Chapter 46 Putting the fry
On that morning, the wind was sunny, and white clouds were floating on the blue sky, constantly changing their appearance under the breeze, showing their graceful figure.
The September light of Rongshu Village is still dazzling, but it is gradually no longer as vicious as the past, and it shines on people with more warm feeling.
Today, Cen Jiahua got up early one morning and helped Wu Fang and others send corn to the farm to feed poultry, and then waited on the dam for the people from the nursery farm to send fish fry.
This "Hongying" seedling farm was also introduced by Yang Lie. It is said that he is still a little related to him and is in the newcomer of Yang Lie. Cen Jiahua accepted the offer from "Hongying". Afterwards, Cen Jiahua asked for a little inquiry and found out that the reputation of "Hongying" is quite good in Tianzhou County. Many villagers' fish ponds near Rongshu Village were purchased from "Hongying".
This time, Cen Jiahua ordered 20,000 yuan of fish fry. Even if this batch of fish fry is a test, it is necessary to see if the reservoir is suitable for raising fish under the current conditions. If feasible, the spring next year will be the best time to stock up on a large scale.
Generally speaking, spring and summer are the best seasons for free-range fish frying, because the water temperatures are more suitable for the survival of fish frying in these two seasons, and the plankton in the water is also rich, which can provide good food for fish frying.
Once winter enters, the low water temperature is not suitable for the growth and development of fry, and it is easy to cause lesions and even death of fry. September is the last month suitable for frying, because the weather in the south is still relatively high. After a few months and winter comes, the fry is already relatively large and can safely overwinter.
At 8 o'clock in the morning, a Futian truck that delivered fish fry at the "Hongying" nursery farm rumbled into the dam.
The person driving was a thin man, with wrinkles on his face as if they were carved by a knife, and his skin color was the tanned black and shiny after soaking in water all year round and then exposed to the sun.
The one who followed the car was a young man who was probably a little older than Chen Yang, but his lean look was much more sophisticated than Chen Yang. It can be seen that he had been polishing in society for some years.
"Hello, Boss Cen, I am the owner of the 'Hongying' seedling farm, Huang Weifeng." The man who had just stopped the car and got out of the cab immediately locked in his customer today. After all, his brother-in-law Yang Lie had already told him about Cen Jiahua's situation.
"Hello, hello, I can't talk about a boss, I can only make a living." Holding Huang Weifeng's calloused hands, Cen Jiahua still felt a little moved that these businessmen had really done their homework and had already found out what they looked like before coming here.
"Today is our first time working together, so I won't say much about the scene. We will have a long way to go, and people's hearts will be seen over time." Huang Weifeng shook Cen Jiahua's hand and paused and said, "Businessman Cen, please rest assured. Our 'Hongying's reputation is good, otherwise my brother-in-law Yang Lie would not recommend it to Boss Cen."
"That's natural. I can trust the people recommended by Uncle Yang. With such a large reservoir, we will have more opportunities to cooperate in the future." Huang Weifeng is also a very scheming person. In just a few words, he expressed his attitude and made Cen Jiahua look very high.
"That's it, that's it, so we won't talk much nonsense. Let's take advantage of the good weather now and release all the fry." Huang Weifeng was tall and thin, which was in sharp contrast with Yang Lie, but his voice was the same and full of energy.
This time, the fish fry provided by the "Hongying" nursery farm include summer flowers, planting fish, etc., and the most of them are raw fish called "black sesame". These fry that had just been hatched for about 7 days are relatively low, and each one costs only 5 cents. Cen Jiahua ordered 10,000 yuan of "black sesame" in one go.
The rest are about 2 or 3 cm long summer flowers. These already thick fry are much more adaptable than the 'black sesame'. The survival rate is very good, but the price is a little more expensive, at 0.3 yuan per piece.
Cen Jiahua ordered more than 10,000 pieces this time, including the proportion of various fish: grass carp 40%, silver carp 20%, bighead carp 10%, carp 20%, crucian carp, bream, bream, etc. The same is true for the proportion of fish in the 'black sesame'. This is the mixed-raising ratio set by Cen Jiahua after checking the information.
Of course, the most expensive pairs of fish are those breeding fish. These fish are grass carp, silver carp, fat head carp, carp and crucian carp. Each pair costs 1,000 yuan, which makes Cen Jiahua feel extremely distressed. Of course, these fish also represent a hope. If they can survive in the reservoir, Cen Jiahua will no longer have a few fryes born in the reservoir next year, and it will greatly reduce the number of fry purchased.
