Traveling through time and space to become a child, supporting the family by catching fish and shrim

The next day, the caravan that came to Tianshangju to collect the goods arrived about half an hour earlier than usual.

Upon seeing Chen Lang, the caravan leader's cook grabbed his hand and said, "Brother Chen, your tofu is so delicious."

Chen Lang, who was still a little confused, was immediately awakened by these words. He quickly withdrew his hand and looked at the chef in front of him warily: "What are you going to do?"

The cook said, "Tofu, Tianshangju needs a lot of tofu!"

"The shopkeeper said that it doesn't matter if we can't catch any fish, shrimp or crabs, but the supply of tofu must be increased!"

Chen Lang realized he had misunderstood and looked a little embarrassed, but he quickly adjusted himself and said, "Go back and tell the shopkeeper that I will try to send another batch of tofu to Tianshangju this afternoon."

The cook was overjoyed and said, "That's great, Brother Chen, you must come."

The caravan carried tofu, fish, shrimp and crabs. Not long after, Liu Dabizi arrived, dragging a cart full of soybeans.

Sun Yuwei and Chen Tao also came to Chen Lang's yard with the ground soy milk.

Chen Lang asked Sun Yuwei and Chen Tao to help make tofu, and then asked Liu Dabizi if he had made a final decision.

Should I choose to inherit the family craft, or go to the countryside to collect soybeans?

"I went back and asked my dad, and he agreed that I could do it with you."

"The carpentry job will be handed over to my eldest brother and my younger brother."

Having said that, Chen Lang noticed that there was a hint of unwillingness in Liu Dabi's eyes.

Liu Dabizi was unwilling to give up because he had completely lost the right to inherit the family business.

Liu Dabizi's real name is Liu Jun. Like Chen Lang, he is the second child in the family.

The second child in the family is most likely to be the example of someone who is not loved by his or her father or mother.

The family property is usually inherited by the eldest son, and the most favored person in the family is often the youngest.

The second son, caught in the middle, gets almost no benefit.

Originally, the three brothers took turns delivering gifts to the elderly in the countryside, but as time went by, this task became Liu Jun's exclusive responsibility.

He had no choice but to try carpentry. His father had only passed on the relevant skills to the eldest child and rarely told him. And his eldest brother, who was obsessed with his "unique craft", was not willing to share with him either.

As for the youngest, because he is favored, he does not have to worry about being criticized even if he eats, drinks and has fun all day long.

Liu Jun still had a glimmer of hope before, thinking that he still had a chance to inherit the family business, or at least a part of it.

But after he went back and told his father about this yesterday, he agreed without any hesitation and said that he would not have to send things to the elderly at home in the future. They would take the elderly to live in the county town, so that he could work for Chen Lang with peace of mind.

Liu Jun finally understood that the old man's unwillingness to go to the county town was all false. This arrangement was made to reduce his time in the carpenter's shop and prevent him from stealing his skills!

Liu Jun felt very uncomfortable. He secretly vowed to himself that he must achieve something to impress his family!

Chen Lang naturally didn't know Liu Jun's sad and complicated mood at the moment, and was only concerned with being happy.

Tianshangju requested an increase in the supply of tofu, which required the purchase of more soybeans. If Liu Jun did not agree, it would be difficult to meet Tianshangju's requirements relying solely on his ox cart.

Although he can also use hunger marketing, for Chen Lang at the moment, accumulating wealth quickly is the result he wants.

After all, Tianshangju is not his. If he uses hunger marketing, he will not enjoy much benefit. It is far less simple and crude than increasing the supply.

Now, a "Purchasing Director" of your own has appeared.

Chen Lang took out five taels of silver and handed it to Liu Jun, saying, "Brother Liu, this is the purchase funds. When you come back tonight, we'll reconcile the accounts and refund any excess or make up for any shortfall."

Liu Jun put the money away and said, "Don't worry, I will keep a good account of it and will never pocket the money myself."

"Then I'm off."

Chen Lang said: "Be careful on the road."

After seeing Liu Jun off, Chen Lang assigned homework to Guoguo and Cuicui, and told Sun Yuwei not to leave in a hurry after making tofu, but to help Li Xiuzhi collect the fish, shrimps and crabs.

After arranging these things, Chen Lang drove an ox cart to Shanghe Village.

When they arrived at Xiaohu's house, Zhao Chunhua was making tofu. When she saw Chen Lang, she said happily, "Brother-in-law, look, this is the tofu I made."

"How is it? It's not much different from Sister Xiuzhi's, right?"

Chen Lang tasted it with chopsticks and found that the taste was fine, so he asked Zhao Chunhua to pack up all the prepared tofu and he would take it away later.

"Xiao Hu, the demand for tofu has increased in Tianshangju. Starting today, you can mobilize your villagers to start making tofu."

As he spoke, he took out two silver ingots weighing five taels each and handed them to Li Xiaohu: "This is the initial start-up capital. Don't refuse. This is the proper procedure for doing business."

"Then you complete the statistics every day. We will do a small summary every seven days and a big summary at the end of the month."

"As for the raw material, soybeans, I've hired someone to go door to door buying them, but he can't keep up for long, so you'll have to find someone to buy them too. Or, if you'd like, you can do it yourself. It's up to you."

Li Xiaohu was a little surprised. He didn't expect that tofu would sell so well.

"Okay brother-in-law, I will definitely not let you back down."

Chen Lang said, "The caravan from Tianshangju comes to my house every day between 15:00 and 15:00 to collect tofu, fish, shrimp and crabs. You must deliver the tofu before then."

"It will be hard, but it's always like this in the early stages of a business. If you grit your teeth and get through this period, it will be much easier once the scale expands."

Li Xiaohu smiled and said, "Brother-in-law, this is not hard work at all. Don't worry, I will definitely deliver it on time."

After all the tofu was packed, Chen Lang rushed back to Hezhong Village, loaded all the tofu that Li Xiuzhi had just made onto the ox cart, and rushed to the county town.

When we arrived at the county town, it was almost noon.

After a busy morning, Chen Lang was hungry, so he simply had lunch at Tianshangju.

Shopkeeper Hong said cheerfully, "That's exactly what I meant."

"After you finish eating the tofu made by our chef, you must give us some comments."

Chen Lang said, "No problem, but if I say something harsh and it hits the chef in your restaurant, I won't be responsible."

Shopkeeper Hong said, "I can't say much about other cuisines, but when it comes to tofu dishes, you are the ancestor of them."

"How dare they act rashly when the Grand Master makes a few comments?"

This was indeed the case. When the chefs learned that Chen Lang was going to stay for dinner, they were all very excited. Each of them cooked a dish and vied with each other to have Chen Lang comment on it.

When Chen Lang was a guest chef at Tianshangju, the cooking skills he demonstrated shocked them all.

Chen Lang asked the shopkeeper for paper and pen, and wrote a review after eating a dish.

An ordinary lunch tasted like something from a cooking competition.

Half an hour later, Chen Lang was full and about to pay when he noticed an old acquaintance sitting at the table by the window.

Looking closely, who else could it be but Chen Xia?