pjbooks Chapter 48 Overcrowded
Chapter 48 Overcrowded
Although Shan Yaowen had anticipated that news would spread quickly in the village and that many people would try to imitate his fishing methods, he did not expect that on the third day, more than a dozen groups of people would arrive at Sandao Lake.
"Damn it!"
Looking at the scattered crowd by the lake, Shi Zhang couldn't help but swear.
"It's only the third day, and there's already nothing to do?" Shan Yaowen sighed.
"Brother Wen, don't worry, I didn't mention making any money when I got back. I didn't even tell my mom," Shi Zhang quickly assured him after hearing Shan Yaowen sigh.
Shan Yaowen paused for a moment, then waved his hand, "It's nothing."
He hadn't expected Shi Zhang to be so sensitive, so he sighed and quickly explained.
"It was probably spread by that group of people yesterday."
Ignoring the others, Shan Yaowen still led Shi Zhang to the hole he had dug to prepare to catch fish.
And Shan Yaowen was right; it was indeed that group of people who spread the word yesterday.
When Chu Er and the others arrived, they saw that Shan Yaowen was already there, and their plan to grab a seat was thwarted.
"Bro, should we still rob it?"
Upon hearing his underling's words, Chu Er spat fiercely on the ground, his eyes sweeping over the two men with a sinister glint. "I'm not going."
The underling was taken aback. He thought his boss's demeanor meant he'd already secured the positions with those two, but he'd chickened out?
I was all ready to charge in, but you surrendered first, boss?
Why?
"Shan Yaowen is ruthless. He has two brothers, guns, and is about to get married into the Lin family. He crippled Zhao Laosan and his two brothers. It's not worth it for a fishing hole."
Chu Er was also a gambler; he had met Shan Yaowen at Hua Gou's house.
So he knew that the seemingly amiable guy was actually ruthless.
He fired the gun without hesitation, crippled Zhao Laosan without even lifting a finger.
Now Zhao Laosan has lost a hand, Lai Zi is hiding at home and never comes out, and Hua Gou has been thrown into the river and his whereabouts are unknown.
Chu Er was also afraid.
He originally planned to seize the place from Shan Yaowen before he arrived, so that he would be in the right. But now that Shan Yaowen is here, he is afraid of being shot in the back if he tries to take it now.
The younger brother shrugged after hearing this. "Shall we go back to where we were yesterday?"
"I'm not going there anymore. That place almost made me freeze to death when I fell in. I'm going somewhere else."
Yesterday, after catching some fish, Chu Er made some money selling them and planned to go play cards with his friends. However, when he arrived, he was ridiculed first.
Then, he got angry and slammed the money he earned from selling the fish on the table. After being flattered a few times, he told others that he had secretly followed Shan Yaowen and discovered that the guy was fishing in Sandao Lake.
And so many people came today, mostly his gambling buddies, many of whom were out of money and came out to make money, and some wanted to eat fish.
Cursing the rats in his heart, Chu Er was afraid they would catch all the fish in the lake, so he quickly went to find a place to break the ice and cast his net.
For two consecutive days, the number of people at Sandaohu increased.
It could even be said that it was overcrowded.
Looking at the lake full of people, Shan Yaowu couldn't help but be surprised. "Tsk tsk, when I came to pick you up before, you were the only one fishing here. How come there are so many people today?"
Recently, there hasn't been much to do at the ranch in winter, and people get off work early after finishing their tasks, so Shan Yaowu comes to help his younger brother with the work.
When they arrived, they discovered that Sandao Lake was packed with people.
Moreover, they all brought their families along, with the whole family coming out to catch fish.
"There are no secrets in the village, so it's normal for some people to find out and imitate." Although Shan Yaowen wanted to make a fortune quietly, that was clearly impossible now.
What frustrated him was that the villagers were moving too fast. It had only been a few days. Communication wasn't that advanced back then, was it?
Actually, Shan Yaowen didn't know the inside story. If he had known that it was Zhao Laosan's original group of gambling friends who had come out, he wouldn't have been so surprised.
