Chapter 139 Fishing by the way
Finally no longer need to be a vegetarian, the children were so happy, looking at the pickled salted fish on the table, they felt that the meal was very good, and they ate happily and noisy.
Ye Yaodong also felt that salted fish is still served with food, and after eating vegetarian for a week, his mouth faded out.
After lunch, he moved the ground cage net onto the cart, and brought some newly made ones with him, and put them down later.
We didn’t release the nets for a week, and everyone lost a lot. After the ceremony, the villagers who released the ground cage nets and Korean nets all went out to sea after dinner. As for the trawlers, they will have to wait until night.
The fishing boats in their village basically use these three types of nets. The trawls are also single-boat trawls. There are no double-boat trawls, and there are also hand-cast nets. It is a little tiring, but the cost is low.
After loading all the things onto the cart, he said to Lin Xiuqing, "I'll set the net first, and tomorrow we'll go shopping in town."
"Okay, go get busy."
He was about to go out, but he hesitated for a moment, turned around and searched in the utility room where the firewood was kept by the back door, and found a simple fishing rod that he made before, just a piece of bamboo more than one meter long, fishing line, fishhook.
But after a long time, the fishhook was rusted and unusable, and it was easy to break. He temporarily found a super thick needle for sewing sacks, lit a candle, burned it red, and bent it into a hook with pliers.
"Dongzi, what are you doing?" The old lady stood aside and asked curiously as she watched him mess around.
"I thought it would be a waste of time to put the ground cage. I want to try to get a fishhook and see if I can catch some fish. Otherwise, I haven't gone to sea for a few days, and I don't have fresh fish to eat at night."
"Then what should I use to catch it? You can't use earthworms for sea fish, otherwise you can find them in the vegetable fields if you dig."
"I know, I'll grab a handful of dried mussels and try it later."
"I'll pour you a pot of tea and bring it with you, so you won't be thirsty." The old lady just loves her little grandson.
Ye Yaodong didn't take the old lady's kindness to heart either. After the hook was ready and hung up, he reeled the fishing line, took the teapot with him, and went to the house to grab a small handful of dried mussels and put them in his pocket.
Lin Xiuqing saw him coming in and out, and quickly asked, "What are you doing? Did you forget to bring something?"
"It's nothing, I'm leaving." Throwing the fishing rod on the cart, putting the teapot away, he pushed the cart and hurried away, while the tide was still high, he could still go out.
When he was far away, Sister Ye smiled and said to Lin Xiuqing: "Ah Dong seems to be getting more and more diligent, so he went to release the net after lunch."
Lin Xiuqing smiled: "If you don't work harder, how can you support your family? We will move to a new house in a few days, and we can no longer rely on our parents. If we don't stand up by ourselves, all three of us will drink the northwest wind."
Sister-in-law Ye cast a vague glance at her stomach, "Maybe it's because some men grow up later."
She turned her body to avoid Aunt Ye's sight. She hasn't come to her aunt for so long. She has already confirmed that she is pregnant. She doesn't like people staring at her belly all the time, which makes her feel very insecure.
"Leave the bowls and chopsticks for me to clean up today and I will wash them. Brother will go to sea with dad at night, and you will have to buy things for the new family in the afternoon. Let's exchange them, and you will come at noon tomorrow."
"That's okay, then change it."
The three sisters-in-law have a clear division of labor. One of them cleans up and washes the dishes every day, and they do the cooking. They just help out occasionally. After all, except for fish, most other seafood is boiled, and stir-frying vegetables is also very easy.
Lin Xiuqing took the bowls and chopsticks from Aunt Ye's hand, then cleared the table and washed the dishes.
Ye Yaodong pushed the scooter all the way to the pier. On the way, he would meet villagers he knew to say hello and ask if he had eaten? Go to put the net?
He always smiled and nodded.
Originally, the pier was full of boats, but now it has been a little less. There are still a few floating boats on the sea in the distance. Everyone is diligently going to the sea.
I don’t know if I haven’t fished for a few days, will there be more in the sea?
There were also boats releasing nets in the distance, and he deliberately spaced them apart before opening the cages and slowly putting them one by one into the sea, rowing while releasing the boats, it was really troublesome for one person.
He didn't realize until he finished setting up the nets. Today seems to be the 23rd day of the lunar calendar, a neap tide. But it is of no use to them, the sea water does not rise high, does not fall low, and the tidal range is the smallest, so it is not suitable to go to isolated islands to explore the sea.
Ye Yaodong rowed the boat for another distance, and then stopped to take out the simple fishing rod that he brought before going out. He hadn't fished for many years, so he just gave it a try today.
By the way, I took out a handful of dried mussels in my pocket, threw them into the bucket and made some sea water bubbles, and took one of them to try it out. If it is not easy to adjust, I can only go back to the ground cage to see if there are any small fish Shrimp ran in.
