Full Moon

　　”Little bastard, you are so heartless that you still need help with eating, drinking, and excreting.” When no one was paying attention, Tang Chunming pinched Xiao A-Sen’s nose, then lowered his head and bit his face. The little bastard he reprimanded responded enthusiastically with an “ah…ah” sound.

　　”Brother Ming…” Zhang Xiu walked in and was about to say something when he saw Tang Chunming bullying his son again. Zhang Xiu didn’t know whether to laugh or cry and quickly pushed him away to rescue little A-Sen.

 “Okay, I’ll take care of A-Sen, I came to inform you that the ingredients in the kitchen are ready didn’t you say you would cook today?”

　　Tang Chunming touched his nose guiltily and quickly slipped away: “Okay, I’ll go right away, the naughty boy’s diaper is still in the same place, be careful he pees.”

　　Looking at Ming’ge’er who had disappeared, and then lowering his head to look at little A-Sen still smiling at something, Zhang Xiu secretly laughed at how Mingge’er enjoyed bullying his son.

     No wonder even A-Lin had reported him to his step-mother, Zhang Xiu smiled and picked up little A-Sen: “Our A-Sen is today’s protagonist, I’ll take A-Sen out to meet the guests, our A-Sen is the most well-behaved.” Zhang Xiu was helpless about Ming ge’er always calling A-Sen a little bastard or a naughty child.

　　It’s only been one month, and little A-Sen has grown into a plump white child. Everyone who sees him dotes on him, even Zhang Xiu’s original thoughts have been shaken.

    It would be quite good if he had another child, even if it’s a ger, a child like little A-Sen will definitely be handsome when he grows up, and he wonders how many gers will like him.

　　Today, Asen wore a red Changpao outfit, made by his grandmother, Tang Chunming picked this outfit to show his respect. Actually, he just wanted to see his son make a fool of himself, but unfortunately, he didn’t have a camera to take pictures, otherwise, he could take them out when his son grew up and let him see how silly he was when he was a child.

　　Tang Chunmin had no plans to hold a full-month banquet, but families close to him came freely on that day. Teng Yu also arrived early in the morning and gave the little child a longevity gold lock and a pair of gold anklets, which little A-Sen already wore.

   Old He also got up early in the morning and gave Tang Chunming a jade pendant different from the one he gave to A-Lin. Originally, Tang Chunming did not intend to let his son wear it, but he let it go after being told about the custom.

    However, he hid it under his clothes, otherwise it would be too conspicuous, the jade was worth a lot of silver.

　　There was also a silver lock given by the maternal Grandma, and other families also received gifts, so little A-Sen became wealthy that day, he was also very considerate and did not cry or make a fuss even after Tang Chunming put him down, he kept babbling “ah…ah”

　　In the kitchen, Shen Fulang, Wang Mo, and Uncle Liu’s youngest son were still busy. Wang Mo and his husband Zhang Changming came back today because the weather had turned cooler in the past two days and the business of the shop was not as busy as before.

     With the shopkeeper here, leaving it for a day or two would not be a problem, when Tang Chunming saw the couple, he couldn’t help but sigh that in fact, the people in ancient times were not necessarily as oblivious as modern people, but they just lacked opportunities.

      Now that they have been given opportunities, the speed at which they are develop is too amazing, the couple has changed a lot in less than a month.

　　Zhang Xiu had told him before that since the people who bought ice were mostly wealthy families, Wang Mo and his husband didn’t sit in the shop all the time. They often followed the people who bought ice and delivered it to them in their carriage. 

     As a result, they came into contact with many wealthy families. Although most of them were probably servants, the people they came into contact with differed from those of the farm workers. In addition, the temporary shopkeeper also taught them many things due to the boss’s instructions, so now it can be seen that they have made a lot of progress in dealing with people.

　　Zhang Changming, Wang Mo’s husband, was originally a relatively active person. The village head had considered this when deliberating over the candidates, he would not be able to adapt so quickly if he moved to the mountains.

　　”Speaking of the wealthy families in the city, I was quite scared when I first dealt with them, but after more contact, I found that they were not much different from us farmers. I think their lives aren’t as leisurely as us farmers.”

     Wang Mo was talking about the new things in the city and sighed, following them was an eye-opener. “There was a master surnamed Qian who asked the shop to deliver ice. I went with the carriage to deliver the ice, but we were stopped when we arrived at their yard.”

 “Two groups of people came and started arguing in front of us, I realized that in addition to his main husband, Master Qian also had a favored concubine. The ice was actually for the main husband, but the concubine insisted on snatching it away in front of him, I was so scared at the time that I became speechless. Even the concubine is not someone our shop can afford to offend.”

　　”It’s quite scary, finally what happened?” Shen Fulang asked hurriedly, although terrified. However, the shop was fine and no one was involved, which meant that the matter was finally resolved and no one was implicated.

