"Mom, I'm sleepy." Luo Baobao suddenly said to Yang Ruoqing.
Feng'er on the side also rubbed his eyes: "Auntie, I'm sleepy too and want to take a nap."
Yang Ruoqing smiled and said, "Okay, I'll get some water and give you a bath."
Luo Baobao said again: "Mom, I'm too lazy to go back tonight. I want to stay at Grandma Ga's house to sleep, is that okay?"
Yang Ruoqing raised her hand and rubbed Baby Luo's head, "Of course you can."
Xiaoduo said: "Baby, you and Feng'er will sleep in the same room with me tonight, and I will tell you jokes."
"Don't listen to jokes. My mother said you should keep a calm mood before going to bed. Don't be angry or too cheerful, otherwise you won't be able to sleep." Luo Baobao corrected.
Xiaoduo smiled, "Sure, whatever you say is what I want. I can't tell you a story. If you want to hear a story, then let's tell it, okay?"
Baby Luo happily hugged Xiaoduo's arm and acted coquettishly.
Xiaoduo pinched Baby Luo's nose with a look of doting on her face.
"Aunt Duo, you are so kind to me. You dote on me in everything, even more than my mother!" Luo Baobao said.
Xiaoduo smiled even more happily, "That's necessary. I've watched you grow up, and I won't let you spoil anyone else!"
Yang Ruoqing and Xiaoduo took their two children to the backyard to take a bath. In the front hall, Lao Suntou and the others had gone back. Blacksmith Luo and Xiang Fu didn't drink anymore. They had put away the dishes and chopsticks and were sitting together smoking cigarettes. chat.
By the time the children fell asleep, it was already half an hour later.
Yang Ruoqing returned to the front hall and found that Sun was sweeping the floor while Yang Huazhong was sitting aside soaking his feet.
"Hey, everyone is gone?" Yang Ruoqing asked.
Sun said: "If you leave on the front foot, Shengnan's father will also leave on the back foot."
"Shengnan's father drank a lot tonight. Can he leave alone? Didn't he say he would stay at our house before?" Yang Ruoqing asked again.
Sun said: "He talks a little loudly, but he can walk OK. Your father wants to keep him overnight, but he is a stubborn person and wants to go back. He said he is going to so-and-so's house tomorrow morning to do something. We made an appointment by sight, so we can't delay it. So your father didn't force him to stay, and he and your uncle Luo sent Shengnan's father off for a while."
Next to him, Yang Huazhong, who was soaking his feet, said: "We sent him over the uphill slope of 'One Tree' and watched him go down the slope before the two of us came back."
Yang Ruoqing nodded, "Yikeshu" is a local place name. It is a slope, somewhat steep, with one side next to the river, and the other side of the river is Mianniu Mountain.
I heard that the place called "One Tree" was a mass grave a long time ago and was not very clean. The plague caused by the flood more than ten years ago killed many people in eight villages within ten miles.
Many people were buried on the 'One Tree' side. Rumors about the haunting there came from the villagers in eight villages every now and then. But these things are a bit mysterious and illusory, and it’s hard to say without real insights.
After passing the "One Tree" downhill, you can see Xiangjiazhuang, so Yang Huazhong and Luo Tiejiang stood there and watched Sheng Nan's father finish the downhill, and it was indeed possible to come back.
If you don't come back and send him forward, you can go to Xiang's house for tea.
"Mom, you go and have a rest. I'll take care of this." Yang Ruoqing came over and took the broom from Sun's hand.
Sun said: "Are all the children asleep?"
Yang Ruoqing nodded, "Mom, please sit down. You must be tired after cooking for a day."
Mrs. Sun raised her hand and rubbed her lower back. It was true that her back was sore. But Yang Ruoqing's words and actions made the woman feel happy.
Yang Huazhong also let out a comfortable sigh: "I invite you all to come over for a drink. Now all the things that were on my mind have been put to rest, and I can sleep well tonight."
Mrs. Sun looked at Yang Huazhong tenderly and said, "Yes, I can also have a good sleep."
Yang Huazhong also looked at Sun, "Ms. Qing'er, I've really worked hard on you these days."
Mrs. Sun smiled and shook her head: "What are you talking about? It's natural for me to take care of you. Besides, I have two daughters, Qing'er and Duo'er, to help me share the burden. I don't have to work hard at all. My two daughters, Xu, do. Qing Duo'er has never slept well, Duo'er has to take Feng'er with her day and night, if I didn't have the two of them by my side, I'm afraid I really wouldn't be able to cope with it."
At this point, the couple turned their eyes to Yang Ruoqing. Seeing the faint shadow in Yang Ruoqing's eyes, the couple felt heartbroken.
"Qing'er, let mother clean up the remaining things. You go and have a rest early tonight." Mrs. Sun came over again and insisted on taking the broom from Yang Ruoqing's hand again.
Yang Ruoqing wanted to 'struggle' again, and Yang Huazhong also spoke: "Qing'er, listen to your mother, I've soaked my feet now, and I'll clean them up with your mother right away."
Yang Ruoqing had no choice but to give up.
"That's it, I'll go back first. The baby went to sleep with Duo'er. I'll come back tomorrow." Yang Ruoqing said.
Yang Huazhong had already wiped his feet, "Wait a minute, daddy will give you a ride."
He was ill a few days ago, and his daughter came and went at night without anyone seeing her. The thought of Yang Huazhong made her heart-wrenching and uncomfortable.
Yang Ruoqing smiled: "Dad, there is no need to send him off, there are only a few steps to go!"
Yang Huazhong ignored her words and buried his head to pull out his shoes.
"Dad, you really don't have to. When I was walking back and forth a few nights ago, my uncle Luo wanted to see me off, but I stopped him. With my skills, I can kill a cow, so what are you afraid of!"
Yang Ruoqing guessed what Yang Huazhong was thinking and said with a smile.
Hearing that Blacksmith Luo treated his daughter like this, Yang Huazhong was somewhat relieved, but tonight, he still had to give her away.
"It's not like dad can't walk. He's recovered from his illness now. Come on, dad will see you off."
The father and daughter walked out of the courtyard together. As soon as they opened the courtyard door, they saw a figure walking towards them with a roar, holding a lantern in his hand.
Because the man walked too fast, the wind lantern swayed violently in his hand.
"Dad, that lantern belongs to our family." He couldn't see the face of the person for the time being, but Yang Ruoqing recognized the lantern at a glance.
And...it seems to be the one Duo'er gave to Xiang Shengnan earlier.
"It's your Uncle Xiang!" Yang Huazhong recognized it at a glance.
"Why are you here? I'm going to ask what's going on!" After saying this, Yang Huazhong turned around and hurried towards the cattle dealer.
Cattle dealer uncle? Didn't he go back with Xiang Shengnan before? Why are you back? Did he come here specifically to deliver wind lanterns?
Don't be in such a hurry!
Thinking of this, Yang Ruoqing also stepped forward to follow.
Over there, Yang Huazhong had already met the cattle dealer. Before Yang Huazhong could ask, the cattle dealer had already called Yang Huazhong: "Lao San, is Sheng Nan's father still drinking at the bar? Sheng Nan's mother is sick. , I’m here to urge him to go back!”
"Ah? My mother-in-law is sick? What is her illness? Is it serious?" Yang Huazhong asked quickly.
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. Nine Heavens God Emperor
