My village can't be like this

Chapter 406 It’s all Qingjiao’s fault

"By the way, Zhang An, I'm going to the provincial capital for a meeting next week. Do you want to come with me and just treat it like a night out?"

After making a cup of steaming tea, Zhu Yuliang blew it and put the lid on the cup before talking to Zhang An.

"Forget it, I don't like the feasting life, why go to the provincial capital?"

Of course Zhang An knew the meaning behind Zhu Yuliang's words. It was not obvious that he planned to take him on a trip at public expense.

But after thinking about it, he had nothing to do and had to go to the provincial capital, so he shook his head and rejected Lao Zhu's kindness.

Although he could go out for a walk if he had nothing to do, Zhang An didn't want to take advantage of such an opportunity.

Although he has a good relationship with Lao Zhu, to put it bluntly, he is just an upright person who used the back door to have a good relationship.

This kind of free travel with the leader will definitely be watched by a lot of people in the Forestry Bureau.

If he really wants to go, he really doesn't have to compete with others for this opportunity, as he will easily be jealous of others.

Another reason is that Zhang An doesn't want to go to the provincial capital.

Fatty Lu had invited him many times before, but Zhang An still never agreed.

Although the provincial capital is indeed much more prosperous than this small county town, with bright lights and bustling traffic everywhere.

But in his previous life, he had lived a working life in a provincial capital for decades, and he had long since realized that those things did not belong to him.

In contrast, he still likes to stay in a small mountain village with a strong smell of fireworks.

When you go to the provincial capital and look at the familiar things, you will inevitably recall the life in your previous life where you were running around for a living and money.

Now, Zhang An likes this kind of life of being with his family and living warmly at home very much.

Zhang An is not very willing to recall many things in the past.

"And it's Qingming Festival in a few days, so I definitely won't have time."

The mountains are different from the city. People in the city may just go to visit the tombs during the Qingming Festival.

But people in the mountains are different. They pay less attention to Qingming than the New Year.

Especially for people like Zhang An, who have many families, all gathered in the same village, they have to work even harder during the Qingming Festival.

"Since you don't want to go, then I'll take the others."

Zhu Yuliang just asked, and he wasn't surprised at all if Zhang An didn't go.

After getting along for a long time, he got to know Zhang An quite well. This man rarely came to the county town, let alone the provincial capital that was further away from home.

"But I'm curious. If you can really stay in the mountains every day, is there really something precious about you?"

Other urbanites head to the city to escape poverty in the mountainous areas.

No matter in the past, present or future, most country people will think about moving to the city.

Whether it’s the current job opportunities in the city, the speed of making money, or the future teaching resources and medical environment.

The trend of the times is forcing rural people to move to cities.

When he arrived at Zhang An's place, Zhu Yuliang clearly felt that this man was alienated from the people in the city.

"I'm just a mountain person. I wouldn't want to stay in the mountains. Besides, there are treasures in the mountains."

Zhang An smiled. The undeveloped mountains behind the village were a huge natural treasure house.

He doesn't know how others see it, but to him, the mountains are full of treasures.

"Besides, if there is no pressure in life, mountain people will still choose to live in the mountains, because it is just like putting your feet in shoes, it is comfortable."

Zhang An suddenly thought of that classic movie and that classic line.

When I saw it, I didn’t think it was anything, but now that I think about it, I feel like I resonated with it in my heart.

"Maybe you are right, but that's because you are in a good place like Changqing with green mountains and green waters. If you were in a remote and remote place, it might be a bit self-evident."

Although what Zhang An said did have some charm, Zhu Yuliang still disagreed.

In the many years he has been climbing up from below, he has also been to many remote places in the mountains.

There are so many places without electricity, roads or water. How can the people living there be comfortable?

Zhang An did not continue to argue with Zhu Yuliang, what he said was indeed reasonable.

Although he said that because he wanted to stay in the village, he had been helping to change the environment in the village.

But that’s because there is space. If there is no chance to come back this time, there will be no space.

He will still be like everyone else, drifting in the tide of the general environment.

"Okay, I'll go back first, and I'll come back for a visit next time when nothing happens."

I looked at the time and realized that I could still catch up with my family for lunch now.

"No, why are you leaving in such a hurry? You are considered one of us now. What does it mean to leave now?"

