My village can't be like this

Chapter 716 Fang Dongli's Day

After saying goodbye to a few people, Zhang An returned to the depression and found that in addition to his father who was plowing the land, there were several more people.

Before I got close, I saw from afar these people squatting on the ground with their heads down, looking for something.

"What are you looking for?" Zhang An walked closer and asked them.

Hearing the sound, several people looked up at Zhang An and said with a smile: "We originally came here to see the birds, but when we saw so many earthworms in the ground, we wanted to find some to use as bait for fishing."

At this moment, there are no regulations prohibiting the use of live bait when fishing in the wild, so many people like to use earthworms as bait.

After all, commercial baits cost money, but this thing doesn’t cost a penny and can be dug up anywhere with better soil.

Afterwards, Zhang An ignored them, took the fence handle from his father and continued to plow the land.

No matter what, all the cleared land must be plowed today, because tomorrow he has to go to the city to help pick up Zhou Yang's family.

However, there is no need to clear a large area this time. The more than 100 saplings that Chen Ze needs do not require much land. Zhang An is just going to clear more than an acre of land this time.

By the time the sun was about to set, Dahei had already turned over the more than one acre of land he had cleared.

Although this depression is fertile and has plenty of water, nothing has been planted on it for a long time, so the soil is a little hard.

So even though the field had already been plowed once, Zhang An drove Dahei to plow it again.

As early as when Zhang An plowed the land for the first time, his father Zhang Jianguo had already used a spike rake to clear out the grass roots in the soil, and now they have been flattened and placed in the open space next to them.

All we have to do is wait for the sun to dry them in the next two days, and then we can pile them together and burn them.

Not only will it prevent them from taking root and growing again, but the ashes from burning the wood can also serve as fertilizer for the soil.

When everything was done, the sun had already set in the sky.

However, during this period of summer, the days are always longer than the nights, so it is not dark yet, but the sky is a little darker. The children who have just returned from school are still gathering in various places in the village to play together.

Zhang An had just driven Dahei into the pen and put the plow in place. Before he had time to clean it, he heard the barking of several big dogs in the yard.

When I walked out, I saw that it was Fang Dongli who had recovered the pole this afternoon.

As soon as he reached the door, he was frightened by the ferocious-looking dogs in the yard and dared not move another step.

He originally thought that the little tiger that helped him retrieve the pole today at Zhang An's house was already very powerful, but he didn't expect that there were so many of them at home, and each one was not much different from the little tiger.

"What are you yelling for? Go back."

Zhang An stopped a few big dogs and welcomed Fang Dongli into the yard.

When Da Hu and the others heard their master's scolding, they immediately closed their bloody mouths and turned back to the circle and lay down.

Only after seeing this did Fang Dongli dare to walk into the yard, but he was indeed quite frightened just now.

"Brother Zhang An, thank you so much today. This small token of gratitude is not enough to express my respect."

Afterwards, Fang Dongli handed the things he brought to Zhang An to express his gratitude.

There weren't many things, just a bottle of wine and a pack of cigarettes, but they were not ordinary stuff. Adding up to at least a hundred yuan, it was already a considerable gift. It was obvious that this man was a particular person.

"Hey, man, you are too polite. It's just a matter of convenience. Why are you doing this? You guys can come to our place to play. If you need any help, we can't just stand by and watch."

Zhang An felt that this buddy was too particular. In the past, many people he had helped came to thank him, but they either gave him fish or one or two packs of cigarettes. Since the gifts were not too expensive, he did not refuse them.

But this time Fang Dongli made it too big, so Zhang An had to keep refusing.

But this guy was so sincere in his gratitude that he didn't give Zhang An any chance to refuse. Zhang An had no choice but to accept it.

"Oh, and this, we can't forget our great hero."

In addition to cigarettes and alcohol, Fang Dongli opened a roast chicken in the bag, indicating that it was for thanking Xiaohu.

Just by smelling the flavor, Zhang An knew it was bought from an old shop in the town and was considered a specialty of Hongyan Town.

But this is the only one that serves this kind of food. The roast chicken from other restaurants around here isn’t as delicious as this one.

"Dad, I want to eat some."

Smelling the aroma of roast chicken, little Siqi's foodie urge came back. He ran over, hugged Zhang An's legs and acted coquettishly.

"Haha, what a cute little guy. Come, uncle will get it for you."

Fang Dongli was completely attracted by the little guy's cute appearance and directly tore a chicken leg from the roast chicken and handed it to him.

The little guy took the chicken leg and stuffed it into his mouth immediately.

In this way, the gifts that people brought to thank Xiaohu were first enjoyed by his little master.

