Chapter 25

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nThe Greedy Old Reservoir Guard!

nHearing this, the other employees looked at each other and fell silent.

nFinally, a middle-aged man broke the silence and shrugged.

n“What else can we do? Clean it up and report it truthfully when we get back.

n“We can get off work after cleaning up. We can play cards and go back to accompany our families.

n“It’s not like they’ll pay us less, and it’ll be so easy.

n“Besides, although this place is a little strange, the work is easy and the salary is high!

n“Don’t ask what you shouldn’t ask and don’t care about what you shouldn’t care about. Keep your curiosity in check.”

nWith that, the middle-aged man went to get a water gun and began to clean the small farm.

nSeeing this, the other women and middle-aged men thought for a moment and began to work.

nHe was right! Although this place was very strange, the salary was high! And the work was easy!

nTheir everyday tasks took barely any effort at all. It was much easier than the large farm next door.

nEvery two to three days, they would get the day off. Every time the pigs here disappeared, there would always be a two-day holiday.

nHowever, their doubts and curiosity grew.

nAt the same time, Wang Mang circled the forest beside the reservoir again.

nIn reality, Wang Mang also felt a bit of a headache. It was a tad difficult for him to enter the water now.

nThis was because more and more people were fishing from the reservoir these few days.

nTo be honest, Wang Mang was even considering asking his father to stop the fishing activities.

nHowever, after thinking about it, Wang Mang decided against it.

nIf fishing was prohibited, it would make people feel that there was something strange about the reservoir.

nAdd that to the fact that news about the huge shadow that had appeared in the reservoir a few days ago had probably spread far and wide.

nEveryone must know that there was a water monster in their reservoir by now.

nTherefore, there was no stopping these curious fishermen.

nHis hypothesis was right.

nJust then, in a villa beside the mountain road at the foot of the reservoir…

nElder Yang, who was in charge of guarding the reservoir, sat expressionlessly in the courtyard.

nThere were seventeen or eighteen angry fishermen standing in front of him.

nThere were people of all ages among them, and there were some women too.

nThere was even a female streamer.

nAt this moment, all of them had furious expressions on their faces.

nThe old man in charge of the reservoir was too infuriating!

nAfter he learned that there were water monsters in the reservoir, the old man informed Wang Mang’s father of the news.

nWith the help of Wang Mang’s father, Elder Yang immediately started to raise the price of entry.

nOriginally, fishing here would cost 500 yuan a day.

nThings were different now.

nNow, it cost one thousand yuan a day!

nMoreover, each person was only allowed one fishing rod!

nAll of them had to leave before 6 pm too!

n“That’s too much, old man! The last time I came here, I was only charged 500 yuan a day. Now, you’re charging 1,000 yuan a day, and each of us only gets a single fishing rod.”

nLil Su’s pretty face was filled with anger.

nShe was the streamer who had been scared sh*tless by Wang Mang not too long ago.

nHowever, ever since the video spread, she had received a lot of attention and her viewership had increased by a lot.

nThat was why she came to this reservoir to fish again. In addition, the news of the sudden appearance of the water monster in the reservoir had spread.

nThe popularity of Huanshan Reservoir had caused a lot of heated discussions and spread online.

nElder Yang, who had a tobacco pipe in his mouth, glanced sideways at the beautiful streamer and said lazily,

n“Sorry, but pay up or get going.

nBy the way, those who don’t fish are not allowed to go to the reservoir. My son and grandson will chase them away regularly.

n“Oh, if you’re just chilling in the area and not fishing, you have to pay 300 yuan a day.”

nUpon hearing Elder Yang’s words, the faces of the fishing crowd turned red with fury.

nA few of the youngsters could not help but grit their teeth and curse.

n“Old man, you’re so shady! It’s one thing for you to raise the price, but you’re charging us money just to sit there!”

n“You’re shamelessly greedy! F*ck you, do you have to be so scummy?!”

nElder Yang curled his lips and sneered. “I didn’t ask you to fish here. If you don’t want to fish, get lost.

n“In any case, there are many others here. You guys are nothing to me!”

nAfter saying that, Elder Yang lay on the old chair and ignored the furious crowd.

nSeeing this, everyone was incomparably angry, but there was nothing they could do. They could only hand over the money sullenly.

nThen, they all received the fishing vouchers given to them by Old Master Yang’s sons.

nAfter leaving this place, the beautiful Lil Su said angrily, “Everyone, did you see that? This old man is terrible. He’s so arrogant!

n“As soon as they saw that their reservoir was popular, they immediately raised the prices.

n“If I didn’t want to come and see if there was a chance to catch sight of the water monster, I wouldn’t have suffered this humiliation!”

nAt this point, the beautiful streamer, Lil Su, gritted her teeth in anger.

nThe last time she came to the reservoir, she peed her pants because of Wang Mang. However, she gained a lot of popularity and fans.

nShe was a little annoyed at the time, but her mood improved soon enough. However, she was really angered by this old man now.

nWhen they arrived at the reservoir, though, they realized that there were tons of people fishing in this reservoir!

nThere were already more than 300 people fishing in this reservoir today!

nNo wonder the old man in charge of guarding the reservoir was so arrogant.

nObviously, they were not the first to be charged a higher price.

nWhen they saw so many people, the anger in their hearts dissipated a lot.

nJust then, the beautiful streamer, Lil Su raised her phone and took a photo.

n“Look, my lovelies! There are so many people coming to the reservoir to fish today!”

n“If they received 1,000 yuan per person, not including those who just came to watch, then the reservoir’s income today alone would have already reached 300,000 yuan.”

nLil Su was extremely surprised.

nWhen she came here two months ago, there were not many people.

nIn fact, only a handful of people came here to fish.

nNow, though, there were more than 300 people scattered around the reservoir. There were too many people fishing.

nMoreover, some of them even ordered takeout!

nWere there delivery services here in this rural mountain?

nOut of curiosity, she walked to a fisherman who was eating and asked, “Hi, did you bring your own food for this fishing trip? Or…?”

nThe fisherman looked up.

nWhen he saw the beautiful Lil Su holding her phone in her hand, he immediately knew that she was a streamer.

nSeeing this, the man could not help but shake his head and complain, “I didn’t bring any food! If you want to eat, you can call the old man.”

n“I’m talking about the old man in charge of guarding the reservoir. They’re also in charge of delivering food.

n“You can get two vegetable dishes and a bottle of water for 50 yuan.

n“If you want two vegetable dishes, two types of meat, and one bottle of water, it’s 100 yuan.

n“If you want to buy water alone, do you see that young man over there? Ask him for a bottle of water for 15 yuan. He’s the youngest son of the old man guarding the reservoir.

n“Oh, he has instant noodles everywhere, but it’s a little expensive. A bowl of instant noodles costs 25 yuan.”

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