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

Big Nose Liu patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, although my nose is big, my mouth has always been small."

"I will never tell this kind of thing to outsiders."

This is not Liu Dabi's self-promotion; he is indeed known for his tight-lippedness.

He would take this road from the county town to Hezhong Village every few days. He had heard all kinds of strange gossip, but no gossip had ever been leaked from his mouth.

You have to know that Big Nose Liu drives a horse-drawn carriage, and the fare is much more expensive than that of an ox cart, donkey cart, or mule cart. However, even so, when the villagers have a choice, they will give priority to Big Nose Liu's carriage.

Just because in his car, we can chat without restraint and don’t have to worry about what we say spreading all over the streets.

Chen Lang actually knew this characteristic of Liu Dabishi, so he reminded him and didn't mention it again.

After jumping onto the carriage, Chen Lang noticed that there were two large red-painted boxes in the carriage, with the word "囍" pasted on the locks.

"Big Nose Liu, your father wants to take a concubine?"

Liu Dabizi's biological father was a carpenter, and he was one of the few common people in those days who could take concubines. This was because craftsmen like carpenters and blacksmiths earned a lot of money, so he could afford to take more than one.

Liu Dabi said with a puzzled look, "What? Even if my father had a hundred guts, he wouldn't dare to take a concubine."

"It's the village chief's youngest son, Chen Dong. He wants to get married."

"The box contains the betrothal gifts, which I was asked to take to the county town."

Chen Lang was very surprised: "Will Wang agree to Chen Dong marrying a wife?"

At the same time, I was thinking, could it be that Chen Dong knew about what I said in the car before, that Wang was having an affair with the big fool?

The only one who heard these words at the time was Big Nose Liu. Could it be that...

As if he had guessed Chen Lang's thoughts, Big Nose Liu quickly defended himself, "I didn't tell anyone a word about what happened between Wang and the fool."

Chen Lang asked again: "Who is Chen Dong going to marry?"

"She's a young widow in the East City of the county. I don't know how they knew each other, but Chen Dong has been absent-minded since he met the young widow. He runs to the widow's house every day." said Liu Dabi.

Most people in the village knew about these things, so Liu Dabizi didn't think he was spreading gossip.

In fact, Chen Erlang also knew it, but to him, this kind of bullshit was not as important as pursuing Xu Mengru, so his related memories were very thin. After the body changed hands, the already thin memories were directly swept into the trash heap.

If Liu Dabishi hadn't reminded him, Chen Lang really wouldn't have been able to remember it.

However, with this "background", many things can be connected together.

Why did Wang have an affair with the big fool? It was because the farmer went to plow the field next door.

As the saying goes, "A man is like a wolf at thirty and like a tiger at forty." Wang is currently at the age of being as fierce as a wolf and a tiger. If Chen Dong doesn't take care of her business, then she can only find a way out on her own.

Although the big fool is stupid, he is strong and doesn't talk nonsense, making him an excellent "plowing ox".

More importantly, Wang was reluctant to leave the village chief's house.

The village chief, Chen Jiamin, is the richest family in Hezhong Village. He owns nearly 60 acres of land. As for his housing, he also has eight large blue brick and tile houses. Although the houses where Chen Lang's two younger brothers live are also good, compared with Chen Jiamin's house, it is like a tube-shaped building compared to a large villa. They are not on the same level at all.

As for Wang, before she got married, her family was very poor. People in her village said that Wang had accumulated luck for several lifetimes so that she could marry Chen Dong in this life and live a rich life.

Having done something wrong to Chen Dong and being reluctant to give up the family's wealth, Wang naturally didn't dare to say a word about Chen Dong marrying a widow.

Even after the new daughter-in-law came into the family, Wang had to give up her position as the "legal wife" and willingly become the "second wife".

Thinking of this, Chen Lang couldn't help but wonder, if he also had to marry a co-wife or a concubine in the future, what would Li Xiuzhi's reaction be?

Should he accept it silently and shed tears all day, or take Guoguo with him and divorce him resolutely? Or should he leave Guoguo to himself and then take his own life late one night?

The more he thought about it, the more terrified he became, so Chen Lang quickly interrupted the idea.

The carriage came directly to the back door of Tianshangju. Chen Lang asked Liu Dabizi to wait there for a while while he went in to find the shopkeeper.

When the waiter saw Chen Lang, he told him that the shopkeeper was receiving an important guest, and if Chen Lang came to sell fish, he could also make the decision.

However, when the waiter saw the carriage filled with several large boxes of fish, he immediately gave up the idea of making the decision.

After a while, the shopkeeper came.

Also traveling with them was a handsome young man holding a paper fan.

Whether it was her temperament, her clothes, or the jade pendant hanging around her waist, they all conveyed a message to Chen Lang.

This young man comes from a prominent background.

But Chen Lang didn't care whether he was from a high or low background. He only cared about how much he could sell these boxes of fish he caught!

The shopkeeper's eyes curled up, and he was in a good mood with a smile on his lips: "Brother Chen, what good things have you given me today?"

Chen Lang said, "Several hundred kilograms of fish, seven or eight turtles, and more than twenty kilograms of loaches."

The shopkeeper opened his mouth wide in surprise and asked, "So many? Where are they?"

Chen Lang said: "The back alley."

When the shopkeeper came to the back alley and saw the carriage full of boxes of fish, he really believed that Chen Lang was not bragging.

Tianshangju is one of the restaurants with the largest customer flow in the county. Its main business is various river seafood. So although the few boxes of fish caught by Chen Lang seem to be a lot, Tianshangju is fully capable of digesting them.

After some calculations, these boxes of fish were worth a total of four taels, nine qian and ten wen. The shopkeeper was very generous and directly gave Chen Lang an integer, five taels!

When Liu Dabizi next to him heard this number, he felt terrible.

Five taels of silver was so easy to come by? Why would I still be learning carpentry from my father? I should just go fishing with Chen Lang.

But on second thought, although carpentry is hard work, at least you can get a stable income regardless of drought or flood. Fishing is too uncertain. You may have a good harvest today, but you may not get anything in the next few days.

I should just continue to learn the carpentry skills honestly. Although I won’t become rich overnight like Chen Lang, at least I can make some money every day, which is a long-term income.

Chen Lang borrowed money from the shopkeeper and left with Liu Dabi.

After walking out of the alley, Chen Lang counted out twenty coins to him, but Liu Dabi refused to take them and kept saying it was too much.

Finally, Chen Lang got angry and said that if Liu Dabishi didn't accept it, he would never ride in his car again. Only then did Liu Dabishi reluctantly accept it.

"By the way, after you sell the fish, are you going back to the village?" asked Liu Dabi.

Chen Lang nodded: "Yes, what's wrong?"

"Wait for me. After I deliver the box to the person, I have to rush back to the village to deliver something to the elderly. I can give you a ride then." Liu Dabi said.

Chen Lang nodded: "Okay, see you at the city gate."