My Ranch

Huh, it's really cold outside today! Against the whistling north wind, Philemon opened the door to his home and walked in. He stood on the carpet at the door and stamped on the snow beside his feet. He also used his gloves to pat himself against the floating snow.

Although it has not snowed for many days, the sub-zero temperature in Boston and the still howling north wind will always cause some trouble for the cowboys in Jiang Hai Manor every morning, such as being frozen The roads on the road, such as the floating snow that was blown everywhere, and the points on the roof.

Come back, let's eat! Looking at Philemon's return, the voice of Mrs. Philemon, who was still busy in the kitchen, also came from inside, and then she brought out a plate of fried fish with a smile. And a basket of bread.

Eating fish again? Walking to the front of the dining table, Philemon looked at the golden-brown fish in front of him with an ugly look on his face.

In total, this was his eighth consecutive meal of fish. Although he did not vomit after eating it, he was a cowboy, not a fisherman. The reason why he chose not to be a fisherman in the first place was because he could not stand the loneliness at sea and ate fish every day. It's also his least favorite thing.

What's more, all the fish in the house can be sold. What can we eat if we don't eat this? Mrs. Philemon rolled her eyes and said with an unhappy face. In the past few days, she has actually been eating fish. There are also some who are tired of eating.

Hey, if I had known better, I wouldn't have taught the boss how to fish. Shaking his head with a wry smile, Philemon said helplessly, picked up the fork in front of him, and fried the fish in front of him. It's golden brown and the snow-white fish meat inside looks really good. If paired with their specially prepared sweet and sour sauce, which is similar to a mixed version of Mexican chili sauce and tomato sauce, it's actually quite delicious when eaten as a dip. , but no matter how delicious it is, no one can resist it for several days.

Where's the boss? Looking at the fish in front of him, Philemon sighed and stuffed it into his mouth. Then he raised his head and asked his wife beside him. Jiang Hai should also be here at this time. It’s right to eat.

I'm going fishing again. After hearing Philemon's words, Mrs. Philemon crossed her arms and said angrily.

Hey, what a sin! Hearing that Jiang Hai went fishing again, Philemon really wanted to die now.

Ever since he and Harriman taught Jiang Hai ice fishing, Jiang Hai had become deeply obsessed with this game.

In fact, it is understandable. In winter, Jiang Hai really has nothing to do. It is not like staying at home and playing all day long. People always need exercise, and fishing seems to him to be a good sport. .

And there will be harvest. After he, Philemon and Harriman finished fishing that day, he came by himself after lunch the next day. The Nereis and Funaki who were originally disgusted are not so disgusted now. , carrying a small bucket, he would never go back unless it was almost time for dinner. He had been fishing there every day for so many days, and it was impossible for Jiang Hai to throw away the fish he caught, so he just If you can take it back and give it to Mrs. Philemon, although these river fish can be kept for a while, they will die if they are not kept for a long time. Therefore, Mrs. Philemon can only cook the fish before it dies. , Jiang Hai is the owner of the manor, Mrs. Philemon naturally has to change her tricks. After all, this is the person who pays her salary, but for Philemon, it is not a good thing. Those fish that are about to die, After it was done, it basically went into his stomach.

Fish is indeed delicious, but compared to beef, it goes without saying which one is more delicious.

These days, Jiang Hai can bring back at least four or five fish every day, or even six or seven. It is absolutely impossible for a person like him to put back the fish he catches. Of course, if the fish is too small, it will not be counted, but if it is too small, basically They all asked him to make fish bait. You must know that there are many meat-eating fish in this river. Jiang Hai only took a break on Thanksgiving Day.

Then it started again. These days, Jiang Hai sent a lot of fish to several other places, but the one that sent the most fish was naturally his own canteen, Mrs. Philemon's place, but he never ate the fish. There are many, which is inevitable.

What a sin! Philemon sighed again, and continued to eat with his head down.

While Philemon was fighting against the fish caught by Jiang Hai, Jiang Hai also drove his F650 to the river where he usually stayed. After a night and a morning, the original ice cave was , a layer of floating ice has appeared.

Although Boston is far worse than Ice City in terms of pure temperature, the wind here is strong and the temperature does not feel warmer than Ice City.

Get out of the car! After parking the car, Jiang Hai got out of the car first with the things he wanted to use, and then Xiao Huang and Xiao Bai also got out of the back seat. Since they came without Philemon, Xiao Bai and Xiao Huang became Jiang Hai's fishing partners, and these two dogs were still very interested in going out to play. On Xiao Bai's body, there was also a little squirrel sitting on it, which was Banya.

Jiu Jiu is still too young and can do nothing else except sleep and eat almost every day.

