My 1995 Small Farm

   Chapter 318 Encounter with strange fish in the reservoir

   Ornamental fish.

   is just a few categories.

  Sea fish, freshwater fish, tropical fish, goldfish, koi.

   Now in mainland China, where they are a bit more biased, they are dominated by goldfish and koi.

   The prices of these two kinds of ornamental fish are prone to high prices.

   As for fighting fish and the like, because there are more locals and there is no shortage of this stuff, it seems very worthless.

   "Brother, these koi and goldfish, you can bring me a few of each, and fish for me in pairs."

  Chen Ling pointed to some low-priced fish in the tank and said.

  The boss was a fair, bookish middle-aged man with glasses. After Chen Ling came in, he just sat on the rattan chair and read the newspaper.

  Only when Chen Ling asked the price, did he simply quote the price, and the others did not talk much, as if he was not enthusiastic.

   At this time, Chen Ling wanted to buy fish, and he just answered in a mild manner, and slowly took a plastic bag for him to pack.

   He didn't even ask him if he wanted a fish tank or fish feed.

   In short, very few words.

   The boss was catching fish for him, and Chen Ling looked around at his small aquarium.

  This store is spacious and bright, and it is built in a sunny location. After the store door is opened, warm sunlight will come in.

   In the middle is a huge feng shui stone.

   Fengshui stones are carved into steep peaks, with waterfalls flowing above and small pools below.

   There are fish and turtles in the small pool, as well as some aquatic plants and lotus leaves.

  The back of the small water pool is a small bamboo bridge, 30 cm wide and narrow, which is a decoration.

   Below is the flowing water.

   That is a koi fish pond.

   is very artistic.

   And against the wall of the storefront, there are rows of transparent glass fish tanks.

   Inside are colorful ornamental fish, swimming around with the sound of the water.

  When the sun shines in, the fish tank also becomes brighter, the fish are swimming, and the golden light and shadow on the ground are dangling, giving people a sparkling illusion.

   is very beautiful.

  Chen Ling looked around and walked over to the small bamboo bridge holding the fish food, squatting down to feed the koi.

   I have to say that these koi are beautiful, swimming in groups in the water, even more beautiful than the floating brocade.

As soon as the    people came to feed, they swam over by accident.

   Feed the fish for a while here, watch the beautiful koi, and your mood will automatically improve.

   "Brother, don't you have any Arowana?"

   Waiting for the boss to scoop up the fish for Chen Ling, Chen Ling asked.

"No."

   The boss shook his head, sat back on the rattan chair, and glanced back at him: "That arowana just started to rise not long ago, I didn't know the price, and I wasn't sure about the price."

  Chen Ling nodded: "I don't think we have this kind of fish in the market here."

   "Well, there are many fish in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, but it hasn't spread to us. It is said that a high-quality dragon fish can be sold for more than 30,000 yuan."

   When it comes to fish, this man is always answering his questions, but he doesn’t laugh.

   But Chen Ling doesn't care about such details.

   "Is it so expensive?"

   He pretended to be surprised.

  Although he doesn't know much about dragon fish, he also knows what blood red dragons have sold for tens of millions in later generations.

   It’s just that what counts as good, what counts as pregnant, and the specific market conditions are not clear.

   "It's very expensive. But the koi are not bad, and there are tens of thousands of good ones..."

   The boss rubbed his eyes, yawned, and lazily handed Chen Ling a graphic magazine, "Last year's magazine, look at it, it has the prices of these ornamental fish."

  Chen Ling took it in his hand, put the bag of fish into the pool and floated, flipping through it.

   This is the magazine of 1995.

   published in Guangdong Province, said that by 1995, almost every household in the capital city of Guangdong Province had a fish tank, and the market for ornamental fish was expanding rapidly there.

   The ornamental fish in the mainland are not comparable to those in the developed coastal cities.

   Especially koi, as the star ornamental fish in the past two years, although it has been compared by the rookie dragon fish in the past two years, there are also varieties of tens of thousands of yuan.

   In addition to koi, goldfish are also featured in books.

   The specific introduction is nothing more than that most of the goldfish species are accidentally cultivated.

  Many types of goldfish like lion heads were originally disabled fishes that appeared during selective breeding.

   has since become a very popular category.

   This is a bit similar to the later pet cats and dogs.

   Any precious pets carry some genetic diseases and the like.

   In addition, what surprised Chen Ling the most was that a kind of inconspicuous "little fish" was even listed in a conspicuous position.

   This kind of small fish has a wide and flat stomach. They call it a copper plate fish, and the scientific name is "鳑鲏". Most of them are only three or five centimeters long, which is very small.

  Because of the poor taste, the fish has a bitter taste, and the belly is dark, dirty, and smelly. No one eats this stuff, and if you see it, it will be thrown away.

   But the magazine said that a few years ago, the emperor on the little devil's side also sent people to Taihu Lake in China to look for this kind of fish.

  Because this fish is colorful and very beautiful in a fish tank, it has been called Huaxia Rainbow in foreign countries.

   "Mother, I caught small fish that were fed to chickens and ducks in the village, and the emperor of the little devil has returned it as a treasure."

   Hearing Chen Ling muttering, the boss rarely smiled: "Those little devils, you still expect them to do anything serious."

  Chen Ling looked down carefully, only to see that the Japanese emperor was also an expert on ornamental fish.

