Chapter 81: Identifying the Fish (I)
Liu Jianmin is a standard Nanyan child, and seven of their parents, sisters and brothers (including two brothers-in-law) all work in Nanyan. He is also the only junior college student in the information center, he is born with a clever appearance, and his body is small and capable. This is not only Qi Jingtao's evaluation of him, but also the consensus of colleagues in the information center.
Qi Jingtao and Zhang Hong sat in the back seat, silently listening to the chatter between the two of them, watching the car drive out of the Tashan District area and run in the direction of Jiangchuan in the neighboring county.
"This light meal is far enough to eat, and I won't want to come back for a while. Qi Jingtao smiled slightly in his heart, as if he understood how this inexplicable dinner came about.
The so-called no profit can not be early, this big boss of Niu Niu, a lot of time, mixed in various departments. Qi Jingtao had never seen him face-to-face in the information center before. Today, as soon as Qi Jingtao finished the project review meeting, he appeared unexpectedly. If there is no other purpose, Qi Jingtao himself will not believe it, and the role played by this Liu Gong is very interesting.
Now that he has already gotten into the car, Qi Jingtao doesn't bother to guess what Mr. Niu's purpose is, and what benefits he can bring to this Mr. Niu?
Mr. Niu's Passat came to the Namo Fish Cave on the shore of Jiangchuan Sea, which is more than 70 kilometers away from Yunzhong City, and greeted the three guests to get off the bus and come to a copper pot fish village close to the lake.
It is one of the several famous food and beverage areas by the river and sea, and it is also one of the lakeshore scenic spots. Today's weekend, it is the middle of summer again, and there are many people who come down to Fuxian Lake from the provincial capital of Chuncheng, which is about 80 kilometers away, and most of the parking lots are all kinds of vehicles starting with Yunnan A. Lined up along the lake, dozens of copper-pot fish farms that specialize in boiling lake fish are bustling with diners with classic Spring City accents.
After Qi Jingtao got out of the car, he saw the attractive lake and mountains, and the shore of the lake was full of water vapor and the refreshing wind was blowing, and he couldn't help but relax and sneak to the shore of the lake to watch the scenery.
"What kind of fish does Qi Gong like to eat?" Niu Weiqiang booked a seat, came to the shore and asked Qi Jingtao with a smile.
"Hehe, since you came to the Namo Fish Cave in the Jiangchuan Sea, of course, I want to eat Jiangchuan bighead fish and wave-resistant fish the most. It's a pity, this big-headed fish will not have a chance to eat it until a few days after the sea opens, and the wave-resistant fish has also become a rare species, don't think about it. Hehehe. However, the herring in the rivers and seas is also good, so it's good to eat herring. Qi Jingtao said casually.
"Hehehe, Qi Gong is very familiar with the fish cave! I'm not from central Yunnan, and I can't tell the difference between big-headed fish, carp, grass carp, and herring. Since Qi Gong is familiar with this place, can you have some fish today?" Niu Weiqiang looked at Qi Jingtao with a smile and said.
"Oh, Niu is not from central Yunnan? I see that you are very familiar with central Yunnan! How can you not tell the difference between big-headed fish, carp, grass carp and herring?" Qi Jingtao did not look back, still looking at the sparkling lake.
"I am a native of Wenshan, graduated from West China Normal University and was assigned to teach at Yunnan Central Teachers College. Over the years, I have eaten so many fish on the riverside and seaside, and I really can't distinguish between big-headed fish, carp, grass carp, and herring. Hehe, in my opinion, big-headed fish and carp are the same, and grass carp and herring are the same. Niu Weiqiang seemed to casually avoid Liu Jianmin and Zhang Hong, who were also looking at the lake and mountains, and chatted with Qi Jingtao.
"Mr. Niu has stayed in the teacher's college, is it the computer department?" Qi Jingtao asked casually.
