60s: I have a store

Chapter 362 Fish School
Zhou Darong went to the front and saw two prey lying on the ground. When he looked closer, he found that they were two badgers.

Badgers are also called 猹,坏狗,坏八狗子,which are strong and wedge-shaped.The rough coat on the back and sides of the body is composed of long and hard guard hairs and sparse and short undercoat,usually brown-gray,the color of the coat on the sides is lighter than that on the back,and the coat on the belly is short and fine;the tail is thick and long,the same color as the back.

Holding a badger in one hand, he walked towards where Zhou Yimin and the others were.

"Two badgers."

When everyone saw it, they felt a little disappointed. They thought it was some other animal, but they didn't expect it to be a badger.

But when I thought about it, badgers are at least meat, all my previous unhappiness disappeared.

Zhou Daming said at this time: "It's getting late now, let's put away the cages and traps and go back to the village!"

It is winter now and the daytime is shorter. By five or six o'clock, it is already dark. It is very dangerous to stay in the mountains after dark.

Especially now, the weather is so cold, if there is a risk of hypothermia, that person will basically die here.

Zhou Darong and the others had no objections.

Then, according to Zhou Daming's instructions, place cages and traps in appropriate places.

After placing all the cages and traps, it was already past three in the afternoon and time to leave.

Everyone began to leave in an orderly manner, and they did not return empty-handed, at least they brought back prey.

When we passed the Houshan Reservoir, there were many children playing on the surface of the reservoir. The ice was very thick, more than 20 centimeters thick, enough to support the weight of an adult. So the adults in the village would not say anything when they saw the children playing on the surface of the reservoir.

Otherwise, there will still be risks if children this young play in the water.

Zhou Yimin saw Lai Fu and his two siblings and said, "It's getting late now, let's go back early!"

"And come over for dinner tonight!"

After hearing what Zhou Yimin said, Lai Fu and the others nodded very vigorously. Every time they went to Zhou Yimin's house, they had a lot of meat to eat, so when they heard that they could go to Zhou Yimin's house, they immediately abandoned even their friends.

There is a smell of meat there, my friend.

When other people saw how straightforward the Lai Fu brothers and sisters were, they were stunned for a moment, but they were more envious, because everyone in the village knew that Zhou Yimin's family had the best food.

There was no family in the village that didn't want to go to Zhou Yimin's house for dinner, but since Zhou Yimin didn't invite them, they had to give up.

If they were invited by Zhou Yimin, their performance might be even more exaggerated than that of Lai Fu and his two siblings.

Lai Fu and his two siblings have returned home to share the good news with their parents.

At this moment, the sharp-eyed Zhou Yimin seemed to see a school of fish appearing.

"Look, there seems to be a school of fish."

After hearing what Zhou Yimin said, Zhou Daming and the others hurriedly looked in the direction of Zhou Yimin's finger. They indeed saw a school of fish flashing by and were immediately excited.

“It’s really a school of fish, and they are quite big.”

"DaRong, are you so sharp-eyed? You can tell the size of the fish just at that glance."

"That's right, that's right, are you bragging?"

After all, it is sometimes difficult to see clearly when looking through the ice.

Although ice has high transparency, the ice surface is usually not completely flat, and there are many tiny bumps and unevenness, which will cause the light to refract and scatter when passing through the ice surface, thus affecting the visual effect. Because things will appear smaller when viewed through the ice surface. This is because the transparency of ice is affected by many factors, including the unevenness of the ice surface and the refraction of light, which will cause blurred vision and make the objects seen appear smaller.

"I agree with Zhou Darong. The school of fish I just saw is indeed not small." Zhou Yimin supported Zhou Darong's statement at this time.

After hearing this, the others changed their words.

"As expected, he is the one with the best eyesight in the village. He is even as good as Uncle Sixteen."

"Amazing!"

Zhou Darong didn't expect that Zhou Yimin saw the size of the fish school just like he did, and thus cleared his name.

"Uncle Sixteen, should we inform the old branch secretary about this matter?" Zhou Daming asked at this time?
If he told others about this matter, and if no fish were found in the end, the villagers would definitely tell others about it or spread rumors, and his reputation would be ruined.

You said you like to be in the spotlight, but the matter is not yet clear.
Zhou Yimin thought for a moment and said, "Let's talk to the old Party Secretary. In the end, let him make the final decision!"

If he were to make the decision, he would definitely organize the villagers to hold a winter fishing trip. At most, it would result in a loss of manpower, but it would not cost anything else.

Winter fishing first appeared in the Liao Dynasty. Winter fishing originated from "Nabo", which is the transliteration of the Khitan language, meaning the camp of the Liao emperor. The Liao emperor maintained the habit of nomadic life, migrating in four seasons and engaging in nomadic hunting activities, so "Nabo" is also called "Four Seasons Nabo".

Winter fishing is not only a traditional way of fishing production, but also a representative of winter fishing and hunting culture in northern China. Chagan Lake winter fishing has been famous since the Liao and Jin Dynasties, and still attracts a large number of tourists today.

The spectacular scene of winter fishing in Chagan Lake and the unique sacrificial ceremony of "Sacrificing the Lake to Awaken the Nets" make it one of the famous eight scenic spots in Jilin and is listed in the Jilin Provincial Intangible Cultural Heritage List.

In order to pass on this ancient fishing method and boost the development of the tourism economy, Chagan Lake Tourism Development Zone holds an Ice and Snow Fishing and Hunting Cultural Tourism Festival every year.

Zhou Daming nodded to show that he understood, and without staying any longer, he went straight back to the village.

Lai Fu and his two siblings hurried back home and saw their aunt making milk powder for Qianqian.

Lai Fu told the truth: "Mom, my eldest brother asked us to go to his house for dinner tonight."

After hearing this, Third Aunt originally wanted to refuse, but she couldn't resist the three "bone dragons" who kept pulling her hands and clamoring to go.

In the end, there was no choice but to agree.

Lai Fu and the other two were very happy when they heard that their mother was willing to go. They had just planned that if their parents didn't go, only the three of them would go.

All I can say is that they are serious about eating.

After Third Aunt prepared the milk powder, she asked Lai Fu to help feed the baby, and she wanted to go over early to help.

It would be embarrassing for a family to go there and eat for free, and it would be bad if we didn’t go and help.

Lai Fu did not refuse. He carefully held Qianqian in his arms and fed her the way his Third Aunt usually did.

Pat Qianqian's butt gently, then put the pacifier into Qianqian's mouth.

Qianqian very "expertly" held the pacifier in her mouth and started to play.

When Third Aunt saw this scene, she didn't expect Lai Fu to have learned it so well, so she felt relieved and went to Zhou Yimin's house immediately.

"Wait a minute, go call dad, okay?"

"I understand." Lai Cai responded loudly.

(End of this chapter)