The loach lay in the clear water, unaware of the shadow that was surrounding it.
Instead of trying to knock him unconscious with stones or the like, Chen Yu had a better choice - he put down the fishing rod and hatchet and slowly raised the fish basket in his hand.
He took half a step forward with his feet, bent down and covered the fish basket over the opponent's head.
Wow!
The muddy water splashed, and you could hear the crackling and jumping in the basket, but Chen Yu scooped it up with his hands, and the slender loach involuntarily slipped into it.
Hey.
Reach out and grab it, pinch it with two fingers on the left and right, and bend the knuckles of your middle finger to firmly press against the body of the loach to prevent it from moving.
It's a bit small.
Looking back and forth, I found that the loach in my hand was about two inches tall, not fat at all.
But if you can catch some, it will be enough to make a delicious soup.
With a snap, the loach was thrown back into the basket, and Chen Yu picked up the rope and hung it on his shoulder. The fish basket was woven so finely that the holes were smaller than a finger, making it impossible to get out.
Looking back at the trickling stream at his feet, he felt that there might be some unexpected gains today.
It happened that a batch of dried mushrooms were dried in Guanzhong. When the time came, I sprinkled a few slices into the soup and added some celery to enhance the aroma.
I feel like my mouth is watering just thinking about it. If I can add that black fish later, it will definitely make people swallow their tongues.
Chen Yu lowered his head and walked out of the stream, carefully circling the water's edge to avoid causing splashes to scare away other loaches that might be there.
Speaking of which, he had caught them in his hometown in his previous life. At that time, there were many ditches in the countryside, especially around spring and early summer when many farmers released water to divert water. The mud ditches ringing the fields became the favorite of country children.
A treasure trove of play.
Loach, mountain crab, eel, small fish, rice shrimp...
It can be said that he has done all of the above. I still remember many times when he led a group of children from the same village, carrying fine nets containing toys in their hands, and searching for them in the ditches in the fields.
They caught it but didn't eat it, so they just held it in their hands and played with it according to the nature of children. Soon they got tired of playing and let it go. After a while, when they got together, they would unconsciously start to catch it again.
Without wasting too much time, after searching around and finding that there were no other loaches, Chen Yu put the fish basket in the water to avoid dying of thirst.
He turned around and searched in a wider area, but this time he was not looking for loaches and crabs, but the most important goal this time, reed ginseng.
He trudged through the wet soil and stopped in some slightly concave places. He paid special attention to areas with rotten vegetation.
Maybe it was just bad luck last time, so I found one without much effort this time.
It is rooted next to the roots of a thick tree, with the leaves covering most of it, and only the green tips are exposed.
He squatted down and picked up the fallen leaves around him, took out the small shovel from the cloth bag, and gently dug up the reed ginseng. Since it was really lacking, he did not plan to transplant it for the time being, so he shook off the soil and put it in the bamboo basket behind his back, underneath.
Padded with two layers of soft, fine grass leaves.
"The first one!"
Now that he has gone into the mountains and forests several times and collected a lot of medicinal herbs, he can barely be regarded as a medicinal collector. Although his experience is not that of a seasoned one, he always gains something every time and never returns empty-handed.
Without stopping, Chen Yu continued to search. He groped around the stream without going deeper into the forest. The humidity in those places was not as good as this area. There might be reeds growing there, but I think they would be rarer and harder to find.
Just like this, while looking for reeds and ginseng among the trees and grass along the stream, I moved rocks away from the water and caught the occasionally exposed loach and mountain crabs.
Wow, under a rock, a black and red crab brandished a pair of large pincers and opened its teeth and claws towards the tall figure that suddenly appeared.
He was full of momentum, but Chen Yu was obviously not intimidated.
Catch it and stuff it into a fish basket.
Since there was no roof, in order to prevent these mountain crabs from escaping, he picked some grass leaves and branches on the spot, pierced the circle, and made a crude and crude cover to seal it.
