My village can't be like this
Chapter 650: People are not as good as horses
Chapter 650: People are not as good as horses
Zhang An only drank two glasses of the bottle of old wine that Yan Peifeng brought out, and he immediately felt that it was different from normal liquor.
It’s hard to tell exactly what the difference is, but it does taste good.
A bottle of wine weighed less than two kilograms. After Mei Jingya poured a glass, the rest was divided between Yan Peifeng and Zhang An.
After three rounds of drinking, the bottle was almost empty, but Zhang An was not affected at all. This amount of wine was not enough to make him drunk, but he was still a little bit intoxicated.
On the other hand, Yan Peifeng was different. His face was red and his eyes were blurry from drinking. It was obvious that he was numb.
In fact, his alcohol tolerance should not be limited to this, because when Zhang Ping got married, Yan Peifeng sat at the same table with Zhang An and others.
At that time, Yan Peifeng drank half a pound of liquor with others, but he was not drunk. His alcohol tolerance was much better than many people.
However, Zhang An could understand why Yan Peifeng got drunk so quickly today.
As the saying goes, it's not the wine that makes people drunk, it's people who make themselves drunk. The reason why Yan Peifeng got drunk today had nothing to do with the wine he drank. It was just because he was too happy, so the alcohol was too strong and he got drunk easily.
After a while, Yan Peifeng fell asleep leaning against the back of the chair.
At this moment, Zhang An really wanted to give a thumbs up to Yan Peifeng, because he had such good drinking habits. After getting drunk, he didn't make any noise or trouble. He was just so quiet, which was much better than 90% of people.
Looking at the drunk Yan Peifeng, Mei Jingya did not say any complaints.
"Xiao An, Xiao Ying, you guys eat first. I'll help Xixi's dad lie down first."
After saying something to Zhang An and Su Ying, Mei Jingya stood up and helped Yan Peifeng up.
However, Yan Peifeng was too drunk and had passed out. No matter how hard Mei Jingya tried, she couldn't help him up from the chair.
"Aunt Mei, let me help you."
Seeing this, Zhang An immediately stood up to help.
Yan Peifeng is a normal adult man, not fat but not thin either, at least around 130 or 140 kilograms.
In such an unconscious state, a woman like Mei Jingya really has no way to deal with it. Even if there is another one, it would probably be difficult.
Hearing this, Mei Jingya did not refuse because she really couldn't help herself up.
Zhang An walked over and gave a little support, then easily lifted Yan Peifeng up.
Seeing this, Mei Jingya walked in front, opened the door, and took Zhang An to help Yan Peifeng lie on the bed.
After a while, Xiao Siqi, who was sitting between Su Ying and Yan Qian, wiped his mouth.
"Mom, I'm full."
The little guy was rubbing his round belly as he spoke.
"How many times have I told you not to rub your belly after eating? Do you want to be beaten?"
Seeing her son's action, Su Ying immediately turned into a strict mother again.
In rural areas, it is considered a bad behavior for children to rub their stomachs after eating.
Once you get used to it and do it often after meals, your belly will become bulging, just like Zhu Bajie's casserole-shaped belly.
"Oh."
After being glared at by Su Ying, little Siqi immediately put down her hands from her belly and pretended to be well-behaved.
"Aunt Mei, Sissi, let's go back then."
If Yan Peifeng wasn't drunk yet, Zhang An might have stayed here and talked for a while.
But now, Zhang An doesn't plan to stay here any longer.
"Okay, it's not far away, I won't keep you here."
There was no one at home to chat with them, so Mei Jingya did not keep them as guests. She and Yan Qian sent Zhang An and his family of three out.
Just as she said, the two families were separated by a river, and visiting each other was like visiting neighbors.
If I try to keep him, it would seem a bit hypocritical.
"Qiqi, say goodbye to Grandma Mei and your Aunt Sissi."
Zhang An hugged his son and sat him in his arms, then taught him.
"Goodbye Grandma Mei, goodbye Aunt Sissi."
As the saying goes, a person who has eaten someone's food will be soft-hearted. The little guy just had a big meal at someone else's house, so his attitude now is very nice.
He spoke sweetly to the beautiful Mei Jingya, waving his little hands as he spoke.
"Okay, bye Qiqi."
Mei Jingya and Yan Qian have always loved little Siqi very much. Now seeing the little guy like this, their hearts melted even more.
