Chapter 329 Listen to my explanation
Changqing on the second day of the Lunar New Year was even more lively than in previous years.
Although it is not early spring yet in March, it is not yet suitable for an outing.
But Chang Qing’s reputation had already been spread last year.
Many people are bored at home, so they will naturally come over to join in the fun.
Many people came over, and they all came to Zhang An's house first, wanting to order lunch, then take their family for a walk and then come directly for dinner.
Most of them are repeat customers who have been here before, and they still miss Zhang An’s family’s food.
But Zhang An's house is closed this year because Su Ying's parents are here, and Zhang An's aunt and her family are coming over tomorrow.
When the time comes to entertain guests at home, it will definitely be inconvenient to open the door for business.
Wang Fang explained this to everyone so that everyone can understand it.
On the contrary, it added a lot of business to the restaurants of Zhou Yang's family and Zhang Jianzhong's family.
Of course, there are also some other restaurants opened in the village, which are all snack shops and noodle shops.
To a large extent, it has helped alleviate the difficulty of dining in the village.
In the afternoon, the whole family went up the mountain to pay New Year's greetings to Zhang An's grandparents as usual.
As the daughter-in-law who has just entered the house, Su Ying will definitely go with her. No matter what, she must let the second elder meet her grandson-in-law.
"You go ahead, I will stay at home."
Wu Qiuping and Su Shaowen were at home, so Wang Fang planned to stay at home with them.
Zhang An and his son also arranged this. After all, if you have guests at home, you have to ask someone to accompany them, otherwise it doesn't make sense.
"You go with your parents-in-law. It's just like home here. Why should I accompany you? We won't be polite to you, but you guys, don't be polite to us either."
Wu Qiuping and Su Shaowen When I first came, I was a little polite.
But after staying here for a few days, I became quite familiar with Zhang An's parents, and I have long regarded my daughter's home as my own.
In Zhang An’s words, we are so close and we have to come here more often in the future. It’s not okay to be so polite all the time.
If it’s something else, it would be nice to have someone stay at home and talk together.
But going up the mountain to offer sacrifices to the elderly is a major family event and a form of filial piety.
It takes at most two hours to go up the mountain. The village is so lively and there are so many people.
They will go out for a walk here and there later, and Zhang An and the others should be back from the mountain.
"Yes, we are not outsiders, and we want you to stay with our guests. Go quickly, I will cook dinner for you when you come back."
"That's it, my parents-in-law, you guys can Go out for a walk, we will be back from the mountain in a while."
Hearing what Wu Qiuping and his wife said, Wang Fang did not continue to be polite.
The family carried the sacrifices and went out to the gravesites of Zhang An’s grandparents.
Along the way, you can also meet many people, they are all going to Guanyin Cave.
It seems that after last year, the Guanyin Cave in Changqing has still been spread, and many people have come to ask for children.
Although it is the beginning of spring, the weather is still gloomy.
It’s just that the wind is slightly gentler than the previous day and not so freezing.
The weeds and wild trees beside the road are all starting to have their young leaves.
They don’t care what month it is now, they only know that they will start sprouting after the beginning of spring.
After driving for several hours, we finally arrived at the gravesite of Zhang An’s grandparents.
Zhang Jianguo and Zhang An, father and son, took sickles and hoes to clean up the surrounding weeds.
Because the family has come to offer sacrifices over the years, and they come frequently, there are not many weeds.
Wang Fang and Su Ying took out the sacrifices from their backpacks and arranged them, waiting for Zhang An to cut down some grave markers.
Grave markers are usually made of green bamboo. If you can't find it, you can use a budded sapling.
Originally, it was impossible to have bamboo in such mountains, but Zhang An did it for convenience.
One time when I was hanging paper during the Qingming Festival, I dug up a clump of golden bamboo and planted it next to it. Now it has grown into a big one.
Look at the grave marker and hang the white paper flag on it. Zhang Jianguo is responsible for inserting the grave marker on the grave.
Zhang An was responsible for burning incense and wax below, lighting lamps and offering incense to the elders.
These things can generally only be done by the men in the family, and women are not allowed to touch them unless there are some special reasons.
"Xiao An, Xiao Ying, burn some paper money for your grandparents."
Hearing this, Zhang An took Su Ying and knelt in front of the two elders, took out the money and started burning it for them.
