When Feng Qifan arrived at the village chief's house, he was somewhat surprised to see that the village chief's yard was not large and the house was a rather dilapidated large blue stone house.
"Dad, is this the village chief's house?"
When Feng Haidong heard his son's question, he smiled and whispered to his son, "What do you think the village chief's house is like? Does the village chief live in a small villa?"
Feng Qifan couldn't help but mutter to himself, "But this is a bit too shabby."
Feng Haidong naturally understood his son's meaning, feeling that the village chief's family should live in the best house in the whole village.
In reality, not to mention that the economic conditions of everyone in the village are not very good now.
After all, almost everyone in Feng Village is a relative, and all the families are related by blood or marriage. How could the village chief dare to let his family live better than others?
Everyone went into the village chief's house together. Feng Shumin invited everyone to sit down, busied himself pouring water for Feng Chungu and Feng Haidong, and also brought out some melon seeds from the village for Feng Qifan to eat.
Seeing Feng Shumin busy, Feng Chungu smiled and said, "Alright, Shumin, sit down too. Don't be busy. Listen to Haidong tell you and Bao'an what he has to say."
Upon hearing this, Feng Shumin sat down and asked with some curiosity, "Haidong, what brings you back this time?"
When his father told him to speak directly, Feng Haidong stopped hiding anything and told him that he was currently running a business at the night market in the city, that he might need a lot of crayfish, and that he wanted the village to help him catch crayfish and send them to him.
"Brother Shumin, don't worry, I can buy them at the city price. I may not need many for now, but I should need a large quantity in July or August."
After listening to Feng Haidong's account, Feng Shumin turned to look at Feng Baoan.
"Oh, so when Uncle An gathered those young people in the village to catch crayfish, was it to deliver to you, Haidong?"
Feng Haidong said with a smile, "Yes, I met Uncle Bao'an at the vegetable market in the city before, and then I thought there should be a lot of crayfish in the fields and ditches in our village, so I asked Uncle Bao'an to come back and help me collect some."
Although Feng Baoan was of a higher generation than Feng Shumin, he was still somewhat reserved in front of Feng Shumin, the village chief.
After listening to Feng Haidong and Feng Shumin, Feng Baoan quickly added, "After delivering those shrimp to Haidong last time, I distributed the money he gave me to the families who helped catch the shrimp."
Feng Shumin said with a smile, "I know, Uncle Bao'an, you distributed money to everyone twice. Now all the young people in the village are thinking about catching shrimp to exchange for money for you."
Feng Haidong said, "The main reason is that my business is still relatively small, so I don't need that much right now. So I only need Uncle Baoan to deliver it two or three times a week. When my business grows bigger, I will need more, and then I may need to deliver it every day."
Feng Shumin said, "You city folks from Haidong really know how to do business. The villagers don't usually eat those crayfish; it's just kids who go fishing for them for fun."
Feng Haidong said, "I'm just trying something out."
Feng Shumin thought for a moment and said, "Okay, Haidong, if you need anything, just let us know when you get back to the village. The village will definitely do its best to help you. Anyway, there are plenty of shrimp in the small ditches along the fields."
Feng Baoan said, "It's not the right time yet. There will be more after June, and it will really be rampant in July and August."
Feng Shumin nodded and said, "Yes, there were a lot of those things in July and August."
Feng Haidong said, "So I also want to rent a storefront in July or August to expand my business. My demand should also increase at that time. The villagers will help me catch them, and I will pay for the travel expenses to buy the shrimp from the village."
Feng Shumin said, "This is wonderful! Haidong, you've really helped our village generate income."
Feng Haidong thought for a moment and then said, "Brother Shumin, I think that crayfish may become a popular item in the city in the future, and more and more people will eat them. Relying solely on catching wild ones may not be enough to meet the supply. Our village can try raising them."
"keep?"
This left both Feng Shumin and Feng Baoan stunned.
Feng Chungu never expected that her son would think of raising crayfish.
But nowadays, not many people eat that stuff, and crayfish can really be caught everywhere in the various streams and ditches in the countryside.
At this point, almost everyone present was pessimistic about the idea of farming crayfish.
Feng Shumin said, "Haidong, your idea is quite good, but when it comes to crayfish, you can catch a lot of them in any small ditch during June, July, and August. Is it really worthwhile to farm them?"
Feng Baoan continued, "Haidong, to be honest, the shrimp I sent you these past two times were all ones that I sorted through after they caught them. I sent you the larger ones, and I disposed of the smaller ones. Every time I set up the shrimp traps, I could catch a lot more."
Feng Haidong understood that suggesting the village raise crayfish at this time was indeed a bit too advanced.
Firstly, the market in cities is still small, and secondly, there are still many in the small streams and ponds in the countryside, making it easy to catch a lot.
So, at times like this, if you ask people to raise them, nobody will think it's worth raising.
Feng Haidong wasn't in a hurry to continue persuading him. Instead, he smiled and said, "Uncle Bao'an, Brother Shumin, I was just saying. Because I run this business in the city, I've noticed that more and more people are eating it. I was thinking that if it really becomes popular, the catch might not be enough."
Feng Chungu had worked in the provincial government before, and even after retirement, he continued to enjoy reading books and newspapers to stay informed about the outside world, so his perspective was much broader.
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