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

When I returned to the village, I found a lot of red paper scraps on the ground, extending all the way to the village chief's house.

The village chief's house was brightly lit, with a wedding character pasted on the door and red lanterns hanging on the door lintel.

Are you going to get married right now?

The village chief and his family are really efficient.

However, Chen Lang had no intention of going in for a meal, so he turned around and walked home.

Just after taking two steps, Qin's voice came from behind: "Erlang, stop."

Chen Lang stopped, turned around and called out "Mom".

Qin strode forward and held out her hand: "What's today's harvest?"

Today, the village chief's son is getting married. Qin gave a gift of several dozen coins and is looking forward to Chen Lang coming back to make up the difference.

As a result, Chen Lang's answer almost made her angry to death.

"Mom, I was bitten by a snake today, and all the money was used for medical treatment." Chen Lang said dejectedly with his head down.

Qin said unhappily, "Stop fooling me here. How could you survive a snake bite? Did you spend the money on drinking and eating meat?"

Chen Lang hurriedly defended himself, "Mom, I really didn't lie to you. The doctor said that the snake that bit me wasn't very poisonous, so I'll be fine after taking some medicine."

Qin said, "If the poison isn't strong, why are you taking the medicine? It's a complete waste of money. Most people in the village have been bitten by snakes, but I've never seen anyone as pretentious as you."

Qin said this without thinking at all. She just thought it was a huge waste for Chen Lang to spend money on medical treatment, but she didn't think about how people around her would look at her after she said this.

Chen Lang secretly surveyed the expressions of those around him. Seeing that they all looked down on Qin, he secretly chuckled, but his expression grew increasingly depressed and sad. He whispered, "Mom, I won't do this again. As long as the snake that bit me isn't very poisonous, I'll never spend money on a doctor again. I'll give the money back to you."

Qin continued to talk to herself: "If you were to say me, you must have been stupid because of reading too much. You panicked when the snake bit you. If you had been quick and caught the snake, wouldn't you have been able to get some money?"

"By the time the medical expenses are paid, there will still be some money left for me. It's the best of both worlds, but you missed it. It's really useless."

Finally, someone couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Mother Chen Lang, you're going too far."

"Being bitten by a snake is no small matter. The village idiot became an idiot because he didn't get timely treatment after being bitten by a snake."

"Do you also want your son to become that kind of person?"

"That's right. This season is the peak season for poisonous snakes. Many fishermen in the village don't dare to go to the river to fish. Only your Erlang dares to go at this time. It's great that he has this intention. Why are you forcing him?"

Although Chen Erlang had a very bad reputation in the village in the past, the village chief held a banquet today, and the women who saw Chen Erlang giving money to Qin told the matter at the banquet.

Qin was also a very vain person. Although she did not like Chen Erlang, she was still very happy to hear outsiders praising her for having a filial son who brought money home every day.

Just like that, in just one day, Chen Lang's reputation in the village changed dramatically.

And now, everyone saw with their own eyes that Chen Lang did not even care about his own life in order to make money for the Qin family, and their impression of him changed even more.

So when faced with Qin's aggressiveness, the villagers stood up and spoke up for Chen Lang.

Qin was a little embarrassed by the crowd's criticism and said stubbornly, "You know nothing. He was the one who said he would pay me every day. Erlang is a scholar, and scholars cannot go back on their words."

"You also know that your Erlang is a scholar. If a scholar goes fishing and catching shrimps to make money, isn't that an insult to Confucius?" A woman who usually doesn't get along with Qin said sharply.

Qin's face flushed, and she waved her hands and said, "I'm too lazy to argue with you."

"Erlang, remember to take the money home tomorrow."

After saying that, he felt that this sentence was a bit too cold, so he added: "Watch out for snakes."

After saying this, he left in a hurry.

Chen Lang suppressed his laughter, clasped his fists to the women around him, and said, "Thank you all for speaking for me."

"Chen Erlang, your mother has always been greedy for money, so don't listen to her."

"That's right. At least it's a non-venomous snake. If it had crossed the mountain, your family would have had a feast."

Chen Lang said goodbye to these women, caught up with Qin, and followed her home step by step.

……

After Chen Lang returned home, he did not rush to sleep, but kept observing the movements of other people in the house.

After confirming that they were all asleep, Chen Lang tiptoed out of the house.

He was holding a pair of fish intestines in his hand, which were the intestines of the fish he had eaten at Xiaohu's house before. The reason he kept them was because they were excellent bait for catching crabs.

Put down the crab trap at this time and collect it at daybreak, you might get a big catch.

At the same time, the rice and wine buried in the soil can also be spread at this time.

Tomorrow, you don’t have to wait for the eggs to hatch, you can start moving the needles directly.

It is very dangerous to go to the river at this time, because poisonous snakes also come out at this time, but in order to make money, you have to go there even if it is dangerous.

After doing all this, Chen Lang returned home and fell asleep on the bed without even having the energy to take off his clothes.

But I didn't sleep for too long. Just as the sky was getting light, Qin came and knocked on the door.

"Erlang, hurry up and get up. After dinner, go to the river and fish."

Seeing that Chen Lang didn't react at all, Qin broke in and pulled him out of bed.

"You lazy bastard, your true colors are revealed after just two days of hard work, right? Your father and your brother have already finished their meal and are getting ready to go to the county town, but you are still sleeping!" Qin cursed.

Chen wasted a lot of energy to suppress the urge to lose his temper and said, "I know, mother."

Qin said, "That's about right. If you don't make money today, don't come back."

After Qin left, Chen Lang looked at the door bolt that she had easily removed, and realized more and more how wise it was to carry money with you.

Even if he hid in a hole in the wall, Qin would find him sooner or later.

This morning's meal was not as rich as yesterday's. The white flour buns were replaced with black flour buns, and there were only a few grains of rice in the porridge.

Chen Lang was too lazy to argue with Qin about this. After Xilihulu finished eating, he took his tools and set off.

Qin stood at the gate and shouted, "Don't be afraid of snakes. Catch more fish and sell them!"

Throughout the night, Qin's dreams were all about fishing, and the fish Chen Lang caught in the dream were bigger than the other, and there was even a golden carp.

The fish was bought for dozens of taels of silver. Qin held a pile of silver in her hands and smiled so hard that her teeth popped out.

Then I woke up...

Although dozens of taels is too exaggerated, dozens of Wen should be no problem, so Qin was desperately urging Chen Lang to set off quickly.

But these words happened to be heard by a village woman passing by, who sighed and shook her head.

Chen Erlang was so bad in the past, most likely because of Qin's pressure.

She doesn't look like a biological mother at all. Even her stepmother is not as evil as her.