"In the Department of Mathematics, there was no computer science major in the year I resigned, let alone a computer department. Hehehe, Qi Gong still talks about the difference between big-headed fish and carp, herring and grass carp, if you can't tell the difference, you have to suffer a big loss. Niu Weiqiang avoided talking about his affairs at the teacher's college, but asked with great interest about the identification of fish species.
"Hehe, that's true. Since the introduction of the roe-loving species of whitebait into several plateau lakes, bighead fish and wave-resistant fish have become less and less common in recent years. A pound of big-headed fish costs almost more than 200, and the carp is only 30 yuan a kilogram even if it is freshly fished out of the lake and boiled, and the average carp is 20 yuan a kilogram. There is also the herring, the store starts at 60 yuan a kilogram, and the grass carp is only 16 yuan a kilogram, which is too much difference. The boiled lake fish in this place is a must, and many outsiders come to the lake to eat their copper pot boiled lake fish. But. If you are not careful, you will not be able to distinguish between the fish species and be deceived, hehehe, it is common to eat grass carp at the price of herring fish. ”
Qi Jingtao's father has a good friend and a good brother, his hometown is Jiangchuan Haizi Laohezui, and his hometown is fishing for a living, and he knows the fish species in Jiangchuan Haizi well. When the sea opened on December 25 last year, Qi Jingtao also accompanied his father to his house to participate in the Open Fish Festival. At the banquet, I heard those fishermen talk about the methods of distinguishing various lake fish, and also said that those businessmen who opened fish farms used various methods to trap foreign guests who did not understand fish.
"Who's to say no, the fishermen who have been doing business over the years have also been smoked by the economic tide to be cunning and cunning, and they are no longer synonymous with simplicity. Fortunately, they did not dare to take the fish raised in the pond and pass them off as the fish in the lake. Niu Weiqiang said with deep feelings.
"Hehehe, who says you don't dare? I have an uncle who is from the old river mouth here, and he said that the difference between the meat and taste of the fish raised in the pond and the fish raised in the lake is like a stinky man who does not take a bath all year round, and a girl who bathes every day. Those who opened copper pot fish shops by the lake, didn't there come from there to sell so many fresh lake fish to customers during the opening of the sea? In fact, the fish sold in these fish farms by the lake were basically raised in ponds. Most of them get the big fish raised in the pond into the lake, make some cages and sink them into the lake, and use the cages to raise them in the lake for ten days and half a month, and basically they can be sold as lake fish. Qi Jingtao said, and pointed to the barges placed in a remote small harbor on the shore of the lake.
Niu Weiqiang looked at Qi Jingtao's fingers, there was indeed a fish pond composed of large cages, he shook his head with relief and smiled: "Hehehe, the original lake fish is really not easy to eat, but it is not bad to be able to eat pond fish that have been soaked in the lake for a few days, and the taste is much better than the fish just fished out of the pond, at least there is no muddy smell." ”
"The meat quality of the fish raised in the pond is also good, as long as the water in the pond is alive water in and out, not from the dead pond. Qi Jingtao's family breeds crucian carp in the lotus pond, and he knows more about the internal relationship between water quality and fish quality, and will not beat the pond fish to death with a stick.
"Hahaha...... , There are a few people who come here to eat fish who know which doorways, Qi Gong, Mr. Niu, let's go over and order fish, let Qi Gong teach us how to distinguish, as long as the fish species are not mistaken. Liu Jianmin didn't know when he had come to their vicinity, and greeted him with a smile as he went over to the fish pond to select fish and kill them.
The fish farms here are all live fish that customers choose their favorite live fish, and after the store slaughters them on the spot, they are boiled in cold water with a copper pot and a limited number of ingredients such as lake water, onion and ginger. There are not many fish species on offer, but basically carp, herring, and grass carp from the lake. Silver carp, catfish, crucian carp. Occasionally, there will be big-headed fish unique to rivers and seas, and special wave-resistant fish from Fuxian Lake, which is only across a small river.
The current price of those two kinds of fish is terrifying, and five or six hundred and one kilograms may not be worth eating.