Thinking about the fish in the field, Zhuang Keqing got up before the rooster crowed the next day.
I scooped a ladle of water and washed myself, then grabbed two handfuls of grain rice, washed it and threw it into the pot, put it on the stove, and made some eggs and noodle pancakes.
I have been raising chickens for almost half a year, and now is the time to lay eggs. If the weather is good, I can lay eggs a dozen times a day. And my family doesn’t save any eggs to sell them for money, so I never save on eating them.
Today I spent another ten, used three to make pancakes in the morning, and kept the rest for frying at noon and evening.
In the morning, the thick porridge and egg pancakes were still short of pickles. She chopped some minced meat, dug out a piece of lard, stir-fried it, added some minced ginger and pickles, and made a big bowl.
Qin Manzhi and Shen Ling also got up early.
After washing up, I waited at the stall where Zhuang Keqing was serving food and finished my chores in the yard. I didn't have to run a tofu stall these days, so it was easier than before.
By the time breakfast was served, everything was in order inside and outside the house.
The family gathered around the table to eat. They cooked thick multi-grain porridge, minced meat pickles and a dozen stacked egg pancakes.
"Eat more in the morning and you will have more life today."
Zhuang Keqing took a sip of porridge and handed Qin Manzhi a piece of cake with vegetables, "After eating later, A Ling and I will go to the fields first. I'll ask you to clean up at home and take Aman with you."
"Well, don't worry about me. I haven't run a tofu stall recently, so I don't have much work." Qin Manzhi buried his head in eating. Aman hadn't woken up yet, so he ate quickly while the little one woke up. Later, he wouldn't be so relaxed when he woke up.
I don’t know what happened to the fish.
Zhuang Keqing drank the porridge and ate the cake absentmindedly.
Although the drain hole was left small yesterday, it should be almost done after one night. She raised her head and looked at the sun that had not yet come out, feeling a little anxious.
Shen Ling glanced at her and said nothing, but he ate a little faster. Although he was still polite, by the time he finished eating and put away the bowl, he had already consumed five pieces of cake and a bowl of porridge.
Zhuang Keqing also ate a lot, but girls had smaller appetites and only ate two pieces of cake and a small bowl of porridge.
There were two or three pancakes left, which were placed on the table and eaten with bowls. The two of them took the rattan basket from the yard, greeted Qin Manzhi and went out.
Halfway through, the sun showed its face. Zhuang Keqing estimated that it was around 7 o'clock in the morning, and there were already some scattered villagers in the fields nearby.
"Girl, why are you so early? Where are you going?"
He was met by a familiar uncle. Zhuang Keqing remembered that his surname seemed to be Liu.
"Good morning, uncle, we are going to the fields to have a look."
The man surnamed Liu usually goes to the fields very diligently. He goes there very early in the morning every day. He has never met anyone from the banker on the road. But he has heard that this girl has done some rice fish, saying that it is
The crops can grow well without any help, so I am not active in going to the fields.
How could he believe it? If he didn't put in the effort to serve, the field wouldn't be overgrown with weeds when the harvest came? What's the matter with the rice?
But when he saw the interested look of the girl in front of him, he was a little shaken.
Is this rice fish really useful? Could it be that it can also serve people's crops?
Zhuang Keqing saw the uncle standing in the middle of the road, with a frown on his face and a troubled face, and said, "Uncle, shall we go first?"
"Hey, okay." The man surnamed Liu came back to his senses and nodded in agreement.
But after the young couple walked away, they became curious again, so they simply turned around and chased after them.
No matter whether the rice fish is real or not, go and take a look first!
Zhuang Keqing and Shen Ling arrived in the field. She jumped onto the ridge first and stretched her head to take a look.
The water in the field has almost been drained, leaving only a shallow layer. When I bent down and took a closer look, I could see the fish tail stuck in the mud between the plants and occasionally moving a few times.
She walked to the fish ditch that was cleaned yesterday and the fish slide that was dug, and finally felt relieved.
"Aling, come and see." Zhuang Keqing called to Shen Ling who was standing at the other end of the field, "The fish are all gathered here!"
Shen Ling walked forward in a few steps.
I saw that the narrow fish ditch was crowded with dense fish backs. Just by looking at it, I could tell that there were at least hundreds of them.
Rao was a usually calm and composed young man, but now his eyes were full of shock.
