I went to bed early last night and fell asleep close to the bed.
Zhang An woke up to the sound of cockcrows, and his fatigue had long since dissipated.
The hour hand on the wall clock pointed to nine o'clock.
In the yard, my father Zhang Jianguo has already surrounded the pond with stones.
Because there is no cement, if no one builds a house in the village, there is no place to look for it, so you can only buy it in the town.
So I gave up the plan of building a pond fence with stones.
After draining water all night, the pond was already full. Since the stream was lower than the courtyard dam, the water did not reach the ground.
After the water in the pool soaks for a few days, the silt will foam and cover the bottom and walls of the pool, and there won't be much water seepage.
So Zhang An was not in a hurry to let the fish in.
Wang Fang, who had just finished feeding the pigs, had a puzzled expression on her face.
"Dad, is there something wrong with our pig? We used to only eat cooked pig food, but now we don't eat any. We only eat cut pig vegetables."
After hearing this, Zhang Jianguo walked to the door of the pigsty and looked at it for a long time.
"Didn't we always feed them cooked food before? How come we feed them pigs and vegetables directly?"
Zhang An knew this well and continued to fool his parents.
"I put that in. I didn't expect them to like eating grass so much. They have been eating it for several days, but it's okay, it can save a lot of corn."
"But if we don't add wheat flour, can this pig grow fat?" In my mother's mind, pigs raised by farmers are fed like this, and it is difficult to gain weight without adding grain.
"Why can't they grow meat? Look at the wild boars in the mountains. They can grow so big by eating grass every day, so don't worry. Look, the pig's back strips have started to shine recently."
It is true that if you eat green grass in space every day and there is no change, that would be strange.
"Feed them like this first, and it will save some effort. If they don't gain weight later, feed them corn. If they do gain weight, save the corn and sell it."
Because I was busy, I didn't pay much attention to this pig before, so I fed it two pots of pig food every day.
So it looks a bit long-haired and has a sharp mouth, but recently I saw it looks much better.
What his son said made sense, so Zhang Jianguo thought he should feed her like this for a while.
It also saved a lot of effort.
Zhang An took a look and saw that there were not many pigs and vegetables piled under the eaves, so he carried the basket and prepared to go out.
"Dad, Mom, I'm going to cut the basket of pigs and vegetables and come back. I don't have much left." Going out is just an excuse. You can't cut the grass directly in front of your parents.
Zhang An didn't want to tell his parents about the space issue because it was too scary and it wouldn't be good to make them nervous.
Zhang An, who went out with a basket on his back, originally planned to go to Tianba.
But when I thought of the cherries in space, I changed my route and walked towards the mountains.
I found a deserted forest and entered the space with a basket.
I cut some grass to line the bottom of the basket, and then started picking cherries. I only picked one tree, and the basket was already filled with seven or eight kilograms.
Finally, the basket was filled with grass, and Zhang An was free of space.
In the mountains and forests in summer, there is no silence in winter.
From time to time, the sound of pheasants can be heard in the distant mountains and forests.
The sun shines on the trees, only shining spots of light through the leaves, making it look like a horse-picking lantern is turned on.
Zhang An, who had been wandering in the mountains for a long time, did not go deep into the old forest.
This area is all the uncultivated valleys in the village. Going deeper into the woods, the road is not easy to walk.
I originally wanted to look for any good-looking wildflowers and trees to transplant into the space, but I gave up after looking for a long time and didn't see any.
When Zhang An returned home, his mother had already prepared lunch.
"Mom, take out the vegetable basin and I'll put something in it." He took out the grass from the basket and piled it aside while calling his mother.
Wang Fang came out with the vegetable basin, looked at the pile of purple-red cherries in the basket, and laughed involuntarily.
"Where did you pick them? The cherries in this village are not that big, right?"
"Hey, this is picked from some old trees over at Wild Boar Rock (ai). Mom, you can try one. It's delicious." Zhang An replied to his mother while putting some in the basket.
Put the cherries into the basin.
Wang Fang ate a few while picking with her son.
"These cherries are delicious. I have never tasted such delicious cherries."
"Yeah, I also think this is much more delicious than the ones grown at home in the village. Not to mention the size, the core is smaller and not sour at all."
The cherries grown in the village are red and have a slightly sour taste. Not only are the fruits small, but the cores are very large, so not much can be eaten.
So if you eat too much, your gums and teeth will become sore and you won't be able to eat anything.
Unless it is completely red, it will not have that sour smell. But if it is too red and overripe, it will be difficult to pick. If you climb up the tree and move, it will fall to the ground.
Space cherries don't have this side effect. Zhang An has eaten a lot of them from time to time in the past few days.
So he thought of finding an opportunity to get some for his parents to taste.
"This must weigh seven or eight kilograms. Forget it, don't eat it. Take it to the town and sell it. Those small ones sell for three or four yuan a kilogram. This one is definitely not cheaper than those ones. It can always be sold.
It costs dozens of yuan each, it’s a shame to eat it.”
Sure enough, whenever Wang Fang got something good, she wanted to exchange it for money.
"Mom, even if I want to sell it, it's too late today. If I go now, I won't miss it. There won't be many people on the street in the afternoon. It might go bad by tomorrow morning. If I don't eat it, it will be a waste."
"But it's such a pity to eat this. How many kilograms of pork can you buy with this?" Wang Fang was really pity, all he ate was money.
My family is very busy in a year, so I can only save a few hundred or a thousand yuan at most, and I have to live frugally on weekdays.
So Zhang An comforted his mother.
"Mom, it's just a few kilograms of cherries. There are still a lot of them on the tree. I'll get up early on Sunday and pick more. We'll sell them and our family will eat them ourselves."
"What's more? Then when others see it, all the picking will be finished?"
"No, there is no road there, and most people won't go in. I saw a rabbit today, and I chased it. I didn't catch the rabbit, so I looked up and saw the cherry tree."
Not long after, Zhang Jianguo came back from outside, and his family was preparing to have lunch.
I saw a large pot of cherries and asked.
Zhang An said what he just said again, and said that his mother still wanted to sell it.
Zhang Jianguo doesn't care whether he sells it or not. He is not a budget-conscious person, and he also enjoys this bite.
Most of Zhang An inherited Zhang Jianguo's character.
Without housekeeper Wang Fang, I don’t know what this family would be like.
After dinner, Wang Fang took two large bowls and filled them with two bowls of cherries.
"Zhang An, take it over and give it to your second uncle and third uncle's house."
Upon hearing this, Zhang An went out with a bowl in one hand and a towel covering it.
In the village, you have to pay attention to this kind of thing, whether it is a neighbor or a close cousin.
If you have something at home, you should take it out and share it. You cannot eat it yourself and show it to others.
Many people may think that it is just a little food, is it necessary?
But the fact is that no matter who you are or what your relationship is, there may be a estrangement because of this trivial matter, which will be remembered in your heart.
Everything is good in the countryside, except that some people have evil hearts and dislike you for being poor and hate you for being rich! There are also a bunch of people who live forever and love to talk nonsense...