After the genius was abolished, he became my Taoist companion

21. Lemon and pan-fried small sweetfish

Channa has no spines, so Tan Duzhi is very convenient to eat.He refused Ye Huangui's quiet care, and started to eat fish by himself.This exploration really made him find a different flavor.

After being cooked, the skin of the channa is slightly slippery and sticky to the teeth. The maw in the belly of the fish is very chewy. The most amazing thing is the small fins, which can absorb different flavors even if you sip it.

It was Tan Duzhi's first time eating sand pond snakehead, and he harvested a complete fish bone.Ye Huangui gave a thumbs up: "Wow, Lao Tan, you know how to eat fish!"

Tan Duzhi was modest: "Where, this kind of fish is more convenient to eat."

Ye Huangui picked up his rice: "Hmm! Speaking of which, there is a kind of fish similar to the idiot fish in the creek over there. That kind of fish has a few thorns on its body, and there are no extra thorns on its body. You can eat it Idiot fish must be able to eat that kind of fish!"

Tan Duzhi put another complete fishbone on the dining table: "Yes."

Ye Huangui's appetite was not large, and he was almost full after eating half a bowl of rice.At this time, he was still thinking about the big sweetfish that had been slaughtered. Speaking of which, he had never seen such a big sweetfish, so he hesitated—is this really the sweetfish he is familiar with?

Some fish look similar, but there are some differences in size.If this is not sweetfish, will it taste good after frying?

While thinking, Ye Huangui took out the pan.

Tan Duzhi looked sideways at him: "Why don't you eat?"

Ye Huangui smiled and said, "The fish is almost marinated."

Tan Duzhi looked at the large bowl next to the stove, and saw a fish that had been sliced ​​crosswise into cold salad.The fish was covered with shredded ginger and green onion, and Ye Huangui seemed to have added other ingredients.

Ye Huangui explained: "Original small sweetfish only needs to be marinated with salt and monosodium glutamate for half a stick of incense, but this fish is a bit big, so I marinated it for a while longer because I was afraid that the marinating time would be short and it would not taste good. "

While talking, Ye Huangui picked up the sweetfish in the bowl, shook off the shredded ginger and green onion from the sweetfish, and put the fish into the pan after the excess juice dripped from the fish.

The oil in the frying pan was already hot enough, a puff of oily smoke came out after the fish was put down, and accompanied by the sound of frying fish, a faint fragrance permeated the air.

The skin of the sweetfish in contact with the bottom of the pot turned golden yellow, and the skin was slightly cracked.It wasn't until this time that Ye Huangui was sure about one thing: "Ah, it's sweetfish, that's right!"

There is a scent gland on the body of sweetfish, which emits a scent.Ye Huangui found that this fragrance is more obvious on small sweetfish that are four or five inches long, but the fragrance is not so obvious on grown-up sweetfish.Now after frying in a hot pan, the unique fragrance of sweetfish will come out.

After a while, a plate of sweetfish fried until golden on both sides was placed in front of Tan Duzhi. While the fish skin was still sizzling, Ye Huangui cut a golden oval fruit.He aimed the cross-section of the fruit at the skin of the sweetfish, and with a firm hand, a fragrant and sour juice came out of the fruit.

Seeing Tan Duzhi staring at the fruit in his hand, Ye Huangui explained: "This is a lemon. It can be sour if you eat it, but it's very good as a seasoning! It can also be used to squeeze juice."

Tan Duzhi pondered for a moment: "It looks like an orange."

Ye Huangui smiled and said: "Yes, but it's completely different from oranges!" He cut a small slice of lemon and handed it to Tan Duzhi: "If you don't believe me, lick it."

Tan Duzhi pinched the lemon slice suspiciously, he licked it, and then Tan Damei's face wrinkled: "It's so... sour..."

It was so sour that his saliva gushed out uncontrollably, there is such a sour fruit in the world!Sure enough, it is a fruit that can make people ascend to heaven in place.

Ye Huangui laughed hahaha, he cut a slice of lemon and stuffed it into his mouth.Under Tan Duzhi's astonished gaze, he squinted his eyes with sourness and said, "Although it is sour, it is rich in vitamin C. It can also be used to soak water, drink it to quench thirst, and it can also whiten the skin. Anyway, it is very friendly to the body!"

He added: "I bought this lemon fruit tree at a great price from a casual repairman who went to the ruins!"

Tan Duzhi glanced at the sweetfish on the plate, he was a little suspicious, he squeezed lemon juice, is this sweetfish still edible?

However, when the chopsticks in Ye Huangui's hand poked down from the back of the fish, this suspicion was overturned.Ye Huangui tore off the meat from the belly of the fish and put it in Tan Duzhi's bowl: "There are a lot of thorns on the back of sweetfish, but relatively few on the belly of the fish. Be careful when you eat..."

Tan Duzhi glanced at Ye Huangui lightly, then he picked up the fish belly in the bowl and stuffed it into his mouth.

In Tan Duzhi's perception, the taste of fish is similar.However, the second type of fish he ate today has overturned his cognition: the meat of the sandfish is soft and tender, while the meat of the small sweetfish is more chewy and fatter.

The fish skin is fried crispy, the fish meat is firm and plump, and the fish meat has been fully marinated and the taste is not bland.The fish is freshly killed, and there is a slight sweetness in the fish meat, which is blended with just the right taste of the marinade.The most amazing thing is the slightly sour lemon juice on the crispy fish skin. The combination of the lemon juice and the fish is surprisingly refreshing.

Refreshing with the fragrance of lemon, this taste makes the taste of fish more delicious.Tan Duzhi couldn't help narrowing his eyes slightly: "Not bad."

