"She must have her reasons for doing so. Uncle Three, let's not talk about this anymore. Have the crayfish in the fields been properly protected from the cold?"
The weather had already turned cold, and crayfish were no longer suitable for outdoor activities. They would only spawn and hatch after the spring arrived.
Liu Chaosheng nodded. "Everything is ready, so you can rest assured. I've been feeding them twice a day to strengthen their bodies and improve their survival rate in winter."
"The weather isn't particularly cold yet, and they occasionally leave their burrows to forage, so Uncle Three still needs to feed them from time to time.
Especially on good weather days, you can appropriately feed them small fish and shrimp, snails, clams, mussels, and animal offal like animal intestines to supplement their nutrition," Liu Yifeng reminded him.
After speaking, he remembered something else. "Besides feeding, you also need to closely monitor the water quality in the fields. The water level in the pond should be maintained above 1.5 meters to ensure a stable water temperature.
Also, if the water level is too shallow, you need to replenish water in time to prevent the crayfish from freezing.
If the water becomes too fertile, you'll need to change the water periodically to keep the dissolved oxygen in the water above 4 kilograms per liter and the transparency above 40 centimeters, to prevent the crayfish from suffocating due to lack of oxygen."
This was all work he had done online. After all, it was his first time raising crayfish, and he didn't know much about it, so he could only learn online.
However, fortunately, his crayfish had Tongtong's special care, making them all vigorous.
There were rarely any dead crayfish. If there were any, it was because the crayfish fought and killed each other over territory.
Liu Chaosheng immediately replied, "You can rest assured about that. I've been dealing with crayfish for so long, I already know how to raise them.
In addition to what you've said, I also know that I need to regularly add quicklime to the fields to disinfect the water and supplement calcium to prevent diseases."
Liu Yifeng grinned. "Uncle Three, you're doing great. You're almost an expert at raising crayfish. It seems I made the right decision to entrust the crayfish fields to you."
"Since you've entrusted so many crayfish to my care, I have to be responsible to you. That's why I also spend a lot of time researching how to raise crayfish well," Liu Chaosheng said seriously.
Seeing his uncle take his work so seriously, Liu Yifeng decided to give him a larger year-end bonus during the Chinese New Year.
No amount of gratitude could be as tangible as money.
"Since you're all back, I won't come to feed the dogs tomorrow. Coincidentally, I also need to accompany your Aunt Three to her parents' home tomorrow. Her father fell and fractured his pelvis. He's currently hospitalized," Liu Chunsheng sighed as he mentioned this.
Liu Yifeng immediately asked with concern, "How did he fall so badly? Did the doctor say how long it will take to recover?"
"It takes a hundred days for bones to heal. My father-in-law is already seventy-five or seventy-six years old, and his body is already frail. This fall might take at least a year to recover.
What's worse, your Aunt Three's brother is utterly useless. He hasn't paid a penny for the old man's hospitalization and doesn't go to the hospital to care for him.
All the money was paid by your Aunt Three. She directly paid twenty thousand for hospitalization. As for the care, her mother is doing it.
But her mother is also old, and enduring it every day is too much for her body.
So, your Aunt Three is going to help her mother take care of her father. I'll go see him tomorrow and take her there."
"There's nothing much we can say about such a matter. After all, he's Aunt Three's biological father. Even if her brother doesn't care, Aunt Three can't be so unfilial.
Uncle Three, please try to understand Aunt Three," Liu Yifeng persuaded, afraid that this matter might create a rift between them.
Liu Chaosheng understood Liu Yifeng's meaning. He sighed and said, "Although I don't agree with your Aunt Three's approach, doing so will only make her useless brother more dependent on them. In the future, if the elders encounter any more problems, they can't count on him at all.
But your Aunt Three loses her head whenever it comes to her parents. No matter what I say, she won't listen. As her husband, I can't divorce her just because she's going to take care of her hospitalized father, can I?
