Volume 1 The Quiet River Section 14 Fishing
There is still some time before the autumn harvest, and this time is relatively idle. Zhao Hong, who has no entertainment activities, often takes a walk near Baoji Village, and admires the great rivers and mountains of the motherland by the way.
On this morning, Zhao Hong came to the Huhe River, which is located in the south of Baoji Village. I saw countless fish swimming in the wide river, but I couldn't see a single person casting a net in the river. Zhao Hong, who rarely gets protein supplements, itched in his heart: How to catch fish? You don't have to think about the net, a net is not cheap, since you don't plan to be a professional fisherman, you don't have to think about it, if you have the money, you might as well buy fish directly.
Harpoon or fishing is not a question of cost. The shallows on both sides of the river are not particularly deep, and the clear water can see the pebble bottom, which is generally as deep as an adult's lower abdomen.
Zhao Hong feels that not only the tools needed for fishing are more complicated, but also the bait is not easy to obtain. At the very least, digging earthworms is a hard job, and feeding fish with grain is a great crime. If you don't catch a fish, but the bait is stolen by the fish, it will be a big loss.
Compared with fishing, the advantages of spearfish are very obvious, the tool only needs a sharp stick, and the fish that is generally inserted will not be too small, and the efficiency is N times that of fishing if you are lucky. In response to the Han Dynasty's "low-carbon" economy and the need to reduce carbon emissions, Zhao Hong decided to use the method of spearfish with advanced productivity.
In his spare time, Zhao Hong found a one-foot-long thin wooden stick, the tip of which was sharpened with a fruit knife. While Zhao Hong flattened his trouser legs and walked down the shallows, he held the sharp rod in his right hand. There are a lot of fry in the water, but the bigger ones are hard to find. The green aquatic plants are constantly swaying with the clear river water, and the moving body is moving. Under the huge water resistance, Zhao Hong, who was in the water, stepped on the bottom of the river with difficulty, constantly using sharp wooden sticks to dial the dense aquatic plants, hoping to find something.
Suddenly, a plump carp sprang out from under the cover of aquatic weeds. Before Zhao Hong's sharp wooden stick could be raised, the fish had disappeared into the distant aquatic plants. Frustrated, Zhao Hong had no choice but to look for a new goal. After a while, I finally found a yellow-skinned catfish with a beard next to the stone, although the catfish was not big, but it made Zhao Hong's saliva almost run down.
This is the Huang Sandao that is difficult to see in the river in later generations, and it is called "Anggong" in the south. The yellow three knives obtained in the completely unpolluted river water, how delicious the meat tastes!
Zhao Hong, who was holding his breath, tiptoed slowly and slowly approached the catfish, the catfish did not move, only the two long whiskers at the front end were swaying slightly with the flowing river, as if to say to Zhao Hong, I want to see how capable you are.
"Hey!" With the shout, the sharp wooden stick in Zhao Hong's hand had already shot out rapidly, and the wooden stick that was thrown down with lightning speed broke through the layers of splashes and pierced into the crack in the stone next to Huang Sandao. The frightened catfish shook its head and swam slowly in front of Zhao Hong, never coming back.
Obviously looks very accurate, how can it be crooked when it is pierced into the water? Seeing the delicacy slipping away from his eyes, the huge sense of loss made Zhao Hong feel a little depressed, and similar things happened in the next few fish piercing operations. Zhao Hong, who was puzzled, was a little tired from working for a long time, so he decided to go ashore to rest. Zhao Hong was lying in the shade of the tree by the river, a slight cool breeze blew, and the tired Zhao Hong's consciousness began to become a little blurred. When Zhao Hong woke up and tried to open his eyes, he found that Father-in-law Sun had begun to call it a day, and Zhao Hong, who had gained nothing, returned to Baoji Village in frustration.
Although he used to have a good understanding of the principle of refraction, it was difficult for Zhao Hong, who lacked experience in production and labor, to integrate Marxist theory with practice.
The next day, Zhao Hong didn't come up with a reason why he couldn't catch the fish, so he had to change his career to fishing. The high carbon emissions are the high, and filling the stomach is the first place. In his previous life, when he was in junior high school in Zhengzhou, Zhao Hong also often fished. At that time, whenever Sunday came, Zhao Hong always rode a human-powered bicycle and carried a fishing rod to the Jiangang Reservoir in the southwest of Zhengzhou.
Therefore, fishing is very experienced for Zhao Hong. There is no need to think about the nylon rope of the Eastern Han Dynasty without plastic. Fortunately, the invention of the ingenuity of the ancient working peopleβββ the effect of silk is also good. Mulberry picking and silkworm raising has always been a fine tradition of the ancient people of our country, for example, there is a mulberry forest in the east of Baoji Village, which provides convenience for Zhao Hong's access to materials.
Although Changshan County belongs to the north, there is no shortage of bamboo poles transported by merchants. It was very easy for Zhao Hong to find a relatively long bamboo pole, which was very suitable for fishing rods. For those that do not have suspended fish floats, Zhao Hong chooses to use a small piece of thin wooden stick at the top and thick at the bottom instead. The top is fine and the bottom is thick to ensure that the stick is suspended in the water.
With this kind of cottage fishing equipment, Zhao Hong waded through the shallows to cross the river, found a river with a large slope, and sat down with his back to the sun. The sun is no longer so hot in the seventh month of the lunar calendar, and Zhao Hong, who has long had fishing experience, already had a hat on his head when he came.
In order to fish, Zhao Hong also specially except for grass, and the bait used earthworms that overturned during weeding. I have also hoeed earthworms in the past, but unfortunately they were all thrown away in vain. In the future, the earthworms turned out by weeding are just used for fishing, which is also a waste for Zhao Hong, who does not raise chickens and ducks.
