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

Before Min Qingshu could figure it out, the carriage had already arrived at the warehouse.

Also arriving at the same time was the carriage of his biological father Min Tianxing.

When the father and son met, they didn't say hello, but just exchanged a brief glance.

They could see a deep worry in each other's eyes.

After entering the warehouse, the atmosphere here was terribly depressing.

"Uncle Jian, what's going on?" Min Qingshu found Jian Da and asked anxiously.

Jian Zhong smiled bitterly, motioned his son to bring over three pieces of cloth, and said, "Master, Master, take a look."

"This piece of cloth was dyed and woven a month ago, and it has faded the most."

"This piece of cloth was dyed and woven yesterday. We've gone through all kinds of tests and there are no problems."

"As for this piece, it was dyed and woven half a month ago, and it already shows slight signs of fading."

The Min family father and son looked at the three pieces of cloth over and over again, but still couldn't figure out what the problem was.

Min Qingshu clenched his fists and said, "It seems that there is only one reason for the fading: something went wrong with the dyeing recipe."

This sentence made the already oppressive atmosphere at the scene even more solemn. After a long while, Min Tianxing said, "Are you sure?"

Min Qingshu was a little annoyed and said, "Besides the recipe, what other reason could there be? It can't be that our dyeing workshop craftsmen are not doing their work carefully, right?"

"The craftsmen who made this batch of fabrics are all elders in our family. It is absolutely impossible for them to do something that would let our family down by focusing on such details."

Min Tianxing frowned: "But the recipe...how could it be wrong?"

"We have more than just Rui Xin planted next to Xu Mengru, and everyone brought back the same prescription."

"Unless... Xu Mengru guessed from the beginning that we would play this trick, so she took precautions in advance."

"But that's even more impossible. Creating a formula that fades after a month is much more difficult than creating one that never fades. And... and Xu Mengru is a woman, how could she have such a long-term strategic vision?"

Jian Zhong gritted his teeth and said, "Could it be Chen Lang?"

Min Tianxing said coldly: "He doesn't know how to dye cloth at all!"

"If he did it, then there is only one explanation: he's not human, but a deity with the third eye."

Min Qingshu rubbed his temples and said, "Dad, according to your logic, doesn't the problem lie with us? Our dyer is a traitor, deliberately doing this to trick us?"

Jian Zhong immediately said, "Master, you can't say that. These dyers have been in the Min family for at least twelve years. They... would never do anything to betray the Min family."

Min Tianxing waved his hand and said, "Alright, stop arguing."

"The most urgent task is to concentrate all our efforts and strive... No, not strive, but to find the root cause of the problem."

"At the same time, this matter must be kept absolutely confidential. Not a single word can be leaked to the outside world. Anyone who tells others about it will become an enemy of my Min family and an enemy of Min Tianxing!"

Jian Zhong said: "Master, the delivery is about to begin..."

Min Tianxing said, "I'll go talk to the masters of the weaving and dyeing factory. They selected our family's qualification as imperial merchants. If anything happens to our family, they will suffer as well, so they should give us some time."

"Our Min family has come this far and has weathered all kinds of storms. Even a powerful family like the Lai family was defeated by us. A small fading problem is not enough to bring down our Min family."

After giving some instructions, the Min father and son left the warehouse.

Outside, the sun was setting, its rays blood red.

Despite such a gorgeous sunset, the father and son had no intention of appreciating it.

I thought that after defeating the Lai family, the road ahead would be smooth. However, I never expected that countless thorns would appear out of nowhere on the road ahead, and the road I came from was even more shaky and could collapse at any time.

"Dad, do you really think that this matter has nothing to do with Xu Mengru and Chen Lang?" Min Qingshu asked unwillingly.

Min Tianxing took a deep breath and said, "I hope it's their problem, because then the whole thing can be easily resolved."

"They're doing this simply for the spot as the Imperial Merchant. We can discuss it with them later and split it in half."

"But what if it's not? Then we'll have to figure it out on our own. Just look at Jian Zhong's expression and you'll know how difficult this is."

Min Qingshu asked, "Do you want me to go find Chen Lang and feel out his feelings?"

Min Tianxing said: "Absolutely not, it is better to stay still than to move."

"Even if we want to find Chen Lang, we have to wait until the situation becomes clear before making a decision."

Min Qingshu clenched his fists, wanting to say something but unable to.

……

While the Min family was in chaos, Chen Lang's life was leisurely and comfortable.

Xu Mengru, who had recovered, was now in charge of the cloth shop, while Zhao Chunhua was in charge of the winery. And yesterday, He Jinling, whom Chen Lang had been eagerly awaiting, finally arrived in Linshui County. He was now in charge of all matters related to smuggling, which relieved Zhao Chunhua's stress.

Chen Lang now spends his days at home making toys for his daughter, nieces and nephews, his apprentice, and his soon-to-be-born second child. Of course, Li Xiaohu is in charge of the detailed production process, while Chen Lang mainly provides various creative ideas.

In the process of making toys, Li Xiaohu also found his own sense of existence for the first time.

Li Xiaohu is not like Zhao Chunhua, who is keen on various business matters. He prefers handicrafts and has a good talent in this area. Many parts that Chen Lang thought were impossible to make, Li Xiaohu stumbled and made them.

Seeing that Li Xiaohu was so fond of handicrafts, Chen Lang suggested that he set up a shop for him to sell various customized handmade toys.

"Brother-in-law, I can only do some hard labor. If you ask me to do business... I really can't do it." Li Xiaohu refused repeatedly.

Chen Lang pursed his lips at Zhao Chunhua, who was chatting with Li Xiuzhi in the yard, and said, "Your wife is quite a big shot now. She's the owner of the largest winery in Linshui. With the further expansion of the Hongyanzui market, her status will only get higher and higher in the future."

"If you don't work hard, you might not be worthy of your wife in the future."

Li Xiaohu said guiltily: "Chunhua won't dislike me."

Chen Lang smiled and said, "Aren't you afraid that others will say you're a gigolo?"

Li Xiaohu scratched his head and said, "That's true, but does making these things make you equal to Chunhua?"

Chen Lang said, "Don't look down on these. Toys are an absolutely blank market in Dayan, and most of the toys we make are only affordable to the rich. Ordinary people are not willing to spend money to buy so-called toys for their children."

"And toys are different from cheongsams. The most important thing about these things is creativity, and creativity can't be stolen by others. If you want to buy the best toys, you can only buy them from us. This is a disguised monopoly model."

Li Xiaohu's big eyes were filled with confusion: "Brother-in-law, I don't understand."