Xia Ming didn't expect Da Biao Yi to say that. Is she really trendy? Da Biao Yi is tall and has a fierce-looking face, and she even shaved her head for convenience. It can be said that if Da Biao Yi were to go out and mingle, her presence would instantly be overwhelming.
Xia Ming asked, "Sense of ceremony? Can it do without suona?"
Da Biao Yi carefully tasted her tea and said, "Why not? No one would care. We never played the suona during the dragon lantern festival, and we still had fun."
Xia Ming thought for a moment and said, "The last time I played with dragon lanterns was many years ago. I think I was still in elementary school and don't remember much."
Da Biao Yi took another sip of tea and said, "Forget about it then. By the way, where did your dad buy this tea? It tastes really good. I don't think your dad would be willing to spend so much on good tea."
Xia Ming paused for a moment, laughed, and said, "I think he bought it from a tea garden in the neighboring village."
Da Biao Yi said, "I also bought my tea from there, but it feels a notch below your dad's."
"I don't know about that, you can ask my dad yourself. It's too cold, I'm going back." Xia Ming stood up and headed towards home.
He called out a few times for Wang Cai and Bo Bi, but didn't hear their voices, so he didn't worry about them. They would find their way back home on their own. Bo Bi was becoming more and more like a dog, completely unable to return to its original state.
When he returned home, he found the front door locked. He didn't know if his mother had gone to play mahjong or to watch the drum performance. The possibility of playing mahjong was high because his mother didn't like folk dances at all.
He took out his key from the keyhole and opened the door. After a quick wash, he crawled into bed.
The bed was still cold, but the quilt was really thick, and it quickly warmed him up.
The quilts in the house were all made with cotton he bought and stuffed in the town, so they were made of real materials and provided excellent warmth. Sometimes, in the middle of the night, he even had to stick his feet out because it got too hot.
Hmm! Ah, it's a bit scary. I'd better pull them back in. It's hot, but that's fine.
He used his phone to search for information about fish fry. After careful comparison, he found a well-rated aquaculture company called Terry Aquatics.
This aquaculture company had a wide variety of species and several large-scale bases throughout the country.
Since Xia Ming didn't know much about it, he stated his requirements, and after a short wait, they replied that they could basically meet them. However, they didn't recommend it because Xia Ming's reservoir was just an ordinary mountain reservoir and lacked the necessary conditions for farming these precious fish.
But Xia Ming didn't mind. Should I tell you my secret?
Seeing that they couldn't dissuade Xia Ming, the aquaculture company suggested starting with a small batch just to test it out. In case they didn't survive, the losses wouldn't be too great.
After thinking it over, Xia Ming agreed. However, for common fish species like grass carp, silver carp, and crucian carp, he wanted to buy more of them and have a variety of sizes.
Xia Ming planned to raise multiple species, and since the reservoir was newly dug, the aquaculture company suggested starting with 5
,000 fry of each species, which could be adjusted later.
He also inquired about raising doll fish. However, he received a negative response. Doll fish belonged to a niche category and were not easily accepted by the general public. They had poor sales, and the cost of raising doll fish was also high.
Xia Ming didn't expect such a response, but he still bought a few doll fish to raise as a decorative addition to the reservoir.
After careful consideration, Xia Ming made a down payment and would pay the rest upon the arrival of the fish.
Looking at the SMS notification deducting 15,000 yuan from his account, Xia Ming felt a pang of pain. It was really not cheap.
The next day, Xia Ming didn't want to wake up early, but his mother pulled him up to go to the reservoir together.
Xia Ming had no choice but to accompany them. When the three of them arrived at the reservoir, they found that the water had already covered the bottom, finally believing what Xia Ming had said. Then they left Xia Ming behind and ran off because they had to attend a relative's wedding in the county. As for which relative, Xia Ming didn't even know.
Before leaving, his mother complained about the difficult mountain road, which was all muddy. It reminded Xia Ming that he should repair the road properly.
Before obtaining the stone teeth, Xia Ming planned to wait until he had enough money to pave it with stones. But now that he had them, he could do it earlier, and when he had enough money, he would prepare to pave it with cement.
He went to check the shack, and the doors and windows were intact, showing no signs of being tampered with. Then he slowly made his way down the mountain.
Riding his electric tricycle and accompanied by Wang Cai and Bo Bi, he headed towards their destination.
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I went to the shack and checked it. The doors and windows were intact, without any signs of being forced open. I then slowly made my way down the mountain.
I rode my electric tricycle and called for Wang Cai and Bo Bi, heading towards our destination.
Along the way, we passed several villages. Wang Cai and Bo Bi were well-behaved in the cargo bed of the tricycle. Wang Cai, in particular, rested his head on the railing of the cargo bed, looking bored. Bo Bi, on the other hand, looked around excitedly. Although we weren't far from home, it was still thrilling for her to experience the outside world.
"Ding ding!" A silver-gray Honda approached and slowly stopped when it reached me.
"Cousin, where are you going? What the heck is this?" I encountered a cousin who appeared out of nowhere on the road. He was shocked to see Bo Bi in the cargo bed.
"A doll fish, haven't you seen one?" I replied.
