My village can't be like this

Chapter 682 The uglier you are, the longer your sentence will be

"Come on, let's go too."

Not long after Mr. Huang left, Zhang An also called on his group to continue moving forward.

I have been resting here for quite a while. If I continue to rest here, I am afraid I will have to go back home.

"Let's go if you say so~~"

The fat man almost sang Teacher Dahuan’s classic song. There was still half a bag of mulberries left, so he picked some and put them in a bamboo basket, which he carried on his back.

"Why take the rest back with you? Just throw it away. This way it can be eaten by birds, ants and the like. If you like to eat it, let's go to the mulberry forest in the village to pick some. The mulberries there are much more delicious than these."

Zhang An felt that it was not worthwhile to carry a small bag of mulberries all the way down the mountain to go home.

To be honest, it would definitely be easier to go back to the village and pick them from the mulberry forest than to bring them back from far away.

Speaking of the mulberries in the mulberry forest, Zhang An has been thinking about picking more when he returns, and then making a jar of mulberry-flavored wine.

"Forget it, it's not that heavy anyway, just take it with you, and you can take it out if you want to eat it later."

The fat man was really reluctant to part with it, after all, he had picked it with his own hands.

After hearing what he said, Zhang An didn't pay any attention to him. Anyway, the bamboo basket was on his back, so he might as well consider it as a way to lose weight.

Although there is not much left, there is still some one or two pounds, which can help a little.

After walking along the rugged and rocky mountain road for more than half an hour, the group finally walked out of the mountains.

We came to a hillside which was not very steep but rather gentle.

The mountains here are connected to each other and seem to stretch endlessly.

Looking around, there are some uneven and bumpy rocks on the ground, but not many in number. There are mostly large tracts of green grass.

It is not long since spring this season, and the grass that had just sprouted a few months ago has now grown very strong.

When the mountain wind blows over from afar, it gives the illusion of cattle and sheep being seen through the grass.

However, compared to the road that Zhang An and his group took, there were no trees growing on this hillside.

If there were any, they would be very small bushes, such as prickly pear bushes and some thorn bushes.

"Okay, that's it. We're not going anywhere else."

As Zhang An spoke, he put little Siqi on the ground and held his hand. This was the destination he had decided on before coming here.

"Hey, this place is so strange. Although we are under the open-air dam, I don't feel hot at all. Instead, I feel very cool."

As soon as he arrived here, the fat man in short sleeves did not feel the burning sun on his body.

At this time, the sun was smiling in the sky and there was no shade here. The fat man thought he would be exposed to the scorching sun above his head.

Unexpectedly, I didn't experience the expected sunburn. Instead, I could feel the mountain breeze blowing across my face and body, bringing a refreshing coolness to my heart.

Moreover, the mountain breeze here not only never stopped, but was also very strong. Even his hair, which had been sprayed with mousse, had changed into a different shape.

"Of course, I'm not idle and I brought you out here to bask in the sun."

Zhang An sat directly on the grass and smiled at the fat man.

Even if the fat man wanted to come out to bask in the sun and absorb some ultraviolet rays, he himself was unwilling to do so.

Family members know their own business. The reason why the fat man didn't feel the heat was, on the one hand, because it has just entered summer and the local temperature is not too high.

In addition, on this hillside, cool breezes blow continuously, blowing away even the scorching sun.

"But you have to be careful. Even though you don't feel hot, the sun's ultraviolet rays are still there. If you stay in the sun for a while longer, you will definitely get a tan."

Zhang An said to the fat man and Zhang Zilin with a smile.

Although it is cool in the summer here, the ultraviolet rays are very strong. Zhang An himself experienced this deeply when he was a child.

Zhang Zilin was better off. She was wearing a very thin gauze long-sleeved jacket, which was a bit like the sun-protection clothes of later generations.

But it’s different for the fat guy, his upper body is bare with a short-sleeved shirt that covers his upper arms, and his lower body is covered with a pair of large shorts that don’t go past his knees.

