Windy: The leisurely life of the village owner

Chapter 173 Selling fish for lunch
After hearing what Lao Huang said, Xie Linfeng also pondered slightly.

In fact, he didn't know the specific value of such a giant thing.

After all, this was the first time he encountered such a situation, so he was a little confused.

However, a catfish sells for 2 yuan, which is far more than the market price.

The current market price of wild catfish is no more than [-] yuan per catty at most.

Even if this big catfish weighs fifty pounds, it only costs about one thousand yuan.

The price given by Lao Huang was already twenty times higher than the market price.

Even though this fish is huge, it cannot be calculated based on the market price.

2 yuan!This price is no longer low.

Moreover, according to Lao Huang, 2 yuan is still a temporary price.

If the true value of this fish exceeds [-], he will make up for it later.

If it does not exceed [-], there is no need for Xie Linfeng to return the excess money.

So, no matter how you look at it, Xie Linfeng took advantage, so how could Xie Linfeng be dissatisfied?
So, the deal was concluded.

And this big catfish was put directly into his own fish guard by Lao Huang.

After the big catfish came ashore, Xie Linfeng didn't catch any more fish until noon.

Maybe it was because the big catfish blew up the nest. Anyway, Xie Linfeng couldn't catch any fish for a long time.

Lao Huang, on the other hand, caught several big silver carps weighing more than ten kilograms one after another.

Although Lao Lin always catches big fish, he never stops catching silver carp and carp weighing three to four kilograms.

Only Lao Chen had the worst luck, and there was almost no food in the nest.

Right now, it's still the same catches that made Lao Chen so frantic.

No, there were no fish in his nest, so he ended up wandering around.

Later, whenever someone caught a fish, no matter how big or small, Lao Chen would run to watch the excitement.

Seeing Lao Chen like this, Lao Huang couldn't help laughing and said:
"I said, Lao Chen, there are no fish in your nest, why don't you move to another place?"

"You keep running around and you make me dizzy. Are you still fishing?"

When Old Chen heard this, he shook his head gently and said:

"I won't fish in the morning. It's almost noon now. I'll fish again in the afternoon!"

After saying that, Lao Chen looked at Xie Linfeng and asked:

"Thank you, boss, will you go fishing this afternoon?"

Hearing this, Xie Linfeng shook his head and said:

"I won't be coming in the afternoon, there are still some things that need to be dealt with in the villa!"

When Old Chen heard this, he smiled and said, "Is it about the villa surveillance and street lights?"

"Then Lao Lin won't come this afternoon either?"

When Lao Lin heard this, he nodded and said with a smile:

"Yes, I will follow Boss Xie to the villa to inspect the terrain in the afternoon."

"So, it's just you, father and son, and Lao Huang Diao this afternoon!"

During the previous fishing break, Xie Linfeng had already told Lao Lin about the monitoring of the villa.

The two have made an appointment for Xie Linfeng to take Lao Lin for a field trip in the afternoon.

For Lao Lin, he can fish anytime, since he already knows Xie Linfeng.

There will be many opportunities to come here to fish or something in the future.

The most important thing now is the infrastructure of the villa, which is related to the operation of the villa.

Therefore, Lao Lin was happy to set aside time to help Xie Linfeng resolve these matters.

After all, this door-to-door business cannot be pushed out, right?

After hearing Lao Lin's answer, Lao Chen couldn't help but smile:
"That's okay. There are fewer people in the afternoon, so it should be easier to catch a lot of fish."

"Oh, I must regain my strength in the afternoon, and I must catch a big fish weighing dozens of kilograms!"

When Lao Lin heard this, he couldn't help but rolled his eyes and said with a smile:

"Then I wish you good luck!"

When the time came to eleven o'clock at noon, everyone began to finish playing.

A few people were planning to go to the restaurant to have lunch first and process some of the morning's catch.

For example, they have no use keeping those catches that weigh several kilograms.

Therefore, they planned to take it to restaurants to sell and get some fish back.

Of course, they wouldn't touch the big catfish that Lao Huang bought.

After driving the boat from the center of the lake to the shore, everyone carried the fish into the carriage together.

In the carriage, there is a large plastic bucket specially used to place the catch.

The diameter of the plastic bucket is more than one meter, which is just enough to put the big catfish in.

As for the other catches, only two large fish weighing more than ten kilograms were left.

They were all caught by Lao Lin, and he said he wanted to give them away.

The other catches were put into small buckets in the carriage, ready to be taken back to the restaurant later.

After loading all the catch into the car, Xie Linfeng looked at everyone and said with a smile:
"You should leave the boat alone and let it stop at the shore temporarily."

"No one usually comes here, so I'm not afraid that anyone will touch it!"

