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

Liu Dabishi did not agree on the spot, but said he would go back and discuss it with his father.

Chen Lang expressed his understanding that family-inherited crafts such as carpentry and blacksmithing are hard work but relatively safe.

If you come to help yourself, it means stepping out of your comfort zone.

It is difficult for modern people to do this, let alone the ancients.

After dinner, Liu Dabizi took the tofu he had made yesterday and left.

Sun Yuwei and Chen Tao took the soybeans he brought home, rested for a morning, and then went fishing and catching shrimps in the afternoon to make money.

Chen Lang took out the teaching materials and taught the two little girls, Guoguo and Cuicui, to recognize words.

After teaching them for an hour or so, I let them practice calligraphy and review on their own, and then went about their own business.

There was a lot of meat left from that old cow, and it was all used for braising, which felt a bit wasteful.

Chen Lang decided to make them into beef sauce.

From now on, whether you are eating rice or noodles, just pour a spoonful of beef sauce on it and it will be perfect.

Moreover, the shelf life of meat sauce is longer than that of braised beef. As long as it is sealed properly, it can even last for a month or so.

In addition to beef sauce, there is another way to preserve it for a longer time, which is to make air-dried beef.

In his previous life, Chen Lang loved eating air-dried beef. In order to eat authentic beef jerky, he would even drive to the grassland to buy it from herders. As he bought from them more and more times, his relationship with the local herders naturally improved, and then he learned from them how to make air-dried beef.

It’s actually very simple. Just apply various seasonings and then let it dry naturally.

While making beef jerky, Xiao Huihui kept coming over to rub Chen Lang's trouser legs, with his little mouth open and tongue sticking out, making a "huffing" sound.

Chen Lang subconsciously prepared to throw a piece of beef to it, but suddenly thought of something, squatted down and said seriously: "Xiao Huihui, you can't harass the cow at home, okay?"

"That's our Rolls-Royce. You're just a bodyguard at best. If you bite it, I'll have no choice but to send you back to reunite with your father."

Little Huihui turned around in a circle and cried out "Awooo".

Chen Lang assumed that it understood and gave it the beef in his hand.

Little Huihui ran back to his nest quickly with the beef in his mouth, and started to chew it with a grunt.

Chen Lang continued to work, and after another half hour, craftsman Lin Heng brought his construction team into the village.

Nearly twenty horse-drawn carriages and ox-drawn carts, carrying a variety of building materials, marched into the village. The visual impact they brought was so great that everyone in the village stopped what they were doing and stopped to watch.

When the villagers saw the convoy heading straight for Chen Laojiu's house, they knew that the team was coming for Chen Lang.

Chen Lang is going to build a house!

"It's only been a few days, and you've already earned enough money to buy a house?"

"How is that possible? The money for building the house was lent to him by Li Xiaohu."

"Chen Erlang is really lucky. Even though he treated Li Xiuzhi so badly before, Li Xiaohu was still willing to help him."

"A prodigal son who returns is worth more than gold. The current Chen Erlang is no longer the same as he was in the past."

"Yes, if he continues to buy fish, shrimp and crabs for a while, Chen Erlang will be able to pay off all his debts. By then, the new house will be ready for him to move in. Tsk tsk, I can't even imagine how happy Chen Erlang and his family will be by then."

"I don't know how happy Chen Erlang will be, but I know that Qin will be so angry that she will vomit blood."

"Hahaha!"

Standing at the door of Chen Lang's house, Lin Heng shouted loudly: "Brother Chen, I'm here to build a house!"

Chen Lang put down his work, walked quickly to the door, and said, "Master Lin, come in."

Lin Heng waved his hand and said, "No need. My team has dozens of people. Your small courtyard can't accommodate them all."

"I'm taking the team directly to the homestead. If you're free, you can come and take a look at the construction site. If you're not free, you can send someone else."

