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

Second watch time.

Rui Xin arrived at the entrance of Baoningfang.

Looking at the dark alley in front of him, Rui Xin frowned and didn't dare to enter easily.

After a few breaths, a young servant in green clothes walked out from the darkness and said, "Shopkeeper Rui?"

"it's me."

"plz follow me."

Following the servant, I walked through the dark alley, and after turning a corner, the view in front of me suddenly became bright.

Although Baoningfang is one of the most chaotic areas in Linshui County, it is also one of the most lively areas in Linshui County. Especially after nightfall, the noise level in Baoningfang is no less than that of a prosperous commercial district such as Jiqing Street.

The servant brought Rui Xin to the door of a teahouse and bowed slightly, "My young master is waiting for you inside."

Rui Xin nodded in thanks and stepped inside.

Inside the teahouse, a young man sat on the floor. On the table in front of him was a small copper pot, still bubbling with steam. Beside it were bowls and plates filled with tofu, beef, mutton, and seasonal green vegetables.

When the young man saw Rui Xin, he picked up a piece of tofu and put it in the pot, saying with a smile, "This is a famous dish from your Nanhe County. Tofu is also known as white jade."

"I heard there's a very interesting saying about tofu: If I eat pickles and roll tofu, even the Emperor of Heaven can't compare to me."

"Have you, Shopkeeper Rui, ever heard this?"

Rui Xin walked to the table and sat down. She picked up two slices of beef with her chopsticks and put them in the pot. "I prefer meat."

“Especially beef.”

The young man laughed out loud and said, "That's the good thing about Linshui: you can eat beef openly."

"But I can fill Shopkeeper Rui up with beef. I wonder if Shopkeeper Rui can fill me up too?"

Rui Xin put the blanched beef into the bowl and looked up at the young man in front of her.

His surname is Min, his name is Min Qingshu, the eldest son of the Min family and the eldest son of Min Tianxing.

"So many things, can't satisfy Young Master Min's appetite?" Rui Xin said, lowering her eyes slightly.

Min Qingshu said calmly, "As the old saying goes, being able to eat is a blessing. If you don't eat more when you're young, will you regret it when you're old?"

"And when it comes to food, Chen Lang is the real expert."

As he spoke, he fished out the tofu from the copper pot and said, "This thing was invented by Chen Lang."

Then he ordered another small dish: "Luzhu, invented by Chen Lang."

He immediately turned around and pointed to the corner: "Mosquito coil, invented by Chen Lang."

Finally, he picked up the wine jug on the table and poured a glass of wine for Rui Xin: "Red Beauty Drunk, it was invented by that damn Chen Lang."

"These things are really making huge profits."

"According to what you said, Chen Lang should have eaten his fill long ago."

"But not only did he not feel full, he became even hungrier."

Rui Xin narrowed her eyes and said to herself after a long moment, "But the Chen Lang I know is clearly not like this."

The voice was so low that Min Qingshu didn't hear it clearly.

However, Min Qingshu did not press the issue and said, "There are only two days left before the Imperial Merchants' spots are announced. I don't want the meat that's already in my throat to be pulled out."

"Shopkeeper Rui, this kind of thing shouldn't happen, right?"

Rui Xin sighed and said calmly, "No."

"After Guo Qiang confessed that he was ordered to assassinate Xu Mengru, Chen Lang seemed to have lost much interest in Huang Shang."

"Especially after his repeated unsuccessful visits to Lord Ye and even becoming a laughing stock, Chen Lang seemed a little resistant to the mention of the Imperial Merchant."

"I chatted with him this afternoon, and he asked me whether I was more optimistic about the Min family or the Lai family."

Min Qingshu raised his eyebrows: "How did you answer?"

"Of course it's the Min family." Rui Xin said, "There's no need to lie about something like this."

Min Qingshu sighed: "It's boring."

"I was thinking I could use this incident to teach Chen Lang a lesson, but I didn't expect him to back down."

"What a shame! It would be wonderful to be able to humiliate such a talented person at a banquet."

Rui Xin said indifferently, "Chen Lang doesn't understand the cloth business. You should be worried about the Lai family, not him."

Min Qingshu said nonchalantly, "The Lai family? They claim to be a fierce dragon crossing the river, but in reality they are just a facade of strength."

"Our Min family's weaving skills are far superior to those of the Lai family. If they didn't have the Fanyang Lu family standing behind them, would they have been able to easily obtain the title of Imperial Merchant at such a young age?"

"You're not just hanging around in your own territory, you're running to Linshui. Do you really think our Min family is made of clay?"

"If I'm to be feared, it's only that woman, Xu Mengru, who can give me even a little bit of fear, because she is indeed a figure in the cloth shop. As for Lai Han? This young master has never taken him seriously."

At this point, Min Qingshu suddenly laughed: "But things are so strange. In this year's Imperial Merchant Selection, everyone regarded the Xu Cloth Shop and the Lai Family as the biggest favorites, but no one was optimistic about us."

"This kind of drama where you're not favored but suddenly shock everyone is so satisfying. I love this feeling so much."

Rui Xin quickly stuffed a few slices of blanched beef into her mouth, wiped her mouth, and stood up: "I'm full, let's go."

Min Qingshu held up the wine glass and asked, "Are you full after eating only this little?"

Rui Xin said: "These... don't suit my taste."

Min Qingshu said calmly: "What you swallow is what you get."

"What's hanging in the air is an illusion."

"If Chen Lang doesn't run for the Imperial Merchant, you will never be able to eat what you want."

"In that case, why don't you change your ways and come to my Min family?"

Rui Xin asked, "How can you be sure that I will never be able to eat it?"

Min Qingshu sighed, "Becoming a royal merchant is indeed Xu Mengru's dream, but she is now just a shopkeeper under Chen Lang. Xu's Cloth Shop is just Chen Lang's property and has little to do with her, Xu Mengru."

"You followed Xu Mengru for so many years without caring about your future. After she separated from our family, you immediately cut ties with the Xu Cloth Shop in Nanhe County. You thought Xu Mengru would come to you, and then you would help her make a comeback and win her heart in the process."

"But Xu Mengru didn't seem to remember you at all. When she established the new Xu Cloth Shop, she only looked for someone named Hou and didn't look for you. It was only when you recommended yourself that she remembered you were her subordinate in the past."

"I know what you're thinking. You think Xu Mengru is so devoted to Chen Lang because she wants to use his power to realize her dream of becoming an imperial merchant. If she fails in the race for the title, Xu Mengru will be deeply disappointed in Chen Lang. She might even choose to part ways with him in anger."

"Then you can take advantage of the opportunity and win the beauty."

"But if you ask me, the chances of this thing succeeding are even lower than Chen Lang becoming an imperial merchant."

"Because even if she can't become the royal merchant, Xu Mengru still has two heavyweight products, bras and cheongsams. Just for these two products, she will never leave Chen Lang."

"If you want her, the best way is to defeat Chen Lang. And if you want to defeat Chen Lang, you have to change your boss and join him."