Chapter 206

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Protagonist:

Chai Mi

Chai Mi's impression of Chai Min wasn't good, but it was limited to that; she didn't think too much about it.

After all, Chai Mi had never treated Chai Min as a dish.

With Chai Min that sickly thing, even if she concentrated White Moonlight, White Lotus, Green Tea Bitch, and innate Lin Daiyu's sorrow, so what?

Still not enough for Chai Mi to slap with one hand...

And outside, they had eaten about enough too.

People helped clean up the bowls and chopsticks, then some went to find wood, split it for firewood for tomorrow; some went to town to buy meat, some went to the county to buy vegetables, wedding candy and fruit; some were busy helping sweep the courtyard, clean up; some were busy helping borrow pots, pans, ladles and chopsticks from the neighbor's house; some helped tend the fire...

Only Chai You De was busy continuing to drink.

Chai You De drank while saying: "Drink today's wine today, tomorrow's worries tomorrow."

Even the always honest Chai Youqing couldn't stand it, went over and scolded Chai You De: "You've drunk a catty and a half, what if you drink yourself to death?"

Chai You De replied: If I drink myself to death, that's perfect, die without regret. Anyway, my Chai You De's life is round and full, I've born two sons...

As a result, Chai Youqing was so angry he almost fought Chai You De...

Fortunately everyone persuaded them, only then did they stop.

Chai Mi watched coldly from inside the room, then turned back and glared angrily at her mother Su Wan, who looked wronged and had actually shed tears: "Mom, put away your half-dead state, wipe your worthless tears. Let Chai You De say whatever he wants... Chai Lao San comes, he never has good intentions."

Only then did Su Wan hum in acknowledgment, the tears flashing in her eye rims didn't fall.

Why did just one sentence from Chai You De break Chai Youqing and Su Wan's defenses?

Blame the deeply rooted old thinking, where the preference for sons over daughters mentality was at work.

What raising sons for old age, continuing the family line, perpetuating the ancestral line and so on, a series of feudal thoughts with excessive patriarchy, formed a vicious cycle of "sons are better than daughters" through moral kidnapping.

"Why listen to what he says?" Chai Mi endured without exploding: "However many sons he has is useless."

Chai Mi had Chai Xiu go call Chai Youqing to stop fussing, after all Chai You De had already achieved his purpose and left, but Chai Youqing was still sad in the courtyard.

"With me here, they can't stir up any waves."

Hearing daughter Chai Mi say this, Su Wan's mood improved somewhat, but she still felt Chai You De was a bit bizarre, a joyous day, running here to say such things.

Food can be eaten carelessly, words cannot be spoken carelessly.

Chai You De speaking like this, a beating isn't far off.

Just now if the big fellows hadn't stopped them, even honest Chai Youqing almost fought Chai You De.

Shows how severe the harm of that sentence just now was.

Moreover this isn't a case of speaker unintentional, listener intentional.

But Chai You De did it on purpose...

Chai Xiu also said at the side: "Mom, don't worry. My sister is capable in both civil and military affairs, a hundred times stronger than many sons. My sister is the contemporary Mu Guiying, can command troops to battle... how does that saying go, heroines are no inferior to heroes, women hold up half the sky."

Su Wan looked at second daughter Chai Xiu's knowledgeable appearance, then looked at Chai Mi's calm and composed model, only then felt at ease.

Then Chai Xiu went out and called Chai Youqing back, Chai Mi glared at him and said: "Don't make trouble out of nothing. Your Chai Lao San is deliberately picking a fight, just pretend you didn't hear. Later if he still wants to pick a fight, have Liu Zhanggui chase him out. Don't give him face."

"Also, don't show that cowardly look in front of everyone." Chai Mi said rudely: "If you have the ability, beat him. If you don't have the ability, don't fucking pretend to be a big tail wolf."

Chai Youqing was shamed by Chai Mi's words, lowered his head without speaking.

"Alright, go do what you need to do. So many things, I can't handle it alone. Willing to eat then eat two mouthfuls, not willing then forget it, I have to go buy vegetables later. You stay home honestly, at noon Chai Lao San comes, don't let him eat, tell the Toast Master, if he's willing to work hard then work, if not then forget it. Don't come over for nothing pretending to be someone, running here to eat and drink for free and act drunk crazy."

After Chai Mi finished speaking, she specially went out and told Liu Zhanggui this matter.

Liu Zhanggui agreed fully: Chai Mi rest assured, at noon if there's anyone acting drunk crazy and talking nonsense, I'll chase them out.

Only then did Chai Mi feel at ease, then turned and instructed Chai Xiu: "I'll go call Big Aunt later, her body is a bit fat, can't eat too much meat, but she still eats fatty meat. At noon when eating, you watch her, don't let her eat fatty meat, otherwise in a couple years she'll have three highs."

