Yang Ruoqing cautioned Xiao An, "In the future, you'd better refrain from voicing your opinions on what Uncle Four and his associates do. After all, you're still young, unmarried, and there's a generation gap between you."

"Some things you say might come across too strongly and make it seem like you're disrespecting elders. It wouldn't be good for your own reputation either, and it would embarrass our father as well."

Xiao An nodded, "Sister, you're right. Next time something like this happens, I won't speak up. I'll tell you my thoughts privately, and you're responsible for passing them on."

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Yang Ruqing smiled happily.

Then he turned to Yang Huazhong and said, “Father, tomorrow is the Eighth Day of the Twelfth Lunar Month. You and Xiao An should come over to my place for the celebration.”

Yang Huazhong nodded.

Yang Ruqing continued, "My uncle said that in two days they will be stocking the fish pond. Taking advantage of these few days with no rain or snow, it's a good time to pickle the New Year's dried fish."

Yang Huazhong put down his chopsticks and said, "By the way, I'm also going to pickle salted fish. When we pass New Year's, your mother and the others come back, they love to eat it."

Yang Ruqing nodded: "Salted fish is definitely something you need to pickle, like cured pork, all that. But this year, during the New Year, you and Xia An come to my place, we'll celebrate together."

Yang Huazhong said, "Once the Lantern Festival is over, it's all done. I won't be going for Chinese New Year anymore."

Yang Ruqing said, "Why don't you come over? There are a lot of people and it's lively."

Yang Huazhong said: "My daughter, your kindness, both father and your younger brother understand."

“Though this New Year's Eve dinner, it’s still got to be cooked at home, cold pots and stoves aren't good.”

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Hearing even Yang Huazhong say this, Yang Ruqing naturally wouldn't insist, because what her father said was also reasonable. It was a custom.

"By the way, Qinger, I got a message from the village headman today. He asked me to go to town early tomorrow morning. It seems like all the heads of every village within ten miles will be there too. Apparently, an official document has come down from the government office, and we're all supposed to go listen to it!"

Yang Ruqing said, "Hmm, I know. Dad can go tomorrow."

"Do you guys need anything to buy? I can bring it back for you." Yang Huazhong asked again.

Yang Ruqing thought for a moment and said, "Father, I'm running low on red sugar over there, only one jin left. I also wanted to send some back to Xiaoqin and her child."

"Could you bring me a few kilograms of red sugar tomorrow?"

In the afternoon, Yang Ruqing brought the remaining red sugar from home to Xiaoqin.

As soon as she got home, she came to visit Xiaoqin and her child. During the time Xiaoqin was away, she had been scolded by Daping's mother again, which caused her distress and resulted in her giving birth to a baby boy prematurely.

The baby boy is almost three months old now. Because he was born prematurely, he is a bit weaker.

Since the birth of her child during this harsh winter, Xiao Qin has been too afraid to take him out, fearing a cold draft.

"Well, this room is warm, like spring."

As soon as Yang Ruoheng entered the room, she felt this way.

Xiaoqin was sitting sideways on a stool breastfeeding her child. Next to her, there was a cradle with a small blanket inside.

Hearing Yang Ruohong's words, Xiaoqin smiled at her and said: "Big Mo is afraid that we women will get cold. I heard that the wife of Xian has a warm kang in her house, and she went to learn the craft from her. When she came back, she also set up a warm kang."

Following Xiaoqin's gaze, Yang Ruqing truly saw the warm kang over there.

Yang Ruqing smiled, "This kang isn't very big. Your family of five is probably going to be cramped at night."

Xiaoqin said: "I slept on the kang with my three children, and Damo was sleeping in that other room."

“That house over there? Isn't it awfully cold?” Yang Ruqing said.

Xiaoqin said, “He said he wasn’t afraid of the cold, but I know he’s just trying to fool me. After all, he’s watching Da Ya, who will be eight years old after the New Year. It’s not right for a stepfather to share a kang with an eight-year-old girl.”

Even if we're all here, we're afraid that those with ulterior motives will hear our gossip. So for things that could be misinterpreted, it's best to avoid them.

Upon hearing Xiaoqin's words, Yang Ruqing was momentarily astonished.

“She's only eight years old, what gossip could people possibly spread? The night Tang YaZi and I got back home, my daughter insisted on sleeping with us,”

"I was a little hesitant at the time, not wanting her to go back to being as small as she was before,"

"But my daughter readily agreed, and that night as I held her in my arms while she slept..."

>"But when I woke up in the morning, my head was resting on my shoulder, a pair of little feet were kicking her father's face. Her father probably dreamed that she was cold and held her little foot..."

Hearing Yang Ruohua's description of this scene, Xia Qin felt nothing but warmth.

She sighed softly and said, "If Daping were still here, he would probably be the same."

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"The Big Mill actually really cares about these two nieces, but after all, they aren't her own. No matter how much she loves them, there are still boundaries to be aware of. There's no way around that,"

"If we don't avoid suspicion, there are too many people in this village who like to spread rumors. Once the gossip gets out, it will be a big trouble."

“So Dayao and I discussed that we should tighten our belts for the next two years, save more money, and when we have enough, tear down this thatched hut and build a small courtyard instead,”

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"When the time comes, I want both of my daughters to have their own rooms. I don't need a large or fancy courtyard, just a clean and spacious place for our family to live comfortably. That's all that matters, wouldn't you agree, Qing’er?" Xiao Qin asked.

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Yang Ruqing nodded repeatedly: "That's right, that's a practical plan."

...Unlike Si Shu and Xiao Juan, who roar like lions as soon as they speak, making it unbearable.

I sat with Xiaoqin for a while and amused herself and Damo's son. I saw the child sucking milk and closing his eyes as he fell asleep.

Yang Ruqing helped Xiaoqin organize the blanket in the cradle, put the child into the cradle, and then tightened the small blanket, raising the top of the blanket slightly to prevent the milk from blocking his nose and mouth when he spit up.

Then gently rocked the cradle a few times until the child fell asleep deeply. Once he was sound asleep, Xiao Qin went and got a dish of sunflower seeds to offer Yang Ruohua.

The two people chattered quietly while shelling sunflower seeds.

As they chatted, the conversation naturally turned to Big Ping's mother.

Mentioning Big Ping Niang, Yang Ruqing couldn't help but ask: "A few days ago when I came to see you and your son, it was rather rushed, and I didn't have time to ask in detail."

"What happened back then? How did you end up getting scolded by Big Ping's mother to the point of premature birth? Things were fine for quite a while before that, weren't they?"

Xiaoqin shook her head and smiled wryly, "The previous peace was because I've been avoiding her all along, not even meeting her face-to-face."

"I ran into her in the vegetable garden. She just started talking about things indirectly, and I immediately turned around and left. I wasn't going to listen."

"Last time, wasn't this catching up with the July Half Festival, the third anniversary of Daping,"

“Just as Big Mo came back with the transport team after escorting a batch of goods, he was very perceptive and immediately saw that something was bothering me. He asked me what was wrong.”

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