Chapter 180 Loquats are turning yellow
The weekend passed quickly, and the lively crowd in the village had also dispersed.
There are only a few scattered tourists left, who may have just arrived.
After all, many people come here during the weekend.
Now that the weekend break is over, everyone still has to go back to work.
Many people felt a little regretful when they left.
I feel that I came too late this year and did not see the cherry blossoms in bloom at their best.
Because during this period, Zhang An’s cherry forest has begun to enter the flowering period.
Many flowers on the tree, their petals have begun to fall.
Everyone said that they must come earlier next year.
But in fact, the cherry blossom forest that has just begun to fade has a unique flavor.
In the whole forest, as the wind blows, fallen petals are floating everywhere.
It’s really like the colorful scene of fallen heroes depicted in Peach Blossom Spring.
The ground is also covered with many petals, which is loved by many girls.
One of the girls took the lead, squatting on the ground to pick up falling petals and put them in her hat.
Then he threw it into the sky, and he was in a world of falling flowers and flying flowers.
The male companion next to her was capturing these beautiful moments for her.
After seeing this scene, many people followed suit.
Although not everyone has a camera, there are still many people who bring their own cameras.
Zhang An was stunned. In this era, a camera costs several thousand yuan, and better ones cost tens of thousands.
But one-third of the people in the forest brought their own cameras.
It seems that even in this era, there are still many rich people.
But Zhang An then thought about it, those who can think about going out for fun now must have good conditions at home.
After all, if you are still busy with food and clothing issues, you will not have the idea of going out to spend money and have fun.
“Daddy, I saw there are yellow fruits at Xiao Tang Yuan’s house, can you take me to pick them?”
In the early morning, Li Yao ran to Zhang An’s house. Talk to Zhang An.
Zhang An knew as soon as he heard it that Li Yao was talking about loquat.
Loquats have matured in the past two days, and few people in the village have planted loquat trees.
Her father, Brother Dagui, planted a small glutinous rice dumpling in the garden before.
The golden loquat hanging on the tree was discovered by Li Yao a few days ago.
This little guy has been plotting in his mind for several days, planning to let Zhang An take him to pick it.
He did not dare to tell Zhou Lan at home, otherwise he would be taught a lesson by Zhou Lan.
Zhang An usually dotes on him. As long as he is obedient, Zhang An will always respond to his requests.
"That one is called loquat, not Huangguoguo. My godfather will take you to pick it."
Hearing Zhang An agreed, Li Yao danced happily in the yard and shouted loudly.
Zhang An found a basket and took Li Yao to Xiao Tang Yuan’s house.
Hearing Li Yao say that the loquats were ripe, Zhang An also wanted to pick some and try them.
"Brother Dagui is sharpening the sickle. Are you ready to cut the rapeseeds?"
Zhang An arrived at Xiao Tangyuan's house. Xiao Tangyuan's father, Tang Dagui, was squatting in the yard sharpening the sickle.
"Anzi is here, come and sit."
When Tang Dagui saw Zhang An, he happily brought a stool to Zhang An.
“It’s not time to cut the rapeseed yet. If I have time these days, I’ll sharpen the sickle first. This will save me from having to grind it freshly when I need it.”
Farmer Well, I work when I’m busy and repair tools when I’m free.
Sharpening the knife will not delay the work of chopping wood. When you have time, prepare the tools first.
When you need it, you can just use it, saving time.
Zhang An didn't see the little glutinous rice balls. He probably got up in the morning and went out to play with his friends.
"Brother Dagui, I heard that your loquats are ripe. Come and pick some."
Zhang An chatted with Brother Dagui for a few words and then talked about picking loquats.
“Pick it, pick it, the tree is at the head of the garden.”
When Tang Dagui heard Zhang An say that he wanted to pick loquats, he put down the sickle in his hand and took Zhang An into the yard.
If it were anyone else, the most he would do is smile and let them pick it themselves.
But when Zhang An came, he wanted to entertain him from the bottom of his heart.
When Zhang An was working at home this year, he often asked him for help, which made him earn a lot of money.
And usually Zhang An is very good to the dumplings. If he gives Zhang Yan something to eat and play with, he will also give a portion of the dumplings.
The most important thing is that Xiao Tangyuan is playing well with the children in the village. He thanks Zhang An from the bottom of his heart.
Their home is behind the house and surrounded by a fence.
That’s why the loquat was not harmed by the children in the village when it was mature.
If it were left outside, it might be gone before it turns yellow.
This loquat tree can't do anything to these monkeys climbing up the tree.
The loquat tree at Tang Dagui's house is growing pretty well. It looks thick and branchy. It should be fertilized from time to time.
