Chapter 428: Another year when cherries are ripe
“Tsk tsk, you fishes are so beautiful. I’ve seen many colorful ones, but this is the first time I’ve seen pure white or pure black ones. ”
At this time, the golden and red fish accounted for the majority in the fish tank, but Zhang An was surprised that there were the fewest black and white carp.
Nothing else, because Chen Ze has seen a lot of colorful fish, whether they are goldfish or sea fish, there are too many bright colors.
But this is the first time I have seen him look so simple, with his whole body pure white or pure black.
“So your two fish ponds are going to be raised separately.”
When he entered the yard just now, the first thing he saw was the Tai Chi fish pond at the gate.
When he first saw Chizi, Chen Ze had no special thoughts. He only thought Chizi was beautiful.
But now seeing these fish in the fish tank, Chen Ze suddenly felt that this fish matched that pond.
Zhang An just smiled and had nothing to say, Quan Dang acquiesced, and he thought so in his heart.
In fact, he did not plan to build two ponds at first. He only planned to dig one in the backyard and keep them all together.
But then they are all gone, so dig two and keep them separately.
Because he didn’t want the carps of these colors to cross each other in the future and produce some weird fry.
"It's a pity that the tail of this fish is too small. If the tail were longer, it would really be a yin and yang fish." At the same time, it is often called the "Yin Yang Fish Tai Chi Diagram".
Although the black and white fry in Zhang An's fish tank are still very small, only about two centimeters long, Chen Ze can already imagine how they will grow up.
Even now, they really look like the legendary Yin Yang fish, but their tails are too short.
If their tails were longer, they would definitely be the perfect work of the Creator.
"You are asking too much of them. This is a carp to begin with. How long can its tail be?"
The tail of a carp is inherently short and wide, and it cannot be long. is too long.
Of course, butterfly carps that are artificially cultivated are another matter.
And Zhang An doesn’t have so many requirements for them. As it is now, many people like them just as much when they see them.
“Hahaha, don’t tell me, I forgot that they are still carp. You must have raised a lot of them in this tank. Give me a few of them when the time comes.”
Seeing the fish pond dug by Zhang An, Chen Ze was also moved. He planned to find someone to dig one in the yard when he went back.
And he felt that their old man would definitely like this kind of fish.
Chen Ze took the old man over because he wanted to provide for him in his old age.
When the time comes, you can plant flowers in the yard, raise fish, and walk the dog. This will be the ultimate retirement life.
"Then let me raise it for a while, and when it's time to release it, you can come over and share it with me. It's too small now, and you won't be able to keep it alive if you take it back."
This tank of fry has There are thousands of them, so giving Chen Ze a few is nothing at all.
But these guys are very fragile now. They can survive at home only by the space spring water.
Now if they are given to Chen Ze, he will definitely not be able to feed them for three days before they all have to be raised to death.
“Don’t worry, I haven’t dug the pond over there yet. Then I will dig one like yours in the yard.”
You need to change the water when raising fish in the fish tank, Chen Ze found it too troublesome.
When the time comes, we will build an ecological fish pond like Zhang An’s in the yard.
"Hey, you're done being cool outside, are you willing to come back?"
At noon, Su Ying came back from school, and Zhang An habitually took the bag from her hand.
Wang Fang also took out the dishes from the kitchen at this time and prepared to eat.
"What are you doing to be cool? You might as well stay at home. By the way, how old is the child?"
Seeing Su Ying's big belly, Chen Ze asked.
Su Ying is his brother Chen Cheng's sister-in-law. She is like a younger sister to him. His family must care about her.
"It will be six months soon. In a few months, we can unload the goods."
Su Ying didn't feel that before, but now that her belly is getting bigger day by day, she feels that pregnancy is really hard.
So I count the days every day, looking forward to the day of unloading the goods.
After dinner, Chen Ze asked Zhang An who he was looking for to dig the pond.
If Chen Ze did it himself, Zhang An would definitely go over and help.
But how can a young man like Chen Ze know how to do such work? Things that can be solved with money are not a problem.
So Zhang An passed his second uncle over to him. Anyway, the money would not go to outsiders, and his second uncle didn't have much work to do during this period.
Help dig a pond. Although it is not a big job, no matter how small the mosquitoes are, they are still meat. No one will mind the money.
