Chapter 535: Outing (Part 1)
After waiting for a few minutes, after Wu Xiaoqin brought Wang Zhiyu and Chen Shulin back from the dormitory, the large group began to set off from the school.
There are beautiful mountains and rivers near Changqing Village. There are good places for outings everywhere, and you don’t have to go too far.
Moreover, in the past two years, the village has been strengthening its management of environmental sanitation, and the villagers have become more and more hygienic. The road is no longer the same as before, with cow and horse excrement everywhere.
The place where we will take the students for an outing this time is a barren slope dam at the junction of rivers and mountains in the lower reaches of the river. It is not far from the village, about less than an hour away.
There is a big river in the front, a mountain in the back, and a sandy slope in the middle, and the place is not small.
Why is there such a place in the village that has not been reclaimed by the villagers for farming?
Because it is a sandy soil, growing crops will not yield a good harvest.
And the barren slope dam is full of protruding rocks, and there is no deep soil layer at all. The deeper you dig, the bigger the rocks, so no one is willing to go there to open up wasteland.
Otherwise, with the terrain facing the river, it would be a rare piece of good land to open up wasteland.
"Brother, just hold the horse for us."
While walking on the road, Zhang Xing and Zhang Tie, two troublemakers, stood next to Zhang An and said to please him.
"Okay, if you like to lead horses, I'll let you lead them, but don't be like the old scalper at home, who whips you every time, otherwise I won't care if Dahei kicks you."
Zhang An did not refuse Zhang Xing and Zhang Tie's requests and directly handed the reins to them.
Not to mention that rural boys have a special love for cattle and horses, let’s just say that these two brothers are in the age group where they like to show off.
Other students are carrying their own schoolbags, but they are holding two big horses, which can make them stand out in front of their classmates.
It was just Zhang An who gave the two of them a warning, worried that they would regard the Dahei family as the old scalpers they used to raise in the family, and would habitually give them a whipping when they could no longer walk.
In the past, the old scalper was well-raised by their family, and he was very tame. In addition, the two brothers were still young, and the whip did not have much force when whipped. For the old scalper's thick cowhide, Say it doesn't hurt or itch.
But Dahei is different from that old scalper. This guy has a very arrogant temperament. Although his edges have been smoothed off now, Zhang Tie and Zhang Xing can hold him by their hands.
But if you give it a whip, it will immediately teach you that pot ears are made of iron.
"Don't worry, brother, how dare we whip Dahei? We don't even have a whip."
The two brothers quickly assured Zhang An, and then, under the envious eyes of their classmates, they proudly held hands Get on your horse and move forward.
This is because Zhang An’s family didn’t let them ride on the two horses, otherwise they would be even more envied by other students.
"Sister-in-law, let me carry Qi Qi, Qi Qi is calling me."
After the horse was taken away by brothers Zhang Xing and Zhang Tie, Zhang Yu came close to Su Ying There was Xiao Siqi's idea around him.
Su Ying had not thought of taking her son out at first. Her mother-in-law could still take care of him at home. Anyway, there was no need to breastfeed now.
But before going out, Zhang An still took his son with him. He felt that since he was just going out to play, he might as well take the little guy with him.
It just so happens that he is very curious about the world now, so just take him out and see around.
The little girl often carries little Siqi to play, so every time she sees her, little Siqi likes this little girl.
"The road is still so far, I can just carry it on my back. You can go quickly."
Su Ying did not give little Siqi to her sister-in-law as usual.
Because there is still a long way to go, and now that Xiao Siqi is getting bigger day by day, she is afraid of tiring Zhang Yu.
But Zhang Yu didn't listen to what he said, and was already untying the thin strap of the back fan on Su Ying's back.
Seeing how close her son was to her sister-in-law, Su Ying had no choice but to agree and let Zhang Yu carry little Siqi on her back.
But I still told her to carry it for a while and then put it back to her.
Although Zhang Yu nodded, he quickly walked to his classmates after carrying Xiao Siqi on his back.
For a while, many girls in Su Ying's class gathered around and teased little Siqi on Zhang Yu's back.
Even the snacks they brought themselves were already served to the little ones before they were willing to get their hands on them.
