Leisurely Life: I Have Ten Thousand Acres of Grassland

Chapter 327 - 324: Catching Crawfish with a Bamboo Basket, Harvest Galore!

It’s yet another beautiful morning.

Jiang Feng picked up Xiaojin Hua, got in the car, and arrived at a picturesque lakeside.

This lake is owned by a farmer.

The grasslands have plenty of farmers, raising all sorts of things.

In this lake, there are quite a lot of aquatic products.

Jiang Feng knows the farmer here, they’re considered friends, so Jiang Feng has no issues streaming here.

Upon arrival, Jiang Feng opened his drone and started the live stream.

The live stream showed a huge pond, with very little grass around it, and surrounded by a fence.

Viewers were curious as to where Jiang Feng had gone.

Jiang Feng said casually:

"Today, we’re at a friend’s fish pond to catch some crayfish."

"There are many trenches here, specializing in crayfish farming, with high yield and quality."

"It’ll take around half a month to fish them up, I came by myself to catch some to take home and eat."

Upon hearing Jiang Feng say this, everyone understood that they were here to catch crayfish.

Farm life emphasizes self-sufficiency, who knew you could catch crayfish yourself!

Viewers found it fascinating.

People eat crayfish a lot, but catching them is something they’ve never seen.

Xiaojin Hua happily ran around the lakeside.

There’s a cute little corgi here at the farm, Xiaojin Hua joyfully ran over to greet it.

The corgi, being small in size, immediately crouched down, startled with its airplane ears.

However, under Xiaojin Hua’s friendly overtures, the corgi quickly began happily making friends with Xiaojin Hua.

Jiang Feng looked at the pond and said:

"Crayfish can be difficult to raise, many people’s crayfish farms have most of them die halfway."

"The main reason is the water quality."

"Crayfish aren’t picky, except when it comes to water quality."

"In the past, when the natural ecology was good, streams, marshes, ditches, and ponds had crayfish."

"Not anymore, now they can only be raised specially."

Jiang Feng walked over to the edge, peering into the pond, and continued:

"Crayfish are omnivorous, living on the riverbed, sometimes liking to eat mud, other times eating dead fish."

"They prefer shady spots."

"See under these water plants, it’s perfect for crayfish."

"I’ve prepared a few pieces of fat meat specifically for crayfish fishing."

Upon hearing Jiang Feng’s words, viewers were quite amazed.

[Fat meat can catch crayfish?]

[Of course it can, crayfish are clumsy, once their pincers clamp onto fat meat, they won’t let go. A sure catch.]

[Looks like everyone’s a city dweller, there’re many ways to fish and catch crayfish in the rural areas!]

[Seeing this, farm life seems quite interesting.]

Jiang Feng took out a bamboo basket, placing a big piece of fat meat inside.

The method of catching crayfish is simple and straightforward.

Then, Jiang Feng went to the pond edge and submerged the bamboo basket into the water plant area, with the opening facing out.

And that’s sufficient.

"In at most half an hour, we’ll have a basket full."

Jiang Feng told everyone.

[Owner, that’s a bit too optimistic; crayfish aren’t that stupid.]

[Half an hour and it’ll be full? No way!]

[I’m curious how the crayfish actually get inside!]

[Waiting to see a face-off!]

Jiang Feng waited on the bank.

Turning to see Xiaojin Hua and the corgi playing together, he immediately called the two little ones over.

Xiaojin Hua and the corgi have almost the same color mix, both a blend of white and gold.

The corgi’s fur looks fluffier.

The corgi is a representative of the cute dog world; in terms of cuteness, it’s definitely ranked top.

"Corgis are rare on the grasslands, after all, they can’t herd sheep, nor guard houses, sheep aren’t afraid of them."

"But there are quite a few in the city."

"This little one is pretty adorable."

Seeing the puppies, Jiang Feng liked them, so he petted the corgi’s big head.

The corgi is also great at acting cute; as soon as Jiang Feng touched it, it lay down and kept edging towards Jiang Feng.

Looking quite cheeky.

Seeing this little corgi, viewers couldn’t help but smile.

[This little one is too good at being cute!]

[Clearly not a serious dog!]

[Knows how to charm, good dog!]

Jiang Feng looked at its expression and tickled its chin.

After playing with the dog for a while, Jiang Feng glanced back at the pond.

"Haven’t eaten crayfish for a while, feeling a bit tempted."

"Our country is definitely top in cooking crayfish."

"Whether it’s thirteen spices, spicy, sauced, or chilled, they’re all delicious."

"Today, I’ll make a good batch of crayfish, try all the flavors to eat to my heart’s content."

Jiang Feng said with a smile.

[Is the food segment about to begin again?]

[Has the owner forgotten he’s a food streamer!]

[I’m ready to order takeout, tonight just watch the owner cook and then eat crayfish!]

Jiang Feng waited by the bank for about half an hour.

He went back to the bank, grabbed the float bobbing on the lake, then pulled the rope to lift the bamboo basket.

Pulling up felt heavy.

Evidently, the basket was already filled with crabs.

Jiang Feng lifted the basket from the lake. At this moment, it was full of crayfish.

