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This moment.

Looking at the several-month-old kitten in Yuan Guoliang's hands.

Lao Guo and the others still had normal expressions, but Xu Yun's pupils shrank suddenly, and he was deeply shocked.

This little kitten is about the size of a palm, and the blue membranes in its eyes have faded, but it only looks three or four weeks old.

It has very clear black and white stripes on its body—the spots that Yuan Guoliang said.

At the same time, the head is oval, the eyes are round, and the outer angle is higher than the inner angle. It is obviously a beautiful short string.

Although according to the historical development.

Yankees like the American Shortcut will not enter China until around 2000, but this still refers to the time of its commercial introduction.

The American Shorthair cat 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 Race.

Not to mention that in the past few years, many Chinese students have returned from across the sea, and many of them brought their pets with them when they returned home.

For example, Academician Wang Chengshu mentioned earlier brought five cats with her when she returned to China.

And Lao Guo's wife Li Pei is also a senior cat slave. When they returned to China with Lao Guo, they also brought a American Shorthair and a German Shepherd.

It's a pity that one of them died on the road because of acclimatization, but the German shepherd was successfully brought back to China and died after raising it for more than ten years.

Another example is academician Wang Dezhao, a well-known atmospheric electrician in China. When he returned from Gaul, besides a dozen books, another piece of 'luggage' he brought back was a fat blue.

So in theory.

It is entirely possible that an international student from the West Sea brought back a beautiful shorthair, and this beautiful shorthair happened to have some shy behavior with a local civet cat. Who raises cats in the base? After all, there are hundreds of international students in the base.

At the same time, there are fishing boats going 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 pregnant female cats to come here to look for food.

Or to be more precise, it's no wonder that there are no cats in places like the pier.

In his previous life, Xu Yun went fishing in Shacheng Port, his hometown, and he heard that there were at least fifty cats on and off the pier.

Later, when Xu Yun was swinging the pole on the bank, there was a cow cat eating lunch beside him with a fish in its mouth, and Xu Yun thought about snatching the fish and stuffing it into his bucket.

So just picking up a beautiful shorthair cat at the pier is logically nothing, even in these days.

But the problem is that the person picking up the cat is Yuan Guoliang, and he even gave this milk cat a fancy name, so it can't be described as a coincidence at all.

Because it is well known.

Yuan Guoliang of the later generations once raised a beautiful short string called Yuan Huahua, and it was once on the hot search.

It's a pity that Huahua hasn't grown up yet, so Yuan Guoliang went to immortality first.

Then Xu Yun glanced at the little milk cat who was being held by the back of the neck by Yuan Guoliang, with a strange look in his eyes.

Could it be that Huahua came to find Yuan Guoliang?

Just at this time, Yuan Guoliang put Huahua flat on the palm of his hand again. After the back of the neck was out of the control of fate, Huahua not only did not resist, but 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 raise this cat?"

Yuan Guoliang nodded to him, continued to fiddle with Huahua's ears twice, and explained:

"Well, I promised those comrades of the Fishery Team of the Mining Bureau before I came here. If I don't take it away, I guess it will be beaten to death."

"Secondly, I saw that it was quite compatible with me, so I thought about keeping it. I just need a cat to catch mice in the fields."

"Anyway, a palm-sized cat can't eat much. If it doesn't work, I'll save my rations and exchange some fish bones for it. This time, thanks to the base, my treatment has been raised by one level, but I have the confidence to say it." Such words."

I heard this.

Zhou Kaida on the side also showed a smile.

As Yuan Guoliang said.

Although the discovery of wild rice this time allowed several of their agricultural bosses to be temporarily kept in the 221 base, in a sense they were restricted in their ability to move.

But shortly after Xu Yun mentioned the research value of hybrid rice, Zhou Kaida and Yuan Guoliang's salary was inexplicably raised a lot, and their salary was increased by a full twelve yuan.

True.

Be it Zhou Kaida or Yuan Guoliang.

They are not people who pursue fame and fortune, otherwise they would not have devoted themselves to the industry of hybrid rice, which takes a year to produce results.

But no matter how indifferent to fame and wealth, people also have living needs.

For example, their family also needs to eat and wear clothes, and Yuan Guoliang occasionally likes to eat some candy or smoke, all of which 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. The salary is not high, and life can even be said to be a little tight.

But now with the improvement of treatment, their standard of living can be much more relaxed.

At least

It is still possible to get the money to pay for spending money and eating fish.

