Chapter 53

Lei Huxi quickly got busy. …≦

The day after Mr. Sun finished cleaning the fish pond, he delivered the fish fry. Not only that, he patiently taught Lei Huxi about fish fry management, which saved Lei Huxi a lot of trouble.

The ten-acre fish pond mainly raised mandarin fish, loaches, and softshell turtles, with some grass carp and bream as well, but in smaller numbers.

To increase the vitality of the fish pond, some black fish were also introduced.

Mr. Sun repeatedly emphasized the importance of controlling the reproduction of the black fish, as an excessive number would pose a significant threat to the other fish species in the pond.

Lei Huxi's fish farming career officially began.

Looking at the water, he watched as the fish fry were released, feeling confident about the future. For him, who had been kicked out of Yundong City, this might be his future and hope.

Mr. Sun had helped him a lot, and taking advantage of the fish fry delivery, Lei Huxi took out a small stone from his pocket: "Mr. Sun, take this to play with."

It was a uniquely shaped stone, about two centimeters square. In the sunlight, one could see a pattern on it, seemingly two foxes chasing and playing with each other.

"What is this?" Mr. Sun asked curiously.

"Xian Nv Stone," Lei Huxi blurted out without hesitation.

From that moment on, the stone, which had no name and came from Xian Nv Mountain, was officially named "Xian Nv Stone."

"Pretty nice," Mr. Sun said with a smile, putting away the Xian Nv Stone. "I'll give it to my granddaughter when I get back."

Just as he finished settling the final payment with Mr. Sun, the sales representative from the artificial seawater company arrived.

After a few pleasantries, the representative, surnamed Ouyang, was particularly courteous: "Mr. Lei, Manager Mo told me that you need as much seawater as you want, and he will settle the bill with us. How much artificial seawater do you need?"

"Fill up the pond," Lei Huxi thought the question was unnecessary.

"Fill up?" Ouyang's face was filled with disbelief. "You want to fill it up? What is the water depth you plan to have?"

"About 1.5 meters."

Ouyang was silent for a long time: "Mr. Lei, you might not be aware, but the pond is about one acre, or 666 square meters. With a water depth of 1.5 meters..."

He took out a calculator and started pressing buttons: "That's 1,000 cubic meters, or 1,000 tons of water... 1 ton of artificial seawater costs 2,000 yuan, so 1,000 tons would be..."

2 million yuan!

Lei Huxi swallowed hard.

Fat Mo wasn't a super-rich person, and even if he were, he couldn't ask him to spend 2 million yuan, right?

Heaven, the cost of the water was in the millions, something Lei Huxi had completely overlooked.

"Mr. Lei, 2 million yuan, what are you planning to raise? Even if I give you a discount..."

Ouyang spoke very tactfully, and Lei Huxi realized he had been a bit unrealistic: "I'm raising two golden dragon fish."

"Golden dragon fish? They are very delicate," Ouyang, who dealt with artificial seawater and various fish species, calculated for a moment. "Here's my suggestion: divide the pond into two sections, each with 5 tons of seawater, and I'll install a seawater circulation system to maintain vitality. It will cost 3,000 yuan, and this way, you can manage with about 20,000 yuan. Two golden dragon fish will be enough. What do you think?"

What could Lei Huxi think? Was he really going to make Fat Mo spend 2 million yuan?

Seeing Lei Huxi nod in agreement, Ouyang immediately took out paper and pen and started drawing: "Following my plan, the construction is simple and can be done in a few hours..."

After finishing the drawing, he still felt a bit puzzled: "Mr. Lei, I'm just curious, golden dragon fish can be raised in an aquarium. Why do you want to raise them in a pond?"

This was Lei Huxi's secret.

He wasn't just raising the two golden dragon fish; it was also for Xiao Pang.

He noticed that Xiao Pang particularly liked staying in seawater and was unwilling to leave. In the pond, it could live more freely and grow better.

There was another point: since discovering that the Xian Nv Stone became so clear and magical when with Xiao Pang, Lei Huxi had an idea.

Could he raise fish and "cultivate" these Xian Nv Stones at the same time?

If he wanted to make money, he couldn't focus on just one aspect.

After making an agreement with Ouyang, he started looking for a construction team to set up according to the plan, and Ouyang arranged to deliver the artificial seawater overnight.

As he saw Ouyang off, Lei Huxi asked: "Ouyang, most people think of ways to make more money, but you..."

"Think of ways to save you money, right?" Ouyang smiled. "A salesperson shouldn't be greedy. If you help your client, they will think of you. When they have business, they will think of you first. Besides..."

