My village can't be like this

Chapter 643 Introduction
After chatting for a while, Zhang An took Cheng Peng and his group to the backyard.

The front yard was no longer suitable for entertaining guests because it was filled with building materials for the sheep pen.

At this time, Wang Fang also brought out a pot of tea.

Zhang An picked up the teapot and poured a cup for everyone.

It is neither early nor late, and not mealtime, so tea is the most basic way to entertain guests.

"Hey, this tea is not made from tea leaves. It tastes different."

Cheng Peng picked up the teacup and took a sip. He couldn't help but savor the taste. Then he raised his eyebrows and said in surprise.

The others had not started eating yet, but upon hearing this, they all picked up the tea and started to taste it.

"Yes, this is made with honeysuckle. You can try it."

Zhang An smiled slightly and explained to everyone.

"Oh? Are they the ones we picked in the yard last year? They taste OK, but they are still far inferior to the tea leaves you have."

Chen Ze also took a few sips carefully, and then compared it with the tea from Zhang An's family.

However, honeysuckle is still honeysuckle after all, and it grows from the outside world, so it naturally cannot be compared with the tea in the space.

"I have already promised everyone that your tea is the best, no worse than wine, but now you have made a pot of honeysuckle. I am afraid I can't take back what I said."

"I can't do anything about it. Last year's tea was sold out yesterday. I can only use this honeysuckle to make up for it."

Zhang An was also caught off guard by this.

Speaking of tea, it is a common commodity at home, just like rice and oil.

Because a lot of tea was roasted last year, dozens of kilograms, and with such a large reserve, Zhang Anping didn't care much about the inventory at home.

That was why, when Wang Fang suddenly told him in the morning that the tea at home was gone, he was completely stunned.

In fact, even if Zhang An's family drank tea every day, they would not use much tea throughout the year. However, there were too many people coming to ask for it.

Even though Zhang An had so much inventory last year, it was still in short supply.

So at the beginning of this spring, their tea supply was out of stock.

Although the tea can be picked at any time in the space, it is not yet the time to pick the new tea, so he cannot rashly take out so much tea.

Therefore, when Wang Fang makes tea now, she has to use the honeysuckle that she harvested and processed last year instead.

But it's true, after being used to drinking tea normally, suddenly switching to honeysuckle, it tastes completely different.

Although there will be a slight bitter taste in the tea after the honeysuckle is soaked, because their family has always used space spring water to make tea, the subtle bitter taste disappears, and is replaced by a lingering sweet taste.

"Impossible? I remember you had tea leaves that had been roasted for days last year."

When Chen Ze suddenly heard Zhang An say that they had run out of tea, he immediately looked disbelieving.

Because he had seen with his own eyes Zhang An's family frying tea last year, and it took them several days.

"We have a lot of stocks, but no matter how much we have, we can't afford to take advantage of you guys."

Hearing Chen Ze's words, Zhang An could only spread his hands helplessly.

I couldn't help complaining in my heart, it seemed like this guy only remembered how much stock his family had prepared, and forgot that I should come over from time to time to grab some.

"Well, not really. Although I pulled a lot, it's only about three to five kilograms in a year."

Hearing Zhang An's accusation, Chen Ze scratched his head embarrassedly.

But as soon as he said this, he found Zhang An glaring at him.

Only then did he remember that he was not the only one who came to Zhang An's house to take advantage of the situation.

Not to mention those far away, besides him, there are Ding Yi, Li Hongbin and a few others. The old men in Dongli Yard also come often to buy. Add in other people Zhang An knows, it seems a bit too much.

Moreover, four or five kilograms of tea is already a lot. For an ordinary family, even if they cannot drink it for a year, they can still last for most of the year.

Especially the needle buds like Zhang An’s, only a little bit is needed each time to make a pot of tea.

"Alright, alright, it's no big deal. This year's new tea will be here soon. You can just fry more then. At worst, I can just pick less this year."

Knowing that he was in the wrong, Chen Ze could only make a promise.

