For Chen Zhou, catching frogs is far more interesting than fishing.
With frog catching, you can see visible results in just a matter of seconds, while fishing involves watching the float bobbing on the water, with no guarantee when a fish will bite.
After busying himself for less than an hour, he had gathered more than half a bucket of plump frogs.
Estimating that these ingredients would be enough for a hearty meal for himself and Lai Fu, Chen Zhou took his net covered in grass and mud to the river to wash it, and cleaned his boots and pants as well before heading back to the campfire with his wet clothes.
The firewood he had added to the campfire before catching frogs had almost burned out, flickering weakly.
The fishing rod stuck in the soil was slightly loose, leaning towards the water; the float was still on the surface, looking the same as it did before he went frog catching.
