Northeast: My Absurd Woman

Chapter 49 Buy a rope for 1 yuan

Lu Gui glanced meaningfully at Gu Jialin, then turned back and picked up the paper, handing it to Zhang Changyao.

"Wu Ni, give the money to the two older brothers and have them investigate thoroughly."

Zhang Changyao checked the guarantee letter again before confidently folding it up and putting it in his shirt pocket.

Yang Wuni did not understand Zhang Changyao's intention in writing this.

All I could do was stare at him blankly until he put the paper in his pocket.

Only then did he take out the money, check it twice, and hand it to Zhang Changyao to check it again.

To be on the safe side, Zhang Changyao checked it again before handing it to Lü Gui.

Lu Gui didn't check it and handed it directly to Gu Jialin. Gu Jialin had already watched the two of them check it three times, so he didn't check it either and just put it in his pocket.

"I didn't realize you two, despite your young age, are so cautious in your actions."

Seeing Zhang Changyao leading the horse by the bridle, Lü Gui couldn't help but praise him.

"Hey! You can't wear horse bridles, that's the rule."

Gu Jialin, who had been walking at the very back, suddenly rushed over and pulled off the bridle of the chestnut horse.

"Hey! Brother, how are we going to lead it back without a bridle?"

"You mean your horse can walk back with us like a person?"

Yang Wuni suddenly lost her temper and grabbed the horse bridle from Gu Jialin's hand, trying to snatch it away.

"Wu Ni, don't be foolish. I've also heard of this rule."

"Brother, even if you can just find us a rope, we can at least lead it back, right?"

Zhang Changyao pried Yang Wuni's hand away from the bridle and patted her head with a smile.

"Brother, I can't just give you the rope for free; you have to give me a dollar."

Just moments ago, Lü Gui had been all smiles and kindness, but now his face was serious and cold.

"Brother, I need to check how long the rope is. I don't want to buy a bundle for a dollar."

Zhang Changyao didn't argue with him; he first needed to know the length of the rope.

Without further ado, Lü Gui went inside, took out a rope about three meters long, and threw it at Zhang Changyao's feet.

"Wu Ni, give this man a dollar."

Zhang Changyao picked up the rope, draped it over the horse's neck, and tied a slipknot.

Yang Wuni was reluctant, but dared not disobey Zhang Changyao.

He had no choice but to reluctantly take out another dollar from his pocket and hand it to Lü Gui.

Zhang Changyao led the horse ahead, with Yang Wuni following behind, and the two of them went out the gate.

Just as we turned the corner, we heard Lü Gui's wife rushing out of the pigsty.

"Lu Gui, you and your brother-in-law should go and check on our pigs. They're not eating and are just grinding grains in the pigpen."

"Hmph! Serves him right! Who told him to charge us a dollar for a broken rope?"

Yang Wuni spat on the wall of Lü Gui's courtyard.

"Wu Ni, that's not reasonable. Why should we give them a rope for free when we don't even know them?"

You saw their stone house too, how did they get there?

If it weren't for being so frugal and hardworking, how could we have accumulated this fortune?

We should learn from others in the future; we should save money wherever we can and be as frugal as possible.

Only in this way can we make a good living for our families.

Zhang Changyao glanced enviously at Lü Gui's stone house.

"I'm not saying he's stingy or anything, I'm angry that he and his brother-in-law are in cahoots and plotting against us."

If I hadn't been convinced he could sell it for 250 yuan, I would have been swindled out of several tens of yuan more.

We've given him several hundred dollars, and he still makes things difficult for us over a single dollar? Do you think he's even human?

Yang Wuni was still sulking over a dollar and wouldn't listen to Zhang Changyao at all.

"Wu Ni, you said their pig is sick. Is one yuan enough to treat it?"

When Zhang Changyao couldn't convince Yang Wuni, he tried a different approach.

"What can you do with one yuan to treat a pig? If you ask me, it's better to spend ten yuan from their store."