Hearing this, Old Chen nodded and said with a smile:

"Okay, then please thank the boss for helping to keep an eye on it."

"Let's go to the restaurant to eat now and come back in the afternoon!"

Hearing this, Xie Linfeng nodded and said with a smile:

"Okay, you go ahead, I'll help keep an eye on things here."

"Well, Brother Lin, should you come to me later, or should I go to the restaurant to find you later?"

Hearing this, Lao Lin smiled and said, "I'll come find you later."

"Anyway, they will come back to fish later, so I can come with them."

"Save it from being so troublesome later!"

"Okay!" Xie Linfeng heard this, nodded and smiled: "Then let's meet in the afternoon!"

"Yeah!" Old Lin nodded gently when he heard this.

Afterwards, everyone said goodbye to Xie Linfeng and drove directly towards the restaurant.

After seeing everyone leave, Xie Linfeng also returned to the small courtyard carrying his own fish guard and fishing gear.

In the small courtyard, Xu Hongdou and Chen Nanxing were sitting around under the eaves drinking tea.

Seeing Xie Linfeng walking into the courtyard, Xu Hongdou quickly stood up and greeted him with Chen Nanxing.

"I'm back. How was the harvest? Did you catch a fish weighing tens of kilograms?"

Xu Hongdou walked up to Xie Linfeng with a smile and asked with a chuckle.

When Xie Linfeng heard this, he smiled slightly, raised the fish guard in his hand, and said:

"The harvest is not bad, there is still a silver carp weighing about thirty kilograms in it."

"Originally, there was a large catfish weighing about fifty pounds, but it was bought by Brother Huang."

"Huh? A fifty-pound catfish?"

Hearing this, Xu Hongdou looked at Xie Linfeng in surprise and asked.

"Yes!" Xie Linfeng heard this and said with a smile:
"It was weighed at 49.6 kilograms, just a few taels shy of fifty kilograms."

Hearing this, Xu Hongdou asked doubtfully:

"How come you didn't bring such a big catfish back, but just sold it like that?"

When Xie Linfeng heard this, he smiled and said: "I didn't plan to sell it at first, but who asked Brother Huang to pay a high price?"

"On that one fish, Brother Huang will bid you [-] yuan!"

"And this is not the final price!"

"Because the value of such a giant thing cannot be calculated at market price." "However, we don't know the specific value of that fish."

"So, Brother Huang said that he would ask about it when he goes back."

"If the fish is not worth [-], then it will be calculated as [-], and I don't have to refund his money."

"On the other hand, if the value exceeds [-], he will make up for the difference directly to me."

"So, at this price, I just sold it. On the contrary, there is still a big silver carp here!"

After hearing Xie Linfeng's explanation, Xu Hongdou couldn't help but nodded and said with a smile:
"With such a high price, it's really better to sell it. It would be too wasteful to keep it for eating."

"A fifty-pound fish can't be eaten by just a few of us."

"So, it's better to sell it. It's tens of thousands, which is equivalent to more than a month's salary!"

While Xie Linfeng and Xu Hongdou were talking, Chen Nanxing on the side had already taken the fish guard from Xie Linfeng.

She opened the fish guard and looked inside.

After seeing the big silver carp inside, he couldn't help but exclaimed:
"What a big head, this must be a big-headed fish!"

The fish Xie Linfeng caught was a silver carp, also known as "big head fish" in some places.

Compared with its close relative, the silver carp, the silver carp has a larger head.

The fish head with chopped pepper, one of Bashu's famous dishes, is made from the head of silver carp.

Therefore, the silver carp that Xie Linfeng caught probably weighed more than ten kilograms just from the fish head.

As if thinking of something, Chen Nanxing asked Xie Linfeng directly:
"Are we going to eat this fish for lunch today?"

Hearing this, Xie Linfeng chuckled and said, "Nanxing, do you want to eat it?"

Hearing this, Chen Nanxing nodded and said with a smile: "Of course I have. After seeing it, I really want to eat fish head with chopped pepper!"

"Chopped pepper fish head?"

When Xie Linfeng heard this, he smiled a little and said:

"You can do it, but let's forget about it at noon today."

"It's a bit late at noon today, and making the fish head with chopped pepper will take too much time."

"Okay, let's eat the fish body first for lunch, and I'll make braised fish fillets later."

“Then, we’ll save the fish bones and heads for dinner.”

"I'll stew the fish bones in soup tonight, and the fish heads will be made into minced pepper fish heads for you. How about that?"

Hearing this, Chen Nanxing nodded slightly disappointedly and said:
"That's okay, it just so happens that we can call Ayao and Xiaochun together in the evening."