"How rude! You should say thank you, uncle."

Zhang An looked helpless and said to his son.

"Thank you Chu Chu~"

Little Siqi was also very obedient and said thank you to Fang Dongli, but his mouth was full of chicken leg meat, making his speech unclear.

"It's okay, it's okay. Eat it quickly. There's still one left after you finish it. The little guy is so cute. How big is he?"

Fang Dongli squatted on the ground and spoke to the little guy with a smile, and the second half of the sentence was asked to Zhang An.

"He's already over a year old. He'll be two in a few months."

Zhang An sent his son to the back to find his grandparents, and then sat down to talk with Fang Dongli.

"No way, a child who is only a little over one year old is so smart, I thought he was only two or three years old."

Fang Dongli couldn't help but be surprised. In his opinion, the little guy was no different from other two or three-year-old children.

"Haha, maybe my body develops a little faster than the average child."

Zhang An laughed, then called Xiaohu and handed over the roast chicken that Fang Dongli brought.

Although the roast chicken was really delicious, their family was not yet at the point of depriving their dog of its food rations.

Then the two of them started chatting, and when they talked about the fish in the river, Fang Dongli became extremely excited.

Because he caught a lot of fish today, it was the day with the most fish he had ever caught since he started fishing, and quite a few of them were big fish. In addition, he experienced the feeling of losing and regaining something twice in one day, so he was extremely happy.

Originally, he planned to bring a few more big fish to give to Zhang An's family, but he learned from his fishing friends that Zhang An himself raised fish and had a large fish pond at home.

And the fish raised here are very delicious, better than those caught from this river.

That's why he gave up the idea and went to Huang Ming's house to buy the rope, and also bought the cigarettes and alcohol.

Fang Dongli was a very particular person and he spoke in a very methodical way. The two chatted for a long time and they got along very well. "Xiao An, call your friends over for dinner."

After a while, Wang Fang in the kitchen interrupted their conversation. She had already prepared dinner.

When Fang Dongli heard this, he prepared to get up and say goodbye.

He had originally planned to come here to thank them and then go back, but he got along so well with Zhang An that he forgot about going home for a moment.

But how could Zhang An let him go like that? He is a very particular person, and so is he.

Fang Dongli had no choice but to accept it as he couldn't refuse.

But during the meal, he, like everyone else, was completely conquered by the taste of Zhang An's food. He kept saying it was delicious, which made Wang Fang very happy.

Zhang An did not pour wine for this meal, because he knew from the previous conversation that Fang Dongli lived in the county town and had to drive back at night, and drinking and driving was a dangerous thing.

After dinner, Zhang An made a cup of tea, which really raised Fang Dongli's admiration to a higher level. Good food, good dishes and good tea, this is life.

This is the case when he hasn't drunk any alcohol. If he were to drink some of the wine that Zhang An made himself, he probably wouldn't want to leave.

"It's getting late. I should go back, or my family will get angry. Thank you very much for your hospitality this time."

Looking at the time, it was almost seven o'clock, and Fang Dongli prepared to get up and say goodbye.

He originally came to express his gratitude, but he didn't expect to be treated to a good meal and drink, which made him feel a little embarrassed.

"Okay, then I won't keep you any longer. But before you leave, I'll catch two fish for you and bring them back for my sister-in-law to taste. I promise I won't do anything to you."

Zhang An didn't plan to keep Fang Dongli for long. This was the first time they met and they weren't familiar enough to stay overnight.

However, during the conversation just now, Fang Dongli was very curious about the fish they raised, so Zhang An took him to the fish pond and caught two fish as his return gift.

"It's so embarrassing to eat and take at the same time."

At the dinner table, Fang Dongli had already experienced how extraordinary the fish raised by Zhang An's family were, and now his face was full of embarrassment.

"It's nothing, they are all home-raised."

Zhang An took the scoop net and scooped up two or three yellow croakers, each weighing about half a pound.

People in the surrounding areas love yellow croaker very much, and there are many ways to eat it, so this thing is just right.

After thanking him again, Fang Dongli politely declined Zhang An's offer to send him out and walked towards where he had parked his car.

It was almost seven o'clock, but it wasn't completely dark yet.

There were few vehicles on the county road at night. Fang Dongli drove alone and headed towards the county town very smoothly.

By the time he got home, the sky was full of stars and the moon.

But when he opened the door and walked into the house, he found his wife Yang Xiaohui staring at him with a sullen face. Needless to say, this was a prelude to her anger.

