Chapter 613 Discussion
"Hey, the place given by grandpa never disappoints. Let's go to another place to pick up pecans. I found it myself."
Huang Ming chuckled and said proudly to several people.
After saying that, Huang Ming climbed up the largest chestnut tree like a monkey.
For rural children, the skill of climbing trees is a real skill they have learned since childhood.
It’s just that many people regress too much after they grow up and get married.
But Huang Ming didn't seem to be affected. He climbed to the top of the tree in a few moments and shouted down.
"Brother An, please stand a little further away, and I will shake these big ones down."
Although there are many chestnuts on the ground, after Huang Ming picked them for a while, they were still the same as those on the trees. After comparing the hanging ones, I found that the bigger one must be hanging on a tree.
So he lost interest in these things on the ground. Although no one came to grab them, he had to pick the biggest ones.
"Okay, just pay attention to yourself and stand firm before shaking."
Hearing this, Zhang An and others immediately stood up and walked aside to make way.
After all, this is a chestnut, and the outer shell is like a hedgehog. If it hits the head, it will not be as simple as growing a bag.
As for Chen Ze, watching Huang Ming climb up the tree in a few seconds, the look of envy in his eyes was clearly visible.
He has never had this experience since he was a child, and now it takes him a long time to climb a small tree.
A tree like the one Huang Ming climbed would definitely be impossible to climb by himself.
"Don't worry, few people can match my tree climbing skills."
When this is mentioned, the confidence on Huang Ming's face cannot be concealed.
One thing to say, although this guy was not very reliable before, he is really good at climbing trees.
When Zhang An and the others moved slightly away, Huang Ming began to pull a few tree branches and start shaking them.
Originally, most of the chestnuts on the tree were already mature and in a semi-fallen state.
Huang Ming pulled the tree branch and shook it, and each one fell to the ground like dumplings.
After a while, nearly half of the chestnuts hanging on the tree were shaken off, and Huang Ming came down from the tree with satisfaction.
“I didn’t expect that it could be shaken so much.”
Looking at the chestnuts on the ground, Chen Ze’s eyes widened.
There were already a lot of them on the ground just now, but after Huang Ming's move, a thick layer was spread on the ground.
However, these chestnuts are still in the middle of falling. Even if Huang Ming doesn't touch them, they will fall off by themselves in a few days at most.
"Okay, let's pick it up quickly, just pick the biggest one, we don't want the small ones."
Huang Ming interrupted Chen Ze's sigh and was already squatting on the ground and starting to pick.
In previous years, Huang Ming would definitely have picked up all these chestnuts and brought them home and sold them. He had done this many times before.
But this year, their fishing gear shop's business is very good, and they made another fortune during the National Day, so they have long looked down on this small profit.
Then everyone opened the chestnut shells and put them into the backpack while picking.
After all, chestnuts are about a 50/50 ratio of shells to chestnuts inside.
If you pack them directly without prying the shells, and carry a basket home, you will only have half a basket of chestnuts at most.
Half an hour later, the backpacks of several people were full.
“Damn it, Dayang, why did you bring your pocket?”
When Huang Ming stood up after picking up, he found that Zhou Yang had picked up the most. This guy Not to mention the size of the backpack, the most important thing is that it also has an extra snakeskin pocket, which is very embarrassing.
Others picked up one basket, but he had one plus one, or at least two baskets.
“Hey, I didn’t want to pick it up originally, but it was a pity to throw it on the ground like this, so I just picked up another bag so that when someone comes to my house for dinner, they can take some out to pass the time. ”
Zhou Yang chuckled and put it in his pocket.
"I knew I would be like you and bring an extra pocket."
Seeing so many chestnuts left on the ground, Huang Ming immediately regretted it.
Zhang An and the others were not idle after listening, and continued to help Zhou Yang pick it up. It didn't take much time to fill a whole snakeskin bag.
"It seems that we can't pick up pecans today, so we have to come back another day."
Looking at the outstanding backpacks everyone pretended to be, Huang Ming scratched his head and said.
He just said that after picking up chestnuts, he would take everyone to pick up pecans, but now he might not have room to put them away.
"Then we'll come back another day. Anyway, it's still early, and there's still some time before winter begins."
