The Little Life of a Big Landlord

Chapter 272 Girlfriend Play

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The two carried a bag of fish and returned home hand in hand. Just as they arrived at their doorstep, they ran into their third sister-in-law.

"You two went fishing??? How old are you, still so irresponsible??? Hurry up, go home and wash your hands, come to my place for dinner..." Third Sister-in-law looked at the two of them covered in mud, and the fish wriggling in their T-shirts, and knew what they had been up to. She was both annoyed and amused.

"No need, right? We have guests at your house, it's not appropriate for us to go. We were planning to cook fish at home..." Yang Ming politely declined.

"He left early this morning..." The third sister-in-law pouted, clearly displeased with her brother.

"Is it really suitable?" Yang Ming asked hesitantly.

"Do you believe I'll kick you???" The third sister-in-law raised her eyebrows, put her hands on her hips, and said fiercely.

"I believe you, I believe you..." Yang Ming hurriedly smiled apologetically.

"Qingqing, are you about to give birth?" Third Sister-in-law rolled her eyes at Yang Ming and then ignored him. Instead, she took two steps forward, took Wei Qingqing's hand, and talked to her with a smile, occasionally glancing at her bulging belly.

"Yes, the due date is this month..." Wei Qingqing said with a smile, a maternal glow on her face as she mentioned the baby in her belly.

"I heard from my aunt on the phone that they were twins, a boy and a girl..." The third sister-in-law's eyes showed a hint of envy.

"Yes, I was pregnant with twins at once, they were so heavy, it was inconvenient for me to walk..." Wei Qingqing said with a smile.

"You don't even know how lucky you are. You have a son and a daughter after just one birth. Isn't that wonderful?" Third Sister-in-law said enviously.

As the two talked, they walked into the courtyard. Yang Ming could only shake his head, pick up the fish, and follow them.

I got a big basin, poured the fish into it, and then poured water into it. The big black fish and loach immediately started jumping around happily, but the big carp was not doing well. Although it was still clinging to life, it had already turned white and was clearly not going to live much longer.

"Third Sister-in-law, could you help us clean the fish this afternoon? We're going to Qinhuangdao tomorrow, so we'll take some with us on the way..." Yang Ming poured a basin of water for Wei Qingqing, squatted down, took off her shoes, and washed the mud off her legs.

"Sure, look at your sister-in-law's cooking skills..." The third sister-in-law agreed happily.

"Third Sister-in-law, why are there so few people in the village? We haven't seen many people all morning..." Wei Qingqing sat on a small stool, letting Yang Ming rub her little feet, and said with some doubt.

"Everyone in the village went to the western development zone. There are only a handful of families left..." Third Sister-in-law poured a basin of water, scooped out the loaches, put them in the basin, and chuckled self-deprecatingly, "Now, Yangjia Village truly lives up to its name. All the outsiders have left..." Saying this, she got up and went to the kitchen to get some fine salt, then sprinkled it into the basin, "Let them spit out the mud, otherwise, it'll be too gritty..."

"How many people are left in the village now?" Yang Ming asked as he was rubbing Wei Qingqing's calves.

"There are only about 20 households left, about 100 or 200 people, all of them are our family members..." said the third sister-in-law.

"Oh..." Yang Ming nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

"It's the same in the nearby villages. I heard that when they go to the west, the government not only gives them land, but also villas and cars..." said the third sister-in-law.

"Oh..." Wei Qingqing responded vaguely. As she looked down, Yang Ming happened to be looking up at that moment. The two exchanged a glance, both understanding each other without saying a word.

Honestly, on a new, uninhabited planet, these perks are really nothing special.

"I'm a little worried. Dad and the others have been gone for five or six months, and they haven't called back even once..." The third sister-in-law's voice was filled with concern.

"That's normal. They give you a house and a car. It's such a good deal. The place must be in a bad environment. It's normal that there's no communication equipment..." Yang Ming said.

"That's what your third brother said too..." The third sister-in-law nodded.

After washing up, the two went to their third sister-in-law's house for lunch. When they arrived, Yang Dong and his precious son were already sitting on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) waiting for them. The little guy was holding chopsticks and tapping the table from time to time, swallowing his saliva as he looked at the delicious food on the table.

At the table, the two brothers drank and reminisced about their childhood. When they got to the happy parts, they would laugh out loud from time to time. Wei Qingqing and her third sister-in-law sat together, eating and talking quietly. Meanwhile, the little guy was busy devouring all the delicious food on the table...

After lunch, Third Sister-in-law went to clean the fish for them, while Yang Ming and Wei Qingqing strolled around the village.

"We asked Third Sister-in-law to clean the fish for us, but we're just wandering around. Isn't that a bit unfair? Third Sister-in-law has children too..." The two wandered to the edge of the pit at the village entrance. Wei Qingqing leaned against Yang Ming, looking down into the pit, and said.

