Chapter 224: Losing his wife and losing his troops
“This is a bezoar. Why does it feel like a stone dug out of the yellow mud, and it is so dark.”
Zhou Yangdi Once I saw a bezoar, I thought that there was nothing special about this magical thing that everyone said.
This looks like loess dug out of yellow mud.
Don’t talk about Zhou Yang, if it were anyone who has never seen a bezoar, if you show him a bezoar, he would still say it is loess.
"Hey, this bezoar is originally a calculus, so it is naturally similar to a stone."
Zheng Xueli pointed to the duck egg-sized bezoar on the plate and explained to Zhou Yang.
“The black layer you see on the outside is called ‘Wujinyi’. If you peel off this layer, it will be almost like loess. That’s why it is called bezoar.”
< br>In fact, the black shell on the outside is not difficult to understand, because the bezoar has been stored in the gallbladder of the cow since it was produced.
Needless to say, everyone knows that the most abundant content in the gallbladder is definitely green-brown or dark brown bile.
Therefore, it is understandable that the outer layer of this cow stone will turn black after being soaked in bile for a long time.
The soaking of bile not only soaks the bezoar black, but also soaks the bitter taste of bile into the bezoar.
So bezoar tastes bitter and is also a masterpiece of bile.
"Uncle, you have been killing cattle for so many years. How many times have you seen bezoar?"
No one around has seen what a bezoar looks like before. This is the first time. .
However, Zheng Xueli is a butcher who specializes in killing cattle. Zhou Yang thinks that he must have seen many of them.
“My dear, this bezoar is rare. I, Old Zheng, have been killing cattle for more than ten years, and this is only the second time I have seen it.”
As Zheng Xueli said, he began to fall in love. Memories of my youth.
“When I was eighty years old, I got a bezoar from a heifer, but that one was only the size of a pigeon egg and weighed less than one-tenth of this one.”< br>
Zheng Xueli also relied on that bezoar to sell for several hundred yuan and built a big house in the town.
"Lao Zhang, do you have any idea of selling this bezoar in your family?"
"If so, I can help you find someone, and the price will definitely be high."
>As a cattle-killing dealer, people ask him from time to time if he has any bezoar, so Zheng Xueli must have connections.
Of course, if his introduction is successful, he will definitely get a bonus.
Based on the current price, he estimated that the piece of Zhang An's house today could be sold for at least five to six thousand.
"This kind of life-saving gadget is so rare. We plan to keep it because we never know when it will be needed."
In the past, Zhang Jianguo might have agreed to take action.
But now the family is not in a hurry to use the thousands of dollars, so Zhang Jianguo has not thought about selling it.
Rare treasures like bezoar and musk are very easy to sell when you have them.
But when you want to spend money to buy it back, it’s not that easy.
Especially since Zhang An still had so much musk in his house, Zhang Jianguo would not choose to sell it.
Zhang Jianguo did not want to sell it, which was also expected by Zheng Xueli.
At noon, Wang Fang and Zhang An's two aunts were busy in the kitchen.
Today we slaughter a cow, and of course beef is the main dish.
So Wang Fang also made two full bowls of stewed beef brisket with potatoes and stir-fried yellow beef.
After a meal of wine and food, everyone was satisfied.
When several families left, they all bought several kilograms to take home.
In this way, Zhang An’s family didn’t have half of the beef that was less than a hundred pounds left.
Especially this guy Zhou Yang, who bought more than ten kilograms at once.
Although Zhang An did not sell it for five yuan per catty like in the town, it was cheaper and only sold for four yuan.
But if it weighs more than ten kilograms at once, it costs dozens of dollars.
But they have a small restaurant at home, so they don’t worry about keeping it open for too long.
Originally, he wanted to order more, but Zhang An saw that there was not much left and was not willing to take out the food at all.
Because Zhang An not only wants to keep some for himself, but also must take some with him when he goes to Su Ying's house in the past two days.
