Reborn in a small village in the 1990s

Chapter 214

That's just how the culture is; it basically dictates that Zhao Tiegang will inherit everything from Zhao Tingxu.

This includes the yard, the land, and so on.

It was the same in my previous life.

problem……

The problem is, Zhao Tiesheng doesn't understand it!

His unrealistic expectations are the crux of the problem!

If the main source of the suffering endured by Zhao Da'e and her mother Cheng Jinxiang was Zhao Tingxu and Wang Guixiang, then the root cause of all this was largely Zhao Tiesheng.

This is also the main reason why Zhao Da'e particularly dislikes Zhao Tiesheng.

Although there are no laws or regulations stating that Zhao Tiegang, the third son of the Zhao family, will live with his parents and has his own courtyard, and that Zhao Tiesheng must move out, etc.

However, this is actually the custom.

Furthermore, since Zhao Da'e's mother had given birth to two daughters, she was destined to be disliked by Zhao Tingxu.

The events leading up to the Zhao family's division of property are remarkably similar to those preceding the Xuanwu Gate Incident.

Zhao Tiesheng and Cheng Jinxiang worked hard. The money they earned from farming was later given by Zhao Tiesheng to Zhao Tingxu, who then gave it to their youngest daughter, Zhao Chunqin.

Of course, this doesn't take into account that Zhao Tingxu spent the money. Zhao Tiesheng was actually the main breadwinner of the family. The main worker.

The Zhao family's main wealth accumulation came entirely from Zhao Tiesheng and his wife.

Zhao Tiegang was lazy, good-for-nothing, and utterly uneducated. Zhang Cuilan was even worse.

Essentially, the family should separate. Zhao Tiesheng should leave, the money should be divided, and everyone should live their own lives.

However, the two sides reached a strange micro-equilibrium.

Zhao Tingxu needed Zhao Tiesheng to do the work, and Zhao Tiesheng fantasized that he could inherit the courtyard by doing the work.

Zhao Tiegang remained calm and collected; after all, someone else was doing the work…

Even after being reborn, Zhao Da'e still couldn't figure out what Zhao Tiesheng was after.

This yard isn't worth anything!

The family had a lot of reclaimed land, but that land didn't belong to them personally; it would eventually be divided up by the village.

So Zhao Da'e never understood what Zhao Tiesheng, her father, was after.

Isn't this just plain crazy?

He's sick himself, and he's making Zhao Da'e and the others suffer too!

This kind of man is the most despicable!

Moreover, Zhao Tiesheng is not Li Shimin. If Zhao Tiesheng had Li Shimin's personality, Zhao Da'e could say that Zhao Tiesheng is capable and could monopolize all of the Zhao family's property on his own.

However, Zhao Tiesheng was not only far from being the likeness, but also a far cry from it. Zhao Tiesheng not only lacked the ability to please Zhao Tingxu, but also had no power to force Zhao Tiegang to leave.

In short, Zhao Da'e thinks his father, Zhao Tiesheng, is just a brain-dead idiot!

Pure, no need to check ingredients, 100%.

Zhao Tiesheng's few strengths are his competence; he can work diligently without needing any instructions.

Upon hearing Zhao Da'e's words, Zhao Tiegang immediately became happy. He became more talkative, his face beaming with smiles: "My dear niece, you're wrong. Your grandfather, when he does things... cough cough, leave this matter of asking your aunt to haul bricks to me. Your third uncle will handle it perfectly for you."

Zhao Da'e chuckled: "As expected of my third uncle, that's what I like about him..."

I can't help but praise it!!

Zhao Da'e poured some more wine for Zhao Tiegang, but Zhao Tiesheng quickly stopped him, saying, "Da'e, don't pour anymore. He's already drunk 1.2 jin (600ml) of wine, and if you pour any more, he'll drink 1.5 jin (750ml)."

Zhao Tiegang grabbed the wine bowl and handed it to Zhao Da'e, saying, "Pour it! My niece is pouring the wine, your uncle will definitely drink it!"

Zhao Tiesheng sighed helplessly: "One and a half jin of baijiu, one serving. Gang Zifei will drink himself to death sooner or later."

Zhao Da'e poured himself a full glass of wine, saying nonchalantly, "Third Uncle, this matter is now in your hands. Let me tell you, my uncle won't bring us any bricks, so you'll have to figure it out yourself. Anyway, the task is yours. If you can't bring back my 40,000 bricks, you'll have to carry them back one by one yourself."

Zhao Tiegang readily agreed: "No problem. If I said that, even if your uncle didn't bring it all the way home and stack it up neatly, I wouldn't do it. He's definitely going to do it for you, so don't worry... It's just 40,000 bricks..."

cough cough.

cough cough...

Zhao Tie spat out the wine he had just taken a sip of: "How much?"

"Forty thousand."

"Forty thousand bricks?" Zhao Tiegang almost sobered up from his drunkenness: "Big Goose, don't be ridiculous, are you kidding your third uncle? Forty thousand bricks, asking your uncle to help? I..."

“I’m not making a fuss. You agreed.” Zhao Da’e said seriously, “Once words are spoken, they can’t be taken back.”

