My village can't be like this

Chapter 635 Three Hundred Legs, Success

When they got home, before they even entered the yard, little Siqi rushed over and hugged Zhang An's legs.

"Dad, where have you been?"

Little Siqi held Zhang An's legs with his hands and feet together, like a koala.

"Dad went to the bamboo forest to dig bamboo shoots."

Zhang An had his son hanging on his legs, and he walked in a strange posture, limping and dragging his son along.

"Sunzi is a god or demon."

Little Siqi didn't know Sunzi, so he asked with his eyes wide open.

"Of course bamboo shoots are delicious. Qiqi, do you want to eat some?"

Zhang An showed a father's smile on his face and lifted his son into his arms.

"I want to eat, I want to eat."

When he heard that there was food, the little foodie perked up. He stretched his head over Zhang An's shoulder and looked into the basket.

"You can't eat it raw. Wait until grandma cooks it tonight before eating it, okay?"

Zhang An touched his son's head. He was already accustomed to his son's gluttonous nature.

"it is good."

The little guy is quite obedient, unlike other kids who would throw tantrums if they don't get what they want right away.

When they arrived at the gate, little Siqi twisted his body to get off his father, then climbed over the threshold and ran home.

"Grandma, grandma, Daddy dug some bamboo shoots. Can you cook them for me?"

Xiao Siqi ran while calling Wang Fang.

"Okay, okay, let's all make fried bacon for our grandson tonight."

Of course Wang Fang agreed to her grandson's request.

Not to mention that the family doesn't lack anything now, even if there is something missing, she will find ways to get it for her grandson.

"Hey, why did you dig so much? It won't be easy to find in the next two days."

Wang Fang walked out of the house holding little Siqi's hand, and said in surprise when she saw that most of the bamboo basket was full of bamboo shoots.

She has been digging bamboo shoots for many years, so she naturally knows that now is not the time when bamboo shoots are at their peak.

"Hehe, we're lucky. The main reason is that we ran to the innermost part of the bamboo forest. No one has looked there before. Also, mom, you said we wanted to dry the bamboo shoots, so I dug more."

Zhang An turned the basket upside down on the ground and poured out all the bamboo shoots inside.

Then he took a large wooden basin from home and picked up the bamboo shoots on the ground and put them into the basin.

Wang Fang picked out the best part of the bamboo shoots and prepared to put them in the refrigerator so that she could eat them fresh in the next two days.

"Qiqi, come and take these two to your Aunt Zhou Lan."

Then he took out two larger ones and gave them to Xiao Siqi, asking him to take them to Li Hongbin's family to try.

The little guy was very interested in this kind of thing. He held two bamboo shoots, one in each hand, and ran towards Li Yao's house. This was why Wang Fang gave him this task.

In the evening, Wang Fang made stir-fried bacon with pickled peppers and bamboo shoots. It tasted sour and spicy and was very appetizing.

Zhang An’s family’s bacon is a specialty, and they have a special recipe for pickling it.

Now with the addition of the bamboo shoots produced in the space, it is simply a perfect match. Even an anorexic patient would have to drink two bowls in a row.

Little Siqi is usually not very conscientious when eating, and he always eats when Su Ying forces him to.

As a result, today I ate two bowls of rice at once, mixed with crispy bamboo shoots and evenly fat and lean bacon.

After he finished eating, he held the bowl and wanted more rice, but Su Ying and Wang Fang were worried that he would eat too much and feel full, so they didn't dare to serve him more.

In fact, although this thing tastes good when eaten alone, you can't eat much if you eat more.

The most important thing is the sour and spicy oil in the dish, which makes people want to eat more when mixed with rice.

After dinner, little Siqi played by himself while Zhang An and his family began to peel the remaining bamboo shoots and then clean them.

Although it was already evening and dark, it was actually still early.

Wang Fang wanted to take advantage of the fact that the bamboo shoots were still fresh and tender, so she quickly cut them into slices and put them into the pot to cook, and then she could dry them directly tomorrow.

Otherwise, if you wait until tomorrow, a lot of moisture will be lost in the bamboo shoots. Although the innermost part will still remain fresh, the outer part will definitely wilt.

There was half a basket of bamboo shoots in total. I peeled off the outer layer of the bamboo shoots and cut them, and it took me two full basins to cut them.

When Zhang An was cooking bamboo shoots with his mother, little Siqi was already sleepy and yawning continuously.