The horse was taken away and the child was carried away. Su Ying was left without incident. She walked to the front and worked with other teachers to maintain order in the large group to prevent the students from running around too much.
In the end, only Zhang An himself was left, but fortunately Xiaohu and the others followed Zhang An honestly. When he was bored, he had someone to talk to.
Just before one o'clock, the large army finally arrived at their destination, nearly twenty minutes earlier than originally planned.
Although there are a large number of people, don’t forget that these students are not ordinary people, but mountain children who are used to walking on mountain roads.
In the case of rushing one by one, the pace is faster than usual.
Zhang An found a suitable place and unloaded the things on the backs of the Dahei couple, including the barbecue grill and large tent that Zhang An brought.
The weather is indeed very good today. The sun in the sky has been smiling at everyone. This is why Zhang An brought the tent.
After all, he doesn’t want his wife and children, who have delicate skin and tender flesh, to be exposed to the sun for a long time.
And the tent is very big. Although it is not enough for all the students to stay inside, it can be used to hide in the shade.
After unloading the things, Zhang An found a place to start building a stove. Seeing this, some boys quickly found some stones around.
Soon, a simple outdoor stove was set up.
Before Zhang An could speak, a group of boys ran into the woods nearby in search of dry firewood.
Su Ying and other teachers took some female students to take out the ingredients they brought and process them.
There is a small stream flowing from the mountain next to it. The water quality is very clear, so there is no need to use the water from the big river.
If you want to use river water, Zhang An may feel a little uncomfortable. After all, there is a lotus pond upstream, but there are many people playing in the river.
Soon, Zhang Tie and his classmates found a lot of firewood that had fallen on the ground from the woods.
These are branches that fell to the ground last winter. They have been exposed to the sun these past few days, and the moisture has faded away, leaving them very dry.
After setting up the earth stove, everyone happened to bring back the firewood, and Zhang An was ready to light the fire.
"Teacher Zhang, let's do it. You can rest for a while."
When several children saw Zhang An preparing to light a fire, they took the initiative to help.
Although Zhang An rarely helps Su Ying in class now, the students in the two classes still call him Teacher Zhang as before.
“Okay, then leave it to you.”
Originally, the purpose of taking students out for an outing was to give full play to their enthusiasm, so Zhang An was happy to have some leisure time.
Don't underestimate these kids. They are very skilled at cooking and feeding animals at home. Making a fire is a piece of cake for them. "Look, Xiaohu and the others have caught the rabbit."
At this time, the group of children suddenly started to boo.
A few students from other villages pointed at the big dogs that had just come out of the woods in the distance and said.
After arriving at their destination, Xiaohu and the others couldn't sit still. Before Zhang An could speak, they had already gone into the woods.
Zhang An is not worried about them either, especially now that the number of dogs at home has grown to an unprecedented level. Even in the old mountains and forests, his big dogs can come and go freely, but not in this small forest. Said.
Catching rabbits and pheasants in the mountains is what Xiaohu and the others are good at, but they can’t help but the children in other villages haven’t seen them before.
Although many people have dogs, ordinary native dogs can only watch the house and never go into the mountains to hunt.
So they were very shocked when they saw the tiger cubs running into the forest and catching a few rabbits not long after.
"Oh, this is normal. Teacher Su's dogs are very powerful. You can catch a few of them later."
The children in the village were not surprised by this and followed them very calmly. The classmates around me said that they had seen similar things many times.
Seeing that Xiaohu had already gained something, Zhang An took the rabbit and the knife to the stream and prepared to take action.
Although several teachers and Su Ying brought some food from home today, such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, beans, eggplants and other vegetables for barbecue.
When Zhang An went out, he also brought ham sausage, which is the favorite thing of students and children.
But they were not willing to buy it at the stall at the school gate for a few cents each.
Since Su Ying said that this outing was to reward the children in the class, Zhang An simply put two boxes of ham sausages on the horse. The two boxes were enough for everyone.
When Zhang An went to the stream to handle rabbits, he was accompanied by several students, both boys and girls, who all came to help clean the rabbits.
Despite their young age, neither boys nor girls are afraid of seeing blood. They are not even afraid of killing pigs during the New Year. Killing chickens and ducks is not a terrible thing for them.
