Traveling to Ancient Times: My Space Contains Weapons

Chapter 130 The Liu family sent people to cause trouble

The next day, Chu Chen drove Feng Wu and Chen Qingxuan to the jade mine.

Meanwhile, Chu Yi was recruiting workers in Cloud Peak City.

For a daily wage of twenty coins, Chu Yi's job was incredibly easy.

The scene descended into chaos, but Si Wei dispatched troops to restore order.

Chu Chen and Feng Wu drove to the mine, where Zhao Tianlong greeted them.

"Your subordinate greets you, young master. May I ask what brings you here?"

Chu Chen glanced indifferently at the entire mine.

He said to Zhao Tianlong, "You have the time it takes for an incense stick to burn to gather everyone here."

"Young master, everyone, this won't affect the mining progress..."

"Just go ahead, jade can fly now, hurry up and go."

Upon hearing Chu Chen's command, Zhao Tianlong strongly sensed the difference in his new master.

The Liu family gave the workers no chance to catch their breath; it was all about working.

After an incense stick had burned, Chu Chen looked at the densely packed crowd in front of him and was filled with mixed emotions.

There were all sorts of people inside.

Apart from the two hundred or so soldiers, there were about 600 other people, old and young.

The men and women were dressed in rags, emaciated, and pale, staring blankly at the richly dressed people in front of them.

An old man who looked to be almost seventy or eighty years old was holding a pickaxe.

He appeared to have been injured while mining, as blood was flowing down his pickaxe.

Upon seeing this, Chu Chen immediately got into the car, took out a first-aid kit, and instructed Feng Wu to bandage him up.

"How old are you, sir?"

"Reporting to Master, this old man is fifty-four years old this year." He replied while looking at Feng Wu, who was bandaging him, with a sense of flattery.

"This little injury is nothing to worry about, don't waste that fine white cloth."

Seeing this, Chu Chen turned to Zhao Tianlong and said.

"Tell a few men to go down the mountain to buy meat and wine. No work today, just rest."

After saying that, he handed Zhao Tianlong two hundred taels of silver.

Zhao Tianlong was stunned for a moment, staring at Chu Chen without daring to take the silver from Chu Chen's hand.

What's going on? These people have only just met, and they're already giving each other money for a meal?

The others stared at Chu Chen in bewilderment, wondering who this young master was and why he was inviting them all to dinner right away.

And you're talking about buying alcohol and selling meat? Meat, huh? How long has it been since we've had meat?

Everyone's eyes lit up with excitement.

Just then, an untimely voice rang out in the middle of the crowd.

"What the hell are you all doing? Slacking off? Do you really think I have no temper?"

A few shady-looking men, dressed in fine clothes, came down from the foot of the mountain, pointing at the crowd and shouting insults.

"Where's Zhao Tianlong? Come out here, you bastard!"

The man in the lead charged down the mountain with an arrogant expression, paying no attention to Chu Chen and his companions.

It was as if Chu Chen and the others were invisible, as if they didn't see them at all.

"How the hell have you been managing me? I was only gone for half a month, and you let them slack off? Believe me or not, I'll write you a document and turn you into a miner!"

At this point, Chu Chen couldn't bear to watch any longer.

So he stepped forward and blocked his way, saying, "Who are you?"

"Hey, who are you? How dare you block my way?"

After the man finished speaking, he tried to push Chu Chen away.

Unexpectedly, as soon as I stretched out my hand, I felt a sharp pain in my stomach and was sent flying backward.

This scene made everyone present gasp in shock.

Even Zhao Tianlong frowned slightly.

After kicking the person away, Chen Qingxuan stood back behind Chu Chen on his own, and no one saw how he made the move.

"Who am I? You dare to come to my jade mine and act all high and mighty, and even push me?"

Chu Chen stepped forward and said fiercely to the man who had just gotten up from the ground.

"What did you say? Your mine? This is my Liu family's mine, the Emperor's mine! Kid, you don't want to live anymore, do you?"

At that moment, a servant rushed up to the man and whispered a few words in his ear.

The man frowned slightly after hearing this and looked Chu Chen up and down again.

Then he stepped forward and said, "His Majesty gifted you this jade mine?"

Do you have any documents?

Seeing this person's arrogance, Chu Chen retorted fiercely, "Who the hell do you think you are? Do you have the right to look at documents?"

At this moment, Zhao Tianlong whispered in Chu Chen's ear, "Young master, this man is called Liu Yu. He is the manager sent by the Liu family to this jade mine."

"What a joke! Just because my surname is Liu, do you know the consequences if you don't bring the documents today?"

With a smile, Chu Chen took out a document from his backpack.

The inscription above indicates the ownership of the jade mine in the western suburbs of Cloud Peak City, and the name Chu Chen is prominently displayed on it.

"Alright, Young Master Liu, you've read the document, you can get out of here now."

After finishing his sentence, Chu Chen turned to go and deal with the team's affairs.

Unexpectedly, Liu Yu immediately called out to Chu Chen.

"Young Master Chu, is it? Since His Majesty has bestowed the jade mine upon you, we shall take our leave now."

"But we must take the jade that was mined before with us."

After saying that, he turned to the crowd and shouted, "Old Wang, organize the people and get the jade out of here!"

The crowd remained silent for a long time.

At this moment, Chu Chen turned his head and looked at him meaningfully.

“Young Master Liu, did your mother crush your head when you were born? Since His Majesty has bestowed this upon me, then everything, including them, belongs to me.”

Liu Yu was furious after hearing this, but then she burst into laughter.

"Young Master Chu, do you really intend to become an enemy of the Liu family?"

"Then tell me, how can we avoid becoming enemies with your Liu family?" Chu Chen said meaningfully.

Liu Yu dusted off the dirt and walked arrogantly in front of Chu Chen.

"Since Young Master Chu has spoken, let me state my conditions regarding your disrespect towards me today."

"Can you represent the Liu family?"

Chu Chen looked at the seemingly dim-witted man in front of him with a puzzled expression.

"Haha, don't even mention the Liu family. In this Cloud Peak City, ask Si Wei and see if he dares to disrespect me."

Liu Yu remained completely unconcerned.

In truth, how could he not know that His Majesty had already bestowed this mine upon Chu Chen?

They were simply following instructions from their family to cause trouble.

They wanted to put Chu Chen in a dilemma so that he could eventually leave the mine.

Or, like when the royal family controlled it, let the Liu family manage it.

At that time, this mere outsider will be easily controlled by the Liu family.

"Stop talking nonsense and state your terms."

"Haha, that's straightforward. Two options: First, hand over this mine to my Liu family to continue managing for you. Second, submit a memorial to His Majesty, asking him to rescind his order. This royal property is not something you, a mere brat, can afford to lay a finger on!"

Chu Chen remained silent, waiting patiently for him to continue.

"Given that your guard just kicked me, how about this: kill your guard? Then, you kick the guard behind me."

Chu Chen found the idiot's actions quite amusing.

Chen Qingxuan, standing behind him, slowly turned cold.

What did he say? Kill me? Based on that seventh-rank expert behind him?