Back to 78: My Leisurely Country Life

The next afternoon, He Yongjun took the village tractor and brought the agricultural expert invited by the county into the village.

In order to invite this expert, He Yongjun used the connections left by Mr. He, said a lot of good things, and gave a lot of gifts.

But he felt it was worth it because this expert had a lot of experience in artificial breeding of fish ponds and had done a lot of research.

"Expert Sun, this is our village. You must be tired on the way. Let's go home and have some water first."

He Yongjun took Expert Sun back home.

Expert Sun was of course warmly entertained by He Qiang's family. He Qiang even gave him honey water.

Expert Sun looked to be in his fifties, with a kind face and polite manner. After a short rest, he said to He Yongjun:

"Mr. He, please take me to the fish pond, and then I will go to see the situation of the river in your village."

He Yongjun said with concern:"It's quite late today, why don't you take a rest first and go to see it tomorrow?"

Expert Sun waved his hand and said:"I'm not a squeamish person. I have to go to the countryside for research on weekdays. There is no need to rest."

He Yongjun then winked at He Qiang.

The father and son brought Expert Sun to the fish pond. After studying it for a while, he said to the father and son:"Let's go and see the water quality of the river in your village."

He Yongjun asked curiously:"Is there any problem with this fish pond?"

Expert Sun laughed and said:"What problem can there be? Today, I came mainly to discuss with you what kind of aquatic products your family wants to raise in the fish pond. Normally, the fish pond in your village has been used for so many years and has always produced, and there will be no problem."

Although He Yongjun knew this was the truth, he felt relieved after listening to the expert's words!

He Qiang interrupted and said:"Expert Sun, if you want to raise yellow catfish, you have to pay attention to something."

After hearing this, expert Sun asked curiously,"Are you going to raise yellow catfish? There is basically no artificial breeding of this kind of fish on the market, and you may not be able to receive fish fry."

After hearing this, He Qiang asked,"Isn't it the spawning season for yellow catfish recently? There are quite a few in this pond. They can give birth to their own offspring."

Expert Sun explained,"In terms of the survival rate of fish fry, the output efficiency of natural hatching is definitely greater than that of natural hatching, just like it is easier to raise a child after he grows up a little bit."

He Qiang knew this truth, but he was concerned about whether there were any matters that needed attention in raising yellow catfish.

Expert Sun may have seen He Qiang's thoughts, so he added,"Based on the current situation of your fish pond, the survival rate of natural breeding is still low. After all, you have been taking the method of diverting water from the river to the fish pond, which may be accompanied by a certain amount of carnivorous fish and other aquatic organisms, which are extremely harmful to young fish."

He Qiang scratched his head,"This is indeed a problem, but the village only has the water source of that river. If you don't drink water from there, you can't even raise fish."

Expert Sun said:"At present, your fish ponds cannot be used for fine breeding. The most you can do in daily management is to pay attention to the oxygen content and pest prevention. So I think you should choose species with stronger adaptability."

He Yongjun interrupted and asked:"We don't raise fish in that pond, so we can use it for other things, right?"

Expert Sun nodded and said:"This is completely feasible. Whether it is used to grow lotus roots, water chestnuts, or water caltrops, they are all good choices. In terms of economic benefits, it is still good."

Although 'irrigation' has a huge impact on plants, people these days are short of meat, not grain.

In the future, the price of vegetables will increase, and the concept of pure natural and pollution-free will be popular, but that will happen after the living standards are improved.

Even now, no matter how delicious the vegetables are, they are only the choice of a small number of families. People haven't eaten enough meat!

Selling fish is the best choice at the moment.

The three of them came to the river, and after studying the river for a while, Expert Sun said,"From the current situation, my suggestion is that if you want to raise fish in the fish pond, choose species such as black carp or silver carp. After all, you are at a certain altitude. If you want to harvest more, you have to choose species that are easy to raise."

After listening, He Yongjun said,"Can you grow lotus roots and raise fish at the same time?"

As a farmer, He Yongjun is most concerned about the issue of capital preservation.

Fish are easy to die in droves.

Although crops also have various diseases, at least he, who has been farming for many years, has more confidence.

He Yongjun still cares about his son's career.

This is a big deal related to the happiness of the whole family.

Expert Sun nodded and said,"This is indeed a good idea. Although you need to be more careful in management, the economic benefits will indeed be better. Raising black carp, loach and grouper in a tandem are all very good choices. I recommend you to raise black carp in a tandem because it is very suitable in terms of both output and cost."

He Yongjun thought it was good after hearing it:"I think this will work."

He Qiang listened on the side without refutation.

There is no point in arguing about this kind of thing. He will control what kind of fish is raised in the pond anyway. If they want to raise them in a tandem, then raise them. He Qiang doesn't care.

Anyway, he has supernatural powers, and he has the final say on what can survive in the pond!

""Dad, then I think we should just settle it like this?"

He Qiang asked.

He Yongjun nodded, very satisfied.

So everyone was happy.

After returning home, Expert Sun explained a lot of breeding knowledge and precautions to He Qiang's family at the table.

He Qiang secretly inquired about the habits of yellow catfish and even the knowledge of water wasps.

What surprised him was that according to Expert Sun, it was basically impossible for water wasps to survive in that fish pond, because the habits of wild water wasps have high requirements for water quality and are even intolerant to high temperatures. Under normal circumstances, the water wasps in the fish pond will definitely die.

But unexpectedly, there was a fish that survived completely.

"I don't know if that fish is a female. If it can lay eggs, we will be rich!"

He Qiang thought, and decided to accumulate energy for the next two days. After releasing water into the fish pond, he would quickly"irrigate" it so that the plants that can improve the water quality can absorb nutrients well.

The next morning, He Qiang and his family said goodbye to Expert Sun.

Before leaving, Expert Sun said:"I have collected some samples from your fish pond and river water. I will take them for testing after I go back. If there is any situation, I will write a letter and ask someone to bring it back to you. However, from the current situation, there is basically no problem. Normal breeding is all that is needed."

He Yongjun was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling. Finally, he stuffed another bag of eggs into Expert Sun's hand.