Lao Guo also knew something about Yuan Guoliang's salary increase. Now that he has a firm attitude towards raising cats, he has no objections:

"Okay, since Comrade Guoliang has this idea, I won't say anything more, but there is one thing I want to remind you, you have to be mentally prepared."

A trace of curiosity appeared in Yuan Guoliang's eyes:

"what's up?"

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Lao Guo was silent for a moment, a trace 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 to get busy with their respective jobs, that is, towing the two motor sailing boats of the fishing team out of the dock.

But Xu Yun was a little surprised.

The way the fishing team goes out of the boat is not through mechanized operation, but "purely manual" means in the standard sense:

I saw Gao Yulin and more than 20 young workers gathered at the shore, stripped off their upper body, wearing only a pair of big pants on their lower body, and then jumped into the lake like dumpling.

After entering the lake.

Gao Yulin first wiped his face happily with a puff, then swam to the side of the boat with his two companions, pulled the rope and turned over 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 again.

at the same time.

The rest of the young workers pulled up several extremely thick hemp ropes in the water, and more than 20 people began to shout together and began to pull the boat out of the dock in the water:

"One, two, hey! One, two, hey!"

With the sound of the horn, the fishing boat also began to slowly move out from the dock.

on the pier.

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 sailing boat 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 voyage" period when the motorboat is launched for the first time.

After all, these days, there is no large-scale crane or crane assistance like later generations. If a motor boat wants to launch from the shore, it usually lays two docks first, and then grinds butter or oil on the docks, and then pulls the boat into the water manually. .

It is relatively rare for a ship like this to be dragged by manpower when it is already in the water.

But when you think about it, it's normal.

After all, the volume of this dock is not too large, and it is easy to bump into it if it is controlled mechanically.

These two ships can be said to be the painstaking efforts of the entire 221 base. Even if they bump into a little bit, everyone will feel extremely distressed, so they simply use human power to tow them.

In the eyes of later generations, this is a bit of a fuss, but in the eyes of the base of this era, it is very necessary.

After a few minutes.

The two motor sailboats were successfully dragged out of the dock and came to the jetty of the pier—that is, the protruding strip-shaped docking point on the pier.

Most of the young workers who had entered the water directly pulled the rope from the water and turned over to the boat, while Xu Yun, Tian Zhixin and others who were still on the shore boarded the boat from the jetty.

By the way, by the way.

Since boarding the jetty also required a deck, wheelchairs were relatively troublesome in the past, so Xu Yun was directly carried up on a stretcher.

During the period, the guards at the pier thought that Lao Guo and the others were thinking about throwing the corpse, so they came over nervously to check the situation, and they became even more nervous when they saw Xu Yun's scorched face—they thought Xu Yun was burnt to death. re-disposal

If it wasn't for Xu Yun's timely "resurrection", Lao Guo and the others would have to go to the police station to make a nest.

After more than ten minutes.

The two sailing boats with everything ready slowly sailed out of the dock.

Each of these two motor sailboats has 18 people on board. The highest authority on board is the captain, and there are also instructors, chief engineers, and first mates.

Except for these leaders, the rest are young fishing workers who perform their own duties and responsibilities without interfering with each other.

In addition, according to what Tian Zhixin said.

There were several guns in the engine room of the sailboat, and among the accompanying young workers were some good gunmen who had been trained by the militia.

But this is mainly just in case, there have been no bad accidents since the launch of the two ships - after all, this is Qinghai Lake, not a coastal area.

be honest.

As a coastal native of Ningde, Fujian Province, Xu Yun has been to sea a lot in the past.

For example, there is a well-known Yushan Island in his hometown. Xu Yun will go to the island for two or three days almost every year. The only way to go to the island is by yacht.

But no matter which experience in later generations, it is not as subtle as today's.

The ship shook 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 surging, hitting the hull and making a thumping sound.

Overlooking 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 Qinghai Lake remained.

A new gust of wind blew wantonly over the surface of 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 motor sailboat just came out of the lake, everyone on board seemed very quiet.

According to Tian Zhixin, this is the rule of the base.

When the sailing boat left the dock, except for the two operators, all other members of the fishing team had to line up and stand on both decks, and they could not talk during the whole process.

But after leaving the pier, the atmosphere on the ship changed immediately:

All the members seemed to have changed from sculptures to living people, the serious atmosphere disappeared in an instant, and they quickly started to do their own work.

