Chapter 380: Village Tree Davidia
It is not difficult to change the water in the sky pot. You just need to scoop out the hot water inside and pour in the cold water.
It's just that with such a strong firewood burning in the stove, a pot of water won't last long before being steamed, so it's still troublesome to change it.
You must know that in space, Zhang An changed it with just a thought. Now he has to do it in person, but he is a little uncomfortable.
However, all unaccustomedness comes from doing too little. After doing it a few times, you have to get used to it.
“Hey, it’s so early in the morning, why are you drinking it? You’re living a cool life.”
The first steamer has just been steamed, and the second steamer has just been served. Going up, old uncle Zhang Jianwen suddenly came to Zhang An's house.
"Haha, it must be cool to eat and drink. Who told you not to come."
Although some of them are different in generation, they are also about the same age. Usually, They are all used to joking like their peers.
“Look, I’m coming right now. If I don’t come, all the wine will be drank by you guys.”
As the village chief, Zhang Jianwen must have come to the door when Zhang Jianguo invited people last night.
However, the first batch of yards built in the village have been completed in the past few days, and Zhang Jianwen is still busy with various things.
So when Zhang Jianguo went to their home, he didn't meet him at home.
"By the way, Zhang An, I came here to see you."
Zhang Jianwen didn't come to Zhang An's house specially to drink, but came to see Zhang An for something.
Otherwise, he still has so many things waiting to be solved, and he can do a lot of things in just one drink.
And it’s no joke that drinking can cause trouble. After all, the wine table in the village is easy to get on but difficult to get off.
Either others tried to persuade him to stay, or he kept it as a souvenir for himself. In the end, he couldn’t walk even after drinking.
“Didn’t you tell me last time that you still have a batch of saplings that can be planted on both sides of the road at the entrance of the village? How many more are there? I’m thinking of planting two rows in that area of the yard.”
The first batch of yards is almost done, and the final touches will be put in place before they can be handed over to the tenants.
However, Zhang Jianwen went to the city and suddenly saw the magnolia grandiflorum that looked very much like a loquat tree in the green belts on both sides of the road, and he fell in love with it.
After I came back, I always felt that there was nothing on the way in and out of the courtyard. It was so empty that it didn’t look good.
So first, just like in the city, plant some landscape trees.
Of course, he would only plant two rows of ones that could grow. He had never thought about those low green belts.
After all, there is greening everywhere in the village. We don’t need that stuff and we don’t have that much money.
Planting two rows of big flowering trees is just for decoration, so that others don’t look so empty.
If he just wanted to plant landscape trees, he would have to spend money to buy trees outside, so he hesitated.
Zhang Jianwen doesn’t care about the labor involved in planting trees. Anyway, it’s a collective job. He can recruit idle people in the village and it doesn’t take much time.
What he cares about is that it costs money to buy a tree. Now every penny spent in the village is broken into two parts. Using money to buy a landscape tree means cutting his flesh.
Today he suddenly remembered that Zhang An had mentioned to him about planting trees at the entrance of the village.
At that time, he didn't think it was necessary. After all, there were green grass and trees everywhere in the mountains, so there was no use in planting such things.
Besides, everyone in the village is from the countryside and can’t appreciate this thing. It would be better to plant two rows of crops than to put in the effort.
But it’s different now. These trees are planted for those wealthy tenants, so this has a place to use.
And he had seen the Davidia tree that Zhang An was talking about when it was in bloom.
Although the flowering period was a little short, he thought it was more beautiful than the fake loquat flowers in the city, so he came to Zhang An specifically to tell him about it.
“There are actually quite a few of those trees, but if they were to be planted at Shiyakou, the village would not be able to plant them.”
Although Zhang An did cultivate a batch of Davidia saplings outside, But it's not easy for this thing to sprout and grow, and it's only half grown.
Originally, Zhang An wanted to plant them along the bluestone road from Qiaotou to the village, and the quantity was almost enough.
But now my uncle Zhang Jianwen wants to plant it in the yard, but the village may not be able to plant it.
"Hey, I thought it was something. Why are we growing that thing in our village? It's not enough for the local dogs in the village to pee and burn to death. At most, it's enough to plant two rows from Shiyakou to your door. , it’s useless to plant it in other places.”
Zhang Jianwen felt relieved when he heard Zhang An say that the quantity was enough.
Otherwise, he would have wanted to take the villagers to dig up those wild holly trees in the mountains.
