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

Li Xiuzhi was surprised and asked, "Old Man Chen and his family are no longer in Hezhong Village?"

Chen Lang said, "It's been gone for over a year. I heard from the villagers that it disappeared overnight, and there were no signs beforehand."

"During the previous flood, the Chen family's house was washed away, so they built a few shacks to live in. Now all those shacks have collapsed, leaving only the homestead."

"However, according to the laws of our dynasty, this type of residential land must wait three years before it is declared ownerless and then taken back by the court. Now, that piece of land still belongs to Old Man Chen's family."

Li Xiuzhi asked, "What if we buy it and Old Man Chen and his family suddenly come back?"

Chen Lang said seriously, "My lady, from now on, you have to get used to being the Lady of the Lord."

"Don't even mention that I paid for it. Even if I just occupied the land without paying a penny, no one would dare to say anything."

"Sir, you have the right."

Li Xiuzhi pinched Chen Lang's waist and said, "You look like a dead man!"

"Erlang, you can't act recklessly just because you have a little power. Too much evil will eventually lead to your own downfall."

Chen Lang laughed heartily and said, "Xiuzhi, your cultural level is getting higher and higher. I am deeply pleased."

Li Xiuzhi refused to give in and twisted around in Chen Lang's arms: "You're making fun of me again. I'm going to complain to my mother."

"What are you complaining about?"

As he was speaking, Feng Chaoying came over holding Erwa.

When Li Qiuci saw Li Xiuzhi, he pouted and started crying loudly. After Li Xiuzhi picked him up, the little guy started scratching Li Xiuzhi's chest with his hands.

Li Xiuzhi glanced at Chen Lang and said, "Your son is just like you."

Chen Lang chuckled and said, "Of course."

Li Xiuzhi took the second baby into the house to feed her, while Chen Lang told Feng Chaoying about buying the Chen family's residential land.

Feng Chaoying said, "Mother has no objection. You can make your own decision."

Chen Lang added, "Mom, the old house is almost ready. I'll take you there once the new furniture is in place."

"What about those old furniture? Are they broken or... thrown away?" Feng Chaoying asked.

Chen Lang said: "They are broken, but I didn't throw them away. They are all piled up in the warehouse. If mother can't bear to part with those old furniture, I will find some carpenters to repair them."

Feng Chaoying pondered for a long time and sighed: "No matter how much you repair something that is broken, it can never go back to the way it was before."

Chen Lang held Feng Chaoying's hands and said, "Mother, this is right. We should both look forward."

Feng Chaoying said, "Get a carriage and take me back to the Duke's Mansion."

Chen Lang frowned. "Mom, we're going back to the old house in a few days. Why are you going back to the Duke's Mansion? Did Second Uncle send someone to tell you something again?"

Feng Chaoying patted the back of Chen Lang's hand and said, "Silly son, I know what you are thinking. But you don't have to worry too much. I know what I am thinking."

"Dingbian was indeed very good to me, and my mother was grateful to him, but gratitude will always remain."

"Mom returned to the Duke's Mansion. She just had some things to pack, nothing else."

"When I am alive, I am your father's person. When I die, I will be your father's ghost."

Chen Lang was anxious: "Mom, what are you talking about? You will definitely live a long life."

"Xiao Qi, go prepare the carriage and take the old lady to the Duke's Mansion."

"Yes, son."

……

Qiushan, Chen Lang's fiefdom.

In fact, according to the laws of Dayan, a baron's fiefdom was no more than fifty li, and his fiefdom was limited to fifty to sixty households.

But the fiefdom that the emperor gave to Chen Lang was a full 140 miles in area, and the number of households within the area was exactly 100.

It was precisely because of this that Zhu Sui'an asked Feng Chaoying to tell Chen Lang to keep a low profile.

His Majesty has never been a generous person, but in this matter, he is frighteningly generous. There must be some unspeakable secret hidden in it.

As for Chen Lang, when he first received the imperial edict, he didn't have any deep feelings about the title and fiefdom. It was not until he entered the fiefdom that he realized what this title brought him.

Chen Lang originally planned to bring his entire family with him on today's trip to the fiefdom, but Li Xiuzhi objected.

"Erlang, take mother with you this time. Qiushan is father's fiefdom. For mother, it's like revisiting an old place. I think mother must have a lot to say to you alone. If we are around, it will have some impact."

"Besides, the fiefdom is right there, it won't be stolen. We can just go there as a family next time."

Chen Lang held Li Xiuzhi's face and said, "Xiuzhi, you are really the best woman in the world. You are so considerate."

"I'll take Mom with me this time, and we'll go as a family next time."

In this way, Chen Lang, Feng Chaoying, and Ning Wenxu and his sister set out on the road to Qiushan.

The reason why Xiaoqi was not brought along was because the Chen family needed Xiaoqi, and at the same time, Jiu Mei was also responsible for taking care of Guoguo and Lanlan.

As for the eldest disciple Cuicui, she has now become Zhao Chunhua's right-hand man and helps out in the winery every day.

Ning Wenxu can act as a groom, Ning Qi is also good at serving people, and she has always been the one who arranges the Qiushan old house, so it is more appropriate to bring them along than Xiaoqi.

After entering the territory of the fiefdom, Chen Lang sat directly in the front of the car to observe the surroundings.

The environment of the fiefdom is quite good. Except for Qiushan, a small hill with an altitude of about 300 meters, the rest of the place is basically plains. The people living here can not only cultivate land, but also raise cattle, sheep and other livestock. Although life is still very hard, it is much better than that of the people around Linshui County.

In the past, taxes from the people in the fiefdom were collected by the Linshui County Government, but now their taxes are directly handed over to Chen Lang.

This is the first benefit brought by the title. The life and death of the people in the fiefdom basically depends on the hands of the fiefdom owner. If they meet a person with a good character, the people can still survive. If they meet a person with a black heart and no asshole, the people will be no different from living in purgatory.

Moreover, the people were not allowed to move at will. Once discovered, the fiefdom owner had the right to execute them.

This is also why every dynasty, except for the founding period, was extremely cautious about conferring titles and nobles, because every fiefdom could be regarded as a country within a country, especially those far away from the capital.

The emperor is far away and the mountains are high. No matter how much trouble the fiefdom owner causes, as long as the lid is kept well, the emperor will never know that he has caused public resentment in his fiefdom.

The people who were farming around did not know that the young man sitting on the front of the carriage was their future master. After taking a casual look at him, they continued to work in the fields.

It has been an hour and a half since they started from Linshui County. The autumn sun is still very hot. Seeing a small market town ahead, Chen Lang asked Ning Wenxu to drive the car over and find a place to rest.

This market town is indeed very small. It should be a product unique to the busy farming season. Farmers come here to rest, eat and drink when they are too tired from work.

After the busy farming season is over, the place will disperse.

The carriage stopped in front of an open-air teahouse, and Chen Lang helped Feng Chaoying get out of the carriage.

Feng Chaoying looked at the scenes around her that were both familiar and unfamiliar, and felt a lot of emotions in her heart.

At this moment, an old man who was dozing in the teahouse suddenly stood up and staggered over to Feng Chaoying. He stared at her for a long time and then said excitedly, "Are you... Madam?"