Putting aside the rice yield, the fish harvest must have been really good.
The man surnamed Liu came all the way to see the banker's girl pulling her husband's husband to stand on the ridge of the field, smiling happily. He was startled and walked faster.
When he walked to the edge of the banker's paddy field, he stepped onto the ridge that was higher than other fields without being greeted. When he took a closer look, his eyes almost popped out of his head.
This! These many fish!
Although there are rivers and streams outside their Erlizi Village, anyone who wants to make a toothpaste can still catch a few fish and come back to cook them. But whether it is catching fish or fishing, it is a lot of trouble, and it is not available during the leisure time. , no one has time to go.
But what did he see now?
This ditch is full of fish, and looking at the size, I think one of them weighs half a catty!
"Ya, girl, this is your, what, rice fish?"
The man surnamed Liu was so surprised that it was hard to say anything. Although he asked questions, his eyes were still reluctant to pull them out of the ground. He looked like he wanted to stick his eyes to the fish.
"Yes, uncle." Zhuang Keqing smiled happily, with a little pink on his cheeks, and his eyebrows were curved, looking smart and pleasant, "Why don't I catch two for you."
Having said that, without waiting for anyone to refuse, he went down to fish.
Shen Ling grabbed her arm and said, "I'll do it."
After that, he rolled up his trouser legs, took off his shoes, took the basket out of the basket and put it on the ground.
There were many fish and the ditch was full, so there was no need to go out of your way to catch them. I just scooped them out with a basket and got two of them out without any trouble.
Incredible, simply incredible.
The man surnamed Liu was still immersed in surprise beyond his cognition, but Shen Ling had already climbed up with the basket.
Zhuang Keqing found a handful of tough grass blades on the field ridge, passed them directly through the gills of the fish, tied the two fish together and handed them over.
"Uncle, take it and go back and make some to taste."
The man took it blankly and didn't fully realize it until he got off the field and walked onto the path.
What's going on with the fish in this field? Also, why did the girl want to give it to me? Obviously they are not familiar with it?
But the heavy feeling in the hand is definitely not an illusion.
He lifted up the rope. At this time, the two fish were not completely dead. They occasionally moved a few times on the rope, and the fish's mouths opened slightly, proving how fresh they were.
"Hey, Liu Fu, where did you get the fish this early in the morning?"
The sun has risen, and almost all the villagers have had breakfast and are going to the fields. At this time, Liu Fu, who is standing on the narrow path in the village with a fish, stands out.
Where did the fish come from?
It looks so fresh. You can't just go down to the river and touch it early in the morning, right? You really have such leisure time.
Several people who knew him well walked up to him and asked, and they only got a few words from him, "This is rice fish."
"Rice fish?"
Rice fish? From what I looked at, it was obviously an ordinary crucian carp?
As soon as he finished speaking, no one turned around. Only a few curious people touched the two fishes strung on the rope. But they looked and touched them over and over again, and even after picking up the smell, they couldn't tell what was wrong with them.
Crucian carp.
"You guy, please speak more clearly."
"Yeah, I've never heard of rice fish."
There were three or four villagers surrounding Liu Fu, but they all couldn't understand. At this time, they could only let him speak more clearly.
"Hey! This fish was given by the banker's girl, a rice fish raised in the field!"
It was only then that Liu Fu calmed down after being chased and asked endless questions.
Could this be the fish farming in rice fields that I heard about before?
Liu Fu figured it out, and the others were not stupid either. They knew what he was talking about as soon as they rolled their eyes.
The rice flower fish that the girl mentioned before was mentioned in the village. At that time, someone seemed to have gone to the village chief. Although there was no news for some reason after that, everyone thought that the matter was over. But now
It’s really been nurtured by her!
I just don’t know how much fish this acre of land produces, and whether it will affect the food harvest in the future?
Several people had doubts in their hearts and looked at each other. They didn't care about Liu Fu, but they all walked towards the banker's paddy field.
Early in the morning, these individuals did not go to the ground. Instead, they all gathered together and walked in the same direction, which attracted the attention of others.
I went up to ask if I had any good news, and when I got the news, I was told that I was going to see Daoyu. Although I didn't understand what it was, I followed him without thinking too much. I just came here for the excitement.
But when they arrived at the end of the field, they saw that the young couple from the banker had already brought up a basket of fish.