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

However, before Chen Lang went to the Duke's Mansion to pick up Feng Chaoying, she came back on her own.

The first thing he said after seeing Chen Lang was: "Erlang, this matter of conferring a title must not be made public."

Chen Lang was stunned for a moment and asked, "Mom, why?"

Feng Chaoying said: "Because of your fiefdom."

Chen Lang was puzzled: "What does this have to do with my fiefdom?"

"That's where your father used to live." Feng Chaoying sighed.

Chen Lang was stunned. "The emperor gave me my father's former fiefdom as a reward. What did he want to do?"

Feng Chaoying shook his head and said, "I've talked to Dingbian before, and he couldn't figure out the emperor's intentions either. But both Dingbian and I feel there's definitely something wrong with the emperor's reward this time."

"So, for the time being, you can't publicize your knighthood."

Chen Lang pondered and said, "Can the fiefdom... be returned?"

Feng Chaoying smiled helplessly: "My silly son, what are you thinking about?"

Chen Lang scratched his head and said, "This should have been a happy thing, why did it suddenly become annoying?"

Feng Chaoying touched Chen Lang's head and said, "Erlang, no matter what His Majesty's intentions are, since he has returned your father's fiefdom to you, we should keep it well."

"I haven't been to Qiushan's old house for a long time. Why don't you take some time one day to take me back to have a look?"

Chen Lang nodded and said, "Mom, I'll arrange for a few people to go clean up the old house first. After it's done, I'll take you there."

Feng Chaoying said, "I'll do as you say."

"I'm going to see my grandson."

After saying that, he walked towards the main house.

Chen Lang called Ning Qi over and said, "The old house on Qiu Mountain is now in your hands."

"If there's any damage to the walls or the main structure of the house, find a craftsman to repair it."

"In any case, we must clean it up as soon as possible."

Ning Qi bowed and said, "Master, don't worry. I will make the arrangements right away."

The Ning brothers and sisters are really useful. Although they are servants, one is good at gathering information and the other is good at household chores, so they are quite handy.

Moreover, Xiao Qi was trained by Chen Lang as a housekeeper. It would be a waste of his talent to let Xiao Qi do too many trivial things. The appearance of Ning Qi can fill this gap.

After Ning Qi went to Qiushan, she came back and told Chen Lang that the main courtyard walls of the old house in Qiushan were in very good condition and must have been maintained by someone for a long time.

In the entire Linshui County, there is only one person who dares to do this, and that is Zhu Sui'an.

As for the furniture inside, there was no change, but because no one had lived there for a long time, it was still decayed to varying degrees. Chen Lang waved his hand and approved one thousand taels of silver for Ning Qi, asking her to replace all the furniture in the old house.

After Li Xiuzhi learned about this, she felt that Chen Lang's behavior was a bit inappropriate and said, "Erlang, these furniture were used by Daddy and Mommy. Will Mommy be angry if you replace them all?"

Chen Lang said: "It's because it's used that we need to replace it."

"Or leave it there and let my mother see it and miss you?"

"And I didn't ask Ning Qi to throw away all the old furniture. I just put it in the warehouse. If my mother wants to see it, she can go to the warehouse."

"Although it's an old house, it's also our new home, and a new home should have a new look."

Hearing this, Li Xiuzhi suddenly thought of her old house and said with emotion: "I haven't lived in the new house in Hezhong Village for a single day."

"Erlang, should we also take some time to go back and take a look?"

Chen Lang said, "Xiuzhi, I have something to tell you about this house."

Li Xiuzhi asked, "What?"

"It's just... this house has been divided up among Chunhua's brothers."

"I asked Chunhua to bring her parents to live in that house before, to add some life to our house and prevent it from decaying."

"But before Chunhua came to Linshui, their family had a conflict over money. Chunhua's brothers treated the house as their own property. Xiaohu even had a fight with Chunhua's brothers over this, and it was quite ugly."

Li Xiuzhi was surprised and asked, "How come I don't know these things?"

Chen Lang said, "You were pregnant at the time, and Chunhua and Xiaohu were afraid to tell you about the miscarriage, so they kept it a secret. At the same time, I was about to go on a diplomatic mission to the Liao Kingdom, so the couple didn't even tell me."

"After I returned from Liao, they told me about this. The couple knelt on the ground and kowtowed to apologize, saying they were sorry for us."

"I thought to myself, since it's like this, I can just give the house in my hometown to Chunhua's family for free."

"But don't worry. I wrote a letter to Zhuzi, asking him to unite the young men in the village and tear down everything in the house that can be removed, such as the water supply, leaving an empty shell for Chunhua and his brothers."

"Hezhong Village is our Chen family's territory after all, and Chunhua's family wouldn't dare to do anything reckless. If they start making trouble, Zhuzi and the others won't tolerate Chunhua's family."

Li Xiuzhi's expression suddenly became very sad.

Chen Lang took Li Xiuzhi's hand and said, "Why, are you angry with Xiaohu and his wife?"

Li Xiuzhi shook her head, snuggled into Chen Lang's arms, and said, "Erlang, I'm so scared."

Chen Lang was stunned for a moment and said, "Xiuzhi, what are you afraid of?"

Li Xiuzhi said, "Erlang, didn't you say that the house in Hezhong Village is our retreat?"

"Now there's no way out. The emperor has given you my father's former fiefdom. I don't know why, but I'm so panicked. I feel like this is a bad omen, something bad is going to happen."

Chen Lang gently pinched Li Xiuzhi's fingers and comforted her, "Xiuzhi, your husband did say this, but nothing is static."

"Back when we were in Hezhong Village, I just wanted you and your mother to have enough food and clothes. I never thought it would end up like this."

"But now that we've come to this point, what we need to think about is how to adapt."

Li Xiuzhi said, "I know, but I feel inexplicably anxious."

Chen Lang smiled and said, "Let your husband rub it for you."

After saying that, he climbed up Li Xiuzhi's plump and round breasts and slowly kneaded them.

Li Xiuzhi was quite sensitive and reacted instantly. She quickly slapped Chen Lang's hand away and said coquettishly, "Erlang, I'm talking to you seriously."

Chen Lang rubbed his fingers, savoring the feeling just now, and said, "This is also a serious matter."

"Hateful!" Li Xiuzhi grabbed Chen Lang's hand, brought it to her mouth and bit it: "I'll teach you to be indecent."

Chen Lang chuckled and said, "How about this, Xiuzhi? Let's buy Old Man Chen's homestead and build a new house as a retreat. What do you think?"

Li Xiuzhi's eyes widened: "Is this even possible?"

Chen Lang nodded. "Of course. Zhuzi's reply said that Old Man Chen and his family had disappeared, leaving the homestead empty. Although I'm no longer related to them, we were once family after all. No one can fault me for buying this homestead as a former family member."

"Besides, your husband is now a lord. If I don't use the power in my hands, wouldn't that be a waste?"