Chapter 178: Clear Water and Blue Sky
During the meal, Zhao Qin and Lin Mo have been fighting, I won't let you clip this dish if you like it, you come and go, everyone is watching the excitement, watching the rare naivety of the two brothers and sisters.
After eating, it was a nap as usual, but Lin Mo took Zhao Yuquan to the town, he was a little worried about the problem of refueling, it was still ten kilometers away from the gas station, fortunately, there was a plastic pot of gasoline in the back, which Lin Dezhong forcibly asked to bring.
After going around the town twice, Zhao Yuquan was also a little bored, so he called to go fishing, but this matter could not avoid Lin Rui and Lin Lei, otherwise their settlement after the autumn would give Lin Mo a headache.
With two children and Zhao Qin, the five of them drove to the Lin Family Embankment, which is said to have been built by the ancestors of the Lin family, so it was named the Lin Family Embankment.
The car stopped outside the reservoir, Zhao Yuquan went down first with a few fishing rods, Lin Mo and Zhao Qin took a child and slowly went downhill, the path was rugged, so the speed was very slow, and when they arrived at the reservoir, Zhao Yuquan had already laid the nest, which was a bait made of grain dough, and this thing was also used on the hook.
Lin Mo picked up a hand pole, pinched a small ball of cornmeal, and then wrapped it on the hook, without floating, and threw it into the water like this, all by feel.
Zhao Yuquan lit a cigarette, seeing this, Lin Mo followed suit, Zhao Yuquan looked at the cigarette in Lin Mo's hand, his eyes lit up, and said, "You kid can smoke now!" Get it. ”
In fact, Lin Mo smoked the cigarettes from the Congjiang City Cigarette Factory, but the current market of this cigarette is too hot, a piece of two packs, the legend is that it is a good cigarette with Moutai flavor, so Zhao Yuquan is a little greedy, he is now smoking his own cigarettes, his own flue-cured tobacco, after roasting in the oven, he intercepted some of it, and rolled it with a wooden cigarette maker, although the taste is original and pure, it is not comparable to the smoke sprayed by this Moutai wine!
Lin Mo casually threw over a pack, and then said, "I still have several more in the car!" When it's time to leave, you'll be given all the draws. ”
"Huh! Here it comes! Zhao Yuquan didn't care about the cigarette, hurriedly went up to lift the pole, and then quickly reeled in the line, and after a while, a big fish called the swordfish in the local area floated and sunk, Lin Mo went up and covered the fish with a net, and then unhooked the swordfish, which weighed a pound, into the bamboo basket.
Now the reservoir is not polluted, and there is no large-scale logging upstream, so the water quality is good and there are many fish, but by ten years, the reservoir has shrunk by half, and there are very few fish in it.
Human beings are always their worst enemies, under the temptation of power and money, countless chimneys have been erected, countless sewage has been discharged into the clear water, countless forests have become cultivated land, houses, furniture, firewood, chopsticks, paper towels, the opposite forest is still very lush, inhabited by a flock of big white birds, fishing for a living, but unfortunately extinct after ten years.
"Snakes! Big brother, snake! Lin Lei and Lin Rui screamed together, Lin Mo raised his eyes and saw a snake about a meter long swimming on the surface of the water.
"Grass! How can you fish this? The fish were scared away by the snake! Zhao Yuquan said hatefully, he leaned over and picked up a lump of dirt and threw it at the snake vigorously.
Of course, Lin Mo also had to make a move, and under the attack of the two, the snake quickly turned its belly and lay on the water, drifting with the current, and it seemed that it was finished.
Zhao Yuquan's words were right, they didn't catch the fish for half an hour, it seems that the snake's deterrent power is not small, and it scared the fish away.
"Lin Rui, Lei Lei, big brother will teach you how to catch crabs!" Lin Mo took advantage of this time to have some fun for his younger brothers and sisters, otherwise he would be charged again when he went back.
Lin Mo loaded two small fish with a net pocket and put them on the bank of the river, and then asked Lin Rui and Lin Lei to guard them.
"Big brother, there are no crabs."
"Big brother, not yet!"
"Big brother, there you have it, come quickly!"
Under the clear water, a few big crabs sneakily crawled towards the net, and Lin Mo hurriedly asked everyone to whisper.
"It's coming!" Lin Mo smiled, looking at the two crabs clamping the small fish, he lifted the net pocket, at this time the crabs would not let go, they would be stupid and keep holding the small fish, until Lin Mo put the net pocket on the ground on the shore.
"Ahh Big brother, hurry up, the crab is going to run. Lin Lei timidly chased after the crab, but she didn't dare to catch it, she hurriedly summoned her eldest brother.
"Look at it!" Lin Mo walked over unhurriedly, and then grabbed both sides of the crab's body with his right hand, regardless of its clamp waving.
"See? That's how to catch crabs. Lin Mo took the crab to Lin Rui and demonstrated, and then he put the crab on the ground and asked Lin Rui and Lin Lei to catch it together.
In Zhao Qin's disdainful gaze, Lin Rui and Lin Lei were shouting.
"Got it, Leilei, come and help."
"I'm here, ouch! Second brother, the crab is pinching my hand, it hurts! ”
Lin Mo smiled and watched his younger brothers and sisters playing, even if he was caught by the crab, he was not in a hurry, just let them put the crab on the ground, and then the crab would let go of the clamp and want to escape.
