However, Lin Liang is also quite satisfied with Xiaoqing's current discovery.

"You're still careful, and you've even noticed this."

Xiaoqing was praised by Lin Liang and was slightly embarrassed.

"These are all things that slaves and maids should do, but madam, slaves and maids have also heard that the people are making trouble outside today, so it is better for the adults and the lady to tell the people about it directly, lest they throw dirty water on the adults and the lady."

Xiaoqing grew up under Duan Ling, so she naturally knew what kind of person Duan Ling was.

In addition, after Lin Liang married Duan Ling, they also knew that this lady was kind-hearted, not to mention it

Brave and resourceful, he is definitely the best among women. Today's lady was actually pushed aside by those rude people, and even her arm was scratched, and Xiaoqing was even more angry.

However, the Lord and Mrs. were outside just now, and she didn't teach the people who scratched Mrs. a lesson, so she could only suppress it all the way to the present.

"Husband, what Xiaoqing said, you see?"

After thinking about it for a while, Duan Ling nodded.

"What Xiaoqing said makes sense, in short, we have to find a way to shut up the mouths of those people, so that when they get to work to build the embankment, they will all still be emotional."

"In that case, then let the county magistrate come over and tell him about it."

Although the two came from the capital, they were the officials in charge of disaster relief.

However, among some ignorant people, the official authority is not even as effective as a sentence of the county order.

Therefore, Lin Liang and Duan Ling called the county order over, and after explaining it like this, the county order nodded again and again.

Even people wrote documents overnight and posted them in the streets and alleys of the city.

The seal was carved privately, and at the same time, the matter of the silver being withdrawn by others was carefully explained.

At the same time, it was also explained that it was because some wealthy merchants did not take out the silver according to the predetermined amount, which would lead to the shortage of silver in the subsequent construction of the embankment, and the majority of the people finally believed it.

However, now that the silver matter has been completely resolved, the most important thing is to find a way to get the money used for disaster relief.

Otherwise, the river will not be completely repaired, and even the embankment will not be completed on time, and if something happens upstream, the people downstream will be in great danger.

Fifteen was indeed very fast, and after some careful investigation that day, several of the more famous carvers in the town were called.

But the most admirable of them is an old man in his fifties.

was personally taken to the county magistrate's office, and even the carver was a little apprehensive.

Lin Liang and Duan Ling glanced at each other and directly placed the seal in front of the carving master.

"This master, please take a look at it, when did you carve this seal?"

After the old master took the fake seal in Lin Liang's hand, he gently weighed it in his hand.

Then, with the red clay that had just been placed next to him, he stamped a mark on the white rice paper.

After touching the material, I also thought about it for a long time.

"This ...... It seems that a month ago, someone personally sent it and asked me to carve it. ”

"Do you remember whether it was a man or a woman who asked you to carve this seal, and what was your appearance?"

"I don't know about that." The old man shook his head.

"When the other party came, it was almost dark. I was about to close the door and go home to rest, but the other party just brought a piece of paper and didn't communicate with me the whole time. I just wrote down all the rules for carving this seal on that piece of paper, and let me do it. ”

"It's really strange that you are doing business, the other party doesn't say a word to you, and you actually agreed?"

Duan Ling interrupted coldly beside him, and the old man's face was a little ugly.

"At that time, the price offered by the other party was very high, and I didn't know what the seal was for, so I saw that he drew a pattern, so I did it...... It's really mine, and I ask this lord not to punish him. ”

Lin Liang tugged at Duan Ling's sleeve and moved his heart of compassion.

This old master is not young, and according to the news brought back by Fifteen.

He is now the only one in his family who works as a carver to support the whole family.

Years ago, my son went to war and died.

The daughter-in-law was also depressed later, the only grandson in the family, and his health was not good, and he needed him alone to earn money for the expenses of the whole family, and he was also a poor person.

was pulled by Lin Liang's sleeves, and Duan Ling barely stabilized his emotions.

"Now, if we find the same handwriting as the one who handed you the drawings that day, will you be able to tell if it was written by the same person?"

The old master thought for a while, and then nodded: "It should be recognizable." ”

"In that case, husband, shall we try?" Lin Liang asked.

At this juncture, a dead horse can only be used as a live horse doctor.

Lin Liang thought of a way in the blink of an eye.

Although this method is very stupid, but now that there are no other clues, I can only try it for the time being.

But just in case, I can only temporarily detain this master here.

At the same time, let Fifteen send a few people to his house to inspect it.

Of course, there is no shortage of food, clothing, shelter and transportation, just to prevent this master from escaping or his family from being picked up by other people.

Lin Liang thought of a way, under the pretext that he needed to find someone who could write quite well and handle some relevant paperwork for them.

However, it is required that you have to write according to your usual self, because the number of documents that need to be transcribed is somewhat large.

After the prefectural decree sent out the notice, she demanded that all the whole city have it, but everyone who could write wrote wrote a piece of paper according to her request.

At the same time, collect all these papers, and ask the master to identify them one by one.

This huge screening lasted two whole days.

Only then did he collect all the papers written by the people in the city, and piled up a tall stack in the entire study.

Only then did the old master, accompanied by Lin Liang, begin to distinguish them one by one.

Lin Liang was also on the side to sift through it, but after watching it for a whole day, even the old master and Lin Liang felt that their eyes were almost overwhelmed, but they didn't find any of the same handwriting that the old master saw at that time.

"Master, can you tell clearly, there is really no one that is even somewhat similar to the handwriting at that time?"

"I've read it many times, and there really isn't anything similar to the handwriting on the paper I was holding at the time, it's exactly the same, and it's impossible to have one."