This loquat tree was planted by Tang Dagui when he was still young.
It has been seven or eight years now. Looking at this tree full of golden loquats, it should be at its peak fruiting period.
Zhang An was preparing to climb a tree when Tang Dagui brought out a ladder from home.
Prepare to put it on the tree trunk and let Zhang Anhao go up the tree to pick it.
"Brother Dagui, don't bother me. We are all kids who grew up in the village. This tree is not a problem."
This loquat tree is only three or four meters high. There are many places where Zhang An can reach out and pick them.
"It's okay, it's okay. With this staircase, it's easier to pick some, otherwise the ones on the side won't be able to pick."
Although Zhang An said no, Tang Dagui still put the stairs up stand up.
Zhang An first reached out and picked a few, handed them to Li Yao, and then taught him how to peel them.
Although the loquat tree in Xiaotangyuan’s family has not been managed very much, and no fruit thinning has been done.
But the loquats produced are quite delicious, with a hint of sourness in the sweetness.
And these loquats look quite big.
This may be because there is only one loquat tree planted in such a large piece of land, and the family often fertilizes it.
As soon as Zhang An finished eating the loquat in his hand, Tang Dagui had already picked some and put them in his basket.
"Brother Dagui, there is no need to pick them. There are already plenty here, enough for us to eat."
In the time it took Zhang An to eat loquats, the basket was half full.
“That’s a lot, pick more and more.”
Tang Dagui directly carried Zhang An’s basket to the tree and picked the big ones.
I didn’t stop until I picked a basket so full that I couldn’t hold it anymore.
"Brother Dagui, this is too much. Please bring some things and share some with the little glutinous rice balls. We can't finish eating so much."
Zhang An was a bit dumbfounded. This basket weighed at least ten kilograms.
Originally I just wanted to pick a few for a taste, but the basket was already full of loquats without even doing it myself.
"You can just take it and eat it. Our family has a lot to eat from this tree, and you are still worried that we won't be able to eat it, haha."
Tang Dagui pointed to the tree to Zhang An The bunches of golden loquats on top.
"Brother Dagui, your tree is not small. How many loquats can it bear in a year?"
This loquat tree is not the kind of dwarf loquat grown by fruit farmers. Those dwarf trees are sparse. After that, it would be good to have 40 to 50 pounds per year. And this loquat tree not only grows tall, but also has many branches.
Zhang An estimates that there are a lot of loquats hanging on this tree.
"It will be more in the past two years. If you pick them all, it will weigh more than one hundred or two hundred kilograms."
Tang Dagui thought for a while, anyway, the numbers are quite different.
"I think it's quite delicious. Brother Dagui, why don't you pick it and sell it on the street? It's quite expensive."
With so many loquats, it would be a pity not to pick them and sell them.
In all these years, Zhang An has never heard of Tang Dagui selling loquats.
Everything is eaten at home, and the uneaten food rots in the ground.
"What kind of loquats are sold? In the past, those people came to collect them and gave them one or two cents per catty, but they couldn't sell them for a lot of money."
No one sells loquats in the town, and Tang Dagui couldn't find a reference. , so I just stayed at home and ate.
"They are very good at cutting people. These loquats are sold in the city for one or two yuan a pound."
Tang Dagui was a little dumbfounded when Zhang An said they were so expensive.
He always thought that no one would buy it, but who would have thought it was so expensive.
“It’s true, this loquat is so expensive? But it’s too far to sell it in the city.”
Although Zhang An said that the price in the city was high, Tang Dagui was also tempted at first.
But thinking about it later, if I pick it up and sell it in the city, who knows how many kilograms it can sell for.
If you can't sell it by then, you'll have to pay for travel expenses back and forth, which is a waste of time.
“Actually, when there were a lot of people in the village a few days ago, you could pick them and put them in my yard to sell. They would be easy to sell at that time.”
Those days when there were a lot of people, as long as I plucked the words that were put up for sale in front of Zhang An’s house.
I don’t say all of them will be sold out, but most of them will definitely be sold out.
It is quite common for people from the city to buy three to five kilograms each.
"I don't know how much it can be sold for in those days. Pay attention as soon as possible next year."
Tang Dagui regretted not asking Zhang An earlier about the situation.
If I had asked a few days earlier, they might have been sold out.
"How about Brother Dagui, you pick the ripe ones and I charge you two yuan per catty."
Zhang An thought for a moment and knew what Tang Dagui was worried about.
So just let the good guy do it to the end and let him take it all.
More than one hundred kilograms is not a lot, and Zhang An has no intention of selling it.
When the time comes, one family will give some away, and it will basically be gone.
