"Hello, I heard they said that the strawberries next to you grew them at home?"
At five or six o'clock in the evening, when Zhang An was preparing to cook at home, someone suddenly came to the door.
Zhang An was not surprised when he heard that he was here to ask about strawberries. He was used to it.
Since the strawberries matured, many people have asked to come and buy them.
Although most of the strawberries in the nest have been sold to Ding Yi, there is still a small part left in the field.
Of course, there are still many that were not ripe before, and those that have just grown are now gradually ripening.
"Yes, those are all grown by our family."
When he saw someone coming to the door, Zhang An naturally stepped forward to greet them.
"Well, I caught a few fish today."
The old man said and showed Zhang An a look at the fish he was carrying in the bucket.
"I have a daughter at home who really likes eating strawberries. I would like to trade these fish with you for a few kilograms of strawberries to take back to you and see if that's okay."
Oh, the man in front of me is actually a fishing guy.
Zhang An really didn't notice it at all. After all, he looked fair and clean, but he didn't look like someone who often fished.
There have been many people fishing on the river in the past two years, and Zhang An also took a general look at them.
Generally, people who particularly like fishing may do so because they often go out.
Whether it is on the arms or neck, you can see that it has been sunburned.
You should know that there are no sunscreen products and sun protection equipment at present.
But it doesn't matter. Whether people really come to fish has nothing to do with me.
"Okay, brother, I'm afraid you're not specifically fishing for this kind of fish today, are you?"
Zhang An looked into the bucket and couldn't help but look down on the old man in front of him.
There are indeed not many fish in the bucket, but this fish is not common, and it is not easy to catch.
Because there are exactly four snake fish in my bucket.
And they are not small in size. The largest one weighs five or six pounds, and the smallest one weighs about two or three pounds.
Zhang An had gone online so many times before, but he had never found a guy like this.
"Hey, brother, I'm very discerning. Last time I came here with my friends, I was molested by these snakes and fishes in that grass pond, so I came here specifically to clean them up this time."
This guy is quite familiar with me, and he even showed Zhang An his equipment.
As expected, they came well prepared. They were all very well prepared, including a complete set of lure rods.
Nowadays, few people do this, but many people come to Changqing to fish.
But among those who play lures, this guy is definitely the first one Zhang An sees.
"This fish is pretty good. I'll swap it with you, brother. How are you going to swap it?"
Zhang Anzheng wants to make some fish fillets tonight and cook them with the stone pound later.
The most suitable fish at home is mandarin fish, because other fish have many bones and are not suitable for filleting and cooking.
It just so happened that this old man got some snakes and fishes. How could Zhang An refuse?
"Then thank you brother, I'll just pick four or five pounds."
When Zhang An heard that it was four or five pounds, he took advantage of it.
"No, no, no..."
Before Zhang An finished speaking, my brother thought that Zhang An thought he wanted too much, so he quickly spoke.
"Actually, you can just pick less."
"No, brother, please listen to me. I mean four or five pounds is too little. So I will give you a basket and you can just fill it up."
These fish together weigh more than ten kilograms.
Although the price of local fish has never been high, and the price of this snake fish is not too expensive, Zhang An did not want to take advantage of others.
"Brother, you don't need so much. Just four or five kilograms is enough. If you take more, you won't be able to finish it all."
Zhang An gave him a basket, but he didn't ask for it, instead he waved the plastic bag he brought over.
Seeing that the elder brother was sure, Zhang An did not continue.
Find a basin to put the fish in, and then take him to the nest.
Zhang An had no choice but to go, because at the moment, all the family's 1,234,50 cents were being guarded in the nest.
Because some time ago, one night, someone came over to steal melons.
That guy came here on a motorcycle and only stole a dozen melons at a time.
Zhang An felt that there was something wrong with this man's brain. How much could a dozen melons be worth?
If you can ride a motorcycle, you will definitely not be too poor, so why steal melons?
In the end, Zhang An caught up with him in a car and escorted the melon thief back.
This person was not from a nearby village, and no one in the village knew him.
To deal with such petty thieves, a few grumpy old men in the village would first give them a severe beating and then hang them on the main gate at the entrance of the village.
The melon thieves, who were fearless at first, finally saw the thorn whips brought out by some uncles and were so frightened that they peed on the spot.
