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

Chen Lang smiled and shook his head, saying, "Don't think too highly of me. I don't know much about the cloth shop's projects. I messed around before and wasted more than ten pieces of cloth... I almost died of laughter."

Xie Qinghuan didn't believe Chen Lang would do such a thing. She had a blind trust in Chen Lang. "Young Master must have done this on purpose."

Chen Lang glanced at Xie Qinghuan in surprise and asked, "How did you figure that out?"

Xie Qinghuan said, "Women's intuition."

Chen Lang gave a thumbs up: "Amazing."

"Okay, I admit, I did it on purpose. I did it to paralyze my opponent."

Xie Qinghuan smiled and said, "Anyway, in my opinion, anything can be solved smoothly as long as you step in."

Chen Lang said, "Then I'll borrow your good wishes, young lady."

After that, the two chatted for a while. Chen Lang talked about some interesting things after taking over the cloth shop, and Xie Qinghuan talked about the situation in the city after the city was closed. Although the atmosphere in the city was tense and several large and small incidents occurred, under Chang Anmin's strong management, the safety of the city was still guaranteed.

Not to mention that whenever Xie Qinghuan travels, he is always protected by two guards. Unless he is extremely unlucky and encounters a large-scale disturbance, problems are unlikely to occur.

Chen Lang did not mention much about being an imperial merchant, so Xie Qinghuan naturally did not ask too much. But after Chen Lang left, Xie Qinghuan could not help but imagine what means Chen Lang would use to seize the qualification of an imperial merchant.

Xie Qinghuan likes to hear these stories very much, because every time she hears them, she feels "proud".

"You've been gone for most of the day, and you're still thinking about it?" Pang Qiuyan walked up and joked with a smile.

When Xie Qinghuan mentioned the dangers of Chen Lang becoming a royal merchant, Pang Qiuyan pessimistically said, "Sister Qinghuan, as the saying goes, every profession has its specialties. Young Master Chen is very good at poetry and winemaking, but that doesn't mean he knows everything."

"I've also inquired about Xu Mengru. She used to run a cloth business and was a well-known figure in Guangling Prefecture."

"There's definitely no problem with Xu Mengru leading the Imperial Merchants' affairs, but if it's Chen Lang..."

Xie Qinghuan looked hesitant and whispered, "I believe in Master Chen."

Pang Qiuyan sat down beside her and said, "Okay, I know you have feelings for Master Chen... but we really can't help you with this matter. As a royal merchant, if you get involved recklessly, you might be beheaded."

Xie Qinghuan leaned back in his chair, staring at the ceiling with lifeless eyes, muttering to himself, "I just believe that Master Chen will resolve this matter smoothly."

Pang Qiuyan shook her head helplessly and sighed, "It's really crazy."

……

In the entire Linshui County, the only people who blindly believed that Chen Lang would solve this matter were Chen Lang's family, besides Xie Qinghuan.

No one else is optimistic about Chen Lang.

Among them are Zhu Sui'an, Chang Anmin and Wang Yunzhang, three of Chen Lang's "backers" in Linshui County.

"This kid has been turned away at the Ye Mansion for two days. What on earth does he want to do?"

"Does he really think that he can convince the other party just by meeting him?"

Zhu Sui'an smiled and shook his head, then said to Pei Ming, "If Mr. Ye still refuses to meet you tomorrow, go and say hello."

Before he finished speaking, Feng Chaoying on the side objected, "Dingbian, absolutely not."

"The fact that Erlang didn't come to you means that he intends to handle this matter on his own, without any external help."

"And when you went to greet Ye Wei... with what identity?"

"His Majesty is already dissatisfied with the relationship between you and Erlang. If you continue to help Erlang in this matter of the imperial merchant, it is very likely to backfire."

Zhu Sui'an pondered for a long time and said, "I just feel that that cripple has helped him so much, but I don't seem to have helped him much. If I see that cripple again, I'm afraid he'll laugh to death."

Feng Chaoying said: "Jun Hui is not that kind of person, you are too suspicious, Dingbian."

Zhu Sui'an said, "You don't understand that cripple. Ever since he... Never mind, let's not talk about it."

"But I'll be frank. If Ye really doesn't appreciate my kindness, I won't indulge him."

"Even if His Majesty asks for punishment, I will help Chen Lang take the blame."

……

noon the next day.

Chen Lang went to Ye Mansion alone again.

When they were about to reach Ye Mansion, a carriage blocked the road.

When the car door opened, two familiar faces came into view.

"Brother Chen, get in the car."

Chen Lang smiled helplessly and got on the carriage.

In the car, Wang Shiru and her brother saluted him.

Chen Lang asked, "What are you two doing?"

Wang Junyuan said, "People outside are saying that Brother Chen can't convince Lord Ye. But my sister and I don't think so. As long as Brother Chen meets Lord Ye, he will definitely be able to convince him."

"So I discussed with my sister that I want to go to the Ye Mansion with Brother Chen to broaden my horizons and learn something."

Chen Lang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said, "This is just nonsense."

Wang Shiru hurriedly said, "Brother Chen, don't blame Junyuan. This idea was mine."

Chen Lang looked at Wang Shiru and asked, "Why do you have such thoughts?"

Wang Shiru lowered his head, speechless.

Wang Junyuan's thoughts were much simpler, and he said bluntly: "When Daddy met with Lord Chang, I eavesdropped outside the study. They both felt that Brother Chen couldn't convince Lord Ye with his eloquence."

"If you want to deal with Lord Ye, you may have to take an unconventional approach."

"Like conspiracy, threats, leverage, etc..."

Wang Shiru wanted to strangle her brother to death. Why did he say everything out loud?

Chen Lang reached out and tapped Wang Junyuan's head: "There aren't that many dark stories. It's just a simple visit."

Wang Junyuan scratched his head and said, "Since it's just a simple visit, why can't you bring us along?"

Chen Lang said, "It's a commercial secret. Your father is the boss of the Market Control Bureau. He usually interacts with merchants in the same industry. This concept should be familiar to you."

Wang Shiru bit her lip and asked, "Brother Chen, I heard that Master Ye didn't see you. Do you want me to help you?"

Chen Lang said with a half-smile: "Who said I want to see him?"

Wang Shiru was stunned for a long time and asked, "How can Brother Chen get the Imperial Merchant without seeing Lord Ye?"

Chen Lang said, "Well, this is a bit complicated. I can't explain it in a few words."

After a while, Chen Lang reached some kind of agreement with the Wang siblings. Chen Lang got off the carriage and continued walking towards the Ye Mansion.

In the nearby Tingxue Tower, Lai Han and others who were sitting on the second floor also caught sight of Chen Lang.

Lai Han was still very alert to Chen Lang's daily visits to Ye Wei, fearing that Chen Lang would really use such a stupid method to impress Ye Wei.

So at this time every day, Lai Han would come to his old seat in Tingxue Tower and pay attention to Chen Lang's every move.

But after today, Lai Han felt that he would never need to come again.

It's unlikely that Chen Lang will achieve anything great.