When Liu Yao saw Ning Xiyue smiling at her, she also returned a big smile and raised the things in her hands high to ask.
"Xiyue, do you think this fish is better braised or steamed? Is this duck better stewed or stir-fried? Should we stop catching ducks? Both the fish and ducks are fat, so they should be enough for us to eat."
Before they came, they had already agreed that if they really caught a duck today, the five of them would have dinner together and have a meal together as a preparation for the busy work that was to come.
"This fish looks like it weighs over a pound. You can braise or steam it whole. We all like strong flavors, so adding more chili and a stronger flavor will make it taste better. As for the duck, I have an idea. I'll braise it with my rice wine. It's guaranteed to be delicious. Add some more side dishes, and it will definitely be enough for us."
Ning Xiyue has been coveting this duck for a long time. She starts drooling just thinking about it. The bowl of duck meat that Chen Yechu gave her yesterday not only failed to satisfy her craving, but made her even more greedy.
When she arrived here, she saw the meat, which was so delicious that her eyes lit up. She was so hungry that she couldn't eat as much as she wanted.
Ning Xiyue looked at her watch again and it was almost four o'clock.
"I think it's almost time, and we've made some good gains. Let's call it a day today. Let's find a place to process the ducks and fish, and then we can get back to work. How about that?"
Ning Xiyue looked at everyone and asked.
She had to go to Zhang Jianguo's house to learn winemaking this afternoon and didn't have much time to hang out outside, so she asked this question.
It would be easier to learn how to brew wine as soon as possible.
"Okay, I'll listen to my little sister. Fish, ducks and eggs are enough." Ning Qingyuan was the first to speak.
The others had the same idea and were all easily satisfied people, so they nodded in agreement.
The five people left the reed marsh and found an uninhabited riverbank to process the fish and ducks.
The water in this place is very shallow. In most places, the water just covers the ankles, and in slightly deeper places it only reaches the calves. There are rocks all under the water, and the water is so clear that you can see the bottom.
Not far above, there are several large stone piers blocking the water. The stone platform blocking the water between two of the piers is lower, and the water level above is higher than that stone platform. The water flows down like a waterfall.
The water here is constantly flowing, but by the time it reaches the riverbank where they are, the flow has slowed down to the point where they can just feel the water flowing slowly.
It is very suitable for them to squat on the river bank to clean fish and ducks. The water is clean and can take away the blood.
Yu Zhiyu was processing the fish and Ning Qingyuan was processing the ducks.
Three girls were washing snails on the other side.
While Ning Xiyue was washing, she saw something swaying under a stone in the water.
She put down the snail in her hand and walked gently into the water to check.
"Xiyue?"
Liu Yao looked up at Ning Xiyue in confusion, not understanding what she was doing. Why would she go into the water just to wash snails?
Chen Yetu also looked at it curiously.
Ning Xiyue turned her head to look at the two of them, raised her left hand, put her index finger to her lips, and whispered, "Shh, there's something under this stone."
Her other hand pointed to an underwater rock about half a meter in front of her.
Both men turned their attention to the area beneath the rock underwater.
Ning Xiyue quietly walked to the back of the stone, slowly squatted down, moved the stone to create a gap, and quickly grabbed the two whiskers and lifted them up.
"Haha, I caught it."
"Crayfish?" Chen Yechu blurted out in surprise, quite loudly.
"What the hell?"
Liu Yao looked at the little thing in Ning Xiyue's hand, and after hearing Chen Yechu's words, she felt unfamiliar with this thing. The two big claws of this thing were really scary. It hurt so much when it pinched her, just like a crab.
Worriedly reminded: "Xiyue, be careful with your hands, its pincers are moving."
"Um."
As she moved, one of the lobster's tentacles was broken off. Ning Xiyue had to grab the lobster's head with her other hand so that it could neither bite her nor fall off.
As soon as they returned to the shore, Chen Yetu came to her with a basket, waiting eagerly to catch the crayfish.
Ning Xiyue chuckled and put the crayfish in her hand into the basket she was holding.
Liu Yao came over to take a look out of curiosity.
Chen Yechu looked down at the lobster and said excitedly, "This thing is delicious when cooked. Let's look for it. Maybe we can catch a few more. I'll fry them for you when we get home. They're super delicious."
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's start looking. If Ye Chu says it's delicious, then it must be delicious. Let's not wash the snails. Go back and wash them slowly and clean them more thoroughly."
As he spoke, Liu Yao had already rolled up his sleeves and walked to the river, moving stones to look for it.
"Okay, let's look for it and put together another dish for tonight."
Ning Xiyue readily agreed, as she also liked eating crayfish.
As soon as she saw the swaying tentacles, she guessed it was a lobster. When she caught it, it turned out to be one. She didn't expect that there would be crayfish in the river in this era. She didn't know which bad guy secretly put it into the river to harm the river and fields.
This thing has a high survival rate and reproduces quickly. One can create thousands of offspring. Today we must catch more of them, eliminate more pests, and let them waste less water.
Chen Yechu saw the shrimp crawling in the basket and was worried that it would run away: "You guys catch them first, I'd better make a backpack to put them in. I'm afraid the shrimp will crawl out of the basket."
"Just put it in my backpack. A little straw won't be a problem and it can also block some water." Ning Xiyue brought her backpack over. Hers was the only empty backpack here.
"OK."
Chen Yetu poured the lobsters in the basket into the backpack. The backpack was high and dense, with no gaps, so the lobsters could not escape.
"I caught a big one."
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