My village can't be like this

Chapter 401 Inspection
Zhang An, who came out of Zhang Ping's house and was walking alone on the road, was blown by the night wind and suddenly trembled.

Although early spring has passed, the harsh spring cold has disappeared, the temperature has also risen, and it is already the warm and pleasant season of spring, with flowers blooming.

But now it is the end of March and the beginning of April, and in two days it will be the Qingming Festival again. The spring breeze and the setting sun express our sorrow.

Books often say that it rains heavily during the Qingming Festival, and every year during this time, it starts to drizzle.

Even if the sky was clear and the sun was shining brightly in the past few days, the temperature will drop sharply and it will be hazy in the past two days.

Not to mention that at night in the mountains, the temperature is several degrees lower than outside.

Zhang An thought for a moment and couldn't help but quicken his pace in the dark night.

Although he is not afraid of the cold and his body is more resistant to freezing than ordinary people, he still feels uncomfortable. Go home early and there is no need to suffer.

When he returned home, he found that his wife and mother were talking and laughing about something.

"What are you talking about? We are having so much fun talking."

Zhang An got closer and realized that the object of discussion between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law was a dustpan filled with fabric.

In addition to some new and comfortable fabrics and needlework, there are also many ready-made baby clothes.

"Look at the clothes my mother made for her children. They are much more beautiful than those sold in those stores."

Su Ying did not dislike the clothes her mother-in-law made for her children like others.

"Of course, my mother's craftsmanship is superb. I grew up wearing the clothes she made."

Wang Fang was already good at needlework, and the fabric she bought now is much better than before. Now that she has some free time, she has a lot of time to think about it. This child's clothes are even more exquisite than what Zhang An wore before.

"Hey, hey, stay away from me. Your mouth smells like alcohol. Go brush your teeth quickly and take a shower by the way. It stinks."

As soon as Zhang An approached his wife, he was immediately disliked by Su Ying.

Although she said that the pregnancy reaction was not that intense, as she gradually became pregnant in the past two days, she also experienced some morning sickness, so naturally she could no longer smell those annoying odors.

Zhang An just came back from drinking today. Su Ying has never liked the smell of alcohol, so naturally she can't stand the smell.

Originally Zhang An wanted to make a few quibbles, but the old mother next to him had already stared at him with wide eyes.

"Okay, okay, I'm going, I'm going."

No way, Su Ying is now the one with the highest throne in the family. In comparison, he is now the lowest person in the family.

I didn't dare to disobey my old mother's majesty, so I could only get up obediently and run to the bathroom to brush my teeth and wash up.

After taking a bath, Zhang An became a little weak and looked limp.

This was probably caused by the mixture of hot water and alcohol, so after he returned to his room, he lay down comfortably on the bed.

Not long after, Su Ying came back downstairs, yawning.

It's almost ten o'clock now, and it's time to go to bed.

After all, the Internet is not as developed as it will be in the future. It’s early in the morning with a mobile phone and swiping.

Early the next morning, Fatty Lu and others arrived at the village early.

They arrived in the county yesterday, but this time Fatty Lu was not so anxious, so he gave them half a day off to let them experience the local customs.

Maybe they were a little obsessed with what they experienced yesterday, so today these masters looked depressed and in low spirits.

"Oh, you guys went to steal the dog last night. You were all yawning. I really shouldn't give you half a day off."

Fatty Lu saw that they all looked sleepy, so he immediately got up and started training them.

It would be okay if it was normal, but I have to drive back later, so this look is not reassuring.

"No, no, we were playing cards last night and accidentally played a little late. We can just go in the water and take a walk later."

Listening to the sophistry of several masters, Zhang An almost laughed out loud.

Others may not be able to tell, but Zhang An has been studying with Zhang and his party for so long, and his eyes can still find some clues from them.

A few people did stay up late playing cards, but it was not known what the cards were.

They probably each found a partner and played poker for half the night.

He originally wanted to give a few words of advice, saying that young people should control their bodies.

But looking back, I saw that several of the masters were in their 40s and [-]s, so I could only hold back these words.

When people came, they naturally started catching fish immediately.

