Yang Ruqing said, "That's probably in a while Zhou Wangge will hold the baby over to 'have breakfast,' haha..."

Xiaohuan also smiled.

Yang Ruqing said, "Speaking of which, this man is actually quite similar to a woman. Before, I thought that changing diapers for children was a woman's duty."

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"Ever since I saw Zhou Wangge changing diapers for his baby, I realized that men just need training. Once they get the hang of it, they're not any worse than women!" she said.

Speaking of this, I can't help but think of Luofeng Tang from back then.

Back then, as a new father, changing Luo Bao's diaper was clumsy work, leaving me in a sweat.

And showering is even worse.

After doing it many times, I became skilled and efficient.

“Well, as luck would have it, here come Zhou Wang and his son!”

Yang Ruqing pointed to that direction, and sure enough, she saw Zhou Wang carrying a baby in his arms walking over.

“Then I’ll go for a bit.” Xiaohuan said.

Yang Ruqing said, “You should go and feed the child first; there’s no rush here.”

Xiao Huan smiled gratefully and hurriedly stood up to greet him. Then the couple, with their child, walked into a small pavilion nearby.

A small pavilion was surrounded by bamboo curtains, which shaded the sunlight in summer and blocked the wind in winter.

Xiao Huan hugged the child, and the three of them went into the pavilion.

Here, Yang Ruoheng sat in Xiaohuan's place and studied the embroidery techniques with Xiaoduo...

Ping'er kept busy with her own work, but occasionally glanced over at Yang Ruqing, smiling and chatting with her.

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"Ping'er, where's HuaHua?" Yang Ruqing suddenly realized this.

Since Flower, a six-year-old girl, came here with Ping'er after fleeing, her temper has softened a lot.

Once upon a time, there was a spoiled and arrogant child who was loved and pampered by their parents.

Later, his father died and his mother ran away. He wandered with Ping'er, sleeping in bridge holes, rummaging through garbage dumps, and begging all the way. Let me know if you have any other text you'd like me to translate! ?

Miss had been chased by wild dogs and bad people, her temper was worn down to the limit.

Once you arrive at Changping Village, do whatever Ping'er tells you.

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Usually, Ping'er does needlework, while HuaHua sits beside her, helping her with threading the needles. She has even learned how to do all the intricate tasks of embroidery.

A few days ago, Yang Ruoqing came to play and would always see Huahua as well. Today, however, Huahua wasn't around, so out of curiosity, she asked...

"It's not because it's cold and you're staying in bed, is it? Kids love doing that. My two were late to get up today." Yang Ruqing said.

Ping’er shook her head. “Huahua isn’t sleeping in. She’s probably out having fun with San’er, because San’er came over earlier, and the two of them were being mysterious and wouldn’t say where they were going.”

“Are you still getting along so well with Huahua and San'ya?” Yang Ruqing asked in a bit of surprise.

Ping'er said, "To be honest, I don't know much about children's affairs."

“But since coming to Changping Village, the three girls have come to play with Huahua more often. Huahua is obedient; I told her not to run outside, so the two of them just played in this courtyard. Today they went out, and I don't know where they went. I'll have to go find them later.” she said.

Yang Ruqing said: “It's almost the twelfth lunar month. On the yellow sky of the twelfth lunar month, people from ten miles and eight villages, as well as those in the mountains, all come out to the market and have to pass through our village.”

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“There are many strangers here. I suggest you go look for Huahua, Ping’er. Let them play in the courtyard where it's safer.” she said.

Hearing Yang Ruoqing’s words, Ping’er couldn't sit still immediately.

"I'll go get Huahua back right away. Xiaohua, you watch these for me, don't let the wind blow them away, I'll be right back."

Xiaohua nodded eagerly, "Ping'er jie, you can rest assured and go find Huahua. I'll keep an eye on her for you."

Ping'er said a few words to Yang Ruqing again and hurried away.

Yang Ruqing then practiced embroidery skills with Xiaohua and Xiaoduo, jokingly saying to the two of them: "You two are both twelve years old, in two years you will be fourteen."

"When you all turn fourteen, I'll start looking for wives for you."

"So, take advantage of these two years to learn more needlework and embroidery from Ping'er and Xiaohuan here!"

"When you get to your husband's family, this is something you can really show off," she said.

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Xiaohua and Xiaoduo's faces both turned red.

Xia Duo was purely shy and, to Yang Ruqing that morning, she pouted, "Sister, you're just teasing us. We're still young and don't think about those things."

Xiaohua blushed and said, "Sister, you should help Xiaoduo find a husband first. I don't need one."

“What kind of nonsense are you talking about!” Yang Ruqing glared at Xiaohua.

Xiaohua raised her head and said seriously, "I'm not kidding, I'm serious."

"Sis, I remember I told you last time, I don't want to get married. I just want to stay in this house and keep Aunt Three company for the rest of my life..."

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"I really, don't want to go anywhere. Please, sister, just let me be..." Xiaohua pleaded again.

Yang Ruqing looked at Xiaohua's expression, incredibly serious, and there was an unexplainable stubbornness to it.

It seems, it's not childishness, nor a momentary impulse, or shyness.

...but it was a decision made after much deliberation.

Yang Ruqing was taken aback by her own guess and quickly sat up straight, "Xiaohua, what's wrong?"

"There are no outsiders here, just the three of us. You tell me honestly, what's going on? How did you come up with such a strange idea?" Yang Ruqing asked.

People in ancient times tended to mature early. At the age of twelve, they were already capable of thinking about many things for the future.

And Xiaohua's "last time," Yang Ruqing naturally remembered.

At the beginning of the year, my aunt on my elder brother's side was eager to get Da Jie engaged and chose Xiao Hua.

Auntie's meaning was to make a final decision directly with Mrs. Sun. It was Yang Ruqing who proposed to first ask the opinions of both parties involved.

As a result, Da Jie doesn't care, but Xiao Hua isn't happy about it.

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Yang Ruoqing remembered that Xiaohua's answer at the time was also like this, saying she wanted to stay here for life.

At that time, although Yang Ruqing also criticized Xiaohua, she didn't take her words seriously.

This time, Yang Ruqing was truly taken seriously.

"Xiaohua, what's wrong with you? Tell your sister, and I'll make things right for you." Yang Ruqing continued.

Little Flower smiled, "Sister, where do I have any grievances to be the master? I truly don't want to get married, and I truly want to stay at home."

“There must be something fishy going on, otherwise, how could a normal girl have such strange thoughts!” Yang Ruqing said.

“You haven't been through anything too stressful, and girls are going to get married sooner or later anyway. There’s nothing bad about staying with your older sister here,” Yang Ruoqing continued.

Xiaoduo also expressed concern and asked questions on the side, but no matter how the two of them asked, Xiaohua just gritted her teeth and refused to let go.

“Sister, my stomach hurts and I need to go to the toilet. Would you please watch over Sister Ping’s embroidery while I’m gone? Don’t let the wind blow it away.”

Little Flower left the sentence, covering her belly and running away like a gust of wind.

"That stomach ache, it's obvious she's faking it!" Xiaoduo watched Xiaohua's back and scoffed.

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