Chapter 401 Inspection
Zhang An, who came out of Zhang Ping's house and was walking alone on the road, was blown by the night wind and suddenly trembled.
Although early spring has passed, the harsh spring cold has disappeared, the temperature has also risen, and it is already a warm and pleasant season of spring flowers blooming.
But now it is the end of March and the beginning of April, and in two days it will be the Qingming Festival again. The spring breeze and the setting sun express our sorrow.
It is often said in books that it rains heavily during the Qingming Festival. During this time every year, it starts to drizzle.
Even if the sky was clear and the sun was shining brightly in the past few days, the temperature will drop sharply and it will be hazy in the past two days.
Not to mention that at night in the mountains, the temperature is several degrees cooler than outside.
Zhang An thought for a moment and couldn't help but quicken his pace in the dark night.
Although he is not afraid of the cold and his body is more resistant to freezing than ordinary people, he still feels uncomfortable. Go home early and there is no need to suffer.
When he returned home, he found that his wife and mother were talking and laughing about something.
"What are you talking about? We are having such a good time chatting."
Zhang An approached and realized that the object of discussion between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law was a dustpan filled with fabric.
In addition to some new and comfortable fabrics and needlework, there are also many ready-made baby clothes.
“Look at the clothes mom made for her children. They are much more beautiful than those sold in those stores.”
Su Ying was not like others who disliked the clothes her mother-in-law made for her children. The clothes don’t look good.
"Of course, my mother's craftsmanship is excellent. I grew up wearing clothes made by my mother."
Wang Fang was already good at needlework, but now The fabric I bought was much better than before. Now that I have some free time, I have a lot of time to think about it. This child's clothes are even more exquisite than what Zhang An wore before.
"Hey, hey, stay away from me. Your mouth smells like wine. Go brush your teeth quickly and take a shower by the way. It stinks."
Zhang An just now When she got close to her wife, she was immediately disliked by Su Ying.
Although she said that the pregnancy reaction was not that intense, as she gradually became pregnant in the past two days, she also experienced some morning sickness, so naturally she could no longer smell those annoying odors.
Zhang An just came back from drinking today. Su Ying has never liked the smell of alcohol, so naturally she can't stand the smell.
Originally, Zhang An wanted to make a few quibbles, but the old mother next to him had already stared at him with wide eyes.
“Okay, okay, I’ll go, I’ll go.”
There’s no way, why is Su Ying now the one with the highest throne in the family? In comparison, he is now the most powerful person in the family. People at the bottom.
I didn’t dare to disobey my old mother’s majesty, so I could only get up obediently and run to the bathroom to brush my teeth and wash up.
After taking a bath, Zhang An became a little weak and looked limp.
This was probably caused by the mixture of hot water and alcohol, so after he returned to his room, he lay down comfortably on the bed.
Not long after, Su Ying came back downstairs, yawning.
It's almost ten o'clock now, and it's time to go to bed.
After all, the Internet is not as developed as it will be in the future. It’s early in the morning with a mobile phone and swiping.
Early the next morning, Fatty Lu and others arrived at the village early.
They arrived in the county yesterday, but this time Fatty Lu was not so anxious, so he gave them half a day off to let them experience the local customs.
Maybe they were a little obsessed with what they experienced yesterday, so today these masters look depressed and in low spirits.
"Oh, you guys went to steal the dog last night, you all looked like you were yawning all day long. You really shouldn't give us half a day off."
Fat Lu looked at them all. He looked like he couldn't wake up, so he immediately got up and started training people.
If it were normal, forget it, but I have to drive back later, so this look is not reassuring.
"No, no, we were playing cards last night, and we accidentally played a little late. We can just get in the water and go for a spin later."
Listening to the quibbles of several masters , Zhang An almost laughed out loud.
Others may not be able to tell, but Zhang An has been studying with Zhang and his party for so long, and his eyes can still find some clues from them.
A few people did stay up late playing cards, but what the cards were was not known.
They probably each found a partner and played poker for half the night.
He originally wanted to give a few words of advice, saying that young people should control their bodies.
But looking back, I saw that several of the masters were in their thirties or forties, so I could only hold these words back.
