door, and waited until the third day of the new year to sweep outside.

These things are called 'chai' during the Chinese New Year, and they are also called 'wealth'. In the eyes of farmers, wealth cannot be swept away, but must be collected at home, so Xiaohua put these melon seeds and shells behind the gate and then turned to the table. Walking over here, she said to Yang Ruoqing: "Jiaojiao's child has had a weak spleen and stomach since birth. When it's cold or hot, it's easy to get upset and vomit when it's hungry.

"When sister Cai didn't come over, my mother whispered to me, saying that maybe Jiaojiao's name was not chosen properly, and she was arrogant and delicate, so it was difficult to support her."

Yang Ruoqing opened her eyes wide, and looked at Sun Shi again, Sun Shi said: "I really think so, Jiaojiao's full name is Xiang Baijiao, this Bai, she was born white and clean, but now it seems , Bai is not good either, but those who are not healthy are frighteningly white, with no blood on their faces, it is even worse when Bai and Jiao are together."

"Mom, according to what you said, we are so delicate that we are called dogs, and we can feed them?" Yang Ruoqing asked.

Sun said: "Although these names are rough, they are easy to support. Some names are too big, and the children cannot be suppressed."

"When I gave birth to Xiao'an, a daughter-in-law in the village also gave birth to a son in the same year as me, named Lei Sheng,"

"At that time, the big guys said that the name was too big, and they were afraid that they would not be able to suppress it. They didn't believe it, but the child died within three days."

"Why did you die?" Yang Ruoqing asked again.

Sun said: "He vomited milk and choked to death. At that time, the daughter-in-law was sleeping next to the child. Maybe she was too tired to feed the child and fell asleep, so she didn't notice..."

Yang Ruoqing and Xiao Hua looked at each other, both of them sighed.

Sun suddenly came back to her senses, raised her hand and slapped her on the mouth lightly, angrily said: "Look at my ass, butt mouth, what are you doing when you say those unlucky things in the first lunar month? You really deserve a slap!"

Yang Ruoqing took the tea made by Xiaohua and handed it to Sun Shi: "Come on, mother, drink some tea and rinse your mouth, and you will be in good luck."

Sun quickly followed suit.

When it was over, she sighed and looked at Yang Ruoqing and Xiao Hua in front of her.

"When I saw Duo'er today, she lost a lot of weight compared to the previous two days. Jiaojiao was sick, the child suffered by herself, and Duo'er was also tossing. When I was a girl at home, I was afraid of getting fat, and I was hungry. Then I haven't been so thin for a while."

"Qing'er, Hua'er, please help me think of a way. If all of you brothers and sisters are well-behaved, I will work hard at everything at home. If there is something wrong with one of you, I will tell you what to do with your father." I really can't eat, can't sleep, talk about it all the time, and can't help, I really don't know what to do..."

As Sun spoke, her eye sockets gradually turned red. Realizing that this is the first day of the first lunar month, the real New Year, she quickly raised her rough hand to wipe the corners of her eyes.

But the creases at the corners of the eyes were so deep, the flesh on the face gradually loosened, and a few white hairs appeared on the temples.

Yang Ruoqing suddenly felt sore in her heart.

She sat down next to Sun, and gently held Sun's arm: "Mother, don't be like this, children, the body is weak, and it's not uncommon to have minor illnesses and pains. When we were young, we all Is that how you came here?"

"Let's go to Gagong's house for New Year's Eve dinner at night, and tomorrow we'll go to Xiangjiazhuang to see how Jiaojiao is doing. If it doesn't work, go to Wanghai County and ask a doctor who specializes in treating children to come over and take a good look."

Sun's eyes brightened slightly, "That's a good idea, find a doctor who specializes in treating children's illnesses. But, it's just after Chinese New Year, I'm worried that the doctor won't come over."

Yang Ruoqing pursed her lips: "Mother, don't worry, no one has trouble with the money. Once the money is in place, I promise to be willing to come, so don't worry."

Mrs. Sun nodded vigorously, "Qing'er, I'll leave it to you to ask for a doctor. I have to find time tomorrow morning to go to the Taoist temple to find Daoist Yuan to have a pinch. I believe both sides, and there will be no mistakes."

Yang Ruoqing knew that Mrs. Sun and the others believed in these things, this was their belief.

Faith is sometimes very mysterious. If you believe it, you have it, but if you don't believe it, you don't have it.

She respects her mother's faith.

"Okay, let's do both. That's it. Mother, don't worry anymore. To put it bluntly, it's just a trivial matter. It will be better when Jiaojiao grows up." Yang Ruoqing comforted.

Xiao Hua also persuaded her, and Sun's brows relaxed a bit.

"I haven't seen anyone else in the house for so long, where are they?" Yang Ruoqing looked around and asked again.

Xiao Hua smiled and said: "Da'an drank two cups of wine at noon, went to take a nap, and just happened to help look after Fuwa."

"Feng'er went out with his Uncle An, and I don't know where he went to play. As for our father...mother, where did father go?"

(End of this chapter)