On the way home, Zhang An held his son in one hand and his wife in the other.
Even the slight effect of alcohol on him from before was completely blown away by the cool evening breeze.
"Grandpa, grandma, we are back."
As soon as he arrived in the yard, Xiao Siqi struggled to get off Zhang An, and then went to look for Wang Fang and Zhang Jianguo in the house.
Oh, you're back. Tell grandma if Qiqi has eaten enough.
What Wang Fang likes most is her grandson acting like a spoiled child to her. When she heard this, she immediately smiled happily and hugged little Siqi on her lap.
"I'm full. I ate so much food. Grandma, look at my stomach."
Xiao Siqi nodded towards Wang Fang and said while stretching out his hands to demonstrate the movements, and then showed his round belly to Wang Fang.
"Okay, okay, just eat until you're full, but don't expose your belly, or you'll get a stomachache."
Seeing this, Wang Fang quickly stopped the little guy's hands from pulling open his clothes, and pulled the clothes down on his belly.
Although early spring in March is about to end, it will still get colder day by day before Qingming Festival, especially in the mountains.
She didn't want her grandson to catch a cold in the stomach from pulling open his clothes.
"Here, this is for grandma, and this is for grandpa."
While little Siqi was talking to his grandmother, he took out some things from his small pocket and handed them to Wang Fang and Zhang Jianguo.
Upon hearing this, Zhang An turned around and saw that the beef cubes his son had taken out were the ones that Yan Qian had given him just now.
There is no need to think about it. It must be that Yan Qian saw that the little guy liked to eat, so she gave him a lot.
"Hey, what is this, is it candy?"
Receiving the filial respect from her grandson, the smile on Wang Fang's face became even brighter.
When she took a look at the beef cubes wrapped in the wrapping paper, she thought they were candies.
"It's not sugar, it's..."
When the little guy heard his grandmother asking, he quickly answered, but although he had eaten it before, he didn't know the name of beef cubes.
"This is beef cubes, cut from beef jerky. It's pretty delicious."
Seeing the little guy wanting to say something but not being able to, and looking extremely anxious, Zhang An smiled and added a sentence for him.
"Yes, it's Niu Youli."
After hearing Zhang An’s words, Xiao Siqi repeated them to Wang Fang.
It's just that he couldn't pronounce some words clearly and insisted on saying "rou" as "you".
Zhang An couldn't help but shake his head with laughter, wondering if his son had ever taken Chinese classes taught by so-and-so.
"How can beef be sold like this? I thought it was some kind of candy. But grandma won't eat it. Save it for Qiqi tomorrow." When Wang Fang heard that it was something delicious, she didn't think about trying it, but put it back in little Siqi's hand.
Zhang An was very familiar with this action, because his mother had always done this since he was a child. Whenever there was food, she would give it to him.
"No, grandpa and grandma eat too."
Hearing Wang Fang's words, little Siqi immediately shook her head like a rattle and spoke with a pout.
Zhang An and Su Ying felt relieved to see their son like this. Although their son is young, he is a caring person.
Although this beef cube is nothing, it can reflect the big picture.
"Okay, okay, let's eat."
Wang Fang and Zhang Jianguo were both amused by the little guy's behavior, and they peeled a grain and put it into their mouths with great satisfaction.
"Hmm, it's salty and chewy, and quite delicious."
However, after Wang Fang ate one pill, she put the rest back into the little guy's pocket.
The little guy would chat with the two elders about random things from time to time. Although his words were a bit nonsensical, they could make Wang Fang and Zhang Jianguo smile.
Zhang An and Su Ying also chatted with each other from time to time. This happy family scene was probably the so-called family happiness.
The next day, director Lin Hui came again.
"Brother Zhang An, I don't know what you think."
Although Lin Hui entered the yard, he stayed far away from Xiaohu and the others. He went around in a circle before coming to Zhang An.
It can be seen that he is really afraid of Xiaohu and the other big dogs.
"Director Lin, you've already come to me three times. If I don't agree, it would be a bit tactless."
Seeing Lin Hui's expression that said he would come again if he didn't agree, Zhang An felt that if he really didn't agree, he might have to come more than three times.
Don't look at the monk's face, look at the Buddha's face. With Zhang Jianwen's help, he was actually not that resistant.
I just agreed to it and just regarded it as a way to earn some extra money. It was easy money anyway.
