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

Qu Huai'en didn't seem surprised at all by Chen Lang's request. He bowed and replied, "Sir, the people have been prepared for you."

Chen Lang was stunned for a moment: "Are you ready?"

"Isn't this another arrangement by Third Uncle?"

Qu Huai'en nodded: "Yes, before the mission, the director had already arranged for someone to be in the team."

"He said that sooner or later the adults would need it."

To be honest, after reading the letter Li Jun wrote back to him, Chen Lang would no longer be surprised by any advance arrangements he made.

"Okay, let this person come to see me." Chen Lang said.

Just as Qu Huai'en was about to leave, Chen Lang stopped him again: "Wait, what did you call me just now?"

Qu Huai'en said, "Sir."

"Sir? Haven't you always called me Young Master? When did I become an adult?" Chen Lang asked in confusion.

Qu Huai'en said: "When I handed you the letter from the director, you were already an adult."

"The Junior Secretary of the Imperial Prison Department."

Chen Lang blinked: "What kind of official is this?"

Qu Huai'en said bluntly: "A nominal official."

Chen Lang understood.

They are officials who draw salaries without working.

Just a title, no real power.

But then again, the empty official position of the Imperial Prison Department can scare a lot of people outside.

"Okay, don't dwell on this. Bring the person over here so I can take a look."

Qu Huai'en took the order and left.

A moment later, a man of medium height and thin build was brought back.

This man had a pair of almond-shaped eyes that rolled around, and one could tell at a glance that he was a shrewd and cunning person.

"I am Wu Le, the humble servant, here to see you, sir."

Chen Lang said, "No need to be so polite."

Qu Huai'en said, "Sir, you continue chatting with him. I will step aside first."

After saying that, he left the yard.

Chen Lang said, "Wu Le, right? Sit down and talk."

"Thank you, sir."

After taking his seat, Wu Le took out a badge from his pocket and handed it to Chen Lang with both hands, saying, "Sir, this is the badge that Director Li asked me to pass on to you."

Chen Lang took it and looked at it. There was a pattern engraved on the front of the badge, and below the pattern were the words "Imperial Prison".

The words "Shao Si" are engraved on the back.

"This is a specially made waist badge from the Imperial Prison Department. It can't be copied elsewhere. If you encounter any trouble while traveling, just show it."

"Except for royal relatives and nobles, ordinary officials would not dare to embarrass you after seeing the badge," said Wu Le.

Chen Lang said, "If you have such a good thing, why didn't you take it out earlier?"

Wu Le said, "Director Li has instructed that if you don't ask Commander Qu to pass on the message, then this waist badge must be taken back intact."

"Another test." Chen Lang sighed and said, "Why does Third Uncle always like to play tricks like this?"

"Let's get back to the point. I've asked you to be in charge of contacting the real spy."

"How's your tracking and anti-tracking technology?"

Wu Le grinned and said, "Don't worry, sir, these two you mentioned are the ability of this little guy to make a living."

"I'm not good at fighting, but when it comes to tracking and escaping, I'm definitely the best in the Imperial Prison Division."

Chen Lang said, "I'm serious. From now on, all the connections will be left to you."

"If you mess up, it won't just be the spies who will die, but the entire mission as well."

Wu Le patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, sir. I once lurked in Shangjing seven years ago. I know every blade of grass, every tree, every brick, and every tile here."

"In the past few days, I've often gone out for a walk, which has deepened my memory."

“And no one noticed the whole time.”

Chen Lang said: "No wonder Third Uncle chose you."

"I've changed the secret code for the spies. You must remember it well."

Then he repeated the four secret codes.

After Wu Le memorized it, he found the first two sentences obscure and difficult to understand, while the last two sentences were full of heroic spirit.

He is indeed a talented man who could write lyrics like "Man Jiang Hong". Even a random code word can be so domineering.

……

The business of the porcelain shop suddenly became good, and people came to buy porcelain every day.

Every time a piece of porcelain is sold, it means that a "dormant" hiding in Shangjing has awakened.

Although they have been "dormant" for a long time, these people's abilities have not declined at all.

Key pieces of information, passed through various channels, finally converged at the porcelain shop.

After Chen Lang finalized the details of the tea smuggling with Lu Tong, he finally received an audience with Empress Dowager Xiao.

Sheng Yinping had said before that the Empress Dowager wanted to see him, and she thought she would have to enter the palace the next day, but she didn't expect to have to wait for several days.

But what Chen Lang didn't expect was that when he met Empress Dowager Xiao, she only talked to him about everyday things!

Chen Lang put all the effort he put into reading comprehension in middle school, but he still couldn't analyze anything useful from Empress Dowager Xiao's words.

What on earth is this old woman up to?

Chen Lang's confusion was not fully revealed until the final stage of the meeting.

Empress Dowager Xiao clapped her hands, signaling all the dancers and musicians in the hall to leave, and then called two people up.

Yelu Xiuge and Xiao Qi.

Empress Dowager Xiao said calmly, "I am the boss here. From now on, the business of Hongyanzui will be handed over to Xiao Qi."

"Brother Xiu, do you accept it?"

Yelu Xiuge lowered his head quickly.

Because he didn't want the Queen Mother to see the anger in his eyes.

Xiao Qi was overjoyed. He had previously agreed with Chen Lang to smuggle Hongyanzui, and he would get a share of the profits. However, after Yelu Xiu took over the business, his profits were gone.

This made Xiao Qi very angry, but he was a coward and did not dare to tell his sister about this. The only thing he could do was to drink at home all day long, and scold Xiao Buyan when he was drunk. He completely forgot that his sister asked him to rely on him, her illegitimate son, in the future.

After Empress Dowager Xiao learned about this, she was also quite helpless. It was really difficult for her younger brother to achieve great things.

He was even planning to have the court officials accuse his brother of "collaborating with the enemy and treason", but he surrendered without even struggling.

But no matter how difficult it is for him to achieve great things, he is still my younger brother.

So Empress Dowager Xiao took a direct action to cut off the source of the problem. She called both parties responsible for the smuggling to the palace and divided the profits in person.

Empress Dowager Xiao knew that doing so would definitely make Yelu Xiu'ge unhappy.

But Yelu Xiuge could only feel dissatisfied and could not do anything else.

The reason is very simple, he has Yelu Zongwang in his hand.

Whenever Empress Dowager Xiao thought of this incident, she would sigh at Li Junhui's viciousness.

That man from the Southern Dynasty, who was more than ten years younger than him, could actually design such a vicious and interconnected scheme.

But this evil plan is also good for himself.

So the accurate statement should be that Li Junhui threw a poisonous bait to himself, and he had no choice but to eat it.

"Brother Xiu, if you don't want to, just pretend that I never said this." Seeing that Yelu Xiu Ge didn't say anything, Empress Dowager Xiao spoke again.

Yelu Xiu Ge raised his head, the resentment in his eyes had disappeared, and a smile was on his face. He said: "The Queen Mother has commanded, and I will obey it."

"Prince Xiao, I will rely heavily on you for this business from now on."