Lin Yuan wasn't in a hurry to get back on shore after finishing those chores, since she discovered there were still river snails in the water. She quickly called Lin Wei to join her in the water to catch the snails, which would be particularly delicious if stir-fried with salt and chili pepper later on.
Xiao Linshuang and Xiao Shitou had long taken their fishing rods and wandered off to play, with their third aunt trailing behind for fear they might get into trouble. In a short while, Lin Yuan and Lin Wei had picked up thirty or forty small river snails. As they were picking, suddenly the fishing net they had set down started to move. The sisters hurried over to see two grass carps, each weighing over a pound, thrashing their tails trying to escape the net.
"We caught them, we caught them, two of them!" Lin Wei clapped her hands joyfully and laughed and shouted.
Lin Yuan was also thrilled. This was her first time catching fish.
