Traveling to Ancient Times: My Space Contains Weapons

"Ah, husband, do you mean you want to come back to my parents' home with me?" Li Qinglian asked in surprise.

After saying that, she looked at Chu Chen in front of her with teary eyes.

Hmm, it's just going back to my parents' home, why are you so excited?

Chu Chen looked puzzled: "What's wrong, Qinglian? It's just a trip back to your parents' home, why are you crying again?"

“My husband, I am so happy. I never expected you would think of my parents.”

"Well, as a son-in-law, these are things I should do, but as you know, I've been a complete jerk in the year or so since we got married, so please tell me about the situation at home," Chu Chen asked awkwardly again.

Li Qinglian, however, didn't seem to mind and began to recount her family's situation in detail.

It turns out that Li Qinglian was from a poor family in Longyan Village, a suburb of Qingniu Town.

My parents are still alive, and I have an older brother.

Her father was a complete alcoholic and a sexist, so Li Qinglian was never well taken care of after she was born.

Along with Li Qinglian's mother, who was also disliked.

Every time he drank, he would punch and kick her mother.

But women in that era had no concept of resistance; they simply endured being beaten for most of their lives.

After her brother married a woman from the same village, her father sold Li Qinglian to Chu Chen's scholar father in order to build a new house for the family.

He received two taels of silver, but on the condition that Chu Chen could not break off the engagement; otherwise, the two taels would not be returned.

“I have no feelings for my father. The only person I can’t let go of is my poor mother.”

"Husband, you gave me a hundred taels the other day, and I haven't touched a single coin. How about we buy some clothes and bedding for Mother this time?"

Li Qinglian looked at Chu Chen and asked for his opinion.

Chu Chen, however, thought differently. If Li Qinglian's family was really like that, then no matter how much you bought, it wouldn't solve the problem.

If all else fails, we can bring my mother-in-law over after the villa is built; that's not out of the question.

Let's go and see for ourselves first.

So he said to Li Qinglian, "No problem, don't be stingy with the money. I have plenty of money now. Let's set off now while we still have time and go have lunch."

"Oh, go now? But the house is still under construction at home."

Li Qinglian thought that she would go there after the house was built and she had some free time. Besides, someone needed to keep an eye on the house while it was being built.

"We don't need to worry about building the house. Go change into your best clothes, and I'll take you to show off."

Chu Chen waved his hand and gave instructions to Li Qinglian.

"May I ask, sir, what is meant by 'pretentious'?" Li Qinglian asked.

This really stumped Chu Chen, who gave a vague reply: "Go change your clothes, you want to see your mother soon, don't you?"

After changing their clothes, Chu Chen followed suit and drove the mule cart towards Qingniu Town, intending to buy some things there before heading to Longyan Village.

In front of a mutton stall in Qingniu Town.

"What did you say? I'll take it all." The boss looked at the young man in front of him with a surprised expression.

He immediately realized what was happening, packed all the mutton from the stall, weighed it, and enthusiastically carried it onto Chu Chen's mule cart.

"Young master, that'll be eight taels of silver in total," the shopkeeper said, rubbing his hands together.

Li Qinglian, standing to the side, stared wide-eyed. Eight taels of silver—that was almost enough for a rural family's expenses for a year.

“Husband, this is too much. You know what kind of person my father is.”

Li Qinglian said to Chu Chen.

"It's okay, I just have to do it this way, to make him regret how he treated you before. Just listen to me."

After saying that, he headed towards the winery, bought two jars of wine, and took out eight bottles of 52-proof "Technology and Hardcore" wine that he had brought from his spatial storage, and mixed them all in.

Then, at the clothing shop, he said to Li Qinglian, "Qinglian, you should know your mother-in-law's figure. Go and pick out a few clothes for her."

"Don't worry, I'll only buy it for my mother-in-law. I don't have any for anyone else."

I'm not that generous with clothes, and when it comes to food, it's just for showing off.

Moreover, Chu Chen said he dared not drink the four bottles of "Technology and Hardcore" mixed in those two jars of wine.

Then they bought some oil, salt, soy sauce, and several bags of rice, and drove the mule cart slowly towards Longyan Village.

At the entrance of Longyan Village, some older women and women were sitting and exchanging information.

"Hey everyone, look! Isn't that Li Lao Er's daughter, Qing Lian? She's actually coming back in a mule cart."

"I've heard that Li Lao Er, that damned bastard, sold her to a spendthrift son in Mashan Village for just two taels of silver. She's suffered a lot since then."

"What happened? Did it get returned?"

"Hey, I have to go to Li Lao Er's house and see what he has to say this time."

So a group of people secretly followed their mule cart toward Li Qinglian's house.

At this moment, Li Qinglian's mother was busy in the kitchen.

A few ounces of millet, along with a large pot of wild vegetables, simmered and steamed in an earthenware pot.

Li Qinglian's brother works in town and doesn't come home for lunch.

At this point, only Li Lao Er, his wife, and their daughter-in-law remained at home.

The daughter-in-law was lying on the bed in the new room, while Li Lao Er was resting with his eyes closed in the main room.

Chu Chen looked up and saw that this house was no better than his home in Mashan Village.

Next to a thatched hut was a new thatched house, which was probably bought with the two taels of silver from selling Li Qinglian.

As the mule cart slowly drove into his front door, Li Lao Er jumped up.

The daughter-in-law also came out of the room.

Given his family's poverty, when will they ever have distinguished guests arriving in mule carts?

Upon seeing Li Qinglian and Chu Chen dismount from the mule cart, Li Lao Er began to curse loudly.

"You good-for-nothing, did you return it? This is your son-in-law, right? Your father and I made it clear that the two taels of silver are not being returned."

This action truly infuriated Chu Chen. As a promising young man of the 21st century, he had never seen a father like this before.

At that moment, Li Qinglian's sister-in-law also came from the room to the mule cart.

He chimed in, "Brother-in-law, this money really can't be returned. Look, it's all been converted into a house; there's no way to get it back."

"Um, this must be my father-in-law. Who said we were going to cancel the engagement?"

Chu Chen couldn't stand it any longer, so he stepped forward and spoke up.

Li Qinglian seemed numb; she neither cried nor showed any anger.

Instead, they headed straight for the kitchen.

"If you're not returning it, then what's the matter, young master?" Upon hearing that Chu Chen wasn't here to return the goods, Li Lao Er asked in confusion.

The sharp-eyed sister-in-law immediately spotted the bulging supplies on the mule cart.

"Oh, Dad, since my brother-in-law isn't here to break off the engagement, he must be here to visit you. Come, come, brother-in-law, please come inside and sit down."

After saying that, he kept winking at Li Lao Er.

“Oh dear, son-in-law, come inside and sit down. Look at my brain, how could you possibly call off the engagement? My Qinglian is so capable.”

Li Lao Er seemed to understand immediately and stepped forward to greet Chu Chen warmly.