From wilderness to palace

Chapter 64

Standing by the lake, Liu Yaozu kept pulling the fishing rod. With the tenacity of the fishing rod and fishing line, he finally pulled the hooked fish ashore.When the fish surfaced, he didn't feel much surprise.

Unlike fishing small stream fish in the village, when he came to Hongye Lake, he was going to fish for big fish.Hongye Lake is located in the deep mountains, and the fish that grow in the lake are probably mainly catfish, gayazi (yellow spicy diced) and other fish.

The first fish caught was a catfish weighing four or five catties.In the small stream fish at the head of the village, this kind of fish can also be found from time to time.In fact, catfish are relatively common everywhere compared to other freshwater fish.

When unhooking the fish, Liu Yaozu looked at the catfish wriggling on the grass, and said with a smile: "Not bad! Such a big wild catfish is probably very rare. I just brought eggplant this time, and I will eat it in a pot at noon. .”

Catfish stewed with eggplant is also a common famous dish in the north.For many country people living in rural areas, catfish is mostly eaten.The eggplant stewed with this kind of fish will taste very different.

The only thing that made Liu Yaozu a little disgusted was that the catfish had a lot of mucus.Liu Yaozu unhooked the fishhook, threw it into a plastic bucket filled with lake water, hung up the bait again, and threw the fishhook out again.

What he never expected was that shortly after the fishing line bottomed out, the float pulled down twice slightly, and then quickly disappeared on the water surface.Liu Yaozu, who quickly raised the fishing rod, also said with emotion: "Are the fish in this lake so easy to catch?"

Feeling the power of the fishing rod and fishing line, he knew he had caught another fish this time.The problem is, the fish in this lake eat hooks so fiercely.Even those who are not good at fishing, I am afraid they don’t have to worry about the catch when they come to this kind of place to fish!
Just thinking of Hongye Lake, I am afraid that few people come here to fish.For the fish that live in the lake, what they usually eat is the organic organisms washed into the lake by rain, or some animals and plants that grow naturally in the lake.

It's probably the first time they've encountered something similar to the fishy-scented bait Liu Yaozu mixed today.In addition, before starting fishing, Liu Yaozu also specially made a nest to lure some lake fish that were foraging nearby, which is why they eat hooks so fiercely.

"Could it be catfish again?"

Before he finished speaking, Liu Yaozu, who finally pulled the fish out of the water, was somewhat surprised: "Uh, it's not a catfish, it's a big black stick. This fish probably weighs four to five catties, and it's perfect for making boiled fish." gone."

Seeing that the fish caught this time was a black fish, Liu Yaozu didn't feel anything to dislike it.Compared to catfish, black fish undoubtedly tastes better in his eyes.The only pity I felt was that I didn’t prepare sauerkraut for this trip into the mountains.

If you brought sauerkraut, using this black fish to make a dish of sauerkraut fish must taste very good.But even so, if this kind of wild black fish is braised and stewed, I believe it will taste very pleasant.

"Build a shelter here, and I don't have to worry about eating fish in the future. Fish a few more rods and see what fish you can catch. Catfish and snakehead can be kept for a few more days. It seems that fishing this morning can be done We're done early."

Liu Yaozu also felt very happy when he thought that in ten minutes, he had caught two big fish enough to eat a meal.If he was fishing in the village, he might fish for a while with this kind of fishing situation, but at this moment in the deep mountains, he couldn't finish fishing too much.

As for bringing the fish home to eat, in Liu Yaozu's opinion, it was undoubtedly too much trouble.It is somewhat hard to carry a few fish home on such a long mountain road.Besides, if the fish are raised in the lake and want to eat, just come and catch them at that time!
Before starting fishing, Liu Yaozu thought that there would be some small fish making trouble in the lake.Unexpectedly, from the beginning of catching catfish to the closing of the rod, all the fish caught were catfish and snakehead.Seeing that there were six fish of various sizes in the bucket, he felt that it was almost enough.

"Although the number is not large, the amount is not light. Today's meat is easy to worry about. Let's go fishing tomorrow!"

The remaining bait was thrown into the lake by Liu Yaozu.He thought about throwing food at the fishing spot a few more times, and believed that the fish in the lake would also habitually swim here to look for food, and it might be easier to start fishing next time.

Liu Yaozu, who returned to the shelter with the fish he caught in less than an hour, also began to prepare to build the shelter.Before going to bed last night, he also spent time designing Shelter No. [-], intending to plan this shelter well.

Liu Yaozu, standing in the open area where the weeds had been cleared, looked around and said with emotion: "If we build a double-story wooden house, sitting upstairs and watching the scenery will be more comfortable than staying on the first floor!"

Even standing in an open area, you can see the Hongye Lake not far away.But Liu Yaozu felt that building a one-story shelter all the time was somewhat unfulfilling.Since the scenery here is so beautiful, the shelter must be more beautiful.

Just building a double-layer wooden structure house, the amount of work must be more complicated than the shelter built earlier, and more wood will be needed.In view of this situation, Liu Yaozu felt that it would take a few more days to build the shelter properly.

"It is said that time is precious, but for me now, spending a few more days of work is probably not too much of a hindrance!"

Another purpose of building a double-storey log house is to have more rooms.In the future, if there are friends or netizens who plan to come over to see the beautiful scenery of Hongye Forest and Hongye Lake, the extra rooms can also be used for overnight stay.

Liu Yaozu even considered that when the wooden house was built, he would build a yard and gazebo in front of the wooden house.In that way, if you go back into the mountains and come here, you will feel more comfortable living here, just like returning home.

"Setting up a home in the mountains is quite a challenge when you think about it!"

With emotion, Liu Yaozu started to work with an ax and saw.Considering building a double-story wooden house, it is inevitable to get some aniseed materials.Fortunately, on this trip to the mountains, he specially brought the chainsaw he bought.

Compared with cutting aniseed materials with a hand saw, a chain saw is undoubtedly faster.Used to cut down some large miscellaneous trees, the chain saw is more trouble-free than an ax or a hand saw.The most important thing is that with a chain saw, it will be more convenient to cut some boards.

Holding a saw, he searched for miscellaneous trees in the maple forest for felling. Liu Yaozu also did not choose to use those maple trees as timber.Instead, find those long and straight miscellaneous trees and saw them down with a chainsaw.

Liu Yaozu used an ax to cut off the branches of miscellaneous wood and tried the weight. He said with a headache: "It seems that I was a little careless! Such wet wood is heavier than I thought. This wood is used to make beams and columns. I'm afraid it won't work." That’s great.”

Under normal circumstances, the wood used to make beams and columns is all wood that has been dried in the sun.And this kind of big tree that has just been felled may not be able to be a beam.Thinking of this, Liu Yaozu directly put the wood in an open place to dry.

Just considering that there will be more wood and boards needed in the later stage, he did not waste these felled miscellaneous trees, and directly placed them in the jungle to dry them out.It may be more convenient to use later.

Fortunately, you can also find some dead trees or fallen trees in the maple forest.After sawing these pieces of wood, Liu Yaozu looked at them carefully and said with satisfaction: "Walking around in the forest more often and finding some dry wood for the frame of the house should not be a big problem!"

Considering the large amount of wood and boards required, it may be impossible to complete the shelter here at one time.It is also a wise choice to build the framework first and then gradually improve it later.

In addition, it is necessary to improve the various living facilities of the wooden house, and it is inevitable to carry some living materials into the mountain.If you can’t build it this time, then go to the mountain next time and continue.In this way, we can pick up the omissions and make up for the omissions, and make the shelter more perfect!
(End of this chapter)