Chapter 19: This Dish Is Poisonous
Han Xuan was stripped naked by his mother at the door, and he was embarrassed to look at Old Patton while holding Little Dingding.
Or don't dare, the memory of being a child is too deep.
Han's father had already made hot water, picked up his son, carried him on his shoulders and walked to the bathroom, while his mother stood outside and looked at the house worriedly.
Old Barton wrung out the water droplets on his beard and whispered to her, "Madam, I really shouldn't have taken him out, but it didn't expect it to rain halfway." ”
Guo's mother was stunned, but when she reacted, she saw the old man's self-blame expression, and hurriedly replied: "It's okay, it's okay, I can see that he had a lot of fun today, thank you and Anderson so much." ”
"I'm just afraid he's catching a cold, it's cold now. You're still wet, go back and change, Anderson, just let me come, I'll take care of the fish later, and come over for dinner in the evening, by the way, call old John and them along, you've caught too much. ”
In the yard, Anderson was pouring the carp into the basin, and when he heard this, he looked down at them, and replied with a sad face: "Okay, madam, when you get it done, I'll go back and tell them about it, anyway, it's already soaking, so I don't need to bother you anymore, it's almost done now." ”
After saying that, he walked outside, but fortunately there was rain covering, and I couldn't see his expression.
Guo's mother was talking to Old Barton, and suddenly exclaimed, the old man followed her gaze, pointed to the snapping turtle on the small cart and smiled: "Look at this big guy, Han caught it, he is really capable." ”
"Han Xuan caught it himself?!" Guo's mother was even more surprised at this time, looking at the big turtle with teeth and claws for a while, as if comparing its size with that of her son.
"Yes, madam, I only helped him collect the fishing line, Han's strength is still small, this snapping turtle is too big, I really should find a scale to try. Old Barton sighed that this kind of thing is really difficult to encounter. Not to mention catching it, even if you can meet such a big one, it is very rare, although the snapping turtle has a long life, but not many can survive until that time.
Later, in 1998, a snapping turtle weighing 113 kilograms and a back length of 80 centimeters was exhibited at the Tennessee Aquarium.
Han Qianshan helped his son take a bath, heard the sound of talking outside the house, and as soon as he came out, he was surprised to see the snapping turtle, and asked, "This was just caught?"
"Yes, our son fished. Guo's mother replied, with a smile on her face.
Ignoring the light rain in the sky, Han Qianshan ran out and moved it under the eaves with Anderson, squatting next to the snapping turtle, no matter how you look at it, it feels novel.
The snapping turtle has a long and defensive mouth, and its head is the size of a volleyball.
A pair of small feet suddenly appeared in his sight, and when he looked up, his son was holding the camera, and asked with a smile, "How about everyone come together?"
It was getting dark, and the lights were already on in the cabin.
The boy was lying on the sofa, holding the fat man in his left hand and the McDull in his right hand.
It was still raining outside, and the two of them had to stay at home.
And from the window, the snapping turtle in the yard was crawling all over the ground at the moment, and it didn't look like it was hurt at all.
Xiao Han Xuan put his eyes back on the TV, but he sighed helplessly in his heart.
Anderson had just discovered that the wounds on the snapping turtle's feet had been scarred in such a short period of time, but fortunately, old Barton took out his theism and explained it to several people with his "rich life experience", and the boy was relieved.
He felt that he was to animals and plants, like Tang monk meat to monsters, fortunately, it was the kind that didn't need to be swallowed raw. In the past, there were a lot of people running on land alone, but now they don't even let go of water creatures.
On the kitchen table, a few bighead carp were neatly arranged, waiting for Han's father to decapitate them, while the carp lay in the ingredients composed of chili peppers, and never woke up.
Probably because the knife was a little blunt, and when he heard the thudding sound in the kitchen, the boy didn't have the heart to watch TV anymore, so he simply got up and left the fat dick and McDull, and walked to the kitchen alone, even if he couldn't help much, he would always eat.