In fact, Chen Ze didn't need to say this at all. Zhang An had already decided that when the new tea is picked this year, he must get more. At that time, he must reserve some for his own use and cannot do it like now.

After a while, the two of them finished bickering like enemies, and the others just watched the fun.

To be honest, they never thought that Young Master Chen Ze would look like this.

"Brother Zhang An, we came here this time, on the one hand to pay you a visit, and on the other hand to get the wine we agreed on earlier."

Cheng Peng spoke only after Chen Ze and Zhang An stopped arguing.

"Okay, okay, but this wine is still in my cellar. If you want to take it back, you can come and get it before you leave."

Although the batch of wine he had previously stored in the cellar had not been there for long, it would be good to store it for one more day.

"Hahaha, actually we are going back tomorrow, so we came here to pick it up today."

They had already heard from Chen Ze that Zhang An's family's wine was buried in the cellar.

That's why I came here today, otherwise I might have come yesterday.

"I see. Wait a moment, I'll get it."

Upon hearing this, Zhang An nodded and said nothing more.

Then they entered the cellar and after some digging, they dug out the seven jars of blood rice wine that everyone needed.

"Here, they are all here. We have just dug them out. You can open them and check the goods."

Zhang An moved out the seven jars and placed them on the table and said to everyone, because they were just dug out, there was still a lot of dirt attached to the walls of the jars.

"That's not necessary. We still believe in Brother Zhang An. There's no need to do this."

When asked about inspecting the goods, Cheng Peng simply shook his head and refused.

With Chen Ze around, he felt that it was impossible for Zhang An to deceive them with fake wine.

If it was really fake wine, then he would admit it.

"Brother Zhang An, did you make this wine yourself? Just by looking at the mud seal, you can tell that the craftsmanship of making this wine is extraordinary."

Cheng Peng took the lead and placed the two jars in front of himself. After observing for a while, he gave Zhang An a thumbs up.

As a qualified wine connoisseur, he has tasted a lot of good wines in his life. In addition to the famous wines available on the market, there are even some old cellars that others have treasured.

Even though he had seen many old cellars dug out from the ground, the mud seals on those wine cells were not as good as Zhang An's.

So based on this alone, he was convinced that there was nothing fake inside. In addition, he was planning to take this wine back to give to his elders at home. If the mud seal was opened, it would not be good.

The others did the same as Cheng Peng. They did not open the box but just held the ones they owned in front of them.

As the saying goes, money comes before goods, but with Chen Ze around, the order is reversed.

Now that the goods have been received, it is time to pay. Cheng Peng and his companions handed over their money for the drinks.

Since they didn't test the wine, Zhang An naturally wouldn't take the disadvantage of counting money in front of others.

However, not counting the money in front of others doesn't mean that he doesn't know how to count. After receiving the money, Zhang An put it into his pocket.

In fact, he put the money into the space. With a thought, he knew the amount of money clearly.

"Brother Zhang An, can you take us to see the sheep you raise? It seems that Aze just mentioned that in addition to black goats, you also have wild goats here, which we haven't seen yet."

The transaction was completed, and Cheng Peng spoke again with a smile.

"Of course, you guys come with me."

Zhang An had no objection to this. Before the deer park was built in the village, the deer pen at their home was already considered a miniature zoo, and many people went in to watch every day.

"Wow, you actually have wolves at home?"

As soon as they entered the big circle, Jin Wen and his companions were frightened by Xiaohu and several big dogs entrenched in the circle.

"Hahaha, you're scared, right? They're not wolves, they're the dogs that Zhang An keeps at home."

Seeing that everyone was frightened, Chen Ze laughed and teased them before Zhang An even opened his mouth.

"This... this is actually a dog?"

Jin Wen heard this and said with some disbelief.

"Xiaohu and the others are indeed dogs, but they are a cross between wolf-blue and mountain blue wolves, so they look more like wolves than other dogs."

At this time, Zhang An stood up and explained to everyone.

"I see. I was wondering why they look more like wolves than the wolves in the zoo."

After hearing these words, most of the fear in their hearts disappeared instantly, but when they walked past Xiaohu and the others, they were still very careful and always followed Zhang An.

