"This Lord Xu, you have returned to your hometown and invited a master to come back?"

Yu Xiaoyu frowned, with puzzlement on his face.

Lao Liu Tou nodded, looked around, and after seeing that there was no one, he took Yang Dong and the others to the entrance of the village.

From the outside, Xujia Village is not big, and it is no different from other villages.

Old Liu Tou looked in the direction of the entrance of the village, but frowned.

"No, why isn't that master guarding here?"

"The old man remembered that the year before last, the master was guarding the big locust tree at the entrance of the village, and he didn't drive the place."

After speaking, he shook his head again, it's been two years, maybe something will happen again.

However, without a master in charge, Lao Liu Tou obviously let go a lot.

He took Yang Dong and the others directly from the entrance of the village and swaggered in, and said hello to many people on the way.

It's just that the people of Xujia Village always look at Lao Liu Tou's gaze with a little weirdness.

Old Liu Tou didn't care about this at all, swaggered to a luxurious courtyard, stepped forward and knocked on the door.

"Lord Xu, Xiaguan Xiao Liu is here to visit you!"

"Bang bang bang!"

There was a small knock on the door, startling the sparrows in the treetops nearby.

However, there was no response from inside the door.

Old Liu Tou frowned,

It shouldn't be, is it difficult for Lord Xu to go out?

Somewhat incredulous, he raised his arm again and knocked on the door. However, there was still no movement inside the door.

At this moment, in Xujia Village, a hunter who went up the mountain to hunt, carrying an elk on his back, happened to pass by.

Seeing Lao Liutou, a flash of surprise flashed in his eyes.

"Yo, old Liutou, his body is good, he is still alive!"

"Go and go, don't make fun of the old man. The old man asked you, what about Master Xu, why didn't you open the door for the old man? ”

"Lord Xu?"

Orion's face showed a look of surprise.

"Lord Xu died of illness last winter, don't you know?"

"What do you say? Lord Xu died of illness? ”

Old Liu's face flashed with an imperceptible sense of loss. He looked at Yang Dong beside him with some concern, but Yang Dong stepped forward and asked Orion,

"This brother, what about Lord Xu's family? Why didn't it come out? ”

Orion glanced at Yang Dong and saw that the other party was dressed as a foreigner, and his face suddenly became a little more vigilant.

Lao Liu Tou took the initiative to step forward, patted Yang Dong on the shoulder and said:

"Don't overthink it, you kid. This is a distant relative of Lord Xu, who passed by our water town and came to visit. ”

Seeing this, Yu Xiaoyu immediately nodded and gave a piece of broken silver.

Orion took the broken silver, and his face immediately softened a lot.

"It turns out that you are relatives of Lord Xu, no wonder you found here. However, Lord Xu and his wife both contracted the wind and cold last winter and died. In the entire Xu family, there is only one girl left. ”

"But this girl married into the town next door, and basically won't come back on weekdays."

When Yu Xiaoyu heard this, he hurriedly continued to ask:

"That Lord Xu's daughter...... Ahem, what about my cousin, which family did she marry? ”

"The girl of the Xu family married into the Chen family in Moonlight Town next door. If you want to find her, you'll have to go to Moonshine. ”

"I see!"

Yang Dong nodded lightly and arched his hand towards Orion to express his gratitude.

……

The three of them left Xujia Village and planned to leave for Moonlight Town.

Moonlight Town is not far from Water Town, and it takes a total of more than ten miles away.

Yang Dong took Yu Xiaoyu and Lao Liu Tou back to the inn to get the carriage first, but when the little young woman heard their plan, she said that she would go together.

There was no way, Yang Dong had to arrange two carriages, one was Yang Dong and the little young woman, and the other was sitting on Yu Xiaoyu and Lao Liutou.

About an hour later, the carriage stopped steadily in front of Chen Dahu's house.

Lao Liu Tou stepped forward again and took the initiative to knock on the door.

The housekeeper who opened the door showed a crack in the door, and when he saw that it was Lao Liu, he couldn't help but taunt.

"You old thing, why are you still alive!"

"Let's go, our wife doesn't want to see you!"

With that, the butler was about to close the door. However, how could Lao Liu Tou get his wish? What are you kidding, this matter is about whether he can go to Qunfang Tower to be chic, and he is naturally very concerned.

"Eh, you old horseman wait first!"

"I came here today, not to borrow silver, but to bring relatives from the's family."

As soon as these words came out, the butler's face was a little more hesitant.

He looked outside through the crack in the door, and after seeing Yang Dong and the others, he opened the door a little suspiciously.

He stared at Yang Dong and asked:

"Are you really relatives of our wife?"

"It's nature!"

Yang Dong bowed his head slightly, and gave Yu Xiaoyu beside him a look.

Yu Xiaoyu immediately understood, and sent another piece of broken silver.

"It's not a secret, over the years, we have been doing business in the capital all these years, and we have received a lot of blessings from Lord Xu, so we should come over to pay a visit when we pass by Shuizhen this time."

"It turned out to be my own person!"

The butler who received the money immediately became much more enthusiastic.

He hurriedly opened the door, invited a few people to the main hall, and then ordered someone to come and pour tea, and then explained:

"Our wife went to the temple to offer incense, and it is estimated that it will take half an hour to come back."

"You wait here for a while, and if there is anything, just let someone find me at any time."

Yang Dong nodded, didn't say more, but began to look at the layout of this big Chen family's house.

When he looked closely, he was surprised.

It stands to reason that a place like Moonlight Town, even if it is a family outside the staff, will not be very rich.

And the big family that is a grade behind the staff is basically some fields at home and a few servants.

However, the things in this Chen family's house are not ordinary.

The tea set used is a good Dezhen product, not to mention, even the calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall are also from famous artists.

Obviously, this Chen Dahu is a little too rich.

Could it be ...... Is it the dowry that Lord Xu's daughter brought over?

The little young woman was also aware of these things, and she looked around, and suddenly her expression froze. stared at a picture scroll and was silent.

Yang Dong noticed her abnormality, so he asked in a low voice:

"What, what's so special about this picture?"

The little young woman took a deep breath and suppressed the emotions in her heart. She lowered her voice and replied in a volume that only the two of them could hear:

"This picture of a lady's hairpin is Wu Sheng's authentic handiwork, which hung in my father's study back then, and is his favorite calligraphy and painting."

"But I clearly remember that these calligraphy and paintings were confiscated by the government at the beginning, and they were said to have gone into the treasury."

As soon as these words came out, Yang Dong's face changed slightly.

It seems that the tax and silver case of that year was even more complicated than he imagined!