When school was over in the evening, Baby Luo saw that Yang Ruoqing was the only one coming to pick up her and Dazhi at the door of the school, even though Luo Fengtang told her yesterday that her father was going on an expedition.
But there was still some disappointment flashing in the little girl's eyes.
On the way home while holding Yang Ruoqing's hand, the little girl was kicking stones with her feet.
"Why are you so depressed? Did you quarrel with your classmates in school?" Yang Ruoqing asked.
Luo Baobao shook his head, "No one dares to quarrel with me, and they can't quarrel with me."
Yang Ruoqing is ashamed, this girl is talking...
"What's going on? Why don't you say anything?" Yang Ruoqing asked again.
When I usually pick her up from school, I feel so excited, like a little fish jumping into the sea, or a bird returning to the woods, not to mention how happy I am.
And every time on the way home from school, when Yang Ruoqing asked her if Mr. Jin had assigned any homework, the little girl would keep talking about what he had assigned.
Then he flattered Yang Ruoqing and said, "Mom, I'll rest for a while when I get home, draw some pictures, and then do my homework, okay?" '
Almost every time on the way home from the mountain, I was haggling.
But now, let alone bargaining, I don’t like to talk anymore.
"Dazhi, what's wrong with your sister? Do you know?" Yang Ruoqing turned to ask about Dazhi here.
Dazhi turned to look at Luo Baobao, then shook his head at Yang Ruoqing.
Yang Ruoqing could only turn her gaze back to Luo Baobao, "Baby..."
"Mom, I miss my dad." Luo Baobao suddenly muttered, his voice buzzing, as if he was about to cry.
Yang Ruoqing was startled for a moment, then smiled and touched her head.
"Your father has led the troops to war. He will come back when the war is over," she said.
Luo Baobao raised his head and looked at Yang Ruoqing: "Mom, why can't my father stay at home every day like other people's fathers? I see that many children's fathers go to the entrance of the village to play leaf cards after dinner. I only called back when I was eating..."
These childish words made Yang Ruoqing couldn't help but laugh.
"Your father does great things. He is a great general who protects the country. He commands thousands of troops and is a great hero who protects the country." She said.
"Without your father protecting our family and the country, foreign enemies would come to us and make us have no peace. They would demolish the school, smash the pots and pans at home, and steal our rice, food, and money."
"We can't let them take away Xiaobai and Xiaohui, they are mine..."
Baby Luo shouted nervously.
Xiaobai and Xiaohui are a pair of rabbits. Blacksmith Luo caught them from the mountains a few months ago and gave them to the two children to play with and put them in an iron cage.
Bao Bao and Da Zhi visited the two little rabbits every day and fed them vegetables and leaves. A few months later, the pair of rabbits, which were once as big as fists, have now doubled in size, and the original iron cage can no longer hold them.
"It is precisely because there are heroes like your father who lead the troops to fight outside and beat the enemies away that we can live a stable life, and Xiaobai and Xiaohui can grow up so well." Yang Ruoqing continued.
"So, when your father is not at home, you should study hard and eat a lot. When your father comes back after winning the war, your father will be very happy to see my baby grow up into a big girl!"
Hearing Yang Ruoqing's words, Luo Baobao stopped and puffed up his chest.
"I want to eat a lot of food and grow up quickly. When I grow up, I want to be like my father. I want to be a female general and fight the enemies. I want to beat the shit out of the enemies!"
The childish words surprised Yang Ruoqing.
Seeing the heroic spirit between this girl's brows and her bright and clear eyes, Yang Ruoqing suddenly thought of something.
The tiger father has no son, even if he is a daughter, Luo Fengtang's blood is flowing in her body, and she is destined to be a unique child in the future!
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The New Year is approaching, but the New Year atmosphere in the village is far less than in previous years.
Why?
Because this year is a year of famine.
Locusts were rampant during the rice filling period in April and May. When the harvest was supposed to be harvested in the fall, the fields were indeed barren, dragging farmers' livelihoods to the bottom.
Fortunately, the emperor came back from the dead and implemented a policy to benefit the people, exempting the area from taxes for two years.
In winter, there is a good harvest of radishes.
So, dried radish, water radish, pickled radish, steamed radish, fried radish...
Most people eat radish almost twice a day, and even their farts smell like radish.
People of the older generation say that this will be the most barren New Year’s Eve in the past thirty years.
Families in the next village can only eat boiled radishes in plain water during the Chinese New Year, or they can borrow some meat on credit to burn with the radishes as a tooth ceremony for the children.
But the situation in Changping Village is slightly better.
This slightly better situation is still a minority compared to the whole village, and it is limited to the homes of those members of the herb collection team and the transportation team.
Why do you say that?
Because they had a good employer, Yang Ruoqing sent a big red envelope worth three taels of silver to each of their families on the morning of the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month.
The imperial court ordered that hoarding of goods be prohibited. In order to prevent the people from causing trouble again because they did not have enough to eat, the imperial court approved the prices of goods.
Moreover, according to reliable information, the imperial court's disaster relief food has arrived in Changhuai Prefecture, and is expected to reach Qingshui Town before the end of the year.
Everyone saw hope, and they all worked hard to wait for the disaster relief food to be allocated for the New Year.
As for the Yang Huazhong family, although they were wealthy and did not need to wait for any relief food at all, they did not have any New Year atmosphere at all.
Why?
Because Xiao An unexpectedly went to join the army, Mrs. Sun looked at Xiao An's empty house and shed tears every day without thinking about food or food.
After only two or three days, he fell ill.
Yang Ruoqing quickly invited Uncle Fu to come over. Mrs. Sun was fine. To put it bluntly, she was too worried.
Uncle Fu prescribed medicine and could only let the family slowly adjust. Talk to Mrs. Sun as much as possible to enlighten and unblock her heart.
In the morning, Yang Ruoqing came to her parents' house with a bowl of rock sugar bird's nest porridge to visit Mrs. Sun who was ill. Mrs. Sun and Bao Suyun were both talking to Mrs. Sun in this room.
No matter what comforting words the two of them said, there was always a hint of sadness in Sun's eyebrows.
Seeing Yang Ruoqing come in, Mrs. Sun's eyes lit up, "Qing'er is here. Come and talk to your mother. Your mother is thinking about the two brothers Da'an and Xiao'an again."
Yang Ruoqing curled her lips, came to the bed and sat down.
Mrs. Sun quickly forced a smile and said, "It's nothing, I just mentioned a few words..."
Yang Ruoqing deliberately made a serious face and said: "Mom, Uncle Fu said, you have to relax, otherwise, the fake illness will turn into a real illness."
"You're celebrating the New Year, do you want us to worry about you day and night and have no intention of preparing for the New Year?" She asked deliberately coquettishly.
Sun smiled, "Okay, I'll listen to Qing'er and relax."
Yang Ruoqing took out the bowl in the basket, "In that case, mother, please eat this bowl of rock sugar bird's nest porridge while it's hot. Look, you've lost a lot of weight in the past two days. If Daan and Xiaoan know this, they will have to Heartbroken."
