Siheyuan, I want to lie down but I become a tool

After returning to the village, Zhang Xingwang had the illusion that he was in another world. His family was building a courtyard wall and several men were chatting while working. All they talked about was the young widow next door and the elderly people at home. They talked about dirty things all the time and never said a word above the belt. It looked as if their lives were as dull as a mango.

The idle old man saw the two men coming back, and immediately dropped the wooden stake in his hand and walked over to them, saying:

"Xiaoya, are you thirsty? How about chicken for lunch? I'll ask your grandma to make you whatever you want."

After saying a few words, the old man suddenly fell silent. After pursing his lips, he pushed the two people into the house and said:

"Did you two catch pheasants or were you chased by wolves? Why are you covered in dust? Come into the house and wash your faces. I'll go get some water."

Zhang Xingwang thought the old man had noticed something, but it turned out that it was his wife's pistol that was exposed.

I guess this woman was showing off on purpose. She had two guns on her waist, one on the left and one on the right. She had an expression that said, "I'm not someone you can mess with." It looked like she hadn't been beaten in a long time.

Although he didn't understand why this woman was still in the mood to show off, he quickly dragged her into the house. After cleaning her up, he looked at the old man who was hesitant to speak, and said seriously:

"Xiao Ya is a buyer, so it's reasonable for her to have a gun. She's just a little bit arrogant, don't think too much about it."

The old man's eyebrows were almost twisted into a Muggle's, but he still couldn't help but reply.

"A buyer can't be equipped with two guns. Anyway, I'm just asking casually. You have to have an idea in your mind. Remember to take care of the shoes as well."

After the old man finished speaking, he returned to his confused look and staggered off to fetch water. Zhang Xingwang looked down at his shoes, which were indeed not very clean.

Bai Xiaoya started to feel uneasy when it got dark. It happened to be a dark and windy day, so it was exceptionally quiet outside. She looked timid and didn't even dare to go out after dinner.

She followed the old lady like a well-behaved young wife. The old lady thought she was reluctant to leave, so she was immediately startled. She started brainwashing her granddaughter-in-law, talking a lot from the perspective of humanities and history, and earnestly praising the good things about the city.

Seeing his granddaughter-in-law's indifferent look, he panicked completely. Without saying a word, he pulled his daughter-in-law over and pulled her hands away. He said righteously that whoever owns the daughter-in-law should take care of her, and there is no rule in Zhangjia Village for a grandmother to take care of her granddaughter-in-law.

Bai Xiaoya didn't dare to go out today. She hugged the little girl and chatted on the kang, so Zhang Xingwang went to the appointment alone. The old lady was right. The little girl came back before dinner time. She was scolded by her mother. After eating well, she changed her mind immediately and threatened that she would never come back this time. She ran out again and didn't come back until dinner time...

When Zhang Xingwang arrived at the place, the hunter and his family were all there. It seemed that they had been waiting for a long time. There was no special change in the three of them, except that they looked very alert. The man even had a pistol on his waist.

After they met, the old man chatted with him in a familiar manner, which was all meaningless nonsense. Seeing the man's impatient expression, the old man said with a stern face that this was the rule and asked the man to learn it well.

Although they all tacitly agreed not to mention what happened in the morning, the three of them were now feeling a little nervous, and the man was paying close attention to any movement around him.

The woman obviously changed her clothes, and now her face was full of impatience, and she interrupted directly:

"My mother said she wants to exchange some food with you this time. The price is what you say. We brought all the prey this time. They are all smoked by my mother. They taste great. Do you have any food?"

The old man was so anxious that he almost covered his daughter-in-law's mouth. He smiled awkwardly and took over the conversation. He put on an expression that said she was ignorant and let me speak, raised his eyebrows and said flatteringly:

"Little brother, my wife here speaks frankly, please don't mind, we want to talk about it today and arrange a time for the transaction.

This girl is ignorant. Food is such an important thing that it takes time to transport it. But we can wait, but we have to agree on how to exchange it today, otherwise it will be troublesome if the price goes up over time. It’s okay to give it to you first after we agree on it. We still have some trust in each other.”

Seeing the old man's wise look, Zhang Xingwang smiled and replied:

"Actually, I'm a pretty straight-laced person. I've got all the food with me. Let's talk about how to exchange it."

When the woman heard this, she gave the old man a big eye roll without hesitation, and then she went to move her things, muttering as she walked:

"Mom is right. We are already familiar with each other. Why do we need to go through all those roundabout ways? They are smarter than us. As long as they come today, we should listen to them. We have taken advantage of them this morning. Those who are greedy will not have a good ending."

Seeing that the woman had already called the man to help move the prey, the old man was still muttering to himself on the spot, with a confused look on his face, feeling that the world had changed.

"That shouldn't be the case. Who would prepare food in advance? Is that a smart thing to do? Only a fool would do that."

After the old man finished muttering, he started to jump up and down in anxiety again. He was anxious to negotiate the price with Zhang Xingwang before the things were moved in. He acted like an elder and told Zhang Xingwang not to think of asking for more, and not to even think about raising the price once the things arrived.

If the man relied on the favor he received in the morning to bargain for the price, he would rather carry it back. In the end, he was kindly asked to give him half of it, but the remaining half must be exchanged at the market price.

If that didn't work, he would return the things from the morning. His daughter-in-law could have run away by herself at that time. At most, he would give him a few pheasants as a thank-you gift, and then he would say seriously that the blood stains on the clothes could not be washed clean, and a respectable person like Zhang Xingwang could not wear them out...

It is estimated that the old man had been brewing these words for at least an entire afternoon. Zhang Xingwang, who spoke very fast, could not get a word in. He gave four options for making concessions, and in a short while, he had almost delivered half of them, and only stopped when the two people who were moving the things came back.

Seeing Zhang Xingwang unable to get a word in and looking confused, the old man grinned and chuckled, raised his eyebrows and gave the two of them a look that said "it has to be me".

The woman seemed to have gotten used to the old man's unreasonable behavior. She ignored his performance and just followed her mother-in-law's instructions and talked about their things, including three pheasants, eight rabbits, and half a wild sheep, all of which were smoked.

Zhang Xingwang felt a little melancholy. The hunter's family had good cooking skills. He had originally planned to cook the meat in the mountains when he returned to the village. But now it seemed that cooking meat in the mountains was really unreliable. God knew what would come out of cooking meat. He could only go back and ask the Third Master to do his bidding.

Zhang Xingwang casually pointed at a stone, and then dragged out two sacks of food from behind the stone. After thinking about it, he realized that they knew each other for a while, and although the hunter family was not very good, they did get along well. After putting down the sacks, he took out two bunches of grapes.