The man looked at the lean meat in his hand and then at Yang Ruoqing.

He had a moved expression on his face and pursed his lips, but he was too grateful to say a word.

Yang Ruoqing raised her hand and touched the little girl's head again, smiling gently at her.

"Don't be afraid, all bad guys are just paper tigers. As long as you are ruthless, they will give in."

The little girl is still young.

I seem to understand Yang Ruoqing's words but not quite.

She raised her head, Yang Ruoqing's gentle smile reflected in her clear and pure eyes.

This smile will be engraved in her heart for the rest of her life!

The man took the little girl away.

Here, Yang Ruoqing turned around, and the butcher was pulled aside.

He was still rubbing his belly and humming as if venting his dissatisfaction.

Seeing Yang Ruoqing looking over, he quickly shut up.

Yang Ruoqing twitched her lips, "It's all the poor people at the bottom who are struggling. Why should the poor make things difficult for the poor?"

She wasn't interested in telling the butcher the truth about life, and she probably wouldn't understand it even if he did.

She went to Wa Market on her own, bought the ingredients she wanted and brought them back to her residence.

Sister-in-law Xiuzhu and Xiaoyu both came to the kitchen to help cook.

"Wow, it's so rich, both fish and meat."

Xiao Yu looked at everything and couldn't help but said: "Qing'er, now that I'm following you, my life has been pretty good, right? Look at me, my cheeks have become fatter!"

Yang Ruoqing made a show of pinching Xiaoyu's cheeks which had indeed gained some flesh.

"I want to feed you until you are white and fat, so that I can show off my slimness even more!" she joked.

"Ah?" Xiaoyu cried sadly.

"So Qing'er, that's what you had in mind, it's so bad!" she said.

"You fed me like a pig. If I don't get married later, it's all down to you!" Xiaoyu said.

Yang Ruoqing smiled: "Why can't I get married? My mother and your mother told them that a woman's buttocks are great for fertility!"

Xiao Yu said: "Girl, I don't want to make any noise if I say these things."

Yang Ruoqing's face remained calm: "There are no men here, so what are you afraid of?"

Xiaoyu said: "I'm convinced by you."

The two girls were chatting and laughing, while Xiuzhu on the side was tearing the tendons off the lentils.

Seeing them joking, Xiuzhu also laughed.

But when she heard the words "good fertility" behind her, the smile on Xiuzhu's face suddenly dimmed.

He lowered his head and sighed secretly.

My butt is not small, but it has been almost ten years since I entered the Li family. Why is there still no movement in my belly?

Xiuzhu was depressed.

"Qing'er, Xiaoyu, I'm going to wash the fish in the backyard first."

Xiuzhu said hello, picked up the bunch of crucian carp, yellow croaker and small mullet swaying with willow branches and hurried out of the kitchen.

In the kitchen, Yang Ruoqing looked away from Xiuzhu.

She said to Xiao Yu, who was still joking next to her: "We were so carried away that we were afraid that we said something we shouldn't have said and touched sister-in-law Xiuzhu's heartache."

Xiaoyu also became serious, a little confused: "What do you mean? We didn't say anything bad?"

Yang Ruoqing told Xiao Yu about Li Dayer and Xiuzhu in a few words.

"Oh, it seems that we really said the wrong thing. What should we do? Make amends with Sister-in-law Xiuzhu?" Xiaoyu asked.

Yang Ruoqing rolled her eyes.

"It's nothing at first. Why don't you ask me to apologize to Sister-in-law Xiuzhu?" she said.

Xiao Yu thought for a moment and realized that was true.

"It's okay. Let's just come up with something later. Let's change the topic."

…

When Sister-in-law Xiuzhu came back from washing the fish, Xiaoyu was telling Yang Ruoqing some interesting things happening in Changping Village recently.

Whose family is in-laws with whom, and whose children fight, causing adults to fight together.

The adults were fighting vigorously here, and when they turned around to look,

Hey, the two kids are playing together again...

As the topic continued, it circled back to Lao Yang's family.

Yang Ruoqing remembered something and quickly asked Xiao Yu: "I went home last night and happened to catch up with my cousin preparing for the exam. It's been more than half a month. Have the exam results come out?"

My cousin Yang Yongxian started school at the age of eight.

Now I am almost twenty years old, I have been studying for nearly twelve years, and I have always been a child.

Not even a scholar was caught.

Last year he and Mu Zichuan took the exam together. Mu Zichuan came from behind and became the first scholar in Changping Village.

And the eldest cousin was still a child, which made old Yangtou unable to lift his head while walking in the village for a long time.

Hearing Yang Ruoqing's question, Xiaoyu said: "Oh, look at my brain. Before I left, your master especially told me to tell you the good news!"

"Your cousin has passed the examination as a scholar!"

"Your father and your uncle are very happy. They bought incense paper and firecrackers and went to the village to burn incense at the ancestor's grave and set off firecrackers."

"Your uncle was planning to hold a wedding reception, but your father stopped him."

"Your father said that when the sweet-scented osmanthus blooms in autumn, what kind of exam will your eldest brother take..."

"Provincial examination." Yang Ruoqing reminded.

If you pass the scholar examination, you have obtained the student qualification.

Only with this qualification can you take the next exam.

They are the provincial examination, the general examination, and the palace examination in order.

Using modern thinking to understand it, passing the scholar exam is equivalent to passing the high school exam.

From then on, I had the qualifications to go to university, graduate school, and get a doctorate.

"Yes, yes, it's the provincial examination." After Yang Ruoqing reminded her, Xiaoyu quickly picked up the topic.

"Your father said that passing the examination is a small joy. When your eldest brother passes the provincial examination, he will hold a big banquet and invite the whole village over!"

After hearing this, Yang Ruoqing also narrowed her eyes and smiled.

Cousin, it’s been ten years since I sharpened my sword.

More promising than my uncle.

My uncle has not even passed the junior high school entrance examination for decades.

The old Yang family finally has a scholar.

I hope my cousin will keep up his hard work and pass the exam this year!

Yang Ruoqing skipped over the situation of the second room of Lao Yang's family, expressing her disinterest.

"Has my fourth uncle's house come?" she asked Xiaoyu again.

Xiaoyu shook his head: "At first, your father led people to look for it, but he couldn't find it. Later, when the good news about your cousin came back, he was busy being happy and couldn't find it."

"When the convoy left the village, your fourth uncle hadn't come back yet, so I don't know about it now," she said.

Yang Ruoqing nodded.

I have asked almost everything that needs to be asked.

At this time, Sister-in-law Xiuzhu returned to the kitchen with the washed fish and other vegetables.

Yang Ruoqing came over and said, "Sister-in-law, just leave the kitchen work to me and Xiaoyu. You can go back to the house and rest for a while."

Xiuzhu smiled softly: "Shall I help you stuff the firewood?"

Xiaoyu smiled and said: "That's my job, sister-in-law, please don't steal it from me!"

Xiuzhu smiled and glanced at the two people: "Okay, I'll leave the kitchen to you. Big Ear has changed two clothes there. I'll wash them and then come back to help you."

Xiuzhu turned around and left the kitchen.

Here, Yang Ruoqing took out the pork she bought and prepared to cut it.

Seeing pork reminded her of the father and daughter she met in Wa City the previous morning.

Two pounds of lean meat is enough for the little sister to have a good meal, right?

Imagining the innocent and grateful smile of the little girl before leaving. The corners of Yang Ruoqing's lips also curved with relief.

helping people makes a person happy.
Chapter completed!