My village can't be like this

Chapter 106 (Subscription)
"Zhang An, I'm here."

Zhang An, who was washing Huang Jing with Zhang Erye, suddenly heard the sound of an engine outside the yard.

Looking up, it turned out that Ding Yi had come over.

"Hey, you came so early." Zhang An got up and opened the gate of his yard, letting Ding drive in.

"Why is it early? It's past eleven o'clock."

When Zhang An heard it, he glanced at the wall clock in the main room, and it was indeed past eleven o'clock.

This pile of sealwort has been washed by my family for two hours, but it still hasn't been washed clean.

"Hello, uncle and aunt." Ding Yi got out of the car, greeted Wang Fang and Zhang Jianguo, and handed the things over.

"Xiao Ding is here, what else do you bring?" Wang Fang took it with a smile, while Zhang Jianguo took a stool for Ding Yi.

"It should, Auntie." Then he turned to Zhang An and asked, "Zhang An, who is this old man?"

"Let me introduce you, this is my second grandfather, dear. Second grandfather, this is my friend, named Ding Yi"

"Hello Second Grandpa, Zhang An and I are good friends, you can just call me Xiaoding."

When Ding Yi came last time, he hadn't seen Zhang Erye and the old people, so this time, when Zhang An said that this old man was his second grandfather, he hurried up to say hello.

"You're good too, Xiao Ding." Second Master Zhang also responded to Ding Yi with a kind smile.

Zhang An told him last night that there was a friend who wanted to buy ginseng, and it was probably this one.

Seeing that it was getting late, Wang Fang didn't continue to clean Huang Jing, got up and went into the house to make lunch.

Zhang An was talking to Ding Yi while continuing to clean the remaining sealwort.

"Zhang An, are you washing ginger? Why is there such a big ginger?"

Ding Yi may not know Shenghuangjing, but it is good enough for him to know Jiang.

"This is not ginger, this is Huang Jing, which was dug out in the mountains yesterday."

Zhang An explained with a smile.

"Huang Jing used to look like this. I've only seen Heibuliuqiu's crumpled ones. My family bought them for my grandfather."

Ding Yi heard that it was Huang Jing, he was familiar with it, but it was different from what he had seen.

"Hahaha, the one you bought at home is cooked Huang Jing prepared by others, but the one we wash now is still raw, so it is different. After it is prepared, it will become what you said."

Finally, after everyone chatted for a while, the sealwort in the basin was finally washed.

"Finally washed, it's really difficult to wash."

Zhang An stretched himself and poured out all the water in the basin.

"This is already the best way to wash. The ones you dug up this time are bigger and easier to clean. Even the gaps are bigger. If the long ones are small, with so many sealworts, they probably need to be washed. What about last day?"

When Zhang An and the others washed Huang Jing, Wang Fang also prepared lunch.

Knowing that Ding Yi is coming over today, Wang Fang also prepared some dishes in advance, and they cooked them relatively quickly.

"Didn't I ask you to bring someone who understands here? Why did you come here alone?"

Zhang An saw that Ding Yi came alone, so he asked.

He is not as familiar with Ding Yi as Chen Ze and the others, so he still feels that the process that should be followed still needs to be followed.

"Who are you bringing? We don't do that, and we can't bring people, or they will know what I'm going to do."

In order to keep it secret, no one said anything about Ding Yi.

"By the way, you have to keep it a secret. Old Chen and the others don't tell you even if they ask you, just find an excuse."

It turned out to be like this, Ding Yi didn't want people to know what he was going to give, so these things were done in secret.

"Don't worry, I won't tell anyone."

After everyone had a full meal, seeing Ding Yi's impatient look, but he didn't want to speak directly, Zhang An took out the treasure he was longing for from the room.

"I've seen ginseng before, but it's the first time I've seen a ginseng that looks like a human being. I've been ginseng for many years."

Watching Zhang An uncover the bark that wrapped the ginseng, Ding Yi saw the treasure he most wanted to see.

"Of course, otherwise, what I told you last night, I want to give you a surprise. My second grandfather has some experience in this field, at least 20 to 30 years, as many as, but I don't have a box here. You pretend."

Now it was Ding Yi Muggle's turn, because the money he brought might not be enough.

"Zhang An, the surprise you mentioned is a little too big." Ding Yi's expression on his face was a bit tangled.

This time he brought 5 yuan, because he asked the old shopkeeper of the Chinese medicine hall, so he knew that Zhang An sold it for 5 yuan last time.

