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

In addition to potatoes, there are only lettuce transplanted before in the field.

She had already been planning to grow vegetables last month. She originally wanted to grow carrots, celery, leeks, and Chinese cabbage. These vegetables are cold-resistant and she doesn’t have to worry about being frozen to death due to temperature differences in early spring.

Zhao Yeqing took out the seeds and planned to plant them when the sun comes out tomorrow.

Although it is cold-tolerant, try to sow during a warmer period to increase the germination rate.

After dinner, Mu Xi held wheat seeds that had been dried for several days in his hand.

"The wheat will probably have to dry out for a few more days, and the rapeseed will dry out for another day tomorrow. It should be almost ready the day after tomorrow. The wheat and rapeseed fields have been processed. All we need to do is plant the vegetables tomorrow."

Hearing his words, Zhao Yeqing knew that he had something on his mind, "What are your plans for tomorrow?"

Mu Xi raised his chin towards the outside of the yard, "The fish pond is still empty."

Zhao Yeqing understood what he meant, he wanted to catch fish.

Fish spawn in spring and autumn, and now is the time.

But I don’t know if their small fish pond can work. Although it is water from the mountains, after all, if the environment is changed, it may not be able to survive.

Mu Xi said, "There are carp, grass carp, and crucian carp in the lake. They are not expensive species. Give them a try, and if they don't work, just eat them."

The bamboo he cut back a few days ago was enough to weave two bamboo cages.

Mu Xi got up early and weaved bamboo cages before setting off, one for fish and one for shrimp.

It’s not just fish that spawn during this season, but also lake shrimp.

Before winter came, I saw traces of shrimps in the lake beside the reeds. At that time, there were no specially woven shrimp cages for fishing. The only cages used for fishing were those casually woven by Zhao Yeqing from rattan or straw poles.

The gap in the cage is large, and lake shrimps are not like sea shrimps. Generally, if the body of the shrimp is stretched out and can be as long as a finger, it is considered big.

Most of them are no bigger than a little finger.

The shrimp cage has two layers, inside and outside. It is made of bamboo strips split into woven bamboo strips. It is not tightly woven. There are also holes between the bamboo strips. The size of the holes can be adjusted so that some small shrimps can be missed, and the big shrimps will stay in the cage. .

When Zhao Yeqing got up, the two of them picked up their tools and led the horse out.

In addition to fishing, today is also the last time to patrol the meadow.

The snow on the meadow has completely melted. It is not as green as autumn, nor as green as summer.

In the meadows that had been buried under snow for several months, the grass that had grown there had been crushed and rotted in the ground.

In the current meadow, you can see the yellow-black soil exposed on the surface, with green grass buds dotted on it.

Before the plants on the meadow died, they carefully hid their seeds in the ground for a winter, and finally began to bloom with vitality.

Along the way, the two of them carefully checked the surrounding situation and went to the pine forest. There was no suspicious trace anywhere.

However, the deer she saw before seemed to still be wandering in the meadow.

There were quite a few deer droppings along the way.

The two walked to the lake and saw the deer as expected.

More than two hundred meters away from them, the leading deer was very alert and was discovered as soon as they arrived.

The deer, which was still lying on the ground, suddenly stood upright.

Ever since these deer wandered near their home, the two parties would occasionally meet each other. At first, they would run away as soon as they saw them. Although they are still wary now, they are not as easily frightened as they were at the beginning.

Zhao Yeqing had the intention of not disturbing each other and had no intention of getting close to each other.

Take out the fishing rod, hook the bait and start fishing.

Mu Xi placed the fish pots and shrimp pots where there were many aquatic plants.

I don’t know if it’s because the lake has just thawed. These fish are eager to find food, and there is movement as soon as the fishhook is lowered into the water.

Within a few minutes the first fish came up.

When Zhao Yeqing first arrived at the lake, he could catch fish with just a stick. Later, he didn't know if the fish had learned the lesson and it was no longer easy to catch fish with a fishing rod.

The speed of catching fish today is comparable to that of before.

The first one is a grass carp.

The two of them didn't want grass carp when they caught it here before. She doesn't like to eat grass carp because it has too many spines.

For her, the number of carp spines is already the limit.

Today's grass carp has a bulging belly, probably containing roe.

Zhao Yeqing thought that if he couldn't eat the grass carp, he would take it back and raise it. If it could survive, if the fish spawned in the pond, the eggs from just one of them would be enough to fill the fish pond.

If you can't get used to it when you go back, you can eat spicy and sour fish.

The fish balls and fish soaks are so delicious.

There were many fish in the lake, and Zhao Yeqing caught a few more. Among the carp and grass carp, only one with a big belly was left, and the others were thrown back into the lake to lay eggs.

The bucket contains several fish. The first grass carp weighs nearly ten kilograms, and there are also some small fish as long as a palm. I don’t know which one has a higher survival rate, so I plan to throw them all into the fish pond.

The two of them returned home with a full load. They left the fish and shrimp pots there and would collect them again tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.

The herd of deer did not run away until the two of them left. As if they were used to their presence, the leading deer relaxed their vigilance and lay back on the grass.

On the way home, I carefully checked the safety issues nearby to confirm that there was no threat. Tomorrow, Dahuang would be able to let the sheep that had been imprisoned for so long come out for air.

Mu Xi rode on Xiao Hong and opened the hole at the water source. Before the water entered the fish pond, Zhao Yeqing sprinkled some water plants retrieved from the lake, and then poured all the fish in the bucket into the fish pond.

There are deep water areas and shallow water areas in fish ponds. The deep water is 1.5 meters and the shallow water is 1.1 meters.

If you have a water inlet, you must also have a drainage outlet.

Mu Xi cut off a thin section near the top of the bamboo, one meter long and about the thickness of his forearm. He used a knife to cut off the inner section and inserted it diagonally at the edge of the fish pond to serve as a drainage outlet.

The edges of the opening are nailed with bamboo pieces to leave a gap for water to pass through without allowing the fish to escape.

In this way, the fish pond can be considered to have living water.

Carp eat meat, grass carp and crucian carp eat vegetarian food. Mu Xi threw some bait into the pond that suits their appetites.

"We'll know tomorrow whether he can survive."

Generally, if a fish does not adapt to the environment, it will turn its belly the next day.

If he didn't die the next day, there would be room to operate.

He came back a little late, it was already two o'clock in the afternoon, Zhao Yeqing hurriedly scattered the vegetable seeds into the ground.

One ridge of carrots, half ridge of celery, half ridge of leeks.

Leafy vegetables include bok choy and lettuce, which grow quickly and can be eaten in more than 20 days.

Early the next morning, Zhao Yeqing couldn't wait to see the fish pond.

Everything was normal on the water surface and there were no bodies floating up.

She saw the largest and most conspicuous grass carp motionless in the corner.

I tried poking it with a stick, but the fish suddenly swung its tail and disappeared after making a big splash.

A series of green colors were left, spreading out in the water, like mung bean paste spilled in the water.

Mu Xi couldn't help but laugh out loud. Zhao Yeqing froze on the spot holding the stick, looking at the water splash in the opposite direction with some embarrassment.

Sorry to disturb you about giving birth.