"But Director Lin, let's make this clear first. I don't like trouble, so it's best if we can get everything together regarding the filming, because I never know when something might happen."
Although he agreed, Zhang An still had to make it clear. Although the task was not difficult, he did not want to drag it out for a long time.
"Don't worry, brother Zhang An. Even if you don't say it, I still think so."
Hearing what Zhang An said, Lin Hui also smiled and nodded.
In fact, he didn't want to drag it on. After all, there were so many people here, and if he delayed it for another day, he would spend a lot of money.
“But even if we get it together, if the shooting goes smoothly, it may still take two days.”
Lin Hui rolled his eyes and made a rough estimate before telling Zhang An.
"Okay, I'll try my best to cooperate with you then."
With Lin Hui's words, Zhang An felt relieved.
"Then let's talk about the compensation. We'll pay you about 4,000 yuan for the two horses. However, after the filming is finished, some shots may need to be re-shot."
Lin Hui made this offer without much thought, and it was obvious that he had thought about it before he came.
"Isn't this too much?"
The total amount for the two horses is four thousand dollars, which means that each horse can get two thousand dollars.
Even Zhang An couldn't help but gasp when he heard this.
Isn't this money too easy to earn? According to Lin Hui, it only takes two days of work in total.
But if someone from the village were to work outside, they would probably have to work hard for a month to earn this money.
Zhang An couldn't help but sigh, no wonder so many people in later generations said that actors make money quickly, some people can earn more than two million a day.
"Hahaha, actually this is already considered a small amount. If it were on one of those big crews, based on your Ma's role, the amount would probably be several times higher. But our crew doesn't have much funding, so you can only give this much."
Seeing Zhang An like this, Lin Hui immediately smiled heartily and then explained.
"Okay, that's it, I have no objection."
At this time, Zhang An no longer had any idea of rejection. For him, these few thousand dollars could be used to buy something simple.
But if his mother knew that he refused a job that could pay so much for two days, he would probably be in trouble.
"As for you, Brother Zhang An, I'll give you 200 yuan a day. What do you think? If you need my help, we can make a separate payment."
After arranging the two horses, Lin Hui continued.
"Ah, I get paid too?"
Zhang An really didn't expect that Lin Hui actually calculated a salary for him.
"Of course. I can't let you work for nothing."
In fact, the money can be given or not, but Lin Hui just wants to do Zhang An a favor so that he can ask for help in case he needs him.
"Then I have to thank Director Lin for giving me a bowl of rice."
Two hundred yuan a day is really not a small amount. Even twenty years later, the normal daily wage will be only this much.
However, Zhang An felt a little uncomfortable as he thought about it. He only earned 200 yuan a day, but Dahei and the other two made 2,000 yuan in two days, which was five times as much as he did. It was simply that man was not as good as horse.
"Then let's sign the contract. We are going to start work tomorrow, but you can bring your horse over the day after tomorrow."
After the agreement was reached, Lin Hui took out a contract from his briefcase.
"It seems that Director Lin came prepared."
Zhang An took the contract, read it through, and signed his name only after confirming that there were no problems.
The contract was in two copies. Zhang An kept one copy before sending Lin Hui out.
As for the money, it is not given now, but will be paid after the work is completed.
After seeing Lin Hui off, Zhang An took out the toolbox. There was still one window left that had not been finished from yesterday.
Half an hour later, all the doors and windows were completed.
"Dad, come with me to install the doors and windows."
The windows and doors are not small, so it is a bit difficult for one person to install them.
But today, Dad Zhang Jianguo didn't go out to herd the sheep, so he can come and help.
As it was almost time for lunch, the sheep pen finally had a rough outline.
"That's about it. After lunch, come with me to cut some bamboo and roast the inside. Then we can scrape the wall and dig the floor."
Zhang Jianguo looked around the circle and nodded with great satisfaction.
Roasting green bamboo in the pen is probably equivalent to the effect of disinfection and sterilization. Basically, this is done in all newly built livestock pens in the village.
Zhang An also thought so, because after the wall and the ground were scratched, if he burned the green bamboo, the ground would burst into flames.
In the afternoon, Zhang An and his father came to the purple bamboo forest to cut bamboo, and found that there were quite a few people there.
Looking closely, they were the people brought by Lin Hui.
(End of this chapter)
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