Chapter 148 These two rabbits are not gregarious, let’s eat them for lunch
The breeding sheep of Wang Mingqian’s family are of good quality. The three lambs were born with black wool all over their bodies.
Su Ying looked at the lamb held by Zhang An, staring at them with two big eyes.
"Mom, look at this lamb's eyes."
Su Ying wanted to reach out and touch it, but she was a little timid.
“Just touch it, it’ll be okay.”
Zhang An brought the little lamb in front of her and let her touch it.
Although Wu Qiuping had been an educated youth in the countryside before, all she saw at that time were pigs, chickens and ducks.
Cows are rare, and sheep are even rarer.
At that time, the brigade did not give them cattle to raise. It would not be a trivial matter if they had problems with the cattle.
At that time, a cow was more important to a production team than a person.
At this moment, like Su Ying, I came over to take a look.
Finally, Zhang An put the lambs into the pen. All three lambs were full of food and water.
Now they will crawl onto the ewe’s belly to sleep.
"Let's go, they don't need us now"
Zhang An said to Su Ying's family while carrying the brazier.
"The brazier has been taken away. Aren't they afraid of the cold?"
"The brazier is no longer used. Their wool has dried now, and they will huddle next to the ewe to sleep. It’s not too cold these two days, but you need to be careful when they are just born.”
If it’s winter, Zhang An might have to use an old quilt to give them a place to sleep.
But now that the weather has warmed up, the lambs are particularly fragile when they are just born, so they need to light a fire to keep warm.
Then Zhang An took Su Ying and his family around the circle.
There were very few zoos at this time, and Zhang An’s house was just a small zoo.
When Wu Qiuping and his wife came in just now, they followed Su Ying and walked straight towards the sheepfold.
On the way back now, I noticed other animals.
“These two sika deer have such big bellies, are they pregnant?”
Seeing that the two sika deers also had big bellies, Wu Qiuping asked.
“Yes, Auntie, the fawn will be born in three or four months.”
By then, Zhang An’s family will have more sika deer.
Zhang An has now begun to worry that with so many deer at home, he will have to build a separate deer shed.
“I haven’t seen this Huang Zizi for many years.”
When Su Shaowen talked about it, he still looked nostalgic.
Looking at his expression, you can tell that he must also like yellow muntjac, the kind that won’t tire of him after several meals.
“At that time, when we went south to become educated youths, the old men in the team were caught several times, and one meal would be remembered for a year.”
Hearing him Having said that, Zhang An showed a true expression.
Zhang An took them around the pen house and finally came to the rabbit pen at the door.
"Zhang An, have there been more rabbits in your house? There weren't so many rabbits last time."
The last time Su Ying came here, she was over 20 years old. Oh my god, it was only a few days after they left.
The female rabbits in the rabbit pen gave birth to a bunch of rabbit cubs, so now Zhang An’s family has a lot of rabbits.
"After you left that day, another little rabbit was born. This rabbit can give birth to a litter in a month, very quickly."
Zhang An opened the door and walked into the rabbit pen. Rabbit felt very afraid of Zhang An.
As soon as they saw Zhang An entering, they all huddled in the corner, but there were two cuties who refused to leave.
"Teacher Su, look at the difference between these two rabbits and the other rabbits."
Zhang An pointed to the rabbit pen and there were two rabbits squatting in place to eat. Vegetable leaves.
"There's no difference. They seem to be bigger than other rabbits."
Su Ying looked at them for a long time but still didn't notice.
“No, no, look at the other rabbits who saw people coming, and they all crowded into the corner. These two are not sociable, and they are still greedy here.”
Zhang Angang said After finishing, he reached out and grabbed two plump rabbits in his hands.
He nodded vigorously, this rabbit is a good portion.
"Since they don't get along, let's eat it for lunch."
"Xiao Zhang, you are so funny, you have to find a reason to eat your own rabbit hahaha."
Zhang An's words amused Wu Qiuping and his wife.
"Auntie, this is not an excuse. Such a rabbit is really hesitant when I catch it. I have to give them a suitable explanation no matter what."
Even if someone discovers it, Zhang An kept talking nonsense with his eyes open.
Su Ying thought Zhang An was going to say something to her, but she didn't expect that this man was just looking for an excuse to eat rabbits.
Looking at the two shivering rabbits, she wanted to tell Zhang An not to eat them.
But when she thought of the spicy hot pot rabbit made by Zhang An’s mother, she actually felt that what Zhang An said made sense.
At this time, Zhang Jianguo, who went out to throw out garbage, also came back.
At the moment, I am chatting with Su Shaowen in the yard.
Especially when it comes to the past period, the two middle-aged men have something in common.
Wu Qiuping, on the other hand, talked to Wang Fang in daily conversations and asked Zhang An questions from time to time.
