"And who are these ladies, ladies of the government...?"
Liu Yun was taken aback when she saw the official in front of her, and then asked.
Nothing's wrong at their house, is there? Why are the officials here?
Could it be that they discovered something of theirs?
"We are ordered to investigate the robbers. Are there any other strangers in your home?"
The woman leading the group spoke, gesturing for the village chief beside her to come over and confirm the person.
The village chief nodded: "Yes, he is Liu, the head of this household, with a daughter and a child groom."
She first introduced the Fang family's situation.
Upon hearing this, Liu Yun added, "Is the village chief here to check the household registration? My family gained a son-in-law, Wang Dalang, yesterday!"
Upon hearing this, the village chief also thought of what happened yesterday, and then nodded and explained: "That's right, Wang Dalang is the eldest son of Wang Lan's family in our village. He just entered the Fang family yesterday."
After speaking with the official's wife, she turned to Liu Yun and said, "Liu, have your family members get up so the officials' wives can see. A thief came to our village last night, and your family was the last one left. Hurry up and finish looking so you can report back. Did none of you go out last night?"
She was woken up in the middle of the night and made to go door to door to recognize people. She's over sixty years old, and she's exhausted!
Liu Yun shook her head: "No, Wang Dalang soaked in the river for a long time before coming to my house yesterday, and he got a fever last night and was busy for most of the night. I was just planning to take him to the city to have a look today."
"Wang Dalang has a fever? We need to go there as soon as possible." The village chief nodded; she also knew about what had happened yesterday.
He turned his head and saw the oxcart in the yard.
He immediately frowned:
"Whose oxcart does this belong to? When did you borrow it? What are you going to do with it?"
The village chief seemed a little nervous when he asked this question.
The hunter He was from the family that had previously been discovered to be inhabited by bandits. Seeing her oxcart, the village chief was genuinely worried that Liu Yun might have some connection with the He family.
After all, her childhood sweetheart seemed to enjoy hunting in the mountains, and he was quite skilled at it.
Liu Yun nodded:
"It belongs to her family. Yi'er went to her house to borrow it yesterday around dusk. My little Yi caught two live wild animals on the mountain and was planning to sell them in the city today, so he went to borrow them. What's wrong?"
Seeing the village chief's expression change, Liu Yun carefully explained the matter of borrowing the carriage.
The village chief nodded: "Is that so? No problem then, let the women go in and take a look!"
She was indeed very worried, but thinking that this person had no prior contact with the people over there, and that the child had been mentally challenged before, she put her previous worries aside.
"good!"
Although Liu Yun was puzzled, she still led them into the house and gave them a tour.
Fang Yuan used to be an idiot, the village chief has already said that.
Apart from Qin Yi and his husband who was also sick and had a fever, there were no other outsiders in the house.
The officials' wives also opened his cabinets and cellar to inspect them.
Fortunately, apart from a few live rabbits and pheasants, there was nothing special.
As for those pregnant fruits, they've been kept in the basket all along!
Before leaving, the village chief glanced at the oxcart and, watching the constables walk away, whispered to Liu Yun:
"You can leave this oxcart at your house for now. I'll come back to get it from you later."
"Huh? Why?" Liu Yun asked, puzzled.
This is He the hunter's oxcart, why is the village chief taking it?
"Hunter He was in league with bandits and died last night. These adults are searching for the escaped thieves and her belongings," the village chief replied meaningfully.
If they don't take this oxcart back, they can use it as an oxcart in their village later.
Her selfish wish was that the oxcart could be kept; otherwise, it would all be confiscated.
"this······"
Liu Yun was taken aback, never expecting that the hunter He would collude with bandits.
But considering that he was about to leave, and that his family didn't need to offend the village chief, he quickly nodded and said, "Don't worry, village chief, I know."
"Very good!" Seeing Liu Yun's sensible expression, the village chief left with satisfaction.
As soon as these people left, Liu Yun immediately woke up everyone in her family.
After quickly eating breakfast and giving Wang Dalang a bowl of medicine, they left with the others.
The sika deer and goats were led along by ropes, and the plan was to secretly take these animals to the city to exchange them for money while the others were not looking.
"Father, why are we going to the county town so early?" Fang Yuan asked, yawning.
She already knew the situation, but she still had to ask openly.
“There are thieves in our village. I’ll feel at ease if we can move to the city soon.”
He didn't expect so many things to happen last night. He even went out to inquire this morning and was terrified by the rumors he heard.
When he first arrived, there was a problem in Kaoshan Village. He never expected that such a situation would occur again more than ten years later.
Fang Yuan nodded: "Then after we enter the city, I'll go find the buyers for the pregnant fruit and the sika deer!"
No matter how much money she has, she still needs to sell some of it.
Liu Yun nodded: "Okay, let's sell our stuff in town first, and then look for a house slowly."
He knew he couldn't find a house right away; his main purpose in coming here was to exchange these things for silver.
Qin Yi then said, "Father, we can find a broker to rent a small courtyard for our wife to live in and slowly sell the pregnancy fruits."
After all, the golden fruit is quite valuable, and it can't be sold just like that; you have to find the right time.
After pondering for a moment, Liu Yun nodded:
"It just so happens that Dalang is also sick. It would be more suitable for him to rent a courtyard in the city to recuperate. Once he recovers, it will be easier for you to register at the government office, and you can gradually move your belongings over!"
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