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

"How dare you two country bumpkins scold me!" Wei Ge was furious and raised his fist as if to hit someone.

Chen Lang showed no fear and said coldly, "I'm in a bad mood today and I'm worried about having no place to vent my anger."

"If you make a move, I won't kill you, but I will definitely beat you so hard that your mother won't even recognize you!"

Wei Ge was a guy who looked strong on the outside but was actually weak on the inside. After being intimidated by Chen Lang, he immediately lowered his fist. However, he had already put on his stance, and he felt it would be too embarrassing to just leave like that. With a roll of his eyes, he came up with a plan and sarcastically said, "I understand. You two country bumpkins are simply jealous of me."

"I envy you that I can make money this way. Am I right?"

"Unfortunately, this method isn't available to everyone. To make it in the world, you need connections and influence."

Chen Lang said with a half-smile: "Oh, so it's a little punk."

Wei Ge was so angry that he jumped up and down, but Chen Langyuan's stern look made him afraid to act rashly.

"Forget it, there's nothing much to say to poor people like you."

"If I had this much free time, I could even go to Yihonglou and sleep with a girl."

After saying this, Wei Ge walked away.

Chen Lang shrugged at Xu Fei and said, "He's a complete psychopath."

"The nouveau riche always act like this," Xu Fei said. "Well, he interrupted me like that, and I don't even have the appetite to eat anymore."

Chen Lang nodded: "Let's go."

"Waiter, check out."

The waiter came over and said, "My two guests, five taels of silver."

Chen Lang's hand hesitated as he took out the money: "How much?"

"Five taels." The smile on the waiter's face instantly disappeared, and he felt a little more contempt for the two of them in his heart.

Xu Fei immediately took out five taels of silver and handed it to the waiter, then took Chen Lang away.

outside the store.

Chen Lang said, "Why give me money? This is clearly a rip-off. Three dishes and a pot of wine, five taels of silver, this is too much."

Xu Fei said, "There are many merchants coming and going in Linshui County, so prices have always been like this."

Chen Lang was at a loss for words. "This isn't a county town, it's a highway service area. They're all one-time deals."

Xu Fei blinked. "Brother Chen, what is... a service area?"

Chen Lang said, "I'm just making this up. But even though prices are high here, it's not completely without benefits."

"Once I open up the tofu trade route, I can sell it here and make more money."

Xu Fei pondered and said, "Tofu is fragile. It would be difficult to transport it from Nanhe to Linshui."

"That's even better. A rare commodity will command a higher price," said Chen Lang.

Xu Fei asked, "Are you still brewing wine?"

Chen Lang smiled and said, "As the saying goes, you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, so just take it step by step."

“The plate is too big and it’s easy to get out of control.”

Xu Fei smacked his lips and said, "Brother Chen is indeed a scholar. What he says is the most profound truth in the world."

"You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. This is a very good saying."

Chen Lang said, "Come on, you're talking as if you've never been to school. Don't treat me badly."

"Let's go and have a look somewhere else."

After strolling around for more than an hour, Chen Lang had a general understanding of the prices in Linshui County, and also clearly realized how easy it was to make money in a place responsible for foreign trade.

The productivity of the Liao people was far inferior to that of the Central Plains dynasties. All they could show off were cattle and sheep.

Exchanging a piece of cloth for a sheep is a common practice in Linshui County.

But the most profitable business is still salt.

Northern Liao had very few salt-producing areas of its own, and the salt produced was not pure, so it needed to import a large amount of salt from the Central Plains dynasty. Salt was an extremely important "strategic material", and Dayan had strict control over the export share of salt, which made the price of salt even more exaggerated.

A salt brick weighing half a pound can be exchanged for two ox heads, or even a horse!

Of course, the Liao Kingdom was not stupid. They knew that the Dayan Dynasty lacked horses, so they strictly prohibited border herdsmen from exchanging horses with the Dayan Dynasty. Once discovered, they would be executed immediately.

Unfortunately, Chen Lang will probably never have the chance to get involved in such a lucrative business in his lifetime.

If you use distillation technology to make some fine salt for yourself, you have to worry about being reported. If you sell contraband salt, you don’t even need to be tried after being caught, you will be killed directly!

But then again, even if he didn't get involved in the salt business, Chen Lang would make a lot of money just by selling tofu to Linshui.

Passing by a jewelry store run by a Liao person, Chen Lang went in and bought two hairpins with exotic styles, and also bought two toys for Liao children for Guoguo and Cuicui.

Compared with the shops run by the Yan people, the prices in the shops run by the Liao people are much more reasonable. The total cost of these things is almost the same as the meal we just had.

When it got dark, Xu Fei invited Chen Lang to sit in Yihonglou again, but Chen Lang firmly refused.

Xu Fei said, "Brother Chen, please don't misunderstand. Going to Yihonglou doesn't necessarily mean doing that. We just want to listen to some songs, drink some wine, and enjoy the beautiful women dancing. Don't worry about disappointing my sister-in-law."

Chen Lang squinted at him and said, "From what you said, it seems you go there quite often."

"Brother Xu, you better be careful. As the saying goes, if a doctor doesn't treat himself, he might contract some disease later..."

Xu Fei hurriedly interrupted Chen Lang: "Go, go, go..."

Then he put his hands together and prayed to the sky: "I said it without any intention, please don't blame me, God."

"Brother Chen, I go to Yihonglou just to relax my mind, not my body."

Chen Lang asked with a half-smile, "Never touched it once?"

Xu Fei said righteously: "Not even once!"

After a moment, he added, "Holding hands and touching thighs doesn't count."

Chen Lang almost burst out laughing: "So he's a virgin, then I can understand."

Xu Fei looked embarrassed and said, "You are the virgin."

Chen Lang said: "I have a wife and a daughter."

Xu Fei gritted his teeth, "When I get back, I'll ask my teacher to introduce me to two children. By then, I'll have two of them in three years and surpass you!"

Chen Lang laughed: "Okay, I'll give you a big red envelope when the time comes!"

After the two laughed and joked for a while, Xu Fei gave up the idea of going to Yihonglou and followed Chen Lang back to the inn. They each went back to their rooms to rest.

the next morning.

When Chen Lang came out of the inn, he found Old Man Chen and his two sons asking everyone on the street about Chen Xia's whereabouts.

Chen Lang didn't want to meet them, so he returned to the inn and waited for about a quarter of an hour. Only after Xu Fei told him that the three members of the Chen family were missing did he leave the inn, mount his horse, and set out on his journey home.

Chen Lang was eager to return home, so he didn't rest much on the way and galloped all the way.

Even so, it was completely dark when I got home.

But Chen Lang found two lanterns at his doorstep.

When Chen Lang saw the two shiny lanterns, a warm feeling instantly flowed through his heart.

because……

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