The young killer whale was reserved and silent when brushing his teeth, but he couldn't hold back and only let out a short sigh, and the baby killer whale under him actively dived around the boat, mischievously spraying water on the board.

The predatory killer whale returned, it jumped out of the water, and Haizhu saw that the eyes of the fish in its mouth lit up, and it turned out to be a tuna!

"Wait." Haizhu quickly brushed the whale in her hand, and after brushing the last few teeth, she pushed it, and it smashed into the sea on its back, she turned her head to look, it had already turned over, and the baby killer whale came over.

"Han Ji, come and see, the little killer whale has drunk milk." She dragged someone over, "Look at you." ”

Han Ji saw it, he rubbed his eyes, and said in disbelief: "The fish still drink milk!" Is this a fish? It's not a fish, is it? How can they live in water? No, how do fish drink milk? ”

Another killer whale approached slowly, and it delicately spit out the fish in its mouth, and greeted Haizhu with a sigh, and they were going to hunt in the deep sea.

"Are you a fish?" Han Ji asked, "Why do you fish still drink milk?" ”

The killer whale sprayed him with water, let out a long roar, and left with the crisp sound of the killer whale group.

"You still owe me a fish, bring it to me tomorrow." Haizhu shouted, she packed her tools and set sail to go back. Passing by the tuna, which was still springing its tail, she thought that the old turtle had never eaten this kind of fish, so she twisted the sail and went to the island to find the old turtle first.

Han Ji was looking for the tuna inch by inch, except that it was a little bigger, it was no different from the sea fish, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

Haizhu walked over and held his face, and asked with a smile, "Are you crazy?" ”

"Almost crazy." The more Han Ji thought about it, the more ridiculous he felt.

"Look at it more and accept it, think about why pigs lay cubs, chickens lay eggs, fish produce seeds, turtles lay eggs." Haizhu used a kitchen knife to cut off the meat of the fish that the killer whale had bitten, and said, "You just haven't seen it before, and you think the killer whale is a monster." Just like Xingzhu, she has known since she was a child that there is a fish called killer whales that grow up with milk like humans, and she doesn't feel strange when she grows up. ”

"Okay, I see what you mean." Han Ji calmed down.

Haizhu said "um", and when she was close to the island, she shouted loudly: "Old turtle, are you there?" I've got something good for you. ”

The old turtle was basking in the sun on the beach, and when he heard the sound, he craned his neck to look at the sea, and the next moment he climbed into the sea and swam in the direction of the boat.

Haizhu cast a net to catch it onto the boat, twisted the sail and went to the pier, she cut the meat of the tuna and fed it, the old turtle tasted it, and immediately sped up the speed of devouring.

When they arrived at the dock, the old turtle was full, Haizhu let it get off the boat, and she asked Han Ji to carry the tuna home.

Chapter 225: Raw Pickled Tuna

A three-foot-long tuna was brought ashore, and it immediately attracted tourists on the pier who had not yet left, and they asked what kind of fish it was.

"Is this marlin? No, the marlin has a sharp spiny on its head, and it can pierce the board when it hits the boat. The old fisherman beside him spoke.

"The killer whales sent it, and they can eat it anyway." Haizhu smiled and said, "Let's go back first, you are busy." ”

Leaving the dock, Han Ji asked, "What to do with this fish?" Sold? ”

"Carry it back and sell it to your neighbors first, this kind of fish is rare, the meat is delicious, and money can't buy it." Haizhu said.

"How do you know?"

"I believe in the tastes of killer whales and old turtles, and they love to eat absolutely the same."

Han Ji snorted, didn't say believe it or not.

Carrying a big fish is eye-catching wherever you go, passing through the market, the restaurant ran in and shouted to the shopkeeper, the tuna skin cut a few pieces, and the fish exposed to the air only looked at the color to know that the taste was not bad, and the shopkeepers of several restaurants threw away their work and followed Han Ji and Haizhu to Qingshi Lane.

detoured back to Qingshi Lane, and when he entered the alley, Haizhu shouted loudly: "Sister-in-law, aunt, grandma, are you all at home?" Come out and see, I caught the big guy and came back, it's a good thing. ”

"Grandpa, grandma, Sister Haizhu has caught something good and come back." Erwang ran into the door and shouted, and ran out non-stop.

Hong Shanniang extinguished the fire that had just been lit, wiped her hands and carried the basin into the house to take the silver and walked out, and when she went out, she saw that the people in the alley came out, and she hurried to Haizhu's house.

"Third uncle, move a table out." Haizhu shouted, she went into the house to get a kitchen knife, washed and dried it, and when she saw that the tide was flat, she asked him to take a candle and light it for her to take out.

