After finally leaving the West District, Zhuangzhuang stopped asking three thousand questions and Xiaoguo ran out of words to make up.

"mother?"

"Um?!"

Xiaoguo was paralyzed in the carriage. When he heard Zhuangzhuang calling him mother, his heart trembled. What was he going to ask?

"Mom, what's wrong with you?"

Zhuangzhuang asked worriedly, and Xiaoguo's heart softened when he heard it, thinking that he had misunderstood my son.

"Mom is fine."

Xiaoguo said softly that her posture of leaning forward was not very elegant, so she should just sit up straight.

Just as Xiaoguo sat up straight, a strong and innocent voice came.

"Mom, what is Lushe Academy for?"

When Xiaoguo heard the word "academy", she felt relieved. What kind of academy? What a strange name.

Xiaoguo stuck his head out and looked at the place where Zhuangzhuang was pointing. Oh, so that's it.

"Son, that word is pronounced da."

Xiaoguo just happened to know this uncommon character, the second tone da.

Zhuangzhuang tried to read it again, "Luda ​​Academy? Is it a bookstore?"

Zhuangzhuang is obviously interested in the college.

"No, it's just a place where people teach. There are professional teachers teaching there."

The academy slowly faded away until it could no longer be seen, and Zhuangzhuang felt a little regretful.

"Next year, you can go to college to study."

Xiaoguo touched Zhuangzhuang's head and spoke to him comfortingly.

Zhuangzhuang was also very happy after hearing this. Yes! He will also go to college next year, but...

After being happy for a while, Zhuangzhuang seemed to remember something. If he went to the academy, wouldn't he be unable to stay with his mother every day? I don't want to!

Xiaoguo saw that the carriage was going slower and slower, so she guessed that it might be arriving soon, so she packed her bag and prepared to get off.

Xiao Guo didn't notice anything unusual about Zhuangzhuang for a moment. As soon as the carriage stopped, Xiao Guo led Zhuangzhuang out of the carriage.

At this time, Guanxi wanted to ask Xiaoguo to get off the bus, but when he saw that the mother and son had already got off, he went back to the front.

After getting off the car, Xiaoguo looked around. There were no people living here, and no houses. There was only a big house with a seal on it. It was surrounded by weeds and lush trees.

Xiaoguo guessed that this couldn't be the Jiang family's previous house, but then he refuted it again. It was impossible. Who would build the main house here? It might be more like a clan temple.

Xiaoguo thought so and the more he looked at it, the more certain he became. This environment and this house look like an ancestral hall. If the Jiang family's ancestral hall is here, then the ancestral tomb should be nearby.

Xiaoguo led Zhuangzhuang and walked forward. At this time, County Magistrate Liu also got off the car. Xiaoguo glanced at him. It was really rare to see him outside in the daytime.

County Magistrate Liu's face was flushed, and he felt much more moisturized after the journey. He stretched his arms, but even with the cotton, they still felt uncomfortable.

At this time, an official beside him was reporting something to him, but Xiao Guo didn't listen carefully. He just focused on observing the terrain with Zhuangzhuang.

As soon as I brought Zhuangzhuang to the back of the ancestral hall, I could barely make out a pile of bulging earth in the weeds. This should be the ancestral tomb.

Xiaoguo planned to take Zhuangzhuang back with her as long as they found the ancestral tomb. She was not going to go in alone. Although it was daytime, she still felt uneasy.

"Hey, Jiang Qinshi."

County Magistrate Liu stopped Xiaoguo who was walking back.

Xiao Guo stopped and came to him, "Sir, what's wrong?"

County Magistrate Liu's eyes turned, thinking about how to tell her, and finally he coughed twice.

"This is what happened. According to the master that the Minister of Revenue found, today is not a good day for funerals. Tomorrow morning is an auspicious day, so we have to stay overnight and prepare tomorrow."

County Magistrate Liu finished speaking in one breath. To increase credibility, he also added the Minister of Revenue and the Feng Shui master. However, the Minister of Revenue was indeed real, he did not lie about this. It was indeed the Minister of Revenue who informed him that no matter what the reason was, Jiang Qinshi had to be kept today, and everything would be discussed tomorrow.

