March 25, cloudy.

The weather was a little stuffy, Wang Xuan's spirit was a little sluggish, and his lunch was very boring. Hua'er obviously didn't have a big appetite, and she kept playing with chopsticks halfway through eating, and her eyes looked at Wang Xuan from time to time.

"Hurry up and eat, and stare at me. Wang Xuan doesn't want Hua'er to have a picky eating habit at a young age.

"Brother, I want to eat fish, braised fish. The flower whispered a request.

"Fish?"

Oh, at this time, Wang Xuancai suddenly thought that the ditch on the farm should also be stocked with fish fry, and it was the breeding period of crucian carp and carp.

My own memory, if it weren't for the flowers' reminder, it would have almost ruined the big thing.

After drinking the soup in three or two sips, she called Qing'er and told her to prepare a few large needles to come over, which would be useful for herself.

After a while, Qing'er took four needles about five inches long, Wang Xuan clamped them with pliers and put them on the charcoal fire to heat, and began to bend when they were reddish, and the needles of this era were all iron, so he was not worried about breaking.

When the shape of the fish hook is similar to that of later generations, it will be put into the water to cool, and after all four are done in one go, Wang Xuan asked Qing'er to find a thin line, and confirmed the strength and toughness on the spot, and then tied the fish hook to the thin line, and then tied the other end of the thin line to the slender bamboo pole, which is a simple fishing rod.

Fish food is simple, insects, earthworms can be.

"Sister, brother will take you fishing, let's make braised fish to eat at night." ”

"Use this, brother, you're lying to me again. Hua'er looked down on Wang Xuan's bamboo pole.

"It's called a fishing rod, and it's a fish catcher. Wang Xuan explained casually.

"Really?Ah Fu~" Hua'er shouted in the direction of the kitchen, and Ah Fu, who was napping, ran over after hearing the sound and circled around the flowers.

"Bring a few buckets and a couple of bamboo pots, let's go fishing and add food to everyone in the evening. The guards prepared at once.

Everyone went out of the east gate of the city and went straight to the Xingyao River.

Wang Xuan picked a deep water area and instructed the guards to catch insects and earthworms, while he filled the wooden barrel and bamboo basin with half-filled river water and prepared to release the fish.

The stalk of the dead grass is broken and the fluffy part is selected to make a fish float, which is used to indicate whether the fish bite or not. Then the dug earthworms were thrown into the river in sections, and after several successions, the small insects were hung on the hooks, and the guards were instructed to throw the hooks into the river.

The four rods are set up in turn, and the ends of the rods are fixed with ropes to prevent the big fish from being dragged away. As long as the fish float moves or sinks significantly, it proves that there is a fish bite, and the hook is immediately thrown to the river bank.

For this reason, Wang Xuan deliberately demonstrated in a posture that he thought was chic, just to be able to catch more fish.

He flung the fishing rod out gently, and the fishing line fell into the water with the hook through a graceful arc, and the fish floated under the waves and reverberate, Wang Xuan sat quietly by the river and waited for the fish to take the bait.

Hua'er's big eyes stared at the fish drift tightly, and Ah Fu seemed to understand that this was not the time for it to have fun, so he also quietly lay on the bank and stared at the river.

Suddenly, the fish float slid horizontally, and then suddenly sank diagonally into the water, at this time Wang Xuan did not dare to slack off, after all, the hook was easy to get off without barbs.

He lifted the line up with a little bit of force with both hands and then dispersed the force, then kept the line tight. This is done by inserting the hook into the mouth of the fish, and also to prevent the fish from being too large and the line from breaking off because it cannot withstand the huge pulling force. Keeping the line tight is to prevent the fish from getting off the hook, which depends on skill, and is generally clear to fishermen.

At this time, I saw a metallic luster flashing on the surface of the water, and a fish about a foot long with a whitish belly struggled on the surface of the river, scurrying left and right. Wang Xuan was not in a hurry, but continued to keep the fishing line tight, he was slipping the fish, in order to prevent the fishing line from breaking under the violent struggle of the fish, he could only consume the strength of the fish as much as possible, and then he could easily lift it ashore.

"Ah, there are fish, look, there are big fish, my brother is a big fish, even bigger than the one Aunt Liu bought!"

Hua'er pointed to the struggling fish in the water and kept reminding Wang Xuan, this sudden action frightened Ah Fu and almost stumbled into the river.

Wang Xuan's face was full of black lines, and he looked helplessly at the little girl who was jumping and jumping, when did my brother become a big fish.

The guards were also very surprised, they only knew that catching fish in the shallow river was good, either directly down to the river to catch it with their hands or bamboo baskets, or drained the water and then caught it, they had never seen such a novel way of catching fish, no wonder the young master called it "fishing", it was really appropriate.

After a while, the struggle of the fish was much less, Wang Xuan estimated that when the fire came, he dragged the fish to the shore with a little force, and a crucian carp jumped and was dragged out of the water, and the quick-eyed guards immediately stepped forward to grab it, took off the hook and put it into the barrel.

