novelraw Chapter 114 The Woman Who Doesn't Recognize Apples
Chapter 114 The Woman Who Doesn't Recognize Apples
Zhang Changyao took the Guoguang apples off the donkey cart.
He wiped himself on his coat and waved it in front of Yang Wuni.
"Zhang Changyao, do you really think I'm stupid? I've seen this before."
Potatoes dried in the sun will turn like this; they're no good for stir-frying or stewing—they're too spicy and pungent for your throat.
Yang Wuni glanced at him, then ignored Zhang Changyao. The tension from before had left her feeling weak all over after she relaxed.
"Wu Ni, these green potatoes are delicious, and they don't burn your throat. Why don't you try them?"
Zhang Changyao shoved the Guoguang apple into Yang Wuni's teeth, making her bite it.
"Zhang Changyao, I've eaten green potatoes before, I remember that taste."
I almost choked to death; it took several days for my throat to recover.
"Are you just trying to make me die sooner because you think I'll have a few more comfortable days?"
Unable to move her hands, Yang Wuni turned her head to the side in resistance, refusing to eat.
"Wu Ni, look at me." Zhang Changyao took a big bite out of half an apple.
Then, shaking its head, it happily crunched away.
"Zhang Changyao, what are you doing? Did you skip dinner, or are you deliberately showing this to me?"
Yang Wuni immediately lost her temper and raised one foot.
Zhang Changyao, who was caught off guard, was kicked so hard he fell flat on his back.
The apple in her hand rolled to the corner of the wall with a "glug" sound, but Yang Wuni still wouldn't let it go.
He stepped on the spot where Zhang Changyao had gnawed.
"Yang Wuni, why did you kick me? This is an apple, a Guoguang apple."
"These are green potatoes. Try them if you don't believe me; they're sweet and sour."
Zhang Changyao dared not tease Yang Wuni anymore, so he wiped another one, bit it, and held it up for Yang Wuni to see.
"I don't believe you. My second brother said apples are red, but yours is green, so it's not an apple."
Yang Wuni verbally resisted, but her eyes were fixed on the apple in Zhang Changyao's hand, and she kept swallowing.
The unique fragrance of Guoguang apples told her that even if this wasn't an apple, it couldn't be a green potato either.
"Wu Ni, not all apples are red; there are green ones, yellow ones, and spotted ones too..."
Zhang Changyao counted on his fingers as he read it to Yang Wuni.
"Oh! Then... then cut off a small piece for me to taste."
Yang Wuni nodded as if she understood, and opened her mouth a little.
Zhang Changyao was obedient and didn't dare give her everything, fearing she would rebel.
He bit down on a piece about the size of his fingertip and stuffed it between Yang Wuni's teeth.
"Hmm? Zhang Changyao, it really isn't a green potato, it's sweet and sour, ah..."
Having tasted the sweetness, Yang Wuni opened her mouth wide, waiting for Zhang Changyao to stuff the apple into her mouth.
Zhang Changyao took five apples and wiped off the fine white fuzz on them with his clothes.
They fed Yang Wuni one after another, bite after bite.
"Zhang Changyao, there are so many delicious things in this world."
I want to live a good life and eat all the delicious food in the world.
It's so nice to have a man; someone cares for you and buys you things you've never tried before.
"Zhang Changyao, am I being too greedy? Will the villagers gossip about me behind my back?"
Yang Wuni shook her head to indicate that she had finished eating, and looked at Zhang Changyao with a satisfied expression.
"Wu Ni, let me tell you, all women are delicious."
A woman who doesn't have a sweet tooth isn't a normal woman.
We're not borrowing money or paying extra to eat here, so why are they being so picky about us?
You're my wife, so it's only natural that I give you money to spend and good food to eat.
If anyone dares to talk about you behind your back, you should curse them out and slap them across the face.
Zhang Changyao placed Yang Wuni's arms on the blanket.
He stroked her head, looking at this "silly" woman with heartache, then hugged her and gently patted her to sleep.
