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

After dinner, Li Xiuzhi went to find Chen Tao and Sun Yuwei.

When the two entered the yard, they saw Chen Lang teaching Guoguo to read.

Envy filled Cuicui's eyes; she also wanted to study and learn to read.

But Cuicui did not tell anyone about her little thoughts. It was already very difficult for her father to make money, and he had no spare money for her studies.

Telling it out loud will only make Daddy more worried.

Chen Lang stopped teaching, moved two stools for Sun Yuwei and the other boy to sit on, and asked Guoguo to take Cuicui to play nearby.

Sun Yuwei asked, "Erlang, Sister Xiuzhi said you have work for us?"

Chen Lang nodded. "I need someone to help grind the beans. Fifty cents a day."

"I wonder what you two think?"

Chen Lang was not worried that Chen Tao would refuse, because this guy would do anything as long as he had something to eat.

The key still lies with Sun Yuwei.

He now takes his daughter out fishing and catching shrimps every day. It's a bit risky to earn 50 cents, but 30 or 40 cents is always safe.

Besides, catching fish and shrimps is much easier than grinding beans. What Chen Lang is worried about is that Sun Yuwei will agree to it now, but will regret it after working for a day and finding it too tiring.

Chen Tao's reaction was exactly as Chen Lang had predicted.

"Eat and work for free."

Chen Lang smiled and replied, "The food is plentiful and the money will be paid."

Sun Yuwei pondered for a moment and asked, "Erlang, I don't want any wages, but I have a condition."

Chen Lang was slightly surprised and asked, "What conditions?"

"I just came in and saw you teaching Guoguo to read and write. If you're willing to teach my Cuicui, I'll give you everything, not just the beans, but also the fish, shrimp, and crabs I catch, without asking for a cent."

Chen Lang was stunned. He never expected that Sun Yuwei would offer such conditions.

You have to know that Sun Yuwei has no land. He usually relies on odd jobs to earn seven or eight copper coins to barely make a living.

He managed to buy shrimps and crabs these past two days and earned a hundred or eighty copper coins, which improved his life a little.

But there is still a long way to go to completely get rid of poverty.

However, even in such a situation, in order to give his child a chance to study and learn to read, Sun Yuwei dared to cut off all income. Chen Lang admired his courage and care for his daughter.

I even felt a little ashamed.

I was just worried that Sun Yuwei would regret it after grinding beans for a day, but it turned out that not only did he not want the labor for grinding the beans, he didn't even want the money for catching fish and shrimps.

I am judging others by my own standards.

Chen Lang sighed and said, "Brother Sun, you have to think carefully. The money I earn from grinding tofu and catching fish and shrimp adds up to at least a hundred coins a day."

"That's more than three taels of silver a month. If you save for a year or two, you can own a house and land."

"If you give up this money, you will not only lose your current living security, but also your future."

Sun Yuwei said with a firm look, "It's because I haven't been to school that I have such a hard time."

"I don't want my daughter to go through the same journey I went through."

"If you lose money, you can earn it again. But if you miss the opportunity to study, you can never get it back."

This is true, because in this dynasty, girls were not qualified to attend private schools.

As for those families who have spare money to hire a teacher to tutor at home, it is impossible for them to hire a teacher just for girls. They usually take the girls with them when they teach the boys to read and write.

This is the kind of work that Chen Lang's uncle Qin An does.

For a poor family like Sun Yuwei, it is impossible to hire a teacher to teach their children how to read and write.

After Chen Lang pondered for a moment, he said, "Brother Sun, do you think this will work?"

"You help me grind beans and catch fish and shrimp, and I will still pay you the same amount as you deserve."

"I don't want to pay for Cuicui's studies, tuition, books, or anything like that. But you need to find a way to get your writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone yourself."

"At the same time, I will also provide you with an extra meal."

Chen Tao pointed at himself.

Chen Lang patted his shoulder and said, "Don't worry, Taozi, you'll be fine."

Chen Tao: "Hehe."

Sun Yuwei called Cuicui back and pulled her to kowtow to Chen Lang.

Chen Lang hurriedly helped the father and daughter up and said, "Brother Sun, this can't be done."

Sun Yuwei said, "You don't let me kowtow to you, but your daughter must kowtow to you."

After saying that, he pushed Cuicui back to the ground and said, "Call me Master!"

Cuicui didn't understand what was going on, but she just did whatever her father said.

"Master!" Cuicui shouted.

Chen Lang accepted this bow with peace of mind.

After all, in this era, the value of the word "master" is the same as that of "parents".

After Cuicui completed the ceremony of becoming a disciple, Chen Lang began to teach Chen Tao and Sun Yuwei how to grind beans.

The soy milk used to make tofu must be ground in a certain proportion. If the proportion is out of balance, the ground soy milk will be unusable.

Sun Yuwei understood it quickly, but Chen Tao, whose brain was not very bright, could not understand the concept of proportion.

Chen Lang took out two buckets to demonstrate and told Chen Tao that one bucket of beans requires three buckets of water.

Chen Tao doesn't need to understand the logic here, he just needs to strictly follow the requirements.

Then the soy milk ground for the first time needs to be reworked. For this step, Chen Lang still uses the traditional method to make Chen Tao remember it firmly.

Finally, he divided the remaining beans at home into two parts and asked Sun Yuwei and Chen Tao to take them home to grind.

Just deliver the soy milk tomorrow morning.

The step of making the braising sauce cannot be handed over to outsiders for the time being, and can only be done by Li Xiuzhi.

Cuicui stayed and studied with Guoguo.

Chen Lang was just about to teach the two children the Hundred Family Surnames when he suddenly thought of something. He said to Li Xiuzhi, "Xiuzhi, go out and see if Big Nose Liu is in the village. If he is, please ask him to come over."

Not long after, Li Xiuzhi called Liu Dabizi over.

"Erlang, you're looking for me?" Big Nose Liu asked, "What do you want me to bring you?"

Chen Lang said, "Brother Liu, I want to do a long-term business with you."

Big Nose Liu said, "Oh? What is it? Tell me about it."

"I want you to help me buy soybeans," Chen Lang said, "and then deliver the things I make to the county town. I'll give you 40 cents for each trip as a freight fee. What do you think?"

Liu Dabi agreed readily.

This business is too easy to do, you’d be a fool not to agree.

"When does it start?" asked Liu Dabi.

Chen Lang said: "Come back in three days."

"No problem. If there's nothing else, I'll leave first." said Liu Dabi.

Chen Lang sent him to the door, and then came back to teach the two children to read.

After more than an hour, the villagers came to the door carrying wooden buckets to sell fish.

Chen Lang finished teaching and started to receive the goods with Li Xiuzhi.

After working for a while, a carriage suddenly appeared outside the door.

Xu Fei jumped out of the car with his little apprentice.

"Hahaha, Brother Chen, I'm back!"