These words surprised Wang Jianguo and the others. They then said, "Of course we can. We are located near mountains and have a river. The village pond has been abandoned for many years, which is a pity. Even if we ask the brigade leader to apply to the commune to open a fishpond next year, we may not be able to get fish fry for free. He Zhiqing's plan is good. We can put the small fish fry we catch here directly into the pond. It's not bad."
Li Chunsheng said, "If we carry the fish over from here, they'll freeze; they'll all die."
Zhang Jianjun said, "We can borrow the team leader's cart, pull a big wooden barrel, cover it with a cotton quilt to keep it warm, and it will only take twenty minutes to get from here to the pond. At most, there will be a layer of ice on top."
Wang Jianjun said, "Then what are we hesitating for? Liang and I will go borrow the team leader's car. Xiao Rong, after you and Zhang finish crawling through the hole, go crawl through the pond over there too. Li Zheng, Chun Sheng, you two fish over here."
"OK."
While the male educated youth split up, He Wan also took Su Ranran with her, carrying a small bucket, and wandered around the various ice caves, picking up any small fish that they didn't want but were still alive.
Brother Fu Jun and Uncle Haisheng gave them a lot.
Within half an hour, Wang Jianguo brought the cart, which had a large bath tub on it, surrounded by straw and corn stalks.
He Wan and Su Ranran quickly poured the half-bucket of small fish they had asked for into the container. Li Zheng and the others found a net so they could catch the fish.
Li Chunsheng knows about winter fishing. The river surface is covered with a thick layer of ice, and the river water is not oxygen-permeable. As long as you make a big hole in the ice, air will enter the river water, and all kinds of fish, big and small, will swim over to absorb oxygen. Therefore, it is the best time to fish in winter.
They dug three ice holes the size of washbasins in the ice, as the ice was too thick. After chiseling open the ice holes, Li Chunsheng used a fishing net to scoop out the broken ice, then vigorously stirred the net inside the ice holes for a while before taking it out. There were several small fish, about an inch or two long, in the net.
The fishing net makes a sound when it stirs in the water, causing the river water under the ice hole to swirl and flow, attracting fish to swim over and play in the water.
At this time, the faster the fishing net is stirred, the more fish will be caught.
At the beginning, Li Zheng was able to scoop out a lot of fish with just an iron shovel. He just kept scooping, while the others picked them out of the bucket. The big ones were put aside, and the small ones were put into the tub.
When the villagers saw them carrying a large bath tub, they mocked them, saying, "How much are you planning to scoop up? You've got to use such a big tub."
Wang Jianguo hurriedly explained, "We're going to put small fish in the bath tub. We're planning to put some fish into the pond. Villagers, if you catch any small fish that you don't want, please remember to give them to us."
"The pond is stagnant water, there's not much to eat, how can the fish grow big?"
Wang Jianguo smiled. He didn't know either, but he had to give it a try, since it was a risk-free way to make a profit.
He Wan picked up fish for a while, fell on the ice several times, and had a great time.
But it was also cold.
However, the children who were cutting pig feed with her, Yuzhu, Qiuju, and Xiaoli, helped them get a lot of small fish fry.
After a busy morning, we caught several hundred fish. Several people worked together to release them into the pond.
At noon, Su Ranran told Wang Xiaorong that they didn't need to cook; she and He Wan would cook for them as well.
Wang Xiaorong smiled and gave them five fish.
Su Ranran said, "He Zhiqing, let's make flatbread and stewed fish with cabbage and vermicelli today."
He Wan nodded: "Okay, I'll go to Grandpa Liu's house in the village to see if they still have any tofu, and buy two pieces."
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