Druid's Country Retirement

The scene in front of him was particularly unfamiliar to Li Hongbing.

Originally, the col was just a gap less than ten meters wide, but now it is incredibly spacious, like a sinkhole seen in documentaries, with an area almost as big as a football field.

Look up.

Li Hongbing felt like he was in a huge well shaft, with a circular sky above his head, like a blue canvas dotted with white clouds.

The lake that appeared inexplicably in front of him was like a green gem embedded at the bottom of the well.

The pit walls around the lake are steep and straight, like a knife cutting an axe.

If this wasn't the mountain col in the backyard, Li Hongbing would definitely feel that he was in the wrong place.

The few crooked tea trees by the lake are orchids and Longjing trees that I planted myself.

But where did the lake appear from? Can anyone explain it?

Li Hongbing had no expression on his face and looked back at his eldest brother-in-law.

"Brother, call Sun Qiang and ask him and Zhou Dasheng to come over. I want to see them now and immediately."

The eldest brother-in-law was secretly frightened. It was the first time he saw his brother-in-law angry. He quickly took out his cell phone and called Sun Qiang. He said a few words and hung up.

"They're coming right away!"

Li Hongbing nodded, found a rock and sat down, looking at the sinkhole lake that appeared out of thin air.

To be fair.

Compared with the former mountain col, the current tiankeng lake is more beautiful. The lake surface is as calm as a mirror and crystal clear, reflecting the surrounding steep pit walls, giving people an ancient and mysterious atmosphere.

The breeze blew, and the sunlight passed through the cliffs and fell on the water. The sparkling waves shone like countless stars dancing.

"Hey, San'er, look, what is that?" Suddenly, the second brother-in-law, as if he had gone crazy, slapped his brother-in-law on the shoulder heavily and pointed to the lake not far away.

Although Li Hongbing didn't hear what the second brother-in-law said, he looked in the direction he pointed.

There was actually a group of fish swimming around at the bottom of the lake. The fishes ranged in size from big to small. The big ones weighed maybe three or four pounds, while the small ones weighed two or three pounds. Their whole bodies were covered with golden lines.

what fish is this?

never seen it.

But the father narrowed his eyes and looked at it for a long time, with a trace of uncertainty flashing in the corner of his eyebrows, "It seems to be a golden thread fish. This thing is rare. I saw it in Erdong Village when I was a child. This kind of fish can only be found in underground rivers. It tastes extremely delicious.”

"I'm going to get the net." When he heard that it was delicious, the food lover brother-in-law couldn't sit still, turned around and ran out of the col without looking back.

Suddenly, Li Hongbing felt that the changes in the col were actually good.

There are mountains, water, and fish. Instead of Bailongtan, there is a Tiankeng Lake.

One loss and one gain.

The two brothers-in-law stood on the shore, swiping their nets to catch fish, and their father next to them pointed out ideas.

At this time.

Sun Qiang and Zhou Dasheng ran into the col with sweating profusely. Seeing Li Hongbing's unhappy expression, they felt a little thumped in their hearts and stepped forward.

When Li Hongbing saw the two of them, he raised his hand and pointed at Tiankeng Lake, "Should you give me an explanation? Where is my mountain pass? Is it lost? I ran away from home?"

The two looked at each other, Zhou Dasheng looked embarrassed and faced Li Hongbing.

"Village Chief Li, I'm sorry. It may be that the underlying structure was unstable due to the influx of water. After you left, a second collapse occurred, and it became what it is now."

"The second mountain collapse was caused by rock weathering, and it was also closely related to the stress-bearing layer of the geological structure. But you can rest assured that after this accident, the mountain and the geological layer have been stabilized, and such an accident will never happen again, even if That will happen hundreds of years later.”

"Doctor Li, although Lao Zhou is a bit stupid, his skills are absolutely fine." Sun Qiang helped to put in good words.

I ask you to build a hot spring well, and you build a sinkhole lake for me.

Are you okay with calling this technology?

Li Hongbing showed an expression of distrust, and the two of them smiled bitterly inwardly.

"Village Chief Li, please rest assured. I will stay here. As compensation, I will conduct a comprehensive analysis of the geology near Li's house to ensure that there will be no more mistakes." Zhou Dasheng bit the bullet and spoke out his compensation plan. This is already the best that I can do.

If you make yourself lose money, you will have no choice but to go home and sell your house.

Li Hongbing didn't care about compensation or not, but asked irrelevant questions.

"Can the hot spring well still be used?"

"This!!" Zhou Dasheng was confused by the question.

He didn't care about such a big thing. Instead, he cared about the hot spring well. However, he was the father of the financial sponsor, so he had to explain the explanation.

"Then we need to check whether the well pipe is damaged. The highest grade alloy steel pipe we use should not be a big problem. If we clean up the rocks above the well head, there will be some trouble."

You call this trouble!

There may be landslides and landslides!

Li Hongbing turned to look at Sun Qiang.

"Old Sun, I'll leave this job to you. If you don't have enough manpower, you can hire Wang Renyi's construction team. It just so happens that the dormitory building in the village is finishing up. It's a waste to have so many workers idle."

