Chapter 650: People are not as good as horses
The bottle of old wine that Yan Peifeng brought out, Zhang An only drank two glasses, and immediately felt that it was different from normal liquor.
It’s just hard to tell what the difference is, but it does taste comfortable.
A bottle of wine was less than two kilograms. After Mei Jingya poured a glass, the rest was divided between Yan Peifeng and Zhang An.
After three rounds of drinking, the bottle had reached the bottom, but Zhang An was not affected at all. This amount of wine could not make him drunk, but he was still a little drunk.
On the other hand, Yan Peifeng was different. His face was red from drinking, his eyes were hazy, and he was obviously numb.
In fact, his drinking capacity should not be limited to this, because when Zhang Ping got married, Yan Peifeng was sitting at the same table as Zhang An and the others.
At that time, Yan Peifeng and the others drank half a catty of Sanbai and were still not drunk. His drinking capacity was much better than that of many others.
But Zhang An can understand why Yan Peifeng got drunk so quickly today.
As the saying goes, everyone gets drunk without being drunk. The reason why Yan Peifeng was drunk today had nothing to do with the wine he drank. It was just because he was too happy, so it was too easy to get drunk.
After a while, Yan Peifeng fell asleep leaning on the back of the chair.
At this moment, Zhang An wanted to give Yan Peifeng a thumbs up, because the wine was so good. He didn’t make any noise or make a fuss after getting drunk. He was just so quiet, which was better than 90% of There are so many good people.
Looking at the drunk Yan Peifeng, Mei Jingya did not say anything to complain.
"Xiao An, Xiao Ying, you eat first, I will help Sissi and her father lie down first."
After talking to Zhang An and Su Ying, Mei Jingya He stood up and helped Yan Peifeng up.
It's just that Yan Peifeng was too drunk and was unconscious at the moment. No matter how hard Mei Jingya tried, she couldn't help him up from the chair.
"Aunt Mei, let me help you."
Seeing this, Zhang An immediately stood up to help.
Yan Peifeng is a normal adult man, not fat but not thin either, at least around 130 to 40 pounds.
In such an unconscious state, there is really nothing a woman like Mei Jingya can do. Even if there is another one, it will probably be difficult.
Hearing this, Mei Jingya didn't refuse because she really couldn't help him up.
Zhang An walked over and gave Yan Peifeng a little support, then easily lifted Yan Peifeng up.
Seeing this, Mei Jingya walked in front, opened the door, and led Zhang An to help Yan Peifeng lie on the bed.
After half a meal, Xiao Siqi, who was sitting between Su Ying and Yan Qian, wiped her mouth.
"Mom, I'm full."
The little guy said while rubbing his round belly.
"How many times have I told you not to rub your belly after eating? Do you want to be beaten?"
Seeing her son's action, Su Ying immediately became a strict mother again. appearance.
In rural areas, it is a very bad behavior for children to rub their bellies after eating.
Because after kneading becomes a habit, if you do it often after eating, your belly will be bulging, just like Zhu Bajie’s casserole belly.
"Oh."
After being glared at by Su Ying, Xiao Siqi immediately put down his hand on his stomach and pretended to be well-behaved.
"Aunt Mei, Sissy, let's go back then."
If Yan Peifeng hadn't gotten drunk yet, Zhang An might have stayed here to talk for a while.
But now, Zhang An does not intend to stay here any longer.
"That's right, we're not far apart, so I won't keep you here."
There's no one at home to talk to, and Mei Jingya doesn't keep guests either, so she and Yan Qian will Zhang An's family of three sent them out.
Just like what she said, the two families are only separated by a river, and coming and going is just like visiting.
It would be a bit pretentious to try to save him.
"Qiqi, say goodbye to Grandma Mei and your Aunt Cixi."
Zhang An held his son on his arms and taught him.
"Goodbye, Grandma Mei, goodbye, Aunt Sissi."
As the saying goes, people are soft-mouthed. The little guy just had a good meal at someone else's house, so his current attitude is called a good one.
He said sweetly to Mei Jingya, waving his little hand while talking.
"Okay, see you all."
Mei Jingya and Yan Qian have always been very fond of little Siqi, and now that they see the little guy like this, they are even more attached to each other. All melted.
On the way home, Zhang An held his son in one hand and supported his wife in the other.
Even the slight alcohol boost just now was completely blown away by the cold evening breeze.