If he really stayed in the sun for half an hour, his arms and legs would definitely be tanned black and white.

"It's okay, as long as it's not too hot, it's not a big deal. Besides, I'm a grown man, so why should I worry about getting a tan? Besides, it's better to get a tan, it's healthier."

The fat man didn't take this to heart at all.

For him, as long as he doesn't feel the heat, that's the best.

After all, fat people are most afraid of heat. According to his weight, if he really sweats profusely, who knows how much he will sweat and whether he will get dehydrated by the sun.

As for the ultraviolet rays in the sun, having grown up in the provincial capital, he already knew what kind of role this thing played and didn't take it seriously at all.

A group of people sat on the grass, and little Siqi played on the ground by himself.

From time to time, a group of birds would descend from the sky and search for food on the grass, which could be grass sprouts or insects.

As soon as little Siqi sees them, he will chase after them excitedly.

These birds are different from the sparrows around the village that are accustomed to people. They are very unfamiliar with people.

Little Siqi was still far away when he scared them so much that they flew off the ground.

"This place is really nice, definitely a good place to camp."

The fat man was lying on the grass, basking in the sun and feeling the mountain breeze, and he spoke lazily.

"You're wrong. If we really want to camp here, it's not that convenient. On the one hand, there's not much water. If we want to get water, we have to go to the mountain where we came from. Also, at night, the wind is very strong here. The temperature will drop very low, and we will get hypothermia if we're not careful."

Hearing what the fat man said, Zhang An immediately shook his head.

Although he has no camping experience, he has been in the mountains, so the two should be similar.

This hillside would definitely be a good place if it were a little closer to the village at the foot of the mountain.

But the journey through mountains and rivers is so long, and the mountain road is so bumpy that not many people are willing to come here.

The grass here is very lush, but few of the children in the village who are responsible for herding cattle are willing to walk for more than an hour to drive their cattle and horses here to graze.

Even someone like Zhang Jianguo, who is usually willing to spend time finding a good place to graze sheep, is not very willing to come here.

But it’s better this way. If it were really close to the village, the grass on this hillside would have been eaten clean by the village’s cattle, horses and sheep.

What was left for people at that time was probably a barren land, so it was better to stay away from people. In fact, among the mountains surrounded by mountains, the terrain here is a little unique, it can be regarded as a unique mountain grassland landform.

Because the soil is shallow and not suitable for tree growth, this type of hillside is basically covered with weeds.

For example, the Ertai slope next door, which is the Ertai Asilisi grassland, a famous summer resort in later generations, is such a terrain.

However, the land under Zhang An and his team's feet is not as wide as the Ertai Slope next door, and it is in the mountains, so it is too far away from the village at the foot of the mountain.

So although he is considered one of the many twin brothers and sisters of Ertaipo, he is not destined to join the general public.

Places like the Asilisi steppe are still deserted today. It was only after more than a decade that it began to come into the sight of hiking tourists and was subsequently developed by the locals.

After all, the local area does not have enough economic strength to carry out development, and there is not enough traffic to support it at present.

"Qiqi, come back here quickly, or you'll be in trouble if you run away again."

Seeing little Siqi running farther and farther away chasing the birds, Su Ying, the tiger mom, started to use voice control on him.

Sure enough, as soon as the little guy heard his mother's emotionless voice, he immediately stopped and turned around to go back.

Because he knew that if he really didn't obey, he would be spanked by his mother.

Due to the majesty of his old mother, little Siqi behaved much better after coming back. He stopped running around and sat obediently beside Zhang An.

When he saw the fat man stretching out his limbs and lying on the ground like a big character, he also followed suit.

Seeing this, Su Ying ignored him.

The ground here is covered with thick green grass, and even if there is mud, it is very clean.

This is much cleaner than the little one at home, who always sits on the floor.

Su Ying used to often take care of this issue, but Wang Fang doted on her grandson too much and always said that children would inevitably be exposed to earthy touch and that they would be healthier if they were exposed to more earthy touch.