"Fished!" Lin Mo saw that the pole was dragged out, and hurriedly went up and dragged it, feeling that the strength was very great, and it was estimated that he was on a big fish.
"Brother Yuquan, it's a big fish!" Lin Mo's experience was still a little lacking, so he called Zhao Yuquan to help.
"Steady, steady, first pay-off, fast, pay-off." Zhao Yuquan is a frequent visitor to the reservoir, so he is also a veteran of fishing, which is one of the ways to add meat to his home in the past.
"Hum..." As soon as Lin Mo released the brakes of the reel, he was immediately pulled by the big fish.
"Collect a little, don't put the brakes all down, collect a little." Zhao Yuquan had a cigarette in his mouth, and he was in a hurry on the side, eager to go up and replace Lin Mo.
Lin Mo calmed down, slowly wrestling with the big fish, releasing it for a while, collecting it for a while, about twenty minutes later, the big fish was finally tired, no longer tossing, and followed Lin Mo's reeling line to the shore
"It's big!" Both children danced to the front with their mouths wide open.
"Go back! Danger in the water! Lin Mo only had time to say a word, Zhao Yuquan took the net pocket, and with the concerted efforts of the two, the big fish finally came ashore.
"At least five pounds." Zhao Yuquan carried the net pocket and instantly said the weight of the big fish.
"The level is okay, a little worse than me." Zhao Qin chirped sourly, she didn't want to lose to Lin Mo in any aspect, otherwise how could she get her cousin's title back? Lin Mo should call himself cousin.
The final result was to harvest more than ten catties of fish, Lin Mo found some aquatic plants and put them in the fish basket, so that the life of the fish could be relieved, and when he returned home, he could put the fish that did not die in the big tank in the yard and eat them in a few days.
"Wait until tomorrow and we'll go to the opposite side to fight the white crane." Zhao Yuquan said with great interest.
Lin Mo's brows tightened, and the scene of his previous life appeared in front of him again, and those big white birds wailed under the shooting of ** and fell under the tree.
"Brother Yuquan, let's not fight the white crane in the future! I heard that this is an auspicious bird, and if you hit it, you will have bad luck. "I don't know what this big bird is called, the locals call it the white crane, and they like to call to eat meat, Lin Mo at this time is not the Lin Mo who clapped his hands behind his cousin, Lin Mo who applauded after eating bird meat, he was a little unbearable.
"Really?" This question has attracted Zhao Yuquan's attention, could it be that he couldn't get into college because he played too many white cranes?
"It's true!" Lin Mo knew that this had to be used to stop the extinction of this bird, and what you said about animal protection was to them. He hoped that this rumor would spread to the town, so that these white elves could live freely in this woods and by the clear water.
"Osprey!" Lin Rui's sharp eyes found a wooden boat, there were more than a dozen ospreys on the boat were resting, now is not the time for them to contribute, in the afternoon, the fishermen will drive the boat out, with these fishing experts, to collect the day's harvest.
Now the so-called environmental protection has no market at all, survival is the largest, this is the environmental protection in people's hearts, I want to survive, for this can do anything, not to mention a few birds, hungry pandas also have to eat.
I want to buy a TV, but I'm still short of money, so the crested ibis is not a prey that cannot be caught.
I want to build a house, but I don't have money, so ivory is my prey.
I was sick and had no money for treatment, so theft, robbery, and finally to...
People's desires are endless, everything in their eyes is a prey that belongs to their own control, and finally... The earth is full of holes, sandstorms obscure the sky and the sun, rivers dry up, and all kinds of diseases are frequent.
The main dish of dinner is fish, a large pot, boiled in water, Lin Mo smelled the pure fragrance, shook his head and wanted to express some emotion, and when he brewed it, he opened his eyes...
"Where's the fish?" There are only more than ten small fish left in the pot in front of him, of course, the small fish are also relative, and there are more than three taels of one.
"Eat it, this fish will rot after a long time of cooking." Ma Xiu looked at Lin Mo with some amusement.
"Oh!" Lin Mo looked down and saw that his bowl was already full of fish, and the fish was a little scattered, and it seemed that it was really not cooked.
"Now it's good! It's not like in previous years you had to light kerosene lamps. Lin Dezhong muttered, looking away from the few kerosene lamps in the corner.
The night in the countryside was quiet, only the chirping of insects and the sound of the breeze blowing through the leaves, Lin Mo slept in the attic, looking at an old book in the dim light.
Lin Rui and Lin Lei slept in the downstairs wing room with their parents tonight, and grandma was resting downstairs in Lin Mo's house, the ancestral house was in disrepair, and some rooms were uninhabitable, it seemed that it was going to be repaired, Lin Mo secretly calculated the cost, and was ready to mention it to his father tomorrow.
In the next few days, Lin Mo took his younger brothers and sisters to wander around Niushan Town, the simple folk customs made Lin Mo sigh, and he also met with many relatives in the countryside, because Lin Dezhong's seniority is high, so it is not surprising that Lin Mo's three brothers and sisters are called uncles and aunts by a person in their thirties, and Lin Mo has grandchildren, but they are from distant relatives.