Although Xiaoguo was surprised, she didn't say anything else. This kind of thing really requires choosing the right day. There was no other way. Today was a good day so she could take Zhuangzhuang to visit the capital and bring some things back to Qin Anming, Ruyi, and Yang Dasao. After all, it was the capital. People nowadays might never come to the capital in their lifetime because the transportation was underdeveloped. It would take more than half a month to go back and forth. Who would have the chance to come?

She came here by chance this time, otherwise it would be difficult for her to come to the capital in her lifetime. How could she come to the capital without any business or reason?

"OK."

Seeing that Xiaoguo didn't ask the reason, County Magistrate Liu breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that his brain was really useful, hahahaha.

"Ahem, there's nothing to do today, so just leave the coffin in the ancestral hall. There are officials guarding it."

As Magistrate Liu was talking about his preparations, the officers and soldiers immediately pulled the carriage to the gate of the ancestral hall. Then a group of people began to carry the coffin, and others went to open the gate of the ancestral hall.

Seeing that they all understood the situation, County Magistrate Liu couldn't help but nodded. Not bad, they have good eyesight!

Xiaoguo pulled Zhuangzhuang aside, then looked at the open door of the ancestral hall and remembered what Qin Anming had told him.

Then he opened the bag, took out the incense and fire starters, and after the coffin was parked, he went in and lit incense for each tablet.

Xiaoguo brought Zhuangzhuang to the ancestral hall, and the official parked the coffin and left.

Xiaoguo lit up a bunch of incense sticks, and then passed them to Zhuangzhuang two by two. Zhuangzhuang had heard Xiaoguo's instructions in advance, and first he lit the incense in front of grandpa and grandma's coffin, and then in front of each tablet on the table in the lobby. If there was a place that was not accessible, Xiaoguo would hold him and let him light the incense.

Because no one had come to worship for a long time, the ancestral hall was overgrown with weeds, and the tablets and tables were covered with cobwebs and dust.

Xiaoguo and Zhuangzhuang finished inserting the last tablet. There was some incense left in their hands, so Xiaoguo quickly pinched it out.

Xiaoguo counted a handful of incense and found that there were thirty-two tablets in total. After lighting incense for each tablet, more than half of the incense was left in his hand. Xiaoguo put the incense aside and would light it after the burial tomorrow.

Xiaoguo is going to the capital soon to make a tablet for the Jiang family elders. She didn't know she needed a tablet before she came.

Because people in the village don't like to make memorial tablets. When a family member dies, they just bury the body and build a tombstone. They don't specially set up memorial tablets at home.

After Jiang's father passed away, his family didn't do anything about it, and after Jiang's mother passed away, the original owner didn't do anything about it either.

But now, it would be inappropriate not to do so. After all, they have entered the ancestral hall, so how can there not be an tablet for worship?

I'd better find a wood shop and make two of them myself later.

After Xiaoguo checked that nothing was left out, she brought Zhuangzhuang out.

County Commander Liu and his men were waiting at the door. As soon as he saw Xiaoguo, he went to greet him first.

"Jiang Qinshi, you can get on the carriage and go back to where you live. I have other things to do, so I won't go with you. They will bring you here tomorrow morning."

After hearing this, Xiaoguo nodded. County Magistrate Liu was an official after all. He had finally arrived in the capital, so he had to quickly curry favor with the local officials and try to get himself transferred to the capital.

This time, Guanxi followed Xiaoguo all the way. Xiaoguo and Zhuangzhuang sat in the carriage, waiting for the carriage to move.

"Mom, where are we going next?"

Zhuangzhuang asked Xiaoguo curiously.

"I don't know the exact place, but I'll take us to a place to rest. After we've rested enough, I'll take you shopping in the afternoon."

Xiaoguo was happy thinking about going shopping, and Zhuangzhuang also became happy after hearing this. He wanted to buy some books!

The carriage was bumpy all the way. Xiaoguo opened the curtain and looked outside curiously. Something seemed to be wrong. Although she had never been to the capital, she knew this building, this color scheme, and this place.

Here it is!!!!