A few of them are not too persistent, and now they have some in their homes. In terms of industry, crops are no longer so important.
It would be okay to plant some millet in summer, after all, this is the source of food rations, but when it comes to rapeseed in winter, it is really possible to plant it or not.
After all, most of this stuff is used to sell money. No one will use all the rapeseed for oil extraction. It is definitely a cost-effective business to save time.
Moreover, in the Changqing area, vegetable oil is not used much, and lard is consumed more.
When going down the mountain, Zhang An saw that Zhou Yang had picked up too much, and several times he thought about switching backs with him, but Zhou Yang refused.
Although the basket of chestnuts plus another bag would weigh at least more than a hundred kilograms, it was still within his tolerance.
On Chen Ze’s side, although there was only one basket, because he had never done such a job before, he didn’t feel it when he picked it up. Now it is a bit difficult to carry it on his back.
It’s just that everyone has backpacks on their backs, so there is nothing they can do to help even if they want to. They can only stop and rest more often when going down the mountain.
Back in the village, everyone went back to their homes.
“Hey, why did I pick up so many chestnuts today, and they are all quite big.”
When Zhang An returned home, Wang Fang couldn’t help but feel excited when he saw the basket of chestnuts that stood out. smiled.
“Huang Erye pointed out a new place, and we just went to pick it up, and we couldn’t finish it all.”
Zhang An put down the backpack on his back, smiled and told the old man Mom explained.
Little Siqi, who was following her grandma, saw her father put the basket on the ground and immediately came over.
Although he is still relatively short and is not tall enough to carry a basket, he can still grab the chestnuts inside with his hands.
As a foodie, it is most important to judge what can be eaten and what cannot be eaten.
Obviously the little guy is very talented in this area. After just a few glances, he knew that the chestnuts were edible.
At this moment, I am holding a few raw chestnuts in my hand and want to stuff them into my mouth.
“Oh my little ancestor, don’t be too busy eating, okay? Wait until grandma takes it back and cooks it before eating.”
Wang Fang took a look and quickly stopped the little guy, Although raw chestnuts are edible, they have a different texture.
But little Siqi is still too young, and she is worried about eating bad food. So I quickly took out the vegetable basin from the kitchen, filled half of it, washed it, put it in the pot and started boiling.
In Zhang An’s opinion, boiled chestnuts are more delicious than fried ones.
Because it is fresh, it tastes not only sweet but also very soft and waxy after being cooked.
Seeing his grandson anxiously waiting to eat, Wang Fang directly used the pressure cooker and cooked a pot in no time.
The little guy was satisfied until he ate the chestnuts peeled by his grandma.
As the sun was about to set, Zhang An put away the half-baked honeysuckle on the ground.
The autumn sun cannot be compared with the summer sun. These honeysuckles cannot be dried at once. They have to be dried again tomorrow.
Then it was almost time. After Zhang An took a shower, he was ready to go to Zhang Ping's house.
Now that I’ve agreed, I definitely can’t let anyone come and yell at me again.
"Mom, I'm going to my uncle's house."
Zhang An said to his mother and prepared to go out.
“Go ahead and remember to drink less.”
When Zhang Jianwen came during the day, Wang Fang knew about it, and she just gave Zhang An instructions.
As soon as Xiao Siqi heard that his father was going to someone else's house for dinner, he couldn't take his hands off and kept tugging on Zhang An's pants. It was obvious that he wanted to follow.
Originally, Zhang An was not prepared to take him with him. After all, he was still too young and it would be troublesome to take him to the host's house.
But no matter what he said, Xiao Siqi just didn't listen.
In the end, he had no choice but to compromise, otherwise, this man would definitely be angry with him tonight.
"Xiao An is here, and we are all here too."
As soon as Zhang Jianwen saw Xiao Siqi holding Zhang An's hand, he walked up and teased her for a few words.
"Grandpa~"
Not to mention, Xiao Siqi is impeccable and consummate when it comes to human relations and sophistication.
When you meet someone you know, you will often take the initiative to call them.
Zhang Jianwen's face turned into flowers with his crisp words.
"Come on, come on, grandpa, let Qi Qi get a chicken leg to eat first."
When Zhang Jianwen was happy, he immediately went to the kitchen, fished out a chicken drumstick and handed it to the little guy. .
