Chapter 557: Release
"Then I will go back first. Please be sure to save one for me. If there are more, two will be fine. This is my phone number, or ask Butcher Zheng to call me when the time comes. That’s okay.”
When Liu Yuemin saw Wang Fang entering the kitchen and starting to work on dinner, he stood up and prepared to leave.
When I left my phone number, I also left a deposit of two hundred yuan. I guess I did this because I was worried about Zhang Anhu.
Zhang An has no intention of staying as a guest. After all, we have just met each other, and the reason for meeting is not normal, unlike other friends.
Before dinner was finished, Zhang Tie ran home with Li Yao and a bunch of other children.
"Qiqi, let's go and go out to play."
Before we even entered the door, there was movement.
Little Siqi couldn't eat much in one meal, and Wang Fang had long since fed her.
When he heard someone calling him outside, he immediately got off his chair and ran outside very excitedly.
Because after the summer vacation, not only Zhang Tie and his uncles, but also Li Yao, the godbrother, and other children in the village often came to take little Siqi out to play.
The little guy has developed a habit of this. Every time someone comes to shout, he runs out with him.
In the past, the little guy was not very stable when walking on his own. He was wandering and looked like he might fall. At that time, after he was taken out by the children in the village, Zhang An's family was worried. There would always be Individuals followed.
But as time went by, the little guy was able to run and walk on his own, and after he went out, no matter who he was, everyone surrounded him as if he were a prince, and they were more afraid of him than Zhang An's family. Touch and touch.
So now when someone comes to call little Siqi to go out to play, only an older child is watching, and Zhang An and the others are too lazy to follow.
"Tiewazi, have you eaten? Come over if you haven't eaten."
Looking at Zhang Tie who picked up little Siqi, Wang Fang shouted.
"My family has already eaten, let's take Qiqi out to play."
Although Zhang Tie is still a little naughty now, he has become much more sensible and becomes more mature in front of adults. He is much more polite, after all, he is one year older than before.
"Zhang Tie, when you go out to play, please be careful and don't go to the river after dark."
There were many children in the village who liked to bathe in the river at night. Zhang An was worried and warned them.
“Don’t worry, brother, we will play on the grain drying field and not go anywhere else. I still have Qi Qi with me.”
Zhang Tie still understands that if he brings a small When Siqi went out and bumped into each other, the uncle's family wouldn't do anything to him.
But the parents at home are not sure. They are afraid that a layer of skin will be removed, but they still like to take little Siqi out to play.
Maybe it was in front of his nephew that he was able to overcome the addiction of his elders.
"Don't worry, godfather, I will protect my brother."
Little Li Yao acted like a little adult at this time, patting his chest and assured Zhang An.
It is summer vacation, and the children are very playful. Zhang An did not disturb them, and waved his hand to let them out. However, Xiaohu and the others were all upset when they saw their little master going out to play. I followed him out.
In this regard, Zhang An felt a lot relieved. With Xiaohu and the others following him, ordinary people with a little evil intentions would definitely not be able to get close to his son.
At the beginning, the children in the village were a little afraid of Zhang An’s big dog.
But since Xiao Siqi often went out to play with them, Xiaohu and the others followed them more often. After getting familiar with them, they were no longer afraid of Zhang An's big dog.
Wang Fang and Su Ying, who were at home, no longer restrained by their children, took out a dustpan filled with needlework fabrics. There were also many shoe patterns in it, both for adults and children.
Every year during this season, Wang Fang would bring a few pairs of cloth shoes to her family.
Su Ying stayed with her mother-in-law and learned some in-depth knowledge of her entry-level needlework. Now she is able to put on shoe soles independently.
"Zhang An, there's nothing to do now anyway. Why don't I go to a driving school to learn how to drive? Otherwise, school will start in a while."
Su Ying picked up the soles of her shoes while holding them , while talking to Zhang An, the embroidery needle in his hand was rubbing on his hair from time to time.
Now the child no longer clings to her, and she is not like before when she goes out. She is always thinking about her son.
"I don't have time tomorrow. Lao Zhu and the others will come over tomorrow to take the big cat and the second cat to the mountains and release them. Let's wait until the day after tomorrow. I will send you there the day after tomorrow."
