Chapter 27
"Qin Rushuang, Anya! Look at the goodies I brought!"
Only when Qin Rushuang and Anya finished gathering firewood did they sit down again to continue their depressed conversation.
Zhang Liu returned to the camp holding a fish along his upper body with an extremely excited expression.
"It's a fish! We have meat to eat!" Anya went straight from depressed to excited.
Qin Rushuang, who was looking sad now, looked full of expectations, then took the initiative to run forward and help carry the fish, which was madly stroking Zhang Liu's cheek with its tail in a final struggle.
"Quick! Get rid of it!"
Anya took the initiative to hand over the metal piece she was about to use dramatically, and her tone was full of interest.
But Zhang Liu grabbed the metal piece and stood there awkwardly without moving.
"Um, actually, I don't know how to handle such a big fish." He scratched his head and said, embarrassed, "Do you have any experience?"
Although Zhang Liu had to take care of his two younger sisters, he would occasionally buy some fresh aquatic products and kill them at home.
But the level of sea fish in front of him was so great that he had no idea where to start.
After all, the price of large sea fish is extremely high, and it is impossible for Zhang Liu, who is in financial difficulties, to buy them and take them home to eat, let alone study how to handle them.
In his opinion, the two girls around him who had relatively wealthy families must have seen how their families dealt with sea fish, right?
Looking at Zhang Liu expectantly, Qin Rushuang shook her head and said that she didn't know at all.
"Most likely," Anya said sheepishly, "I only have experience with calves on my livestock farm. I've never handled fish."
He gritted his teeth, looked at the sea fish in front of him that gradually stopped moving, and then said helplessly, "Then let me try?"
While carrying the sea fish to the nearest shore, Zhang Liu did not dare put it directly into the water.
He raised the fish up like the scenes of fish killing he had seen in the wet market, then grabbed the fish's tail tightly and swung it violently.
"Bo..."
There was a unique muffled sound to the beat.
I will not die in peace...
In other words, there is little need for fish to moisten their eyes, so most do not have the ability to blink.
The fish's head was repeatedly hit on the shore, making several muffled sounds, and the fish's blood, which spread throughout the sky due to the vibration, began to emit a unique odor.
The fish exploded with the last reaction of the spinal nerve and began to twitch continuously.
Qin Rushuang and Anya, who followed him, stood aside and watched this scene.
As girls, they were all a bit afraid. After all, the smell of blood in the air was very strong right now, and Zhang Liu was swaying a lot. Several wisps of fish blood had just passed over the two.
"I'm starting to feel that Zhang Liu is a little scary now." Anya watched as Zhang Liu rubbed the fish's body with a piece of metal and removed its scales. "I feel like he is very excited," she whispered to Qin Rushuang next to her.
"It's ok!" After Qin Rushuang took a deep breath, she took the initiative to walk to Zhang Liu, who was suffering from a headache due to the slow progress of removing the scales, and then asked, "Zhang Liu, how can I help you?"
When she was asking questions, she deliberately avoided looking at the bloody fish carcass.
But after hesitating for half a second, Qin Rushuang still set her sights on the fish.
The crimson blood, combined with the fishy smell that was becoming suffocating as she approached, instantly struck her with a double blow to her senses of sight and smell.
Qin Rushuang's face immediately turned pale.
You should know that, under the protection of her family, she only needs to sit in the living room of the house and wait for the maid to bring the ready-made meals.
There will be no slaughter scenes.
Even if she sometimes goes to the so-called farm several times to experience the local customs.
It is impossible to start killing chickens and ducks.
When Qin Rushuang has time, she goes to watch the cooking process in the farm kitchen.
Ingredients such as duck meat and chicken have already been drained and placed neatly on the plate.
Maybe some green vegetables will be added as decoration.
Therefore, the original scene of Zhang Liu dealing with fish was really bad for her.
But Anya, who was running after her, seemed relatively calm.
She had the experience of playing on her family's livestock farm since she was a child, although she had never seen such a bloody scene before.
But Anya did see it several times at the instigation of her evil mother.
He can be considered experienced in using a knife.
"Ah… you better not help." Zhang Liu looked at the two girls next to him strangely, feeling a little confused in his heart.
When handling fish at home, his two younger sisters would stay away out of fear of getting fish blood on them.
Why did Qin, Rushuang, and Anya come?
However, he was at a loss and also mentioned why he didn't need help: "This piece of metal has no handle, so it's difficult to apply force accurately, and the fish is very sticky. If you come to help, you might get wounds. Huh? Qin Rushuang, why is there blood on your chin?"
Carefully holding the metal, Zhang Liu stopped handling the fish and began to look at Qin Rushuang anxiously.
He found that not only was there blood on the other person's chin, but her face was also extremely pale.
Is she having another attack from her period?
Some contemplative thoughts flashed through Zhang Liu's mind.
"I'm fine..." Qin Rushuang shook her head, then said to Zhang Liu, "I just want to do something..."
Anya stood nearby and said, "Yes, Zhang Liu, I also want to do something for you."
"Ah… then why don't you go pick some jiabao fruits and come back?" Zhang Liu looked at the gradually setting sun, then said to them, "Okay?"
"Okay!" Qin Rushuang nodded repeatedly, and Anya also showed the expression that she finally had something to do.
Zhang Liu began giving instructions seriously.
"You should pay attention to the time. It will take a long time to return to the cave from there. When the sun becomes almost red, you should return immediately. Don't be greedy."
"If it gets really dark on the way, sleep near the seashore and never in the forest. On the one hand, it will be safer, and on the other hand, it will be easier for me to find you there."
"Yes, don't worry, Zhang Liu; we have been there many times!" Anya smiled comfortingly, then pulled Qin Rushuang and ran away.
As for Zhang Liu, he continued to handle the fish with his head down.
He understood that removing the scales from the fish was just the first step.
After that, the stomach is opened, and the internal organs are cleaned and cut into several sections.
The tool that can be used is this piece of metal that can barely be considered sharp.
With a long sigh, Zhang Liu began to squat down and work hard.
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