American Ranch

Chapter 696 Fishing by Ferry (34)

*Chapter 4 is running late, watch it tomorrow and rest early.

When you come to a Mexican restaurant, you don’t just eat Texas steak and multigrain burritos. There are also many special dishes, such as roast lamb, thick porridge made from cornmeal, green corn dumplings, and corn dumplings.

It can be seen that thousands of years of corn cultivation have given Mexicans a preference for corn that has been passed down from generation to generation.

The side dishes are also quite rich, mainly various cold dishes, tomatoes, coriander, onions, chicken, cheese, etc., accompanied by red peppers, which can be freely matched into various special snacks.

There is also the classic cactus salad, which is fragrant and refreshing, without the sour taste in the burritos. I don't know how they made it, but it is really satisfied with the delicious corn wine.

Qin Yi only asked for a little of each of these things, and everyone tasted them in twos and threes. In the end, they were a little full, but the meal was still not over, because the table The various fruits that were delivered early, everyone hasn't moved much yet!

Pineapple, papaya, mango, sapodilla
The most surprising thing is the unremarkable cactus fruit.

This kind of wild fruit is smaller, about the size of a strawberry, oval in shape, with a pointed end and a blunt end, red or purple in the green, but the flesh is also divided into tender red and white, and the meat quality is similar to that of strawberries. , the taste is very novel.

After enjoying a fairly sumptuous Mexican-style lunch and taking a rest while drinking fruit juice, Qin Yi also planned to pay the bill, but the waiter with the bearded Mexican, who had always been very attentive, smiled and waved his hand, saying that he would only charge two hundred dollars. price!

This surprised Qin Yi, and the girls also smiled, finding it interesting.

It's not uncommon for me to have my meals being free by the store before, but those were big restaurants that have a cooperative relationship with Sun River Ranch. I didn't expect to encounter such a good thing when I went to a small restaurant in a small seaside town now!
Qin Yi didn't believe that there were pies in the sky, and after a few more questions, he finally found out that this middle-aged man who was regarded as a food passer by the family turned out to be the owner of this restaurant. What's more, this guy was Duncan's loyal friend. Fans, and now fans of the newly minted Cowboys!

That's why after recognizing Boss Qin, he came here to pass on the dishes graciously, and only charged a cost price.

Well, although I don’t like the offer of this meal, the enthusiasm of the fans is not easy to refuse. Qin Yi thanked a few words and took everyone away, leaving only the enthusiastic Mexican man standing at the door of the restaurant and waving goodbye !

The owner of the store showed his honored face after giving the money, which made the girls tease, saying that Qin Yi's face can be used as a credit card, and he can just show his face when others use the card for dinner. eat and drink
Hey and joking, I strolled along the road by the sea, and walked into a small shop from time to time, but the scenery was limited. In addition to a variety of specialty restaurants, there were swimming gear stores and grocery stores. After walking for more than ten minutes, I lost sight of it. Interested.

Fortunately, the goal of digestion has been achieved, the family discussed it, drove to the pier, and then took the ferry to go fishing!
In fact, there is also a small yacht rental business at the pier, but everyone just wants to experience the feeling of fishing with many tourists.

The ferry is also run by hour. Qin Yi only chose four hours of fishing. The ticket price is 25 US dollars per person, which is a little expensive, but the bait and fishing gear on the boat can be used for free, so it is more reasonable.

It is worth mentioning that there are small shops selling beer, drinks and hamburgers on board. Fortunately, there is no running around to sell on the ship, otherwise it will really compete with domestic trains.

There were dozens of people on board, including Mexicans, Indians, whites, and a small number of blacks and Asians. Qin Yi saw a few young Asians, who presumably were studying in Houston and came out to play on weekends.

Seeing the joy of the fellow villagers, Qin Yi took a glance at them, and stopped paying attention. He greeted everyone to choose fishing gear, and occupied a side of the boat, admiring the pier and sea view that were gradually moving away.