"Got it." Chai Xiu agreed, but then asked what three highs is...

Chai Mi had no time to explain anything to Chai Xiu, she had money in her pocket, first went to Song Qiushui's house, dragged the still not fully awake Song Qiushui out, then planned to go to Liu San's house.

One was to have Liu San drive to the county to buy vegetables, two was to conveniently call Big Aunt to come eat at noon.

Result: arrived at Chai Mi's Big Aunt's house only to find only Big Aunt Su Jin at home, Liu San and wife had driven to the county early morning to get dental implants...

Chai Mi had to return home, then told Chai Xiu to go to Big Aunt's house again at noon, bring Su Jin over to eat.

After all Big Aunt Su Jin's legs and feet are average, body also overly obese, bumps and knocks on the road not too good. Moreover Chai Xiu isn't too small a child anymore, this bit of thing she can still do, road not too far, not a problem.

After breakfast, the hardworking people one by one pretended to do some work, then set up a shed in the courtyard, put a few tables, played poker, drank tea, ate melon seeds, nothing else.

Liu Zhanggui today wore stand-at-attention perfectly, big back hair white shirt plus those polished shiny little leather shoes, left hand teacup right hand cigarette, sitting comfortably on a wooden stool chatting with people.

Chai Mi and Song Qiushui walked over, sighed: "Village Chief, my cousin drove out today, I was anxious last night, didn't tell him. I also didn't think he'd have something today... result, couldn't find a car to buy vegetables."

Liu Zhanggui frowned, touched his head top, today his head top had a whole bottle of hair gel, made his hair like a cow licked it. But due to too much hair gel, now it's stuck and his scalp hurts.

Liu Zhanggui grimaced in pain, parted his hair, frowned and said: "What's with Liu San? He's fine early, fine late, happens to have something today when you buy vegetables?"

Song Qiushui rolled an eye at Liu Zhanggui: "Village Chief you're just spouting useless stuff. Liu San drank too much yesterday, driving me and Chai Mi back, knocked out a few teeth, went to get dental implants. This really can't be delayed too long, after all half a tooth left, tomorrow he comes, opens mouth gap-toothed, also not good looking."

Actual situation indeed so.

"Village Chief you just find a car, you know many people, village still has phone, find a minibus or something, me and Chai Mi will go buy vegetables."

Liu Zhanggui heard and also felt Liu San going for dental implants today was reasonable. Then said: "Then... I'll go home a trip, have Da Zhi drive the tractor."

Chai Mi frowned, but now no good method, could only do so.

After Liu Zhanggui returned home, Liu Zhijing and several uncles and grandpas had already caught two big fat pigs from the village's pig-raiser Cai Xiao, both three to four hundred jin big pigs.

Right now, Cai Xiao volunteered holding a pig-killing knife gesturing there, saying: Pigs sold to Village Chief, I must help kill pigs, conveniently mix a noon meal to eat.

Result, the pig haired...

Stabbed crooked by Cai Xiao's pig-killing knife, it pierced into the shoulder, and then with a knife stuck in its body, the pig ran off...

A group of people started chasing the pig, making an utter mess of things.

Liu Changgui glared at Liu Zhijing and called him over: "Look at you, why did you let Cai Xiao, that amateur, kill a pig? This kid only knows how to raise pigs, does he know how to kill? Made blood everywhere in the courtyard..."

Liu Zhijing spread his hands, expression utterly helpless: "You talk as if I know how to kill pigs... In the village only Chai Youmin knows how to kill pigs, and he went to Chai Mi's house to help out."

Chai Youmin is a clan relative of Chai Mi who hasn't passed the five degrees of mourning; his profession is killing pigs, cattle, and sheep, and today he indeed went to Chai Mi's house to help.

In this era, almost no one is willing to do work like pig killing. Troubled by the traditional feudal thinking of the older generation, people who kill large livestock like pigs and cattle are said to go to hell after death.

So there are extremely few people who do this work, all afraid of retribution, afraid they won't rest in peace after death. Generally only those forced by circumstance, too poor to afford food or with slightly low IQs, will kill pigs and slaughter cattle.

Chai Youmin is an honest, practical man who doesn't know a single big character; his mother is silly, his father is silly, his wife is also silly... He kills pigs only because he has no choice.

As for Cai Xiao, he's purely someone who sucks up to Village Chief Liu Changgui...

"Zhang Xi, you go to Chai Mi's house and call Chai Youmin over to kill the pig, just say I said so, fifty yuan per pig." Liu Changgui ordered his clan brother to go call Chai Youmin.

