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Su Yu burst into laughter, finding Wang Jinhe unexpectedly adorable for the first time.
“Xiao He, what do you hope he will do?” Su Yu asked Wang Jinhe seriously.
Wang Jinhe was taken aback, furrowing her brow slightly. For a moment, she didn’t know how to respond.
After a while, she looked at Su Yu and said, “My brother is Wang Jingyu, and I have no relation to Gu Yanqi.”
She only had Wang Jingyu as her brother, and no one else.
“Since you’ve made your choice, let’s not dwell on it. Whatever happens next has nothing to do with us, right?” If Gu Yanqi did what a brother should do, Xiao He might accept him. Otherwise, he would only become her enemy.
Whether he would be family or foe depended on Gu Yanqi’s choice.
“After Gu Yanqi makes his choice, you can decide based on that. But for now, let’s not dwell on it,” Su Yu said, not wanting Wang Jinhe to pay too much attention to other men.
“Okay.”
“Are you busy at the rice field today?” Su Yu tactfully changed the subject.
“Not really,” Wang Jinhe shook her head.
“I plan to raise some fish in there and see how it goes,” Wang Jinhe said. In fact, besides fish, he also intended to raise lobsters and crabs.
Su Yu looked at Wang Jinhe in surprise. “You can raise fish in the rice field?”
He had never heard of such a practice before.
“Not only fish, but also lobsters and crabs,” Wang Jinhe nodded.
“Lobsters? Crabs?” Su Yu was intrigued. “What are those?”
Wang Jinhe described the creatures to Su Yu, explaining the characteristics of lobsters and crabs.
Su Yu immediately understood what they were talking about, but his tone carried a hint of disdain. “All shells and claws, and they have a strong, fishy taste. Are they really that delicious?”
“You don’t know what’s good. Spicy crayfish, garlic butter crayfish, steamed crab, spicy crab, crab roe dumplings, and more, they all taste really good,” Wang Jinhe suddenly felt the generation gap. What they considered to be particularly delicious, Su Yu actually found distasteful.
“I’ll make some for you to try when we have the chance. You’ll see that they are really delicious. However, some people are allergic to crabs,” Wang Jinhe shrugged.
“Allergic?”
“They break out in hives all over their body. Some people can eat anything, but others are allergic to specific foods, such as seafood, fruits, and flowers. Some people are even allergic to eggs,” Wang Jinhe explained.
Su Yu suddenly thought of one of his subordinates who would break out in a rash after eating eggs. After a few times, he avoided eggs altogether.
“What should you do if you’re allergic to eggs?”
“Just avoid foods related to eggs,” Wang Jinhe said casually.
“Weren’t we talking about rice field fish? How did we end up talking about allergies?” Wang Jinhe frowned at Su Yu.
Su Yu’s expression also became serious as he looked at Wang Jinhe. “If you add diluted spiritual spring water to the rice field, will the fish’s texture change as they grow?”
“It should work. I plan to experiment on our 20-acre land first, and if it’s successful, we can try it on other lands next year,” Wang Jinhe said. The rice was growing well, and it was the perfect time to introduce the fish fry.
“Alright, I’ll have Yuan Lin and the others buy some fish fry for you to release into the field. But how many fish can be raised per acre?” Overstocking an acre would be inappropriate, but having too few would be a waste of time.
Wang Jinhe considered for a moment and said, “About 700 fish per acre.”
When the fish are small, 700 fish may not seem like much, but when they grow, it’s quite a number. With 20 acres, that would be a total of 14,000 fish, which could yield a substantial amount of money when they grow.
“Although it seems like not much per acre, it adds up to quite a lot for 20 acres,” Su Yu said thoughtfully.
“Yes, we can sell the fish at a good price in the local market,” Wang Jinhe added.
“It will fetch a high price in the capital.” When Wang Jinhe mentioned selling the fish, Su Yu naturally thought of the money making manager in the capital. No matter what new product was sent there, he could always fetch a high price for it, leaving people speechless. Even if they had something to say, they would still rush to buy it.
Wang Jinhe looked at Su Yu with a strange expression. “You’re definitely thinking about the money making manager.”
Su Yu chuckled and looked at Wang Jinhe, unable to contain his amusement. He did indeed thought of manager Qian, but so did Xiao He, didn’t she?
“Let’s give him a raise when we go back next time,” Wang Jinhe suggested.
“They work hard to earn money for us, so we should treat them well,” Su Yu said.
“You’re the boss, so you have the final say,” Su Yu said with a smile, acting as if he didn’t care about anything.
Wang Jinhe gave Su Yu a look. Whose business was it, after all?
“I’ll have the fish fry prepared, and I’ll also have some lobsters brought back for us to taste. If they’re good, we can consider raising some,” Wang Jinhe said.
“Okay.”
After the discussion, Su Yu had Yuan Lin and the others go and get the fish fry. It took them quite some time to find over ten thousand fish fry.
Seeing Yuan Lin return with so many finger-sized fish, Yu Qingfeng asked in surprise, “Why did you bring back so many fish fry?”
They didn’t have a fish pond, and the fish might die if they were brought back.
“These were requested by the lady and the young master. They said they want to raise them in the rice fields together with the rice,” Yuan Lin explained. At first, he was quite skeptical, as how could fish be raised in a rice field? However, the young lady had done so many things that everyone thought were impossible, so perhaps raising fish in the rice field was simpler for her.
With this in mind, Yuan Lin and the others not only brought back the fish fry but also found two large buckets of freshwater prawns, which took them quite some time to find.
“This girl, how can you raise fish in the rice fields? The fish will ruin the crops,” Yu Qingfeng thought Wang Jinhe was just fooling around. Especially when he saw the two large buckets of prawns, he couldn’t help but twitch his mouth and asked, “What are these for?”
“I heard from the young lady that they are for making spicy crayfish and garlic butter crayfish,” Yuan Lin explained. The names sounded delicious, so they brought back a few extra so they could enjoy them as well.
Feeling somewhat helpless, Yu Qingfeng went to find Wang Jinhe and Su Yu. “Xiao He, what kind of fish are you planning to raise in the rice fields? Aren’t you afraid the fish will ruin your rice?”
“Don’t worry, Dad. I won’t make any mistakes,” Wang Jinhe assured him.
“Then what about these freshwater prawns? Xiao Yu, you have never lacked good food, so why did you have them brought back to eat?” Yu Qingfeng asked with a stern face.
Wang Jinhe choked and said helplessly, “Dad, you’ll know once you taste it after I make it.”