My village can't be like this

Chapter 427 Missing Persons
  In the evening of early summer, the afterglow of the setting sun was like fire, burning the entire sky red.

Sitting in the yard, you can see the reflection of the setting sun on the sparkling river, turning into a winding wavy line dotted with stars.

"How about we go out for a walk."

Bai Xue seldom went to the countryside on weekdays. The few times he came to Changqing, he always returned to the city in the afternoon.

Such intoxicating and unforgettable scenery made her heart beat a little, and she asked to go out for a walk.

"You young people can just go, but we won't go, so as to avoid having people come to visit us and no one will be home."

The old uncle and the old aunt didn't go. They used excuses whenever anyone came to visit. They just wanted to leave some space for the young people.

Besides, this kind of scene in the evening is not a beautiful sight for farmers.

When they were working in the fields, there were many days like this. Every time this happened, it was more of a pity for them. The day ended like this, and they had no time to continue working.

"Then you two go ahead. I'm here to talk to my uncle about something, so I won't go out wandering around with you two."

Zhang An is not a person who has no eyesight. This time is the time for young couples to get along, so why should he follow him?

So, Zhang Ping and Bai Xue went out to the river.

This is the peak time for everyone to work in the fields and come back. Zhang An can imagine Zhang Ping's shy look when everyone asks about the two of them later.

"Uncle and aunt, I really want to congratulate you guys. It won't be long before you can enjoy my brother Ping's wine."

The two of them have probably been together for a while. Now, unlike later generations, it will take several years for the relationship to come to fruition.

It's different now. Playing friends basically lasts for a few months, and then you meet both parents. If both parents are satisfied, the matter can be settled.

From just now to now, the smiles on the uncle and aunt's faces have never stopped, which shows how much they like the girl Bai Xue.

And Bai Xue's parents liked Zhang Ping's honest temper very much.

Now that both parties have met their parents, this matter will definitely not go away. When to set a date, that is a matter of sooner or later.

"You don't need to tell me. I will definitely invite you when the time comes."

Although Zhang Jianwen didn't drink much just now. After all, his son's partner was at home and he couldn't leave a bad impression on his girl. But even though he didn't drink much, he looked a little bit superior now.

If you don't get drunk, everyone will get drunk. This is Zhang Jianwen now. It's not that he drank too much, but he was too happy today, and the wine got into his heart.

He is now in his fifties and is no longer young.

If you put them in other people's homes, they would be grandchildren and a lot of people who are already grandfathers.

Although Zhang Ping's sister has been married for many years, the two elders have already become grandparents.

But Zhang Ping has not had a family for so many years, and they have been worrying about it.

Now that Zhang Ping has brought Bai Xue back, they have been relieved.

"By the way, Anzi, what's the matter with you just coming over to see me?"

Only then did Zhang Jianwen remember that Zhang An had just come over to see him for something.

"The kiwis that everyone planted in the past few days have bloomed, and it's time for artificial pollination. Although some people have gone to my second uncle privately to ask about this, I thought it would be better to call everyone together. I'll do it. Teach them in detail, so I came here just to ask you to use the loudspeaker to inform me about this matter."

Although some people have gone to ask people on their own, not everyone is so positive.

This pollination is related to the fruit bearing rate and everyone’s future income.

Although there are still very few bees in the village, if pollination occurs naturally, the pollination rate will definitely not be high.

In order to prevent others from talking about him behind his back in the future, Zhang An felt that this matter was still necessary.

"So that's what happened. Let me inform you. By the way, what time will it be tomorrow?"

Zhang Jianwen is very satisfied with Zhang An's doing this. After all, he can remember everyone's things, which proves that he was right about Zhang An.

"Let's gather at our drying field at eight o'clock tomorrow morning."

Zhang An thought for a moment and set the time at eight in the morning.

Because many people in the village have livestock at home, they will go out early in the morning to cut a basket of pigweed and come back.

So it was very appropriate to set the time at eight o'clock. The people who were supposed to cut the pigweed must have returned by then.

And by eight o'clock, the dew hanging on the kiwi fruit has been evaporated by the sun.

Then Zhang Jianwen went to the village committee office and used the loudspeaker to notify him three times.