He even picked up the apple that Yang Wuni had stepped on and ate it.
"Changyao, how's your older sister?" Zhang Shuhua knocked on the door as soon as it was light.
"Auntie, wait a minute."
Zhang Changyao got up and dressed, then helped Yang Wuni put on her clothes.
Yang Wuni, being taken care of by Zhang Changyao, had become a little woman, leaning against the corner of the wall wrapped in a quilt, not wanting to get up.
"Auntie, come in and sit down." Zhang Changyao opened the door and let Zhang Shuhua in, then she sat on the kang (a heated brick bed).
"Wu Ni, what's wrong?"
Zhang Shuhua immediately noticed Yang Wuni's two hands, which were wrapped in gauze.
"Auntie, didn't you see? Your niece-in-law cut herself yesterday while trying to save me by grabbing the blade of a sickle."
Zhang Changyao looked blissful, pursed his lips, and smiled as he spoke.
"Wu Ni, how come I, as your aunt, didn't notice that your hand was injured?"
"They made you handle the dead and move mud bricks."
Zhang Shuhua suddenly remembered what happened yesterday and looked guilty.
"Auntie, what are you saying? We're family, we can't talk like strangers."
Yang Wuni spoke obediently, her usual brashness gone.
"Wu Ni, your aunt will bring you two big hens in a little while."
I introduced this to Hou Da Yanjing a while ago when I was trying to find him a match.
Since you don't have any chicks, it's perfect for raising them to lay eggs.
"Saving eggs for postpartum confinement is too early. Auntie will help you save eggs after autumn."
Zhang Shuhua looked at Yang Wuni and realized that Yang Wuni had been transformed into a little woman by Zhang Changyao's love.
Zhang Changyao repeated to Zhang Shuhua what he had said about Guan Shuyun, and told her to pick Guan Shuyun up from the hospital in a few days.
"Changyao, you know your aunt's thoughts best."
"As long as it's something you handle, your aunt can trust you completely."
Zhang Shuhua was moved to tears, and when she left, she managed a forced smile before returning home with mixed feelings.
"Third Uncle, Third Aunt, Grandma brought you an old hen."
Before long, Guan Yutian carried two plump, round old hens into the yard.
"Oh dear! This is terrible! Zhang Changyao, hurry up and don't let Yutian shout."
Hearing the shouts, Yang Wuni threw off the covers and ran outside.
When her hand touched the door, she cried out in pain and pulled back.
"Wu Ni, why are you in such a hurry? Yu Tian just has a loud voice, so what if he shouts?"
Zhang Changyao slowly got off the bed and pressed Yang Wuni down to sit on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed).
"Zhang Changyao, you've forgotten the pain once the wound has healed, haven't you? Have you forgotten where our old hen went?"
Yang Wuni nudged Zhang Changyao with her elbow, telling him to hurry up and go out to meet her.
"Yutian, don't shout." Zhang Changyao pulled Guan Yutian into the house quickly.
"Third Uncle, my grandma asked me to bring this to you, it wasn't stolen?" Guan Yutian asked Zhang Changyao, puzzled.
"Nothing will do. There are foxes in our yard that steal old hens."
If you shout like that, the old fox will hear you and snatch the hen away.
Zhang Changyao didn't say it explicitly; he didn't want Guan Yutian to know too much.
His mind is simple; it can't hold too much information, and things tend to spill out.
"Third Uncle, I have good news for you. My dad has found me a good wife."
I went to see her; that woman is about your height.
He had a square face and was incredibly strong, with broad shoulders and a thick waist.
He agreed to marry me without even looking at me.
My dad said he'd buy fifty catties of liquor for his alcoholic father, and that's all he needed.
That woman was so good to my dad; she wouldn't even chop up the chicken thighs she stewed, she'd leave the whole thing for him.
They even made a brand new set of clothes for my dad.
They said my dad had to wear it when we got married.
"Yutian, are you saying your daughter-in-law likes her father-in-law?"