Looking at the several-month-old kitten in Yuan Guoliang's hands.
The expressions of Lao Guo and others were still normal, but Xu Yun on the side suddenly shrank, and the whole person fell into a deep shock.
This little kitten is about the size of a palm. The blue film in its eyes has faded, but it only looks about three or four weeks old.
It has very clear black and white stripes on its body - what Yuan Guoliang calls spots.
At the same time, the head is oval, the eyes are round, and the outer corners are higher than the inner corners. It is obviously a beautiful short skewer.
Although according to historical development.
The American shorthair will not enter China until around 2000, but this still refers to the time of its commercial introduction.
Cats like the American Shorthair have appeared in the American continent as early as the 17th century. The earliest record of the American Shorthair in China was in 1913, when two American Shorthairs were brought to China after the Westminster Cat Show.
Not to mention that many Chinese students have returned from across the sea in the past few years, and many of them brought their pets with them when they returned home.
For example, the academician Wang Chengshu mentioned earlier brought five cats with her when she returned to China...
There is also Lao Guo’s wife Li Pei, who is also a senior cat lover. When she and Lao Guo returned to China, they also brought a Doberman and a German Shepherd with them.
Unfortunately, the American Shorthair died on the road due to acclimatization. However, the German Shepherd was successfully brought back to China and was raised for more than ten years before his death.
Another example is Academician Wang Dezhao, a well-known atmospheric electrologist in China. When he returned to China from Gaul, in addition to more than a dozen books, the other 'luggage' he brought back was a fat blue bird.
So theoretically.
An international student here in the West China Sea brought back a shorthair, and the shorthair happened to have some shy behavior with the local civet cat. This is also entirely possible - there is even a high probability that the shorthair is still the same.
Who keeps the cat in the base? After all, there are hundreds of international students in the entire base...
At the same time, fishing boats go out to sea every day at the pier, and there are all kinds of big and small fish that can be eaten almost every day on the shore. It is reasonable for a pregnant female cat to come here to look for food.
Or to be more precise, it’s strange that there are no cats in a place like the pier.
Xu Yun went fishing in his hometown of Shacheng Port in his last life, and heard that there were at least fifty cats on and off the pier.
Later, when Xu Yun was swinging the pole on the shore, there was a very familiar cow cat eating lunch next to him with a fish in its mouth. Xu Yun even thought about snatching the fish and stuffing it into his bucket.
....
Therefore, just picking up a short-breasted cat at the pier is logically nothing, even these days.
But the problem is that the person who picked up the cat now is Yuan Guoliang, and he also gave the milk cat a name of Huahua, so it cannot be described as a coincidence...
Because we all know it.
Yuan Guoliang, a later generation, once raised a beautiful short skewer named Yuan Huahua, and it was once on the hot search list.
It's a pity that Yuan Guoliang passed away before Huahua grew up.
Then Xu Yun glanced at the little kitten being held by the back of the neck by Yuan Guoliang, with a strange look in his eyes.
Could it be that Huahua really came to find Yuan Guoliang...
At this time, Yuan Guoliang placed Huahua flat on his palm again. After the back of his neck was freed from the control of fate, Huahua not only did not resist, but instead licked Yuan Guoliang's somewhat rough hand very affectionately.
See this situation.
Lao Guo, whose wife is a senior cat slave, glanced at Yuan Guoliang and asked him curiously:
"Comrade Guoliang, are you...really planning to keep this cat?"
Yuan Guoliang nodded to him, continued to play with Huahua's ears twice, and explained:
"Well, I already promised the comrades from the fishing team of the Mining Bureau before we came here that if we don't take it away, it will probably be beaten to death."
"Secondly, I saw that it was quite compatible with me, so I thought about keeping it. My line of work also requires a cat to catch mice in the fields."
"Anyway, a cat the size of a palm can't eat much. If it really doesn't work, I'll save my own food and give it some fish bones. This time, thanks to the base, my treatment has been raised a level, so I feel confident in saying that.
That’s the kind of thing to say.”
Hear this.
Zhou Kaida on the side also showed a smile.
As Yuan Guoliang said.
Although the discovery of wild rice this time caused several of their agricultural bosses to be temporarily left in Base 221, in a sense, their ability to move was restricted.
