Northeast: My Absurd Woman

Chapter 77 Revenge from Her Maternal Family

Zhao Xiulan's voice, and the clattering sound of things hanging on the door.

"Zhang Changyao, I haven't asked you yet? Your sister-in-law's donkey just died. What are they using to farm with us?"

"Are we going to be using the same donkey to plow the fields, all three of us?"

Yang Wuni tidied up the bowls and chopsticks, only then remembering what Zhang Changyao had said.

"Oh? Oh! My sister-in-law's family also bought a donkey. The three of us will share two donkeys to farm the land."

Zhang Changyao spoke casually, as if afraid of arousing Yang Wuni's suspicion.

"Oh my! Zhang Changyao, your sister-in-law's family is quite wealthy."

The donkey had barely died before they bought another one.

I know without you even saying it; it must have been your dad who paid for it.

Your dad always complains about being poor in front of us, but he acts like a tycoon in front of your sister-in-law.

I've never seen an old person like this before; their bias is far too obvious.

Yang Wuni began to complain, her words filled with resentment towards Zhang Kaiju.

"Wu Ni, let me ask you, did Dad ask us for money to buy the donkey for my sister-in-law's family?" Zhang Changyao asked Yang Wu Ni.

"No, but he asked us for money for other things, isn't that the same thing?"

Yang Wuni quickly realized the problem.

"Yang Wuni, let's stick to the facts. I'm talking about buying the donkey."

Zhang Changyao knew his argument was untenable, so he became unreasonable.

"Zhang Changyao, you don't need to tell me all this, I know what you mean."

You're about to say that your father sides with your sister-in-law's family because they had a son.

If I have a son in the future, your father will be able to treat them both equally.

Yang Wuni mimicked Zhang Changyao's tone in a sarcastic manner.

Zhang Changyao's words left me speechless, so I leaned against the wall without saying a word.

He knew that Yang Wuni was arguing her point so firmly.

It's because I'm healthier now, and I want to live a good life with myself.

"Wu Ni, if in the future, I mean if."

"You know I lied to you, will you blame me?"

Zhang Changyao was testing Yang Wuni, wanting to know what the consequences of his current actions would be.

"Zhang Changyao, if you lie to me, if you're hiding anything from me, I'll... I'll..."

Yang Wuni couldn't continue speaking because she had nowhere to go.

While other women casually mention going back to their parents' home, she hesitated and couldn't bring herself to say it.

"Wu Ni, I know you have nowhere to go, so let's just stay home and not meddle in other people's business."

Don't worry about how my dad and my older brother are doing.

After we finish planting the land, we'll build a house and move out. At that time, you'll be the one who controls everything in our family.

We won't go back to that kind of family home; we won't feel bad if we don't see them.

When we have money in the future, they will come and look to us for help.

"When that time comes, you just put your hands on your hips and won't let them into our house."

Zhang Changyao stood up straight, hands on his hips, setting an example for Yang Wuni.

"Zhang Changyao, my illness is cured now, and I want to go home."

I'm going to ask that shaman, did I carry her child down a well in my past life? Or did I desecrate her ancestral grave?

Now I have you, I have this family. As long as you don't despise me, I'm not afraid of anyone.

Yang Wuni has gained a lot of weight in the past few days, and her face has become fuller.

She had so much energy she had nowhere to expend it, and she wanted to go back to her parents' home to avenge herself.

"Wu Ni, I'll take you back tomorrow, and we'll go settle accounts with Wang Fengxian."

My sister-in-law just happened to bring some salted donkey meat; take it back to your father.

"Your father is my father-in-law, after all. It wouldn't look good for us to go back empty-handed."

Zhang Changyao pushed open the door and carried the salted donkey meat hanging on the door into the house.

"Zhang Changyao, your sister-in-law is really generous. This bunch must weigh at least five pounds."

It seems you're right. Even if we don't compete with her for your father's favor, we can still get some benefits.

Yang Wuni wrapped the salted donkey meat tightly and placed it in a salt jar.

