small farm girl in pastoral space

Chapter 6 Fish and Shrimp
The chestnuts in the space have fallen all over the ground, and even the wild apples and wild dates are hanging all over the branches. The heavy fruits bent the branches, and some ripe ones fell to the ground.Mu Qiu found that although these fruits fell from the branches, they were obviously not wilted, and they were as fresh as the fruits on the branches.She picked up a wild date and tasted it. It was sweet and had a very strong taste of dates.It seems that in addition to accelerating the growth of plants, this space also has the function of preserving freshness, and the fruits grown in the space do not have the ability to grow and reproduce.

Looking at the lush green vegetables in the field, Mu Qiu thought of the vegetables in the open space outside his yard.The vegetables in the space have already been harvested, but the ones outside have just sprouted and are still fragile seedlings.How can I make them grow faster?Seeing the small river in the space, Mu Qiu thought whether to use this water to irrigate the ground?After all, it is the water in the magical space, maybe it will have some effect!

Thus, Mu Qiu successfully took over the task of taking care of the vegetable fields.The next day, she found that the vegetable seedlings in the field had grown significantly, and the effect of the river water in this space was comparable to that of growth hormone!

The vegetable business with Tianxiangju has been going on secretly.Every time Mu Qiu came to Pingyang Town, he secretly took out the vegetables from the space. The transaction was carried out in the backyard of Tianxiangju, so although other restaurants in the town wondered where Tianxiangju got these vegetables, they never knew that the real seller was just a Unremarkable little girl.

Mrs. Li only knew that Mu Qiu sold the chestnuts to Tianxiangju in the town, and the price was very good, so she didn't ask any more questions afterwards.After more than ten days, Mu Qiu has already earned more than one or two taels of silver by selling chestnuts and vegetables, which is a lot of money in the eyes of the farmers.

When Mrs. Li came back from buying cloth, she made winter clothes for the family and added warm quilts.The lives of the three of them are gradually getting better, at least they don't have to drink rice soup for every meal, and they can occasionally eat a little meat.

Seeing that winter is coming, the chestnut business must not continue, which will arouse suspicion.The vegetables in the field were watered by Mu Qiu with space water. Although the growth rate has been significantly improved, it is still slower than that in the space. It takes more than half a month for a batch of vegetables to fully mature.So Mu Qiu noticed the river in the village again.

I can usually see villagers fishing in the river, but most of them are eaten at home, and it seems that they are not sold on the street.Mu Qiu also noticed that there are very few fish sellers even in Pingyang Town.

"Yue'er, why don't people in the village go to the river to catch fish and sell them for money?"

"Sister Qiu, don't you know? The fish is so fishy that it's not tasty at all. People in the village only occasionally fish one to eat at home, and people in the town won't buy it."

Mu Qiu understood it, and seemed to see Yinzi waving to him.

Fishing is too slow, and fishing nets are indispensable if you want to catch fish, but Mu Qiu asked, and there really is no one with fishing nets.So she had to settle for the next best thing, and use a fish cage if there is no fishing net. When she was a child, she often used a fish cage to catch fish.

There are fishhooks and fishing lines in the town, so Mu Qiu went to the hillside and cut a thin bamboo to use as a fishing rod.Mrs. Li refused to agree to her going down the river, and Mu Qiu repeatedly assured that she was by the river and would never approach the river, so she reluctantly agreed.

There is no fish cage at home, so I have to ask Uncle Liu in the village to make it.Uncle Liu, whose real name is Liu Chengda, is a native of Ping'an Village, and there is an old man in his family who is not living well.The two younger sisters got married early, one married in the village and the other married out of town, but he is also 27 or [-] years old this year, and he has never married a wife because of poor conditions.Usually, Uncle Liu would do some carpentry work to make money, and Liu Quanda also learned his craft. Weaving a basket to make a table, chair and bench can also maintain the lives of father and son.

