Who knows! As soon as I returned to the mountains to farm, I encountered a natural disaster.

Two people, one at the front and one at the back.

Making a nest is different. Just a few minutes after Zhao Yeqing dropped the hook, the reed float started to move.

The movement of each fish is different. Unlike the naked carp caught before, this fish will pull the line down and then pull it slightly crooked.

The fish was touched lightly at first. The bamboo fishing rod felt much better, and one could feel the slight trembling of the water bottom. After the fish was touched and tested, the fish floated and sank into the lake the moment it bit.

Zhao Yeqing quickly grabbed hold and felt the pulling force. It was not too big, so he tried to lift the rod directly.

The fishing rod was raised, and the fish was pulled up from the bottom of the water and fell onto the bamboo raft with a thud.

"what is this?"

It has a flat mouth, a big head, and fins everywhere. It’s so ugly.

Mu Xi recognized it for a long time, "Sculpin?"

Zhao Yeqing was confused, "Isn't this a freshwater lake? Can there be sculpins?"

"It seems like there are sculpins in fresh water too."

Zhao Yeqing looked at the fish up and down, frowned and said that he really couldn't get into the mouth, so he threw it back into the lake.

After setting the hook again, the fish caught later were more normal, except for naked carp and crucian carp.

The bass I caught by chance before was nowhere to be found.

"Perch is a warm-water fish. It might have been there before when the temperature was high, but now that the temperature has cooled down, it probably either swam away or is dead."

As Mu Xi spoke, he picked up another pole, a small willow root.

Among the cold waters, what Zhao Yeqing envies most is the north. She once visited the northeastern city in winter and saw people catching white salmon.

The fish meat is delicious and also has fish roe.

Just thinking about it makes me drool.

Just as she was thinking about it, the fish float suddenly sank and was taken away instantly. The force made her almost lose her grip on the fishing rod.

The body that was sitting down quickly stood up.

The fishing line was carried by the fish in circles in the water, and the pulling force was so strong that she did not dare to lift the rod all at once.

The tip of the fishing rod was so bent that it was about to break. She could only squeeze the rod tightly to fight the fish.

The bamboo raft was a little slippery due to the wet water, and it almost dragged her into the lake.

Mu Xi came over and saw the excitement on her face, so he didn't say anything about helping her fish. He only protected her from behind to prevent her from falling into the water.

Zhao Yeqing saw the moment when the fish was exhausted, suddenly raised the rod, took a few steps back, and let the fish fall on the bamboo raft.

The fish body has blurred yellow and black spots, a catfish-like head, and an eel-like body nearly forty centimeters long.

Zhao Yeqing squatted on the bamboo raft and pointed, "Why do I always catch weird creatures?"

Mu Xi squatted down next to her, helped her take the fish off the hook, poured all the fish in her original bucket into her own bucket, and placed the newly caught fish alone in her bucket.

He smiled and said, "Lama cod is the only freshwater cod. This is a good thing."

After saying this, Zhao Yeqing immediately stopped hating him and smiled with a standard eight teeth.

Just let the fish be ugly. The uglier it is, the more delicious it is.

Mountain cod have a ferocious temperament and are safer if left alone.

Mu Xi said she was lucky. "If there is a disaster in the sea one day, this cod will be the only freshwater fish from which cod liver oil can be extracted."

With this fish, Zhao Yeqing was satisfied today.

Mu Xi's bucket was already full, with both large and small ones. Zhao Yeqing's bucket contained a large mountain cod, so we won't be eating wild boar tonight.

Although it is delicious, you will get tired of it if you eat too much.

Tonight, everything is steamed, fried, and made into soup.

The bucket is filled with lake water, and you can keep it if you can't finish it.

The bamboo rafts were tied by the lake, and the two of them returned with buckets loaded with goods.

The naked carp is steamed, the crucian carp is boiled in soup, and the mountain cod is half pan-fried and half steamed.

The fish in this lake has almost no earthy smell. At most, if you put some green onions in the pot, you don't need any means to remove the smell.

The only seasoning required is salt, some light soy sauce if steamed, and she likes to add some white pepper to the soup.

The dinner looks light, but it has a delicious flavor that cannot be brought out by the thick oil sauce.

Zhao Yeqing couldn't wait to take off his chopsticks at the hake, and tasted the pan-fried one first.

The skin of mountain cod looks smooth, but in fact it has fish scales, but the scales are very small and hidden under the skin.

After scraping off, the fat under the skin of the fried fish melts and turns brown. When you bite into it, the fat melts between your teeth.

I almost got confused by her fragrance.

I couldn't wait to try the steamed hake again. The meat was firm and white and delicate. There were no small thorns except for a big thorn in the middle. You didn't have to worry about getting stuck on the thorns when you took a bite.

The mouth was full of a big mouthful of fish.

The naked carp is still as delicious as ever. The fish meat is more delicate than the mountain cod, but the meat is not as thick and the taste is not as good.

But it can be regarded as one of the best fish she has ever eaten. Several fish were eaten clean by the two of them.

Crucian carp has many bones. After the soup is stewed, the fish meat is removed and fed to the dog, leaving only a pot of milky white fish soup.

Now that the temperature is cooler at night, after a full meal, I drink a bowl of warm fish soup with pepper, which warms up my whole body.

-

The weather is getting colder, and it’s time to start making the last big item at home.

Making a fireplace requires a lot of red bricks, so Mu Xi picked the bricks back and fired them.

Zhao Yeqing was drawing a drawing of the fireplace in the room.

An ash pit needs to be built under the fireplace, and there must be a lid on top of the ash pit. The fire is burned on the lid. When the ash is full, the lid is opened and the ashes fall into the ash pit.

There is an ash pit in the ash pit, which is opened behind the fireplace and outside the house, so that the ashes can be cleaned without dirtying the house.

A flue must be made above the fireplace. The flue cannot go straight up. It must be narrowed in one place, leaving only a small opening. This is the damper. The damper is designed with an opening and closing device to prevent drafts from entering when not in use. Come in.

After the top of the flue is made into an ordinary chimney, a small roof must be added to prevent rain from entering. The bottom of the small roof is hollow to allow smoke to escape from all sides.

Zhao Yeqing showed the drawings to Mu Xi. After discussing it, there was nothing that needed to be improved, so he started working on it.

A place had been reserved on the roof before and it was covered with wooden boards. Now it can be started by simply moving it away.

The fireplace is made entirely of red bricks and took three days to complete.

Zhao Yeqing specially selected the best-looking firewood, cut it into sections, and piled it into a shape in the fireplace.

Then the fire was lit.

That's about it, I still need to figure out the details.

The flame slowly rose in the fireplace, and the smoke from the flue was normal. The two sat in the rocking chairs in front of the fireplace and called the dog and leopard over.

The faces of the whole family were glowing red and their smiles were wide. She took the first group photo with her mobile phone.

A neat family of eight.

Things at home came to an end, and it was still dark the next morning.

Mu Xi looked at the slightly lower temperature and frowned, "It's time to go out."

He was referring to the search for Xiaohong's original owner's home. The two of them had been dragging their feet since it started raining.

If we wait any longer, the animals in the mountains will gradually be unable to find food, and their journey will become more dangerous.

The two of them packed up their things, and as soon as day broke, they led the horses and set off deep into the meadow.