Seeing his brother-in-law and Liang Cong walk in, Feng Haidong stood up with a smile to greet them.
"Brother-in-law, Master Liang, you've arrived."
When Fang Jianxing saw Feng Haidong coming over, he smiled and said, "Haidong, tell me, you didn't even tell us you were back. You went out for drinks with Uncle Bao'an and the others at noon and didn't invite us either?"
Feng Haidong said with a smile, "I was just afraid of delaying your business."
Liang Cong said, "Brother Feng, please don't call me Master Liang, I wouldn't dare accept that."
Feng Haidong said, "How could I not accept such an honor? You are now a well-known aquaculture technician in our area, and many people call you Expert Liang. I won't call you Expert anymore, but I should still call you Master."
Liang Cong felt embarrassed by what was said.
"Brother Feng, how do you know about those things even when you're not home?"
Feng Haidong said, "I only found out about it myself. I heard it from Uncle Bao'an and the others when we were drinking at noon."
Liang Cong sighed helplessly, "Sure enough, these kinds of things spread too fast."
Feng Haidong laughed and said, "Haha, this is a good thing. Little Liang, don't be afraid. Once your reputation grows, people from all around will come to you for guidance on breeding. Maybe our town will even give you an award, and the county might even hire you as a breeding expert."
Feng Chungu said with a serious expression, "Xiao Liang, what your brother Haidong said is no joke."
Liang Cong was somewhat surprised to hear what Grandpa Feng said.
Feng Chungu said, "I think if you can help Jianxing and the village's breeding industry succeed this year, the town and county may come looking for you next year."
Feng Chungu then added, "Of course, if you're willing, I can mention you to the town and county authorities in advance."
Upon hearing this, Feng Haidong said, "Xiao Liang, let my dad talk to him for you. Maybe you'll be hired by the county by the end of the year."
Upon hearing this, Liang Cong quickly waved his hand and said, "Uncle Feng, please don't go and tell anyone. I really never thought about becoming an expert. I came here because Brother Feng pays me a salary, and I also want to prove to my dad that I can definitely do better than him."
Feng Haidong said, "Then you actually need to be hired by the county. After all, Master Liang is a real expert and the backbone of your local fishery."
Liang Cong said, "It's okay, I don't want those things, I just want to work with Brother Feng and you guys."
Seeing Liang Cong's insistence, Feng Haidong had no choice but to say, "How about this, next year, if things go well with the aquaculture business, my brother-in-law and I will set up a company together and give you a share. Then you'll have a status and shares to live on."
Fang Jianxing was very excited when he heard this: "Great, this is great, Haidong! We can set up a breeding company and then promote breeding in the village."
Feng Haidong was immediately enlightened by his brother-in-law's words.
He could indeed set up a breeding company, entrust Liang Cong with the breeding selection, and then distribute the breeding to the villagers. The company would then purchase the livestock and distribute the livestock to them.
Isn't this very similar to some of the agricultural assistance models of later generations?
Feng Haidong felt that this approach was indeed feasible.
In particular, Feng Haidong made crayfish a hot commodity in the provincial capital.
Once crayfish consumption becomes widespread in the provincial capital, there's really no need to worry about crayfish sales.
Of course, these are still things for the future; at least for now, Feng Haidong doesn't have the energy or financial resources to do them.
My brother-in-law and Liang Cong came to my house, and soon after, my sister Feng Yunhua also returned with her nephew Fang Jie.
The family set out food and drinks in the main room and sat down to eat.
During dinner, Feng Haidong mentioned that he would take his wife and children to the provincial capital on Children's Day, and also said that he would celebrate his son's birthday there.
"It's Fanfan's tenth birthday. I think ten years old is a full birthday, so we should celebrate it for Fanfan. We might have to wait until he turns eighteen to celebrate his last birthday."
Hearing her younger brother's words, Feng Yunhua said with some surprise, "You're quite an interesting father, only celebrating your son's tenth and eighteenth birthdays? Then isn't twenty a whole birthday too?"
Feng Haidong said with a smile, "At twenty, he is already an adult. Adults should know how to take on the responsibilities that adults should take on. I certainly can't celebrate his birthday with him."
Fang Jie nodded and said, "I think my Uncle Haidong is right. Eighteen is an adult, and it's true that you shouldn't let your family celebrate your birthday."
Feng Haidong looked at Fang Jie and said, "Xiao Jie, when you turn eighteen, your uncle will come back to celebrate your birthday."
Fang Jie was a little embarrassed: "Uncle, actually I don't need it."
Feng Haidong said very seriously, "Why not? Turning eighteen marks your coming of age, so you definitely have to celebrate your birthday. We don't care about extravagance, we just want your family to celebrate with you. Nowadays we don't care about any coming-of-age ceremonies, we just have a meal together as a family."
At this point, Feng Haidong added, "When the time comes, I'll have your mom make you a bowl of hand-pulled noodles with two eggs. Once you eat that, you'll be considered an adult."
Upon hearing this, the mother asked Feng Haidong, "Are you planning to raise Fanfan like this?"
Feng Haidong replied with a smile, "That's right. This is Fanfan's tenth birthday, which is also the last time he will celebrate Children's Day. So I took him and his sisters to the provincial capital to play. When he turns eighteen, I definitely won't be able to take him to play anymore. I'll cook him a bowl of hand-pulled noodles then."
After hearing Feng Haidong's plans, his family members all thought they were quite good.
The father asked with some concern, "Won't it be inconvenient for you and Wanling to take so many children to the provincial capital?"
Feng Haidong replied, "Dad, no, I've already talked to Wanling's third son. He'll drive us to the provincial capital, so we won't take the train."
The father nodded: "It's quite good that the third son is driving."
Feng Haidong said to his parents, "Mom and Dad, I can't let you go with me this time. When Fanfan has summer vacation, I'll pick you up and we'll go to the provincial capital for a few days."
The parents exchanged a glance, and then the mother smiled and said, "We won't join in the fun. Fanfan is your child, and you celebrate his birthday yourselves every year. We definitely won't participate. Whose child is he? You should raise him well and celebrate his birthday yourselves."
The mother's words made Feng Haidong and the others laugh.
This is indeed a tradition in Feng Haidong's family.
The elderly couple had never celebrated their grandchildren's birthdays.
After spending the night at his parents' house, Feng Haidong and Liang Cong went to Feng Village the next day.
First, an investigation was conducted, confirming that Fengcun was a suitable place to raise crayfish.
Liang Cong then discussed with Feng Haidong, Feng Baoan, and the village chief how to introduce shrimp seedlings and teach everyone some techniques for shrimp farming.
The village chief was very grateful to Feng Haidong for paying for the shrimp seedlings and for sending Liang Cong to teach them.
After arranging things in the village, Feng Haidong had lunch and then went back to the city with the truck that was delivering crayfish.
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