The population of the village is not large, but the land occupied is not small, mainly because the houses in the village are built irregularly, and there is not enough concentration here. Cross from the stone arch bridge over the river to the opposite side, and the first one next to the bridge is.

"Is Uncle Qian at home?" Zhang Taiping spoke first at the door.

Woo greeted Zhang Taiping with a dog whining. He remembered that Old Man Qian had a black dog in his house and was blind in one eye. Although this dog is not a mountain dog, it must have the blood of a mountain dog, and it is fierce and abnormal. When the other dogs saw it, they only grabbed their tails and ran away.

And this guy never barks loudly, and is a mouthful. The so-called barking dog does not bite, and the dog that bites does not bark, this kind of dog is the most terrible, and will bite when people are not guarded. If you don't make a noise to let the owner come out and rush into the yard, it is likely that what is welcome is a dog's mouth.

Although Zhang Taiping has not yet reached the point where he will be afraid of a dog, he is here to borrow something today, not to provoke, so he can't kick it away, right? So let's make a noise first.

Old man Qian heard the voice and opened the curtain and came out of the house, and when he saw that it was Zhang Taiping, he said with a kind face: "It's handsome, come in." ”

Zhang Dashuai's reputation is not beautiful, but there is nothing dirty between him and Old Man Qian, and there is also a master-apprentice relationship in it. Therefore, Old Man Qian did not have the same prejudice and dislike as the people in the village towards Zhang Taiping.

When the big dog Kuroko saw that his master appeared, he stopped making a sound, and lazily lay on the ground and closed his eyes. This dog has been learning carpentry work here since Zhang Taiping, and he is still alive after all these years, and his age is estimated to be not young.

When Zhang Taiping entered the house, he felt that it was not the right time, and the family was eating. Old man Qian's wife got up and added a stool to Zhang Taiping, but Zhang Taiping didn't sit down.

Zhang Taiping walked out, and Old Man Qian followed him and asked, "Dashuai, what's the matter today?" Go ahead. ”

"I'm here today to see if you have putty to paint the walls here, and I want to repaint the house. If you want to go into the mountains with your friends in a few days, I will ask you about the things to pay attention to and prepare for entering the mountains. Zhang Taiping took out a cigarette and handed it to the old man Qian and said.

"I'm not used to smoking paper cigarettes, so you can smoke them." lit a dry cigarette and said: "Qian Wang has the putty to paint the wall, and he will take it for you later." ”

Qian Wang, the son of the old man Qian, was a craftsman (who built walls), and he followed a contractor in Fengyukou Village. It is the same as the surname of migrant workers that has been circulating on the Internet recently, but one is in the city and the other is in the countryside. Ten a day, no need to spend money on food and housing, and the two can fall more than 2,000 and nearly 3,000 in January.

"What are you going to do in the mountains? You must know that in recent years, the management of mountains and forests has been very strict, and you can't hunt. ”

Zhang Taiping replied with a smile: "Uncle Hehe misunderstood, I didn't go into the mountains to hunt, but a few friends in the city brought the dog to the mountain to familiarize the dog with the wild environment." ”

"It's not that you don't want to hunt, it's mainly because you're afraid of indiscriminate killing." Old man Qian said with a puff of cigarette.

"I can guarantee that as long as the rare animals don't take the initiative to hurt people, we won't take the initiative to hurt those animals." Zhang Taiping said categorically.

"That's good. Then I'll tell you about the tricks in the mountains. He opened his mouth, but he didn't know where to start, "I won't talk much for a while, so I'll go with you then." When you go back, you just need to prepare something for self-defense, and it's best to prepare some realgar. ”

Zhang Taiping thought about it, and it was safer for the team leader to have an old hunter, so he agreed: "Okay, I'll call you then." Then I'll go first. ”

"Qian Wang, take out the putty that brushes the wall for Dashuai." Old man Qian shouted into the house.

After a while, Qian Wang came out with putty and handed it to Zhang Taiping. Zhang Taiping thanked him and left.

When I got home, I bought some white powder to paint the walls.

Move everything out of the house and use a broom to sweep away the black mold powder on the walls and the cobwebs hanging in the air. Soak the white powder in a pot into a paste, dip it in putty after soaking thoroughly, and then roll it back and forth on the wall, you can paint the wall white, and the black and brown places can be covered up by brushing it several times. After the painting is finished, the surrounding walls are completely new, and the white light also makes people's mood bright and cheerful, how can there be the previous kind of broken mountain temple that no one cares about.

Considering that there may be a lot of opportunities to use the guest room in the future, the north and south wings are brushed together.

The things were scrubbed by Cai Yazhi in the yard and then put back in the house. In fact, no one has lived in it for so many years, and there is no furniture in it, and there are only three major pieces when it is full. A cabinet, a small square table, and a washstand standing by the doorway.

Clean and open the windows to speed up the air circulation, and the freshly painted white on the walls quickly condenses and diffuses most of the odors.

When the smell of freshly brushed white powder in the air is no longer so obvious and pungent, spread a futon on the kang. Zhang Taiping looked at the cleaned room, it was too simple and monotonous, so he was going to decorate the room with some green.