After the meal, Zhang An and his father accompanied Zheng Xueli to drink tea in the yard and chat about household matters.
Wang Fang began to prepare meals for the dogs at home. Of course, Zheng Xueli's big wolfdog was also indispensable.
But when the last few dogs were eating in the yard, Zheng Xueli was shocked.
Because their big black dog followed Erhu very docilely.
That little appearance makes people look like a weak little wife following her man.
You know, when you come here in the morning, it’s not like this.
At that time, Dahu and the others were not polite at all to this uninvited guest.
If Zhang An hadn’t persuaded them face to face, they would have bitten and fought each other after just two glances.
Unexpectedly, after not seeing them for a long time, they were beaten from the ground to the den,
"Old Zheng, is this dog of yours a grass dog or a male dog?"
The three tigers at home have always been the same as those from the Shaolin Temple, and the female dogs are not allowed to come near them.
Except for that guy Xiaohu, he had already eloped with Qinglang outside and had a sex life, and later even gave birth to a baby.
As for the other two brothers, Big Tiger and Two Tigers, they were still playing around heartlessly all day long as before, not doing anything, just acting like little boys.
But when Zhang Jianguo saw it today, Erhu was actually so close to Zheng Xueli's big black dog, and he felt like he was seeing someone right.
And looking at the appearance of these two dogs, they must be hooked up.
Just in case, Zhang Jianguo asked whether the dog was male or female.
Don't forget that in the end, the big wolf dog of Zheng Xueli's family was male, so it was unreasonable to be forcibly pouted by Er Hu.
"Don't worry, my big black dog is a bitch."
Zheng Xueli knew what Zhang Jianguo meant as soon as he heard Zhang Jianguo ask this question.
“I have always wanted to find a male dog for breeding, but I didn’t expect the male dogs to get on me when I was carrying him. Today, I can see your male dog in his eyes.”< br>
When Zheng Xueli just started drinking, he was already enjoying himself.
Now that I see that my dog is a good match, I feel even more beautiful.
Their family has had this big wolf dog at home for more than a year, and it barked so loudly when they were drafting.
But when he took him out to find another breeding dog for breeding, this dog refused to let other male dogs get close, so it never got a good match.
When he saw the big dogs in Zhang An’s house today, he was very satisfied.
I originally thought that I would mention the breeding matter to Zhang Jianguo after the cow slaughter was completed.
But I didn't expect that just after the meal, the two dogs were matched by themselves without even having to say anything.
“Hey, the same is true for these three in our family. They have been like this for two years and they have not howled.” People blew up about the family dog.
Men are like this. After drinking, they can talk about anything as long as there is a topic.
Especially Zheng Xueli, when Zhang Jianguo talked about the other five slightly smaller dogs.
The little tiger cub that looks like a hillside next to it was mated with the green wolf in the mountain. I couldn’t help but look at it carefully.
Since he came to Zhang An's house, although these dogs seemed to be good dogs, he felt that the three big dogs were the best.
Unexpectedly, the other five little ones were not bad at all.
"By the way, Uncle Zheng, when your dog gives birth to pups, leave one for me."
Zhang An thought that Mr. Huang had always wanted a mountain dog, so So he asked for one.
"No problem. Anyway, they are all the offspring of your big dog. I will keep them for you when the time comes."
"But Xiao An, you already have so many dogs. If you continue to raise them, I'm afraid you will end up raising them." It’s a dog brigade.”
Zheng Xueli looked at the eight dogs of Zhang An’s family, all of them were very heavy.
This meal requires a lot of food, which most people cannot afford.
"Uncle, I don't want it for my family, but for an old man in the village."
With that said, Zhang An told Zheng Xueli what Mr. Huang had said before. The dog cuddling thing.
At that time, the little tiger had already hugged it, but without thinking, the little tiger picked it back up.
So Zhang An has been thinking that he still owes Mr. Huang a puppy.
Today we are looking at the big black wolfdog of Zheng Xueli’s family, which is pretty good, plus it is the offspring of two tigers.
