"Wow, where did such a big bluefish come from?"
Li Chunhua was so startled that she stood up abruptly, and the small stool behind her fell to the ground with a thud.
However, no one cared about the stool that had fallen to the ground; all eyes were focused on the large bluefish in Ye Lin's hand.
"Quick, quick, which basin has water?"
As soon as Ye Lin entered the yard, he spotted the large plastic basin next to his wife. It was a dark red plastic basin that they bought when they got married, and it was quite heavy.
Seeing this, Chen Guifang hurriedly scooped all the bowls out of the pot, and Ye Lin threw the big bluefish in directly.
Having finally returned to the water, even the icy well water, the big blue fish immediately rolled over, its tail lashing powerfully across the faces of the onlookers.
"Hey, it's still alive!"
Ye Jianguo wiped the water off his face and immediately laughed.
Everyone looked at the large bluefish in the basin and couldn't help but marvel at it.
"Look at all these fish, they can't even fit in the basin. Ah Lin, did you catch these fish?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Lin pointed to Fu Wan, who was searching everywhere for another basin, and said, "I don't have that kind of luck. It was my A-Wan who caught it."
Upon hearing this, Chen Guifang and Li Chunhua immediately understood.
No wonder, they said they'd never seen Ye Lin with such luck in decades.
"Hahahaha, Wan, it has to be you again!"
Ye Jianguo laughed loudly. Today was a housewarming party, and not only had Ye Xiaocui, who hadn't been home for a long time, returned, but Fu Wan, this big fish, was also a good omen.
It was only then that everyone noticed that Fu Wan was carrying a bucket, and the fish tail sticking out of the bucket immediately piqued everyone's curiosity.
Goodness, how many fish did these young men catch?
"There aren't many. If we're talking about big fish, there are only four of them."
Fu Ming finally managed to squeeze into the crowd and threw the small bluefish he was holding into it as well.
Two grass carp, one large and one small, were thrown into the basin, making the basin, which was usually used for washing clothes, look as big as a washbasin.
However, it did take a lot of time. After the smaller bluefish opened and closed its mouth a few times, it turned belly up.
"Oh dear, this fish won't live long!"
Ye Xiaocui said regretfully, "No matter what kind of fish it is, once it turns its belly up, it's either playing dead or it's really not far from death."
Seeing this, Ye Jianguo hurriedly said, "It's alright, I'll kill it now, and it'll be perfect for adding a dish to everyone's lunch today!"
As soon as these words were spoken, some people were filled with envy.
The family who helped build the house were very happy, as they had seen it in the kitchen earlier.
When Ye Xiaocui came back, she brought a lot of crabs, saying that she wanted everyone to have a taste of them at noon today.
The people in the mountains had never seen such a big crab before. If it weren't for Boss Fu teaching them how to handle crabs, they wouldn't have known where to begin.
I thought that having rabbit, meat and crab for lunch today was already a very good feast, but I didn't expect that Ye Jianguo would actually kill a fish!
"Building a nation? Isn't that a bit too wasteful?"
Village Chief Ye squeezed out from the crowd; he was also one of the guests at noon today.
Ye Jianguo chuckled, "No, it's rare for everyone to sit down and eat together."
"Everyone enjoys their lunch today, and I'm happy if you all have a good time."
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately praised him for being generous and open-minded.
After Ye Jianguo finished speaking, he called out to the kitchen twice, and two men went forward to pick up the smaller bluefish, preparing to scale and clean it.
After arranging this matter, Ye Jianguo didn't rest. He turned around and pulled Fu Wan aside.
"Ah Wan, you caught these two fish in your net at noon today. I'll settle the bill with you later."
Fu Wan immediately became unhappy upon hearing this, "Uncle, what are you saying?"
"I just threw the net out, and it took Ah Lin and the eldest brother a long time to pull it up."
If Ye Jianguo said this to me, wouldn't that make us feel distant?
Seeing Fu Wan's unhappy expression, Ye Jianguo immediately chuckled.
"You really don't want this money?"
Fu Wan waved her hand, "No, but when does Uncle plan to kill that big bluefish? I want the fish-shaped stone from that fish."
Upon hearing this, Ye Jianguo didn't ask any further questions. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Let's kill them now!"
There are many people in my yard right now, so I'll have someone kill and clean them up together.
If Ye Jianguo had caught such a big fish in a normal net, he would definitely have pushed it to the market to sell it.
However, it won't sell for much money. Fish is cheaper than pork, and a fish this big can only fetch five or six yuan at most.
"Dad, we can't eat such a big fish at home. Why don't we sell it to the villagers at a lower price? It'll be a good omen."
Just as Ye Lin put down the fishing net, he heard Ye Jianguo say that he wanted to kill the big bluefish.
Fu Wan nodded in agreement, "That's fine too. To be honest, these fish can't be kept out for long, and they won't taste right if they stay in the well for too long."
Ye Jian's family didn't have a refrigerator. Any leftovers had to be either fried until crispy and stored, or pickled in salt and hung in the well.
The former smells good, but uses a lot of oil. The latter doesn't taste good if left out for too long.
Ye Jianguo frowned and pondered for a moment before turning to Li Chunhua to discuss it.
Upon hearing this, Li Chunhua immediately agreed to Fu Wan and the others' suggestion.
"Sell them, didn't we sell the wild boars we caught to everyone before?"
"Fish and meat at the market sell for 50 cents, so we'll sell our fish for 30 cents. That way, we can let the villagers who didn't come over for drinks share in the joy."
As expected of Li Chunhua, she speaks so eloquently.
As soon as the news came out, the villagers who had been scattered gathered around again.
Grass carp meat for only three cents a pound, and such a big grass carp at that, with few bones, must taste pretty good.
Putting everything else aside, take it home, fry it in some oil, then pick some green and red peppers from the garden and throw them in. Wow, the taste is amazing! You could definitely eat a whole bowl of mixed grain rice with that.
Everyone immediately admired the generosity of Ye Jianguo and Ye Xiaocui's family. To be honest, such a big bluefish would definitely sell for five or six cents at the market.
Not to mention, they also have a tricycle, which they can use to take their goods to the county town and sell them for a good price.
The reason they can sell it so cheaply in the village is because they're from the same hometown and want to make everyone happy!
Ye Jianguo personally handled the processing of the large bluefish. Knowing that Fu Wan wanted the fish-startling stone, Ye Jianguo specially cut off the fish's head first and then used scissors to cut open the pectoral fins of the bluefish.
After splitting the large bluefish in two, Ye Jianguo used both hands to forcefully pry open the cut pectoral fins of the bluefish. Fu Wan, who was standing next to him, could see clearly that there was indeed a piece of fish bone stone the size of an ocean at the place where the fish's occipital bone was.
The fishbone stone is quite fragile when it is not treated. Ye Jianguo specially went to the kitchen to find a spoon that Ye Xiaofeng used to eat with. He used the curve of the spoon to fit the fishbone stone, and then slowly and carefully pried it off.
"Wow, this piece of bluefish stone is of good quality. Jianguo, why don't you sell it to me?"
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