Chapter 447 Advantages of Semester Housing
Turning into the village entrance, Zhang An saw that his fourth grandfather had just returned from the other side of the bridge.
The old man was still carrying a dustpan filled with river sand in his hands. Behind him was Zhang Yun, the youngest son of Zhang Jianfeng's family and Zhang An's cousin.
Far away, the old man saw Zhang An and his son, with kind smiles on their faces.
And little Zhang Yun, who was five or six years old, rushed over to Zhang An when he saw him. He was very close to Zhang An.
He was shouting brother, brother, hugging his thigh like a piece of candy that he couldn’t shake off.
"Zhang Yun, look at your sloppy nose. It's got snot all over your brother's pants. Why don't you let go quickly."
Fourth Grandpa pretended to have a fierce expression. , glaring at his little grandson and threatening.
But anyone can see the doting look in his eyes. The old man dotes on this little grandson very much.
Hearing his grandfather's words, the little guy obediently let go of Zhang An's legs, picked up his clothes and wiped his nose back and forth several times.
Children of this age are like this. They have two noses flicking back and forth all day long, with map-like patterns printed on both sides of their faces.
Not to mention the clothes and pants on my body, not to mention wiping nose and saliva, crawling around on the ground all day long, even if I just changed clothes, I can't last long.
“If you rub it like this, you’ll get scratched when you get home.”
For families with children, especially those at this age who like to dig into the ground, the adults in the family are often doing laundry. .
This feeling is really irritating, but I have to wash it off for them.
So I could only wash the clothes and beat the child to vent his anger.
But the little guys don’t listen to this kind of thing at all. You beat yours, and I’ll crawl on mine.
Having been beaten more times, my skin has become tighter, and I am not afraid of being beaten at all.
“No way, my sister washes my clothes at home, so she won’t hit me. Brother, let me lead the horse.”
That’s what Zhang Yun is like, At only five or six years old, he had already experienced countless beatings from Zhang Jianye and his wife, and he didn't take it to heart at all.
He was obviously more interested in Dahei of Zhang An's family, so he took the reins from Zhang An and led the horse in front.
Children of their age are very fond of riding bulls and horses.
Especially big horses like Dahei, which are very tall and majestic, are more popular with them.
I don’t know how many children in the village have the idea of riding Dahei, and the little guy is just like that.
It’s just that Dahei has a rather aloof temper and won’t let anyone else ride him except Zhang An’s family.
But even if Dahei doesn’t ride, they still like Dahei very much, so they are happy to be able to lead him around.
Dahei is also very considerate. As long as he doesn’t ride him, it’s easy to talk about. He is led by Zhang Yun and follows him honestly.
"Xiao An, the grass is the one scattered in the river bend. Sure enough, after all the hard work, it is different. The grass on the field ridges is not so good."
The old man looked at it Looking at the bullweed that was more than a foot long on Dahei's back, he sighed slightly.
This fodder is just like crops. It looks more pleasing to the eye if you put a lot of thought into it.
In rural areas, especially in summer and autumn, everyone prefers to cut grass on the field ridges.
When Zhang An was still a child, every time he went to the field to cut grass, he would cut a lot of grass with a "swish, swish, swish" of his sickle.
Because these field ridges are renovated every year during field plowing, the soil is not barren at all, and the weeds on them should not grow too well.
Furthermore, the fields are spread with fertilizer or farmyard manure, so these weeds can be found on a first-come-first-serve basis, and you can get some of them.
So the grass growing on the field ridges is better than that in other places, and the livestock like it the most.
But no matter how good the ridge grass is, it cannot compare with the ones Zhang An spreads.
“Yes, Grandpa, if you usually have to cut grass to feed the cows, go there and cut it, so you don’t have to look everywhere.”
Zhang An knew that his fourth grandfather raised a big buffalo at home. , has been around for five or six years.
He has helped the family a lot over the years, so Mr. Zhang usually goes out to cut a basket of young grass and feed it back every day.
When Zhang An's family didn't raise Dahei, they always borrowed the big buffalo for plowing the fields.
"I only have one buffalo there, and I can't eat much. I just go around the field and cut it. You have so many animals, and you don't have enough to feed yourself."
Zhang An's family has many animals, and the old man is I know, and they are all delicate animals.
The grandson planted the grass specially, so he would not cut it.