The tuna was left on the wooden table, and the thick fish meat smashed on the table and bounced, Han Ji pulled the clothes stained with fishy water, and said, "I'll go back and change into clean clothes first." ”

"Come back, I don't need you here." When the words fell, Haizhu grabbed the person with his backhand and said, "Wait, you have a lot of strength, help me cut off the head and tail of the fish before leaving." ”

Han Ji glanced at her, took the kitchen knife and raised it, saw that the knife was chopped down, the blade was cut against the lower edge of the fish head, he shook his hand into a fist, and used his skill to press the back of the knife, and the one-inch-long kitchen knife sank into the fish little by little.

"I smell umami." Shopkeeper Li of Jiubei Restaurant sniffled.

"I've seen this kind of fish, and I tasted it with my master when I was an apprentice, and it's been a decade or two, and I still remember that taste." The shopkeeper of another restaurant plucked a lump of fish meat from the belly of the fish with the skin cut off and fed it to his mouth, smacking his lips and saying, "Fresh, tender, that's the taste." ”

Someone reached out to pick it again, but Dongzhu slapped away the hand that came over and said, "Don't worry, my sister will cut a few pieces for you to taste later." ”

The fish head was chopped off, Han Ji handed over the kitchen knife and asked, "Is there still a place where I can be used?" ”

Haizhu hesitated, he immediately understood, and said, "You are busy, I will wait on the side, and I will call when I need to help." ”

The people around him burst out laughing.

Haizhu also smiled, she took a kitchen knife to cut off the fins of the fish, and then chopped off the tail of the fish, and when she heard the cat meow, she cut two pieces of fish along the place where it was cut and handed it to Fengping, so that he could take it and feed the cat.

"This color ......" Erwang milk smacked twice, and the rose-red fish meat was watery, like meat.

Haizhu went to wash the kitchen knife again, dried it and burned it on the flame, and said, "Third uncle, Han Ji, you two help the fish up, and I will cut it from the back." ”

Qi Laosan walked over with Han Ji, one person supported the head and the other supported the tail, Haizhu stood in the middle and cut the fish with a knife, the three-inch-wide fish belly, looking thick and feeling difficult to cut, the knife went down and cut it hard, the fish was divided into two halves along the back and spread on the table, the silver-gray fish skin was wrapped in rose-colored fish meat, like the color of budding petals, bright and dripping.

Haizhu first cut a large piece of fish meat, cut it into finger-wide slices and put it on the porcelain plate that Dongzhu brought, and said, "Take it and let the sisters-in-law and aunts taste it, this dipping sauce will be more delicious, you buy it back and mix it yourself, I won't provide the sauce." ”

"Like that good ham meat, you can tell it tastes good when you look at it." Shopkeeper Li pinched a piece and fed it in his mouth, thick and tender, with less fat, enough juice, and the taste was really good, he had already thought about what to dip it with.

The others also took a piece to taste, Han Ji frowned on the side, he had been in Guangnan for a long time, and it was still difficult to accept that the fishermen on the beach ate seafood, just thinking about it, there was a fishy smell in his mouth.

Haizhu cut a strip and ate it by herself, saying: "Mix some fruit vinegar and soy sauce, pound a few mint leaves, add some shredded green onions, and it is best to squeeze a few drops of citron juice to taste, the taste is not wrong." ”

"Cut me five pounds." Hong Shanniang handed over the basin, "While it's fresh, I'll go back and pound some juice, cook a few bowls of noodles, and start the meal directly." ”

"How much is a pound?" Someone asked.

"One tael of silver and one catty, each person can buy up to ten catties." The words were said to a few shopkeepers, and Haizhu said seriously: "Just this one fish, you can buy it back and eat it yourself, don't think about making money in business, my neighbors are still waiting." ”

"Okay, cut me ten catties, I want the meat in the belly of the fish." Shopkeeper Li stretched out his hand and gestured, and said to Fengping: "Boy, go in and get me a basin, I'll have someone bring it later." ”

Hong Shanniang squeezed away Shopkeeper Li, "I'll speak first, you go to the back." ”

Haizhu first left his family to eat, it was the best tasting meat in the belly of the fish, and the rest was sold after he had enough to eat.

Hong Shanniang bought five catties, Li shopkeeper bought ten catties, and the next three shopkeepers also bought ten catties each, and the neighbors in the alley bought more and bought less, and the least was two catties.

Han Ji saw that Haizhu was working a little hard alone, he went into the house to wash his hands, came out and said, "I'll cut it, you rest for a while." ”

Haizhu didn't hesitate, handed him the knife, and pointed: "Cut horizontally along the vertical lines, don't cut along the lines, the fish meat is loose in taste." ”

"And this is exquisite?" Han Ji tried the feel with a knife and asked, "How many catties do you want?" Which part do you want? ”

Haizhu walked to the side to watch his movements, and when she saw the shopkeeper Li, she reached out to take the basin and said, "Why did you send it?" ”

"Still thinking about the big fish head, do you want it? If you don't want to, sell it to me, and I'll take it back to make soup. ”

"Keep it for yourself, next time if the killer whale sends more tuna, I'll sell you more."

