My village can't be like this

Chapter 95

Zhang An came back for a long time, but he didn't see his father at home, and he didn't see anyone right after dinner.

"Mom, where is my dad? Why didn't he come back when it's time for dinner?"

"He, Uncle Jianzhong invited you over when you left in the morning. Their family is going to hit the courtyard dam today, so they called your dad to help."

Wang Fang has been cooking for a long time, and has been waiting for her son to come back for dinner.

The food is kept warm on the coal stove, so it is not easy to get cold.

"Then should I help?"

"Their family's courtyard is only a small block, and Second Uncle Ni is also here. Their family has invited many people today, so you don't need to go there. Your dad can do it alone."

"That's fine, I won't go."

Today Wang Fang made deep-fried crispy eggplants and fried potatoes with green peppers, both of which Zhang An likes to eat.

Eggplants and potatoes were cut into cubes, then deep-fried once in vegetable oil, and then chopped green peppers were chopped and fried together. Zhang An likes to eat this kind of stir-fried vegetables the most, and they are tasty and delicious.

When raising fish at home, I ate fish every day not long ago, but now I am tired of eating fish, so Wang Fang stopped cooking fish recently.

"Mom, I saw that the meat on the stall today is not bad. I cut a few catties. You can fry some crispy meat tonight. I haven't eaten it for a long time."

Zhang An held the rice bowl, put a small piece of moldy tofu into the small bowl with his chopsticks, and ate it happily with the rice.

"Okay, I'll fry some for dinner if you want to eat."

Crispy pork is a local meat recipe. It can be used as a main course or fried for snacks for children. It is a very popular meat.

Zhang An liked to eat it very much when he was a child, but at that time he could only eat it during the Chinese New Year, and Wang Fang didn't cut meat for cooking at all.

Now that life is getting better, Wang Fang is also particular about food. She will do whatever her son likes to eat.

For more than half a year, she ate and drank the space spring water filled by Zhang An, and her body was much better than before. Even when she was young, she might not have such a good physique.

It's just that she always thinks that it's because the family's food level has improved, and she can do anything when she's in good health, so she's more generous with food.

After lunch, Zhang An took a nap and was about to start working when he woke up.

"Mom, I'll go to my uncle's house to borrow a carriage, and later I'll go to Shibanpo to pick up some stones and come back to pile up the walls of the yard by the river."

Zhang An told his mother that he would go out to work later, in case his mother could not find him after he went out.

"I'll go with you, the two of you should pick it up faster."

Wang Fang put down her needlework and planned to go with Zhang An.

"No, you can stay at home, lest people come to buy eggs and no one is at home. Besides, the quilt is drying at home. What if it rains, you can stay at home."

When I came to the courtyard of the village chief’s uncle’s house, the old uncle was sitting in the yard coiling sorghum ears. These were the sorghum harvested last year, the bare stalks left after threshing.

"Hey, the uncle is still using a broom for cleaning pots."

The pot brushes and brooms used in rural areas are all made of sorghum tassels by themselves. They are environmentally friendly, durable and cost-effective. Generally, people in the village know this craft.

"Tie it up, it's idle anyway, the pot brush and broom at home are bald, so tie up a new one, why do you want me to do it?"

The old uncle was talking to Zhang An, but he didn't show any intention of stopping.

"I'm going to see if the carriage at my uncle's house is empty. I want to borrow the carriage from my uncle's house. I plan to go to Shibanpo to pick up some stones and come back to build the courtyard wall by the river."

Zhang An didn't gossiping, the old uncle told him about his visit when he asked.

"The carriage is idle, you can just lead the horse and drive." Zhang Jianwen didn't ask Zhang An if he wanted to lead the horse.

Because Dahei of Zhang An's family is more obedient than anyone else's, not to mention his strength.

At this time Zhang Ping came out of the house, "Zhang An, are you going to pick up rocks from Shibanpo? I'll go with you."

"Brother Ping, I don't need it. I'll pick up this job in a while, so why bother you." Zhang An couldn't laugh or cry.

"Okay, you go to lead the horse and drive. I'll wait for you to change clothes. There's nothing to do at home. It's better to go out and take a look around. You go, I'll wait for you to come, let's go together."

Soon, Zhang An brought his own Dahei over. He had to use his own saddle, otherwise the other saddles wouldn't fit and the horse's back would be uncomfortable.