Life is lived like this. It's good that she's not here, so she won't nag me every day."
"Uncle Three, it's good that you can think this way. Should I drive you tomorrow?"
"No, no. I know you're busy, and besides, I have a minivan. I can drive myself."
"Alright then. If you need any help, just ask!"
Liu Chunsheng smiled and nodded. "Okay, if I really need anything, I, as your uncle, won't be polite to you.
It's getting late, I should be going back."
"Uncle Three, walk slowly..."
After sending his uncle off, Liu Yifeng turned around and was about to enter the living room.
Liu Xincheng's voice rang out, "Yifeng, you're back!"
Seeing Liu Xincheng, Liu Yifeng remembered that he had promised to buy the fruits from his orchard, including chestnuts, pears, and oranges.
So, he guessed the purpose of Liu Xincheng's visit and immediately pretended to be annoyed, slapping his forehead. "Look at my memory. I promised to buy your fruits, how could I forget such an important matter?"
"I was afraid you might forget, so I came to remind you. I looked for you yesterday but you weren't here. I came again during the day today, but no one was home.
This trip wasn't in vain," Liu Xincheng said with a smile.
Although he was displeased that Liu Yifeng had forgotten such an important matter, Liu Xincheng was now his benefactor. He was the only one who could help him sell things he couldn't sell.
Therefore, no matter how unhappy he was inwardly, he couldn't show it.
"I've been out on business these past couple of days. Let's go inside to talk." It was around mid-October, and the mornings and evenings were starting to get a bit cool.
Liu Xincheng glanced at Liu Yifeng's newly bought Porsche and couldn't help but say, "Your car is really beautiful, much more impressive than mine.
Unknowingly, you've become the richest man in our village."
Liu Yifeng waved his hands repeatedly. "My financial standing is nothing compared to yours. You've been developing agriculture in Liujiacun for over ten years, and you've always done a great job. I'm still far behind.
If we're talking about the number one in our village, it must be you." Liu Yifeng knew that being too prominent could attract trouble, so he didn't want to compete for the title of the richest man.
As expected, his words made Liu Xincheng feel much better. In fact, he didn't believe Liu Yifeng was richer than him.
No matter how much money he made recently, it wasn't as much as he did. He was deeply entrenched in Liujiacun and wouldn't be easily replaced.
Afterward, he entered the living room with Liu Yifeng.
Seeing that they were about to discuss business and not understanding such matters, Liu Chunsheng went to watch TV with Tongtong.
He felt it was better not to interfere in business matters and trusted Liu Yifeng's negotiation skills.
"Here, have some pomelo!" Liu Yifeng didn't rush into negotiations but first cut a pomelo for Liu Xincheng.
The pomelo was exceptionally large and its flesh was very full. It was the kind of fruit described in the market as having thin skin and abundant flesh.
"Yifeng, this pomelo is amazing. Where did you buy it?" Liu Xincheng asked curiously, looking at the pomelo as big as a basketball.
He didn't even think it was from his own pomelo trees, as the ones he sold to Liu Yifeng were much smaller.
And a pomelo couldn't grow any bigger after being removed from the tree. He just assumed Liu Yifeng had bought it elsewhere.
Liu Yifeng didn't answer immediately but broke the pomelo in half, giving one half to Liu Xincheng.
Seeing the plump flesh, Liu Xincheng couldn't help but taste it, and he was hooked.
He had never eaten such a delicious pomelo in his life. At this moment, he wouldn't trade it even for sea cucumber or abalone.
Liu Yifeng ate pomelos often, so he ate slowly and gracefully, appearing much more refined than Liu Xincheng's ravenous consumption.
Soon, Liu Xincheng finished half of the pomelo and finally had time to speak, "Yifeng, the taste of this pomelo is absolutely divine. Hurry and tell me where you bought it so I can buy some too."
"This pomelo was grown by me, but it's already been sold. This is what's left at home."