Chapter 152 The strange little tiger
After coming out of Su Ying’s house, Zhang An drove all the way towards Chen Ze’s house.
Halfway through the road, I remembered that their old man was here.
On this New Year’s day, it’s not a good idea to suddenly come to your door without bringing anything with you.
I originally wanted to go to the store to buy some gifts to take with me, but then I thought that Chen Ze’s family didn’t lack such ordinary things.
So Zhang An also gave up the idea of buying gifts and planned to bring some local specialties from the space.
Although their old man likes to eat fish with fine scales, he no longer just likes fish with fine scales.
To be precise, I like the fish raised in Zhang An’s space, regardless of the fish.
Especially the mandarin fish that was just raised some time ago. Chen Ze happened to have never brought it back home, so Zhang An had to trim some of it this time.
I found a shop on the roadside, bought a big bucket, fished out some fish from the space and put them there.
But when Zhang An came to Chen Ze's house, he found that Chen Ze was the only one at home.
The rest of their family went out with the old man.
So Zhang An also relaxed a lot. After all, even if he is a friend, he cannot avoid being polite when greeting their family members.
"Why did you come to the city today?"
Seeing that Zhang An, who usually never left the door, came to the county town today, Chen Ze felt that the sun today should be Coming out of the west.
"Come to do something. Now that it's done, I'll come over and replace the car."
Zhang An didn't think about saying more, and just fooled him in a few words.
Then he took out the thing he just grabbed from the space from the trunk and handed it to Chen Ze.
“Here, if you come here during the Chinese New Year, I’ll treat it as a gift for your old man.”
Chen Ze didn’t refuse and took it all in with a smile.
"Then let me thank you first. You have raised mandarin fish in your fish pond. This fish is really good."
Chen Ze looked at the mandarin fish in the bucket and was very happy.
This mandarin fish is much better than the other fish in Zhang An's family. The main reason is that there are not many spines. The other ones are basically just one main spine in the center of the body.
It is easy to handle and convenient to eat, and many people like it.
"Hmm, you just came out of the pond, bring some here for Boss Chen to try."
After sitting at Chen Ze's house for a while, Zhang An stood up and left.
Before leaving, Chen Ze put a bunch of cigarettes and alcohol in Zhang An's car.
There are no health care products included. Those packaged in the market cannot compare with those from Zhang An’s family.
On the way back, Zhang An couldn't help but smile.
When I went into the city, I felt like I was following the goods. There were several boxes of Maotai in the car.
. . .
The lively atmosphere in Changqing Village lasted from the first day to the seventh day of the new year.
After the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, not many people came to the small mountain village.
A few people come here every day.
So the small mountain village has returned to its former tranquility, and everyone has begun to enter their own rhythm of life.
Of course, the group of fishing friends does not count.
As long as it’s not raining or snowing.
They will all have people coming to the river to report.
Especially the big old herring king that Zhang An caught a few days ago has attracted many enthusiasts who specialize in fishing for big fish in the river.
In the past, Zhang An had never noticed that there were so many fishing guys in the area near Hongyan Town.
Originally, Zhang An thought that there would only be a few dozen people at most.
But I didn’t expect that from the beginning of the new year to now, there would be not many people by the river at all.
On the contrary, there are many new faces that I have never seen before every day.
But think about it, so many fishing guys in later generations definitely did not appear out of thin air all at once.
It’s not surprising that there are so many people who love wild fishing.
"Anzi, don't you need the big black horse today? We are going to plow the land in Erdaoyan."
After dinner in the morning, the second uncle and the third uncle came to the door. Lead the horse.
"Dahei has been idle all the time. Why don't he wait until the fifteenth day before plowing? It's only the first few days of the new year and the year has not even passed."
Zhang An took his family The two uncles went to fetch the rake and lead the horses.
“We have nothing to do these days, so we plowed up those acres of land. It will be convenient to plant trees directly.”
Although everyone said that it is rare to have free time during the New Year, so you should have a good rest.
But after a few more days of rest, everyone became restless and began to look for things to do.
Because in their hearts, they need to eat when they are free.
If they go to work every day, at least they still have something to work on. If they have no time to eat at all, they will still feel flustered.
"How about I go and help too."
Zhang thought that he was bored at home, so he might as well go to the fields to do some activities.
"There are only a few acres of land there. Uncle Qi and I finished it in two seconds. What will we do if you go?"
Zhang An originally planned to help, but where is Uncle Zhang? Will agree.
