Li Zhang thought that the head of the household should be the patriarch of the village, and the older ones knew more things, but when the head of Zhaojia Village was brought, Li Zhang found that the other party looked about thirty years old, younger than Zhao Anren, with his age, I am afraid that many people know what happened decades ago.

"The villain Zhao Anjie has seen a nobleman!" This young head of the household was very clever, and when he saw Li Zhang, he immediately saluted, and the officials did not introduce Li Zhang's identity, in fact, they did not know, they only knew that Li Zhang was a member of the mission, and they were specially told by the county order that they should be careful.

Li Zhang's heart was also moved when he heard the name "Zhao Anjie", according to the Han people's naming tradition, this Zhao Anjie and Zhao Anren should be of the same generation, which made him ask happily: "No need to be polite, do you know a person named Zhao Anren?" ”

"Zhao Anren?" Zhao Anjie was also stunned when he heard Li Zhang's inquiry, and then pondered for a moment before replying, "This name sounds familiar, it seems to be a brother of our family, but I can't remember which brother it is for a while?" ”

"Are there any old people in your clan, especially those who experienced the war of the Liao invasion more than twenty years ago?" Li Zhang asked again at the moment, and he also showed a worried expression after speaking, because he knew that in this era, the life expectancy of ordinary people is short, especially like the border people, and they often encounter military disasters, and the grain harvest is not good, and some villages may not even find an old man.

"Yes, yes~, my father is still alive, but his leg is broken, if you want to see him, you can come to my house." Zhao Anjie immediately nodded and said, his father's leg was cut off by the Liao soldiers at the beginning, fortunately, his father had a big life, and he escaped by pretending to be dead, and now in addition to being inconvenient to move, his body is still very tough.

"That's great, please lead the way!" Li Zhang immediately said happily.

Zhao Anjie agreed, and then led the way in front, Li Zhang looked at this small village while walking, the village is surrounded by tall wooden walls, forming a simple village, and inside the village are dozens of ordinary families, and they all live very close, so that it is convenient to gather together when encountering danger, the path in the village is also very narrow, when running past the door of some people's homes, sometimes you can see simple weapon racks placed in the yard, on which knives and guns and other weapons are placed, Hebei Shangwu in later generations, It is estimated that it was handed down from this period.

The courtyard of Zhao Anjie's house is not small, but there are only three small houses in it, although he is the head of the household, but in fact, he only has a little power, it is difficult to make profits for himself, plus the whole village is of the same clan, and the power in his hands is probably not greater than the clan rules, so the conditions in his home are not stronger than other villagers.

After entering the courtyard, Zhao Anjie immediately entered the house, and after a while, he walked out with a one-legged old man, who looked about fifty years old, with a cane in his hand, and looked at Li Zhang outside the house, and then asked, "What are you doing to inquire about Anren's news?" ”

"Does my uncle know Zhao Anren?" Li Zhang couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard this, and stepped forward and said.

However, the one-legged old man glanced at Li Zhang very vigilantly, and then said again: "Don't care if I know Zhao Anren or not, what is the relationship between you and him?" ”

"I'm a friend of Zhao Anren, and this time I'm also helping him find his family." Li Zhang didn't hide it, and replied honestly at the moment, he also saw that the old man in front of him must know Zhao Anren, but he was just vigilant, so he refused to tell him about Zhao Anren's family.

"Friends? It can't be, he died more than twenty years ago, you look like you're twenty years old at most, how can you know him? The one-legged old man said with a suspicious expression, the main reason why he was so vigilant was that he was worried that Li Zhang was coming to trouble Zhao Anren's family, because he got a bad news some time ago.

"Don't doubt it, Zhao Anren was taken captive by the Liao army to the territory of Liao, and he didn't die, I met him some time ago, so he asked me to find his family on his behalf, so I came here, and I also know that his father's name is Zhao Da, with two brothers and two younger brothers, and three younger sisters." Li Zhang said with a smile.

I have to say that Zhao Anren's mother can really give birth, but in an era when there is no contraceptive measures and the social concept is dominated by many children and many blessings, it is not uncommon for a family to have about ten children, but a considerable number of them will not live to adulthood.

"What! Anren ...... Anren, he's really not dead? The one-legged old man also became excited when he heard the news, shook off his son's hand, took two steps forward with a cane and asked Li Zhang.

"He is indeed not dead, and he asked me to bring a letter to his family, but I checked the household registration in the county before, but I didn't find the name of his family, I wonder if he moved away?" Li Zhang smiled lightly again and spoke.

"Haha~, the sky has eyes, the ancestors of our old Zhao family have spirits, this kid Anren actually survived!" When the one-legged old man heard this, he couldn't help but raise his hands and shout at the sky, and his dark face turned red and black with excitement.

It was not easy for the old man to calm down, and then he saw the other party speak again: "It's normal that you can't find out the household registration of Anren's family, because their family moved to Hejian Mansion many years ago, and the household registration has also moved over, but the roots of our Zhao family are here, so they will come back occasionally." ”

After inquiring about the situation of Zhao Anren's family, Li Zhang finally breathed a sigh of relief, but then the one-legged old man asked excitedly again: "By the way, I don't know how Anren is doing in Liao, has he married a wife and had children, and when do you plan to come back?" ”

"This ......" Li Zhang secretly smiled bitterly when he heard this, although Zhao Anren is doing well, but after all, he is a eunuch, and he is discriminated against wherever he is, if he lets his clan know about it, not only will his family not be able to straighten his waist, but he will not even be able to enter the ancestral grave after his death.

"Brother Anren is okay, he also suffered a lot when he was caught in Liao, but now it's not bad, I don't know what is the relationship between you and Brother Anren's family?" Li Zhang had to answer vaguely at the moment, and then changed the topic.

The one-legged old man didn't think much about it, and he also talked to Li Zhang at the moment, and through talking to Li Zhang, he learned that the one-legged old man was Zhao Anren's cousin, and the old man's father and Zhao Anren's grandfather were brothers, and Zhao Anren's family fled to Hejian Mansion due to the war, and settled there by chance, becoming one of the few people who did not come back.