My village can't be like this

Chapter 404 Grapes that have crossed the New Year
Looking at the lost and recovered Huatou family, Wang Fang couldn't help but gently caress their back feathers, an action she rarely did.

Although Huatou and the others have been raised by the family for several years now, they are no longer as resistant to Zhang An's family as before.

But Wang Fang usually doesn't take advantage of them unless she is particularly happy.

Because Su Ying said before, eagles are proud animals, and they cannot tolerate others reaching out to them, except for those who are particularly close to them.

Since then, in order to respect them, Wang Fang rarely touches them even if the action is very intimate.

"It's good to come back. It's good to come back. The same goes for Huatou. If you just ate it outside, why bring it back? It must be very hard to catch such a heavy lamb."

Even though it is just a lamb, this thing is quite heavy. Zhang An weighed it and found that it weighed more than ten kilograms at least.

Although they look very big when their wings are spread, they actually weigh no more than ten pounds.

When they usually go hunting, they usually catch rabbits weighing several kilograms. Today, it is indeed not easy to catch such a heavy lamb.

Despite what he said, Wang Fang couldn't help but smile, and was very satisfied with these little sheep.
After all, these four little lambs, with a little care, are like four big sheep. They are all the property of the family, and they are obtained for free. Anyone who replaces them will definitely be satisfied.

So in order to reward them, Wang Fang returned home, took out two pounds of fresh pork, cut it into strips and distributed it to them.

Huatou and the others probably consumed a lot of money while catching such a big lamb along the way, so the family of four ate very deliciously.

As the owner, Zhang An also made a bowl of space spring water and put it aside for them to enjoy after their meal.

The few goshawks that had eaten and drank enough did not stay in the yard. They flew back to their nests. They were probably tired after a few days and went to catch up on their naps.

After they left, the few lambs relaxed and stopped humming.

Although they looked like lambs, Zhang An couldn't tell what breed they were because they were still relatively small.

But what Huatou and the others can bring back must be wild populations.

After all, Huatou and the others were trained by him and had no inclination to steal.

After holding a few lambs and observing them for a long time, Zhang An still couldn't distinguish their breeds, so he finally just put them in a pen.

But Zhang An is not worried about this problem now, it doesn't matter if the sheep is a precious animal.

Because now he has the death-free gold medal obtained by Zhu Yuliang in his hand, he can raise these things openly.

As long as he doesn't use these things for profit, it won't have any impact even if others report him.

On the contrary, he can also use the magical properties of space to save some endangered species.

In the evening, Su Ying came back from school and heard that Huatou and the others had brought four little lambs to their home today.

I immediately put down my textbook and ran to the circle to observe carefully.

Su Ying may be the reason why she is pregnant recently, so her whole person exudes the glory of motherhood.

"Hey Zhang An, what kind of sheep is this? Why does it look better than the lambs produced by our flock of sheep?"

The black goat cubs and wild goat cubs at home are actually outstanding-looking among the sheep.

But compared with the current four little ones, some obvious differences can still be seen.

These four lambs have six to eight obvious white stripes on their backs covered in yellow fur.

Compared with other lambs, their eyes are like natural eye shadows, with a circle of dark black markings, which is very beautiful.

"I don't know much about this. I checked the information in the past two days. You see, they are so small, and the horns are starting to appear on their heads. They don't look like ordinary guys."

After all, Zhang An is just a rural person, and it is normal for him to have insufficient reserves in these aspects.

Zhu Yuliang called some time ago and said that the camera he applied for was ready and asked him to go and get it when he had time.

It just so happened that Zhang An had nothing to do at home during this period, so he happened to go to the city for a trip.

I also stopped by the Forestry Bureau to look for relevant information. There is no shortage of these things.

"Zhang An, I find that these animals in our house are worthy of being raised by you, and their temperaments are exactly the same as yours."

"Oh? What kind of statement is this? What did our teacher Su discover?"

"Look, when you usually go into the mountains, you always like to bring back everything you see. As time goes by, all the animals in the house begin to follow your example. Not long ago, the little tiger even picked up two little wild goats from the mountains. Today, they are all beautiful. They don’t know where they got these little guys. If things continue like this, I won’t be surprised if they bring anything else home.”

