12dz Chapter 427
Chapter 427
Sangzi seemed more cautious. He carefully observed Qi Mingyu's movements for a while before starting to fish.
However, ice fishing is not as easy as you think.
Xiaoliu and Sangzi waited for a long time but found nothing.
Xiaoliu was a little frustrated: "Why won't the fish bite?"
"This is different from normal fishing. You need to be patient." Qi Mingyu said as he gently lifted the rod and caught a big, fat fish.
"Ice fishing is much more difficult than normal fishing. The fish are hiding under the ice!"
The Zhou family was divided into three ice holes in total.
Qi Mingyu caught a fish and handed the fishing rod to Mu Mu, who was waiting nearby and eager to try.
Grandma Pang and Zhong Tiyun are still at home today.
Only Zhou Shuwan, Qi Mingyu, Dad and Mu Mu came out.
Twenty minutes later, Mu Mu also caught one, and the quiet Sang Zi finally caught one as well.
The cod, which was more than an arm's length, was frozen into a curved popsicle after being dragged off the ice.
This scene is still spectacular.
"I don't think this speed is too slow. This lake is quite large, so there must be a lot of cod hidden under the ice."
Xiaoliu asked, "Just cod?"
Qi Mingyu shook his head. "That's not the case. We caught other fish with our nets before, but in smaller numbers and very small. So we suspect that under the ice, the cod, which evolved in this extreme cold, is at the top of the food chain. So, all we caught were cod."
Xiaoliu nodded thoughtfully.
Sangzi noticed something and was very envious: "You guys use fishing nets to catch fish? You can catch a lot right away."
Qi Mingyu nodded. "But it was only that time. The next day, the base issued new regulations. In order to ensure the long-term use of the lake, no one is allowed to fish with nets. You can only fish one by one. How much you catch depends on your ability."
Generally, each family is divided into ice caves according to the number of people. Two people share one ice cave. The Zhou family has six people, so they are divided into three ice caves.
But for a private team like Chen Fen's, if the profits were divided based on the number of people, the amount would be too much.
Therefore, the base has a regulation that the supply team can be divided into no more than 10 ice caves.
Single people like Zhang Jia are given an ice cave.
Besides, Zhang Jia was capable enough to go fishing alone, while the single women and elderly people at the base didn't even have air-conditioned clothing, so they couldn't go out.
The base then allocated the ice holes for those who couldn't get out to others, and gave 50% to the original owner of the ice cave based on the number of fish captured each time.
Xiaoliu and Sangzi listened to these regulations. As they listened, Xiaoliu suddenly spoke up, "Captain, your base commander is a very kind and compassionate administrator! He even considers small things like fishing."
Qi Mingyu brought them here for this purpose.
He smiled slowly, looked at the lively scene on the lake, and said softly: "Yes, we are lucky to have such a base commander."
After a pause, he continued, "Now that there's no shortage of water, the base has decided to dig a new lake. The site has already been selected, but construction has been delayed due to the permafrost problem."
Sang Zi seemed to have thought of something and asked, "Captain, when I was at your house the other day, I saw you dug a big hole in your yard. Are you planning to raise fish as well?"
Qi Mingyu looked at Zhou Shuwan, who then continued, "We'd like to give it a try. We have space at home anyway, so digging a pond of 30 to 40 square meters wouldn't be difficult. But the real challenge is how to bring this cod back alive."
"Not bad." Sangzi nodded.
The cod will freeze into ice cubes as soon as it is caught. A bucket will definitely not work, but you can try using a large water tank.
The water and fish are directly pumped into the tank and then transported back.
Not to mention the problem of keeping the water tank warm, just transporting such a heavy and large water tank back is a hassle.
"So, I'm looking forward to the base's lake being built day and night. That way, I can learn how they transport live cod!"
"If the lake at the base was really built, it would definitely have been built one truck at a time, so it would have no reference value." Xiaoliu said something fair.
Zhou Shuwan began to think seriously about how to transport the live fish.
She squatted there, seemingly observing the situation below the ice hole.
One hand was placed next to the ice hole to support the body.
In fact, her consciousness was like an invisible net, slowly seeping into the waters beneath the ice.
The underwater world was murky, but the icy water was remarkably clear to her senses. She could sense schools of fish swimming in the currents; there were indeed quite a few cod. Besides the cod, there were also some fish she had never seen before, with slender bodies and tails that shone faintly silver.
She expanded her perception range, trying to catch more fish, but the lake was too large and her ability could only cover an area of several dozen meters.
Anything further away cannot be sensed.
Zhou Shuwan withdrew his perception, and a hint of complexity flashed in his eyes.
Because the lake was now the source of seafood that the entire base depended on. She had never thought of using space to cheat and fish. After all, when she was in the sea and the Cumulus Mountain Reservoir, she had caught enough fish to feed her family for a lifetime.
The reason why she chose to fish at night was because the cod she had tasted during the day tasted delicious, better than all the fish in her space.
At that time, she guessed that this kind of fish should contain some special nutritional value, just like eggs after the apocalypse.
So, I took the risk to catch more fish with my family at night.
It’s a pity that living things cannot be stored in the space, and it is also a hassle to transport the live fish back.
No more gossip.
When it was time for them to finish work, everyone got up and carried the cod back to the base.
Qi Mingyu said to Xiaoliu and Sangzi, "Thanks to you, I caught two more fish today. It's just right for us to go to your place and eat some fish."
They caught a total of six fish today, which was indeed more than before.
Xiaoliu and Sangzi knew very well that it was the captain who was taking care of them.
Both of them quickly declined, "Captain, no, no, we're just here to see something rare. It's so rare to see living animals after the apocalypse, especially fish."
Qi Mingyu refused to give in and asked Zhou Shuwan to take his father and Mu Mu to send the other fish back to the villa first, and then gather at Tao Zheng and Sang Zi's tent later.
Zhou Shuwan responded with a smile.
Zhou Jianghai greeted Xiaoliu and the others cheerfully and headed straight towards the base.
Having been teammates for several years, Xiao Liu felt very relaxed around Qi Mingyu. After Zhou Shuwan and his family left, Xiao Liu quietly complained to Qi Mingyu, "Captain, you didn't even say hello to my sister-in-law and uncle before you just gave us two. I wonder if my sister-in-law will think so?"
Qi Mingyu was startled for a moment, then smiled and said, "You underestimate your sister-in-law. She is not such a stingy person."