My village can't be like this

Chapter 622 Two Centipedes
After dark in the evening, Zhang Jianjun came to find me.

"Xiao An, I saw Chen Ze come back this afternoon. Has he figured out the design for the hotel?"

Zhang Jianjun didn't beat around the bush and asked his nephew directly.

"Yeah, he came back today and brought the blueprints back with him. He showed me the design, it's really, really beautiful."

Zhang An nodded and told his second uncle directly.

"Xiao An, you said Chen Ze's hotel is about to start construction, what can I do here?"

Hearing this, Zhang Jianjun's eyes began to roll around.

He is now a contractor who specializes in building houses for others. It is impossible for him not to be tempted when Chen Ze wants to build such a big hotel. If he takes on two projects, how much money will he make after they are completed?

So he came directly to Zhang An to ask, hoping to see if he could get in touch with his nephew.

"Uncle, I think your idea is a little unrealistic."

Of course Zhang An knew what his second uncle was planning, so he said it out loud on the spot.

"Why is it unrealistic? We have built at least 30 to 50 houses in the past two years. We have the technology and the manpower. I think we can still give it a try."

Zhang Jianjun at this moment is no longer the same person who started working as a bricklayer a few years ago.

In the past two years, he and his people have done a lot of work, including the houses of several villagers in the village, all the courtyards of Dongli Yard, and many others in the surrounding villages. This has greatly boosted his confidence.

"Uncle, it's not that I think anything bad about you. Chen Ze's hotel is a big project, completely different from a residential building. Although you have a lot of big and small workers in your group, and their skills are pretty good, it's impossible to complete such a big project with manpower alone. Excavators and other large machines are definitely needed. You really can't take it."

Knowing Zhang Jianjun's personality, Zhang An spoke more directly. He was worried that if he spoke in a tactful way, he would not be able to dispel his second uncle's inner thoughts.

"Besides, this job is not as simple as building houses for people. It requires qualifications, so only those construction companies can take it. There is no way. Otherwise, you are my second uncle, and I will not let outsiders take care of the good things. How could I not help you?"

"Turtle, there are so many tricks here? I thought it was enough to just do the work beautifully."

After hearing what Zhang An said, Zhang Jianjun was shocked. He knew that he had thought too simply.

Although he has built so many houses in the past two years, they are always in rural areas and are just some civilian self-built houses.

He knew very little about the procedures required by the construction companies in the city.

"And Chen Ze has also decided to ask Li Hongbin and his team to do it. Then you can go and see how other people do big projects."

In order to make Zhang Jianjun give up, Zhang An brought Li Hongbin out.

"Okay, I see."

Zhang Jianjun was really desperate now. Everyone in the village knew that Li Hongbin ran a construction company. Although he had never seen such a large scale, it was definitely not something that ordinary people could do to be able to easily mobilize so many excavators.

"Mom, let's have hotpot tonight. I'll go pick some pea tips."

In the evening, Zhang An still hadn't forgotten the idea of ​​having hot pot, so he picked up the basket and headed into the vegetable garden.

Before National Day, Wang Fang had already sown a large field of peas, and now it is time to eat them.

There was so much of this stuff in the fields in February and March that it was impossible to eat it all. By then, Zhang An was tired of it.

But now seven or eight months have passed, and Zhang An really misses it.

Moreover, the pea tips during this period are the first batch and are the freshest and tenderest.

"Go ahead, get some cilantro back too."

Wang Fang had no objection. Eating hotpot saved a lot of effort than cooking.

"Dad, wait for me."

Seeing his father running away with the basket, little Siqi immediately chased after him.

"You can go, but you are not allowed to pull out the crops from the ground. Those are all the crops your grandmother worked so hard to plant."

Zhang Anke did not forget that the last time this kid went to the vegetable garden with him, he pulled out a lot of seedlings and asked Wang Fang to replant them later.

"You hear me? Or I'll spank you."

Seeing that the little guy didn't speak, Zhang An glanced at him and stretched out his hand to warn him.

"Oh!"

Seeing his father raising his hand, the little guy quickly answered.

He also hadn't forgotten that last time he pulled out the seedlings, he was slapped hard on the butt by this unscrupulous old man.

"Here, take this."