Tang Dagui was very happy when he heard Zhang An said that he would collect loquats with him.
"Anzi, you don't need two yuan, just one yuan a pound is enough. You have to spend money to take it to the city, so you can't lose money."
Because Zhang An has a car. , it was much more convenient for them to go to the city, so he thought Zhang An was going to sell him.
"Brother Dagui, I don't collect these to sell, but I plan to give some to each of my friends."
Zhang An explained to Tang Dagui dumbfounded.
"Then we can't sell it to you so expensively. You're not an outsider, and one dollar per catty is already very high."
In the end, Tang Dagui still only wanted one dollar per catty and refused to charge more. An's money.
In the afternoon, Tang Dagui carried the picked loquats to Zhang An's house.
A total of more than 180 kilograms, and there are still some scattered unripe ones hanging on the tree.
When little Li Yao saw the little glutinous rice balls’ father coming to weigh loquats, he ran home and called his mother.
Before the weighing was finished, Zhou Lan took fifty kilograms back.
Zhang An said he didn’t want the money, but Zhou Lan didn’t give the money to Zhang An at all, but gave it directly to Tang Dagui.
"Xiao An, these loquats belong to Dagui's family."
In the evening, Zhang Jianguo and Wang Fang, who went to help others plant rice, returned home.
At a glance, I saw the loquats bought by Zhang An in the main room.
"Yes, Mom, I saw that the loquats at Brother Dagui's house were ripe, so I bought some from him."
"But did I buy too much? Our family can't eat so much." "
These two bags weighed more than a hundred kilograms at least, and they were ruined before they were finished.
"Mom, our family doesn't have much to eat. I plan to buy some as gifts, and just to help the big brother, he is in trouble."
Although this loquat looks like It’s a lot, but I’ll send some to Zhang An’s second grandfather and fourth grandfather’s house.
Then Zhang An’s two uncles will also send some to their homes, and Zhang An will definitely send some to Su Ying’s place.
Zhang An’s future father-in-law also wants to send some to his family.
In the end, Chen Ze and Ding Yi will definitely be indispensable, and there won’t be many left in the family in the end.
Zhang An went to the city the next day. Today was not a weekend. Wu Qiuping and Su Shaowen were both at work.
Usually you can't find anyone when you go to their house, so Zhang An drove directly to the door of Wu Qiuping's unit.
"Xiao An, why are you here?"
Wu Qiuping heard that someone was looking for her. When she came out and saw Zhang An, she immediately smiled on her face.
"Auntie, the loquats are ripe at home. I'll come over and give you and uncle some, just for a taste."
Zhang An handed a basket of loquats to Wu Qiuping. This basket was Zhang An's. An asked someone in the village to make it up.
The above has been improved several times, and now it looks beautiful and grand.
It’s just the right time to gift loquats, it looks a bit innovative.
“Oh, you’re all the way here, you just ate it by yourself, and you came all the way here.”
Seeing Zhang An thinking about the couple, the smile on Wu Qiuping’s face became even wider. .
Although I say so, I like Zhang An even more in my heart. Who wouldn’t like such a son-in-law?
“Anyway, there is a car, so it’s convenient for me to come.” Zhang An said with a smile.
"Sister Hey Ping, this young man is so handsome. He is a relative of your family."
An aunt walking towards me saw Wu Qiuping happily talking to Zhang An, so she walked up and interrupted. talk.
"It's Xuemei. This is Yingying's partner, named Zhang An. He's here specifically to give us some fruits."
As he spoke, he lifted up the bamboo basket in his hand. He shook it, fearing that the other party could not see clearly.
"Xiao An, this is a colleague from my office. You have to call Aunt Li."
Hearing what Wu Qiuping said, Zhang An followed suit and called Aunt Li.
I wonder if it was Zhang An’s misunderstanding, after Wu Qiuping said that Zhang An was Su Ying’s partner.
The smile on Li Xuemei's face was a little unnatural.
"Then you go on, I won't disturb you anymore."
Li Xuemei smiled and said, and then entered the office.
Wu Qiuping talked to Zhang An again and asked about the situation at home, and Zhang An answered them one by one.
"Auntie, I won't disturb you at work. I'll go to school later and send some to Su Ying."
It's not noon now. It's time to rest.
It was still working time, and Zhang An had no intention of disturbing Wu Qiuping at work.
"Hey, then go ahead and be careful on the road."
Hearing that Zhang An went to find his daughter, Wu Qiuping did not continue to talk to Zhang An and told him to pay attention to safety on the road. .
“Okay, I understand.”
Wu Qiuping watched Zhang An drive away before returning to the office from the door.
(End of this chapter)