The Little Life of a Big Landlord

Chapter 289 Full Moon

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"A full moon celebration is a joyous occasion for the addition of a new member. If fewer members of the Yang family come, it won't look good on us..." Wei Qingqing said with a smile.

"Grandma, this is boiled sliced ​​pork..." A young girl brought over a small bowl, placed it in the center of the counter, and said in a crisp voice.

"Hmm, not bad, not bad..." Wei Qingqing picked up her chopsticks, added two slices of meat to the small bowl, and chewed them gently. The meat was tender, spicy, and refreshing, making her forehead involuntarily sweat. "Another serving of spicy crab..." Spicy crab was Yang Ming's favorite dish. Wei Qingqing didn't particularly like it; she neither loved nor hated it.

"Yes..." the girl quickly replied.

"I'd like a serving of boiled fish..." Zhang Fenghuang continued.

"Yes..." the girl replied hastily.

"Don't worry, as long as I step in, I can definitely bring them back..." Yang Ming knew Wei Qingqing's tastes all too well, and he felt really warm inside that she had specially ordered a spicy crab dish for him.

"If you ask me, you could just bring them out without anyone noticing, and then send them back without anyone noticing after the full moon. It's that simple..." Wei Qingqing picked up another slice of pork head meat with her chopsticks, stuffed it into her mouth, and mumbled.

"Nonsense..." Yang Ming glared at Wei Qingqing. "Since we've already transferred the right to use the planet to them, we have to abide by the rules they set. It's a matter of integrity, not whether I can control the World Tree..."

"Yes, yes, you're the best at spouting profound truths..." Wei Qingqing nodded repeatedly with a smile. She was just saying it; she naturally understood the principles Yang Ming was talking about.

"Hey, you two, what are you talking about? Weren't you supposed to be picking up your old Yang family? How come you've run off to the World Tree again? Did your old Yang family get involved in the Western Development Strategy?" Even Yang Ming himself didn't know beforehand that his uncle and the rest of the old Yang family were involved in the Western Development Strategy, let alone Zhang Fenghuang. Hearing the couple talking like this, he was completely baffled.

"Of course..." Wei Qingqing pouted, "Most of our Yang family members went to the Western Development Program, and they didn't even tell us when they left..."

"Honestly, if they had told you, it wouldn't have been such a big deal to give their family a planet..." Zhang Fenghuang said with a regretful expression.

To be honest, Zhang Fenghuang didn't care about Yang Ming's uncle and the other members of the Yang family. She wasn't familiar with them, so although she looked regretful when she spoke, anyone could see that she didn't care at all.

"Actually, this is for the best. They might not be used to our current lifestyle..." Yang Ming smiled, picked up a slice of boiled pork, and chewed it gently. "Speaking of which, they prefer to work in the low-lying areas during the busy farming season and visit each other during the off-season. In a few days, I'll talk to the higher-ups and ask them to take care of them a bit. That way, we'll have done our part..."

"That's good..." Wei Qingqing didn't really care much about the Yang family. She had never lived in Yangjia Village for more than a few days. At most, she only cared about them because she was now a member of the Yang family.

"The food is ready..." Just then, the young woman who cooked Shandong cuisine came over with a plate of food and placed it on the counter. "Grandma Phoenix, this is sweet and sour carp..."

On the plate is a large carp, its body slit in multiple places, the cuts curling up, fried to a golden brown and crispy, and drizzled with a thick broth.

"Mmm..." Zhang Fenghuang's mouth started watering as she looked at the sweet and sour carp. "Give me a plate of fried silkworm pupae and a stir-fried dish of pork kidneys too..."

"Yes..." the girl quickly replied, "Please wait a moment..."

"I can't believe it! You actually ate silkworm pupae! How disgusting!" Wei Qingqing looked at Zhang Fenghuang with disdain, as if Zhang Fenghuang had turned into an ugly silkworm pupa.

"Is high protein good or not???" Zhang Fenghuang pouted and said irritably.

"And there's also pork kidney..." Yang Ming grinned mischievously, winking at Wei Qingqing, "I heard that you are what you eat..."

"Hehe..." Wei Qingqing chuckled upon hearing this, "Phoenix, are you suffering from kidney deficiency???"

"You two are so disgusting..." Zhang Fenghuang rolled her eyes. "You are what you eat??? I think you should never eat beans again, or you'll get pimples on your face..."