He kept begging for mercy, saying that he would never dare to do it again.
He also expressed his willingness to compensate and took out two hundred yuan from his own pocket, intending to compensate Zhang An's family.
Zhang Anke looked down on the money and directly called the police station and asked them to take the person away.
Since then, Wang Fang has assigned tasks to her dogs.
They also divided the daytime and evening duties, and everyone took turns to go to the melon field to watch the night.
"Brother, why are you thinking of exchanging this fish for something? You can take this fish home to eat or sell it."
Zhang An could tell that the man in front of him was not someone who was short of money.
After all, that set of equipment just now is worth hundreds or thousands of dollars.
How can people who are willing to spend so much money on equipment be short of money?
"We are from out of town, and the fish road cannot withstand the hardships. Moreover, we are using the fruits of our own labor in exchange for things. The sense of accomplishment cannot be bought with money."
Zhang An finally noticed that the old man in front of him had some quirks.
He probably does this kind of thing a lot.
When they got to the nest, Zhang An called Da Mao and the others away, and led people inside to pick strawberries.
"Hiss, is this strawberry so big?"
Looking at the strawberry that looked like a small lantern, I was a little shocked.
I couldn't see clearly when I looked across the river just now, but now I realized that the strawberry looked like a small lantern.
"Hey, try one and see. Our strawberries are not only big, but also delicious. You can eat them without any medicine."
Zhang An has seen this expression many times. Basically everyone who comes to pick strawberries has this expression.
While Zhang An was talking to him, he picked two strawberries and handed them over, then took one and ate it himself.
The old man was not polite, he took the strawberry Zhang An gave him and started eating it.
The fresh pulp and sweet juice won me over instantly.
He kept saying that he had made a lot of money by trading a few fish for it.
The bag my brother brought over was not very big, and it didn't take long for the two of them to pick it. It was full, and it probably contained five or six kilograms.
When he walked out of the den, Zhang An called out to him.
"Brother, wait a minute. You can take this melon back and eat it. This thing is durable."
When Zhang An passed by the melon field, he picked a melon and handed it over.
The old man wanted to refuse, but the Zhang An family stuffed it into his hands and took it.
Back home, Zhang Jianguo had already started skinning the stone pound.
If you are making soup, you don’t need to peel the stone pound.
However, Zhang An couldn't stand the raised areas on their skin.
Although it wasn't as obvious as the leprous, Zhang An still wanted to peel it off.
And when used to cook hot pot, the white and tender frog meat inside is definitely the most delicious.
Zhang An didn't stand and watch either, holding a kitchen knife and working with his father.
Zhang An doesn't do this kind of work very well, so Zhang An is very handy when he does it.
But with Zhang Jianguo following his example, he learned quickly.
Zhang Jianguo and his friends often ate things like stone pounds and frogs when they were young.
Because the family was poor at that time and did not have meat stamps to buy meat, so these were equivalent to meat.
It didn't take long for Zhang An and his father to kill ten stone pounds.
This is already half a bowl full, so I probably won’t be able to finish the whole meal.
I knew that Zhang An had changed the fish pond in his old house into a frog pond, and wanted to keep the remaining few.
So the remaining few did not touch them and continued to put them in the bucket. Zhang An would send them over later.
After the stone pound was processed, Zhang An took out the largest snake fish from the basin and processed it.
When Zhang An reached out, it wanted to bite Zhang An.
It seems that this guy was caught not long ago and is still very energetic.
The other ones all look a bit wilted, without any energy left to bite people.
Originally, Zhang An was still hesitant whether to kill the big one or the small one.
But since this guy is so grumpy, it must taste delicious.
Zhang An happily chose it, and put the other ones into the space to raise.
This snake fish is a good thing. If you are injured, use it to make soup and drink it to speed up your recovery.
Zhang An and his friends here call it Snake Fish because this guy is very ferocious and its head looks very much like a snake, so they call it that.
Snake fish is also called black fish, and its famous name is snakehead, which is also the legendary filial fish.
According to legend, the snake fish is a kind of fish that knows how to be grateful.
Because female fish will temporarily lose their vision after giving birth to baby snake fish.
Being blind means that the female snake fish will lose the ability to hunt.
At this time, the baby snakefish will actively surround their mother.
Then they run into the female fish's mouth one after another, acting as food for the female fish and keeping the female fish alive.
