Chapter 14: Harvest
The next morning, when it was still dark, Kaichi got up, got dressed, said hello to Erica, and ran to the river. God willing, there must be a fish on the bait! I don't want it to be the big fish from yesterday morning, as long as there is Jiayi, I will be satisfied.
Soon, Kaichi was on the bank of the river where he had been hooked yesterday. The first hook took him under a tree by the river, which was so small that an adult could not hold it with his hands together, and it looked similar to the willow tree he had seen in his previous life, not the kind of weeping willow, but a willow with branches growing upward.
The tree grows by the river, and some of its roots have grown into the river, and these roots are like a lot of red beards, and they are floating in the water.
This is usually the place where the yellow eel stays, and the osmanthus also likes to lay eggs under the roots of trees. Unfortunately, I don't know if there are two species here, and it is not the season for spawning.
Jia Yi found the wooden stick he had planted under the tree, and prayed silently in his heart: "God and Buddha bless, let me not embarrass the earth!"
Jiayi slowly closed the line, didn't feel it, continued to close, still didn't feel it. Thinking that this hook should be hopeless, Jiayi quickly closed the line, and there was indeed no gain. He took a closer look at his hook, and the earthworm had been eaten, and only a bare hook remained.
Fortunately, at least it shows that there is nothing wrong with this bait. He put the hook away, feeling a little disappointed.
Although he himself knew that it was impossible to catch the first catch with such a rudimentary tool, and it was even possible that the entire batch of 7 hooks would not be harvested at all. But he still has a little hope in his heart, what if the fish here have never seen the world and are easy to be deceived, what if his protagonist's luck takes effect?
Wrapping the line around the stick, inserting the hook into the line, and putting the hook away, he continued to the next hook.
This pair of hooks is placed on the edge of aquatic plants, and most of Jiayi's hooks are found on the edge of aquatic plants. Before retracting the hook, he thought to himself that it was impossible to have a harvest with a second pair of hooks, and at the same time, he couldn't hold back the small expectations in his heart.
Unfortunately, there is still nothing to be gained. Next, he collected two more hooks, but still nothing was found. I feel disappointed!
The fourth pair, Jia Yi is already a little impetuous, I don't ask for many, but I ask for one!
This hook was under the same tree as the first one, and there was a puddle of aquatic plants under the tree, and he didn't pray anymore, he went straight to the branch he had inserted, and without looking closely, he pulled it out and went back to collect the money. Confiscated twice, he felt that something was wrong, something was struggling.
There are fish! Jiayi didn't dare to relax, straightened the fishing line, and slowly recycled.
When the fish struggled, he stopped and then reaped it. Probably because the fish has been hooked for a long time, it has been struggling for too long, and now it has no strength, and it was pulled to the water's edge without struggling twice.
When Jia Yi saw the fish, it was not small, about 30 centimeters long, and its body was long and spindle-shaped. He was afraid that if he carried the fish out of the water, he would unhook it, so he wrapped the line around the branch of the tree where the line was held and stuck it on the shore. Then, he himself put his hand into the water, slowly moved to the sides of the fish's body, and with a sharp slam of his hand, caught the fish to the shore.
He did not rush to unhook the fish, but first pulled out the branches stuck in the mud and ran away from the water with the fish before putting the fish down. Only then did I take a closer look at the fish, and I was just afraid that the fish would run away from the hook.
This fish is long and spindle-shaped, with an elongated body, slightly wider than the warped mouth, but not as wide as the crucian carp, which is more slender. The back is dark gray, and the lower abdomen is silvery-white. Fish have scattered small black spots on the head, sides, dorsal body, and fins. There is a small adipose fin behind the dorsal fin. There is a wide brownish-red stripe along the lateral line.
Jia Yi didn't know what kind of fish it was, speaking of which, although Gary was a fish farmer in his last life, he mainly raised fathead fish, silver carp, crucian carp or something, which was still too small compared to the huge base of freshwater fish. Especially now that the world has changed, it's even harder to say about the types of fish.
I don't know this fish, but it looks like it tastes good. As for how to see it, how can the fish that you get with such a lot of effort not be edible, it will taste very good.
Generally speaking, in his memory of his previous life, he had only heard of puffer fish being poisonous and could not be eaten, and other freshwater fish were edible. Moreover, puffer fish is only poisonous in blood and internal organs. The processed puffer fish meat is edible, and I heard that it is particularly delicious, but unfortunately, he has never eaten it in his previous life.
It's just that the current environment is different from the earth after all, and for the sake of safety, he decided to go home and ask Gary if he knew what kind of fish he knew, and if there were any taboos about eating it.
Kaichi folded a pliable branch, inserted it through the mouth of the fish, and pierced through the gills of the fish. She folded the ends of the branches in half, so that the fish was worn on the branches. Carrying the fish, Jia Yi went to collect the remaining three pairs of hooks. Now that he has a base, he doesn't care so much about the remaining hooks, even if there is no harvest for the rest.
Sure enough, the next two hooks were not harvested. By the last pair of hooks, Kaichi had no expectations, and he didn't feel anything when he reeled. But when the line was received, a fish floated along with the hook. The fish is no longer moving, I don't know if it's dead.
Jiayi brought the fish ashore, and the fish was indeed dead, and when he caught the fish, the fish was motionless, and the gills did not rise and fall.
This fish is not as big as the previous one, but the chopsticks are short. Probably because the fish struggled too hard, the mouth of the fish was already a little cracked.
The fish may have struggled too hard and stayed in one place for too long, and the water in the bay did not flow fast, so the oxygen content in the water was reduced, and the fish was suffocated. Of course, it can also be depressed to death.
The fish has a stout body with an elongated and flattened body, thick and slightly spindled, a slightly raised back, and a shallow curved belly edge. The fish has a bulging head and back, a relatively small head, and most of the body has no scales. However, there is a complete row of complete scales from the front of the dorsal fin to the head, and one row of symmetrical continuous complete scales on each side of the lateral line of the body, and these scales are relatively large. There are also some finely fragmented scales at the base of the fin. The fish is tan on the back and pale yellow on the sides and belly.
Although this fish has died, it has not been dead for a long time, it is still fresh, and there is no problem in eating it yourself, isn't there a saying that the fish will be more delicious after it is killed.
For today's harvest, Jiayi is very satisfied, there are two fish, one is about 3 or 4 catties, and the other is more than half a catty. Not only because of the good catch, but also because of the proof that their fishing methods are viable.
Kaichi put the second one on the branch, carried the two fish, and went home. From now on, I will never eat white food again!