Of course the county magistrate Zhai knew this, and even if he really sued Zhou Man in court, he sentenced Zhou Man to win, and Zhou Man might not be able to really snatch the field from them. Even if she did, how could she cultivate it by herself?
Mostly they want to lease it to others, but Xia Clan's Hongtian Village is very powerful, and if their family speaks out, who would dare to rent her land
It's really a face-to-face confrontation, and in the end it can only be a loss for both sides. It depends on whether the patriarch and elders of the Xia clan can understand the hints from him and Chief Xu.
Zhou Man obviously wanted a quick solution and didn't mind reconciliation.
That's right, after all, she is an official of the imperial court, so she doesn't have so much time to spend with these people.
The county magistrate Zhai walked to the backyard with his hands behind his back, but he still couldn't hold back and said, "The people from the Xia family will come tomorrow, you go to meet them first, and find out what they say. If they don't want to let go of the things, you can It won't do them any good to persuade them first."
"Yes, but my lord," the master said in a low voice, "this Master Zhou's surname is Zhou and not Xia, I'm afraid the Xia family will grasp this point..."
Zhai County Magistrate said: "I was also worried about this before, but I don't think they are very timid about it. Thinking about it, they are too. Zhou and his wife raised her from a young age, and it is not clear what kindness she was born with. And now that she is an official in the court, how can she change her name if she wants to?"
Master thought about it, but he was still a little worried.
Bai Shan, who was riding a horse and heading out of the city, was also bringing up this topic, "I'm afraid the Xia family will hold on to your surname."
Bai Erlang said: "Surely, what will you do then?"
"What else can I do? Kill me and not change my surname," Man Bao said, "My child will be surnamed Xia in the future, so I won't change my surname. If I change my surname, my father will cry to death."
Although her grandparents are important, her parents are also important. The most important thing is that she doesn't follow other people's surname, but her own father's surname.
Man Bao said: "Besides, the Xia family is different from the Zhou family. If I change back to Xia's surname, I don't know how many things will happen in the future, my future property, and my official reputation. Who knows what troubles they will have in the future. ?”
Her fourth brother is so good, she still occasionally worried that he would use her name to mess around outside, so she had to warn him from time to time.
Who knows what will happen if they switch to the Xia family
So she won't change her surname. In the future, the child will be named Xia, and the relationship will be even further away. At that time, she can think about separating her grandparents.
Man Bao's eyes brightened at the thought of this, wouldn't her son or daughter be the patriarch in the future
As for the patriarch, it sounds very majestic.
Bai Shan originally had a lot to say, but when he turned his head and saw Man Bao's complacent face, many words were blocked in his chest.
He shook his head and simply stopped talking.
Forget it, they even brought down the king of Yizhou, so they won't be wronged here.
The four of them followed the county government servant to Da'an Mountain. He didn't know where the tomb of Xia Yan and his wife was, but after hearing the description, he led them up the mountain in a short while. It's around here…”
However, Bai Shan had already stopped, and asked Man Bao to look down the mountain: "Do you think this place looks like the geomantic treasure land that Dao and Dao Xu mentioned?"
Man Bao turned his head to look down the mountain, and saw that the forest in front of him was hidden, but his vision was wide, and there seemed to be a strip of water in the distance.
Man Bao blinked, then looked up the mountain and said: "This is not good, let's go up again?"
So the four of them hurried up the mountain.
Yamen servant: ... as an official, he can do Taoist work
A few people walked up the mountain for a while and saw a big banyan tree. They walked around the banyan tree and searched among the bushes and bushes. Daji had the best eyesight, and immediately pointed to a tree behind and said, "There is a stele."
Man Bao went over immediately, walked around two trees that were close together and saw it.
Two tombs built with bricks and stones stand behind the tree, and the tombs that are close together have two tombstones, on which not only the name and origin of the deceased, but also the person who erected the monument.
Man Bao looked away from the other tombstone, and fixed on the one in front of her. She reached out and touched the tombstone, and the words "Xia's Danyan" on it were still obvious.
Man Bao raised his eyes and took a closer look at the tombstone and the tomb. He found grass growing on it, but it was not high, and the tombstone was not damaged, so he knew that someone had been cleaning it.
She quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
Bai Shan knelt down and touched the incense ash in front of the tombstone, and said, "It looks good, someone should have come to sacrifice and sweep it during Qingming."
Man Bao stood between the two tombstones for a while, then got up and knelt down to kowtow to the tombstones respectively, and Bai Shan was with her.
Bai Erlang just stood aside with his hands down and watched, and waited for them to kowtow before he asked, "I don't know who made the sacrificial sweep, is it Master Xia?"
Bai Shandao: "Although this is more troublesome, it's not difficult to inquire about. I just saw 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 rich families and some special families, few people erect monuments, let alone build tombs with bricks and stones.
Therefore, it is not difficult to find the owner of the tomb nearby, and the Qingming festival is basically on those two days, and those who come up to the tomb will definitely meet people, as long as they find someone to inquire about.
Bai Shan said: "I'll write down the name in a while, and I'll ask the servants to inquire about it later."
Man Bao nodded, turned around and smiled at the stunned yamen servant, "We are not familiar with Shangzhou, please help us find out where the people who erected the monument are."
The yamen servant nodded blankly.
Bai Shan took Man Bao's hand and walked away, and found three tombs nearby, two of which belonged to the same family.
Bai Shan wrote down the name on it and asked the yamen servant.
Not to mention, the yamen servant really knew one family, but the rest of the family didn't have much impression, Bai Shan didn't mind, so he wrote it down, and planned to go back and ask someone to inquire about it.
A group of people entered the city in the afterglow of the setting sun.
When they returned to the inn, Zhou Dalang and Wu Wulang had already returned, and they had already had a good meal, so they were waiting for them.
Old Zhou was worrying, he was relieved when he saw Man Bao and the others came back, he immediately pulled her and asked, "Are you hungry? Are you tired?"
Finally, he asked, "Did you find someone?"
Qian disliked his impatience, pulled him aside, and said to Man Bao: "Go wash and change clothes first, light what you want to eat first, and come down to eat later."
Man Bao responded and comforted her father, "Dad, don't worry, I can still be bullied?"
After that, he ran away.
Lao Zhou felt at ease for a while, then he touched his stomach and said, "I just ate, and now I'm a little hungry."
Qian: ...
Lao Zhou waited for Man Bao and the others to come down and have another meal with them, and everyone talked while eating.