Chapter 18 Catching Snakes
On this day, the weather changed from the scorching sun in the past. Some thin layers of clouds floated in the sky, intentionally or unintentionally covering the sun's brilliance. Between the valleys, thunders of pine waves were still rising and falling under the wind of the mountain.
The entire dam has lost its tranquility today. Dozens of idle men took some half-year-old boys to the dam and stood on the dam from afar and watched the boats and bamboo rafts working in the lake from afar. A fishery truck parked outside the dam also indicates that the news of the reservoir catching black birds today is not only spreading in Rongshu Village, but fishmongers with a keen sense of commercial smell have already known it.
Blackfish, commonly known as mullet, is black in body, and gradually becomes lighter from the back to the abdomen. The meat of the fish is tender, delicious and nutritious. It is a kind of fish that people like to eat to nourish the body.
Mullets are benthic carnivorous fish. They usually like to live in shallow water areas where mud-bottomed water plants are overgrown along the coast, lurking in the water plants waiting for the opportunity to hunt down food, and sometimes swimming in the upper layer of the water at night. Like the Lotus Reservoir today, it is a rare phenomenon that hovers in groups in fixed waters during the day. Some old fishermen with decades of experience near Rongshu Village were very surprised after seeing such a scene, but they couldn't tell what it was.
Only Cen Jiahua knew in his heart that these mullets must have mutated because of the "spirit gathering array", which became so violent and extremely aggressive. This made Cen Jiahua feel alert. It seems that this "spirit gathering array" is not so useful. While accelerating the growth and development of animals, it will still bring some side effects.
It seems that the idea of using the role of the "spirit gathering array" to develop the fish farming industry in the reservoir was really a bit too natural. However, now, it is no longer possible to solve the problem by regret. Of course, the most urgent task is to catch these somewhat crazy mullets first.
At this time, Cen Jiahua stood on Island No. 1 with "Doudou" in his arms, watching the waters around the island densely swim with numerous mullets. The number of these mullets was much higher than the ones in the previous few days. They were like wild wolves hungry in the wilderness for a few days, waiting for the opportunity to appear.
These mullets that were catalyzed by the "spirit gathering array" not only maintained the original vicious nature of the mullet, but also showed a strange aura.
Next to Cen Jiahua was a fat middle-aged man. He was about 40 years old and had become a barren land in the middle of his head, leaving only a few sparse hairs around him to cover it.
This is Luo An, a fishery wholesaler in Tianzhou County. When he heard that a large number of giant mullets appeared at the Lotus Reservoir and was preparing to catch them, he drove to see them in person the day before yesterday. Seeing that the rumors were indeed true, he immediately made an oral agreement on pre-order with Cen Jiahua.
In the distance of the island, Lao Chen and a group of men were drawing bamboo rafts and slowly putting down huge nets around the island. These nets were nearly 10 meters long and nearly 10 meters wide. The bottom of the net was densely packed with long pendants made of tungsten alloy. This net weighed amazingly, with hundreds of kilograms, and the mesh was very small, so it was generally used for ponds or reservoirs to clear ponds.
After Lao Chen finished pulling the net, he began to put some bloody feed into the circle formed by the net.
As soon as the feed made from these animals' internal organs was in the water, a faint blood spread in the clear water of the reservoir. Mullets from far and near had a very sensitive sense of smell. When mullets who had been hungry for a few days smelled the bloody smell, they rushed to the place where the feed was placed.
The densely packed mullets rushed towards the feed at a very fast speed, and the backs close to the water surface even cut a series of ripples, just like fast-moving speedboats.
In a blink of an eye, the mullets crossed a distance of more than ten meters and fought around the feed left by Lao Chen. For a moment, water splashed everywhere on the water, and the water was even more turbulent, and there was a scene of war.
Old Chen, who had been standing on the bamboo raft outside the fence, was watching the movement of the fish, saw that the floating mullets had basically entered the coverage of the fence. So he waved his hand and notified the men on the bamboo raft pulling ropes at both ends of the net to start closing the net.
The bamboo rafts on both sides began to move, and they led the two ropes on the upper and lower sides of the net toward Island No. 1 together.
Because the feed was placed very close to Island No. 1, the outer net has not disturbed the fish for the time being, so they are still fighting for food and do not realize that the disaster is coming.
As the two bamboo rafts approached the shore at the same time, a complete circle formed between the net and the shore of Island No. 1. The circle was still scrambling for food, and they didn't realize that they had fallen into human calculations.
