Qing'an County, He family.
Xiao An made the right bet. Half of the He family's parents were impressed by Yang Ruoqing's three-inch golden tongue, and half of it was due to the sincere attitude of the Yang family siblings. He's father finally accepted one hundred taels of silver.
"We keep these one hundred taels of silver. We will use this one hundred taels of silver for daily food, clothing and doctor visits. We don't want Xiao An to pay for it. Xiao An has almost spent all his money for our family. ." Father He said.
"The remaining four hundred taels of silver should be collected by Xiao An for us, whether it is used to save money at a bank to earn interest, or used to buy a shop or buy a field to collect rent. Everything is left to Xiao An's arrangement."
Yang Ruoqing was fiddling with her abacus in her mind. According to the current interest rate of the time-honored banks in Qing'an County, four hundred taels of silver would definitely earn a dividend of ten taels of silver a year.
Even if the He family of three had nothing to do, ten taels of silver a year would be enough for them to spend.
In the countryside, the annual expenses for a family of five or six people would be only three taels of silver. Of course, the premise is that the villagers grow their own rice, vegetable gardens, raise chickens and ducks, which can save expenses to a certain extent.
The He family had no land and had to buy everything in town, so ten taels of silver was about the same.
If the four hundred taels of silver were used to do some small business, the rate of return would definitely be higher than that of the bank, but Xiao An... Yang Ruoqing knew that her younger brother had no business acumen, so she would suggest him to find some safe channels later.
"Dad, Sister Qing'er, Brother Xiaoan, the food is ready, can you serve it now?"
He Lian'er poked her head in from the outside. The girl's plump and smooth forehead was covered with a few strands of hair that were wet with sweat. Her clear makeup and clear black and white eyebrows made her look as if she had stepped out of an ink painting. The full red lips were slightly raised, gentle and peaceful, quiet and sweet.
Yang Ruoqing found that she really had a crush on He Lian'er. The more she looked at her, the more comfortable and fond she became.
This kind of liking is not all because of He Lian'er's sweet appearance. There are many good-looking girls in the world, such as Cui'er, the granddaughter of Daga Gong's family in Sunjiagou.
It can be said that Cui'er's appearance is even more beautiful than He Lian'er's, and Zhou Xia from Luo Da'e's aunt's house a long time ago is also a perfect match for a weak beauty, but Yang Ruoqing dislikes these two cousins when she sees them.
Therefore, it has nothing to do with appearance. Good-looking skins are all the same, and interesting souls are unique. This kind of eye-catching and good impression ultimately comes from the other person's personality, words and deeds.
Father He nodded: "Hurry up and set the food. The siblings are probably hungry. It's almost noon..."
He Lian'er stuck out her tongue in embarrassment and retreated into the kitchen.
Mother He stood up and cleared away the tea bowls and teapots on the table. Xiao An hurried over and said, "Auntie, I'll clean them up."
Yang Ruoqing rushed over, "I'll clear the table, Xiao An, hurry up and go to the kitchen to help Lian'er serve food and rice."
Xiao An didn't do what he thought, turned around and strode out of the house.
He's mother glanced at Yang Ruoqing. Yang Ruoqing's expression was as usual. He's mother didn't think about it and buried herself in clearing the table with Yang Ruoqing.
Xiao An was very strong and walked smoothly. He took the tray back and forth twice and brought all the dishes cooked by He Lian'er to the table.
"Sister, Lian'er has cooked a lot of dishes. We are in for a treat this noon!"
Xiao An came to the table with a smile, a little chive on the corner of his mouth.
Apparently, this guy had already taken a bite in the kitchen earlier.
Yang Ruoqing pursed her lips and smiled: "You eat secretly without wiping your mouth. What does it look like?"
Xiao An was stunned for a moment and quickly raised his hand to wipe his mouth.
He Lian'er followed behind and came in with hot white rice. She happened to hear Yang Ruoqing's words and felt a little embarrassed.
Both father and mother He smiled generously, looking at Xiao An as if they were their own sons. Mother He even smiled and said: "Niece, Xiao An, hurry up, sit down and eat."
In order to pay attention to He's father, Yang Ruoqing and He's mother had previously moved the table to the bedside. He's father occupied one side, and He's mother sat on the edge of the bed next to him to take care of He's father more conveniently.
The remaining three people were seated at a small square table.
"Tsk, tsk, Lian'er's skills are really good. Why don't you go to Tianxiang Tower to be a chef? You can even cook!"
Looking across the various dishes on the table, Yang Ruoqing sincerely praised He Lian'er.
After the braised bream, the skin is intact and there is no trace of damage. This is a test of the control of the heat.
The steamed pork is bright in color, glutinous and delicious. Not only does the meat taste appealing, but the rice noodles wrapping the steamed pork are also a highlight.
It was sprinkled with chopped green onions and was full of fragrance. It was placed right in front of Yang Ruoqing, so she couldn't help but grab it as the first piece.
In addition, there are fried eggs with leeks, stir-fried cabbage, salted duck eggs with chopped peppers, wild mushroom and green cabbage egg drop soup, steamed white rice shrimps with chopped pepper sauce handmade by He Lianer...
Such a sumptuous dish would be impossible to eat without two bowls of rice.
No matter what, eat full first. Only when you are full can you have the strength to lose weight!
Father and mother greeted Yang Ruoqing and her brother to eat food with such enthusiasm that it was overwhelming.
Father He kept winking at Mother He, asking her to use the same special skills she used with Sun a few days ago to pick up food for Yang Ruoqing.
Mother He's smile was a bit awkward. It's not that she hadn't tried it before, she tried it that day.
That way of treating guests was useful for guests of their age, but for these young people of the younger generation, she was afraid that if it didn't work, she would be disliked by them.
But Father He's little eyes kept coming, and Mother He had no choice but to pick up the serving chopsticks on the table and start picking up food for Yang Ruoqing.
Yang Ruoqing was eating happily when she suddenly saw the steamed pork falling from the sky on the top of her bowl and couldn't help but laugh.
"Auntie, if my mother comes, you can pick up the food any way you want. We juniors don't have to do this. We can pick up whatever we want, so we can feel free." Yang Ruoqing said honestly with a smile.
Mother He smiled, "That's the best."
She put down the serving chopsticks and turned to look at Father He, as if to say: Do you think I'm right? They young people are not into this.
Father He nodded, smiled innocently, raised his hand and told Mother He: "Put the fish in front of my eldest niece, I'm afraid she won't be able to catch it..."
He's mother was about to get up to change, but Yang Ruoqing stopped her again.
"I have long arms. I can pinch them anywhere. I don't have to move them around."
Xiao An also said: "Uncle, aunt, don't bother me. You don't need to treat us like outsiders. You can eat whatever you want. The more casual the better."
He Lian'er took her dinner and ate it in small bites. She glanced at Xiao An secretly from time to time. When she heard his words, the girl's eyes were filled with sweetness.
Mother He and Father He looked at each other. Father He smiled helplessly and said to Mother He: "That's fine, then you can sit down and eat too. No need to bother, everyone is open to eat!"