This group of people made money and were so afraid that others wouldn't know they had money to gamble, so they kept it to themselves. It was hard for others not to know.
And so, the people of Xinma Ranch Village went fishing at Sandao Lake almost every day during this period, regardless of wind or snow.
Some people in the town even came down to stop him from taking the fish, but he was surrounded by a group of villagers. The guy was so scared that he quickly said nice things and managed to go back alive.
This commotion, in effect, brought Sandaohu to the forefront, making those who were previously unaware of it aware of it now know as well.
Later, people from the town came down to try to manage the situation, but the villagers were too lazy to bother with them.
You say your piece, I'll do mine, and you won't allow it? I don't care if you're right or wrong.
Eventually, the news spread beyond the village, reaching many people in other villages as well.
Then more and more people started fishing.
Originally, everyone had nothing to do during the winter. They would shovel snow every day, and those with pastures would go and keep an eye on them. Otherwise, they would just stay at home. Even if it was just to catch fish to make money, people would still be willing to do it.
So in the end, the town couldn't stop it even if they wanted to. Even if they sent people to patrol during the day, people would still come with flashlights to retrieve the fish at night, and it wasn't just one or two people.
"Brother Wen, are you really not going to go fishing?" Shi Zhang asked, still somewhat unwilling to give up, as he helped shovel the snow off the sheep pen.
He made a lot of money with Shan Yaowen these past two days, but unfortunately, after the people in town came down to stop him, Shan Yaowen stopped going.
"I'm not going. There's no need to go against the authorities. Besides, I need to prepare for my wedding." Shan Yaowen was down below, using an axe to break up the frozen ditches so the sheep could drink water.
During this period, almost all the news headlines in the village have been dominated by Sandaohu.
He sensed something was wrong, that even the authorities were getting involved, so he quickly withdrew.
To avoid being made an example of.
"Oh, I see. Then I won't go."
Hearing this, Shan Yaowen looked at him curiously, "You were planning to go?"
"My mom said, why not go if you can make money? Everyone else is going to make a living." After pushing all the snow off the top, Shi Zhang jumped down into the snowdrift.
Seeing the snow-covered camphor tree bouncing around, Shan Yaowen helped him brush off the snow. "You can go if you want, but you'll have to bear the risks yourself."
The fact that Shi Zhang asked me this question shows that even though he said he wouldn't go, he still really wanted to go. Shan Yaowen had already reminded him once and wouldn't stop him, otherwise people would think I was blocking their money-making. But if something goes wrong, don't come to me.
Upon hearing this, Shi Zhang simply shook the snow off his body silently without saying a word.
Shan Yaowen knew his plans, but didn't say anything.
However, before Shi Zhang even arrived, and before the two of them had even cleared out the sheep pen, someone brought news.
"Erguo, Erguo, they're fighting!"
Seeing his younger sister's excited expression, Shan Yaowen didn't immediately understand what she meant by "they started fighting".
Judging from her amused expression, nothing bad must have happened at home.
"Who's fighting?" As long as it wasn't something that happened at home, Shan Yaowen wasn't in a hurry. He squatted down to brush the snowflakes off his little sister's head, picked her up, and placed her in an open space where the snow had been swept.
"fish."
"Are the fish fighting?" Shan Yaowen tried hard to understand what his younger sister was saying.
Unfortunately, he simply couldn't understand his younger sister's concise words.
"It's not fish, it's people fighting over fish. My mother said there are a lot of people fighting on the other side of the lake!"
Now Shan Yaowen understood, and not only him, but even Shi Zhang next to him understood.
The two quickly finished their work on the ranch and then headed over there.
Although the main reason for this was to watch the excitement, it was also to understand the whole story so as not to get involved.
After all, if a fight escalates and things get out of hand, he'd be the first to be investigated by higher authorities, and the Party Secretary knew about it.
In case the higher-ups really want to investigate thoroughly, he can make preparations.