Thinking of the damp bedding, Yang Ruoqing really wished she could take it out to air and sun it properly, to kill the germs. But she was such a fool! If she did that, wouldn't she reveal herself?

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Then, she suddenly opened her mouth wide and let out a few cries of "ah ah" in the direction of the kitchen.

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As expected, the curtain of the kitchen was lifted, and Mrs. Sun hurried out, wiping the water droplets from her hands, rushing to Yang Ruoqing's side, "Ruoqing, what happened?"

　　Yang Ruqing opened her mouth, about to lean into Sun Shi's ear and ask her to bring the quilt out, just then, the small wooden door leading to the front room was slammed open from the outside with a loud "bang." A young man with straw sandals on his feet and muddy trousers rolled up to his knees rushed in hastily.

The young man was probably in his early twenties, with a square face, dark complexion, prominent eyebrows, big eyes, a high nose bridge, and somewhat thick lips. Yang Ruqing immediately recognized this young man as her fifth uncle, Yang Huazhou.

Sun was startled by the sudden noise. She raised her head to see who it was, letting out a breath of relief while also showing a hint of surprise.

"Fifth brother, didn't you say you went to Old Zhao's house in the east of the village to help build a stove today? Why are you back now?" Sun asked.

Yang Huazhou wiped the sweat from his forehead and glanced at Yang Ruqing hiding behind Sun Shi. He then shouted to Sun Shi, "Third sister-in-law, did my third brother come home from the town today?"

"Nothing, what's up?"

“Then, before my third older brother left, wasn't he wearing a gray shirt, blue pants, and straw sandals?” Yang Huazhou asked immediately.

Sun Shi pondered for a moment, nodded her head, and suddenly thought of something. She had been half-squatting beside Yang Ruqing, but she suddenly stood up and asked Yang Huazhou with some urgency: "Fifth Brother, why are you asking these questions? What's going on?"

"Oh no! That's terrible!" Yang Huazhou slapped his thigh and gritted his teeth, his entire face contorted in distress.

When Mrs. Sun heard this, her face turned pale instantly. Thinking about how long Qing'er's father had been gone, a bad premonition suddenly arose in her heart.

Her lips trembled as she was about to ask again, just then the door of the east wing creaked open.

A tall and thin old man emerged from under his coat. His temples were slightly gray, but his frame looked strong and sturdy.

The old man clutched at the collar of his coat with one hand, while the other still held a pipe. Behind him followed Tan Shi, her face etched with worry.

Yang Ruqing knew that the old man in front of her was Grandpa Yang, the patriarch of the Yang family, and also the head of this body.

>Lao Yang's face was gloomy as soon as he stepped out of the house. He didn't even look at Sun and his daughter, but glared at Yang Huazhou over there with a furious expression and shouted: "I hate your lukewarm personality that says half and leaves half! You act like a woman. What happened to your third brother? Tell me quickly!" Let me know if you have any other text you'd like me to translate! ?

"Father, something terrible has happened! I heard from Ergouzi's wife who just came back from town that there was a person lying on the riverbank five miles outside town, covered in blood, with an overturned cart beside him. Ergouzi's wife was too scared to get closer and take a good look, but she saw the clothes he was wearing were exactly like my third brother's!"

"What?" Old Yang's body shook violently, and the dry tobacco pipe in his hand fell to the ground with a "crack!"

Tan strode forward a few steps, grabbed Yang Huazhou's arm suddenly, and shouted fiercely: "What did you say? How did your third brother's oxcart overturn into the river?"

“Ergouzi’s wife said so, but I don't know the specifics! She’s in a panic, came back to ask her father for advice!”

“Father, Qinger...” Suddenly Mrs. Sun let out a wail and rushed out, but after only two steps, her figure stopped abruptly, her whole body arching backwards before falling onto the hard earth behind her.

Here, Yang Ruoqing moved, just about to jump up to take it, but Yang Huazhou, quick as lightning, reached out and stopped her mother.

"Third sister-in-law…"

After swaying a little, Mrs. Sun came to her senses.

"I'm going to find Father Qing’er!" Mrs. Sun glared with eyes that seemed to have lost focus, but still pushed Yang Huazhou away with all her might, then bolted towards the front room.

“Father, what are we going to do now? Quickly come up with a plan!” Yang Huazhou glanced at Sun’s disappearing figure and stomped his feet anxiously.

"What are you still doing? Go to the front yard and call your eldest brother up. If we don't go to the fields in the afternoon, we'll all go look for your third brother!"

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Before Lao Yang's words even settled, Yang Huazhou dashed out like a gust of wind. Then came the sound of him furiously pounding on the door of Yang Huanan's room in the front house. Lao Yang quickly buttoned up his shirt and hurried after him.

In the backyard, only Mrs. Tan was left pacing anxiously in the middle of the yard, while Yang Ruqing stood under the wall, dumbfounded.

Although I haven't met that cheap old dad formally yet, all the blurry and scattered fragments in my mind are of that middle-aged man's simple and honest face.

Just like he treated the Sun family, for over a decade, he has been doting on this foolish daughter without any complaints or regrets.

I couldn't sleep all night, and this morning when the sky was just starting to brighten, I went into town to get medicine. I must have been exhausted or something because I ended up having an accident with the ox cart!

Yang Ruqing's heart was pounding. She really wanted to go and see what her father was like now, but this body had been severely injured by drowning and had a high fever all night. Now, even getting up made her head spin. She couldn't keep up with Sun Shi and the others, she might even hold them back!

She could only stand straight under the wall of the west wing, tiptoeing to look toward the doorway leading to the front room, and pricking up her ears to listen for any movement! In her heart, she prayed over and over again, hoping that her father wouldn't have a serious accident!

There, Tan glanced around, muttering something under her breath. She turned and picked up Lao Yangtou's tobacco pipe that had fallen to the ground, just about to return to the east wing. As she turned her head, she saw Yang Ruohua standing against the west wall. Tan's anger flared instantly, and she glared at Yang Ruohua, berating her fiercely.

"What are you looking at? It's all your fault! You fat, stupid idiot, how can you be so lucky? If something happens to the third brother, both you and your mother won't be able to stay with Old Yang's family. You'll be kicked out sooner or later, you bring bad luck! You're a plague!"

If it were another time, Yang Ruqing certainly wouldn't have let it go. But at this moment, she had her father on her mind and no heart to argue with Tan Shi.

To be frank, even though the Tan language is harsh to hear, it speaks the truth.

If the original owner of this body hadn't jumped into the river for a man, none of these things would have happened afterward. These mistakes weren't my own, but I can't speak of my suffering, alas!

Unwilling to be treated as a venting machine by Tan, Yang Ruqing turned her head and entered the west wing room, leaving Tan alone in the courtyard to rant and rave.

“A fool, daring to give me the cold shoulder? As if!”

Then Tan cursed a few more times, then turned her head and went back to the east chamber across from her, slamming the door shut.

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