"Dad, Mom, Xiaoan has grown up and has already married a daughter-in-law. You two can rest assured down here."
"This is Xiaoying, your granddaughter-in-law. Today It’s Chinese New Year, and we’re all here to pay our respects to you two elders.”
The whole family expressed their longing to the second elder, burned and gave away all the paper money they brought, and finally took turns kowtowing to the second elder.
Half of each offering should be taken home for the family to eat, and the remaining half should be placed on the altar.
After lighting the cannon and disposing of the open flame candles and incense sticks, the family went down the mountain and went home.
With this kind of sacrifice, everyone will not feel too heavy.
Because I want to tell the late family members about the joy of the New Year and the current situation of the family.
"Hey, Zhang An's family moved very quickly. They have already returned from paying New Year greetings to your grandparents."
On the way down the mountain, Zhang An's family met many villagers heading to the mountain. , They are all used to pay New Year greetings to the elderly people who have passed away at home.
"You have to go sooner or later anyway, so go early and come back early."
Wang Fang looked east and west along the way, thinking about finding some wild vegetables to take home to eat.
But it is still early this year, and the wild vegetables are still hidden in the soil. It will take at least a month before they emerge.
Because the beginning of spring comes too early, there will definitely be cold spring weather in the coming months.
Many flowers and plants on the mountain are very smart, and they will not appear until the climate is stable.
"Zhang An, Jianguo, come to my house to treat the two of us in the evening."
When we arrived at the entrance of the village, we happened to meet the old uncle Zhang Jianwen who had come back from the mountain.
"Uncle is looking for a drink, maybe he has something to say."
Zhang An thought, maybe the old uncle has something to say.
He has a habit of calling people to his house to have a drink together every time he has something to discuss.
But Zhang An was a little curious as to what was so urgent.
In the past, even if you wanted to talk about something, you had to wait until the end of the New Year and the fifteenth day before talking about it.
“I have something to discuss with you all. Remember to come by yourself tonight, don’t ask me to invite you at home.”
Today is the second day of the Lunar New Year. Unless there are special circumstances, you cannot go to other people's homes to invite people.
“Please give me whatever you want, we will go there ourselves when the time comes.”
Since there was something to discuss, Zhang An naturally agreed readily.
There should be a lot of people there in the evening, so bring two bottles of wine with you.
Back home, Zhang An found a lot of people surrounding the fence in the backyard.
Zhang An took a look and saw that the door of the house was locked. His father-in-law and mother-in-law were not at home. They probably went out to watch the fun.
Opening the door to the backyard, Zhang An found two black-necked cranes eating in the fish pond.
The people outside the fence were watching the couple.
So many people gathered outside the fence, it looked like a zoo with everyone gathered around the fence. Zhang An is not surprised that so many people like to see black-necked cranes.
After all, this thing looks like a crane, and it is rare to see it in this area.
It is estimated that many people outside the fence saw a live crane for the first time.
Even next door, the wetland park has not been built yet, so you can’t see them.
"Brother, don't come too close, you will scare the cranes away later."
As soon as Zhang An arrived in the yard, there was a girl about his age outside the fence, reminding him in a low voice .
It seems that they were afraid that Zhang An would get close, so they scared the couple away.
But it was just a reminder, and he didn’t say anything to ask Zhang An to leave.
Zhang An can open the door. They all know that this is Zhang An's home. There is no reason for outsiders to let the host leave.
"It's okay, they are very thick-skinned. It won't fly unless you get close."
Zhang An smiled and said to everyone outside the fence.
"Ah? Are these cranes raised by your family?"
Hearing what Zhang An said, the girl thought that these two cranes were raised by Zhang An's family.
"Hey, you can't say this. Private individuals cannot keep these two things, otherwise they will have to eat from the state."
Zhang An quickly clarified that no one would give it to him later. It would be troublesome if you reported it.
Although Zhu Yuliang said that he would put up a temporary rescue station sign here, that will not come until next year.
"They are not cranes, but black-necked cranes. They are just similar to red-crowned cranes and are national first-level protected animals."
Zhang An also has nothing to do, so he will popularize science with everyone. Get up and tell everyone what happened to these two couples.
At this time, Zhang An was like a commentator in a zoo.
Everyone outside the fence is like a crowd of tourists, listening to Zhang An’s explanation.