I hope that loaches and crabs can get along well with each other. After all, they are all brothers and sisters. It would be good for them to get to know each other in advance if they are going to be crowded into the same pot in the future.
I have to say that mountain crabs are fat. They are not bloated, but really feel meaty.
While wading through the water, I saw a few mountain crabs that were almost as big as a palm. I don’t know how long they lived.
After all, the location here is very good, it is deep and secluded in the forest, and few people come here. Even if there are not many medicinal collectors, there are not many people here.
Only then did he live carefree until now, and then fell into the hands of Chen Yu.
As for the reed ginseng, I also picked some. There was a high pile in the bamboo basket behind me, at least seven or eight ginseng.
There were both big and small, and he also encountered many seedlings that were too young, but he just let them go and only remembered the location. He felt more and more that this place was a geomantic treasure, and he might be able to come here more often in the future.
Seven or eight roots of reed ginseng, if eaten sparingly, can probably be enough for a month.
"That's almost it. Let's look for a while longer and then go to the deep pool."
It took more than half an hour to pick and catch all the reed ginseng, crabs and loaches that could be found around.
Chen Yu picked up the full fish basket and carried the basket on his back and headed towards the deep pool.
…
The nameless pond is located in a mountain col. Compared with the path behind the mountain fields, his current location is undoubtedly much further away, so it takes more time.
Along the way, I was lucky enough to encounter a Codonopsis pilosula that had just emerged. The leaves were like eggs, extremely small, and had blunt serrations on the edges.
After looking at it twice, he didn't dig it. It was too young and not yet mature.
However, after taking only two steps, Chen Yu turned around and returned.
Although it is not suitable for use as medicine, it is just right for testing.
Most of the herbs he picked earlier were mature, and he wondered if the immature ones would be able to absorb the inspiration more easily.
He pulled out all the roots wrapped in soil particles, put them together with the leaves and rhizomes in the basket on his back, and then strode away.
When the time came to noon, Chen Yu took out the dry food and a bag of orchid fruits that he had prepared in his arms. After filling his stomach, Chen Yu continued to set off.
As time passed, a sporadic sound of running water reached his ears, and Chen Yu discovered that the top of the mountain forest was no longer gloomy and gloomy as before, and there was a bright light shining on it.
It pierces through the leaves and branches of the forest and shines before your eyes.
In the light curtain, dust particles floated.
After another hundred steps, I finally crossed the grass, and was greeted by gusts of cool wind, carrying moist water vapor and the fragrance of flowers and plants, hitting my nose.
Not far away, there is a deep pool.
After taking off his cloth bag, Chen Yu chose a good position from a high position, grabbed the long grass under him and walked down the rocks.
Thread the fishing line, put down the basket on your back, tie the rope of the fish basket with a wooden stick and insert it on the shore.
When the fish basket enters the water, the loaches and crabs suddenly become more active after a long drought and are no longer as lifeless as when they were on the road.
He took off his cloth boots, rolled up his trouser legs, and landed barefoot in the cool water. Compared to the stream deep in the forest, the water in front of him under the bright sunshine undoubtedly gave people an inexplicable sense of security.
Stepping in the water, Chen Yu walked onto the sandbank in the pond last time, pierced the earthworms, and then took out another bag of yellow cloth soaked with water stains.
After learning the lessons from the previous two times, he felt that it was probably because he didn't place the nest material first. Otherwise, given the size of the deep pool, there wouldn't be only the black fish swimming back and forth all the time.
"Don't be eaten up by this guy."
Judging from the previous two experiences, the snakehead fish in the pond is obviously a foodie, and this possibility cannot be ruled out.
But it eats small fish, so I eat it.
Pindao is what we call true compliance with the laws of heaven.
After thinking for a while, Chen Yu quickly sprinkled the nest material in his hand cleanly, then threw up the fishing rod, and the earthworm drew a moving curve in the air, and he couldn't wait to use it as bait and jumped into the pool.
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