Dare to cook

Chapter 280 Wild Fishing
"What's none of your business? I'm willing to give myself a few more days off, okay?" Chen Dongxue was startled, and then said proudly.

"Tsk tsk, sure enough, a boss can do whatever he wants." Yao Yu was not angry when he was insulted.

He was wearing a pair of sunglasses, stretched out, leaning against the side of the boat, enjoying the cool early summer breeze on the river.

Yuan Dewei sailed upstream, and after about 10 minutes, he came to a bend in the river.

This section of the river is relatively open and the current is gentle.

Looking down from the air, it looks like a small half-moon lake.

Yuan Dewei's old horse knew the way, and quickly docked the boat at a shore, and said to Yao Yu and others: "Come down. There is a good fishing place not far away."

As he spoke, he led a group of people carrying buckets and horses, carrying fishing rods and parasols, and walked along the river for a while.

Not far ahead, there really are a few lush big banyan trees.

Each of these banyan trees is as tall as a five-six-story building, and their thick trunks are deeply buried in the soil. Even if two adults hold hands, they cannot hug the vigorous trunks.

"Good guy, these trees are more than 200 years old!" Xu Yunle sighed with his neck raised.

Yuan Dewei said:

"It should be. These old banyan trees are all recorded in the Forestry Bureau."

"A few years ago, some people wanted to cut down a tree secretly and transport it back to make furniture. They were immediately reported and fined a lot of money."

"Old trees are not easy to grow, so they should be protected." Yao Yu looked at the surrounding environment and knew that people often come here to fish.

While putting the ponytail and fishing rod away, he said:
"In terms of forest protection, Reben has done better than domestic ones. Their citizens' awareness of environmental protection is also stronger than that of Chinese people at this stage."

"That's because of the frequent earthquakes in Reben and the lack of various resources, so we cherish and respect nature." Chen Dongxue said:
"As for China, for a while, we have always boasted that we have a lot of resources, and have caused a serious waste of resources in all aspects. Some strategic reserve resources have even been sold overseas in large quantities and at low prices."

"Yeah? I didn't expect Mr. Chen to do research in this area?" Yao Yu was surprised.

At this time, Xu Yunle became nervous, and quickly interrupted: "Shh, brother Yu, be careful, the crab will climb ashore."

Anyone who often goes wild fishing knows that the choice of fishing spot is very critical.

If the fishing place is not right, it is to seek fish from a tree. Even with the best fishing rod and bait, it is difficult to catch fish.

In the circle of fishing enthusiasts, there has always been a saying that "fishing in the beach in spring, fishing in the summer, fishing in the shade in autumn, and fishing in winter are warm".

Its literal meaning is also very simple.

Spring is suitable for fishing in the shallows, because spring is a day when everything is recovering, but the temperature is not yet warm.

If fish want to look for food, they will swim from deep water to shallow water with higher water temperature.

In summer, when the weather is hot, the fish will retreat to the deep water area if they are greedy for coolness.

The temperature in early autumn is still hot, so when fishing, you should also choose places with more shade, cooler water temperature and slower water flow to lay bait.

In winter, a considerable number of freshwater fish will hibernate.Some of the remaining fish that do not hibernate will also subconsciously move closer to places with higher water temperature.

Therefore, fishing in winter is warm, and fishing in winter has to find areas with long sunlight exposure.

Of course, if you talk about fishing in artificially raised fishing ponds, you don’t have to pay so much attention.

Anyway, the fish in the fish pond are so stupid as to compete with each other.

Otherwise, I wouldn't be trapped in a fishpond, isn't it →_→.

Yuan Dewei's cooking skills are not outstanding, but he is good at fishing.

After several people sat down, they debated the direction of the wind, made fish nests, and laid bait. Yuan Dewei did these things with ease.

Fishing is not difficult either, as long as you are willing to learn and follow the masters to fish three or two times, you will be fine.

Yao Yu always fished with his second uncle before.

Reservoirs and lakes, rivers and creeks, and sea cliffs, Yao Yu has fished in those places.

Therefore, his fishing experience is also very rich.

The waters under the shade of banyan trees are deep, the water flow is gentle, and the aquatic plants are abundant. It is a good place for fishing in summer and autumn.

Yao Yu and Yuan Dewei are both senior "Jin Yuan Taizhong Wuling people".

Not long after they put down their fishing rods, they opened up one after another, each catching two or three river fish.

Qin Ming was also very lucky. After squatting for a long time, he caught a large crucian carp weighing eighty-two pounds.

It is very rare for wild crucian carp to have eight or two weights.

Yuan Dewei saw him start fishing and finish the fishing rod, and praised: "This fish is not bad, it must be delicious when you take it back to stew!"

Qin Ming grabbed the alive and kicking crucian carp, touched its belly, but put it back into the river again.

Seeing this, Xu Yunle hurriedly said, "Why did you let the fish go?"

Yao Yu guessed the reason right away, and said, "Is that fish pregnant?"

Most ethical wild fishing enthusiasts will release pregnant fish if they catch them.

This is just like ancient hunters who would not shoot pregnant beasts.

It is a manifestation of people's respect for nature and their "benevolence".

Qin Ming nodded, and Chen Dongxue asked curiously: "Are you so good? You can tell whether the fish will give birth by touching its belly."

Yao Yu smiled and said:

"It's not difficult. People will show their feelings, and so will fish. As long as you often observe and observe, it's easy to judge."

Xu Yunle also said:
"Yes. I used to work in other restaurants, and when buying fish for the back kitchen, I would specially pick some fish with roe to buy."

"Isn't that too cruel?" Chen Dongxue asked.

Yao Yu rolled his eyes and said:

"Say it as if you've never had caviar or crab roe."

"It's one thing to respect life, it's another thing to be kind, but it's another thing to have daily production and consumption."

"What's more, most of the chicken, duck and fish sold in the market are originally raised artificially. Don't go into this issue in depth, otherwise it will easily involve 'anthropocentrism' and 'extreme animal protectionism'."

Chen Dongxue understands the truth.

But seeing Yao Yu's seemingly contemptuous expression, she couldn't help but said, "I'll just say it casually, do you need to pretend to be a wolf with a big tail and preach here!"

The leisurely wild fishing time passed quickly.

Yao Yu and others fished under the banyan tree for two hours. By the time they planned to go back, Yao Yu and Yuan Dewei had already caught more than ten river fish.

And Qin Ming was also transferred to two or three.

As for Xu Yunle and Chen Dongxue, not only did they catch nothing, but two times when they almost caught them, the fish broke free from the hook and were even thrown in the water.

Yao Yu was overjoyed to see that clumsy and cute look.

On the way back, Yao Yu and Yuan Dewei released most of the catch, and only picked three or four good-looking carp and grass carp and brought them back.

After returning to Bi's house, he handed over the river fish to the kitchen. Yao Yu and the others wandered around the nearby villages and towns for a while, and it was time for dinner.

Chef Cheng Tang is still serving dinner, but the dishes in the evening are not mainly Anhui cuisine.

Yao Yu stared at the dishes on the table and found that there was nothing he couldn't cook, so he didn't use the [Gourmet Traceability Card].

After the meal, the congratulators still played cards and chatted.

Yao Yu returned to his room, browsed the Wanghailou forum, and searched for news about cookbook hunters by the way.

During dinner tonight, Yao Yu already knew from Bi Qingshan that Mr. Bi agreed to let the two cookbook hunters come to participate in the competition tomorrow.

Waiting until tomorrow morning, the six western food chefs who came from afar and the two recipe hunters will compete on the same stage and compete with each other.

And the victor can take Bi Dong as his apprentice.

(End of this chapter)