But soon after Xu Yun mentioned the research value of hybrid rice, Zhou Kaida and Yuan Guoliang's salary was inexplicably improved a lot, and their salary was increased by a full twelve yuan.
True.
Be it Zhou Kaida or Yuan Guoliang.
None of them are seeking fame and fortune, otherwise they would not be involved in the hybrid rice industry, where it takes a year to produce results after a single cross is made.
But no matter how indifferent people are about fame and fortune, they still have life needs.
For example, their families also need to eat and wear clothes, and Yuan Guoliang occasionally likes to eat candies or smoke cigarettes, which all cost money.
before arriving at the base.
One of Zhou Kaida and Yuan Guoliang is an ordinary researcher, and the other is simply an agricultural school teacher. Their salary is not very high, and their lives can even be said to be somewhat tight.
But now, with the improvement of their remuneration, their living standards can be much more comfortable.
At least.....
The money you have to spend on eating fish can still be spent.
Lao Guo also knew about Yuan Guoliang's improved salary. Now that he saw his resolute attitude towards raising cats, he had no objection:
"Okay, since Comrade Guoliang has this idea, I won't say anything more, but there is one thing I want to remind you. You must be mentally prepared."
There was a hint of curiosity in Yuan Guoliang's eyes:
"what's up?"
"..."
Lao Guo was silent for a moment, and a hint of gloom appeared on his face:
"Cat poop really stinks..."
...........
While Lao Guo and Yuan Guoliang were chatting.
Tian Zhixin and others on the side also started busy with their own work, which was to drag the two fishing team's sailboats out of the dock.
But what surprised Xu Yun was.
The way the fishing team ships out is not through mechanized operation, but "purely manual" means in the standard sense:
I saw Gao Yulin and more than 20 young workers gathered on the shore, stripping off their upper bodies, wearing only a pair of large pants, and then jumped into the lake like dumplings.
After entering the lake.
Gao Yulin first wiped his face happily, then swam to the side of the boat with his two companions, pulled the rope and climbed up neatly, and worked together to put away the anchor fixed in the water.
Then they put the anchor on the boat and jumped back into the water.
at the same time.
The remaining young workers pulled up several extremely thick hemp ropes in the water, and more than 20 people began to shout slogans in unison and began to pull the boat out of the dock:
"One, two, hey! One, two, hey!"
As the horn sounded, the fishing boats began to slowly move out from the dock.
On the dock.
Seeing the surprised expression on Xu Yun's face, Tian Zhixin smiled and said:
"Why, Comrade Han Li, do you feel a little surprised?"
Xu Yun nodded slightly.
A motor sailboat of this size is not an ordinary small fishing boat, and it is still very laborious to pull it up manually.
Generally speaking.
The operation of manpower pulling the boat will only occur during the "initial sailing" period when the boat is first launched into the water.
After all, these days there are no large cranes or cranes to assist like in later generations. If a motor ship wants to be launched from the shore, it is usually necessary to lay two docks first, then grind butter or engine oil on the docks, and then use manpower to pull the boat into the water.
.
In situations like this, when a ship is already in the water, it is relatively rare for it to be towed manually.
But if you think about it carefully, it's normal.
After all, the volume of this dock is not large, and it can easily be bumped into if it is controlled mechanically.
It can be said that these two ships are the hard work of the entire 221 base. Even if they bump into each other, everyone will feel extremely distressed, so they simply use manpower to tow them.
This may seem like a fuss to later generations, but in the eyes of the base in this era, it is a very necessary approach.
A few minutes later.
The two motor and sailboats were successfully towed out of the dock and came to the jetty of the pier - the long strip of docking point that protrudes from the pier.
Most of the young workers who had already entered the water pulled ropes directly from the water and climbed onto the boat. Xu Yun, Tian Zhixin and others who were still on the shore began to board the boat from the jetty.
Oh, by the way.
Since boarding the ship over the embankment also requires walking on a deck, it was much more troublesome for wheelchairs in the past, so Xu Yun was directly carried up on a stretcher...
During this period, the rangers at the pier thought that Lao Guo and the others were thinking of dumping the body, so they came over nervously to take a look at the situation. They became even more nervous when they saw Xu Yun's charred face - they thought Xu Yun was burned to death.
