Chapter 123 The Use of Dead Fish in Dahaizi
The news of the land allocation was quickly notified to every household by the village representatives. Some people were still doubtful, but more people started to feel excited after getting over it. I am preparing to plant my own land.
Currently, the grain output is not high. Wheat is only over 100 kilograms, oil sunflower is less than 100 kilograms, and the yield of corn is higher. But to be honest, no one wants to use corn as the staple food these days. Because the water conservancy facilities are relatively complete, the team also grows rice. Although the area is not large, the rice produced is ground into rice, which is delicious to eat - just eat dry rice without vegetables, and one person can eat two big bowls.
Li Long has never eaten such fragrant rice in his later generations, even those selenium-rich rice Wuchang rice in later generations have never tasted the taste of this era.
He remembered that the old man in the team would often say in his spare time in his previous life that the rice grown on his team was the best. Unfortunately, it was too troublesome to grow rice, so he stopped growing it later.
There are also flax, scattered safflowers, etc. planted in the team.
Li Jianguo also told Li Long about a new news notified by the team:
“The superiors have issued a notice and now encourage everyone to engage in side jobs, such as raising pigs, sheep, and chickens. The captain also said that whoever wants to engage in breeding has to do it on a large scale. , there will be incentives and rewards in the team, such as raising pigs, and a separate feed area will be set aside."
"Then we will raise them," Li Long said with a smile, "Anyway, the land allocated to the team. You two finished planting them just for fun, and you have a lot of time left to raise them. Pigs. When the snow melts in spring, you can build a big pig pen and raise some pigs. You can fatten them up and sell them for money in a year. Brother, are you saying that the higher-ups don’t care about selling your own things now? "
"No matter what, just sell whatever you want. Of course, you are selling your own stuff, speculating. It's probably not enough to be a second-rate dealer." Li Jianguo said with a smile, "The captain said that you are the pioneer of our team, and you have led the way. The young people in the team should learn from you and improve your own skills. Have a good life.”
Li Long chuckled. It's not like he hasn't considered becoming a second-rate dealer, but he has to take his time. Earning money and living a good life is the way to go.
As long as things are sold casually, when the snow melts and you don’t go into the mountains for the time being, you can put down the net every night, pick it up in the morning, and go directly to the morning market to sell fish. How comfortable!
"Then after the land is divided, and before planting begins, find someone to build a pig pen in the yard." Li Jianguo actually thought about it for a long time. If you just farm, don't think about how much money you can make in a short period of time. If you can ensure that your family can eat fine food, it will be as high as the sky.
Raising pigs is a job that brings money. Because he raised the superstitious pig last year, Li Jianguo was still a little unconvinced. He thought about raising a few pigs this year to prove himself.
“When spring comes, maybe I can catch a few wild boar babies from the mountains and bring them back to raise.” Li Long joked, “Then we will raise domestic pigs and wild boars together.”
"That's great." Li Jianguo said with a smile, "Maybe some people like to eat wild boar meat."
On this night, almost every family in the team was laughing and chatting like this. Even if a child was naughty and caused some trouble, no one would say anything.
Everyone is looking forward to a better life in the future. If nothing else, at least by the end of this year, every household will definitely have enough fine grain to eat. Maybe if you harvest too much grain, you can make some money from it. Make life easier.
"When the ice melts in a few days, I plan to send some more money to my family." Li Long said, "Let my family know that our land is divided. If it doesn't work, I will take my father and mother home. Come here.”
"How can you send it? I'll send it!" Li Jianguo shook his head firmly, "I'm the boss, how can I ask you to send it? If you want to send money, then dad will brag to the outside world that all the relatives in the family haven't sent it yet. Came here?”
Li Long thought about it too.
This is how things at home were settled.
It is getting hotter day by day outside, and the snow is decreasing visibly to the naked eye. The gray-black land in the fields is exposed piece by piece, and green grass sprouts have sprouted in some places.
