Chapter 22 Winter (please recommend and collect)
At night, Wang Fang was cooking Gastrodia elata.
Zhang An went to the village canteen to buy some loose wine and returned.
After the Gastrodia elata is cooked and dried, it can be used to make wine.
The canteen in the village is opened by the family of village head Zhang Xinmin. Zhang Xinmin’s father worked in the supply and marketing cooperative in the past, so their family has more experience than others in this regard.
Later, after the reform and opening up, their family seized the opportunity and opened a small shop in the village.
It not only sells snacks and candies that children like, but also tobacco, alcohol and condiments.
Anyway, their home seems to sell everything they need every day. In the village, their home is very popular among children.
Especially during the Chinese New Year, any child who has a penny will spend it at their home.
When I arrived in front of the store, I didn’t see Zhang Xinmin. Only his son Zhang Bao was lying on the table doing homework and looking at the store.
The little guy probably didn't pay attention in class. He looked at a calculation problem for a long time, bit the end of his pencil, and looked at it for a long time. It was really cute.
Seeing Zhang An coming, I got up and greeted Zhang An.
Children in rural areas will call out to adults first when they see them. This is what adults have been teaching at home.
I am afraid that others will say that my children do not have tutoring. Anyway, people in the countryside should pay more attention to this aspect.
When Zhang An was a child, he was taught by Wang Fang to call people: uncle and grandpa, uncle and grandma. There are other relatives.
"Uncle An, are you coming to buy something?" When Zhang Bao saw someone coming, he happily put down his homework and was lazy.
"Aren't your parents here? Call your dad out, I want to get a bottle of wine."
This is indeed not a job that children can do, and adults still have to do it.
"My dad is feeding the pigs, I'll call you." Before the little guy could finish his words, he ran to the yard to call Zhang Xinmin.
After a while, Zhang Xinmin came over.
"Xiao An has guests at home today. I want to get some wine to greet the guests."
Zhang An handed the wine pot in his hand to Zhang Xinmin, "No, Brother Min, don't you want to make some wine?" Come and buy some, five kilograms of it.”
This is the sorghum wine roasted by the locals. In fact, many elderly people in the village prefer to drink it, but Zhang An can’t drink it.
Five kilograms of white wine fills the small white glue pot. This should be enough.
The unit price is one yuan and one pound, five pounds of liquor. Zhang An gave Zhang Xinmin ten yuan. After finally giving the change, Zhang An chatted for a few words and then went back.
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At night, Zhang An planted the gastrodia seeds left over during the day in the space.
Cultivation of Gastrodia elata is actually quite troublesome. If you don’t pay attention, the seeds will not be planted.
But the heaven-defying effects in the space are simply designed to restrain such conditions.
Originally, the cultivation of Gastrodia elata seeds requires inoculation with bacteria. After Zhang An asked his mother, Wang Fang, it became clear.
In fact, it is very easy to find fungi in the mountains. Just use the dead trees with small fungi growing in the woods.
Zhang An found a few sections of dead wood with fungi, buried them in the space, then sprinkled Gastrodia seeds on the dead wood and covered them with soil.
Zhang An then sprinkled the space spring water on it and ignored it.
Looking at the cherries, I got a little greedy, so I walked under the cherry tree and picked some cherries to satisfy my craving.
. . .
Time flies quickly, autumn is over and winter has arrived.
When I woke up early in the morning, the weather was much colder than before.
Zhang An saw that his mother had gotten up early in the morning to light the fire pond. When we walked into the yard, we could see a silvery coat on the mountains in the distance. It turned out to be frost. No wonder the temperature dropped so quickly.
Although it hasn’t snowed yet, I have already experienced the coolness of winter.
In a few days, it will start to snow in the mountains, and then the mountains will be covered with white flowers.
Zhang An actually didn't feel cold. His physical condition has improved a lot now.
But there is a saying that mom thinks you are cold. Under Wang Fang’s gaze, Zhang An still put on thick clothes.
Looking at the fact that a fire pit is needed for heating at home, and cooking has to be done on the stove.
Zhang An plans to go to town to buy an iron stove and come back at noon.
Without a car, it is still inconvenient to go to town, but now I have no money and cannot afford a car at all.
It seems that I still need to get some money so that I can buy a car and go anywhere more conveniently.
As we moved forward, the temperature dropped and there were fewer people on the road.
Walking along the way, Zhang An didn’t meet many passers-by. Only a few birds chirping in the distance in the cold winter.
They are generally birds such as turtledoves and kites that do not fly south.
After arriving in the town, Zhang An went to the store to buy some things and went to Zhou Lan's house.
After shouting at the door, someone came out and opened the door.
The first person to run out was Li Yao, who was dressed like a fat man.
Maybe his mother thought he was cold, so she put on a thick cotton coat for him.
Seeing Zhang An coming with things, Zhou Lan kept saying that Zhang An was too unobtrusive, why did he bring things with him when he came?
But for Zhang An, this is a matter of etiquette.
"Okay, okay, I won't buy it next time. I'll give Li Yao a whole fish next time, okay Li Yao."
The little fat man said to Zhang An what he had brought But I really like it, whether it’s fruits, fish, rabbits, etc., I can eat a lot of rice every time.
"Xiao An, will your family kill pigs this year? If so, we will buy some at that time. Your pigs are well raised and the meat must be better than those outside." Zhou Lan poured Zhang An a cup of hot food. Tea, and then put melon seeds and peanuts on the stove.
“I’m going to kill one head this year. I’ll smoke some bacon at home, and then my second and third uncle’s families will probably share some. Sister Lan, how much does your family need? If you want more, then the other end will be If you don’t want to sell it, just kill him directly.”
If Zhou Lan wants more by then, then one pig will definitely not be enough, and some people in the village will definitely come to buy it.
"Xiao An is here, you haven't been to town for a long time, what are you talking about?"
Li Hongbin should have come back from outside, carrying a handbag, after entering the door He handed it to Zhou Lan, and then hugged Li Yao with both hands.
“I was asking Xiao An if his family kills New Year pigs. If so, buy some pork from his house. Anyway, I buy it outside, but I saw that their pigs are very good, and the meat is It’s definitely not bad.”
“Then buy it, Xiao An, just leave half of it for me, give one share to the people below, and keep some for ourselves.”
The two of them. I also want to help Zhang Anjia. Anyway, the price of meat will increase during the New Year, no matter where you buy it.
But if Zhang An’s pigs are sold as raw pigs, it would be better to kill them and sell them to make more money.
"Okay, I'll go back and tell my dad that I will kill both ends this year and not sell them to pig dealers. It will be easier for you to kill them earlier then."
Zhang Anye I am so happy that I have nothing to say about the meat from my own pigs.
The quality of the fruits watered by the spring water in the space is so good, so the meat of the pigs that have been raised on the grass grown in the space must be of high quality.
Anyway, it's a lot of work to kill one head, and it's easy to kill two heads.
If there is a lot of pork left by then, get some and put it in the space, and take it out when you want to eat.
Thank you very much for reading my book. I wish you all a lot of wealth this year! ! !
(End of this chapter)