Another corpse dumping...
If Xu Yun hadn't been 'resurrected' in time, I guess Lao Guo and the others would have had to go to the police station to make a nest.
More than ten minutes later.
With everything ready, the two motor sailing boats slowly sailed out of the pier.
Each of these two motor-sail boats has a capacity of 18 people. The highest authority on the ship is the captain, as well as the instructor, chief engineer, first mate, etc.
In addition to these leaders, the rest are young fishing workers, each performing his own duties and responsibilities without interfering with each other.
In addition, according to what Tian Zhixin said.
There were several guns placed in the cabin of the sailboat, and among the young workers accompanying them there were also several good shooters trained by the militia.
But this is mainly just in case, there have been no bad accidents since the two boats were launched - after all, this is Qinghai Lake, not a coastal area.
be honest.
As a coastal person from Ningde, Fujian Province, Xu Yun has been to the sea many times in the past.
For example, there is a well-known Yushan Island in his hometown. Xu Yun goes to the island for two or three days almost every year. The only way to get to the island is by yacht.
But no matter what experience I had in later generations, it was never as subtle as today.
The hull of the boat rocked slightly, and the sea breeze whistled in my ears with the smell of salt.
The fishing boat moved slowly on the lake, and the waves kept rising, making a winter sound when hitting the hull.
Looking at the sea and sky, you can vaguely see the fog in the distance.
As the fishing boats gradually moved away from the shore, only the boundless water of Qinghai Lake remained around.
A new gust of wind blew wildly on the lake, and the waves splashed higher and farther. A few drops of lake water splashed on the cheeks, bringing an inexplicable coolness.
But what really fascinated Xu Yun was not the scenery on the lake, but the people on the boat.
When the motorboat just left the lake, everyone on the boat seemed very quiet.
According to Tian Zhixin, this is the rule of the base.
When the motorboat leaves the dock, except for the two operators, all other members of the fishing team must line up and stand on the decks on both sides, and no conversation is allowed throughout the process.
But after leaving the dock, the atmosphere on the ship immediately changed:
All the members seemed to have transformed from statues into living beings. The serious atmosphere disappeared instantly and they quickly started doing their own work.
Some people walked to the edge of the deck and began to arrange the fishing nets.
Some people tie their sweaty and smelly clothes with ropes and hang them on the side of the boat, let the clothes float with the boat in the water all night, and then fish them out to dry the next day.
Others began to count the kerosene lamps they would use tonight, as well as realgar powder to prevent mosquitoes and other supplies.
Gao Yulin, who had just come out of the fish cabin, also picked up a small fish the size of his index finger, and generously threw it to Huahua for lunch.
The collective work combined with the unique clothing of this era gave Xu Yun an inexplicable sense of intimacy in his heart.
More than twenty minutes later.
The motor-sailboat leaving the dock stopped in an open water area, about 800-1000 meters away from the shore.
The other motorboat continued to drive north until Xu Yun and the others were 200 meters away before stopping.
Under the water between the two boats, an equidistant fishing net was pulled out.
When it gets closer to night, the two sailboats will move eastward to collect the nets.
At this time, Xu Yun and his crew had nothing to do on the ship, so many men began to sing a red song:
"The five-star red flag is fluttering in the wind, and the victory song is so loud, singing our dear motherland, and moving towards prosperity and strength..."
"Unity is strength, unity is strength, this strength is iron..."
"The east is red, the sun is rising, something happened in China..."
All kinds of broken gong voices filled the boat, but Xu Yun did not find these songs unpleasant at all.
Some songs may be born like this. No matter what the tone is, they will resonate with people's souls.
After a while.
Lao Guo walked to Xu Yun carrying a small horse and handed him an assembled fishing rod:
"Come on, Xiao Han, let's start fishing."
Xu Yun subconsciously took the fishing rod handed over by Lao Guo and looked at it roughly.
When he was at the base before, he only saw the fishing rod shrinking, so he didn't pay much attention to it at first.
But now that he saw the complete body, he discovered one thing:
It turns out that in this day and age, fishing gear is already so standardized?
That's right.
specification.
The fishing rod Lao Guo gave him was made of wood. The rod body was a brownish-yellow color that looked very old-fashioned. It was about two meters tall.
