The two days of the weekend passed quickly, and the lively crowds in the village had also dispersed.
There were only a few scattered tourists left, probably those who had just arrived.
After all, many people come here during the weekend.
Now that the weekend break is over, everyone still has to go back to work.
Many people felt a little sad when they left.
I feel that I came too late this year and did not see the cherry blossoms in bloom at their best.
Because during this period of time, Zhang An's cherry forest has begun to enter the flowering period.
Many flowers on the tree have begun to fall, and their petals have begun to fall.
Everyone said that they must come earlier next year.
But in fact, the cherry blossom forest that has just begun to fade has a unique flavor.
Throughout the forest, with the wind blowing, fallen petals were floating everywhere.
It's really like the colorful scene of fallen heroes depicted in Peach Blossom Spring.
The ground is also covered with many petals, which is loved by many girls.
One of the girls took the lead, squatting on the ground to pick up falling petals and put them in her hat.
Then he threw it into the sky, and he was in a world of falling flowers and flying flowers.
The male companion next to her was capturing these beautiful moments for her.
After seeing this scene, many people followed suit.
Although not everyone has a camera, there are still many people who bring their own cameras.
Zhang An couldn't help but be stunned. In this era, a camera costs several thousand yuan, and better ones cost tens of thousands.
But one-third of the people in the forest brought their own cameras.
It seems that even in this era, there are still many rich people.
But Zhang An then thought about it, those who can think about going out for fun now must have good conditions at home.
After all, if you are still busy with food and clothing issues, you won't be able to think about going out to spend money and have fun.
"Daddy, I saw there are yellow fruits at Xiao Tangyuan's house. Can you take me to pick them?"
In the early morning, Li Yao ran to Zhang An's house to talk to Zhang An.
Zhang An knew as soon as he heard that Li Yao was talking about loquat.
Loquats have matured in the past two days, and few people in the village have planted loquat trees.
Her father, Brother Dagui, once planted a small glutinous rice dumpling in the garden.
The golden loquats hanging on the tree were discovered by Li Yao a few days ago.
This little guy has been plotting in his mind for several days, planning to let Zhang An take him to pick it.
He didn't dare to tell Zhou Lan at home, otherwise he would be taught a lesson by Zhou Lan.
Zhang An usually doted on him. As long as he was obedient, Zhang An would always respond to his requests.
"That one is called loquat, not Huangguoguo. My godfather will take you to pick it."
Hearing Zhang An agreed, Li Yao danced happily in the yard and shouted loudly.
Zhang An found a basket and took Li Yao to Xiao Tangyuan's house.
After hearing Li Yao say that the loquats were ripe, Zhang An also wanted to pick some and try them.
"Brother Dagui is sharpening the sickle. Are you ready to cut the rapeseed?"
Zhang An arrived at Xiao Tangyuan's house. Xiao Tangyuan's father, Tang Dagui, was squatting in the yard sharpening a sickle.
"Anzi is here, come and sit."
When Tang Dagui saw Zhang An, he happily brought a stool to Zhang An.
"It's not time to cut the rapeseed yet. If I have time these days, I'll sharpen the sickle first. This will save me having to grind it freshly when I need it."
Farmers work when they are busy and repair tools when they are free.
Sharpening the knife will not waste time chopping wood. When you have time, prepare the tools first.
In this way, when you need it, you can just use it and save time.
Zhang An didn't see the little glutinous rice balls, so he probably got up in the morning and went out to play with his friends.
"Brother Dagui, I heard that your loquats are ripe. Come and pick some."
Zhang An chatted with Brother Dagui for a few words and then talked about picking loquats.
"Pick it, pick it, the tree is at the end of the garden."
When Tang Dagui heard Zhang An say that he wanted to pick loquats, he put down the sickle in his hand and took Zhang An into the yard.
If it were anyone else, the most he would do is smile and let them pick it themselves.
But when Zhang An came, he wanted to entertain him from the bottom of his heart.
This year, Zhang An often asked him for help when working at home, and he earned a lot of money.
Moreover, Zhang An is usually very kind to the glutinous rice balls. If he gives Zhang Yan anything to eat and play with, he will also give a portion of the glutinous rice balls.
The most important thing is that Xiao Tangyuan is playing well with the children in the village. He thanks Zhang An from the bottom of his heart.
Their garden is behind the house and enclosed by a fence.
That's why this loquat was not harmed by the children in the village when it matured.
If left outside, it might be gone before it turns yellow.
This loquat tree can't do anything to these monkeys climbing up the tree.
The loquat tree at Tang Dagui's house is growing quite well. It looks thick and branchy. It should be fertilized from time to time.
