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

Chapter 111 Brother, have you ever eaten tofu?

Chen Lang nodded: "Yes, Tongsheng cannot avoid corvée labor."

"I'll go to the county town later and see if I can get some help, at least as a handyman."

Sun Yuwei thought for a moment and said, "Erlang, why don't you continue taking the exam?"

"If you pass the exam to become a scholar, Chen Tao and I will serve as your servants, and this way we can both be exempted from corvee labor."

What Sun Yuwei said was true. According to the laws of Dayan, not only the scholar himself was exempted from corvee labor, but his immediate family members and the two male adults in the household were also exempted from corvee labor.

Chen Lang smiled helplessly and said, "Brother Sun, it's not easy to pass the exam to become a scholar."

"In all these years in Nanhe County, there have been less than 20 scholars."

Sun Yuwei smiled awkwardly and said, "Erlang, I'm just saying this, don't take it to heart."

After breakfast, Sun Yuwei and Chen Tao prepared to say goodbye. Before the corvée labor began, they caught more fish, shrimps and crabs to exchange for money.

Chen Lang said, "Brother Sun, please stay."

"Erlang, do you have anything else to say?" Sun Yuwei stopped and asked.

Chen Lang said, "Is that so? I heard someone outside the village is collecting fish, shrimps, and crabs again?"

Sun Yuwei said, "It's the same person from before. But don't worry, Erlang, I'll sell you all the fish, shrimps and crabs I get..."

Chen Tao also patted his chest and said, "Me too."

Chen Lang smiled and said, "Brother Sun, you misunderstood."

"What I mean is, from now on, my family won't accept fish, shrimp, or crabs."

"Sell the fish, shrimp, and crabs you caught directly to people outside the village. You can earn more this way."

Sun Yuwei frowned: "Erlang, are you setting a trap again?"

Chen Lang shook his head: "If I don't set a trap this time, I really won't take it."

"Everyone in the village went to sell their fish to people from other villages, and no one came to me to sell fish, shrimp and crabs. I gave them a chance, but they abandoned me in the face of profit. This made me feel very bad, so I just gave up."

"Secondly, the fishing and shrimping season is almost over. When fishing becomes more difficult, the purchase price will definitely go up. I have a lot of things to do in the future, so I don't plan to waste money on this."

After listening to Chen Lang's explanation, Sun Yuwei also put down the burden in his heart. For him, earning a few more cents for a pound of fish, shrimp and crabs is a good thing after all.

Chen Tao was silly and didn't take it seriously at all.

Chen Lang reminded Sun Yuwei again, asking him to bring Chen Tao with him when selling fish, shrimps and crabs. This guy is not very smart and it is easy for him to be cheated if he sells fish, shrimps and crabs to people outside the village.

Sun Yuwei nodded and said that he would definitely look forward to Chen Tao.

Not long after the two left, the caravan from Tianshangju also arrived.

When the chef who accompanied the team learned that Chen Lang was no longer purchasing fish, shrimps, and crabs, but was only focusing on providing tofu, he said that this was a big deal and he could not make the decision. He would have to trouble Chen Lang to go in person to discuss it with Manager Hong.

Chen Lang nodded and said that this was as he should do, because the two parties had signed a supply contract, and if they unilaterally terminated the contract, they would have to pay liquidated damages.

The team cook asked Chen Lang if he wanted to ride in their ox cart back to the county town. Chen Lang said no, he would ride a horse to the county town, return the horse, and bring the ox cart back.

After Chen Lang said a few words to Li Xiuzhi, he rode his horse and left the village ahead of the convoy.

Outside the village, seven or eight villagers were trading with merchants buying fish, shrimps and crabs.

The vendor is still Xu Kun.

To be honest, Chen Lang really admires Xu Kun. He had suffered such a big setback before, but he recovered so quickly and was even able to obtain the qualification of a supplier.

All I can say is, dragons have their own ways, and rats have their own ways.

These hooligans who hang out in the county town all year round are really wild.

When Xu Kun saw Chen Lang, he felt only hatred.

Last time I lost so much money, and when I got home, I was beaten up by the Hedong Lion and even punished to kneel at the entrance of the alley. The dignity of the gentleman was completely destroyed.

Although the Great Yan Dynasty was a society where men were superior to women, there was no shortage of henpecked people.

But it is still extremely rare to find someone as henpecked as Xu Kun.

After this kneeling, Xu Kun was determined to get back at the scene.

He doesn't hate his own Hedong Lion, he only hates Chen Lang!

When Xu Kun learned that Zuixianju had started purchasing fish, shrimps and crabs again, he visited the store for the second time and asked the owner of Zuixianju for supplier qualifications.

The owner of Zuixianju actually felt a little guilty towards Xu Kun, because the incident at the time had little to do with Xu Kun and was entirely a problem on his side.

But in order to give an explanation to his boss, he still blackmailed Xu Kun.

Now that Xu Kun is here again, he can be counted as one of the suppliers.

However, the owner of Zuixianju also made it clear in advance that the fish, shrimps and crabs that Xu Kun collected must not only be plump in size, but also alive.

Xu Kun patted his chest and agreed, then immediately went to find Zhao Hu, the gangster who had beaten Chen Lang, and borrowed a loan from him at high interest rates.

He did not go to Hezhong Village to purchase immediately, but started from Xiahe Village and Hewei Village, gradually building up his reputation, and finally came to Hezhong Village to steal Chen Lang's business.

I originally thought that Chen Lang would start a price war with me again, but Chen Lang ran to Linshui County and was not in the village at all.

I saw him today, but he rode away on his horse without showing any anger at all because I was collecting fish, shrimps and crabs in Hezhong Village.

What kind of game is this?

Xu Kun frowned, puzzled.

Chen Lang didn't have any tricks, because he simply gave up on the fish, shrimp and crab business!

After arriving in the county town, he first went to the carriage dealership to return the horse, and then went to Tianshangju to discuss with Manager Hong about canceling the fish, shrimp and crab purchase contract.

Shopkeeper Hong expressed his understanding and said, "Since Zuixianju started making dishes similar to ours, customers come to our restaurant mainly for tofu. The demand for fish, shrimp and crab is only about 30% of what it used to be. I can barely meet the demand by purchasing them from the market."

"But Brother Chen, I can terminate the contract with you regarding fish, shrimp, and crabs, but I absolutely cannot terminate the contract with tofu."

"You have to give me enough of this every day."

Chen Lang sighed and said, "Manager Hong, this is the second thing I want to tell you."

"The supply of tofu may decrease in the near future."

Shopkeeper Hong suddenly became anxious: "Why? Are you having financial difficulties? I can lend you money."

Chen Lang shook his head: "It has nothing to do with money."

"Corvée."

Shopkeeper Hong said, "You are not... Oh, you are a Tongsheng, not a Xiucai."

"Why don't you take the exam to become a scholar? It will only delay things."

Chen Lang was at a loss for words and said, "Boss Hong, I want to take the exam too, but I can't. What can I do?"

Shopkeeper Hong rubbed his temple and said, "That's not right!"

Chen Lang was stunned: "What's wrong?"

Shopkeeper Hong said, "Before the corvée, there was the county examination!"