Mrs. Zhang thought about poisoning the fish, but Su Yunjin and her husband Gu Ya didn't know. They had just sent Mrs. An and Gu Chengxiang off after they had come to see their fish pond. After dinner, Su Yunjin and Gu Ya sat in the courtyard to enjoy the cool evening.
To prevent fish theft, their fish pond was surrounded by a high wall, which was generally insurmountable by most people. Of course, just having a wall wasn't enough.
Su Yunjin discussed hiring someone with Gu Ya, "My dear, I think we should do this! Once our fish pond has fish, we should hire someone to help us look after it." Besides watching over the pond, they could also help sell the fish and so on.
By hiring someone, she and Gu Ya could leave anytime they wanted without worrying about the pond being unattended. Gu Ya had considered this initially, and after his wife brought it up, he also thought that hiring someone to help watch over the fish pond was a good idea.
