My village can't be like this

Chapter 485 Xiao Siqi’s Number One Scholar

Arriving at the Wang family compound, the old lady was drying the corn that had just been collected this year.

What surprised Zhang An the most was that old man Wang Shiyan, who had not done anything for decades, now took the initiative to help dry corn, which really made him unable to believe it.

Zhang An once heard his mother Wang Fang say that there were not many paddy fields in her grandmother's house, but there were many mountains.

Even though the two elders and their sons had separated their families early, and each family was allocated a lot of land, the old lady now cultivates a lot of land, even more than the Zhang An family.

Before this year, when the corn planted by the old lady was recovered, most of it had to be pulled on a cart to the drying field to be dried, except for the yard at home.

But this year, the old lady only dried the area in the courtyard dam, which shows that the damage to the crops here is not as easy as in Changqing.

"Xiao An, why are you here?"

The old lady raised her head and found that Zhang An had arrived at the door. She threw away the wooden rake in her hand very happily and prepared to take Zhang An home.

Wang Shiyan, who was standing next to him, was staring at Zhang An with a smile on his face.

Now he is more afraid of Zhang An, but he also hopes that Zhang An will come over often.

Because every time Zhang An comes here, he will get some unexpected gains more or less.

He did not follow him into the house, but continued to pull the corn in the yard with a wooden rake.

After all, he can help with the work just to satisfy Zhang An. Now that the real owner is here, if he doesn't behave well to Zhang An, then everything before will be in vain.

"You are hungry, I will cook you something to eat."

The old lady misses Zhang An's family this year because Su Ying is pregnant with her child and the family has not been here since the Chinese New Year.

"No, grandma, just collect the corns first and come back with me. Siqi will be full moon tomorrow, so you can come and stay for a few days."

Seeing that the old lady was about to enter the kitchen and take action, Zhang An quickly stopped her and said.

"It's okay. You can go ahead and continue to dry the corn. I will harvest it in the evening."

At this time, Wang Shiyan said very generously that although he wanted to see his great-grandson, he had no expectations at all.

Because he knew in his heart that he had no place in Zhang An's heart.

Instead of talking about those useless things, it is better to take the initiative to stay and collect corn. This can leave a good impression on Zhang An. Maybe during the New Year this year, he can get more good cigarettes, wine or money.

"My mother told you to come with us and clean up first."

Zhang An didn't look at Old Man Wang when he spoke, and was minding his own business collecting corn kernels on the ground with a wooden rake.

Because Zhang An knew that Old Man Wang couldn't give him a good look easily, otherwise, he would push further.

Keep him afraid so that he doesn't cause trouble for others.

As soon as Zhang An said this, Wang Shiyan was stunned on the spot. Even in his dreams, he never thought that Zhang An would come to pick him up and take him to Changqing.

It's impossible to say that he didn't want to live in a big house. After learning about Zhang An's family, he wanted to take a look. After all, who wouldn't want to live in a big house.

But wanting to go back is not the same thing as being able to go.

Now Zhang An actually asked him to come over, which made him suddenly become very confused.

The same goes for the old ladies next to them. Such a thing happened so unexpectedly that they were not mentally prepared.

"Grandma, bring your bag quickly. It's getting late now. If you delay, it will be dark on the way back."

At this time, Zhang An had collected all the corn kernels scattered on the ground, and the rest was just to be put into his pocket with a dustpan.

"Hey, okay, I'll get it right now."

Hearing Zhang An's shout, the old lady came to her senses, ran back to the main room and came out holding a lot of snakeskin bags.

"Stop standing there and come and hold the bag so I can put the corn in it."

Seeing Wang Shiyan standing stunned in the Sun Dam, Zhang An shouted to him.

"Oh, it's coming, it's coming."

This was the first thing Zhang An said to him after he arrived. Although his tone was not the way a normal grandson would treat his grandfather, it was enough to make Wang Shiyan happy.

He was very excited now, and even his hands holding the opening of his pocket were trembling.

It didn't take long to collect all the corn kernels in the field into the snakeskin bag.

Wang Shiyan was about to come over and carry the corn bags home, but was stopped by Zhang An.

"Okay, okay, that's enough for me to come. You show me a place to put it, and then go change clothes quickly."

