"Father-in-law, do you know how to kill an eel?"
Yu Chengyuan asked.
Because he didn't know if his father-in-law knew how to kill eels, he had to ask.
If he didn't know how, he would have to do it himself.
If he knew how, he would have his father-in-law kill the eel while he went to get the crayfish.
Liu Jianguo shook his head. "This thing is slippery, I really don't know how to handle it."
"Or you could teach me how to do it!"
Their family has almost never bought this to eat as a dish, so I guess it must not taste good.
It even looks a bit like a snake, which is kind of scary.
"If you don't know how to do it, then forget it, I'll do it."
Could you find me a small piece of wood, a nail, and a small hammer?
However, you can kill the snakehead fish, but you can't cut it into large pieces. Instead, cut it into thin slices and remove the bones in the middle.
You know how to do this, right?
Yu Chengyuan thought to himself, surely his father-in-law couldn't possibly not know how to kill a fish?
I know how to kill fish.
"I'll go get you the nails, hammer, and planks first; I'll clean the fish later."
Liu Jianguo nodded; he was the one who handled most of the fish in the house.
"Alright, I'll wait for you here."
Taking advantage of the break, Yu Chengyuan took out the pickled cabbage that his mother-in-law had prepared and rinsed it with water.
This is done to prevent it from having too strong a sour taste.
I glanced at it and it was still mustard greens and pickled cabbage; this kind of pickled cabbage is the best.
A short while later, Liu Jianguo brought the things over.
Yu Chengyuan washed the wooden board clean, and then hammered a nail into one end of the board with a small hammer.
However, the nail was not driven in completely; part of it was left out.
Because leaving one end of the nail exposed has a great purpose.
Liu Jianguo looked at his son-in-law with a puzzled expression. Seeing how he had done it, he couldn't help but ask out of curiosity, "Son-in-law, you've only hammered one nail into this piece of wood."
What is this used for?
I can't figure out what this is for at all.
"Father-in-law, this is for killing eels."
But there's still one thing missing.
Yu Chengyuan replied with a smile.
"What's missing?"
Tell me, and I'll go find it.
If not, go buy it now.
Liu Jianguo hurriedly asked.
"A sharp little knife."
"I think I do. Wait a moment, I'll get it right away."
After Liu Jianguo finished speaking, he ran out again and came back in with a small knife in his hand.
"Son-in-law, what do you think of this knife?"
"Let me try it and see if it's sharp enough."
Yu Chengyuan reached into the bucket and instantly pulled out an eel.
Pinch the eel's head firmly with two fingers, about an inch below it, then press the head directly into the wooden nail. With a swift stroke, cut open the belly and remove the entire eel bone.
Then cut the eel into sections and put them on a plate, and then throw the eel head into the trash can.
I caught another eel using the same method as before and started the process again.
"So this thing is used to kill eels."
It's really useful!
This thing looks so ugly, but I didn't expect it to be so practical.
I wonder who invented this simple and useful thing.
I've never met you before, Xiao Yu. I didn't expect you to know so much.
Liu Jianguo looked on with great curiosity, eager to give it a try.
However, considering that he hadn't killed the cuttlefish yet, he gave up on the idea.
Let's start removing the scales from the cuttlefish!
"I don't know who invented it, but that's how we kill eels in our rural area."
It was probably passed down from our ancestors!
This thing is quite simple to make; even the older children in the village can make it.
So almost every household had one.
There are probably places selling fish in free markets, but they might not be like this.
However, he didn't know the specifics because he had never bought this kind of eel at the market.
"Oh, I see!"
Should I slice the cuttlefish very thinly?
Liu Jianguo had already removed the fish scales and cleaned out the internal organs.
They usually buy grass carp for their family, but they always cut it into chunks, never slices, so he asked his son-in-law.
"About the thickness of a piece of paper."
Yu Chengyuan replied while engrossed in killing the eels.
"What? The paper is so thin."
I can't do that.
Well... never mind then, I'll wash it and put it here, you can do it later!
I'd better go wash the vegetables!
Upon hearing this, Liu Jianguo immediately put down the knife, almost hitting his own foot, but luckily he jumped quickly and dodged it.
He doesn't have that kind of knife skill.
He's not a chef.
I can't do this kind of embroidery.
"Hahaha………
Father-in-law, why don't you help me clean the crayfish?
I'll teach you how to catch it, and its pincers won't clamp down on your hand.
Yu Chengyuan burst into laughter; his father-in-law's behavior just now was absolutely hilarious.
"Okay, tell me, and I'll learn."
Having lived half my life, I still have to learn this.
It's true that you can learn as long as you live.
There are little tricks in every aspect of life.
No wonder people say that living is a skill.
Liu Jianguo also laughed.
"Father-in-law, go find an old toothbrush and I'll show you how to do it."
We must clean the surface of these crayfish thoroughly before cleaning the inside.
Yu Chengyuan asked his father-in-law to find some unwanted toothbrushes.
"Okay, I'll go get my toothbrush now."
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