usatvline Chapter 129 Is There Any Fish?
Chapter 129 Is There Any Fish?
"Weight can be accumulated, and the excess will be directly counted towards tomorrow's task!"
As the news spread, everyone on the water began to rush over.
Those who were closest took the lead and stood at the front of the line, and were asked to put the net bag on the extended scale to be weighed.
Then a broadcast sounded, and the staff used a handheld instrument to scan the identification code of the individual virtual watch, entered the weight number, and then untied the net bag and, with a wave of his hand, put all the fish inside into the temporary space on his virtual watch.
This completes the statistics for one person.
Those who had handed in the fish looked relaxed and walked briskly into the water in the distance to continue fishing.
There is a limit to how many fish a net bag can hold. If there are too many, it will not only be difficult to carry, but it will also be very conspicuous and easy to be targeted. Therefore, everyone is eager to line up to hand in their fish. After completing the task within a few days, all the fish left will belong to the individual.
An Jiu said, "Let's go too."
Everyone was walking over there, only they were staying where they were, which was too abrupt.
Ji Zhenzhen had no objection.
"Do you still have the strength? I might have to take advantage of the chaos right now and get you some fish from the space."
With so many fish in the space, completing today's task is definitely not a problem.
But Ji Zhenzhen's face was too pale and her body was shaking like a sieve.
"It's okay, I can do it, you let it go." Ji Zhenzhen picked up the net bag from the water and swung it on her back, saving energy by carrying it on her back.
Anjiu helped her adjust her position and stuffed her net bag with fish.
As more fish came in, her waist bent more and more.
"It's okay," she gritted her teeth and weighed it up, "I can definitely do it."
Anjiu also filled the net bag with fish in the same way, grabbed the mouth of the net and slung it hard over her back, causing the water to flow down her clothes.
The fish jumped around in panic, but she held on to it tightly to prevent it from breaking free.
The two were in the same line.
With the presence of staff, everyone became much more obedient and did not dare to commit any crime under their noses.
The queuing process was relatively safe.
Everyone caught a different amount of fish. Some strong men carried three net bags in both hands, while some senior citizens brought their own woven bags and carried a large bag full on their shoulders.
There is more and there is less.
Many people had very few fish in their nets, only two or three, and some even left empty-handed without even their nets.
They had complicated expressions, rubbing their hands and looking from time to time at the corpse bobbing in the water in the distance.
What is more important...
The person standing in front of An Jiu and Ji Zhenzhen had nothing. When it was her turn, the staff asked, "Where's the fish?"
She swallowed hard, twisted her hands into a knot, hunched her shoulders, and asked cautiously, "Can you give me another net bag? That one... was taken away by someone."
The staff member's eyes fell on the instrument in his hand and asked indifferently: "Are there any fish?"
"No...no."
"next."
"I...I want a net bag, too."
"next."
Then it was Ji Zhenzhen's turn.
So the line looks long, but it actually goes by very quickly.
The two women stood by, looking at her and Anjiu's fruitful harvest with envy and sadness. Especially when they heard that both of them had completed today's task, they rubbed their hands anxiously.
They finally mustered up the courage and used all the polite words they knew, hoping that the staff would show some mercy and give them a net bag, but all they got was a cold face.
As more people asked, the leading staff member said, "We are not responsible for this matter. Go find your administrator."
"Let's go." Ji Zhenzhen walked to An Jiu.
"What happens if the mission is not completed?"
Ji Zhenzhen recalled: "I was criticized by the administrator and had to work in the mine for the next week. To be honest, senior citizens care more about it. For sixth-class citizens like us, we can just work in the mine and get a meal."
She looked back and said, "But it's better to complete the task. The extra fish we catch are ours. They are all meat. If we dry them, we can eat them for a long time. We can live a good life for a while. How many do we have now? Is it enough for tomorrow?"
Anjiu checked the space and nodded: "Enough, you plan to pay now?"
"No, I'm not stupid. I'll catch tomorrow's quantity tomorrow. Today, all this is ours. If we can't complete the task tomorrow, the worst that can happen is that we can go to the mine. It's not like we haven't been there before."
Ji Zhenzhen laughed happily and counted on her fingers, "One should weigh at least one pound, so today we should collect it——"
She closed her mouth in time and didn't say it out loud, so as to avoid it being blown to other people's ears.
"Let's go for a walk and catch some fish."
Anjiu followed her pace and looked back.
After the water barrier closed, those who did not have nets shook their heads and dispersed, intending to catch as many fish as possible.
Some people were smarter. They took off their coats, passed the nets through the fish's gills, and hung the fish on them to use as nets. When the others saw this, they followed suit.
It can be said that a solution has been found.
After the three-hour effective time was over, dark clouds in the distance pressed down heavily and the rain became visibly heavier.
"Come on."
Anjiu grabbed Ji Zhenzhen and hurriedly waded back into the water.
Fortunately, she had been paying attention to the direction of the clouds and did not dare to walk too far with Ji Zhenzhen. As soon as she noticed that the rain was getting heavier, she immediately turned back.
Almost as soon as we entered the elevator, the rain outside became very heavy, making it almost impossible to open our eyes.
When it is full, the elevator goes up.
Through the perforated board, Anjiu saw those people who ran farther away. Due to the heavy rain, they had to distinguish the location of the building from time to time, although they were in a hurry to hurry back.
If you go in the wrong direction during a rainstorm, it will be difficult to get back.
Those who successfully got on the elevator relaxed their tense shoulders.
When the elevator went upward, wind would come in through the holes and hit the people who were soaked all over, blowing away all the little heat that was already there.
Everyone involuntarily stood closer to each other, their bodies trembling.
After getting off the elevator, An Jiu asked Ji Zhenzhen to go home with him, "You need to warm yourself by the fire, otherwise you will get sick."
Ji Zhenzhen was shivering with cold. When she heard the words "roast by the fire", warm flames automatically appeared in her head and she nodded hastily.
But she changed her mind and said, "There are dry clothes at home. I'll go back and get two and come back to see you. It won't be long."
The two separated at the intersection.
Anjiu ran straight home carrying the net bag. When he passed the platform area, he saw the administrator in uniform facing downstairs, looking very thoughtful.
She tried to walk as quietly as possible and slipped past from behind.
When I got home, the first thing I did was put down the net bag, take off my wet coat and pants, pick up the stove and dry firewood, and tremblingly used a lighter to light the firewood.
Before Ji Zhenzhen arrives, she has to use the space to exhaust the smoke from the fire out of the window. It would be great if the space could become transparent.