The traces left by the two people in the morning can still be faintly seen.

"Leave two of the fish from our space for them... Don't worry, Third Sister-in-law isn't an outsider, and she's not that petty..." Yang Ming said nonchalantly.

"Hmm..." Wei Qingqing nodded.

The two wandered around the village for an afternoon until it got dark and there were many mosquitoes before they returned home. By then, Yang Ming was carrying two large carp, each two feet long, which were for his third sister-in-law's family.

"You two are back???" Third Sister-in-law came out of the kitchen, taking off her apron. "The fish is all cooked. I've put up some flatbreads for you. The fire's just been turned off, so you can lift the lid in a bit. I'm going back to cook for your third brother..."

"See, I told you our sister-in-law is a kind person, right? The two adults and the little one in the family are still hungry, but she still has to cook for us first..." Yang Ming chuckled.

"Go away..." Third Sister-in-law glared at him, "You really don't like what you say, I'm leaving..." She draped her apron over the clothesline in the yard and turned to leave.

"Wait, wait..." Yang Ming quickly stopped her, handing her the fish. "I went to the pit again this afternoon, and I caught two more. We can't take them all with us, so you can take them home and stew them..."

"Come on..." Third Sister-in-law rolled her eyes at Yang Ming, "I'll stew some for you later, you can take it with you on the road tomorrow..."

"Do you think we're gluttons??? Can we possibly eat this much??? It's so hot, it'll spoil if we leave it out too long. We're going to eat crabs when we get to Qinhuangdao..." Yang Ming said, shoving the fish into her hand and pushing her back, "Hurry up and go, go serve your masters..."

"Do you think I'm your grandson? Am I your family's maid?" Third Sister-in-law glared at Yang Ming, picked up the fish, and grumbled as she went home.

The couple saw their third sister-in-law to the door and watched her go inside before returning to the courtyard. They then went into the kitchen, where two large pots were burning with embers. The room was steaming, filled with the aroma of stewed fish mixed with the scent of corn.

"What are we having for dinner tonight?" Yang Ming lifted the lids of two large pots. One pot contained stewed carp, with a ring of flatbreads stuck around the edge, two of which had slipped into the fish soup. The other pot contained stewed black carp, with a sieve on top of it, and on top of that, an enamel basin containing a large block of tofu. The tofu had been drilled full of holes, with small pieces of loach tails still sticking out of some of the holes. Some seasonings were sprinkled on the tofu, and the aroma was somewhat like soy sauce. At the bottom of the tofu, there was a layer of red sauce, which was obviously water vapor condensing and dripping down to dilute the sauce.

"Let's eat loach, it looks delicious..." Wei Qingqing swallowed hard, her eyes shining as she looked at the large piece of tofu.

"Okay, let's have tofu tonight. After we finish this tofu, I'll have some other tofu..." Yang Ming chuckled and brought over the enamel basin.

"You..." Wei Qingqing's face flushed red, and she said coquettishly, "You're a scoundrel, not a good person..."

"Yes, yes, I'm shameless. You'll see how shameless I am tonight..." Yang Ming laughed.

"You pervert..." Wei Qingqing pouted, her face turning even redder.

"Yes, yes, yes, I'm a rogue. Tonight I'll not only be a scoundrel to you, I'll also be a rogue to you..." Yang Ming laughed even more smugly.

"Vulgar and shameless..." Wei Qingqing's face turned so red it was almost bleeding.

"Yes, yes, yes, I'm lewd, I'm shameless..." Yang Ming laughed even more smugly. "Tonight, I'll first be a scoundrel to you, then a rogue to you. Next, will I be lewd to you first, or shameless to you first? That is the question. Can you give me some advice?"

"Shameless! Who cares about you???" Wei Qingqing glared at Yang Ming, her face flushed, and turned to leave the kitchen. She was so frightened by Yang Ming's shameless behavior that she fled in panic.

"Hehe..." Yang Ming laughed smugly, "Just wait, with our bet added, let's see how I deal with you tonight..."

Place the enamel basin on the cutting board, and use a knife to cut the large tofu into small pieces. As the tofu separates, the sauce at the bottom slowly rises up and soaks into the tofu.

Yang Ming carried the enamel basin and went directly to the outer room, where Wei Qingqing was already sitting at the table, eagerly waiting.

"I say, you're really taking it easy, aren't you?" Yang Ming said, placing the enamel basin on the table.

"I'm afraid of getting burned..." Wei Qingqing said pitifully.

"Then the chopsticks shouldn't be too hot anymore, right? Why didn't you take them?" Yang Ming pretended to be angry and reached out to pinch her nose.

