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

The reason why Lai Han had this idea was because Chen Lang only stayed in Ye Mansion for a cup of tea today and then left.

At first, Lai Han was still a little panicked, as he mistakenly thought that Chen Lang had been received by Ye Wei.

An official of Ye Wei's level would only say two or three sentences at most when chatting with ordinary merchants.

A cup of tea is more than enough.

Lai Han immediately sent someone to Ye Mansion to inquire about the situation.

The idler who was in charge of gathering information returned and said with a smile on his face, "The Ye family's doorman said that not long after Chen Lang entered, he asked if Master Ye was there. The doorman said no, so Chen Lang left immediately. It's not like the previous two days when he said he would come back tomorrow to visit or something like that."

"What's even more interesting is that Lord Ye had originally planned to meet Chen Lang today. As long as Chen Lang waited obediently for an hour in the mansion like he did the previous two days, he would have the opportunity to meet him."

"But Chen Lang lost his patience today and just left. That means there's no chance he'll ever see Lord Ye again."

Lai Han threw a piece of silver to the idle man and sent him away. Then he looked at Jiang Bin and asked, "How's the investigation going on for you?"

Jiang Bin looked embarrassed and said, "Sir, I tried my best, but the Ye family's doorman refused to tell me the origin of the sign Chen Lang was holding. He even looked horrified when I mentioned it."

Lai Han frowned, "How could a sign frighten the Ye Mansion's doorman into a state of terror?"

"In the entire Linshui County, only the sign representing Zhu Sui'an can have such an effect."

Jiang Bin said, "If it was Zhu Sui'an's brand, Ye Wei wouldn't be so arrogant. He would definitely give Zhu Sui'an some face and not avoid him for three consecutive days."

Lai Han said: "If it's not Zhu Sui'an, it can't be Chang Anmin or Wang Yunzhang."

"Ye Wei's rank is not much different from theirs. Besides, the weaving and dyeing factory is not under the jurisdiction of the local government. How could the gatekeeper of the Ye Mansion be afraid of the badges representing these two people?"

Jiang Bin said, "Sir, didn't you mention before that Chen Lang went to the Liao Kingdom with the wedding procession?"

"Could that sign be His Majesty..."

Lai Han said angrily, "Nonsense! If it was a sign from His Majesty, Ye Wei would have come out to greet him. How dare he turn Chen Lang away? He's just craving for life."

After pondering for a moment, Lai Han said, "Forget it. Chen Lang has already given up, so let's not talk about the brand anymore."

"I originally thought that someone who could be sent as an envoy to the Liao Kingdom would have an extremely strong will. I didn't expect that in just three days, his true colors would be revealed."

Jiang Bin asked curiously, "Sir, I've always wanted to know why Chen Lang is qualified to be an envoy to the Liao Kingdom?"

Lai Han rolled his eyes: "How could I possibly know about this kind of thing? If you want to know, go ask him yourself."

Jiang Bin smiled awkwardly and said, "I made a mistake in my words, please forgive me, sir."

Lai Han said: "In short, Chen Lang's threat has been greatly reduced. There is no need to be wary of him like before."

Jiang Bin nodded: "I understand."

……

"You two mean that Chen Lang did it on purpose?"

Wang Yunzhang was slightly stunned when listening to the narration of the brother and sister.

He had just learned that Chen Lang had given up visiting Ye Wei. Deep down, Wang Yunzhang didn't quite believe it was true.

Because based on my understanding of Chen Lang, he doesn't seem like the kind of person who would give up halfway through doing something.

Moreover, from the very beginning, Chen Lang never came to see him or Lord Chang.

He just wanted to win the title of imperial merchant through his own efforts.

Admittedly, there is not much that Lord Chang and I can do to help Chen Lang with the imperial merchant matter. The most we can do is to serve as an introduction.

But just being able to meet the master of the weaving and dyeing factory is an opportunity that many cloth merchants would like to have.

Wang Yunzhang admired Chen Lang very much for not taking such an easy path and choosing to insist on himself.

However, the servants told Wang Yunzhang that Chen Lang had given up!

Give up when you are about to succeed?

How is this possible?

"Brother Chen told us himself." Wang Junyuan's face flushed red, and he was very excited, as if he had participated in some dark and cunning event.

Wang Shiru calmed down a lot, "Dad, why did Brother Chen do this?"

Wang Yunzhang pondered for a long time, and finally shook his head in confusion, saying, "Dad doesn't know either."

"Didn't he tell you why?"

Wang Shiru said: "No, I said I could help him meet Lord Ye, and he replied that he had never thought about meeting him."

Wang Yunzhang said with a smile, "Chen Lang, this kid, always does things in such a unique way."

"Since he chose to do this, he must have his reasons. Let's just wait and see what happens."

"Besides this, did he tell you anything else?"

Wang Junyuan rushed to say, "Yes! Brother Chen said he's in need of people and asked if we'd be interested in working for him. Ten cents per person per day."

"Dad, Chen Lang said that this reward is already very high in Linshui. Is that true?"

Wang Yunzhang said, "For ordinary laborers and menial workers, ten cents a day is indeed very good. But ten cents is like ordering me, Wang Yunzhang's own children around. It's a bit too much."

"Go tell him it's twenty cents a day per person, not a cent less."

Wang Junyuan became more and more excited: "I will go find Brother Chen and convey Daddy's intentions."

After saying that, he ran away in a flash.

Wang Shiru asked, "Dad, I thought you would stop me, but I didn't expect you to just ask Brother Chen to process the money."

Wang Yunzhang said, "Haven't you always wanted to learn from Chen Lang? Now is the best opportunity."

"Besides, the city has been under lockdown recently. Given your brother's temper, I don't know how much trouble he'll cause me if I lock him up at home. It would be better to let Chen Lang take care of him for me."

Wang Shiru was at a loss for words, "Dad, you're treating Brother Chen as a caregiver."

"That's right." Wang Yunzhang smiled triumphantly and said, "Not only does he want to take care of you, but he also wants to give you money. It's killing two birds with one stone."

"Dad, aren't you worried that Brother Chen will ask us to do something shady?" Wang Shiru said.

Wang Yunzhang said, "Don't worry. Even if Chen Lang has this plan, I believe you two siblings wouldn't do anything out of the ordinary given your courage."

"Besides, there's no way Chen Lang would do anything fancy. I'm not worried at all."

"But... all your movements must be within the guards' field of vision."

Wang Shiru asked, "Dad, is the city still not peaceful?"

Wang Yunzhang said solemnly, "Don't worry about this. Just remember, areas like Baoningfang are absolutely forbidden."

Wang Shiru nodded and said, "My daughter understands."