　　”At that time, Master Qian also came out, the concubine was really favored. When he cried and complained, Master Qian wanted to give the ice to the concubine. The main husband was the last to come out, it turned out that Master Qian’s family had ice before, but it was all used by the concubine, so the main husband spent money to buy it outside.”

 “Moreover, the principal husband said that he spent his own private money and did not use the money in the mansion, so let alone the mansion’s the ice didn’t even belong to the concubine. Haha, Master Qian and the concubine looked really embarrassed at that time, and the ice was taken from us in front of them.”

　　”It’s what he deserves! In my opinion, Master Qian is a man who can’t tell right from wrong, he brought a little concubine into the family and still wants to live a peaceful life, how is that possible? Our men who are farmers don’t have such wicked ideas and just take care of their gers.”

    Shen Fulang had heard some things about wealthy families because his two sons often went to the city, and he was very disdainful. He had told his two sons long ago that even if they stopped working in the fields, they must not follow the bad example of those people in the city and have little concubines.

    Otherwise, he would break his legs and not allow him to enter the house, the two sons were sweating when they heard this and nodded repeatedly, promising  they would never follow suit.

　”What happened next? Did they cause trouble to the shop?” Tang Chunming was shocked when he heard this, it was the same in any world for a man to be unable to control his lower body. 

   Besides, it was normal to have a concubine in this world he felt that he was very wise and had emptied Li Feng’s money early. Now that he had no money, he could not do anything unscrupulous. Likewise, he was still confident in his vision, the person he was interested in was definitely not someone who would not be devoted.

　　”Of course they did, the concubine spoke to us sarcastically as if it was our fault that made him misunderstand, otherwise why would he make such a fuss? He demanded that we send him another cart of ice before he would let us go.”

  “Although Master Qian didn’t listen to him, he didn’t look at us well either. In the end, the main husband’s people sent us out and apologized to us. Later, when I returned to the shop, I told the boss and the storekeeper about it. The boss was still slightly worried, but the storekeeper said it didn’t matter, as a man should be proud.”

   “If Master Qian really dared to find fault with the shop because of this, he would be the one to embarrass himself. However, the boss and I were still worried for several days, until yesterday when Brother Yu sent someone to deliver a cart of things to the shop, and only then did we believe the storekeeper’s words and feel relieved.”

  Wang Mo has changed a lot during this period, he used to be simple and quiet, but now he speaks and acts with skill.

　　”It seems that we have to entertain Brother Yu well next time he comes.” Shen Fulang finally understood, perhaps Yu Mu did not just send someone to deliver a cart with things yesterday.

　　Tang Chunming understood what was going on, he estimated that the commotion yesterday was no less than the last time they came to the village. Their presence was to show the other families that, although this shop was small, it had a background and not just anyone could come and cause trouble. 

  Even though Teng Yu had been running his business in Anping County for a long time, he had also shown goodwill to Yu Mu and his group. It would be difficult for his business to expand without the support of an official background.

　”Brother Yu Mu did a good job, we must reward him next time.” Tang Chunming said with a smile. Wang Mo and Zhang Changming came back from the county this morning with a cart of things. Some were for him and Li Feng, and some were for the two children. They also included gifts for Da Mao, Er Mao, Zhang Xiu, and the village head, he looked rough, but he was very considerate and took care of everything he should.

　　”Yeah, this man is quite loyal.” Who wouldn’t praise Yu Mu now? However, the topic turned to why Yu Mu had yet to marry. Yu Mu was not young anymore, although their group of people always called Li Feng “Big Brother”, some of them were even older than Li Feng.

     However, everyone mentioned this not because they wanted to be a matchmaker for him. In their opinion, it was normal for Li Feng to marry a country ger now, but Yu Mu was an official after all. They believed he would definitely marry a ger of equal status in Dingzhou Prefecture.

　　After Tang Chunming finished his work in the kitchen, he washed his hands and face, and changed into clean clothes, he came out and saw a group of people chatting and laughing around his silly son. Li Feng was also standing aside, with a very gentle expression.

　　”Brother, you are here, A-Sen was smiling at me just now. Look, he is smiling again.” Tang Chunrong usually behaves like an adult, but today he looks a little more childish.

　　”Mom, my brother also smiled at me,” A-Lin said not wanting to be left behind, he ran to Tang Chunming and spoke with his head raised.

　　Tang Chunming picked up A-Lin, it had been a long time since he had been hugged. A-Lin screamed first and then laughed happily. even with a younger brother, his mother still loved and treated him well. A-Lin decided to be nice to his younger brother in the future: “Mom, I’ll pick some fruits to eat, and give some to my younger brother.”

　　”Haha, go pick the fruits, but your brother can’t eat them yet. Give them to our A-Lin first.”

