"My dear, you sent my old man's head home specially. I'm already very grateful to you. How can I still accept your money?"
On the other hand, no matter how much you give, they will accept it and at most say a few words of thanks.
But Old Man Wang shook his head and pushed Zhang An's money back.
"My money was taken away today, which means that I, the old man, should not have gone out today. I am destined to lose my wealth. It is destiny."
"Okay, Lao Jing'er, that money is not a trivial matter to you. It may be your oil and salt money for most of the year."
Zhang An stuffed the money into his pocket while talking to him.
"If you don't take it, you plan to let the family eat boiled vegetables with you every day from now on. Once you receive it, just pretend that no one has cut off your wallet, okay?"
After Zhang Anhaosheng's persuasion, Lao Wangtou finally accepted this idea.
Seeing Lao Wangtou accept the money, Zhang An nodded and it was time to go home.
After taking Lao Wangtou's basket from the carriage and giving it to Lao Wangtou to carry, Zhang An got in the car and turned around.
Only then did Lao Wangtou realize that he was probably going to ask Zhang An to go home and have a drink of tea and sit for a while.
So someone saw Zhang An driving forward, and he chased and shouted from behind.
Seeing this, Zhang An stretched one out of the car window.
She waved her hand to him and told him to go home and stop chasing him.
Lao Wangtou didn't turn around to go home until Zhang An's car was out of sight.
Driving all the way out of Wangjiachong, Zhang An suddenly felt refreshed.
When I met Old Man Wang just after leaving the city, his face was filled with despair and his eyes were lifeless.
When Zhang An was talking to him, he could feel an uncomfortable gloom.
But just now, after some enlightenment from Zhang An, Old Man Wang has obviously changed.
Zhang An could see that when Lao Wangtou finally spoke to him, the light in his eyes had returned.
It seems that Lao Wangtou has thought about it and is no longer as depressed as before.
Back home, Zhang An found Zhou Yang and his father at his home.
It seemed that something had happened, otherwise the father and son would not have come to the door together.
"My uncle is back. Didn't my aunt come with him?"
Seeing Zhang An back, Zhou Yang smiled and said hello.
Zhang An guessed that he came here to find something to do with him, and his mother told him that she had gone to the city.
"She is still busy teaching students."
Zhang An took out the Bodhisattva he had picked up from the car.
"I saw someone selling giant water chestnuts in the city, so I bought some and planned to plant some this year. You guys can try to see if they taste good."
"Hey, what a big Bodhisattva. If you leave this kind for planting, the ones you grow will definitely be big."
When the family members saw the Bodhisattva, their expressions were the same as when Su Ying's mother saw it.
"Forget it, we won't eat it. We'll save it for planting and then dig it out next time to eat."
"Hey, if you want to plant it, you won't need so much. It doesn't matter how many you eat."
Zhang An said, and each of them grabbed a handful and gave them to them.
Although it is said to be a large handful, it is actually only three or four.
This Bodhisattva thing is so good at growing trees.
If a Bodhisattva is thrown in the field, as long as you give it time, it will be distributed all over the field sooner or later.
The old man said before that only a few Bodhisattvas are enough to plant an acre of land.
"This Bodhisattva is not only big, but also tastes very sweet."
"It must be delicious, otherwise why would I want to buy it?"
Zhang An handed the remaining water chestnuts to his mother, and then talked to Zhou Yang and his son in the yard.
"Yozi and Brother Shuanglin are here, what's the matter?"
"It's like this. Yoko's engagement has been settled, so we thought about building a house for him."
Originally, when people in the village got married and started families, they rarely built new houses.
Unless there are too many people in the family to live in the house, or the family is well off.
In fact, the current old house of Zhou Yang's family is not small, it is the style of three rooms in the past.
But now their family has packed up two rooms and rents them out.
In addition, their family now has a lot of money, so it is not a bad thing to build the house in advance.
After all, they still have a younger brother at home, and they will have to cover it sooner or later.
"This is a good thing. It seems that after the house is built, it's time to drink Zhou Yang's wine."
I heard Zhou Yang say some time ago that the matter between him and Chen Wenwen has been settled.
Now Zhou Shuanglin and his wife are planning to build a new house for Zhou Yang, and they are probably anxious for Zhou Yang to marry their daughter-in-law as soon as possible.
"As my uncle said, even if we don't serve wine, if you go to drink at any time, why don't we pour it for you?"