"By the way, you can also invite Mr. Ma and Teacher Hu together. It will be more lively when there are more people."

Hearing this, Xie Linfeng nodded and said with a smile, "Okay, then I'll call you all tonight!"

With that said, Xie Linfeng took a look at the main house to feel relieved, and asked Xu Hongdou:

"By the way, are Mr. Ma and Teacher Hu at home today?"

Hearing this, Xu Hongdou naturally knew the meaning of Xie Linfeng's inquiry.

Therefore, Xu Hongdou shook his head slightly and said:

"Master Ma and Teacher Hu went to town in the morning. They said they wanted to go shopping together and buy something."

"I don't know the details, but Teacher Hu is not at work today, and they should be back in the afternoon."

Hearing this, Xie Linfeng nodded and said:
"That's it. Then I'll cook less food for lunch, so as not to overcook and finish it."

"Well, you and Nan Xing take the fish to the kitchen first, and I'll put the fishing gear away."

"By the way, you can raise the other catches in the fish guard directly in the pond."

"As for this big silver carp, just let me take care of it later. Remember to cook the rice!"

Xie Linfeng gave the order, and after seeing the two women nodding, he walked towards the utility room with his fishing gear.

After placing the fishing gear, Xie Linfeng slowly walked into the kitchen.

At this time, the two women were putting other catches into the pool under the eaves.

Under the eaves next to the kitchen, there is a large pool, which Xie Linfeng specially hired someone to make.

The pool is made of a large stone with a diameter of more than three meters, which was hollowed out.

The diameter is more than three meters and the height is about 1.5 meters.

I thought it would be used specifically to place some of my usual catches.

Uncle Cang and the workers just moved it here two days ago. I didn't expect it to be used so quickly.

From now on, there will be no need to release some fish that cannot be eaten temporarily.

You can bring it back and keep it in the pool, and catch some when you want to eat.

Fortunately for Xu Hongdou, she is 1.7 meters tall, so it is easy to release fish.

Only Chen Nanxing is only a little over 1.6 meters tall.

Therefore, it is a little difficult to release the fish.

Therefore, Chen Nanxing was responsible for sorting out the fish in the fish guard and giving them to Xu Hongdou for placement.

When he saw Xie Linfeng coming, Chen Nanxing couldn't help but screamed:

"Thank you boss, why is your pool built so high?"

"It doesn't matter how tall I am, it makes it so hard for me to fish."

Hearing this, Xie Linfeng chuckled and said, "It's okay. Isn't Hongdou here?"

"The size of this pool was originally designed according to Hongdou and I."

"So, it's my fault that I didn't consider you a little bit here, and I apologize!"

When Chen Nanxing heard this, he rolled his eyes gently and said:
"Are you apologizing, or are you making fun of me?"

"Forget it, I don't care about you anymore."

"Well, we have divided the fish, and you will be responsible for the rest!"

While they were talking, the other catches in Yu Huzhong had already been distributed by the two of them.

Now, there is only one big silver carp left in the fish protection.

Seeing this, Xie Linfeng nodded gently and said:

"Okay, leave it to me, you just need to help cook the rice!"

With that said, Xie Linfeng loaded the fish guard with the big silver carp from the ground in advance, turned around and walked towards the kitchen.

Soon, Xie Linfeng killed the big silver carp and separated its body directly.

Wrap the fish head in plastic wrap and place it in the freezer.

Then, use a thin kitchen knife to piece together the fish meat and cut it into slices a few millimeters thin.

Xie Linfeng also packed the remaining fish bones in a basin and temporarily put them in the refrigerator.

In the end, there was only a basin of pure fish meat left, which was placed on the chopping board by Xie Linfeng for later use.

I fished out a large bowl of sauerkraut from the kimchi jar in the corner of the kitchen.

After washing, cut it into sauerkraut slices about one centimeter in size and set aside.

First add a little oil and fry the sauerkraut until the water is dry.

Then, put the sauerkraut in the pot first, then add oil and start frying.

Stir-fry various seasonings such as Sichuan peppercorns, minced ginger and garlic, and chili sauce.

Then, pour some water and boil until it boils.

After all the aroma of the seasoning has evaporated, add the fried sauerkraut.

After simmering for a few minutes, finally add the fish fillets.

Gently turn the fish fillets evenly until the fish fillets turn from translucent to snow-white and slightly curled.

You can start the pot directly and pour the prepared braised fish fillets into the prepared empty basin.

Then, sprinkle some dried chilies on the fish fillets and drizzle with a ladle of hot oil.

Finally, sprinkle some chopped green onions for garnish, and a delicious Sichuan-style braised fish fillet is completed.

Braised fish fillets don't take much time, most of the time is spent on the preparation of materials.

(End of this chapter)