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

Old Man Chen said, "This is what your mother asked us to do before she left. She asked us to increase your age by two years."

"Maybe he's worried his enemies will seek revenge based on his age, or maybe there's some other reason."

"It's not difficult to add two years to our age anyway, so we did it."

"Chen Lang, I've said everything I need to say. Give me the money."

Chen Lang took out ten taels of silver and threw it over, then turned and left.

Old man Chen held the silver and looked at Chen Lang's departing back. After a long time, he sighed.

Chen Lang came to the construction site and met Xiao Qi.

He tied little Huihui to the ox cart.

After seeing Chen Lang, Xiao Huihui made a "whimpering" sound of grievance, but Chen Lang was not in the mood to pay attention to him at this time.

Old man Chen’s words kept circling in Chen Lang’s mind.

I say I don't care, but I still can't let it go.

After all, he is the only person in this world who is truly related to you by blood.

"Boss?" Xiao Qi called out softly when he saw Chen Lang's bad face.

Chen Lang came back to his senses: "Huh?"

Xiao Qi pointed ahead and said, "The master who built the house is here."

As he was speaking, Lin Heng came up to Chen Lang and said, "Brother Chen, I was just about to go to the county town to find you."

"This house was destroyed by the flood. Do you think we should rebuild it or..."

Chen Lang adjusted his mood and said, "Master Lin, rebuild it, and build a few more rooms."

"This time, I'll charge you the normal fee. And I'll deliver the water system to you as agreed."

Lin Heng rubbed his hands, feeling quite embarrassed.

What Chen Lang did really helped him a lot.

You have to know that the previous house was originally built with money paid for, and the purpose was to have a water system.

According to industry rules, any problems that arise before the house is delivered will be borne by the construction party.

If it is caused by a natural disaster, the craftsman and the employer will each bear half of the cost.

This is the problem. If each party bears half of the cost, Chen Lang only needs to pay one or two taels of silver, and he doesn't have to explain the operating principles of the tap water system.

Then Lin Heng would have suffered a net loss of more than ten taels.

Lin Heng's home was also severely damaged by the flood. If he couldn't get a running water system, he would be on the verge of bankruptcy.

"Brother Chen, I really don't know what to say... Don't worry, I will definitely build you a sturdy and beautiful house next time!"

Chen Lang took out another ten taels of silver and handed it to Lin Heng, saying, "Master Lin, after a disaster, things are not easy. I think you probably don't have much money left. I'll give you the money for building the house in advance. After it's built, I'll refund you any excess or make up for any shortfall."

Then he took out a piece of paper and said, "This describes how the water system works. Try it out here first. If you succeed, come to the county town and install one for my house there."

Lin Heng was overjoyed. He held the paper scroll in both hands and swore that he would figure out the water system as soon as possible.

Chen Lang got on the ox cart and signaled Xiao Qi to go back to the county town.

On the way, Xiao Qi asked in confusion: "Boss, you have already bought a house in the county town, why do you still want to spend a lot of money to build a house in the countryside?"

"Besides, the boss will have to take the imperial examination and become the top scholar in the future, so he will definitely have to live in a place like the provincial capital. Building a house in the countryside would be a waste, wouldn't it?"

Chen Lang said, "I can't guarantee that my life will be smooth sailing. I might fall flat on my face one day and end up penniless."

"By then, the only thing I can count on is this house in the countryside."

"Boss, I don't think you will fall." Xiao Qi said seriously.

Chen Lang smiled and said, "Then I'll lend you my blessing. But no one can predict fate."

In his previous life, when Chen Lang returned to his hometown, he always saw many empty villas. Those villas were built very beautifully, but they had been uninhabited for a long time.

At that time, Chen Lang didn't understand why these farmers didn't buy houses in the city after earning several years of money, but instead came back to build villas. After they were built, they didn't live in them, but still rented houses and worked outside.

Now that I have gone through this, I finally understand it completely.

This house is the last retreat that workers leave for themselves.

For the Chinese nation, an old house in the countryside and a few acres of thin land are both the highest pursuit in life and the final bottom line of life.

Once you earn enough money in a big city, you can go back to your hometown to enjoy the rest of your life, farm some land, and raise some chickens and ducks. How wonderful it would be.

If you fail in a big city, you can return to your hometown where you have a house to shelter you from the wind and rain, a small piece of land to support yourself, and you can also accumulate strength to make a comeback in the future.

So houses in the countryside are very important!

After walking for about half an hour, a carriage suddenly appeared in front of them. Little Huihui was probably not in a good mood because he didn't have enough fun, so he stood up and yelled at the horse.

Chen Lang quickly pinched Xiao Huihui's mouth and warned it not to do anything wrong.

Xiaoqi also drove the ox cart to the side of the road to let the horse carriage pass first.

The nobleman in the carriage lifted the curtain and looked out, then was stunned.

"Tang Bohu? Stop the car, stop the car quickly."

But the horse pulling the cart was frightened by Xiao Huihui, and no matter how hard the coachman pulled the reins, he couldn't control it. In the blink of an eye, the horse ran away for a long distance.

By the time the coachman had completely taken control of the carriage, Chen Lang had disappeared.

Another person in the carriage asked, "Who were you talking about?"

"Tang Bohu... is Chen Lang, the man who won the first prize in the imperial examination and wrote the song of Peach Blossom Temple."

"He lives here?"

"He's heading towards the county town. He probably doesn't live here."

"We're here to inspect the disaster relief efforts. If we have some free time after the rescue is complete, we can go visit him in the county town. If not, we'll have to wait until next time."

"That's right, driver. Keep going."

The carriage continued to move towards Hezhong Village.

However, what the people in the carriage didn't know was that their every move was being secretly monitored.

There is a big drama waiting for them ahead.

The carriage did not go directly into the village, but stopped outside the village. Two officials sent by Guangling Prefecture to inspect the village walked towards the village.

As soon as they entered the village, they saw a scene that made their blood pressure soar.

An old woman and a child knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the two officers.

The two inspectors' faces instantly turned pale. They strode forward and shouted harshly, "In the face of such a disaster, you still dare to oppress the people!"

The two officers had been informed in advance, so they were not panicked. They pretended not to recognize the two officials and asked, "Who are you?"

The official angrily asked, "Who do you care about us? I ask you, why are you forcing people to kneel?"

The two officers said, "We didn't force them to kneel."

The official was furious: "I caught you red-handed, and you still dare to deny it!"

"Call your county magistrate here immediately. I want to know how he disciplines his men!"