The Little Officials of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 41: Crawfish

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Yunyan replied: "I have heard that farmers in the mountainous area of Guangnan use rice fields to store water and raise carp. Carp grows in rice fields and grows by eating rice flowers that fall into the water in cold water. Compared with fish in rivers, the meat is more tender and the fish bones are also more delicate. Less, and more for living by eating grass flowers, the fish has the aroma of grass flowers. Therefore, this fish is also called grass flower fish.”

The farmers around Bianliang mainly focus on planting and animal husbandry. Most of the fields in Daxiangguo Temple are also used to grow various grains, vegetables and fruits, which are cultivated by the monks.

Most of the fish eaten by Bianliang people are shipped from other places, and the price is relatively high. The local fish is neither abundant nor of good quality, so the market is not very good.

However, if the meat quality can be solved, and there is ready-made land, there is no need to buy additional land to open a pond for cultivation, and local fish do not need to be transported, and the price has a natural advantage, wouldn’t it be wonderful

The abbot applauded and sighed, "If there is such a wonderful thing, then it would be perfect for us!"

In this age of underdeveloped information, it is difficult to know what is going on in such a remote mountainous area.

In fact, although the mountain area in the area of Guangnan and Guangxi began to be raised as early as the Tang Dynasty, it was already famous in the Qing Dynasty. At this time, the farmers in the origin may not know as much about farming as Yun Yanhui.

The monks only thought that Yun Yanhui had learned it from a Guangnan merchant, how could they know that he had eaten it in Guilin a thousand years later

Yun Yan replied: "Yes, I also heard some specific methods. If you think it is feasible, you can buy fry and try it out. The best time to raise fish is when the flowers bloom in summer and autumn, and the fish will grow up. Very fast too."

Great monks, look at me, I look at you, and said in unison, "Brother Yan will take care of this matter!"

The abbot instructed Yun Yanhui to take care of the breeding of Hehua fish. The monks who planted the dozens of acres of rice fields were all assigned to him during this period of time, and they could also mobilize the monks nearby.

Yunyan recalled asking someone to take him to the paddy field to check it out. This paddy field on the outskirts of the city was continuous at the foot of the mountain. It was always irrigated by mountain springs.

Yunyan asked back to the monks who have been farming here. The rain is still abundant this year, and the land is considered a good place. After seeing it, he has a good idea of what he needs. .

Yun Yanhui didn't want to put too close together. After all, he wanted the crops and carp to profit together, so he prepared about 500 fish per mu and called the monks to choose healthy fry.

This is also Daxiangguo Temple as the largest trading market in Bianliang. Ordinary merchants are unwilling to have bad relations with them. Of course, they will not deliberately pit them and sell bad fry.

On the paddy field side, preliminary disinfection, digging fish trenches, fish pits, etc. had to be carried out. Yun Yan returned to arrange for monks, and it was completed within a few days. Fish trenches in the shape of "Tian" were dug in the rice fields, and fish pits were dug at the corners of the fields. When the water is stored, the carp is put in it.

Because of the need to supervise these tasks, there is a distance between the suburbs, so Yun Yanhui simply brought a few monks to live in the hut next to him, and Zhisheng was also brought by him.

Although Zhisheng was in the establishment of a vulgar lecturer, Yun Yanhui only asked his two older brothers to come to power. This time, he took Zhisheng with him when he was doing fish farming. In the future, if possible, he also wants to take Zhisheng to the festival management office.

In the first few days, Yun Yanhui was going to bring these monks with him and teach them how to inspect the ridges and fish pits, combine fish farming and farming, and allocate time reasonably.

This is actually equivalent to an extra job, which makes the monks a little unhappy.

However, Yun Yanhui had expected this for a long time, and asked the abbot for instructions. He told the monks that when the Hehua fish came into the market in the future, the temple would pay them bonuses based on the benefits of the areas they were responsible for.

With bonuses, the motivation is high, and when they think about it, this Yan Geer helped the lay preacher and monks to establish a career, those people were very happy and made a lot of money, and now he is here to make Hehuayu, it should not be bad. right. This work is still done, and the efficiency is greatly improved.

In addition, Yun Yanhui never relied on the fact that he was appointed by the abbot, and because he was still young, he would only stand and command, and he would definitely go down to the fields with the monks, and it would be a whole day under the sun. Therefore, the monks were convinced of this child, and there was nothing more to say.

Yun Yanhui lived in the field for more than half a month. After everything was on the right track here, Fang took Zhisheng back to Daxiangguo Temple to resume his life.

Because of the poisonous sun exposure every day, Yun Yan's face turns red when he goes back at night, and when it is red, it turns black. After so many days, the originally white and tender child has become black and thin, and when he smiles, his teeth All look very white.

The same is true for Chisheng, who has become a black lily.

The abbot was taken aback by Yun Yanhui. He didn't expect him to be so sincere. After all, his previous job didn't need to be so hard. Who knew that he would be able to endure it if there was hardship, and he was not like a child of the same age at all.

