Chapter 284: Forest Frog, Aohua Fish

However, this Ewenki old man was stunned by Wang An.

Then the old man smiled and took the cigarettes.

Wang An wanted to leave, but felt that leaving just like that seemed a bit impolite, so he chatted with the old man again.

One old and one young, they chatted quite well.

From the conversation, Wang An learned that this old man was an old gunner, a gunner who had truly fought big claws (tigers/bears).

And this old man was also a craftsman who could make many things.

It's just that now that he was old, he settled down near the county town.

Actually, the Ewenki people originally lived by hunting; they were the true masters of the mountains.

And the reason they were originally unsettled, always drifting in the mountains, fighting against jackals, wolves, tigers, and leopards, was actually not their original intention.

During the Qing Dynasty, the two f*cking emperors Kangxi and Qianlong specifically issued an imperial decree not allowing them to settle down.

Because the Ewenki people were born warriors and were also the main source of elite combat power for the Great Qing at the beginning.

Eating the worst, wearing the worst, and having the worst weapons, they were the fierce people who made the enemy tremble with fear.

However, under the continuous conscription of the Qing government, their ethnic population plummeted, and finally, the entire ethnic group was almost wiped out.

This also forced their remaining clansmen to flee deeper into the mountains.

And a large portion of them fled across the border and became Russians.

The old man was very enthusiastic and insisted on inviting Wang An to his home for a drink, but how could Wang An go?

So Wang An found an excuse and drove the sled toward the depths of the market.

However, when Wang An left, the old man told Wang An the address, telling Wang An that when he had time, he must go for a drink, and Wang An naturally agreed fully.

Wang An also felt that if he had the chance in the future, he should go see this Ewenki old man.

Wang An drove the sled, looking left and right, and actually discovered someone selling forest frogs.

Forest frog, which is the forest frog, also called snow frog,

this thing is a seriously delicious thing.

Although Wang An had no interest in ordinary fish and didn't even have the idea of eating them,

but like many fish in "Three, Five, Luo, Eighteen Sons," and forest frogs, Wang An still liked them very much.

Although they are also fish, the taste is completely different.

Because during the New Year, Wang Dazhu prepared a Huso sturgeon weighing nearly 20 jin, a large chum salmon weighing seven or eight jin, and many forest frogs.

These two kinds of fish and forest frogs made Wang An eat seriously quite satisfied; delicious, truly delicious.

And there was no need for complex methods to make them; just wash them clean, throw them into the pot, add water and a little salt, and stew them directly. It was very convenient.

When taking them out of the pot, put in some green onions and dried coriander, and it's done.

The method for forest frogs is the same, and forest frogs only need to be washed; there's no need to even open their stomachs.

Because at this time of year, forest frogs are in hibernation, and there is nothing in their stomachs; one could say they are clean.

Even in this era, the price of forest frogs is not cheap at all.

Of course, male forest frogs are not expensive, 20 cents a jin, not even as expensive as wild boar meat.

But because female forest frogs have forest frog oil, they are relatively delicious, reaching 1 yuan a jin.

It's about a formal employee's daily wage.

Forest frog oil is actually the fallopian tubes of the female forest frog; this thing has been a medicinal material since ancient times.

And because the forest frog oil of each female forest frog doesn't amount to much after drying,

this thing's purchasing price at the supply and marketing cooperative is seriously quite expensive.

Forest frogs are actually divided into several types; at the very least, the forest frogs of Heilongjiang Province and the forest frogs of the other two Northeast provinces are different.

The most significant feature is that the forest frogs of Heilongjiang are small, have rough skin, and have red spots on their bellies.

While the forest frogs of the other two provinces have large bodies, relatively smooth skin, and feel better to the touch.

Eating forest frogs, naturally, the first choice is female forest frogs; mainly because this thing is too f*cking delicious!

After boiling them in salt water, put the whole forest frog into your mouth, and then pull out the whole bone.

Chew gently, and that wonderful little taste "ow" comes up.