Sun Qiang was naturally happy to have a job to do and quickly agreed.

"Don't worry, leave it to me. I'll go back and call for someone now. Why don't you call Wang Hai over? He's got a bright idea. Let's see if he can come up with some cool ideas."

"Okay, then please don't make any mistakes again. I'm afraid I won't be able to stand the fright!" Li Hongbing pointed out.

The two smiled awkwardly, then found someone to leave in a hurry.

Walk out of the Li family door.

After going through so much, Sun Qiang helplessly looked at his old classmate whom he had brought here. At that time, he was thinking of introducing him to a private job to earn some extra money, but he didn't expect that he would have to repay him if he didn't make any money.

"Lao Zhou, I almost got killed by you this time. You must have come here to mess with me on purpose!"

Zhou Dasheng was still frightened at this time. Fortunately, all the team members were fine, but Village Chief Li's 40 medical expenses had not yet been paid.

What's even more serious is that the equipment brought from the unit is now buried in the water. We have to find a way to salvage it quickly, otherwise we will be ruined and we will really lose money.

"Who would have thought this would happen? I have drilled so many wells, and this is the first time I have encountered this kind of thing, ugh!!"

"You often walk by the river, and your shoes don't get wet. You're just swollen." Sun Qiang curled his lips when he saw this, turned around and left, leaving a final sentence.

"Let's talk about it first. You can get the 5 yuan from Ma Gan. Why should I take the blame for you?"

Zhou Dasheng's expression changed drastically when he heard that he still had to pay for the money. This undoubtedly made matters worse, adding fuel to the fire, taking advantage of the situation, making misfortunes never come singly, and adding insult to injury.

Now I can only play the bitterness card and fool Sun Qiang first.

"Brother, Brother Sun, Master Sun, let's discuss this money. It's too difficult for me now. Xiao Jiang's medical expenses haven't been paid yet."

Sun Qiang took out his trouser pockets and shook them when they were empty.

"Get out of here, it's harder for me than you. I beg you, don't make any more mistakes, otherwise we will both be ruined."

"Please help me advance the money first, and I will return it to you after a while."

"After a while, I said the same thing when I asked to borrow 20 yuan in college. After more than ten years, 20 yuan is worth hundreds of yuan even if I lay an egg and hatch a baby."

The two of them walked and talked all the way and left the Li family's old house.

Backyard Col.

The two brothers-in-law and their father were howling and screaming. There was a lot of movement, but the harvest was pitiful.

Those golden thread fish are very shrewd. If there is a slight splash in the water, they will immediately dive to the bottom of the lake and disappear. After a while, they will emerge.

The three of them often complained about each other.

Li Hongbing was not idle either. He used a hoe to dig out the tea trees buried in the soil, removing the broken roots and missing tea trees. In the end, he only found a few orchid Longjing trees with missing arms and legs.

Tea production has been greatly reduced, so we will have to save some in the future.

Looking at the three people fishing by the lake, they started to increase revenue and reduce expenditure. Since returning to the old house, these three people have been drinking Orchid Longjing like they don't have any money. They managed to save a can, but most of it was missing. "Quick, the fish are out, and there's a big one."

"Don't worry, don't push me!"

Pfft!

The second brother-in-law was squeezed into the water, and the fishing net in his hand did not forget to cover the fish.

A blind cat catches a dead mouse.

He actually let him catch a golden thread fish weighing two or three kilograms.

The second brother-in-law stood in the water, holding the fishing net and making a noise, "See, this is called technology, learn it!"

"Come up quickly, don't let the fish run away!" The eldest brother-in-law stretched out his hand to avoid the second brother-in-law's outstretched arm. Instead, he took the net and carefully lifted it to the shore. As for the second brother-in-law in the water, he was ignored.

"!!!" The second brother-in-law was speechless.

Li Hongbing also came over to see what a golden thread fish is.

This kind of fish is light yellow all over and has a pair of beards. It looks like a carp but not like a carp, and its body is slender than a carp.

The head and back are slightly bluish-gray, some are completely transparent, and the fish scales are fine. There are many golden stripes and light gray round spots on the side of the body near the back, and the fins on the abdomen are all white.

"Dad, is this fish really edible?" the eldest brother-in-law asked in a low voice.

Dad looked at the golden thread fish jumping in the net and swallowed hard. It seems that he still cannot forget it.

"It's edible and very delicious. When I was a child, your grandfather and I went to Erdong Village for medical treatment. The villagers only caught a few small fish in Erdong for a whole day. They didn't add any seasonings and only fried them with lard. The aroma filled the whole house. The meat is thin and tender, just like freshly cooked tofu.”

Is it really that delicious?

The two brothers-in-law and Li Hongbing looked at each other and nodded.

Pick up the net and walk out of the col.

"Hey, wait for me, I'll poop when I eat alone." The father walked slowly, watching his son-in-law and son disappear into the mountain pass.

Wait until you catch up to the front yard.

Li Hongbing put a pot on the coal stove and put the solidified lard into the pot.

A sting.

The lard melts quickly when it hits the hot pan, releasing the unique aroma of animal fat.

"The fish is ready!" The eldest brother-in-law happily brought over the packed golden thread fish.