His eyes showed the same cunning as Fat Mo's: "If I said 2 million yuan, you wouldn't do business with me, right?"

Lei Huxi also smiled.

This smart guy saw through it immediately: neither he nor Fat Mo would spend 2 million yuan on seawater. Although 23,000 yuan was much less than 2 million, he had successfully made the deal.

A salesperson who always thinks of big deals isn't a qualified salesperson...

Taking advantage of Old Meng not leaving yet, Lei Huxi hurriedly found him and entrusted him with the small fish pond renovation project.

The work wasn't strenuous, and according to Old Meng's estimate, it would take about four to five hours.

Lei Huxi went to the fish pond he had leased and found Village Chief Xu. He had a relative who specialized in fish feed.

Village Chief Xu was very willing to help and immediately called his relative, explaining the situation.

"Done. From now on, you can rely on him. He's my nephew, so you can trust the price. Buy some snails and corn, mix them, and release them. I think you won't lose money," Village Chief Xu always focused on not losing money. "Huxi, be diligent, observe more, and learn from others. Combine it with peach farming, and I think in two or three years, you can get married. If you still need money for the wedding, come ask Uncle Xu."

"Uncle Xu, what if I get rich from fish farming?" Lei Huxi laughed.

"Young man, don't always think about getting rich. Is it that easy to get rich?" Uncle Xu frowned. "Be down-to-earth and do your work well. Your Lei family has never produced a rich person."

Lei Huxi took a sip from Village Chief Xu's teacup: "Uncle Xu, you have this mindset. Look at Yanhu Village; how well they've developed in recent years? Look at our village; I'm the only young person left. Don't you think of ways to improve?"

"Yanhu Village?" At the mention of this name, Village Chief Xu was unhappy: "I'll say this today. No matter how much noise Old Niu has made in recent years, he only thinks about making money. There will definitely be problems in the future..."

"At least it's better than our Xiantao Village being so dead," Lei Huxi muttered. "I'm leaving."

"Where are you going? Come home for dinner. I'll have Auntie add a couple of dishes."

"No, I'm going to Xian Nv Mountain. The artificial seawater will be delivered tonight."

"What? There's artificial seawater?" Village Chief Xu was confused, but Lei Huxi had already run off. He thought about it for a long time and still couldn't understand: "Old Shen, there's artificial seawater?"

Accountant Shen was also hearing it for the first time: "I don't know. There are many new things these days. Old Xu, I think what Huxi said makes sense. We are far behind Yanhu Village. Look at how quiet the village is. Old Niu is ruthless. Those kids in the village..."

This was a policy set by Secretary Niu of Yanhu Village. The village committee covered the tuition for all children from elementary school to university, without them having to pay a cent.

The only requirement was to work in Yanhu Village for three years after graduation, with salaries and benefits calculated according to the standards of big cities.

After the three years, those who wanted to stay were welcome, and those who wanted to go to big cities were not stopped. The only condition was to keep their hometown in mind and look for suitable development projects.

This would ensure the vitality of Yanhu Village. The young people who had broadened their horizons outside would always come up with creative ideas, even if some seemed naive, they still opened up new perspectives for the village committee.

Village Chief Xu was silent for a long time, then took out a cigarette and smoked fiercely: "Do you think I don't want to? I do. But where's the money? Does our village have the money? After Old Niu implemented this plan, I tried to learn from them, begging and pleading for funds, but no one was willing to contribute..."

...

Lei Huxi didn't hear Village Chief Xu's words.

Old Meng still had some time to finish the work, so he took the opportunity to enter Xian Nv Village again.

This time, he was prepared, carrying a bag to look for beautiful Xian Nv Stones.

Actually, if you think about it, Xiantao Village and Xian Nv Mountain are full of treasures; it's just a matter of discovering them.

Village Chief Xu was diligent and hardworking, a truly good person, but his thinking was very rigid.

What era are we in? But Village Chief Xu was unwilling to take any risks. He preferred to stick to the traditional way of growing peaches, even if the village was quiet for most of the year, and even if young people left and never returned, he was unwilling to make any changes.

If this continues, the gap between Xiantao Village and Yanhu Village will only grow larger. Who would want to stay here then?

If that happens, the once prosperous Xiantao Village will truly become a ghost town.

Not to mention, just look at how fewer and fewer peach merchants from Zhunan Town have been coming in recent years, and the volume of transactions has also decreased, showing that Xiantao Village is rapidly declining.

But what could he do?

As a small person, his words wouldn't be taken seriously by many.

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