Yang Ruoqing gently held Dazhi's hand, which was so thin that there was almost no flesh at all.

But there are still several layers of thin calluses on the fingertips of these slender fingers, which are obviously worn out by years of writing.

"Zhi'er, it's rare for you to have such filial piety. Mom is very touched and pleased that you have finally grown up." Yang Ruoqing said.

"It's just that you are still young now, only nine years old. Firstly, you have no salary, and secondly, you don't have the energy and time to go out and work to support your family. You still have to study to prepare for the provincial examination."

"You stay with your biological mother as a filial piety, just to accompany her and support the family..."

"Mom, don't worry!" Dazhi interrupted Yang Ruoqing, took off the big purse from his body and put it on the table.

"I have already made a plan. I can no longer live in this big house in Yangzhou City. I will go back to the landlord and get the remaining half year's rent back."

"One hundred taels a year, and after living here for half a year, there should be fifty taels left. Even if the landlord deducts a certain amount of silver as liquidated damages on the grounds of our breach of contract, we can still get back twenty or thirty taels.

"

"With those twenty or thirty taels of silver, plus the thirty taels of silver I have left, we have nearly sixty taels of silver on hand."

"Of these sixty taels, I will use thirty taels to rent a bun shop with a side room under Yangzhou City, in the town where the Lu family once lived, so that my eldest brother and the others can resume their old business."

"Although the Baozi Shop business is not very profitable, it can still provide food and drink for the whole family,"

"I plan to spend another twenty taels of the remaining thirty taels of silver to buy a few acres of farmland in the countryside, and keep ten taels on hand for emergencies."

"What's more, in a place like the town, I can help people write family letters and other things, and I can earn a hundred yuan every month to supplement the family income. In this way, my life will be more secure than in Yangzhou city.

Mom, do you think my plan will come true?" Dazhi asked expectantly.

Yang Ruoqing said nothing, but her eyes looking at Dazhi became deeper and deeper.

"Mom, why don't you speak? Could it be that my plan won't work?" Dazhi asked nervously.

Yang Ruoqing came back to her senses, her face full of emotion, "It's not that it doesn't work, but my mother was shocked. I didn't expect that after half a year of not seeing each other, my Zhi'er has become so far-sighted."

"Mom is really pleased that you can use the limited money on hand to plan your next settlement plan so well. You have really grown up!" she said.

Dazhi was a little embarrassed and blushed.

"Compared to brother Chen'er, my small skills are nothing. Chen'er can take care of the huge Xiaoyao Village so well. He studies alone in the capital, far away from his parents and relatives. How can a younger brother do this? I

As an elder brother, naturally I can’t lag behind!”

Yang Ruoqing nodded repeatedly: "Seeing that you two brothers are so promising, my mother will be happier than eating delicacies from the mountains and seas or taking elixirs!"

Dazhi smiled, and reached over to gently caress Yang Ruoqing's hand, "Mom, I'm sorry, what happened before was because my son was confused, and he shouldn't have excluded his younger brother."

"My son will definitely take good care of his younger brothers and sisters in the future and share the worries of his parents!"

Yang Ruoqing nodded again and couldn't help but shed tears again.

Dazhi quickly stood up and wiped Yang Ruoqing's tears with his sleeves.

Looking at the thin nine-year-old boy standing in front of her, Yang Ruoqing couldn't bear it anymore, hugged him in her arms and cried.

Dazhi's eyes were also red, and the long-awaited feeling broke through the wall he had built before like a scourge, and family love and warmth completely submerged him.

Luo Fengtang sent Da Zhi off, and Da Zhi's third brother and fourth sister accompanied Lu's mother to the inn to look for Yang Ruoqing.

The first thing they did when they met was that Lu's mother wanted to kneel down and kowtow to Yang Ruoqing, but Yang Ruoqing quickly stopped her.

"Sister-in-law, you absolutely can't do this!" Yang Ruoqing helped Mother Lu up.

"I haven't seen you for eight years. Sister-in-law, you have suffered a lot, but you also played a big role in bringing those little carrots back to adulthood!"

Yang Ruoqing added, looking at the two boys and girls standing next to Mother Lu who were as tall as Mother Lu, thinking of the group of little carrots on the boat on the riverside, she couldn't help but sigh at the passage of time.

Hurry!

Hearing Yang Ruoqing's words, Mother Lu turned to look at the two children beside her, "Third and fourth, why don't you quickly kowtow to your aunt? She is a great benefactor to our family!"

When the third and fourth elders heard this, they quickly kowtowed to Yang Ruoqing.

This time, Yang Ruoqing accepted it with a smile. When the children got up, Yang Ruoqing said, "If I remember correctly, these two are twins, right?"

Mother Lu nodded, "Yes."

Yang Ruoqing asked again: "How old are you this year?"

The third and fourth children looked at each other. The fourth child was a girl and was shy and did not dare to speak. The third child was carefree and puffed up his chest and said, "To tell you what, auntie, I am twelve this year."

Yang Ruoqing nodded and asked Mother Lu: "What about the others?"

Mother Lu said: "Big Ball is the boss, you have seen how good he is, so I won't say anything else."

"The second daughter is fourteen this year and works as a maid in a wealthy family in Yangzhou City. The third daughter is forty-two. The third daughter is doing odd jobs in a shop outside. The fourth and fifth girls are with me to help with the housework and look after me.

The son of Big Ball.”

"The sixth child is Dazhi. The whole family's hopes are pinned on Dazhi. We hope that he will get a good name soon so that his three sisters can marry well in the future," Mother Lu said.

Yang Ruoqing nodded repeatedly, "I have pity on the hearts of parents in the world. We all hope that our sons will become dragons and our daughters will become phoenixes."

"Come, sister-in-law, sit down and talk."

Yang Ruoqing helped Lu's mother to sit down at the table. Although Lu's mother was less than ten years older than her, sitting together, it was obvious that they were two generations.

Yang Ruoqing couldn't help but lament that this woman was really like watering a flower, without care, it would only wither away overnight.

The two women sat together, and Yang Ruoqing told Mother Lu about her previous ambitious plans.

Mother Lu burst into tears when she heard that Dazhi had given up and returned to Changping Village just to stay and fulfill her filial piety.

"I'm just a big burden. I've suffered a lot for Dazhi, and I've dragged him down..."

Yang Ruoqing said: "Sister-in-law, don't say that. In the child's mind, the biological mother is the biological mother and can never be replaced."

"He wants to stay and be filial to you, which shows that this child is a kind and righteous child. If he follows me with all his might as soon as he sees me, doesn't want you, despises you, to be honest, it's hard to raise such a child.

It’s boring, it’s meaningless!”

Mother Lu nodded, "Dazhi, this kid, was obsessed with things for a while, but he has always been regretful in his heart. I can see that."

"Fourth child, take out the things you brought and show them to your aunt."

Mother Lu turned around and ordered the four girls.

The fourth girl quickly took out a stack of folded papers from her body, went to the table, carefully placed it on the table, and then quickly retreated behind Mother Lu.

"Is this...?" Yang Ruoqing raised her eyebrows.

Mother Lu said: "The fourth girl found it accidentally when she was cleaning the house for Da Zhi. I kept it there."
Chapter completed!