"Now that you mention it, it really is a doll fish. Did you catch it? Planning to sell it?" My cousin widened his eyes and asked, looking at Bo Bi, who was curled up next to Wang Cai.
I knew what surprised my cousin. "This is a nationally protected level-two animal. Who dares to sell it? I encountered it in the mountains, and it was injured at the time, so I rescued it. It has recovered now, but it's sticking around and won't leave. I can't do much about it, so I'm just keeping it."
"Well, that's good, that's good. But I suggest that if you have the opportunity, it's better to release it in the mountains for its safety."
I said, "It's fine. I spend most of my time at the reservoir, so you can say I'm in the mountains too. Besides, it's now a little fan of Wang Cai. Wherever Wang Cai goes, it follows."
My cousin was amazed, "Oh, is it that magical? Can there be love between different species? Wang Cai, you're amazing!" He gave a thumbs-up to Wang Cai.
Wang Cai lazily glanced at him, showing a disdainful look, and then ignored him.
"I feel like I'm being looked down upon by Wang Cai," my cousin said with some doubt.
I confirmed, "Yes, you're definitely being looked down upon by Wang Cai."
"That's unbelievable!"
After chatting for a while, we parted ways.
After another half an hour of driving, I arrived at my destination, an abandoned coal mine.
When I was young, I used to come and play at this small coal mine, picking up discarded bearings to make small carts. At that time, if you had such a tricycle, you would be the coolest kid.
The coal mine was shut down a few years ago due to environmental issues, along with the adjacent stone crushing site.
In the center of the stone crushing site, there was a large hole with a diameter of seventy to eighty meters, a remnant of the coal mining activities.
"Hmm, strange, this shouldn't be the case." I noticed that the hole was surprisingly dry, or rather, there was very little water. I speculated that the bottom of the mine was connected to an underground river, and the rainwater was flowing away through the underground river.
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"Never mind, let's make good use of the time."
I decided to collect stones from the stone crushing site and use them to pave
the road. Since it was already abandoned, most of the piled-up stones had been taken away, leaving only a small portion that was difficult to collect.
However, it didn't matter to me. Both big and small stones could be useful wherever they were needed. I moved them to the small mountain hollow next to the reservoir through the stone-tooth passage.
I wasn't afraid of anyone on the stone crushing site. Who would bother to come up to the top of the small mountain? And I was even less afraid at the reservoir. The muddy and slippery road would deter any idle person.
In about half an hour, I had scraped the surface of the stone crushing site almost clean, and the stones of various sizes at the reservoir had formed a small mountain.
"Wang Cai, let's go," I clapped my hands, satisfied with the result. Although there was a suspicion of illegal mining, I considered it as recycling waste.
I called back Wang Cai and Bo Bi, who were frolicking around, and asked them to jump back onto the tricycle. We headed to another location where a lot of ineffective water-stabilizing materials had been accumulated.
As for why there were so many ineffective water-stabilizing materials, who knows? Do you know? No, you don't know. I don't know either, and no one knows. Anyway, the road has been repaired, the water pipes for tap water have been laid, and the quality is good. What more could you want? The water here is too deep, and you can't control it.
Soon, I arrived at my destination, a small mound covered with various weeds. After removing some of the weeds, I uncovered the abandoned water-stabilizing materials underneath.
The circular mound had already been partially excavated, most likely taken home for flooring.
Looking around and finding no one, I opened up the stone cave to its maximum size. Within a few seconds, I moved all the discarded materials to the mountain hollow, leaving behind an empty and incredibly level ground, which I believed would be covered by weeds quickly in the coming year.
Whistling and singing, with a cart, a person, a dog, and a doll fish, we headed back home.
While on the way, the fishery company called me and said that the fish fry would be delivered the day after tomorrow, around four to five in the afternoon, and asked me to be prepared to receive them. So I had to quickly finish laying the road; otherwise, the car wouldn't be able to reach the reservoir due to the slippery and steep road.
This time, I didn't leave Wang Cai and Bo Bi in the village to play freely. Instead, I took them up the mountain to serve as a warning while I was laying the road.
Holding Wang Cai's head, I asked in a very serious and stern tone, "Commander Wang, the situation is urgent now. I'm giving you a significant task. Can you complete it? If you can, bark once. If you can complete it very well, bark twice. And if you can complete it perfectly, bark three times."
"Wang wang wang!" Wang Cai looked at me with a face that seemed to say, "Are you trying to trick me?" Well, fine, I'll give you face.
"Good, very good. I knew I didn't misjudge you. Now, I command you to take your little fan and guard the roadside. If anyone approaches, bark, got it?"
"Wang wang."
"That's your post, don't leave. Got it?" I said to Wang Cai and Bo Bi under a large tree at the first turn on the way up the mountain. "Bo Bi, watch your big brother carefully and don't let him
run around, understand?"
"Yi yi," Bo Bi lightly tapped the ground, indicating a firm commitment to complete the task.
"Very good, you'll be promoted when this is done."
So I started laying the road from the other end of the dam at the reservoir. I dropped stones of various sizes through the black hole, placing the larger ones on the side as road shoulders and the smaller ones in the middle of the road.