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There were several fish of different sizes left in the basin.

Fan Ming asked: "Should these be kept for our family to eat or put back into the fish pond?"

Cai Yazhi said from the side: "Just leave two of them and put the others back."

Zhang Taiping said: "It's not much, so don't put it back. I'll have a whole fish table at night. I don't know if these are enough."

"Eating all fish?" Cai Yazhi asked a little surprised.

Zhang Taiping nodded: "Although they are all fish, the cooking methods are different and the taste is also different."

"Do you need to prepare anything else?" Cai Yazhi asked. "If you need anything special, I can prepare it in advance."

Zhang Taiping thought for a while and said: "The seasonings at home are already complete. I don't need anything else. I just need a little rosin, but you don't have to worry about this. I will go to the mountain to pick some after lunch.

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"Brother, are you going to go up the mountain later? Take me with you," Fan Ming said quickly after hearing Zhang Taiping said he was going to the mountain.

"Okay. Please add some water to the big basin first. Don't let the fish in it die of thirst."

Since there was a big meal in the evening, we didn’t bother much with the meal at noon, just some noodles.

After Zhang Taiping had lunch, he took Fan Ming towards the mountain. Naturally, Wukong and Ghostface followed him, and Xiao Xi also flew out and landed on Zhang Taiping's shoulder.

"Come here, Wukong." Fan Ming waved to Wukong.

Wukong walked up to him without knowing why. The man was now wearing a yellow vest and walked unsteadily. From time to time he scratched his cheek with his hand or put it on his forehead and looked into the distance, looking at the Great Sage's face.

The movements are quite similar after I learned them. The way they are made always has the element of making people laugh. The majestic and upright majesty of the Great Sage Havoc in Heaven cannot be learned at all.

"Hold the basket." Fan Ming put the basket on Wukong's neck and said.

"Squeak!" Wukong immediately protested.

"Aren't you happy anymore?" Fan Ming stretched out his fist, and Wukong stopped. One thing fell after another, and Wukong was beaten to death by Fan Ming.

However, this guy rolled his eyes and thought of some bad idea. He walked two steps behind and walked side by side with Ghost Face, ready to hang the basket on Ghost Face's neck.

It's a pity that Ghost Face is a master who sees all directions and listens in all directions. Although it doesn't seem to pay attention to its movements, none of its movements escape Ghost Face's eyes. Just when it was about to hang the basket on Ghost Face's head

Then Ghostface roared suddenly.

Wukong was so frightened that he jumped up the tree.

"Wukong, you are really experienced. You even dare to make faces." Fan Ming said happily beside him.

Wukong bared his teeth on the tree, but unfortunately he couldn't do anything about the grimace or Fan Ming, so he had to do his job of carrying the basket, jumping a few times and running ahead of everyone.

The most common trees in the mountain are locust trees and pine trees. You don't need to run far to reach a pine forest.

Rosin is a resin secreted by pine trees. When it first flows out of the tree trunk, it is colorless and transparent. After contact with the air, it gradually turns into a honey-like semi-fluid. If it takes a longer time, it will become a transparent crystal.

If you cut rosin manually, you will make a hole in a specific part of the pine tree a few days in advance, so that the rosin will slowly seep out and form a block after a few days. If you do it purposefully, the amount produced will be large.

Now the two of them have indeed collected the naturally occurring rosin. Most of the pine resin was formed due to accidental cracks in the trees, but not a lot.

So this process requires searching.

Wukong, the master of the tree, Zhang Taiping, would naturally not forget it. He found a piece of rosin and showed it how to collect it first, and then asked it to collect it high up in the tree. He and Fan Ming were at the lower part of the tree close to the ground.

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Xiao Xi was able to remember this kind of thing after looking at it once. He quickly shuttled through the forest and soon found a piece. Then he chirped and Wukong immediately went over to pick it. Unexpectedly, the two of them matched well, and they were even better than each other.

Zhang Taiping and Fan Ming are still fast.

Just as Zhang Taiping and Fan Ming were searching, the ghost face next to them suddenly roared, and then they heard a "chirp" chirp, with a childish voice.

Ghost Face rushed over and rushed away from the grass nearby, revealing a small white figure inside. It was the little fox that Fan Ming was raising at the time. It looked at Zhang Taiping and the two of them and wanted to come over, but was afraid of Ghost Face and did not dare to come.

"It's a little fox!" Fan Ming said in surprise, then went over and held the little white fox in her arms.

