My village can't be like this

Chapter 9

The second uncle Zhang Jianjun is actually only one year younger than Zhang An's father, while the third uncle Zhang Jianye is even younger, five years younger.

When I arrived at the second uncle's house, the second uncle was not at home, only the second aunt was drying clothes in the yard.

"Second aunt, I just finished washing the clothes. My second uncle is not at home."

"It's Xiao An, your second uncle has gone to town, it's not that there are too many dirty clothes and he has to wash them quickly." The second aunt put down the clothes in her hand, planning to find a bench for Zhang An.

"Second Aunt, don't be too busy. I will go to Third Uncle's house later. I picked some cherries on the mountain today. I will give some to you and Second Uncle to taste. Find a bowl to fill it."

"What's the point? We adults don't like to eat it, you can just eat it, really." The second aunt was very happy, and quickly took a small basin to put it in.

Zhang An chatted with Second Aunt for a few words, and Second Aunt was still thinking about introducing someone to Zhang An, but Zhang An couldn't bear the words and left.

Before coming to the courtyard of the third uncle's house, I only heard a heart-piercing sound from the courtyard.

No need to look, just listen to know that the mischievous Zhang Tie of the third uncle's family must be eating fried pork with bamboo shoots.

Sure enough, when they entered the yard, the third aunt was whipping her cousin with a small bamboo stick.

"Zhang An is here, come and sit down." Seeing Zhang An coming, the third aunt called it a day and stopped beating her son.

"What's going on, Zhang Tie, what's wrong with you again? Eating fried pork with bamboo shoots in broad daylight." Zhang An found a stool next to Uncle Third and sat down.

"Brother Xiao'an, I know why my brother was beaten. He went to Yanziyan to play without eating. My mother was beaten after searching for a long time without finding him." up.

"Then it's really time to fight. We Yan'er must learn to be good, we must listen to the adults, and don't be mischievous like your brother."

Zhang An stroked his little cousin's head and praised her a few words.

"Where is she so good, she wants to go with me, we don't want to take her, so she will sue. Hmph..."

Blowing his two big noses, Zhang Tie quickly accused his sister of being dishonest.

"I haven't cleaned up his itchy skin for a few days, and I look for him to eat when I make a good meal. I went to the village with your third uncle and found the one who went down the village. He took a few people from the village to Yanziyan to catch birds and found him. If he hasn’t come back yet, he took the dolls to climb up such a high tree, what if he falls down.”

Zhang Tie seems to be eleven or twelve years old this year. In the village, he is regarded as the king of children among a group of dolls. Everyone likes to hang around with him, but he often gets into trouble.

"Okay, don't cry, wipe away your tears and snot, and I'll bring you something good." It's common for children in the village to chase dogs and chickens.

Zhang Tie also likes to catch birds in the mountains and catch fish in the water.

But the adults are also worried. They broke their hands because they fell down from climbing a tree, and they have been in plaster for several months.

The third uncle and the third aunt are also worried that he will take other children to climb high places, and there will be disputes when there is a problem.

Brother and sister Zhang Tie are actually very close to Zhang An. Because of their age, when the siblings were just born, Zhang An often played around with their backs on their backs.

When Zhang An was in school, he would buy some candies every time he came back and bring them back for the two little ones.

It is different from the two cousins ​​of the second uncle's family, because they are about the same age, and they were raised by their grandmothers in order to avoid family planning.

So the relationship with Zhang An is not so close.

"Hey, it's cherries, mom, this cherry is so big." Zhang Yan saw the cherries in the bowl, and grabbed one first and ate it, "Well, it's delicious."

"Don't eat so fast, leave some for me, okay, I'll finish it all by you alone." Zhang Tie watched his sister stuff them into his mouth one by one, and hurried over to serve the bowl.

"These cherries don't look like those from the village. The cherries in the village have been sold out and they are not so big." The third uncle also tasted it.

The two little ones also had a lot of fun arguing.

"They were picked in the mountains. I guess they are wild cherries. Anyway, I haven't seen such a big one in these years. Zhang Tie, you have to give in to your sister. You are an older brother. Have you ever heard of Kong Rong giving up pears?"