There are many seabirds nearby, such as seagulls and pelicans are very common, but the most attractive thing is the large and small dolphins that emerge from time to time in the waves stirred up by the ferry.

The girls were busy taking pictures, and Angel was even more joyful, poking her head and looking at the sea. Qin Yi had no doubts that if she caught one, she would definitely take it home and keep it as a treasure!

When the two-story small ferry came to the first fishing spot, the slightly fat crew members shouted back and forth, and Qin Yi's family, like other tourists, hurriedly loaded squid baits and cast hooks. Covered with dense fishing lines.

As expected of the fish spot selected by the route, the first fish was hooked in less than a minute after the hook was hooked, and it turned out to be the most impatient Amanda!
Although after the line was taken up, only a small fish came up, and it was put back into the sea casually, but the reputation of being the first fish was preserved no matter what, which made her very proud, winked at everyone, and was very happy for a while!
Ke Luo and Diana were lively and competitive, and they were stimulated by Amanda's cymbals, and they threatened to catch a bigger one!

Angel also muttered about catching big fish, but she didn't want to compete with the adults, she just wanted to catch a few big fish, and asked Qin Yi to prepare delicious food for her: grilled fish steaks, sweet and sour fish, stewed fish .
The ferry stayed at this fishing spot for half an hour, and everyone gained something.

Susa, Rachel, and Sara all had foot-long fish.

Colo and Diana were finally not disappointed, and they caught three or two big fish. Although Amanda was impatient, there were so many fish, and some big fish took the bait. Her goal of surpassing the two girls was not fully realized.

Most of the fish caught are American redfish, which are feet long, and there is a black spot on the tail, as if they have an extra pair of eyes. It looks a bit weird, but Qin Yi searched the information, and the The taste is still good, so I kept them all and went back to the hotel to try them at night.

In addition, there is a fish with spiny whiskers, a bit like catfish, but isn't catfish distributed in Asia, why did it come to the Gulf of Mexico?
Qin Yi didn't understand either, but seeing that the meat was quite tender, he kept it.

And the crew members also bluntly said that it was delicious, and they looked eagerly, as if if Qin Yi's family disliked it and didn't want it, he would help to accept it!
But this was the only one of the two big fish that Ke Luo caught. If he didn't want it, his wife wouldn't be in a hurry with him. Moreover, the catfish tasted pretty good, didn't it?

As the ferry sailed to the second fishing spot, Qin Yi was judging with the girls who caught the biggest fish. Angel, who had been silent all the time, only caught big fish, suddenly let out a "wow", which shocked everyone!
Looking back, I saw that the little girl's fishing rod had already been taken out of her hand. She was rubbing her little hands at the moment, blinking her eyes in a daze, and after a second, she murmured to the parents who gathered around: "There are big fish! I will pull them Can't live with it."

Qin's mother saw a red mark on the little girl's hand, which may have been dragged by a big fish and squeezed against the railing of the boat. This made her feel distressed, so she hurriedly rubbed it for her.

But the little girl came back to her senses, but jumped around excitedly, clamoring to catch the big fish, she didn't take the pain in Xiaopang's hand at all.

Seeing that she was fine, the girls also looked pleasantly surprised, lying on the side of the boat to watch Qin Yi who had already grabbed the fishing rod slipping the fish!
At the beginning of fishing, Qin Yi helped Angel tie the fishing rod to the guardrail, otherwise the big fish in the water would have already run away with the fishing rod when he let go of his hand just now.
The movement of the fish here also quickly alarmed the nearby tourists, all of them were quite excited. Some veteran fishermen even came to the side to help out with ideas. A crew member in a red T-shirt also quickly took a handful The long pole net bag came to help.

After a while, Qin Yi successfully dragged the big fish out of the sea with his ingenuity, the entire silver-gray back was exposed, and the tail stirred up big waves. The experienced fisherman immediately exclaimed: "God, Red fish Sla! This must be one meter long!"

(End of this chapter)