Luo Hui neatly packed up the pots, dishes, chopsticks, and pots, drove to the town and bought the daily necessities and bedding that his grandparents needed. After returning to the village, he put the things in the old house. Luo Hui went around the fields.

, Gao Ge Gao Shuan and a group of five villagers who helped him were all threshing rice in a large field.

Luo Hui didn't plan to go to the fields to help, nor did he plan to dig out loaches. He just chatted with everyone on the edge of the field. After chatting for a while, Gao Ge said, "Xiao Hui, remember the pond raised for you in the village, right?

Have you not seen it for a long time?"

"Uncle Gao, if you don't tell me, I almost forgot that I still have a pond." Luo Hui patted his forehead and said. He used to raise eels and ducks in that pond, and he had caught fish before.

All the fish that I didn't order were thrown into it... But since I moved to the top of the mountain, I really forgot about that pond.

Gao Ge said, "I think if you don't want to keep raising that pond, just drain the water and catch all the fish... That pond is a public pond in the village and has not been used for several years. Yesterday

I was cutting red vines in the field beside the pond, and saw a ten-pound grass carp floating on its head... My dear, I didn't expect there to be such a big grass carp in the pond. Now Xiaohui, you have made a profit.

"

"Oh, there are still about ten kilograms of grass carp, so I really made a profit. Then I will dry up the pond tomorrow and the day after tomorrow." Luo Hui said cheerfully. Of course, he would not care about the fish in the pond. He just thinks that

Drying up ponds is fun. I have seen plots about this in rural novels before, and it is indeed quite attractive.

"Just tomorrow. It happens to be your and my sixtieth birthday the day after tomorrow. Give me all the fish in your pond for the banquet." Old Man Gao said with a smile.

"Uncle Gao, is your sixtieth birthday the day after tomorrow?" Luo Hui was slightly surprised. Sixty years old is considered a big birthday in our country, especially in the countryside, where one has to hold a grand banquet to entertain relatives, friends, and fellow villagers.

"Oh, before I know it, I'll be sixty." Gao Ge sighed.

"Old man, what do you need me to do for your birthday?" Luo Hui volunteered. Gao Ge has an extraordinary relationship with him. He must help him as much as he can, and he must do his best.

"There's nothing I need you to do. Just catch the fish in the pond tomorrow and come and help me cook the day after tomorrow." Gao Ge had already thought about these two things, so he felt relieved that Luo Hui would be in charge.

"It's that simple. Don't worry, these two things will be taken care of by me." Luo Hui said, patting his chest.

Gao Ge said, "The water in the pond is a bit deep. You'd better set up the water pump now. By tomorrow morning, the water will probably be drained and you can catch fish. If you set up the water pump tomorrow, you will be able to catch fish the day after tomorrow."

I’m too busy.”

Luo Hui nodded and said, "Well, I'm going to set up the machine now... but I don't have a water pump, and I don't know how to use it if I have one."

"Brother Zong has it at home, let me go with you."

Luo Hui and Gao Ge went to Gao Zong's house. On the way, Luo Hui asked him what customs there were for celebrating birthdays here.

"We have very few rules for celebrating birthdays here, that is, the banquet must include chicken, duck, fish, meatballs, and dumplings. In addition, some drinks and snacks must be given, and a ten-yuan red envelope must be wrapped as a return gift for each guest.

And in the evening, please invite the movie theater to show a movie." Gao Ge thought for a while, "That's about it."

While chatting, the two came to Gao Zong's house. Luo Hui carried the water pump, and Gao Ge carried the water pipes and wires on the pole. The two came to the pond.

Because it has rarely rained recently, the water level in the pond has dropped a bit, but the water in the pond is still somewhat deep.

Luo Hui cooperated with Gao Ge and set up the water pump, laid out the water pipes and connected them to the water pump, and connected the wires. After all these things were done, the switch was turned on, and the water began to flow out.

"Old man, would you like to borrow another water pump so that the water can be drained out more easily?" Luo Hui said.

"No need to borrow it, we can just use this water pipe." Gao Ge pointed to the remaining unused water pipe. This water pipe is made of plastic and is as thick as a teacup. One pipe is six or seven meters long.

"Can water pipes alone drain water?" Luo Hui wondered.

"Yes." Old Man Gao smiled, "Come on, let's cooperate."

Each of them took one end of the water pipe and filled it with water in the pond. They each covered the port at their respective ends to try not to let the water leak out. After that, Gao Ge stayed by the pond and put both hands into the water.

.And Luo Hui dragged his end of the water pipe over the pond ridge and came to the bottom of the pond ridge.

"Xiaohui, if I tell you to let go, just let go of your hand suddenly." Gao Ge shouted from the edge of the pond.

"Received." Luo Hui responded.

"Okay, let go!" Gao Ge shouted.

Luo Hui hurriedly released his hand that had been holding the water pipe tightly, and the water immediately flowed out. And the water that had been poured into the pipe did not stop flowing. On the contrary, it kept flowing continuously.

This is based on the principle of suction generated by water flowing away from the pipe. Gao Ge and Luo Hui let go at the same time, and the suction force will suck up the water in the pond and drain it out, so that there will be an endless supply of water.

.

"..."

With this water pipe, drainage is much faster.

After watching the water pump and water pipe discharge water for a while, Gao Ge continued to go to the fields to harvest rice, while Luo Hui drove back to the top of the mountain.