When they were just born, because the old fox was injured, the three little foxes were treated as pets at home for a while. However, when they were a little older and could hunt on their own, they left the house and lived with the old fox.

It has always been hidden in the mountains and forests, and is rarely seen in the courtyard. Unexpectedly, it appeared here.

Then there was another rustling sound, and two little red foxes came out, followed by a big fiery red fox. Apparently the whole family was here.

Fan Ming played with the little foxes for a while and then helped to collect rosin. The foxes did not leave, but surrounded them, especially the three little foxes. Although they were a little bigger and more mature and stable than before, they were still lively.

He was very active. One moment he was still at the feet of the two of them, and the next moment he ran up the tree, which fully demonstrated the so-called lightness of his body.

Looking at the rosin in the basket, Zhang Taiping said to Fan Ming: "These are almost enough."

Fan Ming stopped and shouted deep into the woods. Soon Wukong and Xiao Xi came back. The basket Wukong was carrying was already full.

The natural rosin collected in this way cannot be eaten directly. Instead, the purest part of each piece needs to be selected. In this way, there will not be much left in the two baskets that look like a lot. Fortunately, it does not cost much to make fish. It is enough to cook several times.

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Four foxes, big and small, followed the two of them home, but when they were about to enter the village, the four foxes left from the side again.

"Brother, why are they gone again?" Fan Ming looked at the foxes disappearing into the grass and did not have time to stop them.

Zhang Taiping said with a smile: "They didn't leave, but returned to the house through another way."

For animals, the smell of people on such roads that are often walked by humans is too strong and will make them feel uncomfortable. Therefore, they rarely appear on the roads that people often walk. Instead, they have their own special roads that they often walk.

Sure enough, when the two returned home, the four foxes were already in the yard.

Several little girls have returned from school, and the whole family has mobilized to make dinner.

Muhongyu helped Fan Ming select the pure, transparent and high-quality rosin; Cai Yazhi and Fan Ming prepared seasonings and various tools needed in the house; while Linger helped Zhang Taiping with a knife

Killing fish.

Yaya, Tiantian and Xiao Yuer were not idle either and were assigned the task of peeling garlic.

There are many kinds of fish in the basin. One black fish, two swordtooth fish, one white fish, two large crucian carp, one small carp, and one eel, and the rest are some half-sized miscellaneous fish.

Zhang Taiping also had a whole fish feast, which he had last time on the edge of Hulun Lake. The carp, crucian carp, white fish, red tail fish, etc. produced in Hulun Lake are plump and nutritious. The food he ate last time was

I was very satisfied, so I have never forgotten this. Moreover, my own fish is not inferior to the fish in Hulun Lake, and the taste is better than the prepared ones.

There are 12, 14, 20, 24 dishes per table for the whole fish banquet, and there are even hundreds of dishes per table. But that also includes other seafood. There are not many kinds of fish in the pond, so there are not many kinds of fish in the pond.

We can only set up a table with the simplest twelve-course fish feast.

The first dish Zhang Taiping cooked was "Carp Leaping over the Dragon Gate".

This dish is based on the allusion of "The Changes of Fish and Dragons". According to the "Records of the Three Qin Dynasties": "Longmen Mountain is located on the east boundary of the Hedong River. Yu carved a mountain with a broken gate for more than a mile, and the Yellow River flows down from it. There are no cars and horses on both sides of the bank. Every spring

There is a yellow carp that comes from the sea and rivers. It is only seventy-two years old. When it first arrives at the Dragon Gate, it is followed by clouds and rain, and the sky fire burns its tail from behind, and it turns into a dragon." Later, "The carp jumped over the Dragon Gate."

"It is a metaphor for success, promotion, and other things that lead to rapid success. Later, it was also used as a metaphor for going against the current; working hard to make progress.

Li Bai, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, wrote in his poem "A Gift to Cui Shiqing": "The three-foot carp in the Yellow River originally lived in Mengjin. It cannot turn into a dragon when it touches its forehead, but it returns to accompany ordinary fish." There are only a few "ordinary fish" who can become dragons, and those who cannot jump through the dragon gate

Then there were the disasters of "counting the amount" and "violating the carp". Later generations said that people who failed in the imperial examination were "counting the amount and returning it".

Since this dish has a positive connotation, people who have a full fish feast will basically order this dish.

The most important thing in the production process is making the faucet.

Carve 4 dragon heads out of white radish, tie the vermicelli into keel bones about 13 to 14 centimeters long, about the thickness of your thumb, fry them in oil until they expand, take them out and wrap them tightly with egg skins to serve as the dragon body, and use coriander leaves to decorate the dragon's scales.

