At the beginning, Little Pea was still a little confused and nervous.
After all, Dad said that we should wait until evening before pulling the cage out of the water.
And now, it is obviously not yet evening.
However, when he pulled the shrimp cage that was submerged in the water out and the end of the rope tied to it appeared in front of him, all of these thoughts in his mind disappeared, and what remained was only deep excitement and joy!
"Shrimp! Shrimp! Lots and lots of shrimp!"
Before Little Pea could speak excitedly, the children watching nearby started shouting loudly and jumping around.
Little Pea's face turned red because of excitement.
Originally, he wanted to shout a few times out of excitement, but after hearing the excited shouts of his friends next to him, he suppressed the idea.
He didn't say anything either, and apart from his slightly flushed face, his face didn't show much joy.
However, those curved eyes betrayed the joy in his heart.
Little Pea continued to pull the rope, and soon pulled the entire shrimp cage to his front.
He immediately grabbed the head of the cage with his right hand and began to collect the shrimp cages that could be put together piece by piece.
When the water is taken out of the shrimp cage, you can hear a lot of noises. Those are the shrimps in the cage, which are struggling blindly in fear after leaving the water, and colliding with other shrimps, making the noises.
Such sounds can only be heard when there are many shrimps in the shrimp cage. When there are few shrimps in the shrimp cage, these noises cannot be heard at all.
After taking out the entire shrimp cage and dragging it ashore, Little Pea could no longer hold back his excitement when he looked at the harvest in the cage. His little face was filled with joy.
The harvest this time is really huge!
The harvest is mainly concentrated in the upper part of the cage.
There was a piece of linen net about fifty centimeters long, but it did not have holes like other places.
At first, Little Pea didn't understand why his father didn't make a hole in this section.
If some holes are left on this section, then with one more hole, wouldn’t we be able to catch more shrimps?
But such doubts have completely disappeared now.
Because these shrimps that entered the cage have personally demonstrated to him the true purpose of this section of the cage.
It’s no wonder that everyone present is so happy, because there are simply too many shrimps in this section of shrimp cages!
Gathered there, there is a big lump!
More than five kilograms!
There are also some in other places in the cage, but they are scattered here and there.
When I reached the end of the cage, there were quite a lot more shrimps there, weighing almost half a pound.
However, with the shrimps at the front, the shrimps at the tail are not very conspicuous.
This situation is normal because there is a circular passage in each section of the cage.
One end is big and the other end is small.
The small end is facing the head end, and the large end is facing the tail end.
After the shrimp enter the cage, they usually crawl from the big end to the small end.
After passing through these connected passages, they came to the front end of the shrimp cage and gathered there.
As for the shrimps at the tail end of the shrimp cage, they are swimming in the opposite direction.
The loud shouting here was soon noticed by Han Cheng.
After standing there and listening for a while, Han Cheng couldn't help but laugh and shook his head. These little guys just hadn't seen the world. How long did it take to put the shrimp cage in? At most four hours.
In such a short period of time, even if there are many shrimps in the river, how many can get into the cage?
Thinking this in his heart, he picked up a pottery jar from the side and walked out.
After arriving at the river and seeing the harvest in the shrimp cage, Han Dashenzi, who had just boasted that he had seen the world, suddenly became wide-eyed.
Although he knew before that there were many shrimps in the river, he didn't expect that there would be so many!
It’s only been a short while since we put the cage in, and we’ve caught so many!
The catch in one cage is more than what people in later generations could get by using a shrimp cage of the same length in the river for a whole day and a night!
"First, untie the rope that ties the cage mouth, then put the cage mouth into the pottery jar, then lift the tail end of the cage and pour the shrimps inside to the front."
Han Cheng retracted the surprise on his face, then spoke with a smile on his face.
Little Pea next to him was a little scared at first when he saw his father coming. After all, he did not listen to his father and pulled the cage out early, and he was worried that he would be blamed by his father for that.
However, after seeing Han Cheng's reaction and hearing what Han Cheng said, he immediately felt relieved and relaxed.
He didn't know what to do, so he immediately and happily did what Han Cheng said.
In a short while, the shrimps in the cage were poured into the jar, filling up half of the jar!
Han Cheng did not do anything next, but let Little Pea do it, while he gave her verbal guidance...
The flames under the stove burned brightly, illuminating the entire room.
The oil lamp on the windowsill was made less bright by the fire.
With a sizzling sound, some scallion segments were thrown into the pot. When they were hit by the hot oil, a very pleasant aroma of fried scallions immediately filled the room.
After a while, half a basin of cleaned and marinated shrimps was poured into the pot.
As the spatula flipped and the iron pan continued to heat, the shrimps quickly turned red and the fragrance began to spread...
"Dad, eat."
"Witch Eats"
"Mom, eat."
While eating, Little Pea looked at the shrimps in front of him. Although he was already drooling, he still held back his saliva and picked up the shrimps with chopsticks, first picking up the shrimps for Han Cheng and others.
After picking up shrimps for several people, Little Pea started to pick up shrimps for himself.
When the little guy started eating the shrimps, he gobbled them up ravenously without spitting out the shrimp skin. He just ate it mixed with the shrimp meat.
After eating more than ten in a row, the speed slowly slowed down...
Not only crabs are fat in autumn. After the summer and autumn when there is plenty of food, even shrimps become much fatter, with a lot of meat on their bodies. They are chewy and taste very good.
