Chapter 220 Fish farming in paddy fields
The rice in the village had been planted at this time. Mu Xiu went to see it once in a while and found that the villagers are now growing rice, but they do not raise fish. This was a waste of space. After thinking about it, she went to find the village party secretary Chen Xiangyang.
"What did you say? Raising fish in the rice fields?" Chen Xiangyang asked in surprise.
"Uncle Chen, you can not only put fish fry in the rice fields, but also crab seedlings. Raising fish in rice fields can also increase the yield of rice fields by a small increase. Think about it, fish cannot do without water, and they eat insects, weeds, etc., and the feces pulled from the fish are equivalent to fertilizing the rice. After the rice is cut, you can catch fish. It is not delayed and it is more affordable." Mu Xiu said.
"In theory, fish fry and crab seedlings can definitely grow when put into rice fields. But what if the water is flooded, or the fish breaks through holes and leaks even when it leaks." Chen Xiangyang asked with a frown.
"Just raise and strengthen the ridges of the field, do not raise eels, raise more grass carp and crucian carp, and then dig fish ditches and give the fish a place to concentrate on activities. It is convenient to catch fish at that time. Put the fish bars on the water inlet and outlet."
Chen Xiangyang's eyes became brighter and brighter as he listened to Mu Xiu's description. This matter was torn and turned in his mind several times, and he felt that there was no big problem.
"Mu Xiu, you are really amazing. You can even come up with this method."
"Uncle Chen, I just went to the provincial capital this time and listened to what others said. In some places, there have been cases of successful breeding, so I became concerned and asked specifically how to implement it. I remembered it." Mu Xiu was embarrassed to be praised.
In fact, ducks can still be raised in rice fields, but this is difficult to implement, so Mu Xiu simply stopped mentioning it.
"After this spring harvest, many fellow villagers in the labor-mining system were jealous when they saw that all the land and households were divided into good harvests. Now they were clamoring to divide the land and households. I only finished this matter a while ago. The next time the land was divided into autumn harvest, I will tell you how to raise fish in the rice fields. This autumn will be a bumper harvest again." Chen Xiangyang said enthusiastically.
"Uncle Chen, I don't think there will be many people responding. After all, everyone is waiting and watching for new things. I wonder if Uncle Chen will make this first attempt." Mu Xiu was not as active as Chen Xiangyang thought.
Recalling the original distribution of land to households, Chen Xiangyang was speechless for a moment.
"I will ask everyone's opinions at a meeting. If there is anyone who is willing to raise it, I will go and pull some fish fry back. Let's go with me." Chen Xiangyang picked up his hat, covered it with his head, and walked towards the radio station.
After a while, the little trumpet at the entrance of the village shouted and informed the villagers to gather at the village's wheat drying farm. The families who could not leave could send a representative.
Soon, many people came one after another in the wheat drying farm. As expected, when Chen Xiangyang expressed his idea of raising fish in the rice fields, many people raised doubts.
"Village Party Secretary, this kind of rice is just about planting rice, and raising fish is about raising fish. It is good to separate, why should it be put together?" An old voice sounded.
"Liu Taigong, our Yingwu Village has no reservoir or lake. If we build one specifically for fish farming, it will consume too much manpower and material resources. Now it is the most affordable to raise fish in rice fields. We can harvest rice and raise fish." Chen Xiangyang explained.
"Village Party Secretary, this rice needs to be sprayed with medicine. Will it poison the fish to death?"
"Will this fish eat rice fields seedlings? Can this rice grow still?"
"Fishes can also get sick. If they die of illness, will they be transmitted to rice?"
"If there is a heavy rain, the fish will not run away, and it will be useless to have a fight."
"Do we need to pay for this fish fry? If it cannot be maintained well, who will bear the losses?"
"Don't let the rice not grow in the end, and become a fish pond. This fish is not as valuable as the rice."
Everyone was talking, thinking that raising fish in the rice fields was whimsical. One question after another made Chen Xiangyang unable to answer, and his eyes looked at Mu Xiu.
Mu Xiu couldn't help but admire these villagers, and the questions raised were all the key points.
Indeed, in order to pursue economic benefits, some people later encountered problems such as the area of comprehensive rice and fish planting and raising ditches, the planting and breeding environment did not meet the standards, and the rice yield was low.
"These problems can be solved, but the explanation is very complicated. I can't guarantee that everyone will succeed in raising fish. If some don't follow my method, they will die or get broken, and I will ask me to take responsibility." Mu Xiu said to Chen Xiangyang. Some villagers are not morally good, and Mu Xiu is unwilling to be responsible for those people.
"Friends, these problems can be solved. Fish fry needs to be purchased individually and they are responsible for their own profits and losses. Now the interested villagers stay. For those who are unwilling to try, you can see the situation this year and make a decision next year." This was originally a try, and the problems of the villagers made Chen Xiangyang excited and began to feel nervous.
After all, it was his first time in contact, and he could afford to lose, but the villagers could not afford to lose. Mu Xiu was right. If he asked him for compensation, it would be better.
After all, people feel rejected by strange things. If it can be proved that raising fish in rice fields can increase income, then he will not need to say much about the coming year, and the villagers will respond very positively.
There was a chaotic discussion sound at the sanitation field, and then the villagers began to leave one after another, and in the end there were less than ten people left.
If you look closely, those who have been agreeing to divide the fields into households at the beginning, these days, they are all brave and starving to death.
So Mu Xiu started training these people on how to use pesticides, how to raise fish, how to dig fish, disinfect and fertilize rice fields, and told everyone that after the fish seeds are bought, Mu Xiu will disinfect them again, and then explain the precautions after the fish fry is put on.
After all this, it was almost noon and everyone was dispersing and going home.
"Mu Xiu, go to my house for lunch. You have been working hard for the whole morning." Chen Xiangyang said enthusiastically.
"Uncle Chen, I won't go after my family cooks my meal. I just counted that the villagers have a total of 30 acres of rice. If you go to buy fish fry tomorrow, you have to calculate it. The carp fry weighing 50 grams per acre is 150, 70 grass carp fry, eight carp fry, and two grass carp fry." Mu Xiu was worried that Chen Xiangyang would not remember it, so he wrote it down with paper and wrote that he needed to buy 500 kilograms of quicklime. Mu Xiu believed that Chen Xiangyang could definitely buy lime.
I originally wanted Chen Xiangyang to buy some crab seedlings, but I'd better forget it. Things are often hastily and are not fulfilled, so take it slowly.
"Okay, after I buy it, I will ask you to give me some guidance." Chen Xiangyang patted Mu Xiu on the shoulder.
Chapter completed!