But in fact, snake fish do not become blind after giving birth, and I don’t know how this statement spread.
The small fish were thrown into the mouth of the female fish. Zhang An thought this might be a habit of protecting their young.
After all, in the animal world, there are not a few animals with such habits.
Of course, some sloppy female fish put the young fish into their mouths.
If you don't pay attention for a moment, it's possible that you could put your own child in your belly.
Although it has such a nice name, this snake fish is a real bad guy.
In the water, they prey on other fish unscrupulously and can be said to be the dominant species in the water.
Many people who keep fish really hate them.
Nothing else, because as long as there are a few snake fish in a fish pond, they will soon bring you all the trouble.
Moreover, snake fish can grow very large. As long as there is always a source of food, they can grow to hundreds of pounds.
Anyone in the water would dare to eat such a guy, let alone other fish.
Therefore, many people think that snake fish is a filial fish and should not be eaten.
Zhang An could only smile at this. They might not know how delicious this snake fish is when used to make pickled fish.
Looking at this snake fish opening its mouth towards him, Zhang An couldn't bear it any longer.
Immediately, he grabbed it and pressed it onto the chopping board, pointed it at it with a kitchen knife, and knocked it down hard with the back of the knife.
Maybe because of his larger size, this guy is more resistant to beatings.
Zhang An knocked on the back of the knife, but it was still knocked unconscious.
So Zhang An then stabbed him several times and finally knocked this guy unconscious.
Although Zhang An has not killed fish in RT-Mart for ten years, his skills are not bad.
It didn't take much time to clean up this big thing.
But snakehead fish is different from other fish. This guy has a layer of mucus on its body.
Zhang An poured some hot water and gave it a full body bath.
There are not many spines on the snakehead fish, so Zhang An removed the spines before slicing.
Save that you have to pay attention to picking out the small thorns after cooking.
Anyway, when Zhang An eats fish, the most annoying thing is picking fish.
When he went to stab him, Zhang An thought of Jiang Tuan.
When Zhang An in later generations ate fish, his favorite was Jiang Tuan.
Because Jiang Tuan itself has no small thorns and only a few large thorns, it is very convenient to eat.
There are a lot of fish in Zhang An's pond now, but there are no Jiangtuan fish yet. When I have time another day, I will find some and raise them.
After the fish fillets are cooked, you still need to remove the fishy smell, because this fish has a strong earthy smell.
After all, such a big snake fish has lived in the river for who knows how long, and the earthy smell on its body is naturally very pure.
It's a hot day now and there is no stove at home, so Zhang An's idea of eating and cooking came to nothing.
And the weather is relatively hot now. It would be too hot to light a fire just to eat hot pot.
So Wang Fang prepared the bottom of the pot, put the frog meat and fish meat directly in and cooked it.
Anyway, when you eat at home, you don’t have to pay much attention to it.
But when winter comes, you must have a serious meal of hot pot.
Or next time you go to the city, buy a gas stove so that you can eat hot pot more conveniently.
Zhang An and the others had killed a lot of stone pounds just now. After Wang Fang cooked a pot, he found that there were still some left.
Zhang An also doesn’t want to put it in the refrigerator and eat it tomorrow, because the taste will change.
So Zhang An poured some starch, beat an egg to adjust the flavor, wrapped the remaining frog meat, and put it into the pot for deep frying.
Not only can you eat it now, but Zhang An can bring it to the room as a snack later.
Wang Fang is experienced and knows that the frog meat needs to be cooked for just the right amount of time.
It just brings out the tender meat characteristics of Shilbang, making it taste refreshing and tender.
The pot base is originally made of chili peppers, but Zhang An still felt that it was not spicy enough.
So I cut some folded ear roots and made a bowl of chili water, adding some moldy tofu soup into it.
Zhang An picked up a large piece of frog meat, dipped it in and put it in his mouth. It tasted just like this, and it was very comfortable.
Just now he felt that something was missing, and it turned out that it was this.
While Zhang An was still eating, the village's doll army had already arrived at their home to report.
If you come here at this time, you must be here to watch TV.
At this time every night, they come over right after finishing the meal, very punctual.
Zhang An saw them coming and gave them the fried stone pound on the plate.
Although they had already had dinner, Zhang An wouldn't let them watch him eat.