Chapter 388 Xie Wentian
It was almost eleven o'clock when we came out of the wine cellar.
Zhang An took a look at his home. His parents were still on the mountain and had not returned.
This point is still on the mountain. It is estimated that Wang Fang is happy working with everyone and does not plan to come back for lunch.
Although I am going to Mr. Li Mingwu’s house for a housewarming party today, I will only go there in the afternoon.
You still have to prepare this lunch at home, otherwise Su Ying will not be able to eat it when she returns from school.
It doesn’t matter whether Zhang An eats or not, but his wife and children must not go hungry.
Before washing rice and cooking, Zhang An walked to the yard to take a look and found that several of his big dogs were at home.
So the pot for cooking rice was changed to a larger one, and a few more bowls of rice were scooped out.
This is the habit of the little tigers now. If they are at home before the meal, when it is about to cook, it means that they will eat at home today, so they need to cook a lot more.
And when cooking, they are not there, which means that they have gone to the mountains to find food on their own, so there is no need to cook for them.
This is a pattern discovered by Wang Fang, because she cooked a lot of rice every time before, and even prepared rations for the big dogs at home.
But there were times when she had cooked, but all the big dogs at home went into the mountains to find their own food.
So the rice cooked by Wang Fang was eaten by Zhang An's family for three or four times before they were finished.
This is because Zhang An is a big eater and eats more every time, otherwise he would have to eat more.
Because dogs naturally eat a lot, and Zhang An’s dogs eat more than ordinary local dogs. The key is that there are more.
Every time, not counting the leftover soup, a large bowl of rice is needed to fill their stomachs.
After doing this several times, Wang Fang couldn't stand it anymore, and finally observed a pattern.
Every time before cooking, check to see if the dog is at home.
Oddly enough, Xiaohu and the others were not at home during meal time, so they really didn’t come back until evening, and they really fed themselves in the mountains.
And they not only feed themselves, they also bring prey with them when they go home, probably because they are afraid that the owners of the family will be hungry.
The most outrageous thing is that even if they don't bring prey sometimes, they will come back with dry firewood, so the Gu family's dogs are gone.
In comparison, the flower head upstairs looked like an unfilial son. Every time he went out, he only cared about eating enough for himself, and then he would lie down and sleep in his bed when he came back. He never thought of bringing some to Zhang An. What prey.
There is always a reason for all preferences in the world, so tiger cubs are always favored more than other animals at home.
Wang Fang and Zhang Jianguo also like them the most, because they are like a part of the family.
"Hey, Zhang An, you are cooking. It seems that the old saying is true, it is better to come early than to come in time."
While Zhang An was busy in the kitchen, Fatty Lu The voice came out.
In fact, Zhang An knew about it when he arrived just now.
Because just now he heard the sound of parking in the yard.
Generally, there are only a few people who can drive directly into their yard. If a stranger wants to enter the yard, Xiaohu and the others will go crazy.
Chen Zedingyi hasn't said hello recently and said he was coming over. It couldn't be the two of them.
Reminiscing that Fatty Lu called yesterday and said he would come over today, so Zhang An could basically guess that it was him who parked the car.
“Why are you here so early? It’s not that fast from the provincial capital, is it? You came here last night?”
We haven’t arrived at noon, and there is no highway now, so there is no way. Probably got here so early.
Looking at them like this, they probably came here overnight last night.
"It was either last night or this morning when we set off at three or four o'clock in the morning. I am so sleepy that I have to catch up on my sleep after dinner."
As soon as he mentioned this, Fatty Lu immediately yawned, then pointed to the man next to him and introduced him to Zhang An.
“By the way, let me introduce you, this is the old Xie Wentian. It’s because he was in a hurry to rush over and annoyed me so much, otherwise I wouldn’t have gotten up in the early morning and started on the road.”
When Fatty Lu said this, he was still a little sad. When he came to pull fish by himself in the past, he was not so active. At most, the driver would drive here by himself.
However, Zhang An also heard it. Although there was some complaint in his tone, he could also tell that the relationship between the two was unusual.
"Welcome, but actually there is no need to rush. I have arranged for twenty people to go up the mountain to dig today. The first batch will be dug out this evening."