Seeing so many crayfish piled together, the viewers were momentarily speechless.

Many people were eagerly anticipating that there wouldn’t be many crawfish in the basket, so they could gloat.

But the reality was that the basket was brimming with crawfish.

From the way Jiang Feng was exerting himself, these crawfish likely weighed quite a bit.

The basket was quite large, and Jiang Feng gave it a slight shake and said:

"At least around forty pounds."

Upon hearing Jiang Feng’s words, the netizens were somewhat shocked.

[Wow, forty pounds of crawfish in just half an hour? That’s amazing!]

[I bet it’s not even ten pounds!]

[The field owner’s skills are truly impressive!]

[This kind of abundant produce is truly enviable!]

At this moment, a farmer from the hatchery came over.

Seeing a basketful of crawfish, he chuckled and said:

"The harvest is quite good this year, isn’t it?"

Jiang Feng replied: "Not bad at all, this lake is sure to have a great harvest this year."

The farmer added: "If you want to eat, just come over before I start selling them."

"Later, you won’t be able to buy them."

Jiang Feng laughed and said: "No problem."

He put the basket in the trunk and called Xiaojin Hua to get in the car.

Being friends with the people at the hatchery, the crawfish were basically free, and there weren’t that many to begin with.

Out of courtesy, Jiang Feng had given them a whole sheep before.

Jiang Feng, taking the basket of crawfish, drove back to the ranch.

Then, the livestream continued, Jiang Feng transformed from a rancher to Chef Jiang, left hand holding crawfish, right hand with a brush, starting to clean the crawfish bodies.

"Crawfish crawl through mud, their bodies are really dirty, I recommend everyone wash the crawfish bought from the market too."

"And the intestines line should be removed if possible."

Jiang Feng started quickly cleaning the crawfish.

He made the crawfish very clean.

A dedicated chef would do this, aiming for neat and tidy ingredients.

Or those from the older generation, seriously handling the ingredients too.

Jiang Feng spent over ten minutes washing part of the crawfish clean.

Then, he starts the pan to heat oil, surprisingly pouring half a bucket of oil directly.

[My goodness, Field owner, is oil free at your place?]

[Did your hand slip, pouring so much oil!]

The audience in the livestream exclaimed.

Jiang Feng remained calm.

"Normally, people wouldn’t make crawfish like this at home, I want to have a good meal, so I need to be generous with the oil."

"Over-oiling is a crucial step for crawfish."

Jiang Feng waited until the oil in the pan was hot, then placed all the clean crawfish from the bowl into the pan using a spatula.

Sizzle~

The crawfish entered the pan, and the oil pot suddenly bubbled up.

The crawfish that had been cleaned began to change color, making it look very appetizing.

"Over-oiling locks in the flavor of the crawfish, and the meat becomes firmer after over-oiling."

"Crispy outside, still tender inside."

"Just need to add some seasoning, and the taste perfectly infuses into the crawfish."

Jiang Feng waited a short while, then scooped all the crawfish out.

The crawfish were red when scooped out.

Next, Jiang Feng poured the oil into an oil barrel and began stir-frying the crawfish using the oil pot.

Scallions, ginger, garlic, some chili.

This time Jiang Feng was not cooking crawfish on the courtyard stove, but on an outdoor stove in the kitchen.

Because the chili smell when stir-frying crawfish is quite choking, easy to cause coughing. His wife is pregnant, so cooking in the yard is definitely not possible.

So it’s better done here.

Chef Old Sun was also cooking, seeing Jiang Feng preparing crawfish, he laughed and came over to prepare a small dish for himself.

A chef eating the boss’s meal, guessing this is a first too.

After stir-frying the crawfish, they also need to be boiled.

Jiang Feng added water, then some seasoning, and covered the pot, starting to boil.

"It’ll be ready in about half an hour."

"The meat is cooked, and infused with the flavors."

Jiang Feng said aloud.

Seeing this scene, everyone’s mouth began to water.

Watching the chef cook truly is a delight.

Half an hour later, the crawfish are ready, Old Sun was satisfied and took a small plate.

The remaining crawfish, Jiang Feng filled up a big bowl.

The crawfish, with the chili and other ingredients, looked extremely appetizing.

The scene in front of the camera resembled those from food documentaries.

Jiang Feng livestreamed the appearance of the crawfish to netizens for a while, then ended the broadcast to go find his wife in the yard.

Xiaojin Hua and others followed the scent over.

There were also four Border Collie puppies.

All stopped in front of Jiang Feng, looking at the crawfish expectantly.

"It’s spicy, go away, you guys can’t eat."

"Eating this isn’t good for you."

Jiang Feng waved his hand to shoo them away.

The little ones were still looking expectant.

Liu Yiyi came out, joining Jiang Feng to eat crawfish in the kitchen.

Jiang Feng consulted if pregnant women can eat spicy food, as long as it’s not extremely spicy, regular spicy is okay.

The two were in the kitchen, enjoying eating crawfish.

Seeing the dogs waiting nearby, Jiang Feng also scooped one out to feed them.

Sure enough, Xiaojin Hua ate one, found it somewhat spicy, and immediately ran out to seek water.

It truly is spicy like a dog!