Let's go back to 2008, starting with a recreational fishing park.

At nine o'clock in the morning, with the unanimous approval of the contestants and judges, Jiang Xia finally had the emcee announce that the first half of the second day of the Fishing Masters Tournament had officially begun.

Despite the light drizzle, Jiang Xia wrapped his coat tighter around himself and stared at the contestants who had already started the competition.

Today, due to the rain, two contestants called me to say they were withdrawing from the competition because of special circumstances.

Jiang Xia didn't have much to say about this. He couldn't let all the spectators and contestants who came today come for nothing because of these two contestants!

……

On the field, although it was still early autumn, the sudden downpour made Li Hao wear a cotton-padded coat when he came to participate in today's competition.

Otherwise, he was genuinely afraid that sitting in the stadium all day in the rain would give him a cold.

Unfortunately, he didn't have the same good luck as yesterday.

The competition had been going on for a while, but apart from the movement of the float in the water caused by the rain and waves, there was no sign of any fish taking the bait.

Actually, it wasn't just him; the other contestants on the field also clearly felt that almost no fish were biting today because of the rain.

"Brother, with this heavy rain, I hope the contestants won't catch a single fish today!" Jiang Xiaobo asked with some concern, still sitting next to Jiang Xia.

Jiang Xia shook his head: "It's okay, don't worry, this is just the beginning. In just one day, quite a few people will definitely catch fish."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xiaobo calmed down and began to carefully observe the situation at the fishing spot.

Just then, Xiuju, a cousin-in-law who had come to set up her stall, walked over with a large bag of freshly fried chicken strips.

"Xia, you and Xiaobo can sit here and eat these chicken strips while watching the game."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xia looked at the large bag of chicken strips and quickly waved his hand, saying, "Sister-in-law, this is too much. If I'm eating it, just give me a little less. I can't possibly eat this much!"

Jiang Xiaobo chimed in, "That's right, sister-in-law, you can take some back and leave only a little for me and my brother. Besides, you still need to make money from selling them. How can we let my brother and me eat them all?"

But Xiuju refused, insisting, "Those who want to sell have money to sell. These chicken strips aren't steamed buns. You can chat and eat as much or as little as you want, and you won't be able to finish them."

Jiang Xia sighed upon hearing this, but still accepted the chicken strips handed to him: "Okay, I'll take the chicken strips. There are quite a few people here today, so you should hurry up and get busy, don't delay making money."

Xiuju felt relieved when she saw Jiang Xia take the item and walked towards her stall.

Jiang Xia watched the other person's back, then took a chicken strip from the bag and started crunching it down.

Xiuju's fried chicken strips sold quite a lot yesterday because they can be eaten as a snack while watching the game!

However, because there were fewer vendors, the other villagers who came to set up stalls still made a good living yesterday.

Before long, several other villagers who sold snacks also came over to feed Jiang Xia and Jiang Xiaobo.

Jiang Xia looked at the large pile of various snacks around her and asked Jiang Xiaobo to take some to Yang Xiaoyue and Su Qing, the two girls.

But after a while, Jiang Xiaobo came back with his things.

It turned out that the two little girls were also fed, just not as much as the two brothers.

Jiang Xia felt a warm feeling in her heart when faced with this situation.

These fellow villagers who are close to me are much better than that female boss in town who doesn't even recognize me despite making money on my own!

……

Meanwhile, at the fishing spot, some anglers finally started catching fish one after another.

However, due to the heavy rain all night, the contestants' chances of catching fish are still not optimistic.

For example, contestant number 21 from yesterday hasn't caught a single fish yet.

At this moment, he was staring at the buoy in the water with a worried expression, hoping that the few red and green spots would suddenly sink.

Suddenly, a burly figure holding an umbrella appeared on the small boat in the middle of the reservoir.

Jiang Xia sat under the shed, watching the contestants on the field, and pondered how to make today's competition more interesting.

At that moment, contestant number 56, who had performed reasonably well yesterday, found himself in deep water and, after failing to catch any fish for a long time, quietly switched his fishing rod to a 7.2-meter rod.

This length is typically used specifically for catching large fish at the Jiangxia fishing grounds.

Soon, two hours had passed since the start of the match.

A powerful, deep male voice rang out in the center of the reservoir after receiving Jiang Xia's instructions:

"Thank you to all the players and spectators for coming to this competition despite the rain. Now... I will be providing you with live updates on the competition..."

"Number 29, 6.1 jin (1.45 catties)"

"Number 81, 5.9 jin (1.45 catties)"

"Number 3, 5.6 jin (1.45 catties)"

"..."

"Number 9, 3.9 jin (1.45 catties)"

The top three teams from yesterday's match failed to make it into the top twenty in the first two hours of today's first half.

Keep in mind that the first half of the game started at 9:00 and ended at 12:00, so it was already 11:00 at this point.

With only one hour left, yesterday's top three are probably doomed.

Listening to the results of the top 20 in the competition, Jiang Xia knew that the current scores were not actually valid.

Because if even one lucky person can catch a fish weighing over six pounds, they can immediately jump into the top ranks.

But the good weather didn't last long. Suddenly, a loud clap of thunder streaked across the already drizzling sky!

Immediately afterwards, a strong wind blew up.

In an instant, the canopy above the judges' seats, as well as above Jiangxia and the tourists, creaked in the wind.

"Oh no!"

Jiang Xia's heart tightened; he knew that this unpredictable weather was about to bring a heavy rain.

Sure enough, within minutes, the drizzle turned into a downpour.

The strong winds brought heavy rain, splashing many spectators with water.

The surface of the reservoir was bubbling violently, like a kettle just boiling, making it impossible for the contestants to see the floats.

Faced with this situation, many contestants panicked immediately!

Meanwhile, the referees behind many of the athletes were also struggling to hold onto their umbrellas, trying their best to avoid the wind and rain.

But how easy is it to avoid the heavy rains of late summer and early autumn?

At this point, neither the parasols above the athletes' heads nor the umbrellas in the hands of the referees could provide any real protection from the rain.

"Brother? Should we pause the game?" Jiang Xiaobo asked anxiously in response to the situation.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xia stared intently at the arena, his heart filled with anxiety.

Once the game has started, if it is suddenly suspended due to the weather, no one will say anything, but the question is what to do next?

These athletes are already soaked through by now. Is it possible that the competition will be paused and the athletes will compete again in wet clothes once the rain stops?

Or should we just end today's game and start again tomorrow?

How will the results from just now be calculated?