When people came, they naturally started fishing immediately.
After all, Fatty Lu wanted to go back early today. He had been here for several days, which was equivalent to taking a short vacation here.
Several masters have never fished at Zhang An's house, so they are very familiar with it.
Get the dragnet from the car, put on your leather pants and go straight into the water.
But when the salvage was halfway through, Zhang Jianwen’s voice came from the door.
"Zhang An, call Xiaohu and the others away."
Hearing this, Zhang An came up from the fish pond and walked to the door.
I found that the old uncle and about ten people had surrounded his door.
I didn’t go in because Xiaohu and the others were all blocked in the yard.
Today we are fishing, Zhang Jianguo did not go to the mountains to herd sheep, the big dogs pretending to be shepherds are all at home.
We are all squatting in the yard now, and there are strangers outside the door, although none of them got up from the ground.
But the huge dog head standing upright makes people feel very scary just by staring at people.
So everyone at the door did not dare to take a step forward, and they all huddled behind Zhang Jianwen.
And Zhang Jianwen also knows that even if he comes to Zhang An's house often, it won't work at this time.
It would be impossible for Zhang An to get rid of several big dogs without opening his mouth.
"Zhang An, this is Secretary Li and Mayor Yang of our town. They came to our village for inspection today."
After Zhang An drove Xiaohu and the others back into the circle, Zhang Jianwen Only then could he introduce the people who stood up to Zhang An in a decent manner.
Although everyone talked about this in the meeting last night, the face-saving projects that should be done are still essential.
He is not stupid enough to tell others. We have prepared the confession in advance and are not afraid of you coming down.
"Secretary Li, hello Mayor Yang, welcome to the village for inspection." Zhang An took the initiative to greet them and then took them to the courtyard.
"You're welcome Zhang An, I've wanted to come to your place for a long time, but I haven't had a chance. Today we came here rashly, I hope you don't mind."
A few people When I arrived at Zhang An's house, I couldn't help but look around and then nodded.
"Is there any reason for you to mind when a distinguished guest comes to your door? It's not too late to welcome you."
Having been with Zhu Yuliang and the others for a long time, this routine is naturally familiar to them, and they picked it up easily.
“Looking at your outfit, are you working at home?”
Looking at Zhang An wearing half-length leather pants, Secretary Li asked.
As a big leader in the town, when he saw the people below, he naturally wanted to shake hands.
It’s just that Zhang An’s hands and body were covered in mud just now, so a few people said hello verbally.
"Today we are fishing at home. I just came out of the fish pond, so I apologize for the poor reception."
Because of this outfit, Zhang An also skipped the reception. Everyone.
"No, no, we are the ones disturbing you. Lao Zhang has long said that you are good at raising fish. Would you mind taking us to the fish pond to see it."
Zhang An, as Chang Qing The first person to develop in the village has long been in the sight of these people in the town.
Since I am coming over for inspection today, I naturally also have a feel for Zhang An.
"What's wrong with this? Come with me, everyone."
Zhang An walked in front, leading the people behind him across the main room of the house and all the way to the backyard.
The group of people who came down from the town first looked at Zhang An's courtyard, and then looked at Zhang An's house themselves.
After finally seeing the backyard, I kept nodding my head, not knowing what it meant.
"Several leaders, this is my fish pond. It was only half an acre in size before, but it has been expanded this year."
Zhang An introduced them to them as they walked, and came to Beside the fish pond, Zhang Jianguo and Fatty Lu were picking fish with the other masters.
Just now Zhang An also told them about what was coming down from the town today, so now everyone was just like everyone who hadn't seen the people on the shore, doing their own work.
"Not bad, not bad. This fish pond has just been expanded and it is already the same as one that has been raised for several years. No wonder everyone says you are good at raising fish."
The one who spoke this time was not It was not the town secretary, but the mayor surnamed Yang. As he spoke, he gave Zhang An a thumbs up.
"Haha, this is all because of the good environment and water quality here. It may not have the same effect in other places."
Zhang An smiled and said modestly.
After arriving at the fish pond, several people took a general look at the fish pond, then looked left and right, and finally fixed their eyes on the orchard on the back hill.
