Bought a Wrong Fish

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Last Sunday I bought a wrong fish and I'm still silently cursing myself for the foolish act. I was born in the hill country of Bengal. In the tea estates of the hills fish was a rare luxury, though we had meat occasionally.Frankly, I didn't know names and shapes of any fish. But God gave me a life partner from South Bengal, where fish is a part of almost daily dish. When we have to buy fish I take her to the local market . She picks and chooses what she likes to cook and serve on the dining table. Last Sunday, she was planting flower saplings in our garden so I offered to go to the market to buy fish and vegetables. I felt confident that I would bring the fish we get regularly. But.. I had to go to a different fish seller than the regular one. I selected two live fish and got them weighed, 500 gram. I paid 80 Indian rupees. When the good wifey began to cut the fish she found two different kinds of fish in the the plastic bag, one rui , one mrigel! I was supposed to buy rui only. Mrigels are good but considered lower in quality and price. She gave me a pep talk on the looks of different fish. Anyway, she is good at cooking and the curry was good as usual . Next time, I should be more careful while buying fish.