Tian Xiaoli and Xie Meng quickly took their fishing tools and went to the pond to fish.
Mou Lin walked to the kitchen with a big pile of pine mushrooms. He took out three pheasants that he had already prepared and placed them in the big stibole pot. Then, he poured the large pot of pine mushrooms into the pot and added a little salt, a few pieces of ginger, a few drops of aged vinegar, and a little cooking wine. He started a fire in the stove. After the soup boiled, he added a few pieces of hard wood and let it stew slowly. There was no need to add firewood for a while.
The sun in the sky gradually grew stronger, and the large bluestone slab on the sunbathing dam began to heat up. The pine fungi began to wither. Mou Lin walked over and started to flip the pine fungi on the ground. Many pine needles and dead leaves attached to the pine fungi started to fall off slowly. He picked up the bigger pine needles and threw them away. He didn't care about the small dust-like things. When the pine fungi were dried, they would all fall to the ground.
In order to watch Tian Xiaoli and Xie Meng fish at the pond, he asked," How much did you catch?”
"Aiya, the fish in your pond are really easy to catch. I caught a lot of them in just a while and put them all in the net bag. Now my hands are sore.”
"How big is the biggest one?"
"The biggest fish I can catch is five catties. Mengmeng, how heavy is the biggest fish you can catch?”
"Hehe, it's probably about eight pounds. It's a catfish. Xiao Li, let's stop fishing, shall we? He felt like he couldn't even lift his hand. There were too many fish in the pond, and they were too big. As soon as the hook was put down, he just pulled. Look, the sun is starting to get stronger. It's not very comfortable to bask in the sun.”
"Hehe, sisters, what kind of fish do you want to eat for lunch? Do you want to do it yourself or should I do it? Let me say this first. If you want me to cook, I'll only eat Dry-braised Fish and Fish with Sauerkraut. I don't know how to cook anything else.”
Xie Meng put away the pole and ran to Mou Lin and Tian Xiaoli. "Xiao Li, what kind of fish do you want to eat?"
Tian Xiaoli raised her head." You'll do it?”
"I don't know how to do anything. Of course, you did it. I only care about eating."
Tian Xiaoli looked at Mou Lin." Brother Mou Lin, you should do it. I don't think I can lift my hand." The fish are all in the net. I think it's all the same what kind of fish you want to catch.”
Mou Lin knew what Tian Xiaoli was thinking. She just wanted to eat the most expensive Catfish Balang, and she was too embarrassed to say it out loud, so she let him decide. "Alright, then we'll have Catfish Balang for lunch. This fish was definitely more delicious than those carps and Crucian Carps. However, to be honest, as long as the carp did not exceed two and a half catties, it was still very delicious. At this time, if you don't want to fish anymore, then stop fishing. If you want to fish, then continue fishing. He had to make it clear that he had to catch a fish that satisfied him. When the time came, he would bring it back for his family to taste. There are prawns in the field. If you want to eat them, you can only take off your shoes and go to the field to touch them. There were also yellow eel fish loaches, big or small, which could be caught depending on their own abilities.”
"Brother Mou Lin, we're guests. How can we do the farm ourselves? Why don't you go to the field and help us catch them?”
"Hehe, in your dreams. I won't help you do such a thing. Didn't you say that you would come to my house to play? Since he wanted to play, he had to have fun to his heart's content. Only by doing it himself could he have more fun, right? Now that he was tired of fishing, he would continue to play in another way. When I'm done cooking, I'll call you back for dinner. If you feel that you have had enough fun, you can also sit at home.”
Tian Xiaoli and Xie Meng looked at each other and agreed with Mou Lin, so they quickly put away their hooks. Mou Lin walked to Xie Meng's net and caught the biggest Catfish, Balang. He weighed it in his hand and said," Sister Xie Meng, this Catfish you caught is definitely less than 2.5 kg. I just weighed it, and it's probably only 2.5 kg." Sister Xiao Li, take out the biggest Catfish Balang in your net. I'll burn it after I kill it."”
Xie Meng's eyes widened." Brother Mou Lin, six pounds of fish should be enough, right?" There are only three of us, and each of us has two catties. Isn't that enough? Are you trying to stuff us to death?"
"Hehe, Sister Xie Meng, is this what you want? Really? If you feel that it's not enough after I make it, do you want to fish again and make it again?”
Tian Xiaoli smiled." Mengmeng, Catfish Balang is very delicious. Its meat is especially tender. After killing them, there would not be much left after the internal organs were removed. There's probably only about four catties left. It might not be enough for the three of us. By the way, Brother Mou Lin, why don't we see your vegetables?”
"Hey, don't mention it. Didn't I go to town twice? When I got home, I found that the vegetables were ruined by wild rabbits and pheasants. So, we can only eat these things for lunch. "If you want to eat, you'll have to wait for the next time you come. But it's hard to say, because I don't know if those wild rabbits and pheasants will still come to my house to steal vegetables. Look, I'm the only one at home. I can't take care of everything.”
Tian Xiaoli and Xie Meng began to pack up the fishing gear. After leaving only one big fish in the net, the rest of the fish were poured into the pond. Xie Meng originally wanted to keep a bigger carp, but after seeing Tian Xiaoli's actions, she changed her mind.
"Lili, isn't it bad for us to do this?”
"What's not good? This is what Mou Lin and I agreed on before. You don't know, but he got all these fish from the river. Look at the water in the pond. Isn't it very clear? Also, look at the water trough that was brought from the well. After it flows into the field, it flows from the field to the pond. Moreover, the fields were filled with fish, prawns, and yellow shavings, so it was impossible to apply pesticide. The fish raised in this way were definitely freshwater fish. "We'll ask him later to see if he's sprinkled fertilizer on this field. If he hasn't, hehe, I still want to work with you to buy all the rice in this field.”
Xie Meng was stunned for a moment before she reacted immediately." Hehe, that's true. Even if it's fertilizer, as long as it's not applied with pesticide, I still want it. At the very least, our two families won't have to eat rice that has been treated with pesticide from the second half of the year to the first half of next year. It would be even better if there was no fertilizer.”
"Oh, right. Then tell me, if this field of rice is sprinkled with fertilizer, how much are you going to pay for a catty? How much would they pay for a catty without fertilizer?”
Xie Meng was stunned by Tian Xiaoli's question because she didn't know the current price of food. "Xiao Li, why don't we go home and ask our family before coming to Mou Lin?”
"Aren't we going to book this field of grain? What if others found out and they beat them to it?”
"You're right. Let's tell Mou Lin not to agree to anyone else during dinner. We'll give him an answer next week."
"Hehe, I think we don't have to say anything first. He lives on the top of this mountain. Usually, no one comes. The people who come are only people from the village. Therefore, it was impossible for others to know that such a place existed. They didn't even know that there was such a piece of land that didn't have any pesticide. We'll ask Mou Lin when we're eating later to see if he's sprinkled fertilizer. If he hadn't sprinkled fertilizer, it would be difficult to determine the price. He had to go back and ask his family.”
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