Chapter 330: Overlord of the Air
Just when Zhang An was wearing a flower head and acting as a model for the children.
Several chirping thieves flew in the sky.
The temperature was so low a few days ago that Zhang An didn't even see them.
Now that the temperature is starting to come back up, they are out and about again, and they come in groups.
Zhang An looked up and saw that the wires were full of sparrows, probably dozens of them.
Listening to their chirping sounds, Huatou will not spoil them.
A scream sounded, and suddenly it shot straight into the sky from Zhang An's shoulder.
The loud sound shocked everyone around.
As soon as the flower head flew out of Zhang An's body, the birds in the sky had already sensed the danger, and were frightened and fled in all directions.
In the blink of an eye, Huatou caught two of them and threw them down from the air.
Without bias, it happened to fall in the yard of Zhang An's house. At this time, the flower head showed the demeanor of the overlord in the air.
Then the good show of the eagle chasing the sparrow began. At this time, everyone realized that the seemingly well-behaved goshawk was really very ferocious.
Bai Yu, who was still in the nest, rushed out with his two children as if he heard the battle horn.
Work with the flower heads in the sky to arrest those chattering thieves from your hometown.
“Hey, Zhang An, did your family raise a new goshawk last year?”
My brother was very shocked when he saw three other goshawks flying out from the roof of Zhang An’s house. .
It is usually rare to see people who can raise eagles, but here in Zhang An, there are so many.
My brother only has one look in his eyes, and that is admiration. In his eyes, Zhang An is a great person.
"Hey, the flower head has grown up. After all, he is looking for a wife. The one with a white belly is his wife, and the other two are the children they hatched last year."
When the fishing friend and the people around him heard this, they couldn't refute it.
Yes, when the children grow up, they do need to find a wife and have children.
At this time, the old man was not idle. He raised his camera and took a group photo of the Huatou family who were killing everyone in the air.
In the end, most of the sparrows were captured by the flower heads and brought to the yard.
Although a few escaped, Huatou and the others did not bother to pursue them.
After the battle, the family of four still wanted to return to Zhang An's shoulders.
But Zhang An was not willing, because their paws were almost covered with the blood of sparrows.
So for them that were about to fall down, Zhang An directly waved his hand and asked them to find a place to play by themselves.
Seeing that Zhang An stopped playing with them, the family of four were not discouraged. They grabbed a few sparrows and went back to the roof to enjoy snacks.
Looking at the sparrows lying everywhere in the yard, some are still struggling. The scene is extremely cruel.
"Hey, so many sparrows, wouldn't it be too cruel?"
Some people think these sparrows are too pitiful, they just come out to hang around and are wiped out.
“Girls, these sparrows are not good things. If a group of sparrows like this will hatch out for a while, hundreds of sparrows will hatch, and how much crops will they eat in the fields?”
Before Zhang An opened his mouth, several elderly people helped explain.
It can be seen that although these old people are from the city, they should have joined the team in the countryside when they were young.
Anyone who has grown crops really doesn't like sparrows.
Zhang An also couldn’t understand how sparrows and wild boars, which were causing harm to both sides, could become protected animals.
If it is going to be extinct, there is a reason, but with such a large population, it is amazing that it can still be protected.
Maybe we need to protect them to harm farmers' crops and stabilize food prices.
After the people around him left, Zhang An picked up the sparrows in the yard with an empty bucket.
"Why are there so many sparrows today?"
When Wang Fang came out, Zhang An happened to pick up half of the sparrows. He estimated that he would have picked up half of the bucket.
“Maybe because the temperature has risen, they flew out to branch again, but they were punished by the flower heads.”
Before the snow fell a while ago, these sparrows had already He couldn't come out from his nest, and there wasn't even the slightest sound.
These home-grown thieves are too sensitive to changes in temperature. When it gets a little warmer in the past two days, they run out.
"Mom, I'll boil some water and fry it in one pot tonight."
Fry the sparrows and sprinkle some chili powder on top, it will definitely be crunchy. delicious.
It tastes better than the fried chicken of later generations. When Zhang An was a child, this stuff was a good thing that both adults and children liked.
Although they have experienced a winter, they are not hungry now.
Anyone who has ever dug out a sparrow's nest will know that some grain and grass seeds can often escape from their nests.
Especially in the fall, this is the food they store for the winter.
For example, when it snowed before, they squatted in their dens to store food.
So in winter, most sparrows freeze to death rather than starve to death.
