Northeast: My Absurd Woman

Chapter 47 Several Boxes of Golden Gourds

As Zhang Changyao listened, his face turned cold. He glanced unhappily at Guan Lin, then looked at Guan Shuyun.

"Changyao, that's not what you think I meant."

I was just saying that your older sister is naive and doesn't appreciate how kind other people are to her.

She's nowhere near as pretty as your wife, yet she's always dreaming of marrying someone like you.

Guan Lin turned around, patted Zhang Changyao on the shoulder, and smiled with a wink.

"Changyao, don't listen to your second brother's nonsense. He's just making fun of my fifth uncle for being lazy and causing you to marry a pregnant woman."

He talks nonsense all day long, but never says anything practical to anyone.

Changyao isn't stupid; even if you beat around the bush eight times, he'll still figure out what's going on.

Guan Shuyun contradicted Guan Lin, rendering his explanation useless.

"Sister, a couple really needs to find someone considerate to live a good life together."

Look at my second brother and sister-in-law, they've lived half their lives together, and now I can't even stand looking at them.

His relationship with Zheng Meizhi is so good, but his second sister-in-law acts like she can't see it.

Yang Wuni and I are different; we always have so much to talk about.

She was heavily pregnant and no one wanted her, which is how I stumbled upon a treasure.

If she were still a virgin, she wouldn't want to be with someone as poor as me who wears a bell on his ass.

Sister, don't listen to my aunt and second brother, listen to me, just like Hu Xiao.

That kid is skilled, hardworking, and adept both inside and outside the house.

So what if I'm small or ugly? I don't care about my size or appearance!

"I'm good-looking and tall, so what? I still have to carry heavy loads every day."

Upon hearing Guan Shuyun's words, Zhang Changyao immediately changed his tune and spoke in Guan Shuyun's favor.

"Changyao, you've fallen for your older sister's trick."

She treats us like brothers and just wants you to speak up for her.

The more you speak up for her, the more bewildered her master becomes.

"When your aunt asks you, let's see if you still dare to say that." Guan Lin laughed and gave Zhang Changyao a push.

"Sister, please don't upset my aunt anymore. She and my brother have already worried enough."

If you anger her to the point of causing her illness, you won't even have a family to rely on anymore.

Zhang Changyao rubbed his nose with his sleeve and brought the conversation back on track.

"Hmph! If I wanted to spite her, would I go on a blind date with my second brother?"

Once they all got married, they all started to talk to each other.

"No one knows how difficult something is until it happens to them."

Guan Shuyun kicked Zhang Changyao's foot through the mattress, complaining that he had acted as a peacemaker.

Upon arriving in town, Zhang Changyao headed west, while Guan Lin and Guan Shuyun headed east.

The group waved and greeted each other without saying a word.

Zhang Changyao continued working as usual, but these few people kept harassing him, making his work unpleasant.

He arrived early and warmed himself by the fire in Lu Shi's hut. During their chat, the topic of this matter came up.

"Changyao, if you want to do this business in the long run, you can't afford to offend these people."

You joined late, so you're basically stealing someone else's job.

If people are tolerant of you, you can earn more money in a few more days; if they are not, you really won't be able to continue.

If you ask me, you should spend a little more money and buy each of them a pack of cheap cigarettes.

"For no other reason than to earn enough money from farming this year, right?"

Lu Shi had heard about Zhang Changyao's family situation and offered him some advice.

"Uncle, this is the only way, otherwise it will be really difficult to do business."

My back is killing me, and I haven't seen a single one of them looking happy.

Following Lu Shi's instructions, Zhang Changyao bought a golden gourd for each of the men carrying heavy loads.

I bought Wang Jianjie a pack of Ercan cigarettes. He still understands the principle of leaving one village behind but not one neighboring village.

Only after that did he truly become a member of the pack-carrying team.

Amidst the laughter and chatter, several older people also took care of him.

Only now did he realize that these people were Wang Jianjie's uncles, maternal uncles, elder brother, and brother-in-law.

He told Lu Shi about it, and the old man Lu Shi was also shocked.

After working like this for two months, I finally managed to earn some money among this group of people.

Before leaving, Zhang Changyao offered each of his elder brothers a pack of cigarettes as a token of his respect.

These people were so happy that they wanted to bring Zhang Changyao home and worship him.

With the money, the rest was about arranging to buy livestock.

Zhang Changyao and Yang Wuni were afraid that others would ask them for money.

He decided to go out and look around to see which village had livestock dealers.

The two of them visited the North and South villages and then spent a few days exploring the town.

Finally, in Maolutun in the southwest corner, we met a horse dealer who traded horses.

This horse trader is the cousin-in-law of Lü Gui, the accountant of Maolutun Village.

The two men were chatting under a big tree at the entrance of the village, leading a horse.

Zhang Changyao and Yang Wuni went over to inquire about them, asking where they could buy livestock.

"I'm a livestock dealer. What kind of livestock are you two looking to buy?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Jialin, Lü Gui's cousin-in-law, quickly came over to speak with the two of them.

"Brother, we want to buy a farm animal."

Zhang Changyao pulled out two hands from his sleeves and asked Gu Jialin respectfully.

"Young man, do you want to buy a horse, a donkey, or a mule?"

"Any animal can be used for farming; it mainly depends on how much money you have."

Gu Jialin looked Zhang Changyao and Yang Wuni up and down.

They wanted to find out whether the two of them had any money in their pockets.

"Brother, what can you buy with three hundred dollars? A horse or a donkey?"

Yang Wuni instinctively covered her shirt pocket.

When Gu Jialin heard Yang Wuni speak like that, his two triangular eyes immediately lit up.

He was certain that these two men knew nothing and had money in their pockets.

"Three hundred dollars can buy a good mare with a small mouth, guaranteed to produce a foal."

Gu Jialin's words made perfect sense, and that's exactly the situation.

"Brother, then help us pick a good mare with a small mouth, one that will carry a foal."

Hearing this, Zhang Changyao was immediately delighted.

She took Gu Jialin's hand as if she were seeing a family member.

"Young men, you two have come at the right time. Do you see that horse behind you?"

"A three-year-old's mouth, a precious foal; buy it and it will multiply into two."

Gu Jialin pulled Zhang Changyao's hand to look at the chestnut horse under the tree.

"Brother, your chestnut horse is a bit thin, not as fat as the one in our production team."

Its belly is quite big, but its fur isn't very shiny.

Zhang Changyao patted the chestnut horse's belly and stroked its fur.

"Young man, you don't know this, all horses that are used for breeding are like this."

Once the foal is born and fed, its coat will become shiny and glossy in just a few days.

Even if you don't believe what I say, you have to believe Accountant Lü, right?

In Maolu Village, as long as Accountant Lü says something, it's guaranteed to be true.

To enhance his credibility, Gu Jialin pulled Lü Gui, who was watching the commotion, over to give Zhang Changyao a guarantee.

"Brother, how much do you want for this horse? Be honest and don't lie."

We've both looked at so many places; if you're lying to us, we'll turn around and leave.