When it comes to fishing, Liu Limin is definitely the number one fisherman in Panlongba.
Liu Limin was extremely familiar with this Rongxi River. He knew exactly what fish were in the river at any time.
Although this winter is not a fishing season, because of the cold weather, the fish are hiding under the river water.
But Liu Limin still had a way to summon the fish, and that was special bait.
In fact, the bait is also made from some grains in the countryside. It is not anything special. Of course, two special herbs are added to the bait. This is Liu Limin's unique formula.
The bait was prepared at noon. After lunch, Liu Limin took his three younger brothers and sisters to the Rongxi River and started fishing.
The fishing rods are all made by ourselves, using a local specialty bamboo, which has good elasticity.
When he came to the river, Liu Limin sprinkled a lot of bait into the river. This was called feeding the nest, which actually attracted the fish.
There were four fishing rods, one for each person. Liu Limin smiled and said: "Today we will compete to see who catches the most. Well, if the three of you catch the most, the eldest brother will reward you with five yuan."
Upon hearing this reward, the three children became excited.
There is no need to compare with your elder brother, because there is no comparison.
Five yuan is a lot in this day and age.
So the three children all found a spot that they thought was the best, put the bait on the hook, threw it out quickly, and waited for the fish to take the bait.
Liu Limin also threw the fishhook out.
Soon, the buoy on Liu Lixin's fishing rod moved. This made the little guy very excited. He quickly grabbed the fishing rod and pulled hard.
However, the fish was not so easy to deal with. Liu Lixin was small and lacked strength, so he failed. After a battle of wits and courage, the fish ran away.
This made Liu Lixin feel a little downcast.
Liu Limin smiled and said: "Lixin, you can't rush when fishing. You have to take your time and don't pull hard. When the fish is big, you have to pull it along. When it loses its strength, it will be easy to catch it!"
As he spoke, Liu Limin found that the buoy on his pole moved. He knew at a glance that it was just a small fish, so Liu Limin immediately lifted the pole.
Sure enough, a small pomfret two fingers wide was thrown into the grass by the river.
Liu Lixin ran over excitedly, took out the fish and put it into a bucket.
Although it is just a small fish, everyone is very happy, after all, it is open today.
Soon, there seemed to be more fish, and the three children all caught something. One after another, small pomfret and crucian carp were caught.
After a while, there were a dozen fish in the bucket.
Liu Limin smiled and said: "You should remember how many fish you caught. The five-yuan reward is no joke!"
However, Liu Limin soon discovered that he was about to catch a big one. From the movement of the buoy, he could tell that it looked like a rather large crucian carp.
You should know that none of the wild crucian carp are big.
Liu Limin calmly raised the pole and caught a palm-sized crucian carp. The fish landed in the grass and was still struggling hard.
Liu Limin smiled and went up, took it out, and put it in the bucket.
Liu Lihui smiled and said: "Brother, you are still the best!"
Liu Limin said: "This is nothing, it's just a bigger crucian carp. We have to catch two big fish today. We can eat lump fish on New Year's Eve!"
The so-called tuotuo fish is made from large grass carp cut into pieces, then coated in starch, fried and picked up. It can be stored for several days. When it is time to eat, it is taken out and braised in braise. It is very delicious.
Every year, most Panlongba families eat this dish on New Year's Eve.
There are also people who eat whole grass carp or carp, also braised in braise.
While talking, Liu Lixia caught another palm-sized carp. This time the harvest was quite big.
Liu Limin smiled and said: "Three sisters performed well, carp is a good thing!"
Carp is actually considered to be a hairy food in traditional Chinese medicine. Although it is delicious, not everyone can eat it.
Suddenly, Liu Limin found that his pole was moving. The fish was so big that it immediately pulled the buoy to the bottom of the water, causing even the pole to move.
Liu Limin gently lifted the pole and found that it was indeed the case. The fish was probably a large grass carp, weighing at least six or seven kilograms.
Now the three little ones all came over to cheer for the big brother. It is not easy to catch a big grass carp, because it is very strong. If it is not careful, it can break the fishing line and escape successfully.
So this requires a battle of wits and courage, but when it fell into the hands of Liu Limin, this big grass carp was quite unlucky. In less than a minute, it was pulled to the river by Liu Limin, and then fished out by Liu Lixin with a net bag.
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This big grass carp is really good. The scales all over its body are golden. It is not the kind of artificially bred big grass carp.
It takes some years for wild grass carp to grow to such a large size.
Liu Limin was very happy that this year's Tuo Tuo fish was available.
After a while, the four of them caught several more fish, but there were no more big fish.
Seeing that it was almost done, Liu Limin smiled and said: "Let's go home!"
Liu Lixin smiled and said: "Brother, I caught five fish!"
Liu Limin smiled and said: "Second sister, third sister, you also report the number and see who has more, and the big brother will give the bonus to whoever has more!"
Liu Lihui said with some frustration: "I caught four!"
Liu Lixia sighed and said, "I only have three!"
Liu Limin smiled and said: "Okay, now I announce that the first place winner in this year's Panlongba Fishing Competition is Liu Lixin, with a bonus of five yuan!"
Liu Lixin was so excited that he danced high on the spot.
Five yuan can buy a lot of things!
When he got home, Liu Limin threw the fish into a large stone tank and raised them. He would not kill the fish until New Year's Eve.
Because the fresher the fish, the better.
On New Year's Eve, we have to offer sacrifices to our ancestors, God, the Stove Lord, etc. They must eat them first before people can eat them. This has been passed down for many years and will not change.
Liu Limin gave the five yuan to Liu Lixin and said: "Lixin, you can't spend these five yuan randomly. Although five yuan is not much, it is not easy to earn it back!"
You are right. For example, if you make a dustpan, you need four or five to sell it for five yuan.
Five yuan can really buy a lot of things. At this time, pork only costs a few cents per pound.
In the evening, Liu Limin personally cooked and fried the offal of the chickens and ducks killed today for two plates of delicious dishes. This is called Xiushui in the countryside. He added a lot of pickled chili peppers and it tasted very good with rice.
This kid Liu Lixin cooked three bowls of white rice in one go.
Even the two sisters Liu Lihui and Liu Lixia cooked two bowls of rice each.
After the three little ones finished eating, they still looked like they were still unsatisfied.
Indeed, life is not going well at the moment, and we rarely eat greasy or meaty food, so with such delicious food, we naturally want to eat more.
In his previous life, Liu Limin was not very good at cooking, but things are different now. He has changed.