Portable space

I don't know when the fog receded, and the next morning was sunny again, with no clouds in the sky, and the sky on this mountain side looked blue and pure.

However, although the weather is sunny, it is no longer possible to wear only short sleeves in the early morning like in summer, especially for children.

"Dad, what should I do if I wear a coat until it gets hot at noon?" Although Yaya doesn't object to her father adding clothes to herself, she is still afraid of the heat.

Zhang Taiping patted her schoolbag and said, "If it's hot at noon, take off your coat and stuff it into your schoolbag."

"Yeah!" The little girl nodded cheerfully.

On the way back from school, Zhang Taiping did not ride his bicycle directly back home, but stopped by the corn field at the head of the village and found his own corn field.The seeds of these most common grains, Zhang Taiping, have not undergone special treatment, so the ears of corn grown out are no different from those of other families.

I found a beard that had turned black and peeled it off to have a look. The corn kernels inside were like rows of neatly arranged pearls. When I pinched it with my nails, milky white juice overflowed, and a unique fragrance of corn escaped. open.

"This level of corn is just right for cooking and eating." Zhang Taiping said to himself.

He didn't have a congratulations bag on his hand, but it didn't bother him. He pulled up the whole corn stalk with a light force. Big handfuls of dirt.

There are quite a few people in the family, so we directly pulled out twenty plants, all of which were strong and strong. If we can't finish eating, we can give some to Mr. Li and Mr. Tang.

"It's you, Commander?" Wang Bajin's voice came from outside the ground, "Just now I saw the corn pole shaking, I thought it was a wild boar in the ground again."

Zhang Taiping said with a smile: "This season is when the sweetness of Baogu is the strongest, and the wild boars love it the most. Those guys are probably going down the mountain soon, but the wild boars usually only appear after the help, and it is impossible to go up again. .”

"Then will we organize a vigil this year?" Wang Bajin asked.

Zhang Taiping tied the uprooted corn stalks with a cane and tied them to the back of the motorcycle, and replied: "Naturally, we need to organize a night watch, otherwise, if those guys go down the mountain, they will destroy several acres of land for you in one night. No one can bear it. Tell the village chief when you get back."

Wang Bajin helped Zhang Taiping put the corn poles on the motorcycle, then looked into the field and asked, "Is there still small corn in your field?"

Zhang Taiping nodded and said, "Yes. A thick row and a thin row are planted together."

In fact, Zhang Taiping's land is not only interplanted with two types of corn of different thicknesses, but also a kind of black corn.Although it is not black corn, the corn kernels that grow out are dark purple, which is different from other golden yellows, which looks very strange.At that time, Zhang Taiping planted a few rows on a whim.

"The yield of this fine bract grain is not high, and the price may not be much higher than that of the coarse bract grain. What's the use of planting this?" Wang Bajin was very puzzled by this.Generally speaking, rural people plant corn and save some good-quality corn for their own consumption, and the rest are all for sale, so the first consideration is the issue of yield.

The so-called thin corn is the kind of small grains of corn, the ear of the corn is less than one-third of the thickness of the thick corn, and the grains of the corn may be worse than soybeans.But this kind of corn has a characteristic that it has a high sugar content and the flowers that pop out when exposed to high temperatures are relatively large. It is an excellent material for popcorn.The popcorn sold in movie theaters outside is made of this.

Naturally, Zhang Taiping didn't expect to make much money from this, and said with a smile, "It's a novelty for me to use for popcorn."

Wang Bajin scratched his head and said, "Look, you have three or four mu of land here. If you plant a row of one species, you can have more than one mu of land. It's impossible for all the fine corn to be used for popcorn, right?"

Zhang Taiping smiled and didn't say anything, he really planned to use all these fine grains to make popcorn. When the advertisement is done, there will be more people visiting the villa, and popcorn will definitely become a favorite. nice one.

When passing by the village chief's house, Zhang Taiping went in and told the village chief about the prevention of wild boars.

As a result, the old village chief was busy with the construction of the hot spring, so he was so busy all day that he had no time to organize this matter.I also knew that Zhang Taiping didn't want to be the leader, so I called Wang Laoqiang directly and asked him to organize the night watch.

"Is there a telephone installed in Wang Laoqiang's house?" Zhang Taiping asked after the old village chief put down the phone.

