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

Shopkeeper Hong didn't want to promote tofu to Linshui. Firstly, he was worried that Chen Lang's tofu production would not be enough to meet the demand. Secondly, he was worried that the market in Linshui was too good, and Chen Lang would focus on Linshui and stop supplying tofu to him.

Tianshangju in Nanhe County is the lifeblood of Shopkeeper Hong. He counts on this shop to gain respect in front of his boss, so he is not happy to see anything that may threaten the development of Tianshangju, and may even take the initiative to suppress it.

But Chen Lang doesn't care about all this. He will do anything as long as he can make money.

Of course, it is not so easy to promote tofu to Linshui. Chen Lang cannot solve the problem of transportation alone.

It takes about a day to travel between Nanhe and Linshui, and the official road is bumpy. When the tofu is delivered here, it turns into tofu pudding directly.

Although the taste and nutritional value will not change, the price will be very different because tofu is a versatile dish that can be combined with most ingredients.

The scope of application of tofu pudding is much narrower.

If the scope of application is not wide, the price will naturally be limited.

That night, Chen Lang was thinking about how to solve the transportation problem.

Unfortunately, Chen Lang still couldn't come up with a good solution until the cooking competition was about to begin.

Chen Lang didn't really take this so-called cooking competition seriously.

After all, he only needs to make a slight move to reach the limit of this level.

When it comes to real skills, Chen Lang is definitely no match for those chefs who have studied hard for many years, but Chen Lang has black technology.

Modern cooking techniques would be like a dimensionality reduction attack if used in ancient times.

The iron pan cooking technique was not widely popular in the Great Yan Dynasty, especially since Linshui was still a border trading market, and among the merchants coming and going, there were a large number of Liao people.

The Liao people like to eat meat in big bowls and drink wine in big gulps, and steaming, roasting, boiling and grilling are still the mainstream here.

When Chen Lang brought out dishes stir-fried in iron pans, such as lotus root and mapo tofu, he directly overturned the three views of several judges of the cooking competition.

It turns out that dishes can be made so delicate and delicious?

At the same time, the apprentice who was helping Chen Lang remained highly excited throughout the whole process, because Chen Lang did not hide anything from him when he was making these dishes, and the entire process was presented to him without reservation.

At present, the competition for the chef position in Tianshangju, Nanhe County is quite fierce. In order to get closer to Chen Lang, every chef rushes to Nanhe Village to transport goods every morning, just to ask Chen Lang more about cooking tips on the way back to the city.

The apprentices were scrambling for a spot to follow Chen Lang to the Linshui competition.

The eventual winner hadn't slept for two consecutive days.

I'm so excited that I can't sleep.

The reward he got made him feel that it was completely worth it to stay awake for another two days.

The final result of the competition was no surprise. Chen Lang won the first place with an overwhelming advantage.

In addition to the ten taels of silver promised by Manager Hong, as the champion, Chen Lang also received an additional five taels of silver reward.

In addition, the eldest lady mentioned by Manager Hong bought the recipes of all the dishes made by Chen Lang in the competition at the cost of two taels of silver for each recipe.

During this trip to Linshui, Chen Lang’s net income exceeded twenty taels!

It turned out to be a huge success.

With this money, after returning, Chen Lang can consider expanding the production scale of the tofu shop, and then form a caravan of his own to deliver tofu to Linshui County.

Of course, Chen Lang still needs to think further about how to reduce the loss of tofu during transportation and maintain its freshness after returning, and come up with the most reliable method.

Back at the inn, Shopkeeper Hong once again shook Chen Lang's hand, shaking it repeatedly: "Brother Chen, thank you so much this time."

Chen Lang smiled and said, "Manager Hong is so polite. I should be the one thanking you. I've earned twenty taels of silver in just this one trip."

Shopkeeper Hong said, "Brother Chen, I have to stay in Linshui for two more days. Do you want to go back first, or wait for me to come with you?"

Chen Lang said: "I have to leave first, my wife and daughter are waiting for me at home."

Manager Hong immediately asked his apprentice to rent a carriage, and then assigned two bodyguards to Chen Lang.

Chen Lang waved his hand and said no, but Manager Hong was firm and kept saying it was necessary.

"Brother Chen, the journey from Linshui back to Nanhe is not peaceful. Although there is no war between our dynasty and the Liao Kingdom for the time being, there are still some Liao people raiding the border. It is too dangerous for you to go alone."

Chen Lang thought about it and realized that this was the truth, so he accepted Manager Hong's kindness.

After returning to Nanhe County exhausted, the city gate had already been closed. Chen Lang gave a few coins to the two escorts who accompanied him and asked them to rest at the post station on the official road without having to escort them anymore.

I ran home on foot.

Even though he had been running for most of the day, Chen Lang did not feel tired at all. There was a fire burning in his heart, and as he got closer to home, the fire burned brighter and brighter.

When I arrived at the door, I found two lanterns hanging on both sides of the door.

I hang a lamp at the door, hoping my husband will come home soon.

Chen Lang took a deep breath, walked forward and gently pushed the door open.

crunch...

The door opens.

Li Xiuzhi, who was holding Guoguo in the yard, suddenly raised her head, and the joy in her eyes instantly flooded.

"Xiuzhi, I'm back." Chen Lang said gently.

Before Li Xiuzhi could say anything, Guoguo, who was sleeping in her arms, moved first.

The little girl stared at Chen Lang for a while, rubbed her eyes, and looked at him for a while again.

Then he jumped out of his mother's arms and stumbled towards Chen Lang.

Chen Lang hurriedly squatted down and hugged Guoguo in his arms.

"Daddy!"

After shouting, Guoguo began to cry: "I miss you."

The little man's tears wet Chen Lang's collar and his heart.

Chen Lang's voice was choked with sobs: "Daddy misses you too, and your mother."

He picked up Guoguo and walked to Li Xiuzhi.

This time, Li Xiuzhi took the initiative to hold Chen Lang's hand and put it on her face.

"It's been a hard journey."

In my arms is my good daughter, in my palm is my beloved wife.

Life has come this far, what more could one ask for?

Guoguo finally couldn't resist the sleepiness and fell asleep on Chen Lang's shoulder, sobbing.

Chen Lang carefully placed her on the bed. Just as he was about to get up, he noticed Guoguo's little hand was still tugging at his sleeve. When he looked up again, Guoguo had opened her eyes again, her eyes full of grievance and uneasiness: "Daddy, don't go."

Chen Lang touched his daughter's forehead and said gently, "Daddy won't leave. Go to sleep."

These words were like a shot of tranquilizer. Before he finished speaking, Guoguo's head tilted and he fell into a deep sleep.

Chen Lang covered her with a quilt, kissed her little face, and slowly retreated to the door.

As soon as he turned around, Li Xiuzhi hugged him tightly.