Back to 78: My Leisurely Country Life

Two days later, the water in the fish pond was finally almost drained.

Except for the small puddle in the center, the rest of the pond was exposed.

The fish had nowhere to escape and all gathered in that puddle.

Because of the crowd, you can see fish splashing out of the water from time to time.

Today, those who were not busy in the team came to watch the fun.

In the past, everyone had a share, but it was not so rare.

Now the whole pond has become the He family. They stand by the fish pond and chat in twos and threes with all kinds of thoughts in their minds.

Liu Qiang had divided the money equally among each household before, so everyone gathered together at this moment, but no one gossiped, they just wanted to see how the He family harvested this time.

With the climate here, normally they would wait until September to open the pond to fish. This is three months early, so I am afraid the harvest will not be very good.

At this moment, in the pond, the three He Ming brothers and He Yongjun were trawling together, and the fish in the puddle suddenly became boiling.

"Wow, there seem to be quite a few fish!"

"They are all small fish, there is no point in doing anything, I just eat them myself"

"It’s not bad to eat it yourself, since it’s free anyway!"

"What do you mean it's free? I spent money on the contract, so I'll earn as much as I can. Otherwise, I'll lose more later."

"The annual contract fee is 200 yuan. How many fish do you need to raise to sell enough? Not counting the cost of the fry."

"Why do you need to pay for the fish fry? Don’t we release water into the fish fry from the river every year?"

"Can they still raise fish as before after contracting it? That would definitely be a loss. Have you ever seen such a large share of money?"

He Qiang turned a deaf ear to those gossips, because he would be envied by them later. After a while, He Yongjun and his team dragged the net and brought out all the fish in the puddle.

He Qiang walked over to observe today's harvest and found that although there were mostly small fish, there were also some good ones.

""Wow, there are quite a few yellow wax fish!"

He Qiang found several.

He Yongjun had no interest in these small fishes, he only had eyes for big fishes.

If the fishes were not big enough, they would be sold as trash fishes.

Trash fishes were not worth much, and it would be a waste of oil to take them home and fry them.

Feeding ducks and pigs was the fate of the small fishes.

"The fish in this pond are too thin."

He Yongjun sighed.

Only He Yongjun could say this. Although the three He Ming brothers also thought so, they still had to comfort their father.

"Dad, we'll make as much as we can, so it doesn't matter if it's small! Aren't there still some big fish here? Look at that silver carp, it's at least two catties!"

He Ming pointed to the largest silver carp.

He Yongjun sighed and said,"There aren't many that can be sold at a good price. I estimate that there are less than a hundred catties." The current price of fish is just over thirty cents per catty. Even if you take it to the market, it can't be more than sixty cents.

And the three families have to share the fish.

All in all, after selling these fish, they may only get thirty yuan per catty.

He Qiang said from the side,"Don't pick up these yellow wax fish, keep them in the pond. Rich people like to eat this kind of fish. It's more valuable than crucian carp and silver carp!"

He Yong wondered,"What's the point of eating this fish? It has a big head and little meat."

People nowadays don't care whether the meat is smooth or fresh, they care about how much meat there is.

He Qiang couldn't reason with his family, so he had to say:"Anyway, raise more fish. The bosses in the city charge more for them than other fish."

Hearing this, He Yongjun waved his hand and said:"You can pick it up yourself."

How much more expensive can it be?

There are only so few fish, and they can't be sold for much money.

He Qiang didn't bother to argue with his father, and bent down to pick the fish.

As he was picking, he suddenly found that one of them was a little different from the other yellow wax fish.

He Qiang suddenly reacted, my goodness, isn't this a water wasp?

""Wow!"

He Qiang's eyes widened.

Compared with the yellow wax dagger, the water wasp is much more amazing.

Although they look similar, the water wasp is a super enhanced version of the yellow wax dagger in later generations.

In terms of price, the water wasp in later generations has been sold for hundreds of dollars per kilogram.

The difference between the two is not a little bit.

The reason why it is so expensive is mainly because the water wasp has higher requirements for water quality, which makes it more scarce.

"If I can support myself with this, won't I be able to make a fortune in the future?"

He Qiang was overjoyed.

"It takes so long to pick up a fish, what are you doing?"

He Yongjun urged He Qiang.

"Here it comes!"

He Qiang carefully put the water wasp back into the water, then turned around and called out to the children on the fish pond:

""Children, go to the fields to catch eels!"

The children couldn't wait any longer. When they heard He Qiang's shout, they immediately rushed to the pond like a swarm of swarms.

……

After finally counting the harvest, He Qiang's family kept more than ten kilograms of eels, more than thirty kilograms of fish, and all the river clams in the pond.

The weight of those small fish was not calculated because they were not valuable, and many of them were even distributed directly without being weighed.

He Qiang picked up a lot of finger-thick fish and took them home, preparing to coat them with flour and fry them into dried fish.

Although the harvest was not rich, He Qiang was still very happy.

After all, good days are coming!

Back home, Grandma He was fiddling with the small fish while Wu Shuhua was lifting the river clams.

"Hey, He Qiang, come and have a look!"

Wu Shuhua said with a hint of joy.

He Qiang walked over and found a pearl in the opened river clam in Wu Shuhua's hand.

"Huh?"

He Qiang was stunned.

The fish pond is clean every year, and the clams in it can actually grow pearls?

"This is really good luck!"

He Qiang widened his eyes.

Wu Shuhua said happily:"It's quite round, although a little small, but it looks very good!"

In fact, pearl powder in later generations is ordinary goods. This pearl seems to have a good appearance, but in fact its size is a flaw. It will basically be ground into powder in the future. However,

He Qiang did not want to discourage his wife's enthusiasm, and just praised:"My wife is so lucky that she can even open a pearl."

Wu Shuhua said happily:"You have to keep it well and sell it for money later."

���Just be happy!

Old lady He didn't even raise her head.

She obviously knew that it was impossible to get valuable goods from the clams in the pond.

At dinner in the evening, He Yongjun said to He Qiang:"It happens that the village tractor will go to the county tomorrow. I will go to find an agricultural expert to take a look at our pond. Remember not to go up the mountain and listen to their opinions."

He Qiang nodded:"Got it."

He knew that He Yongjun had run several times for this matter in the past two days, and even had no time to take care of the crops. It's better to ask the two brothers to help take care of them.

This is not the time to be stubborn.

The most important thing is to take good care of the yellow wax fish and the water bee!

It just so happens that he can consult an expert tomorrow and ask about the habits of these two fish.