So this time Ding Yi came here with 5 yuan. No matter how big Zhang An was looking for, he was willing to give the 5 yuan because Zhang An was willing to go to the mountains and forests to look for it after hearing what he said.

Although the old man from the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hall didn't sell him the ginseng, he still gave him a look and said that such a large ginseng is rare, so he brought such a small amount of money.

But Zhang An surprised him too much. Zhang An found the rare treasure that the old shopkeeper said.

After Ding Yi saw it, Zhang An wrapped the bark again and handed it to Ding Yi.

After Ding Yi took it, he handed over the 5 yuan he brought to Zhang An.

"Zhang An, I know this baby must be more than this little money, you take this money first, and I will send you the rest of the money when I go back."

Zhang An is not hypocritical, he didn't say that as long as 5 yuan is enough, if he asks for less, what if Ding Yi thinks it's a tree root he dug casually.

"There's no rush for this one. By the way, you can also take this one with you. It's a little sympathy from me to your old man."

Zhang An picked a few relatively large Ganoderma lucidum, packed them in a plastic bag, and handed them to Ding Yi.

"This is Ganoderma lucidum? It's so big. It seems that this trip to the mountain has yielded a lot, so let me thank you for my old man first."

These Ganoderma lucidum can be sold for hundreds of dollars if they are brought to the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hall, but it is not easy to buy if you want to buy it, because such a large wild Ganoderma lucidum is not easy to buy.

After getting what he wanted, Ding Yi couldn't sit still.

He immediately got up and bid farewell to Zhang An's family. He was in a hurry to go back, and he had to go to the provincial capital at night.

He believed that if he celebrated his old man's birthday this time, he would be able to make a big splash.

Zhang An didn't ask Ding Yi to stay either, but just said to drive carefully.

Wang Fang and Zhang Jianguo at home were no longer as if they had never seen money before, this time they were just a little excited.

Zhang An handed the money to his mother Wang Fang, but Wang Fang pushed it back.

"You put it in your place first, and take it to deposit when you are free."

Zhang An didn't refuse when he heard the words, walked into the room, and put the money into the space without any hassle.

As soon as Ding left, Zhang An's family returned to normal. It was as if this incident hadn't happened, and it didn't cause any disturbance.

"Xiao An, you go to the well to fetch a load of water and come back, we will start steaming Huang Jing later."

After resting, Zhang Erye shouted.

"Ah, can't this tap water work?"

"This tap water is not good, because it flows out of this iron pipe, and there is iron in the water. After the sealwort is steamed, do not touch iron things. It is not good at all."

After hearing this, Zhang An went out with the bucket at home.

Using the excuse of going to the well, I picked up a load of space spring water and returned.

In the yard, Zhang An's father had built a small stove with stones and was lighting a fire.

Wang Fang also took out her own large aluminum pot and cleaned it. Since she couldn't touch the iron, she replaced it with an aluminum pot for steaming.

Soon, the fire in the yard was already on fire. After putting the aluminum pot and pouring the water picked up by Zhang An, put the steamer that was washed at home into it, and finally put the sealwort that was washed in the morning into the steamer to start the process. Steam first.

This steamer was not the one used by Zhang An's family to steam rice, but a much larger one. In order to save trouble, Zhang An directly borrowed a big steamer and used it all at once.

"Xiao An, remember, when steaming Huang Jing, especially after it is cooked, do not touch iron objects, and it is best to use firewood for the fire, and it cannot be broken, and it will always burn very vigorously. , don’t forget to add firewood.”

Zhang Erye put Huang Jing into the steamer and told Zhang An.

Zhang An responded again and again, expressing that he knew.

Throughout the afternoon, a steamer of Polygonatum was steamed for more than five hours, and water was added several times in the middle, and a pile of firewood was also added. This is what Zhang Erye said, and the steaming time should be full.

Fortunately, Zhang An borrowed a big steamer, otherwise, if he used the small steamer at home, this time it would take five hours, so don't sleep tonight.

Finally, Zhang Erye felt that the steaming was done, so he asked Zhang An to take out the cleaned dustpan, and began to pick it out and spread it out to dry.

The first steaming of the sealwort has been completed, and it is now five or six o'clock in the afternoon. Although the sun is still there, it may not last long, so it can only be dried like this, and it will continue to dry tomorrow.

The steamed sealwort became soft and soft. Zhang An picked up a small piece and ate it. It was slightly sweet but also a little numb.

