Reborn in a small village in the 1990s

Chapter 103

When Zhao Da'e arrived at the courtyard, he saw that there were many people. It took him a long time to get into the house. As soon as he entered the house, he saw the scene from earlier—Zhao Tiegang had crashed into the wall and made a big hole in it.

"Oh dear, Uncle, what's wrong with you? No matter what, a person has to live, right? They say it's better to live a miserable life than to die a good death. We're all just worthless lives, and life is tough these days. But if you can quit drinking, or even just drink less and do more work, life will get better."

"You're smart and skillful. Putting everything else aside, we could go out and become bricklayers; you could support a family. So what if your wife ran away? What are you afraid of? My dad's wife ran away too, and he's doing just fine, isn't he?"

Zhao Tiegang: "..."

Zhao Tiesheng: "???"

The two brothers looked at each other...

“Zhao Laosan, it’s nothing serious. Maybe your wife didn’t go back to her parents’ home. It’s not a big deal. Besides, even if Zhang Cuilan did go back to her parents’ home, she still has the right to complain, doesn’t she? No matter what happened today, no matter what, I, Zhao Tingming, will vouch for you. None of the adults or children in our family hit Zhang Cuilan,” Zhao Tingming said. “No one hit her, no one scolded her. She couldn’t think straight and wanted to go back to her parents’ home, so let her go. Wherever she goes, we’re in the right, aren’t we? We haven’t mistreated her. We gave her the best house to live in. Everyone else is in confinement after childbirth, but she’s been in confinement for over four years. Our parents-in-law haven’t complained about her. She doesn’t do any housework, and we haven’t complained about that either.”

"What girl doesn't do any chores when she gets married? Even if Old Zhang the Cripple comes tomorrow, I'll have to have a go at him. I want to ask him, besides giving birth, what else can his daughter do?"

Zhao Da'e said in a guilty voice, "I think I gave my third aunt two rolling pins, is that okay?"

"If a child is just playing around and hitting someone, does that count as hitting?" Zhao Tingming shamelessly analyzed.

After Zhao Tingming said that, Zhao Dage felt more at ease, just knowing that the problem wouldn't be blamed on him later.

Zhao Tiegang cried and said, "Uncle, it's fine if Zhang Cuilan leaves or not, but the problem is she took my son away. My son is so young..."

Zhao Da'e frowned: "Hiss, who is my third uncle targeting? Only you have a son, huh...?"

As expected, Zhao Tiesheng's expression darkened as soon as Zhao Tiegang finished speaking. However, despite his displeasure, Zhao Tiesheng didn't say anything.

"Don't worry. Uncle, your son is at my aunt's house. I took him to eat dumplings. As for my aunt, it seems she went to her aunt's house. She can't go back to her parents' home. How can she go back? My aunt doesn't have a parents' home. How can she go back?"

Zhang Cuilan's mother passed away early, leaving behind only four bachelors in her family. Her father, Zhang Laoguaizi, and three brothers were also bachelors due to poverty.

Therefore, Zhao Da'e guessed that the possibility of Zhang Cuilan returning to her parents' home was almost zero. After all, the Zhang family was notoriously poor, and Zhang Cuilan's hometown wasn't just simply poor; it was infamous for its poverty. Everyone knew this. Otherwise… given the Zhao family's poverty, how could Zhao Tiegang have managed to get a wife?

Zhang Cuilan had three sisters, and she was the second oldest. Below Dongtaizi Village was a small village called Xiawa. Zhang Cuilan's third sister married into a family surnamed Liu in that village.

Zhang Cuilan must have gone to her house.

"I reckon my third aunt went to my third aunt's house, so don't worry, third uncle. Well, how should I put it? It's just like that. If she wants to leave, she can leave; if she doesn't want to stay, she can come back. I, Zhao Da'e, can't guarantee anything else, but third uncle, if you want my third aunt to get married again, I'll pay the bride price."