Chapter 456 Two Orioles Singing in the Green Willow


Chapter 456: Two Orioles Singing in the Green Willow

In the next few days, the days returned to their usual calm.

There was nothing to be busy with at hand, so Zhang An planned to finish the baby walker that had not yet been completed.

Because it is Saturday, Su Ying does not have to go to school. She is at the door now, sitting on a soft chair.

There is a small sieve placed on the legs, which contains various colored yarn balls.

She was holding a few knitting needles that Zhang An had whittled for her from bamboo, and was knitting a sweater.

Recently, after she learned how to knit sweaters from others, she became very fascinated by it.

Such a scene of men farming and women weaving is a very common scene in small mountain villages during the slack season. It is plain, harmonious and full of life.

"Zhang An, please help me see how to insert these needles in the corners."

That's right, every time the needles fail to go in, or the needles are not inserted properly. After seeing the situation, Su Ying immediately aroused her husband.

Because when she just started learning to knit a sweater a few days ago, she accidentally discovered that her man was knitting a sweater and he learned it faster than she did.

In the past, when she encountered problems, she would go to her mother-in-law, but now she no longer goes to Wang Fang, but instead stares at Zhang An and shouts.

As for Zhang An, after being asked several times by her, he changed from a guy who knew nothing to an expert at knitting.

“It’s all knitted here, just lock the needle and knit it over.”

Zhang An stopped what he was doing and came over to take a look and found the problem.

"I said, wife, is it too early for you to knit this sweater?"

"It's not too early. Look, our child will be born in a few months. Wait until the full moon It happens to be winter, and it will definitely be used by then.”

Yes, this sweater was knitted by Su Ying for her unborn child. When the glory of her motherhood was overflowing, she couldn’t even use it. Zhang An had to step aside.

“But isn’t your dress made a little too small? After the baby is born, it basically changes in appearance every month. Why do I think I might not be able to wear it by then?”

Children's clothes are the most troublesome because they grow faster, and even the clothes that fit them well will no longer fit after a while.

But this thing is indispensable, so when preparing clothes for their children, many people will deliberately size them up.

Especially in rural areas, many people see that the clothes worn by rural children do not fit well. In fact, they are deliberately buying large clothes so that they can wear them for a few more years.

"Since you know, why didn't you remind me in the beginning? Now we have to dismantle it again."

Su Ying glared at Zhang An, throwing all the blame on him on the body.

"It's okay. You're not familiar with it anyway. If you dismantle it a few more times, you'll become proficient. Just practice more."

Zhang An didn't speak out. There's no need to be reasonable at this time. , everything you say is wrong.

If your daughter-in-law thinks you are wrong, then you are wrong. If you start to quibble, you will make your mistakes even worse.

Anyway, if you say a few words less, you won't suffer much, and you can avoid many things. This is what Zhang An recently learned from his father Zhang Jianguo.

"Uncle Xiao An, little uncle An, look what I brought you."

At this time, Erwa ran into the yard with a nylon bag, still dead in his hand. He squeezed the opening of his pocket tightly.

And behind the second baby is the furry boy who was severely disciplined at school for a week and recovered fully after Saturday.

Just for a while, Zhang An’s yard was filled with little heads.

"Oh? Then I have to take a closer look to see what surprise you have brought me."

Zhang An did not disappoint Erwa and the other children, with a very curious look on his face His expression, he reached out and wanted to open the pocket to take a look.

"Uncle An, you can only open it a little. If you open it too much, they will run away."

Seeing Zhang An trying to open the nylon bag all at once, Erwa started to When I became anxious, I quickly squeezed the lower pockets with both hands.

Because of his hurried movements, there was a "puff, plop, plop" sound coming from his pocket.

"Okay, okay, I'll hold it tight to see if I open it all."

Hearing the sound inside, Zhang An already knew what kind of animal it must be.

Because these naughty kids like to climb into trees when they have nothing to do, either to dig out squirrel nests or bird nests.

As expected, Zhang An looked into the pocket through the slightly opened opening and found two bright yellow figures, which were two birds.

