1983Fishing and Farming between Mountains and Seas

Chapter 70 The Singing Fish of the Sea
Liang Ziqiang and his two companions arrived a little early today to go fishing.

At this moment, some other villagers also appeared on the beach sporadically.

The villagers who were walking towards him couldn't help but look at Liang Ziqiang several times.

There was no way. He was just too eye-catching today and it was impossible not to attract attention.

First of all, he was holding a turtle as big as a small basin in his hand, which made him stand out from the crowd.

In addition, Chen Xiangbei, who seldom shows her face in normal times, was wearing a floral dress today, walking gracefully and briskly beside him.

When the villagers along the way saw them, they couldn't help but say hello.

The male villagers were all surprised and asked:
"Where did you get a sea turtle, Qiangzi? It's not that small, but it's a little too ugly!"

Liang Ziqiang thought, if your body was covered with barnacles and you just picked them off, it would be normal for them to be a little ugly, right?

He hummed twice as a response.

When the female villagers met them, it was a completely different topic:
"Qiangzi, is this your girlfriend? Oh, you are really good at choosing, you found such a pretty girl!"

I walked about a hundred meters and met several waves of villagers. The topics they talked about were all about two points:
"Oh my, this turtle is so ugly!"

"Oh, this girl is so pretty!"

At first, Chen Xiangbei could still smile at the other party in a friendly manner as a response.

Later on, her whole body was numb, and her oval face gradually became darker than it could be.

It sounded weird, as if she was praising her for being a little prettier than the turtle...

Who wants to hear this?
After walking for a while, there were finally fewer people on the road, and the three of them could hear peace and quiet.

However, the peace did not last long. When they reached a narrow mudflat, Liang Ziqiang tilted his head and heard a sound beside him.

Chen Xiangbei smiled and patted Liang Lizhi:
"Lizhi, you are being naughty again. Why are you humming like a rabbit in your throat?"

Lizhi quickly opened his mouth wide to show her and shook his head:
"I am not the second sister-in-law. Look, where am I moving?"

At this time, the gurgling sound was still dragging on, still floating in his ears. Chen Xiangbei finally believed that it was not Litchi who was humming.

Liang Ziqiang also turned his attention to lychees.

This time Lizhi got anxious:
"Brother, don't you believe me? I told you it wasn't me!"

Liang Ziqiang put down the turtle in his hand and stretched out his palm towards the lychee:

"Give me the hand-copied net!"

"Ah?" Lizhi quickly handed over the hand-scooped net.

Liang Ziqiang listened again, looked at a gray reef next to him, and walked quickly towards it.

Seeing this, Chen Xiangbei and Lizhi also trotted to catch up with Liang Ziqiang.

Liang Ziqiang signaled to Xiaomei and Xiangbei to keep quiet, then tiptoed towards the reef.

The humming sound in my ear stopped for a while before starting again.

The three of them looked over and saw two silver fish lying in the shallow water next to the stone.

The fish has a straight back and a flat body, which is long and oval. The most special thing is that there is a large black spot in the middle of the body, which looks like the stripes on a wild boar and runs through the whole fish.

At this moment, one of the fish stayed quietly, while the other's body was bulging. If you listen carefully, you will find that the singing-like humming sound comes from the body of this fish!
Fish do not have vocal cords, so when this fish's body bulges up and down, it is actually shaking the muscles around its swim bladder, thereby causing the swim bladder to vibrate and make a singing sound!

Chen Xiangbei also realized at this time that the humming sound actually came from the fish's body. This unprecedented discovery made her face full of surprise.

When Liang Ziqiang saw the two fish, his mouth corners raised.

Originally he was worried that this fish would hide in the crevices of the rocks like the grouper did last time, which would make it difficult to use the hand net.

But these two fish were lying near the reef, with no obvious shelter around them!
After making preparations, he acted quickly, aimed the scoop net at the position of the fish, and scooped it over accurately.

After the two fish sensed danger, they instinctively fled towards the sea, but Liang Ziqiang's hand net came at them from that angle, so none of the two fish escaped and all fell into the hand net.

The humming stopped immediately.

Looking at the two jumping fish in the net, Chen Xiangbei asked curiously:
"What kind of fish is this? Why is it humming?"

Lizhi didn't know much about marine fish, but now she finally remembered:

"Singing woman? Is this a singing woman?!"

Liang Ziqiang said:
"It's the singing fish, but its official name is the spotted pigfish." He pointed out the patterns on the fish to Chen Xiangbei:

"Look, the long spots on their bodies are very similar to the spots on wild boars. That's probably how the spotted hogfish got its name."

