Chapter 339: Hunting Black, Warm Home
"Because that's the habit of snakehead fish. They especially like to eat frogs."
Lin Heng explained with a smile that this lure fishing method originated in Europe and has not yet been introduced into China.
Even though Chinese people know that snakehead fish are ferocious, they would not think of this fishing method.
Lin Heng found that using live frogs was more advantageous than using fake baits, as the strong smell of blood could better lure black fish.
"Then let me try it too." Lin Yue said with a smile. He took a plate of fishing line from Lin Heng and followed his example to find a grass hole and try to catch black fish.
The Sanchagou swamp is in an undeveloped state. As the water surface is covered with duckweed and weeds, it is impossible to set up nets. The most you can do is set up fishing traps such as ground traps and ground hooks.
It is very difficult to catch snakehead fish in this kind of trap, which results in many snakehead fish here but few people have ever caught them. Lin Heng also understood this and decided to come here to fish for snakehead fish.
Lin Heng and his elder brother continued to try by putting a rope through the gills of the black fish they had just caught and temporarily keeping it in the water.
"Brother, do you think there are black fish hiding there?" Lin Yue said, pointing to a small water surface not far in front of him.
"I'm not sure about this, just throw it over and try it out." Lin Heng shook his head.
He pulled out the fishing line, threw it into the water full of duckweed, and then slowly reeled it in.
Just after throwing two or three times, a loud thump was heard in the distance, followed by Lin Yue's excited voice: "Got it, got it!"
Lin Yue was even more aggressive than Lin Heng. He pulled the fish in front of him in no time. This fish was smaller than the one Lin Heng caught, weighing about three or four pounds.
"Brother, your method is really effective. Don't tell anyone else." Lin Yue said excitedly while holding the fish.
"That's for sure. We just need to catch the fish quietly." Lin Heng said with a smile. If others learn this method, they will have no chance of catching the black fish here.
Then the two of them dispersed and continued searching on the water surface. This kind of real frog is good to use, but it would get stuck in the grass from time to time.
The hook is hidden as much as possible but it cannot be avoided. It is far inferior to plastic lures in passing through obstacles.
Fortunately, Lin Heng brought enough lines and fish hooks, and frogs were not difficult to catch in this swamp.
Plop!!
“Another hit!!”
Lin Heng searched in a small pond for more than ten seconds when he suddenly heard a loud bang and quickly pulled the black fish up.
"This is really fun. You caught the second fish in just half an hour." Lin Yue said excitedly.
"It's a pity that I don't have a good rod." Lin Heng smiled and shook his head. He couldn't imagine how great it would be if he had a good lure rod.
Lin Yue chuckled: "I think it's enough to catch fish."
"Let's try somewhere else." Lin Heng shook his head and continued to walk deeper into the swamp. The reeds and cattails in this place were as tall as two people, and people looked extremely small in them.
The sky was blue and the golden sun was getting hotter. The two men fished until eleven o'clock in the morning and finally stopped. The harvest was considerable.
Lin Heng had good skills and caught five black fish. The smallest one weighed three kilograms, and the largest one weighed seven or eight kilograms, totaling more than twenty to thirty kilograms.
His elder brother didn't know how to play at first, but he also caught two black fish, which weighed about eight or nine kilograms in total.
The black fish resources in this place were unexpectedly good, which surprised both of them.
"This is much more fun than hunting." Under a willow tree, Lin Yue said happily as he looked at the seven black fish raised in the small pond.
"It's just not easy to sell, it's easy to sell in the city." Lin Heng took a bite of the fennel steamed bun and said with a smile. Compared with other fish, black carp has another advantage in that it has a long lifespan. It can survive for three or four hours without water and breathe through its gills. It can be brought back alive without being raised.
"These are enough for me to eat." Lin Yue said.
The two men rested under the tree and finished their meal. They fed the dog, then fished for catfish with hooks while looking for wild ducks, rabbits, badgers, etc. There were quite a lot of prey in this swamp.
After just searching for a whole afternoon, they didn't find any prey. There were traces of people everywhere, and they saw a few wild ducks but couldn't catch them.
Because these things are in the center of the large body of water, they are too far away for people to get close to them.
"Since we can't catch any prey, let's just continue hunting for black fish." Lin Heng said with a smile.
"I think so too. As long as there is a guarantee, there will be no loss." Lin Yue nodded.
The two continued to try to hunt snakehead fish by the water. As it grew darker, gunshots could be heard from the surrounding woods from time to time, and there were many people hunting.
Originally, there were not many people who could stay in the mountains for several days like Lin Heng did. Now, everyone has learned how to do it, and there are more people coming to Sanchagou.
In the blink of an eye, it was already past five in the afternoon. Lin Heng looked at the fish in his hand and said with a smile: "Let's go, big brother, let's go back."
