Druid's Country Retirement

Chapter 544 Fishing
The next morning.

In the winter morning in the mountains, the cold air is filled with fresh breath, which makes people feel refreshed.

Have a dreamless sleep and wake up naturally.

Li Hongbing stretched out comfortably, put on his clothes and walked out of the room.

The house was eerily quiet, with no one in the main room or on the rice field, and even the animals were nowhere to be seen.

What about people?

"Myolie, mom, sister!!"

At this time, a bird's nest head poked out from the kitchen door, and the second brother-in-law waved to Li Hongbing.

"Stop shouting, they went out before dawn."

"What!"

If mixed with rice, it will taste good with rice and vegetables, but if it is not cooked well, it will be like swill fed to pigs.

A group of company executives act as if they have never seen the world and ask questions about everything they see.

The second brother-in-law grimaced, looking at his brother-in-law's disappearing back, and said angrily, "Come here a few times, this dog is so smart, he ran away without a harness!"

I called Li Ming and learned that they hadn't left yet and were still wandering around the village.

"Boss, this meadow belongs to you too?" Chen Li came to Caogou Village for the first time and was full of curiosity about everything she saw, because Caogou Village was completely different from the countryside where she grew up.

Qingshui River is a seasonal river. Every year in winter, the flow decreases, the water channel becomes narrow, and even dries up directly, exposing the river bed.

Li Hongbing shook his head and then remembered that last night, his mother encouraged his sister and daughter-in-law to go to Qinglong Village to pay homage to his grandfather.

Li Hongbing turned the accelerator three times and rushed out. If he ran too slowly, he was afraid of being caught by his father and eating swill.

However, the Qingshui River is no longer as fast as it once was, but it is still full of vitality. The river has dried up, leaving many surprises on the river bed.

Don't try to lie to me!

"Mr. Li, are there any houses in the B&B? I want to buy one so that I can live in the mountains when I retire."

"Well, that's right!" Li Hongbing nodded, "I'll take you to the horse pen later. Do you know how to ride a horse?"

Only then did he remember that yesterday, people from the company came to express their condolences, but he was left in the village.

Chen Li nodded excitedly.

Leave the old house.

The cold winter did not make the meadow lose its vitality, exuding vitality and vitality, and on the contrary, there were more wild animals.

Winter is supposed to be the season when vegetation dies.

"Can you catch fish?" Li Hongbing smiled and turned to look at the company executives in suits and ties.

The weather is getting colder day by day, and it's going to snow soon.

Mixed rice is a name for a kind of meal in forest areas. In the past, rural areas were busy with farm work and had no time to cook. In order to save time, I put the leftovers from the previous night together, then boiled them with water and ate them hot.

Then he shook his phone.

The executives shook their heads. Childhood, adolescence, and youth were all spent learning and being learned. There were very few opportunities to catch fish, or even to see fish.

At the slightest movement, you can see pheasants and hares escaping from the grass.

Everyone came to the meadow.

After that, he left without looking back.

"Come here too early, daddy's cooking will be mixed with rice."

But looking around, the meadows are still green, but the rolling hills on both sides look as bleak as they should be in autumn.

"Boss, what is this for?"

"You guys wait here for me to come back!"

"I have to entertain company employees at noon. If I don't have dinner at home, you can eat by yourself!"

With so many fish trapped in the puddles, it would be better to sacrifice them in the temple of the five internal organs than to freeze to death in vain.

I saw some running water in puddles of different sizes in the middle of the dry river bed. To be precise, it should be a fish stream. The shallow muddy water was crowded with all kinds of wild fish.

Catching fish?

Walking deeper along the meadow, I passed by the Qingshui River. The water on the river had receded a lot, and the river bed had been exposed in some places, leaving only a shallow layer of river surface.

Of course, there is some flattery in it, but Li Hongbing doesn't care. Anyway, it feels good to have the stars supporting the moon.

"Has San'er come over?" A slight voice came from behind the second brother-in-law in the kitchen door.

You can even ride a horse!

"Boss, I heard that your home has a hot spring. Can you help us open our eyes?"

"Bad food, how can I finish the big pot that dad made?" said the eldest brother-in-law in annoyance.

However, looking at the constipated expression on the second brother-in-law's face, you can tell how unpalatable it is.

Li Hongbing took out his cell phone and saw several missed calls, all from Li Ming and Chen Li.

Seeing this, Li Hongbing felt sorry for the childhood of these top students, left a word and turned around to leave.

"Vice President Li, will the boss take us to catch fish?" Shangguan Yun asked in surprise.

Li Ming shrugged his shoulders and sighed helplessly, "Don't ask me, I don't know. Our boss is famous for being crazy. As long as he doesn't work, he can do anything."

