My village can't be like this

Chapter 383 Old Man Qian
Picking one from the east, one from the west, a little like this, a little like that, no matter what he looked at, he never lost sight of it. In a short while, Zhang An had packed away baskets of vegetables.

"Okay, okay Zhang An, this is enough. If you take more, you won't be able to finish it all. See how much these things cost in total."

Seeing that Zhang An wanted to give him something else, Li Mingwu quickly called him to stop.

He just wanted to invite a few people to set a table, not a big banquet. These many dishes would definitely be enough to eat, and any more would be piled up.

"Uncle Li, what's the matter with money? Just order the food and take it home to eat. Anyway, we are going to your place for dinner tomorrow."

"That's not possible, one size equals one size. Didn't you already say that you would give us a deck chair, so we must pay for this dish? Besides, you already gave us so many dishes when we left last time, so you can't Keep giving it away and accept it quickly. I will come to your house to buy food when I live in the village from now on. You don’t want me, the old man, to come to your house to buy food."

The food here at Zhang An's house is delicious. Li Mingwu plans to live in the village and come to Zhang An's house to buy food.

Therefore, this dish must be bought with money. If he doesn't spend money, he will be embarrassed to come here in the future.

As soon as Li Mingwu said this, Zhang An couldn't continue to refuse, so he accepted a symbolic payment of 100 yuan.

But Li Mingwu disagreed, because the chickens and ducks alone cost more than 100 yuan.

And there are several fish that big. He has eaten Zhang An's fish several times, and he knows its value.

Even if the rabbit and the vegetables in the basket are not money, they are not only worth 100 yuan.

So Li Mingwu didn't care whether Zhang An wanted it or not and stuffed another 100 yuan into his pocket.

"Okay, I'll go back first. Remember to come over tomorrow."

After being here for such a long time, Li Mingwu was ready to go back, otherwise he would have been nagged by the old woman at home for a long time if he went back late.

"Don't worry, Uncle Li. It's rare for Qiufeng to hit you once, and I definitely won't let you ask for help."

If you are not active in eating, there is something wrong with your brain.

Coming empty-handed and leaving with a good harvest, Li Mingwu looked a little embarrassed when he went out, with two chickens in his left hand and a duck in his right hand.

He also carried a basket full of green vegetables on his back, but there was no room for the fish and rabbits on the ground.

"Forget it, Uncle Li, I'll take it with you and give you the recliner by the way."

There are indeed too many things, and it is probably impossible for Li Mingwu to take them back alone.

Zhang An simply brought two new recliners from home, then took the vegetable basket from Li Mingwu and helped deliver them over.

Anyway, it's right at Qiaotou, not too far away. It takes more than ten minutes to go back and forth.

Turning into the stone pass, the third courtyard is the one rented by Li Mingwu's family.

Now many tenants have moved in, but because they just moved in, all the yards are still exactly the same.

I guess it won't be long before everyone gets used to it and will start spending time decorating their own courtyards.

"Aunt Luo, long time no see. Are you feeling well?"

When he arrived at the house, Zhang An found that brothers Li Weihong and Li Weiguo were not there.

Instead, a charming woman in her 30s accompanied Mrs. Luo to pack things in the house.

"It's okay. I can walk two miles in one breath without losing my breath."

During this period, Luo Fengjuan accompanied Li Mingwu for exercise every morning and evening.

Not only did she train the old man well, but she herself also became rosy, and maybe walking two miles wouldn't be a problem.

"Shu Qing, this is Zhang An who saved your father before."

Mrs. Luo greeted Zhang An kindly and introduced Zhang An to the charming woman next to her.

"Xiao An, this is my daughter Li Shuqing. You can just call her Sister Qing."

It turned out to be Mrs. Luo's daughter. No wonder Zhang An looked at her and saw that she looked similar to the old lady.

It can also be seen from this that Mrs. Luo's appearance was not too bad when she was young, otherwise she would not have given birth to such a beautiful daughter.

Li Shuqing did not fall into the Wei generation like her two brothers.

After all, in this era, as long as the family is older, no matter in the city or in the countryside, girls cannot advance to the next generation, even if they are the eldest daughter.

However, Li Mingwu was always an intellectual and gave his daughter a nicer name.

"Sister Shuqing, hello."

