My village can't be like this

Chapter 148 These two rabbits don't get along well, let's eat at noon

The breeding sheep of Wang Mingqian's family are of good quality, and the wool of the three lambs is black all over their bodies.

Su Ying looked at the lambs Zhang An was holding, and stared at them with two big eyes.

"Mom, look at how big the lamb's eyes are."

Su Ying wanted to reach out to touch it, but she was a little timid.

"Touch it, it's okay."

Zhang An brought the lamb close to her and asked her to stroke it.

Although Wu Qiuping used to be an educated youth in the countryside, all she saw back then were pigs, chickens and ducks.

Cattle are rare, and sheep are even more rare.

At that time, the brigade did not raise cattle for them. It would not be a trivial matter if they had problems raising cattle.

At that time, a cow was more important to a production team than a person.

Now, like Su Ying, she came over to take a look.

Finally, Zhang An put the lambs in the pen, and the three lambs were full.

Now they are going to crawl to sleep next to the belly of the ewe.

"Let's go, they don't need us now"

Holding the brazier, Zhang An talked to Su Ying's family.

"The brazier has been taken away, aren't they afraid of the cold?"

"The brazier is no longer used. Their wool is dry now, and they will curl up next to the ewes to sleep. It's not too cold these two days. Just pay attention when they are just born."

If it was winter, maybe Zhang An would use old quilts to give them a place to sleep.

But now the weather is getting warmer, that is, the lambs are very fragile when they are just born, so they need to burn fire to keep warm.

Then Zhang An took Su Ying's family for a stroll in the circle.

There were very few zoos at this time, and Zhang An's home was a small zoo.

When Wu Qiuping and his wife came in just now, they followed Su Ying and walked straight towards the sheepfold.

Now on the way back, I noticed other animals.

"These two sika deer, with such a big belly, are also pregnant."

Seeing that Erhua Sanhua also had a big belly, Wu Qiuping asked.

"Yes, auntie, the little deer will be born in three or four months."

By that time, Zhang An's family will have more sika deer.

Zhang An is now worried that there are so many deer in the house, whether he will build a deer shed for him by himself.

"I haven't seen this Huang Yizi for many years."

When Su Shaowen said it, he still looked nostalgic.

From his expression, you can tell that he must also like Huangji, the kind that won't get tired after several meals.

"When we went south to be educated youths, Lao Shan in the team had been caught several times, and one meal could be remembered for a year."

Hearing what he said, Zhang An had such an expression on his face.

Zhang An led them around the enclosure, and finally came to the rabbit pen at the door.

"Zhang An, have there been more rabbits in your family? The last time I saw them there were not so many."

It had been more than 20 days since Su Ying came last time, and it was only a few days since they left.

The female rabbits in the rabbit pen gave birth to a bunch of cubs, so now Zhang An's family has a lot of rabbits.

"After you left that day, another little rabbit was born. This rabbit can give birth to a litter in a month, very soon."

Zhang An opened the door and walked into the rabbit pen. The rabbits felt very afraid of Zhang An.

As soon as they saw Zhang An go in, they all huddled into a ball in the corner, but there were two cuties who didn't leave.

"Mr. Su, let's see how these two rabbits are different from other rabbits."

Zhang An pointed to two rabbits squatting in the rabbit pen to eat vegetables.

"It's nothing different, they seem to be bigger than other rabbits."

Su Ying looked at it for a long time and still couldn't see it.

"No, no, look at the other rabbits, when they saw people coming, they all squeezed into the corner together. These two don't fit in, and they are still greedy here."

As soon as Zhang An finished speaking, he reached out and grabbed the two fat rabbits in his hands.

He kept nodding his head, this rabbit has a good portion.

"Since the two of them don't get along well, let's eat at noon."

"Xiao Zhang, you are so funny, you have to find a reason to eat your own rabbit hahaha."

Zhang An's words amused Wu Qiuping and his wife.

"Auntie, this is not just looking for a reason. Such rabbits are really hesitant when catching them. No matter what you say, you have to give them a suitable explanation."

Even if someone found out, Zhang An still kept his eyes open and talked nonsense.

Su Ying thought that Zhang An was going to tell her something, but she didn't expect that this person was just making an excuse to eat rabbits.

She looked at the two trembling rabbits, and really wanted to tell Zhang An not to eat them.

But when she thought of the dry pot spicy rabbit made by Zhang An's mother, she actually felt that what Zhang An said made sense.

At this time, Zhang Jianguo, who had gone out to throw garbage, also came back.

Right now, he was chatting with Su Shaowen in the yard.

Especially when it comes to the previous period, the two middle-aged men have some common language.

Wu Qiuping, on the other hand, was talking homely with Wang Fang, and asked Zhang An questions from time to time.