“That’s the old Loess Slope over there, would you mind taking us up there to have a look now.”
When they came to Zhang An's house today, they just stopped by to take a look at the fish ponds.
The real target is Zhang An’s current orchard, the loess slope of the former village.
"Of course. Now there is only picking and weighing fish. It's the same with or without me."
As he said that, Zhang An walked in front and led them up. Stone path in the orchard.
“Hey, I really didn’t expect that in the past, the barren land where nothing grew and nothing grew, has now turned into such a lush orchard. It seems that everything in the world is not difficult except for those who are willing to do so. There is still some truth in the sentence. "
Mayor Yang looked at the lush orchard of Zhang An's house and couldn't help but sigh.
Before, before he climbed to this position, he often needed to come down and visit villages.
Whether Changqing Village is close or far from the town, he has naturally been here many times.
When I came from Shiyakou and before entering the village, all I could see was the barren loess slope.
But he never imagined that this barren slope that had been put aside would now be used.
And looking at these fruit trees on the ground, it gives them the illusion that this land is more fertile than those cultivated fields.
"Zhang An, I am very pleased that you can transform Huangtupo into this."
"As an old educated youth who once jumped in line here, we lived in the predecessor of your house at that time I am an educated youth dormitory. Every day I see so much land on the back mountain but cannot grow any food. I feel really regretful. If you can tell us how you do it without damaging your interests. "
After hearing this, Zhang An realized that Mayor Yang had been in the village back then.
No wonder he is so familiar with this barren slope in the village, and since he entered the yard just now, he has been staring at his house.
It turns out that they lived here at that time, and it seemed that they lived here for a long time.
"Of course it is possible. Many people in the village know it, and there is no secret in it. When I got this piece of loess slope, I didn't have much confidence. After all, the reason why the loess slope turned into loess was other than the reason why it turned into loess. In addition to the soil quality, it is also related to the lack of plants on this land, so I just wanted to give it a try. I thought about sowing some grass seeds on it and using the function of plants to solidify soil and store water, and try to see if it could work. I didn’t expect that I actually succeeded in changing the environment here.”
Zhang Jianwen had mentioned it to Zhang An before that the town had always wanted to know about the transformation of this loess slope.
Now that Mayor Yang has spoken about this matter, Zhang An is not surprised.
So now Zhang An said it exactly as he did before.
"Oh? Just planting grass? I see there is some local alfalfa here now. Could it be that this kind of grass has the effect of transforming the soil?"
The mayor is quite down-to-earth, as expected. The old educated youths who went to the countryside and joined the army could call out the names of these alfalfa grasses when they saw them. It seems that those days in the countryside were not in vain.
"I don't think so. The ground has obviously been dug up. It is probably that something else played this role."
At this time, a middle-aged man in the crowd said to Mayor Yang. After finishing, he expressed his opinion.
His face looked exactly as I expected, and he felt like he had discovered something extraordinary.
Then he looked at Zhang An with a slightly scrutinizing gaze, which Zhang An didn't like very much.
"Mayor Yang is actually right. My alfalfa does have this effect. It has tenacious vitality and strong adaptability. After planting, it can protect water and soil, prevent and fix sand. , slope protection and greening mountainous areas. In addition, planting it in saline-alkali land and barren land can also improve the soil. Moreover, alfalfa is a perennial plant that likes to grow in a warm and humid environment. It has strong adaptability and can be planted in soil with a pH value of 5.5-8.5.”
Zhang An’s statement was well-founded and came with very detailed data, which made people around him feel like it. Zhang An has done research on this aspect.
“These dug places were previously planted with plantain. Compared with alfalfa, it has a greater effect in fixing the soil, storing water and transforming the soil. However, a few days ago a friend was in a hurry. I bought plantains, so I dug them out and sold them to him. Our village chief knew about this and hired villagers to help dig them out.”
After saying that, Zhang An shook his head, holding back intentionally or unintentionally. He glanced at the man just now.
Zhang An could roughly guess what he meant. He probably felt that Zhang An didn't want them to discover the secret, so he dug it out in advance.
(End of this chapter)