"You're going to punish me tonight, and I need to conserve my energy to resist the persecution..." Wei Qingqing pouted and waved her little fists, looking like a determined revolutionary fighter.

"Looks like you're all set. Wait until after dinner, and see how I deal with you..." Yang Ming laughed, then turned and went back to the kitchen.

"I'm not afraid at all, hmph... let the storm rage on..." Wei Qingqing pouted and challenged Yang Ming's back.

"Seeing that you need to conserve your energy, here's a pancake to replenish your strength..." Yang Ming walked in with a pancake and chopsticks, and handed the pancake that had slipped into the fish soup to Wei Qingqing.

"Hehe..." Wei Qingqing laughed, happily taking the pancake and taking a bite from the end dipped in fish soup. "I'll save that one for tomorrow to eat on the train..."

"My God, what kind of wife is this??? Couldn't you leave some for me to eat???" Yang Ming said with a resentful look.

"Okay, okay, here, this half is for you..." Wei Qingqing smiled and broke the pancake in half, handing the half that wasn't soaked in fish soup to Yang Ming. "Don't say I didn't think of you, look how good I am to you..."

"Good wife, you're so good..." Holding half a pancake, Yang Ming looked as resentful as a woman who had been alone in her empty room for over a decade.

"You're too kind..." Wei Qingqing giggled.

"Eat this too, it won't taste good tomorrow..." Yang Ming broke off another piece of pancake soaked in fish soup, handed the soup-soaked end to Wei Qingqing, and ate the other end himself.

"Husband, you're so good to me..." Wei Qingqing's eyes were already filled with tears of emotion.

"If I'm not good to you, who am I good to???" Yang Ming smiled slightly, "You are my wife, the one I'm destined to spend my life with..." As he spoke, he picked up a piece of tofu and held it to Wei Qingqing's lips.

"Hehe..." Wei Qingqing laughed through her tears, opened her little mouth, and ate the tofu.

"Fish tastes best the first time, how about we serve the carp?" Yang Ming felt the table was too plain.

"Okay, let's serve the blackfish too. They're too big to fit in our food box anyway, so we might as well eat half of them first..." Wei Qingqing said.

"I'll go serve the fish..." Yang Ming got up and went to the kitchen.

Two large fish were served. When Third Sister-in-law stewed them, she didn't cut them into pieces, so the fish were still whole when served. Also, because the plate wasn't big enough, both fish had a section of their tails sticking out of the plate.

"Which one smells better?" Wei Qingqing looked at the fish, smelling its rich aroma, and couldn't help but swallow hard.

"If we're talking about which is the best, then black carp is definitely the best, but carp is not bad either, it's quite plump..." Yang Ming said, looking at the two fish.

"I'll eat a fish eye first..." Wei Qingqing directly picked up her chopsticks and poked out the carp's eye.

"I'll eat the fish tail..." Yang Ming directly snapped off the carp's tail, placed it on the plate, removed the tail fin, and ate the meat. It is said that because carp are very active, their tails are full of tender meat, which is incomparable to silver carp or bighead carp.

"Honey, everyone says eating blackfish can cause illness, what's going on???" Wei Qingqing picked up another piece of blackfish meat, put it in her mouth and chewed, and said casually.

"What scientific basis is there??? It's all just hearsay..." Yang Ming finished eating the carp tail, put the fish bones on the table, picked up a piece of carp spine meat for Wei Qingqing, removed the bones, and held it to Wei Qingqing's mouth.

"Really???" Wei Qingqing opened her small mouth and ate the fish. "I heard that some patients should avoid eating black carp..."

"What's so new about this??? Pufferfish liver and roe are something that no one should eat..." Yang Ming said.

"Pfft..." Wei Qingqing chuckled. "What you said actually makes a lot of sense..."

"Don't you even know what kind of person your husband is..." Yang Ming said smugly.

"I'm thirsty, I want some juice..." Wei Qingqing said sweetly.

"Peach juice..." Yang Ming flipped his hand, and a bottle of fresh peach juice appeared in his hand. He twisted the cap off and handed it to Wei Qingqing.

"Hehe, a husband like this is the perfect companion for murder, arson, travel, and adventure..." Wei Qingqing chuckled and gave Yang Ming a thumbs up.

"Heh..." Yang Ming laughed, "With a wife like you, how could I not be executed? You've even committed murder and arson..."

"How annoying..." Wei Qingqing gave Yang Ming a charming glare and chuckled.

After finishing their meal and tidying up the table, the two went to bed early in the west room.

"Little beauty, tell me, should I be a scoundrel to you first, or a shameless rogue to you first?" Yang Ming chuckled wickedly, cornering Wei Qingqing against the bed.

"I'm pregnant. If you dare to bully me, I'll tell Mom. If you let me go, I'll give you the bet right away..." Wei Qingqing said timidly, her eyes darting around.

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