Hua'er and Ah Fu instantly squeezed through the surrounding guards and looked inside the barrel non-stop.

This is a fish that is about to lay its seeds, and Wang Xuan plans to put it in the water canal of the farm, and then catch it after spawning.

Hua'er was very happy, pestering Wang Xuan to teach her to fish, Wang Xuan really couldn't bear her soft grinding and hard bubbles, so she only gave her a fishing rod, and told Zhu'er and Qing'er to take care of it, and never fall into the river. The remaining two fishing rods were given to the two slightly clever guards to use, and said that the fishing was rewarding, so the two of them rubbed shoulders, and the others also watched from the sidelines.

Wang Xuan's hook was bitten again, this time it was a carp nearly a foot and a half long, with golden sides of the body, orange-red lower leaves of the tail fin, and a swollen belly, and it was expected to lay eggs in the next two days.

Everyone started at one o'clock in the afternoon and ended at three o'clock, and in just one hour, they brought buckets and bamboo pots to the brim, which was really full of money. Wang Xuan had to ask the guards to transport the fish that were about to spawn to the farm for stocking, and fetch some buckets and pots.

In a different place, the gourd was drawn, and the four fishing rods began to be thrown into the water. This time it was the flowers who bit the hook first, and the little girl was full of nervousness, holding the fishing rod with both hands and dragging it to the shore, and was mixed with the stones behind her and fell on her back and did not let go.

After some efforts, she finally dragged a half-sized grass carp ashore, and she said excitedly: "Haha, no matter how cunning the hunter is, he can't escape the fox's eyes." ”

Qing'er next to her couldn't hold it back, and kindly reminded: "Miss said the opposite, it should be that no matter how cunning the fox is, it can't escape the eyes of the hunter." ”

The little girl's apricot eyes were horizontal, and she said domineeringly: "In short, it didn't escape my palm." ”

How funny is the look of pride, what does it mean that it has not escaped your palm, are you sure this is not a villain's line?

Seeing that everyone was gaining more and more, Wang Xuan asked people to notify the Government Council and ask them to send someone to receive the fish, and this young lady will give everyone benefits.

Government employees are on duty at five o'clock every day, and just after five o'clock, the people from the employment office are the first to rush over.

After seeing Wang Xuan and the others, Hua'er gave them a fish one by one, and it was definitely not okay for the family to be full, but it was still okay for each person to share a few pieces to taste fresh.

The fish in this Xingyao River have never been caught, and they are all fat, and as long as they are hooked, they are basically harvested.

Everyone fished happily, and the staff were also happy, although fish is not a scarce food, but not everyone can eat it often, let alone such a big fish. The most important thing is that this fish was sent by the young master and the young lady.

Next, several ministers and ministers from the Government Council also rushed over, and Zhao Sheng also personally experienced a handful of fishing silver carp, and said with a smile: "The old minister wants this, and he will stew it to make fish soup when he goes back." ”

Wang Xuan also followed him, but Hua'er felt that she was giving everyone a fish today, and her own fishing was not counted, so she sent a crucian carp to Zhao Sheng, and after Zhao Sheng thanked him, he went home happily with two fish.

A group of officials carrying fish to swagger through the city naturally attracted everyone's attention, and after a while, the riverside where Wang Xuan was fishing was crowded with onlookers.

Seeing that there was a fish in the bucket in a short period of time, everyone was both curious and excited.

Seeing that it was not early, but the crowd of onlookers was not less at all, Wang Xuan took the rod and began to count the harvest, and then left six at home, ten from the internal guard, and the rest of all the cabbage prices were sold to the onlookers, attracting everyone to rush to buy, this is the fish caught by the young master and the young lady!

All the money from the sale of fish was given to the flowers, and the little girl's apricot eyes were about to squint into a line.

After returning to the lord's mansion, Hua'er volunteered to send fish to the eldest sister and the second sister, and it was inevitable that she would boast again, and the eldest sister and the second sister were also very cooperative, and the flowers who boasted directly thought that they were rare geniuses in the world.

When I got home, I found myself a little inflated, which was not ladylike. For this reason, she also specially asked Wang Xuan if her performance today was rude, but Wang Xuan saw the warning in her eyes and decisively said that she was very ladylike and very ladylike.

The fish that are sent to the farm are stocked in a small canal at the edge of the rice paddies, this time mainly crucian carp and carp and a small amount of grass carp, and in early April the carp and crucian carp will be harvested to prevent small fish from harming.

In the evening, Wang Xuan personally cooked braised fish pieces, and also cooked crucian carp soup, the taste was very pure, and Hua'er hinted that Wang Xuan would let her show her skills again when she ate it.

After eating, walk a hundred steps and live to ninety-nine. Taking a walk after dinner is also a compulsory course for Wang Xuan and Hua'er.

Holding the flowers in his right hand, followed by Ah Fu on the left, Wang Xuan strolled along the vegetable patch in the backyard, where wild leeks, green onions and garlic are growing well, and I believe that in a few years, these usually unsightly spice vegetables will be an eye-opener to the world.