Era: Started from raising livestock in the mountains

After Lin Heng and Lin Yue investigated, they also decided to go with this place. Let's try it at night. There is no better place.

Lin Yue said while holding the chicken entrails: "Brother, let's find a place to set up the traps?"

The chicken entrails were left by his family when they killed chickens to celebrate the opening of the store today. They are specially used to catch fish. In such a cold day, the entrails will not go bad after catching them, and they can be taken back to feed the dog.

"Here we go." Lin Heng came with four four-meter-long traps. They went down to find a few places with stones and aquatic plants to place the traps.

The effect of traps on other fish in this weather is average. They mainly catch yellow thorns and catfish. Both fish like areas with complex underwater environments. They deliberately chose such places in the hope of having a good harvest.

After this, they went up and built a shed with tarpaulin by the river with Lin's father, and then ignited the coal brought from home.

After lighting the fire, Lin Heng roasted his hands and feet and said, "Finally it's a little warmer. The wind on this river is really strong."

Lin Yue smiled and said, "It's really cold when you go down to the river at night. The water in the Black River is even colder than you can imagine."

"If you really can't stand it, come back and roast the fire. It's not worth it if you catch a cold." Father Lin looked at the two of them and said that he was afraid that the water would be too cold for people to stand.

Put two sweet potatoes on the side to roast, Lin Heng looked at his father and said, "Then Dad, you stay here to watch the things first. My brother and I will search up along the river to see what the environment is like and see if we can encounter any prey."

"No problem, you go." Father Lin waved his hand.

The two of them simply packed up, took their bows and arrows and hunting rifles, and walked up along the mountain forest by the river.

It stands to reason that there are usually many prey by the river. The two searched for a long time but didn't get anything.

"Brother, I found wild boar shit here!"

Lin Yue said at dusk when it was almost dark.

Hearing this, Lin Heng hurried over to check. After looking at it, he shook his head and said, "There is no hope. It was several days ago. Let's go back and see if we can find pheasants, rabbits, etc."

"Okay." Lin Yue nodded, and the two walked back again. They didn't get anything until they came to the camp.

"It really fits the old saying, ten days of hunting in the mountains and nine days of empty-handedness, one day can be equivalent to ten days of work!" Lin Yue said with emotion.

Lin Heng also smiled and said, "I hope we can get something from fishing tonight."

Hunting in the mountains is like this. Empty-handedness is the norm, but once you catch something, the harvest is often huge. If he didn't have Xiongba, a very smart dog with a super sensitive nose, the number of empty-handedness would increase several times.

Back at the camp, Lin's father smiled and said, "It seems that you haven't gained anything. Come and roast the fire quickly. We are going to catch fish."

"Okay." Lin Heng and the others sat down to roast the fire and ate the roasted sweet potatoes. It was dark after eating. They took the scoop net and flashlight and set out to catch fish.

When they came to the river and shone a flashlight, the scene they imagined of returning plum fish everywhere did not appear. They only saw one or two sparsely.

They tried for a while on this side wearing water shoes. The fish at night were indeed very stupid. The scoop net was set downstream, and the people on it stepped on the water to scare the fish, and the fish were washed down by the current, but they might not fall into the scoop net because the river was very wide.

"It's in, it's in!"

Lin Heng said excitedly. After trying four or five times, he finally saw a fish enter the net.

"This one is okay, more than one kilogram." Lin Yue lifted the net and laughed.

"It's just that people can't stand the cold water. I'll put the fish in the fish guard." Lin's father said, gave his scoop net to Lin Yue, and walked back with the scoop net with fish.

Lin Heng and his eldest brother continued to catch fish in cooperation.

There were few fish on this side and it was not easy to catch. It took ten minutes to catch one. However, even wearing rain boots, it was very cold. After a while, I couldn't stand it and had to go back to warm myself by the fire. The efficiency was much lower than expected.

"I found that there are more fish in places with fast currents, and it seems easier to catch them." Lin Heng said while roasting a fire.

Although it is difficult to see clearly in places with fast currents, fish will be directly washed down by the strong currents because of the fast currents. Putting a scoop net below is often more effective than in places with slow currents.

In places with slow currents, the direction of the fish's swimming can be controlled to a large extent by themselves, and they will instinctively dodge when they see the scoop net.

Lin Yue nodded and said, "I also found it. How about we take off our pants and try the deepest part in the middle of the water?"

Lin's father hesitated and said, "It's so cold, isn't it a bit dangerous?"

"It's just the beginning of the Jingzhe Festival, and the water won't rise. It's just a little cold, so it's not a big problem." Lin Heng shook his head.

