Chapter 101 The cow died, and I had to pay the money
Yang Chunyan was walking slowly on the country dirt road, holding a hoe in one hand and a fat gray rabbit in the other.
Looking at the low adobe houses scattered here and there, and the villagers busy in the fields, I felt both familiar and unfamiliar.
She walked across a narrow ridge in the field, looked at the Zhou family yard not far ahead, hesitated for a moment, and then walked forward.
Ten meters away from home, I could hear my father-in-law Zhou Dasong's angry curses.
"You loser son of a bitch, stop right there, I'm going to beat you to death today."
"If I had known you were such a person, I would have thrown you into a dung bucket as soon as you got to the ground."
Yang Chunyan pushed aside a group of villagers who were standing at the door watching the fun and saw that her husband's family were all in the yard. There was also a dead cow with a crooked neck in the yard. The Xiong Dahai family, who usually didn't come to visit, had also come.
She vaguely recalled an incident from her previous life.
The husband Zhou Huaian chased and beat a sick cow, causing the cow to fall and die. The Zhou family was forced to compensate the four brothers with the money that was originally used to build houses and divide the family property.
Later, her three brothers built houses and moved out one after another, but her family had no money to build a house, so she had to live with her parents-in-law.
It was after this incident that Zhou Huaian also wanted to make money by relying on his own abilities to build a new house and move in.
A man with little climbing skills, he took a few friends with him and went into the mountains to climb the cliffs to collect honey. As a result, he encountered a black bear, and Zhou Huaian fell off the cliff and became unconscious.
Several of his friends also suffered badly. One of them was seriously injured after being bitten by a black bear, and the bear's family came to his door to demand medical expenses.
Yang Chunyan had no choice but to run back to her parents' home to borrow money to get through the difficult time. In a hurry, she miscarried on the way and was not sent to the doctor in time. Since then, she has not been able to get pregnant...
It was not until twenty years later that Yang Chunyan saved enough money to build a tiled house. She also took care of Zhou Huaian for twenty years, who became depressed after breaking his leg and often drank to relieve his sorrow.
One night not long after moving into his new home, Zhou Huaian drank pesticide and died quietly, leaving behind only a crooked note.
In the countryside, remarriage is not a good thing. Yang Chunyan was over 40 years old and didn’t want to get married again. She lived a lonely life for more than ten years and finally passed away quietly...
It turns out that today is the day that the Zhou family is being sued for compensation because Zhou Huaian chased and killed a cow.
Yang Chunyan carried the rabbit into the yard and saw Zhou's father panting and leaning on a stick, with Zhou Huaian squatting in front of him with his head in his hands.
Zhou's mother stood aside wiping her tears. Her eldest, second and third brothers squatted under the eaves in frustration and anger. When her three sisters-in-law saw her come back, they glared at her with dissatisfaction.
She ignored it and instead recalled a rumor she had heard in her previous life.
After the Zhou family paid compensation and accepted the dead ox, they were originally planning to skin it and sell the meat, but a cattle dealer from the neighboring brigade came over and bought the ox carcass at a price higher than the market price.
Not long after, the cattle dealer suddenly made a fortune. He built brick houses for his sons and bought them tractors.
Yang Chunyan turned her gaze to the dead yellow cattle that had become skinny due to illness. She stared at its belly for a few seconds, as if thinking about something.
In the middle of the courtyard, the father and sons of the Xiong family were leaning on wooden sticks and standing in front of the silent big yellow cow.
Xiong Dahai looked at Zhou's father and said, "Old Zhou, the cow will die if it doesn't die, so I think you should stop beating your youngest child.
I know my cow is sick, but I won't ask you to pay me the price of a healthy cow. I bought it for 500 yuan, so you can just pay me 480 yuan."
The villagers who were watching gasped and started talking among themselves.
"It's so unfair. How can someone pay so much for a sick cow?"
"His cows didn't eat much grass in the first half of the year. Not only were their eyes red and scary, but they also drank water with a slurp. What's even more annoying is that they mooed non-stop in the middle of the night, which was so annoying."
"No wonder they would snatch the water from Zhou Laoyao. The Xiong family is blaming the Zhou family, most likely because of the land division in the spring."
