After Liu Sanshun decided to compete with Zhang Huai, his fighting spirit soared. He felt energized, and his mind seemed much sharper than usual.
Because Juhua's family had dug a fish pond, whenever he went fishing, he would bring a bucket to collect the small fry and give them to Juhua to raise.
He originally did this just to curry favor with Juhua. But then he noticed her frequently cutting grass and tossing it into the pond, and even dumping chicken manure in. In the winter, she also threw in the dregs left over from making acorn tofu. The fish weren't particularly fond of it, but with nothing else to eat in winter, they would still eat it. This caught his attention.
In the end, he paid more attention to Juhua's fish pond than she did herself, studying the fish's habits and how they grew after eating these things.
