26, eel(1/2)
Lu Ao's energy perked up, and he suddenly couldn't care less about what Song Zhou had just brought him here. He hit Song Zhou with his elbow and said, "I just saw a fish, let's go over and have a look!"
Songzhou had already seen what it was and warned, "Be careful."
Lu Ao nodded and ran over to check the situation.
Halfway through the run, he saw half of the fish's body exposed under the water plants. He suddenly felt something was wrong, and took two steps back with a slightly changed expression.
At this moment, under the flashlight light, a slender figure nearly two meters in front jumped forward and disappeared among the water plants in an instant.
Lu Ao's scalp was numb, he swallowed, and looked at Song Zhou in surprise, "Did you just see clearly?"
"I see clearly." Song Zhou knew what he was thinking, "Don't worry, it's not a snake."
Lu Ao was greatly relieved when he heard this, "I was shocked. I thought it was a water snake."
"No, it's an eel."
"No wonder."
The last time Lu Ao saw an eel was more than ten years ago. He carefully took two steps forward and asked, "Is it still there?"
"Still, be careful, don't get bitten."
Lu Ao nodded, "I understand."
He slowly walked over and used iron tongs to pry open the water plants, and soon saw a yellow-brown figure motionless under the water.
Lu Ao pushed aside the nearby aquatic plants, but before he could take any further action, the eel jumped out again.
He subconsciously stretched out his hand to pick it up, and the big eel was picked up and rolled in the air. It landed in the shallow water not far away with a "snap", twisted its slender body and rolled away.
Lu Ao quickly took a few steps forward, pinching and picking again with the iron pliers in his hands.
The eel was thrown directly to the shore where there was little water.
The big eel turned around, twisted its body and fled into the water again.
Lu Ao waded into the water to catch up, and stepped on the eel's head directly with his feet wearing water shoes.
The eel tossed and turned in the water, twisting like a twist, and its heavy body made his waders snap.
Lu Ao's scalp felt numb as he watched the yellow-brown eel flipping there.
This eel is extremely plump and measured to be over 1.6 meters tall. It has a very round body and looks as thick as an adult man's forearm.
When the eel rolled, his body often touched Lu Ao's feet. Fortunately, he wore waders so he didn't have to feel the feeling of the eel's body touching the human body.
Even if this was the case, Lu Ao couldn't stand it.
The eel was still moving. Lu Ao stepped on it, looked up at Songzhou, and said hurriedly: "Bucket, get the bucket quickly."
There was a smile in Song Zhou's eyes, and he handed him the bucket and said, "This bucket may not be able to hold it."
"No way?" Lu Ao looked at the small bucket that was brought over, and then at the thick and long eel, and felt a little unsure, "It seems okay to squeeze it?"
Song Zhou affirmed again: "I can't pretend."
"Then you will help carry it back first?" Lu Ao was unsure, "I also have a big water tank at home?"
"It would be bad for such a big eel to escape from home. Otherwise, why don't you come here first before heading out to sea this time, tell your friends and go back directly?"
Lu Ao looked at the big eel that was still rolling under his feet, and hesitated a little. In the end, his desire for the big eel defeated his desire for the crab, and he agreed, "Okay, I'll tell them."
Lu Ao called Lin Manzhang and said that they caught a big eel today and it was difficult to put it in the bucket. They would go back and meet again next time.
Lin Manzhang didn't say anything, "Okay, let's meet again next time. We didn't catch any crabs."
Lin Gongshang was not very satisfied. He came over and shouted into the phone loudly: "Is that all for today?"
"otherwise?"
Lin Gongshang groaned, not knowing what to do otherwise.
Lin Manzhang simply turned on the speakerphone and let them talk.
Lu Ao comforted him, "Let's make another appointment tomorrow. We probably won't be in the mood to catch crabs tonight."
Lin Gongshang muttered, "We can catch them here. We have already caught three."