Lin Yue also said, "It's okay. If it goes on like this now, I guess we won't catch many fish tonight."

"Okay, I'll join you. Your eldest brother and I will set up the net below, and you will catch them above." Seeing that both sons were determined, Lin's father could only agree.

After discussing, the two took off their pants and put all their underwear here, and then walked in the water temperature of 4 or 5 degrees at night, which was about zero degrees.

As soon as he entered the water, Lin Heng shouted: "Damn, we have to hurry up, otherwise we will be frozen to death!"

"It's too cold, even the birds are frozen." Lin Yue also hurriedly quickened his pace.

Soon, the three of them came to the middle of the river, where the water depth was nearly 70 to 80 centimeters. The two placed the large scoop nets with a diameter of 50 side by side.

Lin's father said excitedly: "Hurry up, son, there are so many plum fish here!!"

The dim flashlight shines into the turbulent water, and you can see the silhouettes of plum fish surfing against the current.

"Here they come!"

Lin Heng's legs were frozen at this time, but he was still excited to use his feet to quickly chase the fish swimming upstream. In the turbulent water, these fish swimming upstream all rely on a burst of strength. If they are interrupted, they will be ruthlessly washed down by the current.

"Damn, so many fish!"

"What a great harvest, there are at least seven or eight fish in this net!"

Accompanied by the sound of fish jumping in the scoop net, Lin Heng's father and eldest brother were so excited that they couldn't help themselves.

"Hurry back to the water!" Lin Heng was also very excited, but he was also very cold.

The three of them ran to the river quickly, and after counting, they were all very happy.

Lin Yue laughed and said, "I have eight fish here!"

Father Lin grinned and said, "I have nine here, which is more than what we caught in the previous two hours!"

"And the ones among them are big fish weighing two or three pounds!" Lin Heng said happily while touching the plum blossom fish. These guys would never have thought that they would suffer such a tragedy when migrating at night.

As the three of them talked, they put the fish into the fish basket and quickly ran back to the camp to warm up by the fire.

While warming up by the fire, they discussed the harvest fiercely this time.

Father Lin agreed uncharacteristically: "This is very worthwhile. Let's do it again after we have roasted it. It's cold, but it's definitely much faster than catching fish by the water."

"We have to wait a little longer to give these migrating fish some time, and then you can set up the net below, and I will catch it from above and it will be successful." Lin Heng said with a smile while putting on his underwear.

He looked at the watch. It was only half past eight, and there was still plenty of time.

Next, the three tried every twenty minutes, and kept harvesting. Before they knew it, it was already one in the morning, and they harvested thirteen times in total.

The effect became worse and worse as time went on. On average, they could catch ten fish each time, a total of 130 fish. In addition to the ones they caught at the beginning, the three caught more than 200 kilograms of fish in one night.

This is definitely a big harvest.

After warming up, Lin Yue asked, "Do you want to continue?"

"Forget it, we just caught three or four in this net. If we catch more, there will be no more fish." Lin Heng shook his head.

Lin's father also nodded and said, "This is enough. Let's rest directly. There are no other fish in this weather."

The three ate a roasted sweet potato and rested on the tarpaulin.

They didn't sleep well all night. Even if there was a tarpaulin outside, it couldn't stand it. The side close to the fire was hot, and the side facing the back was cold. They woke up from the cold every half an hour.

But there was no other way. If you want to get something, you have to suffer from cold and hunger. It is impossible to have everything just by sitting at home.

The three woke up at 6:30 the next morning. Lin Heng felt a little headache, and Lin's father and eldest brother had a little cough.

"I'll go collect the traps. Let's go back quickly after I get them." Lin Heng stood up and said.

"Okay." Lin Yue nodded and went out with him.

The wind by the river was even colder in the morning. Lin Heng walked and exercised, and barely got warm.

"It looks like it's not as good as expected!"

Lin Heng shook his head and pulled up the first trap. There were only three half-jin yellow croakers in it.

"Mine is even worse, a half-jin small catfish!" Lin Yue also shook his head.

Then the two took back the other two traps. There was no fish in one of them, and there was only a small fish of two taels in the other one.

The two walked back with their things. Although they were helpless, they could only accept it. It's the same when fishing with a cage. Sometimes you may not get fish even if you choose the right place.

When the two came back, Lin's father had already packed up. The camp was dismantled, and the remaining fire was not extinguished.

Lin Heng went to the roadside, opened the oxygen cylinder, connected the tube and the gas stone, and put it into three 50-liter water tanks.

The water in the water tank was filled when passing a stream beside the road yesterday, so as not to go to the river to fetch water.