Listening to his wife counting on her fingers, Zhang An felt as if that was really the case.

In the past two years, he likes to bring home everything he sees in the mountains, especially plants or medicinal materials.

The animals at home seemed to be used to him bringing things home from the mountains, so they followed suit.

Especially the little tiger, this guy carries the most things. He may not be able to carry the plants growing in the soil, but he carries a lot of the prey he usually catches.

"Hey, this is called the Gu family. It's a good habit. If only 20 years ago, such an animal would have been the treasure of the family."

In those days, if the family could have a dog that could go up the mountain to catch rabbits, it would be the family's treasure and it would reduce a lot of the family's burden of life.

Zhang An once heard his father often say that dogs at that time were not picky about what they ate.

In an era when people couldn't eat white rice, they could eat pig food cooked with pig grass just like pigs, which was very worry-free.

But you have to keep an eye on it at home, otherwise if you don't pay attention, others will steal the meat and eat it.

After all, in the eyes of those people, these are just foods that can fill their stomachs.

"Mom, there will be nothing going on at our house tomorrow. If not, I will go to the city."

During dinner in the evening, Zhang An reported the itinerary to his old mother.

Now Zhang An really embodies the saying in the Analects of Confucius "If your parents are here, if you don't travel far, you will have a good way to travel".

Usually he doesn't go out at all, and something happens every time he goes out.

"What's going on at home? But when you go there, buy some fruits. The ones you bought before are gone."

Since Su Ying became pregnant, Wang Fang has been very concerned about the food at home.

Daily meals must not only have a balanced mix of nutrients, but also must have other fruits and vegetables.

Especially during this time, Su Ying's belly became pregnant, and the fruit at home never stopped.

"Mom, there's no need to buy them. If you wait a while, our cherries and peaches will be ready to eat. I've been eating the fruits on the street for months now."

Although mother's love is something that no one can refuse.

However, Su Ying was already tired of the fruit supply for several months.

Especially in this era when transportation is not very convenient, and this is a small and remote county.

The local fruits are not yet ripe for the market, and the fruit stalls in the city only have a few kinds of products.

It's okay to eat it occasionally, but if you eat it every day for so long, even an individual will get tired of it.

In the past, Wang Fang would always give Su Ying a washed apple or other things after meals.

Although Su Ying didn't really want to eat, but seeing the concern on her mother-in-law's face, as a new daughter-in-law, she really couldn't refuse, so she usually took it back to the room and fed it to Zhang An, who would not refuse anyone who came.

Seeing that the pile of fruits at home was almost finished, Su Ying felt that she was finally liberated.

Seeing that her mother-in-law wanted to keep her husband alive, she quickly thought of a way to refuse. "It's okay, Xiaoying, if you don't want to eat it, it doesn't matter if you buy it and put it away. You can take it when you want to eat it."

What Wang Fang was thinking was that the village was far away from the city and it would not be easy to go there.

Even if you have a car at home, traveling four or five hours back and forth by car is still a torment.

So I thought that when my son had something to do, I could just come with him and it wouldn't be so much trouble.

"Okay, okay, it's such a big deal, I can handle it."

Su Ying's disgusting taste is only for the types of fruits she buys every day during this period. She is usually a person who prefers to eat fruits.

So just change the recipe and taste a little for her.

If it were others, it might not be possible, but for Zhang An, it was a piece of cake.

Zhang An quickly finished the remaining rice in the bowl, put down the bowl and went to the backyard.

"Have you eaten? Why did you only eat so little today?"

Seeing Zhang An hurriedly finish a bowl of rice and leave, Wang Fang quickly asked.

She has long been accustomed to her son being a complete rice cook, usually having several bowls at a meal.

"It's okay. I'll go out for a minute and come back and continue to eat."

For Zhang An's stomach, this bowl of rice was not even effective in filling his stomach.

If you only eat this much, you will definitely be woken up by hunger until midnight.

After saying something casually, Zhang An went into the cellar of his house.

