Chapter 269: Just a Meal
"I'll see, oh...... I really don't have a beard, you got a big-headed fish! I didn't see a big-headed fish this morning!" Qi Jingtao excitedly went up and picked up a big fish, which was heavy in his hand, weighing seven or eight kilograms, and the other one looked similar.
What surprised Qi Jingtao even more was that these two carps did not have beards. In Xingyun Lake, the carp without whiskers is the big-headed carp, referred to as the big-headed fish. They had a lot of luck today, and they really had a good fortune. He took Su Min and Xu Manli to Xingyun Lake so many times but didn't have a chance to taste the taste of big-headed fish, but Zhang Wenhu actually got big-headed fish, and it was still so big.
Finally saw the vivid big-headed fish, Qi Jingtao had already forgotten the words and sense of responsibility for protecting the big-headed fish that he had just discussed with Lao Zhang. His eyes lit up, and he stared at the big-headed fish in his hand in amazement: "I haven't seen such a big big-headed fish for several years, where did you get it?"
Hehe, when you came back, I was idle and had nothing to do, and I hooked a few more times. I really didn't expect that I was so lucky to catch two bighead fish in succession. Zhang Wenhu said in a low voice, for fear of being heard by others and snatching away the big-headed fish he had managed to get.
"The fishing rods have been taken back by your father, can you still take the bait?" Qi Jingtao looked at Zhang Wenhu suspiciously. Even if someone had already put the bighead fish in front of him, he still didn't believe that people could get a rare bighead fish by such a simple means as fishing. If it was so easy, they had all the tools and tossed for hours to catch so many fish, why didn't they catch a single bighead fish?
"Who told you you you have to use a rod to fish? I usually have a line and a hook on me. I play bottom fishing, which can still be fished, and I specialize in dealing with big fish. Your bait is so good, the fish nest we set up today is full of fish. We still have some bait, and we still have such a good bait in our hands, it would be a pity not to continue fishing. Hehe, I actually caught a good product, it's better to hurry up early, and the big-headed fish was also attracted, and I just caught it. Zhang Wenhu said happily, and took out a plate of collected fishing line from his pocket to show him.
Lao Zhang came over and took the big-headed fish, and explained with a smile: "Hehe, rely on the mountains to eat the mountains, rely on the sea to eat the sea." Except for those professional anglers, few people in the fishing village are willing to spend money to apply for fishing certificates at the fishery administration. Spending 1,200 yuan a year is not a small number, but also a special person, can not be lent to others to use, the card is strict, by the fishery administration those people found the fishing license confiscated. The people in the village usually eat lake fish, and they rely on this to catch it. Like Wenhu and others, almost everyone carries a fishing line with them, and there are many people who fish privately when they have the opportunity. ”
"Masters, masters, you are the masters of fishing. I said how often people sit by the lake and watch the scenery, it turns out that they are waiting for the fish to take the bait!" What is the meaning of being invincible, what is the wisdom of the people, and what is the meaning of guerrilla warfare?
"People in fishing villages, after finishing their work, go to the lake to smoke a cigarette, wash their feet, and catch fish by the way. When the fishery administration people came to inspect, they stepped on the fishing line into the mud in the water, and they couldn't find the fishing tools when they tried to collect them, and the fishery administration's people managed other people's net fish, electric fish, and unlicensed fishing, so you can't help but let the people from the fishing village come to the lake to sit and see the scenery, right?" Zhang Wenhu said with a smile the secret of their fishing.
"People are mainly people who inspect net fishing and electric fishing, and if you engage in bottom fishing, everyone is blind and not so serious. Most of the fishery officials are also locals who grew up near the lake, and they don't know that these cats are too lazy to care about you, be careful. Lao Zhang scolded his son and put the big-headed fish in a big pot and raised it. These two big-headed fish are still alive, and they will be delicious enough to eat and kill later.
"What about your fish, haven't you brought it back yet?" As soon as the freshness brought by the big-headed fish passed, Qi Jingtao began to care about the whereabouts of the big fish in the three nets.
"Wen Hai and my second and third uncles are selling them at the village head fish market, so they don't need to be brought home. Zhang Wenhu responded lightly.
"You don't have to go to the city to sell it?"