So Zhang An thought of ordering one for Mr. Huang to fulfill his old man’s wish.
"That's no problem. I'll save the best one for you then."
A few people rested in the yard until the afternoon, and Zheng Xueli was ready to get up and go home.
"Old Zheng, this is the money for your old master, don't be too small."
Before Zheng Xueli left, Zhang Jianguo took out one hundred yuan and treated it as a favor to be killed. The cost of cattle.
"Old Zhang, you are out of line by doing this. Considering the life-threatening friendship we had on the forest farm, you shouldn't give me this money."
Zheng Xueli's eyes widened. He glanced at Zhang Jianguo and rejected the money in his hand.
“No, it’s more or less, we can’t break this rule.”
In the local area, butchers always give people a red envelope no matter what, how many years have they been left behind? rules.
“If you don’t follow the rules, just treat it like Dahei comes to your house to breed. Can we make it even? Your family is such a good dog, and you have to pay a lot of money to breed it specifically. Take it back quickly. ”
Zheng Xueli didn’t want anything, and Zhang Jianguo didn’t continue to give money.
Instead, he hung the pair of cut beef kidneys on the car.
I didn’t ask him to take it back to sell it, I meant to take it back to make up for it.
When he saw this pair of waists, Zheng Xueli laughed maliciously.
When Zheng Xueli finally left, something unexpected happened.
Because their big black dog was unwilling to get in the car, it seemed that he didn’t want to go home.
No matter how Zheng Xueli called it, it just refused to take a step away from Erhu.
Seeing this, Zhang An wondered if the black dog would be conquered by the two tigers.
Now it seems that he doesn’t even want to go back home, and he seems to be marrying a dog and following him.
"Coming to your house today means you have lost both your wife and your troops. This business is a huge loss."
Zheng Xueli shouted for a long time, but the big black dog just refused to move.
I just came to help Zhang An's family slaughter a cow. I didn't expect that my dog came and I didn't want to go back.
In the end, he followed Erhu to the kennel in the pen house and ignored Zheng Xueli at all.
"Hahaha, why don't you just let it stay here? I'll ask Xiao An to send it to you in a few days."
Anyway, there are so many dogs in the house, so get one more It’s nothing.
It is rare that among the dogs in his family, there is a little bitch that can look at each other, so Zhang Jianguo is quite happy.
"That's the only way it can be, so I'll trouble you all, Lao Zhang."
"It's no trouble, we're close, so we can come and play more in the future." Zhang An's family slaughtered the cows The news of killing the bezoar spread immediately in the village.
Many people think that Zhang An is lucky. A piece of bezoar like this is said to cost thousands of dollars.
There are also many people who feel that Wu Dapao’s family is too miserable. Originally, this lump of bezoars should belong to their family.
But I didn't expect that Zhang An bought it for five hundred yuan, which was really not a good deal.
They didn’t even think about it. At that time, Wu Dapao wanted them to buy it for three to four hundred yuan, but none of them said a word.
When I say this at this time, it’s like I’m sorry for Wu Dapao’s family.
There are still a few people who feel that since Zhang An prescribed the bezoar, he should compensate Wu Dapao's family some money.
Anyway, all kinds of comments were made in the village for a while.
That’s why Zhang An didn’t want to make any noise in the village when he dug up the old ginseng.
If people know that you dug old ginseng in the mountains, you won’t be allowed to share it with them.
In the evening, Zhang An saw Wu Dapao coming to his door.
"Uncle Wu is here, come and sit down."
Zhang An was somewhat surprised that Mr. Wu was coming at this time.
Could it be that this old man, as the village said, thought it was not worth it and made trouble with him?
"Zhang An, old man, I came here because of the cow."
After taking a sip of tea, the old man spoke slowly, and Zhang An listened quietly.
"Speaking of which, I have to thank you. Today our family bought a half-big cow, which cost us 480 yuan."
