Don't panic in a famine, I live in the mountains with my golden finger

It's another nice day.

On this day, Xu Yuan took his three siblings and went to the upper reaches of the river with all the fishing tools prepared.

At this time, there were still some women washing clothes downstream of the river, and the gossip of a few aunts could be heard from a long distance away.

"Sister, why does that aunt always talk about whether her daughter will get married or not?" Many people asked Xuyuan with wide eyes and curiosity.

"Will the eldest sister and the second sister also get married in the future?" Guozi also asked.

Uh.

How to answer this question when making a wish?

Can you say that you won’t get married?

This era advocates freedom of marriage and free marriage. It is said that the management is jointly managed by a man and a woman, which is completely different from the novels that Xu Yuan has read before, and it is very shocking. Even if you don't get married for your whole life, no one will say anything about you, but people here don't do that. Women have to start looking for a husband when they reach a certain age.

It's just that the national strength is not very strong, otherwise why would there be war on the border, and I wouldn't have traveled across mountains and rivers to come here.

When we came here, everyone was in a state of fleeing and couldn't even afford to eat. Who had the time to think about these things? It was only now that things have settled down that the women in the village remembered this matter.

So, people still can’t be too idle.

Fortunately, there are no elders at home, otherwise I would have to make a wish and think about that scene. Alas, I dare not think about it.

He answered the two younger brothers' questions perfunctorily and quickly changed the subject.

It's really bad luck to hear such a depressing topic in a happy place. I didn't have such a wish at all. I can live well by myself, so why should I recruit someone and take care of him.

Xu Zhi looked at his eldest sister thoughtfully, then sighed helplessly at the calm look on her face.

My eldest sister hasn't figured it out yet.

"Let's go, quickly catch them and put them in the paddy field."

"Oh."

The two kids jumped all the way in front and soon reached upstream.

The riverbed upstream is not very deep and the water is very clear. The pebbles by the river are also very beautiful. I made a wish and looked at them, and I had a plan in mind.

"Guozi, Xiaoduo, you two don't have to go into the water. Pick up beautiful stones on the river bank and use them to decorate the pothole in the yard later."

Many people were about to roll up their trouser legs and get into the water excitedly, but when they heard their eldest sister say that, they could only pout and silently put down their trouser legs.

Guozi thought it was no big deal, and obediently began to pick up beautiful stones on the shore and put them into his backpack.

Xu Yuan and Xu Zhi each took a net, put straw sandals in it, and went into the water.

The little fish here are very smart. When they see people going into the water, they swim to the cracks in the rocks and hide.

I'm not stupid, but making a wish is not a problem for me. It's just a matter of using a net bag.

Once you get into the water, it's no longer crystal clear. Muddy water means good fishing. As soon as you cast the net, all you catch are small fish, and it's hard to catch big fish.

"Sister, sister, look over there, is that a water snake? Go away quickly."

Xu Zhi excitedly pointed to the place behind the wish, picked up a stone and threw it there.

Xu Yuan also looked back and saw that it was long and narrow, not like a water snake, after all, it was not very long. But it also gave Xu Yuan goose bumps.

The thing seemed to be frightened by the stone thrown by Xu Zhi. It turned around in panic and swam away quickly. Only then did Xu Yuan feel relieved.

Could it be an eel? This thing looks similar to a snake. It is a rare delicacy.

such a pity.

The fish were almost all caught, so I picked out some that were too small and released them, and put the rest into the wooden barrel. I had also picked up almost all the stones over there, so I poured some of the stones from the two small backpacks into my own backpack, leaving some for the two little kids to carry.

He picked up the wooden barrel and walked towards his own field.

"Big sister, do you want to catch some shrimps over there?" Since they learned that these strange insects were edible, the lobsters in the fields were cleaned up in a few days and went into the stomachs of the villagers. Only a few small lobsters escaped.

Some villagers are business-minded and want to try to raise these crayfish. Someone built a separate breeding area in the ditch east of the village and surrounded it with some bamboo nets.

"Just raise some. It's just a try anyway." Xu Yuan also wanted to try whether he could raise these wild lobsters in this way.

"Okay, I'll take Aduo over there to catch some." Guozi poured the stones in the backpack into the backpacks of Xiaoduo and led Xiaoduo to the crayfish. "Be careful with your hands, don't get caught."

Xu Yuan and Xu Zhi put down their backpacks and poured them into two fields. The rice seedlings here have grown quite tall, so there is no need to worry about the small fish being killed by the sun. When the rice seedlings grow taller, they can also resist some birds that eat fish.

The little fish swam happily in it, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Moreover, the feces excreted by these small fish can fertilize the rice seedlings, and the plankton and some weeds above the paddy fields can also be eaten by the fish. Why not do it?

Xu Yuan was looking at the field and was suddenly attracted by the small black dots swimming around.

I haven't come here to check on the field since I last spread fertilizer. I didn't expect that there would be another creature living in the field. Those little dot-like tails, Xu Yuan just caught one, took a look at it, and then put it back.

"Sister, can this tadpole be eaten when it grows up?" Xu Zhi asked curiously when he saw Xu Yuan grab a tadpole and put it in his hand.

Xu Yuan shook his head repeatedly, "This is not edible. It will grow up to look like a toad. Do you think you can eat it?"

"No, toads are too ugly and poisonous. How can we eat them?" Suddenly, Xu Zhi felt that the little black spots swimming in the field were not cute.

"Sister, sister, how about this, is this enough? Sister, I also saw some snails, do you want to take some back?" Many people ran over excitedly, holding two sticks in their hands.

Pretty smart.

Looking at the basket of shrimps handed over, Xu Yuan nodded with satisfaction. "That's enough. This basket will be put in this field, and the fruit ones will be put in that field."

"There's no pepper left. Maybe next time. Also, it seems like the snails are in the process of laying eggs during this time. They're not very tasty."

"Ah? Are they those pink bubbles on the tips of the grass? I've seen them several times and wiped them off." Guozi asked Xuyuan hurriedly.

"No, those are not snail seeds. It's better to get rid of them. These are the ones that look very similar to snails, but they are inedible. They are called golden apple snails. You didn't use your hands to get rid of the fruits."

Guozi immediately shook his head and said with disgust: "It looks disgusting to me, so I picked it off with a stick. If I remove it with my hands, it will be really dirty."

"Yes, well done. Don't touch its eggs with your hands. You guys remember that too."

The three siblings listened very carefully.

After releasing the fish and shrimp, the four siblings headed back home.