As soon as it was announced that everyone was allowed to catch fish in the river, excitement surged among the villagers.
Not bound by any particular season or festival, even if they just caught a basin of "white water banquet" fish, curing them into salted fish would be enough to last the entire summer.
Not every family was like Lu Jiang's or Wang Zhengguo's, who, thanks to Zhang Yuejin's convenience, occasionally bought some meat scraps, skins, and bones that didn't require ration coupons, just to indulge a bit. For the majority of families, it was only during the holidays that they could enjoy a bit of meat.
So, even before the heavy rain had ceased, men and women, young and old, all mobilized.
Rivers large and small, canals and puddles, were crowded with people.