When they arrived at the vegetable garden, in order to control his son's restless hands, Zhang An directly handed him the basket so that he would calm down.

The little guy was obedient and carried the basket, which was much bigger than his head, with both hands with great effort. Then Zhang An began to pick the pea tips.

When pea tips are ready to be picked, you should pick them frequently.

In this way, the pea plants can grow more and more, and just planting a small piece can provide food for the whole family for a long time.

If they are not picked often, they will not have too many tips and will bloom easily.

By that time, there will be only a few days left to eat.

The reason why Zhang An's family wants to plant a large area is because there are too many people coming to the Dongli yard to buy vegetables, and if they plant less, they can't supply them.

Soon, Zhang An picked two large handfuls of pea tips, which were enough for a meal for a family of four.

This thing won't last long after being picked, and will quickly wilt and become wrinkled, so don't pick too much.

After putting them in the basket, the little guy still carried it very seriously. Although it looked like a lot, it was not very heavy and the little guy could still lift it.

Afterwards, Zhang An went to pick the coriander his mother had asked him to pick. The coriander now had leaves that looked like fans, and of course they tasted good too.

Finally, you need to pick some chives. This thing is a must-have when eating hot pot. It is indispensable whether it is in the pot or in the dipping sauce, otherwise it will not taste good.

Unfortunately, the garlic that was planted some time ago has not grown yet.

Otherwise, adding some garlic sprouts would be great too.

"Qiqi, take it to grandma."

After returning from the vegetable garden, Zhang An pointed at his mother and the little one in the kitchen and said.

He loved carrying the basket so much that he refused when Zhang An wanted to take it.

When the little guy heard this, he happily took a basket of vegetables and went to find his grandmother.

"Oh, you can carry so many things now, give them to grandma."

Seeing the little guy carrying a full basket of vegetables, Wang Fang looked like she had witnessed something extraordinary.

"You are such a father. Qiqi is still so young. How can you let him hold it like this?"

As expected, Zhang An was nagged by Wang Fang again.

"Mom, that's not how heavy it is. He's very strong. You can see that he can lift his car by himself."

Zhang An was somewhat helpless. He didn't know whether his son had inherited his strong genes. He was only a little over one year old, but he was so strong that he could lift the small jeep at will.

Then she looked at the time and saw that Su Ying was about to come back from school, so Wang Fang took her grandson to wash the vegetables.

Zhang An was also busy. He came to the fish pond and scooped up a fat sea bass, preparing to fillet it and have it for hot pot in the evening.

The next day, it started to drizzle. Although it wasn't heavy, the already cold weather became even colder.

Fortunately, Zhang An's house had a stove, and with the door closed, the house was still warm. When he came to the yard, he saw that the chimneys of other houses in the village were already emitting wisps of smoke.

This is not a stove, but the chimney of a furnace. It can be seen that people have entered the season of burning fires for heating.

Because it was too wet and cold outside, Wang Fang kept a close eye on the little guy and didn't let him out at all.

At first the little guy was still angry, but after a while he calmed down and kept calling Wang Fang "Grandma".

"Zhang An, if you have anything to do, come with me to Sanqing Temple to find Taoist Master Zhang."

In the drizzle, Yan Peifeng ran over happily.

"It's okay. Did Uncle Yan encounter a happy event today?"

On weekdays, Yan Peifeng is always frowning because of his daughter's affairs.

Even when he greeted people with a smile, the corners of his mouth would only be slightly raised.

But this is the first time Zhang An has seen someone so happy in such a long time.

"Haha, I found the thing that was missing from the prescription."

Seeing Zhang An asking, Yan Peifeng said very excitedly.

He didn't say centipede directly because Wang Fang and Xiao Siqi were still there.

"If you hadn't reminded me to look for it in those Miao villages, I might not have found any clues yet. Don't worry, my family will thank you very much."

"You really found it? Uncle Yan, come on, take me to have a look."

When Zhang An heard Yan Peifeng say that the centipede with three hundred legs had been found, he immediately became excited.

At that time, he just wanted Yan Peifeng to give it a try, but he didn't hold much hope.

The space was magical enough, but he had cultivated it for so long and invested so much spiritual spring crystal dew but still hadn't raised a single one. This already showed how rare this thing was.

