Ch 189: Clear Pool

Just as Bai Yi was drifting off to sleep, he suddenly heard a knock on the door. Half-asleep, Bai Yi opened the door, expecting it to be Chu Tingting returning, but unexpectedly, it was room service!

It turned out to be the supreme dinner that Wu Haitian had sent!

Red wine, roses, candles.

That kid Wu Haitian is clearly up to something!

But I like it.

“Tell Manager Wu I appreciate it,” Bai Yi directly handed over five hundred kuai as a tip.

The waiter was overjoyed, his mouth splitting into a wide grin. He quickly nodded, “Sir, if you need anything, just ask at the front desk. I’m at your service twenty-four hours a day.”

Having said that, the waiter wisely left.

Bai Yi pushed the service cart back into the room.

At this moment, he ignored the delicacies and sat alone on the sofa, processing the memories that had just flooded his mind.

Good heavens! What is all this?! Various formulas, various medical treatments, various strange and unusual herbs—these things flashed through Bai Yi’s mind like a slideshow.

For a moment, Bai Yi was stunned. It took about half an hour before he could digest these forcibly implanted memories.

Now Bai Yi was simply astonished, because the medical knowledge he possessed seemed capable of revolutionizing the world.

However, ancient plants like Gu Ji Hua and Xue Hun Cao are ancient immortal herbs; they’re probably impossible to find now, are they?

And what are all these messy formulas? Most of them use these ancient immortal herbs! These things are nowhere to be found now! This is outrageous!

Fortunately, it wasn’t entirely useless; some of the formulas in his memory were still usable.

It seems I can try them sometime, but right now…

Bai Yi looked at the red wine and candles Wu Haitian had sent, then a smile appeared on his face.

Not long after, Chu Tingting returned.

The next day, he returned home. His first task was to properly store the ginseng fruit and prepare to cultivate more in the future.

After all, he had sold too much ginseng in a short period; selling more would seem suspicious. Moreover, he now had over thirty million yuan, enough to last him for a while. The sales of vegetables, river crabs, and flowers were also ongoing, so the financial crisis caused by purchasing the Jiadi Resort had been overcome.

But as Bai Yi walked from the greenhouse back home, he suddenly saw his father changing his boots in the yard.

“The rice is all harvested, Dad! What are you wearing those for?!”

Seeing Bai Yi stroll into the yard, Bai Jianjun chuckled, “We’re having fish for dinner tonight. We’re draining the reservoir.”

Hearing this, Bai Yi’s eyes widened. This was a special occasion!

Wait! That’s not right, wasn’t the reservoir leased out for fishing?

“I remember the village reservoir was leased to Zhang Gouzi for fishing, wasn’t it?”

Bai Jianjun straightened his boots and said, “Leased? Ever since the village built the poultry farm, no one has gone fishing there. Now Zhang Gouzi has been appointed security chief; he’s constantly patrolling the mountains with his men. That’s way better than running a fish pond.”

Bai Yi was stunned. In other words, the village’s large reservoir was now idle!

That won’t do; it’s a complete waste of resources!

“Bai Yi, the village chief is getting old. Go help him this afternoon.”

Bai Yi, still dazed, quickly nodded. He might as well talk to the village chief in the afternoon. Such a good project shouldn’t be wasted!

“Okay, no problem.” Bai Yi readily agreed.

Initially, the reservoir was for irrigating rice paddies, but over time, most of the rice paddies became dry fields. The village’s remaining rice paddies were now by the river, and water was naturally drawn from the river. Therefore, the reservoir had been idle for years, except for Zhang Ergou’s fishing operation. Otherwise, it would have long since become desolate.

Let alone the fish fry Zhang Ergou released, the old fish in the reservoir must be numerous and quite old! Moreover, these old fish were incredibly delicious, with tender and flavorful meat and high nutritional value.

Bai Yi remembered the last time the reservoir was drained, five years ago. It had been quite lively.

To this day, Bai Yi still remembered the scene.

Thinking of this, Bai Yi quickly took a bite of food, then took Da Hei and Da Huang out, heading towards the reservoir.

Although most villagers now worked at the breeding farm, today was a special day, and many people had gathered by the reservoir.

Men, women, and children alike, all focused their attention on the reservoir, eagerly awaiting the draining.

Draining the reservoir, also known as “qing tan,” involves releasing some of the water and then refilling it. Even water can spoil if it sits for too long.

So the water needs to circulate.

The old village chief looked at the time and checked everyone’s preparations. Once everything was in order, the old man shouted loudly, “Drain!”

After this shout, the villagers on the bank became restless, especially the children, who were extremely excited.

Even little Bai Xuan was running around with a group of other children, full of excitement.

Following the village chief’s order, several strong young men immediately sprang into action.

Because the reservoir was built by the villagers many years ago, many things were outdated. For example, the sluice gate wasn’t electric; it was a semi-automatic gate that had to be operated manually.

Several strong men gathered around a simple device resembling a steering wheel. This rotating knob was connected to the gate via simple gears.

As long as several people turned this steering wheel-like device, the gate would slowly open.

One, two, three!

One, two, three!

Several people chanted a rhythm, exerting their strength together. After a moment, the reservoir’s gate slowly rose, and a gushing stream of water spurted from the gap.

As the gate rose higher, the gushing water became more and more forceful, until the gate was fully open.

The jet of water was about one meter in diameter and three meters long.

The originally small stream at the outlet instantly became turbulent and powerful.

However, there wasn’t much of a catch at first. About five minutes later, a dark-colored black fish leaped out of the water, following the current.

Wow——

A gasp arose instantly.

That’s an old black fish from the reservoir! Wow, it must weigh seven or eight jin.

This fish probably couldn’t have grown this large without seven or eight years.

The villagers couldn’t possibly let such a large fish escape. Bai Jianjun and several others had already set up a large net below the outlet, waiting for the fish to fall right into it.

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