My village can't be like this

Chapter 167 Pain and happiness
Seeing that there was no place for him, Zhang An simply carried the unloaded mutton home and put it away.

I chose two pieces of hind legs and put them in the refrigerator, waiting for tomorrow to eat kebabs.

The rest is in the kitchen and left to my mother to deal with.

It was almost time now, Zhang An's second aunt was helping with the cooking, and Wang Fang was packing the mutton.

Zhang An's two aunts knew that they were going to have dinner at Zhang An's house tonight since they came in and saw that the sheep were about to be slaughtered.

So you're welcome, put on your apron and start working. They are already very familiar with Zhang An's kitchen.

"Xiaoying, what do you like to cook this mutton?"

This question confused Su Ying, she didn't usually eat much mutton.

At this moment, I really can't tell for a while.

"Auntie, I can eat anything. You can make whatever you want. With your skills, I like to eat anything."

"Okay, then my aunt will cook braised mutton and fried mutton with green onions. Auntie is the best at making these two things."

After Wang Fang heard this, she went back to work in the kitchen.

Zhang An accompanied Su Ying and the others.

"Zhang An, should we go and help?"

Su Ying felt that everyone was busy, but instead she sat here, feeling a little embarrassed.

"Come on, we can't help anything." Zhang An pointed to the outside and then to the kitchen.

"There is no place for us outside, and there is my mother and aunt in the kitchen, and there is not much space. Let's not hold back."

The three people outside are busy with their own work, and the three people in the kitchen are also busy with their own work.

For the three of them, let's just sit and wait for dinner.

"Xiao An, why don't you go to the old house and pick some fish parsley and come back."

Wang Fang was stewing a pot of mutton, and the kitchen was very busy, so she couldn't leave.

"Hey, I'll go right away." Zhang An responded.

"Remember to pick more, less is not enough."

There are a lot of dishes to cook today, Wang Fang is worried that if she doesn't say anything, Zhang An will pick a little bit back when the time comes.

"I know." Zhang An simply found a basket at home.

"Come on, I'll take you out for a walk."

Seeing that Su Ying and the two had stood up, Zhang An took them out for a stroll.

Sitting in the house is also waiting, there is nothing to help.

"Your village is really clean. When we went to practice before, not to mention the village, the town was dirty."

Walking on the bluestone road in Changqing Village, Wang Min couldn't help expressing emotion.

In the current Changqing Village, after the old uncle emphasized for half a year, the bluestone road is much cleaner than before.

Although it is still far behind the tourist villages of later generations, in this era, the situation is already relatively good.

Before the Chinese New Year last year, the old uncle took advantage of everyone's free time to gather everyone together.

Taking advantage of the winter time, drainage ditches were built on every few roads in the village.

So the roads in the village now are completely different from before.

In the past, there was stagnant water everywhere. After a long time, not only sludge was formed, but also mosquitoes were everywhere.

And now, with these gutters, there is no standing water on the road.

What the countryside is most afraid of is sewage.

Especially the dung piles where everyone composts, some dung water will flow everywhere along the road, which is dirty and smelly.

Now, after the old uncle made a strong request, everyone put the place where they fertilized themselves into the vegetable field.

The sewage that flows out in this way can also fertilize the vegetable fields.

Most of the household sewage is used to feed cattle, horses and livestock at home or to cook pig food.

Or it can be used to pour vegetables, mix coal, or even dump it in the dry toilet of your own home to make fertilizer.

In the past, chicken, duck and dog droppings could be seen everywhere.

Because these chickens and ducks used to be free-range on the side of the road, and the dogs also ran outside every day.

Moreover, poultry feces are all small lumps, and there is no one to deal with them specially.

It is not common to see cow and horse manure, because when people lead cows and horses across the road, if they are pulled on the road, the owner will dispose of them immediately.

"The environment is better, and it's comfortable for everyone to live in. After all, we live in the village every day, and we only started to clean up last year. It used to be similar to other places."

"You can't say that. At least you are making changes. This is better than many places. To be honest, the roads in our county may not be as clean as the roads in your village."

Wang Min thought about the roads in his home county, although the traffic was quite convenient.

But on the side of the road, especially under those trees, you can see a bunch of people's yellow at every turn, which is simply disgusting.

"Hey, Uncle An, why did you come here today?"

