Those years of farming in the mountains

Chapter 50

The loach lies in the clear water, unaware of the shadow that envelops it.

Chen Yu didn't try to knock him out with stones or anything like that. Chen Yu had a better choice - he put down the fishing rod and hatchet, and slowly raised the fishing rod in his hand.

Taking a half step forward, he bent down and covered the fish basket over the opponent's head.

Whoa!

The muddy water splashed, and the crackling and bouncing in the basket could be heard, but Chen Yu scooped it upside down, and the slender loach slipped into it involuntarily.

Hey.

Stretch out your hand and pinch your two fingers on the left and right. The bent knuckles of your middle finger are firmly against the loach's torso so that it cannot move.

It's a little small.

Looking back and forth, the loach in his hand was about two inches tall, not to mention fat.

However, if you can catch some, it is enough to cook a pot of delicious soup.

With a snap, the loach was thrown back into the basket, and Chen Yu slipped the rope and hung it on his shoulder.The fish baskets are tightly woven, the holes are smaller than a finger, and it is impossible to drill them out.

Looking back at the trickle under his feet, he felt that there might be some unexpected gains today.

It just so happens that a batch of dried mushrooms was dried in the sun. When the time comes, sprinkle a few slices in the soup, and then add some celery to enhance the fragrance.

I feel like my mouth is watering just thinking about it. If I can add that black fish later, it will definitely make people swallow their tongues.

Chen Yu lowered his head, walked out of the stream, and carefully walked around the edge of the water to avoid splashing away other loaches that might be there.

Speaking of which, he also caught them in his hometown in the last life. At that time, there were many ditches in the countryside, especially around the spring, moon and early summer, there were many farmers who drained water, and the mud ditches between the fields became the favorite of rural children. Play treasure.

Loach, mountain crab, eel, small fish, rice shrimp...

It can be said that he has been involved in the above-mentioned things. I still remember that many times he took a group of children from the same village and carried a fine net for toys in his hand to search in the ditches in the fields.

Catch it but don't eat it, just hold it in your hand and play with it according to the nature of a child, and soon get tired of playing it and let it go, and when you get together soon, you will unconsciously look for it again.

It didn't take too long. After searching around and finding no other loaches, Chen Yu put the fish basket in the water so as not to die of thirst.

He turned around and searched in a wider area, but this time he was not looking for loach and crabs, but the main purpose this time, reed ginseng.

Trekking through the wet soil, he stayed in some slightly low places, especially the areas with rotting vegetation, which he paid special attention to.

Maybe it was really bad luck last time, and this time I found a plant without much effort.

It was rooted right next to the root of a thick and big tree, most of which was covered by the leaves, only the small green tips were exposed.

He knelt down and scraped away the fallen leaves around him, took out the small shovel from the cloth bag, and gently dug up the reed ginseng with all his strength.Due to the lack of it, I don't plan to transplant and cultivate it for the time being, so after shaking off the soil, I put it on the bamboo basket behind my back, with two layers of soft grass leaves underneath.

"The first one!"

Now that he has gone into the mountains several times and picked a lot of herbs, he can barely be regarded as a herb picker. Although his experience is not seasoned, he will always get something every time, and he will not return empty-handed.

Without stopping, Chen Yu continued to search. He groped around the stream, but did not go deeper into the forest. Those places are not as humid as this one. There may be reed ginseng growing, but it is more rare and difficult to find.

Just like that, while looking down for reed ginseng among the trees and grass along the stream, while moving the rocks in the water, and catching the loach and mountain crabs that are occasionally exposed.

Wow, under a rock, a black and red crab waved its pair of large pincers, and opened its teeth and claws towards the tall figure that suddenly appeared.

Full of momentum, but Chen Yu was obviously not intimidated.

Catch it and stuff it into the fish basket.

Since there was no roof, in order to prevent these mountain crabs from running away, he picked some grass leaves and branches on the spot, punctured the enclosure, and made a rough and crude cover to seal it.

