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

Chen Lang was confused, while the ruffians led by Huang Tianba were so scared that they all knelt down.

They did this just to extort some money from outsiders, but the group of soldiers who rushed out acted as if they regarded them as traitors.

"All outsiders, get out of the way!"

A man who looked like a general urged his warhorse to gallop towards them.

The general is young and has a handsome appearance.

Chen Lang thought that it was probably the young master of that noble family again.

Seeing that Chen Lang didn't move, the young general pointed his lance at him and shouted, "Back off!"

Chen Lang was secretly shocked, thinking that this group of people were not the reinforcements brought by Xiaoqi.

So he retreated in a hurry.

He didn't want to have any conflict with these soldiers who were holding lethal weapons.

The young general walked over to the carriage, exchanged a few words with the woman inside, then turned and ordered, "Tie up these scoundrels and take them to the government office."

"The rest of you escort the noble away."

Then, amid the astonished and puzzled gazes of passers-by, the soldiers escorted the carriage and left at a rapid speed.

Chen Lang was confused. Wasn't Xu Mengru sitting in the car?

She is just a cloth vendor. When did she become a noble person?

Could she be a princess who has been exiled to the countryside?

But I don’t have the chance to ask clearly at the moment, I can only wait until I return to Nanhe County in the future to see if there will be a chance to ask.

Chen Lang didn't leave in a hurry, but waited for Xiaoqi there.

After about an incense stick of time, Xiao Qi came back panting. When he saw Chen Lang, he said indignantly, "Sir, the officials from the yamen won't come. I told you that you are the first in the court, but they still won't come."

"These guys are just like what the young master said, they have business dealings with street thugs."

Chen Lang said: "If you don't want to come, then don't come. The people have been rescued anyway."

Xiao Qi was surprised and said, "Master, did you beat those hooligans down?"

Chen Lang shook his head. "I don't have that ability. A group of soldiers came and took the person away."

Xiao Qi was even more surprised: "Isn't that Miss Xu sitting in the car? She has such a powerful background that she could get soldiers to come and rescue her?"

Chen Lang shrugged: "Who knows."

"Let's go back to the inn and pack our things. We're going home."

The two returned to the inn, packed up their things and prepared to leave. The innkeeper pushed the door open and walked in with a waiter.

As soon as he entered the door, he kept congratulating Chen Lang, and then handed him a purse.

"Scholar, this is the money you spent at the inn during this period. I will return it all to you now."

Chen Lang asked, "What do you mean, shopkeeper?"

The shopkeeper said cheerfully, "Don't misunderstand, scholar, this is customary practice."

"That's so embarrassing." Chen Lang said as he handed the purse to Xiao Qi.

The shopkeeper asked the waiter to bring the brush, ink, paper and inkstone, and said, "Scholar, please leave your calligraphy."

Chen Lang asked, "Is this also a common practice?"

The shopkeeper nodded.

Chen Lang said, "Alright, since it's customary, I'll show off my ugliness."

After pondering for a moment, Chen Lang picked up his pen and wrote: "I think, therefore I am."

Shopkeeper: "..."

Chen Lang put down his pen and said with a smile, "Thank you, boss. Goodbye."

After saying that, he walked out with Xiao Qi.

As a result, when he arrived at the door of the inn, he was stopped again.

"Are you Chen Lang?"

Chen Lang frowned and said, "I am Chen Lang. What can I do for you?"

The man said, "My master wants to see you."

Chen Lang asked, "May I ask who your master is?"

This person said: "You will know when you see it."

Chen Lang was a little unhappy, thinking to himself, if you let me see him, then I will see him. Am I such a despicable person?

"Sorry, I have to hurry home and don't have time to meet irrelevant people."

This person said calmly: "You must think carefully, this matter involves your mentor Sheng Chuliang."

Chen Lang's expression changed slightly, and he said, "What does it have to do with my teacher?"

"Want to know? Then follow me." said the man.

Chen Lang secretly clenched his fists and said, "Okay, I'll go with you."

The man clapped his hands, and a carriage slowly drove over: "Please come in."

Chen Lang turned around and told Xiao Qi: "Wait for me at the inn, don't run around."

Xiao Qi was a little nervous and whispered, "Sir, this person's origins are unknown. If you just follow him like this, I'm worried..."

Chen Lang said: "It's okay, they won't kill me."

After saying that, he got on the carriage and slowly drove away under Xiaoqi's worried gaze.

The car zigzagged along the streets of Qinzhou Prefecture for about an incense stick's time before stopping at the door of a rather elegant mansion.

After entering the mansion, Chen Lang was led directly to the flower hall.

In the flower hall, a man in his thirties with a very unique temperament sat in the main seat.

After Chen Lang came in, he stood up and walked up to Chen Lang with square steps. After taking a closer look, he patted Chen Lang on the shoulder and said, "It's true that heroes emerge from youth. Not bad."

Chen Lang didn't know how to address the person in front of him for a moment, so he could only mumble, "You're too kind."

"My name is Cui Yan, and I am the magistrate of Qinzhou Prefecture."

Chen Lang clasped his fists and bowed, "So it's you, Mr. Tongpan. I'm honored to meet you."

Cui Yan said calmly, "Yan Xiaoguo and I have always had a grudge. His death because of you has finally put an end to a worry I had."

"I never owe anyone a favor. I invited you here this time because I wanted to understand this favor."

Chen Lang bowed and said, "Your Excellency, there is no need to be so. Yan Xiaoguo's death was his own fault and has nothing to do with me."

"There's no such thing as personal relationships between adults and students."

Cui Yan said: "If I say there is, then there is!"

This sentence choked Chen Lang so much that he had no idea how to respond.

Cui Yan said, "The Yan Xiaoguo case has far-reaching implications. Even people in Qinzhou Prefecture have been brought down because of him."

"Your Majesty sent me to Qinzhou Prefecture because he wanted to clean up the officialdom in Qinzhou Prefecture."

"But I'm new here and have no foundation. These local officials have many vested interests. Once they learned of my intentions, they banded together to oppose me. I can't even find anyone I can use."

"Your mentor, Sheng Chuliang, is a rare talent. I admire him greatly for what he did as a local official in his early years. It would be a waste for someone like him to stay idle at home, so I would like to invite him to join my staff."

Chen Lang's heart was in turmoil, because he could never have imagined that the direction of this matter would be so bizarre.

What Chen Lang couldn't understand even more was that Cui Yan wanted to invite his teacher to be his advisor. Couldn't he have just sent someone to Nanhe County to inform him in person? Or perhaps he could have personally invited him in person, highlighting his sincerity to the extreme.

Asking you to pass on the message yourself is a bit hasty.

Cui Yan seemed to see through Chen Lang's thoughts and said, "Your master has been bullied in the officialdom. If I rashly go and ask him to come out of retirement, I'm afraid he will mock and ridicule me to his face."

"I also have to save face."