Her stomach has healed, and she can now wear clothes without patches.

Going back to her parents' home was an idea she had since she was working at the health center.

She wanted to show her father and the villagers that she wasn't a "plague god" and that she wasn't dead.

Yang Wuni tossed and turned all night, unable to sleep.

The grievances of the past eighteen years replayed in my mind, scene by scene.

Every time her father hit her, she hated him a little more, until in the end she couldn't hate him anymore.

I thought I would hate my father for the rest of my life, but I never expected that after my illness was cured, the person I wanted to see most was him.

No matter what, Dad still gave himself a house to sleep in, a place that could shelter him from the wind and rain.

At least she wasn't left to freeze to death sleeping outside in the winter; isn't that a kind of kindness?

It wasn't easy for my sister-in-law to raise several children; she once fainted from hunger on the roadside.

If she hadn't dragged me back and saved me with millet porridge...

She would never have met Zhang Changyao, and she would never have tasted the joy of having enough to eat in her life.

Thinking of this, Yang Wuni's hatred disappeared, replaced by gratitude.

The instigator of everything, the source of all disasters, is Wang Fengxian.

Once Yang Wuni had set her goal, she could finally fall asleep with peace of mind.

The next morning, without saying goodbye, Zhang Changyao hitched up a donkey cart and took Yang Wuni back to her parents' home.

On Yang Wuni's left was salted donkey meat, and on her right were clothes and pants that she had taken out of a pile of old clothes for her nephew and niece.

She also brought along the quilt she had made from Zhang Kaiju's old quilt cover.

Her uncle was good to her; without him, she would have died eight times over.

"Wu Ni, did you bring our whole house up here?"

Yang Wuni, let me tell you, a woman can't protect her own family.

A woman who protects her own family will never have a good life of her own.

Looking at the half-full cart of goods, Zhang Changyao regretted agreeing to take Yang Wuni back to her parents' home.

"Zhang Changyao, this is my first time returning to my parents' home since I got married."

You can't just bring a bunch of salted donkey meat into the village, can you?

Even if that thing is very valuable, it's not conspicuous, is it?

No one will know. They'll think we came back empty-handed, holding hands. Wouldn't that make us a laughingstock?

These things aren't worth much; everyone can see them if the kids wear them.

Anyone who doesn't know the situation would think that you, as his uncle, bought him a brand new one.

Fearing that Zhang Changyao would be unhappy, Yang Wuni gave a long list of reasons that she thought were reasonable.

"Wu Ni, you're right. When we dress the children in these clothes, we'll feel proud."

"Sit tight, I'm going to whip the donkey, and we'll be in the distance with Ganggang Village in no time."

Zhang Changyao couldn't understand Yang Wuni. She clearly wanted to go back to her parents' home to demand an explanation, but instead, she ended up bringing comfort to her family.

He couldn't figure it out, so he stopped thinking about it. No matter what, as long as Yang Wuni was happy, that was better than anything else.

In the blink of an eye, we arrived at Ganggang Village. There were quite a few people around at noon, all of them digging up stubble in the fields.

Upon seeing Yang Wuni return, everyone avoided her like the plague, walking along the roadside.

They were whispering amongst themselves, seemingly not quite believing that Yang Wuni was still alive.

"Zhang Changyao, park the car and I'll get out and walk back."

Yang Wuni patted Zhang Changyao on the back, telling him to stop the donkey cart.

Zhang Changyao obediently did as instructed, and Yang Wuni got out of the car after it came to a complete stop.

The baby in her belly is still small, and her pregnancy isn't showing yet.

After recovering from her illness, she became slender and slim.

In addition, he was wearing clothes that someone else had given him, without any patches.

Yanran transformed into the charming young wife of a town.

"Auntie, off to work in the fields?" Yang Wuni greeted Du Qiuniang deliberately.

"Wu Ni, why are you only now returning home? Did you marry into a wealthy family?"

Your little face is so chubby, your aunt almost didn't recognize you.