"It's safe, it was installed just a few days ago, and he bought a mobile phone worth more than 1000 yuan for himself. This year, he only made a few dollars. Before the new house was built, he started to spend a lot of money. How many times did he talk about it?" In other words, the reasoning put forward is still the same." The old village head said, it seemed that he was very dissatisfied with Wang Laoqiang's big spending.

In fact, in Zhang Taiping's opinion, buying a mobile phone is nothing. Even a middle school student out there may have a mobile phone that costs more than that.However, it is impossible to argue with the old village head on this issue. It is inevitable that there will always be differences in views on things between the older generation and the younger generation.

Back at home, Zhang Taiping unloaded the rice-wrapping pole that was in Sui'er and put it in front of the door, and shouted to the person inside: "Fan Ming, get a basket out."

When Fan Ming came out with the basket and saw the corn, he immediately said joyfully, "Oh, is the corn already ripe? Can it be boiled and eaten?"

Zhang Taiping nodded and said: "It can be cooked and eaten, and it will be cooked at noon."

Fan Ming broke off the ears of corn and put them in the basket, but each one had to poke a gap and pinch to test the tenderness of the corn.

"Ah! Is this corn bad? Why is it purple in color?" Fan Ming asked in surprise.

When Zhang Taiping pulled it up, he just picked some thick ears, and didn't pay attention to whether there were black corns in it, so he replied with a smile: "It's not broken, it's born with that color."

"Aren't corns all yellow, why are there purple ones?" Fan Ming was puzzled.

"Golden corn is the most common and yields the best, so most people plant yellow corn, but this does not mean that there are no corn kernels of other colors, it's just that they are rare."

"It's really strange." Fan Ming said in amazement. After looking at all the ears of corn, he found two and said, "I will be one of these two."

Zhang Taiping shook his head with a smile. In fact, the black corn has a novel color, but the taste is not necessarily better than the yellow one.Said: "Don't forget to send some to Xiao Yu'er and Mr. Li."

"got it."

Before cooking, the corn is boiled in a large pot of hot water. When it comes out of the pot, it immediately overflows with aroma, which can be smelled even in the yard.Wukong, who was outside, jumped into the room with a whoosh, as if reaching out to take it from the basin.

Zhang Taiping tapped its hand with chopsticks and said: "It's too hot, it's not too late to wear it with chopsticks later."

After finishing speaking, I put a chopstick on each of them, so that I can avoid taking it directly with my hands, and I am not afraid of being scalded.

Wanting to hand a purple one to Wukong, who would have thought that this guy saw that the color he gave him was not the same as most of the colors in the basin, so he shook his head and didn't want it, but pointed to a golden one.

"Still picking the fat?" Zhang Taiping cursed with a smile and handed the purple one to Fan Ming.

Then Wukong snatched the other purple one into his hand with a groan, and ran out with a smile on his face.

Yaya said unhappily at the side: "It was originally mine, but Wukong snatched it away."

Zhang Taiping handed her a pearl-colored one and said, "Eat this one, that one is just a nice color, but it's not as tasty as this one."

At noon, I ate pulled noodles, and the water from the boiled corn can be used for the next meal. Zhang Taiping washed his hands and made it himself.

The salted noodles have been lying down for half a morning, and now it's just right to tear them. Zhang Taiping's arms are long, and he can pull the noodles into a shape similar to rolling, thin and long.

Shen Qingfeng was not here at noon today, so he directly called Zhang Xiuxiu and Xiao Yuer over to have dinner together.Zhang Xiuxiu was embarrassed to eat ready-made ones, and insisted on helping in the kitchen. She was really surprised to see Zhang Taiping's noodle-making skills.

In her impression, a big man like Zhang Taiping must keep his word at home.How should I put it, it's the kind who stretches out his hands for clothes and opens his mouth for food, and he will never help with cooking or housework.

However, the reality is completely opposite to what she imagined. This guy not only knows how to cook, but also is willing to cook. This ramen is really extraordinary.

The other women who were helping in the kitchen were not surprised at all, they had already seen Zhang Taiping's cooking skills, and the fish and eels they cooked were absolutely top-quality, and it seemed natural that they could pull out such extraordinary noodles.

One pot is definitely not enough for everyone's noodles, so Zhang Taiping has been pulling noodles continuously until he is the last one to serve.Cai Yazhi directly prepared a smaller bowl for her, scooped up half of the bowl of noodles, and poured tomato, egg, and chopped green onion sauce on it, which really whetted the appetite.

