Chapter 19 There is nothing to be ashamed of when you catch a fish
"Brother, what are you doing?"
Zhang Qing's crisp shout came from a distance. Zhang Ze looked back and found that the three of them were walking towards him.
Judging from the way Zhang Wu is holding the bucket in both hands, maybe the harvest is not bad?
"I'm fishing!" Zhang Ze replied. Seeing that they really wanted to come, he asked again, "Be careful when you come. There are many sharp stones and shells here. You must first step on them.
Look for it."
It's really uncomfortable to walk around the rocks with bare feet. That is to say, the soles of their feet are thick and the nerves in the soles of their feet are not that sensitive because they often work.
"I know!" Zhang Qing and the others quickly came closer, and then carefully climbed through the rocks to reach him.
"Brother, look, I caught a lot of rawu!" Zhang Wu showed off and handed him the bucket.
Zhang Ze stretched out his head and took a look and found that the number of mudskippers inside was quite good, estimated to be a little over two kilograms.
"It's amazing, you caught so many in just a short time!"
Zhang Wu giggled, but Zhang Qing pouted and said, "What? It's not like Ah Wu arrested everyone here, Sister Qian and I also arrested a lot."
Zhang Ze was speechless, and then he quickly praised: "You are all very good. This thing jumps around and likes to hide in the soil. It is really difficult to catch."
Seeing what he said, Zhang Qing became happy, and then looked curiously at the bamboo basket in the shade: "Brother, what did you catch?"
"You can tell by looking at it yourself?" Zhang Ze couldn't move away for the time being with the fishing line in his hand, so he asked them to go over and see by themselves.
"I'll get it!" Zhang Wu was the most enthusiastic and walked over immediately.
The soles of his feet were filled with undulating stones, so he had to look at where to walk, so his posture was a bit strange.
When he came to the bamboo basket and stretched out his head to see what was inside, he immediately showed a surprised expression: "Brother, you only caught a few big crabs? Are these edible? It's better to go to the fields to catch these big crabs."
Look for field crabs here, they are delicious.”
"Who told you that field crabs are delicious? This giant cricket is infinitely more delicious than field crabs. What do you, a kid, know?" Zhang Ze said angrily.
"Really or not?" Not only Zhang Wu, Zhang Qing also doubted the authenticity of his words. Even Zhang Qian, who was quiet at the side, looked at him with some doubts.
Because it is close to the seaside, people from the village occasionally come to the seaside to get some food, but they have never seen anyone eat this big crab.
As for skinned fish, small squid and shrimps, the fishermen catch too much and cannot digest it, so they will be transported to surrounding villages to be used as fertilizer.
There are fertilizers all over the seaside, who would take the fertilizer home to eat!
The more popular ones nowadays are crab sauce, white shrimp roe sauce and other seafood that rural people can pickle themselves.
"This grasshopper is big, has lots of meat and tastes fresh and sweet. I think it tastes better than field crabs. If you don't believe it, let's try it for lunch." Zhang Ze knew that no matter how much he said, it would be better to eat one bite.
Naturally, Zhang Qian and others had no objection to this.
As long as it is food, they are willing to try it.
While talking, Zhang Ze's fishing line finally started to move.
The small fish and shrimps thrown out successfully attracted a group of fish. Just standing on the reef, you can vaguely see the black shadows that occasionally appear on the water.
The water is shallow, so not many fish come, but there is an advantage after catching a fish, that is, Zhang Ze directly lifts the fish that bit the hook, and there is no need for a tug-of-war process in the water.
A completely black fish broke out of the water, about twenty centimeters in length.
It may not seem big, but the fish is actually very generous.
Black snapper?
No, this is Mr. Bao!
Angler Zhang Ze recognized the species of fish immediately.
"Brother, what kind of fish is this?" Zhang Wu asked the two girls next to him out of curiosity.
"This fish is called Baogong fish, and the taste... I recently met a friend from Lumen Island. He is a fisherman. I have seen this kind of fish before, and he said it tastes very good."
Zhang Ze suddenly realized in the middle of speaking that he must have never eaten Baogong fish. He had been with his younger brothers and sisters in the past years, and it was impossible for him to know these fish, so he quickly made an excuse.
My uncle doesn't need it, but fortunately he just met Tong Yuanhang.
Several people nodded in understanding, and Zhang Qian also asked: "Brother, can this fish be sold for money?"
Zhang Ze shook his head sadly: "Other people who specialize in fishing can't sell it, so how can I sell it?"
After saying that, he suddenly lost interest in fishing.
The good things haven’t shown their value yet, and even if they don’t sell for money, there are no conditions to give them away!
After fishing for a while, he didn't catch any valuable grouper. In addition, he was uncomfortable with the sun, and he couldn't keep the fish in the fishing space with his younger brother and sister around, so he simply invited them to go back together.
The shoes had been brought over by Zhang Qian. The group found a puddle to wash their hands and feet, then put on their shoes and walked around the beach from the other side back.
You don’t have to go through the muddy ground and your shoes won’t get dirty.
After returning home, Zhang Wu carried a bucket and asked Zhang's mother to yell at her.
Zhang Huihong praised him a few times and touched his head. As a result, she touched the sweat on her hands and sent him to follow Zhang Ze to take a shower in disgust.
As for the two sisters Zhang Qian and Zhang Qing, they cannot wash directly in the yard like men.
Zhang Ze helped his two sisters fetch water and brought it into the house, and then took Zhang Wu to take a bath in the yard.
The young man was not ashamed, he just took off all his clothes and shook his pussy.
Zhang Ze couldn't hold back and used Huang Laoxie's magic power of snapping his fingers. Zhang Wu burst into tears and went to find his mother.
Then someone was scolded by his old mother and had to apologize and beg his younger brother for forgiveness.
After a lot of fuss in the morning, it was noon.
In the past two years, rural people have been much better off than in the previous years.
At least I can have something to eat at noon during the slack time, unlike before when I only had two meals in the morning and evening, which were very sparse.
Zhang Ze's family was relatively poor, or Zhang Huihong wanted to save more money for her son to get married, so originally they didn't eat at noon during the off-season.
But now that he can make money, Zhang's mother no longer thinks of saving the lunch meal.
She had already prepared the big mudskipper, and there was a lot of lard at home. It was rare for her to fry a plate of mudskipper with some oily pickles.
"What's wrong with catching? It's a waste of firewood to catch crabs that no one wants." As for the five blue crabs that Zhang Ze took out, she was disgusted by them as expected.
"Mom, we rural people don't know how to eat it. I heard about it when I went to the county. In fact, everyone in the city eats it. I also heard that there is a village in the next city that specializes in breeding this kind.
You can still make money by selling it.”
Seeing that the old mother had no intention of cooking blue crabs, Zhang Ze had to give her some knowledge.
"Can this still be sold for money?" Zhang Huihong was suspicious and surprised.
"Really, you'll know after you eat it. I heard it's much more delicious than field crabs, but no one here has noticed this good thing."
"And the crabs just need to be cooked in water. Add less water and wait until the water is almost dry before taking them out of the pot."
"Okay, let's cook it!"
The son said so, so Zhang Huihong gave him face.
Seeing that she agreed, Zhang Ze chuckled, took a few blue crabs outside, froze them to death with cold well water, and then washed them with his own toothbrush.
Chapter completed!