At the entrance to the front yard of Zhang An's house, there was a row of construction workers who helped build two long flower beds before leaving, but they needed to dig some soil inside.
Zhang An even thought about using humus soil from the mountains instead of ordinary soil, which would be most suitable for planting some flowers and plants.
In today's rural areas, it is relatively simple to grow something in the yard, but no one has this idea yet.
Just go to the mountains to look for them, dig out some nice-looking small trees, and plant some flowers and plants in the yard. There is no need to go to the city and spend money to buy other people's landscape trees.
Just in the courtyard of Zhang An's old house, there are many orchids planted, which Zhang An dug up from the mountains before.
At that time, there seemed to be a craze for frying orchids, and many people went to the mountains to dig them.
I heard from others that some people dug up orchid plants and sold them for thousands or tens of thousands of dollars, and the least was only a dozen dollars.
Although I have heard many people talking about this kind of thing, Zhang An is the only one in the nearby villages who has never seen anyone make a fortune from this.
Later I found out that this was a scam.
But at that time, Zhang An also followed the trend and dug many flowers and plants on the Qing behind the village, and not only orchids, but also other varieties.
Although Wang Fang rewarded him with a meal of fried meat with bamboo shoots when he returned home, he kept the fruits and later planted them in the yard, where they survived a lot.
Every year, the flowers blooming in Zhang An's yard are quite beautiful. Wang Fang sometimes waters them and weeds them.
While Zhang An's family was talking, the phone in Zhang An's room beeped.
Zhang An walked into the room and picked up the phone and answered it.
"Hello?"
"Zhang An, I'm Ding Yi."
Ding Yi's voice came from the other end of the phone. He actually knew about installing a phone in his home.
"Old Ding, long time no see. How did you know that I have a telephone installed in my house?"
"Chen Ze told me in the afternoon. I didn't know until now that your home has a telephone. Otherwise, you would have to call the canteen and wait for the interview."
In the past, calling Zhang An was like a face-to-face meeting. You had to wait for someone to inform you. This was passed on by Chen Ze and Li Hongbin. In the end, everyone knew that it was not easy to call Zhang An.
"I heard from Chen Ze that your house by the river has been built. It will be a big housewarming event soon. I'll come and give you a gift, buddy."
"Oh, you're welcome. People from the power supply bureau will come to pick up the electricity tomorrow, and you can move in later. It doesn't matter if I am the only one who moves our family. I will just go through the motions then. You can stay next time when you guys come.
You guys are playing at home."
Moving is considered a big event in the village, and people are usually invited over for a meal, which is called burning the pot bottom in the local dialect.
But we haven’t reached the stage of holding a banquet yet. I don’t know when later generations started to develop the habit of hosting a banquet and inviting people to eat when moving.
Zhang An didn't want to cause any trouble, so he could just find a good day to go through the formalities after all the furniture was delivered.
"Okay, I'll bother you and my uncle and aunt next time. By the way, I'm looking for you this time because I want to ask you for a favor."
The two chatted for a long time before Ding Yi got to the point. This was because he and Zhang An were not at Chen Ze's level yet, and Chen Ze would have spoken directly.
Although Zhang An occasionally went to Chen Ze's place, and Chen Ze would call Ding Yi, Dong Jingzhi, and Lao Zhong to have dinner with them, and they became relatively familiar with each other, but Ding Yi still felt that it was a little inappropriate to speak rashly, so he had better chat first.
Homely.
"What's the matter? If you have anything to do, just tell me. I won't shirk if I can do it."
Zhang An didn't care. Between friends, there was no need to help, but he was a little curious about what kind of help Ding Yi wanted from him.
"That's it. Didn't I hear you say that you dug up ginseng last time? It's my old man's 80th birthday next month. I don't plan to ask you if you have any ideas about selling the ginseng. I want to buy it for you.
It’s a birthday gift for our old man.”
The last time they came, Zhang An told them about Dahua leading him to find ginseng, but he didn't tell anyone that the ginseng had been sold.
So this time Ding Yi made a special call to ask.
"Uh, Ding Yi, the ginseng I sold last time has been sold, otherwise I wouldn't have the money to build a house. I should be able to buy it outside."
Ding Yi was a little disappointed when he heard Zhang An said that it had been sold.
"It's still too late. It would be great if I got to know you earlier. Although they are sold outside, they are really old and difficult to buy for a while. Moreover, many people now sell fake ginseng and understory ginseng. Chen Zeshang
I was fooled the first time, so I came to ask you now."
It sounded like Ding Yi was quite disappointed. He thought about growing some ginseng in his space, so he took the initiative to talk about it.
"Old Ding, you're not in a hurry to get it now, are you?"
"To be honest, I'm a little anxious. My grandpa won't die until the beginning of next month."