There is a nylon line on the pole, and the fishhook and float are at the front.
Seeing Xu Yun's curious eyes, Lao Guo couldn't help but proudly puffed up his chest:
"How's it going, Xiao Han, is my fishing rod okay?"
"ah?"
When Xu Yun heard this, he raised his head in surprise and asked Lao Guo:
"Guo Gong, did you do this yourself?"
Lao Guo laughed twice and explained:
"Well, you can actually buy professional fishing gear in the capital, such as Line 2 and Neon's No. 4 Yin Dou fishing, but their prices are too expensive."
"One meter of line No. 2 costs eight cents, and fishing for Yin Dou costs six cents. Once it breaks or hangs on the bottom, it's useless."
"So when I was on a business trip to Sichuan Province, I cut down some old seedling bamboos, brought them back, burned them, straightened them, and then hung bricks and stones on the beams to dry and shape them. Carp weighing seven or eight pounds can still come up."
"As for the hooks, I asked comrades from the 2nd Branch Factory to help forge them - the steel consumed was paid for by myself. Thirty hooks cost three cents and two cents."
"The three pendants on the hook are made of toothpaste leather to replace lead pendants. The nylon thread is also dyed with pig's blood. The fish float is made of duck wings and the heart of a garlic head."
"The material for making nests is mainly made from adult black soldier flies at the base. I also added some distiller's yeast to it, which should be enough for use."
Xu Yun:
"..."
Well, it’s normal for the management team to like DIY.
Then Lao Guo broke the bait into several small balls and threw them into the lake.
According to the fishing habits of later generations.
It usually takes a few hours to cast the pole after making a nest, but these days there are a lot of fish resources in Qinghai Lake, and there are no entertainment options now, so Lao Guo and Xu Yun took advantage of the situation and took advantage of the opportunity to cast the pole.
call.....
Another breeze blew by, and Xu Yun closed his eyes with some comfort.
This is probably the most relaxing day since he traveled to this era. He doesn't need to think about too many things, he just needs to be a quiet air force brother.
It's a pity that we cannot enjoy this kind of life often. After all, the base cannot wait, and the country cannot wait.
"Oh, why didn't any fish bite the hook?"
Just as Xu Yun squinted his eyes, Qiao Caihong's somewhat annoyed voice suddenly sounded in his ears.
When Xu Yun saw this, he opened his eyes and looked aside.
I only see this moment.
Qiao Caihong borrowed a fishing rod from somewhere, and like old Guo Xuyun, threw it into the water and caught fish.
However, this girl seemed a little impatient, and after a while, she became impatient.
Then Xu Yun glanced at Qiao Caihong's lower pole position and quickly shook his head:
"Xiao Qiao, your float is wrongly adjusted. You can't catch fish in such shallow water. You should be a professional like me..."
As a result, the last word "like" has not been finished yet.
Qiao Caihong's eyes moved slightly and he quickly raised the fishing rod.
next moment.
A fish as big as a palm was fluttered onto the deck.
"Oh! I caught a fish!"
Qiao Caihong shouted excitedly, and then looked at Xu Yun:
"Comrade Han Li, what did you say just now? I think the lake didn't hear you clearly."
The corner of Xu Yun's mouth twitched twice:
"...Nothing, I mean there seemed to be a fish swimming from below just now."
Lao Guo on the side stepped forward, took a few glances, and smoothly took the fishhook out of the fish's mouth:
"Good-looking Huangyu, Xiao Qiao, you are lucky."
Huangyu?
I heard this word coming out of Lao Guo's mouth.
Xu Yun quickly recovered his thoughts and looked intently towards the deck.
The fish caught by Qiao Caihong was elongated, its back was grey-brown, and there were almost no scales visible on its surface.
See this situation.
Xu Yun couldn't help but reveal a hint of curiosity in his eyes.
Is this Huangyu?
The ancients said.
There are two treasures in Qinghai Lake, one is the lake fish and the other is the bird.
The birds here refer to various wild birds.
For example, bar-headed geese, fishing gulls, non-updating authors, brown-headed gulls, etc.
The other lake fish refers to the Huangyu.
The scientific name of Huang fish is Qinghai Lake naked carp. From the word naked in it, it is not difficult to tell that this is a fish without scales.
