Chapter 194 Mr. Huang comes to the door
When Zhang An arrived home, it was already past six o'clock in the evening.
Although it is a little late, there is no intention of getting dark today.
When Zhang An's car horn sounded, Wang Fang knew that Zhang An was back.
On the side, Zhang Jianguo was busy tanning badger skins.
Although there are not many patients with hemorrhoids these days, it is not impossible.
Get this thing out first, in case you need to use it later.
"I'm back, let's go wash your hands and get ready for dinner."
Every time Zhang An goes to see Su Ying, he doesn't come back until this point in the afternoon.
So every time Wang Fang watches the time to cook, Zhang An will have dinner as soon as he comes back.
"Don't worry, I'll install the TV first."
While Zhang An was talking to his old mother, he put down the TV from the car.
These days, a 29-inch humpback TV still has some weight.
I chose a place in the lobby and moved a table to put the TV.
I haven’t bought a TV cabinet at home yet, and Zhang An doesn’t plan to buy it either.
He thought about going to Carpenter Lin’s house at night and asking Carpenter Lin to help him make one that could put down the TV and DVD player.
In the past, Wang Fang would have said something to Zhang An about spending money recklessly. After all, this TV is not cheap.
However, after taking Su Ying over for a few days at the beginning of the year, Zhang An decided to bring one back.
Zhang An also gave advice to his parents about this matter, so Wang Fang was already prepared.
The bar table at home is only single-layered, so the TV and DVD player can only be placed flat.
After Zhang An plugged in the video cable, he only needed to connect the power supply to play the disc.
When Wang Fang saw that Zhang An had finished cooking, he brought out the dishes and ate his dinner first.
Zhang An didn't eat lunch at noon, so he had a fruit meal with Su Ying.
Although he was full at the time, those things were not very hungry. Zhang An was already hungry at this time.
Today Wang Fang made roasted peppers and eggplants, with preserved eggs mixed in.
This preserved egg was made by Wang Fang after she went to find someone to learn how to make it and then came back to pickle it with eggs at home.
Zhang An actually liked eating preserved eggs a long time ago, but later when he went to buy preserved eggs, he was fooled.
I bought a batch of bad guys, took them back and peeled them open, and they were full of liquid and smelly.
Since then, Zhang An has stopped eating preserved eggs. He has not eaten preserved eggs for many years.
The shadow in my heart has faded a bit now, thinking that it is all marinated at home, so I don’t have any resistance.
"Hey, your family is having dinner."
The family was eating when Mr. Huang came to the door.
Huang Erye would not come to Zhang An's house easily. It would not be an exaggeration to say that he would not go to the Three Treasures Palace for nothing.
Either he came to Zhang An for something, or Zhang An's family had something to do and he came to help.
"Second Master, come and have dinner. It's rare for you to get our food."
When Second Master Huang came, Wang Fang had already stood up to get the bowls and chopsticks.
Zhang An found a stool and asked Mr. Huang to sit down.
"Don't bother, our family has just eaten."
"Let's have some wine together after we eat. Isn't it that the second master always likes our family's sesame wine that day?"
Zhang An didn't care what Mr. Huang said, he took the bowl handed over by his mother and poured wine for Mr. Huang.
"That's enough, that's enough. This wine is good, but if you drink more, my old man really can't hold it in."
Looking at Huang Erye holding back the wine, Zhang An did not continue to pour it into the bowl.
Huang Erye took a few sips of the golden gastrodia wine in the bowl.
Smash it and start to taste it in your mouth.
"It must be the one made by An Ziqi. I dug some myself and brewed it. The wine doesn't taste good."
Mr. Huang had a few drinks at Zhang An's house before. After a while, I became obsessed with this dish.
So when I go up the mountain on weekdays, I dig some Gastrodia elata and brew it.
But when compared with Zhang An's, the taste he brewed is completely two different things.
This puzzled Mr. Huang. He thought he had made a mistake in brewing the wine.
I came here specifically to ask Zhang An, but Zhang An just picked it up casually.
In the end, it can only be blamed on the poor quality of Gastrodia elata.
But this is true. The gastrodia elata used by Zhang An is grown in the space by himself, which is better than the ones dug outside.
"Your preserved eggs are not bad. Where did you buy them? They have no other taste at all."
"I pickled them at home. My second master likes them. I will bring some later. Go back and let the second mistress mix it.”
Wang Fang smiled and said that everyone said that the preserved eggs she had pickled were delicious, and she must be very happy.
