The pastoral life of the grass tribe chief

On the night of the Lantern Festival, the people of Maoyuan Township were watching a grand opera in Maoye Village, but Lu Yao was busy by the pond all night.

All the water from the valley was diverted into the pond, and all the spiritual spring water from the space was poured into the water inlet. The aerator was also run all night. The fish surfacing for air didn't gradually disappear until after seven o'clock in the morning, and I finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Lu Lide drank about two jin of baijiu with his friend Li Jianguo last night. He got up a little late this morning and all he heard when he went out was about fish farm flooding. He was so shocked that he rushed over immediately, afraid that he would see the scene of his eldest son's fish farm flooding again.

From afar, when he saw his youngest son sitting at the door eating and petting the cat, his tense nerves finally relaxed.

"I came back after the banquet last night and stayed up all night. Nothing happened."

When Lu Yao saw his father rushing over, he knew what his father was worried about.

Although he didn't witness his older brother's fishpond overflowing back then, he had seen many fishponds overflow, and that scene must have become a nightmare that his father couldn't shake off.

Lu Lide couldn't laugh at all, even though his youngest son spoke so casually.

Even a small scratch on his finger makes the whole world know.

Even when the youngest son was on his last breath, he didn't make a sound and bore all the pain himself.

Zhuo Weijun also drank quite a bit last night, and didn't come to pick up the fish until after eight o'clock this morning.

"Is the fish alright?"

Zhuo Weijun couldn't wait to ask Lu Yao before his motorcycle had even come to a complete stop.

"fine."

Lu Yao still feels lingering fear when he thinks about it now.

Given the pond's water quality and the presence of an aerator, the fish shouldn't be surfacing, and even if they were, it wouldn't be this severe. However, the fish were only caught with nets at around 3 a.m. yesterday, before the water quality had fully recovered.

Unfortunately, he had just diverted the water from the deep pool in the valley to the tea plantation, which greatly reduced the flow of water, and naturally the flow into the three ponds also decreased significantly.

As a result, the sun shone in the morning, but then it rained in the afternoon. The cold air met the heat and fog formed, and all the unfavorable conditions came together.

It can only be said that man proposes, God disposes.

Without the spiritual spring, he would have already fainted from crying by the pond, and wouldn't be in the mood to eat or pet the cat.

"It's good that you're alright, it's good that you're alright. Along the way, I saw many ponds covered in white foam, and the pond owners were completely terrified, fearing that they would see the same thing here."

Zhuo Weijun finally felt relieved.

"Let's have some tea inside first."

Seeing that the two were experiencing significant mood swings, Lu Yao wasn't in a hurry.

"I wonder if the mad fish is alright?"

Lu Lide asked.

"It's still surfacing, but the situation has improved, so it shouldn't be a big problem."

Lu Yaodao.

The eccentric has more experience in raising fish than him; when he came back last night, the eccentric had already turned on the aerator.

"In that case, we won't be able to catch any fish today."

Lu Lide said.

"It can only be postponed for a few days."

I originally planned to catch the crazy fish and release them into the big pond today, but now I have to postpone it and see how things go.

The three of them drank tea for a while and were about to weigh the fish when Li Yunbo made a video call.

"It's good that you're alright. I can finally get a good night's sleep."

Li Yunbo breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that everything was alright.

"You can be on friendly terms with Pigsy and still complain about not being able to sleep well every day. Don't even think about it, even Buddha would spit in your face if he heard that."

Lu Yao said with disdain.

Is there a connection between not sleeping well and gaining weight?

Li Yunbo scoffed.

"Not only is it related, it can also cause acne and baldness."

Lu Yaodao.

"Don't scare me."

Li Yunbo was so startled that he was wide awake.

"Is a big boss still a big boss if he doesn't go bald?"

"If not, then he's not a real boss yet."

"If you want to become a real big boss, go bald first."

Lu Yaodao.

Lu Lide and Zhuo Weijun were both amused.

"Crazy."

Li Yunbo threw his phone aside and went to sleep.

After weighing the fish, Lu Yao didn't go back to sleep.

You can't feed the fish for the next couple of days.

