Chapter 51: Lian'er, let's eat fish tonight
Huangjia Village was not far from Jinhe River. Huang Tinghui took the little girl to a place where the water flow was slow. It was best to find some sand here.
In autumn, the river dried up, leaving only a trickle flowing on the river bed.
The little girl originally wanted to go into the water with Huang Tinghui, but the woman's body was cold. Huang Tinghui didn't want the little girl to be exposed to the cold again and get cold to himself.
So he just let the little girl sit on the river bank and watched the fine sand he had scooped up in the dustpan.
Fine sand is enough, you just need to dry it in the sun and spread it flatly on the ground.
At that time, you can even hold a branch and practice calligraphy through the fine sand.
It is said that some famous calligraphers used wicker sticks and fine sand to practice writing when they were in financial constraints.
Huang Tinghui doesn't have pen, ink, paper or inkstone at the moment, so he can use fine sand to practice calligraphy.
Putting the dustpan filled with fine sand on the river bank, Huang Tinghui saw shrimps and crabs moving in the trickling water.
Unlike the polluted river water in later generations, the water in these rivers is now so clear that you can see the pebbles in the river at a glance.
Huang Tinghui didn't have much interest. He just wrote some famous poems here like some literati and poets.
What he saw were those crabs and those shrimps!
Speaking of which, after being in this world for so long, Huang Tinghui has never had a good taste of crabs and shrimps!
Autumn is the time when crabs and shrimps are at their most plentiful. If you catch some crabs and some shrimps and take them home for dinner, you will definitely have a good time today.
As soon as he said it, Huang Tinghui rolled up his sleeves and started groping in his hands.
Huang Tinghui has done this kind of thing countless times, so everything is very familiar to Huang Tinghui.
In just a short while, Huang Tinghui found a lot of crabs and prawns.
"Husband, there are so many shrimps and so many crabs!" The little girl stared at the lively prawns and crabs with her big eyes.
I don’t know where the little girl found a piece of cloth, and she quickly packed the prawns and crabs in the piece of cloth.
The little girl is not a delicate young lady, she also has a lot of life experience.
After doing all this, Huang Tinghui was about to walk back when he suddenly saw two fish swimming in the deep water.
At that moment, Huang Tinghui couldn't move his eyes away. It's no wonder that he and the little girl became husband and wife.
Both of them are serious foodies.
Foodies have a lot in common!
"Lian'er, let's go home first!"
"A man needs to be a fishing tool!" One of Huang Tinghui's favorite dishes in his previous life was grilled fish.
He even studied how to grill fish, and now he was watching two plump fish swimming in the deep water.
How could Huang Tinghui not be moved?
And for Huang Tinghui, catching fish is not a particularly difficult task. After all, Huang Tinghui has practiced it.
Otherwise, Huang Tinghui would not have thought about catching a few fish to feed himself not long after he came to this world.
He and the little girl returned to the dilapidated thatched house, and left the prawns and crabs to the little girl to handle.
Huang Tinghui went up the mountain with a machete and quickly cut down a bamboo that was just right.
Use a machete to separate the front end of the wooden stick to form four spikes, and then use even bamboo to fix it. A simple fishing tool is ready.
Huang Tinghui rushed to the river with such a bamboo fork.
Spearfishing involves piercing the body of a fish with a sharp object to capture it.
Huang Tinghui has caught a lot of fish with a harpoon before. It was very unfamiliar at first, but after more practice, he became familiar with it.
I saw Huang Tinghui observing the swimming route of the fish. He was careful not to let his reflection be reflected in the direction the fish was swimming, because if his reflection appeared in the direction the fish was swimming, it would scare the prey away.
Huang Tinghui submerged the harpoon below the water's surface to avoid losing its aim due to refracted light, and also to avoid alerting the enemy.
Then he held the harpoon and quietly waited for the opportunity to come.
I don’t know how long it took, but the time Huang Tinghui was waiting for finally arrived.
The harpoon in Huang Tinghui's hand was as fast as lightning, and he hit the swimming fish with one stroke.
The other swimming fish were frightened by this scene and swam away quickly.
Huang Tinghui placed the caught swimming fish in the fish container, and then returned to the deep water area of the river again.
I don’t know how long it took, but the harpoon fell again as fast as lightning, and the second fish fell under Huang Tinghui’s harpoon.
"Done!" Huang Tinghui said excitedly.
Two fish, a lot of crabs and prawns, should be enough for Huang Tinghui and the little girl to have a full meal.
It would be even better if there was some wine to drink.
In this era, drinking wine is not enough. Huang Tinghui wants to make some by himself, but the time is not right now.
After finding a rice straw, Huang Tinghui strung two fat fish together and walked towards the dilapidated thatched house.
"Hey, Brother Hui, those are two big fishes. Did you hunt them? What a good trick!"
"This fish is so fat, brother Hui, you are greedy for uncle! Let's go catch two fish tomorrow and have a try!"
"Hey, don't tell me, Brother Hui's hunting and fishing skills are really good. Life in Brother Hui's family is beautiful today!"
"Bald man, let's try our luck too. What if we can catch two fish too?"
Seeing the two fat fish skewered together with straw poles in Huang Tinghui's hand, everyone was envious.
For farmers, meat is a fatal temptation.
You can only eat pork once or twice a year to satisfy your cravings. As for mutton, you can't taste it more than a few times a year, and only fish is better.
But for people who don’t know how to catch fish, fish meat is not often available.
Looking at the envious looks of everyone, Huang Tinghui smiled, but his steps did not stop.
The little girl at home might have been impatient. Thinking of this, Huang Tinghui's steps became a little faster.
Not far away, the thatched house was already filled with smoke, and the little girl was already preparing dinner.
Huang Tinghui pushed open the fence door of the thatched house and walked quickly towards the kitchen. As soon as he stepped into the kitchen, Huang Tinghui raised the two fresh fish he just caught in his hand, "Lian'er, look!"
Huang Tinghui said to Wu Feilian who was busy.
"fish!"
"Husband, you really caught it. It's so amazing. Husband, you are so amazing!" the little girl shouted excitedly. She did not directly take the two fresh fish, but took Huang Tinghui's hand and shook it.
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If this were any other woman, she would probably throw the man catching the fish aside as soon as she took the fresh fish.
Seeing the little girl's excitement, Huang Tinghui also smiled knowingly, "Lian'er, how about we eat fish today?"
"Here, take it!" Huang Tinghui said to the little girl.
"Yes!" The little girl nodded and responded in a very clear voice while taking the two fresh fish.
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Chapter completed!