Speaking of this, Old Man Wu’s face was filled with tears. laughed.
"I heard some rumors in the village, so I came here to say something to avoid misunderstanding."
"That cow has gold, let alone bezoar. Even if it has gold, it is nothing like ours. It doesn’t matter a penny, they can say whatever they want.”
The old man knew very well that when Zhang An bought the cow earlier, he was willing to pay more just for this step.
The old man is not stupid. It is not difficult to see that many people regret that they did not have three hundred yuan to buy the cow.
Even the bezoar feels pity to him, but this is life.
I didn't dare to gamble in the first place. I can only blame myself and not others for this.
After returning from buying cattle today, Wu Dapao saw a pair of relatives coming to his door to ask for money. He wanted to encourage them to come to Zhang An and ask for money.
But Wu Dapao just smiled and said to himself that these people are really embarrassed.
Zhang An had already made this clear when he bought the cow.
Why do I have the nerve to ask for money with such an old face?
Afterwards, Wu Dapao yelled at his son and his wife at home, who were a little moved by the comments.
I came here now to make it clear to Zhang An that this matter had nothing to do with him, and the old man didn’t want to come over to make trouble.
"Uncle Wu, I never care what they say, I believe in you."
Everyone carried the sedan chair, everyone made it so clear, Zhang An was sure Just follow what the old man said.
"That's fine. My old man is afraid that there will be villains behind him who will do bad things and ruin everyone's harmony."
Seeing what Zhang An said, Wu Dapao smiled and stood up to leave.
"Uncle Wu, please wait."
Seeing Wu Dapao about to leave, Zhang An called him to stop him.
I picked up a five-pound piece of beef from the house and handed it over. It was prepared for their family when the cow was slaughtered.
But Zhang An never came to the door. There were so many people outside talking nonsense, so Zhang An simply didn’t go there.
At this moment, Mr. Wu came over to explain, and Zhang An took it back to him.
“Oh Zhang An, what are you doing, the old man can’t take this thing.”
Looking at Zhang An giving him a piece of meat, although he wanted it very much, Wu Dapao still Shaking his head firmly.
"Take it, Uncle Wu. This is your own cow. It's unjust if you don't taste some of it."
"Thank you. If anyone tells you anything in the future, you Tell me, old man, I don’t want any favors.”
Zhang An was so enthusiastic that Wu Dapao didn't give up in the end.
After all, five pounds is a large piece of meat, and it will be enough to take home for a long time.
Although Old Man Wu refused decisively at first, he began to hesitate in the end.
So after thinking about it for a while, I accepted it with embarrassment.
Of course, this meat is not so easy to harvest.
As the saying goes, collect money from others and eliminate disasters with them.
After taking this meat, if anyone dares to come out and gossip in the future, Wu Dapao will have to come out to clear Zhang An's name.
The last sentence was his guarantee to Zhang An.
Time flew by and it was Saturday soon.
Wang Fang had already gotten up early in the morning, although she did not wake Zhang An up from the bed.
But she and Zhang Jianguo started cleaning up early in the morning.
They knew that Su Ying’s family was not short of bottles and cans packed in boxes.
So this time I plan to bring some agricultural products from home.
For example, the local honey that was just cut a few days ago and the preserved eggs that Wang Fang pickled by himself.
Anyway, Wang Fang brought some of the things he had at home, and in the end Zhang An’s small cargo compartment was full.
People who don’t know would think that with so many things, they are going to arrange marriage for Zhang An today.
After breakfast, Wang Fang asked Zhang An’s third aunt to come over for help.
They were not at home at noon, and the animals at home were not let out, so they needed someone to come and help feed them.
And the silkworms in the silkworm room at home also need to be taken care of. If it rains or cools down, they need to be taken care of.
After everything was entrusted, Zhang An took his parents and set off.
All the way to Su Ying's community, Wang Fang came to the residential building for the first time.
Before going out in the morning, I had already called Su Ying's home.