"No, there's a small fish market at the head of the village. At this time, there are many people from other villages and people from the city who come to buy fish there, and they are all people who come to try their luck and buy wild lake fish. I didn't dare to show my face at the fish market for these two big-headed fish, and I couldn't get them back. Hehe, I'll take a detour to send it home, and we can eat it ourselves if we have good things. Zhang Wenhu said with a smile and went out to help sell fish.
"Uncle Zhang, how much can a big-headed fish like this sell for?" Qi Jingtao inquired about the latest market price of big-headed fish.
"Hehe, seven or eight kilograms of big-headed fish, sold in our village, is worth at least six or seven hundred yuan a kilogram. It will be more expensive in the city, and the most expensive ones are those fish farms. Hehe, this kid is so lucky, he can catch such a big big-headed fish, I haven't seen it in several years. Lao Zhang happily squatted next to the big basin and admired the big-headed fish. Obviously, he hadn't caught such a big fish for many years, and even he thought it was strange. But I didn't think that such an expensive big-headed fish would not be sent to the fish market for money, and there was nothing wrong with taking it home to entertain guests, and there was no reluctance.
Qi Jingtao didn't bother with the question of how much these two big-headed fish were worth and whether it was appropriate for him to enjoy them, but asked with great interest: "How big can the big-headed fish grow?"
"I don't know, the biggest big-headed fish I've ever seen was caught by the production team in 73, which weighed 195 kilograms and was more than two meters long, which can be called the king of fish in Xingyun Lake. Our family used to catch a big-headed fish weighing more than 80 kilograms, and the whole family couldn't eat a single head. In those days, it was all too common for this kind of big-headed fish weighing seven or eight kilograms. Where is it like now, it has become a rarity. Lao Zhang's face was full of nostalgia and told Qi Jingtao about the grand occasion of catching big-headed fish back then.
Aunt Zhang, Su Min, and Xu Manli, who were busy in the kitchen, listened to them talking about big-headed fish in the yard, stewed crucian carp in the pot, and also rushed out to see the excitement.
"This is a big-headed fish! it doesn't look like it's that big!" ran over excitedly and looked around the basin for a while, Xu Manli was slightly disappointed. She had never seen a bighead fish before, but now that she had seen the real thing, she didn't expect that the famous bighead fish did not look much different from the carp commonly found in the market. She felt that the big-headed fish was a little unworthy of its name, and she had the feeling that it was better to meet than to be famous.
"It's already much bigger than the head of a normal carp. You see, it really doesn't have a beard on its mouth. Su Min observed more carefully, and had already found that the big-headed fish had no beard on the lips, the same as what Qi Jingtao had told them.
"I haven't caught such a big head fish for many years! I'll go find out the big copper pot, and make a copper pot for you to cook the big head fish for you today, which tastes the best." Well, leave one for you to take home and give your grandma a taste. Aunt Zhang looked at the bighead fish swimming in the big basin with satisfaction, and immediately decided the fate of the two bighead fish.
"If you want it, you want it, I'll go and bring pine firewood over, and the copper pot boiled fish should be boiled with pine wood to make the fire the most delicious. Su Min and Xu Manli gathered around the big basin to see the freshness, Lao Zhang was embarrassed to join in the fun here, and got up and went to the firewood room to pack pine firewood to cook fish.
"Brother Tao, did you say that the fish head of the big-headed fish is the best?" Xu Manli remembered the fish head.
"Won't you taste it yourself later, what's the use of saying it well?" Su Min couldn't help but lick her lips after speaking. Qi Jingtao took them to eat those ordinary wild carp, the taste is already delicious and unforgettable, what is the taste of the legendary big-headed fish?
"There are so many people, are we embarrassed to eat fish heads?" Xu Manli was already salivating, who let Qi Jingtao boast of the big head fish as a delicacy in the adult world before.
"Rest assured, you are guests today. The people of Jiangchuan use big-headed fish to entertain guests, and they will definitely share the fish heads with the guests to eat. Qi Jingtao swore an oath. Anyway, he will definitely not be able to eat the fish head today, with Su Min and Xu Manli, the two distinguished guests, the fish head must have a belonging.
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At this time, no one thinks that big-headed fish are already a rare species, they should be protected, they should be released, and they should be returned to Nebula Lake, which is suitable for their survival, and people only remember their deliciousness. In front of human beings, fish are just fish after all, no matter how rare and precious they are, they are just a kind of food to eat!