Walking slowly all the way, the cool breeze is slow, and looking at the green seedlings on the side of the road with the ups and downs of the breeze like a wave, the mood is refreshing.

Because he was afraid that the bumps and wind would affect the bees' emotions and cause the bees to fail, Li Mu took more than an hour to get home. When you get home, put the beehive on the north wall of the pigsty on the west side, which is close to the vegetable patch and orchard in the backyard, and is a great place to keep bees.

"Amu, you haven't been stung, have you?" said my mother, who also walked out at this time, and asked after watching Li Mu put the beehive away.

"No, you still don't worry about my errands!By the way, have you cooked?"

"Not yet, no, I just came back from the field!"

"Oh, let's fry beef at noon!" Li Mu nodded, as for the old mother's trip to the field, it should be to see the water storage in the rice field. At this time, the rice has just been planted and taken root and is alive, and it is necessary to maintain a certain water level so that it can be better divided.

"Then you do it, I have to go to the field for a while, the field over there in Chenjiawa doesn't know why it doesn't sit on water at all, and the water that your father just went to irrigate the day before yesterday is almost out today!"

"Is there a hole leaking?" Li Mu was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then thought that although Chen Jiawa was a terraced field and did not sit on water, the field would not be too dry, could it be that there were eels?

"It is possible that in the past two years, with the regulations not allowing the use of pesticides and fertilizers in large quantities, it seems that there are more eels in the fields. Mom said uncertainly, and then it suddenly occurred to me that eels always like to make holes in the ridges.

"That's it, then I'll go and see if you cook at home! If there is really an eel fishing for a few days and comes back to fry it, not to mention a little gluttonous!" Li Mu was immediately happy when he heard that it might really be an eel, and the wild eel was a big supplement!

When I was a child, the eels in the field were called more than one, and at that time, the bear children always liked to go to the field to fish, because the seedlings were not planted for a long time, but people were not allowed to go to the field, so fishing was the best way.

In fact, the best way to catch eels is when harvesting rice, when the rice field needs to pull a ditch in the field to release water, it is easy to encounter eels at that time It is very convenient to catch it, almost a catch is accurate.

"Okay, then you hurry up and come back for dinner early. When my mother heard it, she felt that even if she found out, she would have to come back and ask someone to arrest her, so it was much more convenient to let Li Mu go directly.

Li Mu nodded and went home, quickly went to the dung heap in the vegetable field to dig some red earthworms, found the hook for fishing yellow eels at home, and then rode straight to Chen's house.

Eel fishing is different from fishing, and the hook is not the same. Hooks can also be used to catch eels, but they are more suitable for eels in deep water. It is not suitable for dealing with eel hooks in the ridges, and the best one is a homemade eel hook from an umbrella skeleton.

This kind of hook is made of the finer part of the umbrella skeleton after polishing into a hook, and then get a barb so that it is convenient to put the hook into the eel hole, and the hook is broken with iron for better force.

The eel will hook the dirt of the hole ** with its tail after taking the bait, and it will be troublesome if you can't pull it out hard the first time. When I was a child, I didn't know how to catch an eel because I didn't know the skills, but there weren't many eels in my hands.

Riding a bicycle soon came to Chenjiawa, which is actually a deep ditch with terraced fields on both sides. It is said that a family surnamed Chen used to live here, but later moved out somehow.

Li Mu's field is close to the machine farming road, park the car at the edge of the field and look at the water inlet is not small, Li Mubian carries a small bucket with earthworms and hooks on the ridge of the field to observe slowly, fishing for eels, first you have to look for the eel hole.

As for the reason, it is very simple, there are many caves on the ridge. Eel holes are generally close to or in the water, and the hole is as smooth as a mirror, but the hole is not too big.

Li Mu quickly discovered several eel holes along the way, and with his years of experience in eel fishing, he could see that there were eel in them, and he continued to look for them after marking them.