Under the command of Comrade Chen's gesture, the four men each grabbed both sides of the two ropes and rhythmically pulled the net to the shore. At this time, it is necessary to pull the net very skillfully so that the circle formed by the net does not have loopholes and causes the fish to run away.
The rope tied to the bottom of the fishing net should be pulled faster so that the nets below can gather together as soon as possible to block the route for the fish to escape. However, the ropes above should also be coordinated, otherwise the fishing nets would be easily pulled into the water, leaving the space near the water surface for the fish to escape.
In this way, amid the low shouts, Old Chen directed everyone to pull the fishing net closer.
The fishing nets have gathered into a ball at the bottom of the water, and have been arranged on the water surface, and a tight trap has been formed.
At this time, some alert mullets began to feel something was wrong around them and became alert.
But, it's too late!
The mullet, who found that the situation was not good, was instinctive and immediately drilled into the water, but hit the fishing net. So the entire fishing group seemed to have been notified and began to spin around in the middle of the net.
For a moment, water splashes began to appear in a water area of about 10 radius surrounded by the net. Even when the food was scrambled, it was not as intense as it is now.
After experiencing the initial panic, some mullets began to jump out of the water with all their might, trying to jump out of the fishing net.
For a moment, dozens or hundreds of mullets jumping out of the water appeared in the narrow water surface, rising and falling, as if they were playing a jumping game.
However, Lao Chen, who had been prepared, had already taken several bamboo rafts from the periphery to the vicinity of the net, and then hung the fishing net with bamboo poles at several points. The bamboo poles hung the fishing net high, forming another insurmountable gap in the space above the water surface.
The mullets that jumped out of the water hit the fishing net one after another, and then fell into the water dizzyly, splashing the boss's water.
In this way, the mullets, which once arrogant and occupied the highest position in the entire reservoir, were captured by smart humans with fishing nets. In the end, the circle formed a cage of only a few meters in size, and the opening was directly opposite the shore of Island No. 1.
When the nets were fixed, Old Chen began to lead a few men to catch fish with net bags.
Now, there are hundreds of mullets in the cage of only a few cubic meters, and the entire cage is already in full bloom.
These mullets, which have been surrounded by the net of heaven and earth, know that they can't escape this disaster, but they are still struggling desperately, trying to find a way out.
The cages with splashing water were filled with fish squeezing and fishing, and there was no more space at all. As long as Lao Chen and his friends took their net bags, they would definitely be able to catch one or two lively mullets.
These mullets were still struggling violently when they got into the net bag, and their strong and powerful bodies made the men responsible for fishing scream from time to time! As mullets were thrown into the fish box brought by the aquatic producers, their fate was already destined, and they would become delicious on the dining tables of city people in the past few days.
Accompanied by the sound of mullets slapping the water surface and the continuous screams of people, Island No. 1 presents a moving scene of a fishing ground harvest.
Luo An said with a smile: "Boss Cen, your website is a big profit!"
Looking at Luo An's chubby face, Cen Jiahua remembered the fat man An Long in "The Legend of the Two Dragons of the Tang Dynasty". Both of them were fat, and they also had the word An in their names. I wonder if this boss An is also as lustful as that boss An?
Cen Jiahua looked at Luo Anna's chin that had almost squeezed her neck and thought maliciously.
"Make a lot? Boss An, you don't know that these mullets are basically unable to raise fish in my reservoir. Even ducks must be careful." Cen Jiahua raised his eyebrows and said, "I have to make it happen if I have a contract fee of more than 100,000 yuan a year. How can I get it done with a headache?"
"Otherwise you will specialize in raising mullets, so that your annual income will be considerable." Boss An touched his chin with his fingers as thick as a radish, and suggested to Cen Jiahua: "As long as you can guarantee that you can provide vibrant mullets like today, I will collect them all."
Cen Jiahua knew what Boss An was thinking. Because of his healthy physique, the meat quality of this ferocious wild mullet is probably much better than that of ordinary mullets, so Boss An spoke so generously. Boss An, who has been operating aquatic products for many years, naturally knows that these mullets are excellent, and of course they will not worry about sales.
However, Cen Jiahua came to this Lotus Reservoir just because she wanted to build a manor she wanted, and she never thought of becoming a professional breeder.
Whether it is raising chickens, ducks, and geese, it is just an attempt. Cen Jiahua tried to use a suitable and easy way to ensure that the income of the entire reservoir can maintain annual expenditures, and there are some surplus to allow himself to calmly arrange and build the reservoir.
So he just smiled and shook his head and refused to Boss An's proposal.
Money is not what he wants the most!
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