Chapter 263: Plot
Taxue, who was following Wu Yun, had also been strengthened by Zhang Any during this period.
But the burden it carries today may not be half as much as the dark clouds.
Because Wuyun and Taxue had a fight some time ago, and they even became a family.
However, because the time was too short, Zhang An couldn't tell whether Texue was worthy of him or not.
So when working at home, Zhang An’s family didn’t let him do too heavy a job.
If Ta Xue really gets pregnant, don’t lose more than you gain by carrying too heavy a burden.
On the first trip back when Wang Fang led the horse and dragged the corn cobs, Zhang An began to collect the rice that was drying in the yard.
I only had the sun for a few hours today, and the sun was not too strong, so I didn’t even get half dry.
But I have to make room for corn cobs later, and I don’t care if it takes a little longer.
In the evening, Zhang An had already prepared dinner and was waiting for everyone to come back.
At this time, many villagers from the village were standing in the yard of Zhang An's house to help break off the corn.
They are not here to eat, but to wait for their wages.
Now that the Zhang An family can hire someone to do the work, Wang Fang will not hire someone to do it.
She has also discovered now that not only does she have to return the favor to someone else, but she also has to treat others to food and drink.
If she directly spends money to hire people, she can feel much more relaxed, and she can also help in the fields.
Everyone who was invited made money and was very happy. It was a good outcome for everyone.
When Wang Fang came back, she took out the money and distributed it to everyone without washing her face.
After working in the fields for a day, she herself felt tired, and everyone else must have felt tired too.
So it’s better to pay everyone’s wages early and let everyone go back to wash up and rest early.
Sure enough, after everyone got their wages, everyone was laughing.
The fatigue that I could still see just now seemed to be gone at once.
Sure enough, the power of money is still very magical.
After seeing everyone off, Zhang An’s family started to eat.
Not only Wang Fang and Zhang Jianguo went to the fields today, but Zhang Yixin and Zhang An's grandmother also went to help.
Taoist Zhang Yixing is staying at Zhang An's house these days. When the rice was harvested yesterday, he said he would follow him to help.
Even if Zhang Jianguo refused, he just smiled and said that he had not done farm work for several years, so he just wanted to get familiar with it. After all, he would also farm in the future.
As for Zhang An's grandmother, she is an old man of this age, and the family is reluctant to let her work hard with her.
But the old lady is very stubborn. If you don’t let her go, she will get angry with you.
In the end, Wang Fang had no choice but to agree to let him follow, but she was asked to help tie up the corn grass in the field.
After dinner in the evening, everyone sat in the yard.
While resting and enjoying the cool air, we chatted about smallpox buds and grain hulls.
The Zhang An family didn’t plant much mountain land this year, so there weren’t a lot of corns.
After all, most of the mountainous land on Zhang Anjia Mountain has been harvested for farming by the villagers.
Only a little more than an acre of fertile land nearby was left, and not much corn was harvested.
But that’s okay, after all, this corn can’t be sold for much money, and I don’t eat corn rice now.
What Wang Fang and Zhang Jianguo are interested in is the few acres of paddy fields at home.
"Xiao An, please send me back tomorrow. It's time to harvest the crops at home."
When the buds were harvested, Zhang An's grandmother told Zhang An's family .
The old lady felt that the time to live here was long gone. Her eldest grandson’s wedding was also completed, so it was time to go back.
These days, the old lady watched everyone in Changqing Village harvesting crops, and she was thinking about the food in her own fields.
It happened that Zhang An's crops had been harvested in the past two days, and she just opened her mouth.
"Grandma, why don't you go back and live here, Zhang An and I will take care of you in old age."
Hearing the old lady's proposal to go back, Su, as her grandson's wife, Ying sat next to the old lady and started to persuade her.
Zhang An has told Su Ying several times about the situation at Zhang An’s grandmother’s house.
And he has been there himself, so he can probably understand it.
As the saying goes, a family with an old man is like a treasure. Zhang An’s grandparents passed away early, and there was no old man at home.
During this time, Su Ying also felt that the old lady was very nice and kind, so she wanted to help and persuade her to stay.
"Yingying, you are all good children, but you cannot bear this responsibility."
The old lady smiled and said to Su Ying, long ago, Zhang An had said that he would take her here to live and provide for her in her old age.
But the old lady was unwilling no matter what she said. She had raised the sons at home for so many years and earned money for them.
So when she gets old, this responsibility must fall on them. This is also the rule from ancient times to the present.
