The next items were water birds and eggs, just as Ye Nai said, piled up in heaps—it was impossible to count their number, but there was certainly enough to entertain guests at the grand March anniversary feast. The live birds they caught with nets could be kept for attempted breeding.
The most astounding were the fish and shrimps.
Ye Nai sorted them by size, and those skilled at distinguishing fish and shrimp species could see that each pile contained a mix of varieties, grouped together only because their lengths and widths were roughly the same.
Among the large fish, the biggest of them all, Captain Niu, held one by the mouth, his arm raised high with difficulty, yet the tail still touched the ground.
"Wow, this fish is impressive!"
"Even if we can only strip a third of the meat, like with wild boar, this many fish will be plenty for several meals."