When done, replace the dragon claws with chicken feet, take two white radish sticks, insert bamboo skewers on them and set aside.

Take out the live carp, quickly make a knife on the back, peel it straight along the backbone of the fish, and peel it straight from under the skin with another knife. Take out two pieces of fresh fish meat, cut them into butterfly blades, put them back into the original place of the fish body, and cut the fish head.

Insert the tails into bamboo skewers, place them between the two dragons, pose like a carp leaping over the dragon's gate, pour some fish soup and serve.

Although this dish is highly technical and complex in workmanship, it requires skilled skills and fast speed to keep the fish alive, the soup fresh and the meat tender, and the taste mellow.

This dish is the most complicated, and the next few dishes are relatively simple.

Of the two crucian carps, one was made into braised crucian carp and the other was made into poached crucian carp. The black fish was made into sweet and sour crispy fish, while the white fish was made into grape fish.

This grape also has something to say. After removing the internal organs of the whole fish, use a blade to cut the outside of the fish, and then lightly oil the inside of the pot, so that the part of the fish under the knife shrinks in and becomes a piece, just like

It's a bunch of grapes.

Then pour the deep red grape juice on it, so that the whole fish looks like a bunch of purple grapes. Not only does it look like it, it also tastes like grapes. It is truly worthy of the name.

Two swordtooth fish were boiled into soup. These two fish were a bit small and would not be enough to fill your teeth if you cooked them. Only by boiling them into soup can the delicious flavor be fully brought out.

As for the eel, it was simply braised in braised sauce.

Of course, an all-fish feast is not all fish. If that were the case, the fish would really not be enough for the whole family. Several cold dishes were also added.

By the time everything was ready, it was already dark.

Zhang Taiping took off his apron and said to Cai Yazhi: "Have you called Lu Feng over?"

Everyone who came in the morning was given a fish as a gift, and finally Mr. Li and Mr. Tang were given two fish. The only fish they didn't give to Lu Feng's family was to ask her to come over in the evening.

"Oh, if you didn't tell me, I would have forgotten about it. I'll hurry over and call him over." Cai Yazhi quickly washed her hands and went to Lu Feng's house.

After the two came over, the family sat around a large table and started eating.

Wukong can eat all kinds of food, but he can't eat fish. The monkey is impatient, the monkey is impatient, and it is impossible for the monkey to be patient enough to remove the fish bones bit by bit, and it is guaranteed to be one bite at a time. Morning

He had learned such a lesson before, so now Wukong could only look at others with greed.

Now there is not only a table of people on the table, but also animals all over the floor. I don’t know how these guys came back after smelling the smell. Xiao Zi and the big-tailed squirrel are also nearby.

Only a few parrots and Xiao Zi could eat fish, and they could just remove the fish bones, so Zhang Taiping gave them a few pieces of fish meat.

Seeing that Yaya's chopsticks came a little too fast, Cai Yazhi said worriedly: "Slow down, spit out the thorns inside, and prick your mouth carefully."

Although Yaya nodded in response, the movements in her mouth did not slow down.

At this moment, even Zhang Taiping couldn't stand it. You must know that a fish bone stuck in the mouth is a big deal. If it is just in the mouth, it can be taken out, it will only hurt for a while, but if it gets into the throat, then

But that's troublesome, it's a very dangerous thing.

He said aloud: "Eat slowly, no one will compete with you."

Zhang Taiping's words were a bit harsh. The little girl was really full of speed, but even her emotions dropped.

Zhang Taiping didn't want to see the little girl looking sad, so he pointed at the dish and said, "Do you know the name of this dish?"

The little girl's attention was quickly attracted and she shook her head.

"It's called the carp leaping over the dragon's gate." Zhang Taiping said with a smile, "Do you want to hear the story of the carp leaping over the dragon's gate?"

The little girl nodded. Even Lu Feng, Cai Yazhi and others might have heard about this dish, so they all raised their ears and waited for him to tell him about it.

Zhang Taiping put down his chopsticks and told the story of the carp leaping over the dragon's gate and the ins and outs of this dish.

There is bound to be wine during the meal, and Mu Hongyu is a drunkard. Zhang Taiping took out some of all kinds of wine and chose what he liked according to different people's tastes. Mu Hongyu naturally chose the one

A very strong dark wine.

The meal lasted until the zenith of the moon, and the wooden red fish was inevitably drunk.