Sure enough, the next moment his wife exploded: "Fang Dongli, do you remember what you promised me? Before you left, you promised to come home early, but look at what time it is now. Do you still want to keep this family?"

Fang Dongli obediently kept his mouth shut and endured the thunderstorm from his wife, waiting for her outburst to finish.

Only after his wife had vented her anger did Fang Dongli approach her and said with a smile, "Okay, don't be angry. I came home late today because of something. I won't do it again next time. Look, this is the fish I brought back for our family to eat."

"Something's wrong? What could possibly be wrong with you? You just hang out outside every day. I tell you, if you can get by, get by. If you can't, forget it."

Fang Dongli had been very humble just now, and the effect was very good. Now his wife spoke in a much lower voice.

But the next moment, when she saw the fish Fang Dongli took out, she couldn't help but open her eyes wide: "You really caught a fish and brought it back, but this fish is not small, and there is such a big yellow croaker. You didn't catch any fish, so you spent money to buy it and cheated me, right?"

That’s right, the biggest fish was the big grass carp that Fang Dongli caught today.

Yang Xiaohui knew her husband's abilities very well. After such a long time, she had never seen him bring back any fish he caught, and even if he did, they were not very big.

So when she saw such a big grass carp, she immediately thought that Fang Dongli had bought it with his own money.

Especially those large yellow croakers, which made her more certain of this idea, because this fish is not easy to catch.

Thinking of this, she felt even more that she was blinded by greed and agreed to buy such expensive fishing gear from this man.

I thought that after buying fishing gear and letting him go fishing, we would have fish to eat regularly at home, but the reality was the opposite.

"Go away, even though I'm not a very reliable man, I still mean what I mean. I haven't gone to the market to buy fish to cheat you yet. Take this money and listen to me slowly."

Fang Dongli looked at his wife resentfully, took out some money from his pocket and handed it to her, saying in a low voice.

That’s right, this money was earned from selling the fish he caught today.

There was excellent fishing in the river today and he caught quite a few. Except for the biggest grass carp, he sold the rest to the fishmonger at the river bridge for a total of fifty or sixty yuan.

Yang Xiaohui was no longer angry because her husband was submissive. However, when she saw the money handed over to her, she felt that her husband seemed different today.

Seeing his wife's surprised look, Fang Dongli was very happy, and then he slowly told her what happened during fishing today.

When he talked about his fishing rod being pulled away by a fish, Yang Xiaohui immediately glared at him with her eyes wide open.

On the one hand, she thought that her troublesome man must have jumped into the river to look for a fishing rod, and she could not tolerate such a dangerous thing.

The other reason was that she blamed Fang Dongli for not taking good care of the fishing rod. After all, she was the one who bought the fishing rod and she knew exactly how much it cost. When she heard that the fishing rod was lost, she almost couldn't recover.

But before she could open her mouth, Fang Dongli stopped her from talking: "Hey, I've already told you, don't be impatient, just listen to me slowly."

When Yang Xiaohui heard Fang Dongli say that he went to Zhang An to bring the dog to help him retrieve the fishing rod from the river, her expression relaxed and she said in surprise, "Is there really such a spiritual big dog? This is the first time I've heard of it."

"That's not true. When I first heard about it, I didn't quite believe it. But when I saw it with my own eyes, I found it incredible. Not only did he help me retrieve the fishing rod, but he also kept the fish on the rod. Look, this is the one I brought back. It's the biggest fish I've ever caught."

Seeing that his wife was no longer angry, Fang Dongli finally put his heart at ease, knowing that he would definitely pass the test today.

Then he boasted that he had caught a lot of fish later, and sold all of them except the biggest one, and exchanged them for the money just handed over.

When Yang Xiaohui saw her man's smug look, she couldn't help but glare at him.

But her man could still bring back money from fishing, and this was the first time for a young girl to get married, so she did feel somewhat relieved.

Later, when she heard that Fang Dongli bought some cigarettes and alcohol to thank others, she didn't have any objection because it was indeed what he should do.

It can only be said that there are two different types of people sleeping in the same bed. Fang Dongli is a particular person, and his wife Yang Xiaohui is not much worse.

Finally, Fang Dongli talked about how delicious the food was and how good the fish were at Zhang An's house. Only then did Yang Xiaohui realize that the reason her husband came back late was not because he forgot to go fishing, but because he was delayed at someone else's house.

Then she couldn't help but look at the yellow croakers, thinking that she would put them in the pot tomorrow. She must taste them carefully then to see if they were as exaggerated as her man said.

Just like that, Fang Dongli told his wife about a day he had never imagined, a family conflict that disappeared into thin air.

(End of this chapter)