Because this preserved egg is originally pickled with eggs.
It has a somewhat fishy smell, but since Zhang Anjia pickles it himself, you can’t taste that smell.
This should be because Zhang An’s eggs are so good.
"That's not possible. I'm just here to eat and drink for free. If you want to eat and drink, you're a bad visitor."
After dinner, Zhang An originally brought his I went to Li Hongbin’s house to connect the antenna.
If you connect it now, you might be able to watch a news network program.
But Mr. Huang came over, something must have happened, so Zhang An was not in a hurry to take action.
"Second Master, come here, what's the matter?"
Zhang An made a pot of tea and poured it for his father and Second Master Huang.
"My plums are ripe. I plan to pick them and sell them tomorrow. I wanted to come over and ask if you have time. I would like to help deliver them to you then."
Huang Erye’s plums Not much, and a lot of it was knocked down by hail this year.
Zhang An estimated that he could pick more than 2,000 to 3,000 catties this year.
It only takes a few more days to bring these plums to the city for sale.
Zhang An also told Mr. Huang before that these plums still have to be brought to the city to get a price.
It would definitely not sell for much in Hongyan Town. Huang Erye felt that what Zhang An said was reasonable, so he took it to heart.
So now that the plums are ripe, Mr. Huang comes to find Zhang An, thinking about asking him to help bring him to the city.
"Are they ready to be picked? Have you tasted the plums to see if they are still bitter?"
Although several agricultural experts in later generations did the same thing, to be honest Zhang An is quite nervous now.
If the plums from Mr. Huang’s house are not sweet and delicious, then I have made others spend half a year in vain.
“I’ve already eaten it. The plums this year are extremely sweet. They have never been so delicious before.”
Speaking of this, Mr. Huang couldn’t stop smiling on his face. of overflowing.
This plum field can be said to be his hard work when he was young.
Who would have thought that he would end up like that later? Fortunately, Zhang An gave me some pointers.
Otherwise, he might actually cut down the plum tree and plant something else.
"Second Master, don't worry. I'm going to call Ding Yi and see if he accepts it. If he accepts it, it will save you the trouble of running away."
Some time ago, the plum trees in Zhang An's house became ripe. Zhang An thought it was because too much space spring water was poured on them.
So this one matures a few days earlier than the ones in Huang Erye’s plum field.
Second Master Huang was still wondering why the same plums matured so many days earlier when transplanted to Zhang An’s house.
Zhang An can only speculate that maybe the land here is better than their plums. Although this was made up by Zhang An, Mr. Huang firmly believed it.
The main reason is that their plum fields are too thin, as the bitter fruits have proven to him in the past few years.
After Zhang An’s plums were ripe, when Ding Yi came to collect the wild products, Zhang An picked some for him.
After Ding ate it, he felt that the plums were different from those usually sold.
It tastes juicy, sweet and fragrant, and the plum core is very small.
Other plums, no matter how sweet they are, will still have a bit of sour or bitter taste.
So Ding Yi immediately told Zhang An that he wanted to round up the plum.
But Zhang An’s family only has a few trees, which are not many at all, and they have no intention of selling them.
Before, Zhang An wanted to give Mr. Huang’s plums to Ding Yi, but before the plums were mature, Zhang An was not sure that the plums would be good.
Now that Mr. Huang is confirmed, the last worry in Zhang An's heart is gone.
In front of Mr. Huang, Zhang An called Ding Yi.
"What's the matter, Zhang An."
Ding Yi didn't say much and just asked directly.
Zhang An only called him when something happened.
“Last time you said you wanted to buy Beetang Plum, do you want to buy it now?”
“What, you changed your mind and want to sell it to me?”
Ding Yi was a little surprised. This man rejected him just a few days ago.
"That's not true. It's because the second master Huang in our village has a weight of about two to three thousand pounds. He has matured in the past two days. I'll call you and ask you."
" Is it the same as yours? Don’t use crispy green plums.”
Local plums are mostly green crispy plums, which taste sour and astringent.
"It must be the same. My trees were dug and planted from his old man's house."
"That's no problem. I'll be fine tomorrow and will bring someone to collect them. ”
In a few words, Ding Yi settled the matter with Zhang An.
"Second Master, Ding Yi said, come and collect it tomorrow. You can always negotiate the price with him then."
Zhang An did not want to interfere in this price matter.
One side is an elder in the village, and the other side is a good friend.