While Zhang An was chatting with everyone, the two black-necked cranes seemed to be full.
When they saw Zhang An in the yard, they spread their wings and flew over.
Like a child, surrounding Zhang An, looking a little flattering.
When the people around saw this scene, they immediately said "Wow".
The two black-necked cranes were a little dissatisfied with this group of impolite people.
But because Zhang An was here, they didn't fly away.
Looking at their fawning looks, Zhang An reached out and stroked the sparse feathers on their heads.
As Zhang An stretched out his hand, the scene became quiet for a while.
Because these two black-necked cranes were actually rubbing their heads against Zhang An's palm.
It seems to be very comfortable to be touched by Zhang An like this.
"No, didn't you just say that you didn't raise them? It looks like you are their biological father."
The girl's tone of voice made her feel as if she had been deceived by Zhang An.
She originally believed what Zhang An said, but now.
Zhang An just nakedly performed a drama of unresolved emotions for everyone present.
It seems that it can be said that if you have milk, you are the mother, and if you have space and spring water, you can naturally be the father.
"Listen to my explanation, they themselves rely on me, how can I dare to support a Bodhisattva like them."
Zhang An is so angry, why does no one believe the facts?
"I think Brother Zhang is not lying. I came here many times last year and I didn't find them both."
There was a young man's voice in the crowd, which sounded like People who come here often.
"Everyone who has been here knows that Brother Zhang especially likes animals."
"Yes, yes, those deer and beautiful birds in the orchard just now are all from Brother Zhang At home, who in the right mind would dare to keep it free?”
As soon as the guy opened his mouth, he attracted a lot of repeat customers.
When Zhang An heard this, he felt that there were still discerning comrades among the masses.
"Brother, where is your goshawk? Can you come over and take a look? My son came here specifically to see your goshawk this time."
The speaker this time was an old man. Brother, Zhang An still has an impression.
I was a fishing friend who used to come here often. At that time, I always liked to come to Zhang An’s house to borrow the toilet.
When I came here this time, there was a little boy with me, who looked about eight or nine years old.
"Hahaha, what's wrong with this?"
Zhang An whistled, and the flower head on the roof was notified and immediately jumped out of the nest.
An eagle's cry that broke through the sky suddenly exploded in the air, and everyone only saw a very broad figure appearing in the sky.
It is undoubtedly Huatou. This guy's wingspan is more than one meter wide, and it is very huge.
Finally, it rushed down from the sky and landed firmly on Zhang An's shoulders.
Two sharp eagle eyes scanned the crowd, and then looked at the two black-necked cranes next to them.
Hua Tou despises these guys who come to ask for food.
But with Zhang An here, we didn’t do anything to them, otherwise a fight would be inevitable.
“Look, Brother Zhang is really loved by animals. Such a ferocious eagle actually combs his hair.”
Hua Tou stood on Zhang An’s shoulder and used the sharp eagle to Beak combed Zhang An's hair on his temples.
This action will surprise everyone again. Is this still the proud goshawk?
But no one had any doubts. After all, when Huatou first appeared, the sound that pierced the sky was not small.
"Uncle, can I stand next to you and take a picture."
The son of the fishing friend looked at Zhang An expectantly.
"Of course, let's go to the front. It's not convenient here."
Zhang An smiled. As long as the request is not too unreasonable, Zhang An will try his best to satisfy it.
Finally, Zhang An walked to the road in front of the yard, with his back to the orchard behind him.
"Dad, hurry up, hurry up, take a picture for me."
The little boy stood beside Zhang An very excitedly, urging his father.
“Okay, okay, I’ll take pictures for you right away.”
The fishing friend took out his camera with a smile and took several pictures in a row.
Hua Tou has long been accustomed to the flash, and he has always held his head high.
After the little boy took the photo, other children in the crowd were very envious and clamored to take pictures.
But many people don’t have cameras. After all, this thing is quite expensive now, and most people really don’t spend this money.
In the end, the children became so noisy that the parents discussed it with the fishing guy and borrowed his camera to take some pictures.
My brother naturally agreed generously, and his camera does not use film, but a digital camera that has just appeared on the market.
When he came to fish in the past, Zhang An discovered that this old man’s home was unusual.
After all, in this era, not many people can drive and fish. This digital camera also proves the strength of the family.
(End of this chapter)