Chapter 58 Catching River Eels
"Then we need to prepare more buckets to hold the fish!"
Lin Yi listened silently at the side, and couldn't help but pour cold water on them, "Fishing depends on God's gift, you can't catch as much as you say. The current is so strong now, it's not safe to block the net. Don't end up not catching anything and breaking the fishing net."
When there is a flood, some floating garbage, wood and branches are washed down along with the fish. It will be troublesome if you get entangled in these things.
Chen Wenjun smiled innocently and said, "Dad! I'll get some bamboo poles to block the fish. I'm sure they won't damage our fishing nets."
Lin Yi was curious about how Chen Wenjun operated it, so he decided to go over and help.
After noon, the rain indeed subsided, and the water level of Nanxi River rose at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The couple was worried about Nanyu's situation, so they hurried over to check with a bamboo pole.
When we arrived at the place, we found that the water surface was still about 20 centimeters away from the ground, and it had no impact on Nanyu.
The two men carried wooden boards to shelter from the rain and went to the island to check the foundation conditions.
The road leading to the homestead was all muddy, wet and slippery, and the weeds on the side were all soaked in water. If two people walked, one step deep and one step shallow, they might even do the splits if they weren't careful.
Chen Wenjun said solemnly: "Help me walk, don't fall."
Lin Qin didn't dare to be careless and gave Chen Wenjun a hand.
Chen Wenjun's strong arms supported her as she walked towards the homestead step by step.
Only after they got onto the foundation did they breathe a sigh of relief.
Chen Wenjun stamped his feet hard on the cement floor several times and grinned, "I was worried that the cement wouldn't dry after the heavy rain, but I didn't expect it to have no effect at all!"
Lin Qin squatted down and took a closer look, saying, "Strictly speaking, the foundation was completed the day before yesterday, and yesterday was the final touch, leveling the ground. In such a hot day, a thin layer of cement slurry dried in less than a day.
Well! It seems that the terrain of Nanyu is still quite high, at least we don’t have to worry about flooding. "
The two stood on the foundation and looked at the other side of the river. It was obvious that the terrain here was almost level with the road. Unless there was an extremely large flood disaster, they would not have to worry about the water flooding their home.
If there really is such a severe flood, the county town on the other side of Nanxi River will probably be flooded as well.
And they can also hide in the mountains, so it seems like they made the right decision to buy this island.
The couple returned to the fishing boat.
Chen Wenjun quickly fetched a bucket of water and rinsed Lin Qin's legs and shoes first. It was very relaxing to watch the yellow mud being washed away.
Lin Qin laughed and said, "I think we can go to the restaurant now and sell all the fish and shrimp. Then we won't have to worry about getting something to eat later."
It just so happened that my family had a lot of bags of cement left from buying them, so I saved them all, put them on, put on a hat, and went out.
Lin Yi was worried, "The rain hasn't stopped yet, maybe the restaurant won't have any business, why are you guys making such a fuss!"
Lin Qin insisted.
Chen Wenjun had no choice but to follow her instructions and load all the fish, shrimp and wild duck eggs onto the cart.
There are few people on the road on rainy days. Not many people drive these days, and no one cares if you push a cart directly on the motor vehicle lane.
The two waded through the water for an hour before arriving at the Guoxing Hotel.
As soon as I entered, I found that the restaurant was full of guests, but there were only two or three simple dishes on each table.
Chen Wenjun ran to the kitchen.
Zheng Guoxing was so excited when he saw him that he almost threw away the big iron spoon, "Good brother! You came to give me fish in this weather? I was right about you!"
He said this as he ran out excitedly.
When he saw the things on the cart, he couldn't stop smiling. "Great! I'm saved! You guys are really my benefactors!"
"Boss Zheng, what are you talking about?" Lin Qin smiled apologetically, with some confusion in her eyes.
Chen Wenjun also felt puzzled.
Zheng Guoxing pursed his lips, pointed at the customers in the store, and lowered his voice and said, "It's raining, and several canteens said they couldn't buy vegetables. Either they didn't cook or there wasn't enough food. Everyone ran out in the rain. I haven't stopped since 10 o'clock. Fortunately, there are still some fish and shrimps left from the ones you sent yesterday afternoon. Customers who come before 11:30 can still eat.
After 11:30, I can't make anything except fried eggs with tomatoes, taro rice, sweet potato porridge, and pickles! There's only half a box of tomatoes left. You guys are saving my life by sending me these things! What do you have today?"
Lin Qin pointed at the buckets and said, "There are 38 bamboo shoots, 7 grass carps, 9 silver carps, 4 bighead carps, and a lot of crucian carps, which are not big, and each weighs only 30 or 40 grams. There are also quite a few carps. I caught a large basket of stone snails, and almost 50 kilograms of river shrimps! There is also half a bucket of wild duck eggs.
Some of these fish were caught with ground traps, but we dare not use the traps in this weather, and we don’t know if we will get these fish tomorrow.”
Zheng Guoxing let out a long sigh and grinned. While helping to move the things in, he said, "Let's talk about tomorrow's matters tomorrow. These are enough for me today!"
As soon as he entered the hotel lobby, he shouted at the top of his voice: "Fresh crucian carp, carp, grass carp, silver carp, bighead carp, bamboo shoot shell and stone snail have just arrived. Shrimp cakes can also be fried. You can order whatever you want now!"
The depressed diners instantly perked up. Almost every table ordered a plate of snails, a few tables specifically asked for bamboo shoot fish and tofu soup, and a few others asked for steamed fish with soy sauce.
Chen Wenjun and Lin Qin took all the things to the kitchen and called a waiter to help weigh and record them.
After the statistics were completed, Chen Wenjun approached Zheng Guoxing and asked, "Please check whether this number and price are correct."
Zheng Guoxing just took a glance and immediately asked the waiter to go to the cashier to get the money for Chen Wenjun.
Seeing Chen Wenjun was about to leave, Zheng Guoxing hurriedly reminded him, "If you catch anything good, remember to send it to me first. My brother-in-law is having his birthday the day after tomorrow, and he's going to set up three tables here. He needs several hard dishes, and fish is a must."
Chen Wenjun and Lin Qin exchanged glances, their brows lit up with joy, and agreed readily.
The two took the money and walked out of the restaurant, only to find that it was only drizzling outside. They thought they could hurry back now just in time to row the boat to the seine.
There are many boat people who share the same idea as them.
When they returned to Nanxi, they found a bunch of fishing boats moving upstream.
Chen Wenjun didn't even bother to eat, but kept up with the others, paddling with a bamboo pole and trying to avoid places with many fishing boats.
When they met Chen Yongding's fishing boat on the way, Chen Wenjun greeted them.
Zhou Shuifang saw the fishing net on the deck and said enviously, "I'm sure we'll have a big catch from the purse seine soon!"
"Thank you for your good words, auntie!" Chen Wenjun grinned and pushed the bamboo pole even harder.
The couple found a place with fast-flowing water and no one around with fishing nets.
Chen Wenjun hurriedly took down several long bamboo poles from the boat, put them on the fishing net, and put them together.
Two bamboo poles touch the bottom, and a long bamboo pole on each side and in the middle is sunk deep into the river to secure the fishing net.
After the fishing net was put in place, Chen Wenjun moved the remaining bamboo poles to about one meter in front of the fishing net and fixed them there.
The bamboo poles can hold large logs and branches. He sets traps nearby. If he finds large debris stuck there, he will go over to clear it out in time. Even if other small debris rushes into the fishing net, it will not have any major impact.
(End of this chapter)
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