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Chapter 562 - Chapter 562 562. The Amazing Professor Song_1

Chapter 562: 562. The Amazing Professor Song_1 Chapter 562: 562. The Amazing Professor Song_1 This statement immediately stunned the villagers!

“We’re just saying, we’ve farmed all our lives and only know from TV about these experts and professors doing research, but who has ever seen one in person?

Now… they’re actually invited into someone’s home, what kind of guidance will that be?

“Is the title of ‘expert’ really that effective? You’re selling these fish for 40! Just yesterday, it was only 18 in the market!”

The other villagers looked on with envy.

“What’s in a title?” Song Sancheng waved his hands dismissively:

“I wasn’t just talking big when I said the investment was huge. There’s a real technique to it! Otherwise, why do you think my family has been busy with tea leaves, planting melons and peaches this year? You thought I was just being stingy and didn’t let you have a taste? The investment was simply massive, but now it’s paying off, and someone snapped it all up without any leftovers…”

Song Sancheng thought to himself that it really was the case, he wasn’t lying at all!

So he felt even more justified: “You might not believe it, but the money isn’t wasted–help out a bit more this morning, and after the people leave at noon, you can come to my house and taste for yourself!”

Zhou Maozhu thought about the taste of the tea and now nodded in agreement: “It is truly exceptional!”

Ah, because of this tea, the matter of his son giving gifts had not been clarified, and now he himself was bogged down in legal troubles!

Zhou Maozhu’s troubles were not to be aired in public, but as the morning sun began to rise and the chill in the water gradually dissipated, everyone checked the time:

“Shall we start?”

“Start!” Song Sancheng immediately got off the raft: “I’ll chase the fish this morning! My back is stiff from casting too many nets yesterday.”

Immediately, some villagers took over the fishing net: “If I were you, no matter how many fish, I’d be willing to cast nets all night long!”

What a thing to say!

In his heart, Song Sancheng thought the same, but he couldn’t boast aloud: “You wouldn’t talk such big talk if you had to exert yourself like I did–by the way, why don’t you get some fry for that pond by your house?”

“No need!”

The other man straightened out the net again and slowly said, “That pond of mine is too small, and I’ve dug it out again this year, so it hasn’t matured. If you put fish in it now, they’ll just taste of mud and silt–not good at all–”

His fish pond had actually been dried up for quite a few years. He hurriedly dug it out this year when he heard the government was offering subsidies for repairing fish ponds…

However, he hadn’t understood the policy clearly before, and digging a few times wasn’t enough, it also needed to pass the government’s inspection!

And after one look from the inspectors, could they not understand? The entire pond was a mess with chunks of overturned soil… and because of the careless work, the water outlet wasn’t properly blocked.

Just a few days ago, there was a heavy rain, and he couldn’t retain any water!

It goes to show, man pleases the land, land pleases the belly–old sayings are genuinely reasonable.

As they chatted, Old Zhao was still adding food to his bowl, and the first net had already been quietly cast.

As expected, when it was time to haul it in, a group of people slowly dragged the heavy fishing net ashore!

A dozen kilos of big grass carp flapped loudly on the grass, nearly flipping themselves back into the pond. It was only then that Old Zhao arrived late with his eldest nephew, and upon seeing the pile of fish on the shore, he couldn’t help but feel pained:

“Ouch! We can’t waste them like this! Hurry, load them into the water tanks and get them onto the truck!”

Since it wasn’t a professional aquatic transport truck, and the boxes were small yet the fish plentiful, Old Zhao had even prepared oxygenating equipment! They had to make it to the market!

Luckily compared to last night, the fish pond was right by the roadside today, and it was next to a fork that turned into the bamboo grove, which did not disturb anything else. With the truck parked right by the pond, they avoided transportation hassles.

And after yesterday’s extreme training, Yan Ran had already silently carried the scale to one side and set it down. While doing so, he also mentioned rather innocently:

“Uncle, don’t be in a hurry to put them in water. These fish are very lively; they will be fine for quite a while!”

“Besides, if you have the patience, you can string them from the gill to the tail. They can stay out of the water for a long time… Mainly because Uncle Song and the others threw the fish on the grass to avoid having the fish weigh more with excess water when we weigh them later, so that you wouldn’t be at a loss.”

Aiyo, aiyo!

Old Zhao had been working with Song Tan for so many days. This was the first time he heard someone from their family speak so considerately and meticulously. He was moved for a moment!

However, just as he was getting in the mood, he saw Yan Ran raise her hand, “Tai Xiaodong, quickly sort the small fish out! Song Tan said these aren’t for sale; we’ll take them back later.”

Just like that, two other boys immediately surged forward, each with a bucket in hand, one filled with shrimp and the other with small fish. Even the two sturdy eels that got tangled in the net weren’t spared; they too were grabbed by the neck and thrown in!

That was a team with clear division of labor and unspoken coordination, not leaving even a tiny chance for Old Zhao!

Meanwhile, Yan Ran efficiently weighed the catch:

“Uncle, this basin of crucian carp, grass carp, and silver carp totals 43 pounds. You can take it. Give me an empty basin in return.”

Old Zhao: …

…

Meanwhile, at the Lao Song’s family.

The students had gone off to work, and Professor Song had no one to pair up with, so he was temporarily free and seemed a bit restless…

“I’ll go over to the pond and see if there’s anything that needs help.”

He stood up, ready to leave the yard, when he saw Tai Xiaodong and Qi Lin already coming back carrying two full buckets:

“Teacher, look, there are especially a lot of small river shrimps this morning!”

Seventh Uncle immediately rushed over to take a look and couldn’t help but be overjoyed:

“Ah, this is great! Hurry, hurry, just put it there!”

“Lianhua! Aunt Lianhua, wife, come quick. Let’s hurry up and sort these small river shrimps. They’re delicate creatures; if we delay, more will die.”

When it came to small river shrimps, everyone understood.

Even before Professor Song had a chance to take a good look, the buckets from the students’ hands were already taken over by Aunt Lianhua.

And she too exclaimed in surprise, “Ah, it’s been so many years since I’ve seen our local shrimps in the pond. Nowadays, it’s all about those what, crawfish.”

While talking, she quickly pulled out two large stainless steel basins, yanked the water hose, and started to fill them–

“Whoosh…”

Then she poured all the shrimps, big and small, into the water!

The entire basin immediately churned with activity.

Seventh Uncle stirred with his hand a few times, watching the water surface gradually swirl and the shrimps begin to tumble. Seventh Grandma scooped with a wire skimmer across the surface–

The next moment, the scattered waterweeds, dead shrimps, other impurities, and broken shrimp legs and antennas were all scooped up.

This couldn’t go to waste either; it was knocked into another empty basin, to feed the chickens and pigs later. It was nutritious and a good source of calcium.

After a few rounds of scooping like this, and rinsing in fresh water a few times, the whole basin of shrimp was already neatly sorted.

Seventh Uncle found a sieve and said, “Lianhua, sieve them by size. Keep the larger ones in the water to raise for the time being, and we’ll stir-fry them for lunch. The smaller ones, let them drain. I’ll heat up the pot in a bit and dry them directly.”

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