So after a long time, Su Ying got used to it, and the most she had to do was wash clothes a few more times.

"Hey Zhang An, what is that thing over there? It's so ugly."

The fat man, who had been lying on the ground, turning his head to look around, suddenly exclaimed.

"What? Where?"

Zhang An, who was resting with his eyes closed and absorbing the essence of the sunlight, opened his eyes immediately when he heard the fat man's shout, but he did not find the place the fat man was talking about.

"Look, that's it. If you want to go to the other side from here, you need to turn there."

As the fat man spoke, he pointed in a direction with his hand.

Zhang An looked in the direction of the fat man's finger and indeed found a creature with black fur.

"Hey, it's actually a mountain donkey..."

When Zhang An saw this thing, his eyes widened.

“Is this a donkey?”

When the fat man heard this, he asked back.

He has never thought that donkeys are good-looking, but at least they look a bit like horses, so they are still acceptable.

But the one I see now is uglier than the skinny donkey pulling the mill in the village.

"No, that's what people call it. It's actually a antelope, called a serow."

Zhang An shook his head and explained to the fat man what was described in the Forestry Bureau's documents.

He had never seen this thing in person, and the only reason he knew what it was called was because he had read about it in a book. He didn't expect to be able to unlock a completely new animal today.

The full name of this thing is Serow, and it is one of the very rare animals in this mountain.

Even though Zhang An had seen leopards, blue wolves, and golden monkeys in the mountains, he had never seen this thing.

Even in the village, among the elderly, there are not many who have seen it. Anyway, up to now, Zhang An has only heard Mr. Huang say that he has seen this thing.

Because its body size is much smaller than a cow and much larger than a sheep, and is generally similar to a donkey, many people call it a mountain donkey.

The characteristics of this mountain donkey are big ears, short horns, front and rear legs of different lengths, and a very short neck. All together, it looks really ugly, just as the fat man said.

Because of this, its appearance looks somewhat similar to the Sibu Xiang in the old version of Investiture of the Gods. In later generations, netizens called it Sibu Xiang, and it actually got a new nickname.

"Is this a takin? But none of the antelopes I've seen are as ugly as this one."

When the fat man heard that this thing also belonged to the antelope, he immediately frowned.

There were several takins in the provincial zoo. He had seen them many times, but he had never seen one as ugly as this one.

"You have seen those, but they are not the same species as this one. At most, they are distant relatives, just like black pigs and white pigs are both pigs."

Zhang An rolled his eyes when he heard this. People can be divided into yellow and white races, let alone animals.

"Is this delicious? Compared to the yellow beef here, which one is more fragrant?"

Since they are not good-looking, Fatty is too lazy to care about them, just like the muntjacs in Zhang An’s home. Because they are not good-looking, Fatty has never teased them, let alone this guy who is uglier than a muntjac.

"I advise you to give up this idea. There are too few of these things. They are the kind that will be lost if you eat one. Besides, they are destined to be on the protection list. Don't make things difficult for yourself."

The fat man's thoughts were very dangerous, and Zhang An subconsciously wanted to stay away from him.

"I'll teach you a trick. The uglier the things you encounter in the mountains, the longer it will take to judge. If you really encounter them, leave as soon as possible."

Then Zhang An added another sentence to the fat man, which was later regarded as a classic quote by netizens as the Bible.

"I see. So that means that those who are good-looking don't have to worry, right?"

After hearing this, Zhang An actually learned to draw inferences about other situations.

"This sentence only says that ugly people should not be touched, but it does not say that you can do whatever you want to good-looking people. If you really want to eat the government's food for a few years, you can try it."

Zhang An was speechless for a moment, and said something unhappily, "Why can't this guy get over this?"

"Hey, look, it jumped away. I didn't expect that its physique could be so light and agile."

Then the fat man spoke again.

Zhang An looked again and saw that the donkey had indeed jumped to the other side from where it had just been resting. It was not known what had startled it, and it looked like it was about to run back into the valley.

(End of this chapter)