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

"Hello." Chen Lang came to the stall and said, "Can I see what you're selling?"

The Arab responded in an awkward tone: "If you don't want to buy it, then there's no need to look at it."

Xiao Qi asked, "How can you, a barbarian, do business? You won't even let me see the things. How do you know if my young master will sell them?"

The Arab said, "If you look at it but don't buy it, it's like looking at it for nothing."

Chen Lang said, "Xiao Qi, go buy some wontons."

Xiaoqi turned and left.

A moment later, he came to the stall with a bowl of wontons, "Sir, these are the wontons you asked for."

Chen Lang said, "Give it to him."

Xiaoqi: "Huh?"

The Arab was also stunned: "What... do you mean?"

Chen Lang said, "I see you're so hungry that your eyes are glowing green. If I don't let you eat something, I'm afraid you'll eat people."

The Arab looked at the hot wontons in Xiao Qi's hand and said with drool, "Are you really giving it to me?"

Chen Lang said: "Of course."

The Arab couldn't resist the temptation of the food, so he snatched the bowl from Xiaoqi's hand and poured it directly into his mouth without even using a spoon.

Xiao Qi: "Be careful...it's hot..."

The Arabs screamed in pain from the heat, but even so, they were reluctant to spit out the food in their mouths.

Xiao Qi sighed, "I'm really hungry."

After the Arab finished eating a bowl of wontons, Chen Lang asked, "Can you let me see what you have in your hand?"

The Arab quickly handed the food in his hand to Chen Lang and said, "You Chinese have an old saying, 'A meal of kindness should be repaid with a spring of water.'"

"This is the only valuable thing I have. If you don't mind, feel free to take it."

"Of course, it would be even better if my friends could give me some more money."

Chen Lang squeezed the "rope ball" in his hand, which was quite elastic, and signaled Xiao Qi to give the other party a few taels of silver.

The Arab held the silver in his hands, tears streaming down his face. “By Allah, you are my brother.”

Chen Lang smiled and asked, "What's your name?"

"My name is Abdullah Alamohan, and my Chinese name is Pu Xing."

Chen Lang said: "My name is Chen Lang."

"Oh, my Allah, it's so great to know you." Pu Xing said, "When I return home, I will sincerely pray for you in front of Allah."

Chen Lang said, "There's no need to pray. I want to ask you, are you interested in doing business?"

Pu Xing said: "I have already given you my things."

Chen Lang said: "That's not what I'm talking about."

"I heard that you, the Arabs, are rich in natural soda?"

Pu Xing was surprised: "My friend even knows this?"

Chen Lang said, "If you can ship the natural soda to Dayan, I can buy it for ten times your purchase price."

Pu Xing's breathing became shallow: "Friend, are you kidding me?"

Chen Lang said, "When it comes to business, I'm always very serious and never joke around."

Pu Xing gritted his teeth and said, "If I can return home safely, I will definitely do this."

"But I'm afraid..."

Chen Lang asked Xiao Qi to give him another fifty taels.

"Although this amount of money is not much, it is enough for you to sneak into a caravan and return home safely."

Pu Xing's hands trembled as he held the money. "Do you trust me so much?"

"What if I never come back after returning to my country? Your money..."

Chen Lang said calmly: "Investment, high risk, high return."

Pu Xing solemnly put the money away, raised his palm and said, "I swear to Allah, I will definitely come back!"

"Goodbye, my friend."

Pu Xing was about to leave when Chen Lang called out, "Wait, there's one more thing."

"what?"

Chen Lang said: "If possible, I hope you can bring me some cotton seeds."

Pu Xing's expression suddenly changed.

Chen Lang said, "I know that cotton seeds are controlled substances in your country and are strictly prohibited from being exported."

"If you can bring it, that's great, but if you can't, don't force it. Natural soda will be fine."

Pu Xing pondered and said, "Friend, I can only try my best."

Chen Lang bowed and said, "I am in Dayan, waiting for good news."

Pu Xing returned the greeting, "Goodbye."

After Pu Xing left, Xiao Qi asked in confusion, "Master, what are those natural soda and cotton seeds you mentioned?"

Chen Lang said solemnly, "Something that can change the fate of the country."

Xiao Qi's eyes widened: "Is it so powerful?"

Chen Lang said: "It is indeed that powerful, but it is too early to say now."

"Whether this Arab has the ability to deliver what I want along the Silk Road remains to be seen."

After the founding of the Great Yan Dynasty, it has never been able to regain the glory of the previous dynasty and has failed to incorporate the Western Regions into its territory.

In today's Western Regions, the Hexi Corridor area was the territory of Western Xia, while Gaochang and Kucha were under the rule of the Uighurs.

Although the Silk Road still exists, it spans the territories of three countries, and the risk factor is at least ten times greater than before.

But then again, the Arabs were born merchants, because Islamic teachings clearly state that merchants are the walkers of Allah on earth.

These Arab merchants were guided by the noble teachings and went to all parts of the world to do business.

So they have nothing to fear.

But what Chen Lang wanted most was actually cotton seeds.

When the previous dynasty managed the Western Regions, cotton briefly flowed into the Central Plains market, but it did not attract much attention.

As for cultivation, it is only practiced in the Western Regions.

After the fall of the previous dynasty, cotton also disappeared in the Western Regions.

Countries that own cotton also know the strategic significance of this product, so they have always strictly controlled it and prohibited its circulation to foreign countries.

The only way to obtain cotton seeds is through smuggling.

I just don't know if Pu Xing has the courage.

This is an investment to prepare for a rainy day, and the final outcome can only be left to time.

Chen Lang brought Xiao Qi back to the candy figurine stall. The three little girls were each holding a candy figurine and eating them happily.

Li Xiuzhi noticed that Chen Lang was holding a ball of brown "rope" in his hand and asked, "What is this?"

Chen Lang smiled and said, "I'll show you when I get back."

After saying that, he brought Guoguo over and said, "Let's go and continue shopping. It's still early before curfew."

After strolling around for more than half an hour, the three little girls were a little tired, so Chen Lang took them back home.

When we returned to the mansion, the servants had come back early and had already boiled hot water and other things.

But Guoguo didn't want to wash up because her father said he wanted to show her a new toy.

Chen Lang shook out the rope ball he bought, which was about one and a half meters long. He then made it into a loop, asked Guoguo and Cuicui to stand still, and put the two ends of the rope ball around their ankles.

Guoguo asked curiously, "Daddy, what is this?"

Chen Lang looked a little embarrassed, but as long as his daughter wouldn't be bored in the future, this little embarrassment was nothing.

Chen Lang took a deep breath and said, "My dear girl, watch carefully. Daddy will only demonstrate it once."

"Cuicui, Jiumei, you two should remember this too."

The expressions of the three little girls instantly became serious. They thought that Chen Lang must be going to show something extraordinary.

then……

Their three views almost collapsed.

Chen Lang jumped up and down on the spot, shouting, "Malan flowers bloom twenty-one, twenty-five-six, twenty-five-seven, twenty-eight, twenty-nine, thirty-one..."