Yang Ruoqing finished washing her clothes and said to Xiao Yu: "Tang Yazi and Brother Ahao went hunting in the mountains today and won't be back until the afternoon."

"When you get back later, you can tell Brother Ning that you will come to my house for dinner at night. I will prepare some game and boil two pots of wine. Brother Zuo just happened to be here too,"

"When the time comes, call Narisong over and let them have a nice gathering and have a few drinks."

Xiao Yu was also extremely happy when she heard Yang Ruoqin's words.

"Okay, okay, I'll tell Brother Ning when I get home. He will definitely be happy," Xiaoyu said.

Yang Ruoqing curled her lips, stood up and picked up the basin, "Well, I'll go back first, and we'll talk again at night."

"Well, you should go back quickly. I'm almost done washing." Xiao Yu waved her hand towards Yang Ruoqing.

The two parted ways for the time being.

…

Yang Ruoqing had just walked to the door of the hall and happened to see Zuo Junmo and Blacksmith Luo playing with a fishing boat in the yard.

This fishing boat was specially built by Blacksmith Luo to manage fish ponds. It is naturally much smaller than those fishing boats running in the big rivers outside.

However, it is much larger than that bathtub-shaped wooden boat. Blacksmith Luo always uses this fishing boat when he spreads bait for fish and casts nets for fishing at the end of the year.

But recently, there was something wrong with the bottom of the boat. There was some water leakage. Blacksmith Luo tried many ways to fix the leak, but the effect was not obvious.

"Brother Zuo!"

Yang Ruoqing shouted to Zuo Junmo, who was busy over there.

Zuo Junmo raised his head and looked towards her. Under the sunshine, his friendly smile revealed joy.

"Qing'er, are you back?" He greeted Yang Ruoqing.

Yang Ruoqing came over with a wooden basin, looked at his hands covered with boat mud, and said, "Brother Zuo, you are here as a guest at my house. Why do you do such rough work when you come here?"

Zuo Junmo grinned, but before he could respond, Blacksmith Luo rushed to the side and said, "Qing'er, you came back just in time. Please help me persuade Master Zuo."

"I was repairing the boat in this yard earlier, and the owner of the Zuo village came. He didn't even take a sip of tea, so he came to help me."

"I won't let him do this. I can't stop him. Please help me persuade him to wash his hands and go inside to drink tea!" Blacksmith Luo said.

Yang Ruoqing shifted her gaze from Blacksmith Luo to Zuo Junmo.

Zuo Junmo said with a smile: "Why do you want to be a guest but not a guest? This is just a matter of course."

"When I came in, I happened to catch Uncle Luo repairing a fishing boat. I happened to know a little about carpentry, so I came over to help him."

"Brother Fengtang went hunting in the mountains. I have nothing to do. It's okay." He said.

Yang Ruoqing said: "Brother Zuo, if you are so humble and say that you know a thing or two about this field, then probably no one in Daqi would dare to claim to be a carpenter."

Who is Zuo Junmo?

He is not just the owner of Zuojiazhuang, nor is he just a great squire in Huguang County, a successful businessman.

He is also a descendant of the Mo family, and he is good at all kinds of institutions and tools.

Moreover, he is not only talented in that area, but also hard-working and down-to-earth.

Almost all the farm tools, plows, and waterwheels used by farmers in Zuojiazhuang and the surrounding areas were developed by his hands.

Moreover, he studies this very carefully and strives for excellence.

Over there, Blacksmith Luo was still asking Yang Ruoqing to help persuade Zuo Junmo to go inside and drink tea.

Yang Ruoqing understood Zuo Junmo's character, so she said to Blacksmith Luo: "Uncle, Brother Zuo is not an outsider, so just follow him."

"Besides, Huguang County is a land of fish and water. There is a lot of water and a lot of boats. Brother Zuo is even more experienced in making fishing boats."

"That year I went to see the dragon boat competition in their village. The dragon boats were really well done!"

"Uncle, let Brother Zuo, an expert, help you repair the fishing boat, so that you don't have to do it yourself." Yang Ruoqing said.

Zuo Junmo also said: "Qing'er is right, Uncle Luo, I have a good relationship with Fengtang and Qing'er, and we don't distinguish each other. Please don't talk to me anymore. Just let me do this small matter of repairing the ship."

Let me help you."

Hearing what Yang Ruoqing and Zuo Junmo said, Blacksmith Luo was not a hypocritical person.

He smiled cheerfully: "Okay, okay, then we will do it together. Later, there are some other things about the fishing boat. Uncle, I have to ask you for advice!"

Zuo Junmo said: "Don't hesitate to ask for advice. Let's discuss it together."

"Hahaha, let's discuss it then," Blacksmith Luo said.

Yang Ruoqing also laughed when she saw this.

"Okay, then you guys get busy first. I'll go to the backyard to dry the clothes before I come back." She said.

"Qing'er, go and do your work. There's no need to greet me." Zuo Junmo took the time to say to Yang Ruoqing.

The gentle smile in his eyes is like a brother looking at his sister, doting and generous.

Yang Ruoqing curled her lips and smiled, picked up the wooden basin and walked briskly to the backyard.

The clothes were only half-dried when Wang Cuilian, who had gone to deliver tea and melon seeds to Zuo Junmo and others, came over again in a hurry.

"Qing'er Qing'er, Zhou Wang and Xiaohuan are also here to pay New Year's greetings. They are in the front yard. Your uncle asked me to call you over." Wang Cuilian said.

Yang Ruoqing smiled, "What kind of day is it today? Are you all here in one piece? Well, I'll go after drying these few items."

"You go ahead. I'll hang these clothes to dry. When you come back, we'll probably start cooking lunch," Wang Cuilian said.

Yang Ruoqing glanced at the sun above her head and saw that it was indeed about the same.

"Okay then, I'll go say hello to my cousin and come over to cook." Yang Ruoqing said, turned around and hurried to the front yard.

In the front yard, Zuo Junmo and Blacksmith Luo were still repairing the fishing boat. It was really hard to tell. There were also three-pound nails in the broken boat. It was just a fishing boat, and the problem was really big.

Cousin Zhou Wang also rolled up his sleeves and helped with some pliers.

Under the eaves of the main room, Xiao Huan was sitting on a stool with a backrest, holding a bowl of hot tea to warm his hands.

On a small low table next to it, there were five or six snacks such as melon seeds, rice cakes, and candied fruits.

"Cousin, sister-in-law Xiaohuan, you are here. You had a hard time on the road!"

Yang Ruoqing came over and greeted them with a smile.

Zhou Wang turned to Yang Ruoqing and smiled, "It's not hard."

Then he turned around and went to study the fishing boats with Zuo Junmo and Blacksmith Luo.

Here, when Xiaohuan saw Yang Ruoqing coming, he hurriedly put down the tea bowl in his hand, stood up, and smiled shyly towards Yang Ruoqing.

"Sister-in-law Xiaohuan, please sit down quickly, don't stand."

Yang Ruoqing greeted hurriedly, her eyes sweeping over Xiaohuan's belly.

Xiaohuan is more than six months pregnant. She is wearing a large cotton-padded jacket this winter, and she is thin, so it is almost impossible to see how big her belly is.
Chapter completed!