Chapter 377 The first fishing visitor
At four-thirty in the afternoon, the village primary school ended.
Zhang An came back from the construction site and met many elementary school students after school on the road.
Three of them were in a group, and five of them were in a gang. They were playing and playing on the way home.
Many of these students do not go home directly after school.
But they played slowly on the road, some smashed cardboard, and some flicked glass beads. Anyway, the roadside was their paradise, especially the cement road at the entrance of the village.
Zhang An also came here as a child before, so he naturally knew why they were not in a hurry to go home.
Because of these children, they can already become a labor force at home.
Some people have to take their cows up the mountain to graze them when they return home, and some people have to carry a basket on their back and go outside to cut a basket of pigweed.
On the contrary, after school, the time on the way home is their only entertainment time.
In the past, Zhang An would go to the mountains to graze cattle with everyone after school every day.
But he is one of the happier children in the village. He does not have to go out to cut grass with a basket on his back like other children.
Because he is the only child in the family, Wang Fang is worried that he often carries pigweed and will not grow tall when he grows up.
After all, a basket of pigweed weighs dozens of kilograms, which is indeed quite heavy for children.
Many rural people in this era are not tall. In addition to poor nutrition, there are also reasons for this.
After all, long-term weight bearing for children during the growth period will indeed have a considerable impact on their growth.
Later, Zhang An did not disappoint Wang Fang. He grew to over 1.8 meters tall, much taller than his three brothers from his father's generation.
"People come and go on the river, but they love the beauty of sea bass. You see a boat, and it disappears in the storm."
Suddenly, Zhang An heard a burst of laughter amidst the laughter and fun. A very unsociable voice.
Following the sound, I found out that they were several student children returning home, jumping around on the road, shaking their heads and reciting ancient poems.
Compared with those squatting on the road smashing cardboard and playing marbles, these primary school students reciting ancient poems made Zhang An's eyes brighter.
However, the reason why he showed up was not to marvel at the studiousness of those students, but because of the perch.
This five-character quatrain is not unfamiliar to Zhang An. He just read it a few days ago. It is an ancient poem "The Fisherman on the River" that must be memorized in the sixth grade of primary school.
The idea expressed in the poem is to tell everyone that although sea bass is very delicious, the process of catching it is full of hardships and dangers.
But for Zhang An, the hardships and dangers are just rhetoric for him personally.
After all, he is just a commoner who is not in his position, and he only needs to take care of himself and the people around him.
Even if the sky falls, there will be tall people holding it up.
But after hearing this poem, the greed in Zhang An's stomach had already started to move.
Although Zhang An’s family has eaten quite a lot of fish in the past two years, they still eat it often.
But speaking of sea bass, their family only ate it once, during the Chinese New Year.
During the Chinese New Year, Zhang An wanted to eat for a few more days, but his mother-in-law and his mother prepared too many dishes.
We changed the dishes every day and ate them until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
So the seven-star bass in his space were gradually forgotten by him.
I just remembered today that Zhang An was thinking about going out to clean up the whole thing in the evening.
Back home, when Zhang An walked to the door, he found that several strangers seemed to have come to the house.
Wang Fang, who was wearing an apron in the yard, was talking to them.
"Xiao An, you are back. These young people said they want to come to our fish pond to fish tomorrow. It just so happens that you are back. Come and tell them about it."
Wang Fang didn't understand these things, so she didn't know whether to agree to them just now.
I happened to see Zhang An coming back, so I threw the hot potato to him. After all, these matters at home are usually decided by the two of them.
“Hey, Zhang An, you are really a fool, brothers, this is the man I told you, caught the King Herring in the river.”
Seeing Zhang An, the one with darker skin and a little goatee on his chin among the three excitedly introduced him to his companions.
Although Zhang An has a good memory, there were so many people watching him fishing by the river that he could not remember who this person was.
"Hey, good luck, good luck. You must have not been here for a long time, otherwise you would not have known about the ban on fishing this year."
This guy with the goatee must be here. If he had passed the village, he wouldn't have known about his fishing for Da Laoqing.
But I guess I haven’t been here for a long time. Otherwise, I don’t know anything about the ban on fishing in the river, so I will come here in the next two days.
