Chapter 336 As Long as You Open Your Mouth

Seeing that the time was almost up, Zhang Xingwang carried the eggs and set out into the mountains. The old lady complained to the old man about what had just happened and scolded him angrily:

"You don't care about anything now. You run away when your grandson comes. Now your grandson asks that stupid guy Genwazi to send eggs to you every now and then. What do you think we should do? I can't even eat boiled eggs now."

"Just send it over. There's no need to worry about eggs being left over. We can just not eat them. When he comes back, we can just take them all away.

Well... I can't not eat. What if this grandson thinks that I don't have a good appetite and sends me ginseng, deer antlers, etc.? It will be even more troublesome. Otherwise, I'd better eat less to show my respect!"

The old lady's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she smiled again, saying jokingly:

"You're not senile yet, but I won't eat these eggs. You can eat them all."

"You are stupid. If boiling doesn't work, why don't we just fry it?"

"You are stupid, frying doesn't use up a lot of oil, do you know how much oil it takes to fry an egg, you old fool...

My grandson isn't married yet, why don't you talk to him about it? He's not being filial at all, he's just trying to make me die of filial piety.

If we eat up all of our grandson's wealth and he can't find a wife, we won't be able to face anyone!"

Zhang Xingwang didn't plan to keep too much food this time. After all, there were many people in the village and they were all very interested. Last time it was to save lives, so it was not a big deal. No one dared to have any ideas.

But this time it’s business, the situation is different. After all, people will think about other things when they are full, so it is better to be cautious.

When he reached the mountainside, he threw the eggs into the space and looked around the big rock. This time, no female hunter appeared. After releasing about 500 kilograms of food, he strolled down the mountain.

When we got to the foot of the mountain, we saw Uncle Yougen and his friends scratching their heads anxiously, and pointed at the big rock and said:

"The things have been put back to where they were last time. We'll settle the bill after we're done moving them."

"I told you that it's already past midnight and you still haven't seen me. You are so careless that you dare to leave it there casually!"

Uncle Yougen told everyone to run up the mountain, leaving Uncle Big Head chasing behind and shouting, "Don't panic, keep in formation and pay attention to your feet." As soon as he finished speaking, he fell to the ground and didn't get up for a long time...

"Xingwang, we have moved the things back. The price will be based on what we agreed before - three eggs for one pound of food. I'll ask your uncle Big Head to keep a record of the account and we'll refund you when the time comes!

"Huh? Where's the big-headed guy?"

"Uncle Yougen, don't send eggs home in broad daylight in the future. My grandma is getting mad today. Just send some to the old couple every few nights to make sure they have eggs to eat every day. Put the rest in the canteen first, in case someone reports you."

"Okay, I'll do as you say. Anyway, I'll take it without any worries this time. I'll have to make up another excuse later. After all, it's not right to stay in confinement all the time!"

The old couple seemed very happy to see Zhang Xingwang coming back empty-handed. The little girl had been having fun until now and just came back.

Grandma kept praising her grandson for finally growing up, and at the same time she jokingly scolded the little girl who didn't know how to go home. Then the whole family went to bed.

The next day, Zhang Xingwang took a stroll, put down a sack of grapes and a pound of oil, and took the little girl to his aunt's house under the complicated gazes of the old couple. By the way, he also had to find Old Man Zhang to buy some goods.

It was already noon when we arrived at my aunt's house. Only my little cousin was there. Today was a day off so she didn't have to go to school, but my cousin and parents had gone to work.

The little cousin was a sensible child. When she saw her cousin coming, she carefully poured him some water and then ran out, saying that she was going to look for someone in the field.

Zhang Xingwang was left staring at the kitchen in a daze. When his aunt and cousin came back, the meal was ready. They had a good meal together, so he asked about his uncle. His aunt held back her laughter and replied:

"When your uncle heard that you were coming, he was worried that there wouldn't be enough food at home, so he said that you can just have one meal in the cafeteria."

Seeing his aunt-in-law's expression close to that of his second sister, Zhang Xingwang felt distressed. After struggling for a while, he said half-jokingly:

"Auntie, if you can't stay idle, I can find you a job in the city. There are fixed wages in the city and you can earn more than in the village."

After hearing this, the aunt waved her hands repeatedly, saying that each job only paid five or six hundred yuan, and that one had to use connections or something. In summary, she told Zhang Xingwang to stop wasting time.

Zhang Xingwang was somewhat speechless after hearing this, and then he did some calculations for his aunt:

"How much money can you get in the village in a year besides food? No more than 50 yuan!"

"How is that possible? It's only 50 yuan including food!"

"Let me do the math for you. A regular worker in the city only makes about 25 yuan a month, which is 300 yuan a year. It's definitely more cost-effective to borrow money to buy a job than to stay in the village. Besides, there are rations in the city so you won't go hungry!

Even if you buy a job for 5 yuan, you can pay it back in seven or eight years at yuan a month, not to mention salary increase due to seniority, and it’s a stable job. So all you need now is someone who dares to lend you money! ”

"Xingwang, do you think I'm really stupid? Even if you want to cheat me, you should be more careful. You're still in need of someone who dares to lend you money. Everyone knows what you're talking about. Why don't you count the rent, water, electricity, etc.?"

"That depends on the person. Others may say that they are lying to you, but I think your nephew is different!"

"I know. I went back to my mother's house two days ago, and she said that you are so noisy and jumpy now. I think you have some sequelae in your brain."

Zhang Xingwang's face darkened after hearing this, but he still said firmly:

"Auntie, let me introduce you again. The person sitting in front of you is Comrade Zhang Xingwang, the head of the Civil Affairs Section of the Street Office. So it is not too easy for you to rent a house and find connections. As long as you open your mouth..."

As a result, the aunt did not speak, but laughed happily, and then the topic naturally changed to:

"Did you come from the old man? Why don't you work properly..."

Zhang Xingwang talked for a long time, even telling the story of his eldest cousin who bravely got a letter of introduction and worked hard to pay back the money, but the stubborn aunt just didn't agree and didn't respond at all.

After being nagged by Zhang Xingwang for a long time, he finally spoke:

"It's not easy for you to earn money, save it for marriage..."

Before he could finish his words, he watched Zhang Xingwang take out a thick stack of bills. He was stunned for a long time, and then changed his mind and said that he was worried about his child.

After hearing that Zhang Xingwang had connections and could go to school directly, he left a sentence:

"I'm not without a man, how can I spend your money?"

"Don't think too highly of yourself, aunt. I'm just borrowing it, but given our relationship, we can discuss it anytime."

No matter what Zhang Xingwang said afterwards, this stubborn aunt did not answer...