Then Liu Changgui said to his son: "That thing, you let them handle it. This pig doesn't need you to kill it, anyway I'm in the village, I'll go home and check in a bit. You go drive the tractor now, take Chai Mi and Song Qiushui and Song Qingshan to the county to buy vegetables. You go to that Changshun to buy vegetables... just say I said so, tell him to sell to Chai Mi at cost price, not a single cent of profit. If I find out he made money, watch how I deal with him later."

The text earlier also explained that the Liu surname has the largest population in Sanjiacun, two-thirds of the village's families are from the old Liu clan. The Liu clan thrives, so whoever is village chief will be surnamed Liu, that's not just talk...

Since Liu Changgui is now village chief, within the old Liu clan he may not cover the sky with one hand, but it's pretty much the same.

Liu Changgui's words now carry serious weight.

Many people have no concept of a rural village chief.

How to describe it...

Because it's elected by the people, the vast majority listen to the village chief; in this era the village chief is equivalent to a Western European king.

Actual strength, off the charts.

Hearing Liu Changgui say this, Liu Zhijing didn't respond, just turned and walked toward the house.

"Hey... I'm talking to you? Where are you going?"

"Changing clothes... if I'm going out, don't I have to dress up..."

Liu Changgui was baffled:???

Has Da Zhi's brain not been working well lately? Going out to buy vegetables, dress up your grandmother's dress up...

After all, Liu Zhijing didn't even dress up when sending his own mother to the hospital for surgery.

Now just buying vegetables, he wants to dress up...

Hilarious!!!

Chai Mi waited a full half hour before hearing the sound of a tractor outside the door.

Only then did Chai Mi breathe a sigh of relief: Thank heaven and earth, finally there's a vehicle to go buy vegetables.

Song Qiushui was also impatient from waiting, with a piece of dogtail grass in her mouth and crossing her legs she said: "I know, Liu Changgui went home to tell Da Zhi to drive the tractor. If I didn't know, I'd think Liu Changgui went to buy a tractor... just driving a tractor, so damn troublesome, harder than hand-rubbing a tractor on the spot. I think this village chief is putting on airs... one day I'll incite my dad to impeach Liu Changgui..."

"Cough cough..." Chai Mi reminded: "Shui... it's already good if Liu Changgui doesn't impeach your dad. Your dad's over sixty, by rights he should've retired years ago, it was him who insisted on keeping your dad as accountant. How can you repay kindness with ingratitude?"

"Tch... he dares not use my dad?" Song Qiushui with an attitude of 'I'm number one under heaven': "My dad's been accountant for forty years, in the village he's a proper local tyrant. Our village, who dares not give my dad face..."

"You dare..."

Song Qiushui not only dares, she's always making faces at Song Qingshan. Song Qingshan yet takes it gladly...

Just especially spoils her.

Song Qiushui waved her hand: "Got enough money? Let's go..."

"Mm."

Song Qiushui looked again at Song Qingshan still playing cards, rolled her eyes, went over and patted Song Qingshan: "Dad, you came to play cards?! We're going to buy vegetables, what are you thinking? You're the accountant, buying vegetables suits you best. Just right, you can strategize too, what vegetables are best. Anyway I don't know anything, I only know how to eat... Chai Mi can't personally attend to every detail either..."

Song Qingshan hurriedly stood up, let someone else take his place to continue playing cards, and he came out together with Chai Mi and Song Qiushui.

Arrived at the courtyard gate, the tractor Liu Zhijing drove was parked right at the gate.

Liu Changgui wasn't there, only Liu Zhijing alone.

Chai Mi merely swept a glance at Liu Zhijing, felt something a bit off, and got on the tractor.

Song Qingshan didn't say anything either.

But Song Qiushui, dazed, took off her own sunglasses: "Holy shit! Da Zhi, what kind of look is this?! You're all smoky and fiery, and wearing white gloves? What, did Tiananmen invite you to be flag raiser..."

Chai Mi got a headache: No wonder they say Song Qiushui's words... have spirit!

Whenever Song Qiushui speaks, she's bound to harm the innocent... she's the type of spiritual little sister who with one open mouth could blast open the Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum.

But Liu Zhijing's getup is indeed a bit bizarre.

Just very weird!!!

A spirited young man, insists on learning from Liu Changgui, combs a big back hair, smeared two jin of hair gel on top, the guy's head is flowing oil...

Wearing a red leather jacket, black tight pants, size forty feet forced into a pair of size 42 big leather shoes, if you look closely, these leather shoes are the pair Liu Zhijing's dad Liu Changgui was just wearing.

Wearing a pair of glasses with no lenses, seems he also sprayed perfume...

White gloves on his hands.

This full outfit, just very weird...

Too much like a spiritual young man!!!