Xiaoqiao Liushui Renjia

Chapter 42

The most effective way is to put salt on the leeches, and it will melt in a while, but this salt also needs money, who can get it?Usually it is pulled off directly by hand, but when Xiaoqiao thinks of the soft feeling, he gets a little hairy.

So Xiaoqiao decided to catch it in shallow puddles. If only he had that kind of rain boots, he could go directly into the water without taking off his shoes.It's just that there is no such thing as rubber now.

Lixia and Liqiu pick up fish, after a while, there are many small fish fry in this wooden barrel, really small fish fry, only an inch long, young master Zhang said: "Such a small fish, can you eat it?"

"When it grows up, it can be eaten. There is a pond next to our house, so we plan to raise it there. Don't talk nonsense to others." Xiaoqiao said.

"I'm a man, and I'm not a gossip woman, so I can say nothing! But, is this grown up?" Young Master Zhang expressed doubts.

In fact, it was the first time for Xiaoqiao to do this.I have to give myself confidence, "Of course I raise it big, you just wait. In winter, our family starts to fish. I will send you a few, and you will know!"

Young Master Zhang also said: "Okay, you must give it to me when the time comes!"

The big words have already been spoken, so we must take good care of them.

"Master, we should go back, or we'll all come here soon!" Fengshou was a little anxious. If the old man at home still can't see the young master, he should be anxious.

Xiaoqiao said: "Look, we didn't do it today, and we will do it in the future. You didn't say hello to your family today. They should be anxious. Otherwise, you should say hello to them first. How about you come with us next time?" ?”

"Yes, young master!" Fengshou said pitifully to Young Master Zhang.

Young Master Zhang was a little reluctant to leave, but after thinking about it now, he felt that what Xiaoqiao said made sense, so he said: "Then I will make an agreement with my family next time, wait for me."

After finally persuading Young Master Zhang to leave, Li Qiu rubbed a dustpan again, "That Young Master Zhang left?"

"Let's go, but I'll come over next time." Xiaoqiao said.

Li Xia came over to look at the wooden barrel, and there were quite a lot of small fish in it, so he said: "Put it in the pond first, if there are too many, it will easily die."

After playing like this for three or four times, the sun gradually set and the three brothers and sisters went home.

When returning home, Xiaofeng also came back, this time without bringing anything, and Ye Zhu and Wu also came back with a bunch of sweet potatoes and vines, which were for the pigs to eat.When going up the mountain to cut firewood, they put it on the mountain, and when there is a carload, they pick up a car and pull it back. The people in the village are very simple, and they will not talk about the firewood on the mountain being stolen.

Xiaoqiao remembered that in the restaurant before, a plate of sweet potato leaves cost a lot of money, isn't it ready-made now?He said: "Mom, let's eat the sweet potato tip at night." The so-called sweet potato tip is the tenderest leaf on the vine, and it tastes really delicious when you pinch the tip.

Wu said: "We have never eaten this way of eating. Will it be bitter?"

Xiaofeng also said: "Yes, these are eaten by pigs, can humans eat them?"

"You can eat wild vegetables, so why can't you eat this thing? Also, the sweet potato stems can also be eaten. I peeled off the skin and made them the length of a thumb. It's delicious after frying. If you don't believe me, I will eat it tonight." It's done, try it!"

Wu said with a smile: "This girl, why do you always think of strange things? But you are right, this wild vegetable can be eaten, and this sweet potato seedling is fine for us to eat, as long as it is delicious or not. Well, let’s try it tonight, if it’s really delicious, our family has an acre of sweet potato poplars, and the vegetables in the vegetable garden haven’t grown much yet, so it’s also a dish.”

So at night, Xiaoqiao made sweet potato tips and sweet potato stems, and ate them all with chopsticks, and found that they were really good.

Li Qiu said: "This sweet potato tip tastes almost like amaranth! It's delicious!"

Xiaofeng said: "I like to eat this sweet potato stalk, it's chewy." Ye Zhu looked at his children cheerfully, "I'll be in Kang County tomorrow to see if there are any part-time workers. There is an entry."

During the slack season, people in the village would go to the city to see if they could find a job. Now when the family eats at night, it is a time when there is little emotion. They talk about everything in the fight together, and sometimes they can give advice.

Wu said: "It's okay to go, don't cause trouble for the eldest sister and the second sister."

"Well, if I can live in the master's house, I will stay. Li Xia and Li Qiu help your mother more at home."

The two boys nodded quickly, that's all.I used to work for the big guys, but now I work for my own family, which has a different meaning.

Sure enough, Young Master Zhang came back in a few days, and brought several people with him, saying that he wanted to help with the work. Xiaoqiao was a little dumbfounded. So many people have been sent here, so what's the fun in this.

But this kindness can only be received. What Xiaoqiao thinks is that other people in the village know that Young Master Zhang is helping to build the fish pond. Those who are a bit cautious will not dare to do anything. In the villages of Jiacun, Landlord Zhang's family is the emperor of the earth.

