Of course Magistrate Zhai knew this, and even if he really sued Zhou Man in court, he would sentence Zhou Man to win. Zhou Man might not be able to really seize the land from them. Even if she did, would she still be able to farm it by herself?

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Most of them want to lease it to others, but the Xia family's Hongtian Village is very powerful. If their family spreads rumors, who would dare to rent her land?

It was such a heart-wrenching confrontation, and in the end both sides would suffer. It depends on whether the Xia clan leader and clan elders can understand the hints he and Xu Lizhang were implying.

Zhou Man obviously wants a quick resolution and doesn't mind reconciliation.

Yes, she is an official of the imperial court after all, so she doesn't have that much time to spend with these people.

Magistrate Zhai walked to the backyard with his hands behind his back, but couldn't help but said: "Tomorrow, the Xia family's people will come. You first go to see them and find out what they say. If they are unwilling to let go of their things, you can

Please give them some advice first, it won’t do them any good.”

"Yes, sir," the master whispered, "this Lord Zhou's surname is Zhou, not Xia. I'm afraid that the Xia family will seize this..."

Magistrate Zhai said: "I was also worried about this before, but I think they don't seem to be very timid about it. Thinking about it, the Zhou family raised her since she was a child, and it has long been unclear whether she should be kind and nurturing.

Moreover, she is now an official in the imperial court, how can she change her name if she wants to?"

The master thought so, but he was still a little worried.

Bai Shan, who was riding on his horse and heading out of the city, was also bringing up this topic, "I'm afraid that Mr. Xia will hold on to your last name."

Bai Erlang said: "It will definitely happen. What will you do then?"

"What else can I do? I won't change my surname until I die," Man Bao said, "My child will be named Xia in the future, and I won't change my surname. If I change my surname, my father will cry to death."

Although her biological grandparents are important, her parents are also important. The most important thing is that she does not take someone else's surname, but her biological father's surname.

Man Bao said: "Besides, the Xia family is different from the Zhou family. If I change my surname back to Xia, I don't know how many things will happen in the future. My future property and my official reputation. Who knows what trouble they will cause in the future."

?”

Her fourth brother is so good, but she is occasionally worried that he will use her name to do anything outside, and she has to give him advice from time to time.

If it were the Xia family, who knew what would happen?

Therefore, she will not change her surname. In the future, the child will be named Xia, and the relationship will be further established. Then she can think of dividing her grandparents' branch.

Man Bao's eyes lit up when she thought of this. Then wouldn't her son or daughter be the clan leader in the future?

As for the clan leader, he sounds very majestic.

Bai Shan originally had a lot to say, but when he turned around and saw Man Bao's proud face, many words were blocked in his chest.

He shook his head and stopped talking at all.

Forget it, they even brought down the King of Yizhou, so they wouldn't be wronged here.

The four of them followed the county government officer to Da'an Mountain. He didn't know where the tombs of Xia Yan and his wife were, but after hearing the description, he led them up the mountain after a while, "It said it was going around a big banyan tree. That should be

It’s just around here…”

Bai Shan had already stopped and asked Manbao to look down the mountain: "Do you think this place looks like the Feng Shui treasure land that Dao and Daoxu mentioned?"

Man Bao turned around and looked down the mountain. He saw that the forest in front was hidden, but his field of vision was wide. There seemed to be a strip of water in the distance.

Man Bao blinked, then glanced up the mountain and said, "That's not bad, let's go further up?"

So the four of them hurried up the mountain.

Yamen:...can you still do the work of a Taoist priest when you are an official?

A few people walked up the mountain for a while and saw a large banyan tree. They walked around the banyan tree and searched among the trees and grass. Daji had the best eyesight and immediately pointed to a tree behind the tree and said, "There is a monument there."

Man Bao immediately went over and walked around two trees that were close together and saw it.

Two tombs made of bricks and stones stood behind the tree. The tombs close to each other had two tombstones. On them were not only the names and places of the deceased, but also the person who set the monuments.

Man Bao looked away from the other tombstone and focused on the one in front of her. She reached out and touched the tombstone. The words "Xia Family Danyan" were still very obvious on it.

Man Bao raised his eyes and looked at the tombstone and grave carefully. He found that there was grass growing on it, but it was not high. The tombstone was not damaged, so he knew that someone had been cleaning it.

She breathed a sigh of relief quietly.

Bai Shan knelt down and touched the incense ashes in front of the tombstone, and said, "It looks fine. Someone must have come to pay homage during the Qingming Festival."

Man Bao stood between the two tombstones for a while, then stood up and knelt down to kowtow to the tombstones respectively. Bai Shan joined her.

Bai Erlang stood aside with his hands down and watched. After they finished kowtowing, he asked: "I don't know who sacrificed the sweep. Is it Master Xia?"

Bai Shandao: "Although this is more troublesome, it is not difficult to find out. I just saw it along the way. There are indeed many tombs here, and probably because of good Feng Shui, most of the tombs here have tombstones."

Except for wealthy families and some particularly particular families, few people erect monuments, let alone build tombs with bricks and stones.

Therefore, it is not difficult to find the nearby tomb owner's home, and the Qingming Festival sweeping ceremony will basically take place during those two days. Those who come to worship and sweep the tomb will definitely meet the person, as long as they find the person and make some inquiries, they will know.

Bai Shan said: "I will write down the name in a moment and ask my servants to inquire later."

Man Bao nodded, turned around and smiled at the dumbfounded government servant, "We are not familiar with Shangzhou. In the future, please help us find out where the person who built the monument is."

The officer nodded blankly.

Bai Shan took Man Bao's hand and walked away, finding three tombs nearby, two of which belonged to the same family.

Bai Shan wrote down the name above and asked the yamen servant.

Not to mention, the yamen servant really knew one family, but he had no impression of the remaining family. Bai Shan didn't mind, so he wrote it down and planned to go back and let people inquire about it.

The group of people then entered the city under the afterglow of the setting sun.

When they returned to the inn, Zhou Dalang and Wu Lang had returned early. They had already eaten and were waiting for them.

Lao Zhoutou was worried, and he breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Man Bao and the others coming back. He immediately pulled her and asked, "Are you hungry? Are you tired?"

Finally he asked: "Have you found anyone?"

Qian disliked his impatience, so he pulled him aside and said to Man Bao: "Go wash up and change clothes first. Light what you want to eat first, and come down to eat later."

Man Bao agreed and comforted her father, "Don't worry, Dad, can I still be bullied?"

After that, he ran away.

Lao Zhou felt relieved for the first time, and then he touched his stomach and said, "I just ate, and now I'm a little hungry."

Qian:……
Chapter completed!