Chapter 65 Deer Antler (please collect and recommend)
Author: Han Ming
Chapter 65 Deer Antler (please collect and recommend)
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Zhang An and his father Zhang Jianguo found the remaining materials at home. When they found that they were not enough, they went to the mountain to cut some and brought them back.
It took several days to build a large and comfortable deer shed for several deer. After building it, Zhang An took the deer back.
On the contrary, the children in the village knew that Zhang An's family raised deer, and they all liked to come and watch.
There are also people who cut grass to feed them, and they come to Zhang An's house every day after school.
Whenever it's dinner time in the evening, as long as the child is not at home, the adults will come to Zhang An's house to find him.
But this was much better. After knowing that Zhang An's deer would not hurt anyone, the adults didn't care much about them.
At this point, they are much luckier than children in towns or cities.
There is no zoo in the county now, not even in the city.
Those children who want to see other animals can only watch them on TV.
But the children in the village are different. This is a real sika deer in front of them.
After Zhang An's training, they were willing to let the children touch them as long as they brought grass to feed them.
After all, the one who takes advantage of others is soft-handed and the one who eats others is short-tongued.
Except for the first few days, they were a little acquainted with other animals, but later on they were not very afraid of people.
The deer shed is somewhat open, so Zhang An is not worried at night. There are two big tigers and two small tigers keeping watch, so no one can sneak in under their noses, let alone the predators in the mountains.
After Mr. Zhang went to Zhang An's house and took a look at a few deer, he became very interested in the pair of fresh antlers that had just grown out of the big flower heads. He visited them several times every day.
Dahua is the name Zhang An gave to the male deer at home. Because it has the largest body and the beautiful patterns on its body, it is very appropriate to call it Dahua.
The others are Erhua, Sanhua and Cuihua, and there is also a little deer calf named Chunhua, because Zhang An guessed from its size that it was born in spring.
In the end, Mr. Zhang stopped hiding it and discussed with Zhang An to cut off the pair of antlers.
It's a good time to cut off the antlers now, but later on, the hardened antlers will be of little use.
Mr. Zhang does not cut deer antler to sell for money, but it is an obsession of Mr. Zhang. Like Zhang An, he has the same hobby of collecting cards and likes to collect medicinal materials.
Zhang An felt that this little guy was quite pitiful.
He finally escaped the pursuit and lived a peaceful life for a few days.
Unexpectedly, I was now being targeted by my second grandfather.
Fortunately, cutting off the antlers has no effect on it. If it lives at home in the future, the antlers will be of no use to the big flower, but it just doesn't look good.
As for courtship, please, there are three doe deer in the family now, and he is the only male deer. Zhang An is even worried about his kidney deficiency.
I'm afraid I'll have to use deer antlers to replenish its body.
As long as there is a male deer in the house, the second grandfather will not set his sights on it.
However, there was a doe that was already pregnant with a baby. She had a big belly, but she didn’t know whether the baby would be a male deer or a female deer.
Because this doe was pregnant with a baby, Zhang An called it Cuihua instead of Sihua. Those who made contributions must be specially commended.
Zhang An couldn't stand the enthusiasm of his second grandfather, so he finally agreed to cut the deer antler.
Mr. Zhang happily went home to prepare anesthetics and hemostatic drugs.
When it was time for lunch, the second grandfather was holding a large bowl of liquid mixed with something unknown.
"Second Grandpa, what is this?" Zhang An smelled it and found a strong smell of grass.
"This is a good thing. It was often used by veterinarians in the past. It does no harm to livestock."
Mr. Zhang fed Dahua and then waited quietly in the yard.
The child only smelled the strong smell of grass and drank it.
My child, you have been deceived. You cannot drink. There are bad people among the crowd.
But Dahua still drank tons and tons of it.
The family sat in the yard for about ten minutes, but Dahua finally couldn't hold on any longer and became increasingly sleepy, finally lying on the ground motionless.
Slowly lost consciousness.
It is estimated that the time has come and the medicine Dahua drank has begun to take effect.
After Mr. Zhang found a piece of cloth to cover its eyes to prevent some powder from falling into the big flower's eyes later, he took out the sharpened handsaw and started cutting the deer antlers.
