Xanadu space

"The work in hand is over, let's talk together!"

Zhang Xiang said that he still had two melon seedlings in his hand. The side of the vegetable washing fence in the farm is relatively fertile, and when the watermelon seedlings are bigger, they have to climb vines. Planting them there saves the place to climb vines .

After washing his hands, Zhang wanted to invite Lao Li to the farm, and found a place by the window to sit down.This farm is built by the water, looking down from the window, it is the sparkling lake!

Not far away, the small island in the center of the lake directly led by the pontoon bridge is green and green, like a pearl inlaid in the middle of the water!

Li Houtu was drinking tea, looking at the scenery in front of him in a daze for a moment, all he could see was a picture scroll, it looked really beautiful!

"Xiangzi, sometimes the elder brother really envies you! Living here you don't have to worry about food and clothing, and the money is useless. You can do whatever you want, so happy like a fairy!"

Li Houtu sighed, don't look at his high net worth, but he is as tired as a dog all day long, and when encountering guests who make things difficult for him, he has to eat it with a smile on his face.

The business can be so big, and some shady tricks must have been used. Sometimes when I wake up in the middle of the night, I feel sad in my heart and can no longer sleep peacefully.

This made him feel envious when he came to the farm and saw Zhang Xiang's leisurely, peaceful and simple life.

"It's true for you, too. You can't earn enough money, and sometimes you have to let it go properly. Why don't you come to me this time and stay for ten days and a half months, fishing, playing chess, drinking tea... take care of your money." The mood is different!"

"No matter how much money you earn, you can only sleep in one bed at night. You can eat four meals a day at most, and you can't finish two catties of rice! Why do you say you make yourself so tired?"

Zhang Xiang laughed, this old Li was in a hurry every time he came.It's like something is chasing after me, and I never want to rest for a few more days!

"Don't I want to live a better life? Let my wife and daughter go abroad for a while, and have money to spend whenever they want!"

Drinking tea, Li Houtu's mood relaxed a lot. He and Zhang Xiang have known each other for so long, and they have never mentioned his wife and daughter. In his heart, these two are always in his heart.No need to talk about it!

They were chatting while admiring the beautiful scenery outside the window. Seeing that the atmosphere here was good, Li Houtu finally expressed his thoughts:

"I'm in the fish business. Ordinary herring, grass carp, and crucian carp are low-end goods, and those mandarin fish and crabs can only be regarded as low-end fish..."

Having said that, he looked at Zhang Xiang's face, and saw that he didn't have any opinion on what he said.

"I thought about it when I gave the baby fish last year. If you want to be unique and rich, you must do some high-end fish business! But you also know the high-end fish species..."

"The vast majority of those are endangered fish, and some are even rare in the world, but the more this is the case, the bigger the market and profits for this fish, sometimes even huge profits."

"In the past few years, in order to get through this road, I have invested less than half of my net worth in it. You can see that I was able to drag three Chinese sturgeons like that yesterday. You should know it by heart!"

Old Li's words were not fast.Even at this time, there is no one in the farm.His voice is also very low!Zhang Xiang frowned upon hearing his words, vaguely as if he understood something!

"You too, Lao Li. We haven't seen each other for a long time. I'm not interested in listening to you talking about your business! I just want to be a carefree little farmer. How can I understand what you say?"

Zhang Xiang got up and added a cup of tea to Lao Li, and changed the topic with a smile.

"If you have time, let's go fishing in a while. The mandarin fish released last year are very fat at this time. Let's get a few for lunch?"

"You know how to fish? What if you can't catch it?"

When Lao Li heard what Zhang wanted to say, he felt like a mirror in his heart. He was a smooth and shrewd businessman, and he was also joking with a smile, so he changed the topic just now.

But this time, he was patient and planned to stay in the farm for a few days. He just opened his mouth today, and he will mention it again when he has the chance!

"You are a guest, in case you can't catch any fish, I'll go down to the lake and catch some for you!"

Zhang wanted to smile, he had a fishing rod at home, he would use it later to go fishing with Lao Li!

The lotus leaves around the island are already slim, and there are a handful of small umbrellas open, which may be the reason for the first year of planting and the clean water of the lake. The lotus leaves are not particularly big.

Those lotus leaves can only grow in shallow water, so they are only two or three meters wide, and they circle the island in a circle. I'm afraid I won't be able to see it here at Xujia Lake.

Firstly, the water quality here is good, and the water level is deep enough to raise fish, but it can’t reach the growth environment of lotus root. Zhang wants to plant a circle in the shallow water area around the island, which is more than nothing. It’s very good!

He arranged for Lao Li to fish on the pontoon, and he took time to stand by the pontoon and look at the lotus roots he had planted.

Suddenly he saw that the lotus leaves were a little thin and yellow, but he didn't say anything. The key point was that many of the leaves were incomplete, and even the lotus leaves were broken off piece by piece!

"This is how the same thing?"

