Fish Feast
The next day, everyone had fish head soup noodles for breakfast. The huge head of the catfish was chopped into several pieces and boiled in a big pot. The soup was milky white and delicious. With the addition of chili oil and pepper powder, everyone was sweating profusely.
The catfish meat had been fried in two large bathtubs, and it was not considered to have been marinated and dried. He gave some to his fellow villager, Boss Zhang, and there was still a lot left. Guan Yiwu said that he should hold a fish feast tonight and invite the head of the mining department, Ma Shucai, and a few other bosses over for a meal to bond and build a good relationship. Everyone agreed and called Xu Gang and Xiao You to discuss.
Chen Peng cleared his throat, took a sip of tea, and said,"Xiao Gang and Xiao You, according to the employees 'feedback, your work has been pretty good during this period of time. Under the harsh conditions of continuous rain, road collapses, and traffic interruption, you have tried every means to protect the lives of the company's employees and made due contributions to the survival and development of the company. This is worthy of praise. But he couldn't be arrogant, huh? These achievements are inseparable from the company's correct leadership and the support of the company's employees. You have to guard against arrogance and impatience, work hard, and strive to do a better job in the canteen, okay?……”
Chen Peng took a sip of tea and wanted to continue, but Xu Gang became arrogant and said,"Manager Chen, just say what you have to say. We're all straightforward people. Let's not go around the mountains and rivers.”
"Hey, Xiao Gang, why are you talking like that? How was this a detour? It's not good for you to be like this, very bad…"
"Old Chen, I think we should hurry up and tell them. Everyone still has things to do.”Duan Ming said.
"You…Alright, I called you here today to inform you that the company has decided to hold a grand fish banquet this afternoon. The leaders and managers of the mine were invited to attend. This is a major event related to our company's diplomatic work. Your logistics personnel must be highly valued. You must not let your guard down or neglect your duties, hmm?”
" Aiyo, Manager Chen really has the demeanor of a leader," Duan Ming said." He's so serious."-- I'll add that it's like this. Da Bao has caught such a big fish, so we're going to invite a few people over for dinner tonight. Get ready and see what you can cook.”
Xiao You smiled and thought for a moment before saying,"We can make braised fish, salt and pepper fish, stewed fish, stir-fried shredded potato, bamboo leaf vegetables, stir-fried bamboo shoots, cold Chinese dishes, fried peanut tofu strips, and fish head soup.”
"Ah, so many. I think it's enough!”Shen Qiyou said.
"There's still one jar of wine left. Today, let's go up and drink a few of them.”Zhu 'er said with a smile.
"There's a lot of food today. Can you get someone to help us?”Xiao You said," Brother Dabao seems to be alright, right?”
"Alright, I'll help you." I said happily. I don't actually have any specific work to do. Every day, I just follow Guan Yiwu and the others around the mountain. I'm getting a little tired of it.
I went to help out in the kitchen, but Xu Gang didn't seem to be happy and ignored me with a straight face. I didn't argue with him and only joked with Little You and Little Yin.
Xiao You was really a competent cook. Everyone said that they couldn't finish so much fish because they were afraid of the stench. However, she had already planned to use a small jar to marinate the fish meat and eat it slowly. I was curious and asked,"I've only heard of pickled vegetables and radishes, but I've never heard of pickled fish and meat." Can this be marinated? Will it spoil?"
"No, the boss I used to follow also liked fishing. If he caught too much, he wouldn't be able to finish it, so he would marinate it and eat it slowly.”
I watched Xiao You's operation curiously. She prepared a large bowl of salt, chili noodles, and pepper noodles. After soaking the fried fish meat in white wine, he wrapped it with seasoning and placed it layer by layer into a small earthen jar to compact it. Finally, she sealed it with plastic and strangled it with a rubber band. Cover the urn again. This jar was probably fifty to sixty catties.
In the evening, the mine manager, Deputy Manager Lin, Ma Shucai, fellow villagers, and a few mine bosses of the mining department came. More than twenty people were divided into two tables and sat under the big green tree to enjoy the banquet.
During the meal, everyone ate and laughed. Chief Ke Lang was a Wa man with a dark face. Everyone was fighting to toast him. The Crown mine manager was forthright and had an amazing alcohol tolerance. He didn't reject anyone, and he drank a glass of white wine in one gulp. Those who respect him are free to do so.
"So the monster in the Black Pool is a fish. I was curious at first. Where did this monster come from? It actually eats humans and animals? But the locals said it so well. I even took my rifle to the pond a few times.”Ma Shucai said," So it's just a rumor.”
"We Wa people don't speak verbally, Advisor Ma.”Deputy Mine Manager Lin said," If they say they can't eat people, they can't eat people.”
"All fish come ashore to eat people? That's funny." Ma Shu smiled.
"Yes, it will eat people." Qi Tonggao said seriously.
Everyone looked at him curiously. Luo Hui smiled and said," Old Mister Qi, you haven't even drunk much. How did you go crazy? Fish can go ashore to eat people, and horses can go into the water to catch fish!"”