This loquat tree was planted by Tang Dagui when he was still young.
It has been seven or eight years now. Looking at this tree full of golden loquats, it must be in its peak fruiting period.
Zhang An was about to climb a tree when Tang Dagui came out with a ladder from home.
Prepare to put it on the tree trunk and let Zhang Anhao go up the tree to pick it.
"Brother Dagui, there's no need to go to such trouble. We are all children who grew up in the village. This tree can't trouble anyone."
This loquat tree is only three to four meters tall, and Zhang An can pick it with just his hand in many places.
"It's okay, it's okay. With this staircase, it's easier to pick some. Otherwise, you can't pick the ones on the side."
Although Zhang An said it was not necessary, Tang Dagui still put up the stairs.
Zhang An first reached out and picked a few, handed them to Li Yao, and then taught him how to peel them.
Although the loquat tree in Xiaotangyuan’s house has not been managed very much and no fruit thinning has been done.
But the resulting loquat is quite delicious, with a hint of sourness in the sweetness.
And these loquats look quite big.
This may be because there is only one loquat tree planted in such a large piece of land, and the family often fertilizes it.
As soon as Zhang An finished eating the loquat in his hand, Tang Dagui had already picked several more and put them in his basket.
"Brother Dagui, there's no need to pick them. There are already plenty here, enough for us to eat."
In the time it took Zhang An to eat loquats, the basket was half full.
"That's a lot. Pick more and more."
Tang Dagui directly carried Zhang An's basket to the tree and picked the big ones.
I didn't stop until I picked a basket so full that I couldn't hold it anymore.
"Brother Dagui, this is too much. Please bring some things and share some with the little glutinous rice balls. We can't finish eating so much."
Zhang An was a bit dumbfounded. This basket weighed at least ten kilograms.
Originally I just wanted to pick a few to try, but the basket was already full of loquats without even doing it.
"You can just take it and eat it. Our family wants to eat a lot of it from this tree. Are you afraid that we won't be able to eat it? Haha."
Tang Dagui pointed to Zhang An the bunches of golden loquats on the tree.
"Brother Dagui, your tree is not small. How many loquats can it bear in a year?"
This loquat tree is not the dwarf loquat grown by fruit farmers. After thinning out the fruit of those dwarf trees, it is good to have 40 to 50 kilograms of fruit every year.
And this loquat tree not only grows tall, but also has many branches.
Zhang An estimated that there were quite a few loquats hanging on this tree.
"It will be more in the past two years. If you pick them all, they will weigh more than 100 or 200 kilograms."
Tang Dagui thought for a moment and realized that the numbers were quite different anyway.
"I think it's quite delicious. Brother Dagui, why don't you pick it and sell it on the street? It's quite expensive."
With so many loquats, it would be a pity not to pick them and sell them.
In all these years, Zhang An has never heard of Tang Dagui selling loquats.
They all eat it at home, and what is not eaten is left to rot in the ground.
"How do you sell it? In the past, those people came to collect it and gave them one or two cents per catty, but they couldn't sell it for a lot of money."
There weren’t many people selling loquats in town, and Tang Dagui couldn’t find any reference, so he just stayed at home and ate them.
"They are very good at cutting people. These loquats are sold in the city for one or two yuan per catty."
Tang Dagui was a little dumbfounded when Zhang An said it was so expensive.
He always thought that no one would buy it, but who would have thought it was so expensive.
"It's true, this loquat is so expensive? But it's too far to sell it in the city."
Although Zhang An said that the prices sold in the city were high, Tang Dagui was also tempted at first.
But after thinking about it, if I pick it up and sell it in the city, who knows how many kilograms it can sell for.
If you can't sell it by then, you'll have to pay travel expenses back and forth, which is a waste of time.
"Actually, when there were a lot of people in the village a few days ago, you could pick them and put them in my yard to sell. They would be easier to sell then."
There were a lot of people in those days, so just pick the ones placed in front of Zhang An’s house and sell them.
I don’t say that they will all be sold out, but most of them will definitely be sold out.
For those who come from the city, it is quite common for one person to buy a bag weighing three to five kilograms.
"I don't know what price I can sell it for in those days. I'll pay attention as soon as possible next year."
Tang Dagui regretted not asking Zhang An earlier about the situation.
If I had asked a few days earlier, they might have been sold out.
"How about Brother Dagui, if you pick the ripe ones, I'll charge you two yuan per catty."
Zhang An thought for a moment and knew what Tang Dagui was worried about.
So just let the good guy do it to the end and let him take it all.
More than a hundred kilograms is not a lot, and Zhang An has no intention of selling it.
When the time comes, one family will give some away and it will basically be gone.
