From wilderness to palace

Chapter 21 The Joy of Fishing

Speaking of the river flowing in front of the village, Liu Yaozu didn't know much about it.The only thing I know is that the water source of this river comes from the mountains.Compared with other big rivers, this village river is naturally not well-known.

Fortunately, even in the case of strong wind and heavy rain, he has never heard of the river in front of the village, which has brought any disaster to the village.On the contrary, in years with insufficient rain, the villagers often use the water from the river to irrigate the fields.

Mingxi River is what the villagers call it. As for who gave it this name, Liu Yaozu naturally does not know.But this did not prevent the villagers from fishing with him in the Mingxi River.

Compared with those who came to fish in the river in the early years, those who stayed in the village in recent years seldom come to the river to fish.At the same time that there are not many fish in the river, many villagers feel that fishing is a waste of time, and they might as well go to the mountains to get some mountain products.

It is undoubtedly more worry-free and trouble-free to use the money from selling mountain products to go to the market to buy fish to eat.After all, fishing is a matter of patience.When the fish situation is not good, not to mention the time to take it in, but also hang an air force to go home.

Arriving at the river, he searched along the river bank, and finally Liu Yaozu chose a section of the river where the current was slightly slower and the depth was deeper than other places.In terms of places where fish are hidden in the river, deep water areas should be more able to hide fish than shallow water areas.

After preparing the fishing gear he had brought and carefully looking at the chosen fishing position, Liu Yaozu immediately said: "I heard that you need to make a nest before fishing, so it doesn't hurt to try it first. When it comes to fishing, I seem to be a novice, so it's okay. Practical experience!”

Liu Yaozu, who talks to himself, did not forget to put his photographic equipment well after he selected the fishing position.In order to ensure a clearer and more intuitive shooting angle, he uses multiple lenses, and fine-cuts in the later stage to ensure that the video looks more comfortable.

Liu Yaozu took out a handful of nest materials bought from the city and sprinkled them into the river not far in front of him.Seeing that the nest material had entered the water, he began to take out the bait for preparation.Compared with hanging earthworms, this bait seems to be cleaner.

Anyone who has ever caught fish with earthworms knows that it is easy to get the mucus on earthworms when wearing earthworms.Every time it is worn, the fingers pinching the earthworm will be glued once.If you don't wash it right away, your hands will become sticky after a while.

In contrast, this kind of fragrant and fishy bait does not have this problem.Before buying, Liu Yaozu also asked the owner in detail about the method of bait preparation.Coupled with the video of surprise learning, it is also considered to be rich in theoretical experience.

Thinking of the outdoor fishing videos he watched during the day, Liu Yaozu also said with emotion: "I really don't know if I don't watch it. I was shocked when I saw it. Nowadays, there are so many tricks to catch a fish. The fishing rod is full of strange things, and the bait is also varied. !"

Pour the purchased bait into a plastic basin, add water in proportion and stir.After knowing that the bait absorbs water, it should be left for a few minutes before continuing to stir.Taking advantage of this time, Liu Yaozu also started to tie the fishing line, and then adjusted the float.

Although it is best to use a seven-star drift to catch this kind of stream fish with a small pole.But Liu Yaozu thought about it, and still chose Lipiao.The reason is also his self-feeling. Li Piao is more intuitive to look at, and he will have more feeling when fishing.

Throwing the fishing line into the river for a try, Liu Yaozu found that the fishing spot in front of him was about one meter deep.Compared with other shallow water areas, it is indeed called the upper deep water area.If there are fish in the river, you should be able to catch some.

All the preparations were ready, and Liu Yaozu also started to hang bait and prepare to start fishing.Looking online, he was surprised to find that some fishermen had bought a device for underwater observation of fish.In his opinion, this is completely unnecessary!
Just when Liu Yaozu was worried about whether there would be no fish in the river, the fish float that had just bottomed out instantly came to the bottom.Looking at the float that disappeared into the water, Liu Yaozu immediately raised the rod, and soon felt the pulling force from the bottom of the fishing line.

"I KAO, are all the fish in this river eating so fiercely?"