Whether building a house or getting married, it is a good thing in other people's eyes, so everyone smiles when talking about it.
"By the way, where do you plan to build this house?" Zhang An asked casually.
"Well, it's in the rice field by the river. I can visit your house again from now on."
Zhou Shuanglin stood up and pointed to the rice field by the river not far away and told Zhang An's family.
"Hey, it seems Yoko is planning to expand his business."
Zhang An could see the place pointed by Zhou Shuanglin at a glance.
The rice field is not small. Even if a house is built, there is still a lot of space.
The most important thing is the location, the terrain is right by the river.
Their family originally opened the Zhou Family Restaurant by making fast food.
Thinking that the house is built to the river and there is such a spacious place, I guess it is the idea of expanding the store.
"I have this idea. After all, it is right at the entrance of the village. It is definitely better than being in the old house."
Zhang An also nodded, it was a good idea for Zhou Yang's family to consider this.
Suddenly Zhang An felt a sudden feeling of discomfort.
There was a flash of discomfort.
It felt like something bad was going to happen.
But why exactly, it seems like I haven’t grasped the feeling.
"What's wrong, uncle?"
Zhang An suddenly frowned and Zhou Yang saw it.
"Nothing, nothing."
Zhang An just felt that way and couldn't explain why.
After finishing the matter, Zhou Yang and his son sat at Zhang An's house for a while and then went back to invite others.
There was nothing much to do in the afternoon, so Zhang An planned to find a place to raise seedlings for Bodhisattva.
Just a few days ago, there was an open space in the backyard, which was used to sow rice seeds.
In the past two days, the above seedlings have been transplanted to the field, which is suitable for raising Bodhisattva seedlings.
Zhang An went to the backyard with a hoe, ready to dig through the empty space first.
"What are you doing digging this land? I'm going to plant some beans in the next two days."
Wang Fang saw Zhang An digging on the ground and asked casually.
"Don't be in a hurry when planting vegetables. I'll dig this place first and put down the water chestnuts."
These two days have just passed the Qingming Festival, which is a good time for breeding Bodhisattva.
After a while, the rapeseed in the field is harvested and the paddy fields are plowed.
Transplant the sprouted seedlings in the rice field to the field. The vacant rice field can be used for transplanting Bodhisattva seedlings.
And I have to dig the foundation for Zhou Yang's family tomorrow, so I definitely won't have time.
Zhang An thought that he had some time now, so he decided to do it to avoid procrastinating.
"You still need to use a cellar for Bodhisattva. When the big seedlings are planted, you can just scatter them at the head of the rice field."
Wang Fang has seen people planting Bodhisattva before. After plowing the field, they just scattered the Bodhisattva in the field and ignored it.
Usually I don't add fertilizer, so I just add water to the fields, otherwise the bodhisattva fields will dry out.
Therefore, most of the Bodhisattva grown locally are small in size.
The most important thing is that the planted Bodhisattva cannot be dug until the end of the year, which is almost the Chinese New Year.
The planting time is much longer than that of millet. People don’t think about making money from this thing, so they just plant it casually.
"Mom, if you breed them first and transplant them after they have grown, they will grow faster."
While Zhang An was digging the ground, he explained to his mother the breeding of Bodhisattva.
I was afraid that she wouldn’t understand, so I explained it to her using the example of rice breeding.
Once Wang Fang heard this, he would probably know what was going on.
After Wang Fang heard this, she also took a hoe and dug the ground with Zhang An.
After the mother and son loosened the ground and leveled it, Zhang An began to spread the water chestnuts on it.
There is nothing particular about spreading the Bodhisattva on the furrow, as long as its buds point directly upward.
Zhang An took out a bag and spread out about twenty or thirty bags, which was almost enough.
Keep the other water chestnuts for your own consumption, after all, if this bag is planted.
It may take several acres of land to plant it all, but Zhang An's rice field is not very big in the first place and does not require many Bodhisattva seedlings.
After Wang Fang laid the groundnuts, she thought about taking out a sieve to sift the soil and cover it.
For people of their generation, farming work is like this, and they are used to doing it carefully.
"Mom, you don't need to sift the soil, just cover it with mud."
Zhang An said that and started to cover it with soil.
This Bodhisattva is not like rice seeds. I am afraid that they will not sprout, so I have to sieve fine soil to cover them.
After cellaring the water chestnuts, Zhang An was ready to go out and see the watermelons and strawberries grown in the nest.
