Ma Yunfei got up from the ground, rubbing his head, and complained, "Godfather, please...please don't try this trick again. Just say what you mean. Look, you've broken my head."
Yi Qiangzhun pulled a packet of medicine from his cloth bag, threw it into Ma Yunfei's arms, and said, "Go back and mix this medicine with some white wine, apply it to your head, and you'll be fine by tomorrow morning."
After saying that he had hit the bullseye with one shot, he turned and left with his hunting rifle, disappearing into the night in no time.
It all felt like a dream.
Ma Yunfei had just survived a life-or-death ordeal, and he still felt a chill when he thought about it. If he had accidentally pulled the trigger, his head would have been blown off.
Ma Yunfei touched his head and muttered to himself, "How...how did I end up with such a godfather? He's really bizarre."
Ma Yunfei went home.
As soon as she entered the door, Chen Yuyan cried out in panic, "Husband, your face is covered in blood, what happened?"
"Don't even mention it. I ran into a stray bullet on the way. It hit me from behind, knocked off my straw hat, and broke my head a little. But it was just a scrape, nothing serious."
Chen Yuyan asked in surprise, "Yiqiang is definitely your godfather, why would he shoot you in the back?"
"He wanted me to do something for him. Actually, he could have just said it directly, but he had to scare me a little so that I would agree without hesitation."
"What do you want me to do with a single shot?"
"He ordered me to find him a son-in-law to live with him within three years."
Chen Yuyan said angrily, "It's too much to be so 'sharp-tongued'! If he's asking you for a favor, he should at least say nice things. But he actually used this method to scare you first and then make you obediently agree to do things for him. This kind of person is simply unreasonable."
"Wife, there's no reasoning with a gun that can't be stopped with a single shot. I'm just unlucky; he scared me half to death."
Ma Yunfei took out some herbs, had Chen Yuyan mix them with white wine, and then applied them to the top of her head.
Chen Yuyan asked, puzzled, "Honey, why is Yiqiangzhun so rude to you?"
"He's never been nice to me. From the very first time we met, he acted like he wanted to devour me. I just don't understand, do we have some kind of grudge against each other?"
"Honey, we need to tell Yeya about this tomorrow and ask her to talk to Dad and stop him from getting too arrogant. I'm really worried that Yiqiangzhun might get drunk and lose his mind, and he might come and kill our whole family."
"No, that won't happen. I heard Ye Ya say that her father only drinks until he's three-tenths drunk and has never been drunk. Her father said that hunters must always be vigilant, because if they get drunk, they might fall into the mouths of wild animals. Yi Qiangzhun also said that these wild animals are intelligent and have a grudge against hunters. As long as they have the right opportunity, they will come to take revenge on the hunters."
Chen Yuyan sighed and said, "Husband, I never expected your godfather to be even more formidable than your enemy."
"Honey, it's nothing to be afraid of. It's just that the method used to hit the bullseye is different from others. Today, I was almost scared out of my wits. Next time I encounter something like this, I won't be so panicked."
Ma Yunfei barely slept that night, his head burning with pain.
He suddenly realized that finding a son-in-law to live with him would indeed be a difficult problem.
Wild Girl is a wild girl; I'm afraid no man would dare to marry her.
Ma Yunfei thought to himself: It seems I have to leave Qinglong Town within three years and run far away so that Yi Qiang can't find me.
Even if he could be found with a single shot, he wouldn't be allowed to run rampant in a big city with a hunting rifle on his back.
Big cities are like oceans; finding someone is like finding a needle in a haystack.
As dawn approached, Ma Yunfei managed to doze off briefly.
After breakfast, he rode his motorcycle with Chen Yuyan to the sales station.
Yeya arrived early, opened the warehouse door, pushed two scales to either side of the gate, and set up tables and chairs, just waiting to buy yams.
When Ye Ya saw that Ma Yunfei's head was wrapped in bandages, she asked in a panic, "Brother Ma, are you injured?"
"Wild girl, don't even mention it. Last night, your dad shot me on the way and almost killed me."
Ye Ya pouted and said, "Brother Ma, did you get drunk early this morning? To say that my father shot you is a complete fantasy. Don't forget, my father is also your godfather. How could he hit his own son?"
“Wild girl, I didn’t lie, and I didn’t drink. Last night, I was on my way home from Qinglong Town when I was shot. My straw hat was knocked off, and I got a graze on my scalp. When I looked up from the ground, I saw that the person who shot me was my godfather.”
"I don't believe it, I would never believe it even if you killed me."
"Ya, at first I didn't believe it either, but it really is your father. He even put a gun to my forehead and was going to blow my head off."
"Brother Ma, there must be a reason why my dad would want to blow your head off."
"After all this time, I finally figured out that your dad was just trying to scare me first in order to get me to agree to one of his requests."
"What are your demands? Does my dad think you've made money and he's trying to extort some from you?"
“Your dad doesn’t have much of a concept of money. Besides, your dad has plenty of money.”
"So what did my dad ask for?"
"Your father asked me to find him a satisfactory son-in-law who will live with his family within three years."
Ye Ya pouted and said, "My dad is also obsessed with having a grandson. I know that: all he thinks about all day is his grandson."
Ma Yunfei advised, "Ye Ya, you're not young anymore, it's time to think about dating. If you meet someone suitable, just tell me, and I'll play matchmaker for you."
Wild Girl raised her head and said, "Brother Ma, then find me a man who looks exactly like you."
Ma Yunfei sighed and said, "Ye Ya, you're with me all the time now, you should know that I'm nothing special."
“Brother Ma, it’s because I’m with you all the time now that I like you more and more. I won’t get married unless I find someone exactly like you.”
"Wild girl, if you can't find a man exactly like me, are you just going to stay single forever?"
"Yes, being single is nothing to be ashamed of."
"Wild girl, are you trying to kill me on purpose? If you don't get married within three years, your father will take my life. He even threatened that even if he dies, he will have his apprentice come after me to take my life."
Ye Ya stamped her feet and said, "My dad is really senile. Why should you find me a husband? It doesn't make sense. Next time I go home, I'm going to settle accounts with my dad."
"Wild girl, you must not talk to your father about this. He will think I am trying to sow discord between you and your father, and he will hate me even more."
“Brother Ma, I know my dad’s temper. I will only say one thing to him: If anything happens to you, Brother Ma, I will go with him. I believe that this sentence is enough to make my dad not dare to lay a finger on you.”
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