Some went to the edge of the deck and began to adjust the nets.

Some people tie their sweaty and smelly clothes to the side of the boat with ropes, let the clothes be pulled with the boat in the water overnight, and then just fish them out and dry them the next day.

Others began to count the kerosene lamps to be used tonight, and realgar powder to prevent mosquitoes.

Gao Yulin, who had just come out of the fish cabin, also picked up a small fish the size of an index finger, and generously threw it to Huahua for lunch.

The collective labor combined with the unique costumes of this era gave Xu Yun an indescribable intimacy in his heart.

Twenty minutes later.

The sailing boat that left the dock stopped in an open water area, and it was about 800-1000 meters away from the shore from the azimuth.

The other sailing boat continued to drive northward, and it didn't stop until Xu Yun and the others were 200 meters away.

And below the water surface between the two boats, an equidistant fishing net was pulled out.

When the sky is approaching night, the two sailboats will move eastward to collect the nets.

At this time, Xu Yun and the others had nothing to do on this ship, and many men began to sing red songs:

"The five-star red flag is fluttering in the wind, and the singing of victory is loud and clear. Singing our dear motherland, we will be prosperous and strong from now on."

"Unity is strength, unity is strength, and this strength is iron"

"The east is red, the sun is rising, and China is born"

All kinds of broken gong voices filled the boat, but Xu Yun didn't feel the unpleasantness of these singing at all.

Some songs may be born like this, regardless of the pitch, they will resonate with people's souls.

After a while.

Lao Guo walked up to Xu Yun with a ponytail, and handed him an assembled fishing rod:

"Come on, Xiaohan, let's start fishing."

Xu Yun subconsciously took the fishing rod handed over by Lao Guo, and took a rough look at it.

When he was in 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:

So in this day and age, fishing gear is already so standardized?

That's right.

specification.

The fishing rod that Lao Guo gave him is made of wood, and the rod body is a very old-fashioned brown-yellow, about two meters old.

There is a nylon thread on the pole, and the fishhook and float are at the front.

Seeing Xu Yun's curious eyes, Lao Guo couldn't help puffing out his chest proudly:

"How about it, Xiaohan, is my fishing rod okay?"

"ah?"

Xu Yun raised his head in surprise when he heard the words, and asked Lao Guo:

"Guo Gong, did you do this yourself?"

Old 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 Izu Fishing, but their prices are too expensive."

"It costs eight cents per meter on line 2, and 6 cents per fish in Izu. Once it breaks or hangs on the bottom, it will be useless."

"So when I was on a business trip to Sichuan Province, I specially chopped some old bamboo shoots, brought them back to make a fire and straightened them, and then hung bricks and stones on the beams to air-dry and form them. Carp weighing seven to eight catties can still slip up."

"As for the hooks, I asked the comrades in the 2nd branch factory to forge them--the steel consumed was paid for by myself. Thirty hooks cost three and two cents."

"The three pendants on the hook are made of toothpaste leather instead of lead pendants. The nylon thread is also dyed with pig's blood. The fish float uses duck wings with a heart inside a garlic head."

"The material for making nests is mainly made of adult black soldier flies in the base. I also added some distiller's yeast to it, which should be enough for us."

Xu Yun:

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Well, it is normal for the Labor Party 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 for the pole to be effective after making a nest, but there are a lot of fish resources in Qinghai Lake these days, and there are no entertainment methods now, so Lao Guo and Xu Yun also took advantage of the opportunity to cast the pole.

call.

Another gust of wind blew by, and Xu Yun closed his eyes comfortably.

This is probably the most relaxing day since he traveled to this era. He doesn't need to think about too many affairs, as long as he is a quiet air force brother.

It's a pity that this kind of life is destined not to be enjoyed often. After all, the base can't wait, let alone the country.

"Oh, why is there no fish biting the hook?"

Just as Xu Yun was squinting, Qiao Caihong's annoyed voice suddenly sounded in his ears.

Seeing this, Xu Yun opened his eyes and looked aside.

Only at this moment.

The girl Qiao Caihong also borrowed a fishing rod from nowhere, threw it into the water and caught fish like old Guo Xuyun.

But the girl seemed a little impatient, and after a while, she became a little impatient.

Then Xu Yun glanced at the position of Qiao Caihong's downswing, and quickly shook his head:

"Little Qiao, your float is adjusted wrong. You can't catch fish with such a shallow draft. You should be a professional like me."