Zhang An wiped his hands with his apron, and then Shaked hands with Xie Wentian.
"Hey, actually I know that too, but sometimes I feel uneasy if I don't watch. I have nothing to do at home, so I might as well come over and watch to feel more at ease."
Zhang An doesn't know, this How important is plantain to Xie Wentian.
To put it simply, as long as he got the batch of plantains that the pharmaceutical factory needed this time.
In the next few years, he would basically be a part of the pharmaceutical factory's orders.
And if there are any medicinal materials in his hand that he cannot pour out, others will help him when the time comes.
So Xie Wentian cannot be too nervous.
“But I still have to thank you, brother Zhang An. Don’t worry, you will never suffer a loss on the price this time.”
When Fatty Lu called Zhang An that day, he was there beside.
He could tell at that time that Zhang An was not willing to go through any trouble.
Only after Fatty Lu opened his mouth did he agree.
From this alone, Xie Wentian can tell that Zhang An is a good friend, and he will really help if anything happens.
And after Zhang An agreed to sell plantain, he did not raise the price.
If it had been anyone else, they might have started selling rare goods at high prices at this time.
When negotiating the price before, Xie Wentian had already planned that if Zhang An really had so many here, he would basically have to pay the premium.
But in the end Zhang An didn't mention this matter, which also made him take a high look at Zhang An.
However, precisely because of this, the price that should be increased still needs to be raised.
Others may not mention it, but he himself cannot take it for granted.
On the one hand, I really need it. This season is not the season for digging a lot of plantains.
Even if he goes out to buy it at a high price, others won't get that much.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be in a hurry right now, so the amount of goods in Zhang An's place is really important to him.
On the other hand, he really wanted to make a good friend as Zhang An. After all, multiple friends lead to many paths, especially a friend like Zhang An who was really good at taking action when something happened.
"Don't talk about any of this, just come as normal. Then you guys go ahead and sit and drink tea. I've packed up lunch. We'll go to the mountains to see after dinner in the afternoon. Don't worry, Those plantains will definitely satisfy you.”
Zhang An knew the medicinal value of plantains from the beginning, but never thought of making a lot of money from this plantain.
Even after Fatty Lu talked about it on the phone, he felt that these troublesome things could be kept to a minimum. But now that the sale has been agreed, the issue of high price will naturally not be raised.
After all, no matter how high the price is, it won’t be much higher, so it’s better to leave it as a favor.
After all, debt and favor are the most difficult things to repay in the world.
Zhang An just invited them to the yard, ignored the others and continued cooking by himself.
Because Fatty Lu is now more in charge of this place than Zhang An, so Zhang An doesn't need to worry about the reception.
And Su Ying is about to finish school, so she must cook quickly.
“Hey, Zhang An, your rice is so fragrant. Just smelling the steamed rice makes me hungry.”
Before Fatty Lu came to Zhang An’s house, he was in the county seat Li and Xie Wentian ate first.
But now I could smell the aroma of rice wafting from the steamer. Although my stomach wasn't pounding yet, my mouth was already drooling.
"Hey, why is this rice red? It's the first time I've seen it. Did you add some blood and steam it together?"
Fatty Lu really regards this place as a After arriving at the second home, Zhang An lifted the steamer down and took a look at it.
As a result, he was stunned by the blood-red rice inside, and he didn't even notice the hot steam rushing to his face.
It’s not his fault, after all, he has grown up so big that all the rice he has ever seen is white rice.
Now seeing this kind of ancient rice with different colors has somewhat shattered his reserve of common sense.
The others were no better than him when they first met. Xie Wentian, who was standing next to him, was just like him, staring at the rice in the steamer with curiosity.
“This rice is steamed from blood rice, and it looks like this. Blood rice is a rice that has been passed down for many generations here. It is considered one of the ancient rice, because it is made from plant leaves, to rice husks, and then to When the grains of rice are blood red, they are called blood rice.”
The last time Fatty Lu came here, although it was the end of the year, Zhang An had already gone back when he was harvesting new grains.
So I didn’t have the opportunity to taste Zhang An’s blood rice at that time.
“Sure enough, the world is so big and full of wonders. Even the rice is blood red. I have learned a lot today. This rice smells so fragrant, and it must taste even more fragrant.”