If it really exists out there, it is definitely a rare thing and it is impossible to find it so easily.

So at this moment, Zhang An really wanted to see what the three-hundred-legged centipede looked like, even if it was a dry one.

"Come on, come on, come to my place."

Yan Peifeng immediately took Zhang An back to Dongli Yard.

When he arrived at Yan Qian's house, Zhang An greeted Mei Jingya and Yan Qian's mother and daughter, and then followed Yan Peifeng to the study on the second floor.

"Here, this is it. It was delivered this morning."

In the study, Yan Peifeng took out a large wooden box from the cabinet.

Zhang An was originally very much looking forward to it, but when he saw the wooden box, he frowned.

There is no other reason, because although this wooden box is quite large, it is only about 70 to 80 centimeters, less than one meter in length.

So the things inside will definitely be shorter.

As Yan Peifeng opened the wooden box, a huge centipede appeared in front of the two.

But it was not fresh, but a dried centipede that had been processed.

"Uncle Yan, although this centipede is big, it definitely doesn't have three hundred legs."

Zhang An looked at him for a while and then slowly spoke to Yan Peifeng.

Although this centipede is very big, it is only a little over two feet long, which is shorter than Zhang An originally thought, and the wooden box is still quite empty.

And most importantly, this centipede has no legs. Only two front antennae and the last two hind legs are left, and the entire trunk is bare.

Others might not be able to see it, but Zhang An is no stranger to this thing.

In his space there was a giant creature that was over one meter long and had one hundred and three pairs of legs.

There are even more that are more than two feet long. Among the dead centipedes he collected last time, there were several that were longer than this one.

"A centipede this big doesn't have three hundred legs?"

After hearing what Zhang An said, Yan Peifeng was stunned.

"What did the person who brought it say? Did he say how many legs the centipede had?"

Zhang An did not answer, but asked a question in return.

"No, they just said there must be hundreds of them, but they didn't tell me the exact number. I've never seen one this big before, so I thought there should be some, so I just accepted it."

Yan Peifeng thought about what he had said to Zhang An.

"Uncle Yan, I'm sure this one definitely doesn't have 300 legs. It's only 200 at most, or even less."

Zhang An told Yan Peifeng very confidently, because this centipede was also a red-headed centipede, but compared to those in his space, the dark green color on the trunk was not black enough, and the red on the head was not deep enough.

"Zhang An, have you ever seen a centipede this big?"

Seeing Zhang An was so sure, Yan Peifeng opened his eyes wide and asked.

"That's right, Uncle Yan. I have indeed seen one, because I also have one in my collection. It is bigger than yours and is very well preserved, but it is only a little over two hundred, far less than three hundred."

Since Yan Peifeng asked, Zhang An said it directly, which was also to lay the groundwork for the future.

At the same time, in order to avoid Yan Peifeng's misunderstanding, he made a special explanation.

"Bigger than this one? Then take me to see it?"

When Yan Peifeng heard that it was bigger than the one in front of him, his eyes opened wider.

"Of course, I originally collected it for Sissi, but it was less than three hundred, so I didn't take it out."

Zhang An agreed without hesitation.

So the two of them rushed to Zhang An's house from Dongli Yard.

Arriving on the second floor, Zhang An also took Yan Peifeng into the study.

"Uncle Yan, wait for me a moment. I'll go get it out. I'm worried that my family will be scared if they find out, so I hid it very secretly."

Although those centipedes had been processed, they were still in the space, so Zhang An found an excuse.

"That's right. I hid it too because I didn't want to scare Sissi and her mother."

Yan Peifeng understood this very well because he did the same thing.

Then Zhang An came to the bedroom and entered the space.

After taking out one of the dried centipedes that was more than two feet long, Zhang An also found a wooden box to put it in, just like Yan Peifeng did.

Fortunately, he had made a lot of wooden boxes in the space to store ginseng, otherwise he would definitely not be able to find a place to put it now.

"Uncle Yan, look, this is the one I received."

Entering the study, Zhang An also opened the wooden box and let Yan Peifeng see it.

"Hiss, this one is more than ten centimeters longer than mine, and it's still very complete."

Although he had prepared himself mentally after what Zhang An said just now, Yan Peifeng was still surprised when he saw it now.

(End of this chapter)