Despite the old lady's introduction, Zhang An didn't seem too enthusiastic.

After all, when you meet for the first time, you can't figure out other people's temperament. Being too enthusiastic may be counterproductive.

Maybe a person with a bad temper may think that he is a country boy and wants to curry favor with their family.

Especially Li Shuqing looked aloof and aloof, as if she was not allowed to let strangers in.

And Zhang An has never been a very enthusiastic person towards strangers.

"Hello Zhang An, thank you for saving my father."

But the result was completely different from what Zhang An expected. Although Li Shuqing looked cold, she became enthusiastic when she opened her mouth to say hello.

Especially when he smiles, he is a bit seductive.

Zhang An was almost stunned. Only then did he understand the prime minister's quirks.

But in the end, Zhang Anding was more powerful, embracing all rivers and remaining calm.

The Bing Xin Jue that I have practiced with Zhang and his team for so long is not just a show.

"Sister Qing, please don't thank me anymore. Uncle Li and the others have already thanked you. If you thank me again, you won't go back."

Just now Zhang An just said hello lightly, but now he was greeted with a smile, so Zhang An also joked a few words to ease the atmosphere just now.

Sure enough, after a few words, the distance between several people was invisibly brought closer.

"Okay Aunt Luo, I won't delay you in cleaning up the house. I'll come back tomorrow."

At this moment, Li Mingwu's house was obviously not decorated yet, but all the big things had been placed.

The remaining little things don't need Zhang An's help. After all, everyone has their own habits.

In the end, Li Mingwu's family didn't stay either, because the house wasn't ready yet and it wasn't suitable for guests.

And since we are so close from now on, only separated by a river, frequent visits will probably be common.

On the way home, Zhang An found a man and a woman patting their orchard on the roadside.

It turned out that they were attracted by the peach and cherry blossoms blooming all over the mountains and plains in their own orchard on the other side.

The man raised his camera and aimed it for a long time. After pressing the shutter, he stopped and admired his work with the woman next to him.

From a distance, Zhang An saw that the camera in the man's hand was not big. It turned out to be an electronic digital camera. No wonder he could look through the film.

It's just that the other two kept shaking their heads after looking down, probably because they were not satisfied with the photos taken by the camera.

"No, no, the picture is too blurry and can't be seen clearly." "Sure enough, the distance is still too far. How about we walk to the bridge below to take pictures. It would be a pity not to be able to take pictures of such a beautiful scenery."

"No, the view from the bridge is not good and it is blocked by the houses. It won't look good if you take pictures, unless you go to the mountains to take pictures."

"Then let's go to the mountain to take pictures. Then you can take some pictures for me."

"No, that's obviously someone else's orchard. You probably can't get in."

After getting closer, Zhang An heard the two of them discussing quietly.

The two were dissatisfied with the photos taken by the camera, and Zhang An was not surprised.

Although this digital camera is a new product, with current technology, the camera pixels produced are not much higher.

It’s amazing that the pixels, which are not high in nature, can be captured clearly from such a long distance.

"It's okay. You can go over there and take pictures. It's okay."

It is estimated that these two people are new tourists. After all, Zhang An’s orchard was visited during the flowering season last year.

"That's someone else's orchard, don't others agree?"

Although it was strange why Zhang An, a stranger, wanted to speak to them, the two of them were not rude.

"It's okay, that's my orchard. When it blooms every year, people are allowed to go there and take pictures, as long as they don't pull the fruit trees to shake the flowers. After all, we still have to rely on those flowers to bear fruit."

Foreign tourists have always been the gods of the village. Zhang An explained to them enthusiastically.

"So that's it. Let's go over there to play for a while and take some photos for my girlfriend. She fell in love with that forest at first sight. Don't worry, we won't touch those flowers."

When the two of them heard what Zhang An said, they immediately became happy, especially the girl. She might really like the colorful world of Zhang An's family.

"Your village is so nice. If it were somewhere else, people wouldn't be allowed to enter other people's orchards."

Judging from this tone, this person must be a photography enthusiast. He probably sighed like this after being rejected many times when he went shopping in other places.

"Is this your first time coming to our village? After the orchards bloomed last year, we welcome all friendly friends."

Zhang An was sure that it was not only the first time for these two people to come here, but also that they came here very late in the evening.