Moreover, he was worried that some people would not pay attention to this matter, and specifically talked about the importance of artificial pollination.

At around eight o'clock the next morning, Zhang An came to the grain drying field, which was already full of people.

Zhang An knew exactly how many families were growing kiwi fruit in the village. If only one person from a family came, there would be no such people, so there must be couples from some families.

But Zhang An wouldn't say anything if they thought about it. After all, he took time out of other things.

"It's almost time. Let's take a roll call and see if there is anyone who didn't come."

Zhang An looked at his watch. It was almost eight o'clock, so he took a roll call.

After taking a few minutes to call his name, Zhang An found that everyone had already arrived.

It seems that everyone is quite concerned about this. After all, it can be sold for money. If you don't care about it, you will make less money than others.

After leading everyone out of the village, Zhang An didn't choose whose orchard he wanted to go to.

After leaving the village and coming to the nearest kiwi fruit field, they dispersed the people.

There were forty or fifty people in groups of ten, divided into five groups.

Otherwise, there would be no room for so many people to stand in the field full of kiwis surrounded by dozens of people.

Not only that, it doesn't matter if so many people enter other people's fields and trample the ground tightly, but it would be bad if they bump into other people's kiwi trees.

Then Zhang An took people into the orchard in groups, found the kiwi flowers in full bloom, and made them himself to show them.

Finally, let them get started one by one, and everyone did it themselves.

It can also be seen at this time that some people have asked someone in advance, and their movements are relatively skillful.

After several hours, Zhang An finally graduated this class of students.

Although they are not yet as skilled as Zhang Laosan, this is the first year and there are relatively few flowers blooming, which is suitable for them to practice.

"Zhang An, I've delayed you all morning. Go to my house to have breakfast. My girl has already prepared it."

The teaching work was over and it was already midday when the sun was high in the sky.

Many people started asking Zhang An to come home for dinner.

Some of these people are just shouting and being polite, but some of them really mean what they say.

"Okay, okay, don't worry about me. My mother has already prepared it. You can go home and eat. I see that many of you haven't confiscated the vegetables in your fields."

But whether it was sincere or polite, Zhang An declined with a smile.

Zhang An doesn't have the habit of going to other people's homes for dinner, even if it's his own relatives' homes.

When returning from the mountain, Zhang An found a patch of white mengzi on the ridge, which had already grown into large mengzi. Su Ying liked to eat this the most, so Zhang An immediately made a grass basket and picked all the grass and took it home.

"Hey, why are you here? A missing person has appeared?"

When Zhang An arrived home, he found that Chen Ze, whom he had not heard from for a long time, had come over.

"Some time ago, there was something going on at home, and my dad asked me to go to Jiangsu and Zhejiang. In the past few days, the heat there has become unbearable, so I ran back. What are you doing? You caught a bird?"

Chen Ze was very interested in the grass cage in Zhang An's hand. He thought it was a bird's nest that Zhang An dug out.

"No, this is Bai Mengzi. You can eat it in the next two days. Su Ying likes it very much. I picked some when I saw it."

It was only eleven o'clock, and Su Ying hadn't left school yet. Zhang An found a vegetable basin and poured all Bai Mengzi into it.

Chen Ze didn't care, he reached out and grabbed some and put it directly into his mouth.

The dew in the morning is very clean, so there is no need to wash these Yumeko.

"It tastes pretty good. It feels like eating strawberries."

Bai Mengzi tasted full of fruit pulp and was sweet, and Chen Ze quickly fell in love with it.

"It's almost the same. This thing is related to strawberry. It's called wild strawberry in the book."

Compared with strawberries, this white dream fruit is not big enough and the sweetness is not as good.

But this is normal. In the past, when strawberries were not artificially cultivated, the same was true for pure wild strawberries, with smaller fruits.

"Don't forget to call me next time you go picking. I'll pick more. The old man will definitely like it."

"Oh? Are you planning to move here?"

Hearing what Chen Ze said, Zhang An couldn't help but ask.

"Yeah, all those people have moved in for a while, but my place is still vacant. It has started to heat up in the past two days, so I just moved here so that the old man can escape the heat."

