Northeast: My Absurd Woman

Chapter 150 Eating a single bean without even noticing its fishy smell

Zhang Kaiju, his nose twitching and brows furrowed, scolded Zhang Shuhua.

"Fifth Brother, you're wronging me. Zhao Xiulan came in saying she was here to see Wu Ni."

When I saw that she was empty-handed, I assumed she was going to donate money.

I didn't expect her to be so generous; she grabbed a handful of money.

As an elder, shouldn't I be helping Wu Ni with her postpartum care and accepting gifts from guests?

I've never seen anyone like her before, giving a gift and then going home to regret it.

Are you unwilling to give a gift, or have you prepared something else for Wu Ni?

Fifth Brother, I remember when Sui Yu gave birth, you borrowed money from all over the village to buy her eggs.

You are Changguang's father, and also Changyao's father. Both of your daughters-in-law gave birth to children of the Zhang family. We can't show favoritism.

Zhang Shuhua crossed her arms, showing no intention of returning the money to Zhang Kaiju.

"Shuhua, I'm going to Wang Fenjiang's house right now to get the eggs I secretly bought for Wuni."

"Zhao Xiulan mustn't know about this. If she finds out I secretly bought eggs for Wu Ni, she'll cause a huge uproar."

Zhang Kaiju went straight to Wang Fenjiang's house, and soon returned carrying half a basket of eggs into Zhang Changyao's yard.

"Yue'e, give this money to your fifth uncle, and take the eggs and put them on the ground outside the room."

Zhang Shuhua's heart sank, realizing that she had wronged Zhang Kaiju.

After killing the chicken, Zhang Changyao went to Wang Ga's house. He couldn't bear to let someone else do the job of making rice noodles.

Wang the powder maker kept his skills secret. If Wang Ga hadn't hurt his back while moving the vat, no one would have had the chance to learn how to make powder from him.

"Damn it, Hou Big Eyes, did you even wash your feet?"

Zhai Qingming has a keen sense of smell; he grabbed Hou Da's eyes, who had put his feet on the powdered face.

"Zhai Qingming, what difference does it make whether I wash my feet or not? The noodles I make will still taste just as good."

Hou Da Yanjing pushed Zhai Qingming away and continued stomping on the powder.

"Stop, stop, stop..."

Wang Ga, who had just entered the room, heard the two arguing and called out to the group of people who had been kicking the powdered face.

"Wang Ga, I didn't wash my feet today. How could they smell if I washed them every day? You can smell them if you don't believe me."

Hou Da Yanjing understood what Wang Ga meant, so he quickly took his foot off the powdered face and lifted it up for him to smell.

Qingming, Hou Jiu, you two dig out the spot where Big Eyes stepped earlier.

"I can't hire someone like you with those big eyes. You can have all this face; you don't need to come tomorrow."

Wang Ga glanced at Zhang Changyao, who nodded, and that was how Hou Da Yanjing was sent away.

Hou Da Yan was indignant but helpless, since he had made the mistake first.

"Big Eyes Hou, cough a few times before you go home."

Don't rush into the house; seeing something you shouldn't will bring bad luck.

Zhai Qingming, feeling embarrassed, pretended to kindly remind Hou Da-yan.

Hou Da-yan ignored him and went home carrying the pink flour he had stepped on.

Just as she was about to go inside, she felt disgusted and didn't want to eat the noodles that she had stepped on, so she turned around and went to Zheng Jingren's house.

He wanted to present the powdered noodles, which still smelled of his feet, to his father-in-law as a "tribute".

Before even entering the house, I heard Hu Xianfa addressing Zheng Jingren as "Old Master Taishan" repeatedly.

He was furious, threw down the powder, and grabbed a kitchen knife...

At Wang Ga's house, Zhang Changyao kicked Zhai Qingming, sending him sprawling to the ground.

"Changyao, I was just saying, what if we actually run into each other?"

Zhai Qingming knew why Zhang Changyao had kicked him, so he quickly got up to explain.

"Zhai Qingming, I can't tell you anything in the future."