"Can I blame the Zhou family for my bad luck?"
"I heard that Zhou Huaian squeezed Xiong Dahai when drawing lots."
"Stop talking and listen to what Zhou Huairong has to say."
Boss Zhou stood up and looked at Xiong Dahai: "Uncle Xiong, I remember that you bought this cow for 450 yuan. Besides, your cow was already sick and dying. If you kill it and sell the meat, I'm afraid it won't even sell for 200 yuan."
"Also, it's true that my youngest chased and beat your cow, but it was your cow that rushed over to drink the water in his bucket, which scared him, so he beat it with a carrying pole. This can't be blamed entirely on my youngest, right?"
Xiong Dahai looked at him and smiled faintly, "Huairong, no matter what, my cow is alive. It was chased and beaten by your youngest with a carrying pole, and it fell off the high ridge and died. Is this correct?"
Seeing that his honest elder brother didn't know how to respond, Zhou Laoer stood up and looked at Xiong Dahai with dissatisfaction, "It's true that your cow is dying of illness, why do you want us to pay so much?"
Zhou Laosan also stiffened his neck and stared at Xiong Dahai, "That's right, your cow wouldn't survive for a few days even if my youngest didn't chase it."
"Zhou Huaishan, you..." The eldest son of the Xiong family glared at Zhou Laosan, but before he could finish his words, Xiong Dahai raised his hand to stop him.
Xiong Dahai looked at Zhou's father and said, "Old Zhou, we are not here to fight. Even if we fight, our Xiong family is not afraid of you." He paused and raised his voice, "Old Zhou, just tell me today, are you going to compensate for my cattle or not?"
Father Zhou took a deep breath, slowly exhaled, looked at him and said, "Four hundred and fifty, if you agree, we will give you the money, if you don't agree, we will go to the brigade to solve it."
Xiong Dahai and his son looked at each other and smiled with satisfaction: Thanks to the prodigal son of the Zhou family, not only did they get their capital back, but the scalper also used it for free for several years.
The three brothers of the Zhou family looked at their younger brother with disappointment, and several sisters-in-law looked at Zhou Huaian with hatred. The third sister-in-law glared at Yang Chunyan with dissatisfaction.
"You're such a loser!" Mother Zhou was so angry that she grabbed Zhou Huaian and punched him on the back with tears on her face. "You're already a married man, why are you still so useless? Are you going to make us angry to death before you're satisfied?"
Zhou Huaian stood up suddenly and glared at Xiong Dahai, "If you don't want compensation, I'd rather sit in jail than pay! It was obviously your cow that rushed over to me first, so I hit it. Why should I pay you so much?"
"Shut up, are you trying to piss off your father to death?" Zhou's father's hand, which was holding the stick, was shaking constantly, and his lips were a little blue.
"Old man, I...I..." Zhou Huaian held his head in hatred and squatted down again.
"Old man!" Zhou Huairong and his three brothers stepped forward worriedly.
"I'm fine." Father Zhou raised his hand and took two deep breaths, then looked at Xiong Dahai, "Old Xiong, just say that I'll buy your dead cow for 450 yuan. Do you agree or not?
Xiong Dahai smiled and nodded, "Okay, four hundred and fifty, I'll take the money, the cow stays, and we'll leave."
Father Zhou looked at his wife and said, "Guilan, go get the money for Lao Xiong."
Mother Zhou looked at him worriedly, wiped her tears and walked towards the main room. After a while, she came out with a small bag and handed it to Father Zhou, "Old man, here's the money."
Father Zhou took out the bundles of big unity from his bag and handed them to Xiong Dahai, "Old Xiong, check them out."
Xiong Dahai took it and gave each son several bundles. The father and sons squatted on the ground, held the money tightly, put their thumbs and index fingers to their mouths, dipped them in saliva, and began to count them.
After a while, the father and his son stood up and discussed it. Xiong Dahai nodded to Zhou's father and said, "Old Zhou, we are even now."
Father Zhou nodded slowly, "It's good as long as it's cleared."
Xiong Dahai and his sons put the money in their pocket and were ready to leave.
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