My village can't be like this

Chapter 377 The first visitor
At 04:30 in the afternoon, school ends at the village primary school.

Zhang An came back from the construction site and met many elementary school students after school on the road.

They were in groups of three and gangs of five, playing and joking all the way home.

Many of these students do not go home directly after school.

Instead, they played slowly on the road, some smashed cardboard, and some flicked glass beads. Anyway, the roadside was their paradise, especially the cement road at the entrance of the village.

Zhang An also came here as a child before, so he naturally knew why they didn't rush home.

Because these children can already become a labor force at home.

Some people have to take their cows up the mountain to graze them when they return home, and some people have to carry a basket on their back and go outside to cut a basket of pig grass.

On the contrary, after school, the time on the way home is their only entertainment time.

In the past, Zhang An would go to the mountains to graze cattle with everyone after school every day.

However, he is one of the happier children in the village. He does not have to go out to cut grass with a basket on his back like other children.

Because he is the only child in the family, Wang Fang is worried that he often carries pigweed and will not grow tall when he grows up.

After all, a basket of pigweed weighs dozens of kilograms, which is indeed heavy for children.

Many rural people in this era are not tall. In addition to poor nutrition, there are also reasons for this.

After all, long-term weight bearing for children during the growth period will indeed have a considerable impact on their growth.

Later, Zhang An did not disappoint Wang Fang. He grew to 1.8 meters tall, much taller than his three brothers from his father's generation.

"People come and go on the river, but they love the beauty of sea bass. You look at a boat, and it disappears in the storm."

Suddenly, Zhang An heard an extremely unsociable sound amidst the laughter and fun.

Following the sound, we found out that they were a few students who were returning home. They were jumping around on the road, shaking their heads and reciting ancient poems.

Compared with those squatting on the road smashing cardboard and playing marbles, these primary school students reciting ancient poems made Zhang An's eyes brighter.

However, the reason why he showed up was not to marvel at the studiousness of those students, but because of the perch.

This five-character quatrain is not unfamiliar to Zhang An. He just read it a few days ago. It is an ancient poem "The Fisherman on the River" that must be memorized in the sixth grade of primary school.

The idea expressed in the poem is to tell everyone that although sea bass is very delicious, the process of catching it is full of hardships and dangers.

But in Zhang An's case, hardships and dangers are just rhetoric for him personally.

After all, he is just a commoner who is not in his position, and he only needs to take care of himself and the people around him.

Even if the sky falls, there will be tall people holding it up.

However, after hearing this poem, the greed in Zhang An's stomach started to move.

Although Zhang An's family has eaten quite a lot of fish in the past two years, they still eat it regularly.

But speaking of sea bass, their family only ate it once, during the Chinese New Year.

During the Chinese New Year, Zhang An wanted to eat for a few more days, but his mother-in-law and his mother prepared too many dishes.

I changed the pattern every day and ate it until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

Therefore, those seven-star bass in his space were gradually forgotten by him.

I just remembered today that Zhang An was planning to go out and tidy up in the evening.

After returning home, when Zhang An walked to the door, he found that several strangers seemed to have come to the house.

Wang Fang, who was wearing an apron in the yard, was talking to them.

"Xiao An, you're back. These young people said they want to come to our fish pond to fish tomorrow. You just happened to be back. Come tell them about it."

Wang Fang didn't understand these things, so she didn't know whether to agree to them just now.

Just in time to see Zhang An come back, I threw the hot potato to him. After all, these matters at home are usually decided by the two of them.

"Hey, Zhang An, you are really stupid. Brothers, this is the man who caught the Herring King in the river."

Seeing Zhang An, the one with darker skin and a small goatee on his chin among the three excitedly introduced him to his companions.

Although Zhang An had a good memory, there were so many people watching him fishing by the river that he could not remember who they were.

"Hey, good luck, good luck. You must have not been here for a long time, otherwise you wouldn't have known about the ban on fishing this year."

This goateeted guy must have been to the village, otherwise he wouldn't have known about his fishing for Da Laoqing.

But I guess I haven’t been here for a long time, otherwise I wouldn’t have known anything about the ban on fishing in the river, so I came here in the next two days.

