My village can't be like this

Chapter 722: Searching for the Mountain Again

When Mr. Chen saw that the room was full of young people, he went out for a walk. Otherwise, with him as an old man here, the young people would not be able to speak freely.

Zhang An looked at Jiang Qiong whom he hadn't seen for a long time and said, "When did Teacher Jiang come? Why didn't you tell us? Were you afraid that we would disturb your world of two?"

"Go away, Uncle Zhang, you are wrongly accusing us. We came here the day before yesterday and wanted to go to your house to play with Sister Su Ying, but neither of you were here. Where can we go to talk?"

Hearing Zhang An making fun of her, Jiang Qiong rolled her eyes and said angrily.

The timing of her coming here was really unfortunate. Her best friends were busy with classes, and Su Ying was accompanying students to exams, so she had nothing to do for the past two days.

"That can't be helped. You came at a bad time. I'll go back first. Come to my house later."

After the Golden Lotus was delivered, Zhang An prepared to go back.

He was going to the mountains in the afternoon, so he wanted to take advantage of the morning time to go to the depression to take care of the Davidia involucrata seedlings.

All those Davidia involucrata seeds had already sprouted when he took them out of the space.

When planting, they were watered with space spring water, and these two days are the time for the seeds to break through the soil.

However, after a few days of rain, the soil in the depression was leveled off, covering the nests and greatly affecting the time for them to emerge, so he had to dig up the nests.

When Zhang An returned home, he found that his father had already gone to the depression, so he found a small medicine hoe and followed him.

Sure enough, when we arrived at the depression, we found that the hole where we planted the Davidia involucrata seeds was almost level with the ground. If the rain continued for another two days, I'm afraid we wouldn't even be able to see its outline.

When Zhang An arrived at the depression, his father Zhang Jianguo had already dug two trenches.

This job is not difficult. You just need to dig out the mud buried in the hole. In fact, you can do it with your hands, but Zhang An still chose his own small medicine hoe.

If it is just a small piece, it would certainly be convenient to use your hands, but for such a large piece of land, if you use your hands to dig, even if the mud is wet, your fingers will eventually be scratched with barbs, which is too painful.

But it is not easy to do. When digging the soil, you have to pay attention to every nest.

If you dig too much, the seeds will be exposed, and if you dig too little, it's the same as not doing anything.

It was not until noon when Wang Fang called for dinner in the yard that there were still a few ditches left. Zhang An and his father decided to finish all the work before calling it a day.

"Zhou Yang asked me to go into the mountains to pick mushrooms this afternoon. Do you want to go?"

While eating, Zhang An asked Su Ying.

Now that the high school entrance examination is over, they are teachers in the townships and villages. They don’t even have to participate in the invigilation, let alone marking the papers, so it can be said that they have a complete holiday.

"Go, go, it's been a long time since I went into the mountains, it's a good time to go out and have some fun."

Su Ying nodded and agreed immediately. Since she entered the third year of junior high school, she has been much busier than in previous years, especially in this last semester of the year, she has been in the office looking after students every day.

Moreover, little Siqi was kidnapped by Zhou Yang today, so she didn’t even have to worry about taking care of the baby.

"Then let's go call Jiang Qiong and Chen Ze later. They don't seem to have anything to do."

Zhang An said to his wife again that although they went into the mountains to pick mushrooms, they were completely different from other villagers.

The other people in the village went into the mountains to pick mushrooms to make money, but for these few people, it was just for fun, so it didn't matter how much they could pick.

Since Su Ying has gone, let's call Jiang Qiong to go as well. If we want to herd one sheep, we have to herd a flock of sheep as well.

After Jiang Qiong went there, the two of them were still able to talk.

"Oh? Xiao Jiang is coming to the village?"

When Su Ying heard Zhang An's words, she raised her eyebrows and asked.

After she came back yesterday, she didn't go out because it was raining. She slept in this morning and got up very late, so she had no idea about it.

"Yeah, I only found out when I went to Chen Ze's place this morning. He came the day before yesterday and even came to our house to look for you, but we were not at home..."

Zhang An nodded and explained to Su Ying.

"Yes, Xiao Jiang and Xiao Chen came to our house the day before yesterday to look for you. I told them that you two had gone to the city."

Wang Fang added that she had been at home the whole time and knew about it.

Zhang An quickly finished the rice in the bowl, then filled a new bowl of soup and drank it leisurely.

