Chapter 298 Lost the way home, Dad’s caring little cotton-padded jacket
Standing on the edge and observing carefully, you can see the heads of the big green-skinned frogs floating out one by one.
Took out a stone, aimed it and fired it. The frog turned white with a pop. The efficiency of this kind of killing was not very high. After a while, Lin Heng got six big frogs. return.
He took out his new Damascus knife and opened the frog's belly with a single slash. He took out the frog's liver to catch catfish, and used the other internal organs to make nests.
The frog meat is not wasted and is fed back to Xiongba for a good harvest. This is also a big meal.
He took out five sets of five-meter-long fishing lines, tied them with large fishhooks like the No. 10 Iseni, put them through the frog's liver, threw them into the water, then tied them to bamboo pieces and inserted them into the soil.
The best way to catch catfish is to fish like this. Just check it every half an hour. If a fish takes the bait, the line will be tightened.
Back at the fishing position, he gutted the frog in front of the three adjustment positions. Catfish’s sense of smell is extremely sensitive, and they can quickly detect this bait containing blood.
“Oh, I caught a crucian carp first.”
Uncle Gao suddenly lifted the pole and said with a smile, and a silver-white crucian carp was hooked.
"Wow, Grandpa Gao is so awesome!!" Xiaoxia and the cheerleaders cheered.
“Hahaha!!” Uncle Gao was also amused and laughed.
Xiaoxia came back and asked curiously: "Dad, why don't we catch the fish?"
"We will catch the fish in a while." Lin Heng looked at his watch and said .
It is now half past six and the sun has mostly set. At seven o'clock the catfish will come out to look for food, and we can catch them until eight o'clock.
Now it's eight o'clock when it gets completely dark.
The small earthworms used by Uncle Gao have occasionally been hooked by crucian carp, but the earthworms Lin Heng used are too big and cannot be eaten by ordinary fish.
Soon the last bit of the sun also set over the mountain, leaving large areas of blood-colored sunset glow on the mountaintops in the west. The cloudier the weather, the more beautiful the sunset glow.
Uncle Gao has already caught five crucian carp and three yellow bonefish, but there is still no movement from Lin Heng's side. He got up and looked at the five line groups hanging frog livers, but they were also in the same fishless state.
Lin Heng replaced the fish hook with two fresh black earthworms and put them in again to wait. This time, they had a mouth, but they couldn't be pulled out at all. It seemed that the small fish were teasing the earthworms.
"How about you change it to a red earthworm like me?" Uncle Gao asked with a smile.
"Let me try!" Lin Heng smiled and went to get two. It was already half past seven. Uncle Gao got two more small catfish of half a catty, but he still didn't have any. movement.
Xiaoxia was tired of cheering for Uncle Gao, so she ran inside to play in the sand.
"It's okay, it's good if you can't catch the wind." Xiulan winked at him. It was very cool in the evening by the river, and the environment was easy and comfortable, but the mosquitoes were very annoying.
"You can definitely catch it." Lin Heng said firmly. The fish in this river have never been caught a few times, and their vigilance towards fish hooks is very low.
Throwing this relatively small red earthworm through the hook into the water, Lin Heng went over to check the ground hook line group again.
When he reached the fourth thread group, he suddenly quickened his pace because the strong 12-braid nylon thread was stretched taut.
As he pulled out the bamboo piece, he felt a dull feeling, as if something was pulling him into the river.
“Xiulan has caught a fish, bring me the fishing net!” Lin Heng cheered excitedly.
“I’ve caught fish here too!”
At the same time, Xiulan also lifted the fishing rod, looking quite bent.
"I'll do it, I'll do it!" Uncle Gao picked up the net and walked towards Lin Heng.
Because the hook was big and the line was thick, Lin Heng pulled back violently. As soon as he pulled back some fish, they rushed out with a squeak and couldn't be pulled back for a while.
"Holy shit, This one is not small!" Lin Heng said excitedly.
"Be careful, Yoyo, don't run away." Uncle Gao reminded quickly.
"Dad, how big a fish is." Xiaoxia ran over and asked excitedly.
“Don’t fall, stay away.” Lin Heng said as he kept trying to force the fish away. His hands were shaking with excitement. This fish is really not small, it’s so strong.
“I pulled up a catfish weighing more than a pound!”
Lin Heng was still in a stalemate. Xiulan pulled the fish up first, and then ran over to watch Lin Heng fishing. .
Lin Heng slipped for five or six minutes and finally pulled the fish out of the water with his strength, only to see a half-meter long catfish dive back into the water with a flick of its tail.
