Seeing everyone gathered, the director announced loudly, "Your task this afternoon is to catch fish. The village chief has promised that whoever catches the heaviest fish will receive two four-pound fish as a reward. You can choose any kind of fish you like. In addition, the village chief will also give you a bucket of small fish, shrimp, or snails."
The director pointed to the bucket at his feet. The bucket was not very big, only as high as his calf, and it was filled with about four or five pounds.
Everyone was excited and ready to show their skills.
They have been in the village for two days and have not eaten together yet. They are all looking forward to getting together and enjoying a good meal.
It is convenient to eat at the villagers' homes because they don't have to work hard, but there are also many concerns. The village is full of elderly people and children. The elderly are busy cooking, and they have to coax the children as soon as they cry. In any case, it is not as comfortable as eating with your own family.
The village chief nodded with a smile and said, "Everyone, feel free to catch as many as you can. I'll weigh them here for you. Whoever catches the most fish will get a reward."
In fact, it is just a gimmick. Competition will make things lively, and netizens in the live broadcast room also like to watch it. The village chief knows that it doesn’t matter which guest the gift is given to, so he doesn’t make a distinction and gives all the gifts to the first place.
Wei Lin glanced in the direction of Yun Yuan, then looked at Xie Yichen provocatively.
"Do you dare to compete with me to see who can catch more fish?" Wei Lin was very vindictive. Xie Yichen said that he was childish and immature, but he insisted on defeating Xie Yichen in public to make Yun Yuan look at him with admiration.
Xie Yichen knew what Wei Lin was thinking. He bent down and rolled up his trouser legs, then said, "Okay. Although I can't say I'll definitely get first place, I'm definitely better than you."
"Don't be so confident." Wei Lin curled his lips, "Don't wait until you lose so badly that you lose face."
Xie Yichen narrowed his eyes and straightened up. Their eyes met in the air, sparks flying everywhere.
Wei Lin snorted coldly and asked Yun Yuan, "Xiao Ji, who of us catches more fish?" He stared at Yun Yuan nervously with anticipation in his eyes, hoping that she would utter his name from her rosy lips.
Yun Yuan had no intention of getting involved in the fight between the two men and said, "I won't choose either of you. I think I can catch the most fish."
Wei Lin was a little disappointed.
Xie Yichen said gently, "Xiao Ji is the best, and I also think you can catch the most fish."
The village chief listened to the conversation between the three people and said with a smile: "Jiancao is smart and has a method for everything she does. I also think that the one most likely to win among you is her."
Everyone looked at Yun Yuan when they heard this.
At this time, she was wearing a short-sleeved shirt and shorts, both of which were very ordinary styles, even a little old, but on Yun Yuan, they looked like high-end fashion. Her waist was slender, and her exposed calves were as white as snow.
Seeing that everyone was looking at her, she smiled faintly, as bright as spring flowers and as clear as the autumn moon.
"Thank you for the compliment, Village Chief. I'm not that great, I just might have more experience than everyone else."
Director Sun coughed lightly and said, "Everyone, get ready. When I say one, two, three, start catching fish. I've tried it with a rod, and the water isn't deep, only up to the knees at most. Come over here and get your waterproof pants."
Yun Yuan also took a pair of waterproof pants and put them on. Actually, for her, it didn't matter whether she had waterproof pants or not. Wearing waterproof pants would easily hinder her movements, but everyone was wearing them, so she didn't want to be treated specially.
Following the director's command, everyone rushed into the pond with plastic baskets. Plastic baskets are lighter than bamboo baskets and larger than fish baskets, making them convenient for placing fish and measuring weight.
The villagers gathered on the shore to watch the young people from outside catch fish. From time to time, there were cheers and hearty laughter, and the scene was very lively.
Wei Lin was the first to jump into the water, carrying a basket and rushing to the center of the pond.
Yu Zili and Yu Ziqi followed closely behind.
Qin Xu's eyes were on Yun Yuan. When he saw Xie Yichen reaching out his hand to her, he retracted his gaze and followed Yu Ziqi down.
Yun Yuan was the slowest. She declined Xie Yichen's offer of help and wanted to catch fish by herself.
So everyone saw such a wonderful sight. The big fish seemed to be attracted by something and jumped towards Yun Yuan one after another. She stood on the shore and caught several big fish in a row without even going into the water.
Everyone standing in the middle of the pond was stunned.
Yu Zili watched helplessly as the fish in her hand broke free and jumped into Yun Yuan's basket. She shouted in disbelief, "Where's the fish? My Shui Lingling is such a big fish!"
Xie Yichen laughed heartily: "Maybe the fish in the village are not familiar with you and are a bit shy."
The villagers watching laughed and said seriously, "You are right, young man. The fish in our village pond are very smart and like to be caught by the villagers."
Xie Yichen said to Yu Zili, "Just catch some small fish and shrimps. Xiao Ji and I will take care of the big fish."
Yu Zili's face was full of smiles: "I want to catch small fish and shrimps, and I want to catch big fish too."
As soon as she finished speaking, Yu Ziqi, who was sitting opposite her, suddenly slipped and fell backwards. In a panic, he grabbed Yu Zili's clothes.
"Ah!" Yu Zili was not prepared at all. She tried to break free from Yu Ziqi's pull, but it was too late.
As Yu Ziqi fell, Yu Zilili also fell forward involuntarily. She waved her hands in the air, trying to maintain her balance, but failed.
Yu Ziqi fell backwards and she fell forwards.
Yu Zili tried to support herself with her hands, but the mud was so deep that it submerged her arms and made her cheeks touch the mud. In an instant, she was covered with mud, which looked very funny.
Yu Ziqi sat down in the puddle, splashing water everywhere, and was completely stunned.
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