Chapter 2907: Serves Him Right
er's parents are especially attentive to his marriage. Wait..."Xiao Yu suddenly looked at Yang Ruocheng: "Ruocheng, what do you mean by asking these questions Just tell me!"Yang Ruoqing reached out to...Dai'an was surrounded by a throng of people as he walked all the way to the main road in front of the house. Everyone around him was saying auspicious words and blessings.
Dagan smiled and agreed, but her eyes looked through the crowd, searching for something.
She seemed a little absent-minded, also a bit surprised, and somewhat disappointed.
"Little brother, it's time to get in the car. What are you looking for" Yang Ruqing hurried over to Dayan's side and asked with a smile.
Da'an just retracted his gaze, smiled at Yang Ruqing, and said, "Okay, get in the car."
As he gracefully entered the carriage, just as the curtain was about to fall, he couldn't help but cast his gaze over the heads of the farewell crowd and toward the gate of his own house in the distance.
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Then, lost in thought, he withdrew his gaze, the falling curtain separating everything.
As the carriage slowly made its way toward Clearwater Town.
As the carriage gradually drove away, finally becoming a distant small black dot, the crowd of farewellers also dispersed.
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At this moment, a thin figure slowly walked out from behind the wall of the courtyard.
Watching that departing carriage, she murmured to herself in a voice only she could hear, "Take care!"
Then, hearing footsteps behind her, she quickly darted into the courtyard.
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Here, Yang Ruohqing was carrying a basket of white radishes over and was about to go to the pond to wash them clean. She was going to make radish beef stew for lunch today.
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Seeing that figure flash past ahead, she was just about to call out when it disappeared.
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Yang Ruqing was puzzled.
Why is this little girl, Xiaohua, running so fast
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Without thinking too much, Yang Ruqing continued to wash radishes at the pond.
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At noon, the beef was ready. It was fragrant, spicy, tender yet chewy.
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Lao Yangtou and Lao Suntou were both invited over, Yang Huazhong and Luo Tiejiang also came. Luo Fengtang opened up some aged daughter's red wine, and everyone gathered around the beef and radish hot pot to eat.
“I'm confident about my grandson Dayan. This trip to the capital, he has an 80% chance of coming back as a top scholar.”
After a few sips of alcohol, Lao Sun wiped the wine stain from his mouth and excitedly said.
Old Yang also said, “My grandson is truly promising. From the time he passed the Tongsheng exam to becoming a Xiucai, a Juren, and finally a Jinshi, he has always had smooth sailing and passed every stage with flying colors.”
"This Imperial Examination, there's an 80% chance it'll be the same as always, hahaha..."
Hearing compliments from his father-in-law and father in turns praising Da An, Yang Huazhong's face couldn't help but smile.
The man said: "Father, father-in-law, you both shouldn't be so certain. Until things are settled at the end, no one can say for sure!"
“All those scholars taking the palace exam came from various states and provinces, having topped the local exams. They were all the most outstanding individuals in their respective areas, intelligent people galore!”
“Our Big An is so smart, he’ll definitely be able to do it!” Old Sun insisted on his opinion.
Yang Huazhong smiled.
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Yang Ruqing said, "No matter if he can get into the top three, anyway, being able to achieve this level is enough for our family!"
Old Yang nodded repeatedly, "That's right, that's right. For our Old Yang family to produce a scholar, this is something I never even dreamed of."
“For many years before that, we had pinned our hopes on your uncle.”
"Who knows, your uncle studied for over ten years before passing the entrance exam for a junior scholar. Ah!"
“Later, I gave up on him and focused on raising your elder cousin instead. Your elder cousin is slightly better than your uncle; at least he passed the civil service exam and became a scholar.”
"In the end, it was our Big An who brought honor to our Yang family, advancing swiftly through the ranks and becoming a Jinshi! Our ancestors would be proud!" Old Yang exclaimed repeatedly, his excitement evident as he took another large gulp of wine.
With chopsticks, he picked up a large piece of beef and put it in his mouth. He ate the meat in big bites and drank the wine in large gulps, feeling great!
“Xiaoqin, if you need two taels of silver, I can advance your wages to you. After all, my aunt-in-law's accounts for their new house are under my management.”
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In the construction site's kitchen, Yang Ruqing looked at Xiaoqin before her and spoke softly.
“Just, I want to ask another question. You bring the children to the construction site every day for meals and activities. Your in-laws are at home alone, and there's no one to visit or socialize with, is that right”
“I'm advancing two taels of silver. What is it for Would you mind telling me if it's convenient” Yang Ruqing asked again.
Xiaoqin stuttered, her eyes avoiding contact.
"Could it be that your in-laws sent you here" Yang Ruqing asked again.
Last time, when the Sun family was building a new house, Wangfu also asked Xiaoqin to speak up for him. He tried every way possible to get permission to work on the construction site.
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I dug for three days. On the first day, my shovel hit someone else's foot. Luckily they were wearing shoes, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable.
The next day, when moving the stones, a stone hit his own foot.
On the third day, at mealtime, he gobbled his food down, afraid that others would try to steal it from him.
The result got a fishbone stuck in their throat, and they were choking there, eyes rolling white.
Once again, with the vinegar and the big rice balls, everyone was in a flurry of activity before the fish bone in Wangfu's throat was finally removed.
But his voice was hoarse for several days, and the Sun family dared not use him again.
When building a new house, you want everything to be auspicious. But you're doing too many things.
Then Wangfu went home to rest.
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From then on, I returned to a life of leisure. The rapeseed, wheat, and vegetable garden were all tended to by Xiaoqin's mother-in-law.
Xiaqin dedicates all her energy to cooking and earning money at the construction site. She also has two daughters to care for. A day's work earns her eighty cash coins.
The whole family relied on Xiaoqin's earnings to get by...
“If it were your father-in-law who sent you to collect your wages in advance, you can’t keep it a secret!” Yang Ruqing continued to remind Xiaqin.
Xiao Qin quickly shook her head.
“No, it has nothing to do with them…” she whispered.
Seeing Xiaoqin's attitude, Yang Ruqing knew she wouldn't get an answer.
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Moreover, it was almost time to prepare lunch, and she didn't have much time to waste on these matters. Yang Ruqing then gave two taels of silver to Xiaoqin.
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“Eighty wen a day’s work, I gave you two thousand wen, which is the wages for twenty-five days.” Yang Ruqing said.
Little Qin nodded repeatedly, “Yes, I understand. For the next twenty-five days, I won’t be paid.”
Looking at Xiaoqin's hurried leaving figure, Yang Ruoqing frowned secretly, hoping she wasn't lying.
Last night, Wangfu got drunk on cat urine again and went on a rampage, beating up Grandma Xiaoqin until she was howling. Both of her granddaughters were so scared they cried.
As they were washing vegetables by the pond in the morning, Dayun and Yang Ruqing happened to be squatting together and said,
Yang Ruqing twitched the corner of her mouth, "Everyone is used to it, Grandma Xiaoqin probably is too!"
Even if he gets beaten, he can't blame anyone. Back then, the village elders all agreed that Wangfu was of bad character and had to be expelled from Changping Village.
Little Qin ran in crying and shouting, protecting Wangfu like a mother shielding her errant son, refusing to let anyone drive him away.
Whoever drives others away will be hated for life. That's why, even now, after being beaten and scolded again, no one feels sorry for me.
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