Northeast: My Absurd Woman

Chapter 106 Buried Alive, One by One

After Zhang Changyao finished telling her about Lin Qiu's ordeal, Yang Wuni jumped up and down and cursed herself in the room.

"Wu Ni, take out the money, I'll go and return it to Lin Qiu."

We can't take advantage of others just because we don't have the money to build a house.

Find the ointment we bought for Zhao Xiulan a few days ago, and I'll give it to Lin Qiu.

Lin Qiu is so beautiful. With her face injured, she must be feeling terrible inside.

Zhang Changyao sat on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), rubbing his hands on his knees. It would be a lie to say that he didn't miss Lin Qiu.

"Zhang Changyao, go hitch up the carriage, I'll go with you."

You're so naive and inexperienced; don't let yourself get sent to jail.

"If you go to jail, I won't have an easier time living in this family than Lin Qiu does."

Yang Wuni untied the quilt, put the money together, tied it with a strip of cloth, and hugged it to her chest.

"Okay! Alright!" Zhang Changyao was still a little shaken, so he readily agreed.

The two men drove the donkey cart to the entrance of the granary, tied it up, and seeing that Lu Shi was sleeping, they didn't wake him.

With Yang Wuni by his side, Zhang Changyao didn't need to hide anything and went directly to the row room to find Lin Qiu.

"Zhang Changyao, Wu Ni, what brings you two here?"

Lin Qiu's first reaction upon seeing Zhang Changyao and Yang Wuni was to cover his injured cheek.

"Sister Lin Qiu, we know you were injured by this Director Liao, so we came to see you."

Yang Wuni, being straightforward, pulled away Lin Qiu's hand that was covering her face, took out the ointment, and was about to apply it to her.

"Wu Ni, the doctor said that applying ointment after the scab has formed is not effective."

"Zhang Changyao, how did you know? Oh! I remember now, Sister Hou is from your village."

Brushing aside Lin Qiu's hair, a brown scar the length of a finger was visible on his face.

Her hair was also shaved off in the middle, forcing her to tie it into a small ponytail.

Zhang Changyao felt sorry for him but didn't dare to show too much concern, so he silently lowered his head and refused to look.

Lin Qiu moved two chairs over for Zhang Changyao and Yang Wuni to sit on.

"Lin Qiu, I'm bringing you back the money you left us."

We're not in a rush to build our house; if we don't have the money, we can finish half of it this year.

"We'll build half of it next year, and the roof will be finished the year after."

Yang Wuni placed the bundle of money on Lin Qiu's desk.

He told Lin Qiu indifferently, so as not to let her worry about his family building a house.

"Zhang Changyao, Wu Ni, what do you mean by this?"

If you take three more years to finish building the house, I really won't be able to survive.

I'm most afraid of the dark now. As soon as the sun goes down, my heart races with fear.

Lin Qiu sobbed as she lay on her desk, her shoulders shaking.

"Sister Lin Qiu, then you should go back to your parents' home and ignore those two men."

I refuse to believe that old man would dare to chase you all the way to your parents' house to beat you up.

Using conventional thinking, Yang Wuni helped Lin Qiu figure out a way to escape.

"I'm not going home. I... I don't want to see that home. My home is just as cold as this one." Lin Qiu looked up and said, her eyes red.

"Sister Lin Qiu, Zhang Changyao and I will go home and quickly start preparing to build a house."

Once the building is finished, we'll come and pick you and your brother-in-law up to live with us.

When the time comes, you and your brother-in-law can transfer your household registration to our village.

As long as you have a household registration in the village, you can be allocated a plot of land for food rations.

If you don't know how to farm, Zhang Changyao and I will help you.

"That old bastard dared to come to our house and act tough; I'll chop him to death with a sickle."

Yang Wuni spoke and gestured, unaware that Zhang Changyao's tears had already soaked his clothes.

"Wu Ni, Zhang Changyao, take this money back and use it to build a house."

I'll say it again: just build three large rooms, don't build them specifically for us.

I've never lived in the countryside before, so I'm not afraid of your east and west rooms.

If you don't have enough money, come to me. I have some emergency funds here.

Lin Qiu picked up the money and placed it in Yang Wuni's arms.

He blocked Yang Wuni's view and gestured to Zhang Changyao to wipe away his tears.

Zhang Changyao wiped away his tears and stood up, only to see Yang Wuni looking at him from Lin Qiu's side.

"Wu Ni, let's take this money and go back to find Zhai Qingming."

We can't wait a few years; let him start building immediately, the sooner the better.

Zhang Changyao put his arm around Yang Wuni and walked out of the house without looking back.

He dared not look at Lin Qiu again, afraid that he would lose control and want to protect her.

"Zhang Changyao, I want to dig a hole right now."

Bury all these old light bulbs alive, one by one.

They've gotten old and turned into beasts, they don't even have a shred of shame anymore, they've bullied people to the extreme.

On the way back, Yang Wuni sat on the donkey cart, bouncing around and cursing.

"Wu Ni, don't generalize. There are bound to be one or two good ones," Zhang Changyao said softly.

"Where are the good people? It's not just that Director Liao, but also your second brother, who's half-buried in the ground, and he's still talking nonsense with Zheng Mei."

Yang Wuni didn't notice the change in Zhang Changyao's expression and continued to say things that made her feel relieved.

"Wu Ni, I think you're right to scold us, but let's not do it in the village."

My second brother is your brother-in-law; other people can say whatever they want, but your brother's wife can't."

Zhang Changyao cautioned Yang Wuni, who was in high spirits, lest she speak inappropriately.

"Zhang Changyao, don't worry about me. Let him do what he wants. People can't say anything if he doesn't want to. He's already thrown away his life, what's the point of having any shame?"

"Someone like your second brother, even after his son gets married, he'll still be a shrew."

Yang Wuni hadn't finished speaking and didn't take Zhang Changyao's words to heart at all.

"Yang Wuni, I'm warning you, you can't say that."

If my second sister-in-law heard me say that, she'd probably hang you from a tree and beat you up.

Zhang Changyao looked down at Yang Wuni with narrowed eyes.

"Okay, I'll just not say that again, alright?"

Yang Wuni shrugged and stuck out her tongue, making a face.

"Wu Ni, drive the donkey cart back and put the money away safely."

Don't let anyone see you, especially that old fox Zhao Xiulan.

I'm going to find Zhai Qingming to discuss the specifics of building the house.

Zhang Changyao loosened the reins, jumped off the donkey cart, and went to find Zhai Qingming.

Zhai Qingming was weeding in the garden when he saw Zhang Changyao come in, and his face immediately lit up with a smile.

He had finished all the work he had taken on in the outer village and was worried about not having any work to do.

Seeing Zhang Changyao is like seeing the God of Wealth.

"Changyao, how's it going? Are you still going to build the house?"

Before Zhai Qingming even came out of the garden, he asked Zhang Changyao through the wall.

"Hey, I just came to discuss with you about how to proceed."

Zhang Changyao didn't go inside; instead, he squatted on a stone by the wall, waiting for Zhai Qingming to come over.

"Uncle, eat..."

Following behind Zhai Qingming, the chubby boy stuffed the scallion leaves he was holding into Zhang Changyao's mouth.

"Good boy, these scallion leaves are really delicious."

Zhang Changyao took the opportunity to pull Mendun'er into his arms and let him sit on his lap.

"Zhang Changyao, is Lin Qiu really going to have your child?"