"A dog's belly can't hold two ounces of sesame oil; you just told me and you're already telling others."

Zhang Changyao angrily raised his hand, wanting to slap Zhai Qingming on the head again.

Zhai Qingming knew he was in the wrong and dared not resist, so he raised his arm to try and block it.

"Changyao, Qingming, what are you two talking about?" Wang Ga asked curiously as he came closer.

"Hou the Big-Eyed's wife..."

"Zhai Qingming, don't say it. The more you talk, the more trouble you'll cause."

Zhang Changyao covered Zhai Qingming's mouth to stop him from speaking.

"Brother Ga Zi, my older brother, his wife is having an affair with Hu Xianfa."

I went out to pee that day and saw my sister-in-law walking with Hu Xianfa.

The two of them were chatting and laughing, even happier than when they were with my older brother.

Hou Jiu, who was standing to the side, pulled his foot off the powdered face and talked to Wang Ga with great interest.

"Oh? Is that so? Isn't Zheng Meizhi pregnant?"

"She's heavily pregnant and still dares to have affairs, what a fucking slut."

Wang Ga curled his lip in disdain and went to look at the donkey pulling the millstone.

"Xiao Jiu, what your older brother's family is about is something others are talking about, not something you're talking about."

If Big Eyes knew you said that, he'd definitely give you a piece of his mind.

Zhang Changyao scolded Hou Jiu for speaking too quickly and not distinguishing between inside and outside the circle.

"Brother Changyao, you're the only one who still treats Zheng Meizhi like a human being."

Back when she was with you, she and Hu Xianfa went through the sorghum field, and a few of us were eavesdropping in the field.

They both said you were so stupid you didn't know the difference between a young woman and a young wife.

That Zheng Meizhi was so whining and making a racket that Hu Xianfa, that old bastard, was so tired he couldn't even get his bicycle up the hill.

At night, Zheng Meizhi would go into the woods with you, and you would kiss and nibble on her like a precious treasure.

Hou Jiu spoke loudly, as if afraid that the others in the room wouldn't hear him.

Zhang Changyao was so angry that he couldn't utter a single word, and he lowered his head to dig at his face.

Wang the powder maker was concerned about the broken shoes and socks in the village.

I'm used to it now, I just watched the young people laugh with a pursed mouth.

"Hou the Big-Eyed has killed someone! Hou the Big-Eyed has killed someone..."

Outside the noodle shop, Zhai Qingming's fourth brother went door-to-door announcing the news.

"Oh no, this time someone might really die. Let's go check it out."

After slapping a spoonful of powder on their plate, the group, who were just about to take a break, suddenly became excited again.

Taking off his apron, he walked excitedly in the direction Xiao Si'er pointed.

In Hou Da Yanjing's courtyard, Hu Xianfa had already fled.

Only Zheng Meizhi, howling, knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Hou Da Yanjing.

Zheng Jingren was already unconscious, and his severed fingers lay on the ground far away, devoid of blood.

"Those two deserve it, they can eat a hundred beans and still not know what fish is in them," Wang Ga said through gritted teeth.

"You don't know the inside story here. Hu Xianfa's paralyzed wife recently died."

After his wife died, this old man came every day, bringing delicious food for Zheng Jingren.

It just so happens that my older brother has been working at the rice noodle shop every day lately.

Zheng Meizhi probably never dreamed that my older brother would be able to come home early.

Hou Jiu gloated as he told everyone what he knew.

"Hey! Hou Jiu, I'm wondering, how do you know so much detail?" Zhai Qingming tilted his head and asked Hou Jiu.

"I heard from your son that we have a good relationship and he tells me everything."

"He's 'Commander Zhai,' and I'm 'Deputy Commander Hou.' No one is as well-informed as us." Hou Jiu proudly raised his head.

"Brother Ga Zi, I see that Hou Da's eyes are bloodshot."

We grew up together, so let's help him out and prevent him from going too far.

Hu Xianfa is different from us; that old bastard will definitely report this to the police station when he gets back.