After listening to Yunyan's reply, he clearly reported who did the transaction with these days, how many fry were stocked, how much labor was spent, etc. The data was very clear.

The abbot didn't care about these things. Yun Yanhui took the money to buy the fry from the beginning, and then when he came back, everything was done. Now basically it is waiting for the fish to grow up, and the maintenance in the middle is all done. The monks have been taught, and there is no need for the abbot to bother.

The abbot felt extremely caring. There were so many chores in Daxiangguo Temple. If he could have more people like Yan Ge'er, he would be much more worry-free.

The abbot said, "Brother Yan has been working hard for more than a month. Seeing that you are so dark and thin, it is clear that Junior Brother and Mrs. Zheng should feel distressed. You will continue to let go of the festival management side and take a break for a while. ."

Yun Yanhui responded simply, and went home with Zhisheng.

When he went back, he almost scared Zheng Ping.

When Zheng Ping was at home, Yun Yan returned to the door, smiled at her against the light, and called out to her mother, only to see her teeth gleaming.

"..." Zheng Ping took a long time to admit, "My son, is that you?"

"It's not who I am," Yun Yan returned to lack of confidence, "yes... I got a little tan."

Can this be a point? Zheng Ping couldn't hold back her tears, she rubbed Yun Yan back into her arms, "Son, why is it as black as a piece of charcoal? Didn't the abbot send you to raise fish?"

"Is it really that dark?" Yun Yan touched her face depressedly, "It's ugly?"

Zheng Ping glanced at it, then looked at it again, no matter how much she liked her son, she couldn't say that it wasn't ugly, so she nodded with tears in her eyes.

When Shuangyi and Xiaobao came back, they also agreed that it was extremely black, especially the obvious color difference with the body, which was very unsightly.

Yun Yan thought back and said that I was still different from Gu Tianle, and everyone couldn't accept a change of color. Who said that black is not beautiful now, so I honestly went to find out, and hoped that he would prescribe some whitening medicine.

Knowing was also taken aback, he hurriedly prescribed some medicine, and looked at it for a long time, "Let's buy some more facial cleanser."

"As for it?" Yun Yanhui doubted that this facial cleanser was an ancient facial cleanser, something that removes oil, removes acne, moisturizes the skin, and whitens the skin. The effects are not as bad as modern products, and there are many famous brand stores.

Since the doctor had said so, Yun Yanhui went back to buy some facial cleansers, taking them both internally and externally.

Zheng Ping also held Yun Yan back to prevent him from going out again, so as not to bask in the sun again.

Yun Yan returned to his home and continued to think about the sale of Hehuayu in the future. Although it is conceivable that sales are not a problem, in his opinion, Hehuayu is best made into a brand like Xianglan paper.

This is a way that can be developed for a long time. After several generations of Hehua fish, the quality will get better and better, and it can be expanded to other rice fields in the temple, which will increase production a lot. The brand will help the influence of Daxiangguo Temple. .

After so many days at home, Yun Yan came up with the idea of killing two birds with one stone.

In order to prove it, Yun Yanhui wanted to do a market research again, but just as he was about to jump out, he was held down by Zheng Ping, "Brother Yan, don't look at your face, you are not allowed to run out, Take care of yourself at home."

"Mother, what does a man's face have to do with such a white face!" Yun Yan replied anxiously.

"Why not? The girl loves beauty. If you are born ugly, no one will want to marry you in the future. You are so ugly." But you will be troubled in the future..."

"Mother, how old am I, you started to think about this?" Yun Yan replied speechlessly, "Can't think about it from another angle, if I achieve a career, even if it is pitch black, there are still young ladies who are willing to marry me. "

"How can it be from a good family?" Zheng Ping poked his forehead.

Yun Yanhui covered her forehead and looked at her angrily, and took advantage of her unpreparedness to drill into the space under her armpit. Who knew that Zheng Ping was very alert. As soon as her hand fell, she held Yun Yanhui in her arms. , the whole hugged.

"It's really heavy, so you can't hold it." Zheng Ping hugged Yun Yan back and closed the door, "Don't blame mother, mother has to be responsible for your future."

Yun Yan was about to cry but had no tears, but was locked up by Zheng Ping at home for half a month. After the circulation, Ping Bai returned a lot, and Zheng Ping allowed him to go out, but she told him not to be exposed to the sun again.

Yun Yanhui ran for many days in Bianliang City, doing market research, knowing what he knew, Fang went to the abbot.

"Abbot, I already have a preliminary idea about the future sale of this Hehuayu. This may require the cooperation of the festival management office, and even the cooperation of the entire Daxiangguo Temple." Yunyan replied.

From the abbot's point of view, to sell fish, isn't it just to sell it at the fish market, or to supply it directly to the restaurant's foot shop, what other sales methods are there

Yunyan replied solemnly: "I think, I should launch it at the first international food festival of Daxiangguo Temple."