Zhang Xiang was stunned, this is the lotus root he planted by himself, he wandered around the lake when he had nothing to do, and felt that although these lotus leaves were not particularly pleasing to grow, they rarely broke!

The small island in the middle of the lake has tall wooden railings and locks, and everyone in the farm knows that they have told me that they cannot enter or leave the island. In addition, the pontoon bridge is directly facing their own small yard, so no one can hide from entering or leaving the island. over yourself?

"Zhang wants to come over quickly and catch a big fish!"

He was wondering in his heart, but he heard Li Houtu calling him loudly, his voice was full of joy.But he saw that his long bamboo pole had been bent, and there was a rattling sound in the water along the fishing line.

Zhang thought that this fishing rod was something that Zhang Gao had nothing to do at home, and he didn’t pay special attention to it. He just went up the mountain to cut a few bamboo poles of appropriate thickness. up.

Therefore, fishing with this bamboo pole still requires a little skill. Unexpectedly, Lao Li caught one in one go.Looking at the degree to which the bamboo pole was bent, the fish probably weighed a few catties!

"You pull slowly, be careful that the fish is unhooked, I'll catch it with a net bag!"

Zhang Xiang didn't bother to guess about the lotus leaf at this time, so he picked up a large net bag and saw that there seemed to be a grass carp in the water.

The grass carp was struggling, and its strength in the water was very strong. From time to time, the spine and white belly of the grass carp could be seen. Lao Li was even more excited. When his hand was tightened, he felt that the fishing rod suddenly emptied.

"Quick, oops, let it go!"

Before Zhang Xiang's net bag reached the water, he heard Lao Li sigh, and saw the fish in the water stir up some splashes, and then disappeared into the lake.

"The grass carp that escaped was so big, it weighed more than ten catties!"

Looking at Li Houtu's remorseful gestures, Zhang Xiang couldn't help but smile, the head of a ten-pound grass carp is not small, even if the bamboo pole in Lao Li's hand is broken, he might not be able to catch such a big fish!

"It's okay. There are too many fish in the lake. If you released this one, it will be the same if you catch another one. It may be much bigger than this one!"

Zhang Xiang coughed. He reckoned that the fish in the water could only lift three or four catties. The strength of the fish in the water is very different from that of the fish on the shore!

"I'm here to give it a try, I still don't believe that I can't catch a bigger grass carp!"

Lao Li kept regretting in his heart. After hearing what Zhang Xiang said, he felt relieved. The grasshopper on the fishhook had been bitten beyond recognition!

There are also many baits for fishing. Earthworms and cooked rice can catch crucian carp and carp. If you want to catch grass carp, the best thing is to catch grasshoppers, and the effect is the best!

Zhang Xiang absent-mindedly kneaded it into a ball with a spider web, a little bigger than a grain of rice, hooked it on the hook, and took a bamboo pole to catch white fish on the pontoon.

The mouth-turned white fish has a delicate taste, and Zhang Xiang likes to eat fried white fish very much.Whitefish are social fish and generally prefer to find food on the surface of the water.

Zhang Xiang took advantage of its characteristics and used a very thin and tough bamboo pole. The silk thread was also a thin and light fishing line, which must be able to float on the water!

People who don’t know how to do it can only see the sparkling water surface, but those who know how to watch fish will know where there are schools of fish. Zhang Xiang squinted his eyes and scanned around the lake, knowing that there are schools of white fish there!

Unlike the traces left by other fish, where the white fish swim, there will be small ripples, which are very easy to distinguish!

Zhang wanted to throw the bait in, but the fishing line was still floating on the water surface. Suddenly, the fishing line sank violently, and other fish species would tentatively touch the bait. Only the white fish would take a bite no matter what was thrown on the water surface. swallow.

That's why people by the lake think that white fish are stupid and easy to catch!

In a hurry, Zhang Xiang pulled the white fish up. A palm-length white fish with a cocked mouth was doing its last desperate struggle on the water!

Zhang Xiang put away his fishing rod and caught the white fish. At this time, the benefits of using spider webs as bait were obvious.

Because the spider web is so sticky, even if a white fish is caught, the bait is still tightly wrapped on the hook, so there is no need to change the bait.

Zhang wanted to throw the white fish into the bucket, then looked at the lake, and threw the fishing rod out again!He has caught five or six white fish, big and small, and Lao Li is still there!

Li Houtu couldn't sit still anymore, and secretly cursed this fish for bullying people!Just as he was thinking about it, he felt a slight movement of the fishing rod. He was overjoyed, held his breath and waited a while, and finally saw the right moment and pulled up the fishing rod!

A two or three catties grass carp was jumping, Zhang Xiang hurriedly put down the fishing rod in his hand, and ran over to catch the fish with a net!

"Old Li, it's really good. You have more fish than I have caught for half a day!"

"Don't talk about it, if the ten-pound grass carp is pulled up at the beginning, we won't be able to finish it at noon!"

Although Lao Li said so, he still had a smile on his face! (to be continued..)