The weather was getting warmer, and the thin ice on the artificial lake had cracked in many places. The place where Jin Er set the rod was a broken hole in the ice. The deep blue lake water was calm, with almost no ripples.
Good-for-Nothing finished the meat and started chewing on the chicken bones. Its eyes kept rolling, as if it was thinking about how to get another drumstick.
Jin Er saw Snowy staring at the lake, so he asked, "What's wrong, Snowy? Are you interested in fishing? Do you want to learn? I can teach you if you want. "
Little Snow had absolutely no interest in fishing. Making her sit by the water for a few hours was asking for her life.
"Uncle Jin, are there fish in this lake? Do they freeze to death in winter? "she asked.
"Of course," Jin Er answered with certainty. "How can fish freeze to death? It's not tropical fish. "
"Then why isn't the hook moving?" she asked again.
"Because I haven't put the bait on yet." Jin Er pulled the rod up for her to see. There was no bait on the hook.
Snowy wondered if there wasn't any bait, or if the bait had been taken away by the fish.
"What kind of fish are there in this lake?" she asked. "Are there Crucian carp?"
"Crucian carp? Yes, there are many Crucian carp in the lake, "Jin Er explained. "Especially in winter, because many fish hibernate in winter, so there are fewer fish that can be caught. Even the fish that don't hibernate will lose their appetite and become dispirited. If the fish don't open their mouths to eat, there is no way to catch them. Among the fish that can be caught in winter, Crucian carp are one of the rare ones. Even in the three provinces in the northeast, it can still be caught from the ice holes. You know, low temperature doesn't mean low water temperature. As long as the water temperature is higher than four degrees, Crucian carp will open their mouths to eat. As the saying goes, spring and autumn are good for fishing, but in winter, when it's cold, you can only catch carp! "
"Oh." Snowy nodded. She felt that Jin Er's words were very convincing. It seemed like he had a lot of fishing experience. At the very least, he had the theory.
To sum it up, the Crucian carp's gluttony and cold tolerance were the Silly Huskies of the fish world.
She became interested and asked, "Isn't it easy to fish? As long as you put the bait, you can catch them easily? "
Jin Er chuckled. "That's right. You think fishing in winter is too easy. The Crucian Carps still eat in winter, but their range of activity is greatly reduced. Basically, they only lurk in a certain area under the ice for a long time, and they won't patrol back and forth. There's a special term for this location, which is' fish nest. ' If you chose the wrong spot, you would never be able to catch a Crucian Carp. The key to catching Crucian Carps in winter is to find the fish nest. "
When Little Snow heard that, she once more looked at where Jin Er's pole was. That was a place where the thin layer of ice had cracked. With her eyesight, she was unable to see any difference from other places.
"Is this the fish nest?" She pointed there.
"No." Jin Er shook his head. "Because I didn't intend to set the bait. I just found a random place to set the rod. Xiao Xue, do you want to eat Crucian carp? This fish has a lot of bones, so be careful when you eat it. "
"Uh … it's not me. Uncle Jin, do you know the pet shop where I bought my cat? The owner's cat gave birth last night, and he needs fresh Crucian carp to make soup for the milk. But there was no one in the market today, so he couldn't buy Crucian carps. He was asking for help, and I saw him asking around, "Little Snow answered truthfully.
Jin Er knew that pet shop. His driver's license was revoked by the traffic police after he delivered medicine to them. But that time, he had a great time driving, and he had experienced what it felt like to be a god.
"Oh, okay. So, Xiao Xue, you want to help me find fresh Crucian carps?" Jin Er understood the whole story.
"Yes, poor kittens with no milk to eat," she said.
"Haha, no problem. Watch me!" Jin Er said proudly. "In this villa area, I'm the richest person, but when it comes to fishing skills, if I say I'm second, no one dares to say they're first!"
Little Snow was speechless. That sounded a little awkward.
Even though he sounded so confident, she still had reservations. He was the only one in the villa area who knew how to fish. How could anyone else compete with him?
When Jin Er saw the disbelief on Snowy's face, he immediately became anxious. It was one thing for his dog to lose to her cat, but if even his fishing skills were looked down upon by her, then how could he, Jin Er, survive in the villa area?
So, he stood up from the fishing chair. "Come on, I'll catch two big Crucian carps for you today! If I can't, I'll change my surname to Xiao! "
"Um … My surname is Jiang …" Little Snow reminded him hesitantly.
"I don't want to have the same surname as your workaholic dad!" Jin Er waved his hand in disdain. "Let me tell you, it's not easy to catch Crucian carps in the winter, but all I catch are big Crucian carps. Each one weighs about seven or eight ounces!"
"Seven or eight ounces?" Little Snow frowned. "That's big?"
That really subverted her understanding of "big."
Jin Er was speechless. It seemed like the little princess of the Jiang family didn't even know what a Crucian carp looked like. Maybe she mistook carps or codfish for Crucian carps.
"A normal Crucian carp weighs about two or three ounces. Seven or eight ounces is considered big," he explained while gesturing.
"Oh, I see." Little Snow stuck out her tongue and felt embarrassed for her ignorance. She looked at the artificial lake worriedly and asked, "Can the fish in this lake be eaten? Will they be unclean? "
If Zhang Zian's cat got sick after eating the Crucian carps, then she would have done something bad with her good intentions. If the big cat got sick, the little kittens would have even less to eat.
"Of course it's edible," Jin Er said decisively. "Even people can eat it, let alone cats. Let me tell you, the water in this artificial lake is isolated from the outside world. The fish raised here are much cleaner than the fish sold outside. They're not fed artificial feed or hormones, nor are they contaminated with industrial waste water or domestic sewage. They find their own food. They eat live insects in the winter and aquatic plants in the summer. Even the so-called wild Crucian carps aren't as clean as this. If this fish can't be eaten, then there won't be any fish that can be eaten. "
Little Snow thought about it and it did seem to make sense. The fish in this artificial lake were completely left in a free-range state after the property management company sprinkled fish seedlings. It could be regarded as pure natural and pollution-free. The domestic sewage in the villa area was not discharged into the artificial lake. In addition to the tap water that was poured into the lake at the beginning, the water level of the lake was later replenished by rainwater and snow water.
Jin Er knew that he couldn't win Little Snow's trust with words. After all, his dog's behavior was too embarrassing, so he packed up the aluminum folding fishing chair and carried it on his back. He picked up the fishing rod and net under his armpit, picked up the incubator with his left hand, and picked up the plastic bucket with his right. He said, "Let's go, Little Snow. I'll take you to a fish nest. I promise you'll be able to catch Crucian carps!"
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