PFC Chapter 229 Ice Cave
Chapter 229 Ice Cave
After a good night's sleep, at dawn the next day, the fishermen had already packed up and were ready to set off.
Thinking about going fishing soon, everyone couldn't even sit still and wished they could fly to the river immediately.
After Lu Tianming and Lu Tianfu finished checking all their stuff, the group couldn't wait to set off.
The snow finally stopped today, but the snow on the road was already very thick.
In addition, the temperature was too low, and the snow surface was frozen and hard, making a "crackling" sound when stepped on.
Li Rui and several young men walked in front to lead the way, and the people behind followed the footprints in front, and the whole team lined up in a row.
Not only can it save some energy, but it can also block some of the cold wind blowing from the front.
In the middle of the team, Lu Qingqing followed the footsteps of the person in front of her, but her eyes were looking to both sides.
The whole world is covered with snow, and the white snow scene seems to have no end.
The branches on the roadside were covered with snow. A gust of wind blew the snow off the branches, and they fell to the ground with a light sound.
The people in the team looked towards the source of the sound, saw that it was falling snow, and continued on their way.
The entire team was extremely quiet, and the only sound was the "crunching" sound made by the people in front stepping on the snow.
After walking for about half an hour, the group finally saw the big river that Li Rui and his companions had discovered.
The river is about several hundred meters wide, and the entire surface is covered with a thick layer of snow.
When everyone saw the river, they didn't care about their frozen hands and feet, and ran towards the river excitedly.
After digging away the snow, the solid ice layer underneath was revealed.
The people in front stepped on the ice carefully and only dared to stand on it after seeing that there was no problem.
Lu Tianfu walked into the river and carefully checked the surrounding situation.
After groping for a while, I finally found the right position.
Then, he started taking out tools to break the ice.
Several men nearby helped and after a while of banging and digging, they finally managed to create a fist-sized hole in the ice.
Only then did everyone see clearly that the ice on the river was more than a foot thick.
Now, everyone felt relieved and no longer had to walk so carefully.
Lu Tianfu used a scoop to scoop up the broken ice in the hole. Before he could continue widening it, a fish had already come to the hole and opened its mouth to breathe.
He quickly grabbed the fish's gills and pulled it up.
Because the hole in the ice was too small, a lot of fish scales were rubbed off.
The people watching on the side were completely excited when they saw the fish.
"There are fish, there really are fish!"
"Yeah, this fish is quite big!"
The people watching nearby were discussing excitedly, and the children who came along were jumping and cheering.
Lu Tianfu heard the crowd cheering and quickly asked them to be quiet.
"Everyone be quiet! If you make too much noise, the fish below will be scared away!"
After everyone calmed down, Lu Tianfu and a few other men continued to widen the ice hole.
It took a while before the hole in the ice was finally dug.
After completing this ice hole, Lu Tianfu started to drill another one.
These two ice holes are the network entrance and exit respectively.
After the two ice holes were completed, Lu Tianfu took out a long pole and began to stir the ice holes.
Lu Qingqing guessed that this should be to stir up the water flow, increase the oxygen in the water, and attract fish to gather.
This job was not easy, so several men in the team took turns to do the work.
After a while, change someone else.
After a while, Lu Tianfu called for a stop.
He lowered the long stick into the net entrance and pushed it little by little towards the net exit.
As the stick was pushed down, the fishing net tied to it slowly went into the water.
When the stick reached the exit of the net, Lu Tianfu hurried over and reached in to take out a fishing net rope.
He pulled the rope little by little, and when he touched a certain part of the rope, he started calling for people to come over.
"Cousin, Shuhe, Shuyi, come quickly and help pull the net!"
Several people hurried over, and other men who were watching on the side also came up to help.
The men pulled together and it was easy at first.
By the time the net was about to come out of the water, it felt like it weighed a thousand pounds.
Seeing this, Lu Tianming hurriedly shouted to the side:
"Master Yan, Xiao Lang, this net is too heavy, come over and help!"
Lu Tianfu, who was pulling the net nearby, was also a little surprised:
"Why is this net so heavy? It feels like there are so many fish. Five more men, please help!"
Li Rui and his fellow apprentices beside him all became excited: "I'll do it! I'll do it!"
Soon, five more men joined.
The men pulled back one after another, shouting slogans.
"One, two, three, pull harder! One, two, three, pull harder!"
Lu Qingqing, who was standing next to him, was a little frightened.
With so many people standing on the ice and pushing hard, it would be troublesome if the thin ice cracked somewhere!
"Too heavy!"
The men gritted their teeth and squeezed out these words.
The man next to him wanted to step forward, but was stopped by Lu Tianfu who was pulling the net in front:
"No! No more people coming! We're almost there in this net. If there are any more people, I'm afraid the ice won't hold up!"
After hearing what Lu Tianfu said, the people next to him looked down at their feet and moved to the side.
He was afraid that his weight would cause the ice to crack.
Fortunately, before Lu Qingqing could worry for too long, the fishing net began to float to the surface.
In the part of the fishing net that was exposed above the water, there were many fish densely packed, and the fish were jumping around trying to escape!
When the onlookers saw this, they all had happy expressions on their faces.
Little Shitou was about to jump and cheer, but before he could open his mouth, Shi Xiuer covered his mouth.
"Shh, little Shitou, there must be fish underwater. Don't scare them away."
Little Stone opened his big eyes and nodded obediently. After covering his mouth with his little hands, he stared at the big fish and swallowed his saliva.
The fishing net is heaviest when it is out of the water, but once the fish leave the water, they start to struggle violently.
These big fish were trying so hard that the men pulling the nets gritted their teeth and pulled harder again and again following the calls.
Lu Qingqing was terrified, afraid that the fishing net would not be able to hold on!
Fortunately, the fishing net was quite strong, and it was successfully pulled up in a short time.
After the men pulled up the fishing net, they sat down on the ground exhausted.
The people waiting nearby helped them to the side and then dragged the fishing net away from the ice hole.
The women and children then began to get busy, picking out the big and small fish from the fishing nets.
The temperature is too low now, and the big fish was frozen before it could jump for long.
Lu Qingqing brought over the sacks she had brought, took one and started packing the fish.
The women also each took a sack and started picking up the fish.
After picking up all the fish, everyone was delighted when they saw the sacks of fish on the ground.
Now, I really don’t have to worry about food!
After a short break, Lu Tianfu began to arrange several men to repeat the previous steps.
He walked a long way along the river, preparing to dig another hole in the ice.
There are so many fish in the river, and with so many people coming, naturally the more fish the better.