Finally, everyone took the crops home and after drying them, it was time to hand in the public grain.
The ninth month of the lunar calendar every year is the time when Hongyan Town collects grain payments. It is also at this time that everyone harvests the grain and dries it in the sun.
The three members of Zhang An's family were required to pay one hundred and fifty kilograms of rice per person according to the proportion of paddy fields.
Fortunately, there are horses this year, so it is not so difficult to carry it to the town.
Zhang An followed his father Zhang Jianguo on the big horse loaded with food and set out for the town.
Along the way, I saw many people walking towards the town.
Some families joined together and used horse-drawn carriages to pull them there, while others like Zhang An's family used oxen and horses to carry them.
Most of them are carried on carrying poles, but you can also see a few people pushing them on rooster carts.
A rooster cart is a wheelbarrow, and this guy is very popular with everyone.
But it’s a bit painful when going up and down steep slopes.
When we walked to Shiyakou, we could already see that the road construction team had dug the road through here.
Coming off the old road, you can go directly to the newly repaired main road.
Zhang An had seen many four-lane highways before, but this was the first one in the mountains at this time.
The top has been paved with asphalt, and everyone was chatting and laughing. Later, they can walk on the main road when going to the market.
When we arrived in the town, the place for loading grain was at the grain station.
In order to supply grain every year, the grain station built a large cement dam, which can accommodate many people.
Due to the long distance, there are already many people queuing at the grain station, and Zhang An and his son can only queue at the back.
When it was almost noon, it was finally Zhang An's family's turn.
The father and his son unloaded four large bags of rice on horseback and showed it to the people at the grain station for inspection. If there was no problem, they put it on the scale.
In the end, there were more than ten kilograms more. This was because I was afraid that the quantity would be different when the scale came, so I added some more. After all, the scale may have errors. Well, that's it.
After finally taking the receipt, the father and son walked out of the grain station.
I have been waiting for a long time, and it is already past 12 noon.
Originally they were going back for dinner, but Zhang Jianguo was fooled by Zhang An, and the two of them had a meal of rice noodles on the street.
Of course, it was Zhang An who paid in the end, and now Zhang An can be considered a wealthy man.
This made Zhang Jianguo very greedy. Because Wang Fang was the housekeeper and had a criminal record when he was young, Wang Fang rarely put money into Zhang Jianguo's hands.
But when it comes to business matters, Wang Fang is never careless, and she also gives face to her men outside.
This is the reason why the two of them have never had a red eye for so many years.
Seeing his father staring at his pocket, Zhang An generously took out 20 yuan and handed it to his father for personal use.
The main reason is that he doesn't dare to give more, because if his old man goes to play cards again, there will be trouble in the family.
He also kept telling his father that he could use it to buy food and eat, but never use it to play cards or mahjong, otherwise it would be gone next time.
When Zhang Jianguo heard Zhang An say that he would do it next time, he immediately said that he had given up these bad habits long ago and blamed Wang Fang for talking nonsense in front of his children.
Zhang An didn't refute, he just snickered. This was a way to create a scene by saying some harsh words. If he had said it in front of his mother, he would definitely not have dared to say it.
The father and son were about to go home and met Zhou Lan at the street corner.
Zhou Lan also saw Zhang An, so he greeted him from a distance.
He kept saying that the fruit Zhang An sold last time was delicious.
Zhang An also chatted with Zhou Lan and introduced the father next to him.
"Are Xiao An and uncle here to serve food today?" They looked at the two leading the horses, and because of the food day in the town, the streets became more lively than usual.
"That's right. I came here in the morning and have been queuing up until now. I'm ready to go home."
"Come to my house and sit for a while. I just need your help with something."
Zhou Lan seemed to be really in trouble, but Zhang An was holding the horse, and it was not convenient for him to visit other people's homes.
"Sister Lan, we are acquaintances now. If you have any questions, just tell me. It's not convenient for me to go to your house with an animal like this. I'll come back next time."
It turns out that Zhou Lan's parents came to Hongyan Town, but old Zhou likes to eat something from the mountains, and Zhou Lan and his wife must satisfy their old man.
Sure enough, why not eat minced meat? Many people in the mountains are still struggling to have enough to eat. They have already begun to pick and choose, and they still have to eat mountain delicacies. Zhang An can only say to himself, young man, work hard, there is still a long way to go.
very long
There is no market at this time, so I don’t usually get involved in this area, and there is no place to buy it. If I can’t find it, I have to go to the countryside to receive the goods.
I happened to meet Zhang An when I came out today, so I mentioned this matter and asked Zhang An if he could help me get some mountain goods.
"It doesn't have to be very good. Pheasant, hare or fish from the mountains will do. It doesn't have to be too hard to catch."
Zhang An thought for a while, and when he saw his old man winking at him, he agreed.
Moreover, the fine-scaled fish in his own space must meet the other party's requirements. If it is not possible, he can catch two silver roosters and give them to the other party. The number of silver roosters in his space has already multiplied a bit, and Zhang An wants to find an opportunity to release some into the mountains.
Go and give back to nature.
"Okay, Sister Lan, my brother has taken care of this for you. I'll find a way to solve it for you in the next two days. Do you think it's okay?"
Zhou Lan was also very happy to hear Zhang An's promise. If Zhang An agreed, then he wouldn't have to go and collect it himself. He was really a layman on this matter.
"Then that's troublesome, Xiao An. No matter how much we can get, we want it. Please worry about it."
"It's nothing. Sister Nalan, you're busy, let's go back first."
Finally, Zhou Lan left Zhang An’s home phone number and asked for Zhang An’s home address, saying that as long as the goods were available, they could drive to the countryside to pick them up.
On the way home, Zhang An told his father about his acquaintance with Zhou Lan and introduced the situation of Zhou Lan's family.
"In this way, I will go to the mountains to set up some traps in the evening to see if I can catch anything, and you will go to the river to get some fish. You can't let go of the money, but don't give it all to your mother when the time comes. We will keep some for ourselves.
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Because Zhang An often brought fish home during this period, Zhang Jianguo felt that his son was very good at catching fish.
But he didn't expect that Zhang An's fish were actually in space.
But this does not affect Zhang An's ability to get fish.
The more Zhang Jianguo thought about it, the happier he became, as if he was about to get the money.
Back home, Wang Fang prepared a meal and waited for the two men to go back to eat. Unexpectedly, the two of them spent money on eating on the street. This was a waste.
Just when she was about to start nagging the two of them, Zhang An told Zhou Lan what happened, and Wang Fang stopped talking about the father and son, and kept urging Zhang Jianguo to go to the mountain to get a trap.
I originally urged Zhang An, but Zhang An said it would be better to go offline at night, and no one would see him.
Wang Fang trusted what her son said, so she let Zhang An make arrangements on his own.
After Zhang Jianguo found something for his trap, the father and son walked towards the mountains.
But because of so many years of hunting, nothing can be caught outside the back mountain, and even hares no longer roam around the outside.
So if you want to catch something, you have to go into the mountains, where there are still many animals, including wild boars and deer.
Zhang An also wanted to follow his father and learn the techniques of trapping.
And when the time comes, I will secretly use space spring water to trick my father, and the probability of catching something will be much higher.
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