The county magistrate Zhai asked Mr. Du and Mr. Zhu to sit down in the study, but he turned around and went out. After he stood for a while, a yamen servant came to report, repeating exactly what Xu Lichang and Xia Yi said.
The yamen servant looked at the face of the county magistrate Zhai, and asked hesitantly, "My lord, do you want to send someone to stop Xia Yi?"
Zhai County Magistrate glanced at him and said, "What are you stopping him for? He did what we wanted to do, so that you don't have to worry about it, that's great."
The yamen servant looked confused.
The county magistrate Zhai has already said: "Choose someone who is smarter and go to Hongtian Village. If the Xia family gives you money, don't push it. Take more and tell them the truth. The daughter of Xia Xin and Zhou Yin is called Zhou Man. A genius doctor, who works in the Imperial Hospital, has treated His Majesty, the Empress, the Prince and other relatives of the emperor, and it was compiled by the Chongwen Museum, so it can go to the Great Court Assembly."
"The Mr. Bai who is betrothed to her is from the Bai clan of Longzhou, he is a son of a noble family. In short, she can say whatever she wants, you know?"
Yamen servant: ... Didn't their lords get along well with Mr. Zhou just now? Why do you dig a hole for someone as soon as you turn around
"By the way," County Magistrate Zhai called to stop the yamen servants, and said, "Tell them again that Zhou Yin was conferred posthumously as the shepherd of Mianzhou, and although Xia Xin was deceased, he was also granted the conferment, and His Majesty personally praised the husband and wife as righteous men. "
The yamen servant left in a daze, saying so much, didn't the Xia clan of Hongtian Village take precautions
Is my lord Pian Zhou or Pian Xia
County magistrate Zhai stood in the corridor with his hands behind his back for a while, then turned to see Mr. Du and Mr. Zhu. Since they wanted to mediate, they naturally wanted to know the inside story.
Mr. Du and Mr. Zhu are not only old, but also quite respectable in Xu Lichang's circle. They will know something about what happened in the Xia family, not to mention that Mr. Du seems to have a good relationship with Xia Xia.
The county magistrate Zhai went in to get to know the inside story with the two old men, and Xia Xia was also talking to Zhou Man about what happened back then.
The servants and yamen servants all retreated outside, only Man Baosan and Xia Xia were left in the room.
Xia Xia originally wanted Bai Shan and Bai Erlang to quit, but Zhou Man didn't seem to understand his eyes, and the two of them didn't mean to avoid suspicion. Considering the relationship between Bai Shan and Zhou Man, he had no choice but to Sighing inwardly, He Manbao said as if he couldn't see the two of them: "Your parents left you something."
Xia Xia said: "Fourteen years ago, your father only said that he would take your mother back to the hometown to meet his brother and sister-in-law. He sold two pieces of land, but the rest is still there."
Xia Xia said in detail: "I know, the house your grandparents have always lived in, actually there is 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 widows and widows in the clan. I don't think your parents have any intention of taking it back, so only the two-entry mansion in Songhua Lane is left."
Xia Xia said: "Besides, there are three other fields in the village. They are not small, and they are very good. In fact, your father wanted to sell those fields back then, but they were ancestral fields. They were passed down from generation to generation. The clan did not agree. , your father couldn’t sell it, so he temporarily rented it out to others for cultivation.”
"There is another shop rented by my family..."
He obviously knew these things very well, and said to Zhou Man: "Back then, your father agreed that he would write a letter when he went back and settled down, because there is still a field shop here, and the rent must be collected, so he said yes, every year, at most every year I have to come back every other year, not only to pay homage to your grandparents, but also to collect rent."
"But once your parents left, there was no news, and they didn't come back for two years as agreed." Xia Xia paused and said, "After that, the clan thought that your parents would not come back. Although your grandfather and I We are good friends, but the blood relationship is far away, so they can't stop the clan, they opened the ancestral hall twelve years ago to divide things."
Man Bao then roughly understood that they were not mistaken, her parents were indeed unable to come back, so she was not so angry about their division of production, 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 the small and soft furniture, and my grandparents had passed away not long ago, and I was still young, so why?"
Xia Xia was silent for a moment and then sighed: "Your father is a married man. Back then, the family thought that your grandfather would adopt an heir. Before your father appeared, this matter had already been discussed..."
Although Xia Xia didn't call the roll, Man Bao also understood that her father's sudden appearance blocked the way of others.
"Your grandfather was fine when he was still alive. Your grandfather died of a serious illness. The family said everything, and some people even whispered that your father poisoned your grandfather to death. They can't live here anymore. I went back to my hometown to hide for a while, thinking that I will come back after things calm down."
Xia Xia said: "Although your father is not very old, he sees it very clearly. Before he left, he told me that if he stayed here, it would probably be conflicts and disputes with the clan in the future, and your mother's health is not very good. Well, during that time, I was always troubled by these things, and your health was even worse. He was worried that you would hear these things after you were sensible, so he decided to go back to his hometown."
It was also because of Xia Xin's poor condition that Xia Xia agreed with them to go. Otherwise, how could he agree with Zhou Yin to take his wife and daughter away with Jiannan Road so far away from Mianzhou
Man Bao knew it well, looked at Bai Shan and then talked to Xia Xia. Finally, she pulled a red string from her collar, and Xia Xia saw the long life hanging from the bottom at a glance. Lock.
His eyes suddenly became hot, and he reached out to her.
Man Bao took off the longevity lock and put it in his palm, said: "I've been wearing this since I was a child, my father... my uncle said it was left for me by my parents."
Xia Xia said with red eyes: "I beat it. Your grandfather was still there at that time, but his health was not good. I started to pick the best Yinrong from the moment your mother said she was pregnant. I was afraid of changing color. I practiced it twice."
He said: "It took you more than three months to make this long-lived lock. The word Zhou Xia is engraved on both sides of it. Except for the long-lived lock that the nobles in the capital ask for, this is the best lock I have made in my life. The best piece of longevity lock."
In another room, Elder Du was talking to the county magistrate Zhai: "Master Xia grew up in a poor family. When he went to their imperial court to recruit soldiers, he was pushed out by his uncle to serve. He was only eleven at that time, and he was almost dragged away. Yes. It was Xia Yan who couldn’t see it, so he persuaded his parents to give him money to serve him, and later sent him to the county silversmith to learn his craft.”
"He is today thanks to Xia Yan's care for him in the past, so Master Xia is very kind. Originally, Xia Yan's shop, Zhou Yin, was rented out to others to sell groceries. Before the couple left, they asked Xia Yan to help guard the house and collect I didn’t expect that the couple would never come back when they rented a house and rented a shop.”