So, children who like to shout at others will always be treated well.
Soon, everyone arrived, and Zhang Jianwen greeted everyone to the table.
The little guy was originally next to Zhang An, but he was quickly taken over by his aunt.
In her words, there is a table full of big men, so how can you pay attention to the little guy when you are drinking.
After three rounds of drinking, Zhang Jianwen told the story about Chen Ze coming to the village.
"The main reason for calling everyone here today is to discuss this matter. If you have any thoughts and opinions, please share them for reference."
After explaining the matter, Zhang Jianwen He looked at everyone and said.
Most of the people present were village representatives, including Zhang An, because Zhang Jianguo had abdicated in favor of him.
Except for Zhang An, everyone else began to be stunned when they heard this. They had never encountered such a thing.
The last time we met was when Zhang An wanted to contract Huang Tupo.
But Zhang An and Chen Ze are different. First of all, Zhang An is a member of the village, so it is easy to talk about anything.
Secondly, Zhang An only contracted, and the final ownership of the land still belonged to the village.
The nature of Chen Ze's matter this time is a little different. It involves whether to sell the land, and if so, the price is also an issue.
If you ask for more, they will not be stupid. If you ask for less, the villagers will suffer.
But no matter how you do it, you must come up with a charter. This is the main reason why Zhang Jianwen called everyone together.
“I think this is a good thing for our village. You must know that no place in the entire town has had such treatment. If it is really implemented, when people mention Hongyan Town, they will first think of it. It must be our village, I quite agree.”
Everyone thought for a while, and the first person to speak was Huang Weimin. This accountant controls the village’s money bag and responds faster than others.
"That's what I said, but don't forget that in terms of accommodation, many families in our village have B&Bs. In terms of places to eat, there are several in the village. If this hotel is opened, will it be a business for everyone? Have an impact.”
With Huang Weimin taking the lead, others also began to raise their own questions.
Nowadays, there are quite a few families opening B&Bs in Changqing Village. Except for Zhang An and Zhang Jianwen, everyone here has one.
During the National Day holiday, the occupancy rate of the B&B in the village was very high, and everyone was very happy.
So they are now worried that if Chen Ze's hotel is really opened, it will affect their own business.
There are many people who are worried about this. As soon as he said this, many people nodded in agreement.
"Zhang An, please tell me your opinion."
After listening for a while, Zhang Jianwen finally looked at Zhang An, who had not yet spoken.
At this time everyone also stopped discussing quietly and stared at Zhang An.
Today, Zhang An is the most successful in the entire village, so when making decisions on major matters, everyone puts a certain filter on his opinions.
"Then let me just say a few words. First of all, Uncle Weimin and I have similar opinions. This is indeed a good thing for the village."
After being selected by Zhang Jianwen, Zhang An did not Hide and tuck.
“During this National Day holiday, there were quite a few people coming to us from outside. However, many people did not plan to stay in the village, but chose to open a hotel in the town. Do you have any thoughts? Yes, why is that?”
After speaking, Zhang An looked around at the other people present.
“Hey, it’s not that the conditions of the B&Bs in our village are not as good as other people’s hotels, and the rooms are not as good as other people’s, so those with money naturally choose to go to hotels.”
Obviously this is not a secret When Zhang An mentioned the matter, everyone knew it well.
Although the B&Bs in the village were OK, overall, they were still far behind those hotels.
“That’s what I want to say. Think about it, everyone. So many people choose to stay in hotels in the town. The B&Bs in our village are not empty either. There are still people staying there.”< br>
“So as for what everyone is worried about, I don’t think it’s a big deal at all. After Chen Ze came back this time, he had a thorough discussion with me. His hotel is planning to take the mid-to-high-end route. Those who are rich are not involved in the affordable market.”
“So I think we need to worry about the hotels in the town or even the city, not us, because we are targeting them. The customer group is not those wealthy tourists. Rather than letting them go elsewhere, it is better to stay in our village. At least the people are here and the money can be spent here.”
"And one more thing, we have this kind of tourists here, and there must be others too. When Chen Ze's hotel opens, they will definitely come here. This will undoubtedly attract traffic to our place, what do you think?"
After Zhang An finished speaking his thoughts, he looked at everyone.
(End of this chapter)