Carry a fountain with you

Chapter 20 Selling Rice Field Eels

The word monkey wine suddenly popped up in his mind. He also heard from the old people in the village that monkeys in the mountains like to ferment grapes, hawthorns, wild goji berries and many other fruits that monkeys like to eat together. , The wine brewed is called monkey wine.

Monkeys are very clever, and the wine they brew is better than that made by humans, but monkey wine is very difficult to find, and it is usually brewed in caves halfway up the mountain. Only men who go up the mountain to collect herbs occasionally find it. .

He didn't expect his luck to be so good, so he immediately became interested. He could see that there was a lot of monkey wine in the tree hole. Fortunately, he brought a few big plastic bags when he came, which was originally intended to hold mountain goods. Now When it came in handy, he filled two plastic bags in a row, and it took him about ten catties before he let go of his hand satisfied.

On the way back, I found a fallen Chinese wolfberry tree. Maybe it was because of the rain a few days ago. A large piece of fungus grew on the shady side of the dry Chinese wolfberry tree. Before Liu Junhao could do it, it was soft and tender. The black fungus was snapped up by these brats, leaving bare tree trunks.

Before he got home, he saw an off-road vehicle parked in front of his house. Liu Guangju accompanied two people squatting under the big tree in front of his house to enjoy the shade. Looking carefully, it was Boss Wang and an old man who also wore glasses. , It seems that he is here to buy this old turtle again.

"Xiaohao, you are back. Boss Wang has been waiting for you for a long time." Liu Guangju yelled loudly when he saw him.

The other two people also stood up when they heard the sound, Liu Junhao hurriedly apologized, saying that he had gone to the mountains, took out the key to open the door, let a few people into the yard, and then moved a few chairs and put them under the big tree.

Seeing that the heads of the three people were sweating profusely, he remembered that he just got the monkey wine, so he ran to the kitchen to get a few bowls, each of them poured a bowl, and the rich and mellow aroma spread immediately.

"What kind of wine is this?!" Several people smacked their lips after drinking it. The wine tasted very pure and full of aroma.

"Oh, me and those hairy kids just got monkey wine from the mountain"

"Monkey wine?!" It was the first time the old man and Boss Wang had heard of it.

"Damn it, is this monkey wine?" Liu Guangju was also very surprised, and then he explained to two city people what monkey wine is.

At this time, Xiaopi was also screaming wildly as he tugged at Liu Junhao's trouser legs under the table, and seemed to be interested in the monkey wine.

It was a little annoying to be called by it, and this time he got the monkey wine skin, which was considered a meritorious service, so Liu Junhao took a broken bowl and poured half of the monkey wine into the bowl.

Xiaopi slapped his tongue to make it clean, and barked after drinking it, which made people laugh. Liu Junhao was helpless, so he had to give it another half bowl, who knew that something would happen instead , Xiaopi was actually drunk, and frantically chased the lambs and rabbits in the yard. The lambs bleating and bleating, finally hid in the sheepfold and did not dare to come out.

After Boss Wang introduced Liu Junhao, he found out that this old man surnamed Zhao has a lot of background. He turned out to be a retired professor of the Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

He and Wang Shengli's father are old friends, so he often asked Wang Shengli to collect some fish. This time, he heard that he found a strange old turtle and a big fire head weighing thirty to forty catties in Daqingshan, and he suddenly became interested. Let Wang Shengli drive himself to Daqingshan.

Wang Shengli had always been obsessed with that old turtle, and immediately drove Professor Zhao over in his car. Seeing a professor from a provincial capital come so far to see an old turtle, Liu Junhao was also a little embarrassed, and hurried into the house , Said to blast the old turtle out, but actually took the old turtle out of the spring water.

"Huh..." Professor Zhao was also amazed when he saw this big old turtle, and suddenly became interested, and wanted to do some research on this old turtle, saying that this old turtle might have mutated.

However, after studying for a long time, he still couldn't figure out why, so he had to ask Wang Shengli to take out his camera and take a few photos, and he was going to show his colleagues who specialize in aquaculture when he went back.

At noon, of course, he had dinner at Liu Junhao's house. Before the meal, he took Wang Shengli to look at the eel he raised. This eel was no different from ordinary eels, except that it was a little fatter, so Wang Shengli didn't care.

The lunch at noon was relatively simple. He caught three rice field eels that were less than half a catty, and secretly got a few fish from the spring water. It doesn't look very good in appearance, but each dish is served in a foreign porcelain basin, and the portion is very large, which is really ordinary for rural people.

At the beginning, Wang Shengli was still a little dismissive. He was engaged in aquatic products every day, and he had never eaten anything. Just now, he heard Liu Junhao boast that his eel was rare in the sky and rare in the earth, so he didn't think so.

As a result, after taking only one bite, he felt that all his previous aquatic products were sold for nothing. He used to hear people say that the rice field eel in Xiaoshu competed with ginseng. It tastes soft and boneless, and it tastes particularly bad when chewed. It is soft but creamy, and has a strong fragrance in the mouth. After taking a bite, he immediately decided to wrap the rice field eel in Liu Junhao's yard.

Of course, those farm vegetables that are usually very common have a special taste, and with the monkey wine bought by Liu Junhao, the guests and hosts enjoy a meal, especially Professor Zhao, although he has been engaged in fruit tree cultivation techniques all his life, he often eats them in rural areas. Waiting, but this is the first time I have seen such a poetic courtyard.

Looking at the green trees in Liu Junhao's yard, the arms-length beans are hanging crisply all over the shelves, the branches of the big tomatoes are broken, and there are big green peppers, purple eggplants... everything They are full of the fun of farming. He likes this place so much that he even has the idea of ​​staying here to do research.

He has been doing research all his life, even after he retires, he still can’t take it easy. Recently, he is working on a small farm orchard income increase project, which is to study some fruit trees with high added value and can be planted intensively. Seeing that the backyard of Liu Junhao’s house is completely deserted, he Immediately came the interest, decided to temporarily live in the countryside for a period of time.

Wang Shengli didn't go back that night either. He called his friend to drive the aquatic product truck over and planned to buy all the rice field eels in Liu Junhao's house.

Early the next morning, Professor Zhao got up to do Tai Chi in the yard. He is not in good health when he is old, and his sleep quality is very poor. But last night he slept very soundly. The lamb and puppy barking incessantly in the yard, and the unknown birds jumping among the branches made his heart unknowingly comfortable, and he liked this place even more, and even had the idea of ​​living here for the elderly... …

At eight or nine o'clock the next morning, the aquatic product truck called by Wang Shengli drove into the village, attracting a crowd of onlookers, and Mao Boy led a large group of brats to jump into the pool to catch eels. Some of them swim very fast in the water, but this group of brats have been in the water since they were young, so they are all masters at picking up rice field eels. In addition, the rice field eels in the water are dense, and they can quickly skim in the water with a net bag. You can get one or two.

I caught almost [-] catties in one morning, and the remaining rice field eels became much smarter, and they all got into the holes, and there was no way to catch them, which stopped a group of brats.

Because of the high quality of the rice field eel, and because Wang Shengli wanted to do long-term business, he gave a relatively high price of 30 yuan per catty, which made the rural people who had been watching for a whole morning take a deep breath, and soon sold it. More than 5000 yuan, which is much better than farming.

Liu Junhao was naturally happy to sell so much money, and gave ten yuan to the bear children who helped each other in the morning, which made the group of children jump and scream excitedly.

(End of this chapter)