It's okay if someone covers it.Just give everyone an illusion.

"Okay, I think this fish soup contains almost enough fish, if you add more, it will be too much." Li Xia said.

"Brother, we still need to find a net. When the water is released, the fish in this pond will not be released." Li Qiu said, also taking responsibility for the pond.

Young Master Zhang said: "This is easy to handle. I have it at home. I'll get someone to bring it over later."

Li Xia hurriedly said: "Master Zhang, I really don't need this, I'll look elsewhere and it will work."

"Why do you still call me Young Master Zhang? Didn't I say that my name is Zhang Meng, Mencius's Meng. From now on, just call me by my name." Zhang Meng said.

"Besides, I just asked. Your family didn't rent my land. Needless to say, I am the young master or something. We treat you as friends. You are always young masters, okay?"

After hearing this, Li Xia said, "Okay, then I'll call you Zhang Meng."

"Then since we are friends, you have to accept the net I gave you."

Xiaoqiao felt that his elder brother could not speak against this young master named Zhang Meng at all.Look, this is not a defeat.

"The net my brother and the others want is just to stop the fish from coming out. Don't get a new one, or we won't be able to get it! You also said that we are friends. If we become friends, we will let you take it again Things cost money, what have we become?" Xiaoqiao said, "Where are there friends who are always troublesome?"

"Yeah, don't buy a new one because we still have it, then it's our fault. If you have used it in your family, we can use it, but forget it if you don't have it, otherwise this friend is not a friend."

"Okay, I'm sure I won't take new ones. Don't worry, I also said, watch the fish grow up, and give me a few when the time comes." Zhang Meng said with a smile.

There are enough fish in the pond, this feeding is also a task, once in the morning and once in the evening.Otherwise, relying on natural growth alone, it will not grow much in a few years.

All the children in the country know that earthworms can be used for fishing, which means that fish eat earthworms, but this is not guaranteed. Zhuqing remembers that chicken manure can also be fed to fish, and there is silkworm excrement. There are chickens at home, so this You can have chicken manure, by the way, this wheat bran can also be used as fish food.

Wheat bran is the thing that has been ground from the outer skin of wheat. The price is much cheaper than noodles, but Lixia and the others still think it is best to use those that don’t cost money. They only use this wheat bran when there is no more. .

There are silkworms raised on the lotus side. In the past, the silkworm excrement was dumped casually as fertilizer. After Xiaoqiao told her, the silkworm excrement was left behind, and the grandmother knew about it and gave it to the village. The silkworm farmer said that he wanted this silkworm excrement, and he would come over and take it back after Lixia had passed for a while.

Therefore, this fish farming is not just a matter of leaving it alone, and manpower and material resources must keep up.Fish have to eat too.

Xiaoqiao also thought of an idea. Anyway, the chicken manure is not useful even if it is retting, and everyone doesn’t take it seriously, so she told Xiaowazi in the village to collect the chicken manure. One penny can buy ten candies. Xiaowazi usually doesn’t have a snack. Now that chicken manure can be exchanged for sugar, is he still not happy?

In addition, the adults in the family don't care about the chicken manure, so they let the kids do it themselves.In this era, there is no such thing as a collection of chicken manure.Some people secretly said that the Ye family is a fool, accepting this thing, but whoever they say, who will benefit when the time comes, who knows.

At first, Li Xia was worried that the chicken manure would not be able to feed the fish, but after putting it down for the first time, after a while, some fish came to eat it, so he knew it was useful.

"Xiaoqiao, how do you know that chicken manure can also be fed to fish?" Li Xia asked, "This book only says that silkworm excrement can be fed to fish."

Xiaoqiao hurriedly said: "Didn't I go to the market with my mother last time? I asked the fish seller specifically. He said that fish eat a lot, some even eat meat, and some eat rice. Having said that, they also eat chicken manure. Let’s explore slowly, and we will definitely find more in the future.”

"Well, this chicken manure is more guaranteed than silkworm excrement. In autumn, the silkworms are gone, and the silkworm excrement will naturally be gone. This chicken manure is available all year round." Li Xia was very happy.

The chicken manure they collect is placed in the pit of a shed, which does not affect daily life, and because the shed is built, it is not afraid of being damaged by rain. Now there are many in the pit.

Lixia and Liqiu are in charge of the earthworms, so Xiaoqiao doesn't have to worry at all.

And what made Xiaoqiao happy was that the chicken she fed finally started to lay eggs. When the first egg came out, Xiaoqiao felt very excited, it was worth a penny.Equivalent to the first pot of gold.

Hehe, with this egg, I don't have to worry about buying candies for the children in the village, and I can save money!Xiaoqiao wondered if he should start raising another brood of chickens. Anyway, the chickens are full of treasures now, and they still need chicken manure.

(End of this chapter)