He hung the already soft dried mussels on the hook without showing the tip of the hook, looked at the sea and threw it down casually, and the hook gradually sank.
Waited patiently, but after waiting for ten minutes, there was no movement. He lifted the hook to have a look, and found that the mussels were gone.
Depressed, he probably accidentally dropped it when soaking in the sea water, so he took another one and hung it on the hook. If it doesn’t work, he should go to the ground cage to catch live small fish and shrimps as bait, the effect of live bait is sure very good.
coming!
Excitedly, he stood up directly and pulled up the fishing rod. Unexpectedly, there was a black sea bream on it, which was lifted in mid-air, and the fish tail kept wagging.
He was overjoyed immediately, and the black sea bream could be steamed.
He took an empty bucket, filled the bucket with sea water, and then unhooked the fish from the hook and put them into the bucket. "It looks a little smaller, it seems to be less than a catty, so catch a few more."
Looking at the mussels in the bucket, I feel that I just caught less, so I can only catch them first and then look at them.
He hooked up another bait, changed the direction and threw it into the sea again. After a while, he was hooked again, and he happily brought it up again. This time it was a red-headed fish.
"You can catch a few more and put some tofu and shredded radish in the fish soup."
The red-headed fish is very beautiful, and the red color is particularly conspicuous. It is not only the head that is red, but the whole body is bright red. The big head is not commensurate with the slender body. "Red Lady".
The head is big and thorny, but the meat tastes good. It is still very delicious to cook a milky white fish soup.
If you sell it, you don’t need it. This fish is cheap as hell, even cheaper than dragon head fish. It’s only suitable for eating by yourself.
After taking two rods in a row, Ye Yaodong’s confidence increased greatly, and he immediately put on the bait again, and it turned out to be another red-headed fish.
It is a happy thing to have a harvest, and he will not be disappointed. This fish is cheap, and it can barely make up a bowl with the one just now. He is not demanding, as long as he can mix it up.
It would be best if he could catch another two or three fish, thinking so, he started to hang bait and throw the hook again.
It seems to be the season of redhead fish recently. I just thought about it casually in my heart just now, but I didn’t expect that I actually took the bait one after another.
Looking at the seven or eight fish that were alive and kicking in the bucket, he was very satisfied.
There are not many mussels in the other bucket, only five or six. He plans to finish fishing, and then go to the ground cage to collect some fresh live animals, and then continue fishing in another fishing spot. Anyway, time still early.
Hanging up the bait again, feeling the movement of the fishing rod, he lifted it up, but he didn’t expect that it seemed that he lifted the rod too early this time, and the fish ran away!
He bent down and looked down, it seemed to be a yellow eagle, but unfortunately, only a black eagle was caught in front, and all the others were red-headed fish.
Feeling a little regretful about being run away, he simply slid the boat out another 20 to 30 meters to see if he could catch something else?
Redhead fish can already be eaten twice, enough!
After moving to a nest, he re-baited. After being run away by a fish, he paid more attention this time. There was movement on the hook, and he waited a little longer before lifting the rod.
"Skinned fish? Isn't it too small?"
Estimated that it was a pound and a half, he untied it with a smile on his face, and threw it into the bucket, where he could use it to dry and peel fish, or cook a bowl of it in braised sauce at night.
There are still three baits, and he continues to fish.
As a result, two more red-headed fish were caught one after another. Maybe there are really many red-headed fish recently, and they have caught more than a dozen of them.
For the last shot, he was looking forward to seeing if he could catch anything else, but unexpectedly a yellow eagle was hooked!
He relieved himself happily and muttered: "What's mine is mine after all, isn't it still caught by Lao Tzu!"
Whether he is the one who just ran away? Anyway, he thought it was the one that got away.
This one is quite big, about 2 catties, it can be steamed with that black sea bream platter, enough for the whole family.
After throwing it into the bucket, he shook it a bit, the bucket was bright red, and the harvest was very gratifying!
Next time, maybe you can ask other people to fish together. Fishing alone is a bit boring, and there is no one to share the joy. If I want to say something, I feel like I am talking to myself. I can only hold back and occasionally say a few words.
He glanced at the sky, which was already slanting to the west, but the sun was still dazzling. He felt that it was still early, and it would not be too late to go back after the sun went down.
Putting the fishing rod on the boat, he rowed the boat to the sea surface where the ground cage was placed.
It has only been put down for more than an hour, so there is no way to get any goods, just a few small fish and shrimps as bait.
He picked a buoy at random to set up the net, and as expected, the first net really only had a few small fish and shrimps, which could be counted with ten fingers, but luckily they were all alive.
He pulled up a whole row of ground cages, but unexpectedly, there was a perch about 2 catties in the last net, and he made a profit!
Pick the bass into the bucket that you just fished in the sea, pour all the others into the empty bucket as bait, there are about 20 small fish, and one or two small shrimps, it is enough, if you can’t finish fishing, he will have to Call it a day and go home.
(end of this chapter)