Mrs. Sun glanced at the two sisters in the kitchen, her face filled with relief.
"Okay, let's go there together."
The three mothers went to the pond together. Sun's basket contained cabbage, radish and spinach.
Yang Ruolan's basket contained chickens, ducks and a large grass carp.
Yang Ruoqing also wanted to help carry something, but Sun and Yang Ruolan refused to agree.
"There aren't many things. My third aunt and I can just carry them. You can just walk away and follow us." Yang Ruolan said with a smile.
Yang Ruoqing smiled happily and nodded.
The three of them came to the pond. A group of women had already gathered around the pond, and everyone was busy bathing.
Those who wash clothes and wash vegetables are all preparing for tonight's New Year's Eve dinner, as well as the dishes for the first and second days of the Lunar New Year.
"Mother Qing'er, come here, come here to wash."
Gui Hua greeted Chao Chao, and the three women came to Gui Hua's side and squatted together to wash.
"Hey, Mother Qing'er, you are more blessed than me. Qing'er and Lan'er are all around you."
"My Xiaoyu, I won't go home to celebrate the New Year this year. Hey, I don't know what the girl is thinking!" Osmanthus told Sun while washing.
"It's been two years and I haven't come back to celebrate the New Year. The last time I saw her was when Qing'er and Tang Yazi got married."
"I can't even remember what Xiaoyu looks like." Guihua said.
Mrs. Sun didn't know how to comfort Osmanthus fragrans, so she could only say: "Xiaoyu has grown up, and now he is in charge of the restaurant. He will be in trouble."
"Don't worry about her, she might come back after the New Year!" Mrs. Sun said.
Osmanthus sighed and shook her head: "Mother Qing'er, Chang Geng and I actually have another thing to worry about!"
"My Xiaoyu is a little older than Qing'er. Qing'er is about to become a mother, and she doesn't even have a husband."
"Xiaoyu's sister-in-law will be here next year. After my sister-in-law has entered the house, if my sister-in-law delays for another year and a half, she will become an old girl. My sister-in-law will not be happy at home!" Guihua said.
When Sun heard this, he had the same troubled look on his face.
When my sister-in-law comes in, she is in charge of almost half of the house.
Even if Osmanthus fragrans has the courage to suppress her daughter-in-law, her daughter-in-law does not dare to make a fuss on the surface, but secretly quarrels with her son.
It’s not good to have no peace at home every day.
"Does anyone want to marry you?"
Thinking of this, Mrs. Sun couldn't help but ask Osmanthus fragrans in a low voice.
Osmanthus looked around and said in a low voice: "From last year to this year, three families have come to talk about this matter. One is from another village and two are from our village."
"Our village? Who is it?"
"Yuzhu, Wang Liang."
"Huh?" Mrs. Sun was startled, then a joyful expression appeared on her face.
Beside, Yang Ruoqing also looked surprised when she heard this.
Yuzhu is Baozhu's brother.
Wang Liang is Brother Baozi, the youngest son of Uncle Li Zheng's family.
Both of these people are from the transportation team.
Yang Ruoqing was expecting Brother Baozi to propose marriage to Xiao Yu. When they were in the south, Brother Baozi showed his admiration for Xiao Yu everywhere.
Brother Yuzhu also went to propose marriage, hehe, this is a bit interesting.
Unexpectedly, Yuzhu, who is usually carefree, also has a crush on Xiaoyu.
This is truly an adopted daughter that every family wants. It’s just a pity that Xiaoyu’s heart is still tied to Ning Su.
Hey, this emotional line is messed up. I don’t know if Yue Lao is drunk.
"Then how did you come back?"
Beside her, Mrs. Sun asked Osmanthus in a low voice.
Fortunately, this part of the pond was very noisy, so the position where Sun and Osmanthus were squatting was relatively remote.
Again, he whispered so no one else could hear him.
But Yang Ruoqing heard everything clearly, and even when Sun asked Osmanthus about this, she deliberately moved her steps and came behind the two of them.
Just listen to Osmanthus sighing there and saying: "It's hard to go back, it's not okay to agree, and it's not okay to refuse."
"I can only hold it off for now and ask my daughter what she means when she comes home," Gui Hua said.
Sun nodded: "It seems that it is really necessary to urge Xiaoyu to come back!"
Osmanthus said: "Isn't that what I meant?"
Osmanthus then turned her eyes to Yang Ruoqing for help: "Qing'er, you must have heard everything, right? Go back and help auntie..."
Yang Ruoqing said: "Auntie, I will write a letter when I get home later and have the carrier pigeon send it to Xiaoyu in the south."
"Don't worry, Auntie, I will tell her exactly what happened at home, so that she will come back no matter what!"
Hearing Yang Ruoqing's words, Guihua nodded gratefully: "That's good, then I'll leave it to you, Qing'er."
Yang Ruoqing smiled and waved her hand: "Auntie, why are you being so polite to me? Xiaoyu and I are good sisters, and I hope she can find her husband as soon as possible!"
Osmanthus nodded repeatedly, "Okay, okay, I want to go with Auntie."
…
The whole morning, the sound of firecrackers in the back mountain never stopped.
Living people use this method to express their grief for their deceased ancestors.
Human beings are renewed from generation to generation, the old ones are eliminated, and the new ones are continued.
Many things are passed down from generation to generation.
The three mothers washed all the vegetables, returned to the yard, and began to cut vegetables and prepare them.
Chopped chicken and duck, braised chicken, and stewed duck soup are two important dishes for the New Year's Eve dinner.
In addition, fish, meat, and all kinds of stir-fry dishes.
Candied dates, longans, and glutinous rice balls are all essential.
Of course, as a special local dish in this area, the double-tank meatballs and meatloaf play the leading role.
Old people with chipped teeth and children with incomplete teeth are all looking forward to these meatballs.
Therefore, housewives carefully prepare a New Year's Eve dinner, the most important meal of the year.
Significance!
Near noon, the men of the old Yang family came back from burning incense on the mountain.
After arriving home, Yang Huazhong and the others went straight to the front and back yards to post Spring Festival couplets without taking a break.
Sisters Yang Ruoqing and Yang Ruolan poured hot tea and brought it to the front yard.
In the front yard, Yang Huazhong was posting couplets on a stool, while Daan and Yang Yongbai were doing some work on the side.
"Dad, you guys have a sip of hot tea first," Yang Ruoqing said.
Yang Ruolan handed a bowl of tea to Da'an, then pulled Yang Yongbai aside and took out a handkerchief to wipe the hot sweat on Yang Yongbai's head.
"Are you going to burn incense and kowtow to your mother today?" Yang Ruolan asked.
Yang Yongbai nodded: "I kowtowed, and I kowtowed several times for you, sister."
Yang Ruolan smiled happily and touched Yang Yongbai's head: "Okay, Yongbai is really sensible."
Yang Yongbai said: "Sister, I saw that my father also went to burn incense for our mother."
Yang Ruolan paused slightly while wiping, and then said: "Ignore him, don't mention him, just do whatever you want."
Yang Yongbai nodded obediently.