As for the married daughter's family, she and her son are still there, but there is no way for her daughter and son-in-law to provide for her in old age.
Besides, when Wang Fang got married, there was no dowry.
So the old lady had no idea of letting Zhang An’s family support her in her old age.
If she said this to others, they would laugh out loud. Then they would say that she did not know how to raise a son and that her sons had no conscience.
Although this is indeed the case, the old lady still doesn’t want to cause trouble to Zhang An’s family.
"You young couple, don't worry about me. While I still have a few years to live, you have to hurry up and give me a grandson. I'll be satisfied as an old woman."
Zhang An felt something was wrong. At first, he and Su Ying tried to persuade the old lady.
But somehow the old lady turned into urging them.
Before they got married, the whole family was urging them to get married.
I finally got married, but after a few days of quiet life, my family began to give birth to children again.
Zhang An has already thought about the future rhythm. After giving birth to a child in the future, he will probably have to urge them to have a second child.
Seeing that the old lady was really eager to go home, Zhang An had to agree to send her back tomorrow.
If he hadn't gotten married this time, the old lady might not have come to stay for so long.
After all, after Zhang An said he wanted to provide for her in her old age, every time he said he would pick her up to live with him, she was unwilling to come.
Zhang An knew that the old lady was afraid of causing trouble to them, but to Zhang An, how could this be trouble?
However, the old lady’s thinking was still too rigid, and Zhang An’s attempts to solve it several times were of no use.
In order to make it easier for everyone to kill time in the Huabao Valley at night, Zhang An moved the TV to the yard.
So many people walking by the road came into the yard to watch TV.
Of course, they all help Hua Bao Gu while watching.
This is also human nature. For example, when Zhang An visits someone’s house and sees someone else’s house in Huabao Valley, he will lend a hand to help. After all, it is not a physical job.
Not long after, the courtyard of Zhang An’s house was already filled with people.
Although Zhang An’s TV is not small, it looks much smaller when placed in the yard.
However, the people who came to visit did not dislike it at all. They watched it with gusto and were very fascinated.
It was not until ten o'clock in the evening, after three episodes of the TV series, that everyone was ready to go home without interest.
But by this time, Zhang An’s family had spent all their money. Originally, this large pile of corns would take half a day tomorrow at the usual pace.
Because there were enough people watching TV today, we finished it in advance. I have to say that there is strength in numbers.
Upon getting up the next day, Zhang An, at the urging of the old lady, sent the old lady back to Longtoushan.
After arriving at home, Zhang An's grandfather kept scolding and pinching him.
At first Zhang An frowned, but when he walked into the house, he found a pile of corn and rice piled in the main room.
Now Zhang An knew why Old Man Wang started scolding them when he saw them coming back.
Since Zhang An picked up the old lady, it was time to harvest the crops in the fields.
In the past, Old Man Wang didn't care about anything at home, he would sit with his legs crossed and drink wine all day long.
But that’s because of Grandma Zhang An. He knows that if he doesn’t care, the old woman will.
But this time it is different. Ten days and a half have passed, and the old woman has not come back, and there is no message.
So Old Man Wang started to feel anxious. On the one hand, he was worried that the old woman really didn't plan to come back in the future.
The second urgent thing is the crops in the fields. No one is here now. If he doesn't care about it, let alone drinking next year, he may not be able to eat at all.
So in the end he had no choice but to harvest the crops first.
He is a person who does not work all year round, and he is no better than a child when it comes to farm work.
If you want to harvest crops, you can only invite someone to do it, but other people in the village saw that he was the one who asked for the invitation, so they all excused themselves as being unavailable at home and refused to agree. After all, that was the impression he gave people.
In the end, he had no choice but to call his sons.
Originally, Zhang An's uncles didn't intend to pay attention to him. They were too busy at home.
But in the end, Old Man Wang became anxious and made a big fuss in the yard, so the sons had no choice but to help him do the work first.
So when Zhang An sent his grandmother back, there were rice and corns that had just been collected in the main room.
However, although Old Man Wang forced his sons to help him harvest the crops, when he saw Zhang An sending the old lady back, he also began to curse and vent his anger.
It turned out that he was worried that the old lady would not come back and there would be no one to take care of him in the future.
Now looking at the old lady who was sent back by Zhang An, she felt relieved and naturally wanted to find a sense of presence.
However, this burst of scolding and pinching did not last for a few minutes before it came to an abrupt end.
"If you are a gambler, I will take this wine back with you."