The temperature has gradually increased in the past two days, so I need to go and see how they are doing.
Zhang An came to the nest and saw the old uncle on the other side of the river in the rice field.
"Uncle, what are you doing?"
Hearing someone shouting, Zhang Jianwen straightened up and looked around, and found that it was Zhang An calling him.
"If you don't have anything to do, I'll come and dig out the rice fields. The water will start to rise soon. I may not be able to flood the rice fields by then."
Although the old uncle's rice field is on the other side of the river, it is much lower than the land where Zhang An's family grows melons.
"Isn't it a little early to dig ditches these two days? We haven't even harvested the rapeseeds."
In previous years, ditches were dug only after the rapeseeds were harvested and when the paddy fields were being plowed.
"It's not early at all. The water at the head of the ditch is very strong now. If it is blocked for a while, it will flood into the fields."
Zhang Jianwen was bending over to dig a trench while talking to Zhang An.
"According to this situation, there may be flooding this year. Before anything goes wrong, we should empty the ditch first so that it can be drained out if the water rises."
Suddenly hearing the old uncle talking about getting wet, Zhang An felt as if he had caught something.
After standing in the nest and thinking for a long time, Zhang An finally remembered.
Yes, it's water.
I had felt something was wrong before, but I just couldn't remember it at the moment.
This year is already 1997, and next year, there will be a major flood.
Because it happened so long ago, Zhang An didn't remember it for a while.
This is not Zhang An’s fault. The main reason is that Changqing Village is located in a mountainous area, and only the crops in the fields were affected.
The houses in the village are built against the mountains behind, and most of them are on relatively high ground.
Therefore, when there is a flood next year, no people or houses in the village will be affected.
The small rivers and ditches in the mountains usually have gurgling water.
As a result, when there was a flood, all the rivers and ditches in the mountains were filled with river water because of the heavy rain.
The rivers and ditches coming down from the mountains eventually converged into the big river.
In addition, the same situation exists in the upper reaches of the river, which is originally relatively deep.
The water level quickly rose and eventually reached the river bank.
It wasn't over yet, because the rain continued for several days.
So after the river flooded its banks, it continued to rise.
Eventually, the paddy fields on both sides of the river were submerged by the river water.
The rice that has been planted has grown to a height of nearly one meter.
But under the flood conditions, not a single sprout of seedlings could be seen.
The water surface, which is as high as half a man, submerged all the grains under the water.
Except for a few relatively high paddy fields that survived the disaster, most of the other paddy fields suffered a large reduction in production due to the disaster.
It connects everywhere. When Zhang An remembered it, he knew in his heart why it suddenly happened.
Because the rice field where Zhou Yang's family plans to build a house is right on the river bank.
Whenever there is a flood, their house will definitely be the first to be flooded.
Zhang An thought about reminding them later to see if they could change their minds and build a house somewhere else.
Otherwise, if you build a new house this year, your family will be flooded next year.
Even though they were here, Zhang An was not in a hurry to go back and first took a look at the situation in the nest.
The watermelons and strawberries grown in the nest were fine, but there was a problem that made Zhang An dumbfounded.
Previously, Zhang An was worried that these seedlings would not survive, so he watered them with space spring water several times.
Because the spring water has a magical growth effect on plants, Zhang An seemed to have forgotten it.
Not only watermelon and strawberry seedlings are plants, but also weeds on the ground.
Now the watermelons and strawberries in the nest are growing very well, each plant is growing strong and sprouting new leaves.
But the various weeds on the ground are not bad, and they have grown all over the ground now.
Now that the calves have been born, we must weed them.
This is not a loess slope, and these weeds are of no use at all.
When they grow longer, the watermelons and strawberries may not be able to compete with them for fertilizer.
There are a lot of chickens, ducks and geese at home, but when those things come in, they are all treated equally, whether they are grass or seedlings.
Because now these watermelon seedlings and strawberry seedlings are growing fresh and tender, which is very appetizing to them.
"Mom, the grass in that field is growing too high. Let's find some people to weed it while we're not too busy these two days."
Zhang An returned home and told the story of the situation in the den.
Wang Fang still didn't believe it. How could the grass grow so tall just how long it had been planted?
So she went to the nest to take a look and had to accept this fact.
Seeing the melon seedlings and weeds growing very well, Wang Fang couldn't help but feel a little suspicious.
Could it be that this nest land is still a piece of fertile land?
Otherwise, how could the newly planted things grow like this?