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

"Excuse me, are you the one who collects fish, shrimps and crabs in Hezhong Village?" asked the stranger.

Chen Lang nodded: "It's me, who are you?"

The stranger said, "I'm from Xiahe Village. Everyone in the village calls me Zhang Laosan. I heard there's someone in your village who collects fish, shrimp, and crabs, so I went to the river to give it a try and caught some. Do you think these are worth it?"

Chen Lang took a look inside the wooden barrel.

The shrimps and crabs were not up to standard size, and most of them were dead.

"I'm sorry, but by my standards, most of the fish in your bucket can't be sold."

I thought the other party would be upset, but unexpectedly Zhang Laosan just smiled and said, "It doesn't matter, because I didn't really believe it, so I didn't pay much attention when I caught it."

"Who would have thought that someone would eat this thing?"

"Not only is there not much meat, but eating too much can easily make you sick."

Chen Lang said with a half-smile, "City people have strange tastes."

Zhang Laosan said, "Brother, I saw the carriage from Tianshangju on the way here. Did you sell all the fish, shrimps and crabs you collected to Tianshangju?"

Chen Lang said: "Yes."

Zhang Laosan asked, "What's the price?"

If Chen Lang doesn't understand the other party's plan, all the years of reading sage books will be in vain.

However, Zhang Laosan immediately realized that his question was a bit too serious and quickly explained: "Brother, don't get me wrong, I'm just curious, nothing else."

"It's okay if you don't tell me, just pretend I didn't ask."

A hint of teasing flashed across Chen Lang's eyes as he said, "Hey, this isn't really a secret. If you want to know, I'll tell you."

Zhang Laosan's eyes sparkled with excitement. "Really tell me?" he asked.

Chen Lang said, "A pound of shrimp and crabs costs thirty coins. A pound of loach can be sold for fifty coins."

"Fish is cheaper, ranging from seven to twelve cents per pound."

Zhang Laosan got the answer he wanted, picked up the wooden barrel and turned to leave.

Chen Lang shouted at his back, "Brother, remember to catch them alive and sell them tomorrow."

When Zhang Laosan heard this, he walked even faster.

About two miles out of Hezhong Village, under a big tree, Zhang Laosan met the person who had entrusted him to inquire about the information.

If Chen Lang were here, he would be able to recognize this person's identity at a glance.

My former good friend Xu Kun.

"Have you found out clearly?" Xu Kun grabbed Zhang Laosan's arm and asked anxiously.

The popularity of Tianshangju’s new dishes has attracted the attention of countless people.

Business rivals want to understand how the dishes are made, while people like Xu Kun focus on the supply channels.

Xu Kun first ran to Tianshangju and told the other party that he had fish, shrimps and crabs at a lower price and asked them if they would buy them.

He was immediately kicked out by the waiter.

Xu Kun did not give up and immediately found the owner of Zuixianju.

Zuixianju is a newly opened restaurant, and the chef of Tianshangju was poached by them.

I thought that by poaching the chef, I could cut off the flow of customers to Tianshangju, but unexpectedly, a few new dishes took Tianshangju's business to a new level.

The owner of Zuixianju gave a strict order to the chef he poached, requiring him to get the recipes for one or two dishes by any means, otherwise he would have to use ten times his monthly salary to compensate Zuixianju for its losses.

The chef did not dare to delay, so he brought some good wine and visited one of his former apprentices last night. He played the emotional card in various ways, and after getting the other person drunk, he finally succeeded in getting the other person to cook two recipes.

Now that we have the recipe, the next step is to find the supply.

It was at this time that Xu Kun approached the owner of Zuixianju.

The owner of Zuixianju said that he would buy at the same price as Tianshangju, and he would take as many as he could and would not refuse anyone.

Although Xu Kun was unable to get the supply price from the waiter at Tianshangju, he still had some connections after hanging around in the county town for so many years. After spending a little money, he learned that Tianshangju's goods were purchased from a boy named Chen Lang.

When Xu Kun heard the name Chen Lang, he suddenly felt angry.

This guy actually eats all the food by himself!

There is an opportunity to make a fortune, but I don’t even tell my brothers.

Since you are so unwilling to be fooled, don't blame me for being heartless and ungrateful.

Xu Kun made up his mind to snatch this deal from Chen Lang.

So there was a scene where he paid someone to go to Hezhong Village to find Chen Lang and inquire about the news.

After Zhang Laosan told Xu Kun the price, Xu Kun gritted his teeth and said, "This son of a bitch has a heart even darker than mine."

Zhang Laosan stretched out his hand and said, "Brother, I've got some information for you. This reward..."

Xu Kun said: "Don't worry, you will be there."

After saying that, he took out his money bag and counted out ten copper coins. Just as he was about to give them to Zhang Laosan, Xu Kun said again, "Do you want to make more money?"

……

Having not slept well last night and having been busy all morning, Chen Lang went to bed right after lunch.

After waking up, Li Xiuzhi told him the "bad news".

"Erlang, something terrible has happened." Li Xiuzhi said worriedly, "Zhang Laosan from the neighboring village who came to our house this morning to sell shrimp and crabs has set up a stall at the entrance of our village and has also started collecting shrimp and crabs."

"He charges a few cents more than we do, and everyone in the village has gone to him."

Chen Lang stretched and said with a smile, "I expected this a long time ago. I told him the purchase price on purpose."

Li Xiuzhi went from panic to confusion: "Why?"

"Because he is here to help us lower the price. How can I refuse his kindness?" Chen Lang said with a smile.

Li Xiuzhi was completely confused.

At this time, Zhuzi ran in carrying a bamboo basket and said breathlessly, "Uncle Lang, something bad has happened."

"There's a guy from another village... collecting fish, shrimp, and crabs at the village entrance..."

Chen Lang handed over a glass of water, letting Zhuzi catch his breath, and said, "Zhuzi, uncle knows about this."

"Uncle also heard that the purchase price from that person from another village was higher than mine."

"Why don't you go sell him the fish, shrimp and crabs?"

Zhuzi drank a large bowl of water in one gulp, wiped his mouth with his sleeve, and said, "Uncle Lang, my grandfather said that people should be grateful and repay kindness."

"I used the money I earned from your job yesterday to buy medicine for Grandpa. He's feeling much better now."

"Without my uncle, my grandfather's health would not have recovered so quickly, so my uncle is my benefactor, and I cannot do anything to let him down."

Chen Lang was somewhat touched and patted Zhuzi's head: "Good boy, uncle was right about you."

After weighing and paying, Chen Lang said, "Zhu Zi, do me a favor. Go to the village entrance and shout, 'I'm raising the purchase price by ten cents for each item.'"

After saying that, he took out an extra five coins and stuffed them into Zhuzi's hand: "This is for running errands."

Zhuzi took the money and ran away.

Chen Lang took the unfinished drawing from the side room to the yard and continued drawing.

The things drawn on these drawings are all modern products that he believes can be produced in this era.

As the saying goes, a good memory is not as good as a bad pen. Write all these things down before you forget them. This way, if you need them in the future, you can follow the clues without racking your brains.