"God is angry that he bullied us and wants to teach him a lesson."

After saying this, Yang Wuni smiled.

"That's right! God is on our side, so why are you still angry?"

Look how tall and beautiful our horse is, and it even has a foal inside it.

Zhang Changyao pulled Yang Wuni over, wanting her to come and lead the horse.

Yang Wuni was afraid of horses, so she withdrew her hand and hid behind Zhang Changyao.

The two men chatted and laughed as they returned to the village, tying their horses to the gatepost in front of their house.

He didn't go inside but stayed to guard the chestnut horse, looking around in all directions.

"Kaiju, come out quickly and see, Changyao has bought back the horses."

Hearing the sound of horses' hooves, Zhao Xiulan peered out the window.

Seeing Zhang Changyao and Yang Wuni bring the horse back, he slipped on his shoes and ran outside.

As they passed the doorway of the outer room, they pulled Zhang Kaiju, who was still washing dishes, and left.

"Changyao, how much did this horse cost?"

Zhao Xiulan didn't dare to go forward, and looked at the chestnut horse from a distance and asked.

"Aunt Xiulan, it's three hundred yuan, and you can't say a single penny."

Before Zhang Changyao could answer, Yang Wuni preemptively answered Zhao Xiulan's question.

"Kaiju, listen to this, three hundred yuan is really not cheap."

Our parent, Yao, is really something; he can even come up with three hundred yuan for a single item.

When it's time to plant, our family always makes sure to be the first to finish.

"When the time comes, if anyone wants our help, we'll charge them money; we can't let them do our bidding for free."

Zhao Xiulan moved closer to Yang Wuni, forcing a fawning smile.

"Aunt Xiulan, you're right. We'll rent out the chestnut horse then and charge them two yuan per mu of land."

At this moment, Yang Wuni forgot about Zhao Xiulan's bad points and treated her as family.

Since they had bought horses, both families used the remaining sauerkraut and oil filling to make dumplings.

Yang Wuni also learned for the first time what it felt like to eat dumplings until you were stuffed.

After the two finished eating, they stayed to watch over the horse that was tied up at the entrance of the garden.

I watched it eat corn husks until it got dark before it came inside.

Zhang Changyao would occasionally go out to check whether the chestnut horse was lying down or standing.

Finally, dawn broke, and Yang Wuni hurriedly got out of bed to tend the stove.

I filled a bucket with warm water and carried it over to the horse to drink.

"Zhang Changyao, tell me, Marco really can drink a lot of water."

He gulped down most of the bucket of water in no time.

"Squeak...squeak...I thought it was making that noise on purpose!"

"It turns out one bucket of water wasn't enough, so the bottom of the bucket is empty." Yang Wuni showed Zhang Changyao the bucket.

"Wu Ni, then hurry up and prepare another bucket for it, I'll go down to the ground and carry it for it."

"Eating dry corn stalks, how can you not be thirsty?"

Zhang Changyao sat up and put on his clothes, spitting twice to press his standing hair down.

The chestnut horse was really thirsty, and it drank two more and a half buckets of water before it was full.

"Zhang Changyao, in my opinion, those two guys are just despicable."

It must be bad for this horse, otherwise it wouldn't be so thirsty.

After finishing their meal, Yang Wuni and Zhang Changyao moved small stools and sat in front of the door to watch the chestnut horse.

"Changyao, I heard from my fifth uncle that your family bought a horse?"

What's going on? The horse has developed flowers on its body, and the couple are staring at it intently.

Guan Lin, with his hands tucked into his sleeves, came over to look at the horse Zhang Changyao had bought.

"Second brother, Bao Chuaiju, look at her belly, she'll give birth right away."

Zhang Changyao pointed to the chestnut horse's belly for Guan Lin to see.

Guan Lin didn't look at the horse's belly, but instead pried open the chestnut horse's mouth to check its teeth.

"Second Brother, what's wrong?" Zhang Changyao asked, feeling uneasy as he saw Guan Lin shaking his head repeatedly.