Wang An bought half a basket of frozen female forest frogs without hesitation. For locals, it is very easy to distinguish between male and female forest frogs; basically, one glance is enough to accurately distinguish them.

Because female forest frogs are larger than male forest frogs, but saying it like that seems a bit general, like nonsense.

The simplest method: female forest frogs have slender front limbs, while male forest frogs have short and thick front limbs, and there is a large grey-black lump on the front palms of male forest frogs.

If you still can't distinguish them like this and still want to eat forest frogs, you can only eat whatever you get.

The big sister selling the forest frogs was quite happy, but looking at the other basket of male forest frogs, this big sister suddenly called Wang An to stop.

They heard this big sister say: "Little brother, looking at you, you are not short of money. Why don't you take these male forest frogs too?"

Wang An knew that this "take" didn't mean "give" at all, but meant "buy with money."

Because this big sister was round, a rare fatty in this era, so Wang An joked:

"Big sister, you are so kind, giving me so many forest frogs?"

Wang An's words made this round big sister unable to speak, and she just stared at Wang An picking up the basket.

However, when Wang An was about to turn around, this big sister reacted and shouted anxiously:

"Little brother, you haven't paid yet?"

Wang An pretended to be suspicious and said: "Didn't you say let me take them? Why pay money?"

The voices of the two were not low, which made the big brother selling fish laugh.

Northeast people care about face, regardless of men or women, so hearing the laughter of the fish seller made this big sister feel embarrassed.

They saw this round big sister move her mouth, then stomped her foot and said: "You take them, no money needed."

Wang An couldn't hold back his laughter anymore and said to this big sister with a smile:

"I see this basket of yours is not bad; the forest frogs are all free, but I can't take the basket too. Give you 2 yuan, is that okay?"

Wang An said this while taking out 2 yuan from his pocket and handing it over.

Because Wang An was carrying the forest frogs and felt they weren't ten jin, and looking at the number, it didn't look like it could reach ten jin.

Normally, for Heilongjiang forest frogs, one jin is about five to six frogs; normally, 6 frogs make 1 jin.

This big sister was dumbfounded again by Wang An's sudden reversal, and her hand reached halfway before shrinking back.

They heard the fish-selling big brother laugh and say: "Big sister, you should take it. This brother looks like a reasonable person, hahaha."

Wang An reached out the money again, and this big sister smiled and took it, still saying:

"Little brother, you are a good man. Do you have a partner? Should big sister introduce one to you?"

Wang An was stunned upon hearing this.

Because Wang An had grown up to this point, including before Wang An became a rich man in his past life,

this big sister was the first stranger to say she wanted to introduce a partner to Wang An.

It was seriously too f*cking difficult!

However, Wang An still said with a smile: "I'll have a child soon; thanks for your kindness, big sister, haha."

Wang An carried the sack in his left hand, containing female forest frogs, and the basket in his right hand, containing male forest frogs, and turned back to the sled.

One has to say, having someone introduce a partner makes one feel beautiful inside!

Wang An looked at the fish-selling big brother and bought 4 "Three, Five, Luo" Aohua fish,

then walked out of the market.

Walking out of the market and looking at his watch, it was almost noon, so Wang An drove the sled toward the county town house.

That's right, Wang An missed Fang Xiue; to be precise, Wang An missed women.

A 20-year-old young man full of vigor, exactly when his combat power is very sufficient, his energy is too vigorous every day, which is seriously not just ordinary difficult.

When Wang An arrived at the county town house, the time was a bit early, and the gate was still locked.

So Wang An, helpless and bored, waited for a good while.

Just as Wang An finished his third cigarette, Fang Xiue's figure riding a bicycle appeared.

The current Wang An was full of lust; besides that matter, he didn't think of anything else.

So this time, it was Wang An who took the initiative to plug the gate and used a door-propping bar to prop up the gate.

Then, Wang An picked up Fang Xiue, who was still opening the house door, and headed straight for the house.

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