"Oh my god, you weigh more than ten pounds, let me slip away!!"
Uncle Gao's hands suddenly became itchy when he saw such a big fish.
“No problem!”
Lin Heng handed the bamboo piece to Uncle Gao and slipped away for a while, and then he slipped away for another two minutes. The fish finally lost the strength to turn white and was caught in the net. It was copied onto the grass.
“Oh my God, it’s so big!” Xiulan said in surprise. This one was worth it today, and it didn’t mean she was bitten by a mosquito in vain.
Xiaoxia jumped up and danced: "Big fish, such a big fish, dad is so awesome!"
Uncle Gao also shook his head helplessly and smiled: "This one of yours may weigh twenty kilograms." , I really can’t compare to yours all afternoon, is frog liver so easy to use?”
“It’s my first time to use it, and I didn’t expect it to be quite useful.”
Lin Heng was so happy that he could not open his mouth from ear to ear. He never thought he would catch such a big fish. It was so exciting. It was about to break the record of his fishing career.
Carp and grass carp are unpalatable when they are too big, and their bodies are full of oil. However, catfish, especially local river catfish, are delicious no matter how big they are, and their meat is the same as garlic cloves.
"I'll try it next time, this fish is really big." Uncle Gao said with envy.
Lin Heng found a rope and passed it directly through the gills of the fish to hang it up. He killed it and ate it when he got back, and there was no place to raise it.
"Uncle, I won't fish anymore. It's getting dark and I have to go home." Lin Heng said with a smile. He actually wanted to catch such a big one, but he didn't want his wife and children to continue fishing. Feed the mosquitoes.
"I've collected it too. I can't drop it even after dark." Uncle Gao sighed.
After quickly packing up his things, Lin Heng carried the big catfish and walked back.
There were many people enjoying the cool air on the street at the moment. They were all sitting in front of the door in twos and threes. They were all surprised when they saw the big catfish Lin Heng was carrying.
“Hey, this fish is big!”
“It weighs more than ten kilograms, how did you get it?”
Lin Heng showed his white teeth: "I caught it, and it lasted about ten minutes."
"Amazing, this is actually a fish!!"
Everyone was even more shocked when they heard this. Lin Heng felt comfortable all over, and he couldn't help but walk to places with more people when walking.
“Just keep going and you’ll pass.”
At the door of the store, Xiulan looked at Lin Heng and reminded.
"Haha, I didn't pay attention." Lin Heng regretfully turned around and entered the house, hanging the fish behind the tricycle.
“Brother Lin, this fish is too big!” Wang Zhou said in shock when he saw the fish.
"It's okay, it's okay." Lin Heng laughed, said a few words and drove away. Today was really a fruitful day.
It was completely dark when they returned to the house. They parked the car and took their things out.
“Husband, the little catfish I caught is still alive.” Xiulan said, looking at the little catfish in the plastic bag.
"Then keep it and kill it to eat in a few days." Lin Heng said.
He put the big catfish on the small scale and weighed it, and immediately laughed: "22 pounds, a super big fish, a record-breaking one!"
This is the biggest fish he has ever caught.
Xiulan also said happily: "I'm so lucky today. I thought I was going to the air force, but I didn't expect a big guy to come."
"Dad, how do you eat such a big fish? Huh?" Xiaoxia poked it with her finger and asked cutely.
“I’ve thought about it all, chop the fish head into peppers, make pickled fish from the fish body, make fried fish nuggets, and make fish balls.” Lin Heng responded that he had already figured out how to eat it on the way back. .
“Yes, I want to eat it all!!”
Xiaoxia was running around happily like a puppy.
Lin Heng glanced at Jinbao who was eyeing him eagerly, and asked Xiulan to temporarily keep the small catfish in the fish pond, and then take the big fish to kill it under the eaves.
Before slaughtering, he ran to his eldest brother’s house and said loudly: “Brother, eldest brother, I caught a 22-pound catfish, come and see.”
“22 pounds, so strong. ?" Lin Yue stood up.
"Is it true, second daddy?" Lin Wei, who was doing his homework, even jumped out.
"Hey, why don't you just come to my house and have a look." Lin Heng said with a smile.
The eldest brother’s family immediately followed him, and when they arrived at the yard, they were all shocked.
“Oh my god, it’s so big, did you really catch it?” Sister-in-law Liu Juan’s mouth was so big that she could put down the egg.
"Damn, Second Dad, you are so invincible!!" Lin Wei simply admired him to death.