Later generations heard people say that after the sealwort is steamed, it needs to be sprinkled with sealwort and soaked with other things.

But in fact, those are all aimed at some artificially cultivated Polygonatum, because the cultivated Polygonatum has less nutrients than wild ones, and cannot afford to be wasted.

The current wild sealwort, especially Zhang An dug out this top quality, Zhang Erye said that the normal method of steaming nine times and drying it is enough.

"Mom, did the people from the power supply bureau come to divide the accounts?"

During dinner at night, Zhang An remembered that he had gone to the power supply bureau to install the electric meter.

"It's already installed, and I also installed it for Li Hongbin's house by the way."

When the sun came out the next morning, Zhang An took out the Huang Jing that had been steamed yesterday to dry in the sun.

Now people often come to ask for eggs during the day, so Wang Fang basically stays at home, sewing clothes, mending pockets, making shoes, and waiting for others to come to buy duck eggs.

The women in the village teased Wang Fang when they met her, saying that she is becoming more and more like a boss lady now.

After Huang Jing was dried, Wang Fang was watching at home, so Zhang An didn't have to keep watching.

"Dad, are you busy today?"

While the family was eating noodles, Zhang An asked his father.

"This matter is said to exist or not, it depends on whether you want to pick it up and do it. What's the matter?"

What Zhang Jianguo said was reasonable. The more diligent one had something to do, so if he wanted to be lazy, he could be lazy.

"It's a waste of such a large piece of land in the backyard by the river. I want to go to the mountain to pull a few truckloads of soil back to pave it, so that I can grow vegetables in the future."

The land of Zhang An's family was used for building a house, digging fish ponds, and finally building a large circle house, and only half of the land was used.

Although Li Hongbin had asked the excavator to clean up the sand and gravel on the surface, there is still a lot of fine sand mixed with it.

"Then I'll borrow a carriage later, and bring back a few more carriages today."

Finally, Zhang Jianguo, who went to borrow a carriage, came back, accompanied by Zhang Ping, Huang Ming, Zhou Yang and several others.

Knowing that Zhang An's family wanted to go to the mountains to pull soil, Zhang Ping said that he would follow to help, and also said that he would find another carriage, and it would be faster to come with two carriages.

In the end, when I changed my family to borrow a carriage, I met this group of young people in the village again. Everyone had nothing to do, and the grass was mowed in the morning.

In the end, a group of five or six of us sat on two carriages in a hurry and walked towards the entrance of the village.

Originally, Zhang An wanted to dig some black mud on the mountain, but Zhang Jianguo said that such a large piece of land required digging a large area before he could pull a cart back.

So Zhang An didn't think about digging the black mud, but chose to go to the side of the road at the entrance of the village, and went to pull the loess dug out and piled up under the roadbed before the road was built.

Huang Ming felt like he had changed his mind after being frightened by a wild boar, and he didn't go to town recently.

I help out with things at home every day, and when I see everyone, I take the initiative to call for someone, and my sweet mouth makes people uncomfortable.

Especially when I saw Zhang An, the two were about the same age before, but one was studying and the other was not.

Although Zhang An was a little taciturn, he still took the initiative to call when he saw the villagers.

Huang Ming, on the other hand, was fooling around in the town every day, looking like a fool, and didn't shout much when he saw people.

After a long time, everyone's impression of Huang Ming was not very good.

It's different now, Huang Ming respects Zhang Anke now, and every time he sees Zhang An, it's Ang Ge Ang.

At home, his mother sometimes went back from his grandmother's house, and when she was talking about Zhang An at home, he still had to talk about it, but Li Xingyan was so angry with this son that she couldn't stand it.

As for Mr. Huang, seeing the changes in his eldest grandson, he has been much happier recently. He was always dissatisfied with this grandson before, and his face was always downcast all day long.

Seeing Huang Ming's change now, the second elder smiled more.

Everyone sat in the carriage talking and laughing and arrived at the place where the soil was to be pulled.

After parking the carriage, several people began to dig the soil with hoes and dustpans. One person dug the soil, and the other carried it to the cart.

"By the way, Zhou Yang, how's the food at your house doing recently?"

Since Zhang An paid attention to their family last time, he hasn't paid attention to them again. Today, they just got together to work, so Zhang An still asked.

And the few people nearby knew that Zhou Yang's family was cooking and selling to those fishermen recently, and the business was very good, so they all pricked up their ears to listen to the two of them.

(End of this chapter)