Chapter 550 Catching Fish
Chunyu and Xiazhi were a little reserved at first, but after a while they gradually relaxed and started helping out with laughter.
Qiao Xuan could see countless fish and shrimps swimming among the water plants, some of them were even quite large, but she wasn't very good at taking action, so she had to give instructions and let Xiao Qi do it.
I don't dare to expect that every time I point out a place, I will gain something. It's enough if I can be right seven times out of ten.
In less than half a day, the three buckets were filled, including river shrimps and various fish. The most numerous were naturally wild crucian carp and carp.
So they hired a bullock cart and went to Zhangjia Village with several people. They dumped three buckets of fish and some aquatic plants into the village.
Ding Erzhu took good care of the fish pond. He cut a lot of thick pine branches from the mountain and sank them into the pond. This provided shade for the fish and also provided a hiding place.
Also, use bamboo poles to make a square frame of moderate size on the water surface, and insert pillars into the bottom of the pond to fix the square frame. From then on, the fish will be fed in this square frame.
Qiao Xuan's fish are not raised for sale, so they are not fed with any feed, but they need to be fed with tender grass, water plants, and vegetable leaves every five or six days. With a basket to hold them, the vegetable and grass leaves will not float around. The remaining fish that the stalks do not eat can be gathered in one place for easy fishing.
After three buckets of fish, it was still a drop in the bucket. There was a river not far from Zhangjia Village, so the few people decided to try their luck in the river since it was still early. Maybe they could catch some.
Ding Erzhu asked Qiao Xuan with a smile: "Boss, do you want eels, loaches, or river clams?"
Qiao Xuan's eyes lit up, and she nodded in response, "Yes, yes, I want all of these."
Loaches, eels and clams are also delicious.
Ding Erzhu smiled and said, "That's fine. I'll catch him for my boss later."
In the ditches beside the rice fields, the most common fish are eels and loaches. In some ponds, there are also river clams. You can step on them with your feet when you go down to the pond, and then reach in and fish them out with your hands.
Qiao Xuan smiled and thanked him: "That's great, Uncle Erzhu will help us catch some when he's free!"
In this way, I make lipstick every day and catch fish every day. After being busy for five or six days, I basically don’t have to worry about the fish pond.
That's about enough fish.
After all, those are all reserve food. When we eat fish on weekdays, we can just catch them directly from the river with a net. Those that are intact can be kept in the pond and we can eat them for several days at a time.
The apricot blossoms are almost in bloom. At this rate, even if Qiao Xuan could stay a little longer, it would only be five or six days. The peach blossoms are in full bloom and can bloom for about another eleven or twelve days.
As the weather gradually warms up, grass leaves are sprouting, buds are forming and flowers are blooming. After experiencing a whole winter, the bees are also starting to get busy day and night.
You can see bees busy working on almost every flower. Standing under the flower trees, you can hear the buzzing sounds all around you.
Qiao Xuan planned to divide the beehives into several more after a while and raise more bees so that it would be easier to obtain beeswax.
The paddy fields have begun to be irrigated, and it is almost time for the busy spring farming season.
This is also the time when spring bamboo shoots, mushrooms and wild vegetables become increasingly abundant, and they are very popular.
The tender spring bamboo shoots are extremely sweet and delicious whether stir-fried with meat or plain, or used as fillings for buns or dumplings.
Pick the most tender mushrooms that have just emerged from the soil, which also have a fresh mountain flavor. Stir-fry them with meat and the aroma will fill the kitchen soon.
(End of this chapter)
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