After eating, I was slightly stretched, lying on top of myself and didn't want to move.As for washing dishes and washing pots, it is women's business. Although he has some hobbies in cooking, he hates washing dishes and washing pots.

After taking a short break and sending Yaya to school, the shovel went up the mountain. The wooden house has been built, but the bamboo building has not yet been seen.At that time, there was mainly no bamboo available, but now a large piece of bamboo has grown in the space, and some even have thick legs, which is enough to build bamboo buildings.Now go to the top of the mountain to choose a good address, and after the autumn harvest, you can find someone to break the ground.

The little ones went to school, Ye Ling rode the bicycle away, Wukong was bored in the yard by himself, saw that Zhang Taiping was about to go to the mountain, he followed immediately.

But after walking two steps, he seemed to think of something again, turned his eyes and quickly returned to the house, and when he came out again, he was already holding the toy bow and arrow that Zhang Taiping made for him, and he was carrying a few more on his back. The special wooden arrows have the taste of hunting in the mountains.

Zhang Taiping couldn't help laughing when he saw Wukong's attire, wondering how shocking it would be if Wukong's appearance appeared in a busy city?

Zhang Taiping was surveying the terrain to find a suitable location to build a building, while Wukong was alone in the nearby grass with the space.

It really made it rush out of the fat gray rabbit, and jumped out three feet high.Wukong squeaked excitedly, and then the arrow on the bow shot out.

The result can be imagined, relying on Wukong's archery skills, it is naturally far behind, not even a rabbit hair.

Wukong knew he couldn't catch up with the rabbit, so he yelled at Zhang Taiping twice.

Zhang Taiping watched a few ups and downs before disappearing into the grass. Gray Rabbit shook his head.Today, Grimace Ah Huang and the others didn't follow up, and he had no interest in chasing after him, so he could only let the rabbit run for his life.

Seeing that Zhang Taiping ignored him, Wukong had no choice.He yelled twice unwillingly, picked up the wooden arrow that had been shot, put it on the bow, and kicked around in the grass again, more vigilant than before, hoping that another rabbit would rush out and be shot by him.

But his expectations were doomed to fail, and he didn't meet a rabbit or pheasant or other small animals all afternoon.

Before the sun sets, Zhang Taiping has chosen the address. There are places that are convenient for drainage and lighting, and are well-arranged with the wooden houses. When the bamboo buildings are built, they will complement each other with the wooden houses, which will not appear monotonous but also add to each other.

Yaya has been picked up by Xing Rushui by car, and she is sitting with Xiao Yuer and the others eating watermelon.

Seeing that Zhang Taiping came back from the mountain, Zhang Xiuxiu spat out the innermost watermelon seeds and caught them with her hands and asked, "What kind of watermelon is in your backyard? Why hasn't it been taken off the shelves at this time? It's still so sweet, Just like a newborn."

There is a saying that says "I don't know the true face of Lushan Mountain, but because I am in this mountain", everyone lives in the courtyard and sees the scenery in the backyard every day, and does not feel any difference or novelty.But Zhang Xiuxiu was an outsider, and when he suddenly saw that the backyard was still in midsummer, he immediately noticed the difference.

The other people in the yard also felt strange when Zhang Xiuxiu said this. The scenery in the backyard hadn't changed since summer. Now that summer has passed, it is still lush.What's even more surprising is that the watermelons on the shelf bloomed earlier than other watermelons, and the other watermelons have been taken off the shelves, while the watermelon vines in the backyard are still blooming like colorful melon eggs, and there is no sign of withering.

Zhang Taiping naturally knew why.Every once in a while, he waters the plants in the backyard with some space spring water to keep them alive.

Zhang Xiuxiu's words woke up other people in the family, and also awakened Zhang Taiping.There is a saying called too much is too late, and it refers to this situation. It is always bad to go too natural, and it is easy to make people doubt.Thinking in his heart that it's time for the plants in the backyard to return to their natural trajectory, Zhang Taiping doesn't know what changes will happen to these plants after watering the space spring for such a long time, and he can only wait for the changes after a while.

"It may be that the watermelon variety is newly developed, or it may be that the climate inside the garden is warmer than the outside or the land is fertile, which is suitable for the growth of plants. It may be different after a while when the temperature drops." Zhang Taiping said. explained.

People who do it again can only think about it like this.Everyone walked in admiration, this garden is really a treasure land of geomantic omen, what grows and what grows, from watermelon to grapes to strawberries are all the best ones.