This darn weather is truly a bit hot.
The water Li Yu and the others mainly drink now comes from the well, while the water from the mountain pond is mainly used for irrigating crops.
This day, Li Yu and Da Pao went swimming at the mountain pond again.
The weather was scorching; as soon as they stepped out of the room, they were covered in sweat.
So often, Li Yu would go swimming in the mountain pond with Yang Tianlong and Da Pao.
"Holy crap, Yu Ge, I just touched a super big fish!" Da Pao surfaced from the water, shouting loudly.
"Hmm? How big?" Li Yu asked with a smile, swimming on his back while looking at the sky.
"Isn't it a water ghost?" Li Tie frowned, sounding a bit worried.
"Water ghost? Hahahaha, how could that be!" Li Hang laughed.
Many mountain ponds or reservoirs actually don't like overly large fish because these big fish eat smaller ones.
When big fish eat small fish, it actually results in significant losses for them.
However, large fish are very cunning and are often difficult to catch.
It's just that the water level isn't as deep as it used to be; currently, the waterline is barely less than 6 meters.
"Big fish?" Li Yu thought for a moment, then suddenly swam out of the mountain pond.
Big fish are useless; it's better to butcher and eat them.
These past few days, their mouths have been so bland they could almost taste birds.
After pressing out fresh peanut oil, fry this big fish again. Then, this big fish can be divided into many parts.
One part can be used for pickling, one part for braising, and one part for frying.
Paired with some wine in the evening.
Wouldn't that be wonderful?
These past few days, due to the drought, everyone's food situation has declined somewhat.
Let's do it!
Thinking of this, Li Yu said to Da Pao, who was still swimming, "Are you sure there's a big fish? How big is it?"
"Definitely. It just swam past me; I'm certain it's over 1.5 meters!" Da Pao replied.
That big!?
Everyone was a bit skeptical, especially Li Hang. He also frequently came here to swim but had never seen one.
Let's try.
Li Yu thought for a moment, then had Li Tie and Li Gang prepare two small boats, placing a very large net, about ten meters long, in between them.
Additionally, Da Pao, Li Hang, Li Yu, and Yang Tianlong cooperated.
Li Yu took some fish feed from home and sprinkled half a bucket.
This fish feed had been stockpiled, but his grandfather always went to the mountain to cut grass for feeding, so the fish feed was left unused.
With the dry season arriving, although there was still some grass, it wasn't much, and these fish were probably starving for a long time.
The moment the fish feed was scattered, at the fishing net, a large number of fish could be seen surging over with the naked eye.
The water surface splashed noisily.
The net sank, and the water surface crackled, reflecting shimmering light under the setting sun.
Everyone waited for a while but still didn't see the big fish; they were all small fish.
The largest one they saw was only about ten catties.
Li Yu thought for a moment and then poured all the fish feed from the bucket into the fishing net.
There was another commotion.
Just as Li Yu was losing hope.
Suddenly!
From not far away, there was a huge surge.
This surge made everyone incredibly excited; this was definitely a big fish!
This big fish instantly entered the fishing net, seemingly even flipping over. It wasn't clearly visible from the surface of the mountain pond, but anyone with a keen eye could tell that this fish was definitely not small.
Watching this big fish devouring clumps of fish feed, it was now in the center of the fishing net.
Li Yu quickly shouted, "Quickly pull up the net!"
Only then did everyone seem to wake up from a dream.
Several people each took a corner and quickly lifted the net.
The net slowly rose, with the big fish standing out remarkably within it.
The moment it surfaced, Li Yu clearly saw that this big fish was definitely more than 1.5 meters. It looked to be at least 200 catties; it was too fat.
No wonder their family always found their harvests to be small when they used to raise fish.
So, you were the culprit.
In the fishing net, there was not only this big fish but also scattered other small fish.
The big fish, as the fishing net was lifted, slowly emerged from the water.
Seemingly realizing something, this old and cunning big fish vigorously flapped its fins.
Its strength was immense.
Li Gang, being closest to the big fish, almost lost his grip on the fishing net with one flick, nearly letting go.
"Hold on tight. Xiao Hang, Da Pao, you two slide the boat and pull it to the shore. We might not be able to handle this fish in the water!" Li Yu shouted.
With everyone's combined effort, even with the big fish's immense strength, it still couldn't break free from the sturdy fishing net.
Before long, everyone reached the shore and pulled the fish onto the bank.
Li Yu saw that the fishing net had a tear in it and was a bit surprised; this net was specially made, yet it could still be torn.
He would have to mend it another day.
Everyone pulled the big fish onto the shore.
The big fish's eyes were particularly large, and its wide mouth was gasping for air desperately.
Yang Tianlong suddenly said, "I heard that big fish have spiritual energy. It's not easy for this fish to live this long."
Li Yu glanced at Yang Tianlong and said, "Then you don't eat it later!"
Yang Tianlong immediately became anxious and said, "If it has spiritual energy, isn't that just right for us to nourish our bodies? Hehehe."
Li Yu gave him a sidelong glance. This big fish must have eaten a lot of small fish.
Li Hang brought a scale and weighed it: 218 catties.
Its length was a full 2.14 meters.
This was the largest freshwater fish anyone present had ever seen.
Hmm. It should taste very good.
This is the apocalypse!
The big fish was still gasping. Li Yu and Li Tie carried the big fish back to the residential area.
Everyone was shirtless, following behind Li Yu and Li Tie.
The group, like generals who had just won a battle, walked proudly towards their destination.
They met Third Uncle, who was on patrol by the road, and he was also surprised.
This is too big.
This fish is too big.
Soon, the news that Li Yu and his group had caught a big fish spread throughout the entire base.
Many people from the base came to watch.
Li Suxin, with her kind childlike heart, saw the pitiful big fish being clubbed to death by Li Yu, and tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.
It was too cruel.
That evening, after Lai Dongsheng's wife's superb cooking, Li Suxin devoured two large bowls of rice in one go.
A two-hundred-plus-catty fish yielded over a hundred catties of meat, so even distributed among everyone, there was still more than two catties of meat per person.
Therefore, this meat certainly couldn't be eaten in one meal.
Three-quarters of the fish, after being processed, was partially set aside for pickling.
The other part was frozen for later consumption.
On the wall, four people remained on guard, with two others on mobile patrol and one in the monitoring room.
That evening, Li Yu picked his teeth, rubbed his stomach, held a bottle of beer in his hand, and walked onto the villa rooftop.
He enjoyed the evening breeze, feeling the slight coolness after the heat.
Full and satisfied, the weather was just right, lying down and watching the stars.
This... this is how life in the apocalypse should be lived.