As soon as he arrived at the door of the old house, Zhou Yang saw Zhang An in the yard.

"I'll come over and pick some fish parsley and go back to cook. There are no plants in the garden over there."

"The fish coriander in your homeland Zitou has grown very well this year. I often pick it up. It is tender and big."

Since the family's pigs were sold, Zhang An's parents moved to live in the new house.

But in this old house, Zhang An's family would often come to store things and grow some vegetables.

On weekdays, Zhou Yang's family helped to watch the noise at night.

"By the way, which of these two is my future lady?"

Seeing Su Ying and Wang Min next to Zhang An, Zhou Yang asked with a smile.

He knew that Zhang An was playing with friends, but he had never met Su Ying.

"Hey, it's this one." Zhang An was not shy, and pulled Su Ying cheekily and said to Zhou Yang.

Zhou Yang has a good relationship with Zhang An, so Zhang An stopped to introduce them to a few people.

"Let's go, take the two young ladies to my house to play."

Zhou Yang, as long as it doesn't involve him, he has a thick skin.

When I went on a blind date with other girls in the morning, it was as shameful as that.

A little lady made Su Ying blush when she told Wang Min.

Fortunately, this is not a future generation. When they catch someone, they will call you a lady, for fear that they will be scolded.

Especially for such a young girl, she was scolded even worse.

"Come back when you have time, the house is still waiting for us."

After chatting with Zhou Yang, Zhang An went to the garden to pick fish and coriander.

"Zhang An, you are so old, Zhou Yang just now is older than you."

Su Ying and Wang Min didn't understand that Zhou Yang was called Uncle Zhang An.

Although they are from the city, everyone is from Guizhou Province. There are many such things.

"What is this? There are still a few children in the village who call me grandpa, but in fact, being senior is not a good thing, because it is a difference in seniority that can only occur after several generations of weak people."

Zhang An's family ancestors had passed on a single lineage for several generations, until Zhang An's grandfather's generation, there were only four brothers.

So Zhang An's family is in the village. Although there are many relatives, there are very few people who have not given five clothes. This is the reason why there are few people in the ancestors.

"Hey, then Xiaoying has made a lot of money. When she gets married and enters the door, she will earn a few big grandchildren for nothing."

When Zhang An said that he had a grandson, Wang Min was also happy.

"You want to be a grandma so much, you can also call you little grandma at that time. I didn't hear that Zhou Yang called you little lady just now."

Su Ying rolled her eyes and gave her little sister a blank look.

After entering the courtyard, Zhang An opened the gate.

Although no one lived in this old house, Wang Fang came to clean it every two days, and it looked as if someone lived there.

"Isn't this mint grass?"

Wang Min watched Zhang An picking fish and coriander, and found that it was very similar to the mint grass painted in the book.

"Although it resembles mint, it is not mint."

Fish parsley is not actually mint, its scientific name is spearmint.

The leaves of mint are relatively large, with sharp tips, and the leaves are soft, and they will be deformed due to dehydration not long after picking.

However, the leaves of fish parsley are smaller, the tip is rounder, and the whole is firmer, which can be stored for a long time.

And the smell of the two is not the same, the smell of fish coriander is not so pungent.

It tastes different from mint, and mint will give people a cold feeling when eaten.

In Guizhou Province, people like to put some fish coriander in everything, whether it is stir-fried, stewed or dipped in water.

Especially dog ​​meat. Ten out of ten dog meat restaurants that Zhang An knows sell this stuff.

Zhang An doesn't like mint, and usually buys toothpaste popsicles and chewing gum, and avoids the mint flavor.

But for fish coriander, it is always comer.

"Actually, you must have eaten it when you ate out, but you didn't notice it."

"It turned out to be like this, I thought it was a kind of thing."

After Zhang An's explanation, the two added a little knowledge.

"You will know later, the stewed mutton with fish and coriander, you can't stop eating."

Zhou Yang was right just now, the clumps of fish and coriander that Zhang An's family planted in the garden grew very well, and the trees grew thick and branchy.

Generally, only the top young leaves of fish parsley are picked for cooking, just like the pea tip, because that part is the tenderest and most delicious place.

Wang Min and Su Ying watched Zhang An pick, and they also stretched out their hands to help pick. The three of them picked a clump and already filled half of the basket, which was enough.