"Uh... despicable..." Wei Qingqing's expression froze at the mention of acne, and after a long while she finally uttered two words, no longer teasing Zhang Fenghuang.

"Hmph hmph hmph..." Zhang Fenghuang laughed triumphantly, picking up some fish with her chopsticks and eating it.

"Hehe, we shouldn't talk while eating or sleeping. Let's eat, let's eat..." Yang Ming chuckled and quickly put a piece of sweet and sour carp on Wei Qingqing's plate.

"Honey, you're so good to me..." Wei Qingqing said sweetly, and also put a piece of sweet and sour carp on Yang Ming's plate.

"Aren't you two annoying??? Why don't you just eat your own food?" Zhang Fenghuang said, pouting.

To be honest, seeing how loving Yang Ming and his wife were, she was quite envious.

"Hmph hmph hmph..." The couple chuckled at the same time, of course they could hear the envy in Zhang Fenghuang's words.

The remaining dishes were served one after another, and the three of them sat around the table and began to eat heartily.

"Mingming, where are you guys???" Just as the three of them were halfway through their meal, Yang Zhengfang crawled into the shed.

"Dad, would you like something to eat?" Yang Ming quickly stood up.

"Dad, let's eat something together..." Wei Qingqing stood up and called out.

"Uncle, how can you eat our leftovers? Let the girls cook something fresh..." Zhang Fenghuang stood up and said with a smile.

"No, no, you two eat..." Yang Zheng waved to the two women, took two steps forward, and grabbed his son's arm. "Hurry up, there are a lot of people outside, our relatives, Qingqing's relatives, they've all come. Go and greet them..."

"Isn't it enough that you're the one to take care of things??? Why do I have to go???" Yang Ming said somewhat reluctantly.

"The child is your son, you are the star of the show today..." Yang Zhengfang said, his eyes wide.

"You're still the child's grandfather..." Yang Ming grinned and said.

"Are you going or not???" Yang Zhengfang glared at him, his tone becoming increasingly aggressive.

"Okay, okay, I didn't say I wasn't going..." Yang Ming nodded quickly, "Fine, I'll go, okay???"

"Qingqing, you don't need to go. No one will say anything if you don't go. Just eat here and nourish yourself..." Yang Zhengfang said quickly when he saw that Wei Qingqing was also going to come.

Wei Qingqing is a new mother, and no one will say anything if she doesn't see anyone for a month, since she needs to rest and recover after childbirth...

"Okay..." Wei Qingqing nodded obediently.

Yang Ming was pulled away by Yang Zhengfang, and Wei Qingqing and Zhang Fenghuang sat down to continue eating. However, without Yang Ming, they were not very interested in eating and just picked at the dishes, eating them in a half-hearted manner.

"Have you named the child yet?" Zhang Fenghuang asked.

"We've chosen them. The son's name is Yang Yun, meaning 'cloud' in 'riding the clouds,' and the daughter's name is Yang Bing, meaning 'ice in 'a pure heart in a jade pot'..." Wei Qingqing said casually, picking at the shredded meat in the dish as she ate.

Without Yang Ming here, Wei Qingqing had no appetite...

"Grandma, the people have arrived..." At this moment, Qiuyue returned with twenty girls.

"Grandma..." The twenty cyborg girls bowed to Wei Qingqing in unison.

"Hmm..." Wei Qingqing nodded. "You guys can help out here. Also, there aren't enough seats outside, let's double the number..."

"Yes..." Not only did the cyborg girls respond in unison, but even the girls who were cooking also responded respectfully.

"Alright...you guys go ahead with your work..." Wei Qingqing stood up, turned around and walked outside.

"Do a good job..." Zhang Fenghuang left those words and then chased after him.

In the old days, if a child was born a month ago and nothing unexpected happened, then the child was considered to have survived and had become a member of the family. Friends and relatives would be invited to celebrate.

This statement is, after all, limited by the medical and sanitary conditions at the time. With the advancement of modern medicine, children who receive good care after birth can generally grow up healthily unless they have congenital diseases. Of course, even if some children have congenital diseases, most of them can live past one month old under good medical conditions.