After sitting at the third uncle's house for a while, Zhang An went home.

Zhang Tie did not eat cherries at home, but walked with Zhang An instead.

Zhang An was a little surprised that the little greedy cat didn't leave anything to compete with Zhang Yan.

"Zhang Tie, why don't you go to my house recently?"

"Brother An, it's not that I won't go, it's that my mother said not to bother you in the near future, and let me go later."

It turned out to be like this, probably the third aunt knew that Zhang An was in a bad mood recently, so she didn't let the two young ones bother Zhang An.

"Brother An, did you like Que'er very much before?" Zhang Tie asked with his head tilted.

"Yeah, I like it now too, why?"

"Hey, come with me."

Zhang An followed Zhang Tie out of the village and came to the back of the village. This place used to be the dormitory where the educated youths went to the countryside to live, but it was abandoned later.

Zhang Tie walked into a broken house and walked towards a stove.

The stove has been abandoned for a long time, and it is covered with moss and wolfberry.

Zhang Tie grabbed the grain and grass stuffed under the gray hole with one hand, and dug in with the other.

After a while, a gray-brown thing was caught.

Fuck, it's not like sitting in a prison and wearing a chicken.

The bird's upper body is brown or olive brown; the crest is brown, and the tip is dark brown.

The bare part of the face is small, reddish red, the feather stem is lighter, the edge is darker, the flight feathers are brown, and the secondary flight feathers are decorated with black spots.

The central tail feathers are brown, and the outer tail feathers are dark brown, covered with white wavy spots.

The underparts are also brown or olive brown, slightly dotted with black beetle-like spots behind the chest, and the undertail coverts are dark brown with white spots.

"Where did you get this thing, this thing can fly."

The scientific name of this thing is white pheasant, and in the vicinity, everyone calls it silver chicken, because the males of this bird are all white.

In later generations, this thing is a second-class protected animal in the country. It is not wrong to say that it is a white-feathered phoenix after all.

But it's not there yet, and people are often caught in the trap.

The meat of this thing is good, but there is not much meat in the body, but most people catch it just to sell it for money, because the feathers are beautiful, and many people in the city like it.

"At Yanziyan, there were many of them when we went there, but they all flew away as soon as we approached. Only this one got into the prickly pear tree and was caught by me. I know Xiao An must be If I like it, I'll hide it here, or else my dad will sell it again, and I won't get the money from the sale."

While answering Zhang An's question excitedly, the little guy accused his father.

Looking at the length and weight of this one, Zhang An knew it was a female bird. When he found a chance to catch a male bird, he would raise a flock in the space in the future.

Although it is not good for this game, it is also pleasing to watch.

It's better than when the mountains are all beaten up and the number is on the list of protected animals.

"Okay, I'll accept this thing, and I'll bring you something delicious next time."

Before Zhang An finished speaking, the voice of the third aunt rang out in the village, calling Zhang Tie all the time.

Zhang Tie had just had a meal, and when he heard his mother calling him, he told Zhang An and ran home.

I am afraid that I will have another meal of fried pork with bamboo shoots when it is too late.

There was no one around, so Zhang An directly put the silver rooster into the space.

When I got home, I saw my father Zhang Jianguo set up a recliner and took a nap under the tree.

There are two trees in Zhang An's yard, a cherry tree and an osmanthus tree.

During this time, the sweet-scented osmanthus tree is also in bloom, and when the wind blows, the fragrance of the flowers on the tree begins to waft.

When the wind is not blowing, Zhang An's house is also filled with the scent of sweet-scented osmanthus, which smells good.

It's a pity that no one at home makes sweet-scented osmanthus cake, and people in this area don't seem to like it either.

When I entered the house, my mother was digging ridges in the vegetable garden. Naturally, the seeds would not be planted today, because the sun was too hot, so the seeds could only be sown at night or tomorrow morning.

"Mom, what will be planted here?"

"Plant some autumn peppers and autumn cabbage, and there will be something to eat after planting more."

Zhang An saw that the ground was well ridged, so he helped to sprinkle water on the mud.

(End of this chapter)