"Mom, I'm sleepy." Luo Baobao suddenly said to Yang Ruoqing.

Feng'er on the side also rubbed his eyes: "Auntie, I'm sleepy too. I want to take a nap."

Yang Ruoqing smiled and said, "Okay, I'll get some water and give you a bath."

Luo Baobao said again: "Mom, I'm too lazy to go back tonight. I want to stay at Grandma Ga's house to sleep, is that okay?"

Yang Ruoqing raised her hand and rubbed Baby Luo's head, "Of course you can."

Xiaoduo said: "Baby, you and Feng'er will sleep in the same room with me tonight, and I will tell you jokes."

"Don't listen to jokes. My mother said you should keep a calm mood before going to bed. Don't be angry or too cheerful, otherwise you won't be able to sleep." Luo Baobao corrected.

Xiaoduo smiled, "Sure, whatever you say is what it is. I can't tell you anything. If you want to hear a story, then let's tell it, okay?"

Baby Luo happily hugged Xiaoduo's arm and acted coquettishly.

Xiaoduo pinched Baby Luo's nose with a look of doting on her face.

"Aunt Duo, you are so kind to me. You dote on me in everything, even more than my mother!" said Baby Luo.

Xiaoduo smiled even more happily, "That's necessary. I've watched you grow up, and I won't let you spoil anyone else!"

Yang Ruoqing and Xiaoduo took their two children to the backyard to take a bath. In the front hall, Lao Suntou and the others had gone back. Blacksmith Luo and Xiang Fu didn't drink anymore. They had put away the dishes and chopsticks and were sitting together smoking cigarettes.

chat.

By the time the children fell asleep, it was already half an hour later.

Yang Ruoqing returned to the main room in the front yard and found Mrs. Sun sweeping the floor, while Yang Huazhong was sitting aside soaking his feet.

"Hey, everyone is gone?" Yang Ruoqing asked.

Sun said: "If you leave on the front foot, Shengnan's father will also leave on the back foot."

"Shengnan's father drank a lot tonight. Can he leave alone? Didn't he say he would stay at our house before?" Yang Ruoqing asked again.

Sun said: "He talks a little loudly, but he can walk OK. Your father wants to keep him overnight, but he is a stubborn person and wants to go back. He said he is going to so-and-so's house tomorrow morning to do something.

We made an appointment by sight and couldn't delay it. So your father didn't force him to stay, and he and your uncle Luo sent Sheng Nan's father off for a while."

On the side, Yang Huazhong, who was soaking his feet, said: "We sent him over the uphill slope of 'One Tree' and watched him go down the slope before the two of us came back."

Yang Ruoqing nodded, "Yikeshu" is a local place name. It is a slope, somewhat steep, with one side next to the river, and the other side of the river is Mianniu Mountain.

I heard that the place called "One Tree" was a mass grave a long time ago and was not very clean. The plague caused by the flood more than ten years ago killed many people in eight villages within ten miles.

Many people were buried on the side of "A Tree". Rumors about the haunting there came from villagers in villages ten miles away from time to time. However, these things are somewhat mysterious and illusory, and there is no real evidence.

Hard to say.

After passing the downhill slope of "One Tree", you can see Xiangjiazhuang, so Yang Huazhong and Blacksmith Luo stood there to watch Sheng Nan's father finish the downhill slope, and it was indeed possible to come back.

If you don't come back and send him forward, you can go to Xiang's house for tea.

"Mom, you go and have a rest, I will take care of these things." Yang Ruoqing came over and took the broom from Sun's hand.

Sun said: "Are all the children asleep?"

Yang Ruoqing nodded, "Mom, please sit down. You must be tired after cooking for a day."

Mrs. Sun raised her hand and rubbed her lower back. It was true that her back was sore. But Yang Ruoqing's words and actions made the woman feel more relieved.

Yang Huazhong also let out a comfortable sigh: "I invite you all to come over and have a drink. Now all the things that were on my mind have been put to rest, and I can sleep well tonight."

Mrs. Sun looked at Yang Huazhong tenderly and said, "Yes, I can also have a good sleep."

Yang Huazhong also looked at Sun, "Ms. Qing'er, I've really worked hard on you these days."

Mrs. Sun smiled and shook her head: "What are you talking about? It's natural for me to take care of you. Besides, I have two daughters, Qing'er and Duo'er, to help me share the burden. I don't have to work hard at all. My two daughters, Xu, do. Qing

I can't sleep well, Duo'er has to take Feng'er with me day and night, if I didn't have the two of them by my side, I'm afraid I really wouldn't be able to cope with it."

Having said this, the couple turned their gazes to Yang Ruoqing. When they saw the faint shadow in Yang Ruoqing's eyes, they both felt heartbroken.

"Qing'er, let mother clean up the remaining things. You can go to rest early tonight." Mrs. Sun came over again and insisted on taking the broom from Yang Ruoqing's hand again.

Yang Ruoqing wanted to 'struggle' again, and Yang Huazhong also spoke: "Qing'er, listen to your mother, I've soaked my feet now, and I'll clean them up with your mother right away."

Yang Ruoqing had no choice but to give up.

"That's it, I'll go back first. The baby went to sleep with Duo'er. I'll come back tomorrow," Yang Ruoqing said.

Yang Huazhong had already wiped his feet, "Wait a minute, daddy will give you a ride."

He was ill a few days ago, and his daughter came and went at night, but no one saw her. The thought of Yang Huazhong made her heart-wrenching and uncomfortable.

Yang Ruoqing smiled: "Dad, there is no need to send him off, there are only a few steps to go!"

Yang Huazhong ignored her words and buried his head to pull out his shoes.

"Dad, you really don't have to. When I was walking back and forth a few nights ago, my uncle Luo wanted to see me off, but I stopped him. With my skills, I can kill a cow, so what are you afraid of!"

Yang Ruoqing guessed what Yang Huazhong was thinking and said with a smile.

Hearing that Blacksmith Luo treated his daughter like this, Yang Huazhong was somewhat relieved, but tonight, he still had to give her away.

"It's not like dad can't walk. He's recovered from his illness now. If you go, dad will see you off."

The father and daughter came out of the courtyard together. As soon as they opened the courtyard door, they saw a figure walking towards them with a roar, holding a wind lantern in his hand.

Because the man walked too fast, the wind lantern swayed violently in his hand.

"Dad, that lantern belongs to our family." He couldn't see the face of the person coming, but Yang Ruoqing recognized the lantern at a glance.

And...it seems to be the one that Duo'er gave to Xiang Shengnan earlier.

"It's your Uncle Xiang!" Yang Huazhong recognized him at a glance.

"Why are you here? I'm going to ask what's going on!" After saying this, Yang Huazhong turned around and walked quickly towards the cattle dealer.

Uncle cattle dealer? Didn't he go back with Xiang Shengnan before? Why are he back again? Did he come here specifically to deliver a wind lantern?

Don't be in such a hurry!

Thinking of this, Yang Ruoqing also stepped forward to follow.

Over there, Yang Huazhong had already met the cattle dealer. Before Yang Huazhong could ask, the cattle dealer had already called Yang Huazhong: "Lao San, is Sheng Nan's father still drinking in the bar? Sheng Nan's mother is sick.

, I’m here to urge him to go back!”
Chapter completed!