Yang Ruoqing led the ox to the pond and let it drink some water. Then, she led it towards the field ridge at the entrance of the village.

He walked straight to the two mu of his own fields and let the cow graze.

This season, the grass has all withered, and the cows can only chew on grass roots and such to pass the time.

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Yang Ruqing looked up at the sun overhead. It was almost noon, and people in the fields were gradually finishing their work and preparing to go home for lunch.

Chang Geng was carrying his hoe as he passed by Yang Ruoheng's field, and saw Yang Ruoheng leading a cow.

"Qing'er, whose ox is that? Why are you the one letting it out?" Chang Geng asked.

“This is my home.”

"You're here, ga-gong? Is he still in good health?"

“Alright, my father-in-law is going to help me plow the fields here today. I won't be back tonight. Uncle Chang, come to my house tonight and have a drink with my father-in-law!”

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Chang Gung just left, and then Dayan came.

"Sis, I'll go herd the cattle. You head home and help Mom cook."

Dayan gasped and ran up to Yaorqin, taking the rope from her hand.

"There's not much grass here to feed the cows, so we'll have to get some hay for it later." Yang Ruohong said.

"Hmm," Dā'ān replied, leading the cow along the irrigation ditch, searching for a suitable place to graze.

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“Dā'ān, then sister will go home to cook first. I'll call you when the rice is ready!”

"Hmm!"

Yang Ruqing strode back home.

Sun was chopping vegetables in the kitchen, making a clattering sound.

Lao Sun and Yang Huazhong were drinking tea and chatting in the room, while Xiao An was playing with mud at the entrance.

Seeing Yang Ruqing return, Xiao An's eyes lit up and she rushed into Yang Ruqing's arms.

"Well, young man, are you still playing in the mud? What's this? Mud balls or mud tofu?"

Yang Ruqing looked at Xiao An's little hand holding the mud and asked with a smile.

“It’s meatball made of mud,” Xiaoan said.

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"Well, these mud meatballs are really well-made, my little An is amazing!"

When praised, Xiao An smiled happily with his mouth open.

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“Xiaonian, do you want to eat big and sweet dates?” Yang Ruohqing asked.

"Think!"

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“Okay, let's wash our hands first. Sister will take you to eat dates!”

"Great!"

He drew some well water and washed Xiao An's hands carefully. His small, black hands were now clean.

Leading Xiao An into her own room, Yang Ruqing took out the snacks she had bought at the market last time and grabbed a handful of dates for Xiao An.

"Be a good child and eat it all up. Sister will catch you some after you finish. Now, sister has to go to the kitchen to help mother cook dinner. Come over here?"

"I followed my sister."

Xia An became Yang Ruqing's shadow.

In the kitchen, Yang Ruqing asked Sun Shi, "Mother, what are we having for lunch?"

Sun Shi said, “I originally planned to cook rice and stir-fry vegetables, but your grandfather is thinking about plowing the field this afternoon. So let’s keep things simple! Qing'er, you arrived just in time, come help me come up with an idea!”

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Yang Ruqing glanced at the stove and immediately had an idea.

“Mother, let's cook the dumplings we left over last night. Make some cornmeal dough and add some caramel to make cornmeal pancakes. Stir-fry a bowl of cabbage and spicy eggs. We'll just have this for lunch, but in the afternoon I'll go to the village grocery store and buy some liquor from the tavern. Then I'll cook a good meal with stir-fries to reward your husband!”

"Done!"

The mother and daughter agreed and immediately got to work. Soon, wisps of black smoke began to curl from the chimney...

Here, everyone is busy preparing the midday meal. The men from Old Yang's family in the front yard have finished work and come home.

As soon as Lao Yang's head stepped into the east room, Tan gave him a bowl of tea. "Your third brother's father-in-law has arrived, driving a ox cart and plowshare. It looks like he's coming to help them plow and cultivate the fields for wheat!"

Old Yang took a sip of tea and frowned: "I'll go to the backyard to say hello to my in-laws."

"Where are you going? Don't go!"

Tan stopped Lao Yang's head.

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"You're older than him, he should come take a look at you!" said Mrs. Tan.

Old Yang's face fell: "That's not reasonable. Since someone has come to our Changping village, I should go and have a look!"

“Hmph, I heard from the fourth sister-in-law that the backyard is cooking dumplings and pasting corn cakes again. When you go there, they won't think you are visiting out of courtesy. They might even think you are going to mooch off them for food and drink!” Tan said angrily.

Lao Yang's face darkened. "It's just a simple greeting from the past, why are you making such a big deal out of it? Women are narrow-minded and lack foresight!"

Lao Yang finally pushed away Tan Shi, picked up his dry pipe, and went to the backyard.

This was the first time Old Yang had stepped into the third house after the family split.

Yang Huazhong was dumbfounded when he saw his elderly father enter the room. He froze on the bed, not knowing what to say.

"Oh, my older brother is here! Come in, come in!"

Old Sun saw this and quickly got up to greet Old Yang.

Old Yang nodded and said to Old Sun, "When you came just now, I was still working in the field. I just got home and came over to have a look at you!"

"Big brother, you're so thoughtful! Big brother, your body is strong and healthy!"

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Old Sun walked to the doorway with a smile, and went to call Yang Ruqing to pour tea.

In the house, Yang Huazhong looked at his elderly father before him, his expression somewhat complex.

"Father..."

"Hey!"

Lao Yang replied in a dull tone, his eyes glancing at Yang Huazhong's legs covered by the quilt.

"Take good care of yourself. If you need anything from your father or your brothers, just send a child to let us know."

"Um!"

At the doorway, Yang Ruqing entered with tea in hand.

"Grandpa, have some tea."

>Lao Yang nodded.

"Grandpa, you and my grandpa talk, I'll go cook. We'll have lunch here later, don't leave!" Yang Ruohong said to Old Yang again.

Old Yang didn't say yes or no, he just waved and dismissed Yang Ruqing.

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In the room, Lao Sun and Lao Yang caught up on each other's lives and talked about this year's harvest.

In the next room, Yang Ruqing and her granddaughter were busy as bees. Xiao An sat by the stove, munching on dates, also with gusto. The atmosphere was excellent.

As the last dish was being fried, a shout suddenly came from outside.

“Aunt Yang San, you better go and take a look. Your son Da An is fighting with someone at the village entrance...”

Sun's hand trembled as she looked at Yang Ruoqing: "Did I hear that right? Dayan got into a fight with someone?"

"Mother, don't worry, I'll take a look!"

Yang Ruqing put down the bowl and chopsticks in her hands, turned around, and ran towards the kitchen door.

A boy like Da An, so shy and quiet, would certainly never be the one to start a fight.

If it truly came to a fight, then the other party would be at fault. They would have been cornered and had no choice but to fight back.

A cold glint flashed in Yang Ruqing's eyes. She wanted to see who had the guts to bully her younger brother!

I ran to the village mouth in one breath, and from afar I saw a circle of children about half grown gathered by the pond ahead.

Yang Ruqing immediately recognized this group of children. They were the same ones who had intercepted her by the river when she was digging for earthworms last time.

At the head was a little kid named Chen Gou Dan. Chen Gou Dan brought along his two older brothers, Chen Hu and Chen Xiong, to cause trouble, but unfortunately, they all backed down!

Hi, how are you doing? How is Chen Gou Dan?

Yang Ruqing hurried forward, her hands darting out to push the two little kids aside, squeezing past them.

In the middle of the ground, Chen Gou Dan and Dayan were wrestling with each other!

The two boys, one biting the other and the other scratching back, both had red eyes from fighting.