Obviously, this is definitely not the first time that my second grandfather has done this, and his technique is so skillful.
"Second Grandpa, this isn't the first time you've done this. Why do you look more and more like a journeyman?"
While Zhang An was talking, a piece of freshly baked deer antler was cut off.
"Of course it's not the first time. The team has also caught deer in the mountains before, and I was asked to cut the antlers."
While talking to Zhang An, Mr. Zhang used the hemostatic medicine he brought to wrap the newly cut antlers to stop the bleeding.
Then I started to cut the second corner.
Two velvet antlers are not very light. I weighed them on a scale and found that they weighed three to four kilograms. They were definitely not too small.
"I'll take it back and cook it first, and then I'll bring it back and put it away for you."
Mr. Zhang said to Zhang An’s family.
"Just leave it there, Second Grandpa."
"Why put it in my place? It will be easy for people to fight over later, right? I don't need this thing now. You can keep it and maybe you will need it one day after you get married."
Then Mr. Zhang left with the cut antler.
When Dahua woke up again, she found that the horns on her head were gone, and she called Zhang An twice.
When I wake up after a nap, the corner is gone, and I won’t be able to be greedy next time.
Dahua looked at Zhang An with some resentment. I regard you as a relative and even took you to find ginseng. Is this what you did to me? You lost my horn when I woke up from sleep.
But Dahua seems to be quite used to it. After all, he has lost his horn several times and is not a beginner.
In order to compensate it for losing its treasure, Zhang An poured it a basin of space spring water and let it drink slowly.
"Uncle An, someone called you and asked you to answer the phone."
Zhang An was lying on the recliner when he heard someone calling him.
When he opened his eyes, he saw that it was Zhang Xinmin's son Zhang Baolai calling him.
When Zhang Bao came to ask Zhang An to answer the phone, he also brought a bundle of grass over to feed the big flowers.
It looked like he was going to play with the deer for a while, so Zhang An wasn't worried about the big flowers getting up and hurting anyone.
So I went out and went to the canteen to answer the phone.
"Hello." Zhang An first listened to who called.
This phone is an old landline phone. It does not have the function of displaying the number, and I don’t know who is calling.
"Zhang An, it's me, Chen Ze."
"Oh, it's you, Old Chen, who I thought you were, are you coming over soon?"
Every time before Chen Ze came, he would call to inform him.
"Yes, I will come over tomorrow. It's Saturday tomorrow. I'll bring a few friends to your place for a day. You have time there."
"Would you like to bring some friends over to play? Are you going to spend the night here?"
Zhang An's house didn't have many rooms. Apart from Zhang An's and Zhang An's parents', there were only two rooms left, and they still contained food.
"We are going to have five or six people. We will go to the town to find a hotel for the night. You don't need to bother. You just have to ask Auntie to help prepare lunch and dinner."
Chen Ze knew that Zhang An had no room at home, so he had no idea of troubling Zhang An.
Zhang An agreed after hearing that he didn't have to stay here overnight and was just coming to play for a day.
However, it is also very close to the town. It only takes more than 20 minutes to drive there, so the problem of staying overnight is easy to solve.
"Okay, then I'll prepare some food. By the way, your friends don't have any taboos."
"No, just prepare normally. They are all from our area. Don't worry and prepare. There is nothing you are not used to. By the way, you should also install a phone in your home. Every time I call you, it will be like a face-to-face interview.
, you have to wait for a few minutes for someone to notify you before you can answer the phone. Anyway, you have the conditions now. It will be more convenient for you to install a phone at home."
Chen Ze started to complain again. They had talked about this matter several times, and Li Hongbin was also talking about it, but Zhang An was too lazy and never did it.
"Okay, okay, I'll find time to do it in a few days."
After hanging up the phone, you still have to pay the phone bill as usual.
"By the way, Xiao An, is Zhang Bao still at your house? As soon as this baby is let out, he is like a horse that has been let loose and has no desire to come back at all."
Zhang Xinmin didn't see his son coming back, so he asked.
"I'm playing with the deer at my place. These kids really like to see the deer."