When he started fishing, he saw Zhao Hong carefully threading it onto the carefully polished bone hook, stretching out his right arm to hold the fishing rod tightly, and pulling the silk line back with his left hand. The elastic bamboo pole was pulled into a bow, and the moment Zhao Hong's left hand was released, the bait shot forward like flying. Under the resistance of the silk thread, the depleted bait fell to the surface of the water with a "plop", and then sank after a small splash.
A small piece of sticks attached to the silk thread was immediately erected by buoyancy. I don't know how long it took, the wooden stick that was used as a float suddenly sank rapidly, and Zhao Hong, who was meditating, hurriedly pulled the bamboo pole in his hand, and the fins that divided the water had already surfaced. Judging from the huge curved arc of the bamboo pole, it can be seen that this fish is not small. Zhao Hong, who has practical experience, skillfully pulls the rod in the direction of the fish's struggle in order to consume the fish's physical strength.
After slipping away for a while, the fish finally ran out of energy, and Zhao Hong took the time to pick up the fish on the ground. What a herring, with a broad back, shiny scales, and a large mouth on the hook that is opening and closing. This herring fish looked like it weighed three catties, and all this made Zhao Hong happy. Luck really can't be stopped, and after a while, Zhao Hong caught two carp, three crucian carp, a grass carp and a herring. "It's a pity that there is no lottery in the Eastern Han Dynasty, otherwise I would definitely go to the betting station today to fill up a bet." Zhao Hong shook his head, looking very sorry for this.
In the following days, Zhao Hong went to the river to fish whenever he had free time, and Zhao Hong, who had a lot of harvest, greatly improved the food of Wang Laohan's family. Moistened by the delicious fish soup, Wang Laohan's family gradually came out of the grief of losing their loved ones. And Zhao Hong's actions also fell in the eyes of some well-intentioned people......
On the afternoon of July 15, the sixth year of Zhongping, Zhao Hong, who had finished his work as a scribe, went fishing by the river as usual. In the shade of the emerald willows by the river, the goose-yellow figure and the light green behind the "fart-like bug" can be faintly seen. Zhao Hong estimated in his heart that it was Qin Mi, the second lady of the Qin family, and her maidservant Yun'er playing by the river. Seeing the situation in front of him, a mixed feeling couldn't help but come to Zhao Hong's heart. Thinking of the arrogant demeanor of the master and servant last time, Zhao Hong, who didn't want to look at other people's faces, pretended not to see anything. He found a spot farther away from them, and the river beach was steep. Then Zhao Hong, who was ready, began to catch fish.
After a while, just as Zhao Hong was vigorously removing the live crucian carp from the hook, he heard footsteps not far away. As soon as Zhao Hong looked up, he saw Qin Mi and her maidservant, who had already approached from afar.
"It's really not like they don't get together." Zhao Hong, who put the fish in the fish basket, whispered to himself. Just as Zhao Hong carefully pierced the earthworm on the hook again, with a "plop", then the cry of a pleasant female voice reached Zhao Hong's ears.
"Help! Help me! β
Zhao Hong, who was suddenly startled when he heard the sound, looked in the direction from which the sound came, and saw that Qin Xiaoniang was struggling desperately in the river not far away, and the jade hands fluttering up and down splashed crystal clear water, and the churning white waves wrapped her body tightly in it, like the petals of white peony flowers, and Qin Xiaoniang was like a charming stamen like a cloud.
Yun'er, who was dressed in light green, danced and pointed to the location where Qin Mi had fallen into the water, and shouted anxiously at Zhao Hong.
"Zhao Gongzi, save my young lady! Save her! β
Although Zhao Hong and Qin Mi felt a little guilty about being counted out last time, Zhao Hong, who had read the report of sacrificing himself to save others for so many years, didn't think too much, he just threw out the fishing rod to the side, he had already put his hands together, kicked his legs back violently, and a fierce man plunged into the water, and with this recoil Zhao Hong jumped into the water two feet away like a white line. Before Zhao Hong's momentum was completely lost, his arms had already begun to rotate like wheels, and he was rapidly dialing the river. Zhao Hong's feet were not idle, and he saw that his legs began to swing up and down with the flow of water.
The speed of freestyle swimming was really not covered, and soon Zhao Hong reached Qin Mi's side. Before he could get close to Qin Mi, one of Zhao Hong's arms had already stretched out. In the next moment, I saw him holding Qin Mi's slender jade arm with one hand, and the other hand was struggling to hit the surface of the water to stop the two of them from sinking. Seeing the life-saving straw, the little lady Qin didn't care whether the man or woman kissed or not, and the two jade hands grabbed Zhao Hong's arm tightly, almost breaking Zhao Hong's arm. Zhao Hong, who was desperately pushing the water with one hand, quickly failed, which couldn't make the weight of the two of them float at all, let alone save Qin Mi and leave.
"What a pair of desperate mandarin ducks!" Zhao Hong, who was sinking, flashed countless thoughts in an instant: he survived such a dangerous situation on the battlefield, but he capsized in this gutter, and he was really killed by righteousness and bravery. The water quickly invaded Zhao Hong's chest, Zhao Hong felt that everything had become a little trance-like, and the faces of his parents in his previous life actually appeared in front of Zhao Hong's eyes.
"Looks like I'm going to die!" Zhao Hong muttered silently in his heart, his body was still sinking under the effect of gravity, and the water level had risen to near the collarbone.
"Dad, Mommy is sorry." Zhao Hong felt that this was his last thought, the quietly flowing river is so beautiful, the world is so beautiful, I really want to see a few more times.
Immediately, the water had submerged the range of Zhao Hong's collarbone, and Zhao Hong, who felt that there was no hope of survival, gave up the struggle and let his body sink into the waterγγγγγγ