Spring has come back unknowingly.The ground began to thaw.The spring light softly shines on the snow surface, reflecting a little bit of light. People who have been idle for a winter can finally go out and do some activities. Everyone is busy outside the house in twos and threes, washing and brushing, and basking in the sun.The children were chasing each other and laughing. The snow that had just melted was wet and slippery. Either you fell or he fell. The clothes were covered with mud and water in a short while. Some parents shouted at the children , There are also parents secretly laughing, watching the children playing happily.The whole village regained its vitality. Cheng Cheng and Lantian Truu no longer dared to participate in the children's games, but only watched from afar.Some adults also nodded and greeted them friendly, while some ignored them, and even stared at them with resentful eyes.

The food stock at home was basically exhausted, and every household had to look for food.Cheng Cheng took tools and led Tru, Lantian Lanhua, Batu, and Qinghua to go fishing together.In this season, other than fish are easy to catch, other animals are not so easy to catch. There are also a lot of orcs hunting, all of them have been half-starved all winter, and most of their prey have also hibernated for a long time. All of them are skinny and skinny, they don't have much meat to eat, and they are extraordinarily ferocious, so hunting is the hardest at this time.The Cheng family was only Lan Hua, an adult orc. Although Qinghua didn't have to worry about running out of food, he didn't want to take food from everyone at this time, so the whole family had to go fishing.

The river water that had just thawed was very cold, and there were still large chunks of ice floating on the surface of the water. The big trees on the bank had already woken up, and their branches began to turn green, but there were still no young leaves.The shoes everyone wore were not waterproof, only Cheng Cheng's shoes were barely passable, so Lan Hua and Cheng Cheng were casting nets for fishing, while the others were watching from the shore.

At this time, there is no need for bait for fishing, and the net is cast directly from the bank to the middle of the river. After pulling the net for a while, there are many big fish that are alive and kicking in the net.The two pulled the net ashore vigorously. As soon as they left the water, Tolu came to help and followed them to drag the net to the shore. A net of fish was thrown on the shore, while Lan Tian and Qinghua happily picked up the fish, and the basket was filled in a short while More than half.Batu cheered and was running around with a group of children, playing happily.The little orcs are much more active and mischievous than the females, and they play very crazy.

"Batu, your family catches so many fish, give me two." A friend looked enviously at the full basket of fish, almost drooling.One winter has passed, and every family is short of food, not to mention fresh fish.It has been a long time since the last time I fished, because the river surface was too frozen to break through the frozen layer, and everyone still had food at that time, so we never fished again.

"Okay. But there are only two." Batu was generous and asked each of his friends to pick two big fish. Cheng Cheng broke a few twigs on the bank and put them on the gills of the fish, and asked the children to drag them. and went home.After a while, several orcs came over. They usually had a good relationship with Lan Hua and were friendly to everyone. Cheng Chengcheng gave them the fishing net.

For dinner that day, people in the whole village ate fresh fish. Basically, every family caught a few nets. Sometimes everyone has a strange love for food.In fact, they can be fished after eating, but everyone has to fill their baskets before stopping.Fortunately, there were enough fish in the river, otherwise Cheng Cheng would worry that overfishing would cause no fish to eat in the future.

"I want to eat fried fish nuggets." Qinghua was the first to yell. He missed the crispy taste very much. The most common fish he eats is grilled. Fish, the thorns are not easy to remove, and if they are not done well, they will be stuck by the fish bones.But the fried fish pieces are different, the fish bones are fried crisply, and the fish flesh is easy to separate from the fish bones.For someone like him who likes to eat fish but is not good at growing thorns, it is the most convenient.Of course, his proposal won the approval of everyone.When the smell of deep-frying wafted up, several uninvited guests came to the house. Who let them have a stone pot at home, and clay pots cannot cook this dish.Tru fried the fish pieces for a long time, and finally invited all these people away. They ate and brought them, which made Qinghua very unhappy.

In the last Wingbird incident, many people in the village said a lot of nasty things to Tru and Lan Tianming in private, and no one said a few good things, but now they all came to eat delicious fish.In fact, these people usually have a better relationship with them, and they are also thick-skinned.

"I originally wanted to make a new dish for you to eat. But everyone likes fried fish nuggets, so forget it." Cheng Cheng gnawed on the crispy fried fish nuggets, teasing Qinghua and Lan Tian vigorously.These two are delicious ghosts, but if one doesn't do it, the other can't do it.They're all guys who just eat but don't cook.Lan Tian only knows how to make clothes, and Qing Hua only likes to play with herbs.These two usually do the least amount of housework.It's always Tru and Cheng Cheng who cook.

"What's delicious?" Lan Tian dropped the fish piece and came over, staring at Cheng Cheng with bright eyes, like a naughty little pug, wagging his tail and flattering him up and down.Cheng Cheng was secretly amused, and enjoyed eating the fish piece in his hand in a leisurely manner, before he said slowly, "Last time I said I wanted to steam some fish cakes. Do you remember?"

