My village can't be like this

Chapter 204 Stone Pound
"Haha, think about it for yourself, did you ride a dog when you were young?"

The adults in the family are more superstitious, and often teach the children in the family not to ride pigs or dogs.

If I rode a pig when I was young, it would snow heavily when I grow up and get married and serve wine.

And if you ride a dog, it will rain heavily when doing important things at home, which is unlucky.

Of course, many adults will also use it to coax children, just to prevent children from tossing the pigs and dogs at home.

Later, this sentence was often used as a joke by everyone.

Zhou Yang really thought about it carefully. Although there is no basis for such a thing, he usually doesn't believe it.

But when it really comes to me, I still have to think about it.

After all, there is a saying that it is better to believe what you have than to believe what you have not.

"I've never ridden it before. At that time, I wanted to ride it, but I behaved after being whipped by my mother."

Zhou Yang's words made everyone around laugh. The adults here are all elders.

They all grew up watching Zhang An and Zhou Yang's generation grow up.

Zhang An and the others had forgotten some childhood things, and these uncles reminded them from time to time.

Not long after chatting with Zhou Yang and the others, Zhang An walked towards the back of the village.

When he left the village and walked to Chahe, Zhang An saw his fourth grandfather.

Fourth Master Zhang still carried a load of things on his shoulders, and it seemed that he was going to the fields in the mountains.

"Fourth grandpa, what did you pick?"

Zhang An strode forward and quickly caught up with Fourth Master Zhang.

"Yesterday, when I came back from the oil press, I picked some oil cakes to smoke the leaves."

Zhang Siye and his older generation don't spend money on cigarettes.

It's the leaf tobacco grown by myself, planted on a small piece of land, and after the tobacco leaves are harvested and dried in the sun, it can not only be smoked for a year.

Sometimes there are still a lot left that can be sold on the street for some gas money.

"Grandpa, give it to me, I'll help you choose."

While his fourth grandfather was talking, Zhang An stretched out his hand to take over the burden from the old man's shoulders.

"I can pick it myself, but I don't pick many."

In the village, there are many people of Zhang Siye's age who can carry burdens up and down the mountain.

On the one hand, the body is still healthy, and on the other hand, the family is average, so I want to do more.

Although Fourth Master Zhang didn't think much of it and wanted to carry it to the field by himself, Zhang An picked it up with a pole.

It really wasn't heavy, and the two baskets were full of pig manure mixed with oil cakes.

It looks like a lot, but it only weighs fifty or sixty catties.

"Master, how many tobacco leaves have you planted this year?"

Zhang An looked at the pancakes and pig manure in the basket, probably not enough space.

"I planted a hundred or so seedlings this year, and I didn't even think about selling them. It's enough to smoke for myself."

In the past, when the old man plated tobacco leaves, he would have to make two kinds of land.

However, Zhang An felt that it would be better to plant less tobacco, as it would be tiring to plant too much flue-cured tobacco.

The key is that you can't finish it by yourself, and you can't sell it for a price if you sell it in the town.

And now young people like to spend money to smoke cigarettes.

Even if you don't have money, Jiaozi doesn't smoke leaf cigarettes if you buy one for a pack.

Therefore, the leaf tobacco roasted by the old men is only appreciated by the old men.

And it's also because it's cheap that those old men are willing to spend money to buy it.

Of course, another reason is that the smoke of the leaves baked by oneself is too strong.

Generally, young people with a short smoking period can't hold back the momentum of Ye Ziyan at all.

Zhang An had tried it before when he smoked, and after just two puffs, he simmered himself down.

"Where are you planning to go?"

Fourth Master Zhang watched his eldest grandson rushing to the mountains, but he didn't bring anything, thinking that Zhang An was going to cover up.

"I heard from Tie Wazi and the others that there are a lot of stone pounds in the forest at the foot of the sand, and I haven't eaten them for many years. The gluttons in my mouth are a bit itchy, so I want to go and catch some, hehe."

For Zhang An who doesn't like anything, he just eats this one, and Fourth Master Zhang already knew it.

"Where is there any stone pound over there? This thing likes to be near rocky water, so even if there is there, I'm afraid it's just a little bit big."

Fourth Master Zhang said, pointing Zhang An in a direction.

"If you really want to catch the big ones, you have to go to the well. Shipeng likes to stay by the stones with water, and you can hear their noisy sounds as soon as you pass there."

The other side of the sandy land was just a place that Zhang An said casually, and he never thought about going there.

