Kang Xiaozi was too young to understand, so he just stuffed his dirty hands into his mouth and gnawed, eagerly waiting for the delicious egg pancakes.
The third girl knew better. She tilted her head and looked curiously, thinking to herself, why did my father and mother never hold hands and look into each other's eyes like this?
Every time I see the two of them together, they stare at each other and either quarrel or quarrel, hey!
Over there, Yang Huaming helped Xiaojuan stuff firewood for the first time, and the hot egg pancakes were quickly prepared.
Xiaojuan put the cake in a bowl and served it to the two children, and said to them gently: "From now on, if your mother doesn't give you a meal at meal time, come to Aunt Juan's house and Aunt Juan will give you a meal." Remember?"
The two children nodded quickly.
Xiaojuan smiled softly again, raised her hand to touch their two little heads, and turned back to the small pot table here.
"Fourth brother, let's eat too," she said.
Yang Huaming, however, had no intention of eating, "Juan'er, you are becoming more and more virtuous. You treat my children as your own."
"I've made a plan. From now on, I won't give Liu a cent of the wages I get from the herb collection team every month."
"We can raise our three children by ourselves. Mrs. Liu can just let her fend for herself." Yang Huaming said.
Xiaojuan was secretly happy, but there was a look of panic on her face, and she kept saying: "Fourth brother, if you say you don't want to give it, you won't give it to me, right?"
"Although we have three children, the expenses are high, and the most urgent thing right now is to build a new house,"
"Although Madam, without your support, she can still have enough to eat and drink with the rent from those few acres of land,"
"But if you don't give her a penny of living money, she will still complain about it. When the time comes, you will go to your mother-in-law and father-in-law, and then you will complain to the villagers, and you will be blackmailed."
"What should we do? Fourth brother, others don't understand your difficulties, but Xiaojuan understands. I can't bear to have fourth brother bear such an infamy!" she said.
Seeing Xiaojuan thinking so carefully about herself, Yang Huaming was moved to pieces.
"Juan'er, don't worry, I'm not afraid," he said.
"As you said, the rent for those acres of land is all in her hands, and the three rooms in the west house are also hers. We are the ones who suffer the loss. What qualifications does she have?"
"This matter is settled. We will build a new house after the Mid-Autumn Festival. We will also build it at the entrance of the village. We can move into the new house during the Chinese New Year!" he said.
Xiaojuan nodded, her face full of gratitude, "It's great, I'm finally going to live in a new house. I have always dreamed of having my own house, where I can help you, Fourth Brother, take care of the children..."
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"Qing'er, there's a group of people coming over there, driving a carriage, and they look like ten or twenty families. Maybe it's Tang Yazi and the others who are returning to the village!"
When Yang Ruoqing was washing vegetables by the pond, an aunt came over with a basin of clothes and said to Yang Ruoqing.
"Ah? Really? Let me take a look."
Yang Ruoqing then got up and climbed up the pond to look towards the road. Sure enough, a group of carriages and horses came from the direction of Qingshui Town.
The leader was a man, riding a tall black horse. Because he was far away, his facial features could not be seen clearly.
But Yang Ruoqing thought that the dark horse should be the king of horses, and the person riding on the horse was definitely Tang Yazi.
"Auntie, you can wash in my place first. Just move my basin and bucket to the side. I'll pick up Tang Yazi and the others first and wash them again later." Yang Ruoqing said excitedly, running towards that side. go.
The other women washing clothes in the pond heard this, and several women immediately put down their clubs and clothes, and ran up after Yang Ruoqing.
Their husbands and brothers were also included in the transport team heading to the capital to escort the goods.
It has been almost two months since I went to Beijing, including the round trip, and everyone is worried about it!
Yang Ruoqing, who was running wildly in front, suddenly stopped, and the women behind her caught up with them panting.
"Qing'er, why don't you run away?" someone asked.
Yang Ruoqing said: "Something's wrong, it doesn't seem to be them."
"Ah?" Everyone was surprised and looked forward.
Yang Ruoqing's eyes fell on the leader who was riding a tall black horse.
These people walked slowly and leisurely, not at all like the transportation team that felt like they were returning home.
Moreover, as they got closer and closer, Yang Ruoqing gradually saw clearly that the black horse only looked a bit like the King of Horses, but it was not the King of Horses.
Because the horse king knows her, he will snort to say hello when he sees her from a distance.
As for the man riding on the back of the black horse, looking from the bottom up, he has a pair of slender legs riding on the horse's pedal, and he is wearing clothes commonly worn by Daqi merchants.
Made of silk and satin, the placket and wide cuffs are embroidered with gold thread with patterns of copper coins.
His dark hair was tied up, and he wore a flat-topped square hat on his head. At first glance, he gave off the impression that he smelled like copper.
But when Yang Ruoqing saw the man's face and facial features, she took a deep breath.
There was a buzzing sound in my head, and a strong and uneasy feeling came out.
She even forgot to move her feet when she stood in the middle of the road, but a sister-in-law on the side pulled her aside and said, "Qing'er, why are you standing in the middle of the road in a daze? You're blocking other people's way!"
Yang Ruoqing came back to her senses, raised her head suddenly, and happened to meet the eyes of the man on the black horse!
Those are the eyes that a strong man is born with. Even if he deliberately wears the merchant's clothes with the smell of copper, he can't hide the sharpness emanating from those eyes.
"This girl, we are merchants coming from the north. I want to ask her something."
The man reined in the reins and made the horse stop in front of Yang Ruoqing.
He leaned forward slightly, looked at Yang Ruoqing condescendingly, and said.
After the moment of shock, Yang Ruoqing had regained her composure.
"What does the guest want to know about?" Yang Ruoqing asked with a faint smile.
This smile caused a hint of astonishment to flash through the man's sharp eyes.
He seemed to have thought of something, and looked at Yang Ruoqing more seriously.
"My friend from the north, if you want to know what you want to know, just ask me quickly. Isn't it bad to stare at a woman like me?"
Yang Ruoqing continued, with a slightly sullen look on her face.
The man on the horse was startled for a moment, and then he realized that he had lost his composure. He cupped his fists and arched towards Yang Ruoqing.
"Sorry, I was presumptuous," he said.
"Dare I ask, girl, is this within the boundaries of Qingshui Town?" he asked again.
Yang Ruoqing nodded, "Exactly."
"Then I dare to ask the girl, is there a small village called Changping Village near here? At the foot of Mianniu Mountain..."
Hearing this question, before Yang Ruoqing could say anything, several other women beside her laughed.
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