Qinghua and Tru had already raised their ears, and now they said in unison: "Remember."

"It's the one that can fill your stomach. You said it's like steamed buns?" Lan Tian asked, always listening to Cheng Cheng talking about steamed buns, but unfortunately there is no flour here, and even if there is flour, steamed buns can't be made right now. There is no table above, let alone no steamer, and there are not many tools.

"Yes, but first you have to make a steamer." Cheng Cheng replied unhurriedly.

"Then do it quickly." Everyone urged.Thought this steamer was a very simple thing.

Cheng Cheng talked a lot about how to make the steamer, how to use it, and so on. Everyone was confused, and no one understood it for a long time. In the end, everyone just kept urging him to hurry up.

The next day, when he got up early in the morning, Cheng Cheng was ordered by everyone to make a steamer quickly. Cheng Cheng had to pick up the ax and knife that hadn't been used for a while and start peeling bamboo. He didn't have this steamer before. I have done it, but many people in rural families have this thing, and they need to use it during festivals, weddings and funerals.I have seen and seen a lot, but it is still very difficult to actually make it. Cheng Cheng also just wants to make a small one, like steamed steamed buns, and that's fine.There is no big pot here, and the big steamer can't be used, and it is much more difficult to make.

It took a whole day of work, and with the help of Tolu, the four-story small steamer was finally ready.The top cover is braided with Bomi, and this one was done by Tru.The lower three layers of steamer grids were basically done by Cheng Cheng himself. Halfway through, Lantian and Qinghua helped him make the circle and put on the thin bamboo sticks. It was still very troublesome and difficult to make.It made the four people sweat profusely, but although the finished product looks rough, it is still decent.It's just that everyone has looked around and touched this new thing, but can't imagine how such a small thing can be used?

Cheng Cheng smiled smugly, and directed Tru to handle the fish meat. Fresh fish and meat must be used to make fish cakes.Qinghua was assigned to go out to find some fresh meat. He had the right to take whatever food and food he wanted in the village, but he never did this, because when everyone had good things, they would always leave some for him, unless He doesn't want to.And when he treats people, the family members of the patients will give him something he likes or needs.But there was only a little bacon at home, and Lan Hua knew that someone had gone out and hunted prey, so she asked Qinghua to ask for a piece of fresh meat.

Cheng Cheng demonstrated first by cutting off the thick meat on the back of the fish, removing the big fish bones in the middle, and carefully peeling off the skin. The large pieces of fish meat were piled up in a basin, and then let Tru first cut the fish meat piece by piece. Beating is mainly to remove the thorns inside. You can also chop the fish with all your strength. It must be chopped into fine pieces, and then the bones of the fish can be found.Qinghua soon brought back a large piece of fresh meat. Cheng Cheng chose a thick piece of meat and chopped it at the same time. Then he chopped the minced fish and meat together, added salt and some seasonings Finally, stir it quickly until it becomes thicker and stronger, and then I bring another egg, as long as the egg yolk is beaten into a slurry for later use.

Put half a pot of water in the stone pot, put the steamer in it, and steam the fish cakes after the water boils. Put a ball of mushy fish in the grid of a steamer, with a thin layer of egg yolk slurry on the top, cover Put the lid on and steam for a while on high heat.The most troublesome part of making kamaboko is chopping fish and meat, and the ratio between the two must be appropriate. There should not be too much fish and too little meat, and the meat should be fatter.Stirring is also a very important step. The better the stirring, the more elastic the kamaboko paste will be, so that the steamed kamaboko will be soft, delicious and resilient.

After a while, the fish cakes are cooked, lying in the steamer like big golden steamed buns, take them out and cut them into small pieces, and eat them with one piece in your hand.

"How is it? Is it delicious?" Cheng Cheng happily asked everyone while biting the fish cake.

"It's delicious." Everyone nodded in unison, there was no time to talk to him, and the pot of fish cakes was quickly finished.Lan Hua and Batu came back a step late, so they had to wait impatiently for the second pot. The small steamer was originally very small, and it could only steam four small steamers at once, which was about thirty or forty small steamed buns. , so even one person is not enough to eat.Cheng Cheng can eat thirty small steamed buns alone, not to mention this fish cake is not as easy to fill his stomach as steamed buns.

After steaming several baskets in a row, everyone's stomachs were finally fed.After the remaining fish cakes are steamed, they only weigh more than ten catties in the basket.Cheng Cheng said that he wanted to save the soup to eat. This fish cake was originally a dish, and no one used it as a staple food. The soup is very delicious, especially if you add some fresh mushrooms and vegetables, and then throw in a handful of noodles. It can be a delicious and nutritious breakfast.

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