This thing has bright yellow fur and a circle of black feathers around its eyes, as if it were a natural pair of sunglasses.

"Let me go, where did you catch this thing? You also caught two of them. They are a pair, right?"

Zhang An was a little surprised, because this is a special Ming Cui Liu's thing is called Oriole, also known as Huangying, which is a very nice name.

However, because they have yellow hair, Zhang An and the others call them oriole here, but they are not the oriole with the oriole behind.

Despite their small size, this thing is generally not easy to catch, even for a kid who catches the bird with his bare hands.

Because orioles are very timid, they usually build their nests in the branches and leaves at the top of the treetops. You can usually hear them roughly where they are, but you can't see them.

Even if you find the oriole's nest, it is absolutely impossible to take them out by digging out the nest unless you set a net, so children really can't catch this thing.

When Zhang An was still young, he and Zhou Yang tried to climb a tree, and they could only dig out a nest of bird eggs.

But now, Erwa and the others not only caught them, but they also caught two of them, which was really bad.

"Uncle An, didn't you say you wanted to catch a nest of oriole before? This year, a nest came to my woods. I have been keeping an eye on them for a long time, but I never caught them before. Yesterday, while my dad was not at home, I caught them. His big net was stolen and he was caught.”

Seeing Zhang An’s affirmation of them, Zhang Erwa had a triumphant look on his face and told Zhang An to catch the bird. process.

Every time they are in front of Zhang An, their desire to talk will greatly increase, because Zhang An is the only one among their elders who will listen to them.

The second baby got more and more excited as he talked, and finally took out a bird's nest from his trouser pocket, with several bird eggs in it.

"Uncle An, look, I have also found this oriole's nest. There are several eggs in it. They must have been newly laid and they are still warm."

It turns out Erwa made a sneak attack while people were laying eggs and killed them all.

When Zhang An heard this, his face became dumbfounded. This emotion was his instigation.

He remembered now that when he came back from his father-in-law's house last year, he asked Erwa about where there was an oriole's nest.

Because that time he discovered that his father-in-law was very envious of the man who raised birds downstairs, so he thought about getting a pair of oriole or thrush for Su Shaowen.

Orioles and thrushes are common birds in the mountains. Their numbers may be smaller in future generations, so they cannot be caught casually.

But things are different now. The number of these things can be said to be a bit overwhelming.

A common saying in the local area is that if one oriole sings and two orioles sing and the green willows sing, three orioles will fly away, and four orioles can drink wine.

This sentence is enough to say that there are not many little orioles in the mountains now, but too many. Once you enter the mountains, they are all their world. "Don't do it next time. I asked you where your nest is, and you took out the bird for me. So what should I pay for?"

Zhang Yilan was unhappy. like that, his eyes widened slightly.

Actually, he didn't want these kids to take risks climbing trees because of him. If they fell, they would be sorry.

Although they usually climb trees like monkeys, they are very flexible.

But the oriole's nest is on the top of a tree. If it climbs up, the top of the tree breaks and falls, the consequences will be disastrous.

Breaking a hand or foot is a trivial matter, and it can still be repaired. But if it falls somewhere else, it will be troublesome.

There was a man in the village who was of the same generation as Zhang An. Because he was naughty in the past, he climbed a tree too high. In the end, he fell down and lost one of his eyes.

Now he can't see anything with that eye, so everyone in the village calls him one-eyed blind.

If Zhang An had warned him carefully, these idiots would have ignored it, shook their heads, and forgotten about it.

On the contrary, as long as they pretend to be unhappy, they will become a little afraid of sex.

"Okay, next time we find it, we won't pay for it, and leave it to you, Uncle An."

Sure enough, seeing Zhang An's expression, they all seemed guilty. Just admit it to Zhang An.

Because they felt that Zhang An wanted to pay for it himself. If they paid for the bird, Zhang An would have nothing to play with, so they were unhappy.

After all, who knows the joy of picking out a bird?

"I accepted this bird, but because you are disobedient, there is no reward today."

Usually they bring something to Zhang An, or do a little favor, Zhang An would give them some snacks as rewards.

