The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor

"It should be, this net is calm!"

"It's two hundred catties once. If you catch it a dozen times, wouldn't it be two thousand catties?"

"How can there be so many fish in this one acre of pond? But this fish grows very fast. In more than a year, it has grown to two or three pounds."

"Well, it happened very quickly, probably because the water was good and there was a lot of food washed down from the mountains and fields, which fattened them up."

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Seeing the big white fish jumping out of the water, the villagers talked happily. Under Uncle Ding's instructions, they speeded up the pulling of the net, and soon all six fishing nets were pulled to the shore.

Under the bright sunshine, the fat fish kept swinging their tails, trying to escape from the shackles of the fishing net and return to the water. However, the fishing net was so strong that even the fish tails could not escape.

Other villagers brought over large wooden basins and barrels filled with clean water, took out the big fish one by one from the net and threw them into it.

Seeing that several big fish had big bellies, and they were obviously female fish about to lay eggs, Mo Yan quickly said: "Throw the big-bellied fish back. With them here, there is no need to bother fishing for fry in the river."

"That's right!" After hearing this, the villagers threw the fish with eggs back into the water, and also put back some small fish.

After all the fish in the fishing nets were cleaned, several large wooden barrels and tubs were filled. Worried that the fish would die in the high temperature, Uncle Ding quickly asked people to carry the fish back and dump them into the fishing net in Xiaoqing River.

When no one was paying attention, Mo Yan poured a few drops of the spiritual spring water from the water bag into each barrel and basin.

In fact, these fish can be kept at home, but it is surprising that they grow so big in more than a year. If they are still alive and kicking even if they are left out all day and night in the summer, it will make people suspicious.

After several rounds of pulling back and forth, except for the released female fish and small fish, there were nearly two hundred kilograms of fish in each round. After several attempts, I have gained about 900 pounds.

Seeing noon, the weather was getting hotter and hotter. Even standing by the water, everyone couldn't stand it.

Worried that everyone would suffer from heat stroke, Mo Yan said: "Let's stop here today, and wait for the rest when the fish are sold out."

Uncle Ding was the oldest and could not bear the heat the most. When Mo Yan said this, he called to the others: "Then go back first. We will start again in a few days. I think the rest can be finished in two times."

The others had no objection and walked towards the village carrying fishing nets, wooden basins and barrels.

When they arrived at Mo's house, Mo Yan asked the dozen villagers who helped catch the fish to pick two fish each as a reward. Compared to the wages of ten or twenty coppers, the value of two fishes is much greater. If you don't eat them yourself, you can sell them to other people in the village or sell them in the market.

Uncle Ding and others were very happy. After thanking Mo Yan, they took the big fish home.

Mo Yan kept two fish and planned to make boiled fish fillets and fish meatballs for lunch. The remaining dozens of kilograms of fish were carried by Aunt Li Xiu and her nephew and dumped into the Xiaoqing River.

By the Xiaoqing River, there were two tall and mighty native dogs watching. No one had the guts to steal the fish.

There were only six people in the family, and the two fish weighed nearly five kilograms in total, which was enough for Mo Yan and the others to enjoy. When the fiery red boiled fish fillets and round pink and white fish meatballs were served, everyone's mouths were watering. It was so delicious!

Fish meat is inherently delicious, not to mention fish raised in ponds rich in spiritual spring water. It has a bit more flavor than ordinary fish. Not only is the meat more tender and smooth, but the fishy smell is also exceptionally light. Even if you don't like it, People who eat fish will also fall in love with it.

Needless to say, the fish meatballs were all sold out as soon as they were served; the boiled fish fillets taste even better, but they were too spicy, so they had to eat them slowly. Halfway through, everyone was sweating profusely, and the clothes on their backs Also soaked.