After all, Fatty Lu wanted to go back early today. He had been here for several days, which was equivalent to taking a short vacation here.

Several of the masters fished at Zhang An's house more than once, so they were very familiar with it.

Get the dragnet from the car, put on your leather pants and go straight into the water.

But when the salvage was halfway through, Zhang Jianwen's voice came from the door.

"Zhang An, call Xiaohu and the others away."

Hearing this, Zhang An came up from the fish pond and walked to the door.

I found that the old uncle and about ten people had surrounded his door.

They didn't go in because Xiaohu and the others were all blocked in the yard.

Today we have to catch fish. Zhang Jianguo did not go to the mountains to herd sheep. All the big dogs at home pretending to be shepherd dogs were at home.

They were all squatting in the yard now, and there were strangers outside the door, although none of them got up from the ground.

But the huge dog head that stands upright makes people feel very scary just by staring at people.

Therefore, no one at the door dared to take a step forward, and all huddled behind Zhang Jianwen.

And Zhang Jianwen also knew that even if he came to Zhang An's house often, it would not be enough at this time.

If Zhang An wanted to get rid of several big dogs, it would be impossible if he didn't open his mouth.

"Zhang An, these are Secretary Li and Mayor Yang of our town. They came to inspect our village today."

After Zhang An drove Xiaohu and the others back into the circle, Zhang Jianwen introduced the people behind them to Zhang An in a decent manner.

Although everyone talked about this in the meeting last night, the face-saving projects that should be done are still essential.

He is not stupid enough to tell others. We have prepared the confession in advance and are not afraid of you coming down.

"Secretary Li, hello Mayor Yang, welcome to the village for inspection." Zhang An took the initiative to greet them and then took them to the courtyard.

"You're welcome Zhang An, I've wanted to come to your place for a long time, but I haven't had a chance. Today we came unexpectedly. I hope you don't mind."

When several people came to Zhang An's house, they couldn't help but look around, and then nodded.

"Why should you mind if a distinguished guest comes to your door? It's not too late to welcome you."

Having been with Zhu Yuliang and the others for a long time, this routine is naturally familiar to them, and they picked it up easily.

"Looking at your outfit, are you working at home?"

Seeing Zhang An wearing half-length leather pants, Secretary Li asked.

As a big leader in the town, when he saw the people below, he naturally wanted to shake hands.

However, they just saw that Zhang An’s hands and body were covered in mud, so a few people greeted him verbally.

"I'm fishing today at home. I just came out of the fish pond, so I apologize for the poor reception."

Because of this outfit, Zhang An didn't have to entertain people.

"No, we're the ones disturbing you. Lao Zhang has long said that you are good at raising fish. Would you mind taking us to the fish pond to see it?"

Zhang An, as the number one person in charge of development in Changqing Village, has long been in the sight of these people in the town.

Since I was coming over for an inspection today, I naturally also got to know Zhang An.

"What's wrong with this? Come with me, everyone."

Zhang An walked in front, leading the people behind him through the main room of the house and all the way to the backyard.

The group of people who came down from the town first looked at Zhang An's courtyard, and then looked at Zhang An's house themselves.

After finally seeing the backyard, I kept nodding my head, not knowing what it meant.

"Several leaders, this is my family's fish pond. It was only half an acre in size before, but it has been expanded this year."

Zhang An introduced them to them as they walked, and when they came to the fish pond, Zhang Jianguo and Fatty Lu were leading the masters to pick fish inside.

Just now Zhang An also told them what was going to happen in the town today, so now everyone was just like everyone who hadn't seen the people on the shore, doing their own work.

"Not bad, not bad. This fish pond has just been expanded and it is already the same as one that has been raised for several years. No wonder everyone says you are good at raising fish."

The person who spoke this time was not the town secretary, but the mayor surnamed Yang. As he spoke, he gave Zhang An a thumbs up.

"Haha, this is all because of the good environment and water quality here. It may not have the same effect in other places."

Zhang An chuckled and said modestly.

After arriving at the fish pond, several people took a general look at the fish pond, then looked left and right, and finally fixed their eyes on the orchard on the back hill.

