Chapter 20

Liu Yunxuan drove with Old Ge to the place they had roughly chosen beforehand. Since it was near the river, the soil was soft, and no one was cultivating the land there.

"This place is good. It would be best to lease all the land by the river. This way, we can build a water channel to bring the river water over. Raising fish with fresh water is great," Old Ge remarked.

After selecting the land, the rest was simple. Since no one was using this land, Liu Yunxuan took it all. The area along the river was about 200 acres, and Liu Yunxuan planned to gradually use it all for fish farming, raising fish fry himself and selling them.

After signing the contract and agreeing on the payment schedule, the rest was straightforward: digging fish ponds and buying fish fry.

While digging the fish ponds, Liu Yunxuan realized how profitable excavators were. It cost several hundred yuan per hour, no wonder Lanxiang Technical School was so popular. When he asked the operator, it turned out he had learned his skills there.

Except for the few days Liu Yunxuan was on site for the construction, he left the rest to Old Ge. Since Liu Yunxuan didn't know much about fish farming, he just gave general advice, and the rest was up to Old Ge. He provided money and manpower as needed.

"These fish fry and eel fry are really good. Look, how lively they are when they're fed," Old Ge said a few days after the fry were released, pointing to the fry competing for food.

Liu Yunxuan looked and saw that the fry showed no signs of discomfort. They had been a bit oxygen-deprived in the transport tanks, but once they were in the fish pond, they immediately perked up. After a few days of adapting to the environment, they eagerly competed for food each time they were fed. At this moment, Liu Yunxuan realized a shortcoming in his fish pond development plan.

The reason the fish fry and eel fry were doing so well was that he had secretly added space water to the fish pond. What if he didn't have time to add the water in the future? Would the fry still do as well? Also, Liu Yunxuan estimated that the eel fry would be wasted. Eels usually live in the mud at the bottom of ponds, and to catch them in large numbers, the pond would need to be drained and dug up. Now that the space seemed stable, with such a large fish pond and future breeding ponds, the space water wouldn't be enough. Liu Yunxuan had no choice but to take it one step at a time. Reality and ideals always have their differences.

Old Ge was very happy. His son worked at Liu Yunxuan's pig farm, and now he was working for Liu Yunxuan too, earning over 5,000 yuan a month. Moreover, Liu Yunxuan was fair. During the busy farming season, as long as it didn't affect the pig farm, they could take time off during the day to tend to their land, making life easier for his wife.

Liu Yunxuan also said that if the fish pond did well, there would be bonuses. Bonuses were a good thing. When Zhang Jieguang from the chicken farm discovered a hole, Liu Yunxuan gave him a 2,000 yuan bonus, almost a month's salary. It was great to have a capable person in the village. It was time to start looking for a wife for his son.

Liu Yunxuan didn't know that Old Ge was daydreaming about a better future. He was now on the highway to the provincial capital. While at the fish pond, he received a call from Wang Minghua, inviting him to visit and bring some vegetables.

Liu Yunxuan wasn't driving very fast, but he heard a persistent car horn from behind. Looking in the rearview mirror, he saw a flashy sports car with its hazard lights on, signaling him to move over.

Liu Yunxuan checked his speed, which was around 90 km/h. He didn't understand why the driver of such a good car didn't use the fastest lane and instead wanted him to move over. The horn continued to urge him, so he reluctantly changed lanes. The sports car didn't rush past but slowed down to drive alongside him. Liu Yunxuan saw a young man and woman in the car. The male driver was pointing at him and saying something, but from his expression, it didn't seem to be anything good.

"Restless, the education of today's youth is really a problem," Liu Yunxuan thought.

Seeing that Liu Yunxuan wasn't reacting, the sports car driver lost interest and sped past. The car's performance was impressive, making Liu Yunxuan envious. He decided to buy one when he had the money.

After driving for a while, Liu Yunxuan noticed that the cars ahead were all using their hazard lights and slowing down. "Oh no, there must be an accident ahead," he thought. On the highway, it wasn't as easy to slow down and stop as on city roads. No one dared to slow down or stop on the highway without a special reason. Liu Yunxuan quickly turned on his hazard lights and slowed down. When he stopped, he saw that all lanes were blocked. The accident must have been serious, preventing normal traffic flow.

At this moment, a driver got out of his car to check and then called others to help. There had been a five-car pileup, including a long-distance bus.

Liu Yunxuan quickly got out of his car, locked the doors, and ran over to help. When he reached the accident scene, he saw the grim reality. A large truck had overturned, with the cab and trailer separated. The cab was lying across the highway's median.

The trailer was at least 30 meters away, lying diagonally on the highway. A blue long-distance bus had crashed into the trailer's undercarriage, with its front end crushed and the body lying sideways. The flashy sports car that had passed him earlier was now flipped over, trapped between the bus and the truck's trailer.

There were also two private cars, a Honda and an Audi. The Honda was in the worst condition, sandwiched between the bus and the Audi, with the hood and trunk lid crumpled. The Audi was in better shape, with only the front slightly dented, but it wasn't a major issue.

The doors of the Honda and Audi were open, and the occupants were standing nearby, with some minor injuries, mostly external. It was unclear if they had internal injuries.

"These Japanese cars are really poor quality," Liu Yunxuan thought to himself.

"Everyone, quickly check the people in the bus," a man shouted, holding his head with a cloth and leaning on the roadside barrier.

Liu Yunxuan crouched down and looked through the bus window. The passengers were piled up on the other side of the window, pressed against each other.

"Everyone, don't move around. Be careful not to hurt yourselves, and pay attention to those at the bottom. If you can, use the seats to support yourselves. Rescue teams are on the way, and they will get you out soon," Liu Yunxuan reassured them.

"I'm strong. I'll go in first, and someone else can follow to help lift people out. Everyone, be ready to catch them," Liu Yunxuan said to the people around him.

"I'll go with you. I usually do loading and unloading work," a young man offered.

"Good, follow me. Be careful not to knock anything down and hurt anyone," Liu Yunxuan instructed and climbed in through the window.

"Don't look ahead, watch your step," Liu Yunxuan told the young man. When he climbed in, he had already noticed that the bus driver had no hope. The driver's body was crushed between the seat and the windshield.

Each time they lifted someone out, there was a round of applause from outside. Fortunately, it wasn't peak travel season, and there weren't many people on the bus. There were 27 people in total, and 22 were rescued. Five were unconscious, and Liu Yunxuan didn't dare move them, fearing internal injuries that could worsen if moved.

At this moment, the police and 120 emergency personnel arrived. The rest was left to them, and Liu Yunxuan walked over to the overturned sports car.

The male driver was unconscious, with the steering wheel pressing against his chest. The female passenger in the front seat had a broken arm, with a piece of bone protruding.

Their situation was the most dangerous. The rescue team couldn't do anything; the car doors were tightly squeezed and couldn't be opened, and there was gasoline leaking from the fuel tank. The rescue team didn't dare cut the doors.

People were extremely anxious. Every minute delayed increased the danger to the young couple.

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