Sun Lao was still quite willing to listen to Yang Ruoqing, hearing this, she smiled and nodded, letting Yang Ruoqing support her back up.

Yang Ruqing picked up Grandma Sun's coat from the foot of the bed and draped it over her shoulders.

Then they brought over a small bedside table and placed it on the bed. The food was arranged neatly on the table, so Granny Sun could easily reach her chopsticks and bowl with outstretched hands.

“You brought so many delicious dishes, I can’t possibly finish them all by myself,” said Old Lady Sun, smiling at the towering mound of food before her.

Yang Ruqing smiled and said, "If you can't finish it, just eat slowly, no rush."

Sun Laotai said, "Go to the next kitchen and get a set of bowls and chopsticks for me. I'll give you some."

Yang Ruqing shook her head: "I smelled too much smoke while cooking earlier, now I can't eat anything."

Old Mrs. Sun had no choice but to eat slowly by herself. Let me know if you have any other text you'd like translated!

Yang Ruqing sat beside her, saying nothing and patiently watching Old Mrs. Sun eat.

After eating a few bites, Mrs. Sun suddenly stopped and let out a soft sigh.

Yang Ruqing said, "What's wrong, Grandma? Don't you like the taste of the vegetables?"

Elder Sun shook her head and turned to look at Yang Ruohong.

“The food is delicious, the taste is good. It’s just that Gaba’s heart is blocked by something, and she can’t taste anything.” She said.

Upon hearing this, Yang Ruqing smiled faintly and said softly, "Grandma Ga, if there's something bothering you, you can tell Ruqing. I'll help you think it through."

When Yang Ruqing was helping Old Madam Sun to her feet and dressing her, she observed the old lady's complexion and quietly felt her pulse.

The old woman's bones should be fine.

Some common issues include elderly individuals experiencing weakness in their qi and blood, as well as bone aches that occur before changes in weather or rainfall.

Otherwise, I wouldn't have plastered on so many band-aids.

Her appetite was poor, as she herself said, because something weighed heavily on her mind.

>It needs to be unblocked and guided.

" Grandma, tell me about it. Don't keep it bottled up inside." Yang Ruqing continued.

Grandmother Sun put down her chopsticks and looked at Yang Ruohua.

“Dayan and Dajie are both my children.”

"Daye is your aunt's son, and Dayan is your mother's son."

Although they have different surnames, in the eyes of outsiders, one is my grandson and the other is my stepson. The word "step" is added before "son".

“But in my and your grandpa's hearts, they are both the same,”

“My dear, in this lifetime, we had no sons, only you and your Aunt came into our lives as daughters. You are both precious to me, like the palms of my hands and the back of my hands – I can’t differentiate between them.” Grandma Sun said.

>

Yang Ruqing listened silently, secretly nodding.

From small to large, even when I was foolish back then, Gaga and Popo still loved me the same way.

Furthermore, Gaga and Grandma often saved their own rations to send to Sun and Yang Huazhong's side, worried that Sun and her children would have a hard time at Old Yang's house...

At the beginning of our separation, it was truly a difficult time. A family of five was on the verge of starvation.

...There's no manpower to plant the crops in the fields...

It was old man Gao's grandson who drove the ox cart, crossing mountains and valleys to bring food and wheat flour, along with many mountain goods, eggs, and even an old hen.

Even at his age, Old Sun still carried the plow and helped his daughter and son-in-law till the land. His foot was even cut by shards of porcelain thrown by Chen Hu's brothers, bleeding profusely...

Scenes from the past flashed before her eyes like lightning. Yang Ruoqing reached out and grasped Old Madam Sun's hand, which was wrinkled with age spots, rough as old tree bark. Let me know if you have any other text you'd like me to translate!

"Grandma, I know, I know you and Grandpa treat us siblings the same as Da Jie and Xiao Jie." Yang Ruqing said.

Grandma Sun smiled kindly, her gentle gaze resting on Yang Ruqing.

This time, both Dayan and Da Jie took the exam, one passed while the other didn't.

"My heart is, half joy and half sorrow. I'm doing this to consider the feelings of both children, as well as the feelings of both families,"

"I can't express my joy too much, and I can't express my sadness too much either. Inside, this feeling is a little strange..." Grandma Sun said.

Yang Ruqing curled her lips, "Grandma, don't think too much about it. Just say whatever comes to mind when you meet a child."

"Besides, Da Jie didn't get in this time, there's always next time, and the time after that. He's young, only thirteen or fourteen years old, what's he afraid of?" Yang Ruohua asked.

Mrs. Sun nodded, "Well, that's right."

Let me know if you have any other text you'd like me to translate! ?

"However, Dayan is the same age as Daye. The two of them went to school together, had the same teacher, ate the same things, drank the same things, and slept in the same place."

"All I can say is, Da'an, you're definitely smarter than Da Jie." Old Mrs. Sun said.

Yang Ruqing smiled and shook her head: "This is just in terms of studying, perhaps Dangan is slightly better than Da Jie. In other aspects, Dangan might not be as good as Da Jie!"

"As the saying goes, 'An inch has its length, a foot has its shortness, everyone has their own strengths,'"

"You see, all of us are daughters born to our fathers and mothers. Look at my aunt and your mother, aren't they different?" Yang Ruqing teased with a smile.

Grandma Sun thought for a moment and nodded, "Your aunt has quite a bit of strength. She could even pin down a 200-pound pig with one hand."

"But your mother, when it comes to cooking and sewing, she'd leave your aunt miles behind, hahaha..."

Just like that, Yang Ruqing chatted with Old Madam Sun, and the old woman's mood gradually brightened.

As for Da An and Da Jie, I've gradually come to terms with things.

"This is between you and me, I feel the same way your aunt and uncle do."

>

“They were both happy for Da’an and worried for Da Jie!”

"After your mother came this morning, your aunt came to me and confided in me. She said that Big Jie is currently studying with Da'an."

"Now that Dayan has passed the examination for juren, the two people's study hall are estimated to have scored differently."

"Your aunt is worried that Da Jie will be too timid to study alone at the school in town. Da Jie's personality is like a little girl; he doesn't dare to speak when there are many people around. You know this yourself."

“Your aunt means that if there’s no other way, just have Da Jie return to the village and study at your cousin’s school in the back of the village.”

“Otherwise, why not just stop Da Jie from studying? Getting through the imperial examinations and becoming a Xiucai would be enough. He could even go to the government office every year to collect some rice. The family's corvée labor and taxes could also be reduced, which would be sufficient!” Grandma Sun said.

"Let Da Jie quit school and come home to hone his skills with his old man!" Old Madam Sun added.

Upon hearing this, Yang Ruoqing was truly astonished.

"Da Jie is only thirteen or fourteen years old. For the past few years, he has been studying. Now that they're not letting him study, what does his aunt want him to do?"

“Raising pigs? Slaughtering pigs?” she asked again.

Looking at Grandma Sun's expression, Yang Ruqing knew she had guessed correctly.

"Oh my goodness, Auntie! You're being ridiculous!" Yang Ruqing frowned, her tone a little displeased.