Zhao Tiegang was on the verge of tears: "Forty thousand bricks! When I first started calculating, I thought five or six thousand bricks would be enough. That would only take two or three truckloads. But forty thousand bricks like this would take more than twenty truckloads..."

Zhao Tiegang didn't ask at first, and Zhao Da'e didn't say anything either. Zhao Tiegang assumed that Zhao Da'e was hauling bricks to build a house, a house for the crusher. That would only be five or six thousand bricks.

A tractor carries two thousand bricks, and that's only three trips. That's just a day's work.

So Zhao Tiegang readily agreed, thinking that no matter who from the Zhao family asked Zhang Ruifeng to do a day's work, he would definitely come.

Moreover, he wouldn't accept money even if offered.

But 40,000 bricks is equivalent to 20 cartloads...

hiss……

Zhao Tiegang gasped: No wonder Zhao Da'e sent me; he saw all my skills...

They wouldn't pay us, but forced us to work twenty truckloads of bricks...

Without me, Zhao Tiegang, no one else could have done it!

"Third Uncle, what's wrong? Are you going to back out?" Zhao Da'e asked.

"Impossible. Your third uncle said something like... how did he say it again, 'A gentleman's word is as good as his bond.' I did a great job on this for you," Zhao Tiegang said, slurring his words.

Although Zhao Tiegang was inwardly groaning, he had already drunk the wine and spoken the words. Was he going to back down now? Zhao Da'e was not about to let him back down.

Zhao Tiegang had no choice but to bite the bullet and come.

Zhao Tiegang ate some more meat. Putting everything else aside, he has a great attitude.

Even if Zhao Da'e made him sit on a wax statue, he still didn't care. He ate and drank as usual.

Zhao Da'e guessed that even though Zhao Tiegang had alcoholic liver disease and cerebral infarction in his previous life, he still lived to a very old age, and this mentality might be very useful.

Zhao Da'e remembers one time when Zhao Tiegang had a stroke from drinking too much, and his hands and feet became unresponsive.

Finally, he drank some alcohol to calm his nerves...

After finishing his drink, Zhao Tiegang swayed as he got up. He no longer cared whether he had brought the stool himself.

What he needs to do now is to tell the old man Zhao Tingxu to ask his eldest daughter and son-in-law to bring some bricks to the house...

After all, Zhao Tiegang himself didn't have money to provide meals or pay wages; he was a bachelor now, wasn't he?

His wife ran away, and his son was only four or five years old. He was in such a dire situation that he couldn't even take care of himself. His eldest niece wanted to build a new house, find some work for her uncle, and also get him a decent drink—sixty jin a month, and a good meal every few days—that would be enough for him. So he agreed to his niece's request. But he couldn't live up to it himself.

Having Zhang Ruifeng haul bricks for a day or two isn't a big problem. But hauling bricks for half a month becomes a big problem...

Zhao Tiegang felt that although his older sister and brother-in-law were honest people, he would still have complaints about making honest people work for free for half a month...

Zhao Tiegang, drunk, slurped into Zhao Tingxu's room and, without saying a word, lay down on the kang (a heated brick bed).

Wang Guixiang had made a few cornbread pancakes and was eating them with spicy pickled vegetables and Zhao Tingxu.

I have no money and the food is bad.

Of course, people in this era weren't very picky about food; as long as there was food, that was enough.

Wang Guixiang cried out, "Gangzi, are you blind? You've hit me!" as Zhao Tiegang lay down on her.

Zhao Tiegang was still half asleep and didn't say anything. He turned over and said, "Mom, give me a pillow."

Wang Guixiang angrily cursed, "Drink every day, I'll drink you to death."

That's what they said, but they still gave Zhao Tiegang a pillow to sit on.

"Why did you drink so much again? How much did you drink? Two jin! Sooner or later, you'll drink yourself to death."

Wang Guixiang was worried about her youngest son's health. He drank alcohol every day, a pound at a time. Who could withstand that?

In the past, Zhao Tiegang didn't drink like this; he would only drink less than two jin (1 kg) a day...

Now that his wife has left him, he drinks about two and a half jin (1.5 kg) of alcohol a day...

This is alcohol, not plain water. No one can handle drinking like this; they'll all be done for sooner or later.

"It would be better if he died." Zhao Tingxu said impatiently, "Look at him, it would be better if he drank himself to death. All he does is have his wife come crying to him all the time, or he comes crying because he has no money to spend. If he doesn't die, I'll be driven crazy to death by him sooner or later."

Zhao Tiegang sat up groggily: "Mom, I've made up my mind. I want to turn over a new leaf..."

Wang Guixiang: ? ? ?

Zhao Tingxu: ? ? ?

"I plan to start working hard to earn money from tomorrow," Zhao Tiegang said.

Zhao Tingxu was stunned for a moment: "Come on, you're just wasting your time. You're Zhao Baigan from Dongtaizi Village, drinking three meals a day. How much do you even drink? Is it enough to cover your alcohol expenses?"