"Okay everyone, this is our sheepfold. The ones over here are the local black goats, the ones we ate the night before last, and the ones over there are the wild goats that Chen Ze mentioned."

When they arrived at the circle, Zhang An pointed and introduced them to everyone.

"Those wild goats look so funny, with such long beards. Are they really wild goats? Or is it just a species?"

The women just glanced at the herd of black goats, and their attention was soon attracted by the dwarf sheep next to them.

"They are really wild goats from the mountains. It's just that I caught some of them from the mountains before, and they grew to this size as time went by. Chen Ze also knows about this."

Hearing the questions from the women, Zhang An naturally explained with a smile.

Over the years, there are many people who have asked the same questions as them.

"Yes, these sheep are really wild. Once before, when Zhang An and I went into the mountains to hunt, we wanted to hunt a few deer, but we encountered a group of wild goats."

In front of this group of friends from the city, Chen Ze spoke very proudly about the time he and Zhang An and a few others went into the mountains to hunt.

He also emphasized the incident in which the leader of the wild goats knelt down to Zhang An.

"That's great. I've never been into the mountains to hunt before. If you go again next time, remember to call me."

Cheng Peng and the other men were full of envy at the fact that Chen Ze had actually gone hunting in the mountains.

"Of course, if there is a chance next time, I will tell you in advance."

Before Zhang An opened his mouth, Chen Ze agreed first.

The main reason was that he knew it would be difficult for Zhang An to agree or not, so he took over the conversation. Anyway, it was up to him whether to notify or not.

After all, going into the mountains to hunt is no trivial matter. People like them who have never been in the mountains need to be protected when they go into the mountains.

However, Ran Xia and the other girls had a different focus. They had tears in their eyes and were moved by the spirituality of the leader sheep.

"By the way, is that a deer over there? And what are those big and ugly things?"

After a while, several women whose eyes were still filled with tears in the previous second, pointed at the other half of the circle and asked in the next second.

"Well, they are not deer, they just look very similar to deer, but they are distant relatives of deer. Their name is musk deer, which we also call musk deer here. And the one you said is ugly is also their distant relative, called muntjac."

After listening to what the women said, Zhang An didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and he sighed that the first impression of a woman is indeed her appearance.

"Musk deer? Their meat must be delicious, after all, their name contains the word 'fragrant'."

Those who are ugly are ignored, and everyone's attention soon focuses on the musk deer.

"Honestly, what are you eating? This musk deer is a treasure. Do you know what the priceless musk is?"

So, Chen Ze found another opportunity to perform in front of everyone.

He didn't know about other things in Zhang An's family, but he was very familiar with these musk deer.

He actually didn't know it before, but after following Zhang An to collect musk several times, he realized that this thing was a golden hen.

"Hiss, could it be that musk is produced by this thing?"

After hearing what Chen Ze said, several people widened their eyes again. They didn't expect that this unremarkable thing was actually a rare treasure.

"Of course, didn't you hear that there is a word 'musk' in their name? That's why they get their name 'musk'."

Chen Ze was very happy to be able to show off in front of a few people. It was true that learning never ends, and he felt very happy when he succeeded.

"Brother Zhang An is truly a remarkable man who can even raise a baby like this."

Although they could see before that Chen Ze and Zhang An had a special relationship, they just thought that this person was lucky to have made friends with Chen Ze.

But now, Cheng Peng and his friends no longer regard Zhang An as an ordinary person in the mountains.

"That's not all. Zhang An's family also raises a large herd of deer."

Even so, Chen Ze shook his head and continued.

People always said that he had a mental problem for running to such a remote mountain place.

Now he wants to tell others that not just anyone can come to this remote mountain area.

"Oh, there are deer? Where are they? Why can't I see them?"

Women really like deer. When they heard Chen Ze mention it, they immediately looked around for one.

"Those deer are not here now. In order to let everyone see them, they are in the deer park in their village, raised with other deer. You can go and see them when you have time."

(End of this chapter)