Chapter 786 Asking for Advice
County Magistrate Yang: ...Picking up one is fine, but how could you possibly pick up two children?
But after he said that, County Magistrate Yang really remembered. Although Old Zhou was very old now, from County Magistrate Yang's point of view, he and Manbao really looked a bit similar.
"Is that a relative of theirs?" County Magistrate Yang asked, "Does their family have any particularly wealthy and powerful relatives living outside the family?"
Coming out of the mansion, County Magistrate Yang, who had been accustomed to all kinds of conspiracies and struggles since childhood and had been poisoned by various stories, instantly thought of various situations, but soon he rejected them one by one.
As the county magistrate, although he didn't want to check his child's family background, what could he do about the fact that their family had a new kind of wheat?
So he took advantage of the convenience of checking the household registration to check the Zhou family. Five generations ago, there was no wealthy relative in their family.
Then there is only...
"Could it be that they've ever robbed or stolen something?" County Magistrate Yang stroked his chin thoughtfully. "It's impossible that they found it. If they did, they would have sold it for money instead of giving it to their daughter."
Servant: ...
He quietly left to pour water for County Magistrate Yang, but County Magistrate Yang shook his head, denying all these speculations, and waved his hand, saying, "Forget it, we'll talk about it tomorrow. Go pack up, I'm going to sleep."
The next day, County Magistrate Yang opened the yamen early to look for household registration information. Everyone in the yamen was on vacation, and only the old official guarding the door was there.
Listening to the noises in the archives room, the old official shifted his hips to get more sun on his back, muttering, "It's better not to get married. I can come to the government office whenever I want, and no one will bother me."
County Magistrate Yang looked through the household registration of Qili Village but couldn't find anything wrong. He couldn't help but touch his chin, and looked at the household registration of the Zhou family again, and then his eyes fell on Zhou Yin's name.
At this time, Zhou Yin's status was dead, and he was registered as deceased two years ago, but he had died several years earlier.
County Magistrate Yang calculated the date and place of his death, but found that they didn't match.
Magistrate Yang thought for a moment and called his attendants, "Go call Laichun. I remember he was the one who went to Qili Village to announce the death two years ago, right?"
"yes."
The reason why County Magistrate Yang remembered this incident was because of Manbao. She once mentioned to him that the person who went to her house to report the death ate one of her chickens and finally took away another chicken.
So Laichun was transferred from a yamen runner on a business trip to the yamen to do some hard labor.
Working outside not only brings extra income, but also greater chances of promotion. Working as a laborer in the yamen means you will basically be a laborer for the rest of your life.
Laichun's family lived not far from the county government office. They had been parading last night and hadn't woken up yet, so when he heard the county magistrate calling him, he ran over without even washing his face.
The attendant brought him before County Magistrate Yang with a look of disdain. County Magistrate Yang frowned slightly, then smiled and asked him to sit down. He asked, "Two years ago, did you go to Qili Village once to announce the death of a family surnamed Zhou?"
Laichun didn't know that he was demoted because of Manbao's complaint, so he thought about it for a long time before he remembered and nodded, "Yes."
"Then this county asks you, have you verified your true identity? Is the Zhou Yin you reported as the real Zhou Yin from Qili Village?"
Laichun had a bad feeling and said in a trembling voice, "Yes, right? Isn't it written on the report that it's Zhou Yin from Qili Village?"
"It wasn't mentioned in the funeral notice. It said 'Mianzhou Zhou Yin'. Mianzhou is so big, how do you know he's Zhou Yin from Qili Village, Luojiang County?"
Kaichun choked and said after a while: "Zhou, the Zhou family also said so. This is their family member."
"Oh? The Zhou family said this is their family?"
"Yes, yes, that's what the Zhou family said. When I mentioned Zhou Yin's name, they claimed it was theirs. They also claimed the clothes they took back were theirs. I heard they even used them as a cenotaph."
County Magistrate Yang raised an eyebrow and asked, "Then I'm asking you, how many times has Zhou Yin returned to his hometown since he sold himself?"
"Not even once," Laichun said. It wasn't like he couldn't remember everything. He had been chatting with the Zhou brothers about this and that, and now that his memory had returned, he finally remembered something. "Their family said that the man never came back after he sold himself away."
The smile on County Magistrate Yang's face fell, and he asked, "Since he has never been back, how did they recognize him just by looking at his clothes?"
The cold sweat on Laichun's forehead fell instantly.
County Magistrate Yang knew at a glance that he was taking advantage of the situation. He probably didn't even investigate carefully. He just sent the death report directly over because there was a man named Zhou Yin in Qili Village.
County Magistrate Yang slammed Zhou Yin's book shut. His expression darkened for a moment before he waved his hand and said, "Retreat."
Laichun stumbled back to the door, turned around and ran away.
County Magistrate Yang stared at the household registration of Old Zhou's family, but still couldn't see anything wrong. After thinking about it, he picked up his pen and wrote a letter to County Magistrate Tang.
County Magistrate Yang told County Magistrate Tang that he would be leaving for Beijing to get married in a few days, and asked if there was anything he could help bring back.
Can help with free delivery.
After greeting them, County Magistrate Yang raised his own questions. After thinking for a while, he copied the family records of the Zhou Jin and Zhou Yin brothers and sent them over.
However, County Magistrate Yang did not tell County Magistrate Tang that the owner of the longevity lock was Zhou Man, he only said that she was a little girl from a poor family.
Magistrate Yang finished writing the letter, sealed it, and handed it to his servant, saying, "Send it immediately to Tang He in Yizhou City."
"yes."
At this time, Manbao and his friends, who had been playing all night, finally got enough sleep. They got up from the bed and ate breakfast and lunch together.
"We are going to Yizhou City tomorrow." Manbao ate hot noodles while looking up at her sister-in-law.
Xiao Qian smiled and said, "The jars of vegetables for you have already been packed, and we've also packed quite a few pickles from the sun at home. I've given them all to your fourth and sixth brothers."
Manbao happily agreed.
Early the next morning, they set out from Qili Village, first went to the county town to pick up Mr. Zhuang, and then set off for Yizhou City.
Because they had to enter the city before dark, the carriage was running very fast. They only stopped at noon to let the horses rest. They didn't dare to sit for too long. After all, it was getting dark very quickly.
A fast horse passed by them, but they didn't know that the horse belonged to County Magistrate Yang, who brought back a letter from County Magistrate Tang.
Although the post station could also bring things to the capital, valuable things could not be sent casually, so County Magistrate Tang actually had something for County Magistrate Yang to take back.
But this needs to be packed slowly. The things can be delivered to Luojiang County a little later, but the letter can go ahead.
County Magistrate Tang instructed him, "What was the relationship between Zhou Jin and Zhou Yin? If they were close, after receiving the news of their death, did they go to the scene to collect the body? Or did they inquire with passing merchants? If not, we must investigate."
Good night
(End of this chapter)
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