Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife

The fishing net was large while the boat was small, plus the weight of the fish already caught made it clear it couldn't be reeled in on the boat, so Lu Erxiong noticed a thick hemp rope, one end tied to the top of the fishing net, the other end fastened to a tree trunk on the embankment.

It wasn't just one net; looking out, Lu Erxiong noticed several hemp ropes with one end tied to trees and the other extending into the water.

Upon closer look, the spacing between each hemp rope was tens of meters apart.

Ye Yan and Fubao, along with their siblings, had never seen such a scene and gathered around to watch the excitement.

Xibao understood the thoughts of her younger siblings, smiling as she followed behind, occasionally extending her arm to shield them from inadvertent collisions, especially Zhuangzhuang, who wasn't in very high spirits.

At this moment, several strong laborers pulled up the first hemp rope, and as they chanted, the fishing net gradually surfaced.

When the fishing net was dragged onto the embankment, everyone immediately saw that it was full of lively fish, with the net holes being quite large, there were almost no small fish, only big fish over two or three kilograms each.

In the dead of winter, everything was normally desolate, yet the embankment was bustling as if it were the New Year.

"Wow!" Lu Erxiong rushed to the front, "Big carp, I see big carp!"

Zhuangzhuang was infected by the cheers of the crowd, his eyes shining, as he turned to tug at Xibao's sleeve, "Big brother, can we have fish too? I want to eat Mom's sweet and sour carp."

"Of course we have, we all can get some fish. Although our household registration isn't here, we can pay. When it's time to distribute the fish, I'll ask Grand Uncle for the best-looking carp to make sweet and sour carp for you." It was the first time Zhuangzhuang voiced his request, and even if it wasn't easily satisfied, Xibao would still find a way.

Zhuangzhuang nodded, turned and said, "Brother Ye Yan, Sister, Third Brother, what kind of fish do you like to eat?"

Hearing his innocent voice ask the question, Ye Yan chuckled, "Anything is fine, there's nothing I particularly like or dislike, as long as it tastes good. If it's too fishy, I don't like it. Dundun likes the fish head of silver carp, Fubao dislikes fish bones, if there were snakehead fish it would be great, as for Erxiong, it seems there's nothing he doesn't like."

"No, I don't like eating the meat on the fish tail, I like eating the belly!"

With sharp ears, Lu Erxiong overheard Ye Yan's words and immediately retorted loudly, the meat on the fish belly can be eaten after removing the large bones, while the fish tail has dense and small bones, making it troublesome to eat.

Xibao laughed and said, "Don't you know the meat on the fish tail is the best?"

"Why?" Lu Erxiong didn't understand, "Clearly, the fish belly is delicious and won't have bones stuck in the throat."

Those around listening to their conversation were also curious because, like Lu Erxiong, they preferred the fish belly over the tail, "Why do you say the meat on the fish tail is the best, Xibao?"

Xibao explained, "Because the fish wags its tail in the water, the tail has the most activity, so the meat is the most tender and delicious. To not mention far-fetched examples, take chicken, for instance, the leg meat is the best, tight and tender, while breast meat is dry and fibrous, the back under the skin has no meat, the best cut in pork is the tenderloin, followed by leg meat, and among them, the front leg is better than the hind leg because the front leg is more active."

A voice from the crowd, pulling at their throat, retorted, "Nonsense, clearly the big fatty meat is the best! Xibao, you're good at studying and have good luck, but when it comes to eating, you're not as good as us!"