Hearing Zhao Tingxu complain about his son, Wang Guixiang was displeased: "How much does drinking cost? Besides, what if Gangzi really changes his mind and is ready to work hard?"

"Do you believe it?"

"I do not believe."

"Then what do you mean by this?" Zhao Tingxu rolled his eyes and said angrily. "It's only fresh for three days. After it's over, you still have to drink. Saying anything is useless. It's ruined."

Zhao Tiegang didn't refute, but said, "Mom, tell my older sister to have her husband come and bring some bricks to build up the house with the crusher."

“Okay, I’ll let you know when the time comes.” Wang Guixiang agreed without hesitation.

"Mom, you promised, so it's none of my business anymore. What's said is said, and can't be taken back. Anyway, you promised, and it's none of my concern anymore. Da'e said he'll haul 40,000 bricks. Mom, you'll have to provide meals then." Zhao Tiegang finished speaking and went to sleep.

Wang Guixiang was completely stunned: !!

"Don't you fucking sleep! What the hell? Forty thousand bricks? If you had told me it was forty thousand bricks earlier, I wouldn't have agreed on behalf of your older sister! Besides, you want me to provide meals for half a month? You go ahead and cook!"

No matter how much Wang Guixiang shook him, Zhao Tiegang wouldn't wake up.

This infuriated Wang Guixiang so much that she almost cursed herself: "Am I out of my mind? How could I have agreed to that?"

"He's sick in the head." Zhao Tingxu sneered, "Gangzi was obviously tricked into coming here by Da'e. You agreed, so you're on the receiving end. Half a month, haha... 40,000 bricks."

Wang Guixiang was extremely helpless, but she had agreed and there was nothing she could do, so she hated Zhao D'e to the core: "That girl deserves to die. She'll be itching for a beating if she doesn't cause trouble every day! I'll find a chance to give her a good beating one of these days."

Zhao Tingxu said, "Let's eat."

Wang Guixiang had no appetite at all; she was so angry that she went out to Zhao Da'e's barn...

As a result, Zhao Tiesheng drank too much and ended up sleeping.

Zhao Da'e has long since disappeared.

"That brat!!! If you're so tough, don't come back!!!"

Putting aside the fact that Wang Guixiang was tricked and was in a bad mood.

When Zhao Da'e saw Zhao Tiegang enter Wang Guixiang's room, he knew that the matter had been settled, so he got up, ate a few more bites of meat, and then left.

She brought some soup and a hardened steamed bun to the dog to eat.

It was almost dark when we got back to my aunt's house. Zhao Da'e was in a good mood.

The countryside is free from the hustle and bustle of the city. Although there are many trivial matters, it is a comfortable place to live.

Moreover, for the first time in history, Zhao Da'e took the initiative and outmaneuvered Wang Guixiang, which made her extremely happy.

In the past, whether it was when his mother was hospitalized, when Wang Guixiang made a fuss about the savings account, or when Zhao Tiesheng was sent to pick up his mother, Zhao Da'e always reacted passively.

This time it's different; this time, Zhao Da'e took the initiative.

Whether my aunt owes money or not is irrelevant. Let her help haul red bricks for half a month, consider it payment of some interest.

Zhao Da'e walked on, and even felt that today's road... well, it was particularly wide, wide enough to lead straight to Rome.

"The great river flows eastward, and the stars in the sky point to the Big Dipper..."

Zhao Da'e's loud yell made Zhou Chunwen, who was about to pick her up, completely question her existence: "Holy crap... Da'e, don't scare me like that! My heart can't take it! You, a little girl, you can sing, but why are you imitating Liu Huan's 'Heroes' song? What, do you want to join the Liangshan bandits?"

Zhou Chunwen pouted, clearly startled by Zhao Da'e's loud yell.

Zhao Da'e chuckled and pulled Zhou Chunwen along, saying, "Big sister, I'm going to send the Zhao family to Liangshan. I'm going to do something big today. I'll trick my third uncle into tricking Wang Guixiang, and then I'll have my aunt bring me bricks for free. Forty thousand bricks, enough to exhaust those guys."

Zhou Chunwen, however, wasn't too keen on the matter: "Your revenge is too weak and ineffective. You should retaliate more severely. For example, you could stand on the roof of your old house and sing this 'Heroes' song to them. Sing it in the middle of the night and make Wang Guixiang furious."

"Go ahead, it's quite cold in the middle of the night." Zhao Da'e stopped singing and asked, "By the way, what brings you here, big sister?"

“Your second sister said there might be wolves on the mountain… I came looking for you because it was getting dark and you hadn’t come back,” Zhou Chunwen said with some concern.

"No, can you trust Second Sister? She's never reliable." Zhao Da'e asked doubtfully, "Where did you get wolves from these mountains? They were all wiped out during the 'Four Pests' eradication campaign. Finding even a wild boar is considered quite an achievement. Wolves, on the other hand..."

“It’s true, it seems like they came from outside. Don’t be silly, really, be careful when you go out these days. My dad said the same thing, saying it seems like a few wolf cubs have come from outside, and the whole village knows about it,” Zhou Chunwen said worriedly.