Chapter 383 Old Man Qian
Pick a tree from the east, a tree from the west, a little like this, a little like that, no matter where his eyes go, he never loses sight of it. In a short time, Zhang An packed up a basketful vegetable.
"Okay, okay Zhang An, this is enough. If you eat more, you won't be able to finish it all. Look how much these things cost in total."
Looking at Zhang An An wanted to give him something else, but Li Mingwu quickly called him to stop him.
He just wanted to invite a few people to set a table, not a big banquet. These many dishes must be enough to eat, and any more would be piled up.
"Uncle Li, what are you saying about money? Just order the food and take it home to eat. Anyway, we are going to your place for dinner tomorrow."
"That won't work. The code is the same. You already said that you would give us a deck chair, so we must pay for this dish. Besides, you already gave us so many dishes when you left last time. You can't keep giving it to us. Hurry up. Accept it. I will come to your house to buy food when I live in the village. You don’t want me, the old man, to come to your house to buy food.”
The food here at Zhang An’s house is more delicious, Li Mingwu will do it in the future. I plan to live in the village in the future and come to Zhang An’s house to buy food.
So this dish must have been bought with money, otherwise he would be embarrassed to come here in the future.
As soon as Li Mingwu said this, Zhang An couldn’t continue to refuse, so he accepted a symbolic payment of one hundred yuan.
But Li Mingwu disagreed, because those chickens and ducks alone cost more than a hundred yuan.
And there are several fish that big. He has eaten Zhang An's fish several times, and he knows its value.
Even if the rabbit and the vegetables in the basket are not money, they are not only worth a hundred dollars.
So Li Mingwu didn't care whether Zhang An wanted it or not and stuffed another hundred yuan into his pocket.
"Okay, I'm going back first. Remember to come over tomorrow."
After being here for so long, Li Mingwu is ready to go back. Otherwise, if he goes back late, he may be killed by the old woman at home. Been nagging for a long time.
"Don't worry, Uncle Li. It's rare for Qiufeng to hit you once, and I will definitely not let you treat me twice."
If you don't eat actively, there is something wrong with your brain.
Coming empty-handed and leaving with a good harvest, Li Mingwu looked a little difficult when going out, with two chickens in his left hand and a duck in his right hand.
I was carrying a basket full of green vegetables on my back, but there was no room for the fish and rabbits on the ground.
"Forget it, Uncle Li, I'll take it with you, and send you the recliner by the way."
There are indeed too many things, and it's probably not possible for Li Mingwu to take them back alone.
Zhang An simply brought two new recliners from home, then took the vegetable basket from Li Mingwu and helped deliver them over.
Anyway, it’s right at Qiaotou, not too far away. It takes more than ten minutes to go back and forth.
Turn in from Shiyakou, and the third courtyard is the one rented by Li Mingwu's family.
Many tenants have moved in now, but because they just moved in, all the yards are still exactly the same.
It probably won’t be long before everyone gets used to it and will start spending time decorating their own courtyards.
"Aunt Luo, long time no see. Are you feeling well?"
When they arrived at the house, Zhang An found that brothers Li Weihong and Li Weiguo were not there.
It was a charming woman in her thirties who accompanied Mrs. Luo to pack things in the house.
"Okay, I can walk two miles in one breath without panting."
During this period, Luo Fengjuan accompanied Li Mingwu for exercise every morning and evening.
Not only did she train the old man well, but she herself also became rosy. Maybe walking two miles would not be a problem.
"Shu Qing, this is Zhang An who saved your father before."
Old Mrs. Luo greeted Zhang An kindly and introduced Zhang An to the charming woman next to her.
"Xiao An, this is my daughter Li Shuqing, you can just call me Sister Qing."
It turns out that she is the daughter of Mrs. Luo. No wonder Zhang An looked at her and looked at her with something like the old lady. Somewhat similar.
It can also be seen from this that Mrs. Luo's appearance was not too bad when she was young, otherwise she would not have given birth to such a beautiful daughter.
Li Shuqing did not fall into the Wei generation like her two brothers.
After all, in this era, as long as the family is older, no matter in the city or in the countryside, the female child cannot advance to the next generation, even the eldest daughter.
However, Li Mingwu was always an intellectual and gave his daughter a nicer name.
"Sister Shuqing, hello."
