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

Half an hour later, Chen Lang saw the dejected Li Xiaohu at the entrance of the village.

His father-in-law and mother-in-law were not on the cart.

Chen Lang frowned and said, "What's going on? Didn't I ask you to pick someone up?"

Li Xiaohu smiled helplessly, "I've said all the nice things I could, but they still refuse to leave. They say the rain will stop in two days at most."

Xiao Qi whispered in Chen Lang's ear, "Boss, Deputy Manager Li's father-in-law and mother-in-law not only refused to leave, they also wanted to beat him up."

"Everyone's gone, so the chickens and ducks are just right for thieves."

"Deputy Manager Li said he was spending money to buy them, but he was accused of being a spendthrift. His father-in-law was about to hit him with a carrying pole. If Deputy Manager Li hadn't run fast, he would have been severely hit."

Chen Lang didn't expect that these two old men would be so stubborn.

But on second thought, Grandpa Zhuzi also has the same attitude.

Older people will not move easily unless it is really urgent.

Chen Lang patted Li Xiaohu's shoulder and said comfortingly, "Forget it, let's go back to the county first."

"Let Chunhua make the trouble to run this trip tomorrow. I don't believe that Chunhua will still say she doesn't obey them."

Li Xiaohu sighed and said, "It can only be done this way."

The three of them came empty-handed and left empty-handed.

When I arrived at the tofu shop, I found that Sun Yuwei was there, and his face looked very unhappy.

When Chen Lang saw this, he suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.

"Brother Sun, have you finished your labor service? Where is Chen Tao? Why didn't he come with you?" Chen Lang asked.

Sun Yuwei said anxiously, "Chen Erlang, you came back at the perfect time. Chen Tao is injured, and only you can save him."

Chen Lang's expression changed slightly, and he said, "Brother Sun, don't be anxious. Tell me slowly. What's going on?"

After becoming the county magistrate of Nanhe County, the first thing he did was to make money.

He forced all those who had paid money or had found ways to do odd jobs to do forced labor.

Those villagers who were originally doing forced labor but were willing to give him money were all assigned to do menial labor.

Sun Yuwei and Chen Tao were unable to pay, so they were taken to a quarry to break stones.

As soon as we arrived at the quarry, it started raining.

In the past, the workload would be reduced because the quarry would be very dangerous when it rains and prone to disasters such as landslides.

But the new county magistrate ignored all this. Not only did he not reduce the workload, but he actually increased it. If the children failed to play, the guards would whip them directly.

Even if they were injured or disabled, they still had to continue serving in the quarry until the entire labor service was completed.

Just yesterday, Sun Yuwei was lazy while moving stones and was discovered by the police, who whipped him.

Seeing this, Chen Tao, who was standing by, immediately came over to protect him.

Chen Tao was not a very smart person to begin with, and when he got stubborn, even ten cows couldn't pull him back.

The officer was very ruthless, so Chen Tao grabbed the whip and whipped him several times.

This is like stirring up a hornet's nest.

More than a dozen police officers ran over, pinned Chen Tao to the ground and beat him up.

Sun Yuwei knelt on the ground and begged desperately, but failed to persuade the officers to stop.

When Chen Tao was beaten to the point of being half-dead, the officers threw him into a shack and left him there.

Late at night, Chen Tao had a high fever and was vomiting blood.

Sun Yuwei tried some folk remedies but to no avail. At dawn, he found a police officer and gave him all the money he had, which earned him a half-day "vacation".

After Sun Yuwei arrived in the county town, he asked along the way and finally found the tofu shop.

"Chen Erlang, it's all my fault. If I hadn't been lazy, Brother Chen Tao wouldn't have been beaten. I feel so sorry for him." Sun Yuwei cried with tears and snot.

Chen Lang's face turned pale and he said, "Brother Sun, stop crying. Take me to the quarry and get Chen Tao back first."

Sun Yuwei wiped his tears and said, "Okay, I'll take you there."

Chen Lang asked Zhao Chunhua to give him some money in case of emergency.

Following Sun Yuwei to the quarry, I saw the dying Chen Tao in the shack.

Chen Lang sniffed his breath and found it was very weak. If he delayed any longer, he would probably have to report to the underworld.

Leaving Sun Yuwei to watch over the shack, Chen Lang braved the rain and came to the place where the officers were resting. He glanced at the crowd, trying to find someone who looked friendly to talk to.

Before Chen Lang could choose his communication partner, an officer came running over and said, "Isn't this Chen Tongsheng, the great talent? I heard you went to Guangling Prefecture to take the exam. How was it? Did you pass?"

Chen Lang narrowed his eyes and said, "The first one in the government case."

The officer gave a thumbs-up: "Great!"

Chen Lang said: "I don't know you."

The officer smiled and said, "My name is Deng Jie. I've seen you before, at the poetry gathering and the county exam."

Chen Lang thought about it and felt that he had some impression of it.

When the county examination was held, it was this officer who allowed me to enter the county school.

Since we have met once, I can chat with him.

"Brother Deng, I need your help with something." Chen Lang said.

Deng Jie said, "Just tell me, Mr. Chen. I will definitely help if I can."

Chen Lang said: "I want to take two people out."

Deng Jie's expression changed slightly, and he said, "Could it be the two who were beaten yesterday?"

Chen Lang said: "Yes, they are all from my same village. The one who was beaten the hardest is my brother."

Deng Jie looked a little conflicted. He pulled Chen Lang aside and whispered, "Chen Caizi, I won't hide it from you. Your brother has incurred public wrath. If I let him go, he won't be able to survive in the government office in the future."

Chen Lang gritted his teeth and said, "He was almost beaten to death by you. No matter how angry he is, it's time to calm down."

Deng Jie quickly waved his hands and said, "I didn't do anything. They were the ones who beat me."

"I was the one who granted leave to that guy named Sun. I thought he would call a doctor, but he ended up calling you instead."

Chen Lang said, "Chen Tao's condition is very serious. It's useless to call a doctor. He must be sent directly to the clinic for treatment."

"Brother Deng, please think of a solution. I will reward you handsomely once you succeed."

After Chen Lang finished speaking, he stuffed a few coins into Deng Jie's hand.

Deng Jie calmly stuffed the silver coins into his waistband, rubbed his nose and said, "Chen Caizi, wait here for a moment, I'll be back soon."