My village can't be like this

Chapter 558: Long drought brings nectar

The convoy came out of Changqing Village in the dark. After driving forward on the county road for more than ten minutes, it began to turn into a fork in the road.

This is the main mountain road to Hongyan Forest Farm. There are dense woods along the way and there are no villages.

In the past, there might have been one or two families scattered along the mountain road, but it was not safe to live alone in the mountains.

After all, if there is only one house around, who else will the robbers who break into your house at night and steal cattle and horses visit your house?

A few years ago, when public security was very poor, there were frequent reports that a group of bandits had taken over something somewhere.

So over the years, most families who live alone in the mountains have moved to nearby villages one after another.

Because the mountain road to the forest farm is very rugged, after turning into the mountain road, the speed of the vehicles slowed down a lot, as if they were crawling slowly like snails.

No matter how bad the road conditions are, it is still a symbol of the hard work of a generation.

Zhang An once heard from the elders in the village that before the establishment of Hongyan Forest Farm more than 40 years ago, there was only a narrow trail here that could only be used for hiking.

Later, after the forestry farm was established, the widening and repairing of roads began.

At that time, farmers from many nearby villages were called to work and helped build roads.

Of course, there was no wages at that time, only cents.

And according to people who built the forest farm mountain road together, they didn’t get many centimeters at that time.

But everyone will still rush to come over, because in addition to the crops in the fields, the centimeters they get for coming to help build roads are extra.

In order to make the household food more abundant, the corn rice in the steamer can be mixed with more white rice, so that the family can have enough food and no one has to worry about it.

In the originally roadless mountain forest, a dirt road more than two meters wide was dug for carriages to enter and exit.

In the following ten years, the shipment volume of the forest farm increased day by day, cars gradually replaced horse-drawn carriages, and the dirt roads that were originally only large enough for horse-drawn carriages to enter and exit began to be repaired and widened again.

From then on, cars pulling wood came in and out of this mountain every day.

It was only later that the entire county focused its attention on the coal mines, and the forest farm began to become lonely.

So after Zhang An and the others were born, the forest farm was no longer in business, and the mountain road leading to the forest farm still retained its appearance after the last renovation.

In fact, this road shouldn't be so bad. At least when there were still cars going in and out, the road surface was still very smooth.

It's just that after so many years, this road is rarely used by people. Over time, nature has started a self-repair process, causing the road to become full of potholes and the trees on both sides of the road are growing wildly.

If no one maintains it, no matter how prosperous it was, it will only become a mirror image.

But it's okay now, at least driving into the mountains won't be a problem.

Although Hongyan Forest Farm is not very far away, it only takes a few hours to walk.

But this is Zhang An's first time to Hongyan Forest Farm, he has never been there even in his previous life.

Because after he was born, Hongyan Forest Farm had been closed down, and Zhang Jianguo was only sent back from the forest farm.

Zhang An's understanding of forest farms was all told verbally by Zhang Jianguo when he was a child.

"Okay, we can only go here, there is no way to drive the car in from the front."

He didn't know how much time had passed. Only after the person in charge of driving reminded him did Zhang An know that the car had stopped.

He was swaying along the way, but he was not affected at all and fell asleep.

Anyway, he didn't know how much time passed. He only knew that the car drove from dark to dawn, and now the sun had risen.

When I got off the car, I saw that this was the end of the mountain road, surrounded by bushes and dense weeds.

But it is not difficult to see that this place used to be a very large dam, which should have been the place responsible for loading trucks at that time.

Not far ahead, you can still see a wooden house that has been weathered by time, with only two wooden walls covered with mushrooms remaining.

"Then stop here, Zhang An. Can you let the two leopards walk a little further inside? If it can, we will walk a little further inside. If not, we can only stay here."

After Zhu Yuliang looked around, he turned back and asked Zhang An.

Although this place is already deep in the mountains and old forests, there are still traces of people's activities, so it would be best to go further in.

"Of course, I have no problem."

