My village can't be like this

Chapter 623: The twelfth month
"You must have spent a lot of money, kid, and you didn't even tell your uncle Yan. I'll put some money with you this afternoon. You're already helping us, so we can't let you pay for it yourself."

The one Yan Peifeng collected himself cost him a lot of money, and Zhang An's was so much bigger and still so well preserved, so he must have spent just as much money on it.

Although he didn't know whether it would be useful or not, he had to appreciate the other person's kindness, so he planned to give Zhang An some money so as not to cause any trouble for Zhang An.

"Uncle Yan, actually..."

Zhang An wanted to say that it didn’t cost much, but he was interrupted by Yan Peifeng before he could finish.

"It's settled. Give me your card number and I'll have someone transfer the money to you."

"OK then."

Zhang An did not refuse and wrote down the card number and handed it to Yan Peifeng.

Otherwise, people will think you are up to something.

"Zhang An, although Taoist Zhang said he wanted a centipede with 300 legs, these two are not small either. Why don't we take them over and ask? What if they can be used?"

The centipede in front of him was the largest one Yan Peifeng had ever seen in his life, so he thought of asking Zhang Yixing. In case it could be used, his daughter would be able to recover from the disease one day earlier.

"That's fine. There's nothing wrong with asking. It won't delay anything anyway."

After studying medical theory, Zhang An knew that three hundred feet was not just a number casually said by the old man, and there must be a reason behind it.

But Yan Peifeng was eager to save his daughter, so there was nothing wrong with him accompanying him.

As for whether to use it or not, what the old man says at that time will make him believe it more.

So the two of them picked up the wooden box and went out, heading straight for the Sanqing Temple in Zizhulin.

When we arrived at Sanqing Temple, two people had already arrived and were burning incense in the hall.

The old man was sweeping the yard with a bamboo broom.

After Zhang An handed the wooden box containing centipedes to Yan Peifeng, he walked over, took the broom from the old man and helped to sweep.

Zhang Yixing didn't care. After all, Zhang An had come to help sweep many times before, and to him, Zhang An was not an outsider.

"Master Zhang, we found two very large centipedes, but they don't have as many legs as the three hundred, so we brought them over to you to see if they can be used."

Yan Peifeng walked up and spoke to Zhang and his group.

"Without the three hundred feet, it probably won't be useful, but it doesn't hurt to take a look."

Zhang Yixing smiled and said this, but did not directly sentence the death penalty.

"Let's go, let's go inside and take a look. Xiao An, you come too."

After Zhang Yixing called Zhang An, he took the two of them into the house.

"In fact, what is needed in the prescription is something inside the head of the Tribulus terrestris, not the Tribulus terrestris itself, so you will know if it can be used after opening it. The reason why I asked you to find a centipede with 300 legs is that it is recorded in the medical books that such a thing requires a centipede with more than 300 legs."

Back in the house, Zhang Yixing took out his tools and talked to Zhang An and Yan Peifeng.

Now the two of them understood why an ordinary centipede would not work, and why they had to find a centipede with three hundred legs.

"Wow, this is a big one, and it's well preserved. I haven't seen one this big in many years."

After opening the wooden box, Zhang Yixing sighed as he looked at the huge thing inside that was over two feet long.

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

Hearing this, Yan Peifeng couldn't help but ask.

"I have seen it, but it was more than ten years ago. At that time, I met a live one in the mountains on the way to Qingcheng Mountain. It was slightly larger than this one. At that time, I watched from a distance as it gnawed off a large piece of mountain grass. It was really fierce. Later, it wanted to chase me, but fortunately I was far away and ran away."

Zhang Yihang recalled for a while before speaking to the two of them.

Then he took out a small knife and cut a slice on the centipede's head.

"Although this one is not small, it's still not big enough. The things I need haven't grown yet. I have to look for more."

Zhang Yixing stared at the bright red centipede head for a long time before shaking his head and saying.

After hearing it with his own ears, Yan Peifeng couldn't help feeling a little disappointed, but there was nothing he could do; he had to keep looking.

"But this large centipede should have a strong medicinal effect. It may have unexpected effects in treating other diseases. We can keep it."

Even the piece of body that was cut off was put back intact by Zhang Yixing.

Centipedes are used in other prescriptions, and the whole body can be used as medicine. One this big one is definitely a good thing.

