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The way of the river basin people makes fun of catching fish and eating wild rice.

Yasothon Lifestyle of people in the river basin during the dry season. Villagers along the Chi River Basin go "joking" in the stream to catch fish to cook. Before sitting in a circle eating wild rice next to the creek. Ban Lao Ma Khiao, Kut Kung Subdistrict, Kham Khuean Kaeo District, Yasothon Province is a village along the Chi River. and there is Kut Kung Creek It is a tributary of the Chi River flowing through it. Every year, villagers gather in groups to make mounds. for fish to live in Making a pile is not difficult. Just help each other cut branches, logs or logs that have holes and pile them together in the creek, then set up bamboo poles in a line to prevent the pile from flowing with the water and leave it there when entering. In the dry season, the water starts to decrease. Various types of fish will find places to live and live in the piles that have been made. Therefore, it is a good opportunity for the villagers to come together and remove the fish pile by using nets or lures to surround the fi sh pile in a circle to prevent the fish living in the fish pile from escaping. Before helping to collect all the branches and logs from the net, then gradually Drag it towards shore until you can catch fish of various types and sizes. easily The fish that can be caught are of various types, both small and large. Each time, fish can be caught not less than 20 kilograms per pile. After catching the fish, the branches and logs are collected and returned to the same place so that they can be returned to the pile several more times. After each time, another week away, the fish will return to live there again. The cycle will be able to go in and take the pile again and so on. Until the rain falls and the water level in the creek increases, it will not be possible to remove the pile again. After collecting the fish, the villagers take the fish they caught and cook it into a variety of dishes that can be eaten. There are menus such as boiled fish, grilled fish and Koi fish with red ants. Along with sitting in a cir cle eating delicious wild rice together under the shade of a tree next to the creek. As for vegetables, you can find them from the banks of the creek, where various trees or vines grow. That grows along the banks of the creek can be eaten almost every type, so it can be eaten as a vegetable. This is the way of life of the people in the river basin during the dry season Source: Thai News Agency