A bag of corn weighing seventy or eighty kilograms may be a bit heavy to other people, but it is nothing to Zhang An. He doesn't feel much weight even if he carries a bag with one hand.

Seeing Zhang An grab two bags of corn as if he were grabbing a machine, Wang Shiyan walked into the main room and pointed to a corner where the corn was piled.

When two bags of corn arrived in the main room, he noticed that Zhang An didn't look flushed or out of breath, so he washed his hands and went into the room to change clothes.

By the time Zhang An carried all the corn bags home and put them away, the old lady had already changed into clean clothes.

These were new clothes that Zhang An's family bought for her during the Chinese New Year, but the old lady couldn't bear to wear them at ordinary times.

Now I have to go see my great-grandson, and there is no point in saying whether I want to leave him or not.

After half the payment, Wang Shiyan came out of the room. He had already changed into woolen clothes.

Zhang An knew that this was his most precious piece of clothing. In the past, he would only wear it when he went to help people do feng shui.

Normally at home, I am very careful when washing, and I have to iron it before taking it back and putting it away.

"Okay, now that we've packed up, let's go."

Zhang An looked at the time. It was already four o'clock. Even if it wasn't dark, it wouldn't be too early when he got home.

When the old lady heard this, she locked the door of her home.

They will definitely not come back tonight, and the door must be closed.

As the saying goes, it is difficult to guard against house thieves day and night, let alone guard against robbers and thieves from outside.

But her sons and daughters-in-law, who have no conscience, are not economical.

When the time comes and you see that no one is around, it is not impossible that you can get some food from your pocket or barn.

As for the livestock at home, there is no need to worry. This year, due to the high price of food, the old lady did not even buy pigs to feed.

Moreover, during the Chinese New Year, when the Zhang An family killed pigs, they would send some to them, so there was no need to raise pigs themselves.

She did raise a few chickens, all of which were local black-bone chickens. However, some time ago, before Su Ying gave birth to little Siqi, the old lady sent them all over to replenish the health of her grandson-in-law.

"Wait for me a little longer, I'll go back and get something."

Wang Shiyan was following the old lady, but he ran back after just a few steps.

After waiting at the intersection for a few minutes, Wang Shiyan came out of his home.

He didn't hold anything in his hand, but Zhang An could see that his breast pocket had become bulging. Zhang An didn't say anything, and took his two elders to the grain drying field, where his car was parked.

When they walked past the corner, Zhang An's uncles who looked the same but didn't come out of the room, all with slumped faces.

They had long been used to Zhang An taking the old lady back.

But this time they were really caught off guard, because they didn't expect that they would also pick up their old man.

You know, the old man in the family used to stick to the same side as them.

Now that the old man is alienated from them and close to Zhang An's family, how happy they are.

But Zhang An didn't know about these, and even if he knew, he wouldn't look at them.

"Oh, my third uncle is going to Xiao An's house."

Seeing Wang Shiyan in grand clothes following Zhang An, people passing by were surprised.

Because Wang Shiyan had always disliked matters involving his son-in-law's family, it was no secret in Longtoushan.

"Yeah, go over and see my great-grandson."

But it was the old lady who answered the others, and Wang Shiyan just smiled and didn't say much.

It's not that he doesn't want to say it, it's just that he's worried that Zhang An won't be happy.

After getting in the car, although Wang Shiyan had no expression on his face, he was already happy. He could finally ride in a car in this life.

In the past, every time Zhang An came to pick up the old lady, he said in his heart that he was not envious, which was a lie.

If a person like him who likes spectacle can ride in a car, he will have something to talk about when bragging to others.

Back in Changqing, before entering the village, Wang Shiyan in the car was shocked again.

Because the current Changqing is different from the Changqing he visited more than 20 years ago. It has undergone earth-shaking changes.

Compared with this, their Longtoushan Village was no different from Broken Village. He thought to himself, it would be great if he could live here.

After entering the village, he saw the three-story house of Zhang An's family, and his heart was filled with waves.

The son-in-law's family that he looked down upon in the past has now grown into such a big family. Although he felt regret before, now he regrets even more in his heart, but there is no medicine to cure regret in the world.

