What Meng Hai had brought Li Long was burbot he had caught that afternoon and already gutted and cleaned.
Even cleaned, there were a good three or four kilograms-who knew how he had caught so many.
"You seemed to really enjoy it when you ate it," Meng Hai said with a smile. "So I went out to catch some this afternoon. I figured you'd be coming back, and sure enough, I caught you."
Li Long took the basin, looked inside, and said with a smile:
"What if I'd stayed in the mountains? You'd have waited for nothing, wouldn't you? Thanks. I'll take these home and stew them for my wife. She's pregnant and has had quite an appetite lately."
"Pregnant? Congratulations!" Meng Hai said with a smile. "Then you'd better hurry home."
Li Long put the basin in the back, waved to Meng Hai, then got in and drove off.
The fish were still fresh. Although it wasn't particularly hot now, they certainly couldn't be left sitting too long.
When he drove the Jeep back to the Big Courtyard, the sun hadn't quite set, which pleased Li Long immensely.
A car really was fast!
Sister Yang was making dinner, and Li Long hurried to carry the basin into the kitchen.
"Oh, so many small pike-hey, they're not that small!"
"Is there still time to stew some fish?" Li Long asked.
"Yes, but we can't stew all of these, can we?" Sister Yang wiped her hands on her apron, took the basin, and looked inside before saying:
"I'll stew some first, then deep-fry the rest."
"Good." Li Long nodded in satisfaction and left the kitchen.
The puppy kept circling him. Li Long had initially thought of giving him a fish to see whether he would eat it, but then decided against