Chapter 418 What kind of fish to raise?

"Second uncle, this fish pond is close to the canal. Two openings need to be opened so that water can be released from the canal into the fish pond. If the water in the fish pond is too full, it can be drained out through the canal."

Qiao Ran pointed to the dike on the side of the dug fish pond and said.

Qiao Erhe slapped his forehead and said angrily: "Look at my brain! Why didn't I think of that! Alas, we have never raised a fish pond before, and we don't know how to do it. But these problems should have been thought of long ago. of."

He smiled sheepishly, simply carried a shovel over, and followed Qiao Ran's instructions to dig a hole at the edge of the dam.

Qiao Sanhu, who was digging a fish pond, saw this and came over with a hoe to dig another hole.

The hole that needs to be dug is not big, because if it is too big, it will be difficult to block it, and the dam may break and the fish in the pond will escape.

Qiao Ran only asked her two uncles to dig two round holes of less than a foot in diameter on the dam of the fish pond, which were slightly lower than the water level, and inserted a few stronger wooden sticks into the holes. , put a bamboo dustpan stuck between the wooden stick and the hole, this can prevent the fry in the fish pond from running out.

When the hole leading to the ditch was dug, the water in the ditch poured in and flowed into the pond.

The villagers who were digging in another pond came over to take a look.

"Hey, are you starting to release water now? Ranran, are you going to start raising fish now?"

"Ran Yatou, what kind of fish are you going to raise? Ordinary grass carp is not delicious, has a fishy smell, and has many spines. Last year, my grandson had fish bones stuck in his throat after eating fish. He felt uncomfortable for several days. The doctor said There was no way. From then on, he never dared to eat fish again, and our family rarely went to the river to fish."

"Yes, the fish we make ourselves is not delicious. But I heard that there is a kind of fish in restaurants in the city. It has few small bones and the fish is very fresh and tender. It is delicious when steamed. I don't know what the fish is called. Ranran, you Go ask around and raise that delicious fish!"

"Didn't the storyteller say that rich people keep colorful and beautiful fish in their fish ponds? Ran Ran, do you want to raise those fish and sell them?"

Everyone asked Qiao Ran curiously while looking at the water that poured into the fish pond from turbid to clear.

Qiao Ran smiled and didn't hide it from everyone: "I want to raise different fish in my two fish ponds. This fish pond raises blue water fish, the kind of fish without small spines that I found in the mountain pools. That kind of fish is very delicious and not fishy. When I raise it, I will share it with everyone."

Some people have eaten the fish sent by Qiao Ran, especially the old village chief. He has eaten the fish at Qiao Ran's house several times and has long been very fond of it. When he heard that Qiao Ran wanted to raise such delicious fish, he immediately raised his hand. Agree.

"Ran Yatou, the green water fish you mentioned is really delicious! In all my life, my old man has never eaten such a tender, delicious and not fishy fish. The key is that it has no small spines, so don't worry. It pierces the throat, and the elderly and children can eat it. I have eaten it a few times, and I am extremely greedy. If you can raise that fish, that would be great! From now on, when I want to eat fish, I will go to your house and buy it. You have to sell some for my family to eat."

Qiao Ran saw the old village chief who had been talking to him in the tent area outside the valley not long ago. He didn't know when he arrived here again.

And after he finished speaking, he swallowed, as if he was savoring the taste of the blue water fish, and couldn't help but smile: "Okay, Grandpa Village Chief! When the time comes, I will give you some to eat, so that you can eat enough!"

The old village chief glared, "Hey, you kid, it's definitely not easy for you to raise this fish. How can I eat your fish for nothing? You will set a price when the time comes, and if we want to eat it, we can go to your house and buy it." Go, how much is a pound, just calculate it by the pound. My brother is still settling the accounts, how can I let you give it away for free? "

Qiao Ran couldn't resist him and had to agree: "Okay, then everyone is welcome to buy fish and I will give you the best price."

Several families who had eaten Bishui fish were very happy when they heard that they could eat this delicious fish in the future, and told the surrounding villagers how delicious the fish was.

Others who had never eaten blue water fish were yearning for it when they saw that the old village chief admired the fish so much.

Hearing those families talking about how delicious the blue water fish was, how tender and delicious it was, they couldn't help but swallow their saliva.

In fact, as farmers, they had few opportunities to eat pork and mutton in the past, so it was very important to occasionally go to the river to catch some grass carp and dip it in the fishy meat to make a tooth sacrifice.

Even though I ate a lot of prey while hunting along the way, I still ate relatively little fish.

I also caught unknown fish in the mountain streams on the road several times. It was only less than the size of a palm, but the meat was very delicious, and everyone who had eaten it often recalled it.

I heard from these families that the Bishui fish was more delicious than the fish from the mountain streams that they had eaten several times, and it had no small spines. They couldn't imagine how delicious the Bishui fish was, and they really wanted to give it a try.

Qiao Ran continued: "There is also a fish pond that is being dug. I plan to raise some shrimps, crabs, turtles, and some common fish species, so that you can catch whatever fish you want. Everyone wants to eat fish without fishy smell. , I can also teach you that grass carp can actually be cooked very delicious."

"Really? Can grass carp be delicious too?"

Some fish-loving villagers asked in surprise.

Qiao Ran nodded: "It's true. Do you all know about ginger? Not long ago, I asked everyone to get some ginger that I planted. Everyone knows that ginger can be used as medicine, and you can drink a bowl of ginger soup when you catch a cold. But everyone seems to I don’t even know that ginger can remove fishy smell. As long as you put some ginger slices when cooking fish, you can remove the fishy smell very well. There are many other ways to remove fishy smell. I will teach you in the future. .”

"Okay! That's great! I like to eat fish, but no matter how I cook it, it always smells fishy. It would be great if I could remove the fishy smell!"

"Yes, I heard that there are many ways to prepare fish in restaurants, such as fried, steamed, stir-fried, stewed, etc. I don't know how to remove the fishy smell, so that rich people like to eat it. What if we You can also learn how to remove the fishy smell, so you can have more delicious dishes in the future.”

Everyone is happy. Although fish meat is fishy, ​​it is also an important source of meaty food for them.

If the fishy smell problem can be solved, then everyone will be more active in catching fish to eat.

Qiao Ran thought about the fish recipes she taught Juxianlou, and thought that she would also teach everyone some delicious fish recipes in the future, so that everyone would have more dishes on the table.

In this era, oil and salt were very expensive, and seasonings were even more scarce.

Therefore, except for wealthy families and restaurants who can use a variety of cooking methods to make delicious dishes, ordinary people mostly only steam, stew with a little oil or simply boil them, without any oil, salt, or seasonings. The dishes were bland and tasteless, and the fish was fishy and woody, so naturally it didn't taste good.

Qiao Ran thinks that in the future, everyone will be able to grow some ginger, onions, garlic, peppers, star anise, perilla, mint, fennel, celery, coriander, lemon, etc., so that the dishes can have a variety of flavors in the future.

Pickled fish, sweet and sour fish, braised fish, steamed fish, fish balls, fish cakes, fish head and tofu soup, etc. are guaranteed to make everyone no longer love or hate eating fish.