My village can't be like this

Chapter 152 The Little Tiger Whereabouts Strangely

Coming out of Su Ying's house, Zhang An drove all the way to Chen Ze's house.

It was only halfway on the road that I realized that their old man was there.

On the day of the Chinese New Year, it was not good for him to come to the door suddenly without bringing anything.

Originally, I wanted to go to the store to buy some gifts to take with me, but I thought that Chen Ze's family does not lack such ordinary things.

So Zhang An also gave up the idea of ​​buying gifts, and planned to bring some souvenirs from the space.

Although the old man of their family likes to eat thin scale fish, but now he not only likes thin scale fish.

To be precise, he likes the fish raised in Zhang An's space, regardless of the fish.

Especially the mandarin fish that was just raised some time ago, it happened that Chen Ze hadn't brought it back home, so this time Zhang An prepared some.

I found a store by the side of the road, bought a large bucket, and fished some fish from the space and put them away.

But when Zhang An came to Chen Ze's house, he found that Chen Ze was alone at home.

The rest of their family went out with the old man.

So Zhang An also relaxed a lot. After all, even if you are friends, you can't avoid politeness when greeting their family members.

"Why are you in town today?"

Seeing that Zhang An, who usually didn't leave the gate, would come to the county today, Chen Ze felt that the sun should come from the west today.

"Come to do something, now that it's done, I'll come over and change the car."

Zhang An didn't think to say more, and just fooled it with a few words.

Then he took out the thing he just grabbed from the space from the trunk and handed it to Chen Ze.

"Here, if you come to the door for the Chinese New Year, I will bring it to your old man."

Chen Ze didn't refuse either, and took all of it with a smile.

"Then I would like to thank you first. You have raised mandarin fish in your fish pond. This fish is really good."

Chen Ze was very happy looking at the mandarin fish in the bucket.

This mandarin fish is much better than the other fish in Zhang An's family, the main reason is that there are not many spines, and the others are basically just a main spine in the center of the body.

It's easy to handle and convenient to eat, and many people love it.

"Yeah, those who just came out of the pond, bring some over and give Boss Chen a try."

After sitting at Chen Ze's house for a while, Zhang An got up to leave.

Before leaving, Chen Ze put a bunch of cigarettes and alcohol in Zhang An's car.

No health care products were given, the packaged things on the market couldn't compare with Zhang An's.

On the way back, Zhang An couldn't help smiling.

When I went to the city, I felt like buying goods. There were several boxes of Moutai in the car.

. . .

The lively atmosphere in Changqing Village lasted from the first day to the seventh day.

After the seventh day, there were not many people coming from the small mountain village.

Every day, a few people come here scattered.

So the small mountain village has returned to the tranquility of the past, and everyone has begun to enter their own rhythm of life.

Of course, those fishing friends don't count.

As long as it's not raining, or snowing.

They'll all have someone coming to the river to report.

Especially the big old herring king that Zhang An caught a few days ago, which attracted many enthusiasts who specialize in big fish in the river.

Zhang An hadn't noticed before that there were so many fishermen in the vicinity of Hongyan Town.

Originally, Zhang An thought that there were dozens of people at most.

But unexpectedly, from the beginning of the new year to the present, there are not many people by the river at all.

On the contrary, there are many new faces that have not been seen every day.

But think about it, so many fishermen in the later generations certainly didn't appear out of thin air all at once.

It is not surprising that there are so many people who love wild fishing now.

"Anzi, don't you need the big black horse today? We're going to plow the land at Erdaoyan."

After dinner in the morning, the second uncle and the third uncle came to lead the horses.

"Dahei has been idle all the time. Why don't he plow after the fifteenth day? It's only the first few days of junior high school, and the year is not over yet."

Zhang An took his two uncles to get the plow and rake to lead the horse.

"We have nothing to do in the past few days, and we are also idle, so we went to turn over those few acres of land. It will be convenient to plant trees directly at that time."

Although everyone says that it is rare to be free during the Chinese New Year, you should take a good rest.

But after resting for a few days, everyone couldn't be idle anymore, and one by one they started looking for things to do.

Because in their hearts, they need to eat when they are free.

Going to work every day, at least there is still time to run, and they will still feel flustered if they are completely free to eat.

"Or I'll go help too."

Zhang thought that he was bored at home, so he simply went to the field for some activities.

"It's only a few acres of land there, and Uncle Ni and I finished it in two strokes. What are we going to do when you go?"