Tang Dagui was extremely happy when he heard Zhang An said that he would harvest loquats with him.
"Anzi, you don't need two yuan, just one yuan per catty is enough. You have to have money to bring it to the city. I can't let you lose money."
Because Zhang An had a car and it was much more convenient for them to go to the city, he thought Zhang An was going to sell it.
"Brother Dagui, I don't collect these to sell, but I plan to give some to each of my friends."
Zhang An explained to Tang Dagui dumbfounded.
"Then we can't sell it to you so expensively. You're not an outsider, and one dollar a pound is already very high."
In the end, Tang Dagui still only wanted one yuan per catty and refused to take more money from Zhang An.
In the afternoon, Tang Dagui carried the picked loquats to Zhang An's house.
A total of more than 180 kilograms, and there are still some scattered and immature ones hanging on the tree.
When little Li Yao saw the little glutinous rice dumpling's father coming to weigh loquats, he ran home and called his mother.
Before the weighing was finished, Zhou Lan took 50 kilograms back.
Zhang An said he didn't want any money, but Zhou Lan didn't give the money to Zhang An at all, but gave it directly to Tang Dagui.
"Xiao An, this loquat belongs to Dagui's family, right?"
In the evening, Zhang Jianguo and Wang Fang, who went to help others plant rice seedlings, returned home.
At a glance, I saw the loquats bought by Zhang An in the main room.
"Yes, Mom, I saw that the loquats at Brother Dagui's house were ripe, so I bought some from him."
"But is this too much? Our family can't eat so much."
These two bags weighed more than a hundred kilograms at least, and they were ruined before they were finished.
"Mom, our family doesn't have much to eat. I plan to buy it as a gift, and it's just to help Brother Dagui, who is in a lot of trouble."
Although there seem to be a lot of loquats, I would like to send some to Zhang An’s second grandfather and fourth grandfather’s house.
Then Zhang An's two uncles will also send some to their homes, and Zhang An will definitely send some to Su Ying's place.
Zhang An's future father-in-law also wants to send some to his family.
In the end, Chen Ze and Ding Yi will definitely be indispensable, and there won't be many left in the family in the end.
The next day Zhang An went to the city. Today was not a weekend. Wu Qiuping and Su Shaowen were both at work.
Usually he couldn't find anyone when he went to their house, so Zhang An drove directly to the door of Wu Qiuping's unit.
"Xiao An, why are you here?"
Wu Qiuping heard that someone was looking for her, and when she came out and saw it was Zhang An, she immediately smiled on her face.
"Auntie, the loquats are ripe at home. I'll come over and give some to you and your uncle, just for a taste."
Zhang An carried a basket of loquats and handed it to Wu Qiuping. Zhang An asked someone in the village to make this basket.
It has been improved several times and now it looks beautiful and grand.
It's just the right time to pack loquats and give them away, it looks a bit novel.
"Oh, it's so far away, you just eat it by yourself, and you even came all the way here."
Seeing Zhang An thinking about the couple, the smile on Wu Qiuping's face became even wider.
Although he said that, in his heart he liked Zhang An even more. Who wouldn't like such a son-in-law?
"Anyway, there's a car, so it's convenient for me to come." Zhang An said with a smile.
"Hey Sister Ping, this young man is so handsome. He is a relative of your family."
An aunt walking towards her saw Wu Qiuping happily talking to Zhang An, so she walked up and interrupted.
"It's Xuemei. This is Yingying's lover, his name is Zhang An. He's here specifically to give us some fruits."
As he spoke, he lifted up the bamboo basket in his hand and shook it, fearing that the other party could not see clearly.
"Xiao An, this is a colleague from my office. You have to call me Aunt Li."
When Zhang An heard what Wu Qiuping said, he called Aunt Li.
I don’t know if it was Zhang An’s misunderstanding, but Wu Qiuping said that Zhang An was Su Ying’s partner.
The smile on Li Xuemei's face was a little unnatural.
"Then you go on, I won't disturb you anymore."
Li Xuemei smiled and said, then entered the office.
Wu Qiuping spoke to Zhang An again and asked about the situation at home, and Zhang An answered them one by one.
"Auntie, I won't disturb you at work. I'll go to school later and send some to Su Ying."
It's not noon now, it's not time to take a break.
It was still working time, and Zhang An had no intention of disturbing Wu Qiuping at work.
"Hey, go ahead and be careful on the road."
When she heard that Zhang An was looking for her daughter, Wu Qiuping did not continue to talk to Zhang An and told him to pay attention to safety on the road.
"Okay, I understand."
Wu Qiuping watched Zhang An drive away before returning to the office from the door.