Chen Lang understood what Lin Heng meant. He wanted Chen Lang to find someone to keep an eye on the construction and make sure that he did not cut corners during the construction process.

This matter gave Chen Lang a headache because he didn't have any extra people.

Li Xiuzhi was busy collecting fish, shrimps and crabs and making tofu, and Guoguo was too young. There was flying sand and rocks on the construction site, and if she got bumped into anything, Chen Lang would be heartbroken.

Just when Chen Lang was worrying about who to ask to do this, Zhuzi came with a basket of fish, shrimps and crabs.

When he saw Zhuzi, Chen Lang had an idea of a suitable candidate in his mind.

Zhuzi sold the fish and shrimp and was about to leave when Chen Lang called out, "Zhuzi, wait a moment."

"Uncle Lang, is there something wrong?" Zhuzi replied.

Chen Lang asked, "Is your grandfather's leg better?"

Zhuzi was a little happy and nodded, saying, "Much better. I have to thank Uncle Lang for this. If it weren't for you collecting fish, shrimps and crabs, I wouldn't be able to earn money to buy medicine for grandpa."

Chen Lang said: "I don't have anything to do right now, so I'll go visit the old man."

Following Zhuzi to his house, I found that it was quite dilapidated, only slightly better than the small, shabby house where Chen Lang used to live in Old Chen's house.

Grandpa Zhuzi was basking in the sun in the yard. When he saw Chen Lang, he immediately stood up with his crutches.

Chen Lang hurried forward and said, "Old man, just lie down."

Grandpa Zhuzi hurriedly asked Zhuzi to pour water, saying, "Erlang, my humble abode is simple, so I can only give you some hot water. Please don't mind."

Chen Lang said, "Grandpa, don't say that. We are all the same."

Grandpa Zhuzi asked, "What brings you here today? Did Zhuzi make any mistakes?"

Chen Lang said: "No, old man, it has nothing to do with Zhuzi. I came to see you today."

Grandpa Zhuzi was a little confused.

Chen Lang said, "Grandpa, this is the case. I want to build a new house, but there is really no one at home to watch over the construction site."

"So I'd like to trouble you to keep an eye on the construction site for me."

"You don't have to do anything. Just sit there every day. If anything unexpected happens, ask Zhuzi to tell me."

"How about a ten-cent daily salary?"

Grandpa Zhuzi shook his head repeatedly and said, "I'll help you watch the construction site, no problem, I definitely won't charge you for it."

"You've already helped my family so much. If I ask for your money again, what will I become?"

Chen Lang said: "Old man, you misunderstood. I am not taking this opportunity to give you money."

"This is a serious job, and if it's a job, it should be paid."

"I hired someone to watch over the construction site, and I had to pay them as well."

Grandpa Zhuzi frowned and said, "You really don't feel sorry for me?"

Chen Lang said, "Old man, I, Chen Erlang, have always kept my public and private affairs separate."

Grandpa Zhuzi sighed, "More than 20 years have passed in the blink of an eye. Erlang, you have finally grown up."

"When you were born, you were white and plump, like a little pig. Everyone said you would be a blessed person when you grew up."

"These words are gradually coming true."

Chen Lang was stunned for a moment and said, "Grandpa, do you still remember what happened when I was born?"

Grandpa Zhuzi laughed and said, "I'm not that old and confused yet."

Chen Lang rolled his eyes, pretending to be curious, and asked, "Grandpa, tell me more about your childhood. I really want to know what I was like when I was a child."

Grandpa Zhuzi said, "When you were little, you were like a monkey, very clever and cunning, while your elder brother was very dull and stupid."

"Your mother always tells everyone that you stole your eldest brother's nutrition in the womb, which is why he is so stupid. That's why your mother treats you badly. The villagers can kind of understand."

Chen Lang frowned and said, "Grandpa, do you still remember how my eldest brother died?"

Grandpa Zhuzi sighed and said, "Your eldest brother is also a miserable person."