In a short while, the crawfish began to liven up again. Just as Liu Yifeng was about to leave satisfied, he saw Liu Yadong also buy over a thousand jin of crawfish and have them moved over. Moreover, they were all adult crawfish. The only difference from what he had bought was that Liu Yadong's crawfish were all lively and wriggling.
"Liu Yifeng, you can raise semi-dead crawfish to such a large and good size, I don't believe that with the good crawfish I bought, I can be outdone by you," Liu Yadong said, seeing Liu Yifeng, unwilling to concede. With that, he had people pour his purchased crawfish into his field. He had already disinfected the field thoroughly the day before.
"These crawfish you bought weren't cheap, were they, Yadong?" Liu Chunsheng asked curiously from the side.
"Of course not. I bought good quality crawfish, eight yuan per jin! This was still a discounted price because I bought so many. If I had bought only a few jin, it would have cost at least ten yuan per jin." Liu Yadong felt a surge of pride as he spoke. For a thousand jin of crawfish, he had saved at least two thousand yuan. If he could sell them at twenty yuan per jin like Liu Yifeng, he would make a huge profit.
"Not bad, not bad, raise them well!" Liu Chunsheng said, complimenting him out of politeness, though his heart didn't agree. He didn't believe Liu Yadong's crawfish could surpass his son's.
"Of course I'll raise them well. Don't blame me if I steal your business later," Liu Yadong said, raising an eyebrow, as if victory was already in hand.
Liu Yifeng didn't worry at all about his crawfish growing. He had the Huanhun San (Soul Returning Powder), but Liu Yadong didn't. For his crawfish to grow, a miracle would have to happen. To be honest, it was still a question whether Liu Yadong could even keep his crawfish alive.
That day, Liu Yifeng built a fence in his field. Liu Yadong's crawfish were to be raised in the adjacent one, just in case his crawfish wandered into his field and caused confusion.
At the same time, Liu Xinzhou and his group also bought over six hundred jin of crawfish to raise, also choosing adult ones. If they bought fry, they didn't know how long it would take to raise them, and they couldn't wait that long.
That evening, Liu Yifeng received another call from Du Ziheng. Du Ziheng excitedly told him on the phone that the fifteen hundred jin of crawfish had again sold out. Many hotels had pre-ordered thousands of jin of crawfish from him, asking when he would have more stock. Liu Yifeng told him it would take at least four more days to raise crawfish of the same quality. Although Du Ziheng was a bit anxious, he was still very happy with Liu Yifeng's promise. As long as he was sure of getting the stock, it was fine. After all, he had just acquired all of Liu Yifeng's crawfish for the day. He had thought Liu Yifeng had no more crawfish to sell, but unexpectedly, he could deliver in just a few days. This was all money, so how could he not be happy!
After agreeing on the delivery time, Liu Yifeng went to feed the crawfish early the next morning. Having absorbed the Huanhun San all night, the crawfish were all full of vitality and their size had visibly increased, even without being fed yet.
After feeding the crawfish, Liu Yifeng curiously walked over to Liu Yadong's field. He saw many crawfish floating on the water's surface, already dead. He estimated that at least sixty jin of crawfish had died. Seeing this, Liu Yifeng shook his head. He had warned him, but he hadn't listened. Now, so many crawfish had died overnight. If they weren't sold soon, they would likely die in batches again tomorrow.
Just then, Liu Yadong also walked over. Seeing Liu Yifeng standing by his field, he hurried over. "What are you doing?"
"What can I be doing? Just looking to see how your crawfish are doing."
"They're definitely being raised very..." Liu Yadong couldn't finish his sentence. Because he saw many dead crawfish floating in his field. But he didn't think it was natural death; he thought Liu Yifeng had tampered with them. Enraged, he grabbed Liu Yifeng's shirt. "Tell me, did you do something?"
"Are you crazy? Why would I tamper with anything?" Liu Yifeng said, annoyed, breaking free from Liu Yadong's grip.
"You're afraid my crawfish will grow bigger than yours, and then you won't be able to sell yours. So you tampered with them, wanting to kill all my crawfish so you won't have any competition," Liu Yadong stated his suspicion.
Liu Yifeng said helplessly, "Liu Yadong, please don't spread baseless accusations like this. Otherwise, I can sue you for defamation."
"Sue me if you want. If you don't sue me, I'll call the police and have you arrested." At this point, Liu Yadong was convinced that Liu Yifeng was behind it.
Liu Yifeng's expression was open and honest. "I have a clear conscience and am not afraid of a distorted shadow. Sue me if you want. You raised your crawfish poorly and now you want to blame me, it's truly bizarre."
Seeing Liu Yifeng's lack of guilt, Liu Yadong became uncertain again. Could it be that the crawfish really died naturally? But they were all alive when he put them in, and he had fed them a lot of animal scraps. He had spent several hundred yuan just on their feed, all to make them grow strong. But who would have thought that in just one night, so many crawfish would die. If Liu Yifeng hadn't interfered, how did they die?
"If you don't believe me, you can let the police investigate, or you can take the dead crawfish to an appraisal center to determine the cause of death," Liu Yifeng added.
Liu Yadong snorted, "Forget it. I'll believe you this time." Watching people dredge out the dead crawfish, Liu Yifeng shook his head and left. Not listening to advice comes at a price.
Not only did Liu Yadong's crawfish die, but Liu Xinzhou and his group also lost a significant number of their crawfish. Nobody knew where the problem lay. They had all followed the methods for raising crawfish, so why did so many die in just one night? In contrast, Liu Yifeng's crawfish not only didn't die but also grew a bit larger. It was too bizarre.
Two days passed in the blink of an eye. The crawfish raised by Liu Yifeng grew at a visible rate. Liu Yadong's crawfish, however, had at least half of them die, a devastating loss. In just a few days, he had lost several thousand yuan, almost equivalent to two and a half months of his salary. This drove him to distraction. He wanted to sell them, but he couldn't sell them all at once. Yet, the longer he kept them, the more money he lost.
At this moment, he realized that Liu Yifeng's advice not to raise crawfish was genuine counsel, not a fear of competition. But what use was it to say this now? He had already lost so much money. At this thought, he recalled Liu Yifeng's desire to rent his land. Perhaps he could rent his land to him, but only if Liu Yifeng would take away his remaining crawfish. With this in mind, he went to Liu Yifeng's house.
In the living room, Liu Yifeng was playing with Tongtong, who was controlling a Transformer. Liu Yifeng played the villain, and Tongtong commanded the Transformer to catch him. The father and son were having a great time, and they didn't even notice when Liu Yadong arrived. It wasn't until Liu Yadong called out that Liu Yifeng noticed him.
"Yadong, why are you here? Sit down!" Liu Yifeng stopped playing and looked at Liu Yadong. Seeing someone looking for his dad, Tongtong went to play by himself. Sitting on a stool, Liu Yadong looked at Liu Yifeng somewhat awkwardly. The last time he had come to ask to rent his land, he had been refused. Now, after only a few days, he was coming to ask him to rent his land, which was extremely embarrassing. However, to minimize his losses, he had to put his pride aside.
"Well, Yifeng, I've come to ask you something."