"Forget it, don't think so much, just treat it as a rest. The air in the mountains is really big." Yan Hua, the vice president of Oak Express, smiled and pushed aside the grass in front of him. Who knew that there was a fat rabbit hiding in the grass? Du Hare rushed out in a hurry, and with a few quick moves, he was about to disappear in front of everyone.

Sudden.

A flash of golden light flashed in the grass, he rose into the air, hugged the fat hare tightly in mid-air, and fell back into the grass.

Haw!

A hare screamed in the grass, and the executives stepped forward curiously.

I saw an animal that looked like a cat and a leopard in the grass. This strange cat was slightly smaller than the hare, but it bit the hare's throat and kicked the hare's abdomen with its legs like a hot wheel.

Hearing the footsteps, the strange cat turned around in mid-air and bit the hare's throat directly. The hare struggled a few times and kicked its legs out of breath.

The strange cat jumped in front of the hare and stared at the executives with wide eyes, as if to warn everyone not to steal its prey.

"What kind of animal is this? It's so cute." Chen Li was attracted by the cuteness of the strange cat and walked forward.

The strange cat arched its back, bared its teeth and made a snake-like squeaking sound. Chen Li was so frightened that she quickly backed away.

A senior executive laughed and said, "Assistant Chen, I've never heard of that saying. The weirder you look, the faster the sentence will be."

at this time.

There was a movement in the grass, and then a half-sized strange cat ran out. Behind it, a big black cat walked out with elegant steps, its black fur was as shiny as brocade. The strange cat that caught the hare hurriedly Put away the fierce look, like a good baby, when the black cat is sick, it makes a yelping sound.

The big black head looked like air in front of everyone, lowering his head and licking the little strange cat without any fear.

Chen Li, who is a cat fanatic, couldn't pull her eyes out when she saw the black cat. She couldn't help but walked over and squatted down. She took out the cat strips she carried with her for feeding stray cats from her pocket, opened it and gave it to the black cat. before.

"Cat, are you lost? Do you want to come home with me? I have a lot of delicious cat food and cat grass at home!"

Stupid Twoleg!

The princess raised her head and glanced at Slim with disdain.

He walked towards the expired hare, easily tore open the rabbit's fur to reveal the tender rabbit meat, then turned around and barked at the two half-big strange cats.

aim! !

The two little strange cats pounced on it and ate it.

"Is this still a cat?" A senior executive stared blankly at the black cat licking its black paws.

"Should. Probably so!"

Chen Li swallowed her saliva and answered uncertainly.

Whose cat can easily chew through a rabbit's fur?

If it were magnified ten times, it would be an exaggeration to say it was a black panther.

Didi didi! !

A shrill horn sounded.

Li Hongbing rode a three-bouncer to find everyone. "Boss, there is a big black cat here that can only catch rabbits!" Chen Li quickly ran to Santengzi to complain.

Big black cat?
Li Hongbing jumped down three times and came to the place where all the senior executives were watching. When the big black cat saw Li Hongbing, it immediately waggled its tail and meowed, jumped on his shoulders, and rubbed its head affectionately on Li Hongbing's cheek.

"Princess, you still know me!"

Meow meow! !
The big black cat continued to act coquettishly.

Li Hongbing took the princess into his arms, gently stroked the cat's smooth fur, and introduced to everyone's surprised eyes, "She is my country cat, called Princess."

"Pastoral cat!" Chen Li was very suspicious. How could such a beautiful cat be a pastoral cat? It would not be an exaggeration to say that it was a top pet cat.

If the princess is a garden cat, what are the two strange cats that eat rabbit meat? Garden cats do not have such colors.

Following Chen Li's gaze, Li Hongbing saw two little guys lying on the hare eating meat.

"Those two are ocelots. The princess is taking care of them, and the effect is pretty good. They have grown up a lot."

Ocelot?

It seems to be a very high-level protected animal!
A group of senior executives know that their boss likes to raise animals and has raised many animals, but it is very troublesome to raise and protect animals privately.

Either pretend you don't know, pretend you didn't see it, or kill your relatives out of righteousness and report the boss for secretly raising wild protected animals.

Seeing the worry on their faces, Li Hongbing smiled.

"Don't think nonsense, you guys. These two ocelots were rescued from the zoo and have certificates."

call! !

Just have proof.

All the executives breathed a sigh of relief.

The same goes for the boss. If you have evidence and tell us earlier, it will cause us to wander between morality and humanity.

"Stop talking nonsense and go catch fish." Li Hongbing hugged the princess and walked back to the Sanbengzi carriage. "Come here and pick out the tools you can use."

I really want to catch fish!
The senior executives looked at each other.

In order to attend the condolences, everyone specially wore suits to show respect.

Go down to the river and catch fish!

This outfit is inappropriate!

Just when the executives were in trouble, Chen Li reached out and picked up a handful of nets from the truck bed and shouted happily.

