A Happy Event in a Farming Family: Marrying a Hunter

"Third Uncle Yun, what are you doing standing by my shrimp bucket?" Fatty looked up, water droplets still dripping from the chipped bowl in her hand.

Yun Gui chuckled twice, "It's nothing, isn't this just calling for Xiao Luo?"

Yunlu seemed to know nothing. "Third Uncle, I just went to see Mother. What could be wrong with her? The shore is slippery, so be careful not to knock over Fatty's shrimp bucket. She still has to serve her father some food and drinks when she gets home."

Her reminder made the chubby girl wary.

Although it wasn't said outright, Uncle Yun's reputation wasn't good, so she quickly went out to move the shrimp bucket to a different location.

Feeling guilty, Yun Gui turned to leave, but the chubby girl on the shore noticed that the shrimp in the wooden bucket were less than half gone, and her face immediately changed.

No wonder he was huddled next to his shrimp bucket; he was stealing shrimp.

Fatty caught up with Yun Gui in a few steps and grabbed his arm. She was tall and strong, and Yun Gui was flipped over. The shrimp she had been hiding in her arms spilled onto the ground and bounced around happily.

The perpetrator was caught red-handed.

Yun Luo and Yun Shaojie exchanged a glance; this was about to be interesting.

On the shore, the chubby girl saw the obvious extra shrimp on the ground and shouted loudly towards Yunnan and Guizhou, "Sisters, help! Catch the shrimp thief..."

Fatty lived up to her reputation as the loudest person in the village; her shout drew a crowd of women catching shrimp in the water.

"It's a misunderstanding, it's a misunderstanding!" Yun Gui was embarrassed to be surrounded by such a group of girls. "These shrimp are from my Xiao Jie and Xiao Luo's bucket."

"Nonsense, Yunluo and her brother have been catching shrimp in that wooden bucket the whole time. When did they go out?"

"I'm missing shrimp!"

"Mine are less too!"

……

A group of people were chattering away, giving Yun Gui a terrible headache. He tried to signal to Yun Luo and her brother, but they seemed not to notice.

"Xiao Luo!"

"What are you doing?" Fatty stood with her hands on her hips, blocking Yun Gui's view like a wall. "You stole our shrimp and you're trying to deny it!"

"Exactly! How old are you? How can you be so shameless? If you want to eat shrimp, catch them yourself!"

"So lazy and greedy, I really don't know how someone like that managed to find a wife!"

Amidst the constant curses around him, Yun Gui's face flushed red, then gradually turned black. What could a bunch of little girls do to him? "It's just a few shrimp, what's the big deal? Is stealing shrimp considered stealing? These shrimp weren't born by you, they're all on the ground, you can pick them up yourselves."

After he finished speaking, he was about to leave.

Fatty was absolutely furious.

brazen.

She grabbed Yun Gui's arm and wouldn't let him leave no matter what.

Yun Gui tried to pry her fingers open, but the chubby girl was really strong; he almost couldn't.

To his surprise, after finally managing to pry the fat girl's fingers apart, she sat down on the ground, wrapped her arms tightly around one of his legs, and clung to him like a koala.

"you……"

"He's been assaulted! Uncle Yun has assaulted me!" the chubby girl screamed recklessly. "If you dare touch me, I'll cling to you!"

Everyone in Qingshui Village knows that Fatty can't get married.

Fatty is big, has a bad temper, and eats even more. One meal of hers can be equivalent to two days' worth of food for an adult man. Who would dare to marry such a glutton?

If I hadn't been born into the village head's family, I probably would have starved to death long ago.

Yunnan and Guizhou were terrified, their faces turning deathly pale. "You...you don't have to get agitated, let's talk this out."

If we really take this man back, the old man and the village head will probably team up to kill him.

Yunluo and Yun Shaojie were almost laughing their heads off in the stream.

"Sis, stop laughing, what do we do now?"

"Let's go home. Uncle San messed with Fatty himself. What does it have to do with us?" Yun Luo said, hoping Fatty would teach him a lesson.

