novelraw Chapter 116 Chop Him Up
Chapter 116 Chop Him Up
Wang Ga pushed open the door, and before he even entered, he began to speak.
Zhai Qingming blushed after she spoke, pushed him away, and got up to leave.
"Wu Ni, take out two hundred yuan and give it to Brother Ga Zi."
Before Wang Ga could speak, Zhang Changyao asked Yang Wuni to get him the money.
Yang Wuni was unwilling, but there were outsiders present, and she couldn't embarrass Zhang Changyao.
He had no choice but to slowly turn his back and take out two hundred yuan from under the covers and put it on the kang (a heated brick bed).
"Brother Ga Zi, keep this two hundred yuan safe, and don't forget what you promised me."
Zhang Changyao handed the money to Wang Ga, looking at him with a serious expression.
"Changyao, no wonder my dad heard from your dad that you're not as straightforward as that good old woman now."
Didn't we already provide you with the paperwork? What are you afraid of?
Without saying a word, Wang Ga picked up the money, pushed open the door, and left.
"Zhang Changyao, why did you lend money to Wang Ga? Don't you know we need money to build our house?"
After seeing Wang Ga walk away, Yang Wuni pouted and asked Zhang Changyao.
"Wu Ni, I'm not stupid. Do you think I'd lend money to someone for nothing?"
This is a promissory note and guarantee written by Wang Ga; you must keep it safe.
"As long as I have this paper, we'll have an endless supply of vermicelli by autumn, and we'll get our full two hundred yuan, plus we'll learn how to make vermicelli."
Zhang Changyao pulled a pillow off the pile of blankets and lay down, his eyes darting around rapidly.
"Zhang Changyao, don't lie down yet, go to the riverbank and cut some willow branches."
"Make a cage for these two hens and put it in that corner of the room," Yang Wuni said, pointing to the base of the south wall of the room.
"Wu Ni, shouldn't I be making a chicken frame instead?"
"We have such a small place in our house, and you're still raising chickens inside? Aren't you afraid the chicken droppings will suffocate us?"
Zhang Changyao didn't get up, but turned to look at Yang Wuni.
"Zhang Changyao, are you out of your mind? You're raising an old hen outside."
"It would be better to just give it to your father and that vixen Zhao Xiulan; at least then they'd think well of us!"
Yang Wuni shuffled to the ground, squatted down, and looked at the two old hens with concern.
"Wu Ni, no matter what, chicks aren't things you raise indoors."
Don't feel sorry for these two old hens; they're just a dish for the living.
We're about to build a house, and people will be eating every day; we can't do without any meat.
"Start one, finish one; I'm going to the riverbank now to cut willow branches and weave cages."
Zhang Changyao picked up the old hen, looked at it, and, though reluctant, had no choice but to take his sickle and go to the riverbank.
Upon reaching the riverbank, Zhang Changyao squinted and peered closely, discovering two human figures swaying within the willow grove.
He shook the willow branches beside him to scare the people opposite him, shouting loudly, "Hey! Hey!"
"Who the hell is so blind? Can't they see the old man working?"
The stalks stopped shaking, and a hunched figure crawled out from inside, muttering curses at Zhang Changyao as he walked.
"Damn it, I'm in trouble. I need to get out of here right now."
When Zhang Changyao saw who it was, he broke out in a cold sweat.
He crouched down, trying to escape from under the willow stalks, but Guan Shu grabbed him by the collar.
"Brother, so... so it was you cutting willow branches?"
I thought I didn't know them, so... so I yelled.
Zhang Changyao has been afraid of Guan Shu since he was a child, and Guan Shu doesn't tolerate him either.
As long as they're not under Zhang Shuhua and Guan Lin's noses, they'll kick Zhang Changyao's butt eight out of ten times.
"You little rascal, hurry up and come home with me."
Don't let your size fool you, I'll still kick your ass.
Guan Shu held Zhang Changyao's head down, preventing him from straightening up, and pushed him towards home.
Zhang Changyao did not resist and let Guan Shu push him forward.
After walking about four or five hundred meters, Zhang Changyao suddenly remembered that the sickle in his hand had fallen into the willow saplings.
Not daring to say it directly, he took advantage of Guan Shu's moment of relaxation and broke free from his grasp by turning to the side.
They dashed off like the wind to the spot where they had just cut the willow branches.
"Zhang Changyao, come back here! Quick... hide! This kid's back!"
Guan Shu panicked immediately, and his crooked mouth made his speech slurred.
He jumped up and down with all his might, shouting towards the spot where he had just been working.
Zhang Changyao bumped into someone unexpectedly, and when he looked up, he was surprised to see Sui Yumi.
He suddenly understood everything, and anger rose in his heart, and evil thoughts arose in his mind.
Carrying a sickle, he turned around and ran towards Guan Shu.
"Zhang Changyao, if you hurt me, your aunt will skin you alive."
Guan Shu took off running, his earlier boss-like demeanor gone. The two of them even overtook Sui Yumi, who was walking ahead.
Zhang Changyao chased Guan Shu to the edge of the village, but had to stop and watch him run home.
"Not a single one of them, young or old, is a good-for-nothing; the whole family is a bunch of good-for-nothings."
They rubbed their hands at Lao Guan's family; they deserve to be called bastards.
As Yu Mi passed by Zhang Changyao, she smiled contemptuously and said...
Zhang Changyao didn't dare to talk back, and followed behind Yumi, digging the ground forcefully with a sickle.
He didn't go home until he could no longer see the corn.
"Zhang Changyao, why are you empty-handed and covered in sweat? Were you chased by a dog? Or a wolf?"
Yang Wuni, who had just returned from changing her dressing, looked at Zhang Changyao, who was bowing his head and remaining silent, and asked.
"Wu Ni, why doesn't this person have any shame?"
As a mother of two, can't you give your children some face?
How will the children hold their heads high in the village when they grow up?
They even shamelessly and proudly insulted our Zhang family for not producing any beans.
Why aren't we getting any beans? If we're not getting beans, are you the one raising them?
Zhang Changyao learned what he had seen from Yang Wuni.
"Zhang Changyao, you must have very sharp eyes to be able to see those dirty things."
Your sister-in-law isn't your wife, why are you interfering?
If someone insults you, and you don't back down at all, but you scare your sister-in-law, your brother will have to come to you for medical treatment.
That precious wife of his is always right; she's never wrong.
"If you don't believe me, go ask your father if your sister-in-law is doing the right thing."
Yang Wuni was amused by the spectacle and tried to calm Zhang Changyao down so he wouldn't get angry.
"My sister-in-law is like a mother to me. Can't I say a few words when I see her like this?"
I refuse to believe that just because she, the magistrate, set fire to the city, I'm not allowed to light a lamp.
Zhang Changyao wouldn't listen to advice and was still embroiled in a lot of legal troubles.
"Zhang Changyao, let me ask you, do you dare to talk about your sister-in-law? If someone insults you, do you dare to talk back?"
You have absolutely no skills, all you do is spout nonsense at home. What good are you?
If you had my abilities, you would have given each of them a sickle long ago.
Why would I bother coming home to spout nonsense and cause trouble for you?
We're cultured people; if we don't have the skills, we shouldn't take on the job. It's best to mind our own business.
There are plenty of shoemakers in our village, and I've never seen a younger brother-in-law bothering his sister-in-law.
Wu Ni, this is so damn frustrating, so... so humiliating?
No, I have to find Guan Shu; I'm going to chop him down.