As a result, the last word "sample" has not been finished yet.

Qiao Caihong's eyes moved slightly, and he quickly lifted the fishing rod.

next moment.

A palm-sized fish was flung onto the deck in a fluttering motion.

"Oh! I caught a fish!"

Qiao Caihong yelled excitedly, and then looked at Xu Yun:

"Comrade Han Li, what did you say just now? I don't think the lake heard it clearly."

The corner of Xu Yun's mouth twitched twice:

"...Nothing, I mean, it seemed like a fish swam past just now."

Lao Guo on the side leaned forward and took a few glances, and took the hook out of the fish's mouth smoothly:

"A good-looking Huangyu, Xiao Qiao, you are lucky."

Huang fish?

Hearing the word from Lao Guo's mouth.

Xu Yun quickly withdrew his thoughts and looked intently at the deck.

I saw that the fish Qiao Caihong caught was elongated, the back of the body was grayish brown, and there were almost no scales on the surface.

See this situation.

Xu Yun couldn't help showing a hint of curiosity in his eyes.

This is Huangyu?

The ancients said.

There are two treasures in Qinghai Lake, one is the lake fish and the other is the bird.

Birds here refer to various wild birds.

For example, bar-headed geese, fishing gulls, authors who do not update, brown-headed gulls, etc.

The other lake fish refers to Huangyu.

The scientific name of Huangyu is Qinghai Lake naked carp. It is not difficult to see from the naked characters in it that it is a fish without scales.

Students who were the God of Qinghai Lake in their previous lives should all know that.

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 the Yellow River carp stranded in the Qinghai Lake Basin have gradually degenerated, and the exposed skin can better expel the salt and alkali from the body.

Qinghai Lake has low water temperature and high salinity. This living condition makes the number of yellow carp account for more than 95% of the fish resources in Qinghai Lake.

At the same time.

The high salinity content in Qinghai Lake also inhibits the gonad development of Huangyu.

Therefore, from May to August every year, mature Huangyu need to swim to the fresh water of Buha River, Quanji River, Shaliu River and other rivers that flow into Qinghai Lake to lay eggs, which forms a great spectacle of Qinghai Lake—— — Huangyu migrating.

In Xu Yunlai's later life, the Huangyu migration was even broadcast live just like the Qiantang River tide.

Then Xu Yun glanced at the fluttering Huangyu, pondered for a moment, and asked Lao Guo:

"Guo Gong, has there been any new progress in our deal with Mao Xiong in the past few days?"

Lao Guo threw the yellow fish into the fish basket, got up and said:

"There must be no progress in terms of conditions. After all, the contract has just been signed. It is impossible to change the conditions immediately to increase or decrease conditions."

"However, there is some progress in supplies—according to the news from Mao Xiong's comrades, 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 China by then."

Xu Yun nodded lightly, hesitated for a few seconds, but finally expressed his thoughts:

"In that case, Mr. Guo, can you help me make a report with the higher authorities?"

"That is, if conditions permit in the future, can we strive to consume winter wheat first, and then consider fishing?"

"In addition, if I encounter small fish fry, I also hope to release them back to nature."

"Of course, the premise I'm talking about is that there is enough food to do so, and the target is a unit like our fishing team that salvages tens of thousands of catties at a time."

as a normal youth.

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 opposed to the protection of some rare animals that does not contain political overtones.

For example, the current

Huang fish.

In this day and age.

The reserves of yellow carp in Qinghai Lake once reached 320,000 tons, which is the peak period in history. However, there are more units and people who are short of supplies this year.

Lacking enough staple food, many people set their sights on Huangyu.

This approach is definitely understandable in an era of lack of supplies, after all, human life is more important than everything else.

According to the principle of emergency avoidance, even rolling can be eaten.

But another equally undeniable fact is that .

This overfishing practice has also caused the 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 Huang carp have been caught every year.

By 2002.

The reserve of Huangyu is less than 2600 tons.

As a result, Qinghai Lake has been banned from fishing for more than ten consecutive years, and some dams that hinder the migration of yellow carp have been removed in the surrounding areas, and a large number of fish fry are released into Qinghai Lake every year by means of artificial breeding and release.

Now more than 20 years have passed.

The number of Huangyu has finally returned to 114,000 tons, but it is still far away from the peak.

If Xu Yun felt sorry for what happened to Huangyu when he first entered the base, he certainly would not have proposed the idea of ​​protecting Huangyu.

