Chapter 625 Snowman Big Dog
Just after the pig-killing craze passed, there was another wave of cutting down arborvitae strips in the whole village.
In previous years, most families would just get some firewood and smoke it. Only a few families would bother with this in order to make the smoked bacon more fragrant.
But this year is different. Everyone is smoking bacon for the tenants. Because they have money, they all choose the best.
So branches such as arborvitae branches that are more fragrant for smoking bacon are particularly popular with everyone.
However, although so many people go to cut firewood, the phenomenon of indiscriminate deforestation will not occur.
After all, all we need are arborvitae branches. To put it bluntly, they are just branches, not trunks.
So if everyone cuts them down, not only will it not have any impact on the arborvitae trees, but the pruned arborvitae trees will grow straighter.
The same goes for Zhang An's family, it is like this every year, and it will definitely not change this year. As soon as he killed the pigs and marinated all the meat, he pulled up the carriage and went straight to the mountains.
After half a day, a full carriage was brought back from the mountains.
"Oh, Zhang An, you must be great. You did so much when you came here. It seems that this car should be enough for your family this year."
I met a lot of people who went up the mountain to cut arborvitae along the way. The villagers' eyes widened when they saw Zhang Xiang pulling back with a carriage.
In fact, they also cut down a lot, and the bundles were full, but compared with Zhang An's carriage, they were a bit insignificant.
“It’s not that I want to take advantage of the fact that it hasn’t snowed yet and get some more. If there is a sudden heavy snowfall and the mountains are blocked, it will not be easy to do it again.”
It is already the middle of the twelfth lunar month. , although the weather is cold and freezing, God still has no intention of snowing.
From this point of view, this year’s snowy days may be the latest in recent years.
But the more this happens, the more worrying it is, because the old people once said that the later the snow falls in the cold winter, the bigger the battle will be.
"Yes, yes, you are right, then I have to take advantage of these few days to chop some more and take them home."
When everyone heard this, they immediately became oppressed. Feeling sick, I stopped resting and hurried home carrying pine and cypress branches, trying to make two more trips.
By the time the pork at home was marinated, it was already the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, which happened to be the Great Cold Season.
When Zhang An got up in the morning, he found that his father had already cleared out the smokehouse. Even though it had been emptied out once last year when the bacon was put into the oven, there was still some plant ash accumulated in the pit.
After Zhang An finished washing, he and his father hung the marinated pork on the meat stove.
The fire lasted forever. A year later, smoke was rising from the roof of this house again.
Because of the smoky atmosphere, in the past, Zhang An and his father had always been guarding the bacon inside.
But this year, a new visitor suddenly arrived here.
"What are you doing here? The fire smoke is very irritating to your eyes. Go out and find your mother."
Looking at his son who opened the door and ran in, Zhang An waved his hand to him. He goes out.
"I don't, I want to go with daddy."
Not only did the little guy disobey, but he ran in stubbornly holding the small bench Zhang Jianguo made for him.
After setting it up, he sat down next to Zhang An and stared at the bacon hanging on the meat stove with his eyes wide open.
The meat has been smoked for several days, and the red and white appearance has begun to turn golden. Oil droplets drip from the top into the fire pit from time to time, making a sizzling sound. The smell is also very fragrant and very appetizing.
As he watched, Zhang An found that drool had begun to flow from the corner of his son's mouth.
"Qi Qi, do you want to eat quack?"
Seeing his son like this, Zhang An thought of himself as a child, watching the old meat being smoked, and his mouth would water with greed. .
Every time when the adults are not around, they will secretly cut off a piece with a kitchen knife and roast it on the firewood. At that time, it will be delicious and satisfying.
“I want to eat quack, I want to eat quack.”
I was already very greedy, but when I heard the word eat, the little guy’s eyes lit up.
"Hey, wait, daddy will cut the meat and roast it for you."
Zhang An chuckled, found a knife and cut off a small piece from the bacon hanging in front of him, and then Roast on skewers over fire.
After a while, the meat on the skewer was roasted and sizzling with oil, and the aroma came to your nostrils.
"Here, eat it."
After it was cooked, Zhang An let it cool down before passing it to his son.
The little guy who was already very greedy was drooling now.
But after eating, the satisfied little guy immediately ran home.
