Chapter 101: Aunt's House

The old man originally thought that the other party had brought so many things from far away, and although his IQ was not high, the prices would definitely be high. It would be better for him to go back and buy them himself after selling the prey.

Who would have thought that before he even opened his mouth, his daughter-in-law had already gone over and started choosing. Looking at his daughter-in-law squatting there with her butt sticking out to pick things, the old man looked very depressed.

I could only say to Zhang Xingwang pleadingly:

"Brother, what do you think of the price?"

"Don't worry, I won't cheat you. The price is the same as the supply and marketing cooperative. You just have to pay me for the bill."

Zhang Xingwang didn't expect to earn this little money from them, so he just considered it as a benefit for them.

The old man was about to breathe a sigh of relief when he suddenly felt his son's eyes were strange. He immediately looked up and saw his daughter-in-law holding a few bars of soap in her left hand and snacks in her right hand, which she was digging into her arms.

Suddenly I felt bad again, thinking how much money does this cost? Soap is so expensive, why do I need so much? And as for the snacks, just take one pack to try, do you think they are free?

She quickly turned around and winked at her son, meaning that it was not easy for her to say anything about her daughter-in-law, and that he had to take care of it. Unexpectedly, the man saw his daughter-in-law stuff another pack of cigarettes into her arms. He decisively gave the old man a helpless look. The old man was so anxious that he pointed at the man but could not speak.

He turned around and opened his mouth in the direction of his daughter-in-law, and sighed again. Suddenly he saw a bottle of wine. The old man closed his eyes, thought about the huge amount of money he had made from selling prey today, and looked at his daughter-in-law who was frantically shopping. He gritted his teeth and said to her:

"Give Dad a bottle of that wine. Um... also give Dad a pack of cigarettes."

Sure enough, no matter what era women are from, shopping is their hobby, let alone this era of material scarcity.

The woman picked up a lot of bags, not to mention corn, even the foot basin that Zhang Xingwang used yesterday was not left out.

Zhang Xingwang quickly explained that this was his foot washing, and he could sell it if he didn't mind. The woman glanced at the father and son and took it away without hesitation.

The man sat aside, grinning foolishly at the bottle of wine, while the old man was shivering with heartache.

He comforted himself again, saying that it was earned from hunting, so why not enjoy it? At worst, he could go back and say that his son insisted on taking it, and he just didn't stop him.

After the purchase was completed, after deducting the items they took away, Zhang Xingwang gave them another 132 yuan.

Finally, it was Zhang Xingwang who reminded the old man about the wild boar blood and the rope used to tie up the wild boar. The old man was stunned, and then pretended to be like, "I'm just waiting for you to say it." He said to Zhang Xingwang:

"My little brother is indeed a sincere man. So, how can you show your appreciation to me?"

Zhang Xingwang watched his fresh-faced performance and was too weak to complain. In the end, he exchanged a bottle of Fenjiu for pig blood and rope.

Then the father and son said goodbye to Zhang Xingwang and set off with their bags.

As for the money, the woman was still the same. She pretended to count it in a hurry, then stuffed it directly into her arms and nodded seriously at Zhang Xingwang to indicate that it was no problem.

Then, in the eyes of the old man and the man who were devastated, he said:

"I need to give the money back to my mother. She told me several times before she left."

Zhang Xingwang finally breathed a sigh of relief after watching the three people walk away. Although he thought nothing would happen, he didn't really let down his guard until they were far away.

I ran to the shed and waved my hand to collect the rabbit and pheasant. As for the wild boar outside, I tried it but it didn't work. It should be the resistance of the wild boar. I thought I would try it later if the wild boar was tired or fell asleep.

After waiting for nearly an hour, the two bored wild boars finally gave up resistance and were taken into the space. Zhang Xingwang also took advantage of the light before he left the mountain to go to his aunt's house, and his bicycle was still there.

Maybe I was really lucky. It was completely dark when I got out of the mountain. I walked all the way to my aunt's house with a flashlight and didn't see a single person on the road.

After entering the house, he was originally planning to go back to his grandfather's house, but his eldest aunt was worried and refused to let him go, so he stayed at her house for one night.

The next morning, I woke up and saw that my cousin and sister-in-law were already up and ready to go to work. I called my cousin and asked him when he was going to work. My cousin rubbed his shoulders and said:

"Wait until things at home are settled in the next two or three days and then go. I just got married and it wouldn't be appropriate to leave your sister-in-law behind."

Zhang Xingwang didn't say anything, but just said that if he was not used to the factory dormitory, he could come to his home for a few days. The aunt heard this and directly refused.

"Most people live in dormitories now. What's wrong with that? Wait until your cousin is settled and bring your sister-in-law over in the winter. The two of you can live in the dormitory."

Zhang Xingwang didn't say anything about this. He could only wait and see what happens.

After leaving the two rabbits and saying goodbye to his eldest aunt, Zhang Xingwang didn't plan to go to his grandfather's house again, but instead planned to visit the remaining two aunts' homes on the way.

I rode my bike to my younger aunt's house first. My younger aunt's house was not far from my eldest aunt's house, about 60 miles away. Among the three aunts, my younger aunt had the best conditions.

The family was basically well fed, and had two children with his uncle, the older one was a 13-year-old boy, and the younger one was a girl who was only 8 years old. Relying on the original owner's memory, he found his aunt's home.

My aunt's house is in the center of the village. My uncle-in-law is the son of the former village chief. At that time, they were considered a good match. After Zhang Xingwang's father passed away, my aunt was considered to have married above her station.

After knocking on the courtyard door, a middle-aged man opened the door, looked at Zhang Xingwang, then looked at the bicycle he was pushing and the sack on it, paused for a moment, then smiled and said:

"It's Xingwang, right? Your aunt was talking about you coming over yesterday."

After saying that, he motioned Zhang Xingwang to come in, but his smile looked a little strange, and what was even stranger was that his aunt didn't come over.

Zhang Xingwang didn't think too much and went into the house. His younger aunt's house looked much better than his older aunt's. The yard was big and clean.

After sitting for a while, only my little cousin came over and said "Hello, cousin". My cousin didn't show up either. I heard that he was sleeping in the next room.

Zhang Xingwang, who felt something was wrong, asked his uncle:

"Where's my aunt? Isn't she home?"

Hearing Zhang Xingwang's question, the uncle said nonchalantly:

"Your aunt has gone to work and will be back soon."

Zhang Xingwang looked at his radiant uncle and felt a little strange, so he asked:

"I see my cousin is also home. Is it just my aunt who has gone to work alone?"

After hearing this, my uncle-in-law's eyes flashed with impatience, and he stammered:

"Your cousin and I... uh... We didn't feel well today, so we didn't go to work."

Zhang Xingwang seemed to understand something in his heart. He said to his uncle-in-law, "Go out for a walk." Then he walked to the bicycle, gave two candies to his cousin who was looking at the bicycle curiously, and went out despite his uncle-in-law's enthusiastic attempt to stop him.