The "other side of the river" mentioned by the people of Qianwan Village is not the "other side of the river" as mentioned by the people of Xiejiawan.

Although Qianwan Village and Xie Jiawan are only separated by a not very high mountain, the river in front of the door is different. There is a river leading to Taihu Lake in Qianwan Village, and the fishermen in the village drive boats through that river to Taihu Lake to fish. On the Xie Jiawan side, a waterway was opened at the fork of the canal, connecting the canal with the river in front of Qianwan Village.

In Xie Jiawan, the river in front of the Xie family's three-room old house is still the Xie family's territory. But in Qianwan Village, on the other side of the river, there is a relatively barren land, not small, in the shape of long strips, with a few low hills, and a tidal flat. There used to be people who thought that the soil was good and had opened up farmland. It's just that a few years ago, when there was a flood, Taihu Lake flooded, and the lake flooded the surrounding land, and also spread to that land, so that the opener suffered heavy losses, so he had no choice but to move out of here, and no one took over, and the land was abandoned again.

There is also a rumor that the land once belonged to a great eunuch clan more than a hundred years ago, and it was originally very prosperous, and there was more than one high-ranking official. But the family didn't know what serious crime they had committed, they were beheaded all over the house, and no one in the whole clan was left, even if someone escaped, it is estimated that they would fly away, and the family property and family property would naturally be confiscated. Other family properties are gone, but the land alone is where the ancestral ancestral hall of the original family is located, and the family cemetery is also there, so the government doesn't bother to pay attention to it and let it be abandoned. Later, when someone tried to plead, no one paid attention to him. There have always been rumors that there are still ancestral spirits of that family wandering in that land, avenging future generations, so anyone who wants to occupy it will not end well. The end of the opener just confirmed the rumors, and no one ran there anymore.

Now the government continues to use it as a wasteland, anyway, the Taihu Lake is flooding from time to time, and with that land as a buffer, it is not so easy to threaten the villages and towns further south. As for the residents of Qianwan Village, they believe that there are really ghosts roaming that land, except for the annual Qingming Festival, there will be village representatives who row to the opposite shore with trepidation, burn incense and worship, and ask the spirits there not to disturb their village, and they almost dare not cross the middle line of the river in normal times.

Xie Mulin was noncommittal about such rumors, but she was a little skeptical, if there was really the ancestral grave of a big family in that place, maybe there would be some ghost fire stories, which confirmed the rumors more and more "true". In fact? It's just a phosphopho fire in the graveyard.

Of course, Xie Mulin herself knew that there were no ghosts wandering there, but since it was the ancestral land of the Great Clan that had been annihilated, she was not interested in taking a look.

The rivers of Xie Jia Wan and Qianwan Village all have obvious artificial traces. There is no reason for the government to dig a river in such a small place, and such a large project cannot be done by the people of these two small villages. You must know that before the three-room old lady Xie Zehu made his career, the Xie family was still grassroots, Xie Zeshan, Xie Zechuan and Xie Zehu brothers all had the talent to read, but the family was unable to provide the three of them with academic qualifications, so they had to let the third brother Xie Zehu, who was slightly less talented, give up school and engage in business. How could such a poor Xie family dig up that river? There must have been another big family leading the project.

If the old owner of the wasteland opposite Qianwan Village once dug these two rivers for the convenience of his own travel and left them to his neighbors, then today, more than 100 years after the dissipation of this family, Xie Mulin does not intend to disturb the peace of his ancestors. She had asked the old people in Qianwan Village before, and learned that there were still dilapidated ancestral halls, houses and other buildings on that land, so she planned to send a representative to burn paper money with the people of Qianwan Village during the Qingming Festival next year.

It is said that the Xie family also had this rule in the early years, three sacrifices a year, New Year, Qingming, and July and a half, and the sect came forward. It's just that now that the Xie family has moved away, the sect has changed its rules and only comes once a year at half of July. The sect did a very low-key job in this matter, just grateful to the family for leaving a legacy to the neighbors, but after all, the family was bad because of a crime, and it was not good for people to know about it. Xie Mulin Qingming sent someone to go, which happened to be staggered from the sect. A year is a year, and she will stop continuing at any time, and she is not attached.

Now that Xie Mulin heard that there was a row of fires on such a wasteland, and it was also approaching in the direction of Qianwan Village, he immediately became suspicious.

It won't be a small crowd of passers-by, there are definitely quite a few people coming, and it doesn't seem to be afraid of rumors of local hauntings. Who will come? What will be their purpose?

The people of Qianwan Village were convinced that the land was haunted, and now that there was a fire at night, the more timid people said that there was a ghost apparition, while the more knowledgeable village elders were worried that it was the outsiders who did not know the details and ran to occupy the house when they saw that there was a deserted house there. And what is the most talked about topic in the Huyin area right now? In addition to the water level of the river that rises from time to time, it is the rumored homeless people who will rob and kill! There is nothing wrong with the inference that the homeless occupy empty houses in the wilderness.

The village chief and village elders of Qianwan Village are worried that if there are really displaced people from the other side, they will harm their nearest village, otherwise what will those people do in the direction of their village? The land was very large, and the location of the dilapidated houses was not directly opposite their village. If you just want to find a place to shelter from the wind and rain, there's no need to lean over! If they get closer, it is easy for the people of Qianwan Village to discover their identities and attract officers and soldiers to their disadvantage. Unless...... They're just eyeing Qianwan Village!

Xie Jiawan is separated from Qianwan Village by a mountain, almost a grasshopper on a rope, so the people of Qianwan Village trembled and reported to the Xie family. It is said that the Xie family has become a big official, and he has taught many scholars, and he can also talk to the county government, if he can ask the official to send the official errand and drive the people on the other side of the river away. It's not that they, the villagers, are too unsympathetic, but they are really frightened by the rumors, fearing that they will suffer a disaster. They are just poor families, and whoever wants to rob money should go elsewhere!

Xie Mulin sent away the villagers who had come to report the news, and he felt uneasy all the time.

The previous two robbed grain fleets, one team was robbed not far outside Jiaxing City, and the other team suffered directly in the suburbs of Hangzhou, both of which were the corners of prosperous areas, but they were not very remote, so the influence was huge, and the news spread quickly.

Xie Mulin didn't want to think deeply, what was behind these two robberies, and whether it was a homeless person who committed the crime. But the purpose of the first robbery is too obvious, the circumstances of the case are too strange, and it is likely that the Lin family is attacking the Cao family's henchmen; The second robbery pulled the new general off his horse, with an obvious revenge nature, perhaps it was the revenge and warning of the Cao family to the Lin family. The former general of Hangzhou has been operating in Hangzhou for many years, and he has just had an accident, and his influence is still there, so it is not so difficult to make a big case in the jurisdiction. But if the two immortals of Cao and Lin fight, there will definitely be countless little ghosts who will suffer.

The Lin family is obviously on the attacking side, and they are ambitious and ruthless, in case they are not angry and retaliated by the Cao family, they want to do another big one, what if they are eyeing Pingwang Town this time?

Pingwang Town is the confluence of the three canals, which is also prosperous and prosperous, and merchants gather. Moreover, the thousands of households here happen to be the sons of the former Hangzhou generals, and they are also from the Cao family. If the Lin family chooses this place to make trouble and pulls this gentleman off the horse, can it be regarded as an outrage?

Pingwang Town is so close to Huyin County, and that haunted land that has been abandoned for more than 100 years, there are houses to hide people, and there are waterways to access canals, will it be regarded as a candidate for resting by troublemakers?

Xie Mulin didn't dare to take any chances. Their old house is so close!