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

Chen Lang came to the woodshed and made a soft bed for himself with straw. After covering himself with the straw mat, he felt more comfortable sleeping than on a bed board.

However, the pain in his shoulder made Chen Lang toss and turn, unable to fall asleep.

Although it has been less than a day since he traveled through time, Chen Lang feels like he has lived half his life.

In fact, he could have completely ignored the life and death of Li Xiuzhi and her daughter. With his identity as a time traveler and a student, Chen Lang was fully capable of living a good life in this era, but strangely, this idea never occurred to him.

On the contrary, after seeing Li Xiuzhi and her daughter, the desire to let them live a good life became extremely strong.

Could it be that he was attracted by her beauty?

But there is nothing sexy about Li Xiuzhi that can arouse him now.

However, Chen Lang's greatest advantage is that he won't force himself to think about things he can't understand. Since this feeling comes for no reason, he will accept it calmly and follow his heart.

If Li Xiuzhi and her daughter want to live a good life, it is far from enough to just catch crabs and shrimps.

Because crabs and live shrimps are seasonal aquatic products, after this season, the number of people eating them will drop significantly, and it will also become more difficult to catch them.

At the same time, transportation is also a big problem. Chen Lang is a weak and obedient scholar. It is impossible for him to carry such a heavy basket to the county town to sell every day like today. He can bear it mentally, but not physically.

So the first thing to solve right now is the transportation problem. While it is still the season for eating shrimps and crabs, the more first pot of gold you can save, the better.

As for how to make money after this season, before Chen Lang could figure it out, his eyelids couldn't help but stick together, and soon he began to snore like thunder.

Chen Lang fell asleep, but his mother Qin couldn't sleep at all.

Close your eyes and you will see the pancake in Guoguo’s hand.

Qin could tell at a glance that it was a meat-filled pancake!

You are such a good guy, Chen Lang. You bought some meat-stuffed pancakes but instead of giving them to me, you just feed the two money-losing ones in your house!

I wanted to have a bite, but you scolded me!

You have no conscience. You raise a dog and expect it to be filial to its owner. I raised you to this age and this is how you repay me, right?

Qin became more and more angry and decided to get revenge.

Chen Lang and his family must know who has the final say in this courtyard!

So the next day, before daybreak, Qin ran to Chen Lang's door and banged on it, shouting, "What time are you still sleeping? Get up and cook for me. You guys have some pancakes to eat, but you want to starve me to death, don't you?"

When Li Xiuzhi heard the voice, she immediately got up from the bed, put on her coat, ran over to open the door, and said, "Mom, I'll go cook now. Don't shout, Guoguo is still sleeping."

However, Qin's voice became louder and louder. "She's a money-loser who eats and sleeps all day long. She doesn't even bother to go to the river to collect firewood. It's better to raise a chicken than a chicken. After all, chickens can lay eggs."

"Tell her to get up quickly. If she doesn't collect ten pounds of firewood today, she won't be able to eat."

Li Xiuzhi was anxious and said, "Mom, there are snakes by the river. Guoguo is so young, it's very dangerous to go to the river."

"Danger is bullshit! How can a country kid be so precious?" Qin said coldly, "Remember, ten pounds of firewood. If you're one pound short, you won't be able to eat today."

"And you, cook for me right now."

After Qin finished speaking, she left in a triumphant manner.

Li Xiuzhi bit her lips, her eyes red with grievance.

After a while, Li Xiuzhi felt someone hugging her legs. She looked down and saw it was her daughter Guoguo.

"Mom, Guoguo will go collect firewood obediently, don't be sad."

Li Xiuzhi's heart felt as if it was being pricked by thousands of needles. She squatted on the ground and hugged her daughter tightly in her arms.

After the mother and daughter comforted each other for a while, Li Xiuzhi suddenly thought of something. She carried Guoguo straight to the woodshed.

"Mr. Chen, if you have really changed, please protect your daughter."

Li Xiuzhi placed Guoguo next to the still sleeping Chen Lang and said to her, "When Daddy wakes up, tell her that Grandma asked you to go to the river to collect firewood, okay?"

Although she had eaten the pancakes that Chen Lang brought back, Guoguo was still deeply afraid of him. Seeing Li Xiuzhi about to leave, she grabbed the corner of her clothes and said timidly, "Mom... I'm scared."

Li Xiuzhi touched Guoguo's head and said, "Be good, Guoguo. If he wakes up and hits you, just cry and mom will come to save you right away."

"If he doesn't hit you, then tell him that grandma asked you to collect firewood, okay?"

Guoguo nodded aggrievedly: "I understand, Mom."

Li Xiuzhi gritted her teeth and left the woodshed cruelly.

Without her mother, Guoguo was instantly shrouded in great fear. She hurried to the corner of the woodshed and curled up her small body, as if only in this way could she feel a little bit of security.

I don’t know how long it took, maybe a cup of tea, or maybe a stick of incense, but Chen Lang, who was originally sleeping soundly, suddenly sat up.

Guoguo screamed in fright and immediately covered her mouth with her little hands.

Chen Lang gasped for breath, then raised his left hand and looked at it carefully in front of his eyes. After making sure there was no wound on his hand, Chen Lang patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief.

He had just had a nightmare in which he was being chased and bitten by a monster over a mountain.

In the dream, Chen Lang ran as hard as he could, but he couldn't get rid of the mountain, and finally his left hand was bitten hard.

The pain was so real that it scared Chen Lang awake.

Chen Lang calmed down and caught a glimpse of Guoguo in the corner of the woodshed out of the corner of his eye.

The little girl covered her mouth with her hands, her eyes wide open, full of fear.

Chen Lang looked around and found that Li Xiuzhi was not there, so he asked, "Guoguo, why are you here? Where is your mother?"

Guoguo made a "mmm" sound, then realized that his mouth was still covered by his hand. Then he put his hands on his head and pleaded with a trembling voice: "Dad, it wasn't Guoguo who woke you up, please don't hit me."

Chen Lang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and felt a little sad. He walked over quietly, sat in front of Guo Guo and said, "My dear girl, don't be afraid."

"Have you forgotten what Daddy said last night? Daddy said he wouldn't beat you or your mother anymore."

Guoguo raised her head cautiously and said, "Really?"

"Of course it's true. If you don't believe me, let's make a pinky promise." Chen Lang said, stretching out his little finger.

Guoguo bit her lip, stretched out her little finger nervously, and hooked it with Chen Lang's fingers.

"Let's make a promise and stick to each other for a hundred years. Whoever changes will be a puppy."

The act of making a pinky promise is considered sacred by children, so Guoguo's fear and vigilance towards Chen Lang were greatly reduced.

Chen Lang took the opportunity to ask the same question again.

Guoguo whispered, "Mom went to cook."

"Also, and... Mom asked me to tell Dad that Grandma wants me to go to the river to collect firewood. If I don't collect ten pounds, I won't be allowed to eat."

Chen Lang was furious.

"This is pure nonsense!"