"It's getting hotter and hotter, is it almost midsummer???" Wei Qingqing sat on the kang (heated brick bed) at home, muttering complaints as she put on her slightly cumbersome Hanfu (traditional Han clothing). The electronic calendar hanging on the wall showed August 21st, 7:8 AM. As Wei Qingqing complained, the stopwatch increased to 10 seconds.

"It's so hot, why are you wearing such complicated clothes? Can't you wear something simpler?" Yang Ming was also putting on clothes. He was also wearing Hanfu, but it was a relatively simple everyday outfit, unlike what Wei Qingqing was wearing, which was very complicated with a top and bottom.

"I'm already being low-key by not wearing the Twelve Chapters outfit. This is my son and daughter's one-month celebration. How many times in a lifetime can one have a one-month celebration? I have to make my son and daughter proud..." Wei Qingqing proudly put on her clothes, lifted her skirt, and turned out the Ice Bead. Instantly, the temperature around Wei Qingqing dropped sharply, making the whole room cool.

"Hmph..." Yang Ming glanced at Wei Qingqing, "Isn't this a bit too conspicuous??? It's hot everywhere else, but it's cool down there. People are bound to get suspicious..."

"So what if I get up..." Wei Qingqing pouted. "What can you do to me???" Wei Qingqing was full of confidence; she was fearless now.

"Wife, you're really tough..." Yang Ming gave Wei Qingqing a thumbs up.

"Get lost..." Wei Qingqing glared at him and chuckled.

After putting on their Hanfu, the couple combed their hair and face in front of the mirror before turning around and leaving the house.

The banquet was set up in the brigade's area. After all, there had been a month-long series of banquets held there, and the tables and chairs were all ready-made, so there was no need to move them around.

When the couple arrived at the brigade, it was already packed with people. Of course, "packed with people" is a bit of an exaggeration, since the brigade wasn't very big, but it was still quite crowded. People were standing in the courtyard, squatting on the walls, and everywhere they looked, there were people.

The village building consisted of a large house and a large courtyard. Because of tourism development, the villagers had some money, so everyone contributed a little to rebuild the house. The new house is a two-story building. The first floor is a hall with only a few pillars. It is where the villagers usually hold meetings. If someone gets married and has no room at home for a banquet, they can also use this place, as long as they pay a few yuan in rent as a token gesture. The second floor is a place for rest and office work, and tourists register their identities here.

Today, the hall has been separated, and the tables inside are all covered with tablecloths and decorated very neatly. The courtyard is for entertaining tourists and villagers, while the hall is for entertaining relatives and friends, so the decorations are naturally different. Tourists and villagers don't need to bring gifts; they're just there to join in the fun. But relatives and friends have to bring real gifts.

When the couple entered the hall, Yang Zhengfang and Wei Jianguo were greeting their relatives and friends. Most of these relatives and friends had arrived a month ago and hadn't left since. They had been eating and living here for the past month. It was a continuous feast, 24 hours a day, as long as there were meals, there would be no interruption. In the past month, those who had left their hometowns had actually gained a lot of weight. Some had only arrived yesterday, stayed overnight to attend today's full moon celebration, and would go back tomorrow. They were already at the table, drinking tea, peeling peanuts, eating candy, and chatting quietly.

"You two are here..." Zheng Dabao, dressed in a sharp suit, greeted Yang Ming and Wei Qingqing with a smile as they entered, patting Yang Ming on the shoulder. "Congratulations, young man, you now have a son and a daughter..."

"Hehe, thanks Uncle Dabao..." Yang Ming said with a smile.

"You two are not very well matched in your outfits..." Zheng Dabao's gaze swept over the couple. "Look how beautiful Qingqing looks in her clothes! Your outfit is too casual..." The difference in the overall aura between imperial robes and everyday clothes is absolutely different.

"Did you hear that??? Hurry up and go back to change your clothes..." Hearing Zheng Dabao's words, Wei Qingqing laughed.

"Yes, yes, go change your clothes..." The old lecher came today too, dressed in a Tang suit. With his serious demeanor, he really did look like a hermit master.

"You two should wear matching outfits..." The old swindler chimed in. He was dressed quite conspicuously today, in a purple Taoist robe, looking like an enlightened old immortal. However, his true colors were revealed as soon as he spoke, his face full of smirks and no seriousness.

"Brother Yang, my grandpa is here too..." Teacher Zhang Hong, also known as Li Yueting, came over and pointed to the old man squatting in the yard, bragging to a group of young men.