"It's really not that pungent, and it smells pretty good."

Wang Min put the hand that had picked the young leaves of fish coriander to his nose and smelled it.

When it was dark, the meals at home were already ready.

Today Zhang An specially slaughtered a sheep, so the dishes on the table were too much mutton.

Stewed lamb, braised lamb chops, and fried lamb with green onions are all served in big soup bowls.

These few dishes occupy a relatively large part of the table.

Although there are many people eating, in fact, the adults at home are the ones who sit at the table and eat.

The dolls Zhang Tie and Zhang Xing ran out to eat in the yard with bowls and vegetables in their hands.

They usually do this when they eat at home, and they are used to eating when they go shopping. Zhang An used to do this too, maybe playing with other friends while eating with food.

During the hot weather on weekdays, the adults in the family are also like this.

With a bowl in hand, you can find a place to eat, whatever you feel comfortable with.

"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo,"

It was the first time for Wang Min to eat at Zhang An's house, and he was immediately overwhelmed by the dishes on the table.

"It's over, how will you eat in the cafeteria when you go back to school now?"

I was very happy to eat such delicious food.

But when I think about the many days ahead, I have to stay in the school cafeteria.

She and Su Ying's cooking is average, and they usually don't cook.

Either in the school cafeteria or outside restaurants.

"Girl, if you like to eat, come with Xiaoying more. Auntie will cook whatever you like."

As Wang Fang said, she picked up another lamb chop for the two of them.

"This mutton is best eaten in winter. The temperature has risen in the past two days, and I'm sweating from eating it."

Zhang An took off his coat while eating.

The main ones are the braised lamb chops and fried lamb with scallions. Wang Fang puts a lot of spicy peppers.

It tastes numbing and spicy, and it is very enjoyable. The disadvantage is that it is a bit too much for rice.

I don't feel it when I eat, but after the meal is finished.

Wang Min and Su Ying kept breathing with their mouths open, it seemed that they were too hot.

It's really not their fault, it's not that they can't eat spicy food.

As locals who were born and raised in this province, there are very few people who can't eat spicy food.

The two of them were clearly not in the minority.

It's just that Zhang An's family's peppers are all local varieties kept by Wang Fang. Although they are spicy when eaten, they are more fragrant, especially the kind that go with rice.

But after eating, you will start to suffer. Many people who came to Zhang An's house to play before have been educated by this pepper.

But after eating it, many people are not only not afraid, but like it even more.

After the hotness is over, before leaving, I have to buy a can of chili oil made by Wang Fang to take home for dinner.

This may be the legendary pain and happiness.

As for Zhang An's family, they were not in a hurry when eating, and they didn't eat a lot, but they were more accustomed to the spiciness.

"Don't drink that water, just drinking clean water won't work."

Zhang An watched the two of them have been drinking water from their cups since they finished their meal.

"But without drinking water, I really can't stand it, it's too spicy."

Before she finished speaking, Su Ying hurriedly took another sip.

"Why can't I remember it? Last time I knew this chili was very spicy, and I kept reminding myself to eat less, but I didn't remember it this time."

The last time Su Ying came over to eat pig-killing rice, she was already scorched.

But it seems that she has developed antibodies, and she doesn't seem as uncomfortable as Wang Min now.

"It's okay, I'll just ask my mother to put some less next time, just wait for me, and it will be fine soon."

Zhang An found a tea mug and poured out some of the honey that had been filtered out at home.

Then poured a jar of warm boiled water into it, and adjusted a jar of honey water.

"Pour out the water in your glass, drink this to relieve the spicy."

As soon as the two heard Zhang An say, the hydrolyzed hot pepper in his hand.

Immediately, he poured out half of the glass of water in his hand, and stretched out his hand to bring the glass over.

"Well, this water is so sweet, Zhang An, did you add sugar?"

"I didn't put it in, but I put honey, isn't it delicious?"

Zhang An pointed to the two bottles of honey on the cabinet.

"Is honey water so sweet? Nothing I've ever drank before is so sweet, and even a little sour."

"Maybe our honey is better, so the sugar content is higher."

The honey in Zhang An's house was all cut out from the space before.

Whether it is sugar sweetness or flavor, it must be better than normal honey.

(End of this chapter)