As for planting trees specifically in the village, he had never thought about it.
Not to mention a bunch of cattle and horses in the village, if you bite them, no matter how good the tree is, it can be chewed into a stump.
And even more powerful than cattle and horses are the local dogs in the village.
They always like to urinate in corners or under trees with their legs crossed. Over time, the roots of the trees are burned out.
"That's okay. Uncle, whenever you want it, just go and dig it. It's in the nest."
The nest was not finished planting at that time, and there were still some left. In the open space, Zhang An planted some saplings in order not to be nagged by his mother at home to ensure safety.
At this time, the Davidia saplings have grown to more than half a person's height and are suitable for transplanting.
And when the involucrata tree reaches this stage, the growth rate will be relatively fast, and it may only take a year to grow to a height of two or three meters.
You might as well see the dove flower blooming in the village this year.
"Then I'm relieved. As for the money to buy the tree, the village is relatively tight on funds now. I'll wait until the end of the year to tie the knot with you."
It costs money to buy trees wherever you go, but Here in Zhang An, the village can delay for a while and there is no need to be so anxious.
"Uncle, what more money do you need? Just think of it as me doing something for the village and donating it to the village."
Zhang An didn't want to sell this tree for money at all. After all, he wanted to plant it in the village from the beginning.
"That's not possible. It's not easy for you to plant so many saplings. How can the village ask for your saplings for nothing? But now the village's money has other uses. If you don't want it, then I will buy it outside. "
The trees to be planted are not just one or two. Zhang Jianwen will not think of prostitution for nothing. After all, this is a collective matter and everyone's business.
If we start like this, everyone in the village will feel that the village will suck their own blood.
When the time comes for other things to happen to the village collective, the villagers will not take action for fear of being sucked.
At that time, the village collective was no longer a collective, so Zhang Jianwen could not have made such a bad start.
"Okay, let's wait until there is money in the village. As you know, uncle, I don't have much to use the money now, so I'm not in a hurry."
Zhang An, who has lived for two lifetimes, has no regard for his old uncle. His temperament has long been clearly understood.
If he insists not, maybe Zhang Jianwen will really go out and spend money to buy it.
So Zhang An promised him first, at worst it would be more symbolic when the time came, it would be meaningful.
Anyway, this is not important. Zhang An only thinks about the village tree Davidia involucrata and can no longer run away.
“That’s right, you are all for the better development of the village, so how can the village let you suffer.”
Seeing that Zhang An was not stubborn, Zhang Jianwen had a look on his face Very satisfied look. "Okay, then you continue drinking. I'll go to Old Man Lin's place first to see if the doors and windows of the last two rooms are finished. As for your tung trees, I will take people to dig them out in two days."
After the matter was finished, Zhang Jianwen was ready to leave.
At this time, Zhang An knew why he called Carpenter Lin to come for a drink, but Carpenter Lin still resisted the temptation and refused him.
It turns out that Party A’s big boss is urging the goods. No wonder he can resist the temptation of drinking.
"Uncle, don't leave in a hurry. You're already here. Let's have a drink before we leave."
How can you be so embarrassed to let people leave if they don't touch your door with some smell?
"That won't work. I still have a lot of things to do. I can't rest once I drink. It will be bad later."
Other aspects are fine, but when it comes to wine, Zhang Jianwen He was extremely distrustful of himself, and he might not be able to leave Zhang An's yard while drinking.
"This is new wine. Uncle, you are here. You have to drink some of it. Otherwise, I would have the nerve to let you go. Besides, you don't have to drink too much. It's just a few dollars. After you finish it, you're busy. It’s yours, we won’t keep it for you.”
While talking, Zhang An had already filled a small cup and brought it to Zhang Jianwen.
"You kid, you know that your uncle can't refuse these things, but you still keep throwing them right in front of my nose."
Zhang Jianwen was made to laugh and cry by Zhang An, but in the end he still couldn't refuse. The temptation of fine wine.
"This wine is not bad. No wonder these old drunkards are reluctant to leave here. It turns out there is such a good wine. If I didn't have many things to do, I would be reluctant to leave today."
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They are all old drunkards for decades. They drink more local wine than Zhang An has drunk in his life. They can tell whether a good wine is a bad wine or not.
After a few final words, Zhang Jianwen left Zhang An’s yard resolutely. If he didn’t leave, he would really be unable to leave later.
Although the aroma of Zhang An’s wine was more tempting, in the end responsibility overcame temptation.
