The younger sister-in-law falsely accused the sickly uncle and ran away with the baby

"Everyone, work harder! While the seedlings are growing, dig the canal through. Then we can save energy and no longer have to carry water back and forth."

Everyone present was full of fighting spirit. They had been here for so many years, and every year they had to carry water back and forth from spring to autumn to grow paddy fields. Only they knew the hardship involved.

Now, the beautiful lady in front of them had actually brought the water here with a very magical method. Naturally, they could not be lazy, so everyone responded and prepared to dig a canal.

Yu Ruyue led everyone to the spot where the water came out and instructed, "Extend the front of this pipe a little longer, and then start digging a canal from here. This will avoid the section of road with more rocks."

Liang Shulan broke off a branch from a tree and drew a path ahead. "Start from here and dig towards that side! Oh, and don't we have a cow here? Let's use it to plow a ditch first. That way we can save some energy."

Everyone nodded, hurried back to Qianniu, and then dug a ditch according to the route Yu Ruyue and Liang Shulan had mentioned. Next, everyone rubbed their hands and started digging the ditch!

Yu Ruyue looked at the farmers working hard and nodded with satisfaction.

At this moment, a skinny girl with dusty face slowly approached her.

"Um~ Madam, I'm the daughter of Manager Yang. He said he wasn't feeling well today, so he asked me to come over and see if there's anything I can do to help you, Madam."

Yu Ruyue looked at the little girl in surprise. She lowered her head and pulled at her ill-fitting clothes. The straw sandals on her feet were tattered, and her feet were covered in mud and dirt, exposed naked.

Yang Danniu seemed to be aware of the other person's gaze, and she pulled her clothes harder, and her dirty feet kept shrinking backwards.

She didn't know how long it had been since she last bought clothes. The one she was wearing was made for her by her mother using her own clothes several years ago. The sleeves and hem were originally left very long, but unexpectedly, it was now a little too tight to cover her body.

"Ma'am! I'm so sorry, but this is the best dress I have. If you feel uncomfortable, you can just ignore me and leave me alone."

Yu Ruyue looked at the expression of the girl in front of her and realized that she was not pretending to be pitiful or complaining when she said this, but was sincerely sorry for her.

Yu Ruyue looked at the girl's clothes, which didn't fit her to begin with. There was a big footprint on her waist, which seemed to have been caused by being kicked.

"What's your name?"

"Yang Da Niu!"

"Is that little girl who hangs around my door every day your sister? What's her name?"

"It's my sister, her name is Yang Jiaojiao!"

My goodness, one is called Da Niu and the other is called Jiao Jiao. Is this Manager Yang crazy? They are both daughters, but he treats them so differently.

However, this was someone else's family affair after all, and she couldn't intervene rashly. She could only nod and let Yang Danniu stay with her.

She went to the nursery first. She stood on the ridge and squatted down! She lifted a corner of the straw and saw seeds that had already taken root and sprouted, even with green shoots emerging from them. She was delighted and just as she was about to reach out to touch them, she was stopped by a small, thin, dark hand. Yu Ruyue looked up in surprise, and Yang Danniu instantly withdrew her hand in fear.

"The seed's sprout is very fragile and can't withstand the warmth of human hands. If you touch it, it will probably die. This seed can grow a lot of food!"

Yu Ruyue looked at her deeply, then smiled and took her hand back. "I was so happy that I forgot. Thank you for stopping me in time."

This thank you made Yang Danniu's face turn red. She had never heard anyone thank her in her entire life...

"Husband, Madam, please don't blame me!"

Yu Ruyue shook her head, indicating that she did not blame her.

Beside her, Liang Shulan felt bad when she saw the child being so cautious. "Oh! It's so pitiful! Why don't we take this child home and change her clothes? Even though it's still spring, it's still quite cold."

Yu Ruyue nodded and took the person back.

When she passed by Yang Jiaojiao, she glared at Yang Danniu with disdain.

After returning to the yard, Yu Ruyue asked the servants to take her downstairs to wash her thoroughly, and then changed into a set of old clothes.

Yu Ruyue and Liang Shulan sat in the yard, one holding An An and the other holding Ning Ning, teasing them happily!

Seeing her come out, Liang Shulan smiled and said, "The clothes that fit well look comfortable."

Yang Danniu tugged at her grey cotton coat and was extremely happy. Although the coat was obviously worn out by someone else, it was a blessing for her, who had been suffering from the cold all year round.

Seeing that she didn't show any dislike for the dress, Yu Ruyue asked, "Do you know why I gave you this dress?"

Yang Danu nodded quickly. "I know that Madam is from a wealthy family and wouldn't mind giving me a few silk and satin clothes. But you can see that I don't have a high status in the family. Even if I were given more beautiful clothes, they would just be snatched away by others. This shabby set of clothes not only keeps me warm but also won't be snatched away by others."

After she finished speaking, she knelt down and kowtowed three times to Yu Ruyue and Liang Shulan very devoutly, "Thank you, Madam and Old Madam, big girl!"

Yu Ruyue hugged Ningning tightly in her arms and squeezed her chubby little hand with a smile, "You are quite clever!"

"Alright! We don't need your help here, go back!"

Hearing this, Yang Danniu stood up and walked out the door hesitantly, even looking as if she wanted to say something but stopped herself. She took two steps outside and saw that Yu Ruyue and Liang Shulan were still concentrating on teasing the fat baby in their arms and had no intention of stopping her. She gritted her teeth and seemed to have made up her mind. She quickly walked back, knelt on the ground again, kowtowed three times, and then said with a determined look in her eyes: "Please, Madam, it's just me and my mother."

Yu Ruyue smiled and raised an eyebrow, "Oh!? How do you explain this?"

She had actually realized a long time ago that although this little girl always kept her head down and looked timid, she was actually extremely smart.

This morning, she discovered that the little girl had been secretly observing her. Even when she stopped her from touching the rice seeds, she was testing her temper and seeing if she had the tolerance to tolerate others.

Only after she sent him a signal of goodwill did he make up his mind to ask her for help. However, seeing the little girl's hesitation in speaking, it was not difficult to guess that she seemed to have something on him and wanted him to speak up, but she refused, and the little girl became anxious.

Yang Danniu raised her head and met Yu Ruyue's half-smile, and instantly lowered her head in shame.

"Ma'am! I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have been so roundabout, but this is my only chance. I don't dare gamble with my life and my mother's."