“Yes, yes, I used to come here often, but after I saw you fishing for big herring that time, I was too busy and had no time to come back. When I think about this fish in your river, it can make people crazy. I’m so greedy.”
Mustache is also a familiar person, and he couldn’t stop chatting with Zhang An.
“Originally, we thought we would have some free time in the past two days and come over to have fun, but we didn’t expect that it was actually a fishing ban period, so we wanted to come to your house and ask if we could go fishing. ”
When they came, they saw no one on the river, and they felt very happy. Now they could choose the fishing position at will.
Especially watching the schools of fish swimming here and there in the river made them feel like cat's claws.
To the fisherman, this is like a beautiful woman licking her fingers at a hot-blooded man. Who can bear it?
However, as soon as they took out the fishing rods, someone from the village came to them and said that they could not fish during the closed fishing season.
It was only then that they realized why there was no one in such a good place.
Especially Mustache, he had seen people come to compete for fishing spots early in the morning before dawn.
However, although fishing was not allowed in the river, they did not return the same way they came. Instead, they set their sights on Zhang An's fish pond.
Before they came to Zhang An's house, they had already watched through the fence. The fish pond was full of fish, no less than in the river.
So a few people discussed it and decided to ask if they could go fishing in the fish pond.
After all, I have been here for a long time. If I don’t show this pole and shine it, it will be very frustrating. I am afraid that if I tell anyone, I will be laughed at.
“Don’t worry, we pay the fishing fee, we understand the rules, we won’t fish for nothing.”
Lest Zhang An wouldn’t agree, Little Goatee quickly added.
Although black pits are unfashionable now, it’s not that they don’t happen. It’s just that people don’t want to spend their money.
Because the resources everywhere are very good now, it will be more comfortable to go fishing in the wild.
“Of course I can fish, but my fishing fee is more expensive than other people’s, and most people may not be able to accept it.”
Zhang An has dug such a large fish pond, and he will definitely not let it go. People fishing.
After all, he had planned to let Wang Fang be responsible for collecting fishing fees at home, so as to find something for his old mother to do.
“I know this fish of yours. It tastes very delicious. I even ate it for three days without getting tired of it. If the fish is good, the fishing fee must be more expensive.”
Before Zhang An finished speaking, Mustache had already spoken.
When he came here before, he also thought the fish sold by Zhang Anjia was quite expensive. But after having a meal at Zhang An's house, he immediately felt that it was expensive and worth the money.
When he went back later, he bought a few to take back, but he didn’t know whether he told his family whether he bought them or caught them.
"In this case, let's pay one hundred yuan for six hours. You are the first batch of people to come here, so I will give you a discount."
Although one hundred yuan is very expensive now, Zhang An Fish Pond The fish here are not cheap.
As long as your fishing skills are good, you can definitely make back your money in these few hours.
Of course, Zhang An clearly marked the price. If someone doesn’t have the skills and insists on paying for it, then no one can blame him.
"Okay, okay, let's come over tomorrow."
Before the other two people spoke, Mustache readily agreed.
The two people next to them looked a little anxious. Although their conditions were okay, they were not brought by the strong wind. Such a squandering was unacceptable, so the arms holding the mustache kept shaking.
"I know you are in a hurry, but don't be anxious now. I will tell you later."
Seeing that the two companions were anxious, Mustache said with relief, Then he turned to Zhang An and said.
“By the way, Zhang An, get me two of your mandarin fish, and I’ll take them to Boss Xiao Zhou for processing.”
Since he is coming over for fishing tomorrow, Mustache has decided not to leave tonight and will stay in the village.
They originally wanted to have a table at Zhang An's house, but now Zhang An's farmhouse is closed.
On the one hand, Zhang An is lazy, and on the other hand, Su Ying is pregnant, and Wang Fang does not want to make the family full of excitement.
That’s why Xiaowu decided to buy two fish from Zhang An and take them to Zhou Yang’s house for processing.
When business came to his door, Zhang An naturally did not refuse. He fished two mandarin fish from the fish pond, weighed them and gave them to them.
"Well, Zhang An, let's leave first and come back tomorrow."
After paying the money, Mustache took two friends to say goodbye to Zhang An.
"Let me tell you, Zhang An is not only good at fishing, he is also good at raising fish. After eating this fish, your doubts will be gone."