The water surface of the entire Lianhua Reservoir is close to 4 square kilometers, and the water surface area during the flood season exceeds 6,000 acres. If fish fry is purchased every year, the cost of fish fry alone can make Cen Jiahua bankrupt.
Therefore, gradually restoring the ecological balance of the reservoir and realizing the self-propagation of fish in the reservoir will be what Cen Jiahua should pay attention to in his future days.
Cen Jiahua, Wu Fang, Wang San Uncle also has two new workers from the farm, Li Shun and Lu Jianguo, plus Huang Weifeng and his son, and the seven began to carry the cages on the car to the dock.
The outer frames of these cages are welded with steel bars as thick as thumbs, and then put on cube pockets sewn with waterproof canvas inside. The uniform specifications of these cages are 0.5 meters in length, width and height, and they are filled with 250 kilograms of water. Fortunately, all the laborers present are in their prime, and three or four people can easily move these cages down.
Because the space of the cage is very small, the fry inside can easily suffocate due to lack of oxygen, a large air pump is also installed on the car to blow air into each cage.
Therefore, after moving out of the car, these cages must be moved to the dock as soon as possible to stock the fish fry inside.
The ‘black sesame’ and summer flowers are very simple to deal with. Cen Jiahua didn’t put it in a large cage like others to make them adapt to the water temperature and quality of the reservoir, and they were directly placed in the vast reservoir.
"Boss Cen, aren't you afraid that there will be no one of these fry left next year?" When the first box of fry was put into the reservoir by Cen Jiahua, Huang Weifeng couldn't help but ask in surprise.
"It doesn't matter. Anyway, my batch of fish fry is just an experiment. Let's see if it works. If it doesn't work, we'll talk about it next year." Cen Jiahua knew in her heart that these seedlings would grow happily under the nourishment of the "spiritual body array", but he couldn't tell it out, so he could only find various reasons to make excuses.
Shaking his head, Huang Weifeng said nothing more. If it weren't for the brother-in-law Yang Lie that Boss Cen was a good guy to raise ducks, he would have almost classified Cen Jiahua as a kind of young man who had a lot of money and burned his hands.
The seven people worked hard all the fry and finally put all the fry in the reservoir, leaving only the pairs of precious fish left in the cage. This fish cannot be put into the reservoir like fry, otherwise the reservoir is so big that it will be useless if it gets lost.
Fortunately, Cen Jiahua had already prepared for a long time. He had already formed several circles of different sizes in a shallow water area of the reservoir with bamboo strips and iron nets, and became native cages. These fish were placed in the circles against each other, allowing them to rest in the water without worrying about survival.
By the time they were all busy, it was already ten days old. Huang Weifeng and his son refused Cen Jiahua's banquet because there was still something in the seedling farm, and hurried back in a car. The good dishes that were originally prepared were eliminated by Cen Jiahua himself and several staff members of the farm, which could be regarded as a welcome to the newcomers.
Now the number of poultry stocks in the farm has reached 10,000, and the original two people could no longer bear the heavy work. Cen Jiahua asked Lao Chen to introduce the two people to work.
Lu Jianguo was 20 years old this year. After graduating from high school, he was unable to get into college. His family was worried that he would go to Guangdong to work, so he had to stay at home. As an uncle, Old Chen was worried that his nephew would always be idle in the village like this, and was afraid that he would be taken away by others and get bad habits such as drugs, so he sent him to the reservoir to work.
At first, the young man was still a little resistant to work, but he had to come under the strict order of his uncle. However, as he worked in the reservoir for a few days, he began to get used to this kind of life, and there was no such thing as cheating.
Another new employee is Li Shun. He is in his early thirties and is honest and dull. He used to work in Guangdong. In the past two years, he worked at home because of marriage. Li Shun's family has six brothers, so he was unable to get too many mountains and paddy fields when he was separated, and he lived a tight life every year.
He was quite happy to be recommended to work in the breeding farm by Lao Chen, because there was not much work in the breeding farm. He just feeds chickens, ducks and geese on time every day, and then cleans the shed. It was just a bit monotonous and boring, but for Li Shun, who wanted to support his family, these were not a problem.
After a few days, under Wu Fang's leadership, Lu Jianguo and Li Shun were familiar with the work of the farm smoothly, and the work of the entire farm entered a stable stage.
But now the food transported to the island every day is about 500 kilograms. By the end of the month, the poultry will become larger and more. The original small boat has been used for many years, and some leaks have begun to appear, and it seems that it is a product that is about to be eliminated.
Chapter completed!