In Love With My Fierce Farming Wife!
Chapter 890 - 895: A Familiar Yet Strange Figure

Chapter 890: Chapter 895: A Familiar Yet Strange Figure

Compared to the wars erupting around Qin Yi, Luoyan Village, thousands of miles away, was practically like a paradise on earth.

However, even so-called paradises cannot escape strife.

After all, where there are people, there are conflicts!

While eating breakfast, Su Pan’er briefly talked about what had happened over the years since her departure. Of course, she only shared the good news, not the bad.

"Actually, I’ve heard quite a bit about your situation from Huarong,"

Mrs. Su-Hua sighed, "Huarong has been rather unsettled over these past years, coming and going without settling down. Her grandfather said he would offer marriage proposals for his first granddaughter, but she is so stubborn and simply refuses."

Su Pan’er’s eyes suddenly lit up!

"Is my first cousin brother here too?"

"No, if you had come back two or three months earlier, you might have seen him."

Mrs. Su-Hua shook her head, "He came back a while ago, stayed for a few days, and then left again, taking Ke’er with him. It is said that he went to Yongzhou City to find his older sister."

Su Pan’er understood, "To see Prefect Jiang?"

"Exactly."

Mrs. Su-Hua snickered coldly a few times, "Your brother-in-law’s official career is prospering, and since your older sister is so favored by him, over these years they haven’t missed an opportunity to impress the fellow villagers. Let’s not talk about her anymore, now that you’ve just come back, you should probably go out and meet some people. Your grandfather has been missing you, and he’s been talking about you all morning. Also, it would be good to visit the Qin family."

Mrs. Su-Hua truly did not want to bring her up and so changed the subject.

"That’s a good idea."

Su Pan’er agreed with a nod, "Since we’re all fellow villagers, it’s best to let bygones be bygones over small matters. Once things have settled down, I will take you, Dad, Grandfather, and Ke’er away."

With the current uprisings around Qin Yi, the war is likely not to end any time soon. If successful, of course she would properly care for the Su family members in the future. If it failed, she would also choose an early retreat for them. In such crucial times, it was best if the neighbors did not add to the chaos.

"Mother, Yan Yan has finished eating. Can Yan Yan have her hair done in a bun today?"

Yan Yan finished her meal and, seeing the two of them talking, hurriedly whispered.

"Let your maternal grandmother comb it for you. You are just like your father, always so kind-hearted."

Mrs. Su-Hua quickly attended to her maternal grandchild, leading little Yan Yan to the inner room, "How would you understand the ways of the world, or the hearts of people? People, you see, not everyone appreciates kindness. The heart of man is mostly insatiable! Take those beggars outside, for example; you give him a steaming hot meat bun every day, but if one day you change that steaming meat bun for a plain bun, or if it’s cold and stale, who knows how upset the beggar might be?"

"Mother, how can you make such an analogy? It’s hardly the same thing at all!"

Su Pan’er laughed.

Mrs. Su-Hua rolled her eyes, "It’s the same principle. Actually, whatever you give him is out of your generosity. If you don’t give, that’s just human nature; you don’t owe anyone anything! But if you keep giving and then suddenly stop, doesn’t that kindness turn into resentment, and then into enmity? Isn’t that what they mean when they say the heart is insatiable like a snake trying to swallow an elephant?"

While Mrs. Su-Hua was doing her hair, Yan Yan tilted her little head, "Maternal Grandmother, when you say this, is it like what Mother says, ’A rise in rice is a favor, a fight in rice is enmity’?"

"Oh my! My Yan Yan is so smart!"

Mrs. Su-Hua was surprised; although the child was so young, she understood such profound words—it was truly remarkable!

Fearing her mother might lead the child astray, Su Pan’er thought for a moment and quickly corrected, "Actually, there are more good people in this world. But while we must guard against malice, we also cannot be without caution. Yan Yan, you must remember this well. Understand?"

"What nonsense!"

Mrs. Su-Hua had always been hot-tempered, and upon hearing this she quickly patted Yan Yan’s head, "My dear granddaughter, you must remember, when you encounter such things, you must be aware so as not to be unfairly treated as a villain, understand?"

Qin Yanyan quickly replied, "Grandmother, don’t worry, Yanyan will keep it in mind."

"Mother..."

Su Pan’er called out softly, just as she finished the rice in her bowl and quickly signaled the servants to clean up.

Qin Yanyan leaned in to give her grandmother a shoulder rub and laughed, "Grandmother, rest assured. In the future, Yanyan firmly won’t let them eat meat buns. I heard from Mother that she ate a lot of wild vegetables when she was young. In the future, it will be good enough to feed them wild vegetable mixed grain porridge."

Su Pan’er happened to come in and heard this remark, and broke out in a sweat.

Hurriedly changing the subject, she said, "Mother, Yanyan is still young. There’s no rush to teach her these things later. Weren’t we going to meet everyone? We should go out now, right?"

Mrs. Su-Hua didn’t think she had said anything wrong at all, "What do you mean young? She’s nearly six years old. When you were six, you were already working in the fields. Besides, a daughter will eventually marry off, and things she needs to be taught should be taught early so she doesn’t grow up to be a clueless young lady and become a disaster for another family!"

Yan Yan was only a few years old, and they were already talking about her getting married?

Su Pan’er couldn’t care less about tidying herself up and hurriedly dragged her mother outside.

"Let’s not talk about this anymore; I plan to have Yanyan stay at home for a few more years. Come on, let’s go see Grandfather and Father, I didn’t see them clearly last night because it was dark."

Mrs. Su-Hua naturally didn’t say any more and led the two out of the room.

"Over the years we have lived in this mansion, initially the Qin family members didn’t say anything, but since the Old Clan Leader has stopped managing affairs, they have caused a commotion several times. Luckily, we are currently living here under Ke’er’s name on the house deed, otherwise, who knows what trouble might have arisen."

Mrs. Su-Hua spoke as she walked out with Su Pan’er.

"Don’t worry about it, I will make a trip later; just live here peacefully."

"Don’t be hasty. I’m just letting you know. Actually, we’ve also bought a house in the county city. The reason we’re still staying here is because we were worried that if you happened to come back, you wouldn’t be able to find us."

After so many years passing by, Mrs. Su-Hua had also changed quite a bit.

She had become more shrewd, much more cheerful, so much so that Su Pan’er couldn’t help but laugh.

"Mother, you’re so good to Pan’er!"

"You foolish girl, you’re my daughter. If I’m not good to you, who should I be good to?"

Mrs. Su-Hua glanced at her sideways, her eyebrows and eyes smiling, "Look at these trees, flowers, and the lotuses in the pond, they were all planted by you back in the day. It’s a pity! You planted them, but then you left and didn’t get to see them flourish."

These words brought a smile to Su Pan’er’s heart.

Looking around at the courtyard that seemed familiar yet incredibly strange, she was filled with endless emotion.

"Indeed, the lotuses in the pond have withered..."

Only a few withered lotuses remained atop the water.

"The beauty of withered lotuses has its charm, but those lotus roots underneath are treasures, delicious no matter how they’re cooked."

With these words, Old Xue, supported by Eleventh Uncle, slowly came over, accompanied by a figure who seemed both familiar and unfamiliar.