It just so happens that these sparrows have not been starved to death yet, they are still fleshy when touched, and they are not small in size.
"There is no shortage of food at home. Don't clean up at home. Don't let Xiaoying see it. She doesn't like it."
As for things like sparrows and bee pupae, The rest of the family is fine.
After all, I have eaten these before when conditions were not good.
But Su Ying refused to talk about it at all, so Wang Fang did not let Zhang An clean up at home.
"Okay, I'll take it to my uncle's house later to clean it up, just in time for my aunt to blow it up and drink it."
The family didn't allow it, so Zhang An carried a bucket The sparrow went to Zhang Ping's house.
Anyway, there are so many sparrows that we can’t finish them all at home, so we can take them over and drink them later.
"Aunt, are you busy with the fire? If you are not busy, just boil the pot and boil water."
When we arrived at Zhang Ping's house, the old aunt was cleaning up the kitchen, and Zhang An shouted inside.
"Okay, I'll boil a pot right now."
The old aunt didn't ask why, Zhang An opened her mouth, and she started to boil the water.
Soon, the sound of the old lady scooping out water was heard in the kitchen.
“Oh, where did you go to find a sparrow’s nest? You got half a bucket.”
Zhang Jianwen looked at Zhang An carrying a bucket over, thinking that it contained What eel and loach?
When I opened the lid of the bucket, I found that most of the bucket of sparrows was inside.
"That's not possible. How can you still have the leisure? It's not like they ran out to show off today and were spotted by the flower heads. As a result, a few escaped, and the others are here."
Zhang An used to like catching sparrows when he was a child.
If it weren’t for Wang Fang to take care of me, I would be thinking about where to dig out the birds’ nests every day.
Even now, the young children in the village like to climb trees and dig out bird's nests.
As long as someone shouts the last sentence, it will definitely be a large force going out to clean up.
But now that Zhang An is in his twenties, how can he be the same as before?
While waiting for the water to be boiled, someone who was called by Zhang Jianwen had already come over in advance.
Anyway, I’m just idle at home. After I went out to join in the fun, I came here to brag
“Hey, there are so many birds. Very nice.”
When many people came, their faces lit up with smiles when they saw so many birds.
We are all people who like to drink. This fried bird is much more comfortable to drink than peanuts. Who wouldn’t like it?
"Easy is comfortable, but if someone wants to eat it, you have to take care of it yourself."
Sparrows are delicious, but they are troublesome to take care of. You have to pluck the feathers and open the internal organs. There are so many sparrows, and it would take an hour or two for one person to take care of them.
“It’s all about cleaning up. When there are more people in a house, just do a few for each person and that’s it.”
The people here are not just drunkards, but also old men. When it comes to work, they may be procrastinating.
But when it comes to putting away food, I don’t need to be reminded, I am very positive.
At this time, the water in the room had boiled, and Zhang An took it out and poured it on the sparrows in the bucket.
Zhang Ping took a bamboo stick and turned it over in the bucket, trying to make them comfortable.
"Come on, come on, do it. Those who don't do it are not allowed to eat."
After perming, you must take advantage of this time to pluck the hair quickly, otherwise it will be later. The feather pile cannot be pulled out.
Everyone stretched out their hands, and you and I took out the birds from the bucket and plucked their feathers.
A few people came out with kitchen knives and waited. They pulled out the hair and started to break their bellies.
With all the fuss, in less than half an hour, the bucket of sparrows was cleaned up.
Both Zhou Yang and Zhang Jianzhong are not here. Their business is booming and they can't leave at all.
The old aunt has to be busy cooking again, so Zhang An has to do it himself when frying the sparrows.
He heats up the oil in the pot and the sparrows are peeled clean by everyone. Son, Zhang An has been marinating it with seasonings for more than ten minutes.
When the oil in the pot is right, coat them all in potato flour batter and put them in the pot.
“嗗嗗嗗~”
The sparrow in the pot has been squeezed and golden, and an attractive fragrance emanates from the pot.
"Zhang An, why are you eating alone? It's not good to eat alone."
Zhang An's behavior of trying the taste in advance was quickly discovered by everyone.
“Look what you said, can the cook’s work be called stealing? That’s called tasting dishes, do you understand?”
“Hahahaha~~”
After staying with these old fritters for a long time, Zhang An naturally became slippery.
After the old aunt cooked the last dish, the old uncle began to greet everyone to the table.
“Zhang An’s fried chicken is really good. It’s crispy and tender, and it tastes delicious.”