Zhang An wanted to leave, but Zhu Yuliang didn't agree and stopped him immediately.

"I'm about to get off work soon, so I'll have dinner with everyone at noon. Let's get to know each other before leaving without delay."

"That's right. Then I'll treat you all to a meal at noon and get to know each other before I go back."

Zhu Yuliang was introducing someone to himself, Zhang An would not have known it.

Now he himself can be considered one of them. If he doesn't know anyone, it really doesn't make sense.

"You don't need to invite me. Let's have a look in the cafeteria at noon. You haven't eaten in our unit's cafeteria, so you just come over to check it out. Although it's not as good as the food at your home, our cafeteria is not built, and that's a lot of units. A place we all envy.”

The canteen of the Forestry Bureau has always been the most outstanding place among all units in the county.

After all, it is directly in charge of that area, and many harmless things are handled in this way.

The ingredients were available, and Lao Zhu's previous predecessors were quite good at it, so they directly found a cook with good skills.

Therefore, their canteen has become the most envied place by others.

Zhu Yuliang has arranged this, so Zhang An will naturally not refuse.

"By the way, Lao Zhu, I don't come here often, why would you arrange a table for me? It's a waste."

Only then did Zhang An remember the workstation in the office.

"It's okay. Anyway, our place is relatively spacious. If it's empty, it's empty. I'll arrange one for you. You'll have a place to sit when you come. And I've arranged it for you. I won't be embarrassed to come to you if I need anything in the future. .”

Originally, Zhu Yuliang was still thinking about chatting with Zhang An, but someone knocked on the door and had something to say.

Zhang An did not stay at Zhu Yuliang's place anymore and returned to his own place.

"Sister Zhuang, do we have any information about wild animals and plants here?"

There was still more than an hour before get off work. When Zhang An and Zhuang Shuying were chatting, they did not forget about the few lambs that Huatou and the others brought back from home.

"Of course I have it, but no one usually looks at those things. They are all piled up in the archives. I didn't expect you to like to see them. I'll take them to you."

As a local forestry bureau, there will naturally be no shortage of such information.Zhuang Shuying took Zhang An to the archives room. After rummaging for a while, she found seven or eight thick books.

"Sister Zhuang, that's enough, that's enough. I'll finish reading this first."

Seeing that Zhuang Shuying continued to search, Zhang An quickly shouted to stop.

These few books of information alone have been stacked to a height of more than 20 centimeters. How many would there be if they were all searched.

No wonder Zhuang Shuying just said that people usually don’t like to read this kind of thing, and no one really likes so much information.

Zhang An knew there would be these things here, but he never thought there would be so many.

When he read it in the county library, there seemed to be only two thin volumes.

Sure enough, the Forestry Bureau is indeed a relevant unit, and these information are much more complete than those outside.

"That's it, you take this book back and read it first. I'll sort out the others later and you can come and get it."

Zhang An originally just wanted to take a look while he was here, but he didn't expect Zhuang Shuying to say this. Naturally, he would not be polite. He would carry them all into the car and take them back.

Now at home, when I have nothing to do, I have something new to pass the time.

Back in the office, seeing that Zhuang Shuying had her own work, he did not continue to disturb others.

Sitting on a chair nearby, he quickly flipped through the contents recorded in the book.

When it was 11:30, it was time to get off work. Zhu Yuliang came over and called Zhang An and followed everyone to the canteen.

Although Zhang An knew that the canteens of these units were always good, when he got the food, he realized that what Lao Zhu just told him was a bit too modest.

If you want to eat a meat dish outside, it will cost you at least six yuan at a roadside stall.

As a result, there are a lot of steaks, braised pork, and chicken drumsticks in this cafeteria.

It seems that the benefits are indeed better than other places. No wonder Zhang Ping always likes to come here for training.

During the meal, Zhang An also got to know all the colleagues in the unit through Lao Zhu's introduction.

Although he was not familiar with them, based on his memory, he would have no problem calling everyone out the next time he saw them.

After dinner, Zhang An planned to go back, but before leaving, Zhu Yuliang called him into the office.

"Here, this is for you."

In addition to a new camera, there is also a new camera.

"You are in the mountains and are almost like our rangers, so I applied to get one for you. This is your ID, but remember to use it with caution."

Zhang An didn't expect that he would have such a guy, and he still had his ID.