"Who can eat if you catch three?" Lin Manzhang had no choice but to say to Lu Ao: "It's okay, Lu Ao, you go back first. We will go back to Linwu Village along the coastline later. Park your car at your house
Let’s ride again tomorrow.”
"Okay, I'm sorry today."
"It's okay, it's a small matter. I'll invite Tan Junhao and the others to get together next time."
After Lin Manzhang hung up the phone, Lin Gongshang was still mumbling in his ear, "I also said that Lu Ao finally came back and wanted to have a meal with him."
Lin Manzhang advised: "Let's talk tomorrow. I'm just with my friends. Why are you getting involved?"
Lin Qiyan said casually from the side: "That's right, maybe we are dating."
"What?"
As soon as Lin Qiyan spoke, the two turned their heads and stared at him with all four eyes.
He was stunned and asked: "Are you not homophobic?"
Lin Gongshang still couldn't come to his senses, "What does homophobia have to do with dating?"
"Why else are you looking at me?"
Lin Gongshang said: "Why don't you surprise us when you say that two gentlemen are dating? I'm getting goosebumps."
Lin Qiyan was embarrassed to say that he felt it was Lu Ao, and he smelled the same kind of scent.
He said vaguely: "I just said casually, your reaction was so strange, it scared me."
"You scared me, I'm almost getting goosebumps." Lin Gongshang muttered, "Forget it, let's go back early, we have to get up early to fish tomorrow."
Lu Ao had no idea what Lin Qiyan was thinking behind the scenes. He and Song Zhou had already returned home.
He stuffed the big eel into the bucket and pressed it down with the bucket lid. Lu Ao was afraid that the eel would come out and bite them.
The eel's teeth are as sharp as an ordinary dagger. If it is bitten, a piece of its flesh will be lost.
After returning home, Lu Ao hurriedly said: "Quick, quick, put down the eel."
"Where to put it?"
"Just put it on the ground and let it struggle for a while."
Songzhou put the bucket behind the courtyard gate and asked people to move away a little.
The eel immediately jumped out and rolled around on the cement floor.
Lu Ao looked at the big eel and sighed, "I didn't expect to meet such a big guy. It weighs at least eight pounds."
The eel looks a bit scary, but its taste is also famously good.
After watching for a while, he touched his belly and asked, "Would you like a midnight snack?"
"What to eat?"
"Just eat eel rice. I have eaten it in restaurants before and it tastes very good. If we make this wild conger eel ourselves, it should taste even better."
"eat."
"Then let's kill the eels first." Lu Ao looked at Song Zhou with expectation in his eyes, "Can you kill fish?"
Song Zhou looked at him.
Lu Ao touched his nose and said, "This eel is too big, I'm a little unsure."
Song Zhou looked away, "I'm going to kill him."
Lu Ao breathed a sigh of relief and handed the eel to him.
Songzhou approached the eel, bent down and pressed it on the eel. I don't know how he did it, but the eel immediately stopped moving.
He picked up the eel by its head and walked into the kitchen.
Lu Ao was waiting in the yard.
After a while, Song Zhou wiped his hands and walked out, "Okay."
Lu Ao looked into the kitchen and saw that the kitchen was clean. There was a pile of eel meat, a pile of eel bones, and a small pile of eel liver on the chopping board.
As for the fish head and internal organs, they are already in the trash can.
This clean scene was much better than Lu Ao expected. He felt relieved and said gratefully: "You sit down for a while, watch TV and play on your phone. I'll make fish."
Song Zhou asked: "Don't you need me to strike?"
"No, I'll just come. Just wait and eat."
Songzhou said, "I'll help you wash the vegetables."
Lu Ao saw that he really had no intention of going out to rest, so he didn't force himself. He washed his hands first, went to wash rice, and happily prepared to cook.
When it comes to eel rice, the rice as the base material is very important. The rice must be neither soft nor hard, and the grains must be distinct, so that it will taste good when paired with the eel meat.
After washing the rice and putting it into the rice cooker to start cooking, Lu Ao started to process the eel meat.
To be continued...