"It's useless for us to take it back anyway, so why not give it to Taoist Zhang? In case someone needs it, it will be considered a good deed."

Yan Peifeng directly handed the wooden box to Zhang Yixing. This thing was useless in his hands. It might even be broken if not properly preserved. It would be better to hand it over to a professional.

"Then thank you, Master Yan."

Zhang Yihang did not refuse. This kind of thing, which is hard to come by, can save lives in certain situations.

"It's nothing, Taoist Zhang. As long as you don't think we are a nuisance, I'll go down the mountain first."

Yan Peifeng shook his head. When Zhang Yixing treated his daughter, he never mentioned any compensation.

Although they often come to donate money, for people like them, this is something they can never repay.

Later, while cleaning the yard, Zhang An asked some questions that he had not figured out, and Zhang Yixing answered them one by one.

Only after he finished cleaning the yard did Zhang An go down the mountain from Sanqing Temple and go home.

When passing by the purple bamboo forest, Zhang An saw many young wives and old sisters-in-law from the village in the bamboo forest.

"Hey, what are the sisters-in-law doing in the bamboo forest?"

It is not yet time to dig winter bamboo shoots, and he is curious about what these people are doing in there.

"It's Zhang An. We are going to go in and find a man. Please don't tell anyone."

Younger wives are more shy and cannot say these words at all.

But those old sisters-in-law have long passed the age of shyness, and everything they say seems to have a different taste, not to mention those naked jokes, which they just say without thinking.

"Don't worry, I'm very tight-lipped. But you have to be careful. Don't leave without going home or you have to ask someone to carry you."

In the past, Zhang An was no match for them. He would blush whenever they made fun of him and could never win the argument.

But now after getting married, my skills have greatly improved and I can handle it like a fish in water.

In fact, while he was joking, he also saw clearly what these people were doing, which was picking up bamboo shoots in the bamboo forest.

The cold winter months are the time when everyone has the least time. Just like June and July, many of them will make a few pairs of shoes for their family members at this time.

And this bamboo shoot leaf is a good thing for drawing shoe patterns because it is much harder than paper.

In the afternoon, Yan Peifeng came again.

"Zhang An, I had someone transfer 200,000 yuan to your card, and I have another 100,000 yuan in cash here. You can deduct the money from this morning and continue to help me find the money. Money is not a problem. If it's not enough, just tell me."

As he spoke, Yan Peifeng took out a thick stack of money from his bag and handed it to Zhang An.

It can be seen that the money was just withdrawn from the bank and is still sealed.

"Uncle Yan, how much did you spend on that one this morning?" Although Zhang An was not a person who had never seen money, he was shocked to see Yan Peifeng spending two or three hundred thousand at a time.

"The other party asked for thirty thousand, not a cent less. You can't bargain for this kind of thing. After all, they can control us. Not only is yours bigger than mine, but it's also in good condition. It must be expensive. I won't ask you how much you spent. Just don't let yourself get hurt."

Yan Peifeng didn't even consider whether his money would be swallowed up. What he wanted now was to buy the horse bones with a large sum of money. After all, what Zhang An found was better than what he found himself. Although he didn't use it, he hoped that Zhang An could keep helping until he found it.

Moreover, he has already spent a lot on this matter alone. Money is really nothing to their family. As long as their daughter can be cured as soon as possible, it will be enough.

"Don't worry, Uncle Yan, I will continue to help you, and don't stop on your side either."

Hearing that Yan Peifeng spent 30,000 yuan on that incomplete centipede, Zhang An couldn't help but gasp.

Although centipedes of that size are hard to find, there are too many of them.

With 30,000 yuan now, it is not a problem to buy a house in the provincial capital.

"Of course I won't stop here. It's definitely better for the two of us to look for it together than for one person to look for it alone."

Yan Peifeng never thought of giving up, he just felt that with one more person searching with him, his hope would be much greater than if he searched alone.

A few days later, Li Hongbin came back.

"How come you don't feel cold?"

In the yard, Li Hongbin saw Zhang An doing boxing in only two pieces of clothes. He couldn't help but look at his cotton-padded jacket and said depressedly.

"I'm in good health, how can I be as weak as you guys?"

After Zhang An took a breath, he stopped practicing and said to Li Hongbin with a smile.

"Don't talk nonsense. Who is weak? If everyone is weak, then there won't be many who are not weak."

As soon as he heard this word, Li Hongbin became unhappy and immediately stood up to resist.