After Zhang An skillfully skinned several rabbits and removed their internal organs, he handed them over to the students who came to help.
"Teacher Zhang, how do you prepare this rabbit meat?"
A few children each took a slaughtered rabbit and washed it several times. After washing it, they asked Zhang An.
“Take it back and cut it into pieces, and tie it with bamboo skewers later to grill it on skewers.”
Zhang An originally thought of roasting the whole rabbit together, but he thought there were so many students. , if you roast the whole one directly, it will not be easy to divide.
So prepare to cut the meat into small pieces, pierce it with bamboo skewers and bake it on the grill.
In this way, a few rabbits can be threaded into a lot of meat skewers, and everyone can have a taste of them.
Su Ying just happened to bring a lot of green peppers today. The rabbit meat and green peppers were put together, and it was very delicious when grilled.
After hearing this, the girls gathered the rabbits together, took them back to the tent and started cutting them into pieces.
"Teacher Zhang, Mr. Zhang, we caught a fish."
At this time, a few little ghosts ran over from the river, and said to Zhang An very excitedly while running With.
Zhang An saw that these people were all children from Changqing Village, the same little guys who brought the fishing nets. At this time, they were already carrying five or six struggling grass carps in their hands.
And the fish looked quite small, probably weighing five or six kilograms. Even a few children could catch such big fish. It turns out that fishing is not as good as casting a net.
"Hey, you guys are moving very fast, I'll tell you where you went."
Zhang An said why he didn't see them since he came here, he thought They went to the woods to help collect firewood.
Unexpectedly, Mimi quietly took the fishing net and went out to catch fish.
"Hee hee hee hee..."
Despite what Zhang An said, the kids still had playful smiles on their faces.
“Bring it over quickly, I just happened to pack it up together.”
Although this grass carp has many spines, the children in the village are not picky at all. Compared with the past, they had nothing to eat. It's good for them to have something to eat.
"Chen Shulin, you guys go cut some branches and come back. I will grill fish for you later."
Zhang An was picking up a few grass carp while giving instructions to them.
This fish must not be cut into pieces and grilled with bamboo skewers like rabbit, otherwise the fish will not be cooked and the whole thing will be broken into pieces.
When Chen Shulin and others heard that Zhang An assigned the task, they immediately ran to the woods with sickles to chop small branches.
The fish are not small, Zhang An is not going to continue fishing in the river, and there are a lot of things prepared today, enough for everyone to eat.
While Zhang An was packing the fish, Xiaohu and the others brought a new harvest. This time it was not just rabbits, but also a pheasant and a cauliflower snake with thick arms.
"You guys, why did you bring this thing?"
Zhang An turned to look at Su Ying, then turned back and patted Er Mao on the head and said, because of that cauliflower It brought the snake back.
It is very easy to butcher, and it is very delicious when grilled and sprinkled with seasonings. It is also a good choice to make it into a pot of dragon and phoenix stew with the pheasant.
It’s just that Su Ying, like Wang Fang, has always stayed away from this stuff. There are so many female teachers and female students here. They simply can’t accept it. This idea of roasting snakes is simply impossible to realize.
In the end, Zhang An could only sigh with regret and reluctantly gave up on this thick guy.
After the ingredients were almost processed and the charcoal in the stove and grill was almost cooked, Zhang An was ready to start.
“Come here, you guys caught this fish, so I will grill it for you.”
Zhang An marinated a few grass carps and skewered them on a tree branch. Let a few fish catchers take charge of grilling the fish.
When they heard this, they were very excited and took the tree branch with skewered fish from Zhang An’s hand.
At this time, they will not feel troublesome or tired, but will be happy to do it, because it is such a sense of accomplishment to be in front of so many teachers and classmates.
“But Teacher Zhang, we don’t know how to grill fish. If it’s damaged, we won’t be able to eat it.”
But when we got the fish and were about to grill it, a few little ghosts appeared on our faces. They had a tangled look on their faces because they didn’t know how to grill the fish and were worried that it would be ruined.
"It's okay, just hold it and grill it. I will teach you later."
Zhang An told them while stacking the skewers on the grill.
Anyway, grass carp tastes just like that. It doesn’t make much difference whether it is grilled or not, as long as it is grilled well.
(End of this chapter)