Zhang An originally planned to help, but Uncle Zhang would not agree.

With just a few acres of land, it was almost enough for the two brothers to change plows.

Zhang An went, and the two of them still had to watch.

Looking at my second uncle and third uncle, one is leading the horse and the other is carrying the plow.

It seemed like he was afraid that Zhang An would go with them, which made Zhang An dumbfounded.

"Dad, Mom, I want to open up the nest at the foot of the slope to plant some watermelons and strawberries."

Seeing his two uncles looking for work, Zhang An didn't want to be too idle.

So he remembered that there were still more than 30 acres of open space left in the nest next to him.

He had the idea of ​​growing melons and strawberries last year, but he never talked about it.

"That kind of thing, the left and right places are also idle."

Zhang Jianguo doesn't care about what to plant, as long as it doesn't go unused.

After the land was sealed last year, the nest has been vacant.

He planned to find some time in the next few days to ask Zhang An about the arrangements for staying with that piece of land.

After all, it all costs money, and more than 30 mu of land costs hundreds of dollars a year.

Now that he heard that his son had a plan, he must support it.

"Xiao An, it's fine to grow melons, but I'm afraid they won't be able to sell those red bumps."

Wang Fang agrees with planting watermelons, but when planting red pimples, she starts to worry that they won't be able to sell them.

Because there were people selling strawberries in the town in the past two years, but when they went to the market, they found that basically no one cared about the strawberries sold on the street.

So Zhang An said that she wanted to grow strawberries, and she was worried that she would not be able to sell them in the future.

"Mom, strawberry is a high-end fruit. There must be very few people in our town who are willing to buy it. This thing can only be sold outside the county."

According to the current economic situation in Hongyan Town, everyone is not willing to buy strawberries.

Just like the cherries that Zhang An sold back then, most people were willing to buy half a catty because they were greedy.

But it's different in the county. Those people earn more and are willing to spend more.

"And I didn't plan to plant much, just a few acres of land. If no one buys it, I can't sell it in the county for a few days."

After listening to Zhang An's explanation, Wang Fang didn't have so many worries.

Anyway, there was nothing to do in the afternoon, so Zhang Jianguo found out the hoe, and the family went to shovel grass in the nest.

Today is a cloudy day, although the sun is not in the sky, but it is not gloomy.

The weather is neither hot nor cold, just right for working in the fields.

It happened that no one came to the door today, so the family closed the door and went to the nest to weed.

Wodi is not far from Zhang An's house, just a few minutes' walk.

Because when Zhang An was digging the fish pond, Li Hongbin had someone repair the ditch.

So now you can go directly from Goubang to Wodi.

When he came to the nest, Zhang An looked at the land in front of him, a little dumbfounded.

A few old grandpas and old ladies are busy weeding in the field, even shoveling the weeds on the ridge.

"The same goes for you old people. If you have time, sit at home more. Why do you want to shovel the ground?"

"Oh, we are also idle. We just finished chopping those cabbages recently, so we just want to shovel the roots of the vegetables on the ground, so as not to cause you any trouble."

Several elderly people saw Zhang An's family carrying a hoe to shovel the ground, and they also greeted them.

This land has been contracted to Zhang An in the village now, and everyone in the village knows it.

And this group of old ladies came to shovel the land, not because they wanted to take over the land and continue planting.

The thing is like this, when the land was not contracted to Zhang An last year.

Several families nearby have opened and grown some vegetables here. Not only can they eat some, but they can also chop back and feed the pigs.

Because this piece of land belongs to the village, if it is deserted, it will be deserted, so I didn't say anything.

But the old man went to say hello when they planted.

Said that they are allowed to grow vegetables here, but this land is not their home.

Don't let them plant and grow at that time, and finally go to the village to make trouble, saying that this land is their own vegetable field, it will be hard to say.

In the end Zhang An took the contract, and the old uncle came to say hello.

He said that he wanted to chop up his own vegetables and free up the land, so as not to cause trouble for Zhang An, Zhang An spent money.

For this matter, these villagers who grew vegetables also came to tell Zhang An specifically.

Because the vegetables grown in the ground have just grown, if Zhang An is about to plant something, he can just dig it out.

After all, before the Chinese New Year, everyone sent money to go home to celebrate the New Year, so it's not a good time to be messy.

But Zhang An thought at the time that he didn't have any plans, and the folks in his big hometown let them finish the season with peace of mind.

Especially when I saw green peas and Chinese cabbage growing in that field, they were quite gratifying.

