Chapter 8 The Big Cherry in Space
I went to bed early last night and fell asleep close to the bed.
When Zhang An woke up to the sound of roosters crowing, his fatigue had long since dissipated.
The hour hand on the wall clock points to nine o'clock.
In the yard, dad Zhang Jianguo has already surrounded the pond with stones.
Because there is no cement, if no one builds a house in the village, there is no place to look for it, so you can only buy it in the town.
So I gave up the plan of building a pool fence with stones.
After putting water in all night, the pool was already full. Since the stream was lower than the courtyard dam, the water did not reach the ground.
After the water in the pool soaks for a few days, the silt will foam and cover the bottom and walls of the pool, and there will not be much water seepage.
So Zhang An is not in a hurry to let the fish in.
Wang Fang, who had just finished feeding the pigs, had a puzzled expression on her face.
"Dad, is there something wrong with our pig? We used to only eat cooked pig food, but now we don't eat any. We only eat cut pig vegetables."
Hearing this, Zhang Jianguo walked to the door of the pigsty and looked at it for a long time.
"Didn't they always cook and feed them before? Why feed them pigs and vegetables directly?"
Zhang Anxin knew this and continued to fool his old parents.
“I put that in. I didn’t expect them to like eating grass so much. They have been eating it for several days, but it’s okay, this can save a lot of corn.”
"But if we don't add wheat flour, can this pig grow fat?" In my mother's mind, pigs raised by farmers are fed like this, and it is difficult to gain fat without adding grain.
“Why can’t they grow meat? Look at the wild boars in the mountains. They can grow so big by eating grass every day, so don’t worry. Look, the pig’s back strips have started to shine recently.”
It is true that if you eat green grass in space every day and there is no change, that would be strange.
“Feed them like this first, and it will save some effort. If they don’t gain weight later, feed them corn. If they gain weight, save the corn and sell it.”
Because I was busy, I didn't pay much attention to this pig before. I fed it two pots of pig food every day.
So it looks a bit long-haired and has a sharp mouth, but it looks much prettier when I see it recently.
What his son said made sense, so Zhang Jianguo thought he should feed him like this for a while.
It also saved a lot of effort.
Zhang An took a look and saw that there were not many pigs and vegetables piled under the eaves, so he carried the basket and prepared to go out.
"Dad, Mom, I'm going to cut the basket of pigs and vegetables and come back. There's not much left." Going out is just an excuse, you can't just cut the grass out in front of your parents.
Zhang An has not thought about telling his parents about space, because it is too scary, and it will not be good if it makes them nervous.
Zhang An, who went out with a basket on his back, originally planned to go to Tianba.
But when I thought of the cherries in space, I changed my route and walked towards the mountains.
I found a deserted forest and entered the space with a basket.
I cut some grass to line the bottom of the basket, and then started picking cherries. I only picked one tree, and the basket was already filled with seven or eight kilograms.
Finally, the basket was filled with grass, and Zhang An was free of space.
In the mountains and forests in summer, there is no silence in winter.
The sound of pheasants can be heard from time to time in the distant mountain forest.
The sun shines on the trees, and only scattered light sources are shed through the leaves, which looks like a horse lantern is turned on.
Zhang An, who had been wandering in the mountains for a long time, did not go deep into the old forest.
This area is the wild valley area opened up by the village. If you go deeper into the forest, the road is not easy to walk.
I originally wanted to look for any good-looking wildflowers and trees to transplant into the space, but I gave up after looking for a long time without seeing any. When Zhang An returned home, his mother had already prepared lunch.
"Mom, take out the vegetable basin and I'll put something in it." He took out the grass from the basket and piled it aside while calling his mother.
Wang Fang came out with the vegetable basin, looked at the pile of purple-red cherries in the basket, and laughed involuntarily.
“Where did you pick it? The cherries in this village are not that big, right?”
“Hey, these were picked from some old trees over at Wild Boar Rock (ai) "Mom, you can try one, it's delicious." Zhang An replied to his mother while putting the cherries in the basket into the basin.
Wang Fang ate a few while picking with his son.
“This cherry is delicious. I have never tasted such delicious cherries.”
“Yes, I also think this is much more delicious than the ones grown at home in the village. It’s big. Not to mention, the pits are still small and not sour at all.”
The cherries grown in the village are red and have a slightly sour taste. Not to mention the small size of the fruit, the pits are still very large, so not much can be eaten. .
So if you eat too much, your gums and teeth will become sore, and you won’t be able to eat anything.
Unless it is completely red, it will not have that sour smell. But if it is too red and overripe, it will be difficult to pick. If you climb up the tree and move, it will fall to the ground.
The cherries in space do not have this side effect. Zhang An has eaten a lot from time to time in the past few days.
So he thought of finding an opportunity to get some for his parents to taste.
"This must weigh seven or eight kilograms. Forget it, don't eat it. Take it to the town and sell it. Those small ones cost three or four yuan a kilogram. This one can't be more expensive than those. The cheap ones can always be sold for tens of dollars. It’s a pity to eat them.”
As expected, Wang Fang wanted to exchange them for money whenever he got something good.
"Mom, even if I want to sell it, it's too late today. It's not a good time to go now. Not many people are on the street in the afternoon. It may be bad by tomorrow morning. If you don't eat it, you'll have to eat it by then. It's a waste."
"But it's such a pity to eat this. How many pounds of pork can it buy?" Wang Fang is really pity. All he eats is money.
My family is so busy throughout the year that I can only save a few hundred or a thousand yuan at most, and I have to live frugally.
So Zhang An comforted his mother.
“Mom, it’s just a few kilograms of cherries. There are still a lot of them on the tree. I’ll get up early on Sunday and pick more. We’ll sell them and our family will eat them ourselves. "
"What else? When others see it, all the picking will be finished?"
"No, there is no road in that place, and most people will not go in. I saw it today. I chased a rabbit, but I didn’t catch the rabbit. I looked up and saw the cherry tree”
Not long after, Zhang Jianguo came back from outside, and his family was preparing to have lunch.
I saw a large pot of cherries and asked.
Zhang An said what he just said again, and said that his mother was still thinking of selling it.
Zhang Jianguo doesn't care about whether to sell or not. He is not a budget-conscious person, and he also enjoys this bite.
Zhang An inherited most of Zhang Jianguo’s character.
If it weren’t for Butler Wang Fang, I don’t know what this family would be like.
After dinner, Wang Fang took two large bowls and filled them with two bowls of cherries.
"Zhang An, take it over and give it to your second uncle and third uncle's house."
Hearing this, Zhang An went out with a bowl in one hand, still covered with a towel.
In the village, you have to pay attention to this kind of thing, whether it is a neighbor or a cousin.
If you have something at home, you should take it out and share it. You cannot eat it yourself and show it to others.
Many people may think it’s just a little food, is it necessary?
But the fact is that no matter who you are or what your relationship is, there may be estrangement because of this little thing, and it will be remembered in your heart.
Everything is good in rural areas, but some people have evil hearts and dislike you for being poor and hate you for being rich! There are also litters of half-lived ones who love to talk nonsense...
(End of this chapter)