On those few acres of land, the two brothers had almost finished changing plows.
Zhang An left, and they still had to watch from the side.
Looking at his second uncle and third uncle, one is leading the horse and the other is carrying the plow.
It was as if they were afraid that Zhang An would have to go with them, which made Zhang An dumbfounded.
"Dad, Mom, I want to use the land at the foot of the slope to plant some watermelons and strawberries."
Looking at his two uncles looking for work, Zhang An didn't want to be too idle.
So he remembered that there were still more than thirty acres of open space in the nest next to him.
He had the idea of growing melons and strawberries last year, but he never mentioned it.
"That's right, the land on the left and right is idle."
Zhang Jianguo doesn't care what he grows, as long as it doesn't lie idle.
After the land was reserved last year, the land has been vacant.
He planned to find time in the next few days to ask Zhang An what his plans were for leaving the land.
After all, it all costs money. For more than 30 acres of land, it costs hundreds of dollars a year.
Now that he hears that his son has plans, he will definitely support it.
"Xiao An, you can plant melons, but if you plant those red bumps, I'm afraid you won't be able to sell them."
Wang Fang quite agrees with growing watermelons, but if you plant red bumps, She began to worry about not being able to sell it.
Because there have been people selling strawberries in the town in the past two years, but when they went to the market, they found that basically no one was interested in the strawberries sold on the street.
So Zhang An said she wanted to grow strawberries, and she was worried that she would not be able to sell them in the future.
"Mom, strawberries are high-end fruits. There must be very few people in our town who are willing to buy them. This thing must be sold outside the county."
Just follow the instructions. With the current economic situation in Hongyan Town, people are reluctant to buy strawberries.
Just like the cherries that Zhang An sold, most people were still willing to buy half a catty because they were greedy.
But it is different in the county. Those people earn more and are willing to spend more.
"And I don't plan to plant much, just a few acres of land. If no one buys it, I won't be able to sell it for a few days even if I take it to the county to sell it."
After listening to Zhang An's explanation, Wang Fang didn't have so many worries.
Since there was nothing to do in the afternoon, Zhang Jianguo found the hoe and the family went to shovel grass in the nest. It's a cloudy day today. Although the sun is not shining in the sky, it doesn't look gloomy either.
The weather is neither cold nor hot, just perfect for working in the fields.
No one came to the door today, so the family went to the nest to weed with the door closed.
The nest is not far from Zhang An's house, just a few minutes walk.
Because when Zhang An was digging fish ponds, Li Hongbin had people build ditches.
So now you can walk directly from Goubang to the nest.
When he arrived at the nest, Zhang An looked at the land in front of him, somewhat dumbfounded.
Several grandfathers and old ladies were busy weeding in the fields, even the weeds on the ridges were shoveled clean.
"It's the same for you old people. Just sit at home more when you have time. Why do you think of shoveling the floor?"
"Oh, we are also idle. We just put those things away recently. After chopping the cabbage, I just wanted to shovel the vegetable roots on the ground so as not to cause any trouble to you.”
Several elderly people saw Zhang An’s family carrying hoes to shovel the ground, and they all said hello to them. .
This land has been leased to Zhang An by the village, and everyone in the village knows it.
And these old ladies came to shovel the land, not with the intention of occupying this place and continuing to plant.
The thing is like this, when this land was not contracted to Zhang An last year.
Several families nearby have opened a field here to grow some vegetables. Not only can they eat some at home, but they can also cut back more to feed the pigs.
Because this land belonged to the village and was left uncultivated, I didn’t say anything.
But the old uncle went to say hello when they were planting.
They were allowed to grow vegetables here, but the land was not theirs.
Don't let them keep planting until they end up making trouble in the village. It would be hard to say that this land is their own vegetable plot.
In the end, Zhang An took over the contract, and the old uncle even came to say hello.
He said that he wanted to cut down his own vegetables and free up the land, so as not to cause trouble to Zhang An, because Zhang An spent the money.
For this matter, these villagers who grew vegetables also came to Zhang An to tell him.
Because the vegetables grown in the ground have just grown, if Zhang An wants to plant something soon, he can just dig them up.
After all, before the Chinese New Year, everyone has paid money to go home for the Chinese New Year, so there is no need to be stupid now.
But Zhang An thought at that time that he had no plans, and the folks in his hometown would let them finish planting this season with peace of mind.
Especially when I saw the green peas and Chinese cabbage growing in the field, they were quite pleasant.
