Golden Fishing Village

Big fish are always easy to cook, but this catfish was so fat that there was a big pot of internal organs taken out.

It is said that catfish have dirty bellies. In fact, if the catfish raised in normal rivers are not dirty, the ones on the Internet that are full of garbage should not be called catfish, but should be called Tangji.

There are different disputes in different regions as to whether catfish and catfish are the same species, just like whether kiwi and kiwi are the same species, and whether pineapple and bromeliad are the same species.

Anyway, here in Hongyang, catfish raised in rivers and lakes are called catfish. If they are raised from ponds and sewers full of garbage, they are called pond catfish.

The large catfish's internal organs are stripped off and thrown into the lake. It will become food for shrimps and crabs and participate in the cycle of the biosphere.

The skin of catfish is very thick, and for such a big fish, the skin is even thicker. Ao Mudong carefully peeled it off and gave it to Ao Muyang.

Then Lu Wuyi came back holding his waist. Ao Muyang was startled when he saw it and asked, "What's the matter with you? Can I make you a glass of wolfberry water?"

Lu Wuyi smelled of alcohol and waved his hands and said: "No, give me a cup of strong tea. Last night I drank with the bird watching group until the early morning, and I have to continue drinking tonight. Hey, brother-in-law, what are you cutting?" Rubber?"

"This is fish skin." Ao Muyang rolled his eyes.

Lu Wuyi asked in a daze: "Are you using this to make pickled pepper fish skin? It looks disgusting."

Ao Muyang said: "This is not used for making pickled fish skin, but for shabu-shabu and barbecue. Have you ever eaten grilled fish skin?"

"No."

"Then you can try it tonight."

In the evening, the backyard of Ao Muyang's house was full of people. Several large pots were propped up, and a big fat goose was placed on the chopping board. Heilong took a sip of wine, rolled up his sleeves, picked up an ax, and started chopping. The whole yard was chopped. The chickens, ducks and geese inside were frightened.

Since the New Year, Ao Muyang has not entertained guests at home for dinner. Today, he caught this big catfish and made a catfish pot to gather everyone together.

The fishermen in the village arrived early, and those with skills went to help. Those who couldn't cook got together to eat melon seeds and play cards. Lu Wuji was lazy and played cards, and then he ran to help Ao Muyang in half an hour.

Ao Mudong wanted to chase him back, but shouted from behind: "You can't run away, you must pay back the money you owe!"

Lu Zhizi poked his head out and said, "Who is gambling?"

The people at the table shook their heads, and Ao Mudong smiled and said, "It's just a joke."

Ao Muyang looked up at the sky and said, "Why is it getting cloudy again? I remember the last time I had guests here for dinner, it seemed to have rained halfway through?"

Ao Qianwen wiped his hands with a towel and said, "It's good to rain. It's better to have a heavy rain. It's time for the rice in our village to go to the ground."

The paddy field has been circled, waiting for a spring rain to plant rice seedlings.

Ao Wenchang sniffed and said: "This year we can't just plant rice. We also have to put in electric loach seedlings, eel seedlings, crucian carp seedlings, crayfish seedlings, etc. By then we will not only be able to harvest rice, but also some fish." shrimp."

Ao Qianwen rolled his eyes and said, "Put it down, scholar, because your limbs are not diligent and you cannot distinguish between grains and grains. It's okay to raise some loach and crucian carp in this rice field, but you can't raise crayfish."

Ao Wenchang asked: "Why not? Didn't there used to be crayfish in the rice fields in the village? We used to catch them when we were kids, right, dragon head?"

Ao Muyang said: "Yes."

Ao Qianwen waved his hand and said: "You are here to fish. If there are crayfish in the rice fields, they must be fished out. Otherwise, they will make holes in a mess, and the rice fields cannot store water at all. If they cannot store water, then why not?" How to grow rice?”

Ao Wenchang thought for a while and said: "Then do some research. You can always find a way. You can't make much money by growing rice anyway. It's better to raise some fish and shrimp in it and then use the fish and shrimp to make money."

Ao Qianwen shook his head and said: "You just think too beautifully. This agricultural work cannot just rely on books, it must be practiced. Didn't Taizong say that? Practice is the only criterion for testing truth!"

Ao Wenchang argued: "I didn't read this from a book, it was said by experts."

"Then don't listen to the experts. As the old saying goes, if you want to get rich, you can't listen to the experts."

"Don't talk nonsense, there is no such old saying." Ao Wenchang said unconvinced.

Listening to what the two people said, Yang Shuyong, who was wearing a coat, interrupted: "You can't raise crayfish in rice fields. Our village plans to raise some this year. We also use rice fields to raise them, but we choose a paddy field to build ridges with bricks, and then use When the mud gets thicker, a net needs to be placed on top, otherwise the shrimps may not know where to crawl.”

Ao Qianwen pointed at him and said to Ao Wenchang: "You see, Lao Yang is a sensible person."

Yang Shuyong slapped his palm and said angrily: "Go, you called me Lao Yang? You have to call me Party Secretary Yang."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ao Muyang shouted in front of the stove: "Old Yang, why are you here too? Are you here empty-handed?"

Yang Shuyong laughed and said, "How is that possible? Well, I brought you mushrooms. I knew you were cooking catfish tonight, so I brought you the ingredients specially."

Generally, mushrooms are not needed to make catfish in iron pot or braised catfish in braised sauce. However, there is a local Hongyang dish called Qianhui Bairen Braised Catfish, which must be paired with mushrooms.

Seeing that he had brought mushrooms, Ao Muyang asked: "You want to make a thousand-turn stewed catfish? You need to use fat chicken fat. Did you bring some chicken fat?"

Yang Shuyong pointed to the trembling hens in the yard and said, "Isn't there chicken fat in these?"

The hens and roosters glared at him.

The chickens raised by Ao Muyang's family were all free-range chickens, and there was not much fat. Even if there was, he would not use it to cook today. The iron pot used to cook catfish today was too big, and the demand for any material was large.

The catfish skin was peeled off, and the white catfish meat was cut into large chunks. He fried it with oil first, then put the pork belly on the bottom of the pot, and then put a lot of green onions, ginger and garlic, and finally put the catfish meat in, and served with the previously boiled broth.

There were many people and many dishes. Ao Muyang started preparing in the afternoon and didn't eat until after seven o'clock.

The side dishes came out of the pot one by one, and the whole yard was filled with the smell of oil. Some dogs in the village were attracted and drooled at the vegetables in the yard from outside.

The general wagged his tail and wandered around the kitchen. From time to time, he could get a bone, and for a while he was very happy.

Lu Wuyi looked at Lang Er and wondered, "What happened to Meng Yi today? Is he depressed?"

He reached out to touch Lang Er's head, but Lang Er slapped his hand away with his claws, raised his butt and went to another place to continue lying in a daze.

This catfish is big and has thick bones. The fish bones and fish head were used to make soup before. Now that the soup is ready, the fish bones are useless.

Ao Muyang cut off the side spine of the fish, handed the large bone in the middle to Lang Er and said, "Eat it, this is the bone of the fish that scared you underwater yesterday, eat it to get revenge!"