The painting boat rowed across the water, all the way to the lake beyond the lotus bushes. The setting sun was still a little hot at the moment, falling on the deck, and it didn't take long to dry the surface of the deck.
Seeing that the deck was dry, Su Wan went outside, leaned against the fence and looked into the lake. He saw the hull of the boat moving on the lake, and occasionally fish swimming in the water.
"There are fish! There are fish!"
"There's some here too!"
Although she saw more fish and ate more fish, she was a little excited to see the fish swimming in the water on the boat.
Li Lin walked out of the small building. The guard beside him took a few steps back. Seeing her so happy, he smiled and asked her: "Then do you want to help you catch this fish?"
Su Wan sneered and said: "Stop talking nonsense, this lake is so big, the fish swims so fast in the water, and it disappears in a while. How can you wait for someone to fish it up? Even if you catch the fish, it is definitely not like this." That’s it.”
Li Linxin said, I will kill this fish now, and then let someone fish it out. It must be this one, but seeing that she is happy, she must not want to let this fish die just to get this fish, so after thinking about it, Didn't say this.
"Madam is absolutely right, it turns out I was wrong."
As he spoke, the fish swung its tail, dived into the water, and soon disappeared.
Su Wan watched the fish disappear and smiled: "Look, it ran away."
"Yeah, ran away."
She felt a little regretful just now, and then she saw another fish bubbling on the water in another place. She pulled his sleeve and pointed it out to him: "Look there, there is one there too."
"There look like a lot of fish in the water."
"There are a lot of fish in Lianhua Lake. Every year, in addition to the fish in the lake that spawn by themselves, a lot of fry are also put in. The fish in this river are raised by the clan, and not everyone can catch them except for money. Yes, and there are limits on how much you can catch at any time, so there are still quite a few.”
"This is indeed good, but if it is like this, ordinary people will not be able to fish. Then how will they live?"
This kind of operation will not cause bad consequences due to overfishing, but instead of benefiting ordinary people, they will lose the Lianhua Lake that they rely on for survival.
Youdao means relying on mountains to eat, mountains to eat, and water to eat. This is based on Lianhua Lake. The aquatic products in this lake cannot be fished, so how can they live a good life?
"I'm afraid no one is willing to do this."
"Of course I don't want to." Li Lin looked at the lake, "In the past, several things happened because of this lake, and many people died. I was in Lizhou back then and came over to see it."
"Ah?" Su Wan was startled, "What happened next? How was the matter resolved?"
Having said this, she poked his arm, and her eyes seemed to light up: "Husband, is your handiwork involved in this? How did you do it?"
"After all, this lake does not belong to anyone. It supports countless people around it. If the government or the clan forcefully wants to occupy this lake and prevent the people from fishing, the people will naturally disagree."
"At that time, I asked someone to come up with an idea. Let the clans that are interested in the annual output of this lake pay a part of the money to the government, and the government will distribute it to each person according to their household registration. In addition, during the fishing season every year, A batch of fish was distributed to the people.”
"The fish in Lianhua Lake are quite good. Now they are supplied to several restaurants in the city and the homes of some powerful clansmen and rich merchants, so the price has always been high. Although the money distributed to the people every year is not much, it is enough for a fish. The year is passable.”
"In the following years, we have followed this rule. When the people got money, they naturally stopped making trouble." After all, they didn't have to worry about it, and they still got a batch of fish every year. Naturally, the people were satisfied.
Su Wan's eyes lit up: "Husband, you can do it."
"However, the price of lotus fish has been driven up very high in recent years, and there are also people who secretly catch and sell fish."
In the past, everyone could catch the fish in this lake, that's how it was. Later, you couldn't catch it casually, because it was only available to a few restaurants, and the restaurant invited chefs to cook the fish. Everyone agreed after eating it, and the reputation became more and more popular. The bigger it gets, the higher the price will be, fearing that people will feel they are losing money.
I'm afraid there will be trouble again by then.
Su Wan looked at the lake, and then said: "Actually, it's quite good like this. It's like the lake belongs to everyone. The clan paid the rent and distributed it to everyone. The other places can be occupied as long as they say they can." , If you can’t catch it, you can’t catch it.”
“It would be better if it could be like this elsewhere.”
"It is often only a few people who make a lot of money. Ordinary people can protect them some benefits and have enough food and clothing. As for wanting more, you need to work hard on your own, and others can't give it to you. "
"yes."
When the painting boat sailed into the lotus bush, the sky was already dark. The two of them spread a bamboo mat and sat on the deck, watching the sun set from the top of the mountain. The wind blew and the waves on the water reflected the sky. In the rays of the sun, the lotus bushes are swaying slightly, and the lotus leaves and flowers are swaying in one direction.
The fragrance of lotus carried in the wind is refreshing.
"It's too late today. If it were daytime, I could pick two lotus flowers. The lotus flowers here are blooming well and are very fragrant. It would be even better if they could be made into lotus tea."
"You can just ask someone to pick it up another day."
Su Wan's lips moved and then pursed slightly. She thought to herself that after he left, she probably wouldn't have any intention of making lotus tea.
The sun set from the top of the mountain, and after a while, the sky became dark. Someone lit the lamp under the eaves, and the entire painting boat lit up. The water surface swayed slightly from time to time and made a sound. It turned out that there were fish swimming in the water. It moves and makes a sound when it flicks its tail.
"It's getting dark and there are few people here. Let's go back. The lake near the Lotus Tower is lively right now. Let's go there and have a look."
"good."
It rained today, and it became cool after nightfall, especially on the lake. It was even colder. The two returned to the small building. Xiao Sang got a cloak and asked Su Wan to put it on to keep out the wind.
Someone went to tell the boatman to go back. As soon as she tied on her cloak, she noticed that the hull was turning around and shaking a little. She was a little unsteady, so she simply sat down and gathered her cloak to block the wind.
It did feel a bit cold outside just now, but wearing this cloak was just right.
"Have you worn it, Master?"
Xiao Sang shook his head: "No, I only brought one thing with me when I came here. The master asked his slave to bring it. He said it was cold on the lake at night and I was afraid that my wife would catch a cold."
Su Wan frowned slightly, thought for a moment, then turned around to find him.