Despite the old lady's introduction, Zhang An did not seem too enthusiastic.
After all, when you meet for the first time, you can’t figure out other people’s temperaments. Being too enthusiastic may be counterproductive.
Maybe people with bad tempers may think that they are just a country boy and want to curry favor with their family.
Li Shuqing, in particular, looked aloof and cold, as if she would not let strangers in.
And Zhang An has never been a very enthusiastic person towards strangers.
"Hello, Zhang An, thank you for saving my father."
But the result was completely different from what Zhang An thought. Although Li Shuqing looked cold, she said hello. , but became enthusiastic.
Especially when you smile, there is something seductive about it.
Zhang An was almost stunned. Only then did he understand the prime minister's quirks.
But in the end, Zhang Anding was more powerful, embracing all rivers and remaining calm.
The Bing Xin Jue that I have practiced with Zhang and his party for so long is not just a show.
"Sister Qing, please don't thank me anymore. Uncle Li and the others have already thanked you. If you thank me again, you won't be able to go back."
Just now Zhang An just said hello lightly. , now people greeted him with smiles, so Zhang An also joked a few words to ease the atmosphere just now.
Sure enough, after those words, the distance between several people was invisibly brought closer.
"Okay Aunt Luo, I won't delay you in cleaning up the house. I'll come back tomorrow."
At this moment, Li Mingwu's house has obviously not been decorated yet, but there are big things All have been placed properly.
The remaining little things don’t need Zhang An’s help. After all, everyone has their own habits.
In the end, Li Mingwu’s family didn’t stay because the house was not ready yet and it was not suitable for guests.
And since we are so close from now on, only separated by a river, frequent visits will probably be common.
On the way home, Zhang An found a man and a woman patting their orchard on the roadside.
It turned out that they were attracted by the peach and cherry blossoms that were blooming all over the mountains and plains in their own orchard on the other side.
The man raised his camera and aimed it for a long time. After pressing the shutter, he stopped and admired his work with the woman next to him.
Zhang An saw from a distance that the camera in the man's hand was not big. It turned out to be an electronic digital camera. No wonder he could look through the film.
It’s just that the other two kept shaking their heads after looking down, probably because they were not satisfied with the photos taken by the camera.
“No, no, it’s too blurry. I can’t see clearly.” “Sure enough, the distance is still too far. Why don’t we go to the bridge below to take pictures? We can’t take pictures of such a beautiful scenery. It’s a pity.”
“No, the view from the bridge is not good, it is blocked by the house, so it won’t look good unless you go to the mountain.”
"Then let's go to the mountain to take pictures. Then you can take some pictures for me."
"No, that's obviously someone else's orchard, and you probably can't get in."
After getting closer, Zhang An heard the two of them discussing quietly.
The two were not satisfied with the photos taken by the camera, and Zhang An was not surprised.
Although this digital camera is a new product, with current technology, the camera pixels produced are not much higher.
It’s strange that the pixels are not very high, but they can be photographed clearly from such a long distance.
"It's okay. You can go over there and take pictures. It's okay."
I guess these two people are new visitors. After all, Zhang An's orchard was used during the flowering season last year. People went up to play.
"That's someone else's orchard, don't others agree?"
Although it was strange why Zhang An, a stranger, wanted to speak to them, the two of them were not rude.
“It’s okay, that’s my orchard. When it blooms every year, people are allowed to go there and take pictures, as long as they don’t pull the fruit trees to shake the flowers. After all, we still have to rely on those flowers to bear fruit. ”
Foreign tourists have always been the gods of the village. Zhang An explained to them enthusiastically.
“So that’s it, let’s go over there to play for a while and take some photos for my girlfriend. She fell in love with that forest at first sight. Don’t worry, we won’t touch those flowers. "
When the two of them heard what Zhang An said, they immediately became happy, especially the girl. She might really like the colorful world of Zhang An's family.
"Your village is so nice. If it were in other places, people would not be allowed to enter other people's orchards at all."
From this tone, this person should be a photographer, and he probably went to other places. When I was shopping around, I felt like this after being rejected many times.
"You are all coming to our village for the first time. After the orchards bloomed last year, we welcome all friendly friends."
Zhang An is sure that these two people are not It was just my first time here, and it was late.