"Grandpa, grandma, we are back."
As soon as he arrived in the yard, little Siqi struggled to get off Zhang An, and then looked for Wang Fang and Zhang Jianguo in the room.
Yeah, I'm back. Tell grandma whether Qiqi has eaten enough.
Wang Fang usually likes her grandson to act coquettishly with her. When she heard this, she immediately held little Siqi on her lap with a smile on her face.
"I'm full. I've eaten so many vegetables. Grandma, look at my belly."
Xiao Siqi nodded towards Wang Fang and said, stretching out his hands as he spoke She gestured with her movements, and then exposed her round belly to Wang Fang.
“Okay, okay, just eat until you are full, but you don’t want to expose your belly, otherwise you will get a stomachache.”
Wang Fang saw this and quickly stopped the little guy from taking off his clothes. , and also pulled down the clothes on the little guy's belly.
Although early spring is coming to an end in March, it will still get colder day by day before Qingming Festival, especially in the mountains.
She didn’t want her grandson to catch a cold because he took off his clothes.
“Here, this is for grandma to eat, and this is for grandpa to eat.”
While talking to her grandma, Xiao Siqi took out something from his little pocket and handed it to It was given to Wang Fang and Zhang Jianguo.
Hearing this, Zhang An turned around and saw that what his son had caught was the beef cubes that Yan Qian gave him just now.
Don’t think about it, Yan Qian must have seen that the little guy likes to eat, so she packed a lot of it for him.
"Hey, what is this? Is it candy?"
After receiving the filial piety from her grandson, the smile on Wang Fang's face became even brighter.
She took a look at the beef cubes wrapped in wrapping paper and thought they were candies.
"It's not sugar, it's..."
When grandma asked, the little guy quickly answered, but although he had eaten it, he didn't know about beef cubes. name.
“This is beef cubes, cut with beef jerky. It’s quite delicious.”
Looking at the little guy who wanted to say something but couldn’t, looking so anxious, Zhang An smiled and added for him.
“Yes, it’s a cow with grains.”
After hearing what Zhang An said, Xiao Siqi repeated it to Wang Fang again.
It's just that he couldn't pronounce some words clearly, so he just said "meat" again.
Zhang An couldn't help but shook his head happily, thinking that his son must have taken a Chinese class taught by so and so.
"Beef can still be sold like this. I thought it was some kind of candy, but grandma stopped eating it and saved it for Qi Qi to eat tomorrow." When Wang Fang heard that it was something delicious, she stopped eating it. Thinking of trying it, he put it back into Xiao Siqi's hand.
Zhang An is very familiar with this action, because his mother has always been like this since she was a child. Every time there is something to eat, she will give it to him.
"No, grandparents eat it too."
Hearing Wang Fang's words, Xiao Siqi immediately shook his head like a rattle and pouted.
Zhang An and Su Ying felt very relieved when they saw their son like this. Although their son was young, he felt sorry for others.
Although this beef nugget is nothing, it can be seen from the small.
"Okay, okay, let's eat, let's eat."
Wang Fang and Zhang Jianguo were both amused by the little guy's appearance, and they were very pleased to peel off one and put it in their mouths.
“Hmm, it’s salty, chewy and quite delicious.”
But after Wang Fang ate one piece, he still put the rest back Inside the little guy's pocket.
The little guy talks to the two elders from time to time. Although the words are a bit nonsensical, they can make Wang Fang and Zhang Jianguo smile.
Zhang An and Su Ying also chatted with each other from time to time. This happy family scene was probably the so-called family happiness.
On the second day, the director Lin Hui came to visit again.
“Brother Zhang An, I don’t know what you are thinking about.”
Although Lin Hui entered the yard, he stayed far away from Xiaohu and the others and walked around in a circle. Came to Zhang An's side.
Seeing that, he was really afraid of Xiaohu and these big dogs.
"Director Lin, you have almost visited the thatched cottage three times. If I don't agree, you will be a little ignorant."
Looking at Lin Hui's expression of not agreeing that I would come again, Zhang An felt that he really didn't agree. , maybe more than three visits to the thatched cottage.
Looking at the Buddha's face without looking at the monk's face, with Zhang Jianwen helping him speak, he was actually not that resistant.
I simply agreed and agreed to make some extra money. The money was easy to come by anyway.