Zhang An was confused, why did Aunt Wu look like she was investigating the household registration, she almost didn't ask Zhang An's birth date.

There were few people in the village today, and Su Ying's family happened to be here, so Wang Fang didn't open the door for business.

But from time to time someone comes to buy something.

Most of the people from the farms next door came to buy, and they heard the customers who came to the door say that Zhang An's products are good.

So I bought some to try, and after I tried it, I knew it was really good.

So now everyone regards Zhang An's house as the place to buy goods.

Zhang An's family sells a lot of eggs. They used to sell some native chickens and geese, but in the past two days they have also sold fish.

Since Wu Qiuping came in, Wang Fang was basically collecting money.

It wasn't too long ago, she estimated that Wang Fang had charged more than 100 if he said less.

Wu Qiuping didn't dare to imagine, how much money could be collected in such a day, how much money is this countryside really making?
My husband and I, working hard for a month's work, may not be as much money as others receive for a few days at home.

But what she didn't know was that in fact, Zhang An's family had more people and sold more in the past few days.

Usually when there are no people, the most they sell is chicken, duck and goose eggs.

It is estimated that there can be an income of tens of yuan every day.

But coupled with the fact that people come here to play from time to time, you can make a lot of money in a day.

Finally, Wang Fang looked at the time, and it was almost time for lunch.

So I started to work in the kitchen, and Wu Qiuping wanted to help.

But a door-to-door is a customer, so there is no reason to ask customers to help with things.

Wang Fang cooked this meal with more care than usual.

Wang Fang was worried that they would be bored sitting at home, so she asked Zhang An to take their family out for a stroll.

Originally, Zhang An was going to take them to the drying yard, but Su Ying said that they went to the drying yard to watch the dragon dance as soon as they came.

In the end, Su Shaowen looked at the cherry tree with young leaves growing on the mountain behind Zhang An's house, and proposed to go for a walk on the mountain.

Naturally, Zhang An would not refuse, and led everyone to the Huangtu slope.

Huangtupo used to have only one small dirt road uphill, but Zhang An had nothing to do before the Chinese New Year.

So I bought some cement sand and came back, built hundreds of cement slabs, and paved a path up the mountain.

Originally, Zhang An planned to use bluestone slabs, but it had to be paved on the top of the mountain, so he and his father had to drive at least a month for so many bluestone slabs.

So in the end, it is convenient to choose cement cover, as long as it is thicker.

"Xiao Zhang, I heard from Yingying that you contracted a piece of mountain land, so this is it."

Wu Qiuping was talking to Zhang An in a soft voice, and now she looked at Zhang An more and more satisfied.

"It's here, Auntie. From here to the mountain, the nest below is also the same, but I've left it now and used it for other things in the future."

This loess slope is completely different from before.

It used to be bare loess, which made people feel very dry and barren at first glance.

But it was covered with clover and plantain, and the ground was covered with a thick layer.

Looking from Shiyakou, you can feel the emerald green here.

"Xiao Zhang, there are so many grasses growing in your fruit forest, why don't you hoe them up?"

Su Shaowen was a little curious when he saw so much grass.

Although he doesn't farm much, he also knows the reason why there is too much grass to compete for fertilizer.

"Uncle, you can't hoe these grasses, you have to ask them to grow."

After hearing this, the three members of Su Ying's family were a little confused.

It is said that weeds are useless, so why did Zhang An plant them specially.

"It's like this. In the past, this land was a barren yellow land, and nothing could grow big, let alone this cherry tree."

Zhang An smiled and said to them: "And the biggest problem with this loess slope is that it can't retain water, and the soil is dry and hardened."

"So these green grasses on the ground can improve the soil quality, fix the soil and retain water. The better they grow, the more successful the improvement of the land will be."

"And plantain and clover are not useless weeds. Plantain is a kind of medicinal material, and clover is also called alfalfa flower, which is a favorite forage for livestock."

After hearing Zhang An's explanation for a long time, the three of them knew that there is still this way of farming.

They thought at first that Zhang An was just too lazy to weed.

This method of improving soil quality is often used by everyone in later generations, but in this era, there is no such saying.

So it's completely normal for them not to know.

When I came to plant trees, an old man in the village was more upright.

Seeing so much grass on Zhang An's land, so the saplings were planted, he thought about helping Zhang An weed.

After all, the salary he paid was high, and he never thought that this was a bad thing done with good intentions.

Fortunately, Zhang An discovered it early, otherwise he would have to plant it again.

When you come to the top of the slope, the view here is really wide. From here, you can see the whole Changqing at a glance.

"Why are there so many people going to the mountains over there?"

Su Ying turned her head and saw many people coming and going behind the village.

"Those people are going to Guanyin Cave. We have a Guanyin Cave here. According to the old people in the village, making wishes is very magical, so they all go there to make wishes."