Liu Yaozu was naturally happy when he caught a fish just after floating down.For fishermen, it doesn't matter if the fish is big or small, as long as there are fish that take the bait.As the line is lifted out of the water, a small fish swings wildly on the hook.

Seeing the small fish brought ashore, Liu Yaozu was also very happy and said: "Little grouper, this fish has delicious meat, and it is good when stewed and braised. Such a big small grouper can be considered a big one among small groupers. No wonder it eats so fiercely." .”

When I was young, I often went to the river with my grandfather to fish to improve my food. Of course, Liu Yaozu knew the common fish in the river.Compared with other stream fish, this small grouper has fewer spines and more delicious meat.

In the early years, the villagers also preferred to catch this kind of small grouper, and when they couldn't finish the fresh fish, they would fry it and store it.When you want to eat it in the future, you can cut some peppers or green onions and fry a plate, the taste is not to mention how good it is.

Liu Yaozu, who untied the small grouper, filled the plastic bucket he brought from home with water, and immediately speeded up his fishing after confirming that there were fish in the river.What made him happy was that the fishing spot chosen this time was really good.

Every time the rod is thrown out, the fish can be seen biting the hook soon.As the number of medium fish increased, the plastic buckets brought in began to be filled with all kinds of brook fish.Some brook fish that were too small were thrown back into the river by him on the spot.

"Catch the big ones and let go of the small ones, so you don't have to worry about no fish in the future. Looking at this posture, frying a plate of small grouper tonight will be no problem at all. However, these big horse mouth fish taste good. It seems that in the future In two days, I don’t have to worry about running out of meat dishes.”

For rural people, fish is naturally a meat dish.Compared with the fish bought in the market, the villagers like this kind of river fish caught by themselves.To be precise, although brook fish is small, it tastes no worse than big fish.

Served with common seasonings in the countryside, this home-cooked side dish is also very popular!
Among other things, as far as Liu Yaozu is aware, when going to the market every week, the price of the sporadically sold brook fish is much higher than that of the big fish in the market.Some small restaurants are even more willing to charge a high price for this kind of pure wild brook fish!
In addition to the common small grouper and horse mouth fish, Liu Yaozu also caught a few crucian carp the size of three fingers.Through this trial fishing, he confirmed that the fish resources in the river at the entrance of the village are no worse than in the early years.

"It seems that the protective measures implemented by the government are beginning to show results. Without medicines or electricity, and the river water continues to flow, the fishery ecology has recovered relatively quickly. However, there are no big fish in this kind of stream. .”

Recalling the fishing videos I watched in the morning, from time to time someone caught dozens or even hundreds of catties of big fish.Although it was enjoyable to watch, Liu Yaozu believed that the fisherman must have worked very hard.

In contrast, although the stream fish he caught today are relatively small, there are still a lot of them.The most important thing is that the speed of Zhongyu is very fast, which always keeps people in a happy mood.And this is exactly the fishing experience that Liu Yaozu hopes to experience.

As the bait was used up, Liu Yaozu also felt very satisfied when he saw that he had caught half a barrel of brook fish.Although these fish are difficult to feed, you can still taste fresh after taking them back to the refrigerator and frying them in two days.

If it doesn't work, it's not bad to fry it in advance and fry it if you want to eat it later.It's just that compared to fried dried fish, small grouper and horse stutter fresh fish, the taste will be more delicious.If you fry the dried fish, most of the freshness of the fish will be lost.

When he finished his shot and left, Liu Yaozu sprinkled another handful of litter into the river.Although he knew that if he continued to fish, he would still gain something.But he felt that there was no need to kill them all at once.It's really hard to fish, and I'm afraid it won't be such a good fish situation next time.

"Don't worry, as long as there are fish, if you want to eat fish in the future, come and catch a few shots!"

Compared with eating dried fish, Liu Yaozu thinks that this kind of brook fish tastes better when eaten fresh.It is the wisest choice to keep it in the river.Even if the villagers will come to fish in the future, but if there is water in the river, there should be endless fish!
(End of this chapter)