According to his understanding of Zhang An's family's food, basically nothing on their dinner table tastes bad.
So the bloody rice today must be a good thing. Thinking of this, Fatty Lu was full of expectations.
"This is because you have less places to go. As for rice alone, in addition to blood rice, there is also black rice. The rice water after washing is also very black."
The vast southwest region, although not a water town in the south of the Yangtze River, is exactly where these magical things grow.
Although the Internet has appeared now, like a baby, the dissemination and exchange of information is still very limited.
In future generations, even if you have never eaten these things, you can still see them online.
“It’s true, the world is too big, but our knowledge is very small, but you have cooked so much rice today, will the workers digging plantains also come to eat later?”
A large steamer full of rice is probably enough to feed twenty people.
Lu Jun didn’t think Zhang An would cook so much because of their arrival.
“There is no one else, so we will eat it by ourselves.”
“But there is so much rice, we can’t finish it.”
“We can’t finish it. But there are those lying down outside, and the rest are cooked for the dogs. Maybe these are not enough.”
Zhang An didn’t expect Fatty Lu and the others to come early, so he cooked the rice. , they were not counted.
Originally, the remaining food was only enough to feed a few big dogs, but with two more people, it was even less enough.
But Zhang An is not worried. There is not enough food anyway. They will go to the mountains to find food when they are hungry.
I usually can't get enough of them, and I can't get enough of them today.
"Guigui, you feed so much food to dogs. Your family is really willing to spend money on raising dogs. Dogs eat more than people. If it were in other people's homes, they might not be able to last more than a few meals."< br>
Lu Jun was astonished. No wonder Zhang An’s dogs were raised so well. He kept them like this every day. How could that be bad?
Su Ying was out of school, and Zhang An happened to be cooking. Xiaohu also ran up the mountain to call Wang Fang and Zhang Jianguo back.
Xie Wentian had dinner at Zhang An's house for the first time. He looked no different from when Fatty Lu came to visit.
And just now he was talking about plantains, but as soon as the food was in his mouth, he immediately forgot about it.
“Let’s go and have a look at the fish pond. Didn’t you say we’d dig it again?”
While eating, Fatty Lu felt too full because he accidentally ate too much. Very uncomfortable.
But I didn’t want to say that I was full, so I wanted to go out for a walk while looking at the fish pond.
“Nacheng, I’ll take you to see it just in time, so that when you come to pull fish in the future, you will have an idea.”
In the past, when there was only half an acre of fish pond at home, Fatty Lu would drive a fishery truck over.
Now that the fish pond has expanded so much, it is estimated that when bringing in fish, we need to open more aquatic products, or visit more times.
“Look, it’s great to dig it bigger. I’ve suggested you dig it bigger before, but you’re just too lazy.”
Looking at the fish pond of more than four acres, Schools of fish were swimming around in the water, and Fatty Lu couldn't stop smiling.
Zhang An was right when he said that this fish pond is his life now.
Now that the fish pond has expanded so much from half an acre, it’s as if his life has been extended.
"Well, I'm still the same as before. I just come here and take a cart back every time, and then come back when it's sold out."
Looking at the huge increase in the number of fish, Lu Jun couldn't help but Think about how much you can pull back at once.
Because what he has now is a high-end product.
Pull back too much at one time, which will have an impact on the market and easily lower the price.
And if you come a few times, the water will flow steadily.
"By the way, Lao Xie, this is my secret base. Don't reveal it to others when you go back."
It is said that colleagues in the industry are enemies. Fatty Lu has so many high-quality aquatic products in his hands. Those colleagues in the provincial capital looked at it with deep disgust.
Whether overtly or covertly, I have been inquiring about his source of goods.
It’s just that this thing has been hidden very well, and no one else has discovered it.
Today he brought Xie Wentian here, and it was the first time he revealed it to others, so Fatty Lu turned to tell Xie Wentian next to him.
He was not afraid that Xie Wentian would get involved, but he was afraid that when this guy went out to socialize with others, he would not be able to tell the truth and would let it out.
But he is actually not too worried. With his current relationship with Zhang An, even if someone comes to see him, Zhang An will probably not pay attention.
(End of this chapter)