Chapter 38 (Please read)
(Please continue reading and vote for me. It’s hard to update much during the new book period, but I will definitely update a lot after it’s on the shelves.) Early in the morning, Zhang Ze washed up and went to the kitchen to boil water.
Just because he doesn't come to the kitchen regularly doesn't mean he doesn't know how to do it. It's just that there are many women in the house, so it's not his turn to do it.
After freezing a few large crabs caught last night with well water and cleaning them, Zhang Huihong walked out of the room just before bringing them into the kitchen. Her hair was a little messy from sleeping and she was yawning.
When he saw Zhang Ze busy in the kitchen, he was stunned.
"Aze, are you going to make breakfast?"
Zhang Ze used a spoon to pour some of the boiling water into a large soup bowl next to him to let it cool, and then put the blue crabs into the pot one by one to cook.
"I made an appointment with someone to go fishing today. I'm going to deliver the catch to the radio factory in the afternoon. I'm afraid I'll be hungry at noon, so I plan to make some food to bring over."
"By the way, Mom, I remember there is a lunch box at home, please look for it, I can use it."
"Okay, I'll wash it for you!" Hearing that her son wanted to make some lunch to take away, Zhang Huihong hurried to look for the lunch box.
This lunch box was used by her husband when he was alive, but it has not been used much over the years, so she has kept it.
She took out an aluminum lunch box, washed it outside, and it soon returned to its original silver-white color.
After all the blue crabs were cooked, Zhang Ze took them out one by one and placed them in a small drying basket.
"Mom, please cook a pot of rice. Cook more. I'm going to make crab meat rice today."
What is crab meat rice? Zhang Huihong didn't understand, but she still listened to him and cooked the rice.
Zhang Ze sat in front of the table and used chopsticks and scissors to start cutting open the blue crabs and putting all the crab meat and roe into the plate.
However, he will put the crab roe of the red crab in a small bowl. The red roe of the blue crab is very hard after being cooked, and it comes out in large chunks. It tastes delicious but also easy to get greasy.
He will crush it a little with a spoon later so that it will taste better when mixed with rice.
Picking out crab meat is a delicate job. Fortunately, after a while, Zhang Qian and Zhang Qing came out of the room and saw him busy. Although they didn't understand why he had to pick out the crab meat, they still came over to help.
With two people joining in, all the blue crab meat was quickly picked out, filling a large plate.
Zhang Ze crushed the red paste with a spoon, then brought the crab meat and crab roe to the kitchen.
When the rice was cooked, he asked his mother to turn off the fire, and then mixed the rice and crab meat and crab roe together with lard and soy sauce.
There was no fine salt available now, so he specially crushed the coarse salt and added some in for seasoning.
In fact, it would be more fragrant if fried, but he was a bit pressed for time, so he just made some bibimbap, which was just as delicious.
As soon as it was done, Zhang Wu came out smelling the scent.
"Mom, are we making oil residue at home again? It smells so good!"
The lard's aroma is brought out by the boiling rice, and this smell really whets one's appetite.
Zhang Huihong and the others had no time to pay attention to him at all. They all couldn't wait to get a full bowl of rice and start eating.
The sweetness of the crab meat and the aroma of the crab roe accompanied by the shiny black and red rice are so authentic.
The three women in the house suddenly turned into eager eaters and ate with relish.
Zhang Wu was so anxious: "Mom, I want one too. Hurry up and give me a bowl."
"Hurry up and brush your teeth and wash your face, otherwise I won't give you any food!" Zhang Huihong glared at him and chased him out like a fly.
Fortunately, Zhang Wu found that there was still half a pot of rice, so he was not so anxious anymore.
Zhang Ze ate a bowl of soup first, then filled his lunch box. Then he poured the cooled water in the soup bowl into a bamboo tube and carried the bamboo basket to the town to catch a bus.
Recently he has been getting up early and going to bed late every day, and has hardly met any acquaintances in the village, so he feels quite comfortable.
He will not let other people in the village know about selling seafood, even their close friends. It will not matter after the market opens next year.
While walking on the road, he found that there was no one nearby, so he put the lunch box into the small space. It was okay to leave the lunch box outside, he just wanted to see if the time in the space had stopped.
If the lunch box is still at the same temperature as it was in the morning, he can prepare food for himself in advance in the future without having to rush to get up in the morning.
The bamboo tube is a bit long and cannot be put in.
But it doesn’t matter, the lunch box can be used for experiments.
After arriving at the county town by bus, Zhang Ze carried a bamboo basket and walked towards He Weiping's home first.
When I arrived at his house, the door was already open and he was sitting at the door fanning himself.
"Uncle, you got up so early!"
“I’m old and can’t sleep!”
While the two were greeting each other, Zhang Ze also saw his partner, a middle-aged woman.
The auntie wasn't very enthusiastic. After a brief acquaintance, she went back to the kitchen, apparently to prepare breakfast.
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Zhang Ze didn't have time to chat, he walked into the house and took out a lobster weighing more than half a pound and a mandarin fish weighing three and a half pounds from the bamboo basket.
He Weiping was a little surprised to see the fish and lobster looking so energetic, but he didn't ask much. He stood up, took out the fishing rod and handed it to him, then took the fish and lobster.
Zhang Ze happily held the bamboo pole, or rather the bamboo pole, in his hand.
The section pole is normally composed of four small bamboo poles, one section inside another from thin to thick.
Since it is not planned to be used at the moment, the first section (the thin tip) is inserted upside down into the third section of the pole, and the second section is inserted upside down into the thickest fourth section.
It is normal for He Weiping to make it into a festival pole. Although he lives in a new house, the space on the first floor of the house is only about 40 square meters, and it has two floors.
In this era, the normal bamboo pole is about four meters long, which is actually quite a hindrance when placed at home.
A section fishing rod is generally a fishing tool that only rich people can afford, but being able to make one yourself is another story.
These days, few people buy fishing rods on purpose; most people make their own.
After getting the fishing rod, Zhang Ze exchanged a few polite words with He Weiping and then said goodbye and left.
When we arrived at the dock, Tong Yuanhang was already waiting there.
He was obviously a little surprised when he saw the fishing rod in Zhang Ze's hand: "Did you make this rod yourself?"
Zhang Ze shook his head and laughed, "I don't have the ability to do that. I traded a big mandarin fish with an old man. His family just happened to have a few fishing rods, and his grandson wanted to eat mandarin fish so he traded it with me."
Tong Yuanhang nodded in understanding. He was not a fisherman, he just followed the fishermen to make money, so he didn't have any thoughts about this fishing rod.
If he really wants a fishing rod, he can just go to the mountain and cut some bamboo to make it. He won't accept any other offer in exchange for it.
"Get on board, let's go!"
"Is it still the same reef today?" Zhang Ze asked after getting on the boat and putting his things down.
"I've been fishing on the sea for a few days and found a new spot that's closer to the county. Let's go there and try some fishing."
Last time it took nearly an hour to get from the fishing spot to the county pier, and that was when two people took turns rowing.
So yesterday he went to a few places that he had passed by occasionally before and felt were good, and chose one of them.
If the fish conditions are similar, they can use the time they save to continue fishing and maybe even make a little more money.
"Okay, let's go take a look first!" Zhang Ze didn't care about it, as long as it was a good fishing spot.
(End of this chapter)
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