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

Obtaining a long-term supply contract is the real purpose of Chen Lang's initiative to act as a guest chef today.

Why didn’t he avoid other chefs when cooking, and even gave the recipes to Tianshangju for free? It was because he wanted them to spend more time and energy to promote these dishes.

Once the dishes are accepted by the majority of diners, Tianshangju's demand for fish, shrimp, crabs and other river seafood will increase. By then, the demand for fish, shrimp, crabs and other river seafood will not be dozens of kilograms, but hundreds of kilograms.

If you embrace this path, money will naturally come rolling in.

The shopkeeper thought for a moment and said, "Brother Chen, how about this? I'll focus on promoting these dishes over the next two days. If they sell well, we'll sign a contract."

"If other diners are not very receptive, then the same thing will happen in the future as before. At the same time, I will also give you the money for the other recipes."

Chen Lang said, "Shopkeeper, if you calculate it this way, you're at a disadvantage. No, no, since we agreed on giving it away as a gift, I absolutely cannot accept any money."

The shopkeeper laughed and said, "Don't worry, Brother Chen, you won't lose anything. The profit I've made from just the three dishes you made today is an astronomical figure. If I were to haggle with you over these trivial details, would I still be a human being?"

"That's it. We'll see the results in three days."

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When Chen Lang returned to the village, the villagers were talking about their family affairs.

The village chief's eldest daughter-in-law, Zhang, was a famous gossip. It was she who spread the news that Li Xiuzhi asked the village chief to buy a homestead, and soon the whole village knew about it.

Originally, the villagers had some complaints about Qin's severance of the relationship with Chen Lang. They felt that as a mother, even if she could not afford the money to treat Chen Erlang's illness, she should not choose to separate from him when Chen Erlang was injured.

What's even more outrageous is that when Chen Erlang refused to split up, she simply broke off the relationship.

Not to mention the biological mother, even the stepmother might not do such a beastly thing.

Now it’s all right, the old miracle doctor in Pingzhilin was saved by Chen Lang. In order to repay Chen Lang for saving his life, he gave him a hundred-year-old ginseng without blinking an eye.

And after receiving acupuncture from the old doctor, Chen Lang could do everything except the heavy farm work.

Unfortunately, Chen Lang was kicked out of the house and didn't even get half an acre of land. He didn't have to do the hard work of autumn harvest. He just went out every day to fish and catch shrimps. In addition to preparing food for his family, he could also sell them for money. His life was much more relaxed and carefree than before.

After he recovered completely, he went to the county town to find a job. With his status as a student, it was easy for him to find a job. After working hard for half a year, he could build a house.

By then, their family's life will be completely better.

Qin let her most promising son run away, and she must be secretly crying at home now.

As soon as Chen Lang returned to the village, he ran into Aunt Qi who had just finished chatting about gossip and was about to go home.

Aunt Qi saw that the protagonist of the gossip was back and she couldn't miss him. She hurried over and asked in a low voice, "Erlang, did you buy the homestead?"

Chen Lang nodded and said, "Yes, thanks to Xiuzhi's brother Xiaohu, if he hadn't lent me the money, I wouldn't be able to buy this land."

Aunt Qi said, "We really should buy a plot of land to build a house. Chen Laojiu's house is filled with ghosts and it's not good for the kid to live there for too long."

"Besides, it's more comfortable to live in your own house, right?"

Chen Lang smiled and said, "Yes, a nest of gold or silver is not as good as your own doghouse."

Aunt Qi looked around to make sure no one was around, then muttered, "Erlang, I heard someone say your mother regretted it and wants to take you back."

Chen Lang's face darkened slightly, and he sneered, "She wishes."

I have done so much to separate the family and break off relations. How could I go back to that den of wolves just because of Qin's two nice words?

Aunt Seven echoed indignantly, "That's right. When we split up the family, we were so determined to break off relations. Now that you're doing well, they want to acknowledge you as their son again. How could they be so shameless?"

"Don't promise me that."

Chen Lang said, "Don't worry, Aunt Qi, I won't go back even if it takes eight people to carry me in a sedan chair."

Aunt Qi said, "Then I'm leaving. Please don't tell anyone else. I told you this."

Chen Lang nodded: "I understand, thank you, auntie."

When he returned home, Guoguo was playing in the yard. When he saw Chen Lang, he immediately ran over and gave him a big hug.

After the father and daughter played around for a while, Chen Lang asked, "Where's your mother?"

"I went to the village chief's house." Guoguo replied.

As they were talking, Li Xiuzhi appeared behind them.

"Mom!" Guoguo's grandmother called out.

Li Xiuzhi said, "Erlang, I've brought back the household registration and homestead documents."

When she said this, Li Xiuzhi's voice was a little choked.

When Li Xiuzhi received the two documents from the village chief, she even shed tears.

The homestead means that she will soon have a real home.

A separate household registration means having an independent identity and no longer being an appendage of the Chen family's troublesome family.

Chen Lang could fully understand Li Xiuzhi's mood at the moment, because Chen Lang himself was also very excited.

He took the household registration document and looked at it carefully.

Although they are called documents, they are actually just three light pieces of paper with information such as the names, genders, and places of origin of family members written on them.

Chen Lang's identity as a student is listed separately. This detail shows that this dynasty attached great importance to scholars. Even the lowest-level students could have a separate introduction in the household registration.

The county government seal is stamped on the lower right corner of the paper.

These three pieces of paper were the identity documents of the ancient people. The clerks from the county government would go to the countryside to check the household registration of each household every once in a while. If there was any loss or concealment, they would be severely punished.

Chen Lang returned the household registration documents to Li Xiuzhi, asking her to put them away carefully. He then said excitedly, "To celebrate our family's new status, I'll cook a delicious meal for you and your mother tonight!"

Guoguo jumped and danced with joy.

The big pig's trotters that Chen Lang made at Li Xiaohu's house and the grilled fish that he made here have completely conquered the little girl's stomach, causing her to dream about the taste of these two dishes.

I wonder what delicious food Daddy will make for me today?

Is it fish or meat?

Guoguo clenched his fists on his chest and began to daydream.

Li Xiuzhi said, "Let me do it. You must be very tired after walking all the way back from the county town."

Chen Lang said, "This little bit of tiredness is nothing. You and Guoguo just sit down and wait for the delicious food."

Li Xiuzhi couldn't persuade Chen Lang, so she had to follow him.

But even though she was just sitting there waiting for food, Li Xiuzhi couldn't sit still after putting away the household registration and homestead documents, so she ran to the kitchen to help.

Chen Lang asked her to help wash the vegetables and shrimps, and told her about her experience as a guest chef at Tianshangju.

"Oh, I almost forgot about the important matter."

"Here, take it."

Chen Lang handed the big red envelope from the shopkeeper to Li Xiuzhi. "I haven't opened it yet, so I don't know how much it is. But I think it should be enough to buy a few plots of land."

Li Xiuzhi curiously opened the red envelope, and inside were three silver notes with a face value of twenty taels each.

The amount scared Li Xiuzhi so much that her hands trembled and the red envelope almost fell into the frying pan.

Chen Lang quickly caught the red envelope and put it into Li Xiuzhi's hands.

"Have fun! This isn't a red envelope, but our land and future house." Chen Lang said jokingly.

"You earn so much money by cooking a meal? Erlang, don't scare me." Li Xiuzhi's voice trembled.

Chen Lang said cheerfully, "Cooking alone is definitely not worth that much, but I helped the shopkeeper through the crisis, so this amount of money is not much at all."