"Then how about I contact you again at three o'clock?" Liu Yifeng asked.
Du Ziheng nodded repeatedly, "Certainly, certainly. It just so happens I can wander around. The scenery in your village is indeed quite lovely."
After hanging up the phone, Liu Yifeng also dozed off for half an hour before being woken up by his father.
"Yifeng, why are you still sleeping? Didn't you say a boss wanted our crayfish? Don't keep them waiting impatiently," Liu Chunsheng urged.
Liu Yifeng yawned and sat up in bed. Seeing Tongtong still sleeping beside him, he said, "Dad, why don't you stay home with Tongtong, and I'll take the client to the fields?"
"That won't do. What if that person is a swindler?" Liu Chunsheng was not at ease with Liu Yifeng going alone.
The sound of their conversation woke up the sleeping Tongtong.
He rubbed his eyes and looked at his grandfather and dad with a sleepy gaze.
Seeing his son awake, Liu Yifeng asked gently, "Tongtong, did Dad and Grandpa wake you up?"
Tongtong shook his head, "No, Tongtong woke up on his own." He didn't want his dad to blame himself.
Just then, Qiangzi's voice came from the courtyard, "Yifeng, are you home?"
"Yes!" Liu Yifeng responded loudly.
Qiangzi walked into Liu Yifeng's room and saw the three of them there. He smiled and greeted Liu Chunsheng, "Uncle is here too!"
Liu Chunsheng's expression softened as he nodded, "Qiangzi, not working today?"
"I'm off today. Working hard every day is too much for the body." Qiangzi did manual labor, leaving early and returning late, which was very tiring.
So, he would take two to three days off each month.
Otherwise, if he collapsed from exhaustion, the money earned wouldn't be enough to pay for hospital bills.
"You do need to rest well. Health is the capital for everything!" Liu Chunsheng greatly admired Qiangzi.
Although this child didn't get into college, he was very hardworking and ambitious.
The two-story house at home was built with money he earned from working outside. Although it wasn't renovated yet, he was considered quite successful among his peers.
As for Yifeng, although he got into college, he only earned about two thousand yuan a month. He was usually a big spender, and at the end of the year, he couldn't save much money, let alone build a house for the family.
Sometimes, he wondered what the point of studying was, when he earned less than those who didn't go to college.
He originally thought that he and his son would live a mediocre life forever, until Tongtong appeared, filling him with hope for the future.
Liu Yifeng looked at Qiangzi, who was sweating profusely, and asked, "Why are you here?"
Qiangzi rolled his eyes at him, "Are you pretending to be forgetful? Didn't you say you'd take me to see where you raise crayfish?"
"Look at my memory! Let's go, I'll take you now. Are you afraid I'd trick you?" Liu Yifeng stood up, picked up Tongtong, and got out of bed.
Speaking of crayfish, he suddenly remembered something. "Right, did you eat the crayfish at noon?"
"I ate it. It's precisely because I ate it that I feel you're fooling me. They say you bought shrimp that were half dead, how could you raise such delicious shrimp?" Qiangzi had been incredibly satisfied with the crayfish at noon.
He had eaten countless crayfish in his life, but this was the most exquisite one.
Regardless of size, texture, or flavor, it was top-notch.
"See, you still don't believe me? You'll know in a moment." Liu Yifeng was a bit helpless. Did he really have so little credibility that Qiangzi doubted him so much?
Afterward, he called Du Ziheng and asked him to meet them at the village entrance.
Last year, a gate was built at the entrance of their village, with two stone lions standing on either side of the gate, looking very grand.
So, when they said "village entrance," even outsiders knew where it was.
By the time Liu Yifeng arrived at the village entrance, Du Ziheng was already there, driving a black Audi A3.
In those days, anyone who could drive an Audi was considered wealthy, indicating his affluent background.
Seeing Liu Yifeng arrive, he quickly got out of the car and offered a cigarette to Liu Yifeng and the others.
"Mr. Liu, it's so hot today, I'm sorry to trouble you to bring your child out," Du Ziheng was quite skilled in social interactions.
"We're doing business, Mr. Du doesn't need to apologize. The crayfish I've raised are just ahead, please follow me." Liu Yifeng took the cigarette, casually tucked it behind his ear, and led the way.
Qiangzi, standing beside him, asked curiously in a low voice, "Yifeng, who is he?"
"This person ate the crayfish I raised and is planning to buy from me to sell in the market," Liu Yifeng replied.
Qiangzi was a bit surprised, "Business is coming so soon? How much does he want?"
"All of it!"
"What?"
After hearing Liu Yifeng's answer, Qiangzi exclaimed.
Then, feeling a bit strange, he quickly regained his normal expression and then whispered, "Who is this person? He wants to buy over two thousand catties of crayfish in one go? You better not be tricked by him."
Seeing that Qiangzi had the same idea as his father, Liu Yifeng was a little helpless, "I'm not a three-year-old, how could I be tricked?"
"Perhaps he's just exploiting your desire to make money. When it's time to collect the goods, he'll run off, and where will you go to cry?" Qiangzi warned.
"I know. We'll exchange money for goods then. Don't worry, it'll be fine," Liu Yifeng signaled Qiangzi to relax.
As the two were talking, they soon arrived at the field where Liu Yifeng raised crayfish.
From a distance, they could see a vast expanse of crayfish in the field.
Du Ziheng walked forward first and casually grabbed a crayfish from the field to examine it. As expected, it was the same size as the one he ate at noon, and his eyes lit up with surprise. "Mr. Liu, so far, you are the only one I've seen who can raise crayfish this well."
Saying this, he grabbed several crayfish from different directions and found that each one was very large, exceeding his expectations.
Although Liu Yifeng had mentioned earlier that his crayfish were all large, he thought there might be some exaggeration.
The crayfish he took away at noon had some degree of careful selection.
But after seeing this batch of crayfish, he knew his thinking had been a bit naive.
Because there were even larger crayfish than the ones he ate at noon. All the crayfish here were of great size.
The scene was incredibly impressive, and he even wanted to take them to the market right away.
Even Qiangzi was stunned when he saw this entire field of crayfish.
"This... are these the shrimp you bought that were almost dead?" he asked incredulously.
"I told you I could keep them alive. Do you believe me now?" Liu Yifeng raised an eyebrow, looking undeniably smug.
This time, Qiangzi had no choice but to believe.
If at first, he thought the crayfish Liu Yifeng gave him might have been bought from outside, then this field of thousands of catties of crayfish would have cost a fortune to buy, and Liu Yifeng didn't have that kind of money.