Chen Ze was not at home because he went out. If he were at home, he would have moved here.

"When are we moving? Do you want help?"

"Just these two days, just deliver what needs to be delivered then, and you can help get some flowers and plants. The old man likes to take care of these things every day."

"Okay, I have quite a few in my yard, but none of them are too rare."

Zhang An had dug up a lot of flowers and plants in the past, and now they are all planted in the yard.

They are all ordinary flowers and plants, but they grow better under the cultivation of space spring water.

As for the ones that are too rare, he doesn’t have them here, because if he does, it won’t be his turn.

In fact, it's not impossible. There is Anomatis in Zhang An's space. That thing is rare enough, but Zhang An doesn't dare to take it out.

"Just the ones in your yard will do. The last time the old man went back, he was always talking about the orchids you planted. The ones bought outside are not as good as yours."

The last time Chen Ze took Mr. Chen over, he had taken a liking to the orchids in Zhang An's yard.

Although it was freezing cold at that time, the flowers and plants in Zhang An's yard were all full of life.

The old man is not stupid. No matter how rare your species is, if you can’t grow it, it’s all in vain.

Moreover, Chen Ze had seen the orchids in the yard when they were in bloom, and they were no less popular than those sold by the orchid sellers on the street.

"Okay, then you can finish the yard and just transplant it there."

I have been growing these orchids at home for several years, and they are now growing very big.

I just asked Chen Ze to share some of them, just to sort them out.

"By the way, why did you suddenly think of digging a pond in this yard, and even made two of them."

When Chen Ze came here today, the first thing he saw was the Tai Chi fish pond in the yard.

Walking over and taking a look, he found that the pool was quite beautiful.

"Of course it is dug to raise fish, otherwise it can be dug to be used as a swimming pool."

In fact, it is not impossible to use it as a swimming pool, just dig it deeper.

But there is a big river at the door. Swimming in the river is so comfortable, why do you need to do it at home?

"Raising fish? Your fish pond is already big enough, why do you need to dig two such small ponds? Are you raising ornamental fish?"

Chen Ze believes that based on his understanding of Zhang An, this man is so lazy that he is just a pond for raising fish, and it is impossible to cultivate it so well.

Even if he was asked to build a circle of stones around their fish pond, he would not be happy.

"Hey, let's go, I'll take you to see something."

Zhang An didn't explain, just smiled and led him to the room where the fish tank was.

The fish hatched recently, and Zhang An did not dare to keep the fish tank in the main room.

Because Mimi is too dangerous, when Jin Jia and Xiao Hong lived there, she would climb to the top of the fish tank from time to time.

Not only does he drink water inside, but he also often teases Jin Jia and his wife with his paws.

But Jin Jia and Xiao Hong are both relatively large, so Zhang An is not worried about what dangerous things they can do.

But not now. The small fry in the fish tank are only two centimeters in size now, and it would be too dangerous to put them in front of Mimi's eyes.

Maybe Mimi could climb to the top of the fish tank and pick up two of them with one paw.

Never doubt cats' ability to catch fish and mice, they are experts.

Of course, if it's the pet cats in the city, that's a different story.

"Damn it, isn't this beautiful?"

As soon as Chen Ze entered the room, he was shocked when he saw the small fish in the fish tank.

After being with Zhang An for so long, I haven't learned anything else, but I learned this sentence very well.

"Is this a carp? Not to mention the red and gold ones, why are there white and black ones, and they can even mix black and white."

He knew that Zhang An's family had two red carps and a big golden carp, but what was this black and white impermanence?

No wonder Chen Ze was shocked, he had never seen pure black and pure white fish, let alone a mixture of black and white.

"They are all carp fry. They are the children Jinjia and Xiaohong gave birth to this year. The eggs were laid in March and they only started to grow in color not long ago."

"Guigui, this is unscientific. How can the golden carp and the red carp give birth to black and white children?"

"You've gone to college, haven't you studied biology? Just because your parents are golden and red doesn't mean you don't have black and white recessive genes."

When Chen Ze asked this, Zhang Anke disagreed.

If they didn't explain clearly, others would think that their family, Jin Jia and Xiao Hong, were not serious and had an affair after marriage.

(End of this chapter)