After Banya fought with it many times to grab a nest but to no avail, he gave up because Jiang Hai made a new nest for him.

It is made of wood and is fixed on the wall next to it. For this reason, the outside of that section of the wall is covered with a layer of bark. Compared with the nest made of clothes and weeds, the teeth are more obvious. I like my new nest better.

So the war over the nest that had been going on for a long time was finally over.

After confirming his own territory, Banya became more wild-minded. Seeing Jiang Hai always taking Xiaobai and Xiaohuang outside, he wanted to come too. It didn't matter if Jiang Hai arrived, as long as he didn't run away and get lost. .

Bringing a bunch of things and three animals to the river, Jiang Hai lit a fire first, and the three animals sat there around the fire. As for Jiang Hai, he removed the layer of ice floe and took out The shipworms in the keg caught on the hook.

Shipworm, compared to lugworm, has an advantage for Jiang Hai, because from a biological point of view, shipworm is not actually a maggot, nor a bug, but a clam, that is, a shellfish, although it It looks like a bug, but it's not.

This invisibly lowered the hurdle in Jiang Hai's heart a lot.

This kind of shipworm mainly feeds on wood. In the era when ships were mainly made of wooden structures, this kind of creature can be called the enemy of ships. Countless warships and merchant ships have been destroyed in it. In its hands, at the same time, those wooden docks were unavoidable, so at one time, it was the creature that sailors wanted to kill most.

But later, as boat moorings entered the era of metal and fiberglass, there was no place for shipworms to survive.

As for piers, generally speaking, there are very few piers with wooden structures.

For example, Jiang Hai's gravity dock is made of earth and reinforced concrete. Even if it has a wooden structure, it is also wrapped in cement. Naturally, there is no room for shipworms to survive. These shipworms are all Edward Anderson raised it out of wood.

These shipworms are not only edible, but they are also great for fishing.

After all, it belongs to the clam class. As a creature at the bottom of food, there are many players who like to eat this thing.

Not only fish like to eat it, but also shrimps and crabs. It is a good thing for fishing.

However, compared to lugworms, shipworms are not easy to find, and the effect is not as good as lugworms. After all, lugworms are the legendary all-purpose bait. However, Jiang Haining can use shipworms instead of lugworms. This is really because of his There is no resistance to bugs.

These days, he discovered that the freshwater fish originally from North America are really powerful. Most of the fish are carnivorous and have rows of teeth. But why can't these carnivorous fish have no teeth? What about Asian carp?

It’s very puzzling, but having said that, the taste of these fish is really quite good, with fewer spines and larger pieces of meat, which is no worse than deep-sea fish. It is even more tender than deep-sea fish. Jiang Hai has also seen a lot of fish recently.

There are dozens of species of fish in this river alone, and among them are more than a dozen species of bass, including striped bass, white bass, hybrid bass, yellow bass, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, spotted bass Black bass, white bass, yellow perch, zander, bigeye zander, bigeye lion bass, hybrid zander, etc. Others include bowfin, buffalo fish, that is, mullet, channel catfish, blue catfish, Flathead catfish, bull catfish, kingfish, most of these fish are marine fish, the most famous one is probably goldenrod, but there are also freshwater kingfish in the United States, and the taste is not much different from goldenrod. There are also yarrow, pike, pike are also divided into white-spotted dogs and North American dogs, suckers, sunfish, as well as the African crucian carp, which is also an exotic species, the legendary tilapia and so on.

It can be said that the North American freshwater ecosystem was not originally rich in fish species, but unfortunately, it is now crowded out by carp, crucian carp, silver carp, silver carp, silver carp, silver carp, black carp, grass carp, etc. space.

The upper layer of the entire river is basically full of these fish. There is almost no need to catch them. You only need to spread some bait, such as bread crumbs or something, and just wait by the side with a fishing net. Even in winter, you can’t catch more than one or two fish a day. Shitiao, I’m really embarrassed to say that I am eliminating harm.

It’s not that Jiang Hai worships foreigners. Sometimes carp and fathead are indeed delicious, but more often than not, these local fish are more delicious. Especially Jiang Hai can sometimes catch trout. This But it is the king among freshwater fish.

The taste is naturally excellent, even comparable to the legendary Atlantic salmon.

Today Jiang Hai was also in such a mood. He came to the river. After getting everything done, Jiang Hai threw the fishhook into the river and began to wait patiently. Jiang Hai was currently fishing. , Er is also killing time. These days, he is considered to be half a veteran, so he probably knows when these fish will bite the hook. In the first twenty minutes, it is almost impossible, but after twenty minutes, it is very likely. Yes, you need to pay more attention.

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As a foodie, writing about manors is naturally mainly about eating and drinking. Uh... isn't this the main theme of manors?