Zhang An pondered for a moment before speaking.
Everyone in the family knows about the existence of the big cat and the second cat, so there is nothing that cannot be said.
"When the time comes, I will ask them to arrange a separate car for you. Learn to drive with your driver's license as soon as possible. Otherwise, if you learn to drive in this weather, you will die if you delay for a few more days."
July and August are the hottest months of summer. At that time, if you wanted to learn how to drive a car, all white people would have to tan themselves like black people.
Zhang An didn’t want his thin-skinned wife to get sunburned because she went to learn how to drive for two days.
Although there are two cars at home, Zhang An himself can teach Su Ying to drive, but there is no suitable place in the village.
In the past, when the county road was not open to traffic, such a wide road was indeed a good place. Not only could you practice driving, you could even practice driving together.
Unfortunately, it is not possible now. The county road has been opened to traffic for a long time, and there have been more and more vehicles on the road in the past two years, so it is more appropriate to go to a driving school.
Zhang An was very satisfied with the driving school he went to before, and planned to let Su Ying go there to learn driving this time.
Especially the coach who was in charge of him. As long as you pay him, he will really do things for you. It is a place where you can quickly get your driver's license.
Su Ying had no objection to her man's arrangement. Anyway, it didn't matter if she went one day earlier or later, her summer vacation balance was still sufficient.
"The two leopards at home are going to be released into the mountains?"
When Wang Fang heard Zhang An talking about this, she felt relieved.
Although the two leopards at home have always been as docile as cats during this period, they have also fed them with their own hands.
But in her heart, a leopard is a leopard, and wild beasts are always wild beasts. They will not become livestock, and she is still worried about them.
"Well, their injuries have been healed. It's impossible to keep them forever. In one month, they will eat more than our whole family. Lao Zhu can take care of them. We can't afford them for a long time, and the number of leopards is not large to begin with, so we have to rely on them to go back to the mountains and find a few female leopards to give birth to more cubs."
Zhang An said this. Fang and Zhang Jianguo had no doubts. They had seen it with their own eyes when Big Mao and Er Mao were at home. Lin Youde would send half a pig over every few days.
Even though the Forestry Bureau will give the money, they feel distressed just looking at it.
A few years ago, their family was reluctant to buy half a pig for the New Year. Even if they killed pigs themselves, most of them were sold to other families.
As a result, now, two leopards eat half a pig every few days. It is simply like humans are inferior to leopards.
"Okay, it's a bit hot today, I'm going to take a bath in the river."
For some reason tonight, Zhang An always felt uncomfortably hot. After saying that, I kicked off two flip-flops and prepared to go out to go diving in the river to cool down.
When we came to the river, there were many adults in the village who had just come out of the river.
"Zhang An, come and take a bath."
The moonlight was bright, and everyone said hello after seeing Zhang An.
“Yeah, I don’t know what’s wrong with the weather today. It feels the same as last night, except it feels very hot.”
Looking at the many people in the river at the entrance of the village, Zhang An didn't want to go down anymore and was going to change places.
"It's really weird today. We all feel uncomfortable staying at home, so we came here to take a dip."
When others heard what Zhang An said, they also agreed. .
After chatting for a while, Zhang An turned a corner and headed upstream of the river.
It’s August now, and God still hasn’t seen a drop of rain. The sun comes out every day.
This made Zhang An wonder if it was because of the heavy rain last year that Taiyang took so many days off and was arranged to come back to make up for the shift this year.
The current water level of the river has dropped further than before, and has dropped by more than one-third compared to previous years.
Now in many nearby places on the mountains, the drought has reached a very serious stage. The farmland that should have been filled with water now not only has no water, but many fields are cracked.
If God doesn’t rain again, this year’s rice crop will be gone again.
Only places like Changqing, which is located along the river, rely on the water from the river to replenish the paddy fields.
But the water level of the river is dropping more and more day by day. With so many people working together to irrigate, no one knows how long it will last. Everyone still hopes that God will stop his hand soon and let it rain a few times.
Finding a relatively flat place with relatively deep water, Zhang An dove into the water.
