Ah Man was talking about the mountain stream a little far away from the town. They went to the lower reaches of the lake before. The lake water flows out of the big lake in the town. It is still a wide and flat river, stretching away and disappearing into the desert.
Because there is water, an oasis is formed.
And at an angle of 60 degrees away from that place, there is also a long, but much narrower oasis. Man Bao and the others thought it was also a road for the lake to exit. Only after they went there did they realize that the water there is not Go out, but come in.
There is a source of water under the Great Lake, and this one is the same as the one at the exit. It came from nowhere, appeared in the desert, slowly flowed towards the Great Lake, and finally converged into the Great Lake.
The mountain stream that Ah Man mentioned was located twenty miles away from the town. Except for the sparse grass and trees beside the water, the other places on both sides were Gobi, so there were many rocks in the water.
But the water was clear and not deep, and they could see the bottom of the river standing on the bank.
But Ah Man didn't dare to let them go into the water himself, he said: "Don't look at the water as if it is shallow, but it is actually deep. There are other places at the bottom of the river, so be careful. They are all good at catching fish. The fish that the Chang’s family eats are basically caught by them, let them eat.”
Bai Shan held Man Bao back, Man Bao could only watch from the bank regretfully.
The people brought by Ah Man rolled up their trouser legs and started to enter the water, then gently rummaged for the stones at the bottom of the river.
Man Bao stared blankly and asked, "Are you looking for stone fish?"
"Yes, you can only catch them by scaring them out. Some stone fish are stupid. They will hide in the crevices and pretend to be dead before they can get out of the crevices after being frightened." There are not many opportunities to see stone fish, but I often want to touch stone fish. After all, although this thing is small, it is really delicious.
The man who caught the fish said: "This fish has no small thorns all over it. It is the best raw fish. The adults are waiting. When we catch it, let the mayor's heavy rain give you a piece of fish. His piece of fish will be ready."
Man Bao nodded repeatedly, thinking that if they caught more, they could give it a try.
So she began to point out, "If you don't have it here, you can find it there."
Refers to somewhere behind them.
A few people looked back and asked puzzledly, "How does your lord know?"
Man Bao said without changing his expression: "I saw one go in just now."
They turned around and walked back slowly without any doubt, and then rummaged through the stones. Two or three stone fish came out from the cracks of the stones with a squeak, and they saw that they were about to slither away with a flick of their tails. join hands to grab...
After busy work, one of them grabbed one and immediately threw it up.
The fish fell to the ground and jumped back into the water, but Man Bao and others on the bank immediately stepped forward and held it down, muttering: "I'll give you water right away, I'll give you water right away..."
Bai Shan has already carried the wooden barrel to fetch water quickly, and when he brought the water over, Man Bao put it into the wooden barrel.
But the stone fish was very angry, this is not the river it likes, it circled around the wall of the barrel several times, and when it found that it couldn't get out, it started jumping around in the water.
Man Bao wiped his face, stared at it and said: "It's useless, you can't escape my palm no matter what."
Bai Shan also noticed the benefits of this mountain stream. Most places here are shallow. Although the net is not easy to use in the rocky water, it can still be useful.
So Man Bao instructed them to find the stone fish, and Bai Shan instructed them how to pull the net and then rummage for the stone. The stone fish inside rushed out and hit the net at once, and the three people who carried the net lifted the net. , there are seven or eight stone fish struggling inside.
The expressions on the faces of several people were a little stagnant, so simple
When everyone turned their heads to look at Zhou Man and Bai Shan, they were filled with awe.
Man Bao didn't want all of them, but took three big ones, and put the remaining four back into the water when they didn't look that big.
She pointed to the front with great interest and said, "Go, let's rush the duck!"
Several people in the water also became excited, rolled up their sleeves and went up.
Several people turned over this section of the river, startled countless stone fish, not to mention a few fish catchers, even Ah Man looked mysterious.
Stonefish are harder to catch than whitebait, and they may not be able to catch them once a year. They thought there were very few of them, but they didn't expect so many.
However, Man Bao didn't take a lot. First, all the small and medium ones were put away. Later, there were more. She estimated the number of people, and some big ones were also put into the river.
The few people on the side were hesitant to talk, but they actually sold it.
Man Bao obviously didn't expect this, and excitedly said to them: "This is enough, let's go."
After returning, she generously gave each of them a bunch of copper coins, and gave them two fish to go back to try something new, and then Aman sent two to the mayor, and said happily: "Just say we thank him entertain."
Ah Man: ... In fact, you can give more.
He glanced at the fish in the bucket, but didn't say anything, and left with the mayor's fish and his own.
Forget it, he divided it into four at least, and at worst he gave his to the mayor, and he took the mayor's.
Man Bao and Bai Shan insisted on carrying the fish into the kitchen by themselves, and said: "If you can't eat so much, you can raise it for another day. If it tastes good, you can eat it tomorrow."
Bai Erlang and the others didn't know how many fish were in the bucket, because they also rolled up their sleeves and went into the water. Except for Yin He, everyone's clothes were a little wet, so they ran to change when they got back to the yard .
Bai Shan stood to block Man Bao, and Man Bao put his hand into the barrel, and the two fish inside disappeared.
Only then did the two stop raising the fish.
Because of this incident, the relationship between the few people and the people in the town has taken a step further. Everyone knows that the imperial doctor who has treated the emperor lives in this courtyard, so some people began to tentatively come to seek medical treatment.
Although Man Bao and the others ran out from time to time to search for all kinds of strange things in the desert and Gobi, they did not refuse patients, as long as she and Zhou Liru came to help see the doctor.
At this time, Ah Man would come to help.
The prescriptions that Man Bao and the others prescribe are also filled in Ah Man's pharmacy.
It's a pity that the medicines in his pharmacy are not complete. In the end, the mayor moved all kinds of medicines from his warehouse, so that he could get the medicines.
Of course, the mayor didn't give it for free, he asked for money!
I also need the prescription prescribed by Zhou Man and Zhou Liru.
The mayor, Ah Man, was stunned the first time he saw a person entering a small hospital take out a prescription. The people inside could write a prescription, and they knew the words on the prescription. Give it to the patient to take it by himself!
You must know that many doctors will not prescribe medicines for patients, and they will prescribe medicines after seeing the doctor. For example, Ah Man, he never prescribes;
Some older doctors also prescribe prescriptions, but the words are only known to the clerks in their own shops, and it is difficult for people to recognize them except at the door of the pharmacy, and few of their colleagues can recognize them.