A man can say anything, but he cannot be accused of lying.

"Honestly, I see you don't look very well. Why don't you practice with me? You see, Lao Chen's complexion has never been bad since he practiced with me."

Zhang An was not making this up. Li Hongbin's face looked a little dusty, and it was obvious that his spleen and stomach were weak.

Especially since this guy is often out at construction sites and rarely comes back. Every time he comes back, he is definitely caught by the one at home and forced to do voluntary work, and last night was no exception.

When people reach middle age, they have no choice but to do so. Isn't that what they are like?

"Really useful?"

After hearing what Zhang An said, Li Hongbin asked quietly.

"Whether it's useful or not, you'll know after practicing. Anyway, there's no harm in it."

So, after this round of deception, Li Hongbin really thought about learning boxing with Zhang An.

In the afternoon, Li Hongbin brought back many people from outside the village.

However, he did not enter the village. Instead, he called Chen Ze and went directly to the place they had chosen before.

Zhang An knew at a glance that Chen Ze must have handed the construction work over to Li Hongbin.

Otherwise, this guy wouldn't have come back so quickly and called so many people to join him.

Afterwards, a group of people looked at the design plan brought back by Chen Ze, then measured the land with a tape measure, and after a discussion, the construction was decided.

The next day, excavators drove into the village one after another.

To drive to the place chosen by Chen Ze, you must pass through the fields of other villagers.

However, Chen Ze and Zhang Jianwen had already visited these families a few days ago.

We bought a part of the land from them, not only for the convenience of vehicles entering and exiting during construction.

This is also for the purpose of having a suitable road leading directly to the entrance when the hotel is built.

Chen Ze spent a lot of money on this.

However, Zhang An felt that it was totally worth it, and this road would belong to Chen Ze from now on.

If anyone wants to build a house or do anything else on the land in front, they have to pay to buy the right to use it from Chen Ze.

In the days that followed, Changqing entered the construction period again.

In the village, several roads leading to the mountains are under construction, and plank roads have been built in many mountain climbing areas. The people in charge are Zhang Jianjun and the villagers.

Everyone is very happy to work in the village. They go out in the morning and come home in the evening, and they earn money in the village.

On Chen Ze's side, Li Hongbin's people were also working hard. Every day, many cars came in carrying various building materials.

Because there were too many vehicles and the loads they were carrying were heavy, the cement road at the entrance of the village was filled with potholes.

However, Li Hongbin went to see Zhang Jianwen in advance and said that he would be responsible for repairing it for the village when the time comes.

After all, it was indeed they who damaged the road, and Chen Ze would be responsible for repairing the section of road he bought, so it would be a good idea to repair it from Shiyakou.

When Zhang Jianwen heard this, he of course agreed very readily.

In this way, with the construction on the river bank, time passed day by day and the New Year approached day by day.

Not long after entering the twelfth lunar month, primary and secondary schools held their final exams and then had their winter vacation.

On the first day of winter vacation, Su Ying woke up early in the morning as usual.

"Why are you up so early? You're already on holiday."

Seeing his wife getting up and putting on her clothes, Zhang An couldn't help but remind her.

"Oh, yes. I'm on vacation now. I don't have to get up so early."

Su Ying, who was half dressed, crawled back into the quilt after being reminded by Zhang An.

"It's still comfortable in a warm quilt. It's so sad to get up early every day."

"That's for sure, otherwise why would students always want a holiday?"

The teachers all think so, and the students are even more so.

Not long after, Zhang An got up, leaving Su Ying alone in bed.

When she first got married, Su Ying was afraid of leaving a bad impression on her in-laws, so she got up very early every day.

In the past two years, after giving birth to little Siqi, she no longer cares about these things. Every time she has a holiday, she will never miss the chance to sleep in.

"Zhang An, when your family slaughters the pig this year, please leave me a few dozen pounds of meat. I also want to smoke some bacon this year."

Early in the morning, another tenant from Dongli Yard came to say hello.

"Grandma, my family is only slaughtering four pigs this year, and they have all been booked. You can go find other people in the village. There are many families slaughtering pigs in the village this year."

Since the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, there have been many requests like this, and Zhang An has no idea how many he has rejected.

There are a lot of people slaughtering pigs and buying meat this year because there are a lot more tenants in Dongli Courtyard, and many people stay here to celebrate the New Year.

(End of this chapter)