Chapter 84: Braised Fish
After everything was ready, Gu Rao and Beiye went out wearing hats, carrying fishing baskets, fishing rods and bait, and two small benches.
As soon as they arrived at the door, they saw that the exotic man who had been following them just now had not left.
Gu Rao, "......"
That's too persistent, isn't it?
It's a pity that the language barrier can't communicate at all, otherwise you can tell him that he really recognized the wrong person.
Arrived at the riverside.
Gu Rao and Bie Ye set up the bench, set up the fishing rod, and sat together waiting for the fish to take the bait.
I waited for a while and there was no movement.
Gu Rao said with an experienced look, "The most important thing in fishing is patience, if you can't catch it now, don't worry, the fish will be hooked sooner or later." During the process of fishing, it is best not to make any sound, the fish are very sensitive to hearing, and once they hear the sound, they will not take the bait. ”
Besano was taught, "I see. ”
So next, the couple rarely spoke.
Gu Rao felt the rod move several times, and immediately retracted the rod, but found that the bait was eaten, but the fish didn't catch it at all!
Besano had the same situation as her at first, either closing the rod too early or closing the rod too late, causing the hooked fish to break free from the hook.
After a few times, gradually master the technique.
Finally, he caught a grass carp about three catties or so.
Gu Rao's eyes were full of disbelief.
"Didn't you say you couldn't fish? How did you catch a fish so quickly? ”
I thought she was going to show off her skills today, but I didn't expect that the first fish today was dropped by a person who couldn't fish, isn't this a slap in the face?
I already knew that I wouldn't amplify my words.
"I didn't know how to fish before, I only knew how to spear fish, and today is my first time fishing, so I guess this fish is stupid." ”
Why couldn't Gu Rao hear that he was comforting herself?
"Let's compete to see who catches more fish, and after an hour, whoever catches more fish will cook for the next three days."
She thinks that the one who catches more must be herself, after all, she is a veteran of fishing, and it is the first time she fishes, how can she catch more than herself?
The reason why the rule is set to cook for those who fish more, rather than those who fish less, is because she knows that if the rules are changed, Beiye will definitely admit defeat directly.
He likes to let her do everything, but she doesn't want him to suffer.
Beno replied, "Okay." Then he put the chopped earthworm on the hook and cast the rod again, and after a while, the rod moved again.
Gu Rao couldn't help but turn her head to look to the side.
I saw that Beye quickly retracted the rod, and sure enough, another fish was hooked, and this time it caught a white fish about two taels.
Gu Rao, "......"
If you catch grass carp for the first time, you can say that you are lucky, but this time you catch a white stripe, you can see the skills of Beszel fishing.
The white striped fish is timid by nature and is particularly sensitive to the danger of the outside world, and once it detects danger, it will quickly leave, and rarely return to continue eating.
If the speed of the rod is faster, or slower, the white fish will have run away.
looked at his immovable fishing rod again, and felt a trace of anxiety in his heart, he was a fishing veteran, and he wouldn't really lose to a novice in Beye, right?
She couldn't afford to lose this man.
In the next hour, the couple didn't communicate much and fished quietly.
After about a cup of tea, Gu Rao finally caught the first fish of the day, a crucian carp the size of a palm, about one or two.
An hour later, the couple decided the winner.
Gu Rao looked at the full fish basket, but there was a sadness in her heart, she once thought that every time she caught fewer fish, it was the fish pond owner who put fewer fish in the fish pond.
But this time the experience of fishing with Besano, she had to admit that it was really not about more fish and less fish, but about her fishing skills!
"How many fish did you catch?"
Besino, "I didn't count. ”
Gu Rao glared at him.
"Aren't we competing? If you don't count, how do we decide to win or lose? Didn't you think I could win in the first place? ”
Beno was still happy that he had won the game, but after listening to his wife's words, he realized that he only cared about winning or losing just now, and didn't care about his wife's face.
"I didn't count how many I caught, but I remember you caught eight."
Gu Rao, "......"
"You're taunting me?"
She still knows how many fish she has caught herself, and she knows that the number reported by Beiye is not wrong, and in this hour, she really only caught eight fish.
And four of them are all small crucian carp!
Beno explained, "How could I taunt you? Just wanted to tell you that I didn't care about this contest and didn't think you couldn't win in the first place. ”
Gu Rao said, "I am willing to bet and lose, if I lose to you in this competition, then, in the next three days, the cooking will be left to you alone." ”
originally wanted to make it easier for him, but who made her really inferior to others?
She really tried her best.
Beno smiled and said, "Okay." ”
Gu Rao was a little uneasy.
"Do you know how to make fish?"
Besino's silence was momentary.
"I'll grill fish."
Gu Rao said, "Today is almost over, you can't count one day, let's count the days from tomorrow, I will still cook today's meal." ”
Beno said, "I'll study hard." ”
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On the way back, Gu Rao always felt that something was missing, and after thinking for a while, she remembered that the strange man who had been following behind her left at some point.
It was supposed to leave while they were fishing.
Gu Rao threw this discovery behind her.
It's better to go, I've been following them, I really don't know how to deal with it, if she hadn't noticed that the person had no malicious intent, she would have chased the person away.
When passing by the vegetable market, Gu Rao bought some vegetables, and met the boy who sold river shrimp, about eleven or twelve years old.
The boy recognized Gu Rao at a glance.
"Sister, do you want to buy river shrimp?"
"There is only the last catty of two taels of river shrimp left, I will go back after selling, usually the river shrimp are sold for eight cents a catty, this time I want to go home early, I will sell this catty and two taels as a catty, you take all the eight cents!"
Gu Rao stopped, and her heart was sweet when she was called by her sister.
Who doesn't love to be called sister?
Although she is married to a wife, she still prefers to be called a sister than a lady, an aunt, a little lady and the like.
"Then let's buy them all."
The boy happily accepted the money and wrapped the rest of the river shrimp with a wide lotus leaf and handed it over.
Gu Rao was about to stretch out her hand, but Beiye took it one step ahead of her.
"I'll get it."
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After arriving home, Gu Rao poured the fish in the fish basket into a basin filled with water, and it took two basins to finish loading, and then caught a few white fish, as well as a carp of about a catty.
After letting Beye kill the fish, he began to steam the rice in the side pot, stir-fry the vegetables in the middle pot, and the dishes to be made today are a dish of braised white fish, a dish of boiled fish, and a fried egg with green pepper.
After the white fish is killed, smear a layer of salt inside and out and marinate for half an hour, cut the red pepper into small pieces, crush the garlic head with the back of a knife, and cut the green onion into large sections for later use.
Wrap all the white fish in flour, pour oil into the pot, heat it for 70 percent, put in the white fish, fry until golden brown on both sides, add light soy sauce and red pepper and stir well.
Add a bowl of water, pour in cooking wine, dark soy sauce, green onions, minced garlic, salt, chicken essence, cover the pot and simmer for a while, open the green onions, sprinkle in coriander and a little chopped green onions, and put them on a plate.
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In less than half an hour, the meal was ready, and at this time, there was a knock on the door of the courtyard.
(End of chapter)