In mid-May, the cherries on the back mountain are already ripe, but the peaches next to them are a step slower and may have to wait for more than ten days.
On the contrary, the strawberries in the nest are one step ahead of the peaches and mature together with the cherries.
Zhang An didn't waste any time and called Lu Cheng and Ding Yi.
The two of them seemed a little impatient. After hearing Zhang An say that the cherries on the tree were ready to be picked, they immediately said that they would come over tomorrow and asked Zhang An to find someone to prepare for the picking work.
"Mom, go find someone tonight. Our family is going to pick cherries tomorrow."
After hanging up the phone, Zhang An discussed with his mother.
"It's okay now. I'll go look for it right now."
Wang Fang has been waiting since the cherries at home started to turn red.
Because these cherries are the biggest source of income for their family, she is very concerned about them.
The people in the village were also salivating over the slice of cherries from Zhang An’s house.
It’s not that I want to eat, but I have been waiting for Zhang An’s family to pick cherries so that they can come over and make money.
The next day, Ding Yi brought people over early in the morning, but Lu Cheng came later because he was far away, and it was estimated that he would arrive at night.
So the cherries picked today belong to him, Ding Yi. After all, those who are near the water and the towers get the moon first.
And he came so early not just for these cherries, but also for the strawberries in the nest.
Because buying fruits is just a side job for him, and Lu Cheng is the professional one.
Zhang An's family only has a few acres of strawberries, so he wants to come over and get those strawberries before Lu Cheng arrives.
For Zhang An, it was natural. He would sell to everyone anyway, and he and Ding Yi were also more familiar with each other, so he just gave the piece of strawberry to Ding Yi.
Last year’s strawberries were the first crop, so the fruit setting rate was not high.
In addition, God was not generous last year and there was such a big hailstorm, resulting in a poor harvest.
But this year is different. This year, the strawberries have reached their peak fruiting period. Now, the yield of these several acres of strawberries is very impressive.
When Ding Yi watched everyone picking strawberries, he was extremely satisfied.
In the afternoon, Zhang Jianguo and Wang Fang both went to the Cherry Grove, leaving Zhang An alone in the yard.
"Excuse me, is that piece of cherries at the back yours?"
When he was about to fall asleep under the tree, a few people suddenly appeared in the yard.
Normally, these people wouldn't be able to enter the yard because there are several big dogs guarding them. But today because it was too hot, Xiaohu and the others all went back to the circle.
"Hmm, those cherries are all mine, are you?"
Zhang An answered without even thinking, because the whole Changqing, except for him, No one grows cherries at all.
“We came here specifically to buy cherries. Last year my friend bought some from you and took them back. We thought they were very delicious, so we came here specifically to buy some this year.”
It turns out that These people are all repeat customers, and even though they have not bought anything themselves, they have all eaten there.
"How many do you want to buy? If there are too many, it may not be possible, because I have already packaged these cherries for others. It is still okay to sell some in bulk."
For those who have come here like this Zhang An didn't find it strange that he was an individual traveler.
Because when we picked cherries last year, many people came to buy them.
It’s not the weekend yet, so not many people are here.
Tomorrow is Saturday, and there will be more people queuing up to buy.
“Because I promised to bring some to a few friends, I may want to buy a lot, about a hundred catties. Can you sell it to me?”
This is the first time for this person. Come, I heard Zhang An say that he couldn't buy a lot, and his tone was a little uneasy.
“Hahaha, one hundred catties is not a lot, of course.”
For this cherry forest, a hundred catties of cherries is nothing at all.
This person bought so much because he helped others bring them.
Last year, Zhang An remembered that a man came and bought two hundred catties by himself.
Not only are they buying it to eat, they also plan to make cherry wine.
"Have you brought anything to pack? If so, come with me to the mountain to weigh it."
If it's just a few kilograms, Zhang An can provide plastic bags here, but if it's a hundred kilograms, you'll need They prepared it themselves.
“Take it, take it, wait for me, I’ll get it now.”
After saying that, he ran out and came back with a big plastic basket.
“Hey, it seems that you are quite prepared.”
This plastic basket is not small. It is about the same size as the one Fatty Lu brought for fish. It is more than enough to hold more than 100 kilograms. .