After all, people don't have enough to eat these days, so it's a bit of a saint to think about the protection of fish.

But not now.

Now that the rabbits and the bears have reached a plan for food trade, it is possible to protect the Huangyu.

After all, although many civilians are also fishing these days, the magnitude of fishing by civilian boats is actually limited.

Because the area of ​​Qinghai Lake is extremely vast, many small boats do not have engines, so it is impossible to go too far to catch fish.

Therefore, today's real big fishers are basically fishing teams with motor sailboats in major units.

And these units.

It happens to be the easiest target for policies and instructions to implement.

Xu Yun doesn't expect them to stop fishing, which is not realistic in itself, after all, the food that Mao Xiong comes from is not much.

But no matter how little food there is, it will still be on the order of 10,000 tons. In this case, it should still be feasible to reduce some catches.

Even if it is only reduced by 20%, there will be tens of thousands of tons in a few years.

If we can release small fish, at least it won't make Huangyu's situation as bad as it was in his previous life.

The line of sight returns to reality.

Seeing Xu Yun with a serious expression, Lao Guo was still a little puzzled:

"Xiao Han, if I understand correctly what you mean, you should be thinking of reducing the catch of yellow carp?"

Xu Yun nodded:

"That's right."

"What's the reason?"

"The reason"

Xu Yun pondered for a moment, pointed to the motor sailing boat of the fishing team and said:

"Guo Gong, how many catties of fish can our fishing team catch at one time?"

"The two ships add up to 50,000 to 60,000 catties."

"That's 25-30 tons. How many times a year will you fight?"

"About twenty times a year, if it freezes in winter, I won't fight."

"That year it was 600 tons. How many units and ships are there on the lake?"

Lao Guo subconsciously glanced at the lake, and was slightly taken aback.

As a master of science and engineering, after Xu Yun emphasized the weight issue several times, Lao Guo has already realized what Xu Yun wants to express.

And at this very moment.

In their waters alone, Lao Guo saw no less 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, and among them were large traders such as the QH Provincial Fishery Company.

If you add those ordinary retail investors.

In this way, wouldn't there have to be tens of thousands of tons of Huangyu to be hunted a 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, do you mean that if the fishing continues in this way, the number of Huangyu will decrease?"

Xu Yun took a deep breath and nodded vigorously:

"I'm afraid they are, and not only are they getting rarer, but they are very likely to be endangered."

"It's definitely understandable when you can't get enough to eat, but now that we have food for the bear, I think"

Xu Yun didn't finish the second half of his sentence, 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.

They are still struggling to repay the environmental consequences of the British Industrial Revolution.

True.

Compared with the British Peninsula, China has a vast land and abundant resources, and its species resources are also much richer.

But what also needs to be considered is that the population of China is much larger than that of the United Kingdom.

To know.

There are not a few places like Qinghai Lake in the country, and the area of ​​​​Poyang Lake and Qiandao Lake is not small.

The yellow carp in Qinghai Lake is in danger, but what about other species?

Another example is that in addition to the food caught and caught, are there still some rare animals that are slowly decreasing due to various reasons?

According to the current transaction progress between Mao Xiong and Huaxia.

Probably by the beginning of next year, Mao Xiong will provide Huaxia with more than 500,000 tons of food—although this new contract has not been signed, but if there is no accident, it will basically not run away.

And with so much food, is it really possible to consider the number of species a little bit?

In a short period of time, many thoughts flashed through Lao Guo's mind.

Then he turned around and looked at Xu Yun again, and said:

"How about this, Xiao Han, write me a document after you return to the base."

"If there is no major problem with the logic and expression, I will send it directly to the capital - I still have this authority for documents that do not involve nuclear weapons."

Xu Yun nodded:

"no problem."

Lao Guo's answer was actually somewhat beyond his expectation. Originally, Xu Yun thought it would take some more words to convince him.

After talking about species protection, Xu Yun and Lao Guo started fishing again.

But I don't know if there is a problem with this place or just bad luck. After two hours, the fish baskets of the two are completely empty.

On the other hand, Qiao Caihong caught seven or eight yellow carp, and the biggest one weighed about two catties—the girl dragged it up without even gliding 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.

However, just when Xu Yun thought he wanted the Air Force.

Suddenly there was a slight vibration on his fishing rod.

After a while.

Qiao Rainbow's exclamation rang in his ears:

"Look, Comrade Han Li caught it."

"one person!"