He didn't have the habit of drinking soup after meals before. After they got married, Su Ying liked to drink soup while eating, and Wang Fang was used to stewing soup, so Zhang An also followed suit.

After dinner, Su Ying ran to the Dongli yard.

When Jiang Qiong heard Su Ying ask her if she wanted to go into the mountains to play together, she immediately nodded and agreed.

She has been staying at home all the time these past few days and hasn't gone out. She is almost getting moldy and really wants to go out for some fresh air.

Chen Ze doesn't have anything important to do right now. The hotel renovation is proceeding in an orderly manner. Now that he heard that his girlfriend is going into the mountains to play, he must accompany her, even if he has something else, he will put it aside.

After making the appointment, Su Ying went back home to prepare, waiting for the two of them to come over and meet up after they were ready, and then she called Zhou Yang to set off.

Half an hour later, Chen Ze and Jiang Qiong arrived at Zhang An's house.

"Um, Mr. Jiang, why don't you go back and change your shoes."

After seeing the two people who were already prepared, Zhang An shook his head and suggested to Jiang Qiong.

The girl was well prepared, wearing sportswear, which was very suitable for walking in the mountains.

It’s just that the pair of little leather shoes on my feet are a bit inappropriate, even though they are flat-heeled shoes.

"What's wrong? Is this inappropriate for me?"

Jiang Qiong looked at her shoes and didn't find anything wrong with them.

"You can't walk in the mountains with these shoes. If it's sunny, it's still okay, but it just rained and the mud in the mountains is wet. If you go into the mountains with these small leather shoes, I'm afraid you can't walk a few steps before your feet become a big ball of mud."

In the mountains after a rain, even if you wear rubber shoes, your feet will be covered in mud, not to mention the little leather shoes on the girl's feet.

"But my other shoes are even more inconvenient to wear in the mountains?"

After hearing what Zhang An said, Jiang Qiong frowned. Her other shoes were basically small white shoes, which were not as good as the pair on her feet.

"Hey, it's easy, just wear water shoes like us."

When Su Ying heard this, she pointed to the long rubber boots on her feet and suggested.

"Wait for me here. I'm going to buy a pair from Huang Ming'er."

When Chen Ze heard this, he immediately realized that it was time for him to show off, and he ran out. Because Jiang Qiong definitely didn't have such a thing as water shoes, but it didn't matter, Huang Ming's store had them.

He not only has fishing gear and small retail commodities, but also water shoes.

Because when fishing in the wild, snake prevention is also very important.

Especially in the summer, snakes are most likely to appear. Although there are not many poisonous snakes near Changqing Village, it does not mean that there are none, especially in places with deep grass and forests. For example, the mountain wind that Zhang An and Mr. Zhang Yihang encountered in the purple bamboo forest two years ago, and the green bamboo species are also frequent visitors, so the places that need to be protected must be protected.

Many people didn’t think about this before coming here, but only remembered it after coming here.

Later, Huang Ming realized that everyone had this demand, so he directly bought a batch of goods and put them aside. Unexpectedly, they sold so well.

As for Jiang Qiong's shoe size, even if others don't know, how could he not know? They are almost a couple.

"Remember to tell Damingzi that you want non-slip ones. Don't buy those that aren't."

When Chen Ze went out, Zhang An reminded him that Huang Ming had two kinds of rubber water shoes, one with a slightly non-slip sole and the other with a very non-slip sole. As for the price, the latter was definitely more expensive.

But for the road conditions in the mountains during the rainy season, the more non-slip it is, the better.

After waiting for a while, Chen Ze came back with two pairs of brand new waders. He not only bought one for Jiang Qiong, but also prepared a pair for himself.

"Here, this is for you. Don't use the plastic bag you prepared."

Everything was ready. Zhang An handed a small bamboo backpack to Chen Ze and asked him to carry it.

Because when this person came, he and Jiang Qiong only prepared one plastic bag to hold the mushrooms.

But in the mountains, this kind of plastic bag is not practical at all, because picking mushrooms requires walking around in the mountains and forests, and if they are caught by thorny vines or branches, the bottom will leak, and you won’t be able to put the mushrooms in.

"Hehe, I'll buy a few and keep them at home later."

Chen Ze understood what Zhang An meant and immediately had an idea.

Although he also lived in the village before, he rarely used these tools. Even if he needed them occasionally, he could come to Zhang An's house to borrow them.

But in the days to come, after the hotel is ready, they will definitely stay here most of the time.

