Years: Salted fish life since going to the countryside.

Chapter 778 Small BBQ by the River

Han Li didn't know that his second sister was going on a blind date today, and he also didn't know that Ma Runping and Liu Liyan were dancing in front of his house.
He is now lying by the river, enjoying being away from people, watching the white clouds, listening to the water flow of the river, the chirping of birds, and the hissing of insects. His mood suddenly becomes much better. The dog is splashing in the river, and occasionally he will bite a fish and put it in the river. Around yourself.

Han Li looked at the two gnats and ox tail bitten by the dog, and the idea of ​​eating fish was suddenly tempted in his heart. Although there were still some fish in the decomposition space that Meng Zaihong had traded for him, but eating them The ready-made ones are not as good as the ones you catch yourself.

Han Li took out his simple fishing rod from the decomposition space and prepared to show off his skills, but this reed bush was not a place for fishing.

With no other choice, Han Li had no choice but to walk out of the comfort zone of the reeds and walk some distance upstream, choosing a fishing spot under a few ash trees where he could enjoy the shade.

Han Li dug out an earthworm and hung it on the fishhook. When the crows saw it, they were smart enough to wrap up Han Li's remaining bait.

But the next harvest made Han Li frown. Just now, the dogs could bite croakers and oxtails down there, but here they were all willow roots and gourd seeds.

These two kinds of fish are too small to cover their mouths. At this time, their status is not as good as a sparrow in the eyes of most people in the village, because the children in the village will roast and eat the sparrows they catch.

However, if you catch small fish such as gourd seeds, boat dices, and willow roots, you usually take them home and chop them into pieces to feed the chickens. Only the larger Northeastern catfish, old man fish, gag, oxtail, or Only large fish are eligible to be stewed in the pot.

Han Li fished for a while and still harvested the same two types of fish. Although he suspected the reason for the fishing position, he was too lazy to change positions.

Of the two crows that came to report the news, one was flying slowly in front to lead the way with He Mi, while the other one had already flown back to Han Li to report the news.

As they talked, the four of them came to the shade of the tree. They put down their backpacks and went to the river to wash their faces. They saw the two fish baskets in the river that were almost full.

"Han Li is fishing by the river. He wants to have a picnic by the river at noon. Why don't we go get ready first? You guys are back just in time, otherwise I will have to come back at noon and call you again."

"Han Li, the place you are looking for is too far away and the road is not easy to walk. It is very hot for us."

Han Li waved his hand and asked Gouzi to pick them up. He sat still and continued fishing while Yang Xiuying shouted from a distance.

Even if these small fish are immediately put into the wicker fish basket in the river after being caught, they still cannot stop their death speed. The weather is so hot now that these dead fish will soon become stale.

Hao Hongmin and the others went home, quickly washed their faces, changed their clothes, took out two bottles of canned food and some sausages, and picked some fresh vegetables, and then they walked towards the river together.

"Sister He, what are you doing? Why is there a pot in the backpack?"

He Mi was very interested in going out for a picnic, so she quickly asked Hou Yuhua to follow Han Li's instructions, take the smallest iron pot at home, chili peppers, condiments, steamed buns, a bottle of oil, and a small jar of sauce, and start from the vegetable garden. After picking some cucumbers and tomatoes, I took out some beef and sausages from Han Li's ice cellar and put them into two backpacks respectively, and then went to the river to find Han Li.

He Mi and Hou Yuhua didn't know much about fishing and catching fish. Hao Hongmin didn't have to worry about these things when she was a child because of her family reasons. Later, she had to be mentally prepared every day when she went to school, and she rarely went out. So I don’t know much about things like fishing.

When Han Li heard that Hao Hongmin and the others were coming, he felt that the small fish in his fish basket were not enough to eat, and there were only small fish such as willow roots and gourd seeds, which showed that his fishing skills were not good, so he immediately took them from the decomposition space. Some fish came out and were put in. But the fish basket was not big enough and he took out another one.

After Han Li finished doing this, he simply cleared away the surrounding weeds and gravel, and piled up two simple stoves with a few stones in the shade of the tree. One was used to place the iron pot He Mi brought over, and the other was placed on top of it. A broken down stone slab was placed for frying fish,

Finally, Han Li took out some firewood from the decomposition space and placed it next to the stove, so that they could light the fire and cook directly after they arrived.

"No matter what, you are right."

He Mi was catching flying dragons with Hou Yuhua at this time. This was one of their jobs. Because the height of the courtyard wall could not block the wings of flying dragons, they would cut off the wings of all flying dragons from the tail every once in a while. , so that they can only move within the prescribed range, and have no ability to fly out from the courtyard wall, or fly to the territory of other flying dragons to fight.

After a while, the dog barked softly in the distance, indicating that He Mi and the others were approaching.

He Mi was stunned for a moment when she received the note from the crow. She knew that Han Li had been feeding the crows. She originally thought they were raising them for fun like Dad Han, but she didn't expect that these little guys were so smart and could have such a useful effect.

"If you are too close to the village, there will be too much trouble. There may be people bathing in the river. If it is a child, it will be okay, but if it is an adult, it will be so embarrassing. I am thinking about you. As for the heat, it is hard to say. Go to the river and wash your face, sit under the shade of a tree and you'll feel cool."

"It would be great to have a picnic by the river. Sister He, wait a moment. We'll go home, wash our faces, change our work clothes, and leave."

He Mi and the others met Hao Hongmin and Yang Xiuying as soon as they went out. They came back early because Han Li was at home and planned to have lunch together. They asked He Mi and Hou Yuhua in confusion when they saw them.

Han Li immediately decided to fish and eat here, but he didn't want to do it himself, so he took out a pen and paper and wrote a line of words and gave it to the two crows, asking them to give the note to He Mi.

