It looked plump enough, but the texture was nowhere near as good as this catch.
"Yolanda is coming over to our place for dinner today, and we're hosting a few tables. We need two grass carps weighing about three or four pounds each."
The two women discussed it quietly as they joined the line.
All they had to do was leave their buckets there, and when it was their turn, they would naturally get their fish.
However, the locals had to get their share before the outsiders were allowed to buy. After all, the pond belonged to the James Village, so it served the locals first.
Claire watched as Dewitt helped everyone catch their fish.
When it was Mable's turn, she shot her cousin a meaningful look.
Yolanda was a little shy, but she summoned her courage to speak to Dewitt.
"We need two grass carps, about three or four pounds each."
Dewitt glanced at her. "The grass carps I have left are only a little over two pounds." "You can either take three grass carps or two silver carps,"
Dewitt suggested.
He didn't look closely at the girl, only knowing she was from a neighboring village.
Since the locals had already claimed their shares and this was the third net of the day, there weren't many fish left.
Large ones were even scarcer.
Silver carps had slightly more bones than grass carps and weren't as good for slicing into fillets.
But the meat was tenderer.
It all depended on what she wanted.
Yolanda had no idea how to choose, so she looked at her cousin.
Mable quickly stepped in. "Then we'll take two silver carps."
Even if they weren't grass carps, the tender meat had its own appeal.
Moreover, silver carps were slightly cheaper.
The James Village always offered fair prices and simply rounded down the change.
Mable paid without hesitation.
Dewitt quickly moved on to catch fish for the next person in line.
Up close, Yolanda was even more smitten with Dewitt.
The man exuded rugged charm, even if he looked a bit intimidating.
The men of the James family were all incredibly handsome.
This was obvious just by looking at Pearce and Edison.
But Dewitt was practically overflowing with raw, masculine magnetism.
A lot of women found that irresistible.
Claire and Jenny were enjoying the show
Yolanom the sidelines, and seeing made her intentions perfectly clear.
Yolanda sneaking glances at Dewitt
"Do you think Dewitt would ever go for Yolanda?" Jenny asked Claire between bites
of her roasted sweet potato.
Don't even ask where the sweet potato came from.
The moment Jenny mentioned she was hungry, Edison had Stone run back to the estate to grab some.
Stone was a remarkably clever kid.
Claire liked him a lot, too.
"Highly doubtful." Claire wasn't optimistic, mostly because she was certain Dewitt wouldn't fall for such a delicate, fragile wallflower.
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Either way, it wasn't Yolanda.
Claire wasn't entirely familiar with the Yates family's situation, but she had picked up enough clues from the cousins' conversation.
The Yates family members were notoriously soft-spoken, likely making them easy targets for bullying in their own village.
Yolanda's desire to join the James family was undoubtedly fueled by a need for the community's protection.
While it was true that a woman was at the helm of the James Village, Pandora was fiercely dominant.
If anyone dared to stir up trouble on her turf, she would ruthlessly crush them. Pandora's formidable reputation hadn't diminished in the slightest over the years.
But Dewitt would despise someone approaching him with such calculated motives.
If they came begging for help directly, he might lend a hand.
But if it meant sacrificing his own marriage as the price, he would absolutely refuse.
Even if he somehow agreed, Pearce and Patti weren't fools.
They might be eager for their son to settle down, but forcing him to marry a girl he didn't love would only guarantee a lifetime of resentment, which was the last thing they Wanted.