This sticky mud can trap money - what exactly is its secret?

He organized a lotus root digging contest, but his real purpose was to use the mud to trap people. A young man who fell into debt because his mother got cancer - what wealth secret did he discover? Starting with 8,000 yuan, buying a house after one year, buying a car after two years - a post-80s rural young man returning home to start a business, how does he earn an annual income of 4 million?

A most unusual "lotus root digging contest" is about to unfold here. The organizer of this contest, Yang Jing, is explaining the rules to everyone.

Yang Jing: The winner is determined by the length of the lotus root dug up - the longest one takes first place. If they are all the same length, then we compare weight to see whose lotus root is heavier.

Contestant: What about the ones with lots of mud on them?

Yang Jing: You can scrape the mud off the ones with lots of mud.

Reporter: Have you dug lotus roots before?

Contestant: No.

Reporter: You have never dug them - do you think you can dig one out?

Contestant: I should be able to.

Contestant: I will do the heavier physical work, and let her do the lighter work. She can be the one to collect the prize.

Reporter: Do you think you will sink into this path in a moment?

Contestant: That is possible.

Reporter: Looking at your weight...

Contestant: Over 200 jin.

Reporter: You are over 200 jin. So if you sink in, who will pull you out?

Contestant: I figure my master will not lead me into the ditch.

Reporter: First time? Do you think you can dig one up?

Contestant: Of course. The whole pond is full of lotus roots - you can dig them anywhere.

Contestant: A friend.

Reporter: A good friend?

Contestant: No, we just met.

Reporter: Then why did you pick him as your partner when you just met?

Contestant: Number 7 and number 8 are next to each other. Yes, these numbers are good.

Reporter: Why did you not pick someone stronger?

Contestant: Digging lotus roots does not need someone strong. As long as you have skill and experience, that is enough.

The contest begins, and the contestants go down into the pond one after another, ready to show what they can do. But the contestants, who were so confident just moments ago, run into trouble as soon as they take a step.

Yang Jing: You must stay in the designated area. Other areas do not count. That is a violation. You must stay in the designated area.

Contestant number 6, who said before the contest that the whole pond was full of lotus roots and you could dig anywhere, gets stuck in the mud before even reaching the lotus roots.

Reporter: Are you stuck? Not moving? Push harder.

Contestant: What is the trick, master?

The contest time is one hour, and it looks like she is going to spend this hour stuck in here. What she needs to solve right now is not digging out lotus roots, but digging herself out...

Spectator: Right now it is not digging lotus roots, it is digging people out.

Reporter: Why dig people out?

Spectator: Look, she is stuck.

Spectator: Just crawl over. She cannot walk.

Spectator: Pull him once and go around from the side. Come back and walk again - no, not come back, coming back is useless.

Spectator: Today she basically cannot get there.

Spectator: The shoes are too big.

Reporter: If they were smaller, would she not sink in?

Spectator: Right, if they were smaller she would not sink.

Reporter: She will not stay there all day today, will she?

Spectator: She definitely cannot take part in the contest today.

Reporter: So what does she do now?

Spectator: Send someone to pull her out. Come on.

Spectator: My feet cannot move at all anymore.

The contest site is already in complete chaos. Seeing the contestants stuck in the mud one after another, the organizer Yang Jing is secretly delighted.

Yang Jing: Whatever you do, do not throw away your own apprentice.

Why is Yang Jing secretly delighted? Let us first insert an interview with Yang Jing from the day before the contest.

Yang Jing: Before I set it up, I definitely knew they would get stuck inside and not be able to get out. The activity I organized was meant to make people sink in and not be able to get up. As long as an ordinary person goes down, they definitely will not be able to get up.

For today's contest, Yang Jing deliberately posted the news online three days in advance and gathered more than 50 Honghu citizens to take part in the activity. The top three places all had cash prizes, 500 yuan, 300 yuan and 200 yuan respectively. In addition, each person also got two packs of authentic Honghu lotus seeds, and every contestant could take home all the lotus roots they dug for free. Why did Yang Jing put so much effort into organizing this lotus root digging contest while intending to get everyone stuck in the mud?

When the contest had been going for 40 minutes, some contestants had already dug out lotus roots one after another with the help of professional lotus root diggers.

Yang Jing: Whatever you do, do not break this lotus root. If it breaks, it cannot be entered into the contest. You must keep it safe.

Reporter: Be gentle, be gentle. It is really long. This lotus root is taller than a person.

Contestant: Look, it is over two meters.

Contestant: This lotus root is famous all over the country. Honghu is a land of fish and rice. This is our Honghu specialty and local product.

Reporter: What does this mud feel like in your hand?

Contestant: Like cotton wadding, soft and pliable.

Reporter: What?

Contestant: Like cotton.

Reporter: Like cotton.

Contestant: Soft and pliable. I cannot lift it anymore. My arms are sore from holding it up.

Yang Jing: Do not break it.

The contest ends, and the contestants carefully carry their lotus roots ashore. The staff also begin preparing to measure the lotus roots. But just then, people suddenly discover that there is still one contestant who has not come ashore.

Spectator: Come on, number 2, come on, number 2.

Contestant number 2, who weighs 200 jin, indeed got stuck in the mud.

Yang Jing: She finally climbed up. Not easy, not easy - rolling and crawling.

Reporter: You almost could not get up just now, right?

Contestant number 2: Right.