  The following introduction says that the Chinese koi were spread to Japan, and many high-end varieties were cultivated and gradually entered the world.

  Although most of what is said in this short article is true, the introduction of the article and the meaning in it made Chen Ling frown and feel a little uncomfortable.

   Seeing this, the boss smiled again: "Now some people are foreigners, don't worry about it."

  Chen Ling shook his head and smiled.

   "Brother, you are well-informed, have you ever seen a red eel, the whole body is bright red, and the pair of whiskers on the mouth can grow to two lengths..."

   "Red eel? Still have beards?"

   The boss was stunned for a moment, then looked at him with a frown: "Only loach grows whiskers, where do eels grow whiskers?"

"Yeah, I know that eels don't have whiskers. Isn't this a red eel? Maybe it's different from other eels. The color of this fish itself is strange, and it has a pair of long whiskers. possible."

   The eel is like a snake but has no whiskers, and the loach has five pairs of whiskers.

   This is known to most people who have caught these two kinds of fish.

   "Red eel, a pair of beards, I've never seen what you're talking about. I've seen white eel."

   The boss frowned even more. The white eel is also the river eel, which is very different from this situation.

   Besides, the eel grows whiskers, is it still an eel?

   "Then brother, what price do you think this red eel is sold as an ornamental fish?"

  Chen Ling thought about it, took out a photo from his pocket and handed it to him.

   This was taken by Han Ninggui and the others. Chen Ling put a few pictures in the thatched hut in Dongtian just in case.

   "Yo, there really are such eels."

At this time, the P-picture technology had not yet spread, and the boss believed it when he saw it. He held the photo and looked at it again and again in the sun, "Don't say it, it's pretty, this little black eyeball the size of a grain of rice is red and thin. Long and slender, it looks much better than the average goldfish..."

   "There aren't many red eels like this, right?"

   "Not many, I just caught two. Seeing the color looks good, I never wanted to throw them away."

  Chen Ling replied, if there is more, it will definitely be worthless, how can I say more.

   And this thing Han Ninggui and others have also cultivated, and now it is only raised among them, and it has not flowed out yet.

   He is just asking now.

   "Brother, if you want it, I'll bring it to you in two days."

   "Is it guaranteed to be alive?"

   "You must be guaranteed to live, you can rest assured. I won't send it to you if you die."

   "Okay, but I haven't seen this red eel, so the price of this fish..."

   "The price will not be discussed in detail."

  Chen Ling smiled: "Just give me an approximate price."

   "About 2,000 a piece? Is it alright? I'll give you a price when I see the fish."

  Chen Ling said ok, he didn't expect these fish to be sold for more than 10,000 yuan.

  I didn't say more, paid the money and left.

   But when he left, the boss gave him a business card.

   is called Du Guanghe.

  Chen Ling walked to a place where no one was around and glanced at it, this business card was ordinary, and it was put into the cave along with a few pairs of ornamental fish bought in the store.

   This flower, bird, insect and fish market occupies a relatively large position.

Ordinary fish stalls are set up one by one, small goldfish, loach, crabs, mussels, turtles of various sizes, and some black little salamanders, all of which are very cheap. The kind of shop is completely two appearances.

  Although the fish at these stalls are ordinary, they are more lively.

  Chen Ling went shopping and bought something that was not available in the cave, such as a finger-sized salamander.

   These little salamanders and the fir fish in the cave are not the same thing.

   "Huh? Big sister, what kind of fish is this?"

  Chen Ling carried two bags of fish fry and turtle fry, and when he walked to a stall, he was suddenly stunned, because there were several strange looking fish in the big iron basin on the fish stall.

  These strange fish are about 30 centimeters in length. They are completely phosphorus-free, and their faces are more ferocious than catfish. They are as smooth as bone armor, which reminds him of the huge water monster he encountered in the reservoir.

   "This, this is a sturgeon, caught in the river. If you want it, I will give you a cheaper price."

  The fat black woman with a straw hat and black glue shoes laughed heartily.

   "Sturgeon, is it a Chinese sturgeon?"

  Chen Ling's mind flashed, and he suddenly understood something.

   It is said that the Chinese sturgeon can grow to a large size without natural enemies.

  The huge strange fish in the reservoir outside the village may be a Chinese sturgeon that accidentally swam there.

   "I don't know what you're talking about. Others say it's a sturgeon, so we called it." The stall owner said.

   "How much is this sturgeon?"

   "I'll give you two hundred dollars, do you want it?"

   Seeing Chen Ling frowning, the eldest sister hurriedly said, "Don't think it's a little uninspired, and worry about not being able to feed it. This fish is usually eaten. Go back and kill it and cook it in a pot. It's delicious."

  This eldest sister doesn’t really need much for the price. She is telling the truth. Most of the sturgeon is for eating. A pound of sturgeon in a first-tier city costs at least 200 yuan.

   Having said that, these sturgeons are actually fish fry, twenty or thirty centimeters long, which are very small among sturgeons. Thin fry, with only a few taels of meat, five fish together may not be a pound.

   And I don't know where these fish were caught. Two of them were already listless and didn't move much. Chen Ling slapped the pot twice before they slowly moved and swam twice.

  Because of the strange fish in the reservoir, Chen Ling was too lazy to bargain too much with the eldest sister, and finally bought these five sturgeon for 150 yuan.

   (end of this chapter)