Chapter 96 Entering the Mountain Again
At the entrance to the front yard of Zhang An's house, there was a row of construction workers who helped build two long flower beds before leaving, but some soil needed to be dug inside.
Zhang An even thought of using humus soil from the mountains instead of ordinary soil, which would be most suitable for growing flowers and plants.
In today's rural areas, it is relatively simple to plant something in the yard, but no one has this idea yet.
Just go to the mountains to look for them, dig out some nice-looking small trees, and plant some flowers and plants in the yard. There is no need to go to the city and spend money to buy other people's landscape trees.
There are many orchids planted in the courtyard of Zhang An’s old house, which Zhang An dug up from the mountains before.
At that time, there seemed to be a craze for frying orchids, and many people went to the mountains to dig them.
I heard from others that some people dug up orchid plants and sold them for thousands or tens of thousands of yuan, or at least a dozen yuan.
Although I have heard many people talking about such things, Zhang An is not the only one in several nearby villages who has made a fortune from this.
Later I found out that this was a scam.
But at that time, Zhang An also followed the trend and dug many flowers and plants on the Qing behind the village, and not only orchids, but also other varieties.
Although Wang Fang rewarded him with a meal of fried meat with bamboo shoots when he returned home, he kept the fruits. Later, they were planted in the yard and survived a lot.
Every year, the flowers blooming in Zhang An’s yard are quite beautiful. Wang Fang sometimes waters them and weeds them.
While Zhang An and his family were talking, the phone in Zhang An’s room beeped.
Zhang An walked into the room and picked up the phone.
“Hello?”
“Zhang An, I’m Ding Yi.”
Ding Yi’s voice came from the other end of the phone. He actually knew about the phone installation in his home. .
"Old Ding, long time no see. How did you know that my home has a phone?"
"Chen Ze told me in the afternoon, and I didn't know that your home had a phone. Otherwise, you have to call the canteen and wait for an interview.”
In the past, calling Zhang An was like a face-to-face meeting. You had to wait for someone to inform you. This was passed on by Chen Ze and Li Hongbin. In the end, everyone knew that it was not easy to call Zhang An.
"I heard from Chen Ze that your house by the river has been built. When will you have a big housewarming ceremony? I'll give you a gift, buddy."
"Oh, you're welcome. The people from the power supply bureau will come tomorrow Come and pick up the phone, and you can move in later. It doesn’t matter if I’m the only one in our family, I’ll just go through the motions. Next time you guys come, I can leave you to play at home.”
Moving is considered a big event in the village. People are usually invited over for a meal, which is called burning the bottom of the pot in the local dialect.
But it has not yet reached the point of holding a banquet. I don’t know when later generations started to develop the habit of hosting a banquet and inviting people to eat when moving.
Zhang An doesn’t want to be in trouble. After all the furniture has been delivered to him by someone at home, he can just find a good day to go through the formalities.
"Okay, I'll bother you and your uncle and aunt next time. By the way, I'm looking for you this time because I want to ask you for a favor."
The two chatted for a long time, Ding As soon as he got to the point, it was because he and Zhang An were not at the level of Chen Ze yet. If it were Chen Ze, he would just say it directly.
Although Zhang An occasionally went to Chen Ze's place, Chen Ze would call Ding Yi, Dong Jingzhi, and Lao Zhong to have dinner with them, and they became relatively familiar with each other, but Ding Yi still felt a little inappropriate to speak so hastily. , so let’s talk about some homely things first.
"What's the matter? Just tell me what you have to say. If you can do it, I won't shirk it."
Zhang An didn't care. Between friends, there was no need to help, but he was a little curious about what kind of help Ding Yi wanted from him.
"That's it. Didn't I hear you tell me last time that you dug up ginseng? It's my old man's 80th birthday next month, and I don't plan to ask you if you have any ideas about ginseng. , I want to buy it as a birthday gift for our old man.”
The last time they came, Zhang An told him about Dahua taking him to find ginseng, but he didn’t tell anyone that the ginseng had been sold. .
So this time Ding Yi called specifically to ask.
“Um, Ding Yi, the ginseng I bought last time has been sold, otherwise I wouldn’t have the money to build a house. I should be able to buy it outside.”
I heard Zhang An say It was already sold, and Ding Yi was a little disappointed.
“It’s still too late. It would be great to meet you earlier. Although there are some sold outside, it’s hard to buy them if they are really old. Moreover, many people now sell fake ginseng and forest ginseng. "Ginseng, Chen Ze was fooled last time, so why don't I ask you now?"
Ding Yi felt quite disappointed, thinking that he had planted some ginseng in his space, so he immediately asked. Take the initiative to speak up.
"Old Ding, you are not in a hurry to get it now, are you?"