So Su Ying kept paying attention to the time at home, guessing that it was almost time, so she kept looking downstairs.
Every time Zhang An comes over, the car will stop at that location.
“Hey, girls are not admitted to college, how many times have you watched this morning.”
Watching her daughter staring downstairs from time to time, Wu Qiuping joked My own daughter.
"Mom, what are you talking about."
Su Ying was very shy after being teased by her mother in just two sentences.
"Hey, it's coming."
At this moment, Su Ying glanced downstairs and found that Zhang An's car had stopped.
Seeing Su Ying get off the sofa and run downstairs without changing her shoes, Wu Qiuping also shook her head.
"Uncle and aunt, you are here."
When she got downstairs and saw Wang Fang and Zhang Jianguo getting off the car, Su Ying called out sweetly.
"Yes, Xiaoying, you too, you haven't visited your aunt for so long."
Wang Fang can be said to be very satisfied with her future daughter-in-law.
And she will only have such a daughter-in-law in this life, and she likes her from the bottom of her heart.
Wang Fang was even happier when she saw the bracelet Su Ying was wearing.
At the moment, he pulled Su Ying to his side and talked closely.
Su Ying is usually reluctant to wear this bracelet on her hand, because she is worried that it will be damaged by bumps and bumps.
But today, thinking that Zhang An’s parents came to visit her for the first time, she dressed up carefully.
Because this time the two families met, it was a relatively formal occasion.
So she wanted to look her best to face Zhang An's parents.
Then Wu Qiuping and Su Shaowen also went downstairs to greet Zhang An's family.
“Oh, you guys are the same, big girls, you just came and brought so many things.”
Looking at the car full of things, Wu Qiuping said somewhat reproachfully.
“What’s the point of this? It’s all my own stuff, and it doesn’t cost anything. It’s convenient for Xiao An to take it with him if he has a car.”
In Wang Fang’s heart, this is all considered affordable. Less.
If the car could not fit in it, she would have wanted to bring more.
The movement of the two families moving things was subsequently discovered by many people.
Some old acquaintances of Su Shaowen and Wu Qiuping even came over to join in the fun.
"Old Su, we have a visitor at home."
People in this community are not unfamiliar with Zhang An's car.
The main reason was that Zhang An came frequently. As time went by, they also knew that Zhang An was the target of the Su family's youngest daughter.
And every time Zhang An comes over, he brings a lot of things, and their neighbors have long been used to it.
But this time he found that Zhang An was not the only one coming, especially when he saw Wang Fang and Zhang Jianguo who were about the same age as them.
Anyone with a discerning eye will know at a glance that good things are about to happen to the little daughter of the Su family who is waiting for a divorce.
"I'm afraid these two are not Xiaoying's future parents-in-law. It seems they are going to treat us to drinks, hahaha."
Hearing the jokes from the uncles and uncles next to her, Su Ying His face turned red with embarrassment.
"Hahaha, no one will be missing but Lao Li and you guys. Don't come if we come to invite you."
"That won't happen. How can you say that we are like this?" Several uncles and uncles also watched Xiaoying and the others grow up, and they have been waiting for this drink for so many years.”
Later, when carrying things upstairs, these neighbors also extended their hands to help.
The neighbors in the community at this time are quite good. They are all old acquaintances who work together and have known each other for decades.
After moving the things, Su Shaowen left them all to sit for a while.
Wu Qiuping and Wang Fang cut some watermelons in the kitchen and washed some peaches and plums to entertain them.
“Hey, this melon tastes just like the ones sold in the supermarket, and so do the peaches and plums. They can’t all be bought in the supermarket.”
Several Su Shaowen’s old friends Colleagues, I ate it immediately after taking a few bites.
They usually go to the supermarket to buy. Now anyone in the county who has not gone to the supermarket will be laughed at.
But these fruits are not cheap in supermarkets.
Even they are not willing to buy it often.
But it’s expensive, and these fruits are really delicious.
(End of this chapter)