“You don’t need to tell me, Zhang An’s cooking skills are so good when he opens a restaurant. There is more than enough for everyone.”
Zhang Ping poured a round of wine for everyone, the old man picked up the bowl, and everyone drank one.
When everyone started eating, the old uncle started to discuss things with his family.
Although everyone had no intention of stopping with the chopsticks in their hands, they all pricked up their ears to listen.
"Last year, there was indeed some money in the village, but it was not distributed to everyone. I believe many villagers are still thinking about it. Today we will talk about this matter."
When it comes to money, everyone heard They became even more serious, and some even stopped using their chopsticks.
After all, it is about your own interests, so you must listen carefully, for fear of missing something.
“When we held a meeting in the village a few years ago, we discussed with everyone whether the village should build a number of yards and rent them to outsiders.”
A few years ago When the meeting was held, the village called everyone together
The old uncle had already told everyone about the matter, but he did not make a decision on the spot.
Because some villagers were hesitant and did not say whether they were in favor or against. They all said they would go home and discuss it.
At that time, many people were undecided, so the matter was shelved.
“I asked you to count the villagers in the group a few years ago. Now let’s talk about the situation in the group.”
In the village, Zhang Jianwen also has the accountant and cashier. In addition, the others are basically the team leaders in the village.
Zhang Jianwen called Zhang An over because Zhang An had discussed this matter with them.
“Our six groups, a total of ten households, all agreed with the decision and unanimously approved it.”
Seeing that no one spoke, Zhang Jianguo took the lead in saying a few words.
The people in the six groups are basically relatives, namely the families of Zhang An's uncles.
Then there are Mr. Huang’s family, Zhou Yang’s family, and Li Hongbin’s family who just moved here.
Li Jinbiao’s family was originally there, and they were most likely the only one among the six groups who disapproved of it.
But now, they have moved out of Changqing, and naturally they are no longer in the six groups.
Of the six groups of villagers now, they are basically our own people.
Even though I was a little unsure, I went back after the meeting and asked Zhang An and his son.
Although Zhang An did not help them decide, but only helped them analyze, in the end they still had the same attitude as Zhang An's family.
With Zhang Jianguo taking the lead, the other team leaders followed suit.
"Uncle, seven households in one group agree, and three households want to share the money."
"Six households in the second group agree, and five households want to share the money."
"Three groups of four households agreed, and six households wanted to share the money."
After Zhang An listened for a long time, it seemed that there were quite a few people who disagreed, and they were not very optimistic about the yard rental project in the village.
Except for the six groups, every other group has people who disagree and want to take the money directly.
After hearing this, the old uncles in the village also fell silent.
They originally thought that those who either agreed or opposed accounted for the majority, and the minority directly obeyed the majority.
Either you do it or you don’t, but now, almost half of them are wondering whether they should do it or not.
Why not do it? They think it would be a pity. The village has this advantage and the idea is also very good.
But if the village insists on doing it, a lot of people will vote against it.
Although it is possible to force the minority to obey the majority, the final decision can be made accurately.
“How about this, let’s calculate the money that was divided last year, and we will give the money to those who don’t agree, and the remaining money will be used to build the yard.”
< br>Soon, accountant Huang Weimin expressed his thoughts in front of everyone.
"Whether these yards make money or lose money in the future, it has nothing to do with those who shared the money."
Zhang An nodded after hearing this, this method is feasible.
"Would this be detrimental to the collective unity of the village?"
The old uncle thought for a while and raised his concerns.
It would be okay if we lost money. Those who shared the money must be very happy.
But if the whole yard is rented out, it will be equivalent to dividing the money every year.
When the time comes when they see people sharing their money every year, these people will definitely feel resentful in their hearts.
Although it is their own choice, no one will find their own reasons for jealousy.
"Uncle, what you said is wrong. I think this method is very feasible. Risks and opportunities always coexist."
It is true that the old uncle is thinking from a collective perspective. Many people are jealous and it will affect collective unity in the future.
Zhang An feels that since we are all adults and we make our own choices, we have to bear the consequences.
There is a saying in later generations that you have to walk the path you choose on your knees, and it is the same here.
"What An Zi said makes sense. There is no risk in anything you do. Even if you plant crops, the harvest depends on God."
Many people here heard what Zhang An said. , I very much agree.
I had a fever of 40 degrees yesterday, so I hung up on water for two days. I would like to apologize to everyone
(End of this chapter)