Chapter 64: Flying Fish on Ice

After the stone is heated to red, it will continue to emit heat. Even in ice water, it will be difficult to cool down in a short time.

The place Jiang Xuan chose was not in the middle of the river, but in the river bend, closer to the shore, where the ice was about one foot thick.

"Gudong!"

As time passed, the ice surface was gradually heated by the hot stones, and then melted into a pit. At a certain moment, a large stone fell directly into the river.

Then, other stones fell into the river one after another.

Jiang Xuan pointed to a place not far away and said, "Follow this method and make a few more ice holes!"

"good!"

Although no one knew why Jiang Xuan wanted to make an ice hole, everyone was very enthusiastic about the work. Gou Teng and others immediately went over to melt the second ice hole.

Chishao stood beside Jiang Xuan and asked curiously, "Did you make these holes for fishing?"

Jiang Xuan was using a sharp stone to dig a wider hole in the ice. When he heard Chi Shao's question, he turned around and said, "It's not fishing, it's catching fish."

"Fishing?" Chishao was confused.

"Yes, just use a rattan basket to scoop up the fish directly."

Jiang Xuan's words made Chi Shao feel incredible. Are fish so stupid? If she just used a rattan basket to catch them, wouldn't they run away? However, her doubts did not last long, as there was a sudden movement at the ice hole.

“Clatter…”

A big fish suddenly jumped out from under the water, spread a pair of transparent wings after leaving the water, glided for a moment, and then fell onto the ice with a "splash".

"flying fish!"

Jiang Xuan cried out in surprise. This was the same fish that had entered the trap and then flown away when he had set up the fishing trap for the first time. It had made him very angry at the time.

Later, he set up many traps, but he never caught this kind of fish again, which was a big regret in his heart.

He never expected that today, under such circumstances, he would encounter a flying fish that jumped out on its own.

“Pah pah pah…”

The flying fish that landed on the ice flapped its tail in panic, but it was not a bird after all, and its wings could only be used for gliding, not to really take it into the sky.

"Haha, you can't run away this time!"

Jiang Xuan walked over in surprise and grabbed the flying fish, not giving it a chance to escape again.

There are many sharp bone spurs on the flying fish's body, including at the tips of its transparent wings. After being pricked twice, Jiang Xuan quickly learned his lesson.

He simply lifted the wings of the flying fish and held the softer part of the fish body underneath with both hands so that he would not be pricked.

This flying fish was very big and heavy in the hand. Jiang Xuan estimated that it weighed more than ten kilograms, and it was struggling with great force.

Jiang Xuan happily put it into a wicker basket with a lid and closed the lid.

Chishao, the members of the nearby Teng tribe, and the tourists were so shocked when they saw the flying fish that they were speechless.

However, this is just the beginning, the next scene is enough to drive everyone crazy!

“Clatter…”

There was a lot of noise coming from the river water under the ice hole.

“Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh…”

Immediately afterwards, flying fish rushed out of the water one after another. They spread their wings and glided in the air like a flock of birds, and finally landed on the ice.

This scene is extremely rare. Where have the tribesmen ever seen this?

“Pah pah pah…”

Dozens of fat flying fish flapped their tails on the ice, and everyone in the Teng tribe went crazy.

"Quick, catch them!"

Uncaria shouted, then excitedly rushed towards the nearest flying fish.

The others were not willing to be left behind, and they didn't care even if they slipped on the ice, and they all pounced on the flying fish.

"Food, food!"

Jing Jie held a flying fish in his own hands and was shaking with excitement. At this moment, for some reason, he wanted to cry.

The moment the flying fish jumped out on its own, Jingjie finally felt relieved. Jiang Xuan had not lied to him. There was indeed a way to get a lot of food in winter.

The tourists' emotions were obviously out of control. Some of them hugged the flying fish and cried loudly, while others hugged the flying fish and laughed.

At this moment, no one laughed at them, because including Jiang Xuan, they felt like they were dreaming.

“Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh…”

However, this is not the end. More flying fish rushed out from the ice hole. They spread their wings, glided gracefully in the air, and then landed on the ice.

"Quick, put all these flying fish into the wicker baskets and carry them back to the tribe!"

Jiang Xuan shouted, and everyone reacted and quickly put the flying fish into the rattan basket.

Soon, all the wicker baskets they brought were filled! After leaving the water, the flying fish didn’t last long before they were frozen solid and piled up in the wicker baskets, looking very pleasing.

Jiang Xuan said to Chi Shao, "Sister, take them back with the fish first, and come back after you've put them away!"

"good!"

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Chishao immediately carried a rattan basket on her back. Although she was already a witch, she was never vague when working and never asked others for help.

They carried baskets of fish back to the tribe. The tourists who stayed in the tribe went crazy when they saw so many fish and wanted to lie on the fish and kiss them.

This river is located in a relatively remote area and there are no tribes nearby that are good at fishing, so the fish resources are extremely rich.

Those flying fish were just the first ones to come out. Soon, more fish gathered near the ice hole. Some jumped out of the water, while others opened and closed their mouths in the water to breathe air.

Jiang Xuan led a group of people to desperately catch the fish, while the others, like ants, carried the fish back to the tribe in rattan baskets.

This crazy scene lasted for half a day before gradually fading away.

The number of fish swimming to the ice hole decreased, but the number of fish stored in the Teng Tribe reached an extremely astonishing level.

Jiang Xuan finally stopped. He placed a few branches at the place where there was an ice hole as a mark, and then let the ice hole freeze again.

"With so many fish and the stored food, it should be enough to eat for a long time."

Jiang Xuan returned to the bamboo house and felt very satisfied when he saw the fish piled up like a mountain.

Of course, he knew very well that the reason for today's grand occasion was that the fish in the river had never been caught by anyone and there were too many of them.

If you do it a few more times, it will become difficult to "pick up the fish" directly like you did today.

Jiang Xuan does not intend to fish out all the fish. After overcoming the difficulties of this winter, he plans to open more ponds and raise more fish instead of fishing in the river all the time.

He even thought about trying to raise fish fry himself in the future. If successful, he wouldn't have to worry about having no fish to eat.

In the evening, Jiang Xuan brought two big flying fish to the house where the old witch lived and gave the fish to him to eat.

"Can you fish in such heavy snow?"

The old witch found it a little hard to believe, but the facts were before him and he had no choice but to believe it.

He couldn't help but sigh again, this Teng tribe can always bring surprises to people.

The old witch curiously asked Jiang Xuan how they caught the fish. Jiang Xuan only said that he accidentally discovered that after breaking the ice in winter, the fish would jump out by themselves.

After hearing this, the old witch was amazed again. He felt that Jiang Xuan had hidden many secrets, but he did not delve into it further.

Having lived to his age, he has seen a lot of strange things and understands that not every matter can be figured out by getting to the bottom of it.

That night, everyone in the Teng tribe ate freshly caught big fish, and the tourists also had a rare full meal.

As for the fish that cannot be finished, in this cold weather, there is no need to worry about it spoiling, you can keep it and eat it slowly.

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Look at this grilled flying fish, does it look like a "monthly ticket"? 　Thanks to the book friend "没好看的" for the reward.

Thanks to the book friend "The Man Who Swallowed the World" for the reward.

Thanks to the book friend "Senior Brother Chen Yuan" for the reward.

(End of this chapter)