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

Time soon arrived and the day of the poetry reading came.

Chen Lang and his family put on new clothes and shoes, preparing to go to the county town to attend a poetry reading.

Little Huihui was left behind to look after the house sadly.

In order to appease the little guy, Chen Lang also gave him a piece of beef.

"Stay at home and don't run around. When we come back, we'll reward you with a piece of beef."

Little Gray: "Awoo... Awoo..."

After the ox cart drove out of the village, Chen Lang found that many people in the village were also walking towards the county town.

Although it is the autumn harvest season, the gene of joining in the fun is still engraved in the bones of the Chinese people, even if it changes time and space.

Poetry readings are no different from other gatherings; they only happen once a year. If you miss one, you'll have to wait a year.

What's more, it happens at night, so it doesn't affect farming.

Chen Lang searched the crowd for a while but didn't see anyone from Old Chen's family.

It seems that Chen Xia’s disappearance has dealt a heavy blow to them. They are no longer interested in joining in the fun that they usually enjoy.

But Chen Lang was just curious and had no other thoughts.

Not to mention caring about the Chen family.

I have a lot of troubles that I haven't solved yet.

Guoguo was very happy and sang the little songs she composed along the way, which made Chen Lang and Li Xiuzhi very happy.

After walking for about an incense stick of time, they met Sun Yuwei and his daughter, and Guoguo warmly invited them into the car.

Sun Yuwei felt a little embarrassed. He had left early on purpose because he didn't want to trouble Chen Lang, but he didn't realize that they still met halfway.

But since they had met, there was no need to be pretentious, and Sun Yuwei happily got on the ox cart.

After spending some time together, Cuicui and Guoguo have formed a deep friendship. After getting in the car, the two girls gathered together and chatted non-stop, like two happy sparrows.

After arriving at the county town, Sun Yuwei tactfully took his daughter away.

After all, this was Chen Lang's family's outing time, and it would be a bit of a spoiler for the mood if he brought his daughter with them.

Guoguo was a little unhappy at first. She wanted to stay with her sister Cuicui, but as large numbers of lanterns appeared in front of her, her attention was drawn away.

As the sun sets in the west, the idlers hired by the government office are lighting the lanterns.

As the lanterns light up one by one, the streets become more beautiful.

In order to allow Guoguo to see more clearly, Chen Lang carried her directly on his shoulders.

The view was wide and Guoguo exclaimed "Wow".

"Daddy, why do these lanterns have tails?"

Chen Lang smiled and said, "This tail is called a lantern riddle."

"There will be a reward if you guess correctly."

Guoguo said: "I want to guess, I want to guess."

Chen Lang carried Guoguo to a lantern and took down the riddle.

After opening it, there were four words written on it.

Candied coptis.

At the bottom is a line of small words that says Tongfu Inn.

This means that this riddle is provided by Tongfu Inn, and those who guess it correctly can go to Tongfu Inn to claim the reward.

Guoguo scratched his little face and said, "Daddy, what does this mean?"

Chen Lang didn't rush to answer. Instead, he looked at Li Xiuzhi and said, "Xiuzhi, do you recognize the words above?"

During this period of time, Li Xiuzhi also learned to read, write, and do arithmetic with Guoguo and Cuicui.

Li Xiuzhi said, "I don't know the second word."

Chen Lang said: "This word is pronounced jian, you can understand it as Qinshi."

Li Xiuzhi was bewildered: "I don't understand."

Chen Lang smiled and said, "Because the Qin family is very cheap."

Li Xiuzhi angrily punched Chen Lang's shoulder: "I'm so annoyed with you."

Chen Lang said, "Just a little joke. Guess what the answer is?"

Li Xiuzhi curled her lips: "How could I guess?"

"Just guess. You won't be punished if you can't guess it." Chen Lang said encouragingly.

At this time, Guoguo said: "Daddy, I know, I know."

Chen Lang said: "Oh, dear girl, what is it?"

Guoguo said crisply: "Eat!"

Chen Lang was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.

Guoguo was unhappy: "Daddy, why are you laughing? Did I say something wrong?"

Chen Lang said: "My dear girl, you are not wrong, but you are wrong."

This answer was full of philosophy and instantly confused Guoguo.

Chen Lang looked at Li Xiuzhi again: "Xiuzhi, guess one too."

Encouraged by Chen Lang, Li Xiuzhi also gave an answer.

"Preserved fruit is sweet, Coptis chinensis is crying, so the answer is bitter and sweet?"

Chen Lang gave a thumbs-up and said, "Xiuzhi, your answer is very close to the correct answer."

"If I were the one who set the question, I would judge you correct."

"But riddles are about elegance. Your answer, while the same as the correct one, lacks in artistic conception."

Li Xiuzhi blinked: "What's the elegant answer?"

"We share the joys and sorrows." Chen Lang said.

Li Xiuzhi thought about it and said, "Oh, so that's how it is. It's quite interesting."

The family took the lantern riddles to the small stall set up by Tongfu Inn on the street. After showing the riddles and the answers, they received a small portion of candied fruit as a reward.

"Sir, during the county exam, the inn offers a minimum 40% discount on food and lodging. You are welcome to stay here."

When I was leaving, the waiter of Tongfu Inn was very enthusiastic.

Chen Lang had already walked a distance away when he heard this. He turned around and asked, "Excuse me, is your surname Bai?"

The waiter said, "My last name is not Bai."

"Is your surname Zhou?" Chen Lang asked again.

The waiter was surprised and said, "Sir, you are really amazing. You can even guess my last name."

Chen Lang said, "Change your surname to Bai in the future. Maybe you can become a martial arts master."

After saying that, he took Li Xiuzhi's hand, carried Guoguo and turned to leave.

The waiter named Zhou scratched his head, not understanding what was going on with this guest.

For no reason, he asked me to change my surname!

Damn, he's cursing his own father for something bad to happen!

Zhou the waiter was furious and wanted to find Chen Lang to ask for an explanation, but in the vast crowd, Chen Lang and his family had long disappeared.

However, what Zhou Paotang could not have predicted was that many years later, he really changed his surname to Bai, and told everyone he met that the surname Bai was given to him by Master Chen...

Of course, Chen Lang had no intention of cursing the waiter, but after seeing the words "Tongfu Inn", some past memories came to his mind.

But now Chen Lang can face these memories very calmly.

Guoguo, who got a portion of candied fruit, became more and more interested in the riddles. Although he couldn't guess them all, he believed that his father was omnipotent and could definitely guess all the riddles.

Then I will be able to get a lot of prizes, it’s wonderful to think about it.

Unfortunately, Guoguo overestimated her father's ability.

As he continued shopping, the difficulty of the riddles on both sides of the street continued to increase, and it became increasingly difficult for Chen Lang to guess them.

Just when Chen Lang decided to end the game, two people dressed as scholars came forward.

The two of them are one tall and one short, and the shorter one can be seen at a glance as a woman disguised as a man.

Because the chest muscles are too exaggerated.

The tall scholar bowed to Chen Lang and asked, "Is this brother a scholar?"