After setting up the carriage, the two sat on it, waving the reins to make Dahei move.

Shibanpo is a place nearby, which is actually a big hill, but that hill is full of stones and there is no soil.

So people often go there when they need stones, especially those who build houses. If they need stones, they can dig them themselves, and they don't need to spend money to buy them.

It's just that private individuals are not allowed to use explosives to dig mountains, and they can only use steel drills and sledgehammers to dig.

But after a few years, there will be bosses here who will spend money to contract, and then a quarry and a sand field will be opened here. At that time, everyone will have to pay for the stones themselves.

"Zhang An, why didn't you ask someone to build it with stones at that time, now pick up stones and pile them up again."

Generally, when people build houses, they let people build the courtyard walls by the way. I haven't seen many people like Zhang An who pick up stones and rebuild by themselves.

"The walls are all made of red bricks. It's a waste to use them to build courtyard walls. Besides, I picked up some stones and piled them up. Not only does it look good, but it doesn't cost much."

The courtyard dam of their new house is on the road sill in the village. Zhang Andou planned to use stones to pile up these sills, although they had already built a low wall with stones when digging the foundation.

But Zhang An didn't think it looked very good, because the sand on the wall was exposed outside.

It looks much better if you pile it up with shale, and you don't need to reapply the wall with cement sand.

The house of Zhang An's family is very large, it should be the largest house in the nearby village, and it must have cost a lot of money.

So Zhang Ping felt that what Zhang An said was quite reasonable, and that it would save a little money, but he didn't think it would look good to pick up these pieces of stone and pile them up.

But Zhang An said he would pick these up, so he would help pick them up too.

These flakes are actually thick pieces of shale. In the past, many people in the village used large pieces of shale instead of tiles to build slate houses.

This place is called Shibanpo, and it got its name because everyone came to open the stone slabs. There are still many stone slab houses in the village.

Zhang An came to pick up stones, which is different from other people who open stone slabs. The stone slabs must be thick and thin, too thin or too thick will not work, but it doesn’t matter for Zhang An to use it to pile up the courtyard wall, the thicker the better.

Soon the two picked up a lot, and finally the carriage was full.

"Zhang An, with so many loads, I'm afraid that the car will slip when going uphill." Zhang Ping looked at the carriage full of stones, and was a little worried that when going uphill, his horse would not pull it if it slipped behind. After so much, this is a rock, too heavy.

"No big problem, this thing is nothing to Dahei."

Soon, Dahei surprised Zhang Ping. It was so easy to pull up the car. When going up the slope of Shiya Pass, he pulled up without stopping.

And the big black horse just took a little breath, he was convinced. He often heard people say that Zhang An's big black horse was very strong and had great strength, but it was only after seeing him today that he was deeply impressed.

This is really better than seeing each other after a long time.

"Is this big black horse of yours really so awesome? No wonder I keep hearing that it is very fierce. When will it be bred? I'll bring my horse over to breed it."

"It's okay, otherwise such a big horse will grow in vain, but other horses in the village dare not approach it, and the breeding thing is a bit difficult. The old uncle also brought your horse over to try it before, and Dahei just didn't like it. Cooperate."

Hearing this, Zhang Ping felt a little pity. It's a pity that such a good breed of horse cannot be matched.

The two went back and forth to pick up several carts, until there was a lot of stones piled up in the yard, so Zhang An didn't continue to pick them up.

Instead, build up what you have picked up first, and then pick it up if it is not enough.

The entire sill in the front yard is already built with low walls, so it is more convenient to pile up, but some stones need to be manually polished and carved into stones of about the same size.

Zhang Ping looked at Zhang An's pile for a while, and found that it was quite simple, so he also took the hammer and followed Zhang An to do it.

In the afternoon, when the sun was about to set, the two filled up the low wall by the roadside in the front yard and the exposed ridge in the back yard with shale, which seemed to be more pleasing to the eye now.

"Hey Zhang An, don't tell me, it really looks better than before. There is an indescribable feeling that it looks very pleasing to the eye."

"That is, how about I waste my time here?"

All the shops are done, and today's work is considered finished. Zhang An looked at his mother who came from the village, and guessed that the house had already been prepared, so she came to call someone to eat.