"Bull!!" The eldest brother Lin Yue could only give a thumbs up. "Haha, just wait here. I'll give you some after I kill them, otherwise I won't be able to finish them all." Lin Heng said with a smile, feeling so happy that he didn't want any more.
The newly acquired dagger is extremely sharp and can kill fish with ease. The belly of the fish was cut open with one knife, and the internal organs were taken out and cooked with the frog. Then some leftover rice and fat were added to the fish and fed to the two dogs Xiongba and Fengsheng.
Blanch the fish body with boiling water to remove the mucus, cut out the head and split it into pieces, then put it in a basin and marinate it with onion, ginger, and wine to eat tomorrow.
Then he cut a three-pound piece of fish meat and gave it to his eldest brother and the others. After killing the fish, there was still eighteen or nineteen pounds left. It was impossible for his family to finish it before it rotted.
“Thank you, brother!” Lin Yue took the fish and said with a smile.
"Don't you always give me food?" Lin Heng said with a smile. His elder brother would share some with him whenever he hit or caught something.
"Haha, I'll leave then." Lin Yue laughed and left with his son.
After the eldest brother left, Lin Heng cut off a section for Xiulan to cook tonight. The rest was cut into sections, sprinkled with salt and left there to eat tomorrow. There is too much meat and will be taken to the parents and eldest brother tomorrow. Some can have quite a bit left over.
Xiulan went to make dinner, and Lin Heng took about two kilograms of catfish meat to make fish balls. To make handmade fish balls, just use a knife to scrape the meat on the fish, and scrape it down until there is only a piece of skin left. .
Put the fish velvet into the onion and ginger water and stir continuously. Finally, while keeping the water in the pot slightly boiling, add the squeezed fish balls. After cooking, the fish balls are ready.
I didn't eat the fish balls after cooking them at night. I put them in cold water and kept them frozen for tomorrow.
The meal at night is cornmeal fish, which has been soaked in ice water. The dishes include sweet and sour fish cubes, cold cucumbers and stir-fried mustard greens.
Sweet and sour fish nuggets are fish wrapped in starch, fried, and topped with sweet and sour sauce. Xiaoxia and Xiulan both like this taste, but Lin Heng neither likes nor dislikes it.
“The fish is delicious!”
Xiaoxia didn’t eat anything else, so she ate the sweet and sour fish pieces. Her little face was full of satisfaction, as if she hadn’t eaten for a long time. have to.
"You should eat more." Lin Heng also gave Xiulan some more. Fish is also very nutritious for pregnant women.
As for himself, the noodle fish with cucumber and mustard greens is delicious, plus some soulful garlic spicy food.
He only ate two pieces of fish, and he was looking forward to the fish head with chopped pepper tomorrow morning.
"Let's move to Hongfeng Mountain tomorrow?"
Xiulan asked while enjoying the cool weather after eating.
"Okay, let's go there and clean up tomorrow morning, and then we'll live there." Lin Heng said with a smile.
In addition to picking up knives when he went to town today, he also picked up some things, including pots and pans used in the red maple mountain cabin, screens and door curtains, and some animal traps.
"I'm back home, Xiaoxia. Today I'm going to tell you about the finale of Journey to the West. Monk Sun Wukong is about to become a Buddha." It was almost ten o'clock, Lin Heng looked at Xiaoxia and said.
"Wow, wow!"
Xiaoxia couldn't wait for a long time, and quickly went back to the house, slipped on her clothes, took off her clothes and lay down on the bed.
Xiulan was going to take a shower, but she also wanted to hear the finale, so she sat there and listened together.
Lin Heng talked for half an hour before finally ending. Xiaoxia asked a lot of questions after listening to the ending, and then fell asleep.
Lin Heng and Xiulan went out to get cold water and took a bath in the main room. After returning to the room and lying on the bed, Lin Heng pulled Xiulan and whispered: "It's time for you to fulfill your promise."
It's not that he forced her. A few days ago, when Xiulan leaned against him to cool herself, she threatened to bite him. As a result, she just forgot about it after that day.
Xiulan shyly moved her face to the side and said nothing. That kind of thing was still too challenging for her.
Lin Heng glanced at her and lay aside to sleep. He just thought it was fun to tease her by mentioning it.
Just when Lin Heng was about to fall asleep, Xiulan suddenly turned to him and whispered in his ear as softly as a mosquito: "No...in my mouth...or you will be dead!" ”
She shrank back before Lin Heng could answer. After a while, Lin Heng felt that he... was being manipulated...
Only when something really happened did he understand what it felt like and how happy it was. I'm afraid heaven wouldn't care about it either.
After a long time, Xiulan wiped her chest and leaned over, hugged Lin Heng's face, and kissed her.
