Era: Started from raising livestock in the mountains

"Wife, you go ahead."

After resting for a while, the three of them got up and continued on their way.

Lin Heng's legs were sore, but there was no way, he had to go, there was no place to rest if he didn't go home.

After crossing another mountain, it was completely dark, and strange noises came from the forest from time to time, which made people feel uneasy.

The rustling sounds of various small animals walking, and the crickets and grasshoppers were also particularly happy.

The sky was a bright starry night, with dense stars and the Milky Way hanging upside down, which looked a bit dreamy.

"Awooo~"

Xiongba shouted, as if to scare the animals that were about to approach.

Lin Heng shone with a flashlight, walking deep in the mountains with his wife and father, feeling calm and peaceful.

Xiulan looked back at Lin Heng from time to time, as if she was afraid that he would fall behind, and as if she was looking for her own sense of security.

Lin's father walked in the front, muttering Huagu Opera in his mouth, in a happy mood.

Soon, everyone came to a small river. The small river was three meters wide and connected to the big river outside, Huangtan River.

Huangtan River was more than 20 meters wide and was a big river that flowed down from Huangtan Town.

Pah!

Pah!

A sound of slapping water surface came from a small pond in the distance.

Lin Heng was too tired today and didn't want to move even with the bow and arrow, but after thinking carefully, he decided to go and see.

"What's wrong?"

Xiulan immediately turned her head after noticing Lin Heng's action.

"There is movement in the pond over there, let's go and see."

Lin Heng pointed to the pond that had just splashed water and said.

"Be careful, you can't see the depth at night." Lin's father reminded him.

"It's okay, I'll pay attention."

Lin Heng walked in front with a flashlight and soon came to the place where the water splashed.

This is a small pond connected to the river, about three or four square meters in size. Now that the water level has receded, it seems that there are fish trapped in it.

"Grass carp, two grass carps!"

Xiulan saw the two grass carps first and said excitedly.

These two grass carps are not big, and they look like they are only about three or four pounds, but this is definitely a pleasant surprise.

"It's normal. This season is the time for fish to spawn. Maybe we can have an unexpected harvest today."

Lin Heng said with a smile. Few people come to this deep mountain forest. When the water rises, the impact of the water is large, which is very suitable for grass carp to spawn. Therefore, it is not surprising that grass carp come in to spawn.

"What unexpected harvest?" Xiulan didn't understand.

Lin Heng didn't say anything. He took off his shoes and handed them to her, and went into the water himself.

After taking a closer look at the water, Lin Heng smiled immediately: "Sure enough, it looks like it has been laid for two or three days and is about to hatch."

"You mean grass carp eggs?" Xiulan understood.

"Yes, this is the real unexpected harvest. Go and get the plastic bucket we bought, and I will collect the fish eggs and take them back."

Lin Heng was a little excited. With these grass carp eggs, he can go home and dig a small pond to raise grass carp.

Maybe he can't make much money for the time being, but if he has seeds, he can slowly manage it, which is also an income.

Lin Heng picked up some and looked at them. They were grayish white with a black spot inside. They were fertilized and had been developing for a while.

Grass carp eggs are white when they are not fertilized. They have black spots when they are fertilized, and then they become transparent, then light yellow, and finally grayish white.

"Bring it!"

Xiulan brought a bucket, and Lin's father followed.

"Give me a flashlight, I'll catch them." Lin Heng gave the flashlight to Xiulan and carefully collected the eggs.

It took nearly twenty minutes to collect most of the eggs in the bucket.

"Not bad, probably hundreds of thousands of eggs." Lin Heng roughly estimated that grass carp lays a lot of eggs, up to millions.

Grass carp generally lays millions of eggs, but few can survive. Lin Heng estimated that many of them would die after he tossed them around like this, and it would be good if he could hatch tens of thousands of grass carp fry in the end.

"Then how do we catch these two fish? Do we drain the water?" Xiulan asked.

The pool was a bit big, and Xiulan had failed to catch two fish just now. She thought she could let the water flow.

"Bring the bow and arrow..."

"Woof woof!"

At this time, Xiongba barked and dove into the pool.

After a few swishes and two snaps, it swam out and ran to Lin Heng with a grass carp in its mouth.

"Good, good, good dog, good dog!"

Lin Heng couldn't help but touch Xiongba's head when he saw this scene. He was really a dog that could understand people's words. He didn't say anything and just went down to catch the fish for him.

"Hey, this dog is really extraordinary!" Lin's father also looked at him with admiration.

He had never seen such a smart dog.

Lin Heng caught the fish and found a rope to string it up. It was still a long way home, and even if he put it in a bucket, it would not survive.

"Xiongba, you did a good job. This is a reward for you!" Lin Heng took out the buns he bought and fed one to Xiongba.

"Awoo!!"

Xiongba rubbed his hands against Lin Heng's, ate the bun in one bite, turned around and jumped into the water again.

This time, he pounced on several fish before biting the fish's tail and swimming out.

"Well done, my good Xiongba!"

Lin Heng touched Xiongba's head again and gave him a bun.

"Awoo! (*^▽^*)"

Xiongba jumped up happily, and after Lin Heng took the fish away, he ran two meters away before shaking off the water on his body.

"This dog is so smart, just when I was about to chase him away and shake off the water, he left by himself."

Father Lin's eyes widened.

"It's a good dog." Xiulan couldn't say how happy she was holding the two fishes.

I was already very happy today, but now I have picked up two more fish. I am so lucky.

"It's done, let's keep walking, there's still a long way to go."

After calming down, Father Lin said something.

Crossing the river and continuing forward, Lin Heng walked even slower because he had an extra bucket in his hand.

It was already twelve o'clock in the evening when we returned to Huangtan Town, and the streets were deserted except for a few wild dogs.

"It's really life-threatening. We still have to walk several kilometers!" Lin Heng sat down.

At this time, there was suddenly a light in the distance, and then a tall figure walked over.

"Dad, Lin Heng, Xiulan, you are finally back. I have been waiting for a long time. Have you really entered the city?"

After seeing it clearly, this tall figure walked over and asked excitedly.

"Brother, come here and help get the things. It's too heavy."

As if seeing a savior, Lin Heng handed the basket and bucket to his elder brother Lin Yue.

"You bought grass carp? Are these fish eggs?"

Lin Yue asked while looking at the fish eggs in the bucket and the two grass carp Xiulan was carrying.

"Of course not, I caught this on the road." Lin Heng said with a smile.

"Why did you buy so many things? And a dog?"

The eldest brother Lin Yue expressed his doubts while helping his father and Xiulan share some goods.

He guessed that his father and brother must have gone to the city, but he didn't expect to buy so many things.

There are also clothes and shoes. This is not the Chinese New Year, so why buy these things?

Didn't he agree to build a house? He was full of questions as to why he was spending money so recklessly.

"Tell me as you walk, go back quickly." Father Lin was too tired and didn't want to explain.

On the way back, the three of them told him what happened in the city.

"Bullshit, this Liu Qicheng is so dark!"

When he heard that ginseng was sold for 900 yuan in the city, Lin Yue couldn't help but cursed, it was too treacherous.

"Brother, your reading of the book is indeed not in vain. Live a good life with Xiulan from now on, and it will definitely get better and better."

Lin Yue patted Lin Heng's shoulder again and praised him.

He was actually a little resentful towards Lin Heng, mainly because he was angry at Lin Heng for failing to live up to his expectations, but now his feelings have been relieved a lot.