He caught five more black carps this afternoon, which makes ten together with the one he caught this morning. It's definitely a big harvest. Now he just wants to go home and make pickled fish to share with his family.
"How about we go back tomorrow? And look for prey nearby at night?" Lin Yue asked with a smile. He wanted to continue hunting.
Lin Heng shook his head and refused: "No need, it must be hard to hunt prey in this place. Next time, let's go to a different location and hunt where Dad digs ginseng."
"That's fine."
After hearing what Lin Heng said, Lin Yue no longer hesitated. He took out a thickened plastic bag, put the black fish in it, put two layers of snakeskin bags on the outside, filled it with some water, put it in the backpack, and walked back with the fish on his back.
Lin Yue's skills were not as good as Lin Heng's. In the afternoon, he caught two black fish and a catfish weighing more than one kilogram with a ground hook. The harvest was pretty good.
The two men carried the fish and walked back with the dog.
Because they were now upstream of Sanchagou, not far from the shelter they had built by the mountain stream last year, they simply walked back along the ridge on this side.
Although it's a detour, it's much easier to walk than in the swamp, and overall the speed will be faster.
By the way, you can also search this mountain to see if you can encounter prey or something.
Then, after walking a short distance, they heard a noise ahead. When they got closer, they saw that it was Tian Baishun and Wang Kaidian's group of four.
"Old Man Tian, why are you still hunting here? Why don't you go somewhere else?" Lin Heng greeted with a smile.
Tian Baishun invited with a smile: "There are roe deer here recently. I'll look for them. Do you want to come with me?"
"Forget it, it's useless for them to come." Wang Bing shook his head and laughed disdainfully. "I said this morning that they would definitely not get anything today, and you see, they really didn't get anything."
When Tian Baishun heard this, he immediately cursed: "So you got it? No one can compare your ability with a mouth. If you continue like this, you can go back and don't hunt with us anymore."
Wang Bing is not his nephew, so he will not spoil him. He already disliked this guy, who had no skills at all but only knew how to take advantage of their prey.
"We really didn't catch any prey." Lin Heng said casually without caring, and then said, "I'm going to go back now. You guys continue hunting, I won't get involved."
“Plop!! Plop!!”
As soon as he finished speaking, the black fish in the basket started jumping wildly.
"What are you carrying? What good stuff did you get?" Tian Baishun asked immediately. He knew that Lin Heng was a dishonest boy who liked to hide things.
So after he finished speaking, he walked over and insisted on seeing the fish in Lin Heng's basket.
"Damn, how did you get so many black sticks? These are good stuff!" Tian Baishun said in shock.
Several other people also gathered around and looked at the ten black fish in there in amazement, wondering how Lin Heng caught them.
"I won't tell you this." Lin Heng shook his head and tied the bag to prevent them from seeing it any further.
Tian Baishun turned his head and looked at Wang Bing and said coldly: "Wang Bing, now you see, not everyone is like you."
If it was hunting, it could be considered luck, but catching so many black fish definitely required special techniques and skills.
"They are just a few mullet, not roe deer. They are not worth much money." Wang Bing was still stubborn and looked proud.
Lin Heng put the backpack on his back and said with a smile, "It's not worth much. You guys have fun. I'm leaving."
Wang Bing felt suffocated by Lin Heng's nonchalant attitude of not taking him seriously at all. This kind of indifference made him feel more uncomfortable than any other behavior, but he couldn't vent it.
"You really should grow up, otherwise you will not be suitable for hunting." Wang Kaidian said to his nephew with a serious tone.
After walking a long way out, Lin Yue asked in confusion: "Brother, why don't you tell him about the reflective chain on his neck? If you tell him, he will definitely get scolded."
Lin Heng told Wang Bing about the chain he was wearing during the lunch break. He thought Lin Heng would use this to retaliate.
Lin Heng smiled casually: "If I tell him, won't that help him? Wouldn't it be better to wait until they have been hunting for a few days without any success before they discover the problem?"
Lin Yue was stunned for a moment before he suddenly realized: "Hey, brother, what you said makes sense."
It's just a small problem now, but it will be a big problem if we find out that he is the reason after the preys run away one after another.
"So there's no need to pay attention to such people." Lin Heng said with a smile. Being ignored by such people would be the biggest blow to him.
Lin Yue nodded, feeling that his brother really didn’t act like a young man. Could it be because he read too many books?
On the way back, the two didn't explore much and just walked straight back. When they returned to Hongfeng Mountain, the sun had already disappeared, and only the top of the mountain in the west was covered with light red clouds.
It was hard to see clearly in the forest, so we had to turn on the flashlight. Fortunately, we had reached Red Maple Mountain, and the two of us quickly walked down the path.
Lai Fu's voice from far away called out Lin's father and mother. Seeing Lin Heng and the others, they took over and asked, "Did you get the black fish?"
