Chapter 90 Releasing Fish Seedlings

  This figure was Xiao Ping. He usually wouldn't get up so early, but today was the day to release the knife fish fry, and Xiao Ping was a bit nervous too. Moving the knife fish fry from the alchemy pot to the outside for feeding, their living environment had undoubtedly undergone tremendous changes, making Xiao Ping worry whether these fish could adapt to such changes.

  To ensure the survival rate of the fish seedlings, Xiao Ping took advantage of the opportunity when no one else was around to add several drops of spiritual liquid to one of the fish ponds. Then he went to turn on the oxygen generator, so that the spiritual liquid could spread faster throughout the entire pond.

  These spiritual liquids were all saved after selling the carp, and now they are all used up. Although the number of spiritual liquids produced by the Alchemy Cauldron has increased a lot after absorbing a large amount of jade, the supply of spiritual liquids is still tight with the development of the farm and Xiao Ping's increasing consumption of spiritual liquids each time. This has almost become a vicious circle, making the Alchemy Cauldron look like a money black hole - no matter how much money there is, it's not enough for it to spend, forcing Xiao Ping to work harder to make more money.

  Xiao Ping was very clear in his heart that the big change in his life was all thanks to the Alchemy Cauldron, so he didn't mind spending a large sum of money on it. On the contrary, as long as he had the opportunity, he would upgrade the Alchemy Cauldron, just to see how far this treasure could evolve.

  After turning on the oxygen machine, Xiao Ping waited for over ten minutes before starting to put the knife fish fry into the fish pond. These fish fry had been taken out of the alchemy pot beforehand and were temporarily raised in two large plastic water tanks. Xiao Ping found a large ladle for scooping water and carefully scooped up the fish fry with some water, gently putting them into the fish pond. This method of transferring the fish fry can minimize the injury to the fish fry as much as possible, and is usually used when transferring precious fish fry.

  After the knife fish seedlings were put into the fish pond, they quickly dispersed and swam away. Compared to the small water pool where they used to live, the fish pond is absolutely a vast expanse of water. As long as the knife fish seedlings can adapt to the outside environment, their growth should also be satisfactory, just like the previous perch raised here.

  Xiao Ping counted the approximate number of fish fry while scooping them out. The pair of knife fish were very productive, hatching over 400 fish fry at a time. Except for the dozen or so fish fry that Xiao Ping promised to leave for Song Tianming, he planned to put the rest of the fish fry into the fish pond with added spiritual liquid.

  More than a mu of water surface only raises more than 400 fish fry, and the stocking density is already very loose. Even if all the knife fish can grow to about three or two liang, it's not necessary to worry about overcrowding in this pond. However, since the price of knife fish is so expensive, it's normal for Xiao Ping to let them enjoy special treatment.

  Xiao Ping carefully put the knife fish seedlings into the fish pond, just about to finish this task when Wang Dapao rushed over in a hurry. In fact, it's not yet time to go to work, but Wang Dapao was also worried about releasing the fish seedlings today, so he came to the farm early, but didn't expect to still be late.

  Watching Xiao Ping alone by the fish pond releasing the fish seedlings, Wang Dapao, who had a strong sense of ownership, felt a bit embarrassed. He hurried over in big strides while greeting: "I didn't expect the fish seedlings to arrive so early, if I'd known earlier I would have come even earlier! Boss, how could you do this job yourself? Let me do it, let me!"

  "It's okay, I can still handle this." Xiao Ping smiled calmly: "Friends come early, I'll put the fish fry into the pond earlier, waiting too long will affect the survival rate."

  Wang Dapao nodded in agreement with Xiao Ping's words and curiously asked: "Boss, how many fish fry did you put into this fish pond?"

  "There are 436 in total." Xiao Ping counted while putting them down, and he was very familiar with the total number of knife fish seedlings.

  "Wow, this mu of water surface can hold 2,000 fish fry without any pressure at all! You're putting in too few, aren't you?"

  King Dahua, who felt strange, said as he walked to the plastic water tank, wanting to see what kind of fish seed Xiao Ping had raised this time, and it was actually accurate to the unit digit. Xiao Ping didn't plan to hide from King Dahua either, so he stopped his hand and let him take a closer look.

  There were still over a dozen fish fry swimming lively in the water tank. Wang Dapao looked carefully for a while, his face full of puzzlement at first, but later his eyes grew wider and wider, and finally he stared blankly at Xiao Ping: "Boss, is...is this knife fish fry?"

  Xiao Ping was surprised and said: "Well done, Old Wang! You can actually recognize what kind of fish this is!"

  "Haha, in the past, knife fish were very common in the Yangtze River, I saw them when I was young. Later on, they gradually became less and less, I heard that now they sell for several thousand yuan per catty!" Wang Dapao first explained to Xiao Ping why he could recognize the species of fish seedlings, but soon reacted with a surprised voice: "This... is it really knife fish?!"

  Xiao Ping smiled and nodded, confirming Wang Dapao's guess. Suddenly, Wang Dapao became tense, rubbing his hands loudly and saying: "It really is a knife fish! Now we can't be careless! Boss, let's set up a net on the fish pond to prevent those water birds from flying away with the fish! No, the net can only prevent birds, not people. I'd better build a hut by the pond to guard against thieves!"

  Seeing Wang Dapao so nervous, Xiao Ping couldn't help but laugh and say: "It's just raising fish, don't be too tense, just follow the same method as before when you raised mandarin fish."

  "Impossible!" Wang Da Pao shook his head and said, "This won't do, Knife Fish!"

  King Cannon suddenly seemed to remember something and hurriedly lowered his voice: "Boss, should we keep this a secret from others?"

  Xiao Ping hesitated for a moment before saying slowly, "No need, I trust everyone! Just tell the others not to spread this outside. However, the knife fish is indeed precious, so please take a look at the fish pond during the day."

  "That's no problem!" Wang Dapao agreed in one breath, but then asked anxiously, "What about at night?"

  Xiao Ping smiled and said, "At night there are black leopards and Yuan Bao, with them around who's afraid of anything? As long as others don't know what kind of fish are being raised in the pond, no one will come to steal fish on purpose, right?"

  Wang Dapao thought for a moment and finally nodded, "You're right too. But I have to remind others that this matter must not be leaked out, not even to family members! You don't know, the news about the farm giving everyone year-end bonuses has already spread throughout the village. Many people are eyeing it covetously, alas... I always feel like something's going to happen."

  Xiao Ping also nodded solemnly after hearing Wang's words: "Let bygones be bygones, but the matter of the knife fish must be kept confidential. Tell everyone that whoever spreads this out will be expelled immediately!"

  The farm's work is very popular, and this rule should have some effect. As for what Wang Dapao said about someone eyeing the farm, Xiao Ping can't do anything about it. However, this farm was built with great effort by Xiao Ping, and if anyone dares to make a move on the farm, he will definitely launch a fierce counterattack and cut off any black hands that dare to reach out to the farm.

  Of course, what Xiao Ping is most worried about at present is not whether the farm is safe or not, but whether the knife fish seedlings can survive.