Nearly four hundred kilograms of blood rice wine was steamed until evening. A total of more than eighty kilograms of blood rice wine was produced, which is lower than the wine production rate of blood rice in space.
But compared to Huang Erye’s previous time, it was much improved. The distiller’s yeast on the recipe accounted for half of the effect, and the other half was due to the spatial spring water.
It’s just that the blood rice at home was soaked and germinated by Zhang An in space spring water and watered several times, so it is not as good as the blood rice produced in space.
"Xiao An, your wine lees, I will take some back to feed the eagle later. It will probably like it very much."
While cleaning up the wine lees, Huang Erye had a conversation with Zhang An .
Although the goshawk is a carnivore, what kind of animal should be raised by what kind of person.
The goshawk that Zhang An adopted like this has now also learned to drink.
The goshawk would not refuse this kind of lees with a strong aroma of wine.
"Okay, Second Master, you can pretend it's done by yourself later."
If he were to pour wine, Zhang An might hesitate, but there's no need to think about the lees.
Wang Qiyan on the side actually wanted some lees.
Their family has a few pigs, and the people who roast wine feed the pigs by the way.
Because distiller's grains are equivalent to a better feed, livestock prefer it, especially pigs.
But Wang Qiyan also knew that Zhang An’s family also raised a lot of animals, so he was too embarrassed to speak.
"By the way, uncle, I want to dig another layer down in the cellar. I may have to trouble you."
While eating, Zhang An will dig the cellar. I told Wang Qiyan about the matter. To be precise, I wanted to dig a wine cellar.
“No need to worry, just let me know when I need to poach you.”
Mr. Wang picked up a piece of pork and agreed without hesitation.
It is not unreasonable to say that eating people is soft-spoken and taking advantage of others is short-handed. Moreover, he was still eating and drinking at others' houses, and could not refuse him at all.
"How about these two days? Uncle, you happen to have nothing to do. If you are busy making wine in the next few days, I will be embarrassed to trouble you."
These days. There was nothing going on, so Zhang An immediately decided to dig it out for the next two days to cure his damn procrastination.
"Just these two days, but if you dig below, don't put too many things on top, otherwise it will collapse easily."
He was the one who came to help dig the cellar of Zhang An's house. Yes, he knew the size inside.
Although Zhang An didn’t know what he wanted to dig a layer underground for, he still reminded him.
“I just want to dig a place to cellar wine, so I don’t have to dig too big below.”
Zhang An doesn’t have much wine to cellar, so he digs two or three square meters of space. That's it, it won't affect the above usage at all.
After having enough wine and food, the elderly people were not in a hurry to go back, and Zhang An's family continued to reminisce about the past.
Usually Mr. Zhang and the others come to Zhang An's house for dinner, but by night they want to go back.
But not today, maybe a few elderly people got together, not to mention they had company, and maybe they had a good chat.
In the end, the old lady from Wang Xinhua’s family came over to call for help, and they dispersed.
The next day, Zhang An’s family began to dig the wine cellar.
Although the area to be dug was not large, it still took two days.
Originally, Zhang An thought, just dig up any one.
But because when they broke up last night, Zhang An gave them all about a pound of wine to take back.
So today Wang Qiyan dug a smaller version for Zhang An based on the appearance of his own wine cellar.
Because he felt in his heart that if he didn't show some real effort, he would be really sorry for the way he had been eating and taking food at Zhang An's house these two days.
After the wine cellar was dug, Zhang An randomly cellared a few jars of wine, but not all of them were finished.
Because more wine is stored in the space, the effect will be better than if the wine is stored outside.
When Zhang An got up the next morning, he found that it had rained again last night.
And it rained heavily, and the land was soaked deeply.
“Hey, what are you going to do, with so many people?”
Early in the morning, Zhang An saw his uncle Zhang Jianwen with a large group of people. A group of people passed by the house carrying hoes and shovels.
"Go dig involucrata trees in your home field. Didn't it rain last night? If you plant them today, they will definitely survive."
Farmers all know that this kind of tree has just rained. When it rains, anything you plant is easier to survive.
Especially last night, the spring rain was as expensive as oil. That would mean one less rain for the next one, and Zhang Jianwen would not let it go.
After talking to the villagers several times, Zhang Jianwen finally remembered the involucrata tree and it was no longer just a paulownia tree.
Otherwise, when people from outside ask what kind of tree this is, it will be embarrassing if no one can tell.
(End of this chapter)