After Chen Xuanxuan took the children of her relatives to her mother's home, Old Lady Liu felt a little surprised at first.

But soon, she suddenly thought of something. She

learned that Gu Decong's family used to run a tofu shop and had a small shop in the county town. Although the shop was not big and was in a simple alley, she thought that she might be able to rent it in the future. If they could just open a grocery store, wouldn't the business of her two sons be on the right track?

So, Old Lady Liu treated Gu Decong and his party with a little more enthusiasm and was particularly polite.

She was serious at this time and treated Gu Decong and his party as guests.

Old lady Liu personally poured them a cup of hot tea. After hearing her daughter tell them the purpose of their visit and what happened, she only showed a little embarrassment on her face.

Then she said, "This matter is indeed a bit serious."

"After all, someone died in the food store. Some neighbors who don't know the inside story will inevitably have some panic in their hearts. From now on, your family's business will be difficult..."

Hearing such a shrewd old lady say this, Gu Decong, who actually understood the reason, sighed helplessly.

"Grandma, to be honest, this is the case. In fact, I have thought about it a long time ago..."

"As a son, how can I take care of my family business now? I am only thinking about rescuing my elderly grandparents, and my ill father and mother from that dark and damp cage as soon as possible..."

"Only when they are rescued and our whole family is safe, I will feel at ease. Even if we lose our house and pants in the county, I just hope that our family can live well together..."

Hearing Gu Decong say such words with a sad face, old lady Liu couldn't help but show an expression of pity for him.

"It's hard for you to think so..."

"Actually, this matter is not irreversible. As for me, I won't lie to you, nor will I speak in a clichéd way. I will tell you directly that our family does have some relationship with the people in the government. My eldest son and youngest son have both recognized Captain Huang in the yamen as their godfather. We have a lot of interactions during the holidays." "

So in front of Captain Huang, if our two sons say something to him, he will still give them a little face..." "

..."

Gu Decong always felt a little happy when he heard this.

Although Mrs. Liu did not directly and clearly say that she would take care of this matter, since he was willing to help, it meant that his parents and his grandparents would be safe.

Gu Decong had grown up to this age, and he still understood some of the rules in the yamen.

The rules were very simple.

The entrance of the yamen faced south, and you could not enter without money.

If you wanted to do something in the yamen, you had to pay.

People who did not pay were often the kind of nobles who were more difficult to deal with than the county magistrate and the yamen runners in the yamen.

Thinking of this, Gu Decong finally held back the pain in his heart and took out a full 10 taels of silver from his purse.

These 10 taels of silver were the savings of his entire family for several decades.

Although this amount of money seems a little small, in fact, it is still quite a lot.

If you want others to accomplish something, you must first take out a part of the money to show your intention and sincerity.

The money taken out for the first time is actually just a deposit in the eyes of others.

When the other party succeeds in getting the job done, Gu Decong and his entire family will come in person to give Old Lady Liu a generous thank-you gift.

Since Gu Decong knew that his grandparents and parents were arrested by the government, he did not wander around the county like a headless fly, looking for those idle people who said they could help his family solve the problem. The

first person he turned to for help was the elders of his own clan.

Only the elders of his clan who were a few years old and respected knew the ways of survival in this world.

Those old folks knew who had more say, who was more powerful, who was the most difficult to mess with, and who had a lot of connections with the people in the county government in the surrounding villages...

After listening to the advice of those old folks, Gu Decong still thought a lot.

Now seeing that the old lady Liu took the money and promised to take care of it, Gu Decong was happy but also felt very distressed.

He actually knew very well that the old lady in front of him could not eat up the money alone. The money had to be taken to the scene by the old lady to help her family open up connections.

Especially the captain Huang.

He is the head of the yamen runners in the county.

He has a say in front of the county master. With him, there shouldn't be any big leaks in his family's affairs.

...

Things are exactly as he expected.

That night, when Chen Daming, who was doing small business, returned home, the old lady Liu told him everything that happened during the day.

"My eldest son, such a big thing happened to the relative of the Gu family, and I don't know whether it is true or not."

"I think that since there is such a big business coming to us, we can't push it away, don't you think?"

"You should go to the county tomorrow and ask your godfather whether what the Gu said is true. If the people in their family are all wronged, then you should take out some of the money and have a good talk with your godfather..."

Chen Daming couldn't help but frowning after hearing this. "This is a murder case, and I don't know how many people in the county are watching this matter... Mom, this money is not easy to make!"

After hearing this, the old lady Liu took out the ten taels of silver.

"That kid named Gu gave me so much as soon as he arrived today."

Chen Daming saw it and his face lost its happy expression.

"He only gave 10 taels of silver for a murder case. Isn't this man too stingy?"

Old Lady Liu couldn't help but roll her eyes at him.