After eating, Xiang Shengnan and Yang Huazhong went on to chop off the last batch of grass, while the cattle dealer went back to his house to rest.
Yang Ruoqing learned from her previous conversation with them that the cattle dealer's problem was not another problem, but an old back injury from earlier years.
When he was young, he was very strong in everything he did. Once when two cows were fighting, he jumped into the middle and grabbed the horns of one of the cows to forcefully pull him away. As a result, he was severely gored by the horns of the cow behind him. one time.
Just this one moment left a lifetime of hidden dangers.
It hurts when it's windy or rainy, it hurts when the weather changes, and it can also be triggered when you're tired from work.
As age increases, the frequency of this disease increases.
And this situation is not just a case of cattle dealers, it is the same for all the old men in these eight villages.
After all, this is a completely agricultural society. When you are young, you put in too much effort. When you get older, you have no idea about maintenance. Your body is like a machine that will wear out at a speed visible to the naked eye.
This is why Yang Ruoqing and Luo Fengtang resolutely stopped Blacksmith Luo from doing farm work more than ten years ago!
The cattle trader went back to bed and lay down. Sheng Nan's father was not idle either. After eating and drinking, he leaned on his crutch and said hello to Mrs. Sun and Yang Ruoqing before returning to his house shakily.
Sisters Jiaojiao and Lingling went hand in hand to play in the pasture. He Lianer rolled up her sleeves and wanted to help Xiaoduo clean up the dishes, but Xiaoduo forced her away.
"I can't help it. You are a serious sister-in-law of my mother's family and a delicate sister-in-law. How can you let your sister-in-law come over as a guest and clean up the dishes?"
This is a bit exaggerated, and also a bit playful and joking.
But it fits Xiaoduo’s style very well.
He Lian'er blushed and said with a smile: "If you say that, I'd be embarrassed."
Mrs. Sun came over to smooth things over: "Don't fight, you two are both pregnant. Let's rest. I'll wash it."
Xiaoduo shouted even more exaggeratedly: "Mom, are you slapping me in the face?"
"Mom, it's not easy for me to come to my daughter's house for a meal, but I end up having to clean pots and wash dishes for a whole family? If this news spreads, my good reputation as a filial piety will be lost! Mother, are you cheating on me? !”
Xiaoduo tried his best to prevent Sun from taking action.
Next to her, Yang Ruoqing, who had refilled her tea for the second time, sighed deliberately.
"Look at you guys pushing and shoving, you can't wash me if you're pregnant, my aunt can't wash her, and my mother-in-law can't wash her either."
"It seems that I am the only one who has no baby in my belly and is not an elder to wash it?"
"Okay, let me wash it then!"
Yang Ruoqing put the tea bowl aside and rolled up her sleeves, revealing two white wrists.
Her wrists are not as slender as those of other weak women. She is an expert in wielding knives, swords and whips. How can she do those things if her wrists are not strong?
But because of this, her wrists are not slender, but the joints are relatively thick and dense, so the white wrists look very eye-catching.
Xiao Duo and He Lian'er looked a little envious.
Xiaoduo, the Sun family, said in unison: "Qing'er, please don't say that kind of thing."
"Sister, if you dare to wash it, I won't want you to come to my house in the future! And I won't go to your Luo house anymore!"
Yang Ruoqing laughed.
"Haha, I was just talking casually. Look, I have my sleeves down again!"
"Duo'er, you overestimate your sister and my diligence, hahaha..."
Yang Ruoqing laughed again.
Some words can only be kept in the heart and are not convenient to be spoken out.
For example, she is willing to wash the bowls that her parents have eaten. Whether she goes to her parents' house to have a meal as a guest, or her parents come to the Luo family for a meal, Yang Ruoqing is willing to pay for it.
But she didn't like it when she came to Xiang's house and had to wash dishes for Shengnan's father.
In the end, Xiaoduo defied all opinions and insisted on washing herself.
"Don't feel bad for me. What does it mean for a woman to wash a few dishes while pregnant? I'm not that weak!" Xiaoduo said.
"Besides, I don't need to do any other work on the pasture. I just do some simple housework. Don't worry about it too much. You guys are here to eat and see it now. When you go home later, what about our project? How should we arrange the dishes and chopsticks at home? We can’t let Katsuo come to wash the dishes after a long day, right?”
Xiaoduo's words were such that Sun couldn't even argue.
Recalling that I was pregnant with three children, I was treated no differently whether I was pregnant or not.
On the contrary, children are still very flexible when they are born, and children are born strong.
On the contrary, those who are too pampered are weak and inexperienced.
But even so, Sun still insisted on helping.
Since there was nothing going on in the kitchen without He Lian'er, He Lian'er, with the encouragement of Sun and Yang Ruoqing, went to the pasture for a walk to eat.
Xiaoduo specially called Lingling and Jiaojiao to come back and lead the way for their sister-in-law, and asked them to accompany He Lian'er for a walk in the pasture.
So, the three ladies, Sun, Yang Ruoqing, and Xiaoduo, were the only ones left in the kitchen.
When the three of them were together, Mrs. Sun asked the most about a few things:
1: Duo'er's physical condition. Is the second baby a lot of trouble?
(Although this topic has been asked by Mrs. Sun from time to time since the day she found out that Xiaoduo was pregnant.)
2: Is Xiang Shengnan nice to Xiaoduo? Do you know how to take care of Xiaoduo and care about Xiaoduo?
(Although every time they met, Mrs. Sun would pull Xiaoduo aside and ask quietly, but when they met next time, the results of the previous question were all formatted...)
The third question is: Did Shengnan’s father make things or words difficult for Xiaoduo?
But today, Xiaoduo answered the first two questions in his usual way.
Yang Ruoqing sat aside and drank tea, laughing as well.
The problem of fried leftover rice...
But when the third question rang, Yang Ruoqing was surprised.
Because this time, what Sun asked was not whether Shengnan’s father had made things difficult for Xiaoduo, but:
"Dou'er, what kind of dreams have you been having these days?"
Xiaoduo had already prepared the fixed answer to the third question, but when she heard this question, she couldn't help but be surprised.
Then she laughed: "Mom, it's difficult for me to ask this question. I can't even remember the dreams I had last night, let alone the dreams I had during this period?"
Mrs. Sun sat at the mouth of the stove, raised her head, wrapped her loving eyes around Xiao Duo, and smiled kindly and tolerantly.
He coaxed Xiaoduo like an adult coaxing a child: "There are always some dreams that you can remember, right? You, try to think about it, hehe, hehe..."
Xiaoduo tilted his head and washed five or six bowls in his hand, but he didn't even remember half of the dream.
"Mom, please don't make it difficult for me. I really can't remember it!" Xiaoduo said.
"Huh? No impression at all?" Sun murmured.
At this time, Yang Ruoqing closed the lid of the tea bowl and said to Xiaoduo: "My mother, you are too reserved, let me give you a heads up!"
