Chapter 9: You put it down for me
"This fish belongs to yours?" Jiang Zhilian raised her eyebrows across half a river and asked.
"It's not." Meng Qing's face was very dark, as if he hadn't slept all night.
Jiang Zhilian: "That...... Are these fish raised? ”
"Nobody raises it." His voice was cold and hard, and his voice was low.
Jiang Zhilian turned around and took a step forward, and a carp just swam in front of her.
She fished it with her bare hands, and she actually caught it.
I don't know if it's because of good technique or luck, so I can catch a slippery fish that doesn't slip away.
Throwing it into the bamboo basket, the big fish shook its head and tail and jumped a few times, fanning out a huge splash of water, splashing on her body and face.
"These fish are wild, aren't they?" Jiang Zhilian wiped the water droplets off her face with the back of her hand and pinned the wet bangs behind her ears.
"Yes." Meng Qingli stared at her from the shore, watching her climb ashore with a bamboo basket on her back, and did not reach out to help.
Jiang Zhilian: "Has anyone contracted it?" ”
Meng Qing: "No. ”
She looked up at him, hooked her lips, and asked with a smile, "Then why can't I catch it?" Is there a rule in the brigade? ”
He was expressionless and hoarse, "There are no rules. ”
Jiang Zhilian spread her hands and shrugged her shoulders.
Isn't this enough, there is no one to contract, and it is not a private fish pond, and there is no clear rule that it is not allowed to be caught, so there is nothing wrong with her catching this fish.
You can't stop me from catching fish just because you're a vegetarian!
It doesn't make sense.
But Meng Qing didn't care whether he was justified or not, he put down the sack on his shoulders and carefully put it in a place where there was no trace of water.
Then, without saying a word, he picked up the bamboo basket full of fish and threw it into the river.
Jiang Zhilian quickly grabbed the edge of the bamboo basket and dragged it back.
"Meng Qing!" She shouted, "You put it down for me!" ”
He didn't care about it, and the strength in his hand did not diminish in the slightest.
Jiang Zhilian was anxious, reached out and twisted Meng Qing's waist hard, and with all her strength, she grabbed a piece of meat and didn't let go, and it was twisted to three hundred and sixty degrees.
She learned this trick from the goose.
When she was a child, she was twisted by the flat beak of a goose, and the pain was so sour that it was sour.
Even after decades, I am still impressed.
Later, when she met someone who robbed money and sex, she would use this trick in a hurry. I have been in actual combat a few times, I am experienced, and the effect is also good.
But Meng Qing didn't seem to feel pain, she didn't shout, she didn't scream, she didn't dodge, she didn't frown, and her hands were still clutching the bamboo basket.
Jiang Zhilian's eyes were red.
"You let go! What right do you have to throw the fish I worked so hard to catch! ”
"I'm going to make money from it!"
"Throw it! You throw it away! I can continue to catch you after you throw it! Ten baskets, twenty baskets, until all the fish in this Liang River are caught! ”
"You have the ability to stay here 24 hours a day!"
Meng Qing suddenly paused and looked at her deeply.
The two looked at each other silently for a few seconds, and finally Meng Qing was defeated.
Jiang Zhilian didn't know which of his words had worked, in short, his gaze suddenly became a little profound, which was incomprehensible.
In this way, Meng Qing left her with a backlit back and left in silence.
"Hey, you're just leaving?"
What a person!
Obviously, he is the one who came to find fault, and he is the one who makes no sense, but in the end, he made it as if he made a mistake and was tolerated.
Cut! Rain on someone's parade!
However, seeing a basket full of live fish, Jiang Zhilian quickly regained her good mood.
She returned to her aunt's house with a bamboo basket on her back and poured all the fish into a large iron basin filled with water.
"What are you doing with all this fish?" Wu Tao, who was feeding the chickens, leaned over and asked.
"Brother-in-law, do you like fish?" Jiang Zhilian caught a crucian carp, neatly cut open its belly, took out its internal organs, and cleaned up a fish in a few clicks.
"It's fishy, it's not delicious. There are still a lot of thorns, and it is difficult to eat. "Wu Tao has a weak body, and his appetite has not been good all these years. Usually, I can only drink some porridge and eat some light dishes.
As soon as he smelled the fishy smell, he was going to sick to his stomach.
Jiang Zhilian: "That's because the way of doing it is wrong, I'll cook a few for you in the morning." ”
"Taste?" Wu Tao didn't want to dampen the enthusiasm of the little girl, so he gave her enough face, "Okay, let's try our lotus baby's craftsmanship today." ”
Jiang Zhilian was full of confidence, "Just look at it." ”
I went to the kitchen and took a closer look.
As expected, there was no tofu, no mushrooms, and there was not a lot of oil and sugar, so we had to save some money.
The seasoning is very simple, except for salty salt and soy sauce.
The vegetables in the field are pure and pollution-free, and the taste itself is very good, and there is no need for too many sauces and seasonings, as long as you master the heat, the dishes will be delicious, but it is far from enough to make fish.
It is no wonder that the fish in the river are only caught and played by children, but few people catch and eat.
It should be not handled well, and the fish bones have not been softened well, and they are easy to get stuck in the throat. It's fishy and unpalatable, so it's snubbed.
But these questions are a piece of cake for the master chef.
Jiang Zhilian saw that there was a white radish, which was still stained with mud, which was very watery.
She immediately thought of crucian carp soup with shredded radish.
This dish is a list of flavors, rich in nutrients, invigorating qi and strengthening the spleen.
It is not only suitable for making up for the little sister-in-law, but also for Youting, who is growing her body.
She and her aunt can also supplement high protein and vitamins after eating.
It can be described as a food suitable for all ages.
After finalizing the menu, Jiang Zhilian first washed the white radish, cut it into thin strips, and soaked it in salted water.
Then stuff a thin slice of ginger into the belly of the fish to remove the smell, put it in front of the stove to dry the moisture on the surface, and then use the flame to bake the crucian carp on both sides until the skin is crispy, so that the nutrients in the fish can be locked, and the fish meat is not easy to break when stewing the soup.
It seems like a simple step, but it is actually a test of skill. When the heat is large, it is easy to burn, and the meat will taste bitter after a long time. But the heat is not enough or the time is too short, and the effect cannot be achieved.
So cooking is also a very esoteric craft, but it is often underestimated.
After the preliminary preparation, Jiang Zhilian smeared a thin layer of oil on the bottom of the pot, fried it quickly, poured hot water, sprinkled with chopped green onions, and then put the soaked shredded white radish into it and simmered.
Because it is an earthen stove, it is not convenient to have an induction cooker and a gas stove, so you have to squat in front of the stove during the cooking process, increase or decrease the firewood at any time, and adjust the heat, which is very troublesome.
But the food made with a wood fire and a large stove is more delicious and more memorable.
After making a large pot of radish shredded crucian carp soup, Jiang Zhilian was already sweating profusely.