But now Zhang An heard what his fourth grandfather said, so he agreed with a smile.

Anyway, they are all close to the mountains, so it is much closer to the well, just walk along this river ditch.

After walking for more than ten minutes, I arrived at the place where Zhang Siye planted leaf tobacco.

This is not a mountain, but a raised rock on the back mountain.

The land at home is all used to grow food, and Mr. Zhang is reluctant to use it to grow leaf tobacco.

So just open a piece of mud in this rocky field and just plant some.

"Hurry up, I'll just put on the fat myself."

Zhang An originally planned to get fat with his fourth grandfather.

But when he got to the field, Fourth Master Zhang drove Zhang An away.

He also said that Zhang An was not accurate in measuring, and that he would burn his leaf cigarettes if he put too much in the future.

But in fact, Fourth Master Zhang didn't want Zhang An to do anything, because the saved pig manure would make his hands dirty.

However, Zhang An didn't go on with the old man, and he really didn't allow it to be too much.

The total amount of fat picked is just this little, and if there is too much, I am afraid that there will not be enough in the future.

On the way towards the well, Zhang An picked a few seedlings here and a few white dreams there.

This season, the wild berries on the mountain began to increase, and you can see them just a few steps away from the water.

Because Zhang An walked up the river ditch, most of the area was filled with paddy fields.

With the existence of river ditches, as long as it is not a severe drought, these fields will not lack water.

Therefore, the rice production in the village does not only depend on the paddy fields in Shangtianba by the big river.

And behind the village, the terraced fields next to these back ditches.

After walking a few steps up the river, Zhang An saw several bumble bees on the blooming prickly pear flowers next to him.

After Zhang An approached, they flew over and landed on Zhang An's shoulder as if they could feel Zhang An.

It can be seen that these few scoliids belong to the boxes raised by Zhang An's family.

Zhang An knew that bees could fly far away collecting honey, but he never thought that he would meet his own family when he went out.

There are a lot of prickly pears here in Changqing, and they can be found everywhere.

It can be seen everywhere in fields, mountains, and forests.

When the seedlings were planted some time ago, the prickly pears had already begun to bloom.

Up to now, many flowers have withered, and prickly pears have formed.

There are also some prickly pear trees that are just beginning to bloom.

After mid-July, these prickly pears will mature slowly.

At that time, the children will go to pick the wild fruits to eat, and the adults will pick some, cut and dry them at home, and use them to make wine.

Zhang An plans to pick some this year, and then make a jar of prickly pear wine at home.

Zhang An walked alone, and his footsteps were relatively fast. It didn't take long for him to reach the forest of Shuijingchong.

In this mountain, because there are many springs, spring water is always bubbling out, so it is called Shuijingchong by everyone.

Some springs are relatively large, and the water flowing out has become a small ditch.

And some springs are smaller, you can only see water coming out of them, and the nearby ground is wet.

Of course, there are also many invisible springs buried in the ground.

In the ditch behind Changqing Village, half of the water comes from distant mountains.

The other half of the water source is the mountain spring water flowing out of these wells.

Normally, they will continue to flow throughout the summer and autumn.

Until the dry season after the end of autumn, their water output will decrease.

In the decades of memory in Zhang An's mind, the springs on these mountains have only stopped flowing twice.

And those two times, it was because of the severe drought.

After the flow of many springs may stop, even if the water comes out again, it will not come out again.

Although these springs flushed by the wells have experienced drought, they have continued to flow water since the flood season.

It can be said that they have been nourishing the village of Changqing.

From a scientific point of view, it may be because of the existence of the big river that a water body has been formed here alone.

As long as the big river doesn't stop flowing, the waters around here won't dry up directly.

When Zhang An walked into the woods, there were only a few "quack quack" sounds.

After all, guys like Shi Pang don't like to be active during the day, and they are still curled up under the rocks, or sleeping soundly in the crevices of the rocks.

It is not easy to hear their voices during the day, and this is because there are more trees in this forest.

Therefore, the surrounding environment is relatively dark, so only a few come out to move around.

But when it gets dark at night, they will wake up, and then they will run out and start looking for food.

The sound of these things is ridiculously loud, and their sound can usually be heard from a long distance.

Therefore, many people catch stone pounds, and they come out with flashlights in the middle of the night.

Because of their calls, I am not afraid to find where they are.

For example, at this moment, Zhang An followed the cry just now and searched for it.

