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

Two days later, the Chen family came to make a scene, scolding Chen Lang for not helping someone in need.

Chen Lang then realized that Chen Xia could never be found again.

Old man Chen wanted to hit Chen Lang, but Chen Lang didn't let him. He dodged sideways and pushed him.

If it weren't for Chen Laosan and Chen Laosi supporting him from behind, Old Man Chen would have been seriously injured.

Chen Lang said coldly: "If you are angry, go home and bang your head against the wall, don't bother me."

"If you make trouble again, or harass Xiuzhi and Guoguo while I'm not home, I'll spread the news of Chen Xia's kidnapping everywhere. Then we'll see who will be embarrassed."

Qin was so anxious that she didn't even care about crying. She said, "Chen Erlang, how dare you do this."

Chen Lang said: "You can try and see if I dare."

"Instead of taking the time to mess with me, why not go to the government office and file a complaint and demand compensation from the Zhang family?"

"As the groom's employer, the Zhang family has to bear some responsibility since they hired a beggar."

Old man Chen said angrily: "Compensation is useless, what I want is the person!"

Chen Lang sneered: "Then go back and pray to God. What if God has mercy on you and sends Chen Xia back to you?"

"I'm very busy. Please leave my house immediately."

"If you don't leave, I'll go out and yell."

Old man Chen left angrily with his family.

Chen Lang turned around, shrugged at Li Xiuzhi, and said, "Look, this is the Chen family."

"If I didn't go looking for him, they would all put the blame on me. If I really did go looking for him, I would have to take full responsibility for Chen Xia's disappearance."

"This family doesn't deserve even a shred of our mercy."

Li Xiuzhi sighed, "I'm not trying to pity their family, I just feel it's a little pitiful that Chen Xia was abducted at such a young age."

Chen Lang said: "There must be something hateful about pitiful people."

Li Xiuzhi smiled helplessly and said nothing more about the matter.

After lunch, Li Xiaohu drove over to deliver tofu.

The demand for tofu in Tianshangju is increasing day by day, and the tofu collected in the morning can no longer satisfy them.

And because of the large number of customers in the afternoon, Tianshangju could not spare any staff, so Chen Lang had to personally deliver the afternoon trip.

Carrying the tofu sent by Xiaohu and the tofu he made at home, Chen Lang drove to the county town.

After arriving at Tianshangju and delivering the tofu, he met Manager Hong who had returned from Linshui.

Shopkeeper Hong immediately stepped forward and said, "Brother Chen, it's great to see you."

Chen Lang smiled and said, "What instructions does Shopkeeper Hong have?"

Shopkeeper Hong shook Chen Lang's hand and said, "Brother Chen, I really have something to ask of you."

"Please help me."

Chen Lang calmly pulled his hand away and said, "Boss, if you have anything to say, just tell me. I will definitely help if I can."

Shopkeeper Hong said, "I'd like to ask Brother Chen to accompany me to Linshui."

Chen Lang was puzzled: "What are you going to Linshui for?"

Shopkeeper Hong scratched his head and said awkwardly, "We have a rule at Tianshangju. Every three months, we hold a cooking competition. The head chefs from each restaurant need to go to the main restaurant in Linshui to compete. The restaurant that comes in last will have its quota reduced. In serious cases, it may even be shut down."

"You know the situation here. We're all just a bunch of apprentices. The reason our business is booming is all thanks to the recipes you provided, Brother Chen, and the brand new ingredient: tofu."

"But the chefs at other restaurants also know these recipes, so they don't have any advantage. As for the tofu, honestly, I don't plan to confront the head office yet. If they find out, they'll definitely ask me to ship the tofu over."

"Brother Chen's tofu is not enough for my shop. If I send it to the main store, I won't be able to do business anymore."

"So after much thought, I can only ask Brother Chen to represent Tianshangju in Nanhe County and participate in this cooking competition."

"I don't need to win, as long as I can finish in the middle or above."

"In return, I am willing to give Brother Chen this amount!"

After saying that, he crossed his index fingers and made a cross.

The reward of ten taels of silver made Chen Lang somewhat tempted.

After pondering for a moment, Chen Lang asked, "Manager Hong, how many days will this competition last?"

Shopkeeper Hong said, "Just one day, or to be more precise, just one noon!"

"I'll go tomorrow and I'll be back the day after tomorrow afternoon at the earliest."

Chen Lang said, "Boss Hong, I can help you compete, but I only know how to cook. If you want to test my knife skills, like carving radishes, I have no idea how to do that."

Shopkeeper Hong said, "Brother Chen, don't worry. There are two chefs in a restaurant. I will arrange for an apprentice with good knife skills to follow you. You can concentrate on cooking and leave the rest to the apprentice."

Chen Lang said, "I'll go back and discuss this with my wife. Can I give you an answer tomorrow morning?"

Shopkeeper Hong was a little disappointed when he didn't get Chen Lang's firm answer, but he nodded anyway: "Okay, I'll wait here for Brother Chen's good news."

Chen Lang returned home and told Li Xiuzhi about this.

Li Xiuzhi said, "Erlang, go ahead."

"Manager Hong is a benefactor to our family. If he hadn't bought your river fish, our lives wouldn't be better."

Chen Lang nodded. "That's right. Then I'll agree to Manager Hong's request and go to Linshui."

Li Xiuzhi walked to the cabinet and began to pack Chen Lang's luggage.

Chen Lang hugged Li Xiuzhi from behind, resting his chin on her shoulder, and murmured, "Xiuzhi, you'll only be gone for two days, there's no need to pack anything."

Li Xiuzhi said: "Poor at home, rich on the road, you can't let yourself be wronged when you go out."

Chen Lang said, "Why don't you stay at Xiaohu's house for the next two days while I'm away?"

Li Xiuzhi smiled and said, "I'm such a grown-up, can't I take care of myself?"

"Besides, when you were often not at home, didn't I live with Guoguo alone?"

Chen Lang felt a little embarrassed and said, "Xiuzhi, let's not talk about the past."

Li Xiuzhi tied up the bundle and placed it on the bedside. Then she turned around, held Chen Lang's face, and said with a smile, "Okay, let's not talk about it."

"Erlang, be sure to be safe when you go out. Don't argue with strangers. Give in if you can."

"You must always remember that Guoguo and I are waiting for you at home."

Chen Lang pinched Li Xiuzhi's nose and said, "My wife has given me an order, and I dare not disobey her!"

The next morning.

While Guoguo was still sleeping, Chen Lang tiptoed out of bed, took the bag that Li Xiuzhi had packed for him, and left home.

After arriving at the county town, the caravan that was going to the village to collect goods was asked to take their own ox cart back.

Then he got on Manager Hong's carriage and headed to Linshui County.