In the past few days, they finished harvesting the cabbage in the field, so they thought about digging up the vegetable roots in the field.

I don't want to cause trouble for Zhang An's family.

But in fact, it doesn’t matter whether they dig or not. They don’t grow vegetables, so Zhang An has to come and cut down the old thorn forest.

In the end, Zhang An persuaded a few words, and several old men and women said that they should just come out to exercise their muscles and bones.

No matter what they say, they have to shovel the land before calling it a day, so Zhang An also let them.

I have to say that it is really difficult to weed in this kind of place that has been deserted for many years.

The fire cannot be set off, and Zhang An is unwilling to buy herbicides to fight.

The place where people often grow vegetables is okay, but this place where no one cares about it all year round is simply deep in the jungle.

Wild thorny vines such as prickly pears and army food are growing everywhere.

There is also thatch that is as tall as a person everywhere.

It really takes a lot of work to clean it up.

Zhang Jianguo held a sickle in front and chopped off these things first.

Zhang An and his mother started digging the ground with a hoe in the back.

Especially for plants like prickly pears, it takes some effort to dig out the roots in the ground.

After half a day, the family opened up less than an acre of land.

It seems that if no one is hired for this land, the family will have to work a lot of time.

"Mom, why don't our family invite some people to help shovel the ground. Our family will have to do it for a long time."

Today, the family is also quite tired from working, and this large area covers dozens of acres.

This time Zhang An asked someone to shovel the ground, but Wang Fang did not refuse.

"But the fifteenth day hasn't passed in these two days, so if you come to find someone to make a living, will others be willing?"

Many people in rural areas will only go to work in the fields after the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month.

So Wang Fang felt that it was not a good idea to find someone during the Chinese New Year.

"Mom, it's not a problem at all. Many people are vying to come here when we give you wages. If it weren't for the fear of too many people coming, I would have gone to my uncle and asked him to use the horn to help."

Wang Fang thought about it too, thinking that everyone in the village was idle, anyway, she didn't pay so much attention to her own wages.

"Xiao An, his father, have you seen Xiaohu in these past few years? I feel like I haven't seen him for a long time."

When eating at night, I looked at Xiaohu who just came back from the door.

Wang Fang seemed to suddenly remember something.

"When I feed them these few days, I can't find the cubs."

"It's true that I haven't seen the little tiger for a while, but when it got dark at night, it came back again."

Zhang Jianguo thought about it, Xiaohu really didn't go home during the daytime recently.

"What's the matter, Xiaohu is used to running into the mountains, so let him go."

Zhang An didn't care at that time, as long as this guy can still remember the way home after running out.

Xiaohu grew up in the mountains and forests since he was a child, so it's normal to run outside all the time.

"Although I said that, I still feel that something is wrong."

Wang Fang frowned as she looked at the grass leaves and mud all over Xiaohu's body.

"I got up early in the morning for several days, and I saw Xiaohu sneaking out of the fence. He went there for a whole day, and he didn't come back until evening, and he didn't eat at home."

Thinking that the dog he fed alone would not eat at home anymore, Wang Fang was worried that it would be starved.

"I remember what you said. Last year for a while, it was like this. It ran out quietly, and then came back at night."

As soon as Zhang Jianguo heard what Wa'er's mother said, he remembered what happened last year.

Following the conversation between Wang Fang and Zhang Jianguo, it seemed that the two of them were reporting Xiaohu.

Zhang An thought nothing of it at first, but now the more he listened to it, the more he felt that Xiaohu was a little sneaky.

Normally, Zhang An really didn't pay much attention to it, and let it play by itself.

But why, let it hide from his family.

At this moment, Zhang An saw Xiaohu who came back to lie down in the nest. This guy is sleeping soundly in the nest.

The earth-shattering snoring made Da Hu and Er Hu so noisy that they didn't want to lie down in the kennel.

It can be seen that this guy is quite tired, and he fell asleep like this within a few minutes after he came back.

"Mom, what time does it usually sneak out?"

Zhang An thought about it, and felt that he should pay more attention to Xiaohu.

"It's usually around six o'clock, and it goes out the door."

Wang Fang thought for a while, and finally gave Zhang An a moment.

"Yeah, I see. I'll get up early tomorrow to see what kind of medicine it sells in this gourd recently."

After eating, Zhang An sat and watched Xiaohu by himself in the yard.

Wang Fang went to the door to find someone to shovel the ground.

(End of this chapter)