"Tuna?" Shopkeeper Li looked at the fish on the table and said, "What is the origin of this name?" ”

Haizhu realized that he had missed his mouth, and said indifferently: "I started it casually." ”

Shopkeeper Li didn't care, he lowered his voice and said: "If there is tuna sold to me directly, it will be too troublesome to sell it piecemeal, you see the commotion at your doorstep." ”

Haizhu smiled but did not speak.

"Yes, that's it." Shopkeeper Li also smiled, and said: "Give me the next post when you get married, we have been friends for several years, I will do my best to give a gift, you will not come back again when you go to Fucheng." ”

"Okay, I'll give you a wedding card."

Shopkeeper Li glanced at Han Ji, sighed meaninglessly, and left.

Haizhu took the wooden basin into the house, and she didn't have to work outside, so she started to cook, "Fengping, burn the stove." ”

"Okay." Fengping touched the cat's belly, which was bulging, and he muttered, "What do you meow when you're full?" If you eat it again, you will vomit. ”

The two female cats each gave birth to four kittens in April, and they were all sent out in June, and now there are still three cats in the house, all of them are fat and oily, but they are still flexible, and the roof wall goes up with a kick, so that people have no excuse to deduct their rations.

"Where's Dongzhu?" Haizhu cut a piece of fish meat and handed it over, saying, "Send it to the parrot and see if it eats it." ”

"Give the turtle a bite too." Qi Laosan spoke out to beg for food for the honest laborers.

"Go outside and get it, and the minced meat cut off is all from a big turtle." Haizhu turned around and went into the kitchen and said, "Third uncle, you go around the street to see if there is any fresh citron for sale, if there is no sale, go to the Jiubei restaurant and ask, and let Shopkeeper Li divide the citron." ”

"Okay." Qi Laosan picked up Xingzhu and went out, so that she would not make trouble at home.

There was no stumbling, Bei Niang rolled up her sleeves and went into the kitchen to help.

Haizhu was cutting the fish head, she planned to marinate two bowls raw, fry eleven more pieces, and finally stew a can of fish head soup.

One finger thick fresh and tender fish cut equal size, cut two bowls, sea beads began to spice the sauce, fruit vinegar and soy sauce stirred well and then sprinkled a few grains of salt on the fish, then pound a handful of mint leaves, lightly pounded a few times to pound out the indentation, and green onion shreds together on the fish meat, Haizhu mixed with chopsticks, wrapped in oil paper and put it out under the eaves.

"Chaoping, look at the cats, watch out for them to steal food." Haizhu confessed.

"Eldest sister, the charcoal fire is ready." Fengping said.

"Clean the pan and put it on the rack, I'll be right there." Haizhu walked quickly into the kitchen, the fried fish was two fingers thick, pepper and sea salt were mixed well, and evenly sprinkled on both sides of the fish, and she went out with the basin and the oil can.

"Haven't sold out of fish yet?" She looked out the door.

"It's sold out, and my brother-in-law went back to change his clothes." Dongzhu squatted over and asked, "What else do I do?" ”

"Wash eleven porcelain plates, dry them and bring them to me."

Pour a little oil into the bottom of the pot and shake it, the oil is hot, Haizhu carries the fish and meat pieces larger than the palm and puts them into the bottom of the pot to fry, only four can be put in a pot, the last one is put down, and the first one should be turned over.

The pepper gave up a thick aroma under the oil, and the tender fish changed color, Feng Ping poked his head to look, swallowed his saliva and said, "It's so fragrant." ”

"Sister, the plate is here." Dongzhu handed over four porcelain plates, smelled the fragrance, and ran to continue washing and wiping the dishes.

"The citron was bought, and it was said that it was shipped the day before yesterday, and it was very fresh." Qi Laosan carried a bag of citrons and entered the door with a star bead.

"How do you buy so much?" Haizhu glanced up.

"Maybe tomorrow the killer whales will send fish again." Qi Laosan laughed.

"I smell the scent." Han Ji changed his clothes and came over with a long life, and there was a dumb bird squatting on his shoulder.

"When everyone is ready, let's set the table." Haizhu picked up the fried fish and took a look in the kitchen, and saw that her third aunt was already cooking rice noodles, so she explained: "Remember to use cold water when the noodles are scooped up." ”

The fish was fried and put on a plate, and the sea pearl cut citron pinched the juice on the raw pickled fish, and for the sake of beauty, she took ten porcelain plates to put on the plate, and finally pinched the mint leaves to decorate.

When the dishes were served, Haizhu pointed to a plate of fish and said, "This one is not sprinkled with pepper, it is for Xingzhu to eat." ”

Xingzhu has a strong mouth, what to eat, the plate is moved, she skillfully grabs the fish pieces with her hands and gnaws them, eating them in her mouth, her eyes are still staring at the raw pickled fish in front of her mother.

"It's delicious, tender and chewy." Qi Laosan spoke vaguely.