No one knew how Tang Yaozu persuaded Old Lady Tang, but the latter went to find Village Chief Fang late at night and told him that she wanted to settle down separately and did not want to live in the remote village anymore.

After all, her family needs to take the imperial examination to bring honor to the family. Also, Yueling is a good-looking girl and will definitely marry into a good family in the future. If they live in a remote and far place, wouldn't all these be ruined?

Village Chief Fang's cloudy old eyes were filled with disappointment as he stared at Old Lady Tang and said word by word, "I'm afraid this won't work. The government has already recorded it in the register and it's already been decided!"

Mrs. Tang was so anxious that she said, "Uncle, can't you just take the three taels of silver I handed over? Please help me!"

In Old Mrs. Tang's mind, she felt that because she had taken out three taels of silver, Village Chief Fang was worried that she would be stingy and want to take it back, so she refused to agree.

"Do you think I am greedy for your three taels of silver?" Village Chief Fang glared, his beard raised with anger.

The sound of raindrops dripping beside his ears made him feel very irritated. His tone became even less friendly, "Bullshit!"

"It was you who wanted to be together, and it's you who are unwilling to be together now! This matter has been decided. If you are not happy about it, go to the yamen to find someone yourself, don't look for me!" After saying that, Village Chief Fang flicked his sleeves and entered the dilapidated temple.

Behind her, old lady Tang's eyes were filled with anger and she didn't even notice that her clothes were wet.

Tang Yueling found the right time to come over and said, "Grandma, what's going on? Did the village chief agree?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a slap hit her arm, and Tang Yueling's eyes suddenly became moist due to the pain.

"Grandma, what are you doing?"

Old Mrs. Tang was furious and glared at her fiercely, "Stop talking nonsense here and go back quickly."

Filled with rage, Old Lady Tang returned to her resting corner and repeated Village Chief Fang's words verbatim, her displeasure still evident on her face.

Mrs. Wu dodged. She was smart and didn't step forward to attract attention at this time, but Mrs. Sun was stupid and directly hit Mrs. Tang in the lungs.

"Mom, you are the housekeeper of our Tang family after all. How come the village chief doesn't give you any face at all?" Sun muttered in disbelief.

Old Lady Tang glared at Sun and slapped her in the face. "If you keep talking, I'll tear your mouth apart!"

Sun, who was slapped for no reason, sobbed in grievance and dared not say a word.

Tang Yaozu looked at his mother with disdain, and said to Old Lady Tang to comfort her, "Grandma, since the village chief doesn't care, then we'll go to the government office ourselves!"

Old Lady Tang's eyes lit up, "My eldest grandson is right! We can go to the government office to divide it ourselves, what are we afraid of?"

But after all, it is government land, and the common people are afraid, but they just want to separate even more.

In Baile Village, Tang Qiyue did not go out again, but went into the kitchen every day to study pastries.

The cakes and pastries in the town are delicious, but eating too much is not good for Zhaobao's physical development at his age, so Tang Qiyue thought of various modern cakes and desserts made with cakes and red dates.

Roll up your sleeves, go into the kitchen and start cooking!

She first made a plate full of soft and sweet egg cakes. Everyone in the family took a bite and said they were delicious.

Then, Tang Qiuyue made steamed cakes with brown sugar and pitted red dates. At noon, everyone ate these two cakes and did not make any lunch.

Because the aroma of the pastries was so strong, the children from other families who had come out to play in the water despite the rain all gathered in the front of the yard and sniffed inside.

This was mentioned by Tang Lao San when he came back from checking the greenhouse at the wooden house in the back mountain.

Tang Qiyue was not a stingy person, so she immediately asked Lin to open the gate of the yard and let in the group of greedy children.

After Lin wiped the rain off their bodies and faces with a cloth, she placed the egg cake that Tang Qiyue had asked her to bring on the table. She looked at the skinny and shivering children and said with a smile, "Come and try this egg cake. Don't be afraid. It's delicious."

The children didn't dare to take it. If their parents hadn't told them that the people living in the newly built courtyard were good people, they wouldn't have dared to come over even if they smelled it.

This was the scene Tang Qiuyue saw when she walked out holding hands with Zhao Bao, who was chewing a brown sugar steamed cake. She simply stuffed a fist-sized egg cake into each child's hand.

There are seven children here, just right for each of them.

Zhaobao was not a food-protective person, and when he saw his mother sharing the egg cake with other children, he did not cry or make a fuss, but quietly ate the sweet-smelling brown sugar steamed cake in his hand.

The seven little kids looked at each other, then looked at the egg cakes in their hands and swallowed their saliva silently.

Seeing that they still didn't want to eat, Tang Qiyue patted Zhao Bao's head and said, "Let's go talk to these brothers and sisters, and tell them not to be afraid and eat the egg cake without worry, okay?"

Zhao Bao nodded and ran to the group with his short legs. "My name is Zhao Bao. This is the egg cake my mother made. It's delicious. Come and try it."

The children looked at Zhao Bao, who was short but looked strong and fair, unlike them who were dirty. Then they saw the brown sugar steamed cake in his hand and smelled the sweetness, and they couldn't bear it.

I don't know which child was the first to give in to the temptation of the egg cake and took a big bite of the soft egg cake, "Delicious! Really delicious!"

Seeing this, the other children couldn't help themselves and ate the egg cake in big mouthfuls.

Tang Qiyue saw that the children liked the egg cakes she made very much. Before sending them out of the yard, she stuffed a piece of brown sugar steamed cake into each of them's pockets and asked them to take it home to feed their elders.

Lin smiled, wearing the lotus hairpin given by Tang Lao San in her hair, "My daughter, these two cakes you made are so delicious. I think they are better than those made in the cake shop in town!"

"Zhao Bao also thinks that what mom cooks is delicious! Delicious!" Zhao Bao, whose belly was bulging from eating, licked his rosy lips.

Tang Qiyue touched his belly and said, "I accept your compliments, but you are not allowed to eat any more. If you eat any more, your belly will burst!"

"Okay, mother." Zhao Bao could only lower his head dejectedly.

Tang Qiyue pinched his chubby cheeks, distributed the remaining egg cake and brown sugar steamed cake to everyone in the family, and thought about making some other food.

Zhaobao is still growing up, and there are not many varieties of snacks in ancient times. It is not convenient for her to go to the town to buy them because the weather is cold.

Thinking of this, Tang Qiyue planned to build an oven in the yard, which could be used to bake cookies and pastries, as well as chicken and fish. Next year, she could also bake some dried fruits and give them to Zhaobao as snacks.

They acted right away. Tang Qiyue, with Tang Lao San and the helpers Xu Fang, Hu Lao Da and Lin San, went into the mountains to find all the materials needed to build the oven. It took them three days to build the oven, and they also made a bread kiln.

The day after tomorrow is Zhaobao’s second birthday.

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