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

Along the way, Li Xiuzhi was in a bad mood. She didn't even sit next to Chen Lang, but sat on the cart at the back.

She said Guoguo was sleepy and it would be easy for him to fall if he was placed on the cart, so it would be safer for her to hold him in her arms.

This reason was so powerful that Chen Lang had no way to refute it.

Although it is not impossible to hold Guoguo and sit next to him, it is not as comfortable as sitting on the spacious cart.

I returned home in silence.

After settling Guoguo down, Li Xiuzhi went to the kitchen to boil some hot water for Chen Lang to wash up.

Chen Lang followed in, closed the kitchen door, and said, "Xiuzhi, what's wrong?"

Li Xiuzhi turned her back to Chen Lang and said, "Erlang, I'm fine. Go out and wait. I'll call you when the water is ready."

It would be strange if nothing happened!

The voice was shaking.

Chen Lang took a step forward, put his hands on Li Xiuzhi's shoulders and turned her around.

Then I saw Li Xiuzhi with tears in her eyelashes and a miserable expression.

Chen Lang was horrified and asked, "Xiuzhi, what happened? Did someone bully you in the county town?"

Li Xiuzhi shook her head and choked up, saying, "Erlang, you are extremely talented and learned. The gentlemen in the county all admire you. In the future, not only will you be a scholar, but you will also be able to pass the examinations for Juren or Jinshi."

"When you become successful and become an official, will you still want me and Guoguo?"

Chen Lang was completely confused.

"Xiuzhi, why do you come up with such an idea?" Chen Lang asked in confusion.

Li Xiuzhi sobbed and said, "When I was strolling around the streets with Guoguo tonight, I heard a lot of people say that men will abandon their wives and children after passing the imperial examinations."

"There was an aunt who worked hard to earn money to support her husband's college entrance exams. But after he passed, he didn't want her anymore."

"She ran to the capital to look for someone, but ended up getting beaten up. She became ill, and now it's cloudy and rainy, and her legs hurt so much she can't even walk."

After hearing this, Chen Lang was really at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

This is the destructive power of rumors.

Chen Lang gently wiped away the tears from Li Xiuzhi's face and said, "Xiuzhi, don't listen to these gossipy women. Most of what they say is fabricated."

"I admit that there are indeed a small number of scholars who abandon their wives after achieving success, but the majority of scholars have a conscience."

"Our current prime minister is the best example. He comes from a poor family like me, and the money for his college entrance exams was saved by his wife, penny by penny."

"But after the prime minister won the first place in the imperial examination, he not only did not abandon his first wife, but he even refused the emperor's marriage proposal. His first wife urged him to take a concubine, saying that high-ranking officials often had three or four wives, but the prime minister still disagreed, saying that he wanted to be with his wife for the rest of his life."

Li Xiuzhi blinked away tears and asked, "Really?"

Chen Lang said seriously: "Of course it's true."

Li Xiuzhi asked, "Erlang, how do you know about the prime minister's family affairs far away in the capital?"

Chen Lang cleared his throat and said, "This kind of thing isn't a secret among scholars, and the court is also publicizing it. After all, if all the officials in the court were scumbags who abandoned their wives after getting rich, wouldn't the court be filled with a bunch of unkind and unjust beasts?"

"The old emperor certainly hopes that the officials under him all have high moral standards."

Li Xiuzhi thought about it and felt that it made some sense.

Chen Lang breathed a sigh of relief and thought to himself, "Prime Minister, I have shaped you into a good man who loves his wife dearly. You must live up to my expectations."

"Erlang, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have let my imagination run wild." Li Xiuzhi lowered her head and said aggrievedly.

Chen Lang said with a straight face: "Is just saying sorry enough?"

Li Xiuzhi immediately looked up and said anxiously, "Erlang, I...I really didn't mean to doubt you. I just...just..."

Chen Lang asked, "Just what?"

Li Xiuzhi bit her lip and said, "Erlang, I just lost my father."

"Is that all?" Chen Lang bent down slightly, his nose almost touching Li Xiuzhi's. "Just for Guoguo?"

Li Xiuzhi's face instantly turned red like the sunset, "It's all for Guoguo."

Chen Lang snorted and turned to walk out of the kitchen: "I'm angry."

Li Xiuzhi saw Chen Lang leaving angrily, and she became anxious. She hurried forward and pulled his arm: "Erlang, don't be angry."

Chen Lang said: "Then tell me the truth, and I won't be angry."

Li Xiuzhi said, "Put your ear close to me."

Chen Lang leaned over and Li Xiuzhi whispered, "I don't want to lose you either."

After saying this, Li Xiuzhi felt like she was going to die.

How embarrassing!

Chen Lang was in high spirits, and the corners of his mouth were harder to suppress than AK.

But he was not prepared to "forgive" Li Xiuzhi so easily.

"Xiuzhi, just this sentence can't make me calm down." Chen Lang said.

Li Xiuzhi said pitifully, "Then what should I do to make you calm down completely?"

Chen Lang leaned over and whispered, "I want you to ride on me tonight."

In an instant, Li Xiuzhi's face turned red, and then her entire body turned red.

……

After a night of fighting, Chen Lang did not feel tired at all, but felt more refreshed.

A young body is good!

Five times a night is easily achievable.

Chen Lang is in good mental state, not to mention Li Xiuzhi.

After all, the more you cultivate the land, the more fertile it becomes.

Because Liu Jun failed to bring back soybeans yesterday, Sun Yuwei and Chen Tao did not deliver the soybean juice early in the morning.

In addition, the trade of river fish was suspended, and Tianshangju did not send any caravans to harvest them.

This morning is the quietest morning in the past half month.

After breakfast, Sun Yuwei brought Cuicui over and then hurried to catch some river food.

Chen Lang spent half an hour teaching Guoguo and Cuicui to recognize words.

After assigning them homework, I prepared to go to the county town to keep the appointment.

Li Xiuzhi said, "Erlang, wait a minute."

Chen Lang asked, "What's the matter? What do you want me to bring back from the county town?"

Li Xiuzhi shook her head and said, "Are you going there empty-handed?"

"At least bring some gifts."

Chen Lang said, "I'm going to the county town to buy a set of four treasures of the study as a souvenir."

Li Xiuzhi said, "How could the Juren family be without these things? Besides, gifts bought in the county are not as sincere as gifts made by ourselves."

Chen Lang said helplessly: "I know that, but time is too tight and I don't have time to prepare."

Li Xiuzhi said, "I'm ready."

After saying that, he took out a jar from the kitchen and put it in Chen Lang's hand.

Chen Lang opened it and asked, "What is it?"

Li Xiuzhi said, "Tofu, this is an ingredient you invented. It's much more valuable than the Four Treasures of the Study."

"And I also inquired last night. There is currently no bulk tofu for sale in the county. If you want to eat tofu, you can only go to Tianshangju or Zuixianju."

"So sending tofu is the most appropriate."

Chen Lang sighed, "A virtuous wife brings prosperity to the family."

"Okay, stop talking nonsense and let's get going quickly. Don't keep Master Sheng waiting for too long." After Li Xiuzhi finished speaking, she tidied up Chen Lang's clothes and, after making sure there were no problems, urged him to get on the road quickly.