"That's the old Huangtu Slope over there. Do you mind taking us up there to have a look?"

When they came to Zhang An's house today, they just stopped by to take a look at the fish ponds.

The real target is Zhang An’s current orchard, the loess slope of the former village.

"Of course. Now all that's left is picking and weighing fish. It's the same with or without me."

With that said, Zhang An walked in front and led them onto the stone path in the orchard.

“Hey, I really didn’t expect that the barren land that used to be so devoid of anything would turn into such a lush orchard. It seems like there is some truth in the saying that everything in the world is easy, as long as there is a willful person. "

Mayor Yang looked at the lush orchard of Zhang An's house and couldn't help but sigh.

Before he climbed to this position, he often needed to come down and visit villages.

Whether Changqing Village is close or far from the town, he has naturally been here many times.

When we came from Shiyakou and before entering the village, all we could see at a glance was the barren loess slope.

But he never imagined that this barren slope that had been put aside would now be used.

And looking at these fruit trees on the ground, it gives them the illusion that this land is more fertile than those cultivated fields.

"Zhang An, I am very pleased that you can transform Huangtu Slope into this."

"As an old educated youth who once jumped in line here, we lived in the educated youth dormitory in front of your house at that time. Every day we looked at so much land on the back mountain but couldn't grow any food. It was really a pity in my heart. If I didn't Under the premise of damaging your interests, can you tell us how you did it?"

After hearing this, Zhang An realized that Mayor Yang had been in the village back then.

No wonder he is so familiar with this barren slope in the village, and he has been staring at his house since he entered the yard just now.

It turns out that they lived here at that time, and it seemed that they lived here for a long time.

"Of course it is possible. Many people in the village know that there is no secret in it. When I got this piece of loess slope, I didn't have much confidence. After all, the reason why the loess slope turned into loess was not only the soil quality, but also the reason why the loess slope turned into loess. It also has something to do with the fact that there are not many plants on this land, so I just wanted to give it a try. I thought about sowing some grass seeds on it and using the function of plants to solidify soil and store water to see if it can change the environment here. No. When you think about it, you can actually do it for me."

Zhang Jianwen had mentioned it to Zhang An before that the town had always wanted to know about the transformation of this loess slope.

Now that Mayor Yang has spoken about this matter, Zhang An is not surprised.

So now Zhang An strictly followed his original approach and said it.

"Oh? Just planting grass? I see there is still some local alfalfa here. Could it be that this kind of grass has the effect of transforming the soil?"

The mayor is quite down-to-earth. He is worthy of being an old educated youth who has been to the countryside and joined a team. He can call out the name of these alfalfa grasses when he sees them. It seems that those days in the countryside were not in vain.

"I don't think so. The ground has obviously been dug up. It's probably something else that played this role."

At this time, a middle-aged man in the crowd expressed his opinion after Mayor Yang finished speaking.

The look on his face was just as I expected, and I felt like I had discovered something extraordinary.

Then he looked at Zhang An with a slightly scrutinizing gaze, which Zhang An didn't like very much.

"Mayor Yang is actually right. My kind of alfalfa does have this effect. It has tenacious vitality and strong adaptability. After planting, it can protect water and soil, prevent and fix sand, protect slopes, and green mountainous areas. In addition, planting it in saline-alkali land and barren land can also improve the soil. Moreover, alfalfa is a perennial plant that likes to grow in a warm and humid environment and has strong adaptability. It can be grown in soil with a pH value of 5.5-8.5."

Zhang An's well-founded statement and very detailed data made people next to him think that Zhang An had done research on this aspect.

"These dug areas were previously planted with plantains. Compared with alfalfa, it has a greater effect in fixing soil, storing water and transforming the soil. However, a friend was in a hurry to buy plantains a few days ago, so So we dug it out and sold it to him. Our village chief knew about it and hired villagers to help dig it out."

After saying that, Zhang An shook his head and glanced at the person just now, intentionally or unintentionally.

Zhang An could roughly guess what he meant. He probably felt that Zhang An didn't want them to discover the secret, so he dug it out in advance.

(End of this chapter)