dognovel Chapter 416
Chapter 416
As soon as the cod came out of the water, it was quickly frozen by the low temperature, and a thin layer of ice condensed on its scales, sparkling.
Zhou Shuwan looked at the frozen cod and couldn't stop smiling.
Most of the people around were still using hand tools to hit the ice layer, but the progress was slow. It was not easy to break through the thick ice layer.
Some people were eager to ask to borrow the Zhou family's automatic drilling rig.
A middle-aged man in air-conditioned clothing cautiously approached Zhou Jianghai and said with a forced smile, "Hey, bro, your drilling rig is really useful. Can you lend it to us? We've been hammering away for ages, but there's no movement at all."
Seeing this, Qi Mingyu stepped forward and refused firmly, "Sorry, we need it ourselves, so I'm afraid we can't lend it to you."
The middle-aged man looked a little embarrassed and wanted to say something else, but when he saw Qi Mingyu's cold gaze, he had to walk away angrily.
There are many people around who are eyeing the Zhou family's drilling rig with eager eyes, and it is a difficult problem to decide who to lend it to and who not to lend it to.
Rather than being in a dilemma, it is better to just refuse.
Qi Mingyu knew clearly that in this situation, once a precedent was set, there would be a steady stream of people coming to borrow, which would make the situation even more difficult to resolve.
The whole family carried bows and arrows on their backs and looked like they were not someone to be trifled with.
Others could only remain angry but not say anything, and lowered their heads and stepped back.
Zhou Shuwan withdrew his gaze and threw the fishing line back into the ice cave.
Maybe there were too many people walking on the lake, so this time I waited for a long time but no fish took the bait.
However, Zhou Shuwan and the others were not in a hurry and waited quietly.
"Brother Xiaoyu, how come there are so many cod in this lake?" Zhou Shuwan asked curiously while staring at the fishing line.
Qi Mingyu gazed at the distant ice, pondered for a moment, and said, "Perhaps it's because the clean water that was previously injected into the lake brought fish eggs from other waters. Combined with the suitable environment of Jingyun Lake, these fish eggs were able to hatch, and then evolve and grow."
"So that's how it is." Zhou Shuwan suddenly realized.
Half an hour later, Zhou Jianghai picked up the fishing rod and caught a slightly smaller cod, which was sparkling in the sun.
"Another one!" Mu Mu's hoarse laugh sounded particularly harsh.
Zhou Shuwan handed the fish to Mu Mu and said with a smile, "Here, we have dinner for today."
"This speed is too slow." Qi Mingyu thought thoughtfully.
"First, there are too many people and it's not quiet. Second, fishing with a fishing rod is fun, but the speed is too slow," Zhou Shuwan pointed out calmly.
Qi Mingyu thought for a moment and whispered something in her ear.
Zhou Shuwan's eyes lit up and he nodded quickly.
After a while, they met someone they knew.
Chen Fen and Zhang Jia, who lived together in the factory, went out fishing together.
They had no tools and were not as strong as men, so they were all wandering around the lake, trying to find a place with thinner ice. That's how they met the Zhou family and Qi Mingyu.
Zhang Jia was very familiar with Zhou Shuwan's figure and greeted her from a distance: "Wanwan."
When Zhou Shuwan looked up and saw that it was them, he was very surprised and was about to shout, but the next second he remembered that he was fishing, so he waved quietly.
Sister Hong had already seen the drilling rig placed at their feet and was very envious.
"How was your harvest?" Zhou Shuwan asked in a low voice.
Chen Fen came over and saw that their bucket already had two fish in it. She sighed, "No, we've been pounding the ice for a long time, our hands are numb, and we still can't make a hole."
"However, no wonder this fish is also called cod. It is clearly 70% similar to saltwater cod, but it is smaller. If it were a sea fish, it would probably be fatter." Sister Hong looked at the fish in the bucket curiously.
Zhou Shuwan nodded: "Let's go back and see how it tastes and see if it's much different from real cod."
"Looking at this, it must be fat. It was frozen as soon as it was caught. This kind of fish is the freshest and the meat is very tender." Chen Fen is very experienced.
Zhou Shuwan laughed and said, "Sister Fen, your team is made up of women, and they are not strong enough. The ice is thick, and you can't break it with brute force. We have tools, let Xiaoyu help you break the ice."
"Thank you so much." Chen Fen smiled sheepishly. "I was just thinking about how to ask you to borrow the drilling rig..."
Zhou Shuwan smiled brightly: "We are all family, so why bother lending or not!"
Qi Mingyu had asked Zhou Jianghai to help him hold his drill and walked over with the drill.
"We can do it ourselves." Sister Hong was also embarrassed.
Zhang Jia and Zhou Shuwan had the closest relationship. He immediately waved his hand and said jokingly, "Let Xiao Yu help us find a place to break the ice. He's the only man in our group and has the most strength! Isn't a best friend's husband supposed to do the hard work?"
Everyone else couldn't help but laugh.
Zhou Shuwan stood there fishing, not moving, and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, you can do whatever you want, but I won't allow it if you get too tired."
"Look, look, I haven't even started to feel bad about it yet."
Everyone chatted and laughed for a while before going to help Qi Mingyu break the ice.
Seeing this, the others also became eager to try, their eyes full of envy.
Some of them held simple tools in their hands, laboriously chiseling the ice surface; others gathered in twos and threes, discussing something in low voices, glancing towards the Zhou family from time to time, but in the end no one dared to come forward and ask to borrow a drill.
Chen Fen's team consists of more than 20 women, each of whom carries a bow and arrow and has a dagger or a machete on her waist. They look like they are not to be messed with.
The biting cold wind blew across the ice surface, blowing up fine ice chips and making a rustling sound.
Chen Fen's team and Zhang Jia all used homemade fishing rods, which were made by sharpening thin branches and tying them with strong ropes.
The key is the bait, and they are willing to use canned rat meat.
Soon, a cod was caught.
"Got it, got it!" a young woman shouted excitedly, reeling in the fishing line with force in her hands, and the fishing rod was bent by the pulling.
A fat cod was pulled out of the water, shining silver in the sunlight.
Chen Fen's team cheered and surrounded the cod excitedly.
They are from the south, very close to the sea, and used to eat fish. But now the traffic is completely paralyzed, and they haven't eaten fish for a long time. They miss it very much.
This kind of cod is very big. Catching more than a dozen is enough for a team to share, so everyone is very focused on fishing.
Zhou Shuwan watched from afar and smiled as well.
The temperature at night is 10 degrees different from that during the day. In the evening, the sun sets, the temperature drops, and the crowd on the lake gradually disperses, leaving only a few scattered figures.
The Zhou family also packed up their tools and went back.
Although they only caught seven or eight cod, each one was as long as an arm and very plump.
"Let's go home and eat fish!" Zhou Jianghai said happily, carrying a bucket full of cod.