Northeast: My Absurd Woman

Chapter 123 Wang Fugui = A Bull in Heat

Zhang Changyao asked Li Yue'e three questions in a row, then looked at her expression.

"Hmm! Changyao, what you said makes a lot of sense."

"We need to subdue Wang Fugui first; I'm afraid my Yuxiu doesn't have that ability."

Guan Lin nodded in agreement with Zhang Changyao's statement, but then his worries returned.

"Second brother, this problem doesn't seem too big. Wang Fugui is fond of Yuxiu, so he can be subdued."

Don't worry about this. Let Wang Fugui and Yuxiu work things out on their own.

"I'll have Yuxiu go see Wuni tomorrow; she's got all sorts of wicked ideas." Zhang Changyao was about to get up and leave.

"Changyao, have your second sister-in-law fry some eggs, and we brothers can have a drink."

With Guan Yuxiu's problem resolved, Guan Lin's face no longer contorted in a frown.

He gestured for Li Yue'e to cook, while he himself went down to set up the table and warm the wine.

The next day, Wang Fugui asked the matchmaker to inquire about Guan Linyuxiu's opinion.

Guan Lin told him, as Zhang Changyao had instructed, that the adults wouldn't interfere in Yu Xiu's affairs and that he should ask Yu Xiu himself.

As long as Yuxiu has no objections, it's easy to talk to her parents.

When Wang Fugui received this reply, he was stunned and stood there dumbfounded.

He had cherished Yuxiu for over a decade, and he knew her temperament better than anyone else.

She asked him several times, and Yuxiu's answer was always to wait until he calmed down before answering.

Wang Fugui was at a loss and spent his days wandering around Guan Lin's house, not daring to go in and ask.

He himself didn't know when he would be able to control his temper, so he couldn't ask Yuxiu anymore.

Until one day, he discovered that Yuxiu would go to Zhang Changyao's house to find Yang Wuni every day.

The kid felt a sudden chill run down his spine.

He could only squat against the wall and smash his own head to vent his anger.

"Zhang Changyao, I want to go to Ganggang Village and bring my uncle over to live with us."

I'm about to have a baby too, and I feel uneasy without family around.

On this day, Yang Wuni told Zhang Changyao what she had been thinking about for a long time.

"Okay, we'll go back in a few days, just... just don't let your dad come along."

You can come over for a visit, we have plenty of room for you anyway.

Zhang Changyao hesitated for a moment, then realized it wasn't appropriate and quickly changed his words.

"Zhang Changyao, even if you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have let my dad come to stay."

It's not that I'm unfilial, it's just that his temperament and personality don't get along with mine.

He bullied me for eighteen years, and I was no match for him.

Now that he's old, he's even more arrogant and domineering. My brother and sister-in-law don't dare to mess with him, so I'm not going to invite trouble for myself.

Yang Wuni pouted and went out to wash the pots and pans to cook.

Zhang Changyao squatted on the ground peeling the bark off the newly cut willow branches, piling them up like a small mountain.

Exhausted, he lay on the kang (a heated brick bed) for a while, straightened his back, and then began to use an axe and a flat shovel to split the wood into thin slices along the burrs.

Cover the wood, which has been split into thin slices, with wet burlap sacks on top and bottom.

Sprinkle water on it and let it sit for several hours until the soaked wood chips become flexible.

Then, the wood chips were scraped smooth with a scraper, leaving a thin sheet to be used as the rim of the winnowing basket.

The woven baskets come in three sizes: large, medium, and small.

The largest one is about half the size of a kang (heated brick bed), while the smallest one can fit on the dining table.

There are only two sizes of winnowing baskets: the larger one has a handle that fits perfectly in a man's hand, while the smaller one has a handle that is about the size of a woman's palm.

Seeing Zhang Changyao so exhausted that he was practically paralyzed, Yang Wuni, for the first time ever, cooked him cornmeal rice.

More than ten days and nights of hard work resulted in a pile of materials that reached the ceiling.