Red chili pepper with fish head, at a glance, you can know that her mother is making chopped pepper fish head, Han Xuan used to not like spicy food, but now it looks so close, put the fish head in it under the fierce fire, and the fragrance soon filled the cabin.
Americans like to pay attention to the original taste of food, such as steak and salad.
So they're doing the same when they're cooking carp, yes, they're looking for the taste of the food itself in the carp, which has a very fishy smell.
After twenty years of bitter taste, they found that they were not tasty, so they excluded carp from the recipe, and the people on the other side of the ocean laughed when they saw this.
My mother grew up in the United States, but she also learned how to make this dish, and she didn't have a recipe at hand, but she didn't seem to be very proficient.
The boy stretched out his chopsticks, tasted some fish, and said under his mother's gaze: "It's not spicy enough." ”
Guo Mu nodded and continued to add chili peppers to it.
It was completely dark, and several figures were faintly visible on the path. It's all familiar people, Patton Sr., John, Anderson and Martinez.
The other cowboys didn't come, in fact, they didn't want to either, but they were invited and had no face to shirk it, so they went to die generously together.
They wiped their shoes in the mud at the door, walked in with their legs raised, and looked at the table. Guo's mother had already made the fish well, but the body part of the bighead carp was too thick and unpalatable, so she didn't ask for it, and the remaining carp was made into a dry roast, and a few side dishes were fried.
Very pure oriental food, which is rarely tasted in this era.
"No matter how it tastes, at least it looks good, but what's the matter with so many chili peppers," Old Barton sat on his stool and thought as the others slowly searched for a seat.
The fish heads are packed in the dishes, and in order to take care of their habits, public chopsticks are placed next to them, which are to be separated from their own chopsticks, and one pair is specially used for picking vegetables.
Fat Ding was attracted by his innate instinct, Xiao Han Xuan was bad, and sandwiched some fish meat for it to taste, the kitten stretched out his tongue and licked it, his round face suddenly wrinkled, and he ran away without looking back.
When Old John saw this, he forced a smile and smiled at the proprietress .
In the past few days, the transfer procedures have been completed, and the Augsg Ranch has been officially merged into the Snow Mountain Ranch.
Several people poured beer and toasted to celebrate the expansion of the ranch, hoping that it would be better in the future, and Han Xuan also took a coke and toasted with the adults.
After raising his head and drinking a glass of beer, Father Han said, "Let's eat it, this is a famous Chinese dish made of carp, let's try it." ”
"Well, it looks fantastic. ”
Martinez, who was stupid and bold, was the first to raise his chopsticks under the gaze of several people.
The path was a little slippery at night, and old John's shoes had already stepped into puddles, but he didn't care.
Next to him, Anderson rubbed his stomach and turned his head to the side: "This dish is really..."
"Toxic. Martinez's face turned dark and blue, and he said.
"No, it's just too spicy. Old Barton was frightened for a while, and raised his legs and walked towards his house.
……
Albert, a British businessman, feels that this is a lucky year for himself.
A few days ago, he just made a big business and got a lot of commissions, and today the old customer called him again.
The lavender on the roadside is sparse with small purple flowers, and it looks like it will soon be in full bloom.
Vintage BMWs are driving on the road, surrounded by a lot of puddles left by yesterday's rain.
It was nearly two hours to drive from Norton, and the old merchant was very excited, although he was a little tired.
There are no cattle or sheep in this vast grassland today, and as an experienced old rancher, he naturally knows this, and eating pasture grass with water will make them sick.
At last we reached the end of the path, and after turning through the birch forest, a construction site was being built, the house was now on one floor, and the small garden in front was being built.
Albert poked his head out to ask the black man, and when he learned that his old employer was at home, he started the car and drove towards the lake, puzzled by the strange expression of the black man.
At this time, he heard someone calling him, turned his head to look, and a Chinese man was waving at him, Albert suddenly smiled, and hurriedly stopped the car to greet him.