"That's fine, as long as they don't run around. It's high water season, and I'm afraid they'll play in the water. Fortunately, your deer have fascinated these children, otherwise they would definitely run around."
Zhang An laughed: "It's normal for children to like animals. We used to like them too, but at least we people in the mountains have seen live ones. Those in the city can only watch them on TV."
Since Dahua and the others came to the house, the children have gone to Zhang An's house after school instead of going to the river. This is probably a good thing for these dolls' families.
"My dear, this is a good thing. My Zhang Bao also wrote a diary about playing with deer, and his teacher praised him."
No wonder, Zhang An wondered why so many people went to watch deer.
However, this is also a good guide.
While walking back, Zhang An was thinking about what to prepare.
I don’t often have guests at home, so this sudden visit is really a bit unaccustomed to me.
But after thinking for a while, Zhang An was no longer worried. The person who came was Chen Ze's friend.
As long as you are well prepared to entertain guests and have no shortage of etiquette in all aspects, it will be enough.
Halfway along the road, Zhang An met Mr. Huang who was returning from herding cattle in the mountains.
"Oh, Mr. Huang is back from herding cattle. What is he holding in his hand?"
Zhang An looked at Mr. Huang holding his old scalper by one hand, followed by a calf.
The other hand was holding something pitch black.
"Haha, I was lucky today. I set a trap and caught a grouse."
Mr. Huang's face was beaming with joy. He had caught the prey, and his whole person was full of joy.
Zhang An remembered that he was still thinking about what ingredients to prepare, and immediately asked Mr. Huang.
"Second Master, if you plan to eat this grouse at home, why don't you sell it?"
"I want to eat it, but I can sell it for 20 yuan in town. I can eat several kilograms of pork. It's better to sell it. Otherwise, your second wife will tell you every day."
Huang Erye led the ox and walked side by side with Zhang An.
"Then why don't you sell it to me? I'll give you thirty yuan. If my friends come to play tomorrow, I'll take it back and give it to them to taste."
As soon as Zhang An heard that Mr. Huang planned to sell it, he wanted to buy it.
"Then just take it. Why do you pay me?"
As soon as Mr. Huang heard that Zhang An wanted it, he stuffed it directly into Zhang An's hands. The thing was actually still alive.
He prefers Zhang An as a junior, and he also wants to build a good relationship with Zhang An's family. If the family encounters any emergency in the future, he will have to ask Zhang An for help.
"Hey, Second Master, I don't like this. I can't take advantage of you. I won't take it if you don't charge me."
It is not easy for the elderly in the village to get some money, so they still have to give what is due.
Zhang An took out thirty yuan and handed it to Mr. Huang.
Unable to bear Zhang An's politeness, Mr. Huang took out twenty yuan.
"That's enough. I'm not an outsider. Don't be polite to your second master."
And no matter what Zhang An said, Mr. Huang wouldn't accept it anyway.
Forget it, when the elderly need help in the future, run more diligently by yourself.
This chicken is not small, weighing four or five pounds. It would be quite tiring for Mr. Huang to carry it down the mountain.
Since it is alive, it wants to be locked up in space.
Zhang An plans to get up tomorrow morning and go to the mountains to buy goods. If he is lucky enough to find a female, he will raise it.
The silver chicken last time could be said to be very lucky. When Zhang Tie caught it, it was even fertilized, so it laid eggs and hatched them in the space, and a group of silver chickens came out.
Although I released many of them and flew back to the mountains, there are still some in the space. I don’t know how the silver roosters released by Zhang An are doing now. I hope they are okay.
It looked good, but it didn't have much meat. It was a pity to eat it. It wasn't as rich as grouse. Zhang An couldn't bear to kill such a beautiful thing just for that little bit of meat.
Grouse was later added to the list of countries, and those who ate it would have to live in jail.
But it’s not on the country’s list yet, so I’ll get some in advance. Not only will I be addicted to it, but I’ll also be able to feed nature, killing two birds with one stone.
If you can't get it tomorrow, then I'm sorry. It's pointless to keep just a rooster, so I'll use it to entertain guests.
Then he threw the grouse into the space and walked all the way home.