Finally, between two big rocks, I saw a stone pound eating a grasshopper that had just fallen.

In front of him, it was only three or four taels in size, and it was already considered a big item, but Zhang An didn't grab it.

These guys are very picky about the living environment, and in Zhang An's cognition, they are second only to salamanders.

They like to live in forests with water, especially deep mountain forests with good water quality.

If the water quality is slightly worse, they will not be able to survive, so this thing can be said to have grown up drinking mountain spring water,

Therefore, it has the title of "mountain spring living ginseng".

Because of this, they are very nutritious and delicious.

In terms of nutrition, a bullfrog is inferior to a stone pound.

Moreover, the bullfrog is an imported product, while the stone pound is a native species of our country.

Born in the mountains, Zhang An had eaten a lot of Shipeng meat when he was young.

Zhang An still remembers that when his grandfather was still there when he was young, the largest stone pound he caught was more than a catty.

At that time, such a one was steamed with lard, and Zhang An couldn't finish it by himself.

Listening to the sounds of insects and birds singing in the forest, Zhang An found a high place with stones to sit on.

Although these voices were a bit noisy, Zhang An felt very peaceful and comfortable.

After staying on the mountain for half the salary, Zhang An also felt that it was time to go down the mountain and go home.

The water vapor in this mountain forest is too heavy, it feels good to stay for a while.

But after staying for a long time, moisture is easy to enter the body.

Just as Zhang An was about to get up, his pupils suddenly changed dramatically, and a lot of sweat broke out on his forehead.

Because Zhang An saw a small green coiled on the branch in front of him.

And it's not far from Zhang An at all, as long as this guy stretches out his head and glides, he can definitely bite Zhang An.

Zhang An didn't dare to move at the moment, thinking about going back to the space to avoid the limelight.

But at this moment, the little green snake in front of him suddenly turned his head around.

Damn it, Hei Laozi jumped.

Zhang An patted his chest and calmed down.

The little green snake in front of him had black eyes, and his head was not triangular.

This is a green snake with a relatively docile personality and no poison.

I didn't see the snake head just now, Zhang An thought it was a bamboo leaf green with triangular red eyes, which really surprised him

Seeing that there was no danger, Zhang An got down from the rock and walked to the edge of the ditch below.

Holding some icy cold river water in his hands, he washed the sweat on his face from being frightened just now.

The cool and refreshing feeling made Zhang An's mind sober.

Zhang An took out the plastic bag he brought in his pocket, and put a dozen stone pounds in the space.

There are a lot of stones in the space now, a large area, and they are all squeezed together.

The water quality in this place is good, and the environment looks good, so Zhang An simply released some wild animals.

Anyway, Zhang An didn't eat this stuff every day, and he kept it alone.

Think of it as making a little contribution to protect the ecological environment.

Shi Pound, who has just left the space, is relatively unfamiliar with the outside environment, and needs some time to get used to it.

However, they are naturally sensitive to light, so after squatting for a while, they jumped into the water.

Use the fastest speed to find a rock that is more suitable for living together and use it as a home.

Seeing that the released stone pounds were scattered, Zhang An went down the mountain and went home with the stones in his hands.

"What are you going to catch again?"

When Zhang An returned home, Wang Fang looked at the bag in his hand, which was bouncing inside.

Wang Fang thought that Zhang An had gone to the mountain to trap something and came back.

"I met some stone pounds in the water well, and I caught some back when I saw that they were not small."

Zhang An found an empty bucket and put the stone pounds in the bag into it.

"It's so big, it weighs more than half a catty."

The stone pounds in the bag are not the largest in the space, but they are all about half a catty in size.

Although Shi Pound is easy to see, it is not so easy to find if you don't look for it carefully.

And these guys are very good at jumping, they can jump more than one meter high in one jump.

So the big stone pound is not so easy to catch.

Wang Fang glanced at it, and Zhang An put the lid on the bucket.

Otherwise, within a minute, they all have to jump out.

"Mom, let my dad peel and kill the skin later, and cook them at night."

Later Zhang An ate the frog fish head several times and thought it was very good.

But Zhang An doesn't like to eat fish heads, so he can get some fish fillets to cook together today.

"Okay, let your dad fix it later, but there are so many, I can't finish a meal."

Zhang An brought back a dozen of them, weighing at least a dozen catties.

With so many stone pounds, one meal must not be finished.

"It's okay if you can't finish eating. Later, we will form a piece around the fish pond and raise them all."

(End of this chapter)