"Catching fish!!"

Got it!
The first traitor appears.

The remaining people look at me and I look at you, seeing helplessness and speechlessness in each other's eyes.

They all picked up tools from the truck bed.

Some people are carrying buckets, some are holding shovels, and some are carrying a manure spoon! !
Where did the shit spoon come from?

Seeing Shangguan Yun happily waving a dung spoon, Li Hongbing could only express encouragement.

"Mr. Li, this tool is so interesting. What does it do?"

"Haha, fishermen, fishermen, let's go quickly!" Li Hongbing laughed twice and hurriedly walked towards Qingshui River.

When someone enters the river, water splashes in every puddle, and densely packed fish crowd together, revealing dark dorsal fins.

“So many fish!”

Chen Li held up the copy net and looked at a puddle.

The net floated into the water lightly, and it was heavy when I lifted it up.

Fish of all sizes were crowded in the net and jumping around.

"Bring the bucket over quickly!" Chen Li shouted excitedly.

Li Ming excitedly ran over with a bucket and carefully poured the fish from the net into the bucket.

There are various types of fish, including crucian carp, dinner sticks, black fish, yellow pepper diced, small carp, bream, wheat ears, peach blossoms, etc. They come in different sizes, some weighing one or two kilograms, and the smallest ones are only as small as the little finger.

"I caught a lot of fish too!"

"Look there's a big fish over there."

"What kind of fish is this? It even has a beard."

At first, the executives were reluctant to let them fish, and they didn't even dare to step in the mud when going into the river. Now they think it's fun, and everyone is yelling. As for the suits they are wearing, they don't care that much.

On the contrary, Li Hongbing was ignored as nothing, and he was so bored that he could only pick up some small fish to feed the princess.

Looking at the dry river bed, Li Hongbing frowned.

As the old saying goes, the bottom of the river is exposed, and the mountains are covered with snow when the river opens.

In previous years, there was still a little water in the river, but this year the river has dried up so much that it will probably be a very cold winter.

"Boss, the buckets are full, what should I do?" Li Ming asked loudly.

Li Hongbing saw the four buckets filled to the brim, with both big and small fish shaking their heads and laughing, "Why do you need so many small fish? Just pick the big ones and eat them. The small fish have no meat and are all bones."

Just big fish!

The executives were dumbfounded. They had to let go of the fish they had finally caught. It was not in vain.

"It's fine if you don't let it go. You can deal with it yourself when you get back. I won't touch it!"

The small fish were difficult and troublesome to handle. Anyway, Li Hongbing was not willing to take care of them, nor was he willing to eat them.

Let us clean up?
If we talk about operations, cooperation, and management, we can say that we have not slept for three days and three nights, but who can do it?

If you have that kind of ability, you still need to order takeout every day.

The executives thought for a moment, then turned around and kicked the bucket.

Mudd, get out of here.

Next, we catch fish again. Fish smaller than the size of a palm are not even glanced at.

Li Hongbing shook his head and laughed. He was really impressed by these bird people. They only selected based on size. The peach fish itself is not very big, but it tastes delicious. Even if it is as long as a palm, it is considered a big fish, so they don't like it.

But having said that, after only picking it up for a while, four buckets were filled, and there were still a lot of fish in the Qingshui River.

Don't waste it, because everyone will freeze to death when it snows.

Then he took out his phone and called the village committee, asking Jianjun to send a broadcast to inform the villagers to come to Qingshui River to collect fish.

The reason why the notice was issued was because the villagers knew that the meadow was contracted by Li Hongbing.

There is an unwritten rule in the forest area. Whether it is forest land, cultivated land, or ponds, whoever contracts it owns it.

As a result, unless something special happens, basically the villagers will not enter the meadow. Even in the past, they did not let their livestock into the meadow when grazing cattle or sheep.

After a while.

Just look at the dense crowds of figures appearing on the roadside of the village, carrying baskets and pails.

Then the figure surged down the hillside like a waterfall.

Also, at this time.

After winter, there is less farm work, and there are not many tourists in the village. When the villagers have free time, they either go to the mountains to collect firewood, or find a wall to bask in the sun and chat, which can not only kill time but also save the time needed to warm up. firewood.

The radio said that Uncle Hongbing had informed us to go to Qingshui River to pick up fish.

There are fish to eat, so what are you waiting for!

The whole village carried tools and rushed to Qingshui River.

I saw wild fish jumping on the dry river bed, and jumped into the river one by one with grins on their faces.

The villagers who fished for fish also did not forget to thank Li Hongbing.

"Uncle Hong Bing, come to my house to eat fish at noon and have a few sips along the way."

"Brother Hongbing, I caught a big carp, you can take it back and eat it."

"Uncle Hongbing, I'll fry the fish later and send it to your home to try."

(End of this chapter)