Seeing their reactions, Ruan Miaomiao knew she hadn't guessed wrong.
"There's practically pink bubbles between you two, even a blind person could see it!"
Upon hearing this, Ruan Wenbin awkwardly gripped the ground with his toes: How embarrassing, my sister caught me dating.
Zhao Yajing, on the other hand, appeared much more composed, her face beaming with joy as she pressed Ruan Miaomiao for an answer:
"Really? Miaomiao, are your third brother and I really that sweet?"
"..."
Seeing Zhao Yajing's reaction, Ruan Miaomiao was speechless: Tomboyish women can be quite terrifying when they're in love.
What's going on between you two?
As a gossip who enjoys watching people fall in love, Ruan Miaomiao was determined to find out the details.
Upon hearing Ruan Miaomiao's question and recalling the hasty kiss on the country road, Zhao Yajing's face showed a rare shy expression.
On the contrary, Ruan Wenbin showed a rare display of masculinity and recounted the events.
After saying that, he couldn't help but sigh, "Miaomiao, I'm planning to go back to Haicheng. The countryside is too scary!"
He almost ended up staying here and becoming a pitiful country bumpkin!
Ruan Wenbin, who was crying, had a frightened expression on his face. Ruan Miaomiao knew in her heart that it was all because of the stories she had told him about the men who were coveted by transmigrated or reborn women that had frightened Ruan Wenbin.
Fortunately, I warned Ruan Wenbin, otherwise, Li Yuying might have actually succeeded.
She sighed, "Alright, then I'll go ask the brigade leader for leave tomorrow, and I'll take you to the commune to catch the bus to the county town first thing tomorrow morning..."
Ruan Miaomiao did not try to stop them, because she knew in her heart that both Ruan Wenbin and Zhao Yajing were excellent marriage partners for the people of Jianshan Brigade and the educated youth at the educated youth settlement.
Now that we have Li Yuying, what if another Zhang Yuying or Zhao Yuying appears later?
Ruan Wenbin and Zhao Yajing were worried that if something happened to her while they were escorting her to the countryside, how would she explain it to the Ruan and Zhao families?
Besides, with these two around, she still feels somewhat restricted and not free enough!
As the two were about to leave, Ruan Miaomiao began packing the things she had brought from Haicheng, picking and choosing some to exchange with villagers for local specialties to take back with them.
"Aunt Cuihong, what brings you here?"
Lunch for the three of them was brought by Zhou Taohua and Zhou Dujuan. The two maids took the used bowls and chopsticks back after they finished eating. Ruan Miaomiao was still a little unaccustomed to Zhao Cuihong's sudden visit.
With a large basket on her back, Zhao Cuihong spoke to Ruan Miaomiao: "I heard that Third Brother Ruan and Zhao Yatou are going back to Haicheng, so I was thinking of asking them to help take some things to your parents and elders."
"Oh, Aunt Cuihong, no need, no need. I've already exchanged quite a few for them to take back!"
Ruan Miaomiao knew that Zhao Cuihong wanted to get along well with her future in-laws so that the Ruan couple could rest assured that the Zhou family would take good care of Ruan Miaomiao.
However, considering that she and Zhou Jingyun were not yet married, and had not even been engaged, it was inappropriate for her to start accepting things from the Zhou family, so she could only refuse.
However, as soon as she said the words of refusal, Zhao Cuihong said with a straight face, "You silly girl, I'm not giving it to you."
"When you came, Brother Ruan and Sister Chen brought gifts for me and Tao Hua. It's unreasonable for an old woman like me to be so ignorant of etiquette, only knowing to take and not to reciprocate."
Since Zhao Cuihong had put it that way, Ruan Miaomiao couldn't refuse and could only help Zhao Cuihong carry the basket down.
Only when she hugged it did she realize how heavy the basket was; it must have been filled with quite a lot of things.
When I opened it, there was indeed a whole bunch of stuff.
"These two are cured pork trotters that I smoked myself in the twelfth lunar month. I smoked them with cypress branches for two days and two nights. They're the most fragrant when stewed with dried green beans. I also prepared the dried green beans and packed them in with the pork trotters. We can eat them right away when we get home!"
In the eyes of country folk, cured pig's feet are the most delicious part of a pig. Giving them as gifts shows how much importance is placed on the recipient.
“This is bamboo fungus. I specially asked someone to exchange it for it when I went to the market before the Lunar New Year. I heard that it is nutritious. Your parents work so hard every day, so they can eat some to help them recover.”
"This is my own homemade spicy chicken with glutinous rice cake. I raised the chicken myself, and I made the glutinous rice cake and chili myself. Everything is washed very clean, so you can eat it directly when you take it home!"
When Zhao Cuihong handed the three large, full glass jars to Ruan Miaomiao, she explained as if she was afraid that Ruan Minqiang and the others would find them unclean.
"This is Gastrodia elata, just like bamboo fungus, both are very nutritious!"
"These are some glutinous rice cakes and dried tofu that I bought from the commune. Your parents can just fry them in oil and they'll be delicious!"
"And this chili powder, your mom said it was delicious last time, so I made a little extra for your third brother to take back."
"Your mom also said this litsea cubeba tastes good..."
...
Zhao Cuihong carefully took everything out of the basket and handed it to Ruan Miaomiao, as if Ruan Miaomiao would refuse.
Ruan Miaomiao felt a warmth in her heart. It was likely that Zhao Cuihong had started preparing these things when she returned to Haicheng with Ruan Minqiang and the others.
Ruan Wenbin and Zhao Yajing, who were in the courtyard, also felt Zhao Cuihong's enthusiasm and came over:
"Oh my, Auntie, these are all wonderful things! My parents will be so happy to receive them!"
Zhao Cuihong smiled when she heard that Ruan Minqiang and Chen Juan might like what she had prepared. She then took out two items wrapped in oil paper and handed them to Ruan Wenbin and Zhao Yajing: "These are crispy pork pieces that I made myself. Take them with you and you can eat some to tide you over if you get hungry on the road."
Even through the oil paper, the two could smell the aroma of the crispy pork.
Last night, they tasted the crispy fried pork made by Zhao Cuihong. It contained Sichuan peppercorns, and the aroma of the pork mixed with the aroma of Sichuan peppercorns was fragrant and numbing, it was incredibly delicious.
Upon hearing that it was crispy pork, the two immediately took it.
After Zhao Cuihong left, he couldn't wait to open the package and start eating, praising Zhao Cuihong's cooking skills as he ate.
Upon hearing this, Ruan Miaomiao couldn't help but mutter to herself: How could it not be good?
When the people of Jianshan Brigade fry crispy pork, they are usually reluctant to use meat; they only put a few bits of meat in a large bowl of batter.
It's more like fried dough balls than fried crispy pork.
However, Zhao Cuihong's crispy fried pork was made with generous amounts of meat. In fact, unlike other families who use cold water to make the dough, she used only eggs. How could it not taste delicious?
Of course, this was also crispy pork sent over for Ruan Wenbin and his men.
Ruan Miaomiao had eaten Zhao Cuihong's fried pork before, but it didn't have this much meat content.
Seeing so much meat suddenly appear, Ruan Miaomiao understood that she wanted to treat her guests who had come from afar to the best of her ability...
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