Northeast: My Absurd Woman

Chapter 96 One person, one big mouth

As soon as Yu Mi's hand moved, it frantically scratched Zhao Xiulan's face.

He kept talking, his words filled with complaints about Zhao Xiulan.

Zhao Xiulan's fair, plump face was now covered with bloodstains resembling shredded potatoes.

She was so focused on fending off Sui Yumi's two hands that she had no time to argue back.

"Changyao, we can't interfere with this, we can just keep an eye on it."

Neither of these two are good people; they might accidentally shoot us, mother and daughter, covered in blood.

Zhang Shuhua pulled back Zhang Changyao, who was eager to join the fight.

The two men leaned against the wall of the fort at the stable house, watching the excitement.

"Shuhua, Changyao, you two hurry up and come over and lend a hand. Xiulan can't beat Yumi."

Zhang Kaiju, who was protecting the two children in the yard, saw Zhang Shuhua and Zhang Changyao and called out from the top of the wall.

"Auntie, let's go and separate them. We don't want my dad to have a relapse!" Zhang Changyao said, worried about Zhang Kaiju's health.

"And your dad, what's the rush? He hasn't even made his way to the top yet!"

Zhang Shuhua followed Zhang Changyao over, looking rather unhappy.

"Sure thing, I'll teach you to curse me. Today I'll tear your mouth apart."

Zhao Xiulan stopped protecting her face and frantically grabbed Sui Yumi's mouth.

"Zhao Xiulan, I...I'll bite you to death."

As Yumi's mouth was being pulled painfully, it bared its teeth like a dog scrambling for poop, tilting its head and biting Zhao Xiulan's hand repeatedly.

"Aunt Xiulan, let go of my hand, my mouth can't withstand your pull."

"Sister-in-law, loosen Aunt Xiulan's hair, or you'll pull it all out and leave her bald. There won't be any way to clean it up."

Zhang Changyao pried open this hand and tugged at that finger.

Both of them stared at him, neither wanting to be the first to let go.

"Changyao, this won't work. Watch me, it'll work in one go."

Zhang Shuhua grabbed Zhang Changyao's sleeve, urging him to move aside.

Then he stuffed the neck brace in his hand into Zhang Changyao's shirt pocket.

"Pah, pah..."

Zhang Shuhua spat twice into her palms and rubbed her hands together.

"Slap, slap..."

Taking advantage of the moment when Sui Yumi and Zhao Xiulan weren't paying attention to her, Zhang Shuhua slapped them both hard across the face.

Sui Yumi and Zhao Xiulan, who were focused on their opponent, were suddenly stunned by the attack.

At the same time, he released his grip and rushed towards Zhang Shuhua, who quickly hid behind Zhang Changyao.

"Sui Yumi and Zhao Xiulan, you two mustn't be ungrateful."

My two slaps were impartial; neither of you suffered a loss or gained an advantage.

If either of you dares to hit me, my two sons...

And his dozen or so grandchildren are no pushovers either.

Zhang Shuhua peeked out from between Zhang Changyao's arms, her face half-revealed. She was also afraid that the two women would attack her together.

"Sister-in-law, we're the younger generation, how could you lay a hand on the older generation?"

Zhang Changyao spread his arms and walked back and forth, protecting Zhang Shuhua behind him.

He blocked the two women's attack, preventing them from getting behind him and grabbing Zhang Shuhua.

"Zhang Changyao, you're the worst person in this family. You're the one who's been scheming behind your wife's back to get the donkey back."

Now he's spouting pretentious nonsense like a clove of garlic.

"Give me back my donkey today, and I won't fight with the elders right now."

After Yumi stopped looking for Zhang Shuhua, she grabbed Zhang Changyao's collar, ready to settle accounts with him.

"Sister-in-law, can you be reasonable? That donkey was originally exchanged for two of our horses."

How did I suddenly become your donkey?

"Dad and Aunt Xiulan are confused. You're not young anymore, you can't be so confused, can you?"

Zhang Changyao pulled hard backward with one hand, and Sui Yumi's arm immediately lost its strength.

After loosening Zhang Changyao's clothes, she involuntarily took a few steps back before regaining her footing.

"Zhang Changyao, what nonsense are you talking about? What does it have to do with me if your family trades two horses for a donkey?"

What I want is the donkey that Dad gave to my family, which you confiscated.

As for what happens between you and Dad, that's none of my business, and I don't want to.

Zhao Xiulan swore to me that no one could take this donkey away.

Otherwise, I wouldn't have given them half a donkey's worth of meat.

Now that donkey meat has become a joke, they won't even admit it when they turn their backs on you.

Tell me yourselves, is this something a human being would do?

Knowing that fighting Zhang Changyao would be a loss for him, Yumi sat on the ground again, clapping her hands and wailing.

"My son, I have a favor to ask of you. I have a hundred dollars here for you."

Go find Wu Ni and bring her back to your sister-in-law's donkey.

When autumn comes, I'll tell you what the price of a donkey is, and Dad will give you the rest of the money.

You and your older brother are both the apples of your father's eye. If either of you can't farm the land or live a good life, your father will be heartbroken.

If you don't agree, there's nothing your father can do but kneel down before you.

When Zhang Kaiju saw that things had returned to the way they were at the beginning, he knew that this matter had no end in sight.

On a sudden impulse, he walked over and was about to kneel down to Zhang Changyao.

"Dad, what are you doing? If you're really going to kneel down, you might as well just slap me across the face."

Zhang Changyao grabbed Zhang Kaiju's two hands and lifted them upwards.

"My dear son, I'm in a difficult situation right now, and there's really nothing I can do."

If you don't agree, I'll have to go from house to house begging for money to buy your older brother's donkey.

Tears streamed down Zhang Kaiju's face; it was clear he had no other choice but to come up with this solution.

"Dad, I'll go find Wu Ni right now, and I'll bring the donkey back for you."

"One hundred yuan is one hundred yuan. I won't make up for it later. Who told you to be my dad?"

Zhang Changyao was once again manipulated by Zhang Kaiju, and even Zhang Shuhua's attempts to pull him back failed.

In his haste, Zhang Changyao skipped the main gate, jumped over the back wall, and headed straight for Zhai Qingming's house.

"Zhang Changyao, are they finished?"

Yang Wuni, who was peeking over the courtyard wall, saw Zhang Changyao coming and quickly went up to greet him.

"Wu Ni, here's a hundred yuan. Dad wants to buy my sister-in-law's donkey."

Zhang Changyao stuffed the hundred yuan that Zhang Kaiju gave him into Yang Wuni's hand.

Before Yang Wuni could react, she went straight to lead the donkey.

"Zhang Changyao, a hundred yuan isn't even enough to buy a donkey."

Why should your dad spend a hundred dollars to buy our donkey?

Yang Wuni looked at the hundred yuan in her hand before she realized what was happening and went to stop Zhang Changyao.

"He gave me life and raised me; he is my biological father."

"If Dad hadn't insisted on giving me a hundred yuan, I wouldn't have taken a single penny and would have given him the donkey for free."

Zhang Changyao reached out to grab the hundred yuan from Yang Wuni's hand.

"That won't do, and it's even more unacceptable to ask for money."

Yang Wuni quickly stuffed her hands and money into her shirt pocket.

"Look, isn't a hundred dollars better than nothing?"

Zhang Changyao led his donkey and walked out of Zhai Qingming's house without looking back.

"How come it's become our family being the one who suffers again? That damned cricket has schemed against our family again."

Yang Wuni led another donkey and followed Zhang Changyao home.

He was plotting how he could get more from Sui Yumi.

"Sure thing, I can't let you take my donkey for free."