Portable space

Zhang Taiping didn't remember that he knew this old man, so he asked strangely: "Is the old man calling me?"

"Yes, yes." The old man nodded and said, "I don't know if the parrot on the young man's shoulder is willing to give up? The price is negotiable."

Zhang Taiping shook his head and said, "Sorry, I won't sell it."

The old man said anxiously: "If you think about it again, picking up money is really not a problem."

Zhang Taiping still shook his head: "To tell you the truth, if I really sell it to you, I can't bear to let it be chained in the cage all day, and if it is not chained in the cage, it will fly back soon. Now, have you wasted your money soon?"

Although there are not as many people wandering around the park with birdcages in Xi'an as in Chengdu, there are quite a few old people who love birds, and a parrot that can shout is really lovable.But Zhang Taiping's attitude was firm, so the old man didn't say anything more, and shook his head regretfully.

I found a place where no one could see, put the firecrackers in the space, and walked towards the place where the lanterns were sold.There are many styles of lanterns, from big to small, but most of them are small lanterns, and most of them are prepared for the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month after the end of the new year.

The lantern seller was a young girl. Seeing Zhang Taiping approaching, she asked with a sweet smile, "What kind of lantern do you want, sir?"

Zhang Taiping looked at the shelf behind the girl, all of them were bright red, representing joy and auspiciousness.Pointing to the two largest lanterns on the top, he said, "That's the only two."

The smile on the girl's face kept saying, "Okay, just wait a moment." Then Makoto bent down and took out a new pair from the bottom, on which were just patterns.He opened it and handed it to Zhang Taiping and said inside, "See if there is any problem."

It feels bigger when held in the hand than hung above, with a diameter of sixty centimeters.Zhang Taiping looked around and said, "Okay, no problem."

The girl took the lantern again, put it in a bag and asked, "Do you need any other lanterns, sir?"

Zhang Taiping thought for a while, the lanterns were given to his nephews and nieces by his uncle's house, but he didn't have a mother-in-law's house, so the little girl in the family couldn't receive the lanterns, so he pointed to the small lanterns with patterns embroidered on the desk Said: "This little lantern should also come three pairs."

"Okay." The girl quickly put it on for him.

"how much is it?"

The girl pressed the button with the calculator and said, "The small one is 15 yuan for a pair, and the big one is 60 yuan for a pair, a total of [-] yuan."

Zhang Taiping didn't have five yuan in change, so he took out 200 yuan and handed it over.

The little girl rummaged in the bag and found that there was not enough change. This was the first customer, and said a little embarrassedly: "There is not enough change, or you can just give 100 yuan and forget it."

"Don't mind." Zhang Taiping shook his head, it's not easy for a girl to set up a stall on the street after December 29, Zhang Taiping didn't want to take advantage of the five yuan.The kind of person who drives a Mercedes-Benz and bargains with the stalls does not exist, but he is not the kind of person who said, "Wait a while, I will melt it."

At this time, the woman selling lanterns at the stall next to her said: "I have some change here, and you can buy another pair of lanterns and it will melt."

Zhang Taiping didn't refuse either, and simply drew 100 yuan in front of her, which was just a matter of selling one more lantern.After melting, I gave the girl five yuan.

The girl tied up the lantern for him, tied a knot on it with a red rope, and said a little embarrassedly: "I'm sorry to trouble you."

Zhang Taiping shook his head with a smile and left.After buying the lantern, he didn't stay in the town any longer, and just rode a motorcycle and galloped towards home.

It was past nine o'clock when we got back home, Fan Ming was teaching Wukong in the yard, when he heard the roar of the motorcycle, he ran to the edge of the yard and said to Zhang Taiping, "Brother, how can you not trust me?"

"You hadn't woken up when I woke up in the morning, so I couldn't bear to disturb you." Zhang Taiping said.

Fan Ming rolled his eyes and said, "I originally planned to take Xiaoxue to the market this morning, so I lost my promise with you."

Zhang Taiping said: "Today is the last big gathering before the year, and it will be postponed until evening. It's still morning, and it's still early. If you want to go, just ask your aunt Xing to drive you there. It's too late."

"I'm not in the mood now!" Fan Ming ignored Zhang Taiping and went to teach Wukong to play the gong again.

What can Zhang Taiping say?He could only helplessly shake his head and smile bitterly.

Entering the room, Cai Yazhi was talking with two women in the living room.He knew both of them, one was Fatty's wife and the other was Yang Wanli's wife.

Zhang Taiping said: "Wanli is here too? You guys came here quite early."

Fatty's wife said with a smile: "My family has long been thinking about the fine wine you brewed, and she got up early and couldn't wait to come over."

"Wine is indispensable today." Zhang Taiping said, "Did you come here today to pick up your baby?"

The two women shook their heads and said, "No, the weather in the mountains is colder than outside, so it's not convenient to hold her."

Zhang Taiping took a look around the room and asked, "Where are the two of them?"

"I heard that your village killed pigs, so I went to join in the fun."

"Then sit here for a while, I'll go over and have a look." Zhang Taiping said and walked out of the room.

The old village chief's house was full of people again. It had never been so lively in the past few years. Anyone who could come to the village chief's house was judged by any disputes. No one would come here just like this year. Sit in the village chief's house.

When Zhang Taiping entered, Fatty was personally going into battle, and Wang Laoqiang was helping Old Qian Qian put the plucked and cleaned pigs on a huge chopping board.

In retrospect, it was the same last year, when a wild boar was hunted and people gathered here to wait for the pork.However, people's mental state has changed a lot from last year.

Seeing Zhang Taiping coming in, the old village head came over and asked, "I went to look for you in the morning, why didn't I see you at home?"

Zhang Taiping said: "There are no firecrackers in the house yet, and there are also a few pairs of big lanterns. I got up early and went to a fair, and bought some things when I came back."

"Don't rush to leave now that you're here, and take your share back later."

Zhang Taiping nodded.

The fat man and Yang Wanli also came over. The fat man was only wearing a warm inner jacket, but the fat man had a thick layer of fat and natural cold-proof clothes. He shook his hands and said, "It seems that today is the right time. I can see you later." I have eaten braised pig's trotters, haha."

Next is the time for old man Qian to perform. The pig-killing knife in his hand flew up and down. Divided into small pieces.

Yang Wanli watched from the side and sighed: "It's really a master among the people!"

The fat man nodded: "It's not easy for the old man. I also know that the old man's marksmanship is also very accurate. I guess he is like an uncrowned king in this mountain."

It only took more than half an hour for the old man Qian to process all the two pigs, separate them according to different parts, and wait for the meat to be chopped off from the top.

The quality of the meat on different parts is different, the meat on the rear hip and back is the best, and the meat under the ribs is the worst.But it's also simple, if you want the hips, give less, if you want the ribs, give more.In fact, people in the mountains don't care whether it is lean meat or fat meat, and they still agree with this division.

The old village head took out a list and read out a person. After receiving the meat, he would draw a tick on it.

When I arrived at Zhang Taiping, I got two pig tails and two pig trotters, but it was said that there was a small half of a pig leg on top of the trotters.

Zhang Taiping shook his head and said: "Too many, just two pig's hooves are enough." He didn't want to cause special treatment from above.

The old village head said: "You can take it if you give it to you, you deserve it." Then he said to the people around him, "Do you think so?"

Everyone can see the benefits that Zhang Taiping has brought to the village and everyone this year. Everyone has a steelyard in their hearts. Whoever can bring benefits to everyone should thank them sincerely, and they all said, "Yes, take it. It should be Got it."