Zhang Taiping thought about it, so he took everyone to take a detour to the water's edge below the mountain wall.

As soon as he arrived at the water's edge, Fan Ming was very lively, and tried the water temperature with his hands, the reservoir was formed by the convergence of spring water, and naturally had the special surname of spring water warm in winter and cool in summer, and now the temperature in this season is not cold or hot is the pleasant time, and the water temperature also rises with the decrease in weather temperature and becomes warm and comfortable.

Fan Mingsuo took off her shoes and socks and stepped barefoot in the water, and deliberately splashed with a splash of water accompanied by laughter like silver bells. Tired of running, he sat on a stone, and said to Xing Rushui in front of his feet that were as smooth as jade.

"Auntie, you also take off your shoes, it's really comfortable in this water, and there are little fish coming to peck your feet, it's so fun."

Xing Rushui shook his head with a smile and did not take action. However, Yang Wanli and a few big men learned from Fan Ming, and the little girl took off her shoes and socks and stepped into the water. And Wang Peng didn't take off his shoes at all, just pulled up his trouser legs and stepped into the water, regardless of whether the shoes were wet or dry. Five big dogs also pounced into the water and the dog planed, a natural sailor, even if it is the first time to swim, there is no possibility of drowning, the dog planing is the instinct that melts into the blood, although it is not sighty but it is a real swimmer.

He Cheng said in surprise: "There are really little fish kissing people's feet, what kind of fish is this?" ”

Yang Wanli also grew up in the township, and when he was a child, he also did the wonderful thing of going down to the river to catch fish, looked at the small fish fry under his feet, and said with a smile: "If you don't learn it, you don't even know this." ”

In addition to Yang Wanli, the other four people in the city really don't know what kind of fish this kind of small fry kissing people's feet is, of course, Xingrushui, who has been smiling indifferently and indisputably with the world, is not among them, and no one knows her depth, so no one knows whether she knows this kind of fish.

Yang Wanli originally wanted to hang the appetite of a few people, but Wang Peng said: "This is not a rare fish, a fish that can be seen everywhere in the river." ”

A few people were embarrassed, but they didn't expect to be despised by a country boy, but they didn't go to their hearts, I don't know that I don't know that there is nothing to be ashamed of. Ye Qing picked up a handful of water with both hands, and there were still a few centimeter-long small fry in it that did not escape, and asked, "How big can this fish grow up to?" ”

Zhang Taiping replied: "This kind of catfish is the most common, but its growth condition is really uncommon, and it will change its growth cycle with the change of living environment. In this small river and small pond, this fish can only grow to seven or eight centimeters long, and at most about ten centimeters long, it will not grow any bigger, and its survival time will be shortened; In the fish pond reservoir, the growth environment becomes larger, and its own growth will also change, and it can grow up to a foot long or even longer; As for what is the situation in the big river, I don't know. ”

He Cheng sighed: "It's so amazing, Zhang has seen it." In the past, it was only known that chameleons can change their color according to the surrounding environment to play a role in self-protection, but I did not expect that there are such fish that can change their growth cycle and lifespan at will in order to survive. Natural elimination is really wonderful.

While they were talking, Arei fluttered up from the water, still holding a silver-white fish in his mouth. Jumped on the shore and shook the water on his body, and sprinkled water on the few curious onlookers. Put the fish in front of Yang Wanli, and look like he is inviting merit and reward. The crowd who jumped just now came over again, and Fan Ming, who was sitting on the stone, also curiously gathered around.

The fish on the ground was like a thick silver chopstick, and it still shone faintly in the light, and it was obvious that Arei did not bite it to death, and it was alive and kicking after being placed on the ground. Yang Wanli grabbed it with his hands, but he didn't expect that his whole body slipped out of his hands like a loach, and he even folded his body and opened a mouthful of sharp broken teeth to bite back, it was so fierce that it was so fierce. Fortunately, Yang Wanli reacted quickly and withdrew his hand in time.

"Ah, what kind of fish is this? It even bites. Fan Ming couldn't help but exclaim.

He Cheng frowned and thought about it, and stopped talking, obviously not sure if this kind of thing was something that he thought of. Everyone else had unnamed expressions.

Xing Rushui patted Fan Ming's head and said: "This is a rare sabertooth fish, its history is not shorter than that of humans, due to the high environmental requirements, there are very few in the world now, and it is listed as a first-class protected animal by the state." ”

"Ah, I think about it, yes, it's called sabertooth fish, I heard that this fish is fierce, but the meat is so delicious that you can't buy it in ordinary stores. Haha, I've got a blessing today. He Cheng finally remembered.

Yang Wanli laughed and said: "This is a national first-class protected animal, do you want to eat it?" ”

He Cheng waved his hand: "It's a first-class protected animal, a dog can catch one at will, there must be a lot of them in this small lake, and it's not a big deal to eat one or two." ”

"Hehe, if you don't say it, no one will know, eat first." Niu Junfeng was in favor of eating with both hands and feet.