Outside, the wind blowing on the face is no longer the biting feeling. "The willow wind does not blow cold on the face" finally shines into reality.
When Tao Daqiang came to Li Long’s east room, he saw him reading a book and asked:
"Brother Long, why don't you go out for a walk?"
"Why don't you go out for a walk?" Li Long put down his copy of "Seven Swords Down Tianshan", waved his hand and said, "There is mud everywhere outside. Where can you step on it?" It’s all covered in mud, so it’s better to stay indoors.”
“I went to Xiaohaizi to see that the ice had melted a little, and Wei Yazi was in danger. Come out a little." Tao Daqiang had already scraped the mud off his shoes when he came in. "I took the time to go to Dahaizi in the back. There was a lot of ice there, and there were a lot of dead fish soaking in the water. The fish must be so big. Big!”
Tao Daqiang gestured with his hand, and Li Long saw that it was more than ninety centimeters or even over one meter long. "Such a big fish?" Li Long was a little surprised, but it was normal after thinking about it. There are not as many reeds in Dahaizi as there are in Xiaohaizi. The water area is several times that of Xiaohaizi. The fish live longer and there are more big fish.
The reeds in the small sea can also bring some oxygen to the water, but the fish in the big sea do not get this treatment. The big fish will eventually lack oxygen and will suffocate to death.
What a pity.
Li Long suddenly thought of something. He stood up and said to Tao Daqiang:
"Let's go to Dahaizi. Let's bring back some dead fish."
"What's the point of killing the fish?" Tao Daqiang was a little confused, "That thing is not edible. It will stink after two days."
"The best time is now. The ice has just melted and the fish has just come out before it smells bad. It's the best time." Li Long smiled and changed the subject: "Will your family raise pigs this year?"
"Raise them?" Ah, my dad said that he can grow four acres of land by himself and feed a pig. At most, I will cut it when the wheat is harvested. I will make money with you at ordinary times.”
"That's it." Li Long smiled, "Feed the pigs with just grass, and the pigs won't grow meat. The dead fish doesn't stink now. Take it out, dry it and grind it into powder. Feeding the pigs will make it easy to grow meat."
"Really? Do pigs eat it?"
"Of course they do." Li Long smiled, "Let's get some tools and go fishing."
When Li Long told Li Jianguo about the matter, Li Jianguo also reacted. He asked Li Long and Tao Daqiang to prepare tools, and he went to the team to rent a carriage, and then led them to Dahaizi.
Dahaizi is more than a kilometer away from the production team's residential area. The road is mixed with ice, snow and mud. The three people use the sticks they carry to pry off the mud on the wheels of the carriage from time to time to ensure that the carriage can move forward smoothly.
When he arrived at Dahaizi, Li Long indeed smelled a fishy smell, and there was also a faint stench.
There are still large and small ice blocks in Dahaizi, but the edges have melted. As expected, many dead fish are either in the water or on the shore. The temperature is still a little low now. Although there are no flies to eat the fish on the shore, the taste is no longer right.
"Fetch the fish in the water, pick up the big ones." Li Jianguo said, and the three of them took action immediately.
There were so many dead fish that three people picked up a cart full of fish in less than half an hour, weighing two to three hundred kilograms.
“Let’s go back.” Li Jianguo saw that the pants and shoes of the three people were wet and said, “Go back and bake for a while and come back in the afternoon.” The fish must weigh several thousand kilograms, enough for them to haul for several days.
Although dead fish cannot be eaten, Tao Daqiang is also very happy thinking about how fast the captured piglets eat food mixed with dried fish feed.
The news that the Li family brought back the dead fish and let them dry in the yard quickly spread, and many people were laughing at it, not knowing why.
But after analyzing it, thoughtful people immediately joined the ranks of picking up dead fish.
No one is stupider than anyone else these days.
Some data has been restored, orders have increased a bit, and I am in a good mood.
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(End of this chapter)