"Well, I have nothing to do recently. Tomorrow I will go shopping in the mountains to try my luck for a few days and see if I can find it. If I can't find it and you really want it, then you can go to the Shuixian Traditional Chinese Medicine Hall and ask
When I asked their old shopkeeper, I sold it to him."
Zhang An did the math and found that there were still nearly ten days left, which was completely enough.
Recently, my family has finished building a house and has no money anymore. Now, business is coming to my door. Why not do it? How can anyone push the money out?
There is no doubt that the ginseng grown in the space is better than the ginseng grown in the mountains. It can be sold to merchants anyway, and it is not impossible to sell it to Ding Yi.
So I immediately told Ding Yi that I would go into the mountains for a few days. The latter sentence was a backup option for Ding Yi, even though the old shopkeeper said that he planned to keep the ginseng for himself.
But as a businessman, as long as the money is in place, there is no way to say whether to sell or not.
If you don't sell it, it means that the money given by others is not enough. If it is, it will be easy to say.
"Brother, whether I can find it or not, I have written it down. To be honest, the things I sent this time are a bit important to me. We all talked about opening a supermarket business before. I think it is very promising.
So I have been preparing recently, but whether it will succeed in the end depends on the old man’s nod and support, and other people in the family will support me, so I thought about getting something good and making the old man happy only then would I have a chance.”
When they were at Chen Ze's place before, they had talked about the supermarket business model.
Zhang An opened the eyes of several people with his knowledge of later generations.
Zhang An doesn't know about other places, but there is no such thing as a supermarket in the county.
Zhang Anyi said that Chen Ze and others immediately said that there was no such store in the provincial capital.
So Ding Yi went back and thought about it carefully, and found that this matter seemed to be really going on, so he kept preparing.
Zhang An was curious as to why Ding Yi insisted on sending vintage ginseng. It turned out that this guy wanted something from their old man.
However, for such an elderly person, no one would dislike ginseng of many years.
"Then I'll go into the mountain tomorrow and I'll be out in two or three days at most. I'll call you whether I've found it or not. You can think of other ways."
"Then you must pay homage to the mountain god before you leave. It is best to bless you to find it once. I believe in your luck. If you can find it the first time, you should be more lucky than others. You will definitely be able to find it the second time.
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"Why have you become such a talkative person? That's all."
The two chatted for a while before hanging up the phone. This time Ding Yi called to give him a reason to go into the mountains. Zhang An had always wanted to go into the mountains, but something delayed him every time.
When Zhang An came to the yard, Zhang Jianguo and Wang Fang did not ask Zhang An who made the call, because Zhang An would take the initiative to tell them every time something happened.
"Dad, Mom, Ding Yi called."
"It's the young boy who holds his head up because of his birth."
Wang Fang was quite impressed by Ding Yi. He was the youngest among the group of people who came, and he was also energetic. He always smiled and called out to everyone he saw.
"Well, that's him."
Then Zhang An told what Ding Yi had said, and Zhang An also took the opportunity to tell his parents that he planned to go into the mountains.
Zhang Jianguo and Wang Fang were still a little worried when they heard that their son was going to the mountains.
During this season, the forests in the mountains are large and deep, and animals such as wild boars, wolves, and leopards frequently appear.
"Xiao An, why don't we go? It's not safe in the mountains at this time."
She still didn't want Zhang An to gamble, as their family couldn't afford any accident.
Zhang Jianguo was also a little silent at this time, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Mom, I won't go deep into the mountains. I'll just wander around and look for it. I'll look for the area I found last time. I definitely won't go into the mountains alone. Besides, I don't have anything on hand right now.
Don’t dare go in without a gun.”
Zhang An knew what his mother was worried about, so he comforted the worried Wang Fang.
"Okay, I'll go with you tomorrow, and we'll look for it together."
Zhang Jianguo thought for a while and finally said.
"Dad, people from the power supply bureau are coming to separate households tomorrow. You came with me. My mother is at home and she doesn't know anything. You should wait at home to avoid problems with the wiring then."
"I'm just going to look for it near the big cave, and I won't go into the old forest. I found it outside last time, and I still want to try it this time."
After Zhang An promised not to enter the old forest on the other side of Yingzui Cliff, Wang Fang agreed to Zhang An entering the mountain, but still told him to pay attention to safety.
In his previous life, Zhang An did not like the mountains when he was young. He longed for the brightly lit big cities.
So after I failed the college entrance examination, my family arranged for someone to marry me, so I got married early and went out to work.
I have been going there for many years, and I only come back every year during the Chinese New Year to see Wang Fang and Zhang Jianguo.
Until he was in his thirties, Zhang Jianguo was hospitalized because of illness, and they came back to take care of him for a whole year.
It was at this time that Zhang An began to get in touch with this mountain.
But at that time, the mountains had been protected, and nothing could be harvested. Any wolfberry weed found was a nationally protected plant.
At that time, he regretted very much. He regretted that he was ignorant when he was young and guarded the treasure house of the mountain without knowing it.