"Zhang An is back, hurry up, we are about to open a table."

At this moment, there were five or six tables set up in Zhang An's yard, and there were quite a few people.

Although Xiao Siqi's full moon wine is tomorrow, there are too many people coming to help at home today.

Everyone was busy for a long time, so we just made some casual things in the evening for everyone to get together and have fun.

In fact, in other people's houses, there would be at most two tables the day before the banquet. But Zhang An's family was very popular, so everyone took the initiative to come over, so it was just like the formal banquet at other people's houses.

Before Zhang An left, he really didn't expect that there would be so many people. Fortunately, Zhou Yang and the others were here to arrange the place properly.

"Okay, okay, you guys start first, I'll drive the car and park it and then come back."

Seeing such an enthusiastic scene among all the people, Zhang An knew that he would definitely not be able to run away tonight.

Because he saw a barrel of wine already placed on the table, he guessed that it was prepared by Zhang Laosan and the other wine mengzi.

The reason tonight is different from usual is because I have something to do tomorrow, so Zhang Jianguo won't pay too much attention to the drinking, because he himself is also at the drinking table.

The drunk men in the village have been holding back their wine for a long time. As expected, Zhang An, as the host, will definitely be targeted tonight.

But Zhang An wasn't worried at all, it was just wine, it was a piece of cake.

But he had to park the car first. Tables had been set up in his yard, so the car could only park at the grain drying field.

When Zhang An parked the car in front of his house, Wang Fang had already welcomed the old lady and Old Man Wang away.

As soon as he parked the car and came back, Zhang An was pulled directly to the table by Zhang Laosan and Da Mingzi.

In an instant, a large bowl was placed in front of him, and Huang Ming directly carried the wine barrel and filled it for him "tons and tons".

"Come on, come on, take action. Don't be like before today. You can't run away this time."

Zhang Laosan directly stretched out his hand, making it clear that he wanted to punch Zhang An a few times.

The remaining people next to him were also eager to try, waiting for Zhang An.

"Come just come, don't be lazy today."

Today is a warm-up session, so Zhang An naturally won't let down the fun. For a moment, the arena was filled with sounds of fist pumps and shouts.

The older generation is paddling over there, and the younger generation is paddling over here. It’s so lively.

Zhang An is no longer the old man who only knows how to drink and doesn't know how to spend money.

Boxing is like a big weapon. You don't have to use it, but you can't live without it. So after practicing for so many years, his boxing has become more and more perfect.

There were more than a dozen people at the table, and Zhang An rowed next to him. In the end, he only drank three glasses of wine, and he won the rest.

Fortunately, everyone could distinguish the priority. Although the wine barrel was big, the thunder was loud and the rain was small, so we stopped without drinking much.

After all, the real business is tomorrow. If you are too busy tonight, it will be difficult to do things tomorrow.

It lasted until night before everyone returned home happily.

At this time, Zhang An was not going to sleep yet.

Instead, he moved out several jars of wine that had been prepared and prepared to seal them in the yard.

That's right, Zhang An is planning to find a place to bury these wines when Xiao Siqi is one full moon tomorrow, and bury a batch of Zhuangyuanhong for his son.

When the ancients had children who were full moon, they would prepare something like Nuerhong and Zhuangyuanhong.

Now that his family's conditions are better, Zhang An also plans to follow the customs.

Even if little Siqi grows up and fails to get the top prize in the exam, she can dig it out and give him a surprise when he gets married.

After all, Zhuangyuanhong didn't say that he had to be the number one scholar.

And he has decided that he will prepare it every time there is a child in the family.

These wines are not ordinary liquor, they are all blood rice wine that Zhang An has prepared in space for a long time.

The old wine that Huang Erye had stored in the cellar for more than 30 years had begun to evaporate. Zhang An couldn't help but look forward to what the blood rice wine would look like after being stored in the cellar for more than 20 years.

But these are all answers that only time can give. It's still too early, and Zhang An doesn't think much about it.

He has long been familiar with the task of cellaring wine, but this time it is not in the wine cellar at home, but in finding a place to bury it.

After skillfully sealing all the wine jars with mud, Zhang An first found a place to put them.

(End of this chapter)