Seeing this, Su Ying held him on her lap. After a while, she heard his even breathing and he was sleeping very soundly.

"Xiaoying, carry Qiqi to bed and let him sleep."

Seeing that the little guy fell asleep, Wang Fang asked her daughter-in-law to take him to bed.

"He hasn't washed his face or feet yet. Wait for me to wash him before I carry him away."

Su Ying glanced at her son, prepared to stand up and put him down, then pour water to wash the little guy's face and feet.

"No need, Qiqi is already asleep, so don't wake him up, just carry him to bed."

Wang Fang has always loved her grandson very much. It doesn’t matter whether his face and feet are washed or not, she doesn’t want to wake him up.

By the time all the cut bamboo shoots were cooked, taken out, filtered and put into a winnowing basket, it was nearly eleven o'clock at night.

After hanging up the clothes, the family turned off the lights and prepared to rest.

When Zhang An returned to the room, Su Ying was already on the bed, leaning against the headboard reading a book.

"Why aren't you sleeping yet? Don't read so late at night. It hurts your eyes. You don't want to have to wear glasses in the future, do you?"

Zhang An changed his clothes, went to the bed, and hugged his wife in his arms.

"Just a casual look, it doesn't happen every day, it's not a big deal."

Su Ying put the book in her hand on the bedside and leaned into Zhang An's arms.

After turning off the lights, Zhang An began to work. After all, the huge task of expanding the Zhang family had always been on the shoulders of the couple.

At night, Su Ying, who was overworked, fell into a deep sleep and snored.

Su Ying usually doesn't snore when she sleeps, which is enough to show that she was really tired just now.

Zhang An pulled the quilt for the person next to him before entering the space.

Then he made a fist in the air, and the gourd that was specially used to hold the spiritual spring crystal dew immediately flew into his hand.

Arriving at the spring, Zhang An opened the lid of the gourd and collected all the spiritual spring crystal dew in the stone bowl.

Then he took it to his ear and shook it. Although this gourd could hold a lot, the amount of spiritual spring crystal dew that could be put into it was only a tiny bit, but he still had a satisfied smile on his face.

He had waited for several months for this little bit of spiritual spring dew. Then he ran towards the bamboo forest.

Although so much time has passed, the bamboo forest is still the same size as last time and has not expanded at all.

Zhang An knew that it was the space that restricted the expansion of bamboo.

When he arrived at the bamboo forest, Zhang An did not gather all the centipedes like he did last time, but only summoned the largest one.

After all, this one is only a dozen pairs of legs away from meeting Zhang Yixing's requirements, so Zhang An will definitely put all his spiritual spring crystal dew into it.

And Zhang An was not worried enough just because of it.

Although I fed it so much last time that it grew dozens of pairs of legs, this thing is getting more and more weird as it gets older, and no one can guarantee how difficult it will be to grow the last dozen pairs of legs.

After the largest centipede sensed Zhang An’s call, it immediately crawled out of the bamboo forest.

After seeing Zhang An, they immediately circled around Zhang An's feet.

With a body length of more than one meter, it surrounded Zhang An tightly.

The more than 200 centipede legs were so densely packed as they kept crawling.

Even though Zhang An is not a trypophobic patient, he still got goose bumps when he saw this scene.

"Okay, okay, stop wandering around and stop now."

Zhang An was afraid that it would continue to spin and make him dizzy, so he quickly stopped it.

The big guy also followed Zhang Anxin's thoughts and stood obediently in front of him.

Then, Zhang An opened the gourd and poured out the spiritual spring crystal dew inside.

He originally wanted to keep some, but after thinking it over, he gritted his teeth and poured it all out.

The main reason was that he was worried that because he saved this little bit of spiritual spring crystal dew, the centipede would be just a little bit short of one or two pairs of legs, which would not be worth it at all.

The main reason was that he had tried it before and found that the more Lingquan Crystal Dew was used, the stronger the effect would be. If used separately, the effect would be greatly reduced.

If it was just a little bit off, even if he didn't go up in the end, it would definitely be too late.

As soon as the spiritual spring crystal dew was poured into the basin, other centipedes in the bamboo forest were immediately attracted.

And not only that, even other animals in the space are rushing here. This thing's attraction to animals is absolutely fatal.

However, without Zhang An's permission, even though they were very eager, they could only watch obediently and did not dare to get any closer.