"Yes, yes, I used to come here often, but after I saw you fishing for big herring, I went back because I was too busy and didn't have time to come over. Thinking about the fish in your river makes me greedy to death."

Mustache is also a familiar person. He chatted with Zhang An non-stop.

"Originally, we thought we would have some free time in the past two days and come here to have fun, but we didn't expect that it is now a closed fishing season, so we wanted to come to your house and ask if we could go fishing."

When they came, they were very happy to see that there was no one on the river. Now they could choose the fishing position at will.

Especially when they watch the schools of fish swimming here and there in the river, they feel like cat's claws in their hearts.

To the fisherman, this is like a beautiful woman licking her fingers at a hot-blooded man. Who can bear it?

However, as soon as they took out the fishing rods, someone from the village came to them and said that they could not fish during the fishing season.

Only then did they realize why there was no one in such a good place.

Especially Mustache, he had seen people come to compete for fishing spots early in the morning before dawn.

However, although fishing was not allowed in the river, they did not return the same way they came. Instead, they set their sights on Zhang An's fish pond.

Before they came to Zhang An's house, they had already watched through the fence. The fish pond was full of fish, no less than in the river.

So a few people discussed it and decided to ask if they could go fishing in the fish pond.

After all, I've been here for a long time. If I don't show it, it will be very frustrating. I'm afraid people will laugh at me if I tell you.

"Don't worry, we pay the fishing fee and we understand the rules. We won't fish for nothing."

Afraid that Zhang An would not agree, Little Goatee quickly added.

Although black pits are unfashionable now, it’s not that they don’t happen. It’s just that people don’t want to spend their money.

Because the resources everywhere are very good now, it will be more comfortable to go fishing in the wild.

"Of course I can fish, but my fishing fee is more expensive than other people's, so most people may not be able to accept it."

If Zhang An dug such a large fish pond, he would definitely not stop people from fishing.

After all, he had planned to let Wang Fang be responsible for collecting fishing fees at home, so as to find something for his old mother to do.

"I know your fish. It tastes very delicious. I even ate it for three days without getting tired of it. If the fish is good, the fishing fee must be more expensive."

Before Zhang An could finish speaking, Mustache had already spoken.

When he came here before, he thought the fish sold by Zhang Anjia was quite expensive.But after having a meal at Zhang An's house, he immediately felt that it was expensive and worth the money.

Later, when he went back, he bought a few to take back, but he didn't know whether he told his family whether he bought them or caught them.

"In this case, let's pay 100 yuan for six hours. You are the first batch of people to come here, so I will give you a discount."

Although 100 yuan is expensive now, the fish in Zhang An's fish pond are not cheap.

Anyone with decent fishing skills can definitely make back their money in these few hours.

Of course, Zhang An clearly marked the price, so if someone doesn’t have the skills and insists on paying for it, then no one can blame him.

"Okay, okay, let's come over tomorrow."

Before the other two people spoke, Xiao Huo readily agreed.

The two people next to them looked a little anxious. Although their conditions were okay, they were not brought by the strong wind. How could they accept such a squandering, so the arms holding the mustache kept shaking.

"I know you are in a hurry, but don't be in a hurry. I will tell you later."

Seeing that both of his companions were anxious, Xiao Xiu comforted him, and then turned to Zhang An.

"By the way, Zhang An, get me two of your mandarin fish, and I'll take them to Boss Xiao Zhou for processing."

Since he is coming over for fishing tomorrow, Mustache has decided not to leave tonight and will stay in the village.

They originally wanted to have a table at Zhang An's house, but now Zhang An's farmhouse is closed.

On the one hand, Zhang An was lazy, and on the other hand, Su Ying was pregnant, and Wang Fang didn't want to make things exciting at home.

That's why Xiaowu decided to buy two fish from Zhang An and take them to Zhou Yang's house for processing.

When business came to his doorstep, Zhang An naturally wouldn't refuse. He fished two mandarin fish from the fish pond, weighed them, and gave them to them.

"Well Zhang An, let's leave first and come back tomorrow."

After paying the money, Mustache took two friends to say goodbye to Zhang An.

"I'm telling you, Zhang An is not only great at fishing, but he's also great at raising fish. After you eat this fish, all your doubts will be gone."