Because in the orchard this year, since the flowers bloomed in mid-March, people have been going there every day.

If they had come during the day and saw so many people in the orchard, they would not have felt that they were not allowed to enter.

"Yes, we just came here not long ago, because my grandfather rented a yard here and asked us to come and stay with him for a few days."

When Zhang An heard that this was not an ordinary tourist, but a long-term tenant in the village, he became even more polite.

"Just go up this bluestone road. In fact, it would be better during the day, because all my animals will go to the orchard to graze."

"Are your animals dogs, pigs, cows and horses? If you let them in the orchard, won't they eat branches and leaves?
The animals raised by ordinary people in rural areas are cats, dogs, pigs, cows, horses and sheep, so their first impression is of pigs, cows and horses.

"We have pigs and horses, but no cows. However, my horses are too lazy and don't like to go to the woods. They like to go to sika deer, deer, and golden roosters."

If he were an ordinary person, Zhang An would not go into such detail no matter how enthusiastic he was.

But this is a tenant in the village and the financial backer of the whole village, so Zhang An's service process is naturally more enthusiastic.

"What, there are sika deer? You dare to let them go, aren't you afraid that they will run away?"

At this time, the man didn't speak, but the woman became excited.

Sure enough, no woman can refuse the elegant sika deer, young or old.

She didn't know other animals, only sika deer, but that was enough.

"Haha, why are they running away? They have good food and shelter here, and I don't keep them in captivity. How can they be willing to run away when they live a free life? If they run into the mountains, what if they are caught by a hunter or followed by a wolf? If the leopard is caught, his life will be lost."

"According to what you just said, isn't this place just for a zoo?"

"That's right. Many people have said that I have a rural kindergarten here. You will know after you take care of it for a few more days. Okay, you go ahead. I will go home first."

When they arrived at the intersection, Zhang An originally just wanted to give them directions, but his habit of chattering relapsed and he couldn't help but chat for a long time.

When Zhang An returned home, he found his uncle Zhang Jianwen and an old man in his home.

I said hello to the old man. The old man Zhang An looked familiar, but I couldn't remember who he was.

However, Zhang An can be sure that this person is not from the village, nor is he a relative of the family, otherwise he would not recognize him.

"Zhang An is back, and I happen to have something to do with you."

Then Zhang Jianwen pointed to the old man next to him and continued to talk to Zhang An:

"This is the old man from Xiahewan. I heard that you have bees here, so I came to find you."

It turned out to be someone from Xiahewan Village. No wonder Zhang An felt familiar, but couldn't remember it.

Xiahewan is a village on the lower reaches of the river. It is some distance away from Changqing. It takes 10 minutes by motorcycle, so it is not very close.

This old man is from Xiahewan. I guess I have met Zhang An before, but I haven't said hello, so I can't remember.

"Hello Uncle Qian, there must be something wrong with you coming here so far."

Regardless of whether they knew each other or not, they were all customers who came to the door, and Zhang An was not lacking in basic etiquette.

And when Old Man Qian came over, he definitely wouldn't have come to visit for nothing, otherwise he wouldn't have asked Zhang Jianwen to bring him here.

"Baby, I heard that you are good at keeping bees, so I wanted to come to you and buy a bucket of bees."

Old man Qian was not good at talking, so he told Zhang An the reason for his visit without even saying a few words.

"Oh? Uncle Qian is also a beekeeper?"

Although there are many bees in the mountains, there are not many beekeepers around now.

Because the energy that normal beekeepers invest in beekeeping is not directly proportional to the income from honey harvesting.

After all, there are not many plantations in the nearby area, and bees mainly collect pollen from flowers, so the honey harvest is not much.

So Zhang An was quite surprised to hear that Old Man Qian also kept bees.

"Yes, but I only have two buckets of bees. I have been raising them for more than ten years. However, it snowed for so many days during the Chinese New Year. My two buckets of bees were frozen to death, so I wanted to come and pick them up from you. Two buckets of bees."

Old man Qian used to raise two buckets of bees, but now he only wants one bucket when talking to Zhang An.

That's because he has the self-awareness to divide other people's bees, which is to take other people's money.

If someone gives out a bucket, that would be a sign of kindness.

If you want too much, you are greedy.

So Old Man Qian only plans to share one bucket and share it himself later.

(End of this chapter)