【Quick Wear】My Years as a Mother-in-law

Chapter 309: Primitive Tribe Chieftain Mother-in-law 29

Bingyu was even happier when she saw the bamboo.

"We use strong, perennial bamboo strips as tools for weaving fishing nets. We don't have bamboo in our area, so the Taoguan tribe brought it to us from the south. The bamboo is dried and split into strips. According to the specifications of the fishing net we want to weave, the tail is U-shaped as the winding groove, and the head is pointed. The most difficult part to carve is the mountain-shaped winding groove at the head. The excess must be carefully carved out, then carefully corrected, and finally polished to make it smooth during weaving."

The fishing net line cannot be too thick or too thin. If it is too thick, it will enter the water slowly, and if it is too thin, it will be cut quickly. The thickness of the vine should be selected according to the use environment and the size of the fish. There are many varieties of vines, and you can choose according to the principle of quick entry into water, quick drying, and strong and durable.

Don't wind too much so as not to affect the knitting speed. If you wind more, you will be able to knit faster without having to stop to wind the thread."

The big Bingyu was unexpectedly clever and dexterous. She wove two small fishing nets in an afternoon, which Yun Xi felt was enough.

"It's best to store fish in wooden barrels. A little water will keep them alive. Generally, it's not a problem to catch them and keep them for two or three days." Xue Qing pointed to the large logs in the woodshed. "That kind of large wood is just right for making barrels."

Yun Xi nodded, forgetting about making a wooden barrel. "There's an axe over there, go and try it."

Xue Qing did not refuse and quickly immersed herself in chiseling the wooden barrel. This method was the most primitive and clumsy way. It was just a cylindrical piece of wood that had to be hollowed out in the middle. With better skills, the barrel would be very thin, light and durable. With poor skills, the barrel would appear very heavy.

I don’t know how good Xueqing’s skills are.

While waiting, Yun Xi squatted down to check the water channel dug by Tao and the others. The water channel was led from the stream next to the cave to the backyard using bamboo pipes. There was a pool built with blue bricks in the backyard, about five square meters in size. It was full of water at this time, but it couldn't flow out.

Yun Xi was silent, so Tao didn’t know how to divert the water out?

There was no one around, so I took out a shovel and started repairing it. I dug a canal at the bottom to divert the water outside. The water flowing outside flowed directly into the woods on the side, which was also good.

"Chief, shall we go fishing?"

"Let's go and see if there are any fish."

The group went up the North Mountain. They knew that there was a small river upstream in the north. They came here and settled down along that river last year. They didn’t see any deep place, so they went to look downstream.

After walking about two miles south down the mountain, I saw a small lake. If you really count it as a small lake, it is actually a huge pool of water.

Bingyu observed carefully and chose a place to cast the net. At this time, the advantage of his strong physique came into play, and he cast the net perfectly into the lake.

During this rare leisure time, Yun Xi took out her fishing equipment and sat alone on the fishing platform, feeling relaxed and at ease.

Apart from Bingyu fishing, Yun Xi asked Shu to take the others and a few children to pick wild vegetables by the river. No one had ever been here before, and the wild vegetables by the river and even in the river were so lush that they could not be picked all.

"Chief, can we catch fish this way?" Shu was eager to try.

After saying that, Yun Xi reeled in the line and pulled out a big, fat grass carp.

"The chief has caught a fish!" Shu circled around the bucket in shock, unable to understand how he did it.

At Yuhuahu Lake, four children squatted beside the bucket and touched and looked around. The grass carp was frightened but could do nothing. The bucket could barely hold it, and it was impossible for it to swim.

Yun Xi had already started casting the hook, looking for fish, and pulling the line. The aquatic creatures, who had not experienced the dangers of society, were stupid and in a short while, the bucket was full, and grass carp, black carp, and silver carp were scattered on the ground.

Shu stopped collecting and asked everyone to put the fish into backpacks and take them back.

Yun Xi turned her head and said, "Just like sea fish, clean out the internal organs, rub salt and ginger inside and out, and hang it up in the sun.

"Okay, by the way, Chief, should we come again?"

Yun Xi looked at Bingyu and said, "Bingyu, you have collected the net. It looks like you have a good catch. You should come again." After saying that, she continued fishing.

"Yes."

The first net caught five or six fish. Bingyu changed her position and cast another net, squatting behind Yun Xi to watch her fishing.

"Chief, you are so awesome. We also do ice fishing in winter, but we don't get such good results." Bingyu touched his nose and said with some admiration.

"The fish here are so stupid. I think they'll learn their lesson next time, so I'll catch more this time."

Bingyu chuckled, "The clan leader and I are on the same page. Salted fish can be preserved for a long time."

"Do you, Snow Wolf and Ice Bear, feel the heat here?" Yun Xi asked her. "The temperature is getting higher and higher now. I don't know when it will stop."

"When you turn into a human form, you won't feel hot, and when you turn into an animal form, you won't feel cold. Because of this advantage, our tribe teamed up with the Xue Lan tribe and often traveled all over the country to exchange goods, bringing salt, pottery jars, animal skins, seeds or other things to every corner of the two continents. Later, that great change happened..." Bingyu explained briefly.

Yun Xi felt it was magical. This trait allowed them to adapt to any environment.

"Is that great war included in your inherited knowledge?"

"Yes, but not much. Our two tribes are often on the road. After hearing about this, we didn't have time to return immediately, so we don't remember much." Bingyu was very confused.

"That's right."

Yun Xi had many questions. For example, the first chief of the Yang Tribe was clearly Yang, but every successive chief's name was Shui. Who was Shui? Was it that man? Xingyue's inherited knowledge came from that man, so why didn't he leave behind a name?

Very strange...

And since becoming a god is so difficult, why would the Beast God have such worries? Why would he do such a bold move?

strangeness! Too strange!

"Chief, we've caught another fish!" Yu Tiantian reminded.

"Okay." Yun Xi woke up as if from a dream.

We had a good harvest today, with over a hundred kilograms of fish, shrimp and crabs.

It was rare to have fresh fish, shrimp and crabs, so Yun Xi decided to make a delicious meal. She asked the tribesmen to prepare grilled fish, five fish per person, and she made boiled fish, dry-pot shrimp and steamed crabs, and also made a meal for Ying during pregnancy.

Boiled fish, also known as river-boiled fish or boiled fish fillets, is a specialty dish from the Sichuan and Chongqing regions of China. It belongs to the Sichuan cuisine tradition and was first popularized in Cuiyun Township, Yubei District, Chongqing. Boiled fish is typically made with fresh grass carp, bean sprouts, and chili peppers. Its characteristics are "oil without being greasy, spicy without being dry, numbing without being bitter, and tender."

Yun Xi showed off her skills and caught ten black fish. She removed the internal organs, filleted the fish, cut the fish head, tail and fish bones and set them aside. She added an egg white, appropriate amount of cooking wine, light soy sauce, salt, green onion, ginger and starch to each fish fillet, mixed them thoroughly and marinated them for about 10 minutes.

Prepare some garlic cloves, ginger slices, peppercorns and chilies. If you don’t have bean sprouts, you can use wild vegetables. Blanch the wild vegetables and set aside.