Accountant Zheng was shocked when he heard that it weighed over two thousand jin.
"It's so heavy, you must have had a lot of trouble pulling it. Did everyone who went help? You shouldn't be able to pull such a heavy fishing net!"
It's important to know that pulling a fishing net out of the water requires more effort than pulling one out on land.
It's winter again, the weather is freezing cold, my fingers are stiff and I can't use any strength at all.
Accountant Zheng hadn't expected that these people could pull up such a heavy fishing net.
In the original book, without the help of tractors, although the fish were pulled up and the quantity was much larger than in previous years, it was still not as much as 14,000 catties.
Because the process took a long time, many large fish escaped, and a total of more than 8,000 catties of fish were caught.
The largest amount caught in a single net is less than 1,500 jin (750 catties), and there is no way it can reach more than 2,000 jin (1000 kg). Otherwise, even if a person went up, they still wouldn't be able to pull it up!
Director Wei tilted his head back and boasted:
"You cunning Zheng, stop trying to trick me. I'll show you how you caught it!"
As Director Wei was keeping Accountant Zheng in suspense, they heard Wang Qiandeng Erlaizi loudly proclaiming:
"Yes, it was a tractor. With just one command from Master Zhong, four tractor drivers pulled the fishing net out with tremendous force. It was a spectacular sight!"
Then the one who didn't believe it argued with Wang Erlaizi:
"Wang Erlaizi, stop spouting nonsense! You're talking about a fishing net pulled by a tractor? Why don't you say that your ancestors for eighteen generations helped pull the net up?"
"Everyone knows that when a tractor goes onto ice, it will slip and slide. Let alone pulling out the fishing net, it would take a lot of effort to pull out all these fish!"
He knew someone would say that, so he had already consulted with Master Zhong beforehand and was just waiting to show off when he got back to the farm!
Wang Erlaizi cleared his throat and said:
"You don't understand, do you? Look at that dog leash tied to the tractor wheel, do you know what it's for?"
Wang Erlaizi, acting as the straight man, chimed in:
"What are you doing? This is the first time I've ever seen a dog leash tied to a car wheel. Is there some special reason behind it?"
Wang Erlaizi explained:
"What nonsense! Don't just jump to conclusions about feudal superstition. That was Master Zhong's idea—a way to prevent tractors from slipping in winter!"
"If we hadn't seen it with our own eyes, we wouldn't have been able to imagine how good the effect was!"
"With that dog leash tied on, the tractor won't slip on the ice anymore, and it's so much more powerful for pulling fishing nets!"
"You guys didn't see it! This scene is absolutely once in a lifetime!"
When he got excited, Wang Erlaizi even used a fancy word.
At this moment, Director Wei wished he could sew Wang Erlaizi's mouth shut, because he was everywhere!
He already knew that the dog leash on the wheel was for slip prevention, and he was just waiting to go back to the farm and show off to Zheng the Fox. But before he could even say anything, this brat showed off to him!
It's his own fault; why did he have to keep us in suspense? He could have just said it directly.
Wei Youliang, who has always been far ahead in this regard and has always had foresight, looked at his grandfather with sympathy.
His grandfather, just like his aunt, always wanted to show off, but in the end, every time he did, it was all for naught!
After listening to Wang Erlaizi's explanation, Accountant Zheng calmly said:
"How else could we have caught them? It was just the method Master Zhong came up with, using the power of four tractors, wasn't it? I thought of that a long time ago!"
Wei Changchang, furious, puffed out his beard and glared, saying:
"Zheng Fox, you have no sportsmanship! You clearly didn't guess it!"
Accountant Zheng deliberately said:
"Who said that? I was just giving you a chance to brag, but who knew you wouldn't seize it!"
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