“Don’t delay, Grandpa, my grass grows too fast. It takes about ten days to cut it and it will grow. It’s impossible to cut it. Just go ahead and cut it, and you won’t have to go out and look for it. . ”
Zhang An’s words didn’t fool the old man at all. The grass in the melon field grew really fast.
Maybe it’s because the grass seed has been transformed by space, so it becomes a little special.
It may also be because when the land was planted with watermelons last year, Zhang An often watered it with space spring water, so it became a fertile land.
But no matter what, the grass in the field grows very fast, and this can be seen.
“When I can’t find a place to mow the grass, I’ll go there. But your grass is so good that I’m afraid that cutting it back will make the old cow’s mouth naughty, which will make it difficult to raise it in the future. ”
People are used to eating delicacies from the mountains and seas, but they are not used to eating boiled cabbage. The same is true for livestock such as cattle.
"Why did you think of fishing for river sand today? Let me carry it."
With no reins in his hand, Zhang An took the dustpan filled with river sand from the old man's hand.
“Those pieces of glutinous rice cake cut during the Chinese New Year are going to grow moldy. If I have two days free, I will fish some river sand back and fry it.”
I can’t finish the glutinous rice cake made during the Chinese New Year. They usually soak them in water, and many people also cut them into small pieces and dry them in the sun.
Usually it can be fried into crispy fruit and sprinkled with salt. It is a good dish to go with wine.
However, oil is relatively expensive these days, so most people in the village fish river sand for frying.
River sand is everywhere on the river beach, but although the sand is very fine, it is not powdery at all because they are all very small particles.
This kind of sand is not very adhesive, so it cannot be used to build houses.
However, the wisdom of the working people is infinite. Some people found that this useless thing only needs to be heated at high temperature in a casserole, and it can have the same effect as a popcorn jar.
So now if a child wants to eat popcorn, he will go to the river beach to sift a pot of river sand and fry it himself, without waiting for the old man who fry the popcorn to come over.
"Then I just went to my house to get some Nuobaogu and fry it. My mother dried a lot of it."
The Nuobaogu is different from ordinary corn kernels. Even if you don't add saccharin when frying, it will still be sweet after frying. The kids love it. "The ones we have at home are the ones Xiaoyun used to break off a basket at your house and go back to dry them." Come and eat it, cook it, stir-fry it, and make glutinous rice cakes.
So every family will grow some seasonal vegetables, but not many.
Usually enough is enough to eat, leaving some seeds at the end.
However, last year Zhang An’s Nuobao Valley was very delicious, and Wang Fang also planted a lot of it, so several relatives came to pick some.
What they are planting this year are all the seeds left by Zhang An’s family. Speaking of which, this year’s Nuobao Valley will be ready for cooking in a few days.
When he thought of the delicate and sweet taste of Baogu glutinous rice cake, Zhang An swallowed his saliva unconsciously.
"Then why don't you go in and sit down? I happen to have something I want to talk to Grandpa Fourth about."
When they arrived at the gate, Zhang An kept Fourth Grandpa for a while.
As for Xiao Zhang Yun, of course he is very happy. As long as he doesn't go home, he can go anywhere.
Because as soon as I go home, I have to be forced by adults to do my homework, which is not as happy as being outside.
And it’s great to be at Zhang An’s house. There are snacks and fruits, so you can take whatever you want.
If I make my aunt Wang Fang and my sister-in-law Su Ying happy, I might even get some pocket money, which is much better than at home.
When Fourth Master Zhang heard that Zhang An said he had something to do with him, he was not in a hurry to go home.
"Grandpa, I heard from my uncle a few days ago that the new house at home will be used as a B&B?"
Now the B&B industry in the village is booming.
Although there are already more than 20 families doing this, most of them only have two or three rooms. After all, it is their own house, so it is good to have two or three rooms available.
Only a small number of families have built new houses, and there are excess old houses for rent.
But the premise is that those old houses are not too old, otherwise others will look at them a lot.
My uncle Zhang Jianfeng’s family has saved some money in the past two years and built a new house at the end of last year.
However, their old house, that is, the house they live in now is not too old, and the new house does not have a cattle pen, so they have no plans to move there for the time being.
Some time ago, Zhang An accidentally heard Zhang Jianfeng say that it was a pity that the house was left alone. He might as well decorate it a little and open a B&B like everyone else, so that the family could increase some income.