Zhang An was confused. Why did Aunt Wu look like she was checking household registration, she almost didn't ask Zhang An's birth date.
There were few people in the village today, and Su Ying's family happened to be here, so Wang Fang did not open the door for business.
But from time to time, people come to buy something.
Most of the people from the neighboring farms came to buy. They heard from the customers who came to the door that Zhang An's products were good.
So I bought some and tried them. After trying them, I realized they were really good.
So now Zhang An’s house is regarded as a place to purchase goods.
Zhang An’s family sells a lot of eggs. They also sell some local chickens and geese. In the past two days, they have also sold fish.
Wang Fang has basically been collecting money since Wu Qiuping entered the door.
It wasn't long ago, and she estimated that Wang Fang had collected more than a hundred yuan.
Wu Qiuping couldn't imagine how much money he could earn in one day. Is this country really so profitable?
As a couple, the hard work of working for a month might not be as much as what someone else would pay for just a few days at home.
But what she didn't know was that there were actually more people in Zhang An's house in the past few days, and there were more sales.
When there are no people around, the most they sell are chickens, ducks and goose eggs.
It is estimated that I can earn dozens of yuan a day.
But coupled with the fact that people come here to play from time to time, you can make a lot of money in one day.
Finally Wang Fang looked at the time and it was almost time to make lunch.
So she started working in the kitchen, and Wu Qiuping thought about helping.
But you are a customer when you come to your door, so there is no reason to ask customers to help you.
Wang Fang cooked this meal with more care than usual.
Wang Fang was worried that people would be bored sitting at home, so she asked Zhang An to take their family out for a walk.
Originally, Zhang An was going to take them to the sunbathing field, but Su Ying said that they went to the sunbathing field to watch the dragon dance as soon as they arrived.
Finally, Su Shaowen looked at the cherry tree with young leaves growing on the mountain behind Zhang An's house, and proposed to go for a walk on the mountain.
Zhang An naturally would not refuse and took everyone up the loess slope.
Huangtupo originally only had a small dirt road going up the mountain, but Zhang An had nothing to do before the Chinese New Year.
I bought some cement and sand, built hundreds of cement slabs, and paved a path up the mountain.
Originally, Zhang An planned to use bluestone slabs, but to lay them on the top of the mountain, he and his father would have to drive the slabs for at least more than a month.
So in the end it was easier to choose cement cover, as long as it was thicker.
"Xiao Zhang, I heard from Yingying that you contracted a piece of mountainous land, so this is it."
Wu Qiuping spoke to Zhang An in a gentle voice. She now sees Zhang An became more and more satisfied as he watched. "This is right here, Auntie, from here all the way to the mountain, and so is the nest below. It's just that I'm keeping it now and will use it for other things in the future."
This loess slope is completely different now than before.
It used to be naked loess, which made people feel very dry and barren at first glance.
But it was covered with clover and plantain, and the ground was covered with a thick layer.
Looking from the stone pass, you can feel the green here.
"Xiao Zhang, there are so many grasses growing in your fruit forest, why don't you hoe them down."
Su Shaowen was a little curious when he saw so much grass.
Although he does not farm much, he also knows the principle of competing for fertilizer when there is too much grass.
"Uncle, you can't hoe this grass, you have to ask for it to grow."
After hearing this, the three members of Su Ying's family were a little confused.
They say weeds are useless, so why did Zhang An plant them specially?
"It's like this. This land used to be a barren yellow soil. Nothing could grow, let alone the cherry tree."
Zhang An smiled and said to them: "And this The biggest problem with loess slopes is that they cannot retain water, and the soil is dry and hardened. "
"So the grasses on the ground have the effect of improving the soil quality, consolidating the soil and retaining water. The better they grow, the better they grow. The more successful the improvement, the better.”
“And plantain and clover are not useless weeds. Plantain is a kind of medicinal material, and clover is also called alfalfa, which is preferred by livestock. Forage.”
After listening to Zhang An’s explanation for a long time, the three of them knew that there was another way to farm.
At first they thought Zhang An was just too lazy to hoe the grass.
This method of improving soil quality was often used by everyone in later generations, but in this era, there is no such term.
So it’s completely normal that they don’t know.
When I came to plant trees, there was an old uncle in the village who was quite upright.
Seeing that there was so much grass on the ground, Zhang An planted the saplings, so he thought about helping Zhang An with the weeding.
After all, the salary he paid was high, so I never thought that this was a good intention that turned into a bad thing.
Fortunately, Zhang An discovered it early, otherwise he would have to plant it again.
When you reach the top of the slope, the view here is really broad. From here, you can have an unobstructed view of the entire Changqing.
"Why are there so many people going to the mountains over there?"
Su Ying turned her head and saw many people coming and going behind the village.
"Those people went to Guanyin Cave. We have a Guanyin Cave here. According to the old people in the village, making wishes is particularly effective, so they all went there to make wishes."
