Yang Ruqing then turned her head and cast a warning glare at those women over there who were still sneaking glances this way and winking at each other.

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Among these women, there were several gossipmongers, similar to Liu Shi, who spread rumors and created trouble.

Yang Ruqing's fierce gaze was mainly directed at those women. They pursed their lips and avoided eye contact, but the flame of gossip did not subside.

Yang Ruqing also glanced at the few attached women beside her. These women, or their families, had relatives working in either the transport team or the medicinal herbs collection team.

Therefore, he had some apprehension towards Yang Ruqing and did not dare to offend her.

Upon receiving Yang Ruqing's gaze, they smiled and lowered their heads to concentrate on washing their own clothes, or chatted with others nearby.

With their backup of those few prickly heads cut off, they wouldn't be able to make much of a splash on their own.

Yang Ruqing then retracted her gaze, transforming into a more approachable expression and saying to Liu Doukou: "Don't mind them, women from peasant households like this are just fond of gossiping, but they mean no harm."

Liu Doukou nodded lightly. She whispered to Yang Ruqing, "Sister Ruqing, you can't blame them for laughing. I'm really useless. I can't even wash the sheets properly."

“To say he came to look after my aunt, what a joke! That's so embarrassing, I'm such an idiot!”

She was slightly annoyed and pinched the back of her hand. The white skin on her delicate hand immediately turned red, with two crescent-shaped marks clearly visible.

Yang Ruqing quickly grabbed her hand and said, “Don’t be foolish, there’s nothing shameful about this. Who isn’t taught these things after they’re born? We all learn them later, don’t we?”

Moreover, your family is well-off. You were raised like a little princess by your parents. Is there anything wrong with that? There's nothing wrong! Besides, yesterday I went to your aunt's place and saw you cooking in the kitchen, bustling about. You're doing very well already!

Hearing Yang Ruqing's advice and praise, Liu Doukou's mood improved a bit.

“As for the dishes, I learned them from my mother. To be honest, I can only cook rice properly, and I can only make five or six dishes.”

Those five or six dishes are all my cousin likes to eat. I specially inquired about them here from my aunt and then went to learn how to make them...

But this was a secret Liu Doukou kept hidden in her heart. She was too embarrassed to tell Yang Ruohqing about it.

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“Dou Kou, you can go back first. Just leave those two sets of bedsheets with me, I'll wash them.” Yang Ruqing said.

Liu Doukou shook her head repeatedly and said, "This won't work, Qing'er sister. You have so many bedsheets on hand. Besides, I can wash two for you. How could I ask you to wash mine? Absolutely not! I can wash my own."

Yang Ruqing smiled and pointed to the large wooden basin filled with bedsheets Liu Doukou had. "To be honest, these two sets of bedsheets are what I sent to my mother-in-law and Zichuan a couple of days ago to replace theirs."

“Their house has been empty for over half a year, right? Since you've changed the sheets for them recently, I'll take these two to wash and bring them home later.”

Hearing Yang Ruqing's words, Liu Doukou suddenly understood.

“No way, even if it's your bedsheets, Qing'er sister, I have to wash them before going back. How can I add to your burden!”

“If you, Sister Qing'er, don't trust me and are afraid I won't wash the sheets clean, then just give me two pillowcases to wash. Pillowcases are small, I can manage.”

Liu Doukou is still persisting...

Yang Ruqing smiled and patted Liu Doukou's hand, saying: "Well, it's not necessary to be so particular about such a small matter. You should go back and accompany your foster mother quickly, she can't be without someone by her side."

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“Tell your stepmother I’ll be over to see her after I finish washing these sheets.”

Only then did Liu Doukou stand up and express her heartfelt gratitude to Yang Ruohua once more before turning to leave.

Looking at her graceful figure as she left, her waist was truly just a hand's breadth. This girl is lucky to have been born into a wealthy family.

Otherwise, with this willow-like slender frame, it would truly be out of place in a genuine peasant's household.

The sheets weren't finished washing, and a whole chunk of the soap slipped off.

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As she left, she didn't even glance back at the fallen perfume bottle. Clearly, this girl was truly wealthy.

Well, it's true that he wasn't short of money. Because when Mu Zichuan was studying and facing the most difficult times, his uncle's family had been supporting him financially.

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Having regained her composure, Yang Ruqing also stood up, tossing aside a pile of bedsheets and basins, and turned to quickly run back home.

Of course, before leaving, she definitely entrusted a nearby elderly woman to keep an eye on her things. She went back to get something and would be right back.

At Old Mu's house, Liu Doukou placed two empty basins in the courtyard and then briskly entered the house.

"Auntie, I'm back," she said, pushing open the door to the west room and entering with a gentle and pleasing smile.

At this time, Shi Chuan's mother had already woken up and was leaning against the headboard, staring blankly at the top of the canopy.

Upon seeing Liu Doukou return, Zichuan's mother was a little surprised.

"How did you come back so quickly? Are the sheets washed?" asked Zichuan's mother.

"Well, my niece has been thinking of her aunt and that's why she washed so quickly," she said.

"Aunt, are you thirsty? Would you like me to pour you some tea with cardamom?" she asked with concern.

Kiyokawa's mother shook her head. "I don't want to drink. What about that, the sheets are drying out in the sun? The weather looks nice today."

Liu Doukou also turned her head to glance at the bright sunlight outside the window, and smiled slightly: “I didn’t bring back the quilt. When I was washing it by the pond, I happened to meet Qing'er sister. Qing'er sister told me that she sent this quilt to my aunt and cousin a few days ago.”

"I told her to wait until it was dry before I sent it to Sister Qing, but Sister Qing felt sorry for me and didn't want me to run this errand. She asked me to just hand over the sheets to her directly, and she would take them home to dry later."

"As soon as I heard this, I hurried to wash up. I applied a lot of fragrant sandalwood paste and washed until I smelled heavenly before handing it over to Sister Qing'er."

Hearing Liu Doukou's words, Zichuan's mother smiled and nodded. "Well, the quilt was indeed sent by Qing'er. Fortunately, she has this goddaughter in the village. Those two days when we came back, she provided hot meals, hot water, clean bedding, and took care of everything."

Liu Doukou sat beside the bed, her hands clenched into small pink fists as she lightly massaged Suba's legs while smiling patiently and listening to her.

"Yeah, Sister Qing'er is really a kind person. She's good to me too." Liu Doukou said, as if she had thought of something, she continued: "By the way, before we washed together, Sister Qing'er accidentally slid her soap into the water. I saw how deep the water was and stopped her from retrieving it. Just happened that I was done washing, so I gave Sister Qing'er our family's soap to use."

“Five coins for a piece of fragrant agarwood, Auntie, you wouldn't blame Doukou for squandering family wealth, would you?” Liu Doukou asked softly, her long eyelashes fluttering, looking a little shy and pitiful, truly making one feel sorry for her.

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