1983Fishing and Farming between Mountains and Seas

Chapter 23 Fish Like a Rainbow

Although both are wooden boats, this boat is completely different from the antique boat in Liang Ziqiang's family.

The boat was about three or four meters longer than the Liang family's small wooden boat, and also much larger. The words "Yongrui" were written on the side of the boat, and it was obviously the fishing boat of the branch secretary Zhong Yongrui's family.

Fortunately, this boat was big enough to accommodate so many people. If it was Liang Ziqiang's antique boat, four people wouldn't be able to move freely on it.

It was because Lin Baixian saw that the village party secretary's boat was relatively large that he helped them negotiate with Zhong Yongrui and rented it for five yuan a day.

At this moment, Lin Baixian was driving the wooden boat farther and farther from the shore. The young men and women on the boat were cheering as they felt the sun and the sea breeze on their faces.

Seeing this, Liang Ziqiang quickly reminded them not to get too close to the boat.

"Brother Feng, do you want to start fishing now?" A little fat guy next to him was already rubbing his hands together, looking like he couldn't wait any longer.

Liang Ziqiang noticed that they not only brought five fishing rods, but also bought half a bucket of shrimps from the fishermen at the dock to use as bait.

But he didn't approve of them rushing to start fishing now.

Lu Feng looked over with an inquiring look, and Liang Ziqiang immediately said:
"Wait a little longer. We are already out at sea, so we must go to a deeper place to have a better chance of catching a big fish."

Lu Feng nodded in agreement.

The boat continued to move towards the island for a while, until Liang Ziqiang said, "It's almost time to go fishing," and then the boat slowed down.

Lu Feng and two other men named Lu Zheng and You Lijun grabbed fishing rods, put a small shrimp on the hook, and each of them cast a rod into the sea.

The three of them sat in the boat and started fishing.

Liang Ziqiang watched from the side. After watching for a while, he saw You Lijun's fishing rod sinking slightly.

"A fish has been hooked, it doesn't look too big." Liang Ziqiang took a step towards You Lijun.

You Lijun was much more excited than him. He jumped up as if he had springs under his butt.

The bamboo pole was pulled up, and a not very big fish was immediately pulled up.

“It’s a bit small indeed!”

Lu Feng and others were originally about to envy You Lijun for being the first to catch the fish, but when they saw that it was such a small fish, they started to complain.

"It's a goby. This kind of fish is generally not big and is very common. Even if you don't go out to sea, you can sometimes catch it in shallow water by squatting on the shore."

Liang Ziqiang said truthfully.

After hearing this, You Lijun's face was clearly filled with disappointment.

It turned out to be a fish that could be easily caught without going to the deep sea. He had just stood up while jumping and shouting, but now he felt a little embarrassed.

Liang Ziqiang picked up an empty bucket and filled it halfway with seawater. You Lijun just caught the goby from the hook and put it into the bucket Liang Ziqiang handed over.

Liang Ziqiang put the bucket away and comforted her:

“Although goby is common, it still tastes very good. It is delicious whether fried, sauced, steamed, or made into soup!”

After hearing what he said, You Lijun's expression finally looked much better.

Liang Ziqiang was not just saying this to comfort him. In fact, although goby is not expensive, its meat is garlic-like, tender and delicious, with a soft skull and few thorns. It can be said that although its economic value is not high, its edible value is not low and its nutrition is relatively rich.

It is probably one of the more affordable marine fish.

As they were talking, they suddenly heard Lu Zheng yell "Fuck!" At the same time, Liang Ziqiang noticed from the corner of his eyes that Lu Zheng's fishing rod had visibly sunk.

The fish caught this time is probably bigger than that goby!
"Get up!" Lu Zheng didn't jump up with excitement, but excitement was written in his eyes.

A sea fish with a gray-brown back and a milky white belly was pulled out of the water. When the sunlight hit its long and flat body, it emitted a bright light, like a long knife.

"It's a noon fish, this fish is good!" This time Lin Baixian was the first to shout.

"Yes, this fish probably weighs about three kilograms," Liang Ziqiang added.

In fact, in sea fishing, catching a fish weighing more than three kilograms is nothing. Sometimes it is possible to catch a big fish weighing ten or even dozens of kilograms with one cast.

But compared to the goby weighing several taels, this fish is indeed big.

The key is that lunch fish is famous for its delicious taste!

The meat of mullet is delicious, delicate and refreshing. What is special is that its fat content is much higher than that of ordinary fish, and the meat has obvious layers, stacked like a thousand-layer cake, so it is also called "thousand-layer cake".

As the saying goes, "One is noon, two is red shirt, three is croaker, and four is jia croaker." The "noon" in the middle refers to noon fish.

Lunch fish is delicious whether braised or steamed.

Even when used to make salted fish, mullet is very unique. Because the texture of mullet is like a thousand-layer cake, and the layers will separate after being pickled, it is an excellent material for making salted fish.

"I've eaten braised fish before, it's delicious. A Zheng is lucky!" Lu Feng was also attracted and looked over and praised.

Lu Zheng happily took out the three-pound luncheon fish and put it into the bucket filled with sea water.

Lu Feng praised Lu Zheng, but he himself felt a little disappointed. Because, except for the two girls who stood by and watched, two of the three men who were fishing had already caught something. Even if You Lijun only caught an inconspicuous shrimp, it was better than him having nothing so far!

"Wow! What is that?" a girl's voice broke the brief silence.

"How can there be a fish that looks like a rainbow? It's so beautiful!"

"There's more than one, look, look!"

The two girls who had been standing on the boat watching the scenery suddenly became excited and shouted loudly, creating the feeling of a bustling crowd.

Everyone's eyes were attracted by the sound and looked towards the sea.

In fact, Liang Ziqiang had already looked up and noticed it long before the girl uttered her first scream.

On the vast sea surface, it seemed as if a colorful fountain suddenly splashed out, and a touch of colorful color jumped out from under the water.

At the moment of being in the air, the sunlight shines, and the colors suddenly become more colorful and brilliant, like neon and rainbow, and seem both real and illusory.

It was just a fleeting moment of brilliance, and then it fell into the water again in the blink of an eye.

But soon after, several "rainbows" broke through the water nearby, emitting a dreamy glow.

"Ghost-head knife?!" Lin Baixian also shouted right after the girls exclaimed.

"What is that?" Lu Feng asked with a puzzled look on his face. "Such a beautiful fish, but its name is so ugly?"

Liang Ziqiang saw Lu Feng looking at him, so he nodded and said:
"Ah Xian is right. 'Ghost-head knife' is indeed one of its names. But it also has other names. Someone just called it rainbow. That's right, it is indeed called 'little ocean rainbow'. But these are not its official names. Its official name is dolphin!"

After hearing what Liang Ziqiang said, the two girls were able to accept it a little. They decisively forgot the name of "Ghost Head Knife" and one of the girls shouted:

"It's so beautiful! Hurry up and fish! It would be great if you could catch a dolphin!"

Another girl's face was full of curiosity and anticipation:

"I really want to touch it and see how it makes such magical light!"

Lu Feng seemed to be pursuing this girl. Seeing that she was so interested in the dolphin, he raised his eyebrows and quickly turned to Liang Ziqiang and Lin Baixian and said:
"There are two fishing rods over there. How about you two come and fish together? As long as you can catch a dolphin for Fangfang, I'll give each of you an extra ten dollars!"

Liang Ziqiang's mouth twitched: Rich people are really willful!

The fee of ten dollars for accompanying you on the sea voyage is already quite high, and now they are asking for double the price?
How generous!
…Should he accept it or not?
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(End of this chapter)