Although I felt that I couldn't use it very much, I didn't refuse Lao Zhu's kindness.

This thing will be placed in the space when the time comes, and it might come in handy.

"Okay, I'll go back first. When I'm not busy, I can come down and take a walk."

Zhang An was quite satisfied with this trip. Not only was he full and full, but he also took some food with him when he left.

"Of course, you don't need to tell me that I will definitely go more often during the holidays. Hey, you also brought a basket of vegetables in the car. Can you eat green peppers and cucumbers now?"

Zhu Yuliang personally escorted Zhang An out. When he arrived in the yard, he saw the basket of vegetables in the car.

He thought Zhang An had brought it to him, and looking at the emerald green spiny cucumber, he couldn't help but get his hands on it.

Serving a fresh cucumber after the meal is simply a treat, not to mention that it was grown at Zhang An's home.

"Spring started early this year. My mother ordered the food a lot in advance, so it's ready to eat now. But I can't give it to you this time. My mother picked it for my mother-in-law. I'll wait a few days. When I come, I’ll give you another basket.”

Seeing Lao Zhu trying to unload the goods, Zhang An quickly stopped him.

Although it was just some vegetables, it was a tribute to his mother-in-law after all, and Zhang An didn't dare to touch it.

However, he still pulled out a few cucumbers and green peppers from the basket and asked Lao Zhu to take them back and eat them first.

"Well, I'll take these two to beat the tooth sacrifice, but don't go to the city for several months. Then I will go to your house to pick them myself."

After hearing that this was something Zhang An wanted to give to his mother-in-law, Zhu Yuliang had no idea of ​​taking action again.

However, he was really worried about Zhang An's future.

This man always likes to stay in the village, and he never knows how many days he will spend.

"Don't worry, I'll accompany Su Ying over for a pregnancy test in a few days. It won't take long. And if you go by yourself, I'll definitely welcome you."

Hearing that he was going to accompany Su Ying for a pregnancy test, Lao Zhu finally felt relieved. It shouldn't be too long this time.

After Zhang An left, he held the cucumber and green pepper in one hand, picked up one with the other and put it in his mouth.

"Director, are these cucumbers and green peppers? I didn't expect you can eat them now. Where did you buy them? I'll buy some too."

Now is not the future. Green peppers are not grown in greenhouses yet, so for others who have not eaten green peppers for more than half a year, this is a new thing.

One looked at the cucumbers and green peppers in Zhu Yuliang's hand. Although he didn't think about asking for them, he kept asking about them.

"Haha, this is what Zhang An's family grew themselves. They haven't sold it yet. I only have this much this time, so I won't share it with you."

Even though the basket just now belonged to Zhu Yuliang, he didn't want to share it with everyone.

After all, there were too many people, and even that basket wasn't enough, let alone what he had in his hand.

In line with the principle of worrying not about scarcity but about inequality, it is better for a bowl of water to remain flat and not be divided by anyone than to offend others.

"Ah, I thought they were selling some. When I saw these green peppers, I suddenly wanted to eat fried pork with green peppers."

"Yes, I also want to buy it to make scrambled eggs. It must be very delicious."

"And the green chili peppers look tender and juicy. It will definitely go well with rice when cooked and mixed with them."

Cucumbers don't matter, but green peppers are different.

It is well known that chili peppers are the favorite of people in the Southwest, and they are indiscriminate.

As soon as they saw the green peppers in Zhu Yuliang's hands, these people had already thought of countless ways to eat them.

"Director, why don't you ask Zhang An to see how many green peppers they have left? If there are more, sell some to us for a taste."

To untie the bell, the person who tied it must be the one who tied it. The greedy insect in his stomach has been aroused. He can't ask Zhu Yuliang for it, but he can only ask Zhang An himself.

So everyone gathered around Zhu Yuliang and asked him to help ask Zhang An.

"Okay, okay, okay, wait until tonight. I will definitely ask you tonight. Zhang An hasn't gone home yet."

Such was the public opinion, Zhu Yuliang had no choice but to agree with a grimace.

He now regrets that the trouble caused by the green pepper this time would not have happened if he had not brought it in so arrogantly.

On the other side, Zhang An drove to his mother-in-law's unit.

He didn't go to Su Shaowen's place because, in comparison, Wu Qiuping's place was closer and a little easier on the way.

(End of this chapter)