Let them discuss it themselves. Unless one party takes too many points, Zhang An may speak.
However, Zhang An believes that neither Mr. Huang nor Ding Yi is that kind of person.
“If by then you feel that the price is not right, we can bring it to the city to sell it ourselves, okay.”
“What’s wrong with this? I would have asked others to see it. You only have to pay for things. No one in the village knows what Boss Ding is like."
Huang Erye waved his hands and didn't care about this.
Now Ding Yi has already built a reputation in the village.
After sending Mr. Huang away, Zhang An walked towards the next door with a closed route.
Zhang An entered the yard and found Li Hongbin back.
At the moment, he is playing top with Li Yao in the yard.
“Hey, when did you come back?”
Li Hongbin took the construction team to the city some time ago. It seemed that there was a big project there.
Zhang An felt like he hadn’t seen this person back for a long time.
"Hmm, it's stabilized over there, so I don't need to be there to watch. Where did you go today? I didn't see you at home when I came back."
Seeing Zhang When An came back, Li Hongbin gave Li Yao the whip for making tops and let him play with it by himself.
“I went to school to look for Su Ying. I have been busy during this period and haven’t been there for a long time.”
“Haha, Zhang An was afraid that the wife he had got would run away, so I'll run to the city whenever I have time."
As soon as Zhang An spoke, he was joked by Zhou Lan next to him.
"That's not true. This is the person appointed by my mother. If I were to leave, my mother would have to give me some slack."
Zhang An is thick-skinned and never fails to make jokes. .
"By the way, I bought a TV when I came back today. I was too lazy to install an antenna, so I took it from your house and used it."
Zhang An said, and raised the closed route in his hand towards Li Hongbin.
"Okay, let me look for the splitter."
"No need to look for it, I brought it all, just go up and connect it."
See After Zhang An was fully prepared, Li Hongbin took Zhang An upstairs.
This closed route is very easy to pick up and relatively safe.
Zhang An used a knife to peel off the wire sheaths and aluminum wire mesh at both ends of the closed line, and then cut through the foam layer inside.
In this way, the copper core inside is exposed, and then it can be connected with a special wire.
Let alone Zhang An, a kid who often watches TV can do this job.
TV sets are relatively expensive in this era, so many people cherish them when they buy them.
Don’t talk about it now, even in five or six years.
Whenever there is a thunderstorm, the closed circuit and power cord of the TV will be unplugged in advance.
I am afraid that the TV at home will be damaged by high-voltage lightning from the sky.
If plugged and unplugged frequently, the wire ends will be worn out, and the TV broadcast may not be clear or have other problems.
So many people often change the connectors of closed lines. Children are very smart and can do it at a glance.
Zhang An connected the splitter in just a few seconds without Li Hongbin coming over.
There is some distance from the upstairs of Li Hongbin's house to Zhang An's house, but the cable Zhang An bought is long enough, and there is still a large loop left after stretching it to the house.
That’s fine. You can move this TV to wherever you want in the future.
Plug in the closed line, Zhang An turned on the TV, and the TV station came out without searching.
It is only a few minutes past seven o'clock, and most TV stations are showing Xinwen Lianbo.
Not many people are willing to watch this program in the future, but at this moment Wang Fang and Zhang Jianguo are watching it with gusto.
Don't look at it. When people talk about buying a TV, they usually say it's not worth it, but that's just to save some money.
In the past, when people from the county came down to zoom in on movies, everyone would finish their meal early so that they could grab a spot on the grain drying field.
Because I went late, I had to stay at the back and couldn’t see so clearly.
In this era when entertainment items are extremely scarce, no one doesn’t like watching TV.
Although Zhang An is not in the habit of watching TV, his family just bought a new TV today, so Zhang An accompanied his parents to watch the news broadcast.
After the broadcast, during the commercial break, Zhang An patiently taught them how to change channels.
"Uncle, your family has bought a TV set."
Zhang Tie, a skinny monkey, ran around outside with several dolls after dinner.
When I passed by the door of Zhang An's house, I heard the sound of a TV set, so I ran in and took a look.
"Your elder brother just bought it today. Come find a bench and sit down and watch it."
Wang Fang pointed to the bench next to him and asked him to move it over.
As a result, the monkey ran outside, saying that he wanted to go home and call his parents and sister to come and watch together.
Wang Fang and Zhang Jianguo both laughed when they heard what he said.
If this little guy does anything good, he still talks about his family.
(End of this chapter)