Chapter 4339: Starving
me know if you'd like me to translate any other text!Yang Ruqin pursed her lips: "This is ape dung, I'll tell you more about it when I have time."Both lunch and dinner, the whole Lao Yang family, as w...“Has the eldest daughter and the second daughter come back to visit for Chinese New Year this month” Yang Ruqing asked Xu Mang’s wife again.
Xu Mang's wife said: "They came back. On the third day of the first lunar month, both sisters came back together with their brother-in-law and children to pay New Year's greetings."
"Where's San'er" Yang Ruqing asked again.
Xu Mang's wife said, "It seems that the opera troupe is performing at his mother-in-law's place. San'er went there on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year and probably won't be back until after Lantern Festival. I told her to stay there and keep her mother-in-law company."
Then Xu Mang's wife asked Yang Ruoqing about the situation of Chen'er and Da Zhi, and inquired about the health of Lao Tie and others.
During this first month of the Lunar New Year, relatives and friends visited each other. Their conversations centered around children, the elderly, harvests, business, and health. Generation after generation, they talked endlessly about these topics with great enjoyment.
Over there, Xu Mang said to his wife, "You chat with Qing'er again this afternoon. It's time to cook lunch now. Fengtang and Qing'er came from Huiguang County, they must be hungry!"
Xu Mang's wife quickly stood up: "Qinger, I'll go cook some food. You all have tea first."
Yang Ruqing also stood up and said, "Sister-in-law, I'll help you."
Xu Mang's wife shook her head vigorously, "Absolutely not! This is your first time back home for the New Year, how could we possibly ask you to go down to the kitchen! Absolutely not!"
Yang Ruqing said, "It's nothing, we don't care about those things."
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She was truly hungry now, wanting to eat something as soon as possible. If she let Xu Mang's wife go to the kitchen alone, and San Yaya wasn't home either, Xu Mang's wife would stir the pot over the fire and move under it repeatedly, cooking everything from chicken, duck, fish, and meat. It was estimated that there wouldn't be a single hour without food.
And an hour is a whole two hours! I'd be starving by then!
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"Brother Xu Mang, Tang Yazi, that's settled then. I'll go help Sister-in-law cook!" Yang Ruqing said.
Xu Mang also wanted to dissuade, but Luofengtang saw through Yang Ruqing's intentions.
"Okay, Qing'er, you go. Lend a hand and hurry up. I won't lie to you guys, I'm really hungry, so later on, please don't make too many dishes, just two that we can eat for dinner is enough!"
"How could that be This is your first time visiting our home for the New Year..." Xu Mang's wife was still standing there, looking very conflicted.
Xu Mang said, “Don’t just stand there. Since that's the case, let's just relax. You go cook us some noodles and then fry some cured pork with wine for me and Feng Tang.”
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"We can wait until nighttime and prepare a delicious meal to welcome them!"
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Xu Mang was his daughter-in-law's pillar of support. Hearing this, the woman quickly nodded.
"Qing'er, since it's just noodles, I can make them quickly. You don't have to get your clothes dirty. Just sit down and the noodles will be ready in a bit!"
Xu Mang's wife pushed Yang Ruohua back onto the stool and then scurried to the kitchen.
Yang Ruoqing had no choice but to sit back down, continue drinking tea, munching on melon seeds, and listening to the two men chat.
The conversation, spanning from the affairs of heaven and earth to gossip, eventually circled back to their shared passion: hunting.
Xu Mang said: “In the twelfth lunar month, I went hunting with some friends in the mountains west of望海 County. We hunted down a roe deer. I took back a hind leg and cured it with lard. When my two sons-in-law came to celebrate the New Year, I was too reluctant to take it out to eat.”
"Tonight, let your sister-in-law take out some big chunks of meat for us to grill. Brothers, let's have a good drink together!"
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Luofeng Tang smiled and agreed.
In a little while, Xu Mang's wife came into the main hall, “The noodles are ready. Haven't the two children come back yet”
Yang Ruqing only then realized that the two little fellows had been gone for a while and hadn't returned. So she put down the teacup in her hand, got up and walked towards the entrance of the main hall, "I'll go look for them."
Xu Mang's wife also came over with him. When they reached the gate of the courtyard, she shouted loudly at both ends of the alley.
He was calling her son's name.
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This woman, who looks so gentle and mild, has a surprisingly loud and powerful voice when she calls her son home for dinner!
But after yelling several times, there was still no response from the child.
"This stinky boy, did he take the baby there to play Running so far away, wait until he comes back and I won't let him get away with it!" Xu Mang's wife was a little anxious, mumbling to herself.
Yang Ruqing said, "Children are playful and might have run to the nearby alley to play. It's nothing, let's go look for them there."
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As the two of them reached the mouth of the alley, they saw two children running towards them hand-in-hand. They were running frantically while turning their heads back to look behind them, a mixture of nervousness and excitement.
"What are you guys doing" Yang Ruqing shouted at them.
The two children saw Yang Ruqing and Xu Mang's wife, and quickly ran to them.
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"Mother, we didn't run very far. Are we going to eat now Come on, let's go back for dinner!" Luo Babao pulled Yang Ruoqing's hand and said out of breath.
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Yang Ruqing eyed her suspiciously, "Did you go and do something bad"
"No, that's impossible! If you don't believe me, ask your brother!" Luo Babbo said, winking at Xu Jiazi.
The Xu family boy also straightened his chest and said to Yang Ruqing: "We didn't do anything wrong, we did what we should do."
"So, what did you guys do" Xu Mang's wife asked curiously.
Both children shook their heads together, "This is our secret, we can't tell."
Yang Ruqing and Xu Mang's wife looked at each other and smiled, "They can do this, and they're still being mysterious!" Yang Ruqing said.
"Alright, alright, no need to ask. If it's good news, it doesn't require inquiry. If it's trouble, it will eventually be exposed. At that time, we'll settle the score with interest. Let's go home for dinner!" Yang Ruocheng smiled and patted Luo Baobei's head. The four of them walked together towards the Xu family.
The piping hot and fragrant lunch has already been served on the table.
Four adults and two children, each with a bowl of meatball noodles in front of them.
In the middle of the table was a bowl of chili peppers stir-fried with cured pork, a bowl of blanched Chinese cabbage, and a bowl of yellow bean sauce made by Xu Mang's wife. There was also a plate of washed and fresh cilantro, which was used to eat noodles with.
“Your cooking is really good, sister-in-law! Just smelling this aroma makes me feel hungry!” Yang Ruqing said with a smile.
Xu Mang's wife also laughed and said, "It was rushed at noon, so I could only make do like this for now. Everyone, just make do and eat!"
"If such a plentiful meal were called 'making do' and 'tolerating,' then there would be no delicious food in this world." Yang Ruqing said with a smile.
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"The top and bottom of the bowl are all stuffed with meatballs. They call it meatball noodles, but this whole bowl is just filled with meatballs!" Yang Ruqing added.
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Xu Mang's wife chuckled and picked up her chopsticks, inviting them to eat: "Eat it while it's hot, have a good meal."
As expected, Yang Ruoheng finished the entire bowl of meatball noodles, bottom up. The feeling of being full and satisfied afterwards was truly wonderful!
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