Because this meat is marinated with a lot of salt, it tastes very salty when cut and not washed.
"Zhang An, the meat is so salty, why did you just cut it for Qi Qi to eat?"
After a while, Zhang An was blamed by his mother as expected.
In the evening, the sky darkened, and bursts of howling wind blew in the sky.
However, this gust of wind came and went quickly. By the time dinner was finished, the howling wind outside had calmed down a lot.
Zhang An came to the yard with his son in his arms and found that bursts of small white crystal particles began to float in the sky.
It's snowing!
As the saying goes, they may be late, but they will definitely not be absent.
The ice and snow that should have fallen half a month ago have arrived today.
After a while, the snow particles falling from the sky gradually became larger visible to the naked eye. At first, they were just like salt particles. If you don't look carefully, you can't see clearly.
But it has only been a short while, and the snow and sand that were just like salt particles have turned into pieces of hexagonal shapes.
Then, it turned directly into heavy snow like goose feathers, falling in the sky, and they were the only ones in the whole world.
The snow came very quickly and was very heavy. I don’t know how long it took. There was a layer of white snow on the ground, on the roofs, and on the unfallen leaves.
The snow that night continued all night, and the north wind howled.
By the early morning of the next day, a thick layer of snow had accumulated on the ground. The scattered roofs in the village and the mountains in the distance were all covered with a layer of plain white silver. Pack.
At a glance, only the water surface of the river is unaffected, still flowing quietly on its own.
Also, the last time such a big snowstorm failed to freeze the river, it was even more impossible this time.
At about ten o'clock in the morning, the heavy snow had stopped, leaving only a few pieces floating in the air to make a sense of its presence.
“Stop, don’t run!”
Not long after the snow stopped, there was a burst of laughter and shouts from outside.
Don't think about it, it must be Li Yao and his group of naughty guys who ran out of the house and were probably having fun in the snow.
Little Siqi, who was obediently warming himself by the stove, immediately became confused when he heard this noise.
Slid down from the chair and ran outside.
"Stop, where are you going?"
Su Ying raised her head and glanced sideways at the little guy.
Forget it, the majesty of the tigress is no joke.
Just like that, Xiao Siqi, who was running out, stopped the car abruptly and stopped.
"Mom, take the pill."
The little guy didn't dare to disobey, he could only stare at his mother by the stove and pray.
"What are you playing for? It's such a deep snow, you can run in and get out."
Su Ying ignored him, the snow was not light last night, and now in the yard The snow is definitely half the height of the little guy. Without permission, and not daring to be disobedient, the little guy could only gag and sulk, and then look at his grandparents and dad, still wanting to go out and play with everyone.
"Okay, let him go out and play for a while when the snow stops. It has been snowing so heavily in recent years. If it stops snowing in the future, there will be no chance to play. ”
Looking at his son’s big watery eyes, Zhang An still spoke.
Others don’t know it, but he knows very well that in many years there will be no snow in many southern areas.
Although it still rains here in my hometown, it will not be too big. It is still unclear whether it can accumulate.
Therefore, when the children of this generation grow up, let alone having snowball fights and making snowmen, even wanting to watch a snowy scene may be a luxury.
After Zhang An finished speaking, he didn't care about Su Ying, picked up his son and walked outside.
"Hehehe, daddy is the best."
This time, the little guy who was pouting a second ago immediately showed a smile.
Going outside, it turned out to be Li Yao and his group of naughty guys. They divided into two groups and faced each other in the air.
You throw a snowball over, and I will throw one back.
I really said that although they were young, they were very accurate in throwing snowballs, and they could almost hit people. They rarely threw empty ones, maybe because there were too many people.
Seeing such a scene, the little guy started dancing and dancing, wanting to join in the fun.
Zhang An put him directly on the ground without stopping him.
But although he has a heart that wants to play, he is not tall enough to play.
As soon as I ran into the yard, I got stuck in the snow. After taking one or two steps, my little arms and legs couldn't be lifted anymore, and I could only get trapped in the snow.
Zhang An originally thought that his son was going to ask him for help, but the result was disastrous. The boy waved to the little tigers at the door of the pen.
When several big dogs saw their little master calling them, they immediately ran out of the circle.