"It's done, catch the fish and come over." Lin Heng shouted to his eldest brother and father after he finished.

"Here we go!"

The two agreed and went to the river to bring the fish back. From a distance, they could hear the fresh plum fish jumping in the two fish baskets.

Although they were tired and didn't sleep well last night, this big fish really satisfied the three of them.

Each plum fish was bigger than the one caught last summer. They estimated that the largest one could weigh more than three pounds.

The fish were divided into three water tanks, and then the lids were closed. The three got in the car and walked back.

Lin Heng drove the car, and Lin's father and his eldest brother sat on the wooden cart at the back to help control it.

They didn't dare to walk too fast when they went back for fear that the water would pour out. They walked for two and a half hours before returning to the village.

There was no intention to show off when returning to the village. He walked quickly through the center of the village and headed towards Hongfeng Mountain.

On the way, he inevitably met a few people. They asked how many fish he had caught, and then left without showing them.

"You are back. How was your catch?" Lin's mother asked curiously when she saw the car stopped.

"Look for yourself!" The three of them said, and then hurried back to the house to warm up by the fire. They were almost frozen into fools.

"Oh my God, we caught so many this time!"

Soon, Lin's mother's shocked voice spread, and then she ran into the house to ask.

After learning the method of catching them, she felt sorry for the three men: "You are so hard-working. I made rice for you. I will go and fry the vegetables after cutting them."

After warming up, Lin's father asked: "Should we release the fish directly into the mountain, or do artificial ovulation?"

"Let's do it first, so as not to get into trouble again in two years." Lin Heng said.

"I think this is good too." Lin Yue nodded.

"Then get up and do it. When you're done, come back for dinner." Father Lin stood up and said,

After getting two more buckets and three small basins, the three of them carried the fish to the door of the hatching room.

The fish this time were all very lively and no one died.

When they arrived at the door, they brought two more large water tanks over, which they bought last year when they were packing shrimp.

The water tank was filled with mountain spring water, and the three of them began to ovulate. They put water in a small basin, grabbed the fish with a towel and squeezed it gently, and the light yellow fish eggs were released.

These migratory fish are basically sexually mature. After patting the eggs, pick up the male fish, squeeze out the sperm, and then stir to complete the fertilization of the eggs.

The fertilized fish eggs are placed in the hatching tank, separated from the previous batch.

After two hours of busy work, there were 70 female fish. This time, more fish eggs were obtained, more than 50,000.

"Including the last one, there are almost more than 70,000. It depends on how many fry can be hatched." Father Lin said with a smile. This was his first time doing this kind of work.

"It's probably difficult. It's my first time hatching plum blossoms, so I'm not sure." Lin Heng shook his head. He had hatched grass carp and carp before.

"Whatever, let the fish go and let's go eat quickly." Lin Yue waved his hand and said, he was so hungry that he couldn't stand it anymore.

"Brother, will you keep your fifty fish in a cage?" Lin Heng asked.

The fish had to be divided equally. It was impossible for his elder brother to be busy all morning and evening and have nothing. He just took advantage and collected the fish eggs.

"Okay, just keep me and eat slowly." Lin Yue said with a smile.

"Okay." Lin Heng nodded, and the three of them took the fish to the small reservoir on the top of the mountain.

Fifty male fish were placed in the cage, leaving only four of Lin Heng's and his father's fish, and the rest were thrown into the reservoir for stocking.

Four or five of these fish have not ovulated, allowing them to reproduce in the reservoir.

Later, if they want to eat fish, they can just come over and catch a few. I believe it is not difficult to catch in their own small reservoir.

It was already half past twelve noon when the fish was put away, and the three of them quickly went home to scoop up rice.

"I'm starving to death!" Lin Heng picked up the rice and ate it to his heart's content. His mother's stir-fried dish was sour beans and minced meat, and he ate three large bowls of rice in a row.

After dinner, Lin Heng drove home with his eldest brother.

Lin Heng opened the door and Xiaoxia came over to greet her. Lin Heng picked her up from a distance and spun her around twice in the air.

Xiulan and her three children were the only ones in the house today, and Caiyun had already gone to school.

"You must have gained a lot last night. I saw you went to Hongfeng Mountain this morning." Xiulan said while feeding.

"Great harvest." Lin Heng smiled and told Xiulan about last night's harvest.

"Then it's worth it for you to go out and get cold this time." Xiulan smiled slightly and said, "Go to bed quickly. I can take care of the child by myself."

Although it was a bit tiring for her to take care of three children by herself, she felt sorry for Lin Heng even more.