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

Chang Anmin narrowed his eyes and said, "If it were an ordinary person, this article wouldn't cause much trouble."

"But the author of this article is no ordinary person."

The woman asked, "Is the author of this article very capable?"

Chang Anmin asked, "Have you heard of the curved plow?"

The woman nodded.

Chang Anmin said, "After this item was presented to the court, the Minister of Works almost went crazy and asked His Majesty to reward him handsomely. However, the ministers of the other five ministries disagreed, thinking that it was just a farm tool and not worth making a fuss about. They just wanted to reward it according to common sense."

The woman snorted, "Agriculture is the foundation of the country. These officials in the court are really short-sighted."

Chang Anmin said: "They just don't want to see farmers and vendors stepping on their heads again."

"If a farmer invents a farm tool that's so efficient, once it's widely marketed, everyone will know it was invented by the farmer."

"They finally managed to wrest the cabinet back from the Merchants Party. How could they be cheering for the merchants at this critical moment?"

The woman asked, "Brother, is this matter related to this article?"

"Because this article was written by the man who invented the curved plow," Chang Anmin said, "He is Chen Lang, also known as Tang Bohu."

The woman asked in surprise, "The Peach Blossom Temple Song?"

Chang Anmin nodded.

The woman said, "This man is truly interesting. His poetry is insightful about the mundane world, and the agricultural tools he invented benefit the country and the people, but he is also keen on making money through business."

"That's why he was able to write this kind of article and get Xiao Yu's approval." Chang Anmin said.

The woman frowned. "Brother, what you mean, Scholar Xiao Yuxiao, is actually..."

Chang Anmin said sternly, "It doesn't matter what Xiao Yu's stance or attitude is."

"I just know that this article can be used by me."

"My eldest brother is in Wenyuan Pavilion, observing the movements in the palace at all times. He received a letter the day before yesterday saying that a noble from the palace had come to Qinzhou Prefecture."

"Now that I have the right time, place, and people, Qinzhou Prefecture will be the place where I will rise again!"

The woman said calmly, "I understand your desire to return to the cabinet, brother. But if you return in this way, you must be prepared to be suppressed."

Chang Anmin laughed out loud and said, "Suppression? Haven't they suppressed me enough over the years?"

"I just want to let these people know that relying solely on so-called righteousness will not make a country rich and strong."

The woman smoothed her hair and said, "Since you have made up your mind, I will definitely support you unwaveringly."

"I'm just curious about Chen Lang. Did he write this article to curry favor with my brother, or was he prompted by someone?"

Chang Anmin said: "Maybe it's not that complicated."

"Why do you say that, brother?" the woman asked.

Chang Anmin said, "I guess Chen Lang wrote this article probably because he was angry with me."

"Because I scolded him at the beginning of the college entrance examination."

The woman suddenly realized: "Brother did it on purpose."

Chang Anmin said: "That's right, I just want to see if scolding him can force out his arrogance."

"After Yan Xiaoguo's death, more than 90% of the candidates' words and deeds were filled with disdain and even hatred for the Shang Party. It is unrealistic to expect this group of people to write such articles."

"Only someone like Chen Lang, who used to be a merchant, would realize the importance of money to a country."

"A gentleman's acquisition of wealth is the true strength of a nation. This is truly the true meaning of the eight-character maxim."

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The next day, Chen Lang sat up from the bed with difficulty.

After a hangover, my throat is so dry it feels like it's smoking.

Looking out the window, it was already bright.

"Xiao Qi..." Chen Lang shouted hoarsely, "Bring me a glass of water."

But after shouting a few times, there was no response.

Chen Lang had no choice but to get out of bed and find some water to drink.

Just as he picked up the teapot, the door was roughly pushed open, and Xiao Qi ran in with a red face, "Master, hit... hit..."

Chen Lang asked, "What happened?"

Xiao Qi said, "Master, you got it!"

"First place! First place in the case!"

Bang!

The teapot fell to the ground and broke into pieces.

Chen Lang grabbed Xiao Qi by the collar and glared at him, "Say it again?"

Xiao Qi's eyes filled with tears of excitement: "Sir, you are the first in the court!"

Chen Lang's hands trembled slightly: "Did you look carefully?"

Xiao Qi nodded vigorously.

Chen Lang raised his foot and ran out.

Xiao Qi hurriedly shouted, "Master, put on your shoes, put on your shoes."

Only then did Chen Lang realize that he was still barefoot. He took his bare feet, put on his shoes, and continued to run outside.

Just as Xiao Qi was about to chase him, he found that the young master had turned back and pulled him into the house.

"Let's jump out the window." Chen Lang pulled off the sheets, made a noose, and lowered it through the window.

This action frightened Xiao Qi, and he said, "Master, you can't do this. If you break it, how will I explain it to Madam, Master Sheng, and the others?"

Chen Lang said, "It's okay. It's just the second floor. If I hadn't considered your psychological endurance, I would have jumped down directly."

After saying that, he took the lead, grabbed the sheets and slid to the first floor of the inn.

Xiao Qi watched his master land safely on the ground, and swallowed back the heart that was about to jump out of his throat.

Soon, Xiao Qi also came to the ground. Chen Lang took him and left through the door at the back of the inn which was specially used for cooks.

Xiao Qi didn't understand the meaning of this and asked, "Sir, why is this happening?"

Chen Lang said: "No money."

Xiao Qi: "What does this have to do with money?"

Chen Lang said, "You'll understand if you sneak over to the main entrance of the inn and take a look. Be careful not to be discovered by them, because they all know you are my servant."

Xiao Qi raised his forearm, covered the lower half of his face with his sleeve, and tiptoed to the front door of the inn.

A burst of noisy sound filled my ears.

"Congratulations to Mr. Chen for winning two gold medals."

"Congratulations to Mr. Chen for taking first place in the college entrance examination."

"Mr. Chen, please come out and give out the reward money."

Xiao Qi finally understood why the young master wanted to run away. With so many strangers blocking the door and asking for rewards, he would have to throw out at least dozens of taels of silver.

It's such a waste to give these people dozens of taels of silver.

Xiao Qi scorned these guys who were trying to get something for nothing and turned and ran away.

This group of people at the door has a special name, called "Ke Gao Xin Ren".

Every year during the academy and provincial examinations, they would wait at the entrance of the examination hall all night, and when the list of successful candidates was released, they would run to tell the good news to the candidates at the top of the list, and thus receive reward money.

The higher the ranking, the more rewards you get.

Especially those candidates of noble birth were very generous in offering rewards, and sometimes even gave silver money directly instead of copper coins.

The gambling game between Chen Lang and Ke Jin had long been known throughout the Prince Qin's Mansion. These professional gossipmongers had also gone to investigate Chen Lang's family background. Upon learning that he was a candidate born into a business family, they concluded that he must be extremely wealthy.

Therefore, there were a large number of people who came to tell Chen Lang the good news, and the number was about to exceed a hundred.

However, what these people didn't expect was that Chen Lang actually jumped out of the window and ran away!