"We got it. This time we had a big harvest. My brother's method of catching black fish is amazing." Lin Yue said excitedly.
Father Lin asked curiously, "How much did it take to have a bumper harvest?"
"I caught three black fish and one catfish, and my brother caught ten." Lin Yue said with a smile.
Father Lin was stunned: "So many! That is indeed a great harvest."
Lin Heng smiled and said, "Let's go to the indoor incubation pool and let you take a good look."
The four of them went to the indoor hatchery together. Lin Heng put down the backpack and poured the fish into a small net cage. Ten fish filled the net cage at once.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Lin were stunned for a moment, then gave a thumbs up.
"Great, son, how did you catch it?" Lin's mother asked curiously.
Father Lin also said: "It's not an ordinary fishing method, right?"
"It's indeed not an ordinary fishing method. Have you eaten?" Lin Heng asked with a smile.
Mother Lin said: "I'm just about to do it."
"Then let's eat together and talk while we eat. I've asked Xiulan to cut the sauerkraut." As Lin Heng said this, he grabbed the largest black fish and beat it to death.
"All right then."
Lin's mother could only nod, after all, Lin Hengyu had already been killed.
After packing up their things and locking the door, Lin's father and mother followed them over.
"Dad~~"
As soon as he entered the house, Xiaoxia rushed over. Lin Heng picked him up and brought him into the house. He put the black fish on the ground and said with a smile: "A big black fish weighing eight kilograms."
"You're so awesome, second brother!" Caiyun said with a smile as she looked at Heiyu.
Xiulan said, "I knew you could get it. I have prepared the pickles and seasonings."
Father Lin reminded: "Lin Heng is really good this time, he caught ten black fish by himself!"
After hearing this, Xiulan and Caiyun were truly surprised. This was definitely not an ordinary thing.
Lin Heng smiled and said, "Let's kill the fish first, and then we can talk slowly while we eat."
"I'll kill the fish. You change your clothes and take a shower first." Father Lin looked at him and said.
Xiulan picked off the spider web on his head and said, "I've found your clothes and put them on the bed. The kettle is full too. Don't take cold showers all the time."
"Okay." Lin Heng agreed with a smile, put Xiaoxia down from his arms, and went into the house to take a shower.
The clothes were neatly placed on the bed, and a large basin and cold water were ready in the backyard. Xiulan was always so virtuous and prepared everything for him in advance. He just had to pour some hot water to take a bath.
When he came out after washing, Lin's father had already killed the big black fish. After killing it cleanly, it still weighed seven kilograms. It was definitely a big black fish.
"Leave the rest to me." Lin Heng smiled and took the black fish into the house, and quickly cut it apart with a sharp Damascus dagger.
After the bones are fried until golden brown, add boiling water to make a milky white fish soup. After adding the fried sauerkraut, the soup will turn a beautiful light yellow. Add vermicelli and minced garlic and cook.
Finally, leave some soup to blanch the cut fish fillets and place them on the top of the pot. Then add some chili peppers and pour hot oil on them and it's done.
There was already a lot of fish meat, and a lot of vermicelli was added, so a large basin with a diameter of 30 cm was filled to the brim.
But with so many people in his family plus his eldest brother's family, they can definitely handle it.
"It's time for dinner, it's time for dinner."
Lin Heng brought the fish to the table and shouted loudly. There were also some vegetables and cold dishes that Xiulan and the others had cooked earlier on the table, and yellow wine and rice wine were also ready.
"Come on, let's have one first and then we'll eat!" Lin Heng said with a smile as he raised his glass. He was satisfied with just one meal after a busy day.
After a glass of wine, everyone started to eat. Some ate fish, some ate vermicelli, and some ate sauerkraut. The table was full of people, all lively and happy.
Every time at this time, I forget all my worries and just enjoy my meal.
"Dad, I want to eat vermicelli~" Xiaoxia started to act coquettishly after slurping it up. Vermicelli soaked in sauerkraut soup is very delicious, especially loved by children.
"Eat more fish." Lin Heng picked up two slices of fish for her and two pieces for Xiulan.
Xiulan handed over a bowl of rice wine and said, "Drink the rest of the rice wine. It's quite strong."
She drank a little of the soup, and there was still a lot of thick rice wine left.
"Just eat more fish." Lin Heng smiled, picked up the bowl and drank it all in one gulp. He really liked the taste of rice wine.
The whole family ate for nearly an hour. After they finished the fish and vermicelli, they soaked the rice in the soup. In the end, there was almost nothing left.
"Give it to me." Xiulan said as she looked at the rice he couldn't finish.
"Thank you, wife." Lin Heng was not polite and gave the remaining half to Xiulan. They often shared their saliva, so there was no question of who disliked who with the leftovers.
"I have something to tell you." After cleaning up the dishes, Xiulan called Lin Heng.
(End of this chapter)
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