Chapter 452 Let’s Be Content

Second aunt refused to give the money after being given it twice. Then she made an excuse to go out and looked for work to do in the yard, as if she had done something really bad.

When the young girl saw that something was wrong, she stood up and wanted to leave, but was stopped by Zhang Xingwang.

"Aunt, I don't need to say more. Just prepare to take the children to the city and leave the rest to me. I am a leader, and you are my aunt. I have to treat you equally. If others say that I am partial to my elder and second aunts, how can I make progress? Besides, I can't afford to lose face."

Zhang Xingwang knew that he had to be tougher when dealing with this stubborn aunt. If you had to talk to her seriously, this stubborn aunt would be the most difficult to compromise with.

The aunt was also at a loss for words. Although her nephew was capable, he was becoming increasingly out of tune. She helplessly defended herself:

"Xingwang, what nonsense are you talking about? People are partial to the younger generation, how can the younger generation be partial to the elders? Do you think I'm easy to fool because you've seen the world? I told you before that I'll ask you for help when your brother is older..."

He was interrupted before he could finish his words. Zhang Xingwang immediately put on a leader's pose, waved his hands and frowned as he replied:

"Aunt, you're overthinking this. Your cousin and you are two different things. Your cousin is not a fool. Do you think a job is easy to come by? If you miss this opportunity, you'll never find it again. You're making it difficult for others to help you with an appointment. You can just transfer the job to your cousin when he grows up. That's it."

The younger aunt didn't react for a long time after hearing what was said, then she covered her face and walked away. The two aunts were now looking at each other at the wall, feeling as if they were dreaming for a while, and then lamenting how the sun was so strong today that their eyes were sunburned red.

The room was silent for a while as the younger aunt left. After the older aunt got up and went out, Bai Xiaoya naturally became the focus. The old couple, who had been silent from beginning to end, showed concern for their grandson's wife.

The old lady simply forgot about her daughter-in-law and spoke kind words to her granddaughter-in-law. The old couple also felt incredible about Bai Xiaoya's generosity in this matter. They said that if anyone dared to say anything bad about her in the future, the old lady would come to the house and personally punish him. In the future, in the Zhang family, the eldest is the eldest, the grandson is the second, the granddaughter-in-law is the third, and everyone else is the fourth...

Although Bai Xiaoya only had a vague understanding of the work, her younger brother had already informed her about it and promised to take her into the mountains to shoot tomorrow. As for the money, it goes without saying. With her conditions, she had to have money somewhere to spend it.

However, the old lady's words also touched Bai Xiaoya's heart. Compared with money, status was more to Bai Xiaoya's liking. After agreeing without any pretense, she sorted out the gains after marriage in her mind.

Ever since I married my younger brother, he would tell me at work during the day that I had a good brother protecting me, and at the pigeon market at night I was like the fourth girl walking sideways. My older brothers were so nice to me.

Not to mention the villagers. According to the old man, as long as you shout that you are Zhang Xingwang's wife, no one in the village who can still breathe will let you suffer any grievance. Not to mention people, even the dogs in the village will wag their tails before leaving when they see you.

Thinking about the married life described by my sister, and then looking at the special circumstances of my own life every day, I really don’t know where to spend my money. With such a married life, I would feel guilty if I didn’t give birth to more children for my younger brother.

When it was almost dark, the Erniu brothers carried Uncle Yougen into the house. Probably out of professional habit, they put the stretcher in the middle of the yard after entering, and then stood aside with solemn expressions.

When the old lady heard the noise, she immediately rushed forward and took a closer look. After not finding anything messy, she breathed a sigh of relief. Then she started scolding Uncle Yougen, and the spatula in her hand flew back and forth close to Uncle Yougen's scalp.

The situation was not under control until the aunts stepped in. Uncle Yougen looked even worse than the day he bought grain. He had several abrasions all over his body and looked like a supporting actor who had fallen off a cliff. The worst part was his ankle, which was swollen as thick as his calf.

Uncle Yougen, who was physically disabled but mentally strong, did not lose face. He tried hard to hold up his upper body and barely explained to the old lady that he climbed over the wall because he was afraid of disturbing the old couple's rest. However, he didn't expect that the wall was less useful than he had imagined.

After hearing that Genwazi was looking for his grandson, the old man reluctantly pulled his wife to greet the Erniu brothers. Before leaving, the old grandmother gave Uncle Yougen a warning look.

Zhang Xingwang squatted down, feeling both angry and amused, and said in a ridiculous tone:

"Uncle Yougen, I just gave you a chicken and a duck. You made yourself into this state. If you don't know, I would think you were leaving me your last words."

"What you said is true. People make mistakes and horses stumble. It's mainly because they are used to flipping over there. Who knew that the boat would capsize?

You don’t know, the old aunt almost scolded me to death, and she didn’t care even though I fell like this, and kept calling everyone to come and watch the fun, and even said that I was jealous of your family’s wall, and that I, your uncle, didn’t want to save face.”

"Then you haven't thought about sending it earlier? Like, just after dark? Even before going to bed?"

Uncle Yougen was stunned for a moment, then immediately changed the subject. He did have an important matter to come here. To put it simply, it was getting harder and harder to get chickens and ducks. How could people take care of chickens and ducks when they were hungry? Anyway, chickens and ducks couldn't lay eggs if the food was bad, so the chicken butt bank had to be used to exchange for food.

Moreover, food prices have been soaring recently, and food is becoming more and more valuable, but the more expensive it is, the fewer people will buy and sell it, so he thought of a way to make money.

"I've done the math. It's more cost-effective to buy old hens and raise them than to trade them directly with you. I can then trade eggs for food from you. I can mix grass seeds with some food to feed the chickens. This is a very profitable business. I'll buy the chickens from you in the winter when food is scarce."

Afterwards, Uncle Yougen explained in detail his ridiculous plan of making money, which was theoretically feasible. Zhang Xingwang didn't lack the money, so he could just think of it as working for the villagers.

The problem is that there are too many people and too many gossips, so Zhang Xingwang had to be completely unaware of the matter. Otherwise, he would be labeled a capitalist, which would be no joke. After all, the village bought the goods for an individual, and it was not a formal purchase as Uncle Yougen understood.

"Xingwang, don't worry. I have already chosen the candidates. They are all sensible people from the older generation. Who dares to gossip about the collective chickens? It depends on whether he can bear the hunger. Anyway, we will keep all the chickens and ducks we bought this time."

"Uncle, you know I can't issue a note, so I can only trade goods. You should know this. In fact, there is no need to do this. Why not just buy food directly?"

Uncle Yougen took two deep puffs of his cigarette and replied with a chuckle:

"Your uncle is not stupid. You must have spent a lot of money these two times. There is still a year before the autumn harvest next year. God knows how high the grain price will rise. We have to be able to afford it if you have a way. We can't always rely on you for subsidies. How much money do you have to give?"

Seeing Zhang Xingwang hesitate to speak, Uncle Yougen continued with a serious look:

"I am the village chief. If the villagers have no food to eat, they have to ask me first. What's the matter with you making up for it? It's not reasonable to just take advantage and not want to share the responsibility. We should be content with your way..."