　　Everyone had witnessed the fruit trees in Tang Chunming’s yard as they grew and blossomed, but no one expected that they would bear fruit in the first year, and the fruit would grow and mature, making people happy.

  Although not many, they tasted sweeter and more delicious than the fruits sold in the city. Everyone who had eaten them thought, no wonder Ming Ge’er dared to buy the back mountain and plant fruit trees. They would make money if they were all like the fruit trees in the yard.

　　Li Feng and Wang Ying had picked some fruits early in the morning to entertain the guests, but because they tasted so good, they were gone soon. As the host, A-Lin felt he should pick some more to entertain the guests and give some to his younger brother.

　　Li Feng also came over to help, Da Mao and Er Mao were jumping under the fruit tree, and two puppies were running around under the tree. Teng Yu, sitting on the side listening to Old He talks and drinking tea with him saw this scene and suddenly felt envious. This simple and warm farmyard was more desirable than those wealthy families.

　　Tang Chunming was short, so he had to let A-Lin go to Li Feng to pick the fruits growing high up. He cut a bunch of grapes, added the cherries he had already picked, rinsed them with well water, put them on a plate, and sent them to He Lao.

   The village head was sitting with them, upon seeing the fruits being sent over, he grabbed a fruit and put it in his mouth, praising, “Ming’er, the fruits are well grown, and A-Sen’s full moon banquet was held at a good time.”

　　“Haha,” Old He laughed, stroking his beard. “A-Sen is too young to eat it, so we adults are the ones who enjoy it, I was so disappointed that I didn’t even want to leave.”

　　Tang Chunming rolled his eyes after hearing this: “Where do you want to go, Dr He?”

　　”I’m not leaving, I’m not leaving. I’m going to stay here, Feng Xiaozi. Even if you guys dislike me, I won’t leave.” Old He narrowed his eyes and smiled.

　　”Brother Ming’s courtyard is perfect and it’s very relaxing, when I have some free time in the future, I’ll buy a farmyard like this and plant a few fruit trees and raise a dog then I can drink tea and eat fruit like I do now.” Teng Yu imagined, looking at Tang Chunming standing against the light, and then at the man picking fruit while holding his child but did not forget to follow Tang Chunming with his peripheral vision. He sighed in his heart, only he knew what he was thinking.

　　A group of people were talking in the yard when someone unexpectedly came to the gate.

　　Because there were carriages parked at the gate, the gate was not closed, but blocked, the man reached out and knocked on the door to attract the attention of the people in the yard.

   Then he twisted his fingers,acted timidly, and said to Li Feng who was still holding A-Lin: “Cousin Feng, I… I came here to give little A-Sen some things, I made them myself, I hope cousin Feng and Ming’er don’t dislike it.”

　　Zhang Xiu and Wang Mo had just walked out of the kitchen, preparing to clear the table and invite everyone to have lunch, when this disgusting person appeared. Wang Mo was even more surprised, and pulled Zhang Xiu’s sleeve and asked, “Why is he here again? Does he always come when I’m not here?”

　　”No way, I never thought a young ge’er would do anything for his future.” Zhang Xiu retorted. He thought that after what happened last time, the young ge’er would have some self-awareness and would not come to bother them again, but he didn’t expect that he would be waiting here.

　　Wang Mo had seen some things in the city, and he would not be as simple-minded as before. After hearing what Zhang Xiu said, he understood the young ge’er’s thoughts. He lowered his voice and whispered to Zhang Xiu: “Is he trying to flatter Brother Feng so that he can find a good husband in the future?”

   After seeing Zhang Xiu’s affirmative expression, he cursed, “He is so bold, he thinks that Brother Feng is someone he can manipulate. It would be possible if his family hadn’t done those bad things. But you are right, this young Ge’er is really thick-skinned. If someone who doesn’t know the details sees him acting like this they might think he is being bullied.”

　　”Humph, he chose to come at this time, I’m afraid he has this in mind!” Zhang Xiu said unhappily. It’s no wonder he thought so. If he really wanted to come and give a gift, would he choose to come when there are the most people around?

　　Old He’s smile was still on his face as he glanced towards Feng Xiaozi, there was nothing he didn’t understand. This young ger must be from Xiao Feng’s uncle’s family he had even been to the palace and had seen all kinds of people. 

    How could he not see through this young man’s eyes? He shook his head secretly in his heart. In this countryside, there are those with simple and honest hearts, and those with vicious minds, Xiao Feng didn’t have any good relatives.

　　Teng Yu didn’t quite understand the inside story, but when he saw the expressions in the yard, he knew that the young ge’er in front of him was not welcome, so he sat leisurely aside eating fruit and watching the show. The young ge’er’s methods were still lacked maturity.

　　The young man stood at the door and saw that no one was paying attention to him. The expression on his face became increasingly aggrieved, and tears began to well up in his eyes.