But Yang Xiuying is different. She is from Xishi, and her family does not have the same situation as Hao Hongmin. She has been running back and forth since she was a child. After entering junior high school, she has to go to farmland, mulberry fields, and paddy fields every week to take labor classes.

(There are projects such as farming, sericulture, and fishing. How to participate depends on the school's arrangements.)
The suburbs of Xishi are home to the Taihu Lake and the Grand Canal with white sails on the water, red water chestnuts under the water, green reeds on the waterside, and plenty of fish and shrimps under the water.

There are also many small rivers and lakes in Xishi, which is enough for her to have a certain understanding of the harvest of fishing. So when Yang Xiuying saw Han Li's harvest, calculated the time it took him to get here, and checked that there were no fishing nets around, she shouted in surprise.

"Han Li, did you catch the fish in these two baskets?"

"Yeah? What's wrong?"

"You are so awesome. I have never seen anyone catch so many fish with a fishing rod in more than two hours."

At this time, Han Li felt that he had taken out too many fish, which surprised Yang Xiuying, a girl who had lived by the Taihu Lake since she was a child. However, at this time, he could only laugh twice and said.

"Haha. I never had such a harvest when I was fishing before. Maybe the fish in the river today know that they want to treat you to dinner, so they are rushing to bite the hook."

"It would be weird to believe you."

"I believe that Brother Han's luck has always been very good."

While a few people were chatting and laughing, He Mi and the others had almost dissipated from the heat caused by the rush, and the group started fishing by the river.

After Han Li saw that they had cleaned up some of the fish, he put the fishing rod aside, tied a handful of weeds from the side and used it as a brush, lit a fire and brushed oil on the stone slab before frying the fish.

After a while, the fragrance spread, which made Yang Xiuying and others who were cleaning fish by the river started to yell.

"Ah Han Li, you actually ate it while we were working."

"How can this be called stealing? I am eating openly."

After talking and laughing, Han Li fried a few fish and gave them a taste first. The crispy, brown and salty taste made them clean the fish much faster.

However, Han Li stopped frying the fish after he tasted it. He counted the fish in the two fish baskets, checked what He Mi and the others had brought, visually checked the size of the piece of beef, and cut it into small pieces with a knife. Pickle chunks or small pieces with seasonings.

Han Li then picked up some suitable small stones from the river and built something similar to a ditch under the shade of a tree. Then he went to the tamarisk tree not far in front of him and cut down some branches of suitable size and length, and took back the small After pruning off the obstructing branches by the river and washing them in the river water, Yang Xiuying looked at his actions and asked in confusion.

"Han Li, what are you doing? You don't need such a long and thick branch to make chopsticks for us, right?"

"I read in a book that there is a special delicacy in southern Xinjiang called red willow barbecue. The local people use red willow branches to skewer beef and mutton and grill them over charcoal fire before eating them. It is said that fresh red willow branches are used to grill beef and mutton. It can effectively remove the fishy smell of the meat itself.

Although I don’t know the difference between the tamarisk here and the tamarisk in southern Xinjiang, the varieties are similar, and the effects should be similar. We have so much fish and vegetables today, so I want to use beef and tamarisk to grill everyone. eat. "

When Han Li said this, he immediately activated the genes that had been hidden in their bones for countless generations, and each one of them was gearing up and said that they would grill some meat skewers with their own hands later.

[Although the word "barbecue" was born very late, "barbecue" has appeared in daily life since humans learned to use fire millions of years ago. In the "Book of Rites·Liyun" it is recorded: "In the past, The ancestors of the king... ate the fruits of vegetation and trees, and the flesh of birds and beasts... used cannons to burn them, and cooked and roasted them.

Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, "often consumed roasted deer liver to drink". Emperor Zhao of the Western Han Dynasty also held a "roasted meat festival". The dowry given to the princess by Emperor Yizong of the Tang Dynasty included the famous dish "Xiao Lingzhi". I am very hungry because I cannot sleep, and I want to eat roasted sheep."

"Shuowen Jiezi": "Pao" means meat, and "Zhi" is a knowing word. Looking at it from top to bottom, the upper half is meat and the lower half is fire, which means roasting the meat on the fire.

However, at that time, only upper-class rulers, manor owners and wealthy businessmen could enjoy barbecue at will. Ordinary people could only enjoy a barbecue occasionally during sacrifices and festivals. Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that barbecue is imprinted in the genes of the Chinese people. 】

However, due to various historical factors, barbecue has gradually withdrawn from the stage of popular food culture during the former Puppet Dynasty. Of course, some ethnic groups still maintain such food customs due to geography and production materials.

When the market opened up in the 1980s, Xinjiang people went to sell mutton kebabs all over the country. Only then did barbecue, a food that had been forgotten by the Chinese for a long time, be awakened from the genes.

In the Northeast, or across the country, the first people to react were the people of QQHE.

They integrated the barbecue characteristics of many local ethnic groups and the eating habits of barbecue. In a very short period of time, there was no market for Xinjiang mutton skewers here, and they had to evacuate the local area to make money elsewhere.

However, there were many factories and enterprises in QQHE at that time, and the people's lives were relatively affluent. They did not have to go to other places to make a living. In addition, many people had the idea that it was difficult to leave their hometown, so they did not go nationwide at the first time.

After Han Li prepared the red willow skewers, He Mi stopped letting him do it. He just took out the tea leaves from his satchel and let him boil water for tea, fish and wait.

Inspired by the fried fish and barbecue just now, Hao Hongmin and the others quickly cleaned the fish and began to skewer beef and eggplant on the branches according to Han Li's instructions.

While Han Li and the others were busy having lunch by the river, the five new educated youths who had just arrived in Shanghe Village yesterday were using today's holiday to buy daily necessities in the county town.
(End of this chapter)