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

"It must have been when you were eight or nine years old, when you suddenly became seriously ill."

"The county doctor examined you and said that saving you would cost at least ten or twenty taels of silver."

"Mrs. Qin was reluctant to spend the money and planned to leave you to fend for yourself. Later, the villagers started talking about you more and more, and maybe she couldn't stand it anymore, so she hired a local doctor to treat you."

"The doctor said that your illness requires a special herbal remedy. I forgot what it was called, but we have to go deep into the mountains to find it."

"Neither Old Man Chen nor Mrs. Qin was willing to take the risk. In the end, it was your eldest brother who left the family behind and went to the mountains."

"Chen Tao also went there."

"But...Alas!"

At this point, Grandpa Zhuzi's expression was extremely sad, and he could hardly continue.

Chen Lang was anxious, but he couldn't rush things, so he could only wait patiently.

Grandpa Zhuzi calmed down and continued, "Chen Tao carried your brother back from the mountains. We were two half-grown children, covered in blood. I still can't forget that scene."

"It's miraculous, but after taking this medicine, your illness really subsided. But your brother couldn't make it and passed away a little over a month later."

"Not long after your brother passed away, Chen Tao also became an idiot and no longer remembered what happened in the mountains."

"Everything is determined by fate, and we have no control over it."

Chen Lang's heart was in a mess at this moment, and he even staggered two steps after standing up.

He took out ten copper coins and placed them in Grandpa Zhuzi's hand, saying, "Grandpa, this is your wages for today. You can go directly to the construction site in a while."

"I'm a little confused, so I'm going home first."

Grandpa Zhuzi said, "Erlang, cheer up. Your brother in heaven would surely be pleased to see you doing so well now."

Chen Lang nodded and left quickly.

Instead of going home directly, he went to the hill behind the village and found his eldest brother's grave.

There is no tombstone on my eldest brother's grave because according to some superstitious beliefs, tombstones should not be erected for children, especially those who died accidentally.

Erecting a tombstone will bring misfortune to the entire family.

Chen Lang looked at the small grave mound, feeling an indescribable complexity in his heart.

"Although we have never met, you saved my life."

Chen Lang's voice was a little choked up, and then he slowly knelt down, "Brother, thank you."

A gentle breeze blew by, ruffling Chen Lang's clothes.

The wind was sobbing, as if saying something.

"Brother, it's okay."

……

When Chen Lang returned home, his expression was so bad that Li Xiuzhi was shocked.

After she collected all the fish, shrimps and crabs in front of her, she sternly "asked" the people queuing behind her to leave the house, saying that if she wanted to sell the fish, shrimps and crabs, they should come back in the afternoon.

Although the villagers complained, they were also surprised by the change in Li Xiuzhi's personality.

In the past, Li Xiuzhi would never do such a thing as asking someone to leave.

"When people have money, their tempers tend to get weird."

"Not really. Xiuzhi used to be so gentle, but now she's so irritable."

"Don't make wild guesses. Xiuzhi's temper is because of Chen Erlang."

"What you said makes some sense. When Chen Erlang came home just now, he looked very unhappy."

"Could it be that the Tianshangju in the county town no longer accepts fish, shrimp, and crabs? He can't make any money, so he's desperate?"

"That won't do. I haven't sold all my fish, shrimp, and crabs yet. I've been catching them all morning."

"Let's try again this afternoon."

"Humph, he'll have to take it back even if he doesn't want to. It's not easy for me to catch some fish, shrimps and crabs."

The villagers complained and walked away.

At the same time, Li Xiuzhi was also concerned about what had happened to Chen Lang.

"Xiuzhi, I know some of my past events, and I feel so upset." Chen Lang hugged Li Xiuzhi and said weakly, "Let me hold you."

Li Xiuzhi patted Chen Lang's back and said gently, "Tell me about it. I'm your wife and I can share these troubles with you."

Chen Lang said, "There's a 90% chance that I'm not a child of the Chen family, but that brother who has no blood relationship with me sacrificed his life to save me."

"Chen Tao's transformation into a fool is probably related to me."

"I carry one and a half lives on my shoulders."

Li Xiuzhi touched Chen Lang's face and said, "Erlang, don't put too much psychological pressure on yourself. I've already felt that you're not a child of the Chen family since I got married."

"Because you don't have that biological mother who would treat you like Aunt Qin."

"As for my eldest brother... I also know that he died saving you, but I don't know the specific circumstances. Also, my eldest brother's death is a taboo in the Chen family; no one can mention it."

Chen Lang briefly told Li Xiuzhi what Grandpa Zhuzi had said.

Li Xiuzhi said, "Why do I feel that my eldest brother is not Aunt Qin's child?"

"Because Aunt Qin couldn't raise such a responsible son."

Chen Lang was stunned for a moment and said, "Xiuzhi, what you said... makes so much sense."

Li Xiuzhi said, "I was just talking nonsense, don't take it seriously."

Chen Lang thought for a moment and said, "I'll go find Chen Tao. Even if his brain isn't very sharp, he should still be able to remember a little bit about what happened back then..."

As soon as he took a step, Li Xiuzhi grabbed his forearm.

Turning around, I saw Li Xiuzhi's face full of nervousness.

"Erlang, if you find out the truth in the future, will you abandon Guoguo and me?"

Seeing the panic and anxiety in Li Xiuzhi's eyes, Chen Lang's desire to explore the mystery of his life suddenly disappeared.

Yes, so what even if we find out?

Because Chen Erlang's life experience has nothing to do with me.

His true origin is that he is a social animal from another time and space!

Thinking of this, Chen Lang sat back next to Li Xiuzhi, took her hand and rubbed it gently, saying, "Don't worry, I won't delve into these matters."

"My home is here. My lover, daughter, and friends are all here too."

"You are my whole world. Only a fool would give up the whole world for a vague and illusory life experience."

Li Xiuzhi snuggled in Chen Lang's arms, her hands tightly hugging his waist.

He looked as if he was afraid that if he let go, Chen Lang would disappear.

In the afternoon, when Chen Tao came to sell fish, shrimps and crabs, Li Xiuzhi was very nervous and didn't even figure out the bill.

Fortunately, Chen Tao didn't understand anything at all. He took the copper coins given to him by Li Xiuzhi and left happily.

Li Xiuzhi reacted quickly and asked Guoguo to deliver the remaining money to Chen Tao.

Then he turned around and found Chen Lang staring at him and smiling.

Li Xiuzhi was so embarrassed that her neck turned red.

Seeing her like this, Chen Lang couldn't continue to collect fish, shrimps and crabs, so he stepped forward to take over from her.

Li Xiuzhi quickly walked to the kitchen, drank a bowl of cold water, and gradually calmed down.

She knew that she really couldn't live without the man outside.

And this is not just dependence, it is liking, it is love...