Because in the orchard this year, since the flowers bloomed in mid-March, people have been going there every day.
If they had come during the day and saw so many people in the orchard, they would not have felt that they were not allowed to enter.
“Yes, we just came here not long ago, because my grandfather rented a yard here and asked us to come and stay with him for a few days.”
When Zhang An heard that this was not an ordinary tourist, but a long-term tenant in the village, he became even more polite.
“Just go up this bluestone road. In fact, it will be better during the day, because my animals will go to the orchard to graze.”
“Your animals are dogs, pigs, cows and horses. If you let them in the orchard, won't they eat branches and leaves?
The animals raised by ordinary people in rural areas are cats, dogs, pigs, cows, horses and sheep, so their first impression is that of pigs, cows and horses. .
“We have pigs and horses, but no cows. However, my horses are too lazy and don’t like to go to the woods. They like to go to sika deer, deer, and golden roosters. ”
If it were an ordinary person, no matter how enthusiastic Zhang An was, he would not have said it in such detail.
But this is a tenant in the village and the financial backer of the whole village, so Zhang An’s service The process is naturally more enthusiastic.
“What, there are sika deers? How dare you let them go without fear of them running away? ”
At this time, the man had not spoken yet, but the woman became excited.
Sure enough, no woman can refuse the elegant sika deer, no matter young or old.
She didn't know other animals, only sika deer, but that was enough.
"Haha, why do they want to run? They have good food and shelter here, and I don't keep them in captivity. How can they be willing to run when they live so freely? If they run to the mountains, what if they are caught by hunters? If you get caught by a wolf or a leopard, your life will be lost.”
“According to what you just said, isn’t this just a zoo?”
“That’s right. That's right. Many people have said that I have a rural kindergarten here. You will know it after you take care of it for a few more days. Okay, you go, I will go home first."
At the intersection, Zhang An originally just wanted to give them directions, but his habit of chatting got back to him and he couldn't help but chat for a long time.
When Zhang An returned home, he found his uncle Zhang Jianwen and an old man in his home.
I said hello to the old man. The old man Zhang An looked familiar, but he couldn’t remember who he was.
However, Zhang An can be sure that this person is not from the village, nor is he a relative of the family, otherwise he would not recognize him.
"Zhang An is back, and I happen to have something to do with you."
Then Zhang Jianwen pointed to the old man next to him, and continued to Zhang An:
"This is the old man Qian from Xiahewan. I heard that you keep bees here, so I came to find you."
It turns out that he is from Xiahewan Village. No wonder Zhang An felt familiar, but he Can't remember.
Xiahewan is a village on the lower reaches of the river. It is some distance away from Changqing. It takes twenty minutes by motorcycle, so it is not very close.
This old man is from Xiahewan. I guess I have met Zhang An before, but I haven’t said hello, so I can’t remember.
"Hello, Uncle Qian, you must have something to do when you come all the way here."
Whether you know him or not, he is always a visitor, and Zhang An is not lacking in basic etiquette.
And when Old Man Qian came over, he definitely wouldn’t have come to visit for nothing, otherwise he wouldn’t have asked Zhang Jianwen to bring him here.
"Wazi, I heard that you are good at raising bees, so I wanted to come to you and buy a bucket of bees."
Old man Qian is not good at talking, and he didn't get to chat with Zhang An. In just a few words, he explained his intention.
“Oh? Uncle Qian is also a beekeeper?”
Although there are many bees in the mountains, there are not many beekeepers around now.
Because the energy that normal beekeepers invest in beekeeping is not directly proportional to the income from honey harvesting.
After all, there are not many plantations nearby, and bees mainly collect pollen from flowers, so the honey harvest is not much.
So Zhang An was quite surprised to hear that Old Man Qian also kept bees.
“Yes, but I only have two buckets of bees. I have kept them for more than ten years. However, it snowed for so many days during the Chinese New Year, and my two buckets of bees were frozen to death. So I wanted to come to you and pick up two buckets of bees.”
Old man Qian used to raise two buckets of bees, but now he only wants one bucket when talking to Zhang An.
That's because he has self-awareness. If he divides others' bees, he will take away their money.
If someone gives out a bucket, it is already a good heart.
If you want more, you are greedy.
So Old Man Qian only plans to share one bucket and share it himself later.
(End of this chapter)