Chapter 106 - Chapter 106: Chapter 106: Grilled Fish 1 (1/2)

Chapter 106: Chapter 106: Grilled Fish 1

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Chu Lan, Lu Yuhong, and Xie Jue were on the opposite boat, while Xie Ying was on this side, each occupying a spot, grabbing their fishing rods, picking their bait, and beginning to fish.

The tools Wei Ruo needed arrived a bit late, but it didn’t matter because the four fishermen had not caught anything yet.

After a while, Chu Lan’s fishing rod showed the first movement.

Following some tugs, he pulled up a black fish, weighing roughly two taels. Though it wasn’t as flavorful as a mandarin fish, its flesh was quite good perfect for grilling.

Chu Lan sent his servant to take the fish to the boat where Wei Ruo was.

After receiving the fish, so as not to let the smell of processing the fish dampen the mood, Xiumei took the fish to the tail of the boat and smoothly dealt with it.

Scaling, gutting, removing gills, her movements were swift and smooth. In no time, a fish that was still alive and kicking was made clean and white.

Then, she made diagonal cuts on the fish belly and rubbed coarse salt over it for marination.

While Xiumei was processing the fish, the Xie family servant arrived in a small boat with the ingredients that Wei Ruo had requested.

Garlic, scallions, lettuce, bean sprouts, tofu skin – these were the ingredients she could buy at the moment.

And a small iron pot.

To speed up the process, Wei Ruo and Xiumei divided the work. Xiumei was responsible for preparing the ingredients, and Wei Ruo took charge of the cooking.

Wei Ruo seldom cooked for herself anymore, generally letting Xiumei handle it when time permitted.

Wei Ruo moved the two stoves on the boat, used for boiling water, to the front of the boat, lit the fire, and placed the iron rack on top.

While Wei Ruo and Xiumei were getting ready, Xie Jue caught a grass carp weighing more than four taels.

Seeing that both his brothers have caught their fish, Lu Yuhong became a little anxious. Even though the other two didn’t intend to compete, Yuhong was keen on winning.

Xie Ying was also somewhat anxious. She had confidently promised to catch a big fish for Wei Ruo to roast, but there were still no signs of a catch. How vexing!

Subconsciously, Xie Ying glanced at Lu Yuhong across the water, thinking to herself that she couldn’t be the last one and that she needed to catch a big fish faster than young master Lu.

Unfortunately, things didn’t pan out as she had hoped. Before Xie Ying had any luck, Lu Yuhong had a fish on his hook.

He excitedly pulled up the rod, only to find a tiny crucian carp at the end. Though the crucian carp was flavorful, due to its numerous bones and small size, it was unsuitable for grilling.

A little disappointed, Lu Yuhong was interrupted by Xie Ying’s excited voice from the opposite boat.

“Ruoruo, I’ve got a fish on the hook, come help me pull it in! It’s so strong!” Xie Ying’s voice shook with excitement.

Wei Ruo hurried up to help Xie Ying hold the rod and prevent it from being pulled into the water by the fish.

-What do I do, Ruoruo? I can’t pull it in!” Xie Ying was a little anxious.

“Don’t worry, let’s loosen the line a bit, then tighten it again. We’ll tire it out and when it doesn’t have much strength, reel it in,” Wei Ruo said calmly.

“Alright, I’ll do as you say.”

Wei Ruo and Xie Ying collaborated, they didn’t rush to pull the fish up but adopted the technique of loosening and tightening the line, pulling back and forth.

The three people on the opposite boat initially wanted to send help, but they noticed that the two girls were methodical and calm.

With this, Xie Jue felt relieved. If the fish had escaped, given his sister’s uptight temperament, he estimated she would have been upset for at least half a month.