Living like a salted fish in the end times

Chapter 306 Coffin Board

An hour later, Zhang Chongxin finally rushed back, accompanied by Steven, as the son-in-law of the old Zhang family, how could he be absent.

"Second and third, you guys are here."

"Brother, you are back!"

Zhang Chongyi and Zhang Chongde stood up excitedly.

Zhang Xu and Zhang Kun immediately greeted each other:
"Uncle!"

Zhang Chongxin reached out and patted the two brothers, then looked around, then turned to his son and asked:

"Xiao Hao, where are your aunts?"

"Dad, auntie and the others are in the kitchen, helping my mother cook dinner together!" Zhang Hao replied.

It's already past four in the afternoon.

As soon as the words were finished, Zhang Aiyu and the others just came out of the kitchen, they probably heard the voice.

Li Dajuan walked quickly to her wife, helped him smooth his collar, and couldn't help nagging:

"Where did you go? Why are your clothes so wrinkled?"

"Crowded on the subway."

Zhang Chongxin explained casually.

Li Dajuan pushed his wife: "Okay, dinner is still an hour away, you can take the second uncle and the others to visit the yard first, and call you when dinner is ready."

"Okay, cook a few more dishes tonight."

"You don't need to remind, the family has already prepared a bunch of ingredients, just waiting for them to come."

Li Dajuan waved her hand.

……

Soon, Zhang Chongxin led several people out.

Passing by the silo on the side, Zhang Xu couldn't help but take a second look, and then said curiously:

"Uncle, what is this for?"

Zhang Hao hurriedly replied: "Brother, this is our family's wine cellar, and there is a lot of wine stored in it."

"Wine cellar? What kind of wine is there?"

Zhang Xu became interested in an instant.

"It's mainly high-storage spirits and wines, which should add up to more than cases."

Zhang Hao said ambiguously.

Li Ningtao immediately beamed with joy: "Zhang Hao, your family has made a lot of money. Now, no matter what kind of wine, the market is in short supply. Even the lowest-grade Erguotou can often sell for 500 yuan."

"Xiaohao, it's because you have a good eye. You stocked up such a large amount of wine early, and you can make a lot of money without doing anything."

Zhang Xu gave a thumbs up on the spot.

"To be honest, I didn't even think about making money." Zhang Hao shook his head, and then explained: "These wines are not for investment, but mainly for personal use. In the future, no matter who wants to hold a banquet, they can come to me Bring two boxes back, and our family will take care of it."

"It's still Xiaohao who has a high profile. The few of you know the money. Now that many wineries are closed, the more these wines are kept, the more valuable they are. Only fools will sell them."

Zhang Chongyi took the opportunity to teach.

Zhang Xu smiled sheepishly, feeling sour in his heart: "If I can have Zhang Hao's high net worth, I will definitely build a wine cellar bigger than this one, and store hundreds of thousands of bottles of wine in it at once."

"That's all you have. Xiao Hao has real skills. He has made it to today through his own hard work. What about you? You can lose money even if you set up an orchard."

The more Zhang Chongyi thought about it, the more angry he became.

Zhang Hao quickly persuaded: "Second Uncle, don't blame Big Brother for what happened in the orchard. I promise I'll lose money too. This is a natural disaster. It doesn't matter whoever comes."

"Second brother, Zhang Xu is already in his fifth grade, you should save him some face."

Zhang Chongxin reminded immediately.

"Bah, face is earned by oneself, not by others." Zhang Chongyi spat on the spot.

Zhang Xu spread his hands helplessly: "Uncle, it's okay, my dad has always been like this, I've been used to it for a long time."

"Your father is also doing it for your own good..."

Zhang Chongxin casually comforted him.

"Oh, I understand!" Zhang Xu couldn't help sighing, "I'm almost incompetent. Compared with Zhang Hao, I've lived like a dog all these years."

"Brother, why are you comparing yourself to me? Everyone has their own way of life, the most important thing in life is to live happily and comfortably." Zhang Hao tried to persuade.

"Forget it, I'm fine, you don't need to comfort me." Zhang Xu waved his hands, and then changed the subject: "Zhang Hao, can we go in and have a look around?"

"I can't get in for the time being." Zhang Hao shook his head, and quickly found an excuse: "It's locked inside, it's very troublesome to open, and it will take time."

Zhang Chongxin immediately complained: "Don't talk about you, I haven't even gone down."

"Cough, there's no way. The temperature difference between the bottom and the top is too big. I go down once a year at most, because I'm afraid it will affect the quality of the wine." Zhang Hao explained.

"Xiaohao did the right thing. There is no big mistake in being careful. It would be a pity if there is so much wine going bad."

Zhang Chongyi agreed.