“But Director Lin, let’s agree first. I don’t like trouble, so it’s best to get everything together regarding the shooting, because I can’t tell when something will happen.”
Although he agreed, Zhang An still wanted to make it clear that although the matter was easy, he did not want it to drag on for a long time.
"Don't worry, brother Zhang An, even if you don't say it, I still think about it this way."
Hearing Zhang An's words, Lin Hui also smiled and nodded.
In fact, he didn’t want to keep procrastinating. After all, there were so many of them here, and if he procrastinated for one more day, it would cost a lot of money.
“But even if we get together, if the shooting goes well, it may still take two days.”
Lin Hui rolled his eyes and made a rough estimate before telling Zhang An.
"Okay, I will try my best to cooperate with you when the time comes."
With Lin Hui's words, Zhang An also felt relieved.
“Then let’s talk about the remuneration. We will give you about four thousand yuan for your two horses. However, after the filming is completed, some shots may need to be re-shot. Let’s take some more shots.”
Lin Hui said this offer without much thought. It was obvious that he had thought of it before he came.
"Isn't this too much?"
The two horses total four thousand yuan, which means one horse can get two thousand yuan.
Even Zhang An couldn't help but take a breath when he heard this.
Isn’t this money very easy to earn? According to Lin Hui, there are only two days of work in total.
But for this money, if it were replaced by people working outside the village, I am afraid they would have to work hard for a month.
Zhang An couldn't help but sigh, no wonder so many people in later generations say that actors make money quickly, and some people can earn more than two million in a day.
“Hahaha, actually this is a small amount. If it were on one of those big production crews, based on the role of your horse, it would probably be doubled again. However, our crew does not have much funds, so You can only give so much."
Seeing Zhang An like this, Lin Hui immediately smiled heartily and then explained.
"Okay, that's it, I have no objection."
At this time, Zhang An no longer had any objections. For him, these thousands of dollars were just a waste of money. Things come out.
But if his mother knew that he refused a job that paid so much money for two days, then he would probably be looking for trouble.
"As for Zhang An, I'll give you two hundred yuan a day. What do you think? If we need your help to stand in at that time, then we will make another calculation."
After two arrangements were made, A horse, Lin Hui continued.
“Ah, I also get a salary?”
Zhang An really didn’t expect that Lin Hui would also calculate a salary for him.
"Of course, brother, we can't let you work in vain without getting paid."
In fact, you can give the money or not, but Lin Hui just wants to sell Zhang An a good one, in case he needs it It's easier to speak when others are around.
"Then I have to thank Director Lin for the bowl of rice."
Two hundred yuan a day is really a lot. Even twenty years later, the normal daily salary will only be this price. .
However, Zhang An felt a little uncomfortable as he thought about it. He only had 200 yuan a day, but Dahei and the others spent 2,000 yuan in two days, which was five times as much as him. They were simply inferior to horses. .
"Then let's sign the contract. We are preparing to start construction tomorrow, but brother, you can lead the horse over the day after tomorrow."
After the agreement was reached, Lin Hui He took out a contract from his briefcase.
“It seems that Director Lin is well prepared.”
Zhang An took the contract and read it over, making sure that there were no problems before signing his name.
The contract was made in two copies. Zhang An put away one copy before sending Lin Hui out.
As for the money, it is not given now, but paid after the work is completed.
After sending Lin Hui away, Zhang An took out the tool box. There was still one window left that he had not finished yesterday.
After half the payment, all the doors and windows were completed.
"Dad, come with me to install the doors and windows."
The windows and doors are not small, so it is not easy for one person to install them.
However, my father Zhang Jianguo did not go out to herd the sheep today, so he was able to come and help.
It’s almost lunch time, and the sheepfold finally has a rough look.
"That's it. After lunch, you and I will go chop down some green bamboo and roast the inside. Then we can scrape the walls and pound the ground."
Zhang Jianguo After looking around the circle, he nodded with great satisfaction.
Using green bamboo to bake in the pen is probably equivalent to the effect of disinfection and sterilization. Basically, this is done in the newly built livestock pens in the village.
Zhang An also thought so, because after the wall was scratched and the floor was covered, if he burned the green bamboo again, the ground would burst into flames.
In the afternoon, Zhang An and his father came to the Purple Bamboo Forest to chop bamboo, and found that there were many people here.
Looking carefully, it was those people brought by Lin Hui.
(End of this chapter)