"To be honest, I am really in a hurry. My grandpa will not be alive until the beginning of next month."< br>
"Well, I have nothing to do recently. Tomorrow I will go shopping in the mountains for a few days to try my luck and see if I can find it. If I can't find it and you really want it, then you can go to the Shuixian Traditional Chinese Medicine Hall and ask When I asked their old shopkeeper, I sold it to him. "
Zhang An calculated that there were still nearly ten days left, which was enough.
Recently, my family has finished building a house and has no money left. This is when business comes to Ding. There is no reason not to do it. How can anyone push the money out?
The ginseng grown in the space is definitely better than the ginseng grown in the mountains. There is no doubt about this. It is sold to merchants anyway, and it is not impossible to sell it to Ding Yi.
So I told Ding Yi that I would go into the mountains for a few days. The latter sentence was a backup option for Ding Yi, although the old shopkeeper said that he planned to keep the ginseng for himself. But as a businessman, as long as the money is in place, there is nothing to say about whether to sell or not.
If you don’t sell it, it means that the money given by others is not enough. If it is, it will be easy to say.
"Brother, whether I can find it or not, I have written it down. To be honest, the things I sent this time are a bit important to me. We all talked about opening a supermarket business before. I think it is very useful.
So I have been preparing recently, but whether it will succeed in the end depends on the old man’s nod and support, and other people in the family will support me, so I thought about getting something good to make the old man happy. Only then do we have a chance.”
When they were at Chen Ze’s place, they had talked about the supermarket business model.
Zhang An opened the eyes of several people with his knowledge of later generations.
Zhang An doesn’t know about other places, but there is no such thing as a supermarket in the county.
And Zhang Anyi said that Chen Ze and others immediately said that there was no such store in the provincial capital.
So Ding Yi went back and thought about it carefully, and found that this matter seemed to be going on, so he kept preparing.
Zhang An was curious about why Ding Yi insisted on sending vintage ginseng. It turned out that this guy wanted something from their old man.
However, for such an elderly person, no one would dislike ginseng of many years.
"Then I will go into the mountain tomorrow, and I will be out in two or three days at most. I will call you whether I find you or not, and you can think of other ways."
" Then you must pay homage to the mountain god before you leave. It is best to bless you to find it once. I believe in your luck. If you can find it the first time, you should be more lucky than others. You will definitely be able to find it the second time. "
"Why have you become so talkative? That's all."
The two chatted for a while before hanging up the phone. This time Ding Yi Calling him was a reason to go into the mountains. Zhang An had always wanted to go into the mountains, but something delayed him every time.
When Zhang An came to the yard, Zhang Jianguo and Wang Fang did not ask Zhang An who made the call, because Zhang An would take the initiative to tell them every time something happened.
"Dad, Mom, Ding Yi called."
"It's the young man who held up his head when he was born."
Wang Fang still has an impression of Ding Yi. It was quite profound. He was the youngest among the group of people who came, and he was also energetic. He always smiled and called out to everyone he saw.
"Well, that's him."
Then Zhang An told what Ding Yi said, and Zhang An also took the opportunity to tell his parents that he planned to go into the mountains.
Zhang Jianguo and Wang Fang were still a little worried when they heard that their son was going to the mountains.
In this season, the forests in the mountains are large and deep, and animals such as wild boars, wolves, and leopards are also frequent.
"Xiao An, otherwise we won't go. It's not safe in the mountains at this time."
She still doesn't want Zhang An to gamble. Their family can't afford any accident. .
Zhang Jianguo was also a little silent at this time, not knowing what he was thinking.
“Mom, I don’t want to go deep into the mountains. I will just wander around and look for the area I found last time. I will definitely not go into the mountains alone. Besides, I don’t dare to go in without a gun.”
Zhang An knew what his mother was worried about, so he comforted the worried Wang Fang.
"Let's do it. I'll go with you tomorrow and we'll look for it together."
Zhang Jianguo thought for a while and finally said.
"Dad, people from the power supply bureau are coming to separate households tomorrow. You went with me. My mother is at home and she doesn't know anything. You should wait at home to avoid problems with the wiring then. "
"I'll just look for it near the big cave, and I won't go into the old forest. I found it outside last time, and I still want to try it this time."
After Zhang An promised not to enter the old forest on the other side of Yingzui Cliff, Wang Fang agreed to Zhang An entering the mountain, but still told him to pay attention to safety.
In his previous life, Zhang An did not like the mountains when he was young. He longed for the brightly lit big cities.
So after I failed the college entrance examination, my family found someone to marry me, so I got married early and went out to work.
I have been going there for many years, and I only come back every year to see Wang Fang and Zhang Jianguo during the New Year.
Until he was in his thirties, Zhang Jianguo was hospitalized because of illness, and they came back to take care of him for a whole year.
It was at this time that Zhang An began to get in touch with this mountain.
But at that time, the mountains had been protected, and you could not pick anything you saw. Any wolfberry grass you saw was a nationally protected plant.
At that time, he regretted very much. He regretted that he was ignorant when he was young and guarded the treasure house of the mountain without knowing it.
(End of this chapter)