The old lady looked at her daughter-in-law suspiciously, "Really?"
"Really!" Aunt Fan emphasized: "It's really similar, the face is especially similar to Zhou Xianggong, and the person is as delicate and small as Xinniang..."
"Okay, okay," the old lady frowned, "Since they're back, why don't they come directly?"
Aunt Fan swallowed her saliva and lowered her voice: "Mother, do you think Zhou Xianggong and Xinniang... are gone, otherwise why would they ask a child to inquire everywhere? They haven't shown up for so many years."
Xia Xin and Zhou Yin didn't come back after they left. The neighbors in the neighborhood have guessed everything. Many people think that something happened to them; Some people think it's wrong, how can I say that Xia's property is still here, Zhou Yin sold two pieces of land when he left, but still kept three pieces of land, let alone a shop and a house.
How could the couple stay silent without dealing with it
Some people suspect that Zhou Yin is a liar who tricked Xia Xin away, so it's not sure what the family will be like.
Aunt Fan still has a lot of small things to say, but her mother-in-law has already glanced at her and asked, "Where's that person?"
Aunt Fan was stunned for a moment and then said, "I'm going to the village chief's house, I'll show you the way."
When the old lady heard this, she frowned and said, "Why did you let them go to the Li Chang's house first? They should go to Xia Rui's house first."
Aunt Fan slapped her thigh, "Oh, I forgot."
The old lady turned and left, and Aunt Fan was eager to follow. The old lady didn't want to take her with her, but she had met the other person after all, so she had to take her with her.
"Mother, shall we go to Li Chang's house, or to Xia Rui's house?"
"Go to Xia Rui's house. People have already entered the door at this moment. We don't have any relatives or old friends. What are you doing at the Li Chang's house?"
At this time, the three of Man Bao were sitting at the village chief's house drinking tea. When he heard that Bai Shan was looking for Xia Yan, he opened his eyes to look at the three of them. Finally, he slid back and forth on the three of them and settled on Zhou. Full body, asked with a smile, "I don't know what is the relationship between the three and Xia Yan?"
Bai Shan looked at Man Bao.
Man Bao put down his teacup and said with a smile, "My mother's name is Yu Xin, and she is Mr. Xia's only daughter."
Even though he had guessed in his heart, when he heard Zhou Man's confession at this time, the chief was still shocked, and then asked: "Why don't your father and mother come?"
He said: "I haven't seen them for many years, and I don't know if they are okay."
Man Bao and Bai Shan looked at each other and said, "My father and mother are gone, so I'm the one to look for relatives."
The chief sighed and said, "But your grandparents are long gone, and your parents were the ones who buried them back then. Why, didn't they tell you?"
Bai Shan's eyebrows twitched, and he looked sideways at Man Bao, who happened to be looking at him too.
Bai Shan shook his head slightly, and Man Bao smiled and said: "I know, I just thought that there are still some relatives at home, even if they are far away, they should move around, so I wanted to ask the village chief."
The head of the village laughed and said: "Little lady, I'm thinking about love, but it seems that there are not many relatives in the Xia family, and I don't know much, or the little lady should go to the Xia clan to ask?"
Man Bao nodded with a smile, and asked, "Does the chief know where the tombs of my grandparents are? I want to pay my respects."
In the eyes of people in Shangzhou, Zhou Yin was married, so the Xia family and his wife were Zhou Man's grandparents, not his maternal grandparents.
The Li Chang shook his head regretfully, "I really don't know about this, I have to ask the Xia clan."
Man Bao didn't force it, he nodded slightly and asked, "Who is the current patriarch of the Xia clan and where is his family?"
"Xia Xiucai seems to be from Hongtian Village, but he moved to the city only after passing the scholar examination. I'm not very familiar with Hongtian Village, so I might as well go to Hongtian Village and ask."
Man Bao responded with a smile, thanked him and asked casually, "I don't know how far Hongtian Village is from the city?"
Li Chang smiled and said: "It's not close, it's better for the little lady to wait until tomorrow morning."
Man Bao nodded with a smile, bid farewell to the chief and went out.
The three of them took the horse from Daji, saluted the chief who sent him out, and then got on the horse and left.
Seeing them riding horses, the head of the village flickered slightly, and watched them leave with a smile.
After walking away, Bai Erlang let out a sarcastic sound.
Both Bai Shan and Man Bao glanced at him, telling him to hold back before saying, "Shall we go to the county government office?"
Man Bao nodded, "Should be going to the yamen now, but it's a pity that I came out in a hurry and didn't bring anything to the county magistrate."
Bai Shan looked sideways at Daji.
Daji stepped forward, took out two greeting cards from his bosom, and handed them to Bai Shan.
Bai Shan handed it to Man Bao: "Use my post, or yours?"
Man Bao thought for a while and said, "Use mine, I'm the victim, and I should be quite famous."
Bai Shan is quite famous among scholars now, and his prestige must be on Zhou Man, because of his history of "uprightness and no fear of power", his behavior of "purity and filial piety", and his qualifications as a companion student in Chongwen Museum. I'm afraid he is a shining future star in the eyes of others.
But his power is in the future, Man Bao's power is in the present, regardless of whether others can see her as a female official, her official status is here, she is still a celebrity in front of the prince, and she is also in front of the emperor. She can say something, so even if she is not a star, she is still a big mountain, which is very oppressive.
Bai Shan took her post, handed it back to Daji and said, "Send someone to the county government first, we will be there in a while."
Daji agreed and asked another guard to deliver the door card first, and they followed behind on horseback, discussing by the way.
"It's biased at first glance, I'm afraid it has something to do with the people who live in your house now," Bai Shan said, "Fourteen years ago, things have changed, and the land deeds and house deeds that your father put away are not cheap. Whoever they swallowed, they may not be willing to spit it out again, do you want to take it back intact?"
Man Bao thought for a while and said: "I have to find the tomb of my grandparents first, and take a look at the situation. If someone has worshiped in the past fourteen years, I should give him some things. If... it should be mine, Of course I'll take it back."
Bai Shandao: "I think uncle doesn't want to stay longer in Shangzhou, and he didn't even hear about these house deeds and land deeds along the way."
With Lao Zhou's personality, this is actually a bit strange.
Man Bao coughed lightly and then said in a low voice: "My father actually whispered to my mother. He is feeling distressed right now, but he is a little guilty."
Man Bao didn't know it at first, but he didn't know if Keke could always scan it, so he was a little annoyed, so he let Man Bao know.
She said, "My father doesn't want me to change my surname."