Chapter 87 Strange
“Well...but having said that, our two eels grow a little too fast.”
“After we catch them, others come to our house. We often feed them, but we haven’t fed them much ourselves, so why are there fish fry? I haven’t seen any fish seeds in the tank these days..."
Then Wang Susu said in surprise.
Chen Ling shook his head: "I can't figure it out either!"
He had no fewer doubts than Wang Susu.
Actually, eels are not the same as other fish.
Eels are all female when they are young. When they grow to more than 20 centimeters long, they begin to change gender. However, only four or five out of a hundred will become males, and the probability of gender change is relatively small. .
When it grows to 30 to 40 centimeters, the eel will have more than 50% chance of becoming a male.
When the eels grow to more than 50 centimeters, all eels will turn into males.
This means that eels are first female and then male throughout their lives, acting as both mother and father.
Now that there are eel fry in the tank, it means there is one male and one female.
With only two eels, the probability is still quite small.
I don’t know if it’s the magical effect brought by the Dongtian Stream, or the species of red eel itself is strange enough.
After thinking about it, Chen Ling took out the aquatic plants and looked around the tank wall and on the aquatic plants, but no trace of fish roe was found.
"Is it different from ordinary eels in this aspect? The fry does not produce fish roe directly?"
Shaking his head, Chen Ling became more and more confused about these two strange fish.
I didn’t think much about it anymore, so I went to the backyard and brought a water tank over, fished out two red eels and put them in. Otherwise, it would be bad to stay with the fry and eat the fry. .
After I was raised, it was all about money.
Then Chen Ling was making plans in his mind, thinking that he would have to pick out a few of these red eel seedlings and put them in the cave to cultivate them.
This guy had never released the two red eels into the cave before. He only released two ladles of stream water at the beginning. The rest were taken in at night and released during the day. They only stayed in the cave intermittently for four or five nights. That’s all.
The result is like blowing up a balloon. It takes one month to grow into what it takes one or two years to grow in the wild. If it is fed directly in the cave, will it grow in a shorter time?
It needs to be tested carefully.
"Aling, are you going to the city to sell medicinal materials today?"
"Yes, do you have something to buy?"
"No, I mean, if you want to go to the county seat, I won't go out today."
While eating breakfast, Wang Susu's mood had not calmed down yet.
Oh my god, two red eels actually produced so many fry.
Even if Sun Yanhong’s price was one thousand yuan per fish, the price of these hundreds of fry would be enough to make Wang Susu frightened.
With such a treasure at home, how dare you leave me?
You have to guard it to feel at ease.
"Well, then you can rest at home today."
"It just so happens that there is a fair in the county town. I have something to do, so I will probably come back later."
Chen Lingying After making a sound and explaining a few words to Wang Susu, he went to the backyard to hitch a bullock cart and drove out.
Before leaving, the little white cow squinted its eyes and mooed twice to Wang Susu, as if saying goodbye.
Wang Susu also smiled and patted its big head, and told Chen Ling not to forget to feed it fodder and water.
Then I watched the bullock cart slowly walk out of the alley.
Lingyun is home to the Fourth and Jiufeng Markets. The scale of the market is much larger than that of the Fengji Market in the countryside.
Especially Chenwangzhuang is closer to the county seat.
If villagers go to the market, it will be more convenient to go to the county town and they will go more frequently.
When Chen Ling left the village, he saw many people on the road walking in twos and threes towards the county town. Most of them go there on foot, carrying baskets or bags of urea under their arms to buy things, and some ride on cars to set up stalls.
For example, Chen Dazhi is like this.
Carrying a tall pile of brooms, dustpans, bamboo stools, etc., tied to the back seat with ropes.
The mountain road is narrow and full of potholes. Chen Dazhi made it difficult for Chen Ling, who was driving the bullock cart behind, to pass.
At first he didn't know who was in front of him, and he was scolding some bastard for blocking the road.
After passing two mountain ridges and the mountain road widened, Chen Ling drove the ox cart over and discovered that it was Chen Dazhi.
Now that they met, the two started chatting on the road.
Chen Ling was going to sell medicinal materials on the old street of Chenghuang Temple, that is, next to Lao Lingzhong and the old hospital. Chen Dazhi was also going to set up a stall there, so he happened to be on the way.
"Fugui, you have collected quite a lot of medicinal materials. There are two big bags."
"Hey, they're just worthless things."
"Haha, how much more valuable do you want the medicinal materials here to be? Now that the ginseng dolls have gone to the mountains, it's not that easy to find valuable medicinal materials. ”
It is true that no matter what age, wild ginseng is a rare thing.
As long as you encounter it in the mountains, it will be picked regardless of whether it has grown or not.
There used to be ginseng in Wuyun Mountain, but due to over-exploitation, it basically disappeared more than 20 years ago.
Nowadays, if you want to find ginseng, you have to look for it in the deep mountains and old forests.
However, there are many jackals, tigers, leopards, and blind bears in the deep mountains. Most people will not go there unless they are desperate.
"By the way, those two eels in your house are not worth more than some ginseng dolls? Keep them well and sell them if you get a higher price."
"Didn't you do that a while ago? See, my dear, there are always people in the reservoir every day. They are all eels fishermen. People from our village and other villages circle around the reservoir every day, hoping to catch two big red eels, but there is no one like you. With luck, I can’t even touch the shadow.”
“Even if Erzhu hired a few people to guard it every day, it wouldn’t work.”
Chen Ling just smiled at Chen Dazhi's words.
Actually, he knew this.
At that time, he also felt that since there were these two red eels in the reservoir, there might be others. He also wondered whether the crayfish in the reservoir were affected by a genetic mutation or something.
Unexpectedly, except for his two, no one else could even touch them.
When Chen Dazhi mentioned this now, he was just telling Chen Ling that he only owned this thing at the moment, and it was worth a lot of money. He should sell it if it was necessary, so as not to cause people to worry about him and lead a restless life. .
Knowing that Chen Dazhi had good intentions, Chen Ling didn't say anything else, so the two of them chatted all the way into the county town.
It was only about eight o'clock in the morning, and there were already many pedestrians in the market.
Especially the old street of the Chenghuang Temple, not only is it crowded, but many of the houses facing the street have tables set up with door panels, with all kinds of goods on them, mostly snacks and daily necessities. This thing is so difficult that even the oxcart can't pass.
Chen Ling had no choice but to let Chen Dazhi help him look after the oxcart outside, while he carried two large bags of medicinal materials to sell at the old pharmacy at the other end.
“Hey, there are still about ten days until the Dragon Boat Festival, and there is a rice dumpling seller here.”
Not far after carrying the medicinal materials, Chen Ling smelled the fragrance of rice dumplings. When he took a closer look, he saw an old man wearing a bamboo hat, carrying two wooden buckets and just placing them under a honey locust tree. The lids of the wooden buckets were opened, and the steaming steam came out When it comes out, the aroma of the rice dumplings becomes stronger.
Chen Ling's stomach was growling after a full meal in the morning. He walked over and asked about it. It was only two cents each. He said that he would definitely buy a basket of it after selling out the medicinal materials.
As a result, just as he was about to continue walking forward, he heard a rather surprising voice behind him.
"Fugui, why are you carrying two more bags?"
Chen Ling turned around and saw two middle-aged men and women looking at him with smiles on their faces. .
"I haven't seen you for two months, and I almost don't dare to recognize you."
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival, everyone~
(End of this chapter)