The siblings carried the bucket ashore. Fatty glared at them, looking every bit like a mountain bandit. "You two better not meddle in other people's business, or don't blame me for being impolite."

"I wouldn't dare!" Yun Luo looked frightened, and before leaving, she cast a pitiful glance at Yun Gui.

Yunnan and Guizhou were so angry they wanted to curse.

Yunluo is such a spineless coward. He acts like a cat seeing a mouse when he sees Fatty. He's so spineless!

He glared at her fiercely, then looked at Fatty with a fawning and apologetic expression. "Fatty, you see, Uncle didn't mean it. Uncle thought that bucket belonged to Yunluo and the others. We're all from the same village. How about we just let it go?"

"Fine, but I need ten eggs. Give them to me tomorrow. If you don't, I'll tell my dad you harassed me!"

You're trading these few shrimp for ten eggs?

She's robbing us!

Yunnan and Guizhou were about to verbally abuse this young lady to death. He wanted to say something, but seeing the fat girl's fierce gaze, he nodded repeatedly, "Okay, ten eggs it is!"

Fatty released Yunnan and Guizhou, picked up her shrimp bucket, and went home.

Yun Gui was furious. She turned around and started yelling at the two sisters, "Are you two dead? Didn't you see how arrogant Fatty was? Why didn't you come to help?"

Yun Luo shrugged. "Third Uncle, you can't say that. You're afraid of Fatty yourself, so why are you blaming us?"

"Yes, what if my sister and I help her, but Fatty insists on marrying Uncle San? What will Uncle San do then?"

"This……"

Yun Gui couldn't utter a single word. Fine, he'd just swallow this bitter pill. He just hoped that the fat woman wouldn't fall into his hands.

"Third Uncle, don't forget the ten eggs," Yun Luo kindly reminded him.

The old lady collected all the eggs laid by the hens in the Yun family and locked them in her own room. She knew exactly how many eggs each hen laid and how many eggs there were.

Yunlu could almost foresee the tragic fate that awaited Yunnan and Guizhou.

"None of your business! You two better keep your mouths shut, or I'll teach you a lesson!" Yun Gui said fiercely, then went home with his hands behind his back.

After complaining for a while, the siblings each carried their wooden buckets home.

When Yunlu returned, all the vegetable seedlings had already been planted, and a bamboo fence had been built around them, making it look quite presentable.

"Mother!" Xiaoyu was playing in the mud in the yard when she saw Yunluo. She ran over happily and looked at the shrimp in the wooden bucket. Her eyes, which were as big as grapes, lit up. "Brother, there are shrimp!"

Xiao Ran saw it too, and her lips twitched with delight. "Can I go shrimp catching with you next time?"

"I'll go too, I'll go too."

"Okay." Yun Luo agreed. The stream was shallow, and she didn't expect the children to help. It would be good for them to go out and play. "Wash your hands. Mom will make shrimp for you tonight. By the way, where did Dad go?"

"Xiao Luo." Qin Zheng brought over a pile of firewood. The two looked at each other, and Yun Luo's face flushed slightly. "I'll go cook."

Smoke curled from the kitchen as Yunluo cooked, Qin Zheng helped him start the fire, and the two children played in the yard.

For dinner, Yunlu made brown rice, then scooped out a spoonful of lard to stir-fry shrimp, added water, and boiled some greens to make a vegetable and shrimp soup. She also stir-fried a plate of shredded potatoes. The soup was so delicious that it made you want to swallow your tongue.

Xiaoyu's belly was bulging from eating, and she leaned against Xiaoran with her eyes half-closed. Yunluo was afraid that the child would overeat and get indigestion, so she chased the two children out to the yard to make a ruckus and prepared to clean up the dishes.

When she came in, the table had been wiped clean, and Qin Zhengzheng was washing the dishes. She didn't have much to do, so she simply stayed by his side.

"Mother came by and said she'll help us clear the wasteland tomorrow."