Zhang An didn't even need to look at it. People coming from the village during this period were either at the river or going to Guanyin Cave.
"Is it far there? If it's not far, let's go have a look in the afternoon. I haven't been to your mountains yet."
Su Ying came several times but never went out. Take a walk.
This was my first time here. It was a good time and I went to the river to play all afternoon.
"Okay, after dinner, we will go to the mountains to play. There are many places in our mountains with beautiful original ecological scenery."
When Wu Qiuping and his wife heard their daughter's suggestion, they naturally had no objections. .
They don’t go out often in the county, although they usually go hiking in the park.
But those mountains are not that big, so it’s not a bad idea to go out once and take a walk in the mountains.
A few people walked around the mountain. Zhang An saw that it was almost time, so he took them down the mountain and went home for dinner.
At this time, Zhang An’s mother Wang Fang has already prepared a table of dishes, all of which are her special skills.
"Is this too much, big sister?"
Wu Qiuping looked at the large table of dishes, which smelled particularly fragrant.
My daughter was right, Zhang An’s mother is very good at cooking.
But with just such a few people, there are definitely too many dishes to finish, but isn’t this too rich?
Their family has never cooked so many dishes, mainly because they can’t finish them all.
"This is not much at all. I made it casually. Let's try it and see if it suits your taste."
Wang Fang set out the bowls and chopsticks for everyone, and Zhang An also Take out the yellow wine that you have brewed.
This is the Huangjing wine he made after soaking Gastrodia elata wine.
After being stored in the space, the Huangjing wine in this jar has now become golden and translucent.
Su Shaowen is also a good drinker. As soon as Zhang An opened the jar, he smelled the aroma of wine.
Zhang An poured some for his father and Su Shaowen.
Wu Qiuping and Su Ying didn't drink, so Wang Fang stayed with them.
"Today is worth it. The food is delicious and the wine is also very good. What is in Xiao Zhang's wine?"
"Uncle, this jar is made from Huangjing." , all of which I have dug in the mountains myself for decades.”
Hearing this, Su Shaowen took a few more sips and tasted it carefully.
After he finished drinking, Zhang An poured wine from a jar for him, but he refused.
"It's almost done, Xiao Zhang. Don't be greedy for good wine. This one glass is enough."
Today is not at home. You can't drink too much when you are at someone else's house, and there are people watching. Still sitting.
While drinking, Su Shaowen had to pay attention to the expression of Su Ying's mother next to him
"Then I won't pour more. If uncle likes it, I will pour some for you when I go back. . ”
Zhang An is not polite either. Anyway, a good guest is a hospitable person, but you can’t persuade him to drink.
"Okay, then I'm not welcome."
Zhang An said that he would get some for him to take back, but he couldn't refuse at all.
After he drank the wine just now, he felt that it was not an ordinary medicinal wine.
He also knew about Huang Jing, and even the county’s traditional Chinese medicine hall sold the leftover grains of immortals.
But Zhang An has been talking about the wild Polygonatum sibiricum for decades, which is already a rare treasure.
"Look at you now, are you embarrassed to even eat and take the food?"
Wu Qiuping was a little embarrassed to see her man like this.
“It’s nothing, Sister Wu. This wine is just for people to drink. Drinking some every day will be helpful to the body. Come and eat vegetables.”
Wang Fang As he spoke, he stood up to pick up food for Su Ying.
"Thank you, Auntie"
Su Ying is used to this, and she is not polite when Wang Fang picks up food for her.
Wang Fang put a lot of thought into this meal.
Su Ying's family was a little polite at first, but in the end, with Wang Fang's persuasion, they all started to eat more freely.
Wu Qiuping had also eaten in those restaurants, but this time they came to Zhang An's house.
Now I know what it means to feel comfortable eating.
After having a meal for about an hour, the four adults of the two families are now much more familiar with each other than before.
After the meal, Wang Fang cleared away the dishes and gave Xiaohu and the three of them something to eat.
Zhang An took out tea and made a pot of tea for everyone.
"I've had this tea before. Is it the one Xiaoying brought back last time?"
Last year Zhang An gave some to Chen Ze and his party, and Su Ying was naturally no exception.
After Su Ying brought it back, she gave the tea given by Zhang An to Su Shaowen.
"The jar I brought back last time was given by Zhang An." Su Ying nodded.
Su Shaowen didn't dare to tell his daughter that he only drank it twice and then it was gone.
Su Shaowen thought at first that this was just ordinary Spring Mountain tea, so he didn't pay much attention when he got it to the office.
Only after he brewed it once did he realize that this was a rare and good tea.
But at that time, there was not much tea left in the tea basket, because other colleagues poured out all the tea leaves.
It's useless even if he regrets it. Who told him not to try it first?
(End of this chapter)