At the lakeside at the foot of the mountain, Mr. Luo and Mr. Xu stared attentively at the floating things on the lake. They were fascinated. When Luo Hui looked at their harvest, he saw that there were only a dozen or so. The largest one was less than a kilogram, and the total was only about a dozen.

Only three or four kilograms.

"Wow." Mr. Xu caught a three-finger-wide crucian carp. He happily took the fish off, put it into his net bag, removed the bait on the hook, and swung the rod into the water again.

"Wow." Then Mr. Luo said with a swish, and also caught a long yellow bonefish. After taking the fish, he arranged the bait and put it back on the rod, and said to Mr. Xu, "I said, Lao Xu, don't you mean

Are there a lot of tortoises in Jianma Lake? You were so good at fishing for tortoises back then. How come you have been fishing for most of the afternoon and we haven’t even seen a single turtle shell?"

Mr. Xu laughed and said, "I'm telling you, Lao Luo, if you only want to catch tortoises, you can't use these earthworms. You have to use small loaches or pig livers, things with fishy smells as bait."

"Xiao Hui, if you have any small loaches, go and get some." Mr. Luo told Luo Hui, fishing for tortoises must be more exciting than fishing. They are valuable and much more delicious, right?

"Why don't you just catch a tortoise? There is no need to use a small loach." Luo Hui smiled slightly and said to Mr. Luo, "Grandpa, please give me the pole. I will keep it for less than ten minutes and I will catch a tortoise for you to see."

Upon hearing this, Mr. Luo proudly said to Mr. Xu, "See, without Mr. Xu, my grandson could catch a tortoise in ten minutes without using a small loach."

Mr. Xu didn't believe it, "Xiaohui, you can brag."

"Don't brag, let's let the facts speak for themselves." Luo Hui smiled and said, "Grandpa, let me use your pole."

Mr. Luo handed the pole to Luo Hui, and Luo Hui lifted the pole, then came to the pond and threw the hook in. The second elder stopped fishing and followed him to see if Luo Hui was bragging.

There are tortoises fed in the pond. As for how many tortoises are raised, Luo Hui can't even count them. Anyway, there are not a thousand of them, but seven or eight hundred. There are so many tortoises in the pond, and it takes ten minutes for Luo Hui to feed them.

Less than a minute after the fishing rod was thrown down, the float suddenly sank. With quick eyes and quick hands, he shook the rod and a tortoise weighing half a pound was caught on the shore.

"No, you just caught it?" The second old man looked at the little bastard who fell on his back, and was stunned for a while.

"Xiao Hui, show me how to fish." Mr. Luo excitedly took Luo Hui's fishing rod.

"I'm here to fish, too." Xu Laoyi ran over and took his fishing rod over.

"You guys fish first, I'll go to the mountain to get a fishing rod." Luo Hui smiled and went up the mountain.

When they came to the hillside, Luo Hui saw a figure swaying in the fruit trees. When he took a closer look, it was Grandma and Grandma Xu who were weeding with hoes. Luo Hui was afraid of tiring them, so he hurried over and said, "Grandma, Grandma Xu."

, stop weeding and rest on the mountain."

"It's okay, Xiaohui. Hoeing can stretch your muscles and muscles. It's a physical exercise." Grandma said with a smile.

"Then you hoe slowly, don't hoe when you are tired." Luo Hui sweated. He had never hoeed the grass in this orchard before. It did grow a lot, but now most of it is withered and yellow. He just didn't remove the roots of the grass.

Hoe it off and it will grow even crazier next spring.

"Grandma knows, you can go about your business." Grandma responded.

Luo Hui returned to the top of the mountain, took a fishing rod, filled a cup with some genetically modified eel segments left over from cooking at noon, and came to the pond. Mr. Xu happened to take down a tortoise weighing seven or two taels.

He smiled brightly and said to Luo Hui, "Xiao Hui, there are quite a few bastards in this pond. They must have crawled in from the lake."

No one in Gaojia Village has ever raised tortoises, and Mr. Xu didn't expect that tortoises were specially raised by Luo Hui. In addition, the pond was right next to the lake, which aroused his imagination.

When Luo Hui heard what he said, he thought it was funny. How dare Mr. Xu think about it.

Seeing Luo Hui's expression, Mr. Xu grabbed the tortoise on hand and looked at it carefully, and said doubtfully, "I think these tortoises are all from Jianma Lake. Didn't they crawl in from the lake?"

"It is indeed a species in Jianma Lake, but how could they be so stupid to crawl into the pond by themselves? Isn't this the same as crawling into the pot?" Luo Hui said with a smile.

"Then where do the tortoises in this pond come from? We put the pole in and can catch one in a few minutes. This shows that the number of tortoises in the pond is hundreds or even thousands," said Mr. Xu.

"Of course I caught him." Luo Hui shrugged.

When Mr. Xu heard this, he glared at him, "Xiao Hui, you kid, since you raised them, why do you let us fish? These bastards are so small and don't taste good, making us happy in vain."

"Isn't this just for you to have fun fishing for bastards?" Luo Hui said.

His words made the two elders dumbfounded. What's the point of this? The two elders poured all the tortoises they caught back into the pond, walked over there, and continued fishing for their fish in the lake.
Chapter completed!