Steamed buns, go farming with your mother

Chapter 98 Fish Ponds and Legends

It has been a month since Su Ho bought flowers. After telling Steward Lin that there was still an [-]th bachelor’s camellia at home, Su Ho did not leave immediately. Instead, she returned to the inn and stayed for an extra day. She knew , if Master Lin is interested in these eighteen bachelors, he will definitely contact him.

With the power of the Lin family, it was not difficult to find him. So Su Ho decided to stay for one more day. Anyway, the effort for one day was still affordable. If no one came after one day, he and Qian Bing would leave.

Sure enough, the next morning, someone came to look for him, but it was not from the Lin family, but claimed to be from Master Qin's family.

Su Ho thought about it, maybe Lin Guanshi bought Master Qin's favor.

So, the camellia at home was also bought, and the price was the same as that of the black orchid.

With just two flowers, the family received 600 taels of silver, which Suho hadn’t earned in the past few years. With this money, not only can Zheng Dongxu’s 500 taels be repaid, but the remaining 100 taels of silver can be used by the family. I can still think of a new way out, and even the long-planned fish pond in Soho can start construction.

This matter can only trouble Pan Ming again.

Zheng Dongxu came back after leaving Treading Port for a month, still living in the original house, going to Wang's house every day, helping Su Ho with some physical work, or chatting with Wang, or teasing leeks, since After Zheng Dongxu came back, Leek spent much less time going out.

However, these days, I get to know the children in the village well, and from time to time, some children come to find leeks to play with, and the sandpit that the family made for leeks has become a paradise for these children.

No matter how noisy these children are, Su Ho and Wang just laughed it off. Leek is really a bit lonely by himself, and Su Ho is always happy to see someone ask him to play with him. However, the homework of Leek He didn't stop for half a minute because of this, but fortunately, although leeks were a bit playful, they were still very obedient.

The location of the lotus pond was chosen in Niujiaojian not far from Suho’s house. There was a tidal flat there with loose soil, so it didn’t take much effort to dig it up, and it was very close to Youshui River, so it was very convenient to get water locally. There is a cliff, above the cliff is the Qingshan Village, and from the Qingshan Village there is a small stream, which flows together and flows down the cliff, forming a small waterfall. Found a small pool.

Su He, Zheng Dongxu, and Pan Ming took a look and decided to buy the [-] mu of land around Niujiaojian, and the water pool was in the middle of the [-] mu of land. Because it was a tidal flat and far away from the village, the price was not high. No matter how expensive, with Pan Ming in the middle, the matter was settled quickly.

Except for the Pan family and the Qian family who are close to the Wang family, no one knows about this matter. However, there is no impenetrable wall in the world. The village is full of excitement.

On this day, Su Ho was worried that he could not find a suitable person to help dig the fish pond. He sat in the yard, staring at the bamboo leaves all over the sky in a daze. Let’s dig the fish pond, I don’t believe it, I can’t take a small fish pond in Soho!”

The rhetoric had already been sent out. Immediately, Su Ho approached Pan Ming and discussed with Zheng Dongxu and the three of them. Before the discussion came to a conclusion, Qian Bing appeared by himself.

"Sister-in-law, it's too embarrassing not to ask me for something good!" The courtyard door was open, and they were familiar with each other, so they walked in by themselves: "Oh, sister-in-law, where is auntie? Are you not at home?"

Su Ho stood up and said with a smile: "My mother got up early in the morning and went to Wangjialingzi with leeks to herd sheep. She hasn't come back yet? Brother, do you have anything to do with my mother?"

Qian Bing touched his head and said, "Hey, there's nothing to do, just come and have a look. Sister-in-law, I heard that your fish pond is going to start construction? Why don't you call me?"

Su Ho smiled and said: "I'm having a headache, that pool is not suitable for raising fish, I don't know what to do!"

Qian Bing found a stool by himself and sat down. He greeted Pan Ming and Zheng Dongxu enthusiastically. Pan Ming nodded in response and said, "Bing boy, I haven't seen you for a while, where are you going crazy?"

Qian Bing stuck out his tongue and said with a smile, "Uncle Pan, I've grown up!"

He didn't respond to Zheng Dongxu's frozen face that hadn't changed for thousands of years, and he was used to it. Moreover, Qian Bing didn't know what was going on. He felt a faint sense of fear for Zheng Dongxu, a hunter from a foreign country. His feeling told him , this man is terrifying, and he believes in his own feelings.

"By the way, sister-in-law, where did we talk just now? The pool is not suitable for raising fish?" After exchanging pleasantries with Pan Ming, Qian Bing turned his head and asked Su Ho again.

"Hehe, He'er, aren't you worried? Now someone is here to help you. Don't you know, we soldiers grew up rolling in the Youshui River since we were young, and we are very interested in water. The Qian family moved here from outside, and their ancestral home is in the south of the Yangtze River. His father saw that he liked water, so he sent him back to his ancestral home to learn some skills in raising fish and lotuses!" Pan Ming looked at Qian Bing carefully. With a glance, he suddenly remembered what happened before, and said with a smile on his face.