"You..."
After a while, Lin Heng looked at him helplessly. Fortunately, there was nothing in her mouth, otherwise she would have been poisoned.
"What are you, you..., what about letting you have a taste? Do you dislike me or yourself?" Xiulan snorted and looked at him.
"As for it, I haven't eaten from you, and you didn't even kiss me at that time."
Lin Heng looked at her and smiled.
"I'm happy to!"
Xiulan snorted and moved closer, quite vindictive.
Lin Heng didn't care at all and was very cooperative, which made Xiulan feel bored.
"Sleep."
After a while, she snorted softly, and then turned away angrily.
Lin Heng lay on the bed thinking about how he couldn't sleep just now. Although he was scratched from time to time, the feeling was incomparable.
It’s over, he feels like he won’t be able to forget it for a long time.
I don’t know how I fell asleep, but I woke up early the next morning. Lin Heng opened his eyes and looked at Xiulan next to him. He recalled what happened last night, and he still felt a bit hungry.
“Don’t talk nonsense, nothing happened yesterday!”
Xiulan warned with wide eyes.
"I didn't say anything." Lin Heng is innocent, you don't have three hundred taels of silver here, right?
"I'm warning you." Xiulan poked his chest and stood up.
Lin Heng laughed and was warned again.
It’s normal to have breakfast after washing and exercising.
"The weather is a bit gloomy today." Xiulan said, looking at the sky outside.
Compared to the past few days, the clouds today are much darker and there is quite a bit of wind.
"Then let's go clean up first. If you can't wait for the rain to pass and the sky clears up, you can move in again." Lin Heng nodded and said.
"Okay, I'll pack the things. You pack the fish first and take them over to give some to Third Dad." Xiulan nodded and said.
"Okay." Lin Heng walked over with a fish weighing about three kilograms.
After killing this catfish, there are still 19 jins left. I ate one jin last night, made two jins of fish balls, and almost two jins of fish heads. I gave three jins to my brother, and there are still ten jins of meat left.
These have to be eaten today, otherwise they will spoil. Not only do they have to be given to his parents, but he also has to send some to his third father's house. The rest can only be fed to the dogs.
After Xiulan had packed up the things she needed to settle down in Hongfeng Mountain, they took Xiongba directly to Shanghe San's father's house in their three-wheeler.
After giving away the fish meat, he did not forget to tell his third father about his experience of catching fish.
"Lin Heng, buy me some fishhooks, too. I want to try it too."
After hearing this, third father Lin Xutao said excitedly, fishing is also like this There was a future that he didn't expect.
"That's no problem. You can come to my house to get it later and I'll give it to you for free." Lin Heng said with a smile.
After showing off here, he took Xiaoxia and Xiulan back to Hongfeng Mountain. Father Lin was feeding shrimps. Lin Heng stopped the car and said loudly: "Dad, you didn't do anything yesterday." It’s a big loss to go fishing with me.”
“What’s wrong?” Father Lin was confused.
“I caught a 22-pound catfish!!” Lin Heng said loudly.
“22 pounds?” Father Lin was stunned.
Lin Heng couldn't wait to start telling the story over and over again, even more excited than when he shot a sika deer.
Xiulan looked at him and felt a little funny. Her man was really interesting, she was so excited about catching a fish.
“I testify that my dad caught a huge fish!!”
Xiaoxia is also Lin Heng’s caring little treasure. When meeting people, she will show off that her dad caught a 22-pound fish. Catfish, I will also ask if your father can catch it.
When they arrived at the house, when Lin Hengyu took it out, Father Lin and Mother Lin were shocked.
"It seems that we are full of fish today." Mother Lin sighed, this is a bit too much.
“It’s okay, there are still dogs.” Lin Heng said with a smile. He never hesitates to give good food to dogs.
Leave the fish here and let Mother Lin marinate it first, and he will do it himself at noon. Then he took Xiaoxia and Xiulan to the mountain.
The cement pavement laid yesterday morning has completely solidified today. Although it is still a little damp, there is no problem for people to walk on it.
“This road is so well built!” Xiulan said with emotion as she looked at the cement roadside. In a year, she never imagined that Hongfeng Mountain would become what it is now.
"I'm also planning to plant a row of forsythia outside the road. It will look better when the flowers are in full bloom." Lin Heng said with a smile.
He recently had another idea, which is to plant a circle of roses along the outer railing of the fish pond, or the entire outside of Hongfeng Mountain, which can not only be used for flower viewing, but also be used as a fence to prevent people and animals from approaching.
(End of this chapter)