Walk out of Zhang In the courtyard of the An family, Xiao Xiu waved two mandarin fish in front of his two friends and said.
Just these two fish cost dozens of yuan, so Xiaozi felt that the one hundred yuan to fish for six hours was definitely a good deal.
With Zhang An's fish and boss Xiao Zhou's craftsmanship, he could already imagine what the expressions of these two people would be like later.
"Okay, it's a rare trip anyway, so I'll see what kind of medicine you sell in this gourd."
Now the mustache's friend is not anxious anymore. It took him a while to realize that Mustache only agreed verbally and didn't pay the money. What was he in a hurry for?
"You'll know later, it's definitely right to come with me."
A group of people arrived at Zhou Yang's house. It was the off-season and not many people came to the village.
So there are only two or three tables of people in Zhou Yang's house.
"Boss Xiao Zhou, help us prepare two or three of your specialty dishes, and also prepare this fish for us."
Three grown men prepared four or five dishes, I'll get two bottles of beer later so I don't have to worry about running out.
"Okay, yo, this fish was caught by Uncle An's family, I guarantee you will be satisfied."
Whether it is Zhang An's fish, Zhou Yang can tell at a glance whether it is Zhang An's fish. Deqing, because the fish raised by Zhang An's family have a kind of vitality that is not found in other fish.
Moreover, since the restaurant has been open for such a long time, a lot of Zhang An's fish have passed through his hands, and he can feel it as soon as he lifts it.
Besides, in this area including the town, only Zhang An’s house sells mandarin fish, not anywhere else.
If you still want to buy something after passing this village, you have to go to the city.
Since there were not many guests, Zhou Yang immediately packed them up.
In half an hour, five dishes for a table have been arranged.
Of the two fish that Xiaozi brought, Zhou Yang used one to steam and one to braise.
Not long after it was served, it was torn apart until only the big bone in the middle was left.
“What’s up, brothers, do you still think it’s a loss to fish for six hours tomorrow for one hundred yuan?”
When the food was almost done, the mustache seemed to be smiling but not smiling. Tell the two of them.
He must not have spoken while eating just now, otherwise he would not be able to eat.
"It's not a loss, it's not a loss. This fish is indeed delicious. It's expensive. If we catch a few more fish tomorrow, we won't lose anything."
At this moment, the two friends with Mustache are thinking about it. It is no longer a matter of whether to fish or not, but of how many days to fish.
"Anyway, if we catch three fish, we won't lose anything. If we catch four fish, we will make a profit. You saw it just now. There are a lot of big fish weighing more than ten kilograms in his pond, and they have very few fish. Feed.”
When Zhang An went to catch fish just now, they followed him.
The water is densely packed with fish heads. If they can't catch it, they will be embarrassed to say that they can fish in the future.
The more the three of them worked together, the more they felt that something was going on. Their eyes were full of how they would deal with Zhang An tomorrow.
As a result, Zhang An, who was on the other side in his yard, sneezed three times at once.
“I have a cold, right?”
Zhang An hadn’t sneezed for a long time, and now he sneezed three times in a row, which made him feel a little weird.
After all, it is a well-known saying in rural areas that one thinks, two scolds and three catches a cold.
He only thought that he had a cold for these three sneezes, and had no idea that three people were talking about him behind him at the same time.
But as soon as the thought of catching a cold arose, he put it aside.
After all, he has complete trust in his body. In the past few years, apart from sleepiness, he has had no other uncomfortable reactions.
Then he forgot about the sneezing and got into the space, preparing to catch two bass and start fishing.
He may not be so concerned about other things, but he has always taken a very serious attitude towards eating.
Zhang An has never paid much attention to the bass in the space. There are quite a lot of giant bass in the lake now. If you look around, you can see large ones with a meter level. It is estimated that they will not be less than twenty or thirty. catty.
But Zhang An is not surprised. They can grow so big outside, and it is even easier in space.
In the end, Zhang An picked two bass of three to four kilograms, and did not catch the big fish that weighed more than ten or twenty kilograms.
After all, there are only four people in the family. It’s hard to pack such a big one out, and we can’t finish it.
The size of three or four kilograms is just right, you can eat two of them in one meal.
And Zhang An has already thought about steaming one and making the other into Su Ying's favorite seabass pot.
(End of this chapter)