I don't know how Lao Yang got through Tan Shi's ideological work. Anyway, the next morning, Yang Huaming came to Yang Ruqing's house and borrowed a carriage.

Then he hurried to Liujiacun by carriage to pick someone up.

As midday approached, a carriage swayed into the village.

At that time, Yang Ruqing was squatting by the pond with Aunt Guihua and the others, washing clothes.

As the carriage passed by the dike, Liu raised the curtain and waved to those outside.

"Qing'er, where are the laundry clothes?"

Yang Ruoqing raised her head and gave Liu shi a subtle smirk.

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"Is your aunt here?" she casually greeted.

Liu lifted her chin and smiled triumphantly, as if she had just won a battle: "Yes, I'm back. Come play with me later when I'm free."

"Do you think everyone is as empty-headed as you? Shut your birdcage and sit back down, you fool!"

Yang Huaming turned his head and hissed in a low voice at Liu.

Liu glanced and retracted into the carriage.

The carriage swayed into the village.

By the pond, women couldn't help but whisper to each other.

"Didn't Liu's wife get into a fight with Yang Laosi a few days ago and return to her parents' home? How come she's back so soon? And in a carriage..."

"You don't know, do you? I do," a woman in the crowd called out loudly.

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"Come on, what's up?"

That woman said, “I met Old Yang this morning. He went to town to buy meat, saying that the fourth daughter-in-law was pregnant and needed to eat more to make up for it!”

"What?"

The women by the pond were all shocked.

“Isn’t it said that Old Four Yang was beaten up last time, and that thing is useless now?”

"Yes, yes, it's inhumane. How could Liu be pregnant? Is her belly just blown up by the wind?"

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"Well, who knows? Maybe Old Yang has cured it again..."

The women chattered away, talking about everything and nothing, but in the end they couldn't come to any conclusion.

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Yang Ruoqing disliked being bothered with questions. She quickly finished washing her clothes and returned home.

Mrs. Sun came over from the side courtyard where Old Mrs. Sun lived, carrying a winnowing basket in her hand.

“Mother, what are you doing?”

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Yang Ruqing turned her head and asked.

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Rice flour?

Yang Ruqing's eyes lit up: "Mother, why don't we cook a pan of rice noodles with chili at noon? It's so delicious."

Peppers are the last batch of peppers harvested in the garden near the end of the season.

It's small and has a pointed head, with an explosive spicy flavor.

Some garlic is smashed and stir-fried with rice flour, then water is added. The rice flour then mixes with the chili peppers into a ball.

Soft and tender, yet with a spicy kick that blasts from the tip of your tongue all the way down to your throat, it's incredibly flavorful!

Regarding Yang Ruoqing's proposal, Mrs. Sun readily agreed.

"Alright, then mother will fry a dish at noon."

"By the way, Qing'er, I'll hang up your clothes. You take this bowl of rice noodles to give to your Aunt Wu. She was talking about wanting to eat rice noodle pudding a few days ago." Sun shi said again.

Yang Ruqing said, "Mother, you just put the rice noodles in that bowl. There are only two pieces of clothing left. I'll send them over after they're dried."

Old Yang's backyard.

Yang Ruqing went in from the alley entrance and straight to the backyard.

These three little houses in the backyard, Yang Ruoqing looked at them all feeling familiar.

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A family of five lived in this small house, they went through a lot, from nothing to something, from poverty to affluence.

I used to live here, and I couldn't stand the people in the front yard.

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But now that I've moved out, seeing these three little houses again evokes a different kind of feeling.

This is nostalgia.

"Aunt Wu? Are you home?"

Yang Ruqing came to the door of the house and asked.

"It's Qing'er, isn't it? The door is open, come in!"

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Bao Suyun's voice came from inside the house.

Yang Ruqing pushed the door open. Inside and outside the room, everything was clean and tidy.

Bao Suyun leaned half against the bed, her clothes bunched together, looking toward the direction of the door.

Upon seeing Yang Ruqing enter, he broke into a joyful smile.

"Auntie Wu, why are you lying in bed in broad daylight? Is something bothering you?" Yang Ruoqing asked.

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Bao Suyun said: "It's nothing major, just that my due date is approaching. I've been walking around so much lately that the bones in my lower back are hurting. It's more comfortable to lie down." Let me know if you have any other text you'd like translated! ?

As the woman spoke, she was about to get out of bed to pour tea for Yang Ruohui when Yang Ruohui stopped her.

"Fifth Aunt, you just lie down. I'm not thirsty."

She said as she placed the bowl of rice noodles she brought onto the table, and then Bing Gen Bao Suyun explained her purpose.

Bao Suyun glanced at the bowl of rice noodles and was very happy.

“Your mother is so kind, she went through the trouble of grinding rice flour and still remembered me,” she said.

Yang Ruqing smiled and shook her head. "It's nothing."

Bao Suyun said: “You know your aunt has returned, right?”

Just as Yang Ruqing was about to nod, a loud voice rang out from outside.

"Fifth younger sister, are you in the house?"

At the sound, Bao Suyun and Yang Ruqing exchanged glances.

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This person is really hard to forget.

"Don't speak." Yang Ruqing gestured silently to Bao Suyun.

Bao Suyun understood, and the two fell silent, pretending there was no one in the house.

The door was already shut when Yang Ruqing came in, and the latch had been fastened.

The windows are also falling, as long as the people inside don't make a sound, people outside wouldn't know if there's anyone inside.

Outside, Liu shi called out a couple of times but did not receive a response from Bao Suyun.

She walked over and pushed open Bao Suyun's door.

It can't be pushed open.

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Liu said to herself.

In the room, Bao Suyun and Yang Ruoqing exchanged glances and both covered their mouths to stifle laughter.

I hate Liu the most.

At the door, Liu didn't leave. Her footsteps moved toward the two rooms next door.

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"What is she doing?" Bao Suyun asked in surprise.

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Yang Ruqing pricked up her ears to listen.

"If I'm not mistaken, Aunt Four probably wants to see if she can take something while no one's looking!" she said.

“Ah?”

Bao Suyun was stunned.

"All the valuable stuff is locked up in this house, she'll find nothing over there by the kitchen!" she said.

Yang Ruqing smiled: "This is called a thief not leaving empty-handed. Let's just wait and see."

As soon as the words left her mouth, a sound of pushing the door came from next door. Apparently, Liu had walked around in the next room and couldn't find anything she liked, so she went into the kitchen at the top.

In the kitchen, there was the sound of things being rummaged through.

Then, there was the sound of water being moved...

Then, footsteps deliberately lighter came back.

Yang Ruqing smiled and winked at Bao Suyun, then got up and went behind the door.

The door swung open suddenly.

"Creak..."

The sound of the door opening startled Liu, who was standing at the doorway, causing her to come to a sudden halt.

All she did was stoop down as she passed by this doorway.

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He was carrying a sack of hemp rope, filled with twenty or thirty kilograms of rice.

The sound of the door opening startled her, and the sack of rice in her hand fell to the ground with a thump.

"Oh my, you guys are in here? Why didn't you say anything? You almost gave me a heart attack!"

Mrs. Liu glared at Yang Ruqing, then bent down to pick up the bag of rice from the ground.