In the past few days, they have finished harvesting the cabbage in the field, and they want to dig up the vegetable roots in the field.
I don't want to leave any trouble for Zhang An's family.
But in fact, it doesn’t matter whether they dig or not. They don’t grow vegetables, so Zhang An has to come and cut down the old thorn forest.
In the end, Zhang An gave some advice, and several old men and women said that they should just go out and stretch their muscles.
No matter what, the land must be plowed before the work is over, so Zhang An let them do it.
It must be said that it is quite difficult to weed a place like this that has been deserted for many years.
You can't set the fire, and Zhang An is unwilling to buy herbicide.
It's okay over there where people often grow vegetables. This place that has been neglected all year round is simply deep in the jungle.
Wild thorn vines such as prickly pear and Jiujunliang are growing everywhere.
There are also thatches as tall as a person everywhere.
It really takes a lot of effort to clean this place up.
Zhang Jianguo held a sickle in front and chopped off these things first.
Zhang An and his mother in the back started hoeing the ground with hoes.
Especially for plants like prickly pear, it takes some effort to dig out the roots from the soil.
After a long time, the family cultivated less than an acre of land.
It seems that the family will have to work a lot of time on this land if they don’t hire anyone.
"Mom, why don't our family invite some people to help shovel the ground? We will do this as a family until the end of the year."
The family is also quite tired from working today. And this large piece of land is dozens of acres.
This time Zhang An asked someone to shovel the ground, but Wang Fang did not refuse.
“But the fifteenth day of the first lunar month has not been over in the past two days. Is it willing to go to someone’s door to find someone to make a living?”
Many people in rural areas only come to work after the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Will go to work in the fields.
Therefore, Wang Fang felt that it was not a good idea to find someone during the Chinese New Year.
"Mom, this is not a problem at all. We paid for starting work, and many people are vying to come. If it weren't for the fear of too many people coming, I would have run to my uncle and asked him to use the speaker. Call for help.”
Wang Fang thought about it, thinking that people in the village were idle, and they didn’t pay much attention to their own wages anyway.
"Xiao An, his dad, have you seen the little tiger this year? I feel like I haven't seen it for a long time."
While eating in the evening, I looked at the tiger that had just left Xiaohu came back outside the door.
Wang Fang seemed to suddenly remember something.
“When I feed them these days, I can’t find the tiger cubs.”
“I haven’t seen the tiger cubs much in this period of time, but when it gets dark at night , it’s back again.”
Zhang Jianguo thought for a while, Xiaohu was indeed nowhere to be found during the day.
"What's the matter? The little tiger is used to running into the mountains. Just let it go."
Zhang An doesn't care at that time, as long as this guy can still remember the way home after running out.
Xiaohu has grown up in the mountains and forests since he was a child. It is normal for him to always run outside.
“Even so, I still feel something is wrong.”
Wang Fang frowned as he looked at the grass blades and mud all over Xiaohu’s body.
“I woke up early for several days and saw the little tiger sneaking out of the fence. He stayed there all day and didn’t come back until evening. He didn’t even eat at home.”< br>
Wang Fang was worried that the dog that she had raised by herself would not eat at home anymore, and Wang Fang was worried that it would be hungry.
"I remembered what you said. There was a period of time last year when it was like this, running out quietly and then coming back late at night."
Zhang Jianguo heard the baby When my son's mother said this, she remembered what happened last year.
As Wang Fang and Zhang Jianguo talked, it seemed like the two of them were reporting Xiaohu.
Zhang An thought it was nothing at first, but now the more he listened, the more he felt that Xiaohu was a little sneaky.
Zhang An really didn't pay much attention to it usually, he just let it play by itself.
But why is it hidden from his family?
At this moment, Zhang An saw the little tiger who had come back to lie down in his nest. This guy was now sleeping soundly in his nest.
The earth-shattering snoring made both Dahu and Erhu so noisy that they did not want to lie down in the kennel.
It can be seen that this guy is very tired. He fell asleep like this only a few minutes after coming back.
"Mom, what time does it usually sneak out?"
Zhang An thought for a while and felt that he should pay more attention to Xiaohu.
"It usually comes around six o'clock, and it goes out the door."
Wang Fang thought for a while, and finally gave Zhang An a moment.
"Yeah, I understand. I'll get up early tomorrow to see what medicines they are selling in this gourd recently."
After eating, Zhang An sat in the yard by himself and watched Xiaohu.
Wang Fang came to find someone to shovel the ground.
(End of this chapter)