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

The toy store opened in the golden autumn of October.

Although the toy store does not occupy a large area, the opening ceremony was extremely grand.

Among the guests who came to congratulate, there were several heavyweights.

Naturally, Chen Lang would be responsible for receiving these important guests.

"Brother Chen, congratulations!"

After Wang Shiru and Wang Junyuan, the brother and sister, got off the carriage, they bowed to Chen Lang from a distance.

The servant beside him even took the initiative to hand the gift to Li Xiaohu who was next to Chen Lang.

Chen Lang returned the greeting with a bow: "Feel free to look around and take whatever you like. Don't be polite with me."

Wang Junyuan immediately said, "I want that scooter. I saw it at Brother Chen's house before, and I wanted it so badly."

Wang Shiru gave his brother a hairy chestnut and said, "If you want it, buy it with money. Don't take Brother Chen's things for nothing."

"We are doing business, not charity."

Wang Junyuan pouted and said, "Sister, I don't have any money."

Chen Lang said cheerfully, "It's just a scooter. It's not worth much. I'll just take one away later."

"Go in first."

Wang Junyuan cheered and slipped into the toy store.

Wang Shiru shook his head helplessly, walked to Chen Lang, and whispered: "Brother Chen, there is something I need to tell you."

Chen Lang asked, "What's wrong?"

"Do you know... King Jiangxia?" Wang Shiru said.

Chen Lang asked, "I've heard of him. Is he Murong Dao Zong?"

Wang Shiru said, "Yes, it's him. He has been living in my house, and several of his advisors, after hearing about Brother Chen's talent, all want to seek your advice."

"The worst part is, after they found out my brother and I had learned from you, they started to feel a bit of resentment towards you, thinking that you, a mere scholar, were unqualified to teach us."

Chen Lang snorted: "There's something wrong with these people."

Wang Shiru sighed, "I tried to persuade them, but it was useless. They think that because they work for King Jiangxia, they are superior to other scholars."

"Brother Chen, they might be coming over soon. If they've offended you in any way, I'd like to apologize to you on their behalf."

Chen Lang waved his hand: "No need, they are just a bunch of sour Confucian scholars. If they don't bother me, it's fine. But if they really do, I will let them know what it means that there are always people better than you."

As soon as he finished speaking, a carriage stopped at the door of the toy store.

Two middle-aged men got out of the car.

Wang Shiru whispered, "Brother Chen, the one on the left is Bao Shunli, and the one on the right is Fan Hong. They are both counselors to King Jiangxia."

Chen Lang nodded: "I understand, you go in first."

As soon as Wang Shiru entered the toy store, Bao and Fan came to Chen Lang.

The two of them were very polite. They came up and bowed to Chen Lang first, saying happily, "Mr. Chen, we have heard of your great name for a long time, and today we finally meet you."

As the saying goes, one shouldn't strike a smiling face. Although he knew the two men had come with ill intentions, since they had been polite, Chen Lang couldn't just turn hostile. He immediately responded with a smile, "You two are very kind, but I have never met you before, so I'd like to ask your names."

Bao Shunli's expression suddenly changed.

When I came here, I clearly saw Wang Shiru whispering with Chen Lang. He must have mentioned their names. Chen Lang was still pretending to be important here. This guy is really too narrow-minded.

After introducing himself, Chen Lang said, "Brother Bao, Brother Fan, I'm honored to meet you."

"Please take a seat inside. I'll come back to discuss this with you two after I've finished serving the other guests."

After Bao and Fan entered the toy store, the smiles on their faces instantly disappeared and their expressions became a little gloomy.

Because they found that Chen Lang was much more difficult to deal with than they had imagined.

But since I have decided to come and find trouble today, I will never back down because of such a small "setback".

The two of them wandered around the store for half an hour, and when they were almost getting impatient, Chen Lang finally appeared.

"Mr. Chen, are you done with your work?" Bao Shunli asked through gritted teeth.

Chen Lang said, "Excuse me for keeping you waiting. Let's go to the private room and chat."

When he was almost at the door of the box, Fan Hong made an excuse to go to the toilet and left temporarily. When he returned, there were two more people around him.

Wang Shiru and his sister.

Wang Junyuan was holding a scooter in his arms, and he looked quite reluctant. If his sister hadn't forced him to come, he really didn't want to come.

There were so many strange and bizarre toys that his eyes were dazzled and he had no intention of listening to these people chattering.

But Wang Shiru was very much looking forward to what was going to happen next.

She likes to see Chen Lang crush others with his literary talent, which feels very satisfying.

After sitting down, Bao and Fan launched an "offensive" against Chen Lang according to the plan they had agreed upon in advance.

Chen Lang countered each move and was not at a disadvantage when fighting two opponents at the same time.

Wang Shiru was a little anxious because the content of the conversation between Chen Lang and Bao and Fan had nothing to do with literature and was something she could not quite understand.

She wanted to see Chen Lang write poems that would be passed down through the ages with a wave of his hand.

The reason why Bao and Fan did not bring up the topic of literature was because "Shui Tiao Ge Tou" was too intimidating. If it was really written by Chen Lang, then Chen Lang's talent was definitely not something they could match.

So they talked more about things related to people's livelihood.

However, the two of them did not expect that Chen Lang's insights into people's livelihood were actually unique and could not stump him at all.

Seeing that the situation was about to become stagnant, Bao Shunli suddenly had an idea and asked, "I wonder what Master Chen thinks about the war between Liao and Jin?"

Chen Lang raised his eyebrows and said, "I don't know much about war, so this question..."

Fan Hong said, "Master Chen, there's no need to be so modest. As far as I know, you've previously represented Great Yan as an envoy to the Liao Kingdom. What you've seen and heard along the way will surely have given you some insights."

"We are just chatting casually here. Mr. Chen, don't feel any psychological burden. Just speak freely."

Chen Lang pondered for a moment and said, "I don't know much about the Jin Dynasty, but as for the Liao Dynasty, I think it is no longer as good as before."

"Over the years, extravagance prevailed in the Liao Dynasty, the army neglected training, and the soldiers' combat effectiveness declined significantly. The Jin Dynasty dared to rebel against the Liao Dynasty, most likely because they saw the Liao army's declining combat effectiveness. Only then did they dare to establish a rebellion with only tens of thousands of soldiers."

"So I speculate that the war between Liao and Jin will ultimately end with Jin's victory. However, completely destroying Liao will not be easy, and this war will likely last for several years."

Bao Shunli shook his head, "Mr. Chen, what you said is totally absurd!"

"No matter how the quality of the Liao soldiers has declined, their numbers are dozens of times greater than those of the Jin army!"

"The Jin Kingdom wants to defeat the Liao army of 200,000 with an army of less than 20,000. This is a foolish dream!"

"Even if there were 200,000 pigs, it would be unrealistic for the Jin Kingdom to kill them all, let alone 200,000 Liao soldiers."

"Mr. Chen really doesn't understand war."

Chen Lang looked at Bao Shunli and cursed in his mind.

I understand you, damn!