There are no flower pots, but the living can't be suffocated by urine, Zhang Taiping found a few pieces of wood, processed them on a planer a little, took them out and then corrected them with a knife to punch a hole in the middle, and the simple and natural wooden vase came out.

With a few bouquets of flowers, the feeling inside the room is immediately different, giving a warm feeling. Yes, it's warmth, which was already empty due to the lack of furniture, and although the light is bright, there is a feeling of coldness. Put a bouquet of flowers, and the natural vitality will dispel the cold atmosphere.

Just like summer, no matter how quiet it is, it will only make people feel quiet, not cold. This is due to the fact that the trees are full of vitality in the summer, and they are growing upward, creating a deserted environment. In late autumn, once the trees are yellow and the leaves are scattered, the silence is always accompanied by bleakness and coldness. This is because there is no vigorous vitality and no upward momentum, and it gradually falls silent, and it will naturally permeate a bleak atmosphere.

The environment is always changing the mood with the change of life.

After tidying up the guest room, Zhang Taiping was idle again. There is no dealer to take care of this season, and the winter wheat has only just emerged, and there is no need for weeding and fertilization, which is all next spring.

So for the remaining two days, Zhang Taiping soaked in the orchard to concoct fruit trees and strawberries.

It's still too early to apply winter fertilizer to fruit trees, but they can be pruned. The main purpose of pruning fruit trees is to cut off the branches and concentrate nutrients for the growth of fruit trees in the coming year. In particular, dwarf vines need to be cut every year, otherwise you will basically not see a bunch of good grapes in the second year, and they will be like spiders pulling eggs, with length but no weight and mass.

Fruit trees can only be fertilized after pruning. If winter fertilizer is applied before it is seen, the fertilizer will be wasted on the growth of old branches, resulting in insufficient storage and affecting the growth and germination of the next spring. If the pruning is done properly and the fertilizer is applied in time, the vegetables will be vigorous and vigorous in the spring, and the new shoots will be vigorous and strong. The explosive power of the stamina is also full.

He didn't leave the pruning of the fruit trees to be pruned after returning from the mountains, so he didn't rush to work in the past two days, but only pruned them a little when he met the tree shape he was interested in. The main focus is on strawberries, which have just been planted for a short time.

Under the vine, a small white flower spreads all over the ground. Strawberries generally bloom in April on the solar calendar and can be marketed in early May. Although it is not common for this season to bloom, there are precedents, so there is nothing to fear and hide from it. Zhang Taiping combed the strawberry vines well, which was convenient for flowering and honey collection by bees, as well as watering.

During the period, I found a time to find Wang Peng. I didn't call him the last time I went into the mountain, but after I found out afterwards, I muttered for a long time, and repeatedly emphasized that I must call him the next time I entered the mountain. So I'm here to talk to him this time.

When he came to Wang Peng's yard, this guy was chopping wood. The Queen Mother was also in the courtyard, but the man of about forty years old was as old as sixty years old. Seeing that Zhang Taiping didn't give a good face. Wang Peng's bad problems were all learned from Zhang Dashuai, and the queen mother was understandable for disgusted with Zhang Dashuai for bringing her son badly.

It's just that she also knows that Wang Peng only has a friend like Zhang Dashuai, and it is impossible to remove her son from Zhang Dashuai's side. If you don't make it, you can't make it, your brain is like this, what else can you expect to be? As long as you can be safe and secure frequently. Although he has a grudge against Zhang Dashuai and does not have a good face, he does not prohibit them from coming and going.

Zhang Taiping also saw the queen mother's unhappy face, so he didn't step forward to talk about himself. Pulled Wang Peng out of the courtyard and said.

"Haven't you been clamoring to go into the mountains, and in two days I'm going to go to the mountains with a few friends, are you going to go?"

Before Zhang Taiping's words fell, Wang Peng couldn't wait to reply: "Go, why don't you go?" I've wanted to go into the mountains for a long time. When to go? ”

"On the seventeenth, that is, the tenth day of the new year, my friend came to walk together."

"Can you really meet a black blind man when you go into the mountains?" Wang Peng asked a little excitedly.

"Look at your luck, if it's good, you won't meet it, but if it's broken, you'll meet it."

Wang Peng has a different opinion: "If you want me to say, if you are lucky, you will encounter it, but if you are lucky, you will not meet it." If you are lucky enough to meet Hou Slaughter, aren't bear paws and bear bile still being sold for money? ”

"It's better not to meet it, although there are many people who are not afraid, but the black blind man is not a vegetarian when he starts to go crazy, in case he slaps the thick bear paw, the bones will fall apart. This kind of money may also be fated to be earned and not spent. Zhang Taiping patted Wang Peng's head and said calmly.

"Hehe, I listen to my eldest brother." Wang Peng said with a smirk.

"Well, the guys who have prepared some self-defense in the past two days will come to my house early in the morning of the tenth day of the new year to gather, and they will not wait until the time comes, and then don't say that I didn't call you when I entered the mountain." Zhang Taiping said seriously.

"Brother Zhang, don't worry, it will definitely arrive." Wang Peng patted his chest and promised.

Zhang Taiping nodded: "That's good." That's it, I'll go first, you prepare well for the next two days. With that, he turned around and left.