Fang Jianxing brought Feng Haidong a considerable amount of crayfish this time.
Fang Jianxing knew that it wasn't easy for Feng Haidong to come all this way, and with the May Day holiday approaching, business at the provincial capital store might be good, so he simply sent Feng Haidong a larger quantity at once.
Fang Jianxing was chatting with his cousin-in-law from the provincial capital in the shop.
“Brother-in-law, let me tell you, Haidong is really amazing now.”
Ma Bangcheng laughed and said, "Hahaha, how could I not know? Look at this shop, it was Hai Dong who started it up."
Fang Jianxing said, "My cousin-in-law is not only that, let me tell you, back in our hometown, Haidong specially hired a technician to come back so that they could raise crayfish and fish."
Liu Fenzhen was curious when she heard this: "Haidong specially invited him?"
Fang Jianxing said, "Yes, my cousin. Hai Dong took me there specifically to find a place where they raise fish, and then hired a technician who knows about fish and shrimp farming from there at a high salary."
At this point, Fang Jianxing lowered his voice and leaned closer to his older cousin and her husband, saying, "Do you know? Haidong gives them this much every month."
Fang Jianxing showed the two of them two fingers.
Liu Fenzhen and Ma Bangcheng exchanged a glance, and then both of them were somewhat surprised.
Ma Bangcheng said, "Haidong really went all out, paying him 2,000 yuan a month!"
Fang Jianxing said, "Yes, in the early stages when the aquaculture hadn't yet produced any fish, Haidong really paid all the wages out of his own pocket. I really admire Haidong's courage."
Liu Fenzhen and Ma Bangcheng were equally impressed after hearing this.
It's important to understand that this kind of farming doesn't yield results in a short period of time.
Moreover, raising livestock also requires spending money.
Even if they are successfully farmed, it's hard to say whether they can make money after they are put on the market.
Therefore, even farmers with some capital may not be willing to spend a lot of money to hire specialized technicians, let alone keep one on hand.
But Feng Haidong had the courage and determination to retain his technical staff even when he wasn't making money.
Ma Bangcheng thought about it carefully and said, "Haidong actually did the right thing this time. If we want to make money, we definitely need to raise things. And since we are not familiar with the technology, we can only rely on the support of others' more advanced breeding technology."
Liu Fenzhen still felt a pang of regret: "It's just that the amount of money they gave was really quite a lot."
Ma Bangcheng said, "Actually, it's not too bad. Think about it, nowadays, in some factories in the south, skilled workers are earning three or four thousand a month."
Liu Fenzhen said, "How can that be the same? Many of the jobs produced by those factories are sold to foreigners. Does Haidong have that kind of capital?"
Ma Bangcheng said with a smile, "You know what, maybe Haidong will be able to do it in the future too."
Fang Jianxing chimed in, "Yes, I agree with my brother-in-law. I also think Haidong has a chance to make it happen."
Liu Fenzhen couldn't help but laugh after hearing this: "Hahaha, you two brothers-in-law really have a lot of faith in your brother-in-law, don't you?"
Fang Jianxing and Ma Bangcheng looked at each other, and then they both laughed.
Fang Hongwei sat to the side, listening to the conversation of the group.
He was also somewhat surprised to hear this.
He had only heard people in the village mention Feng Haidong before, saying that Fang Jianxing, his uncle's brother-in-law, was very capable.
But after hearing Fang Jianxing talking to someone today, Fang Hongwei realized that he had actually underestimated Feng Haidong.
When Fang Hongwei had heard of Feng Haidong before, he thought, "Isn't he just a small business owner who runs a small restaurant in the provincial capital?"
After listening to Fang Jianxing's words, Fang Hongwei immediately realized that Feng Haidong was indeed extraordinary.
Feng Haidong tidied up and had Song Rui lead the people to sort the crayfish in the back, while he returned to the front.
“Hongwei, come on, I’ll take you to park the car. You can have lunch here before you leave.”
Fang Hongwei agreed, saying, "Okay."
Feng Haidong then took Fang Hongwei out and drove the car to the courtyard of a small hotel not far away to park it.
Afterwards, Feng Haidong brought Fang Hongwei back, and he went to the back to prepare to cook crayfish.
Song Rui and his team had already sorted and cleaned all the crayfish before putting them into the prepared fish tank.
Feng Haidong looked at the crayfish in the fish tank and laughed: "Not bad, not bad. This batch of crayfish looks pretty good in size. Although they are not at their best yet, they should be ready to eat now."
As he spoke, Feng Haidong asked Song Rui to bring over the tools that had been prepared in advance.
Feng Haidong scooped out a batch of crayfish and formally taught Song Rui and the others how to clean them.
"Wear these rubber gloves and be very careful. When you pick one up, hold it by the sides of its head and cut off the front part of the head like this. Yes, don't cut too deep, or the shrimp brain will all flow out."
After cutting off the heads, Feng Haidong taught everyone how to use a brush to scrub the crayfish.
"For each crayfish, just keep the big claws, scrub them clean, and then pinch the middle of the tail, then break and pull it to remove the shrimp vein."
This is what makes Feng Haidong's cooking of crayfish different from some other restaurants.
At home, Feng Haidong gained a certain advantage by virtue of this.
Many people who have tried Feng Haidong's crayfish find that other restaurants don't taste as good, and the crayfish don't look as clean as those at Feng Haidong's restaurant.
The reason is precisely this: Feng Haidong specifically wanted to carry out a cleanup.
First, ensure the crayfish are fresh; second, ensure they are cleaned thoroughly.
Furthermore, cutting off the head and removing the vein from the tail will make the crayfish absorb the flavor more easily when cooked.
Now that crayfish are in season, Feng Haidong went back to his family restaurant to instruct them to follow the proper procedures. He also told Yang Chengjian and Chen Zhiyong that if they didn't have enough people, they could hire someone to help clean the crayfish.
This can be considered as Feng Haidong's persistence.
Feng Haidong gave a detailed demonstration to Song Rui and the waiters, and then led them to clean a batch of crayfish.
This has made everyone understand how to do it.
After cleaning the batch of crayfish, Feng Haidong carried them into the kitchen.
Song Rui naturally followed suit, continuing to assist Feng Haidong and also learning how to cook crayfish.
At the same time, my older cousin also came into the kitchen, ready to observe and learn.
Feng Haidong naturally didn't hide anything and let his older cousin watch him cook the crayfish.
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