Chapter 17 An unexpected gain at night
"Wife, you go ahead."
After resting for a while, the three of them got up and continued on their journey.
Lin Heng's legs were sore, but he had no choice but to keep going. If he didn't go home, he would have nowhere to rest.
After climbing over another mountain, it was already completely dark. Strange noises could be heard from the forest from time to time, which made people feel uneasy.
The rustling sounds of various small animals moving around and the chirping of crickets and grasshoppers are particularly cheerful.
It was a bright starry night in the sky, with densely packed stars and the Milky Way hanging upside down, looking somewhat dreamy.
“Awoooo ...
Xiongba let out a cry, as if to scare away any animal that was about to approach.
Lin Heng, holding a flashlight, walked deep into the mountains with his wife and father, feeling calm and peaceful inside.
Xiulan looked back at Lin Heng from time to time, as if she was afraid that he would fall behind, or as if she was looking for her own sense of security.
Father Lin walked in front, muttering something about Huagu Opera, in a good mood.
Soon, everyone came to a small river. The river was three meters wide and connected to the big Huangtan River outside.
Huangtan River is more than 20 meters wide. It is a big river that flows down from Huangtan Town.
Snap!
Snap!
There was a sound of splashing water coming from a small pool in the distance.
Lin Heng was too tired today and didn't want to take action even with the bow and arrow, but after thinking it over carefully, he decided to go and take a look.
"What's wrong?"
Noticing Lin Heng's actions, Xiulan immediately turned her head.
"There's some movement in the pool over there, let's go check it out."
Lin Heng said, pointing at the pool of water that had just started to ripple.
"Be careful, you can't see the depth at night." Father Lin reminded.
"It's okay, I'll pay attention."
Lin Heng walked in front with a flashlight and soon came to the place where water splashed.
This is a small pond connected to a river, about three or four square meters in size. Now that the water level has receded, it seems that there are fish trapped in it.
"Grass carp, two grass carps!"
Xiulan was the first to see the two grass carps and said excitedly.
These two grass carps are not big, and appear to weigh only about three or four pounds, but this is definitely a pleasant surprise.
"That's normal. This is the time when fish are spawning. Maybe we can have an unexpected harvest today."
Lin Heng smiled and said that few people come to this kind of deep mountain forest. When the water level rises, the impact of the water is strong, which is very suitable for grass carp to spawn. Therefore, it is not surprising that grass carp comes in to spawn.
"What unexpected gain?" Xiulan didn't understand.
Lin Heng didn't say anything. He took off his shoes and handed them to her, then went into the water himself.
After taking a closer look at the water, Lin Heng immediately smiled: "Sure enough, there is one. It looks like it has been laid for two or three days and is about to hatch."
"You mean grass carp eggs?" Xiulan understood.
"Yes, this is a real unexpected gain. Go and get the plastic bucket we bought, and I'll collect the fish eggs and take them back."
Lin Heng was a little excited. With these grass carp eggs, he could go home and dig a small pond to raise grass carp.
You may not make much money for the time being, but once you have the seeds, you can run the business slowly and it will also be an income.
Lin Heng picked up a little and took a look. It was grayish white with a black dot inside. This meant that it had been fertilized and had been developing for some time.
Grass carp eggs are white when they are not fertilized. They will have black spots when they are fertilized, then turn into transparent color, then turn into light yellow, and finally grayish white.
“I got it!”
Xiulan brought the bucket and Lin's father followed.
"Give me the flashlight and I'll catch them." Lin Heng gave the flashlight to Xiulan and carefully collected the fish eggs himself.
It took nearly twenty minutes to collect most of the fish eggs into the bucket.
"Not bad, probably hundreds of thousands of fish eggs." Lin Heng roughly estimated that grass carp lays a lot of eggs, up to millions.
Grass carp can usually lay millions of eggs, but only a few can survive. Lin Heng estimated that many of them would die after all this work, and it would be good if he could finally hatch tens of thousands of grass carp fry.
"Then how do we catch these two fish? Do we have to drain the water?" Xiulan asked.
The pool of water is quite large, and Xiulan failed to catch the two just now, so she thought she could let the water go.
"Bring the bow and arrow..."
“Woof woof!!”
At this time, Xiongba barked and dived into the pool.
After a few whooshing sounds and two snaps, it swam out and ran in front of Lin Heng with a grass carp in its mouth.
"Good, good, good dog, good dog!!"
Seeing this scene, Lin Heng couldn't help but touch Xiongba's dog head. What a dog that can understand human words. He didn't say anything and just went down and caught the fish for him.
"Hey, this dog is really extraordinary!" Father Lin also looked at it with admiration.
He had never seen such a smart dog.
Lin Heng caught the fish and found a rope to string it up. Home was still a long way away and even if he put it in a bucket, it would not survive.
"Xiongba, you did a great job. This is a reward for you!" Lin Heng took out the bun he bought and fed one to Xiongba.
“Ouch!!”
Xiongba rubbed Lin Heng's hand, ate the bun in one bite, turned around and jumped into the water again.
This time it pounced on the fish several times before it finally bit the fish's tail and swam out.
"Well done, my good Xiongba!"
Lin Heng touched Xiongba Dog’s head again and gave it a bun.
“Awoooo!! (*^▽^*)”
Xiongba jumped up happily. After Lin Heng took the fish away, he ran two meters away and began to shake off the water on his body.
"This dog is so smart. Just when I tried to chase it away and shake off the water, it left on its own."
Father Lin’s eyes widened.
"What a good dog." Xiulan was so happy holding the two fish.
I was already very happy today, and now I have picked up two more fish. I am so lucky.
"It's done. Let's keep going. We still have a long way to go."
After calming down, Father Lin said something.
Lin Heng continued to move forward after crossing the stream. He walked slower because he had a bucket in his hand.
It was already twelve o'clock in the evening when we returned to Huangtan Town. The streets were empty except for a few stray dogs.
"It's really a life-threatening thing. We still have to walk several kilometers!" Lin Heng sat down.
At this moment, there was suddenly a light in the distance, followed by a tall figure walking towards them.
"Dad, Lin Heng, Xiulan, you are finally back. I have been waiting for a long time. Are you really coming to the city?"
After seeing clearly, the tall figure walked over and asked excitedly.
"Brother, come and help me carry the things, they are too heavy."
Lin Heng seemed to have seen a savior and handed the backpack and bucket to his elder brother Lin Yue.
"You bought grass carp? Is this fish roe?"
Lin Yue asked while looking at the fish eggs in the bucket and the two grass carps that Xiulan was carrying.
"Of course not, I caught it on the road." Lin Heng said with a smile.
"Why did you buy so many things? And a dog?"
While expressing his doubts, the eldest brother Lin Yue helped his father and Xiulan share some of the goods.
He guessed that his father and brother must have gone into the city, but he didn't expect them to buy so many things.
There are also clothes and shoes. It's not the New Year, why buy these things? Didn't we agree to build a house? Why spend money indiscriminately? He was full of questions.
"Let's talk while we walk, and go back quickly." Father Lin was too tired to explain.
On the way back, the three told him what happened in the city.
"Damn it, this Liu Qicheng is so evil!"
When he heard that ginseng was sold for nine hundred yuan in the city, Lin Yue couldn't help but curse, saying it was too cunning.
"Brother, your studies have paid off. Live a good life with Xiulan and things will definitely get better and better."
Lin Yue patted Lin Heng on the shoulder and praised him again.
He actually had some resentment towards Lin Heng, mainly because he was angry that Lin Heng was not living up to his expectations, but now his resentment has been alleviated a lot.
(End of this chapter)
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