Traveling to Ancient Times: My Space Contains Weapons

Chapter 168 The Scoundrel Father-in-Law Comes Knocking

Little did they know, the day after returning to Mashan Village...

Tiger led a ragged old man, a man, and a woman to the door.

"Is Qinglian home?" the old man called from outside the villa.

Hearing the shouts, Li Qinglian's mother looked outside and was so shocked that she dropped the spoon in her hand.

"Why are you here?"

"What are you talking about? This is our daughter's home, why can't I come?"

The people who came were Li Qinglian's father and her brother and sister-in-law.

At this moment, Chu Chen and Li Qinglian, who had heard the noise, also came downstairs.

"Oh, my dear son-in-law, I've finally found you! We've been looking for you for ages."

It turned out that Li Lao Er had eaten all the grain and meat that Chu Chen had bought not long after Chu Chen and the others left.

Moreover, he smoked one of the cigarettes that Chu Chen gave him for "ten taels of silver" and sold the other.

Li Lao Er wasn't stupid. Since it was so valuable, and he had two of them, he might as well sell one and exchange it for wine.

So after giving a few to the drinking buddies outside, they immediately got hooked.

He managed to sell those cigarettes, which cost ten yuan a pack, for twelve taels of silver.

With those twelve taels of silver in his pocket, he hadn't gone hungry for over a year.

However, he was feeling really bad about running out of cigarettes, so he decided to ask Chu Chen for some more.

I came here once this spring, but was chased out of Mashan Village by the elderly folks at the information exchange center at the village entrance.

The reason is simply that he doesn't look like a good person.

It wouldn't be accurate to say he was Chu Chen's father-in-law, ever since Chu Chen became wealthy.

The elderly folks at the village information exchange center have seen quite a few of Chu Chen's relatives.

But who would believe that? Even the worst of Chuwazi's relatives would drive a donkey cart.

Someone dressed in such tattered clothes is definitely a fraud.

The three of them tried every possible means to see Chu Chen, but the entire Mashan Village was as impenetrable as an iron barrel.

This time, I had to beg at the door for a long time and say many nice things before I finally convinced the old men and women at the village entrance.

Finally, the elderly folks called Tiger over, and only then did they lead the three of them inside.

"Oh, it's my father-in-law! Please come in, please come in."

Upon seeing that the visitor was Li Lao Er, Li Qinglian turned around and went upstairs with her mother.

Li Lao Er knew that neither his wife nor his daughter liked him, but as long as his son-in-law liked him, that was enough.

So, ignoring Liu Damei and Li Qinglian's unpleasant expressions, he led his son and daughter-in-law into the villa.

"Oh dear, son-in-law, look at this, I've caused you trouble again."

After saying that, she tugged at the man behind her and said, "Quickly greet your brother-in-law."

The man bowed to Chu Chen woodenly, then stood silently behind Li Lao Er.

But Li Qinglian's sister-in-law got really into it.

He kept calling them "brother-in-law," which made Tiger even more enthusiastic towards the three of them.

They quickly brought them chairs, calling them "in-laws" repeatedly.

Chu Chen pretended to be unaware of all this and acted enthusiastically.

"I've been very busy and haven't had time to visit you, please don't mind."

As Chu Chen spoke, he handed a cigarette to him and his brother-in-law.

With lightning speed, Li Lao Er snatched the cigarette, pulled out his tinderbox, and took a huge drag.

Before his brother-in-law could understand what was going on, Li Lao Er snatched the cigarette from his hand.

"Hehe, he can't, don't waste it."

After saying that, he slyly tucked the cigarette in his hand into his clothes.

Chu Chen was unaware that he was selling cigarettes, so he was still wondering about it with surprise.

You know, he was only given two packs of cigarettes back then, and it's been over a year now. He's been without food, so he should have quit by now.

Why does this person still seem to have such a strong smoking habit?

However, he didn't care about such trivial matters.

He asked casually, "Father-in-law, what brings you here today?"

“My dear son-in-law, the first reason I’ve come is to ask you to have pity on your brother-in-law, as we’re struggling to make ends meet.”

"The second reason is that I want to bring your mother-in-law home. A house can't function without a woman."

Originally, Li Lao Er thought that Liu Da Mei couldn't stand him and had secretly run away.

Later, at the information exchange center at the village entrance, they learned that Liu Damei had most likely been taken away by her daughter.

Upon arriving, I immediately saw Liu Damei, which confirmed my previous suspicions.

So he thought to himself, this Liu Damei is used to a good life in Mashan Village.

They definitely don't want to go back, so why not go with the flow? If this son-in-law is soft-hearted, he might just leave the three of them here as well.

Looking at the novel decorations in the house, Li Lao Er became even more determined to stay in Mashan Village.

So he pretended to say that he would take Liu Damei home.

Chu Chen knew exactly what he was thinking, so he quickly said, "Okay, I'll give you some money later so your brother-in-law can take your mother-in-law back."

Li Lao Er immediately realized something was wrong; why wasn't this going according to plan?

For a moment, I didn't know what to say.

Seeing her father-in-law's predicament, the daughter-in-law immediately spoke up, "Brother-in-law, this house looks sturdy; it must have cost a lot of money."

Chu Chen ignored the woman with the pointed mouth and monkey-like face, and instead looked at Li Lao Er and spoke.

"Father-in-law, you've come all this way, you must be hungry. I'll have Hu Zi prepare something for you to eat in a bit."

Upon hearing that food had arrived, all three of them had their eyes light up and looked expectantly at Hu Zi next to Chu Chen.

Chu Chen whispered a few words in Hu Zi's ear, and Hu Zi smiled slightly before walking out of the villa.

At the entrance of Feng Er's house, Da Huang saw Hu Zi walking over and wagged its tail vigorously.

In his eyes, this guy had given him no shortage of hardship.

But then, Big Yellow's entire face changed color.

Tiger was all smiles at me, but then he turned around and took the few steamed buns I had put in the puppy's bowl.

Immediately, Dahuang let out a fierce howl, venting its dissatisfaction.

Big Yellow: I may not be human, but Tiger, you really are a dog! You even steal the puppies' food.

"What are you yelling about? I'll give you some meat bones tonight."

After saying that, Tiger took the three steamed buns and headed towards the villa.

Meanwhile, Li Lao Er and the others, who had been waiting inside the villa for a long time, saw the white steamed buns in Hu Zi's hands.

Suddenly, I had an urge to rush forward and grab it.

But Hu Zi was very generous, and he kept calling them "father-in-law" as he handed the steamed buns to the three of them.

After squandering those twelve ounces, the three of them had never seen such fine grains again.

They grabbed it and started gnawing on it frantically.

Seeing this, Chu Chen greeted the three of them and then turned and went upstairs to the second floor.

Looking at Liu Damei and Li Qinglian, who were sitting in the room.

Chu Chen stepped forward and asked, "Mother-in-law, what do you think should be done with these three people?"

“Son-in-law, my son is innocent, but Li Lao Er and his wife deserve to die.”

“Once he comes to Mashan Village, he can forget about having any peace and quiet again.”

Although Liu Damei hated him to death, she was, after all, a typical rural woman, and what could he do about it?

If you can't afford to offend them, then just avoid them.