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Old Liu, this net is a bit small! After a tough thirty minutes, the fish on the rod finally revealed its true form.
It was a Longfin Grouper, with a head nearly as big as the mouth of the net in Old Liu's hands.
"This is the biggest net we have. How about I tire the fish out while you scoop it up?" Listening to Yi Laotou's boastful tone, Old Liu shot back.
After months of fishing, it was time for Yi Laotou to shine a little. Previously, it had always been Old Kong and Old Wen showing off their catches, while Yi Laotou had been overshadowed. Although he had caught big fish weighing thirty to forty pounds a few times, whenever he hooked a big one, either Old Wen or Old Kong would engage in a tug-of-war with him, and before he knew it, they would land an even bigger catch.
"Take your time; I’ll control the fish while you scoop it up!" Upon hearing that Old Liu was still focused on his rod, Yi Laotou immediately calmed down.
"Old Yi, you’re going to have to work hard tonight. With such a large Longfin Grouper, let’s call Xiao Yu and the others over for dinner! Without their help in stealing some live shrimp, we wouldn’t have caught such a big fish!" Standing next to Yi Laotou, Old Kong leaned in to take a look at the Longfin Grouper on the hook, estimating it weighed around seventy or eighty pounds!
"I understand; no need to say more. I’ll cook tonight. We only have about twenty or thirty live shrimp left, just enough for this afternoon's use. We’ll need Xiao Yu to catch more!"
As he casually mentioned this, the fish on the rod was already in the net.
The three old men gathered around to lift the fish up; it weighed about seventy pounds. However, Yi Laotou looked somewhat dumbfounded.
"Why aren’t you helping me carry the fish? With such a big catch, there’s no way it will fit in the fish bucket! Can I carry it by myself?"
"How about we go first and come back to fish later? The fish in the pond have been resting for a few hours; we should check on them!" Seeing the three old men turning towards their fishing spot to cast their lines again, Yi Laotou scratched his head and used the excuse of checking on the pond's fish.
"The fish in the pond are fine; outsiders can’t get in here. Just take the fish back first! While you’re at it, check on the pond's fish; we’ll keep fishing for a bit longer!" Glancing at the last three live shrimp in the fish bucket, Old Wen stroked his chin and said.
"With such a big fish, Yi Laotou should be able to carry it. As long as he does that, he can leave his live shrimp behind for us." They had already thought of an excuse: after taking Yi Laotou's live shrimp, they could just say that seagulls had gotten into his bucket!
Earlier, Yi Laotou had caught seven live shrimp; he hooked a fish on his first cast, so there should still be one left in his bucket. Even if they didn’t get lucky today, each person could still catch two.
Watching Yi Laotou start to reel in his rod, Old Wen picked up a small stone and tapped Old Kong with it. With a glance exchanged between them, Old Kong immediately stood up and said: "Old Yi, you should take the fish back first; otherwise, it won’t be fresh later. We’ll help you with your rod!"
"I'll handle my rod; I've never eaten such a large Longfin Grouper before. Thanks to you tonight, Old Yi!" Taking the rod from Yi Laotou’s hands, Old Liu casually remarked as he began packing up.
Although he didn’t know what Old Wen and Old Kong were plotting, based on his experience, following them would surely lead to good fortune—even if they didn’t get any meat tonight, they would at least have some soup!
As he watched Yi Laotou leave with the fish, Old Kong and Old Wen immediately moved closer to Yi Laotou’s fish bucket. Each took two live shrimp and casually tipped over Yi Laotou’s bucket to set it aside. The three old men exchanged knowing smiles as they waited to see who would catch another fish next!
These shrimp were definitely raised with special feed like Xiao Yu’s in the pond. Tonight they would try to get some information from Xiao Yu about how she fed them; if they could manage that, they might raise some themselves! Sitting down at their fishing spot, Old Wen reminded Old Kong:
"Let’s see if we can get some info from Xiao Yu first! Even if we can get some feed, it won’t be much; we’ll still need to get some from Xiao Tian." It wouldn’t be hard to get some information from Li Ziyu’s lips; however, getting feed from her hands might be more challenging.
After finishing up with Li Ziyu on video chat, he spent an entire afternoon sleeping soundly until Lu Ya knocked on his door and woke him up.
With no ingredients at home and unsure how long the spices had been expired, cooking was definitely out of the question. I needed to go shopping first.
Following Lu Ya, we wandered out and had a meal of Dai Cuisine. As for things like Zhe Er Gen, I really couldn't develop a taste for it, yet they generously piled it on my plate.
As the lights began to twinkle, we descended from the Great Buddha, passing by an array of stalls that dazzled the eye. Everything was labeled with a national flag, and a rough-looking wallet was priced in the dozens or even hundreds.
The leather was genuine, but the craftsmanship left much to be desired—something that I couldn't appreciate.
I grabbed a pack of Dried Bananas; they were quite tasty. I decided to get another pack of jackfruit chips. Should I send a few packs to Li Ziyu? She probably wouldn't use them anyway!
"Boss, I'll take thirty packs of these," I said, casually pointing at Lu Ya. I smiled slightly as I added, "He'll pay!"
"Why are you buying so much? You can come back anytime if you want more. Besides, we're going out for drinks later. Are you really going to carry all this to the bar?" Lu Ya looked at me helplessly, clearly at a loss for words.
"It's not easy managing a family! Unlike you, just a single guy?" I replied to the boss, "Thirty packs aren't enough; make it fifty packs. Do you have enough stock? If not, hurry up and get more. I'll come back later to buy!"
With a sigh, I casually remarked this as we continued our shopping.
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