Dreaming about the world, embarking on the path of spiritual practice

Chapter 6 Cow Dung Making a Nest
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The lake is very big. Standing on the shore and looking out, you can only vaguely see the other side.

The blue water surface sparkles in the sunlight.

There is a fishing boat in the middle of the lake, with a shirtless figure standing on the bow, casting a net for fishing.

moo~
A cow's cry came to my ears

Yu Liang turned around and saw a shepherd boy riding on the back of a big black buffalo, walking slowly in his direction.

"Two cows!"

The fifth uncle's son waved and called to him.

The other party waved in response.

Arriving in front of the two men, the shepherd boy patted the big black cow that was sitting down.

The big black cow bent down, jumped off the cow's back, and said with a smile: "Huzi, are you here to play with me?"

"Brother Xiao Yu, have you recovered from your illness?"

The fifth uncle's son Huzi told the shepherd boy Erniu about Yu Liang's situation, and the other party instantly looked at him with sympathy.

Yu Liang waved his hand, then stepped forward and looked around the big black cow.

He had only seen this thing in videos before, and this was the first time he had seen it up close.

The body is strong and powerful, and the black hair on the head and body is very smooth.It has a docile personality and reacts slightly when touched by hands.

Puff ~ puff ~
The buffalo suddenly let out two smelly farts, and then pulled out a big lump of daddy.

When Yu Liang saw this, he quickly slapped his nose with his hand to keep it away.

Puff ~ puff ~
After two more stinky farts, the buffalo moved forward.

Yu Liang looked at the big pile of cow dung and suddenly thought of something.

'Cow dung makes a nest, the more you catch, the more you catch! '

When watching videos on the Internet, fishermen always say this: "No fermentation, no big fish." The simple meaning is that fermented bait is the best for catching big fish.

Cows eat grass. After eating it, it is digested and fermented by gastric juice and finally excreted. Therefore, the main component of cow manure is fermented grass residue.

Yu Liang suddenly had a plan in mind!
He turned around and looked around, found some large blades of grass and spread them on his hands, then picked up a large pile of cow dung and threw it into the lake.

"Brother Xiao Yu, what are you doing?"

The two children looked at Yu Liang with disgust and asked.

At this moment, he had to pretend to be mute and unable to speak, so he gestured with his hands, trying to tell the two of them what he was going to do, but the other party couldn't understand it at all.

Yu Liang had no choice but to do it himself first, and the two of them would be able to understand it later.

I found six branches about one meter long and inserted them into the ground to form a circle about the size of two palms.

He also pulled a lot of grass and vines, pulled off the leaves on them, and intertwined them around six branches.

The two children immediately saw what Yu Liang wanted to do.

"Brother Xiao Yu, are you going to weave a cage?"

Yu Liang nodded.

"Then let me help you!"

Although it was unclear what his purpose was in making the cage, the two of them chose to help him.

Yu Liang knitted on the spot, while Huzi and Erniu went to find the grass vines, pulled off the leaves on them and handed them to him.

In less than an hour, a hollow cage about one meter long was woven.

Yu Liang then used six short branches one palm long and weaved them into a tapered shape that is wider at the top and narrower at the bottom in the same way.

One side of the hollow cage was wrapped and blocked with grass and vines, and a specially woven conical cage was fixed on the other side, wide on the outside and narrow on the inside.

A perfect fishing cage is ready.

After holding it up and looking at it carefully, Yu Liang was quite satisfied with his workmanship.Unexpectedly, it was just his first time to make this fish trap, and it turned out so well.

Erniu suddenly realized and said: "Brother Xiao Yu, it turns out you want to make a fishing cage!"

He had seen this thing used by fishermen, but theirs was made of bamboo by bamboo craftsmen.The one in front of him was really rough. He doubted whether it could catch fish.
In Yu Liang's view, as long as the functions are complete, it doesn't matter what the cage looks like.

Not feeling disgusted, I grabbed a handful of cow dung, mixed it with some soil, rolled it into a ball, and threw it into the fishing cage.

Fix the rope woven with grass and vines and throw it to the place where the cow dung made its nest.

The waiting time was not wasted, and Yu Liang began to make a new fishing cage.

At this time, the two cows were no longer interested and rode on the buffalo to eat grass elsewhere.

Although the fifth uncle's son Huzi was also not interested, he still helped Yu Liang to find Cao Teng.

About an hour later, Yu Liang weaved the second fishing cage.

He first pulled up the fishing cage that he had put down before. Because it was made of grass and rattan and was not particularly tough, he couldn't pull it hard and had to be careful.

Lifting the surface of the water, Huzi curiously poked his head to check, opened the fishing cage, and found three palm-sized carp inside.

"Fish, there are fish, there are really fish!"

Huzi was so excited when he saw the fish that he couldn't help but jump up.

Yu Liang also smiled and waved his hand to indicate calmness.

He took out the three fish, put them into the fishing cage with a ball of cow dung, and threw them into the water together with the new ones.

Yu Liang stretched out his hand and made gestures towards Hu Zi, making a fire to grill the fish.

The other party understood immediately after seeing it, ran around to find some hay and firewood, then took out two stones from nowhere, and lit a fire with a few clicks.

Yu Liang was a little curious. He reached out and asked for the two stones he used to make a fire. He put them in his palms and studied them carefully. The white ones were a bit like pebbles. When they collided with each other, they would produce sparks.

Huzi was already eager to kill the fish and roast it on the fire.

Not long after, the two fish were already burnt black, but looking from the crack, the fish inside was still white.

"Brother Xiao Yu, eat!"

Taking a grilled fish from Huzi, Yu Liang peeled off the burnt fish skin and ate the fish meat inside bit by bit.

The tiger cubs were not peeled, but were stuffed into the mouth along with the burnt parts, and chewed happily.

"Well, delicious, delicious!"

Yu Liang couldn't help but smile when he saw his greedy appearance. This guy lived by the water, so he didn't eat fish often, right?

Soon, a fish was eaten. A little unfinished, he looked at the fish that had not yet been slaughtered.

Huzi immediately said: "Brother Xiao Yu, one piece is enough for each of us. We have to take this piece back to our parents!"

Hearing this, Yu Liang smiled, then reached out and touched his forehead.

Huzi suddenly got up and ran away. When he came back, he brought a bunch of materials for making fishing cages.

"Brother Xiao Yu, let's make more fishing cages so that we can catch more fish."

The two worked together and quickly made two more fishing cages.

Because practice makes perfect, the fishing cages made by Yu Liang are becoming more and more sophisticated.

Seeing that it was already dark, he pulled up the two fishing cages that he had lowered.

Unexpectedly, the harvest of the two was not as good as the first one. There was only one palm-sized carp and two finger-long white strips.

Huzi, who was looking forward to it very much, was a little disappointed.

Yu Liang smiled and patted his shoulder.
Put all four fishing cages into the water and wait to check on the receipt tomorrow.

Then the two went back to the village.

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(End of this chapter)