There is a seasonal lake in the northeast of Suxiaodu, and in spring and summer, more than a dozen rivers will pour rainwater from neighboring counties into the lake, and the lake will be full of smoke and waves, and you can't see the edge at a glance. In autumn and winter, when there is a drought, the lake shrinks, and a large area of the lake bottom is exposed to the sky, overgrown with weeds, and resembles a grassland, hence the name Grass Lake.

The core area of Grass Lake is a crescent-shaped lake with a water area of nearly 1,000 hectares, and no matter how dry the weather is, this water area has never dried up. In autumn, the surface of the Grass Lake gradually shrinks, and around this crescent lake, there are dozens of lakes of different sizes and shapes, and the stars are like the moon and the moon to protect this core area.

The wild geese returning to the south take this place as a transit station, the wild geese hover in the sky, covering the sky and the sun, the scene is very spectacular, this crescent moon lake is also named wild goose lake.

A flood control embankment about five miles long was built between Su Xiaodu and Caohu, with Caohu Lake in the north and a large plain in the south of the embankment. Qingmo stood on the high flood control embankment, squinted at the withered grass in the grass lake, and said with emotion: "Su Xiaodu people are really blessed, how many cattle and sheep can be raised with so much grass?" This large piece of wasteland has been reclaimed to grow grain and vegetables, and this small day is ......."

Li Mao said with a smile: "What do you know, this is called Season Lake, now looking at the grass growing at the bottom of the lake, a few rains in spring, here is an ocean, and it can't be cultivated at all." ”

Qingmo said: "Strange, strange, such a large area, a few rains will turn into a big lake?" Qingmo was afraid that Li Mao would coax him, so he looked left and right, and suddenly saw a small boat in the small river at the bottom of the lake, and a fisherman was carrying two fish to climb up the embankment, so he greeted him. Li Mao was afraid that this little guy would offend people by reckless words, so he hurriedly followed.

When the fisherman heard someone calling, he stopped, looked up at Qingmo, and asked with a smile, "Do you know me?" ”

Although it was already winter, the fisherman was still dressed in linen, and his stout body shivered in the cold wind.

"It's calling you, what, can't you call it, what did you do to not dare to see me?" Since Xue Rong took office as the commander of Chengwu County, Qingmo's majesty has also followed, and when he sees people, he doesn't talk well, and he rushes people when he exits.

When the fisherman ate the green ink drink, his eyes were suddenly flustered, and he was at a loss, so he only hid the two fish he was holding behind him. These are two live carp with red whiskers and red scales, each of which is no less than ten catties.

Qingmo screamed sharply: "Okay, you fisherman, don't you know the ban of the imperial court, carp also dare to come and eat, I think you are itchy and want to be boarded, after eating sixty sticks, I will send you to charge the army for eight thousand miles, I think the rest of your life is over." ”

Li Maowan smiled, Qingmo, this little guy can tell right and wrong.

The emperor of the Tang Dynasty was surnamed Li, the surname Li was the surname of the country, "Li" and "carp" homonym, in order to avoid the surname of the country, Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty had issued the "Edict on Prohibiting the World from Harvesting Carp", and ordered the officials and monks of the world not to hunt carp, and the violators were heavily punished with sixty rods.

After a long silence, the simple-looking fisherman suddenly raised his face and shouted: "Strangers don't want to talk nonsense, my carp is used for eating, I am, this is ......"

He was just a straightforward fisherman, he had never lied a few times in his life, he couldn't lie in front of the living, and after a few "yes" in a row, he didn't have any follow-up, and he stood there embarrassed for a while, stammering and staring like a bell.

Qingmo grinned and said, "I can't make it up, such a big carp is not used to eat, is it difficult to use it to be released?" The fisherman chuckled in his throat, rolled his eyes, and said in a stiff voice, "I just used it to be released...... So what. Qingmo sneered: "Nonsense! You came by boat, and there was a huge surface of water that did not release the animals, but you carried them to the shore, did you plan to dig a pit in the field and release them? ”

"This ......," the fisherman stammered, unable to utter a word.