He cut some tender rye grass and wild thatch to feed the chickens, ducks, and geese in the tea plantation.

Behind the house, a path leads directly to the top of the mountain, dividing the tea mountain in two.

To the right of the tea plantation, in the area near the depths of the valley, the area is divided into two sections by a fence. The lower section is used to raise chickens, ducks, and geese.

There is a large pond at the foot of the mountain. As long as the fence is opened, chickens, ducks and geese can go directly into the pond to drink and swim.

He raises chickens, ducks, and geese together.

This is a common practice in rural areas. The number of animals is small, but they have a large enough range to roam, so there's no fear of them fighting to the death or wasting food.

Mixed farming is not recommended for large-scale farms.

He built several nests for the chickens and geese, and put out several food bowls and water bowls.

There's a tap next to the basin; just turn it on to fill it with water.

They are still small, so they patrol more frequently.

Once they grow up and become fully accustomed to their living environment, they will be no different from free-range animals.

With cats, dogs, and geese, there's no fear of snakes, rats, or weasels stealing our food.

After Lu Yao threw the grass to the animals to eat, he patrolled the area once and then went to pick tea leaves.

Spring tea is quite bitter, but people who are used to drinking roasted tea prefer this kind of fragrant bitterness.

Lu Yao only selects one bud and one leaf to pick, which makes the stir-fry taste more fragrant.

Lu Yao was picking tea leaves when his phone rang for a video call.

He took out his phone and saw that it was Lu Jijun calling.

"Hey bro, there's a celebration at the shop tonight, wanna come?"

Lu Jijun beamed with joy, clearly in a good mood.

She has a wide network of connections in the county, and more and more people are keeping pets, so the store's performance has always been good.

The promotional event held on the evening of the Lantern Festival made the store's cat grass famous and doubled the store's sales for the month.

The store's monthly revenue doubled solely from cat grass sales, demonstrating the immense profits involved. This also indicates that the cat grass grown from the seeds provided by Lu Yao was of far superior quality to the varieties on the market.

"What's the point of you teasing my little brother every day? Why don't you get a boyfriend to tease?"

Lu Yao was well aware of his own limitations; he was not cut out for business and was not good at dealing with business people.

This is why I always keep clear accounts when doing business with my best old classmate and older sister, just to avoid getting into trouble.

When business is good, everyone makes money together; when business is bad, everyone loses money together. It's that simple.

"Tch, if you have no qualms about flirting with your own brother, why bother changing partners?"

"Alright, let's get back to the main topic."

"I'll go get the seeds tomorrow. I'm going on a trip with my parents next month, and I'll ask someone to get the seeds for me then."

Lu Jijun said.

Do I know who this person is?

Lu Yao asked.

How would I know which of my friends you know?

Lu Jijun didn't know whether he was serious or just pretending to be confused.

The two ended the call, and Lu Yao continued picking tea leaves.

Lu Yao came down from the tea mountain, where Lu Lide and Lu Liguang were drinking tea.

"Uncle Guang, you're here just in time. Help me stir-fry some tea tonight."

Lu Yao said happily.

"This must be your first batch of spring tea. I'd like to have a taste."

Lu Liguang readily agreed.

Most families in the village have grown tea, and many of their fathers knew how to process tea.

Lu Liguang's tea-frying skills are among the best in the village.

That evening, Lu Yao was frying tea at the old house when the madman came to find him.

"Uncle Guang, let me give it a try."

A person with epilepsy is interested in everything except reading.

"OK."

Lu Liguang had great faith in the madman's abilities, so he took off his gloves and handed them to the madman.

"Move a little faster, or the tea leaves will burn."

"Yes, be careful not to touch the sides of the pot with your hands, or you'll get burned."

"At this point, you need to stir-fry while kneading with your hands."

……

The eccentric put on the gloves and, under Lu Liguang's guidance, quickly got the hang of it.

Seeing that his clothes were soaked with sweat from being so busy, Lu Liguang took over and continued frying.

After working for more than two hours, the tea leaves were finally ready.

Lu Yao spread the prepared newspaper on a winnowing basket, poured the roasted tea leaves into it and spread them out to cool down. The tea could then be brewed and drunk the next day.