Zhang Hao nodded to the second uncle, and asked with a smile: "Second uncle, what kind of wine do you always like to drink? I will save a few more boxes for you when you open it next time."

"Is there thatch?"

Zhang Chongyi's eyes lit up.

He drank all the wine at home as early as last year, and now he has almost forgotten the taste of wine.

"Of course, everyone missed the wedding ceremony with my third sister before, so we might as well make up for it this time. Later, I will give you five boxes of moss and ten boxes of red wine for each family."

Zhang Hao said generously.

"Too much, too much, I can't finish drinking so much."

Zhang Chongyi waved his hands repeatedly.

"Not much, you can drink slowly if you can't finish it!"

Zhang Hao said indifferently.

Zhang Chongyi still wanted to evade a few more words, but Zhang Chongxin made the final decision on the spot: "Second brother, we are all a family, what are you embarrassed about? In my opinion, let's do as Xiaohao said! There is so much wine, no matter what our family does. You can't drink it even if you drink it hard."

"Okay, then I won't be polite to you."

Zhang Chongyi did not refuse again.

"That's right!"

Zhang Chongxin nodded in satisfaction.

Zhang Chongde and others on the side also expressed their gratitude. If all the fifteen boxes of wine were put on the black market, it would definitely be a fortune.

Next, everyone came to the vegetable garden.

Zhang Chongxin picked a few cucumbers at random, and distributed them to several people at the scene one by one:
"Without pesticides, you can eat it directly."

Zhang Chongyi wiped the cucumber with his sleeve, took two bites impatiently, and couldn't help but praise:

"It's not bad, it's not like the cucumbers in the supply and marketing cooperatives. It tastes bland and doesn't taste crunchy at all."

Zhang Chongxin suddenly looked disgusted: "The vegetables in the supply and marketing cooperative are grown without soil, and they are all ripened by various fertilizers. They are not natural at all, and of course they have no taste."

"Boss, it's better that your family lives comfortably!"

Zhang Chongyi couldn't help saying enviously.

"Don't envy me. When you move here, I will pack all the vegetables. You have also seen that there are so many vegetables here that I can't finish them. In addition to giving them away, your sister-in-law picks a few jars of pickles every month."

"That's a good thing. Eating too many vegetables from the supply and marketing cooperative is not good for your health. It's fine for adults. Children have weak resistance, so it's better to be careful."

"That's true. Take the special vegetables that our family used to eat as an example. They are all grown in the mountains. They are organic and pollution-free, and you won't get sick if you eat them."

Zhang Chongxin said with deep emotion.

Seriously speaking, the price of these special vegetables is usually dozens or hundreds of times that of ordinary vegetables. If it weren't for the two grandchildren, their family might not be willing to spend this "wrongful" money.

It took more than half an hour to go around in a circle. The main reason was that Zhang Chongyi was a farmer himself. He had been farming all his life and was very interested in the vegetable garden. He not only asked a lot of questions, but also made a lot of suggestions.

Zhang Chongxin attached great importance to this, and specially asked Zhang Hao to find a notebook and record it in detail.

After leaving the vegetable garden, everyone went to the foot of the back mountain, where there was a livestock and poultry breeding area.

Looking at the breeding greenhouses in front of him that are comparable to star-rated hotels, Zhang Chongyi's eyes widened in an instant:

"Boss, you've done a great job here, haven't you?"

Li Ningtao expressed his agreement, and couldn't help but agree: "The accommodation conditions here are better than that of my hotel, and there is no problem at all."

Zhang Hao helped explain: "Second Uncle, Cousin, this shed was rebuilt later, the first shed was a bit too aggrieved, cattle and sheep are prone to depression..."

"Depression? Xiaohao, stop joking with your second uncle, okay?" Zhang Chongyi shook his head.

"Second Uncle, I'm really not joking. If you don't believe me, ask my dad."

Zhang Chongxin lamented: "Xiaohao is right. In the past, cattle and sheep were indeed prone to diseases, and injections and medicines didn't work. Later, after consulting the zoo's breeding experts, they found out that it was caused by environmental factors.

You said that the day is like night every day, and people can't stand it, let alone cattle and sheep.

Later, I made a suspended ceiling, put up wallpaper, bought an air purifier, installed a projector, and played videos of the prairie regularly every day, which improved a lot. "

"Honey, I didn't expect there to be such a big name here." Zhang Chongyi said in surprise.

"Actually, it's okay. Except for a little more investment in the early stage, everything went smoothly afterwards."

Zhang Hao replied casually.

Zhang Xu reached out and touched the little deer's ears, and couldn't help interjecting, "Zhang Hao, where did these sika deer come from?"

"The ones I bought from the farm say that venison is a great supplement. When these fawns grow up, I will invite everyone to drink deer blood and eat venison." Zhang Hao replied.

