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Because the wheat bran was gone, the number of fish in the water gradually decreased. Liu Gang had already delivered fish home three times.
Du Yuhan said, "That's enough. It's not good if people find out we've taken too much."
Yuan Qiwen and Liu Gang thought it made sense. Other people had a hard time getting food, and it wouldn't be good if others found out they brought so much fish to eat themselves.
Everything should be done in moderation and within one's capabilities.
Seeing that there were no more fish in the ice hole, the three stopped fishing and took their tools and a bucket of fish back to the courtyard.
Liu Gang brought back three buckets of fish, which not only filled the large laundry tub to the brim, but also filled two smaller basins.
The three of them chuckled as they looked at the three large basins filled with fish in the yard; it was truly a bumper harvest.
Yuan Qiwen said, "Yuhan, let's eat fish today."
Du Yuhan laughed and said, "That's a must. With so much fish, what are we waiting for? I'll cook one meal at noon, and tonight you two can send some to Aunt Han and Director Yao's house so they can also try some. Tonight I'll cook you a whole fish feast."
Liu Gang said happily, "What kind of fish do you want to clean? You pick them out and Qiwen and I will clean them together. You don't need to lift a finger; they're too cold. The rest of the fish can be kept in the basin. They won't die easily in this cold weather, and we can eat them for several days."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Qiwen quickly added, "Yes, yes, we'll take care of cleaning the fish, and you can just cook it."
Han Yixian also wheeled himself into the yard and was quite surprised to see so many fish in the basin. These people were really capable; they managed to catch so many fish in just one morning.
He asked, "Did you catch all these fish by breaking through the ice? How come there are so many?"
Yuan Qiwen said, "Yuhan's method really works. We just chiseled a hole in the ice, sprinkled some wheat bran in the water, and the fish came one after another. If we weren't worried about catching too many and others finding out, and since we couldn't eat them all, we could have caught even more."
Han Yixian looked up at Du Yuhan and nodded, saying, "That's quite a lot. We can eat fish for the next few days."
Han Yixian had mixed feelings. It wasn't like he hadn't done it before. During the war years, when the Han family had to avoid the chaos of war, there were times when conditions were tough. He had also tried to catch fish by breaking through the ice in winter. It wasn't as easy as Yuan Qiwen and the others described.
Han Yixian always felt that Du Yuhan had a mysterious aura about her. No matter what it was, as long as Du Yuhan said it could succeed, it would definitely succeed.
Du Yuhan never seems to do anything she's not sure about.
He absolutely refused to believe that his little cousin had caught so many fish so easily. There must be some unspeakable trick involved, and it must be a trick related to Du Yuhan.
However, Han Yixian wouldn't say it outright. He hoped that one day he could gain Du Yuhan's complete trust and have her tell him her secrets.
Moreover, Han Yixian did not want Du Yuhan's secret to be known by others, and he would do his best to cover it up for her.
Yuan Qiwen and the others insisted on having fish for lunch, and Yuan Qiwen and Liu Gang quickly prepared a small bowl of fish for Du Yuhan to cook.
Du Yuhan was naturally willing to fulfill their request, so for lunch she made braised fish with cornbread. One big pot was all it took.
At noon, Du Yuhan also cooked cornmeal porridge, which was very good to eat with fish and dried fish.
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