Walking out of Zhang An's yard, Xiao Xiu waved two mandarin fish in front of his two friends and said.

Just these two fish cost dozens of yuan, so Xiaozi felt that fishing for six hours for 100 yuan was definitely a good deal.

With Zhang An's fish and boss Xiao Zhou's craftsmanship, he could already imagine what the expressions of these two people would be like later.

"Okay, it's a rare trip anyway, so I just want to see what kind of medicine you are selling in this gourd."

At this moment, Mustache's friend was no longer anxious. It was only now that he realized that Mustache only agreed verbally and didn't pay the money. What was he anxious about?

"You'll know later, it's definitely right to follow me."

A group of people came to Zhou Yang's house. It was the off-season and not many people came to the village.

Therefore, there are only two or three tables of people in Zhou Yang's house.

"Boss Xiao Zhou, help us prepare two or three of your specialty dishes, and also prepare this fish for us."

The three grown men served four or five dishes and would get two bottles of beer later, so they didn't have to worry about running out of food.

"Okay, yo, this fish was caught by Uncle An's house. I guarantee you will be satisfied."

Zhou Yang could tell at a glance whether it was a fish from Zhang An's family, because the fish raised by Zhang An's family had a vitality that was not found in other fish.

Moreover, since the restaurant has been open for such a long time, a lot of Zhang An's fish have passed through his hands, and he can feel it as soon as he lifts it.

Besides, around here, including the town, only Zhang An’s house sells mandarin fish, not anywhere else.

If you want to buy something after passing this village, you have to go to the city.

Since there were not many guests, Zhou Yang immediately packed them up.

Within half an hour, a table with five dishes had been arranged.

Of the two fish that Mustache brought, Zhou Yang used one to steam and one to braise.

Not long after it was served, it was torn apart until only the big bone in the middle was left.

"How about it, brothers, do you still think that fishing for 100 yuan for six hours tomorrow is still a loss?"

When the food was almost done, Mustache told the two of them with a half-smile.

He must not have spoken while eating just now, otherwise he wouldn't be able to eat.

"It's not a loss, it's not a loss. This fish is really delicious. It's expensive. If we catch a few more tomorrow, we won't lose anything."

At this moment, Mustache's two friends were no longer thinking about whether to fish or not, but how many days they would fish.

"Anyway, if we catch three fish, we won't lose anything. If we catch four fish, we will make a profit. As you just saw, there are a lot of big fish weighing more than ten kilograms in his pond, and their family rarely feeds them."

When Zhang An went to catch fish just now, they followed him.

The water was densely packed with fish heads. If they couldn't catch it, they would be embarrassed to say that they knew how to fish in the future.

The more the three of them worked together, the more they felt that something was going on, and their eyes were full of how they would deal with Zhang An tomorrow.

As a result, Zhang An, who was on the other side in his yard, sneezed three times at once.

"Isn't it because I have a cold?"

Zhang An hadn't sneezed for a long time, and now he sneezed three times in a row, which made him feel a little weird.

After all, it is a well-known saying in rural areas that one thinks, two scolds and three catches a cold.

He only thought that he had a cold for these three sneezes, and had no idea that three people were talking about him behind him at the same time.

But as soon as the thought of catching a cold arose, he put it aside.

After all, he has complete trust in his body. In the past few years, apart from sleepiness, he has had no other uncomfortable reactions.

Then he forgot about the sneezing and got into the space to catch two bass and start fishing.

He may not be so concerned about other things, but he has always taken a very serious attitude towards eating.

Zhang An has never paid much attention to the bass in the space. There are quite a lot of giant bass in the lake now. If you look around, you can see large ones with a size of meters, which are probably no less than twenty or thirty kilograms.

But Zhang An is not surprised. They can grow so big outside, and it is even easier in space.

In the end, Zhang An picked two bass of three to four kilograms, and did not catch the big fish that weighed more than ten or twenty kilograms.

After all, there are only four people in the family. It would be difficult to pack such a big piece out, and it would be impossible to finish it.

The size of three or four kilograms is just right, and two can be eaten in one meal.

And Zhang An has already thought about steaming one and making the other into Su Ying's favorite seabass pot.

(End of this chapter)