Pan-fried small sweetfish, the taste is really good.

Ye Huangui became happy: "As long as you like it! We'll catch some more small sweetfish in a while, and in the next few days I'll make braised fish, steamed fish, crispy fish... all kinds of fish!"

Looking at Ye Huangui's smiling face, Tan Duzhi nodded: "Yeah."

He picked up his chopsticks and moved the fish body on the plate towards Ye Huangui: "You eat too."

Ye Huangui looked at the fish on the plate, and at this moment he thought of his family, Jinbao.When Jinbao caught the first mouse and brought it back to him, he felt the same way.So proud!Proud and proud!

Ye Huangui was very moved: "Old Tan, you are so kind."

Tan Duzhi: "..."

He doesn't understand, what's wrong with him?Ye Huangui was taking care of him along the way, right?And he just gave him half of the fish he grilled, and Ye Huangui was so moved?

Tan Duzhi wondered, did the people behind Ye Huangui know that he lacked love, so they could control him so easily?

Shatang channa tofu soup and pan-fried small sweetfish quickly bottomed out, thanks to Tan Du's contribution!

After Ye Huangui washed the dishes and cleared the table, the sky gradually darkened.Tan Duzhi didn't want to go back into the car, he wanted to stay outside for a while.Ye Huangui took a bean lamp and placed it on the rock next to him.

The bean lamp is in the shape of a gourd, with lamp oil in the big belly below and a transparent cover on it.With this cover, the wind in the mountains can't blow out the bean lamp, and the bean lamp can also illuminate the surrounding water.

There was a fishing rod beside Tan Duzhi, and he finally felt the joy of fishing today.As long as he doesn't release his consciousness, he won't know what kind of fish he is baiting until the fish breaks out of the water.This is a very novel feeling. People are curious about unknown things, and Tan Duzhi is no exception.

It's just that after the sky darkened, all he transferred were small palm-sized fish, and these small fish were not necessarily small sweetfish.He had never seen some fish before, and Ye Huangui couldn't name them.

But it doesn't matter, by tomorrow, they will all have a unified name: crispy fish!

The stone that Ye Huangui chose was so big that he and Tan Duzhi could put down a few fruit plates after sitting on it.His cat was next to Tan Duzhi, stuffing an apple into Tan Duzhi's mouth for a while, catching the fishing line and putting the hooked fish in the bucket.

The stream was gurgling over the stones, the evening breeze was blowing slightly, and Ye Huangui was nagging beside him... Tan Duzhi's irritable heart miraculously calmed down.

The dark and miserable days in the past are gradually drifting away from him like a dream.Tan Duzhi looked sideways at Ye Huangui, who was staring at the buoy.

Tan Duzhi asked softly, "Can you fish at your house?"

Ye Huangui smiled and said, "Of course! There are more types of fish than here. After I go back, I will make you a better fishing rod, so you can go fishing every day!"

Tan Duzhi turned his head silently, just as the hook was hooked again, he quickly picked up the fishing rod.Ye Huangui's eyes lit up: "Wow! This fish is big!"

The snakehead on the hook was as long as Ye Huangui's arm!Ye Huangui jumped up: "Okay! This one must be the ancestor of the Shatang Channa family in this stream! Old Tan! You can't let it go! Tomorrow's braised fish depends on it!"

Looking at such a big snakehead, Ye Huangui already had several options in his mind, such as steamed fish, braised fish, sweet and sour fish, etc.He raised his sleeves to catch the fishing line hanging in front of him, and leaned forward with most of his body.

Maybe it was because the fish on the hook was too big, Ye Huangui didn't catch the fishing line in the first time, so he wanted to probe again.At this moment, a sudden change occurred, and his foot slipped, and his center of gravity suddenly became unstable and he fell forward!

Ye Huangui was in a hurry: "Ah, ah, ah—"

It was too late and then too soon, Tan Duzhi dropped the fishing rod and stretched out his left hand to grab Ye Huangui.However, Tan Zhenzhen obviously miscalculated the current strength. He only felt a huge force coming from his left hand, and his body also leaned over.

Just hearing the sound of two heavy objects falling into the water, the two people on the big rock fell into the water one after the other.Fortunately, the water in front of the boulder was only two feet deep, and they were able to sit up firmly after choking on a few mouthfuls of water.

The two drowned chickens looked at each other with disheveled hair. They were obviously fishing, but they both fell into the water.What's even more amazing is that in the midst of the turmoil, the snakehead has already absconded with a fishing rod!

Ye Huangui sighed: "I know, this must be the snakehead's revenge! The snakehead we ate summoned its ancestors to take revenge on us inhumanely!"

The corner of Tan Duzhi's mouth showed an upward arc: "Maybe it's like this."

The lights on the shore shone on the swaying water, and under the dim light, Tan Duzhi smiled like an epiphyllum blooming under the moon.

Ye Huangui finally understood what it means for a beauty to smile, Tan Duzhi's smile is too lethal!

He subconsciously said, "Old Tan, you look so pretty when you smile."

Tan Duzhi immediately withdrew his smile, and said in a deep voice, "Let's go up."

After Ye Huan came back, he realized that Old Tan had stopped laughing. He was heartbroken and wished he could slap himself: "I'll make you so cheap!"It's all right now, I don't know when I want to see Lao Tan smile next time.

But then he thought about it, the days to come are still long, and sooner or later, Lao Tan will open his heart and become happier and happier!

The author has something to say:

Ancestor Shatang Channa: I heard that you are looking for me?Come on, let's give you a snorkel in shallow water!

Ye Huangui & Tan Duzhi: ...