In fact, everyone knows very little about this fish, unlike tigers, giant pandas, etc., and everyone is not an animal protection association or animal lover, so there is no burden on eating this fish that may make those animal protectors or researchers crazy.

Just as everyone was discussing around the saber-toothed fish, they heard a panicked dog barking. I saw Ye Qing's big white bear jumping out of the water as if it had burned its buttocks, and he couldn't even shake off the water on his body, turned around and bit wildly at the back of his buttocks but it didn't work, and then he wanted to chase his tail and turned away in a circle.

Everyone looked at each other, Ye Qing hurriedly ran over to take a look, only to find that there was a saber-toothed fish sticking to the big white bear's big tail that was the protagonist of everyone's remarks just now, and the silver one was hidden in the white one, and it really couldn't be seen if you didn't look closely.

Ye Qing calmed down the big white bear who was still squeaking and whimpering, brushed away the long hair on his tail that had been stained red with blood, everyone gasped, and the sabertooth fish, which was bigger than the one just now, opened its mouth and set its sharp teeth on its tail. Ye Qing was in a hurry, and directly took out a dagger and cut the long sabertooth fish in two, and his lower body fell to the ground, but his upper body was still tightly bitten on the tail of the big white bear.

"It's really fierce enough, and he won't let go even if he dies." Wang Peng said on the periphery.

Ye Qing pinched the cheeks of the fish mouth with his hands, and used the knife to pry the fish mouth off. Just wanted to throw it away, He Cheng said: "Don't still don't stay, it's not easy to have one and a half, but it's also caught by a big white bear, what a pity to throw it away." Ye Qing couldn't do anything about this living treasure, so he had to give him half of the sabertooth fish, and he didn't even let go of half of the fish on the ground.

The big white bear, who was finally relaxed, rubbed Ye Qing's leg and thanked him. Ye Qing took out the golden medicine he was carrying with him and sprinkled it on the wound before he breathed a sigh of relief.

The little girl Fan Ming was so frightened that she hurriedly put on her shoes, and no longer dared to go into the water barefoot, afraid of following in the footsteps of the big white bear.

At this time, Old Man Qian and Wang Gui also came down from above. Zhang Taiping stepped forward and asked, "How is it, what is wrong?" ”

Wang Gui replied: "There is no big problem, it is a landslide on the side of the reservoir mouth, which is just blocked at the mouth of the reservoir, which strengthens the bearing capacity of the reservoir mouth, and it is estimated that no matter how big the mountain flood is, it cannot be shaken by a minute, besides, where does the mountain flood come from?" There is no need to worry about bursting the embankment in the future. It is said that the water flow has become smaller, but it is not just for any reason, there is a two-foot square opening in the mountain wall below, and the water is no longer seeping out from the bottom, and the big fish can pass through. ”

Zhang Taiping said with a smile: "This is a good thing, not only do you not have to worry about when there will be big water in the future, but you can also eat big fish from time to time." ”

Wang Gui smiled and didn't say anything more, a man like him would only occasionally talk about things when he was talking about business, and after the matter was finished, it would become the silence of the past is gold, Zhang Taiping understood and didn't care.

Old man Qian was surprised to see a live and half-cut sabertooth fish on the ground: "I even caught two silver chopsticks, this is a rare good thing in the mountains." ”

"Uncle Qian, is this called silver chopsticks?" Fan Ming asked, "My aunt just said that it is called a sabertooth fish." ”

"Sabertooth fish? It's a fitting name, with teeth like tiny swords. The old man didn't know what the name of the fish was in the city, but I still got the name for the 'silver chopsticks'. ”

"Uncle Qian's name is also good, this fish is like chopsticks, silvery-white." Fan Ming had a small slap on the back.

Old man Qian said with a smile: "This fish is very fierce, and it is very cunning, I don't know how you caught it?" ”

Yang Wanli said with a smile: "This is not the credit of a few of us, it is all the masterpiece of two dogs." The one that is still alive was caught by my Ah Lei, and the one that was broken in two was caught by Ye Qing's big dog with his tail, haha. ”

"Catch it with your tail?" Old man Qian immediately reacted and said, "The tail of the big dog is okay, right?" ”

Ye Qing smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"Catch some fish and go back to the wooden house in the evening to cook boiled fish." Niu Junfeng proposed.

This is exactly what everyone wants, so everyone across the sea shows their magical powers, and they compare to see who catches more fish at the end.

Niu Junfeng had the most appetite for Old Man Qian, and together with Old Man Qian, under the command of Old Man Qian, he cut many long rattans and sat on the ground to weave simple fishing nets.

The others began to work in small groups. Fan Ming got into the group of Zhang Taiping and Wang Peng, and gave Zhang Taiping a hand, but was responsible for picking up the fish thrown by Zhang Taiping. Yang Wanli, He Cheng, and Ye Qing worked in groups of three, and simply pushed off a piece of clothing and tied up two sleeves as fishing nets. Wang Gui will always be alone. And Xing Rushui didn't do anything, just stood on the side and watched Fan Ming busy with her work, occasionally helping her clean up the fish.