hunting in 1986

Chapter 16 16 Songhua River Mandarin Fish

Beside the sparkling creek.

Under the gaze of his cousin Wang Meng, wow~ Wang Yuan quickly caught a big fish.

"Mandarin fish! It's mandarin fish!!"

When Wang Meng saw the black back and the black spots on the fish, he immediately shouted happily.

That big mandarin fish weighed 5 catties, it was indeed extremely rare, Wang Yuan was very happy when he saw it.

Tie the big fish up with the bow fish method, spread some green grass in the bamboo basket, put the big fish in and then cover with a layer of grass, sprinkle some water, and then Wang Yuan and his cousin Wang Meng continued fishing.

Another cousin, Wang Hu, was not at home, otherwise it would have been faster for the three of them to fish.

Some villagers came to the river to wash their clothes, and Wang Yuan and Wang Meng also said hello. They caught more than 30 big fish in one morning, including 5 mandarin fish in Songhua River.

The two left the river with bamboo baskets on their backs, but instead of going home, they walked to the north of the village and soon came to three new houses.

The new houses are also thatched houses, and a yard is surrounded outside. The soil in the yard is relatively new. This is already the edge of the village. If you look north, you can see the continuous mountains.

squeak~
Wang Yuan opened a fence door and walked towards the large water tank in the yard: "Leave all the mandarin fish, and put the other carp, grass carp, etc. into the water tank."

"Good good."

Untie the rope, put the big wild fish into the water tank, and the water splashed all over the place.

"Brother, your small courtyard is really good, when will you marry us a sister-in-law?" Wang Meng said with a smile.

"Hehe~ You still dare to tease me? Hehe, don't dare." Wang Meng is usually a little bored, but occasionally he talks too much, especially when Wang Hu is not around.

Wang Hu is a talker, and when he is around, no one else has a chance to talk much.

"My father can tell. This year, I will ask someone to tell me my daughter-in-law. Brother, don't rush behind me, or your child will be younger than mine in the future."

"go go go~"

This small courtyard belongs to Wang Yuan. There is no one living there now. After getting married, he will live here with his wife. There are 3 thatched houses and a large small courtyard. It is very convenient to grow vegetables and raise chickens and ducks.

The left side of this thatched house is Wang Meng's house, and the right side is Wang Hu's house. The three houses were built last year. Without a house, it is difficult to call a wife.

In Wangjiawa, boys will go out to live alone after they get married. First, the house is too small to accommodate so many people, especially after having children, it will be very crowded. Second, cooking by yourself can also reduce a lot of conflicts—— Living together every day is especially prone to conflicts.

After putting away the other fish, the two left the courtyard with the bamboo baskets on their backs. After clicking the fence door, the two walked back home side by side.

Near noon, the sun warmed up.

Some villagers came back from the fields outside the village with shovels or hoes on their shoulders. They were tired and open-minded. Wang Yuan also greeted them with a smile.

In the countryside, hard-working people really have endless farm work, such as weeding - it takes nearly a month to weed all the farmland once. After the weeding is completed, weeds grow on the land where weeding was started.

Especially after the rain, the seedlings grow slowly, but the weeds grow fast.

"Five Songhua River mandarin fish, one family will share one, and the remaining two I will take to the market to sell for money, and then I will share the money with you."

"Centres? Someone in the city bought this thing." Wang Meng asked curiously.

"Well, I met a wealthy family who wanted to buy mandarin fish."

Although Wang Hu didn't come to fish, Wang Yuan still brought a mandarin fish to his family. The third aunt was very happy, and the little girl Xiaohua called "Brother" sweetly.

Wang Yuan patted the little girl, bid farewell to the third aunt and returned to his home.

At noon, Wang Yuan's family also stewed a big mandarin fish, chug chug chug~ the fish in the pot was stewed, sprinkled with coriander (yansui), green onion, ginger and garlic, etc., the aroma became stronger in an instant.

The little girl stood on tiptoe beside her, drooling greedily.

Mama Wang carefully turned the fish over with a shovel, and shouted: "Xiao Yuan, go and bring in some more firewood."

"Okay, I'll go hug now."

Wang Yuan rolled up his sleeves and walked out. Perhaps because of his rebirth, his strength became stronger and stronger, but he was also more prone to hunger.

Smelling the aroma of fish meat, the secretion of saliva can't help but accelerate.

The little girl stood by the pot and asked curiously, "Ma Ma, is the fish cooked?"

"It's almost there, I'll grab a piece for you to try."

Mama Wang took a piece of fish, dipped it in the soy sauce-colored soup and blew it to cool it down, then put it into the little girl's mouth.

"Is it delicious?" Mother Wang asked expectantly.

"Mmmm, delicious!"

The little girl's eyes were shining brightly, and her fleshy face was full of smiles.

Suddenly, Wang Yuan yelled and cursed outside, and Ms. Wang hurriedly asked what was wrong.

"There's a big scorpion hidden under the firewood, it almost stung me." Wang Yuan said while holding some small firewood in his hands, looking at the big scorpion on the ground.

The large scorpion is probably 7 to 8 cm long, with a taupe back, a curved tail and yellow legs.

Looking at his sharp tail needle, Wang Yuan shuddered. If he was stung all at once, he would be so painful that he would not be able to sleep for several days.

"Go get the bottle and have a drink."

"Okay, I'll get it." The little girl volunteered.

Using two wooden sticks as chopsticks, he grabbed the big scorpion and stuffed it into the wine bottle, watching the latter swim in the liquor.

He went back to the house with the wine bottle and put it in the corner, maybe it will be useful in the future, Wang Yuan didn't quite understand.

After a while, Father Wang and his eldest sister Wang Qing came back. The family washed their hands and had a meal. The eldest sister Wang Qing brought back a lot of wild vegetables to feed the rabbits.

A small nest was built in the northwest corner of the yard, and the rabbit that Wang Yuan caught last time was raised in it. I haven't finished eating the bear meat recently, so I don't worry about eating the rabbit.

The fish meat is very fragrant and tender, one bite of steamed bun, one bite of fish meat, and another bite of bear meat, full of happiness!

There is a big difference between mandarin fish and carp. Carp has many small and thin spines. Eating too fast can easily get your throat stuck. Soaking in vinegar or swallowing with steamed buns may not help.

The mandarin fish has only one main spine and some big spines around it, so it can be eaten with the fish meat, which is very good.

After eating, Wang Yuan burped beautifully. Wang Yuan, his mother, and younger sister Wang Qing cleaned up the table together, and then left the house with a shotgun on their shoulders.

The little girl was squatting in the yard to feed the rabbit, watching the rabbit's three-petal mouth chewing the leaves, she found it very interesting.

Seeing that Wang Yuan seemed to be going up the mountain, the little girl quickly followed with short legs.

"Second brother, are you going hunting? Take me with you."

"What am I taking you for? Go, go, go back and take a nap."

"Oh, good second brother, why don't you take me there, let's pick wild flowers."

……

In the end, Wang Yuan still didn't hold back the little girl, put her on his shoulders, and then walked into the mountains with the shotgun. He wanted to see if the previous trap caught the prey.

(End of this chapter)