The little guy, who was usually very skilled in riding dogs, suddenly turned over and climbed onto Xiaohu's back, letting Xiaohu and the others carry him out.
"Qi Qi, come down and play."
The naughty children who were playing fiercely outside stopped immediately when they saw little Siqi coming, fearing a snow The ball hit the little guy.
After finding the organization, the little guy got off the tiger's back with satisfaction.
“Why, you’re not having a snowball fight anymore?”
Seeing that they had stopped, Zhang An followed closely with a shovel. Don’t get me wrong, I didn’t want to do anything dirty.
“No more fighting. I’m tired. Do you want to build a snowman? Dad, let’s help.”
When Li Yao saw the shovel, he immediately reacted.
So, under the leadership of Zhang An, a group of children immediately took action.
It didn’t take long for them to roll over one big snowball after another.
Zhang An was originally thinking about what kind of snowman to build, but he was tired of the previous round and round snowman.
When he turned around and saw the little tiger guarding his son, he decided to make a tiger cub.
Ten minutes later, with his ruthless iron hands pinching, squeezing and shaping, the big snowman dog, which was as tall as Xiaohu, stood on the roadside.
"I know this, it must be Xiaohu."
As soon as it was piled up, the naughty children immediately said one after another.
Not to mention, Zhang Andui’s looks quite similar.
"Uncle An, pile up one more, pile up one more."
When they saw the first big snowman dog, the naughty children surrounded Zhang An and asked him to continue building the second one.
"Okay, let's pile it up right away. Let's pile up a few more, but you have to be careful and don't let anyone destroy it."
It's still early, and Zhang An is not in a hurry. Then he went home and agreed to the naughty children very readily.
"Don't worry, Uncle An, we will definitely not let others damage it. Whoever dares to damage it, we will let the little tiger attack him."
As soon as he heard this, the naughty children immediately slapped him. He promised with his chest.
It is said that once it is fresh, twice it is familiar. After stacking the first one, Zhang An also felt the same.
As the big snowballs rolled over, one after another, snowman and big dogs appeared on the roadside.
In the end, after spending two hours, ten big snowman dogs of different shapes were placed on the roadside.
Even the naughty children are only willing to look at it with their eyes, but are not willing to reach out and touch it.
“Not bad, not bad, it’s quite similar.”
Zhang An is very satisfied with his masterpiece. So many snowman dogs form a beautiful scenery.
It’s a pity that they are made of snow. They will melt after all. It would be great if they could always stay there.
Thinking of this, Zhang Ran remembered that he could take pictures. The snow might melt, but the photos would not.
"Li Yao, wait here, I'll get the camera and take some photos for you."
So I told Li Yao and the others, and ran home to look for the camera. .
“Come on, come on, everyone stands, I will take a picture for you.”
Zhang An took the camera and asked them to squat next to the snowman dogs and started to Continuous shooting.
“Show me, show me.”
After the photo was taken, everyone’s attention shifted from the snowman and the big dog to Zhang An’s camera, surrounding Zhang An wanted to see the photo, and Zhang An impatiently turned it out to them.
“Wow, there are so many big dogs, Brother Zhang An, did you pile this up?”
When the kids were having fun, Yan Peifeng came over with Yan Qian.
Yan Qian, who was originally thin, is now wearing very thick clothes, almost as big as a ball.
He also wore a woolen hat on his head, with two furry balls of thread hanging down under his cheeks.
"Hey, it's nothing, just play with them for a while, and I'll take pictures of them. Qianqian, do you want to take a few pictures too."
Zhang An raised his eyebrows at Miss Xiaoyan. said the camera.
“Okay, okay, I haven’t taken a picture yet.”
When Yan Qian heard this, she immediately ran to the pile of children happily.
In the past, she was so tortured by that strange disease that she never took any photos.
Now after such a long period of conditioning, she has become a normal girl, and the haze has naturally been swept away.
“Okay, let’s get out of the way.”
Following Zhang An's order, the naughty boys immediately dispersed and copied the place.
"Qiqi, come here, auntie."
Yan Qian did not go alone, but called Xiao Siqi to come over with her.
I have to say that Ms. Mei’s genes are very strong. As her daughter, Yan Qian is now very photogenic.
(End of this chapter)