"Zhang Changyao, how much does this cost? Calculate it for me."

Yang Wuni's eyes gleamed as she looked at the baskets and winnowing trays as if they were money.

"Wu Ni, yesterday the stable father came to ask, it seems he wanted to exchange corn for her."

Let's not focus on money. Right now, everyone's pockets are empty, so it's normal not to have money to buy things.

"Swapping for corn is fine too; with grain, you and the kids can eat your fill at every meal."

Zhang Changyao propped himself up, touching Yang Wuni's stomach with one hand.

"Zhang Changyao, why do you have to eat until you're stuffed? Just eat until you're full. Overeating is a waste." Yang Wuni pushed his hand away.

"Third Uncle, Third Aunt, Wang Fugui... he knelt down before me, he... pulled down my pants..."

The door was yanked open from the outside with a "bang," and Guan Yuxiu clutched her chest, panting so hard she couldn't straighten up.

"That bastard dares to bully my niece! I'll kill him!"

Zhang Changyao, who had been all smiles just moments before, now rushed to the outer room like a madman.

Take the sickle hanging on the wall; you're going to settle accounts with Wang Fugui.

"Third Uncle... Third Uncle... He... He didn't bully me, I ran fast."

When Guan Yuxiu saw Zhang Changyao carrying a sickle, she quickly went out and grabbed his arm to stop him from going.

"Huh? You didn't...you didn't suffer any losses?" Zhang Changyao looked Guan Yuxiu up and down.

"Third Uncle, you didn't lose out. I'll slap him across the face."

He fell flat on his backside, and before he could get up, I ran to your house.” Guan Yuxiu blushed.

"As long as you didn't suffer any losses, that's fine. If he really bullies you, your third uncle will risk his life to dismantle him."

Zhang Changyao put the sickle back in its original place and puffed out his chest.

"Yuxiu, this is the first time I've seen your third uncle so amazing."

It seems he's not incapable of fighting; he just hasn't offended the person he cares about most.

Yang Wuni put down her needlework, her face showing jealousy.

"Hmph! Yang Wuni, don't think your man is nothing."

If it really comes down to a fight, they can hold out for a while.

"The child coming to see me means she respects her third uncle."

Zhang Changyao pushed the still-shaken Guan Yuxiu to sit down on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed).

I wiped the newly bought Guoguang apples clean on my clothes and gave one to her.

"Zhang Changyao, look at you, do you think you can beat Wang Fugui?"

Or are you willing to kill him and chop him with a sickle?

Yang Wuni's jealousy hadn't subsided, and every word she uttered hit Zhang Changyao where it hurt.

"So what? Even if I can't beat Wang Fugui, I can still splatter blood all over him."

Just moments ago, Zhang Changyao was like a rooster ready to fight, but now he's wilted.

Sitting at the end of the kang (a heated brick bed), he glanced at Yang Wuni and Guan Yuxiu out of the corner of his eye.

"Third Aunt, don't talk about my third uncle, he's really amazing."

We are the same age. When we were little, he wasn't even as tall as me.

Once, Hou Da Yanjing bullied me and pushed me into a ditch.

My third uncle couldn't reach Hou Da's face, so he grabbed his shoulder and bit him on the neck.

Through the collar, he bit Hou Da Yanjing's neck, leaving two rows of purple teeth marks.

"My third uncle's nickname is Zhang Gou'er, which was given to him by Hou Da Yanjing." Guan Yuxiu looked at Zhang Changyao with admiration.

"Zhang Gou'er, that's a nice name. I'll call you that from now on."

Yang Wuni watched as Zhang Changyao stared wide-eyed at Guan Yuxiu.

"Third Aunt, I've said everything you taught me," Wang Fugui said anxiously, pacing back and forth.

Now he's desperate and resorting to extreme measures, and I'm terrified.

"Wu Ni, Yu Xiu, that's enough for you two."

If you push that beast any further, what kind of beastly things will he do?

Even a rabbit will bite when cornered, let alone Wang Fugui, who is now a bull in heat.