At that time, it will be just like daily life, and it is time to prepare the daily necessities you will need.

"Okay, let's go and call Zhou Yang at his house."

Zhang An blew a whistle and called Qiuqiu and Chouchou.

Hearing their master's call, the two little guys jumped out immediately. Chouchou climbed onto Zhang An's shoulder, while Qiuqiu went to find the hostess Su Ying.

Because their little master, Xiao Siqi, is not around, the two little guys become like enemies again, but it is mostly Chou Chou who bullies Qiuqiu.

There is actually no way to do this. After all, it is a blood suppression, and squirrels have always been part of the food chain of ferrets.

In addition, Chouchou had just arrived in this family not long ago. Even though Zhang An forced Chouchou not to hurt Qiuqiu, his daily habit of bullying could not be changed at all. It was ingrained in him.

"Wow, what is this? It's so cute."

Chouchou was liked by Jiang Qiong because of her slender figure and cute appearance.

"This is a ferret, Qiqi's new pet. Its name is Chouchou. It has a rather aggressive temperament and usually won't let strangers get close to it."

Seeing that Jiang Qiong was about to take action, Zhang An introduced Chouchou to her while giving her a warning.

"Oh, okay, is this Mink? This is the first time I've seen one."

Jiang Qiong was a little disappointed that she didn't get the chance to go on the phone, but she had no choice but to give up.

When we arrived at Zhou Yang's house, little Siqi was helping Zhou Jiayan play in the room, looking like a little adult.

Zhou Yang treated his hero very well and prepared a bunch of fried meatballs, fried chicken nuggets, and French fries to treat him well, and there was no shortage of fruit snacks.

But this is obviously very useful, because Zhou Jiayan in the cradle was not sleepy at all, did not cry at all, and was having an "oh oh oh" conversation with little Siqi.

Zhou Jiayan, who has been born for half a month, looks much better than when he was just born. His eyes are open and he has more hair.

Zhang An finally understood why his son didn't want to go home. Here he was served with delicious food and drinks, but when he returned home he would be scolded by his mother Su Ying from time to time.

"Mom, where are you going?"

Seeing his parents, little Siqi asked quickly.

"We are going to the mountains. You have to listen to your aunt and don't do anything stupid. Do you understand me?"

Su Ying acted like a strict mother again, giving her son instructions.

"Qiqi is very well behaved here. Because of him, our Jiayan hasn't cried or made a fuss since he got up this morning. Xiaoying, you are not allowed to say anything about him."

Upon seeing this, Mrs. Zhou quickly spoke up for her family's great contributor.

Although she can also help take care of her granddaughter, with Xiao Siqi helping to comfort her granddaughter, she will have more time to do other things.

Several people set out from Zhou Yang's house, left the village, and walked towards the mountains.

After the rain in the empty mountains, the weather turns to autumn late. This sentence is particularly suitable to describe the mountains now.

The two-day long rain has ended, and now the air in the mountains is very fresh, but the temperature is slightly lower. If you don’t know, you might think it’s autumn.

But that's how it is in the mountains. After it rains, it will be a little colder, even in summer.

Following the mountain road, we arrived in the mountains. Zhang An and Zhou Yang did not take everyone to the village woods.

Because there are tall pine and catalpa trees everywhere, their branches and leaves completely cover the entire forest with very few gaps. Not only does the forest look pitch black, but when it rains, it hardly falls directly on the ground, but drips down along the trunks or branches.

Even if there are mushrooms in that kind of place, they are very rare and difficult to find, so people generally don't go there to waste time and energy.

So Zhang An and his friends chose the barren slopes with more shrubs and ferns, which are good places to pick mushrooms.

In fact, the place Zhang Ping found last year is a treasure trove for picking mushrooms. You can find a lot of them with your eyes closed.

However, Zhang An did not take everyone there, because that was Zhang Ping's own vegetable garden, ordinary people could not find it, and Zhang An would not disclose it.

In fact, the fun of picking mushrooms lies in finding these two words. Every time you find them, it is an unexpected surprise.

Moreover, both Zhang An and Zhou Yang are experts at picking mushrooms. No matter what happens today, no one will go back empty-handed. Not to mention that Zhang An also brought Qiuqiu, the treasure-hunting squirrel.

Zhang An and his group were undoubtedly very lucky today, because the barren slope they came to had not been searched by anyone. This was good news, and they would definitely be able to find some good mushrooms here.

(End of this chapter)