Feng Haidong followed his elder sister and brother-in-law back to their village. The reason for their arrival was that his elder sister warned the villagers who were gossiping behind their backs.

Then, together with his brother-in-law, they took Liang Cong to their family's land and spent a long time there.

She even made a special observation of the irrigation ditch on her brother-in-law's land.

The villagers, seeing this, naturally became even more curious about what Fang Jianxing's family was up to.

"What do you think Fang Jianxing and his family are up to?"

"I think Fang Jianxing's brother-in-law is quite fierce."

“I know that person. He is Feng Yunhua’s fourth son. He used to be a refined young man who loved literature and art since he was a child. He even performed in the town’s school performance troupe.”

"Oh, I know, he's my brother's classmate."

"But I've never heard before that Feng Yunhua's fourth child is so fierce?"

"You guys don't know yet, do you? Feng Yunhua's fourth son is really something now. You guys have been catching shrimp in the ditch lately and selling them in town. Do you know who you're selling them to?"

"Who did you sell it to? Wasn't it sold to Feng Baoan of Feng Village?"

"No, that's not true. Feng Baoan was just helping someone collect them. My cousin married into Feng Village, and she told me that Feng Baoan worked for Feng Yunhua's fourth son and helped him collect those shrimp."

"Is Feng Baoan working for Feng Yunhua's fourth son?"

“I knew it. I’ve met Feng Baoan before. He’s a pretty honest guy. He’s never been a big shot in Feng Village before. How come he can suddenly do such a big business? The key is that he pays us cash for our shrimp. I never knew where Feng Baoan got so much money.”

"So, Feng Yunhua's fourth child is very rich?"

“I heard from my cousin who married into Feng Village that Feng Haidong runs a restaurant in the city that specializes in selling crayfish. Business is booming now, so he buys our crayfish and sells them to people in the city.”

"Really? So Feng Yunhua's fourth son runs a restaurant in the city?"

Anyway, I heard that their business is quite large.

"They must have made a lot of money, that's why they dare to be so arrogant in our village."

"Don't blame her for being arrogant. It's just that you guys like to talk about her like that. You even talk about her to her face. How can she be happy about that?"

"What do you think Feng Yunhua's fourth son is up to in the village? I bet they're going to Fang Jianxing's field to give him advice on what crops to plant that will make money?"

"No way? Does this mean Fang Jianxing's family is about to have a change of fortune?"

"Dream on! With Fang Jianxing's looks, his family thinks their luck will turn around? I don't believe it."

The villagers were talking about it, although no one really believed in Fang Jianxing's abilities.

However, rumors circulated that Feng Haidong was very capable and was making a lot of money in the city, so people couldn't help but speculate and were somewhat eager to see what would happen to Fang Jianxing's family in the future.

Feng Haidong and Fang Jianxing led Liang Cong to look around the field and the surrounding area.

Liang Cong's final conclusion was: "Brother-in-law, the location of your land isn't very good, but you could try raising crayfish. My suggestion is to raise them together with the rice in your land."

Fang Jianxing was somewhat surprised: "Raising them together with rice?"

Liang Cong nodded and said, "Yes, it means raising crayfish in rice paddies."

Fang Jianxing asked with some skepticism, "Will that work?"

Liang Cong said confidently, "It's possible, but we need to widen the irrigation ditches along the rice paddies. The ditches are currently one meter wide, and we need to widen them to about four or five meters."

Fang Jianxing replied, "That's easy. There's no other land next to the irrigation ditch on my land. We can widen the ditch in that direction."

Liang Cong said, "Yes, that's what I also realized, so I thought it was worthwhile to work with your family's land, brother-in-law."

Fang Jianxing then asked, "Xiao Liang, what about the fish farming?"

Liang Cong said, "If you want to raise fish, the area around your village isn't ideal. Your village is too far from the river, so it's not very convenient to dig a fishpond."

Hearing this, Fang Jianxing couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

Feng Haidong patted his brother-in-law on the shoulder and said, "Brother-in-law, you try raising shrimp and fish first. Then we'll go to town to discuss it. We can raise them directly in the river over there."

Upon hearing Feng Haidong's words, Fang Jianxing immediately agreed: "Okay, we'll do whatever Haidong and you say."

After inspecting the place, the group returned to the eldest sister's husband's house at noon.

The eldest sister, Feng Yunhua, has already prepared a table full of delicious dishes.

As Liang Cong entered, he smelled the aroma and said, "Big sister, your cooking is really good. It smells so good!"

Feng Haidong laughed and said, "Haha, how could it not be good? The dishes you ate at my parents' house were all cooked by my eldest sister, right?"

Liang Cong chuckled and said, "I knew it, the scent smelled familiar."

Feng Yunhua came out of the kitchen and said, "Jianxing, you and Haidong, please invite Xiao Liang to sit down. There's one more dish, it'll be ready in a bit."

Upon hearing this, Liang Cong said, "Sister, you don't need to make so much. It would be a waste if you made too much and we couldn't finish it."

Feng Yunhua said, "It's alright, Xiao Liang, please eat as much as you like. Don't be shy at my house."

Feng Haidong stopped Liang Cong, who was still trying to persuade him, and said, "Little Liang, don't be shy. Make yourself at your sister's house. Eat well, and then give your brother-in-law some pointers so that he can raise shrimp and make money next year."

Liang Cong laughed and said, "Don't worry, Brother Haidong, I'll definitely help my brother-in-law raise the shrimp first."

Fang Jianxing said, "Xiao Liang, then brother-in-law, thank you so much."

Fang Jianxing and Feng Haidong invited Liang Cong to come in and sit down. Not long after, Feng Yunhua brought in the last two dishes.

Feng Yunhua originally didn't want to sit down and eat with them, but Feng Haidong and Liang Cong stopped her and asked her to sit down and eat with them.

Seeing his wife looking at him, Fang Jianxing smiled and said, "Yunhua, sit down. You're making it sound like I don't allow you to eat at the table. If you don't sit down and eat with us, I'm afraid Haidong will beat me up later."

Hearing her husband's words, Feng Yunhua smiled and patted him lightly before taking off her apron and sitting down.

After his elder sister sat down, Feng Haidong picked up his glass and said, "Alright, let's have a drink together and wish my brother-in-law success in raising shrimp next year."

Fang Jianxing raised his glass and said, "It's really all thanks to you, Haidong. My brother-in-law has really broadened his horizons on this trip. I also want to toast Haidong to thank him for giving my brother-in-law this opportunity."

Feng Haidong laughed and said, "Haha, brother-in-law, don't be so polite. We're family, so if there's anything good, I'll definitely drag my sister and brother-in-law along to do it. As the saying goes, 'Like father, like son.' If I don't trust my own family, who else can I trust?"

Hearing her brother's words, Feng Yunhua was truly moved. She raised her glass and said, "Haidong, I also want to thank you for trusting your brother-in-law."

Feng Haidong said, "Big sister, do you still remember when we were little, you always stood up for me at school? I always felt most at ease with your help."

Looking at the relationship between Feng Haidong and his eldest sister, Liang Cong felt truly envious, as he had no siblings.

Finally, everyone raised their glasses, clinked them together, and drank the first glass of wine heartily.