The old man was accompanied by a burly man, who was his bodyguard, Xiao Qi.

"Shall we go and meet him?" Yang Ming glanced at Old Master Li, then at Wei Qingqing.

"No need, no need. My grandpa doesn't like formal occasions. Let him brag. You should appreciate it, my grandpa is here..." Before Wei Qingqing could say anything, Li Yueting quickly stopped her.

"Is it appropriate???" Wei Qingqing glanced at Li Yueting, then looked at her husband, and asked.

"What's inappropriate about it???" Li Yueting pouted. "My grandfather was in the army and doesn't like formalities..."

"Alright, we won't go then. But please tell your grandfather for us that we thank him..." Yang Ming said with a smile.

"The higher-ups were originally planning to come too, but they thought it wouldn't be good if word got out that it was just a baby's one-month celebration, so they asked me to congratulate you on their behalf..." Li Yueting cupped her hands in greeting to the couple and said.

"Thank you, thank you..." Yang Ming happily bowed to Li Yueting in thanks.

"To be so busy with work, yet still thinking of our children, is so touching..." Wei Qingqing said with a smile.

"They said they're too serious, and if they came, your full moon celebration would probably be much less interesting. So, they're not coming. They asked me to bring their blessings, and this..." Li Yueting said, pulling out a foot-long scroll from her back waist.

"This is..." Yang Ming looked on with envy. He guessed that it must have been written by some leader.

"May you live a long and healthy life..." Li Yueting chuckled, handing the scroll to Yang Ming. "Don't look at it now. Look at it when no one's around. I can only give you a little hint: it has an official seal..."

"Wow, a treasure..." Yang Ming immediately exclaimed excitedly.

"Come on, let's go home and change our clothes..." Wei Qingqing was also a little envious, so she pulled Yang Ming away. "Jixiang Ruyi, stop fussing and come with us to change our clothes..." Before leaving, she didn't forget to call out to Jixiang Ruyi, who was acting as a waitress here.

"Yes..." The two women had been helping out since before dawn, and after working for so long, they were quite tired. They quickly followed Yang Ming and Wei Qingqing, finally able to catch their breath.

The four left temporarily, and more and more people arrived at the village. In addition to the villagers and tourists who had been watching the excitement outside, relatives and friends of the Yang family, the Wei family, Zhang Shufang's family, and Xue Hua's family all arrived one after another. Even Yang Ming's uncle and other members of the Yang family came and stood in a corner of the house. They did not talk much with others, after all, their status was different now, and some things needed to be kept secret at this stage. If they got into a chattering habit and couldn't control their mouths, they would easily let it slip.

"Old Wei, where's your grandson? Hurry up and bring him out so we can see him..." This voice belonged to Principal Hu, who had brought a group of school leaders and teachers to show their support.

"Haha..." Wei Jianguo quickly came forward, grabbing Old Hu's hand, "Principal Hu has been living a life of luxury for many years, and today he's finally come down to the mountains. I thank you on behalf of my grandson and granddaughter, and also Brother Hong..."

"You know..." Principal Hu shook his head and chuckled, "You look younger, and your heart is younger too. You were never this mischievous before!"

"You two just quit teaching like that, you have no sense of responsibility at all..." Director Hong Tao said, pursing his lips and glaring at Wei Jianguo with some dissatisfaction.

"Hehe..." Wei Jianguo chuckled somewhat sheepishly, "We did have some urgent business to attend to back then, we just couldn't get away, right?"

"Isn't the children's future an urgent matter?" Wei Jianguo's words angered Director Hong.

"Yes, yes, I was wrong. I'll accept whatever punishment Brother Hong wants to give me..." Wei Jianguo quickly said with a smile.

"If it weren't for the fact that the children's studies haven't fallen behind, I would never let this go..." Director Hong glared at Wei Jianguo and said sullenly.

Actually, his difficult behavior stemmed from his anger at the couple for leaving without saying goodbye. Even if they resigned, how much trouble could it have caused if they had come back in person?

"Hehehe, if you pour me some wine later, I'll definitely drink it all in one go..." Wei Jianguo laughed.

"Listen to this, Old Wei is being so sincere. If you keep making a fuss, you'll just be being unreasonable..." Old Hu said.

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