The carriage drove along the trail for half an hour and finally arrived at Sunjia Village.
Thinking that he had promised Lin Jinxiao to go back early, he didn't dare to delay for a moment when he arrived at Sun Wuji's house. He drank a sip of tea and went straight to the topic, inspecting the fish ponds everywhere.
The main reason for coming here this time is for two things: to find out which fry are easy to raise, and to exchange experiences with fishermen, learn from each other, and learn from each other's strengths.
Furthermore, even if everything goes smoothly in the fish ponds contracted by yourself, it will probably take at least a year or more to produce fish. Therefore, after the restaurant opens, the initial fish supply channel must be found to be guaranteed.
Since the Donghua River side was occupied by the Qi family, she had to find a way to establish a solid cooperative relationship with the fishermen here and make it a fish and meat base for her restaurant.
Especially the resources at sea.
So she also had to know what kind of fish these fishermen could catch, and she had to have an idea of what kind of fish they could catch.
When the men, women, and children in Sunjia Village saw Sun Wuji return safely, they all had a backbone again and were so excited that they insisted on dragging Chu Nanzhi to fetch fish fry from their own fish pond.
Since she had just been here a few days ago and was familiar with each store's situation, she couldn't bear to even buy fish fry, let alone give them away.
After persuading the villagers, she took Si Bao and hurriedly followed Sun Li to the small pond where he had found fish fry.
Sun Li was pointing to his fish pond and said with a smile: "Ms. Chu, all the fish from Wuji's family were fished out by Kang Mingtang's people after he was imprisoned. I have collected all the fish fry sent by many people these days.
When you get to these small pools, if you are not old enough, then go join them."
"This is not possible. We still have to ensure that the villagers' own fish ponds are full first."
Chu Nanzhi replied with a smile: "Only when we raise fish can we have a better way of living in the future. My pond has just been taken care of, so I won't need many fry at the beginning."
"Mrs. Chu, please don't be polite. We make a living by fishing. Once the flood season is over, we can go down to the rivers and fish for fish. Everyone will not have to worry about fish sources."
Patriarch Sun said, turning his head to look at Sun Wuji, his wrinkled eyebrows moved and smiled: "Besides, now that Wuji is back, he will definitely lead everyone to live a good life."
Hearing this, Chu Nanzhi also looked over with a smile: "What are Sun Langjun's plans now?"
"I'm going to rest for a few days and then I'll fight for the officers who will go out to sea, and then I'll lead you out to sea for fishing."
Sun Wuji answered decisively.
Chu Nanzhi nodded slightly: "Peng Dianshi is now in charge of the county affairs of Haikang County, and the imperial court encourages business exchanges. As long as it is a reasonable request, whether it is an official guide to the sea or a road guide to Luyan Port, it is not difficult to do so.
"
As he said this, Chu Nanzhi casually looked at some fishing tools placed beside the fish pond, including harpoons, barbed nets and thick straw nets.
She walked over, checked the straw net carefully, and asked curiously: "Do you usually use these tools for fishing?"
"yes."
Sun Wuji replied seriously: "We will compile the length of the straw net according to different water areas. When fishing, some people will pull one end of the straw net on the shore, and then put the rest into the boat, and gradually lower the net from the depth of the water.
Pull it open, extend it to the other side, and finally pull the rope ends from both sides to start pulling the straw net to the water's edge. If you are lucky, you can sometimes catch hundreds of fish."
As he said this, he narrowed his eyes and smiled naively: "Of course, sometimes I gain little."
"It's a good idea, but this straw net is too bulky."
Nylon nets cannot be used in this era, but there are still some materials that are lighter and more corrosion-resistant than straw nets.
After roughly thinking about the materials that could be used at the moment, she looked at Sun Wuji and suggested: "You might as well consider using linen material rolled on coarse cloth to make a net, which can be much lighter. Although the woven fishing net is still easy to rot,
But if you use it for two or three days and then dry it for one or two days, it can last longer, and the cost is not high."
Well, this is what I thought of: three days of fishing and two days of drying nets.
When Sun Wuji heard this, he immediately nodded in agreement: "Hemp material is indeed a good material. Next, I will let everyone try to weave hemp silk mesh."
"Well, it will be much more convenient if you go out to sea to fish and cast a net."
Chu Nanzhi continued to think about some of the effective fishing methods he had seen in his previous life, and then blurted out:
"The survival rate of bamboo planted in the south is actually very high. You can plant some bamboos on the beach of Sanghai, then braid them together with ropes and extend their wings toward the shore. This way, when the tide comes, the fish and shrimps will cross the bamboo branches, and when the tide goes out, they will be killed.
Blocked by bamboo, a lot of fish and shrimp can be caught during the tide, which is much more efficient than fishing with tools such as harpoons."
The combination of such multiple fishing methods will definitely increase the annual fishing output.
Sun Wuji listened to her eloquent explanation, and knew more fishing methods than the fishermen on the beach, and his eyes couldn't help but show deep admiration:
She is such a powerful person. Not only can she investigate cases, but she also knows so much about fishing. No wonder she wants to raise fish.
If you live with fishermen and catch the most designated fish every day, you might be able to earn dozens of taels of silver a year.
He quickly called the literate old man in the village to come over and take notes, and then asked sincerely: "Mrs. Chu, do you have any other good fishing methods?"
"Oh, no more."
Chu Nanzhi smiled sarcastically. After all, he was not a fisherman.
I looked up at several weir beams built on the river dam in the distance. There were many bamboo rafts floating on the water, which looked quite spectacular.
Sun Wuji followed her gaze and looked over. Seeing that she was fascinated, he quickly explained: "That is also a way of fishing in our fishing village. It is called weiron fishing. It is used in locations with fast currents."
"It's not bad."
Looking around at these various fishing methods, Chu Nanzhi felt much more at ease.
It seems that this trip to Haikang County was not in vain.
The fish in these rivers are not uncommon, and the selling price is only tens to hundreds of cents. If you want to get high-end ingredients, you have to have sea fish. She has been thinking about her favorite salmon, and she doesn’t know if there are any fishermen at sea.
This type of fish has been caught.
Facing Sun Wuji, she asked tentatively: "What kind of fish do you usually catch when fishing in Songhai?"
"this?"
Sun Wuji didn't know how to describe it, so he could only say broadly: "There are many, including kingfish, white marlin, cuttlefish, and squid. It mainly depends on the season. The fish that can be caught in each season are different.
Sometimes you will encounter dangerous sunken fish.”
“Is there any salmon?”
Chu Nanzhi asked expectantly.
"The fish from the sea are more expensive than the freshwater fish. In our county, the smallest fish can be sold for hundreds of cents. I heard that someone uses dry ice to preserve the freshness of the sea fish and transport it to Jinling City for three to five taels of silver."
Sun Wuji didn't know why, so he kept talking to himself, then looked at Chu Nanzhi with a faint smile, and continued: "I'm afraid it's hard to find fish worth three cents per pound. At most, I can buy a larger fry.
, but since Madam Chu wants it, let alone three cents, I will capture it for you even if I don’t get a penny."
"oh."
Chu Nanzhi nodded a little embarrassedly. It was just that this guy didn't know about salmon, so he changed the subject again.
She had no choice but to explain to him with a grimace: "This salmon is also a kind of fish. This kind of fish has a short dorsal fin base, small scales, and very developed teeth."
The image of her racking her brains is a metaphor. Patriarch Sun suddenly raised his eyebrows and screamed: "Could Madam Chu be talking about salmon?"