Lu Wanling led her younger brother into the house and was somewhat surprised to see a middle-aged farmer sitting in the living room. Then she looked at her husband with a puzzled expression.

Feng Haidong quickly introduced him to his wife, saying, "Oh, this is the old man from the village who came to sell fish."

He then introduced his wife and her younger brother to Feng Baoan: "Uncle, this is my wife, and this is her younger brother."

When Feng Baoan saw Lu Wanling and Lu Yaorong enter, he stood up somewhat awkwardly.

"Hello, I'm so sorry to bother you."

Lu Wanling smiled and said, "Uncle, please don't be so polite. Please have a seat. Hai Dong is really something. He didn't even tell me you were coming in advance. Otherwise, I would have bought two bottles of good wine from my workplace to entertain you."

Upon hearing this, Feng Baoan became even more flustered and said, "No, no need. We actually met at the market. Haidong didn't know I was here to sell fish."

Feng Haidong continued, "My uncle brought two big fish to sell. Those two fish were very big, but they died on the bus after being jostled around. They had just died. But my uncle doesn't know anyone here, so he didn't sell any fish after setting up his stall for half a day."

I happened to be there, so I took my uncle to the seafood market. Luckily, the Duan family was willing to buy them, so I had my uncle give them all to them.

Lu Wanling asked, "You asked your uncle to sell it to the Duan family. How much did the Duan family pay? We can't let your uncle suffer a loss."

Feng Baoan quickly said, "They gave me quite a bit of money; they gave me ten yuan for the two fish."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yaorong said, "Why only ten yuan? If it were two fresh, big fish, you should at least give fifteen, right?"

Feng Baoan said, "Ten yuan is pretty good. I caught those two fish in the river. The cost was only 50 cents for the bus ride here. Now I can sell two fish for ten yuan, which is a huge profit."

In this day and age, when there is no work at Feng Haidong's factory, his basic monthly wage is only a little over 200 yuan.

Feng Baoan caught two fish from the river, which were practically free, and sold them for ten yuan, which was indeed a considerable income.

Feng Haidong continued, "I also told my uncle to help me get a batch of crayfish from the village."

Upon hearing this, Lu Wanling immediately understood her husband's intention in inviting the other party to their home for dinner.

She also cooperated with her husband: "It's really troublesome for Uncle Hai. Hai Dong's factory is not doing well right now. There has been no work for almost half a year. We have to spend money to buy everything in the city, so the household expenses are really high. Hai Dong wanted to start a business to see if he could make more money."

Feng Baoan quickly said, "Niece-in-law, don't be so polite. My brother Chun Gu has helped our village a lot in the township. If Hai Dong needs anything, just say the word."

At this point, Feng Baoan added, "Furthermore, in our village, the ditches along the fields and the streams along the river are full of crayfish. Every year around this time, some villagers either go fishing for them or set traps to catch them in their spare time."

The problem is that the villagers don't really know how to cook that stuff, so they just catch it, boil it briefly, and eat it without much flavor. The villagers don't really like it.

Upon hearing this, Lu Yaorong said, "Uncle, boiling them plain must not taste good. Crayfish should be braised."

Feng Baoan said with a smile, "Braised? We've never made that in our village. Once I get it for Haidong, I'll have to try Haidong's way of making it when I have time."

Feng Haidong said, "We definitely have to come and try it. Uncle, you can bring my aunt and the others with you. I can teach my aunt how to make it so she can make it at home."

Feng Baoan said, "Okay, if it tastes good, I'll have your aunt come and learn how to make it from you."

Lu Wanling then asked, "If you ask your uncle to collect it for you from the village, how much can you collect?"

Feng Baoan said, "Niece-in-law, don't underestimate the villagers. Some of them set shrimp traps and can fill several traps in one night. There are really a lot of them in the ditches over there."

Feng Haidong said, "I asked my uncle to get me thirty or forty catties first."

Lu Wanling was somewhat surprised: "You're going to make so many all at once?"

Upon hearing Lu Wanling's words, Feng Baoan also said, "Yes, I was thinking the same thing before, Haidong, are you sure you can sell all of these? Don't let them become a burden."

Feng Haidong said confidently, "Uncle, don't worry."

He then said to his wife, "Think about it, if we set up a stall at the night market, how long can we sell without 30 or 40 kilograms? We probably won't even sell any in one night."

Hearing her husband say this, Lu Wanling also recalled the situation at the night market.

That night, she went out to eat with her husband and son and discovered that the food stalls at the night market were actually doing quite well.

I also heard from the couple at the food stall that they arrived a bit early that night, and if they had gone any later, there might have been even more people.

After considering it, Lu Wanling realized that her husband's demand for 30 or 40 jin of crayfish didn't seem like too much.

Lu Yaorong looked at his brother-in-law with some surprise and suddenly said, "Brother-in-law, are you really going to work as a food stall owner at the night market?"

Feng Haidong said with a smile, "For now, I'm just setting up a small stall at the night market to give it a try. If it works out, I'll expand it into a large food stall."

At this point, Feng Haidong asked Lu Yaorong, "Yaorong, you don't have anything to do right now, right? Why don't you work with me? You can also invite Yaobin and Yaojun to come along."

Lu Yaorong clearly looked down on running a food stall in the night market.

“Brother-in-law, I won’t get involved. I’ve already found a job. Although it’s just starting out, I think that industry is really suitable for me. As long as I have enough capital, I’m sure I can make a lot of money. I’ll invest in you then so you can open a restaurant.”

Hearing Lu Yaorong's words, Feng Haidong felt a bitter smile in his heart.

How could he not know what Lu Yaorong was talking about?

To put it simply, it's stock trading.

In his previous life, Lu Yaorong was obsessed with stock trading. He even sold his house to make a desperate move. If it weren't for his older sister Lu Wanling's help, he probably would have ended up with his family ruined.

Even with Lu Wanling's help, he still ended up losing his wife and children.

Now that his brother-in-law has clearly gone down that path, Feng Haidong doesn't know what to say.

After hearing her brother's words, Lu Wanling scolded him, "Alright, stop bragging and hurry up and prepare dinner. Your uncle is still here, so don't talk nonsense."

Feng Haidong quickly said, "Yes, yes, the rice is cooked and the dishes will be ready soon. Wanling, please invite Uncle to sit down first. I'll make some soup last. Let's eat first."

Feng Baoan said, "Haidong, don't do too much."

As Feng Haidong walked toward the kitchen, he said, "Uncle, please don't be shy. Sit down first. I'll prepare the dishes and soup later, and then we can have a drink together."

As Feng Haidong passed the door to the inner room, he called out to his son inside, "Son, wash your hands and get ready for dinner. Your uncle is here. Come out and greet your uncle and great-uncle with your mother."

Feng Qifan immediately responded and came out, saying, "Okay, Dad."

Feng Haidong quickly prepared the dishes, and finally made a soup, which he served on the large table in the living room. Lu Wanling also took out a bottle of liquor from her home to entertain Feng Baoan and her younger brother.