Lin Zezu had Jiang Feng carry three selected grass carp, each weighing four or five pounds, secured with straw ropes and placed inside a bamboo creel.
His first thought had been to send them to the main Lin Estate, but realizing the household was currently in a period of mourning, he abandoned the idea. In truth, the desire to send them there had merely been a gesture to keep up appearances.
Instead, he went to the clan head's home first. Finding the clan head out, he simply recited a few auspicious greetings, left the fish, and departed.
Chapter 41