"Good guy, your life is quite luxurious. I originally thought that these deer...were kept as pets for Big Pudding and the others." Zhang Xu was a little speechless.

Zhang Hao smiled, pointed to a big fat pig in the pigsty and introduced: "Then you guessed wrong, this big sow is the real pet of the two of them."

"I don't want a cute deer, why choose a big sow?" Li Ningtao asked in astonishment.

"Because big sows eat more miscellaneous foods, they basically feed whatever they eat, and it's easier to feed them."

Zhang Hao explained with a smile.

According to his guess, the sons enjoy the fun of growing up more. Not only are big sows not picky eaters, but they also eat a lot, grow fast, and easily gain a sense of accomplishment.

Of course, this is also inseparable from the deliberate guidance of the mother. As a breeding pig, the big sow can survive for a long time, and it is most suitable to grow up with the two little ones.

"So that's the case." Li Ningtao suddenly realized.

……

At around o'clock in the evening, Zhang Hao went to Nantan Primary School and brought his sons back. In a few days, the summer vacation will be over, and the two little ones are already impatient.

Here is a brief explanation. Some people may think that the temperature in summer is high, so the "summer vacation" should be moved to winter, and it is best to merge it with winter vacation.

This will also make the children suffer less.

In fact, no matter how cold it is in winter, there is an enhanced version of heating in the classroom, which is much warmer than at home; on the contrary, it is different in summer. The heating just stops in May and June, and it is really freezing.

Seeing the nephews and grandchildren came back, Zhang Chongyi immediately pulled the two little guys to him: "Big Pudding, Little Pudding, do you still remember Second Grandpa?"

"Remember." Little Pudding nodded excitedly, then changed the subject: "Second Grandpa, summer vacation is coming soon, can I go fishing in your pond?"

When he was a child, every time the kindergarten was on summer vacation, his grandparents would take him and his elder brother back to the second grandpa's house for a month. The second grandpa's house was so much fun.

"Oh, the weather is too cold, the fish in the fish pond of the second grandfather's house are all frozen to death, and there is no fish to be caught."

Zhang Chongyi casually made up a simple reason.

It is too deep for children to understand.

"Huh? But I haven't fished for a long time, I really want to fish!" Little Pudding said in frustration.

The big pudding was also full of disappointment.

Seeing this, Zhang Hao immediately reached out and patted the back of his youngest son's head: "Okay, don't be discouraged, it's not easy to fish. Dad will buy a big fish tank in a few days and come back, and the two of you can fish in the tank."

"Really?" Little Pudding asked in surprise.

"When did Dad lie to you?"

Big Pudding pulled Dad's arm and said impatiently, "Dad, I want to catch lobsters."

"Okay, dad bought some more lobsters."

Little Pudding bluffed, "There are still crabs."

"Don't worry, there are all of them."

Zhang Hao nodded with a smile.

After a small episode, Zhang Chongxin took the grandsons to identify them one by one. The twins were only familiar with the second grandfather's family, and the others were somewhat unfamiliar.

Fortunately, the two brothers are "self-acquainted", and soon they called out "auntie".

Immediately afterwards, dinner began.

The food was very sumptuous, Zhang Chongyi and others salivated unconsciously when they saw it.

Although they don't have to go hungry, their living standards are not much better. They can't eat meat twice a month, and their lives are miserable.

"Boss, don't you need to wait for Jiahui and the others?"

Zhang Chongxin waved his hand: "There's no need to wait for them. They usually don't get off work until six or seven o'clock. Let's eat ours. When we are free on weekends, we will call them over for a reunion dinner."

"That's fine. We'll have to disturb you for a few more days this trip." Zhang Chongyi nodded.

"If you want me to say, you old guys should not go back at all, let Zhang Xu and the others go back and take care of the moving, so as not to toss back and forth, and the bones will not be able to bear it."

Zhang Chongxin took the opportunity to suggest.

Zhang Chongyi shook his head again and again: "No, no, there are still a lot of things to clean up at home, so what if I don't go back? In addition, we need to arrange our family's ancestral grave so that no one can dig it up."

"Ancestral grave? What can happen to the ancestral grave?"

Zhang Chongxin immediately paid attention to it.

Their old Zhang family has been farming with landlords for several generations, and there is 100% no valuables in the tomb, and there is no possibility of robbery at all.

Zhang Xu hurriedly replied: "Uncle, you don't know something. Now that the wood is tight, some crazy people actually came up with the idea of ​​coffin boards. Many old graves that are more than a hundred years old have been dug up. It is hard to guard against."

"What? There is such a thing? Is there anything wrong with our family's ancestral grave?" Zhang Chongxin almost dropped his jaw in shock.

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