Zhang An did not look at him and raised the two bottles of Maotai he had brought.
This is not what Zhang An wanted to bring over, but when he went out, Wang Fang gave it to him and asked him to take it with him.
No matter what, Old Man Wang is still his grandfather, so Wang Fang doesn’t want to do anything too extreme.
Sure enough, when Old Man Wang saw the wine in Zhang An's hand, especially those two big characters, he stopped cursing and started laughing.
Having been together for two generations, Zhang An has long known the old man’s temperament, and saving face is definitely the highest priority in his life.
If Zhang An brings some Huangjing wine and Gastrodia wine that he brewed himself this time, the old man may not be so generous.
But Moutai, without even thinking about it, directly took care of the old man.
After watching him say a few nice words, Zhang An handed him the wine in his hand.
When he got two bottles of Maotai, Old Man Wang suddenly felt that all the hard work during this period seemed to be worth it.
Although Old Man Wang didn't like Zhang An, he wasn't one to fall out after getting benefits. He even asked Zhang An to go home and sit down.
Actually, he also wanted to embarrass Zhang An, but he was afraid that Zhang An would take the wine away.
When Zhang An looked at the old man who was not arguing with the old lady, he suddenly felt that they were quite harmonious.
So he thought about it for a while and then came up with an idea.
"Grandpa, do you think this Moutai is good? Do you like it?" Zhang An asked knowingly.
"Okay, how could it be bad? This is much better than the loose wine in the village."
As soon as Zhang An asked, Old Man Wang answered, he had just received the benefit, he I am happy to give Zhang An this face.
Actually, how can he tell whether Moutai is good or not?
It’s just that he has a good face. He has traveled a lot in the past and helped many wealthy families with their feng shui.
I know that most people cannot afford to drink this wine, so I feel that it is very honorable to drink it.
"Then do you still want it in the future?"
Old man Wang, who was still smiling at first, was stunned when he heard Zhang An's words and stared at Zhang An blankly.
For a moment, he was a little unsure of what Zhang An meant, but that didn't stop him from nodding.
"In this case, don't quarrel with my grandma in the future, and live a good life on weekdays. I will give you two bottles every year when you come here. What do you think?"
Zhang An also thought clearly. Well, my evil grandpa is good at this, so I can easily hold him with this thing.
After all, my grandmother will not live in Changqing for a long time. This is her home, and Zhang An cannot take care of her all the time.
What Zhang An didn't like was that his evil grandfather was not only lazy but also often quarreled with his grandmother.
So Zhang An suddenly thought of using this Maotai wine to control his evil grandfather.
Ask him not to quarrel with his grandmother again, so that his grandmother can live a more peaceful life.
As for asking him to be more diligent and help with the work, Zhang An doesn't expect it. After all, one's nature is hard to change and it doesn't take just words.
As long as he doesn't cause trouble, it's already a good thing for grandma.
"Okay, as long as you bring me wine, I'll do whatever you say."
After hearing what Zhang An said, old man Wang Shiyan immediately spoke.
It was as if Zhang An would regret it if he agreed a second too late.
"Then when will you bring it to me?"
After agreeing, he was still worried that Zhang An would lie to him, so he pursued him.
"I won't come here often, so that you don't have to look at me and worry. I will bring it with you during the Chinese New Year."
"But the ugly words are ahead, then I will I will ask my grandma and the folks around me. If you didn’t do it, then no wonder I didn’t give it to you.”
“But if you do it well, such as helping the family, then I will. I’ll give you an extra two hundred yuan every year you come here.”
Two hundred yuan is not a lot, and the old man can live very comfortably with it.
Originally he was only allowed two bottles of Maotai, but maybe he gave up on it as time went by.
But with the two hundred yuan, Zhang An didn’t believe he could part with it. This was simply a complete conspiracy.
“Are you serious?” Wang Shiyan looked at Zhang An with disbelief.
“Seriously, it’s only two hundred yuan, it’s nothing to me.”
I have to say that Wang Shiyan, who had a bad temper for decades, was suddenly beaten by Zhang An The money tactic was defeated.
He kept giving Zhang An assurance and said that he would let Zhang An see his performance.
Until the end, when Zhang An finished explaining things and was about to get up and go back.
For the first time, old man Wang Shiyan asked him to stay. This was something that was unheard of and unseen before.
Although Zhang An did not stay in the end, he still sent Zhang An out to the grain drying field.
This scene shocked everyone else, especially his sons, who couldn't believe it.
(End of this chapter)