Feng Haidong and his brother-in-law Fang Jianxing ate a meal of thirteen-spice crayfish from out of town.

As they expected, the taste was indeed worse than what they had at Feng Haidong's restaurant.

In fact, Feng Haidong was well aware of the difference in taste.

The key point is that the other party did not stir-fry the seasonings to bring out their aroma first, but instead poured the prepared thirteen-spice seasoning directly into the shrimp while cooking.

If cooked long enough, this method can still bring out the flavor of the spices.

But obviously, restaurants don't have that much time to cook.

As a result, the flavor of the spices was not brought out.

It's even possible that the other party added too much seasoning powder, resulting in a lot of spices splattering on the surface of the crayfish, which further affected the taste of the crayfish.

After finishing the crayfish meal, Fang Jianxing couldn't help but say, "What a waste of such good crayfish!"

Feng Haidong simply smiled and didn't offer any further comment.

However, Feng Haidong agreed with his brother-in-law's statement.

That is, although the crayfish here doesn't taste very good, the quality of the crayfish is indeed very good.

Each shrimp is not only large, but also very plump with meat.

The shrimp meat, in particular, is very white and tender when peeled.

Even the meat inside the shrimp claws is very plump.

Furthermore, the crayfish were very clean, and you couldn't taste even the slightest bit of odor.

Feng Haidong had to admit that the crayfish here were indeed of very high quality, and he judged that this was directly related to the water quality.

After Feng Haidong and his group finished eating the crayfish, the owner came out and asked with a smile, "How was it? Our crayfish tasted great, didn't it? Let me tell you, this Thirteen-Spice Crayfish is a local specialty, and my family makes the most authentic one in the area. Whether you're from the local area or from out of town, you'll come to my house to eat."

Hearing the boss's self-praise, Fang Jianxing curled his lip in disdain.

But Feng Haidong stopped his brother-in-law from speaking, and instead said with a smile, "Boss, your crayfish are really good. Each one is big and the meat is very plump. They don't have any strange taste at all. They are really delicious."

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Upon hearing Feng Haidong's words, the boss smiled confidently and said, "Of course, we are surrounded by several large lakes with exceptionally good water quality, which is why our shrimp are of such high quality."

Taking the opportunity, Feng Haidong asked, "Boss, where should I go to buy crayfish?"

Upon hearing this, the shop owner sized up Feng Haidong and asked, "Are you here to buy shrimp?"

Feng Haidong said with a smile, "Yes, I think your crayfish are really great, so I want to buy some to take back with me."

The shop owner said, "If you want to buy shrimp, of course you should go to the state-owned aquatic product factory. The shrimp there are the best in the area."

Feng Haidong thanked his boss: "Okay, thank you, boss."

Then, Feng Haidong paid the bill and left the restaurant with his brother-in-law.

After leaving the restaurant, Fang Jianxing finally couldn't help but say, "Haidong, the crayfish here doesn't taste very good. They're not as good as yours."

Feng Haidong said with a smile, "It doesn't matter if we do it well or not. We're not here to learn the craft anyway. Our main goal is to find the methods of breeding."

Fang Jianxing said, "Yes, yes, it's still more important to ask about breeding techniques."

So, over the next few days, Feng Haidong and Fang Jianxing conducted a search in this area.

However, after several days of searching, Feng Haidong was still somewhat disappointed.

The main method of fishing in this area is still wild fishing.

Even those who engage in aquaculture are mostly small-scale farmers.

There has been no large-scale farming at all.

This made Feng Haidong wonder if he had come to the wrong place.

Or perhaps I arrived at the wrong time?

Even after Feng Haidong and Fang Jianxing made several trips to local aquaculture farms, they still couldn't find any information about farming crayfish.

Instead, they learned a lot about fish farming techniques.

Therefore, Feng Haidong and Fang Jianxing did not come away empty-handed.

At least the technique of using nets to enclose ponds for fish farming in the lake here has given Feng Haidong a lot of inspiration.

Comparing the environment here with that in his hometown, Feng Haidong felt that he could learn from the method of setting nets to enclose ponds in the lake and try it in the large lake outside his hometown as well.

Furthermore, Feng Haidong also came up with a solution to replace the crayfish strike.

After having this idea, Feng Haidong stopped looking for people who knew how to raise crayfish and instead went to aquaculture farms to consult with some fish farming technicians.

Fang Jianxing was somewhat surprised to see Feng Haidong starting to look for fish farming technicians.

"Haidong, weren't we looking for shrimp farmers? Why are you asking about fish farming?"

Feng Haidong said with a smile, "Brother-in-law, isn't it hard to find technicians for shrimp farming these days? And don't you think the techniques for raising fish by the river are quite good? Maybe we can learn from them."

Fang Jianxing asked with some surprise, "Haidong, are you planning to raise fish? Aren't you going to raise shrimp anymore?"

Feng Haidong didn't answer, but instead asked, "Brother-in-law, do you think river fish or pond fish taste better?"

Fang Jianxing immediately said, "Of course, river fish taste better. Everyone who grew up by the river knows this. Pond fish have a strong muddy taste. River fish are truly fresh."

Feng Haidong said, "That's right, brother-in-law, didn't you notice that all the fish here are farmed in the lake?"

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