Everyone laughed.
"Elder Qi isn't crazy. He's just seen too much of Journey to the West and mistook the catfish for the fish spirits in the Tongtian River. Don't say that it really looks a little similar. Moreover, doesn't that fish spirit only eat virgin boys and girls? What he said made sense. We're eating monsters now." Zhu 'er said.
"What do you know?" Qi Tonggao said," I know the habits of catfish. On moonlit nights, they go ashore to look for frogs, oil gourds, and other things to eat. Something like this happened in the pond beside our village. This catfish is so big. I don't think it's strange for it to come ashore and eat little dolls and chickens!”
"Is there such a thing? So it was true that the catfish ate people!”Everyone was surprised.
"Great, Da Bao, you've done the people a favor.”Duan Ming said with a smile.
"That's not necessarily true. We must eliminate all evils, but I think there's more than one in that pool!”Qi Tonggao said.
Everyone talked about the landslide again. He asked the mine manager when it would be repaired.
"This road needs everyone to repair. Oh?" Crown glared at them, his black face making his eyes and teeth look especially white."Money pays, power does, doesn't it, eh? If the road is repaired soon, everyone will be rich, right? However, some bosses were so stingy that they didn't take out a single cent! It's not like your Five Bulao Company, which offers 30,000 yuan at once…"
I was shocked. Why didn't I know about this?
The road is broken in two places. Our car can't reach the mining department, and the cars at the border can't reach the mining department either.
The long rainy season had passed, but the road had not been repaired. The Myanmar Ministry of Mines wanted the mine owners to pool money, but some of them were unwilling. We don't have much explosives and diesel left. Xu Gang brought Little You and Little Yin to the mines to carry the vegetables and rice on bamboo baskets. However, there were basically no fresh vegetables in the mining department.
"To tell you the truth, we haven't eaten fresh pork and vegetables for more than a month. There weren't many explosives and diesel left, and it wouldn't be long before they stopped working. We can't go on like this." Duan Ming said.
"Why don't you guys hunt some wild game to improve your lives?”Ma Shucai said.
"We don't have guns, and we don't know how to fight.”Chen Peng laughed." Then you're as capable as you, Ma Gaoshen.”
"Ma Gaocan is a character. I saw you hugging one and touching the other at the Meng Sha Dance Hall that day.”Chen Hui smiled and said," On that day, we'll go with Ma Gaoshen to broaden our horizons. I'll pay for all the expenses."”
Ma Shucai smiled and looked at Guan Yiwu.""If you are interested, guns are not a problem.”
"Are you hunting wild boars?" I asked.
"How can there be so many wild boars? Do you dare to fight the python?"
" Great python!?" Everyone was shocked.
"Right, fight the python! You guys don't know, right? The pythons in northern Myanmar are famous all over the world, and we have a lot of them here. If you went deep into those old woods, you would most likely encounter them, but most of them were not big. What we are going to fight is a genuine python. There is one in a cave not far from here. If you dare to go, I will lead you there. If you fight, the meat is yours, but I want the skin. It's my repayment to Guan Gong for looking at the hole for me. You guys haven't eaten python meat before, right? The soup was whiter than the fish soup, and it was nourishing and could prolong one's life. Take Xiao Chen for example, if you eat it and play with the little girl, you'll be invincible.”Ma Shucai laughed loudly.
According to Ma Shucai, there's a cave about two kilometers south of the valley behind our mountain. There's a python in the cave, and the locals don't dare to approach it easily. They had been there once and caught two, as thick as a soup bowl.
"Do any of us dare to go?" Guan Yiwu asked.
No one said a word, and the atmosphere turned cold.
"Forget about fighting the python, Ma Gaocan.”Duan Ming said," That's too mysterious. Killing a python was not like killing a rabbit. It was not easy to climb out after being swallowed by it. It's not easy for it to grow so big. In our country, the python is a protected animal like Guan Gong. I heard that you guys have hunted wild boars before.”
"Deputy Duan, you don't understand pythons, it's not that serious.”Deputy Mine Manager Lin laughed."Actually, the easiest target is the python. You just have to shoot in its direction and you'll hit it 100%. Some people said that it could absorb bullets, but he didn't know if it was true. Moreover, it had a gentle temperament and would not attack people. Only the king cobra attacked people. We raise pythons here like cats and dogs. They can help their masters guard the house and children. Children often ride them to play.”
"Duan Ming is right. It's better not to provoke the python. If they were fighting for something else, the few young people could go.”Guan Yunwu said.
Ma Shucai thought for a moment and said,"Then let's go and fight the old bear." Nan Shanjing has one."
"Beat the old bear. Ha! It was rare to eat a dog's paw. Just let us young people go!" Zhu 'er said," When the fight comes, everyone will open a round of ruckus. Bear gall was used to make wine to brighten the eyes and reduce heat. It was not the fake ones sold on the streets.”
"Chen Hui wants to follow me to Mengsha to do something, so he won't be going. The others can go, but they must be careful. Don't fight a battle that you're not confident in, huh? "Chen Peng said.
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