Chen Xiangbei finally understood what kind of fish it was and smiled awkwardly at Liang Lizhi:
"Lizhi, I misheard just now, I didn't think it was the fish calling!"

Lizhi didn't take it to heart and just smiled at her.

Chen Xiangbei watched Liang Ziqiang catching fish in the net and asked:
“Is this fish delicious?”

Liang Ziqiang caught the fish and put it in the bucket, saying:
"It's delicious. The fish scales are very fine, so you don't even need to remove the scales. You can cook it directly, and the meat is tender. I can make an extra dish for lunch later. You'll understand after you eat it."

Liang Ziqiang said this and ended up making himself greedy.

He suddenly discovered that his wife seemed to have a good appetite?
Normally, it is relatively easy to catch this singing spotted pigfish when I go rock fishing, but this is the first time I have seen one on the beach.

Could it be that he knew his wife was visiting today and he took the initiative to add more dishes for her?

Moreover, the clams we dug up today are more delicious than the clams we usually pick up.

Thinking about it again, he felt that it was not just a matter of whether he enjoyed the food or not.

The clam she dug out was conservatively estimated to be worth more than fifty or sixty dollars.

There is also the sea turtle discovered by Dahuang, and the barnacles peeled off from the turtle, which are worth more than ten or twenty yuan.

Adding the two together, it’s almost one hundred.

If we really talk about luck today, my wife Chen Xiangbei ranks first, and Da Huang ranks second.

If we leave out lychee, he would be the last one today!

Damn it, he didn't want to think about it, but when he thought about it carefully, he felt a little jealous of his wife and Dahuang.

Liang Ziqiang thought so and couldn't help but look at his wife twice more.

Chen Xiangbei felt embarrassed by being stared at, and said angrily:

"What's so good about it?"

Liang Ziqiang said with a smile:

"Don't you realize that you're luckier than me? If you marry me, won't my fishing be even more prosperous?"

Chen Xiangbei realized that he was thinking about this, and she snorted:
"You are such a dreamer! It was just a lucky break, but you still want to have lucky breaks every day?"

"Of course. Everyone has to dream, right? Only when you have a dream can you have a goal to strive for!"

Liang Ziqiang picked up the turtle on the ground, and the two of them walked and talked about it. Lizhi also interrupted from time to time, and in the blink of an eye, they arrived home.

When the spotted pigfish and the tonguefish were placed in front of his mother, Liang's mother was also happy when she saw them.

Seeing that it was almost time for lunch, she was worrying about what dish to make to entertain Chen Xiangbei. Now, the two spotted pigfish were a great help, and the tongue was also a great ingredient for the soup.

She quickly soaked the tongue of the Chinese taro in clean water, and after an hour or so it was soaked clean, just in time to make the soup.

At the same time, he instructed Liang Ziqiang:

"Don't just stand there. Go pick some fresh lettuce from the field and bring back a few cucumbers. Pick them up while they're fresh so I can cook with them later!"

Liang Ziqiang pulled Chen Xiangbei:
"Let's go to the vegetable garden together."

"Can't you pick the vegetables by yourself?" Chen Xiangbei, who was peeling garlic, dodged.

"Let's go for a walk together. We can talk about things." Liang Ziqiang whispered.

When I went fishing before, lychees were always there.

Liang Ziqiang felt that some things were best discussed when they were alone.

"Is there anything you can't talk about here?"

Chen Xiangbei put down the garlic and scolded him a few words, but her feet were particularly obedient and followed him to the door.

In order to condense and simplify, I have spent a lot of time revising the draft recently. But to be honest, a lot of flavor is in the soothing daily life. If it is condensed and squeezed out further, it may no longer be classified as a daily article. Compared with most other daily articles, this one has been really simplified, and the daily life has been polished in a different way, striving to be joyful and interesting. And after a series of daily life, a heart-wrenching plot will be introduced. If the daily life continues to be deleted, this daily article will actually be confused and unable to move forward.

So far, I have been able to maintain my determination with the understanding and support of my fellow readers. Apart from this, this book has not had any practical motivation to support it. I hope some readers will be more patient with daily writing and the necessary tranquility before each wonderful event. The alternation of tension and relaxation will make it more interesting. Thanks. The author likes the humorous and cute jokes about the water content, and will even respond with the same joy. However, if you criticize with a serious face, it will really make the author lose some of the fun of persisting.

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