After walking around, Li Mu found a total of more than 30 caves, among which there are as many as thirteen marked eel holes, and the rest have mouse holes and some don't know what they are.

"Ha, I didn't expect that the eels in the village have started to flood again in just a few years!" Looking at the eel hole in front of him, Li Mu sighed and slowly stretched the hook of the earthworm into the eel hole, and stretched it all the way until the hook seemed to hold something before stopping, and then began to wait slowly.

"Amu, what are you doing climbing on the ridge, there is a hole?" Li Mu felt a little dizzy after squatting for a while, and lay directly on the ridge, the grass on it was basically soft and comfortable, and suddenly there was a loud roar in the distance.

When he raised his eyes, he saw that it was Brother Geng of the third master's family, and he glanced at the guy a little speechlessly. It's almost forty people, and it's not serious at all, what's the price?

"How's the harvest?" Brother Geng, who was soon carrying a basket, came to him and asked in a whisper, rural people like to joke, especially people of the same generation who drive without saying a word.

"Go, mow your grass! I'll just lie down and ask about the harvest, by the way, you didn't go to work?" Li Mu waved his hand speechlessly, took out a cigarette, threw it over, lit one himself, took a deep breath, and asked leisurely.

"What are you going to, it's inconvenient for the old and the young at home. In the past few years, there have been many eels, especially loaches, and on rainy days, there are many small ditches at the door!" Li Geng lit a cigarette, took a puff, shook his head, and then looked at the hook in the water and said with a smile.

"Yes, this is the most deserved appearance!By the way, Brother Geng, I remember that you are also a master, so you didn't think about making some extra money?" Li Mu nodded after listening to his words, and his mentality of not wanting to go out was a little firmer again, and then asked with a smile.

When Li Mu was a child, he liked to play with Brother Geng and a group of older children, and Brother Geng was a master of eel fishing at that time. Almost every time he doesn't decouple or go empty, Li Muke was envious at that time, but unfortunately everyone wanted to learn and others didn't teach, and in the end, it was Dad who made progress only after a few tricks.

"Ha, no matter how good the craftsmanship is, what's the use of not selling at a high price?" Li Geng pouted disapplausively, with the development of the aquaculture industry, many farmed eels have hit the market, and there are many liars, I don't know anyone, you say that it is a wild eel, and few people really believe it.

In fact, the most important thing is that consumers have limited ability to distinguish, and there are many black-hearted businessmen, which has led to the obstruction of the sales of wild eels.

"Ha, it's really not easy now!" Li Mu couldn't help but sigh, he was also clear about the current situation. But he didn't care at all, although he didn't know any big bosses, but if he really did it, he could just send it back to Xiangyuan.

"Otherwise, by the way, how long will you come back to play?"

"I don't know yet, but I haven't thought about it when my grandmother is old. By the way, brother, if you want to fish, send me there in the future!" Li Mu felt that he should still do something for these relatives, although it may not be able to make them rich, but it should still be possible to subsidize the family.

"Hey, do you mean there is a way?" Li Geng's eyes lit up when he heard this, although wild eels are not easy to catch, the price is also high, and he has an income of four or five catties a day, which is almost one or two hundred yuan, which is more profitable than when he goes out to work as a coolie.

"I don't dare to say it, but one hundred and eighty pounds shouldn't be a problem. You can also tell someone else, I'll ask about the situation later, and I'll give you a reserve price later. ”

"Okay, but you'd better settle down first. There are many people in our village, and we dare not say that 100 catties a day is not a problem, as long as you have a way. Li Geng was so excited after hearing this, it is not difficult to make money these days, the main thing is that there has to be a way.

"It's okay, I came to the house for dinner that night, and I cut the beef and came back to stew. ”

"Okay, then you still have to mow the grass when you fish, one of your third master's sheep has just laid a cub and is still hungry at home!" Li Geng left happily after smoking a few words and chatting, thinking that he would go to see if he was in his field at night, and it would be good to catch eels at night.