“Haha, my friend gave this to me. He said he bought it specifically to buy cherries from your house, but he is busy these two days, so he can only ask me to help.”
I am still a repeat customer. It seems that this cherry from home is quite popular.
“Are the peaches over there yours too? They look delicious.”
When they arrived at the cherry forest, they immediately saw the peach trees next to them that were full of fruit. .
"Yes, this piece of land belongs to me, but most of the peaches are not ripe yet. If you like it, I can pick a few for you."
With that said, Zhang An leaned over to the peach tree. Go, take a look, pick a few ripe peaches and come back, giving one to each person.
After all, I am here to take care of my own business, so it is reasonable to give a few peaches.
“Come and have a taste. Our peaches and cherries have not been treated with any medicine and can be eaten directly.”
While speaking, Zhang An picked up one, rubbed it, and put it away. Put it in your mouth and eat it.
Because it is just ripe, it tastes crisper.
"Well, these peaches are delicious. I didn't expect that not only your cherries are delicious, but also the peaches are so delicious."
There is no need for Zhang An to take the lead, and several people smell the fragrance of peaches. Started eating early.
"Why don't you sell some of these peaches to me? The children at home will definitely like such delicious peaches."
I originally came to buy cherries, but ended up eating one. After peach, I have been thinking about it.
"You can buy them in a few days, because there are less peaches to eat now and it is more troublesome to pick them up. If you want to buy them today, there are strawberries at the foot of the mountain."
Zhang An did not agree to sell peaches. Although some peaches are ready to be eaten, they are a small number after all. It is very troublesome to pick them up, and Zhang An is a person who is very afraid of trouble.
If he chooses some immature ones, he will eat them up, which is not what he wants to see.
However, although the peaches are not for sale, Zhang An still promotes some of his own strawberries.
"Hey, do you still have strawberries at your house? Let's go take a look after buying the cherries later."
As expected, when several people heard that there were strawberries at Zhang An's house, their eyes immediately opened. It shines.
Because in this era, no one can resist the temptation of strawberries.
As soon as I heard the name of Strawberry, I immediately threw Peach aside.
"Brother, just tell me, apart from these, what else did your family grow?"
"Well, that's all. If it was last year, there were watermelons, But this year the melon fields have been used to grow grass.”
There are more than a dozen plum trees on the other side of the nest, but they were grown by Zhang An himself to eat, and they are not mature yet.
"Brother, you are really a strange person. Instead of planting watermelons, you have to plant grass. This is the first time I have seen him."
A few people were in a daze, and they obviously didn't understand what Zhang An was doing. Why not plant watermelons? Plant grass.
Anyone else would not want to waste a little space.
"Hahaha, the main reason is that we grow too much at home, and we also raise a lot of sheep and pigs. It would be more convenient to grow some grass."
Zhang An took Several people came to the place where the cherries were placed, and there happened to be a few maids who had just picked the cherries and were about to pour them in.
"Honey, you dump these baskets here with me. There is no need to pour them in."
Zhang An took their plastic baskets and poured several baskets of cherries into them.
A few people were very satisfied, because the freshly picked ones must be the freshest.
The weight was weighed on the scale, one hundred and twenty pounds.
"It's twenty kilograms more, do you still want it? If not, I will pour it back."
Zhang An poured in three baskets in total, each basket weighed about forty kilograms, which is about the same. quantity.
“No, no, no, we all want these.”
How could they not want them? They were worried that Zhang An would not sell them to them.
"Okay, let's go down the mountain, and I will take you to the strawberry field."
While going down the mountain, Zhang An saw that both of them were having a hard time carrying the one hundred and two kilograms of cherries. .
So he reached out to take the basket and helped them carry it down.
"Brother, you must be too strong. Lifting more than a hundred kilograms is like a toy."
Zhang An held the basket with both hands, but when he walked, his face Buhong was panting, causing the eyes of the people next to him to widen.
“Hahaha, rural people work in the fields every day, and even if they don’t have enough strength, they can’t even do it.”
Zhang Anzhen wasn't lying. More than a hundred kilograms was nothing. Many people in the village could easily pick it up.
Even for some women, more than one hundred pounds is not a big burden.
(End of this chapter)