They have all been leaked anyway, and Zhang An doesn’t care if he leaks a little more.

"Okay, let's go further into the mountains."

Zhu Yuliang walked over and spoke to Director Yan for a few words before giving instructions to everyone.

Only then did Zhang An release the big cat and the second cat from the iron cage on the truck.

The big cat and the second cat looked a little lethargic at this time. Although they were riding in a car, the bumps along the way were probably too much for them.

But after getting off the car, their condition was obviously much better.

Along the way, Zhang An led the big cat and the second cat in front, and the others followed behind at a distance.

Although Zhang An said it was okay, they were still a little scared. A little distance could give them some sense of security.

After walking for nearly an hour, we came to a place that was no longer inhabited.

There are tall cedar trees, crystal clear streams, and the chirping of various birds everywhere.

"Okay, here it is."

The road ahead was getting harder and harder. Getting here was everyone's limit. Zhu Yuliang simply asked Zhang An to stop.

Then Zhang An asked the two leopards to stand there while others took photos.

"Okay, go home, find some female leopards quickly, and give birth to more litters of cubs. You are not young anymore."

After they finished filming, Zhang An received Zhu Yuliang's instructions and drove the big cat and the second cat back to the mountains.

Ever since they were taken out this morning, the big cat and the second cat had already had a hunch that they might have to leave their owner Zhang An.

However, this was not the first time that the two of them were released into the mountains by Zhang An, so they did not stay away.

But after jumping out for more than ten meters in the forest, he stopped and looked back.

Others may not understand, but Zhang An can see deep reluctance in their eyes.

But Zhang An had no other choice. If he wanted to keep them all the time, he could only keep them in space.

Because if you raise two leopards in reality, anyone who sees them will feel alien.

And keeping them in a space is undoubtedly unfair to the big cats and the second cats.

They are still in their prime and have plenty of time to go to the mountains and forests to seduce more and more beautiful female leopards. After looking back a few times and seeing that Zhang An didn't make any move to stay, the big cat and the second cat plunged into the mountain without looking back.

During this period, several people from the city newspaper took a bunch of photos.

"Zhang An, let them go on their own, there won't be any problems."

After the big cat and the second cat disappeared into the forest, Zhu Yuliang asked Zhang An quietly.

It's not that they haven't released other large animals before, they just sent them to the mountains under anesthesia.

Only this time, the two leopards were sent directly to the mountains while they were still awake, so he was still a little uneasy.

"Don't worry, there will definitely be no problem. They were covered with black cloth all the way here. I'm afraid they'll be found in the mountains."

Seeing this, Zhang An just smiled slightly.

Although during this period of time at home, the big cat and the second cat only need food to open their mouths.

But compared to the small dark room at home, they still yearn for the freedom of the mountains and forests.

It was already afternoon when we came down from the forest farm. At Zhu Yuliang's invitation, Zhang An accompanied him to have a meal with others before returning home from the county.

As for the rest of the matter, he didn't need to care at all. Zhu Yuliang and the others had already arranged it.

As long as he didn't mention himself, he gave Zhu Yuliang a special warning before leaving.

Zhu Yuliang just smiled and reassured him that even if Zhang An didn't speak, they knew this.

Although this kind of thing does exist, it only exists after all. Not many people know about it, but if it were told, it would be shocking.

The country has said that no one will be allowed to become a spirit after the founding of the People's Republic of China. They will not make mistakes in the general direction.

I don’t know if it was because Zhang An released the big cat and the second cat this time that he moved God or something.

A few days after returning from the forest farm, the entire sky immediately turned from sunny to cloudy and then to overcast again.

The sky, which had been sunny and cloudless before, suddenly disappeared at noon and turned into dark clouds.

After a while, thunder suddenly sounded outside, and dark clouds could be seen rolling in from the distant horizon, getting lower and lower.

In the past, when we saw that it was going to rain outside, everyone would rush home. Those who needed to put away their clothes would put away their clothes, and those who needed to catch the chickens and ducks would catch the chickens and ducks.