When I came back, I had a few more mud balls in my hand.

"You are such an adult, why do you still like to play in the mud?"

Wang Fang looked at the mud ball on her son's hand and said something disgusting.

Normally, no matter how childish Zhang An was, she would never open her mouth.

But it was still during meal time, so putting down the bowl and playing in the mud was a bit unseemly.

"Mom, this is not mud, look at it."

As Zhang An spoke, he broke a ball of mud in his hand into two halves.

"Hey, what is this?"

Su Ying kept staring at her man, wanting to see what he was selling in his gourd.

Unexpectedly, the mud ball opened up, and inside was a bunch of things the size of eggs.

It's just that it's already covered with a layer of dry dust, so you can't tell what it is.

"Hey, these are grapes, you didn't expect it."

Zhang An chuckled, brought half a basin of water over, and washed the gray grapes, revealing their original purple-red appearance.

These were the grapes he had brought out by storing them in mud balls in the space following the method of "Cangina".

He originally thought of using it as a surprise for Su Ying, but with so many things going on at home, he forgot about these things that were left in the cellar.

Today I heard my old mother talking about buying fruits, and then I remembered them that had been forgotten.

"Hey, it's really a grape, but why are these grapes so big? They're like eggs. I thought they were our plums."

Looking at the exposed purple-red skin, Su Ying was no longer unfamiliar.

She originally thought that the grapes from Li Yao's house were already huge, like pigeon eggs.

Unexpectedly, the ones Zhang An brought out today were actually bigger than the ones Li Hongbin sent over.

"Come and try it and see if it tastes good."

After cleaning it, Zhang An stuffed one into Su Ying's mouth.

"Dad, Mom, you guys should try it too."

In addition to his daughter-in-law, his parents, Zhang An, will naturally not forget him.

"We don't like to eat it, just leave it for Xiaoying to eat."

Neither Wang Fang nor Zhang Jianguo wanted it, so they took it and put it in front of Su Ying.

Both of them are very curious about their son's ability to preserve grapes to this day.

But I also know in my heart that now is not the season when grapes are ripe, and even if they can be saved, they certainly won’t be able to save much.

So they still use the same old saying, we don’t like to eat it.

"Mom, just try it. I kept a lot of this stuff. If you don't believe me, go and look in the cellar later. There are two big piles."

Zhang An was familiar with this, because his family's conditions were not good in the past. Every time there was something delicious, his parents would say that he didn't like to eat it and let him eat it alone.

When he was young, he naively thought that adults didn't like to eat this or that.

Only when I grow up do I understand that there is nothing adults don’t like to eat. I just want to leave the best for them.

"Ah, those two piles are full of grapes. I thought you had nothing to do, so why are you piling up so much mud in them?"

When Wang Fang went into the cellar to get potatoes, she discovered the mud dumplings that Zhang An put in.

But she didn't move, because even if it was mud, as long as it was made by her son, he had his own reasons.

At first she thought it was all mud, but she didn't expect it to be all grapes.

"These grapes are really delicious. They are big and sweet. Those who didn't know better thought they were plums. Plums may not be this big."

Knowing that Zhang An had saved a lot, Wang Fang and Zhang Jianguo had no idea of ​​saving.

"Yes, these grapes taste juicy, sweet, sour, and tender. They don't look like they have been stored for several months."

Su Ying thought that even the last batch of ripe grapes would be at least four or five months old now.

Normal grapes would rot after being stored for a few days. Unexpectedly, the grapes that had been stored for several months were no different from the freshly picked ones.

However, the grapes that passed through winter and New Year did give Su Ying a very big surprise.

She was indeed tired of eating other fruits, but with such delicious grapes, she felt that she could keep eating them.

"Zhang An, how did you come up with this method? It can be preserved for such a long time. Not only is it not rotten, but it is also so fresh."

"Actually, this is not what I thought of. I saw it accidentally when I was reading a book. I like to do these weird things, so I gave it a try, and unexpectedly I saved it all."

Zhang An is now used to it. Anything that cannot be explained is pushed into books.

Because people now believe that there is a golden house in the book.

(End of this chapter)