I hope that the loach and the crab can get along well. After all, they are brothers and sisters. It is also good to recognize and get familiar with the companions who will be crowded in the same pot in the future.

I have to say that the crabs in the mountains are fat, not that kind of bloated, but really feel fleshy.

After wading through this road, several mountain crabs are almost as big as a palm, and I don't know how long they have lived.

After all, the location here is too good, the forest is deep and secluded, few people come here, even if there are not many people who gather herbs.

This is how to live carefree until now, and then fell into Chen Yu's hands.

As for the reed ginseng, I also picked some, and piled them up high in the bamboo basket behind, at least seven or eight.

He has encountered many young seedlings of all sizes, but he just let them go. He only remembers the location, and he feels that this place is a treasured place of geomantic omen, and he may be able to come here more often in the future.

Seven or eight roots of reed ginseng can be enough for a month if eaten sparingly.

"It's almost there, let's look for a while, and then go to the deep pool."

It took another half an hour to pick and catch reed ginseng and crabs and loaches that could be found around.

Chen Yu carried the full fish basket and back basket and headed for the deep pool.

……

The nameless pool is located in a mountain depression. Compared with the small road behind the mountain field, his current location is undoubtedly much farther away, so he spent more time.

Along the way, I was lucky enough to meet a Codonopsis pilosula that had just emerged.The leaves are like eggs, extremely small, with blunt serrations on the edges.

After looking at it twice, he didn't go digging, it was too young, and he hadn't reached maturity yet.

But just two steps away, Chen Yu turned around and returned.

Although it can't be used as medicine, it is just right to use it for experimentation.

Most of the herbs picked before were ripe, and he wondered if the immature ones would be easier to absorb inspiration.

The roots wrapped in soil particles were pulled out, and the leaves and roots were put in the basket together, and then strode away.

When the time came to noon, Chen Yu took out the dry food and a pack of orchid fruit that he had prepared in his bosom early, filled his belly briefly, and continued to set off.

As time went by, a sporadic sound of running water reached his ears, and Chen Yu found that the top of the mountain forest was no longer gloomy and gloomy as before, but was shining brightly.

Pierce through the leaves and branches of the forest and caress before your eyes.

In the light curtain, dust floats.

After another hundred steps, I finally crossed the grass, and I was greeted by gusts of cool wind, carrying moist water vapor and the fragrance of flowers and plants, blowing on my nose.

Not far away, the pool is deep.

Taking off the cloth bag, Chen Yu chose a good position condescendingly, grabbed the long grass under him and walked down the rock.

Put on the fishing line, put down the back basket, tie the rope of the fishing basket with a wooden stick, and insert it on the shore.

When the fish basket entered the water, the loaches and crabs that had been dry for a long time and met with rain suddenly became more active, and they were no longer as lifeless as when they were on the road.

He took off his cloth boots and rolled up his trouser legs, and he fell into the cool water barefoot. Compared with the creek deep in the forest, the water flow in front of him under the bright sunlight undoubtedly gave people an inexplicable sense of security.

Stepping in the water, Chen Yu walked onto the sandbar in the pool last time, pierced the earthworm, and immediately took out another bag of yellow cloth with water stains on it.

Learning from the lessons of the previous two times, he felt that it should be because he didn't lay the nest material first, otherwise, given the size of this deep pool, it would not have been only the black fish swaying back and forth all the time.

"Don't be eaten up by this guy."

Judging from the previous two experiences, the black fish in the pool is obviously a foodie, and this possibility cannot be ruled out.

But it eats small fish, and I eat it.

The poor way is called the real conformity to the common sense of heaven.

After thinking for a while, Chen Yu quickly sprinkled the nest material in his hand, then threw the fishing rod up, and the earthworm drew a moving curve in the air, and couldn't wait to jump into the pool as bait.

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