Return to the small mountain village in 1983

Chapter 11 The cultivation of fish catcher
  Lin Heng turned around and saw that his eldest nephew Lin Wei threw a crab out with a snap and fell to death on a rock.

"Holy crap, damn crab!"

Lin Wei sucked his fingers and touched his feet a few times.

"Is your hand broken?" Lin Heng asked.

"It's okay, I'm just afraid of getting bitten." Lin Wei shook his head and walked to Lin Heng's side.

Children in rural areas have strong skin, so this little injury is nothing. If it doesn’t hurt, just keep playing.

"Be careful. Watch carefully and I will teach you again."

Lin Heng started fishing again, but this time he didn't get it right and let three fish go in a row.

"Forget it, the river is full of water, let's find a creek and try it." Lin Heng took his eldest nephew to find a creek.

"Oh my God, Second Dad, there are so many fish, at least forty or fifty!"

Not far into the creek, Lin Wei let out an exclamation.

Lin Heng raised his eyes and saw dozens of stream groupers swimming in the water, their shadows falling on the stones, looking very carefree.

He really didn't expect that there were more fish in the creek than in the main river. It was right when he thought about it carefully. People often fished in the main river, but few people visited the creek.

"Let's try grabbing it with our hands first."

Lin Heng said something and started to catch it. The water in this small beach was [-] centimeters. He set up a few stone traps and started trying.

"Second Dad, this fish runs so fast and doesn't even dig under the rocks."

After holding on for a few minutes, Lin Wei became discouraged.

"I can't bear it anymore. If I can't catch it, I'll poison him!"

Lin Heng was also angry and decided to let them feel the anger of the fish catcher.

I walked over and picked up a medicinal leaf. This kind of leaf is slightly poisonous and can stun fish but not kill them.

But that's enough.

Two people, one big and one small, picked up stones and started to smash the leaves. After smashing them, they threw them into the water. Suddenly the clear stream turned into dark green.

"Second father, the fish has capsized."

In less than five minutes, Li Wei picked up a white-turned creek grouper at the water's edge.

"Okay, let's start picking." Lin Heng also went into the water to pick up fish. The stream grouper he picked up was placed in the clear water beach, and it came to life in a short time.

This kind of original leaves is no more toxic than man-made poison. When the water is clear, all the fish will come back to life.

In about ten minutes, the two picked up more than [-] hand-length stream groupers, discarding the small ones and letting them continue to grow.

"Second Dad, there is also a pool below."

Lin Wei picked up several stream groupers from the lower reaches, but once they passed through three pools, they had no effect.

"At least fifty or sixty!" Looking at the harvest in the beach, Lin Wei grinned.

"Kill them and take them home and fry them to eat." Lin Heng nodded. He grabbed Xi Grouper and squeezed it hard, and all the internal organs were squeezed out. It was very easy to deal with.

After killing it, the two men tied the fish with foxtail grass and happily took it home.

Lin Wei even showed off in front of every house, and he couldn't close his mouth with joy.

"Hey, I got so much fish, it's delicious when fried and served with wine..."

"Where did you get this? There are so many..."

Everyone's envious words made Lin Wei even happier.

Lin Heng originally wanted to stop him, because if he did, others would definitely go down to the river to catch him, and they would not be able to catch him next time.

After thinking about it, I forgot about it. Even if I didn’t say that there are still people making creek groupers every year, I just want my eldest nephew to be happy.

"Mom, look at the fish we got."

As soon as he got home, Lin Wei showed off his harvest to his mother, hoping to get her approval.

But what she received was a scolding from her mother Liu Juan: "Are you running away to death? Both brothers don't watch, right? What's the use of this little fish?"

Lin Heng couldn't stand it anymore: "Sister-in-law, it's not necessary. Lin Wei also has good intentions."

Liu Juan kicked Lin Wei: "You've learned how to ask for mercy, right?"

For a moment, Lin Wei cried silently in grievance, not knowing where he went wrong. Lin Heng frowned: "Sister-in-law, you have a problem with me, right?"

"I don't mean that. I am educating the child. What if he drowns in the river?" The sister-in-law said on her face that she didn't mean that, but the meaning was obvious.

Lin Heng took a deep look at his sister-in-law, turned around and left for the sake of his elder brother.

I walked over and took a look at my wife, who was scraping potatoes, and picked up the daughter she was carrying on her back.

"Don't be angry, that's just how she is." Chen Xiulan obviously heard the conversation between Lin Heng and his sister-in-law, and comforted Lin Heng.

"I just feel a pity." Lin Heng shook his head. This kind of education method makes children so pitiful.

But there is no way, who let Lin Wei's mother be the one?

After teasing his daughter's chin a few times, Lin Heng smiled and said, "Call daddy and I'll give you fish for lunch."

"Ba...ba..."

The little guy opened his mouth with a smile on his face and touched his face with his little hands. Lin Heng felt extremely comfortable with his smooth little hands.

"So good, my baby."

Lin Heng didn't expect his daughter to learn to call him so quickly, and he happily hugged her and spun her around a few times.

"Haha...bapa..."

The little guy suddenly became even happier, revealing two cute dimples.

"Go and dig through the dried fungi for me. You can take them out and sell them tomorrow."

Chen Xiulan looked at Lin Heng and said.

"Okay." Lin Heng nodded.

On the bamboo dustpan, the mushrooms and Phellinus mulberry collected yesterday are drying in the sun. It is estimated that they will be completely dried today.

Lin Heng held his daughter and looked through it. The fungi can be sold dried or wet, and the price is the same.

Generally, farmers will dry it themselves for fear of spoilage.

Lunch is usually rice, but today it is still potato, corn and rice.

The dishes are fried shredded potatoes and a plate of cold gray vegetables, also called nopales, which are a kind of wild vegetables.

Compared with shredded potatoes, Lin Heng felt that the cold gray vegetables tasted more delicious.

The only meat was the river grouper from Lin Heng and his eldest nephew Lin Weinong.

"Brother, Lin Wei is very useful. He caught many of them." Lin Heng said with a smile.

"It's useful, but be careful of the dangers along the river." The eldest brother Lin Yue praised his son and patted him on the shoulder.

Lin Wei looked at Lin Heng gratefully, with a happy smile of recognition on his face.

"Be good, eat the fish." Lin Heng carefully peeled the creek grouper open, removed the spine, and fed the meat into his daughter's mouth.

Daughter Xiaoxia opened her small mouth and sucked along with his hand.

"Eat...still want..."

After finishing one piece, the little cutie grabbed Lin Heng's finger, humming for more, and started kicking his legs wildly.

"Eat, eat, eat!"

Lin Heng quickly brought another fish over.

Father Lin and Mother Lin were amazed when they saw this scene. Their second son actually still has such a side. Has he really changed his ways?
  Then the two of them looked at each other and felt that it was impossible and it would definitely not last a week.

After dinner, it was time to plant rice again in the afternoon. Tired Lin Heng lay on the bed at night and didn't want to move.

His wife, Chen Xiulan, put her daughter to sleep and then came over to rub her waist and shoulders.

"Forget it, you're tired too, just rest."

Lin Heng shook his head, hugged his wife and lay down to sleep. He didn't have any energy to fight tonight.

But Lin Heng was looking forward to tomorrow. He was going to the town to intercept Hu's legendary big yellow dog.

With the help of the big yellow dog, he believed that he would definitely gain a lot from hunting in the mountains.

Putting his hand on his wife's chest, Lin Heng quickly fell asleep. He was too tired today.

(End of this chapter)