Zhang An and Zhang Ping went to his house first and returned the carriage.

"Brother Ping, remember to come over for dinner after you finish washing."

Before Zhang An led Dahei away, he told Zhang Ping, who was washing his face in the yard, that he would call him to eat after work.

"Okay, I'll come right after I wash and change my clothes. You don't have to call me."

Back home, Zhang An drove Dahei into the circle, and then he started to wash with water by the water pipe. After washing, he felt relaxed and refreshed.

"Here comes Zhang Ping."

When Zhang Ping came over, Wang Fang started to bring out the prepared dishes.

"Auntie is here, wow I made crispy meat today, it smells delicious."

People in Zhang An's generation like to eat crispy pork, and no one would dislike it.

"If you like to eat, eat more later. Zhang An bought some meat today, and said he wanted to eat crispy meat, so I fried some."

Zhang Ping was not polite, everyone knew that Zhang An was a good eater, and he ate a piece as soon as he sat down at the table.

"Well~ Auntie, your fried crispy meat is much more delicious than my mother's."

Zhang Ping's words made Wang Fang laugh.

"You child, you don't want to say this, your mother can't do it if you hear it."

"Auntie, I didn't say anything, besides, my dad usually cooks in our family."

The old village chief Zhang Jianwen is really true. Although he was a mixed person when he was young, he was not afraid of anything, and he got married after retiring from the army.

Speaking of which, he and Zhang Jianguo are the same people in this regard, and they are both afraid of their own daughter-in-law.

"Come, come, brother Ping, try the Tianma wine I brewed."

Zhang An brought out the Gastrodia Ma wine that had been brewed before and poured some for Zhang Ping, and also poured some for his mother.

This wine can be drunk a little often, it is still good for the body.

Don't drink too much, just drink a small cup every day.

Now the wine in this jar has been soaked for less than half a year, and the wine poured out has been soaked golden and golden, and it smells like a scent.

Now Zhang An's house has a jar of gastrodia elata wine and a large jar of velvet wine. After the velvet was cut, Master Zhang took it and processed it, brewed wine, and asked Zhang An to bring it over.

He also told Zhang An that the wine should be stored for more than three to five months before opening, and told him not to drink it before he got married, otherwise he would suffer.

So now the jar of deer antler wine is still in Zhang An's space, and Zhang An would not take it out under normal circumstances.

Satiate with wine and food, after dinner.

Zhang Ping got up after sitting for a while and went home. Before leaving, he told Zhang An that he could call him if he had work during this period, and that he was bored at home.

The old village head had asked someone to find him a job before, but he found him. He was a forest ranger at the county forest farm.

This usually stays in the old forest in the deep mountains, not close to home. The old aunt feels that her son has not been at home for several years, and now he has to go to such a far place after returning.

And when he saw the places he went to, it was usually difficult to come back to a place where he couldn't go home, so he finally negotiated not to let him go.

Moreover, they saw that Zhang An didn't go out to look for a job at home, and lived a happy life. Recently, they heard that Zhang An had an idea for Zhou Shuanglin's family. Now he can earn tens of dollars selling food every day. .

Others didn't know, but Zhang Jianwen and his wife knew about it, and it was Zhang An who advised Zhou Shuanglin's family.

Although they are a little envious of the Zhou family, they are not jealous. They just feel that they get along well with Zhang An, and they can think of you a little bit if they have any good things. A pair of pants grow up.

When we were young, the two of them fought and went to school together, and you were at my house and I was at yours for meals, and they were late all the way, so they didn't sleep in the same bed.

So the old aunt wanted to make her son and Zhang An get along better, so that everyone knew each other well, and Zhang An should be more diligent when he had something to do. This was not just the old aunt's idea.

Everyone in the village thinks this way, and there is only one person who doesn't think so, and that is the old woman of Li Jinbiao's family who is diagonally opposite Zhang An's family, because she knows in her heart that their family and Zhang An's family are already inseparable. I'm sorry, but it's no use regretting.

Their family has been with Zhang An's family for so many years, but it's not like you can just bow your head and pretend nothing happened.

In the evening, Zhang Jianguo, who went to help Zhang Jianzhong's house to build the courtyard dam, came back.

Zhang An thought that the yard over there was empty, so he immediately discussed with his parents and planned to plant something.

(End of this chapter)