My classmates who were the gods of Qinghai Lake in their previous lives should all know this.
About 130,000 years ago.
Qinghai Lake became a closed lake due to geological movement, and later evolved into a saltwater lake.
In order to adapt to the increasingly salty lake water, the scales of Yellow River carps stranded in the Qinghai Lake basin gradually degraded, using their exposed skin to better discharge salt and alkali from the body.
The water temperature of Qinghai Lake is low and the salinity is high. These living conditions allow the number of yellowtail fish to account for more than 95% of the fish resources in Qinghai Lake.
At the same time.
The high salt-alkali content in the water of Qinghai Lake also inhibits the development of the gonads of Huang fish.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Therefore, from May to August every year, mature yellow fish need to swim to the Buha River, Quanji River, Shaliu River and other rivers that merge into Qinghai Lake.
They go to the Danshui to lay their eggs, which forms one of the wonders of Qinghai Lake - Huangyu migration.
In Xu Yunlai's later generations, the Huangyu migration was even broadcast live like the Qiantang River tide.
Then Xu Yun looked at the flapping Huangyu again, pondered for a moment, and asked Lao Guo:
"Guo Gong, has there been any new progress in our transaction with Mao Xiong in the past few days?"
Lao Guo conveniently threw the yellow fish into the fish basket, stood up and said:
"There is definitely no progress in terms of conditions. After all, the contract has just been signed. It is impossible to change your mind and add or reduce conditions immediately."
"However, there is some progress in terms of supplies - according to the news from comrades in Mao Xiong, Mao Xiong has prepared a batch of food."
"In about one to two weeks, about 30,000 tons of winter wheat will be shipped to the country."
Xu Yun nodded slightly, hesitated for a few seconds, but finally said what he was thinking:
"In that case...Guo Gong, can you help me make a report to the superior department?"
"That is, if conditions permit in the future, can we try to consume winter wheat first and then consider fishing?"
"In addition, if I encounter small fry, I also hope to return them to nature."
"Of course, the premise I am talking about is that we do this when there is sufficient food, and it is aimed at units like our fishing team that salvage tens of thousands of kilograms at a time."
As a normal young man.
Xu Yun is not interested in LGBT or gender fluidity, and he is not a fan of animal protection or plant protection.
However, Xu Yun is not very resistant to the protection of rare animals that does not contain political overtones.
For example, right now...
Huangyu.
In this period.
The reserves of yellow fish in Qinghai Lake once reached 320,000 tons, which was the peak period in history. However, these days, there are more units and people who are short of supplies.
In the absence of sufficient staple food, many people have turned their attention to Huangyu.
This approach is certainly understandable in an era when supplies are scarce. After all, human life is more important than anything else.
According to the principle of emergency avoidance, you can even eat it.
But another equally undeniable fact is...
This over-fishing practice has also caused Huangyu to become an endangered species.
That's right.
The reason why Huangyu is a protected species is due to long-term fishing.
In the past few years, tens of thousands of tons of yellowtail fish have been caught every year.
By 2002.
The reserves of Huangyu are less than 2,600 tons.
As a result, Qinghai Lake began a fishing ban period that lasted for more than ten years. Some dams that hindered the migration of yellowtail fish were also dismantled in surrounding areas. Artificial breeding and release were adopted, and a large number of fry were released into Qinghai Lake every year.
Now more than 20 years have passed.
The number of Huangyu has finally returned to 114,000 tons, but it is still far from its peak.
When Xu Yun first entered the base, although he felt a little sorry for what happened to Huang Yu, he would definitely not have brought up the idea of protecting Huang Yu.
After all, people don’t have enough to eat these days, so it would be a bit crazy to consider the protection of fish.
But it's different now.
Now that the rabbits and the bears have reached a food trading plan, it is possible to protect the yellow fish.
After all, although many civilians are fishing these days, the amount of fishing done by civilian boats is actually limited.
Because Qinghai Lake is extremely vast, many small boats do not have engines, so they cannot fish in very far areas.
Therefore, the real big fishermen nowadays are basically the fishing fleets of major units with motors and sailboats.
And what about these units?
It happens to be the easiest target for policies and instructions to be implemented.
Xu Yun did not expect them to stop fishing, which was unrealistic in itself. After all, the food brought by the bears was not much.