After getting Zhang An's permission, the giant centipede immediately and impatiently stuck its huge and bright red head into the basin, sucking the spiritual spring dew inside eagerly.

Zhang An only poured in one bowl's worth of liquid, which didn't seem like much. But in a few seconds, the big centipede drank it all up, without wasting any liquid at all.

After the spiritual spring crystal dew disappeared, the other animals surrounding it also dispersed.

Half a while later, what Zhang An expected happened.

The giant centipede coiled in front of Zhang An remained motionless at first, and then bursts of slight sounds slowly came from its hard shell. The decibels were very small, and if it weren't for the space, Zhang An would not have been able to hear them clearly.

Then the two bright red long whiskers that had been twitching continuously stopped, and after Zhang An blinked, they began to raise their heads. The bright red centipede's head began to bulge, as if it was about to pop out.

Finally, as two long bright red whiskers stretched out, this guy had begun to shed his skin and crawled out from the inky black old skin little by little.

The centipede that has just crawled out is not that black, but rather yellowish or earthy brown.

Because of its long body, it sheds its skin very slowly. Zhang An could only watch it crawl out of the dark old shell little by little.

I don't know how long it took, but this huge guy finally crawled out of that layer of skin.

The original inky black old shell, after shedding its skin, no longer had any trace of blackness and appeared brownish yellow.

In fact, this is the original color of the centipede's old shell. It looked black before because the centipede was still inside.

Anyway, any animal that sheds its skin and shell will generally have a translucent skin, and the larger it is, the more opaque it becomes.

The same is true for centipedes. If the centipede is smaller, the shed skin will be light yellow, and if it is very small, the color will be even lighter.

"Fuck, why should I care."

Suddenly, Zhang An slapped his head and quickly shifted his attention from the old body to the centipede that had just shed its skin.

He had spent so much effort and saved so much precious spiritual spring crystal dew for so long to allow this big guy to shed his skin again.

The most important thing now is definitely not to count how many legs the big guy has after shed his skin, but to stare at the old clothes that he has taken off.

"one two three four five six seven eight nine............."

Because the centipede's legs are symmetrical on both sides, Zhang An only focused on one side and counted them carefully.

Just when Zhang An counted to a little over a hundred, the big guy that had been motionless suddenly moved, turned around and crawled back to eat the old shell that had just been shed.

Zhang An originally wanted to ask it to be quiet and not move until he finished counting, but when he saw how happily it was eating, he held back.

Centipedes are different from cicadas. Cicadas do not eat their shed shells, but centipedes do.

This behavior is called "autophagy" and is a natural phenomenon for many arthropods. By eating old skin, they can recycle some useful materials and clean up their living environment.

After all, they are very vulnerable during this period and it is very difficult for them to find food, so eating by themselves can ensure their food needs.

Zhang An didn’t know this before, but later he found out about it after reading about it in a book.

For example, the last time Zhang An collected the centipede shells, they were in space. If they were outside, many centipedes would definitely be hungry.

The old shell has shrunk a lot and is less than half of its original length.

The big guy who had just shed his skin grew a lot bigger this time and soon ate a large piece of the old shell.

Zhang An discovered that when it was chewing, only the front few segments near the head were moving.

I simply stopped waiting for it to finish eating and patiently started counting again.

"One hundred and forty-six, one hundred and forty-seven, one hundred and forty-eight, one hundred and forty-nine, one hundred and fifty..."

Half a while later, Zhang An finished counting all the feet on everyone's side, no more, no less, exactly one hundred and fifty.

There are one hundred and fifty on one side, and the total number of both sides is three hundred. This number makes Zhang An excited and lucky.

What excited him was that he had raised this giant centipede with 300 legs. Fortunately, he didn't think about saving it just now, otherwise, there might not be so many.

But then, Zhang An quickly suppressed his inner excitement and started counting from the beginning, because he was worried that he had counted wrong, and these one hundred and fifty pairs of numbers were too coincidental.

After patiently counting from the beginning, he counted again.

In all his years of life, he had never felt so unconfident in himself when it came to counting.

In the end, he counted several times in a row, and counted both sides together.

It turned out that he was right to be serious, he did count wrong.

However, his mistake was not that he had too many, but that he had one pair too few. Now, all the legs on the left and right sides added up to a total of 302, which was two more than the 300 legs that Zhang Yixing needed.

(End of this chapter)