"Huh?" Su Ho was taken aback. He didn't expect to solve the matter that had troubled him for a few days, "Great! Brother, tell me, although I know something, it's only limited to fish farming." , I really don’t have any good opinions about this fish pond!”

"I didn't expect my sister-in-law to raise fish?" Qian Bing was also a little surprised, but he quickly forgot about it. This sister-in-law can read and write, and can raise a fish. It's nothing special.In the eyes of Zhuanghu people, reading and literacy is very difficult.

"know a little!"

Qian Bing was about to say something, but when he rolled his eyes, he didn't know what to think of. He frowned slightly, looked at Su Ho, hesitated to speak, and then glanced at Pan Ming again.

Finally, he said, "Sister-in-law, I wonder if you have heard of such a legend?"

Su Ho thought for a while, Qian Bing suddenly mentioned this legend at this juncture, maybe it has something to do with the fish pond, but he has traveled through time for three years, and he has never heard of any legend.

She raised her eyes, glanced at Zheng Dongxu, and thought that Zheng Dongxu almost came with her, so she probably didn't understand anything, then turned her head to look at Pan Ming.

I saw that Pan Ming's brows were tightly wrinkled, his eyelids were drooping, and people couldn't see his thoughts. He knew this legend. It should be that this legend has been passed down among the village names of Tshuibu for generations. It was just that he was busy helping Su He The matter of negotiating the land, I didn't think about it for a while, and later because of Su Ho's question, I didn't have time to think about it. It wasn't until this time that Pan Ming remembered it.

"He'er..." Pan Ming's tone was a little low, his brows were also tightly frowned, and the way he looked at Su Ho was somewhat confusing, so: "There is a taboo in our village that has been passed down from generation to generation, do you know?"

Without waiting for Su Ho's answer, Pan Ming continued: "The river in our village was cursed by our ancestors. This drinking water cannot be eaten or drunk, and animals and plants cannot be raised! You should know that people in our village eat It’s all mountain spring water, and nobody uses the river except for washing clothes!”

Hearing what Pan Ming said, Su Ho remembered that this was the case, but what does this have to do with opening fish ponds?Su Ho was a little puzzled. Suddenly, Su Ho realized that if the river water is not edible, then the fish cannot be fed!
Looking at Qian Bing's expression, Su Ho knew that what Pan Ming said was what she was worried about!
She suddenly remembered that year, because she didn't want Mrs. Wang to work too hard, she acted like a baby and said she wanted to find fish, but after searching for a long time, she left the main line of Youshui River and found a pond with fish. At that time, she didn't care Well, as the old saying goes, when the water is clear, there will be no fish. Thinking about it now, it is really weird.

"Why did this happen?" Su Ho asked, could it be that she hadn't implemented the plan yet, so she died like this, she was very unwilling, what a fortune this must be.

Pan Ming and Qian Bing shook their heads, expressing that they were not clear. In fact, because some people did not believe the rumors, they tried themselves, but not long after, these people died inexplicably. After that, no one in the village dared to take it lightly. The water from the Youshui River has been used, and it has been passed down to this day.

Su Ho couldn't believe it, but looking at Pan Ming and Qian Bing's expressions, she knew they would not lie to her, but what happened to the fish in the water?

Su Ho stood up, walked around the yard with his head in his arms, there must be something he forgot, think about it quickly!
She was a little slow and anxious, her steps became bigger and bigger, and she walked more and more hurriedly.

Pan Ming and Qian Bing looked at Su Ho worriedly, not understanding what happened to Su Ho, and wanted to call her to stop, but Zheng Dongxu stopped her.Zheng Dongxu knew that Su Ho was thinking. He saw her thinking once.

Su Ho was still circling around, but her eyes inadvertently saw the bamboo pipe for picking up water. In an instant, she stopped and looked at Pan Ming and the three of them fixedly: "Is there a problem with the Youshui River?"

Seeing the three people nodding, Su Ho said: "Uncle Pan, big brother, there is something wrong with this water, we don't need this water!" His tone was firm and his eyes were burning.

Pan Ming and Qian Bing looked at each other. They didn't know if Su Ho's method would work. They were a little hesitant. In fact, they also had selfish motives in helping Su Ho dig the fish pond. Let's see if this is feasible. If so, The villagers also have an extra way of life.

"Uncle Pan, you forgot, that water pond. I remembered that this Yushui River and that water pond are not from the same water source. Since that water pond can raise fish, believe me, that fish pond can also do it!"

Pan Ming knew that his son was in the favor of the Wang family and earned money from his own house, but because his family was not rich, he just turned a blind eye.

He also doubted how his son's fish was obtained at the beginning, but he just ate some, so he didn't care about it. Hearing what Su Ho said today, he felt that there should be something wrong with You Shuihe.

So, he nodded and said, "Since He'er is confident, let's give it a try!"

(End of this chapter)