Ethan Yun said: "I have heard that farmers in the mountainous areas of Guangnan use ditches in rice fields to store water and raise carp. Carp grow in rice fields and feed on rice flowers that fall into the water in cold water. Compared with fish from rivers, their meat is more tender and has fewer fish bones. Moreover, because they feed on rice flowers, their meat has the fragrance of rice flowers. Therefore, this fish is also called rice flower fish."
Most farmers in the area around Bianliang were mainly engaged in planting and animal husbandry. The fields of Daxiangguo Temple were mostly used to grow various grains, vegetables and fruits, which were cultivated by the monks themselves.
The fish consumed by the people of Bianliang were mostly imported from other places and were expensive, ranging from dozens of coins per catty to several strings of silver depending on the species. The local fish were not abundant in quantity and of low quality, so the market was not very good.
However, if the problem of meat quality can be solved, and there is ready-made land, there is no need to buy additional land to open ponds for breeding, and local fish do not need to be transported, and have a natural advantage in price, wouldn’t that be wonderful?
The abbot clapped his hands in approval and exclaimed, "If it is really that wonderful, it would be perfect for us!"
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