Li Hongbing took the fish, held up the fish tail, and gently slid it along the edge of the pot.

The golden thread fish falls into the oil pan and comes into contact with the hot oil, creating a unique flavor.

The aroma burst out in an instant, and the rich smell of fish filled the air and filled the entire yard, making people couldn't help but move their index fingers.

Even my mother, sister, and Shan Xing were attracted by the smell of fish and walked out of the house.

"What kind of fish are you making? It's so delicious?"

Li Hongbing couldn't hear it and shook the pot gently. The fish slid in the hot oil as if dancing happily. He turned the fish over and fried the other side until golden.

Remove from the pan and place the fish on a plate.

The steaming hot fried fish exudes an enticing aroma.

"Try it quickly!" The eldest brother-in-law couldn't wait to taste it and just raised his chopsticks.

The plate in front of him was delivered to his mother, sister, and Shan Xing by Li Hongbing.

"Mom, sister, Myolie, try it quickly!"

Still a filial son!

Mom looked at dad and son-in-law happily, picked up a piece of fish with chopsticks, and put it into her mouth.

Instantly, his eyes sparkled.

The fried fish skin is crispy and delicious, and the deliciousness of the fish blooms in the mouth. The meat is fresh and tender and melts in the mouth, as if dancing on the tip of the tongue.

"You guys should try it too, it's delicious!" The mother quickly greeted her daughter and daughter-in-law.

This golden thread fish is not big to begin with. How much can be left after frying two or three kilograms.

Four women, one with chopsticks and one with chopsticks, ate a lot. In a short time, they ate the whole fish with only the bones left.

Dad and the two brothers-in-law looked at the remains of the plate eagerly.

My heart bleeds.

Originally, it seemed that Li Hongbing had some pity for him after he couldn't hear him, but now he only has hatred.

Why should you use the fish we caught as a favor?

Good people let you do it!

At this time.

Li Hongbing turned around and walked into the warehouse. When he came out, he held a thin bamboo pole in his hand and shouted to his two brothers-in-law.

"Stop looking, let's go fishing!"

fishing?

Use the broken bamboo pole in your hand.

The second brother-in-law showed disdain and said, "It's rare. I have a fishing rod, customized by King Lanbao. One rod can buy a cart of bamboo rods."

"I also have a fishing rod." The eldest brother-in-law also said.

There are many types of boys, but after the age of 35, there are only two types, those who fish and those who do not.

Hot-blooded boys are always fishermen.

The two brothers-in-law are also one of them. They always carry a bag of fishing tackle in their car wherever they go. Regardless of whether they know how to do it or not, they just throw two rods first.

When the two brothers-in-law came back from outside, they were holding bulging fish bags in their hands.

The second brother-in-law walked up to Li Hongbing, and in order to avenge his recent victory, he raised the corner of his mouth and said, "San'er, do you want to take a gamble? You use a bamboo pole and I use a fishing rod. Let's see who catches more fish. The loser can't eat any fish." .”

You look down on my fishing rod so much.

Li Hongbing looked down at the yellowed bamboo pole in his hand.

I made this with my own hands when I was a kid, using arrow bamboo from the mountains. If you know who among the rural friends has a fishing rod made of arrow bamboo, that would be a big deal.

Because arrow bamboo only grows in high mountains, the yield rate is very low, pitifully low, and the process of making fishing rods is also extremely cumbersome.

If we say that a good arrow bamboo is one of the best among a hundred, then it is not an exaggeration to say that a good short-jointed arrow bamboo is one of a hundred.

To find a qualified arrow bamboo and turn it into a real fishing rod, you have to perform complex and deep processing on it.

First of all, you need to use a knife to repair the stubble of the horizontal branches on each bamboo joint. If you are not careful, you may cut your hand.

After the bamboo joints are cut, they must be carefully polished with coarse and fine sandpaper successively. All the bamboo joints must be polished to be smooth, and the hand can be "slid" back and forth on each bamboo joint without any feeling of pulling.

After the bamboo stubble is processed, it must be baked straight.

Straightening is to adjust the bends of each bamboo section to the same vertical direction.

Because freshly cut green bamboo will sweat when roasted by kerosene lamp, and the sweat will make it soft, and it can change in any direction according to the action of external force.

Rural children all know the secret of bamboo, so they can use bamboo to make various kites and lanterns.

When the bamboo poles are being roasted and straightened, a wet towel must be prepared. Once the bamboo joints are heated and straightened, a wet towel must be used to cool down the bamboo joints to keep the bamboo joints in their baked state.

Hanging straight means that after all the bamboo sections are roasted straight, they have to be hung up with ropes from the tips and allowed to dry. In order to keep it from returning to its original shape, some heavy objects must be hung on the thick end; we put this This practice is called hanging straight.

After the fishing rod is completely dry, if you want to make the bamboo rod more delicate and beautiful, you still need to clear the joints, paint, and tie the handle.

When he was a child, Li Hongbing used this arrow bamboo fishing rod to hang flies and earthworms to catch countless meal sticks in Qingshui River.

Gain a group of fans and fans!

(End of this chapter)