Chapter 665 668. Wrongly poked (2)
The breeding season of sea urchins is June and July, and the best season for stocking them is winter, because strong winds and waves in winter will push the sea urchin seedlings to wander in the sea in search of food and increase their activity.
Moreover, the seawater in offshore areas is colder in winter, and some natural enemies of sea urchins will move to the upper layers of deep sea waters, reducing the possibility of hunting sea urchin seedlings.
Since sea urchins have very poor movement ability, especially herbivorous sea urchins, they will only move a few centimeters a day when there is plenty of food, so they can be safely put into the water without installing an isolation net.
It is for this reason that Ao Muyang did not take these sea urchins to the Brick Island fishing ground, but left them directly in the sea outside the village.
He plans to improve the ecological conditions of the sea outside the village. When the road opens next year, the number of tourists will increase, and the village can start a diving business.
Seeing the sea urchin seedlings the size of marbles, the fishermen who were sent to stock the seedlings were overjoyed: "Hey, sea urchins."
From the appearance point of view, sea urchins are very similar to hedgehogs. They are also spiny, but sea urchins are cuter. They are round and have no head or tail. They only have a round body and look very cute.
From the perspective of body color, sea urchins are very eye-catching underwater. Their body colors are generally dark, such as green, olive, brown, purple and black.
In the wild, sea urchins do not mature until they are three years old. At that time, they can not only be used for underwater sightseeing, but also a delicacy.
There are countless food cultures around the world who love sea urchin. Cooking sea urchin is simple. For example, in Japan, South Korea and Northern Europe, sea urchin tastes best when eaten raw.
Japan is the largest sea urchin sales market in Asia. Ao Muyang thought of Maki Yujiro and Yan Qingcheng of Haijiade Fisheries Co., Ltd. who sent many sea urchin seedlings, and they could be harvested and produced in Japan in the future.
Sea urchin sushi is very popular in Japan and also in the Mediterranean region. Due to excessive consumption by local people, sea urchins have become very rare there, and most of them are artificially cultivated species.
The sea urchins in the sea outside Longtou Village must be wild sea urchins before being sent to the market. However, this is a long-term investment and you have to wait at least two or three years.
Soon, the New Year will come.
Before the New Year, Ao Fugui's family slaughtered pigs. His family raised a pig and killed it before the New Year to entertain relatives and friends during the New Year.
This is a native pig that has been raised for a year, but it is not big, only weighing one hundred, fifty or sixty pounds.
Ao Muyang passed by in the morning, and Ao Daguo and others had already gone to Ao Fugui's house for tea.
Seeing him arriving, Ao Fugui poured him a cup of tea and said, "Yangzi, you will kill this pig later."
Ao Muyang said: "Go ahead and dream, I will not commit murder."
"Why are you holding the dragon's head? Are you going to fly to heaven and become a god in the future?" Ao Daguo teased.
Ao Muyang said: "Let uncle Da Guo kill him. He is a good at killing pigs."
"I have to kill the sheep." Ao Daguo smiled, "Fugui's family got a goat. This thing needs to be taken good care of, so as not to spoil the mutton."
Ao Muyang asked: "You also got a goat?"
Ao Fugui sniffed and said, "Well, my second aunt's family raises sheep. My dad went and got one. The goats were raised in the mountains. The mutton is delicious and has no odor."
After drinking hot tea to cool off the cold, the group went to the yard, and Ao Fugui handed him a knife.
Ao Muyang was stunned: "You really want me to kill a pig?"
Ao Fugui said: "My father has gone to buy wine. The great uncle is killing sheep. No one is suitable for this job except you. If you want to recruit a general from Zizi, you can go ahead."
These words made Ao Muyang dumbfounded: "What does it mean to be a general? Even if we are all ugly, I am not the taller one. Yes, I have been a chef, but the chef is not a butcher."
Ao Fugui said: "I know, but you have been running around killing wild boars a few days ago. You know more about it than the rest of us, right?"
It was okay for Ao Muyang to kill chickens and ducks, but it was really difficult to kill pigs.
Fortunately, this pig is not big.
Ao Fugui and Ao Mupeng went to let the pigs out, and Ao Daguo shouted: "Wori, what are you doing? Let them play in the yard? How do you tie the pigs?"
"Why can't you tie it up? It's just a little pig, just press it down." Ao Fugui said nonchalantly.
Ao Daguo said: "This pig can run very fast. Why don't you tie it up in the pigsty? The pigsty is small and easy to attack!"
Ao Mupeng said with a look of disgust: "No one can enter his pigsty. Go and take a look. It's full of pig shit. I can't get in anyway."
"Is your pigsty clean?" Ao Fugui was unhappy.
Ao Muyang was speechless, waving his hands and saying: "Hurry up, tie up this pig for me."
So many people appeared in the yard, the black pig was frightened and kept barking.
Ao Mudong squatted on the ground and smoked, and said: "This pig is not very big. No wonder no one raises this breed. It only weighs so many pounds in a year. How can it be released?"
"God damn it, you want to eat roasted sweet potatoes? That's called selling out!"
Several young men approached the pig, and the black pig was even more frightened. It opened its legs and spit out pig feces.
Ao Mupeng almost vomited: "Damn it, Fugui, why are your pigs so disgusting?"
Ao Fugui said impatiently: "Work honestly, you can tell me with your small mouth, whose pig will remain calm in the face of death? Do you think it has the psychological quality of a revolutionary martyr? Can it regard death as home?"
"That's right. There's a knife at the dragon head. The pig is not stupid. When it sees that it's going to be slaughtered, what else can it do except poop? Can it dress up like those girls in the red light district and flirt with you? Can it say to you handsome guys, come in and play?" Ao Mudong laughed at him.
Ao Muyang was speechless. He threw the shiny butcher knife on the table next to him. Seeing the bears of the few people, the pig can still live for a while.
Zhong Cang couldn't stand it anymore. He picked up a wooden stick and hit the pig's head hard.
The black pig jumped half a meter high on the spot, and then fell to the ground with its limbs straight and stiff.
"It's such a simple thing." He said in a nonchalant tone.
Ao Muyang picked up the knife and said, "Come on, hold this thing down for me."
Someone brought a chopping board, and the black pig was lifted up. The stove in the kitchen next to it was blazing with flames, and the flames burned the bottom of the pot, and the hot water in the pot was boiling.
In the countryside, there is only one way to kill a pig, and it is to cut the neck.
Ao Muyang gestured and asked, "Is it right to cut from here?"
Ao Fugui said, "Of course, you can cut it with a knife to make it feel good."
Ao Muyang glanced at him and said, "What a good pleasure. The pig's heart is damaged and there will be internal bleeding. The pig's blood will coagulate in the meat, and the taste will be bad."
"Longtou is right, we have to cut the neck."
Ao Daguo wiped his hands and came out. Seeing the pig still lying on the chopping board, he was stunned: "What are you doing? Are you taking a class here? Give me the knife!"
With a swish, the white knife went in and the yellow knife came out.
Ao Daguo laughed awkwardly, "Sorry, it was inserted into the large intestine."