Zhao Hanyun merely commented that she had lived too confusedly in this life, yet unexpectedly, Heaven allowed her to return to her childhood, even granting her a golden finger. Zhao Hanyun exclaime...
"Girl, the Yangcheng Lake you are talking about is not the one that is played on the radio all the time? Oh, right, the one sung in "Sha Jia Bang"? " Because the village requires every household to install a radio, Zhao Jianguo basically listens to the radio every day. Sometimes, if he listens so often, he will even hum a few lines.
"The morning glow is reflected on Yangcheng Lake, the reeds are fragrant, the rice fields are covered with fragrance, and the willows are lined up on the bank..." Zhao Jianguo was interrupted before he could finish singing. Yan Jinlan looked at Zhao Jianguo who was sitting next to her with disgust, feeling a little embarrassed and awkward.
"You tell me, you don't know whether your singing is good or not!"
"I'm just humming a few lines because I'm happy!" Zhao Jianguo pouted in grievance. If he doesn't want to sing, then he won't sing. When he gets home, he'll sing in the fields!
After getting off the car, Zhao Hanyun stretched and noticed a small island in the north-central part of the lake, with people walking on it.
"That should be Lotus Island." Zhao Hanyun had a general understanding of the place before coming here. It is said that if you come to Yangcheng Lake and don't go to Lotus Island, it would be a waste of time, so Zhao Hanyun decided to visit the island today.
"The environment is really nice!" Zhao Jianguo and Yan Jinlan breathed in the slightly moist air. This was a different kind of scenery that they couldn't see at home. They liked this kind of scenery. It couldn't be described as charming, but it gave people a very fulfilling feeling. It was really nice.
"Uncle, can we rent your boat?" Zhao Hanyun saw a small boat parked by the lake and hurried over to ask.
"Rent a boat?" The man who was dozing off at the bow suddenly woke up, looked at Zhao Hanyun, then at Zhao Jianguo and Yan Jinlan, and said with some embarrassment: "It's not impossible to rent a boat, but you have to go back with me to get a bigger one." Even though there were only three of Zhao Hanyun's group, his small boat could only seat two people, so he had to go back and get a bigger one.
The family of three followed the man to the back, where Zhao Hanyun discovered a path leading to the island. Walking up, he made a surprising discovery. On this island, there was no mechanical atmosphere. People walked to the lake and back home. Everything was so close to nature, yet so far from the city. The uncle took Zhao Hanyun to his home, right by the lake. There were three or four boats of varying sizes parked in the lake, neatly lined up, waiting for their owners to use them.
Zhao Hanyun, who was originally admiring the environmental protection of the people on the island, was startled by the sound of a motor starting. He turned around and found that there were several small motorboats among the boats.
"Uncle, your place is so beautiful, why do you use a motorboat? It will damage the environment so much!" Zhao Hanyun asked with some confusion. Since they were walking to protect the environment, why did they use a motorboat?
"Little girl, you're wrong." The uncle said with a smile, "Wouldn't it be harmful to the environment if we used that kind of boat? We use motorboats so we can bring in goods in time during the harvest season, and so that tourists like you can enjoy the beauty of Yangcheng Lake. As long as we remember to take good care of this place, then we are protecting the environment."
Yes, aren't all environments created by people themselves? As long as you take care of it, nature will leave you with that beautiful color.
"Wow! There are crabs!" Sitting on the motorboat, Zhao Hanyun saw crabs living in the lake. People here separated them with nets, and there were bamboo sticks inserted in the river. His uncle said that they were used to fix the nets.
"What a pity you came at the wrong time, otherwise I would have made some crabs for you." It is summer now, not the best time to eat crabs, and the uncle doesn't want to serve his delicacy before it is ripe, as that would disappoint people and make them think that the crabs from Yangcheng Lake are not delicious.
Uncle told Zhao Hanyun and the others that the autumn winds are the perfect time to eat crabs. When you feel a gentle autumn breeze, the hairy crabs are plump and available until the end of the year. Of course, the best crabs are in the ninth and tenth lunar months, when there's a saying that "nine females and ten males are good." Uncle proudly declared that the Yangcheng Lake clearwater hairy crabs, originating from Lotus Island in Yangcheng Lake, are the most delicious.
Selecting the crab is also crucial. First, the green back: the shell is a smooth, lustrous, muddy green. Second, the white belly: the umbilicus is crystal white, free of black spots. Third, the yellow hair: the hair on the crab legs is long, yellow, and each hair is straight. Fourth, the golden claws: the claws are golden, strong, and when placed on a glass plate, the eight legs stand upright, the claws lifted, and the umbilicus is raised, giving it a majestic appearance. The meat is so tender and delicious that even the best dishes will taste bland after eating them.
After hearing this, Zhao Hanyun became even more greedy for crabs. She begged her uncle to buy her a few pounds of crabs so that she could take them home and raise them until they were big enough to eat.
"That won't do! The crabs here are only delicious if they grow here!" The uncle rejected Zhao Hanyun's request and specifically cited the example of Jicheng Lake. He said that there are also many crabs produced there, but they are not delicious and the appearance is not good. Affected by the tides, the belly is not white, the hair is slightly black, and the meat is far less delicious than Yangcheng Lake crabs.
Zhao Hanyun no longer insisted on this matter. She could only quietly release her spiritual power and quietly pick up some crabs from the lake and put them into the space. Of course, to be on the safe side, Zhao Hanyun also deliberately only caught one crab in each net. In this way, she got more than ten crabs.
Since they couldn't buy it openly, Zhao Hanyun had to come secretly. However, after her uncle finished taking them on the tour, she added another two hundred yuan to the bill, which was considered the money for buying crabs with her uncle. The uncle refused for a long time. He had already given a lot, so why did he have to pay more? He felt bad that he accepted the money, but later he thought about it and went to the lake to catch a few crabs for Zhao Hanyun, saying that they would try it and they could eat them for free when the crabs were fat.
This made Zhao Hanyun feel quite embarrassed. If she had known crabs were so easy to get, she would have just paid more. She had also done all these sneaky tricks, which was all in vain. Taking advantage of the time when no one was paying attention, she threw the crabs into the space, and the family of three set off on their journey home. After a very fulfilling day, the three of them fell into a deep sleep after boarding the long-distance bus. Finally, when they arrived at the station, they had to be woken up by the driver.
When they got home, Zhao Hanyun handed a cup of spring water to each of his parents. This action attracted the attention of other people in the family. Zhao Hanyun, who was distributing spring water to them, simply poured out a small bucket and asked everyone to use their own water before going back to the room and entering the space to check on the crabs.
She said that crabs raised in clean water didn't need to worry about contamination in the space, but there was one problem: crabs feed on living things, so how should she feed them? Oh, and she also had two ponds of fish. Zhao Hanyun was in awe of their breeding skills. If it weren't for the time difference, there wouldn't be just two ponds; half the space would have been taken up. Zhao Hanyun had the idea of using fish to raise crabs. She decided to throw some small ones in there to see how they performed.