However, no matter how little the food is, it will still be on the order of 10,000 tons. In this case, it should still be feasible to reduce some fishing volume.
Even if it is only reduced by 20%, it will still be tens of thousands of tons in a few years.
If we can add the release of small fish, at least Huangyu's situation will not be as bad as it was in his previous life...
His eyes returned to reality.
Looking at Xu Yun with a serious expression, Lao Guo was still a little confused:
"Xiao Han, if I understand you correctly, you should be thinking of reducing the catch of Huangyu?"
Xu Yun nodded:
"That's right."
"What's the reason?"
"The reason..."
Xu Yun pondered for a moment, pointed at the fishing team's motor boat and said:
"Guo Gong, how many kilograms of fish can our fishing team catch at one time?"
"The two ships add up to 50,000 to 60,000 pounds."
"That's 25-30 tons. How many times a year will it be shot?"
"About twenty times a year... about twenty times. I don't do it when it freezes in winter."
"That year will be 600 tons. How many units and ships are there on the lake?"
Lao Guo glanced at the lake subconsciously, and was suddenly startled.
As a senior in science and engineering, Guo already realized what Xu Yun wanted to express after Xu Yun emphasized the issue of weight several times.
And at this moment.
In their waters alone, Lao Guo saw no fewer than twenty or thirty fishing boats.
According to the information he knows.
At this time, there were at least fifty or sixty fishing units in Qinghai Lake, including large trading companies such as QH Provincial Fishery Company.
If you add those civilian retail investors...
In this case, wouldn’t tens of thousands of tons of yellow fish be caught every year?
As soon as this number popped up in his mind, Lao Guo, who had never calculated this problem before, immediately realized the seriousness of the problem:
"Xiao Han, what do you mean...if we continue to fish like this, the number of Huang fish will become less and less?"
Xu Yun took a deep breath and nodded vigorously:
"I'm afraid yes, and not only are they becoming less and less, they are very likely to be on the verge of becoming endangered."
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Xu Yun didn't finish the second half of his words, but Lao Guo immediately understood his thoughts.
"Is the species protected...?"
Lao Guo's expression was a little serious.
As a top talent who has studied abroad, Lao Guo's vision is actually very broad.
Don't say anything else.
Britain is still struggling to pay off the environmental consequences caused by the Industrial Revolution.
True.
Compared with the British Peninsula, China has a vast territory and abundant resources, and its species resources are much richer.
But it is also important to consider that the population of China is much larger than that of the United Kingdom.
To know.
There are many places similar to Qinghai Lake in the country, and Poyang Lake and Qiandao Lake are quite large.
The yellowtail fish in Qinghai Lake is in danger, but what about other species?
For another example, in addition to the food caught by fishing, are there some already rare animals that are slowly declining due to various reasons?
According to the current transaction progress between Mao Xiong and Huaxia.
Probably by the beginning of next year, the food provided by Mao Xiong to China will exceed 500,000 tons. Although this new contract has not been signed yet, it is basically not gone if nothing unexpected happens.
And with so much food, is it really possible to give some thought to the number of species?
In a short period of time, many thoughts flashed through Lao Guo's mind.
Then he turned around and looked at Xu Yun and said:
"Let's do this, Xiao Han, write me a document when you return to the base."
"If there are no major problems with the logic and presentation, I will hand it over directly to the capital - I still have the authority to do this kind of document that does not involve nuclear weapons."
Xu Yun nodded:
"no problem."
Lao Guo's answer was actually a bit beyond his expectation. Xu Yun originally thought that it would take more words to convince him.
.........
After talking about species protection issues, Xu Yun and Lao Guo started fishing again.
But I don’t know if there was something wrong with this place or just bad luck. After two hours, their fish baskets were completely empty.
On the other hand, Qiao Caihong caught seven or eight yellowtail fish, the largest one weighing about two kilograms - the girl dragged it up without even trying to catch the fish, and Xu Yun was dumbfounded on the spot.
Later, Xu Yun thought about it. As a special nurse, Qiao Caihong had to help people get in and out of bed every day. It was understandable that he was born with supernatural powers...
However, just when Xu Yun thought he wanted the air force.
Suddenly there was a slight vibration on his fishing rod.