He put down the two fish, bowed to Li Mao and Qingmo and said with a smile: "The villain lied, the villain's name is Han Si, he lives in Xiaogu Mountain on the south bank of Yanhu Lake, his family makes a living from fishing, grows a few acres of vegetable land, raises more than 100 chickens, ducks and geese, and lives a comfortable life." How could it be that last year, the villain's brother had gout, and he had an attack every rainy day, and the pain in his legs and feet was unbearable...... Hey, we fishermen don't have to worry about eating and drinking, but we don't have any money in our hands, no, I took the risk of losing my head and caught these two fish to sell, pointing to exchange two small dollars for my brother's medical treatment. ”

Qingmo smiled: "This man is talking nonsense again, your two fish are only twenty catties, how much money can you sell them for?" The Imperial Doctor Su in Caozhou City used to be a master in the Imperial Doctor's Office, with excellent medical skills and great fame, how many people lined up to invite him, I am afraid that the consultation fee will cost more than ten dollars, how can you have enough for these two fish? ”

The fisherman smiled and said: "Two fish are not worth much, but I met a good buyer in Su Xiaodu, and I was asked to send fish every once in a while, and I can save a consistent amount of money throughout the year, and there will always be a time to make enough money over time." ”

Li Mao said: "Who ignored the ban of the imperial court and dared to openly buy carp?" ”

Han Si was taken aback and shook his head: "This, I can't say it, this is a taboo thing, wouldn't it hurt people to say it?" ”

Qingmo was about to scold, but when he saw Li Mao squeezing his eyes at him, he swallowed back the words that came to his mouth. Although the Son of Heaven forbade Li Shu to eat carp, as long as he was not caught by the government or sued by others in actual implementation, there was actually no big problem, and the officials at all levels have always turned a blind eye to the people's eating of carp, and rarely took the initiative to investigate.

Li Mao said: "Although it is excusable, but the ban of the imperial court is still not violated, I advise you to release the fish immediately, so as not to cause disaster." Han Si was unwilling to hear this, and was about to plead, but when he saw that Li Mao had already taken Qingmo down the flood control embankment, he pondered for a while before he understood: it turned out that someone had let him go.

Han Si felt a burst of gratitude in his heart, and made a gesture towards the backs of Li Mao and Qingmo, and when the two of them walked away, he picked up the carp on the ground and hurried down the embankment.

Su Xiaodu Village is surrounded by a one-zhang high earthen wall, with four gates in the east, west, south and north, and there is a three-zhang wide ditch around the Zhuangzi, which is full of water all year round. After a cup of tea, Han Si appeared outside Su Xiaodu's north gate, squatted on the edge of the trench, soaked a piece of torn linen cloth he carried with him in water, and carefully wrapped it around the fish to see if there were no flaws before entering the village.

He just entered the village gate with his front feet, Li Mao and Qingmo also arrived at the village gate, these days they went out of the village and entered the village seven or eight times, and the old guard of the door had already become acquainted, said hello, Li Mao asked: "I just faintly saw a fish seller in front of him, it was going over there, I want to ask him to buy a fish to cook and drink." ”

Zhuang Ding, who was guarding the door, smiled when he heard this, and shook his hand: "I advise you not to ask around, you don't dare to eat the fish if you give it to you." ”

Qingmo stiffened his neck and said: "I don't dare to eat any fish other than wooden fish, is it possible that he still dares to sell big carp?" ”

Zhuang Ding said with a hippie smile: "That's a big carp, do you dare to eat it?" ”

Qingmo shook his head like a rattle: "Eating carp is to be punished, who dares to openly violate the ban." Can't eat, can't eat. ”

After entering the village, the two of them pretended to be casual and walked slowly to the crossroads, Li Mao secretly said to Qingmo: "You go to the front door of Su Cheng's house to guard, I will go to the back door, remember not to startle the snake." ”