Chapter 7 Relying on water to draw water
After breakfast, Su Anying stayed to clean up the house, while Xu Shiyan hurried out with a basket on his back.
The family is separated, I have no money in hand, and I have to accompany my wife back home tomorrow, so I have to find a way to make money.
Dongjiangyan Brigade is located on the west bank of Toudao Songhua River. It is a village built along the river.
As the saying goes, people rely on mountains to eat mountains, rely on water to drink water, and live by the river, so they have to make a fuss about it.
Xu Shiyan came all the way to the river, walked up the river, and came to a big willow tree growing obliquely.
This big willow tree is not small, it is as thick as two people hugging each other. The roots grow in the water, the trunk leans on the water surface, and some branches hang down into the water.
Xu Shiyan put down his back basket, took off his shoes and went into the water, slowly touched under the willow tree, and found a rope along the trunk.
Then he pulled the rope up slowly, and gradually, a large wicker basket emerged from the water.
The ecological environment of this year has not been destroyed. There are a lot of fish in the big river, and the waters here are rich in fine scale fish.
Pellyfish is commonly known by the locals. Its scientific name should be Pelvic salmon. It is a very famous cold-water fish with tender and delicious meat and few spines. Most of them are farmed in later generations and are expensive.
Xu Jiazu lived in Terengganu and made a living by fishing by the sea.
Later, they were killed in the sea, the boat capsized, and several people died. Others dared not go to sea again, so they crossed the Guandong and came to the northeast.
I don’t know if it’s an ancestral gene, but Xu Shiyan is very good at hunting fish and shrimp.
He is very clear about the waters around here. He knows exactly where there are many fish and when the fish are biting the flood.
Sometimes it is too much to catch and take it back to eat, and it takes too much salt to marinate, so Xu Shiyan simply thought of a way.
Weave several large flower baskets with wicker, elm sticks, etc., put the caught fine scale fish into the baskets, and put them back into the water.
The flower basket has eyes, small fish and shrimps can go in, but the fish inside can eat food but cannot come out.
Tie the flower basket with a rope and tie it to a tree on the bank. If you have guests at home, you can come to the river to fish one back at any time, which is more convenient than raising it in your own fish pond.
Along the bank of the river, Xu Shiyan hid a lot of these flower baskets, found a few at random, and caught more than ten fine scale fish.
Then use willow bark to wear one end on the fish gills and tie the other end to the fish tail.
With this binding method, the gills of the fish are opened, and the fish can remain alive for several hours even if it leaves the water.
After packing everything, Xu Shiyan walked all the way to the place where the boat was placed at the entrance of the village, carrying the basket on his back.
The Dongjiangyan Brigade is on the west bank of the Songhua River in Toudao, and Songjianghe Town is more than 20 miles east of the river. If you want to go to Songjianghe Town, you have to cross the river by boat.
"Uncle Liu, cross the river." Xu Shiyan shouted towards the other side of the river. The people over there heard it, and rowed over to pick Xu Shiyan into the boat.
"Hey, old Xu's son, what are you going to do?" The old man who set the boat is not young, he is an old man, and the team arranged such an errand for him.
"Go to Songjiang River, and visit relatives." Xu Shiyan planned to take these fish to Songjianghe Town to sell.
In this day and age, the control is quite strict, and being caught speculatively is not a small crime.
Of course, no matter how strict the management is, there are still transactions in private. This kind of thing will kill the bold and starve the timid.
Putting past life aside, Xu Shiyan definitely didn't have the brains to think of it, even if he could think of it, he wouldn't dare.
But he was born again, no matter how stupid he is, he still knows what a market economy is.
Besides, it’s just a few fish, not any important supplies, so what’s there to be afraid of?
At worst, be smarter and run away when the situation is not good. Doesn’t the young and strong have good eyesight? In order to make money, you have to go all out.
Some things don't need to be said clearly, everyone understands them in their hearts.
Old Liu Tou heard Xu Shiyan's words, he laughed, and without saying anything else, he rowed a boat to send Xu Shiyan across the river.
Dongjiangyan is more than 20 miles away from Songjianghe Town, and the road is difficult to walk. There are ditches and ponds all the way, and the ground is full of stone cannons.
Xu Shiyan carried a large basket on his back, and the dozen or so fish in it weighed at least fifty catties.
Carrying about fifty kilograms on the back, and the rugged mountain road, naturally walking is not fast.
Thanks to the fact that people in this age are used to walking. In future generations, some people can't bear to walk two miles, let alone twenty miles.
He stopped twice on the road, and when he reached Songjianghe Town, it was almost ten o'clock.
Songjianghe Town, located in the Changbai Mountains, is rich in forest resources and rich in various types of precious wood. Because there is a river named Songjiang River in the northeast of the town, it is named Songjianghe Town.
In 1957, the Forestry Construction Preparatory Office was first established. In 1958, it was named Songjianghe Forestry Bureau. In 1960, it was officially put into operation. In 1962, Songjianghe Town was established.
Songjianghe Township started with forestry, and the Forestry Bureau is located in the town. There are fiberboard mills, pulp mills, wood mills, machine repair factories, building engineering teams, line engineering teams, water supply stations, small power stations and other enterprises.
In addition, there are high schools, vocational high schools, junior high schools, primary schools, shops, hospitals, epidemic prevention stations, maternal and child health care stations, cultural and sports clubs, cinemas, art troupes and other units and agencies.
Including twelve forest farms, three management offices, two nurseries, and four forest railway stations, etc., there are more than 10,000 employees and a total population of more than 40,000. It can be said that most of the Songjiang River belongs to the Forestry Bureau.
The Forestry Bureau is rich in resources and rich, and the forestry workers have high wages and good treatment. It can be said that the economic level is higher than that of the county. If you want to sell things, of course you have to go to the Forestry Bureau.
On the west side of the bureau, opposite to the store of the Forestry Bureau, there is a triangular square open space, which can be regarded as a small market spontaneously formed by the people.
In this day and age, materials are still scarce, and even if you have money, you can’t buy things.
So when Xu Zhiyan rushed to the place and just put the back basket on the ground, he saw a group of people huffing around. "Hey, you sell fish, or thin scales, how do you sell it?"
"Ordinarily, it should cost two yuan a catty, but I didn't bring a scale today, so it costs five yuan a piece. This fish weighs at least three catties, so it's not a loss if you buy it."
Xu Shiyan replied with a smile while wiping the sweat off his face with his sleeve.
No matter what time it is, slender scale fish is a rare thing, even in this year, it is not easy to see it, so he asked for two yuan a catty.
When the people around heard it, many people shook their heads, "It's expensive, it's too expensive. Pork is only 80 cents a catty. Your fish can sell six catties of pork."
Xu Shiyan shook his head when he heard the words, "Auntie, that's different, you still have to ask for meat tickets for pork, don't you? There's only a small limit every month."
"I don't want meat tickets here. You can buy one and stew it on top, and put some vermicelli, tofu and so on. The whole family can make it freely. How delicious is it?"
As soon as Xu Shiyan said this, many people nodded secretly, which is also reasonable.
Pork is 80 cents. Not only do you need meat tickets, but you don’t have much.
The forestry bureau is rich, with high wages and good treatment, and the workers have money in their hands, but there are few tickets and no place to spend them.
Buy a fish for a few dollars, stew it in a pot at home, and then stew some rice or pancakes with pasted noodles.
(end of this chapter)