Golden Fishing Village

"Okay, stop talking nonsense, let's consider how to solve this problem." Ao Muyang waved his hand.

Ao Qianying said: "To solve this problem, we can only ask for rain from the Dragon King. Village chief, you are the leader now. According to the rules, when there is a drought, it is the leader who leads the team to pray for rain. How about you take the lead in asking for rain?"

Ao Qianyou said disdainfully: "Feudal dregs! You superstition!"

Ao Qianying suddenly stood up: "Mom, Dayou, who do you think is superstitious? Whose father is a fortune teller?"

Ao Qianyou's face turned red and he shouted: "Fortune telling is not superstition, it is metaphysics, and metaphysics is science..."

There was laughter in the office, and the atmosphere became very cheerful for a moment.

Ao Muyang had nothing to do about the rain, so he could only spread his hands and ask everyone to go back and wait patiently.

After seeing the group off, he remembered that he hadn't been to Ambergris Lake for several days and didn't know what the water level was like, so he strolled towards the lake with his hands behind his back.

Drought weather has a great impact on rivers, lakes and ponds, but the situation in Ambergris Lake is relatively good, because there is groundwater replenishment, and the lake water level is not much lower than in spring.

There are many small boats floating on the lake. Some people are fishing and some are taking pictures. From time to time, cormorants emerge from the water. When they return to the boat, their owners will pick fish out of their mouths.

Today is the weekend, and there are children swimming in the lake. The July sun is already blazing, and the clear lake water is warm. Ao Muyang takes off his shoes and walks barefoot, feeling quite comfortable.

There are tourists catching crabs by the lake. In fact, there are a lot of good things in Ambergris Lake. You can always catch a few fish as long as you cast your pole here. You can find shrimps or crabs when you walk around the lake and lift the rocks.

Ao Muyang saw snails growing on some rocks, so he went over and picked up some snails.

The snails at this time of the year were already delicious. He didn't pick up many from these rocks, so he walked along the lake again, carrying the bag and continuing to look for the snails.

People come and go by the lake every day, and some tourists also pick up snails. In this way, snails are no longer seen in most places. He remembered that no one went to the waters protected by the turtle, so he walked over with his bag.

When he arrived at the protected waters, he didn't see Chen Xin. You must know that the spotted turtles are too precious, so Chen Xin would just stare at them whenever he was awake.

After searching for a while, he saw Chen Xin squatting on the edge of a farmland smoking a cigarette.

Seeing this, Ao Muyang shouted and asked: "Old Chen, what are you doing? Are you going to work in the fields?"

Chen Xin glanced at him and said, "I'm letting the turtle go."

Ao Muyang was puzzled and asked: "Why don't you let the turtles stay here? Oh, are the spotted turtles always running into the ditch?"

Chen Xin said: "They are not running into the ditch, they are settling in the ditch!"

Ao Muyang became excited when he heard this: "Well, let them stay there. I have removed this protected area. The tourists are very unhappy about not being able to visit here."

Chen Xin wanted to refuse, but Lao Ao didn't give him a chance to speak. After speaking, he turned around and left.

In addition to the snails by the lake, there were also snails in the rice fields, so he changed his position and went to the rice fields to look for them.

Unfortunately, the weather is dry and there is no rain, so the rice fields in the village are supported by wells.

But it is strange to say that the spring water under Ambergris Lake is gurgling continuously, and the wells in the farmland not far away have no water. People in the village can only arrange numbers for irrigation. This number is not easy to arrange, because the water accumulated all day and night The well water is not enough for the machine to pump for one hour.

There was a big willow tree next to the well, and a few people gathered around to play cards under the shade. After seeing Ao Muyang, someone stood up and shouted: "Village chief, come here to enjoy the shade. What are you doing out here on this hot day? Basking in the sun?"

Ao Muyang walked over and said with a smile: "Brother Min, what are you playing at? I came here to find some snails, and I want to go back and fry some snails to eat."

Ao Mumin smiled and said: "Hey, what are you going to eat fried snails? You can eat them at my brother's place at noon. The crayfish at my second uncle's house have grown up and are very fat. At noon, let's touch the crayfish and have some spicy crayfish. !”

"Everything is ready, guys." Ao Muming smiled and pointed at what they used as a card table. It was a frying pan, which was now turned upside down on the ground, with cards placed on it.

After Ao Muyang arrived, Ao Mumin put away the cards and said, "Come on, the village chief is here. Let's pack up and get some crayfish to stew."

Ao Xiaofei said dissatisfied: "We can't deal with it. You just want to run away after winning money? That's not okay!"

Ao Mumin raised his foot and kicked his butt, saying: "Stop talking nonsense, how dare you gamble when the village chief is here? You are very courageous!"

The three of them divided the work and cooperated. Ao Mumin took the net bag to touch the crayfish, Ao Xiaofei went to the well to get water to wash the pot, and Ao Muming went to find firewood and prepare seasonings.

Ao Muyang saw that he was okay and helped Ao Mumin touch the crayfish.

Two families in the village have converted their paddy fields into crayfish breeding grounds. These crayfish have strong vitality and grow quickly. It only takes two months from shrimp seedlings to mature production. Crayfish have been available in the village since last month.

There are many tourists in the village at this time of year, and the crayfish farmed in the two paddy fields are not enough to eat, so they mainly rely on going to the town to buy them.

Ao Muyang knew that crayfish were not cheap, so he asked Ao Mumin, "Your second uncle values ​​crayfish at a very high price. Can you sneak up on him like this?"

Ao Mumin said nonchalantly: "Hey, how much can I touch it? In the past two months, I did a lot of work for my second uncle for free. I had to come to harvest the fields every night. What can he say if I eat a few crayfish for him? What?"

When crayfish mature, they will be excited at night. Paddy fields are not closed, so they will run out and drill into the rice fields of people around them along the ridges.

Rice fields do not welcome crayfish, as they like to dig holes. There is already little water this year. If crayfish dig holes in the ridges, there will be a serious problem of water waste.

Therefore, people have to be sent to guard crayfish at night. One is to collect the crayfish to prevent them from escaping across the country, and the other is to prevent them from being stolen.

Listening to Ao Mumin's words, Ao Muyang asked, "Is anyone stealing crayfish now?"

Ao Mumin said, "Yes, how could there not be any?"

When he said that, Ao Muyang frowned, "Why didn't you tell me? There are still petty thefts in the village now? That's absolutely not okay!"

Ao Mumin grinned and said, "No, aren't we here to steal my second uncle's crayfish?"

Ao Muyang rolled his eyes and said, "Can we be considered stealing?"

Ao Mumin said, "Then there is no."

During the day, the sun was strong, and the crayfish all went into the rice fields. They sealed the entrances to the caves. So when you go to the edge of the field and take a look, you will see only some water grass debris, but no crayfish.

The large-scale capture of crayfish is to set the net at night, and the net will be full of crayfish in the morning.

Ao Muyang and his companions didn't have time to set the net, so they started to feel in the paddy fields.