Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

Chapter 630 Indigestion

After stirring the cornmeal, Wang An kneaded the cornmeal into a dough and then went out with the dough.

When Wang An walked back to the carriage, Liu Guilan had already found the sack containing the fishing net, and Wang Dazhu had tied it to the rear beam of the carriage.

Seeing the big dough in Wang An's hand, Wang Dazhu asked in surprise:

"What are you doing with this? What's wrong? Are you hungry?"

To be honest, what Wang Dazhu said was really infuriating. He knew that Wang An wanted to go fishing, but he still had to ask such a question.

Besides, even if Wang An was really hungry, it was impossible for him to just eat raw dough!
However, the person who said this was his own father, so Wang An chose to endure it. Mainly because he had no choice but to endure it. As a father, he could just say what he wanted to say to his son, but he couldn't beat up his own father.

Although he couldn't do anything to his father, he still had to say something, so Wang An casually put the dough on the dung and said with a smile, following Wang Dazhu's words:
"Well, I thought that we would be too hungry to work soon, so we would bake the dough and eat it."

As soon as Wang An finished speaking, Liu Guilan couldn't help but interrupt him with a smile and curse:
"You bastard, talk to your father properly. How can you put food on the dung?"

It's obvious that the couple did it on purpose.

Wang An was scolded, but Wang Dazhu was actually quite happy, and then he said with a smile:

"There are plenty of fish in that creek. There's no need to do this. You've wasted the cornmeal."

I have to say that what Wang Dazhu said is really correct. After all, if you want to eat fish in the local area and have no requirements on the type of fish, it is actually a very simple thing.

Just find a small ditch and use a scoop net to scoop up the fish. If you want to fish, just cast the net. It’s damn easy.

After all, Heilongjiang Province at that time had abundant water resources, and although the first and second sentences in the sentence "beat roe deer with a stick, scoop fish with a ladle, and pheasants fly into the rice pot" are a bit exaggerated, the sentence "scoop fish with a ladle" is not an exaggeration at all, because it is a fact.

Therefore, for someone like Wang An, who is thinking about making a nest before casting the net, there is really no need for that.

In fact, in addition to these reasons, the most important reason is that food is much more valuable than fish. Exchanging food for fish, what a joke!
However, the reason why Wang An did this was because he wanted to cast a net in the big river to catch big fish. Wang An would not eat the small crucian carp, small carp, grass carp fry, whitebait, nail and other miscellaneous fish in the small river ditches.

The key is that the fishing time is very short and you can only cast three or two nets before going home, so it is very necessary to build a nest to gather fish.

Wang An said with a smile:

"I'm not going to fish in a small creek. I'm going to go to a big river to catch big fish. I tell you, make a nest to gather the fish before casting the net. Hurry up. Otherwise, you have to cast several nets along the river, which is very laborious."

Wang Dazhu smiled when he heard this, and then he said to Liu Guilan in an approving tone:

"Don't tell me, Xiao An's method is the best. We used to fry bran to make bait for fish, but we have never used cornmeal to make bait before."

Wang Dazhu's words were really profound and sounded like a compliment, but in fact he was saying that Wang An was wasting food, he just didn't say it so obviously.

Fortunately, Wang An has never been immune to such words. After all, you are the father and you are right. You can say whatever you want and I just need to do what I should do.

Liu Guilan had no interest in how to fish, she just gave instructions:

"Then you two should be careful, the river is very deep now."

Wang Dazhu and the other man agreed, and then they headed to the fields, one driving the front cart and the other sitting behind. When they passed the river, Wang An split the dough into two, found two slow-flowing areas that were convenient for standing on the shore to cast a net, and threw the two pieces of dough into the river.

The reason why we throw the dough into the bait now instead of before casting the net is because it takes time to make a bait. It does not mean that the fish will come immediately after throwing the dough into the river.

Normally speaking, the fastest spawning time is more than half an hour.

After all, fish rely on their sense of smell to find food, so only when the smell of cornmeal is fully diffused in the water will fish gather around following the smell.

As we all know, small fish are food for big fish, so only when a large number of small fish gather together will they attract big fish, and when the big fish come, it is officially time to cast the net.

It is also very simple to judge whether big fish are gathering. You just need to observe the water surface.

When the bubbles on the water surface are small but dense, don't rush to cast the net, because these are just small fish entering the nest.

When the water surface feels like boiling water and the bubbles are very big and dense, it means that the big fish have entered the nest. Only when you cast the net at this time can you truly catch all the fish in one net!
After throwing the dough, Wang Dazhu asked Wang An:

"I think your dough is not simple. Why does it smell like alcohol?"

Wang An said nonchalantly:
"There must be wine, and half a spoonful of brown sugar. I tell you, Dad, mix cornmeal with wine and brown sugar, and the fish will be happy."

Before Wang An could finish his words, Wang Dazhu turned around and said angrily:

"You spendthrift, I'm heartbroken when you put cornmeal in it, and you even mixed wine and brown sugar in it. How many fish do you need to buy that wine and brown sugar? Are you a tiger?"

As he spoke, Wang Dazhu wanted to swing his rickshaw whip to hit Wang An, but he stopped suddenly. Perhaps he felt that Wang An was too old and it would not be a good idea to whip him.

But it can be seen that Wang Dazhu really feels sorry for the wine and brown sugar used to mix the fish.

Because whether it is wine or brown sugar, they are both very precious things in that era.

Many families may only be able to buy a lot of brown sugar during the Chinese New Year. At other times, they may not even see a trace of it.

This is a fact.

Seeing this, Wang An really didn't expect that his father would be so excited about such a small thing, and he kept telling his father about his family's current financial situation.

It mainly talked about the value of gold, the value of antique calligraphy and paintings, and the value of silver dollars. Wang An even briefly revealed the countless amounts of money.

After Wang An finished speaking, Wang Dazhu calmed down completely, and then he said thoughtfully:

"Well, if you put it that way, we have so much money that you won't be able to spend it all in your next lifetime."

Wang An nodded again and said:
"Of course, not to mention your grandchildren, even your great-grandchildren won't be able to spend it all!"

Wang Dazhu blinked and suddenly fell into deep thought.

It must be said that Wang An's explanation really gave Wang Dazhu a bit of indigestion.

(End of this chapter)