Opening a Tavern in the Tang Dynasty

After a while, she came back with ten fish baskets and a large bag of five-spice powder. Her face flushed, she said breathlessly, "Mom, I got them! Let's go fishing by the river now."

Xiaoyu took it with a smile and touched Yuyu's head: "Let's go, I hope we'll be lucky today and catch enough fish to cook, steam, or make soup, which will be so delicious."

When Yuyu heard Xiaoyu's words, she blinked and asked in confusion, "Mom, what's the use of five-spice powder?"

Xiaoyu cleaned up the mess on the ground while patiently explaining, "We need to catch some more fish. This five-spice powder will attract fish faster."

Cheng Chumo frowned and pointed at the fish cage and asked curiously, "What are these layers of stuff? They look quite delicate."

Qin Huaidao also came forward and looked at the fish cage carefully, his face full of confusion.

Yuyu came over and said proudly, "This is a fish cage. It's used to catch fish. Put it in the river, and the fish will be stuck when they swim in. With it, we can quickly catch fish and cook them for dinner."

Cheng Chumo and Qin Huaidao suddenly understood and couldn't help but marvel at this peculiar fish cage.

Cheng Chumo squatted down and gently fiddled with the frame of the fish cage with his hands, his eyes full of novelty: "This small object has such an ingenious design, it's really unexpected."

Qin Huaidao also nodded, stretched out his hand to try to open and close the fish cage, and said with a smile: "With this, catching fish will be easy. This is really a treasure."

The two men gathered around the fish cage, studying its structure and marveling at its exquisiteness, as if they could see the fish jumping around in it.

Cheng Chumo stood up and dusted himself off.

Xiaoyu said, "Let's go catch some fish and shrimp. The cats and dogs can eat the fish bones, and we can keep the big and small ones for ourselves."

Qin Huaidao smiled and nodded: "That's a good idea. I haven't been to the river for a long time. I've been there for a barbecue before."

Li Hao picked up the fish cage and shook it: "Use this fish cage, we will definitely catch a lot."

Yuyu said to Xiaoyu with sparkling eyes, "Mom, we can mix pork with five-spice powder and make it into bait. Maybe we can catch more and bigger fish this way."

Xiaoyu thought it made sense, so she shouted towards the kitchen, "Chef Mi, bring some pork!"

Chef Mi poked his head out of the kitchen and asked, "How much meat do you want? Pork is so expensive."

Xiaoyu smiled and said, "Just take a small portion. We'll use it as bait to catch fish for ourselves and to improve the food for these cats and dogs."

Chef Mi muttered, "What a waste of good meat," as he cut a piece of fat and lean pork and brought it over.

Xiaoyu took the meat and started processing it on the chopping board in the yard.

Yuyu was helping out. She handed the five-spice powder to Xiaoyu: "Mom, add more five-spice powder so that it will taste better. I'm sure Yuyu will like it."

Xiaoyu smiled and replied, "Okay, my clever little one."

She sprinkled the five-spice powder evenly on the pork, and then stirred it carefully with her hands. The pork was soon coated with the five-spice powder and exuded an attractive aroma.

Cheng Chumo and Qin Huaidao came over. Cheng Chumo sniffed and said, "If the fish smell this smell, they will go crazy and dive into the fish cage."

Qin Huaidao also smiled and said, "Yes, this is a good idea. This bait has both the aroma of meat and the unique flavor of five-spice powder. Those fish and shrimp will definitely not be able to resist it."

At this time, Ah Fu and Ah Cai also came back. Ah Fu asked curiously, "What are you doing? It smells so good."

Ah Cai looked at the pork on the chopping board and suddenly realized: "So it's for fishing bait? What a great idea! I think we'll come back with a good catch today."

Yuyu picked up a piece of mixed pork, walked to the Husky, and shook it: "You little greedy dog, don't eat this. This is for catching fish."

The Husky looked at Yu Yu pitifully, whimpering as if to indicate that he would not be greedy anymore.

Xiaoyu divided the mixed pork into several portions and placed them in the fish cages. Then she said to everyone, "Let's go to the river. I hope we'll be lucky today and catch enough fish and shrimp."

Everyone carried fish cages and brought cats and dogs with them as they walked towards the river.

There was laughter and joy along the way, and everyone was looking forward to this fishing trip.

Cats and dogs also wagged their tails happily.

Yu Yu was skipping and jumping in front, humming a little tune. She seemed to have already seen the scene of the fish cage full of fish and shrimp.

When we got to the river, the water was so clear that we could see small fish swimming among the water plants.

Yu Yu happily lined up ten fish cages in a row.

Xiaoyu looked at the fish cages and said to everyone, "We have ten fish cages. Let's put them in different places. The fish that are put in farther away will be more numerous and bigger. This way, everyone will have a chance to catch fish, and the harvest will definitely be good."

Cheng Chumo nodded and picked up two fish cages. "I'll put them downstream over there. The water looks deeper there. Maybe there's a big fish there."

As he spoke, he walked downstream with brisk steps and eyes full of anticipation.

Qin Huaidao was not to be outdone and carried three fish cages: "Then I will go upstream, where the water plants are lush and there must be a lot of fish and shrimp."

He strode upstream and his figure soon disappeared behind the woods on the river bank.

Li Hao nimbly carried the three fish cages and said confidently, "I'm going to the river bend. The current is gentle and the water is deep there, which is where the big fish like to hang out."

After saying this, he strode towards the river bend.

When he arrived at the river bend, he first carefully observed the surrounding environment.

He saw the water plants swaying in the river bend, as if waving to him.

He carefully placed the first fish cage into the water and found a thick branch to secure it in place to prevent it from being washed away by the current.

Then he picked up the second fish cage and placed it closer to the deeper part of the water plants, where he could faintly see traces of fish swimming.

He moved gently, not wanting to disturb potential prey. After placing it, he brushed the dirt off his hands, picked up the last fish cage, and walked towards the other side of the river bend.

There is a small vortex here, and Li Hao knows that this is a perfect location.

He placed the fish cage steadily into the water, a satisfied smile on his face, as if he had already seen the fish cage filled with big, fat fish.

He stood up and looked at Cheng Chumo, and saw that everything was almost ready.

After Li Hao put away three fish cages, there were still two fish cages left, so Xiaoyu picked them up and prepared to put them away.

Yuyu pulled Xiaoyu's clothes and said with a worried look on her face, "Mom, be careful."

Xiaoyu smiled and patted Yuyu's head: "Don't worry, baby. Mommy will be careful."

As she spoke, she walked towards a steep bank beside the river. It seemed that there were few people here, so perhaps there would be more to be gained.

The drizzle came cautiously, slowly falling to the water's edge.