Yang Fan's family's field is located in the north bank of Fanghua Creek, which is half slope and half paddy field.
Scattered Flower Creek originated from the depths of the Cloudy Mountain, and it passed through the trenches along the southern side of the Yang Tree Creek. Almost all of the villagers lived on the northern shore of Scattered Flower Creek, and most of the farmlands in the village were also located on the northern shore.
There were only a few fields on the south coast, and because of the inconvenience of transportation, there were very few families that actually crossed the river to cultivate their fields, so most of the land was abandoned.
Very soon, Yang Fan followed his father to his own field. There was a pond between the paddy fields and the sloping fields, and since it was located in Yang Fan's house, according to the rules, it belonged to Yang Fan's family. This was how it was in the rural areas, even the trees behind the house were their own, even if they were wild.
Because of Yang Dongdong's body, Yang Fan's family's pond was rarely managed, and was almost in a wild state. As a result, there were almost no output, and it was not bad to occasionally fish for food.
But unfortunately, because of the mountain road, large transportation vehicles couldn't get in, which made the transportation of the fish a big problem. Living fish were very difficult to transport out, and even if they were transported out with a car with a water tank, half of the fish would still die from the bumpy mountain road.
In addition to the cost of farming and transportation, as well as the loss during the transportation, it was good to not lose any money, much less earn money.
Therefore, after a few attempts, some villagers had lost their ability to raise fish. They could no longer afford to be injured!
Since there were so many aquatic plants in the pond, it wasn't easy to directly fish for them. Yang Fan and Yang Dong each took a fishing rod, found a good terrain, and first sprinkled some millet soaked in high alcohol into the water. They waited for a few minutes before they put on the bait and took the bait.
Perhaps it was due to the fact that the pond had not been cleaned for a long time, but after half an hour of fishing, the father and son still could not fish a single hair. Yang Dongdong felt a little awkward as he was unable to catch a single fish in front of his son.
"Xiaofan, don't be in such a hurry. Our pond hasn't been cleared for a long time, so there must be some big fish in there. If there's no hurry, you can go back. Just keep your belly open and eat the fish."
"It's fine, I'm not in a hurry. You have to be patient when you're fishing. Just take your time." Yang Fan was worried that his father wouldn't be able to hold on, so he came up with an idea.
With a thought, his soul entered the space within the jade pendant and brought in an earthworm that was used as bait.
He filled a bottle with spring water and soaked the earthworm in it for a few minutes. Then, he brought it back to the real world and pulled up the fishing rod.
"Hehe, and you're still saying that you're not in a hurry. The fish hasn't even bitten the hook, yet you're already pulling on the rod …" "Huh?" Just as Yang Dongdong finished his sentence, he saw Yang Fan's buoy suddenly sink downwards. It didn't even have the time to probe further before it disappeared with a swoosh.
"Good heavens! A fierce one has arrived! Get up!" Seeing how the fellow in the water was biting so fiercely, Yang Fan was extremely excited. This was definitely a big fish, and the hook was also very tight, so there was no need to worry about it being unhooked.
The fishing line was stretched taut, and the fishing rod was bent by Yang Fan. Yang Fan wasn't using the tougher and better fishing rods used by the city's fishermen. It was just an ordinary fishing rod.
Especially the wild fish, their strength was many times stronger than the ones raised by humans. They would often break their fishing line or rod.
Yang Dong didn't bother with his own fishing anymore and quickly threw down his fishing rod to help out. He picked up the harpoon from the ground and threw it at the big fella who was being circled by Yang Fan under the water.
Although his body was broken, Yang Dong still had experience and knowledge. He didn't need much strength to use the harpoon and fish, and for Yang Dongdong, who was previously the number one hunter in the Yang Tree Gully, there was no problem for him to fail.
A seven or eight-pound black fish was pulled out of the water by Yang Fan and his son. Looking at the fierce fellow with long teeth in his mouth, Yang Dongdong sighed and said, "No wonder there are so few fish in our pond these years. With this thing here, how many fish are eaten by him every year!"
Black fish is the common name of the snakehead, also known as black fish, raw fish, rich fish, snakehead fish, etc., with a fierce nature, strong reproductive capacity, great appetite, often can eat the lake or pond of all other fish, even hungry to the point of eating their own kind, is the nemesis of the fishmonger.
The black fish's vitality was very strong. It could breathe air directly, glide on land, move to other waters to search for food, and could live in water for three days. Even if it dried up the water in the pond, it could also hide in the mud to escape.
However, black fish bone spikes are few, meat content is high, and nutrition is rich, than chicken, beef contains higher protein, taste is also quite good, popular with a wide range of foodies.
As a medicine, black fish has the functions of removing blood stasis and rejuvenating, nourishing and nurturing. After surgery, eating black fish can invigorate the blood and promote the healing of wounds. It has a very rich nutritional value and can perfectly nourish Yang Fan's body.
Of course, with the Spatial Springs replenishing Yang Fan's body, the effects of the black fish would be greatly reduced.
"Dad, just the three of us. Such a large black fish is more or less enough. We can't finish it even if we fish too much. Let's go back."
Yang Fan was worried that his father would be tired and similarly worried that he would shock the world. He was prepared to give up so soon after hooking in such a large black fish. If he were to continue using the interspatial spring as bait, who knew how many large fish he would be able to catch?
"Fine, let's go back. One shouldn't be too greedy, haha …" Yang Dongdong was especially happy today. His son had been discharged from the hospital and his body seemed to have recovered a lot. He decided to celebrate in two full cups at noon.
So, on the way home, father and son turned a corner and walked into a courtyard that was overflowing with the smell of alcohol. They shouted to a middle-aged man who was in the middle of cooking wine: "Fourth Brother, where's the steam? "Half a catty of old wine, five years old. Xiaofan caught a black fish. Let's go home at noon and have a drink together!
As he said this, Yang Dong took out ten dollars from his pocket and placed it on a table in the courtyard.
Yang Fan also quickly greeted, "Hello Fourth Uncle, why are you the only one who is steaming the wine? Are Brother Biao and Fourth Mother not home?"
"No, the two of them went to the city to sell their wine. When did Xiaofan come back?" I heard that you were wounded in your duty. Are you ready? " Fourth Uncle was Yang Dongdong's older cousin, and his relationship with Yang Fan's family was very good. He often traveled there to help Yang Fan's family.
"It's already done. Fourth uncle, your cooking skills have improved again. When I smell your wine, I can't walk anymore." Yang Fan's words weren't a compliment to Fourth Uncle. When it came to winemaking, there was no one in the entire prefectural village who could compare to Fourth Uncle. He was definitely the number one brother in this county's winemaking world.
Fourth uncle was a burly man, bare-chested, distilling the raw milk in the yard. He was sweating profusely, but he was meticulous, and if he wanted to brew a good wine, he would have to work hard to do so in detail. Even if he made the slightest mistake, the liquor he brewed would still be completely different.
"Haha, it's still Xiaofan who knows how to talk. He went to your house to eat fish at noon, what five years old wine, in a while, fourth uncle will bring a pot of ten-year old wine to celebrate your honorable discharge from the hospital, I promise you will drink it to your heart's content!"
"Five years old wine …" "Ten years old …" Yang Fan pondered for a moment, and then a thought suddenly flashed through his mind. It seemed as if he had found a way to make a fortune.