So today the girls said they wanted to rent a house in Changqing. The conditions of the girls seemed to be good. They said it didn’t matter if the rent was higher, but the house needed to be good, not an old house. So the first thing Zhang An thought of was their new house.
After all, we are all a family, and whoever earns from renting this house will make money, so the wealth will definitely not go to outsiders.
"Yes, so he has been busy with the house during this period. Now that the house has been completely whitewashed, he is just waiting for your master to make the bed and cabinets. That's about it. "
The old man was actually a little embarrassed. After all, if his family had not lived in a newly built house, he would have to let others live in it. In the past, this was quite taboo.
But now there are more people doing this in the village, and when I think about getting money, although the old man has a more traditional mind, he can't accept it.
“Grandpa, when I came back today, I met some new teachers who will be assigned to our middle school. They plan to rent a house in the village. If my uncle wants to rent it out, I will rent it out tomorrow. Take them there to have a look.”
Although Changqing Middle School has teachers' dormitories, there are not many dormitories at all. They were all allocated last year and there is not enough room for them.
These new and old teachers will definitely rent houses in the village, and the school will subsidize the rent. Su Ying said that this matter was decided some time ago.
So when people come to rent a house, it is definitely not for a short period of one or two months, at least it is calculated on an annual basis.
This is a lot of money for any family, and there is a school and the rent is guaranteed.
"This is a good thing. I'll go back and tell them later. Tomorrow Xiao An, you can just bring people over to have a look."
The old man is not stupid. If there are people renting it, it will be better than opening a B&B by yourself. .
After all, no one can tell if you open a B&B for a day or less. If you rent it out, you can collect the rent every month and save a lot of trouble.
"Xiao An, what do you think the rent should be?"
The old man is afraid that if the rent is too little, his family will suffer a loss. If the rent is too much, he is worried that he will not be able to rent it out, and Opposite me is a teacher from the school. I ask for more, but I am afraid that others will gossip, so I want to ask Zhang An.
"Grandpa, please tell my uncle that it's a little taller, as long as it's not too much. After all, the house is right next to the school, and they can go to work very close. They also used putty to scrape the white of the bed. The furniture and cabinets are all newly made, so it doesn’t matter how expensive they are.”
Although Zhang An is not a social beast now, he was one before.
He is very aware of the advantages of living close to his workplace.
Not to mention the distance, I can get up half an hour later than other colleagues in the morning, which is almost like living in a dormitory.
Especially in winter, this is a huge temptation for novice teachers who have just come out of school.
You know, Su Ying has to walk for more than ten minutes to go to school every day.
Besides, Zhang Jianfeng’s house was built according to Zhang An’s house. Not only did it have a good internal structure, but the windows were also very large.
In the large yard in front of the door, you can see the scenery of the river bank at a glance, which is much better than most houses in the village.
Add these two points together, so what if you charge more rent?
And the school also provides rent subsidies, so you only need to make up a little bit.
If it were Zhang An, he would definitely be willing if he didn't have a lot of money. After all, it was one of the few semester rooms in the village.
However, Zhang An did not say exactly how much it should be, because he knew that his uncle Zhang Jianfeng knew what he wanted.
After sending the old man away, Wang Fang came back from the old house. The basket in his hand was filled with a basket of milky white buds.
“Hey, our Nuobaogu is actually edible? I went to see it two days ago. It’s just the sole of the shoe, but it’s growing so fast.”
Zhang An just thought of Nuobaogu. , I didn’t expect that my mother would take it back.
"I just said, how come some of the bract leaves were peeled off? It turned out that you peeled them off."
Although the vegetable patch at the old house has been planted all the time , but compared to the backyard, the frequency of going there is still much lower.
The corn in the field that Wang Fang opened today was peeled open, and she thought someone had gotten in.
“Hey, I just saw those buds growing big, so I peeled them off to see if they were edible. I haven’t eaten tender buds for a long time. Mom, you broke off so many, keep a few. Fry them for dinner at night and cook the rest. They will be old by tomorrow anyway.”
As soon as he saw them, Zhang An arranged a place for them.
I wish you all a happy New Year's Day. In the new year 2024, you will get rich, get rich, get rich, get rich, get rich.
(End of this chapter)