Zhang An didn't even need to look. During this period of time, people from the village were either by the river or going to Guanyin Cave.

"Is it far away? If it's not far, we'll go and have a look in the afternoon. I haven't been to your mountain yet."

Su Ying came several times, but didn't go out for a walk.

It was the first time I came, and the time was good. I went to the river to play for an afternoon.

"Okay, after dinner, we will go to the mountains to play. There are several places in our mountains with good original ecological scenery."

When Wu Qiuping and his wife heard their daughter's proposal, they naturally had no objections.

They don't come out often in the county, although they usually go to the park to climb mountains.

But those mountains are not that big, and it’s not bad to go out once in a while.

Several people wandered around the mountain, Zhang An saw that the time was almost up, so he took them down the mountain and went home for dinner.

At this time, Zhang An's mother, Wang Fang, had already prepared a table of dishes, all thanks to her housekeeping skills.

"Isn't this too much, big sister?"

Wu Qiuping looked at the dishes on a large table, and they smelled very fragrant.

My daughter is right, Zhang An's mother is very good at cooking.

But with just such a few people, so many dishes must be too much to eat, but isn't this too rich?

Their family has never cooked so many dishes, mainly because they couldn't finish them.

"It's not much at all. It's all made casually. Let's try it and see if it suits your taste."

Wang Fang set up the bowls and chopsticks for everyone, and Zhang An also took out the yellow rice wine he had soaked.

This is Huangjing wine that he made after soaking Tianma wine.

After cellaring in the space, the Huangjing wine in this jar has become golden and translucent.

Su Shaowen is also a good wine drinker. As soon as Zhang An opened the jar, he smelled the aroma of wine.

Zhang An poured some for his father and Su Shaowen.

Wu Qiuping and Su Ying didn't drink, so Wang Fang didn't drink with her.

"Today is worth it. This dish is delicious, and this wine is also very good. What is Xiao Zhang's wine soaked in?"

"Uncle, this altar is made of Huang Jing, which is wild Huang Jing that I have dug in the mountains for decades."

Hearing this, Su Shaowen drank a few more sips and savored it carefully.

After he finished drinking, Zhang An poured wine for him with a jar, but he refused.

"It's almost Xiao Zhang, you can't be too greedy for good wine, this glass is enough."

I'm not at home today, I can't drink too much when I go to someone else's house, and there are people watching.

When drinking, Su Shaowen has to pay attention to the face of Su Ying's mother next to him

"Then I won't pour any more. If uncle likes it, I will pour some for you when I go back."

Zhang An is not too polite, anyway, hospitality is hospitable, but he can't persuade him to drink.

"That's good, then I'm not welcome."

Zhang An said that he would get some to take home when the time came, but he couldn't refuse at all.

After he drank this wine just now, he felt that it was not an ordinary medicinal wine.

Huang Jing also knew that the surplus food of immortals and the traditional Chinese medicine halls in the county could also sell it.

But Zhang An has talked about the wild sealwort for decades, and it is already a rare treasure.

"Look at you now, do you have the nerve to eat and take?"

Seeing her man like this, Wu Qiuping felt a little embarrassed.

"It's nothing, Miss Wu. This wine is for people to drink after soaking it. Drinking some every day will help your body. Come and eat vegetables."

As Wang Fang said, she stood up to serve Su Ying with food.

"Thank you Auntie"

Su Ying is used to this, and she is not polite when Wang Fang brings her food.

Wang Fang put a lot of thought into this meal.

At the beginning, Su Ying's family was a little polite, but in the end, following Wang Fang's persuasion, they all began to eat freely.

Wu Qiuping and Wu Qiuping also ate in those restaurants, but they came to Zhang An's house.

Only then did I know what it means to eat comfortably.

After eating a meal for about an hour, the four adults of the two families are much more familiar with each other now than before.

After the meal, Wang Fang cleaned up the dishes and gave Xiaohu and the three of them something to eat.

Zhang An took out tea leaves and brewed a pot for everyone.

"I've had this tea before, is it the one that Xiaoying brought back last time?"

Last year, Zhang An gave some to Chen Ze and his party, and Su Ying was no exception.

After Su Ying took it back, she gave the tea leaves given by Zhang An to Su Shaowen.

"The one I brought back last time was given by Zhang An." Su Ying nodded and said.

Su Shaowen didn't dare to tell his daughter that he was gone after only two drinks.

Su Shaowen thought at first that this was just an ordinary spring camellia, so he didn't pay much attention when he took it to the office.

In the end, after he brewed it himself, he realized that it was a rare good tea.

But at that time, there was not much tea left in the tea basket, because it was poured by other colleagues.

Even if he regretted it, it was useless, who told him not to try it first.

(End of this chapter)