But this is a dangerous behavior. If they are given a reward, they will try their best next time. This trend will not last long.

So although Zhang An accepted the two orioles and their nests, he had no intention of rewarding them.

“Okay, we get it, hee hee hee.”

Although there are no snacks as usual, the furry children are even happier than before.

Because just now they were really afraid that Zhang An would be unhappy and would not play with them in the future.

Compared with the food, they still wanted Zhang An to play with them as before.

After finishing speaking, everyone jumped up and down and prepared to run out.

“Hey, wait, I haven’t let you go yet.”

Before they left the house, Zhang An called them back again.

"What's wrong, Uncle An?"

The little guy ran to Zhang An again without any ambiguity, waiting for Zhang An's instructions.

"My yard is a little dirty. You guys go get the brooms and clean it up for me."

As soon as the little guys heard the words, they rushed home, some took the brooms, and some I am more active in holding a shovel than I am at home.

Actually, the yard is not dirty. Zhang An just cleaned it in the morning.

But it is not his style to do meritorious deeds and not do good deeds. In the situation just now, they cannot be rewarded.

So Zhang An planned to find another way to provide them with the snacks that should be given to them.

After a while, the yard was cleaned by the little guys. Zhang An also took out the little hot dogs he bought last time and gave them to them one by one.

This stuff is their favorite food. Not to mention their children, Zhang An himself likes to eat it now.

“Okay, get out of here.”

After Zhang An gave the order, the furry kids cheered and ran out again.

At this time, Zhang An had time to take a good look at the two little oriole in his pocket.

These two little guys are indeed a pair, male and female of the same color, but the male bird is more beautiful than the female bird, which is also normal in nature.

Perhaps because they had just been caught by the furry kids, the two little guys became very restless and trembled in Zhang An's hands.

Zhang An felt their panic, so he slowly released some space breath to them to soothe their uneasy mood.

Sure enough, no matter what kind of animal it is, the breath of space cannot be rejected. Slowly, Zhang An clearly felt that the two little guys began to settle down.

Then, Zhang An started to make a "chirp" sound in Zhang An's hand.

As expected of the singer Huang Ying, this voice is transmitted through the empty valley and can wash away the dusty heart. It sounds so melodious, melodious and pleasant to the ear.

Of course, Zhang An just listened to it as a novelty. If he heard it in his ears every day, he would definitely get tired of it within a few days.

Zhang An simply had no intention of raising these birds. He only planned to give them to his father-in-law after training them.

“How come you, who are about to be a father, are still acting like a child who has not grown up? You even play with birds, and even ask Erwa and the others to catch them for you. Are you ashamed?”

Su Ying saw Zhang An playing with the two little guys in his hands, and said with some disgust.

"They've all sent it, can I still want it?"

No matter what kind of bird or sparrow it is, in the hands of brats like Erwa and the others, they will not survive for more than two days, and they may have to go to see the King of Hell in one day. .

Although these naughty guys are good at catching birds, they are also good at killing them.

“Besides, I don’t play with this bird myself. I prepared it for my dad. He has always envied Uncle Chen downstairs for raising two thrushes. These two little orioles are better than those rustic ones. The thrush is much prettier, look at this stance, it’s so beautiful. I’ll buy a birdcage in a few days and send it to my dad.”

Su Ying heard that Zhang An was the one. It was prepared for Su Shaowen. He was about to say something but stopped when he said it.

After all, that was her dad, what else could she say about losing one's ambition with a plaything.

I glared at Zhang An and stopped talking.

Back home, Zhang An had another idea in his mind. He was not going to give these two little guys to his father-in-law.

Because he suddenly felt that the two little orioles had grown so big that no matter how much they were trained, they probably wouldn't be able to support the family. After all, his father-in-law didn't have the space to be loved by animals like he did.

So he set his sights on the nest of bird eggs that Erwa brought, and sent the bird and the nest to the space together.

If the old bird can't do it, then the little bird can do it. It just so happens that there are ready-made eggs here, so they can go to the space to hatch them.

The choice will then be wide, and you can choose the best pair for your father-in-law.

(End of this chapter)

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