"Is anyone at home? Grandpa Liu!" The courtyard door was closed, Mu Qiu thought no one was at home, and immediately someone in the room answered, "Hey! Here it is, who is it?"

"Grandpa Liu, it's me, Xiaoqiu."

The old man hurried over to open the door: "It's Qiu girl, come in and sit down."

"Grandpa Liu, I won't sit down anymore. I'm here to find Uncle Liu, and I want him to help me make two fish cages." Mu Qiu stood at the door and didn't go in, directly expressing his intention.

"Oh, your Uncle Liu went to sell goods in the town, and he won't be back until the afternoon. When he comes back, I'll just tell him. You can come and get it in two days."

"That's fine." Mu Qiu put the money on the phone into the old man's hand: "This is for you, I'll go back first!"

"Hey! You girl..." Uncle Liu wanted to say something, but when he looked up, Mu Qiu ran away.

Mu Qiu thought it would take two more days, but Liu Quanda delivered the fish cage the next afternoon.The fish cage made of bamboo is very strong, and even those thorny burrs have been cleaned up.

"Sister, is this big cage for catching fish? Those fish are not tasty at all, what are you doing catching them?" Like a curious baby, Mu Wen felt very fresh about the fish cage.

"My sister has a way to make those fish delicious, you little greedy cat just wait for the delicious food!"

"Really?" Mu Wen's eyes were shining, and he swallowed unconsciously when he heard the delicious food.

Mu Qiu said that earthworms should be used as bait for fishing, so Mu Wen patted his chest and said, "Leave this to me!"

In the afternoon, Mu Wen led a group of children from the village to search for earthworms all over the village.The happy laughter of the children echoed in the village, adding a bit of color to the bland pastoral life.

"Brother Awen, can sister Qiu really make fish delicious?"

"Of course, my sister is amazing, she will definitely do it if she says she can!" Mu Wen raised his head proudly.

"Then...then can you give me a taste? I'll just have one." Xiao Douding looked at Mu Wen eagerly.

"Well...it's not impossible, then you have to help me find earthworms, so that I can catch more fish, and I can let you try it then."

Hearing what he said, the little devils worked harder to dig the earthworms, and filled the broken clay pots in a short while.

Fishing should be carried out during the day, but the fish cage can be placed at night.Before the sky was completely dark, Mu Qiu came to the river with two fish cages. After finding a good location, he put the fish cages into the river.In one night, I hope to catch a few fish!
Early the next morning, while Mrs. Li was still making breakfast, Mu Qiu planned to check the fish cage.The river was icy cold, causing people to fight a cold war.The fish cages were taken out of the river, and the two fish cages caught a few fish as expected.

One is as long as Mu Qiu's forearm, and the other two are smaller.But what surprised Mu Qiu was that there were still some river prawns and small fish in the cage. She put all these into the small river in the space, and went home with three fish.

In order to prevent these fish from dying, Mu Qiu put them into the bucket at home, and secretly brought some river water out from space to raise them.Mu Wen squatted by the side of the barrel, poking the fish with his fingers from time to time, which he thought was quite interesting.

In fact, people here don't like to eat fish, mainly because the fish has a fishy smell, and even the chefs in the restaurants make it more or less fishy.So although the fish tastes delicious, very few people eat it.

In fact, it is very simple to process the fish. Pickle it with ginger, garlic, and vinegar to remove the fishy smell. When cooking, you can use chili and peppercorns to make the fish delicious and free from fishy smell.But Mu Qiu did some research around the town, and there was no one selling fresh ginger, let alone hot peppers and Chinese prickly ash.It turns out that people here don't even know that pepper and ginger can be used as seasonings. Only pharmacies have pepper and dried ginger slices that are used as medicinal materials.As for chili, they have never heard of it.

Through the introduction of shopkeeper Wu, Mu Qiu managed to buy fresh ginger, but the Chinese prickly ash had to go to the pharmacy to buy some.The first thing Mu Qiu did when he bought ginger was to plant them in the space. After all, it is not easy to find a place to buy them.

(End of this chapter)