Chapter 455

He had promised Yi Zhonghai to bring a tomato back for the Deaf Old Lady, which Wan Ping'an didn't allow. In Shazhu's view, this was stealing.

Noon.

Shazhu was cooking.

"Shazhu, have you gone crazy?"

Cai Quanwu rushed over, grabbed Shazhu's hand, and stopped the kitchen knife from coming down.

"I..."

Shazhu broke out in a cold sweat.

He had been worried the whole time: if he brought a tomato for the Deaf Old Lady, would Wan Ping'an find out?

While thinking, he was chopping a wild rabbit.

One stroke went straight for his fingers.

If it hadn't been for Cai Quanwu stopping him, his left index and middle fingers would have said goodbye to him.

In the fifties, the level of medical care was very limited.

If a finger was broken, it was broken; it was gone, and it couldn't be reattached.

"I saw you weren't right this morning. You didn't sleep well and were burdened with worries. Is there something on your mind?"

Cai Quanwu asked.

"Nothing on my mind, just didn't sleep well and am a bit sleepy."

Shazhu, of course, wouldn't admit it.

"You definitely have something on your mind."

"Oh, I understand."

"A young man is getting older and looking for a wife. It's fine, I understand. Don't be shy; when I was your age, I wanted a wife too."

"Come, tell me, what kind of wife are you looking for?"

Cai Quanwu was quite gossipy too.

Plus, everyone said he looked exactly like He Daqing, so he felt closer to Shazhu than to others and had a better relationship with him.

"Uncle Cai, I really don't."

Shazhu blushed.

He thought of Qin Huairu.

The first time they met, he had fallen in love with her at first sight.

Qin Huairu didn't take a fancy to him!

"You're blushing, and you still say you don't?"

"I already said, don't be shy. At your age, wanting a wife is normal; not wanting one would be the problem."

"But, wanting a wife is one thing, you can't be so distracted."

"You almost lost two fingers. Think about it: if your fingers were gone and you were disabled, would a good girl take a fancy to you?"

"Focus on your work, understand?"

Cai Quanwu lectured Shazhu.

Shazhu nodded.

He shook his head and banished the distracting thoughts.

He had been truly terrified by almost losing two fingers just now, and when he was cooking and chopping vegetables, he didn't dare to let his mind wander.

Cai Quanwu was very satisfied.

He watched for a while and then turned and went out.

After eating.

Wan Ping'an brought two construction workers, along with Cai Quanwu and Han Dahe, to the area around Gourd Lake to fence off the land by the lake.

Before starting to raise fish, Gourd Lake had to be protected.

Otherwise.

Some small animals that eat fish, as well as people coming to fish, would cause significant losses.

"Yes, start from here and put a marker here!"

Wan Ping'an directed.

Someone immediately took a wooden stake, hammered it down with a hammer, nailed another stake not far away, and connected them with straw rope.

Cai Quanwu led a group of people.

Han Dahe also led a group.

The three worked simultaneously, and two hours later, they had fenced off Gourd Lake with wooden stakes and rope, making it a private territory for fish farming.

【Ding!】

【The Farming System has discovered that the host owns a small lake and will be conducting aquaculture. A special reward is being issued. Prize calculating...】

【Reward: 1,000 yuan in cash, one large yellow croaker, ten random crop seeds, 10,000 golden grass carp fry, 10,000 iron fence seedlings, one liter of crop evolution fluid...】

Wan Ping'an's eyes lit up.

The reward came just in time.

The golden grass carp provided by the system would surely cause a sensation, just like the golden rice.

He checked the detailed information on the golden grass carp. Compared to ordinary grass carp, the golden grass carp had more than half the bones, and they were all cartilage.

The nutrition was even richer.

"With such a big change, is it still a grass carp?"

"Compared to real-world grass carp, they are simply two different breeds. Apart from the similar shape, even the color is different; the golden grass carp is golden."

Wan Ping'an was very moved.

Golden rice, golden grass carp—the products provided by the system and the products in reality were two different species; they just had similar names.

After looking at the grass carp, he looked at the iron fence.

Iron fences exist in reality; their scientific name is "Poncirus trifoliata," which few people know.

There are many common names, such as "stinky orange," "stinky willow," "bird-won't-stand," and "iron fence fortress," etc., which are very descriptive.

They have many thorns.

They hurt when they scratch you, have mild toxicity, and if planted in large quantities to form a fence, they are simply impenetrable to humans and animals.

Finally, he checked the evolution fluid.

It could only be used on crops, and the evolution effect would gradually manifest within a month.

Wan Ping'an decided to use it on the golden rice.

The golden rice was already very excellent and incredible, so he would make it even more excellent, even more incredible, and have an even greater yield!

"Old Cai, Elder Han, take the people and dig holes along the fence line we drew. You can buy one; a depth of one foot is enough."

After Wan Ping'an finished giving instructions, he left in a hurry.

The iron fence seedlings issued by the system were in his space and couldn't be taken out directly, otherwise, the system would be exposed.

He left the six-acre plot, released the 10,000 iron fence seedlings in a small grove, and hired many people to transport them to the side of Gourd Lake.

"Iron fence?"

Han Dahe recognized it at a glance.

"Elder Han, you recognize it?"

"I bought these specifically, intending to plant a circle around Gourd Lake to fence it off and avoid accidents when raising fish."

Wan Ping'an nodded.

"That's a good idea."

"The iron fence is covered in thorns and is known as 'bird-won't-stand'; even small birds don't dare to land on it, let alone people, and small animals can't either."

Han Dahe nodded.

Cai Quanwu came over; he didn't recognize the iron fence.

"Is it really that amazing?"

·· Seeking flowers ·

"I've seen plenty of thorny plants."

He didn't believe it.

He picked up a seedling to look at it carefully.

It had some small thorns and looked quite ordinary; it didn't seem to have much lethality.