But this time it was different. As soon as they heard the rumbling noise outside, many people ran directly to the yard to look at the sky.

Because of this rain, everyone has been waiting for too long.

"Okay, great, God has finally opened his eyes. It's finally going to rain."

Seeing that it was finally going to rain, Wang Fang was so happy.

Although the family has planted several acres of rice, it has not reached the final stage due to the existence of the river.

She is worried about the fruit trees in her orchard. If it doesn't rain, some of the fruit trees may die.

But half an hour later, everyone's enthusiasm, which was so high just now, slowly died down.

Because such a long time has passed, although there has been thunder in the sky, there has been no rain. The typical thunder is loud and the raindrops are small, no, there should be no raindrops at all.

At first, everyone thought that God was just brewing the mood, but it turned out that it had been brewing for such a long time, and everyone couldn't help but start to worry that the rain might not stop falling.

At this time, we couldn't go out to work in the fields. We could only squat at home and look at the sky, hoping for a hearty rain soon.

Until the evening, it should be around five o'clock in the afternoon, because there were dark clouds in the sky, so it looked no different from seven or eight o'clock.

Some people even don't turn on the lights and can't see any light in the house.

"Whoa whoa whoa~"

In just a moment, when I was not mentally prepared at home, the heavy rain finally came, and it was an overwhelming heavy rain.

The cement floor in the yard had been scalding hot from the sun, and when the rain first fell, there was still a sizzling sound and a smell.

It's just that it rained so hard that the yard was flooded all of a sudden.

Many people who were still in the yard didn't have time to go home and were completely drenched by the rain.

But instead of rushing home, they jumped up in the heavy rain in the open air.

God finally heard everyone's cries, and now the food in the fields was finally saved.

The rain came very late, because it was late for half a year.

At the same time, this rain also came very timely, because if it were a few days later, this year's crops would really be gone.

This is not only true in Changqing Village, but also in other places, because there are more people who are eager for rain than in Changqing Village, and they need the moisture of rain even more.

"Xiao An, find a candle and light it."

Bang, the lights that were still on at home suddenly went out. As expected, Changqing Village had a power outage on time as always.

Wang Fang was cooking in the kitchen, but suddenly she couldn't see anything.

Fortunately, she didn't cut it with the kitchen knife just now, otherwise it would have been dangerous.

After Zhang An first lit a candle in the kitchen, he also lit up other rooms in the house.

"Hey, what happened to our family Qiqi? Who provoked you? Tell grandma and grandma will help you beat him."

When eating, Xiao Siqi, who usually likes to be naughty and playful, no longer has the hip-hop sound of the past, but instead puffs up his small mouth, as if he is sulking over water.

When Wang Fang saw this, she thought someone had offended her precious grandson, so she hurried forward to comfort him.

"No one dares to provoke him. Your precious grandson has never experienced a power outage, so he is not used to seeing the darkness in his house."

Zhang An just saw that the little guy still wanted to watch TV as before, but there was no response after being pressed several times. In addition, the house was pitch dark, so he was in a low mood.

"Oh, it's okay. Grandma will give you a flashlight so it won't be dark. Qiqi eat obediently. After finishing the meal, the electricity will come on. Then we can all watch TV together."

When adults coax children, they just do the same thing: it will be ready in a while, it will come in a while, and it will be ready to eat in a while.

This trick that Wang Fang had always used on Zhang An was now used intact on Xiao Siqi.

Feeling that the candle was indeed not bright enough, Wang Fang turned on the flashlight at home again.

Zhang An's flashlight is the most powerful one, and the battery is larger than other people's.

So when the flashlight was illuminated, the whole home instantly became much brighter, just like turning on an incandescent light before.

Naturally, little Siqi didn't know what a call was, but when he heard that he could watch TV after dinner, he immediately opened his mouth and ate the food Wang Fang fed him.

(End of this chapter)