The old lady looked at her daughter-in-law suspiciously, "Really?"
"Really!" Aunt Fan emphasized: "It's really similar. Her face is especially similar to Mr. Zhou's, and she is as delicate and petite as Xin Niang..."
"Okay, okay," the old lady frowned and said, "Since they are back, why don't they come directly?"
Aunt Fan swallowed her saliva and lowered her voice and said: "Mom, do you think Mr. Zhou and Xin Niang...are gone? Otherwise, how could they let a child ask around? They haven't appeared for so many years."
Xia Xin and Zhou Yin didn't come back after they left. Neighbors and neighbors all had their guesses. Many people felt that something had happened to them; but some people felt that the couple had forgotten their roots and never came back after leaving.
Some people also think it's wrong. How come the Xia family's property is still here? When Zhou Yin left, he sold two pieces of land, but still kept three pieces, not to mention a shop and a house.
How could the couple just keep silent without dealing with it?
Some people suspect that Zhou Yin is a liar and deceived Xia Xin away. What will happen to his family?
Aunt Fan still had a lot of small things to say, but her mother-in-law had already glanced at her and asked, "Where is that person?"
Aunt Fan was stunned for a moment and then said: "I'm going to the elder's house. I showed you the way."
When the old lady heard this, she frowned and said, "Why did you let them go to the mayor's house first? They should have let them go to Xia Rui's house first."
Aunt Fan slapped her thigh and said, "Oh, I forgot."
The old lady turned around and left, and Aunt Fan wanted to follow her enthusiastically. The old lady didn't want to take her with her, but after all, she had met the other person, so she had no choice but to take her with her.
"Mom, should we go to Li Chang's house or Xia Rui's house?"
"Let's go to Xia Rui's house. People have already entered the house by now. We are neither relatives nor old friends. Why are we going to the mayor's house?"
At this time, Man Bao and the others were sitting at the house chief's house drinking tea. Hearing that Bai Shan was looking for Xia Yan, he opened his eyes to look at the three of them. Finally, after sliding back and forth on the three of them, he settled on Zhou.
He looked all over his body and asked with a smile, "I wonder what the relationship between the three of you is with Xia Yan?"
Bai Shan looked at Man Bao.
Man Bao put down his tea cup and said with a smile: "My mother's name is Taxin, and she is Mr. Xia's only daughter."
Even though he had already made a guess, when he heard Zhou Man's admission, the chief was still shocked, and then asked, "Why aren't your father and mother here?"
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 it's up to me to find my relatives."
The head of the village sighed: "But your grandparents are gone long ago. It was your parents who buried them back then. Why, didn't they tell you?"
Bai Shan's eyebrows twitched, and he turned his head to look at Man Bao, who happened to be looking at him as well.
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 who should move around even if they are far away, so I wanted to ask the village chief."
The head of the village then smiled and said: "My dear lady, I miss you, but there don't seem to be many relatives in the Xia family, and I don't know much. Maybe my lady can go to the Xia clan and ask?"
Man Bao nodded with a smile and asked, "Does the mayor know where the tombs of my grandparents are? I want to pay my respects."
In the eyes of people here in Shangzhou, Zhou Yin is a married woman, so the Xia family and his wife are Zhou Man's grandparents, not his maternal grandparents.
The head of the village shook his head with regret, "I really don't know this, I have to ask the Xia clan."
Man Bao didn't force anything, and nodded slightly and asked, "Who is the current head of the Xia clan and where is his home?"
"Xia Xiucai seems to be from Hongtian Village, but he moved to the city after passing the examination. I'm not familiar with Hongtian Village, so I might as well go to Hongtian Village and ask."
Man Bao smiled and agreed, thanked him and asked casually: "I wonder how far Hongtian Village is from the city?"
The director smiled and said: "It's not close. If you want to go there, it's better to wait until early tomorrow morning before setting off."
Man Bao nodded with a smile, said goodbye to the headmaster, and went out.
The three of them took the horse from Daji, bowed to the chief who sent him out, and then got on the horse and left.
When the chief saw how well they were riding, his eyes flashed slightly, and he watched them leave with a smile.
When he was far away, Bai Erlang made a sarcastic sound.
Bai Shan and Man Bao both glanced at him and asked him to hold it back before saying, "Shall we go to the county government?"
Man Bao nodded, "I should have gone to the Yamen by now, but it's a pity that I came out in a hurry and didn't bring anything to the county magistrate."
Bai Shan turned sideways and looked at Daji.
Daji stepped forward on his horse, took out two greeting cards from his arms 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 then said: "Use mine, I am the owner, and I should be quite famous."
Bai Shan is quite famous among scholars now, and his prestige must belong to Zhou Man, because of his history of "being upright and not afraid of the powerful", his behavior of "pureness and filial piety", and his current qualifications as a reading companion in Chongwen Hall.
I'm afraid that in the eyes of others, he is just a shining star in the future.
But his power lies in the future, while Manbao's power lies in the present. Regardless of whether others can recognize her as a female official, her official qualities are all displayed here. She is still a popular person in front of the prince, and is also popular in front of the emperor.
She can talk a lot, 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 to Daji and said, "Send someone to send it to the county government first. We will be there soon."
Daji agreed and asked another guard to take the door post and deliver it first. They followed slowly on horseback and discussed it.
"It seems biased at first glance, and I'm afraid it has something to do with the people living in your house now," Bai Shan said: "Things have changed in the past fourteen years, and the land deeds and house deeds your father collected have long been cheap.
Whoever you swallowed may not be willing to spit it out again. Do you want to take it back intact?"
Man Bao thought for a while and then said: "I have to find the tombs of my grandparents first and take a look at the situation. If someone has worshiped me in the past fourteen years, I should give him something. If... it should be mine.
, I naturally want to get it back."
Bai Shandao: "I think my uncle doesn't want to stay in Shangzhou any longer. I didn't even hear him talking about the house deeds and land deeds along the way."
Considering Lao Zhoutou's personality, this is actually a bit strange.
Man Bao coughed lightly and then whispered: "My father actually whispered to my mother quietly. He is feeling distressed at the moment, but he also feels a little guilty."
Manbao didn't know about it originally, but he didn't know if Keke could always scan it, so he was a little annoyed and let Manbao know.
She said: "My father doesn't want me to change my last name."