In the past, people in the tribe would catch some shrimps when they put down fish cages, but fish cages are fish cages after all, not shrimp cages. Compared with the shrimp cages made by Han Cheng, the number of shrimps caught is much less.
In addition, there were no iron pots in the tribe before, and Han Cheng, who was good at eating and cooking, did not cook this dish himself. Therefore, except for a few people, most people in the tribe did not have much affection for shrimps and did not think that this thing was delicious.
But now it's different.
Now that there is an iron pot and Han Cheng, the tribe's top chef, is cooking it himself, shrimp, a food that was not very prominent and valued in the Qingque tribe in the past, has suddenly come into the sight of everyone in the tribe.
This is certainly not a good thing, at least not for the shrimps in the river.
In the past, there were so many fish in the tribal river, but now there are far fewer than that, so much so that the tribe built fish ponds a long time ago to specifically breed these creatures artificially.
Now, because of Han Cheng, the son of the Qingque tribe, the people of the Qingque tribe once again turned their attention to the river. There is no doubt that the shrimps living in the river will be in trouble...
With the shrimp cages made by Han Cheng, the Son of God, people in the tribe can easily imitate the same type of shrimp cages, and even some skilled craftsmen can make improvements based on this.
Of course, because the outside of the shrimp cage is made of linen of poor quality, it is difficult to promote it on a large scale due to the limitations of this material.
However, there are still many skilled craftsmen in the tribe, especially in weaving.
Due to the limitation of linen as a material, some people in the tribe felt that linen was too precious and could not bear to use it on a large scale, so soon someone used soft branches and broken bamboo strips to weave shrimp cages with the same structure.
Of course, such shrimp cages cannot be retracted or stretched because of the hard material. Therefore, it is impossible to throw them into the water by standing on the shore like a shrimp cage made of linen.
However, the tribe is not short of boats and rafts. With the help of these tools, the shrimp cages can still be lowered into the water.
I don’t know if it’s because of the light transmittance or something, but this shrimp cage woven from bamboo and wood is not as effective in catching shrimps as the one made by Han Cheng using linen.
But even so, it is far better than putting shrimps into fish cages before.
And because there are so many of them, when the cages of shrimp are poured out and gathered together, they look particularly pleasing to the eye!
At least we can let the people in the main tribe have a satisfying meal.
When a craze for catching and eating shrimps swept through the Qingque tribe, Han Cheng, the guy who started the craze, was not in the tribe.
The sky is high and blue, with white clouds scattered in it, which is particularly beautiful.
At the Qingque Shipyard, located a few miles downstream from the Qingque tribe, the facilities are much more complete than when Han Cheng left.
Of course, the most eye-catching thing is the big ship anchored on the shore!
The ship's height is so high that even if part of it is buried in the water, it is still difficult to conceal its towering hull.
Anchored by the river, it's like there are four or five houses in one building!
For people of this era, such a behemoth is nothing short of shocking!
Accompanied by Lame, who looked much older than before, Han Cheng climbed up the ladder at the bow and boarded the large sailboat for a tour.
It is obvious that Bo and others have put a lot of effort into the sailing business.
The deck was made exceptionally thick and smooth, with each thick wooden board fitting perfectly into the other.
Fish bladder glue was used to glue the joints.
Of course, bonding is not the main purpose. The most important purpose is to use something like fish bladder glue to seal any gaps that may exist and prevent possible water seepage.
Tung oil, a substance with excellent anti-corrosion properties, was also not forgotten. The wood on the deck was also coated with several layers of tung oil.
Because the ship is large enough, it cannot be shaken by ordinary winds and waves, so walking on it is much smoother.
Although it cannot be said to be as smooth as walking on flat ground, it is far better than those small boats in the tribe that would shake at the slightest exertion.
The deck, the mast, the ropes, the railings on the side, the sails that were not hoisted...
Han Cheng looked at these things one by one, and then, under the guidance of a few lame people, he went down along the fixed ladder into the cabin for a tour.
"This is where people live, that is where things are stored, and this one is where water is stored..."
After arriving at the cabin, Bo introduced Han Cheng as he walked.
Just like he did before on the deck, Han Cheng mostly watched and followed Bo's introduction, and sometimes he would ask questions.
After a detailed visit, almost two hours had passed.
"...This time, you have really made great contributions. Thank you for your hard work. I am really satisfied that you have completed such a good work in such a short time with the current conditions in the tribe!
To be honest, even I didn’t expect you guys to be able to complete it so well at the beginning!”
In the afterglow of the setting sun, Han Cheng stood at the stern of the boat. After gazing into the distance for a while, he spoke to Bo and others around him with great emotion and sincerity.
"You are all heroes of the tribe!"
Han Cheng said sincerely to the lame guys.
At the end of his speech, Han Dashenzi couldn't help but stretch out his hand and shake hands with the lame guys sincerely, without letting go for a long time.
Han Cheng basically never used the handshake gesture with people from his tribe.
It is precisely because of this that it seems so precious when used on Bo and others at this time, making Bo and others very excited...
Three days later, a lot of people gathered at the Qingque tribe shipyard.
Han Cheng, Wu, the eldest brother, Bai Xuemei, Heiwa, Tietou, Shitou, Yuan and other important people from the Qingque tribe in the main tribe all came over.
Everyone stood here, facing the same direction.
What appeared in front of everyone was none other than the Qingque tribe’s first truly large ship!
Red cloth was tied around the railings of the ship, and red flowers were tied in some places.
The side of the ship facing Han Cheng and the others was covered with a layer of red cloth...