Magistrate Zhai asked Mr. Du and Mr. Zhu to sit down in the study, then turned around and went out. He only stood for a while when a yamen servant came to report and repeated exactly what Xu Lizhang and Xia Yi said.

The officer looked at Magistrate Zhai's face and asked hesitantly: "Sir, do you want to send someone to stop Xia Yi?"

Magistrate Zhai glanced at him and said, "What are you stopping him for? He did what we wanted to do and saved you all the trouble. How great."

The officer looked confused.

Magistrate Zhai has already said: "Choose a smarter person to go to Hongtian Village. If Xia gives you money, don't push him. Take more and tell them the truth. Xia Xin and Zhou Yin's daughter is named Zhou Man. She is not only famous in the capital but also

A miracle doctor, who works in the Imperial Hospital and has treated His Majesty, the Queen, the Prince and other relatives of the Emperor, is also compiled by the Chongwen Library and can be presented to the imperial court."

"The Mr. Bai who is engaged to her is from the Bai family in Longzhou. He is a son of an aristocratic family. In short, she can say whatever she wants, do you understand?"

Yamen:...Didn't they get along well with Master Zhou just now? How come they are digging a hole for them as soon as they turn around?

"By the way," County Magistrate Zhai stopped the government officials and said, "Tell them again that Zhou Yin was posthumously granted the title of Mianzhou Shepherd, and although Xia Xin is deceased, he still has the title. His Majesty personally praised the couple as righteous men.

"

The yamen officer left in confusion. By saying so much, didn't he let the Xia family of Hongtian Village take precautions?

Is your Excellency Mr. Pian Zhou or Mr. Pian Xia?

Magistrate Zhai stood in the corridor for a while with his hands behind his back, then turned around to see Mr. Du and Mr. Zhu. Since he wanted to mediate, he naturally wanted to know the inside story.

Mr. Du and Mr. Zhu are not only older, but also quite respected in Xu Li's hometown. They know something about what happened in the Xia family, not to mention that Mr. Du seems to have a good relationship with Xia Xia.

Magistrate Zhai went in to find out the inside story from the two old men, and Xia Xia was also talking to Zhou Man about what happened back then.

The servants and government officials all retreated outside, leaving only Man Bao and Xia Xia in the room.

Xia Xia originally wanted Bai Shan and Bai Erlang to withdraw as well, but seeing that Zhou Man didn't seem to understand his eyes, the two of them had no intention of avoiding suspicion. Considering the relationship between Bai Shan and Zhou Man, he could only

He sighed inwardly and pretended that the two of them could not be seen. He Manbao said, "Your parents left you something."

Xia Xia said: "Fourteen years ago, your father only said that he would take your mother back to his hometown to meet his brother and sister-in-law. He sold two pieces of land, but the remaining things are still there."

Xia Xia said in detail: "I know that the house where your grandparents have always lived, there is actually another house in Hongtian Village, but it was used as a school for the clan when your grandfather was there, and later it was used as a residence for the orphans and widows of the clan.

I don’t think your parents have any intention of taking it back, so all that’s left is the two-in house in Songhua Lane.”

Xia Xia said: "In addition, there are three fields in the village. They are not small and very good. In fact, your father wanted to sell those fields back then, but they were ancestral fields and were passed down from generation to generation. The clan did not agree.

, your father couldn’t sell it, so he temporarily rented it to others for farming.”

"There is also a shop rented by my family..."

He obviously knew a lot about these things, and said to Zhou Man: "Back then, your father agreed that he would write a letter when he got back and settled down. Because there are farm shops here and they always have to collect rent, so he agreed that every year, at most every

You have to come back every other year, not only to pay homage to your grandparents, but also to collect rent."

"But there was no news as soon as your parents left, and they didn't come back for two years as promised." Xia Xia paused and said: "After that, the clan thought that your parents would never come back. Although your grandfather and I

We are good friends, but the blood relationship is far away, so we can't stop the clan. Twelve years ago, they opened an ancestral hall to divide things."

Man Bao roughly understood that they had thought wrongly. Her parents would indeed never come back, so she was not so angry about the division of property between them. What she cared about was, "Why did my parents leave Shangzhou back then?"

She said: "At that time, my father entrusted someone to bring all his valuables with him. My grandparents had just passed away and I was still young. Why?"

Xia Xia was silent for a while and then sighed: "Your father is a married woman. At that time, the family wanted to let your grandfather adopt an heir. Before your father showed up, this matter was already almost discussed..."

Although Xia Xia didn't name her, Man Bao also understood that her father's sudden appearance blocked others' way.

"It was fine when your grandfather was still alive, but your grandfather died of a serious illness. The clan members said everything. There were even private rumors that your father poisoned your grandfather and killed him. They thought about it because they could no longer live here.

I went back to my hometown to hide away, thinking that I would come back when things calm down."

Xia Xia said: "Although your father is not old, he sees things very clearly. He told me before he left that if he stayed here, he would probably have conflicts and disputes with the clan in the future, and your mother's health is not very good.

Well, at that time, I was always worried about these things, and your health was even worse. He was worried that it would be bad for you to hear these things after you became wise, so he decided to go back to his hometown."

It was also because of Xia Xin's poor condition that Xia Xia agreed to their departure. Otherwise, Jiannan Road to Mianzhou was so far away, how could he agree to Zhou Yin taking his wife and daughter away?

Man Bao knew what was going on. She looked at Bai Shan and then spoke to Xia Xia. Finally, she pulled out a red rope from her collar. Xia Xia saw the long life hanging at the bottom at a glance.

Lock.

His eyes suddenly heated up and he stretched out his hand towards her.

Man Bao took off the longevity lock and put it in his palm, saying: "I have been wearing this since I was a child. My dad...my uncle said this was left for me by my parents."

Xia Xia said with red eyes: "I gave this injection. Your grandfather was still there at that time, but his health was not good. I started doing it when your mother said she was pregnant, and I chose the best silver, because I was afraid of discoloration.

I even practiced it twice."

He said: "Your longevity lock took more than three months to make. It has the characters Zhou and Xia engraved on both sides. Except for the longevity lock requested by the nobles in the capital, this is the best I have made in my life.

The best piece is locked up for longevity.”

Mr. Du in another room was talking to Magistrate Zhai: "Master Xia grew up poor. When he went to their court to recruit soldiers, he was pushed out by his uncle to serve. He was only eleven at that time, and he was almost taken away.

It was Xia Yan who couldn't see it and persuaded his parents to give him money to work as a slave, and later sent him to learn the trade from a silversmith in the county."

"He is where he is today thanks to Xia Yan's care for him in the past, so Master Xia is very grateful. Xia Yan's shop, Zhou Yin, was originally rented to others to sell groceries. Before the couple left, they asked Xia Yan to help guard the house and collect the goods.
Chapter completed!