The moment I touched the river water, I felt an icy cold feeling on my body, which was extremely comfortable.
After having enough time in the river, Zhang An came out of the river and prepared to go home.
Back at home, Xiao Siqi had come back from playing and was watching TV intently next to her grandma.
The little guy doesn't spend much time watching TV every day now, so Zhang An doesn't bother him.
Back in the room, Su Ying had already taken a shower. Now she had put on a cool nightgown and was lying lazily on the bed.
Zhang An just glanced at it, and the temperature that had only cooled down in the river immediately rose sharply.
Xiao Siqi no longer sleeps with them, and there is no need to think about anything else.
After closing the door and the lights, regardless of Su Ying's coquettishness, she took her attractive daughter-in-law and began to work hard for the Zhang family's grand plan.
At four o'clock in the morning the next day, it was still quiet outside, because it was not dark on the moonlit ground. Only then did the second cockcrow sound.
Zhang An got up early and waited in the yard. Not long after, Zhu Yuliang and others came over with people.
When he saw their formation, Zhang An couldn't help but be speechless. This time, four vehicles from the Forestry Bureau came.
"Come to Zhang An, let me introduce you. This is Director Yan of our municipal bureau. He is here to preside over this leopard release ceremony for us."
After getting off the car, Zhu Yuliang began to introduce Zhang An to several major figures whom Zhang An had never met or recognized.
Zhang An is no exception either. He greets everyone Zhu Yuliang introduces, pretending to be ordinary.
By the time the last person was introduced, Zhang An no longer knew what to say.
The presence of the Forestry Bureau this time cannot be said to be small. Not only the leaders of the Municipal Bureau, but also several reporters from the Municipal Newspaper came, and basically everyone from the entire County Forestry Bureau came.
No wonder Lao Zhu said that he needed to prepare for a few more days. His feelings were waiting for his superiors.
It seems that the release of the leopard this time is much more important than Zhang An imagined.
After all, a municipal leader has to follow the situation before dawn, which is enough to show that they attach great importance to this.
After going through the process, it was time to prepare the two leopards to be loaded into the car. At this time, several people came out with tranquilizer guns in their hands.
"Okay, we don't need this thing this time, so don't do anything yet."
Seeing this, Zhu Yuliang waved his hands and said to them, and then glanced at Zhang An , gave him a signal.
Zhang An didn’t say much, walked to the pen, opened the door of the leopard room, and took the big cat and the second cat out.
As soon as they arrived outside, the big cat and the second cat suddenly saw so many people and immediately became hostile.
However, after being comforted by Zhang An, he returned to his docile cat-like appearance, as if he was completely different from the ferocious beast just now.
"Our Comrade Xiao Zhang is indeed very capable. I didn't believe it when Lao Zhu said it just now. Now that I have seen it with my own eyes, I can only say that I admire him."
When Director Yan saw it, Zhang An just stretched out his hand and controlled the two grumpy leopards, and immediately praised Zhang An generously.
"No way, this is just a wild road for some mountain people."
Other people might have gotten into trouble, but Zhang An didn't care at all.
In this regard, Director Yan also nodded. There are many people in the mountains these days, and the ability to control beasts is not a fiction.
It is common for some Miao people in the mountains to be able to control some snakes, insects, rats and ants, but the number is very small, not as exaggerated as in the novel, and they are always in pieces.
So Director Yan now seems to regard Zhang An as a mountain man with the ability to control animals.
“Okay, let’s go.”
After Zhang An directed the big cat and the second cat to climb into the iron cage on the train from the Forestry Bureau, Zhu Yuliang said to everyone.
Zhang An did not drive himself, but went with Zhu Yuliang. After all, this trip was not reimbursed, so there was no need to waste his own gas.
The place we are going to release this time is Hongyan Forest Farm, which is the largest forest farm in Hongyan Town and is also located in the mountains.
Actually, Hongyan Forest Farm is not far from Changqing Mountain. It just took a detour and changed the direction.
Hongyan Forest Farm is large, so many years ago, roads were dug to facilitate transportation. Unlike other small forest farms, carriages cannot enter and can only be walked.
(End of this chapter)