The brother and sister were talking in the car.

Outside the car is a mountain road that barely accommodates the beast cart to pass, the road is covered with wild grass, and the road is full of trees on both sides, and birds and beasts can be seen hiding in it, and they are alarmed and hurriedly flee.

It is said that when the animal cart walks on such a curved road, the people in the car usually feel bumpy.

But the glass of water that Shen Zhiwei rested on the small coffee table did not splash, not even ripples.

A closer look at the beast's wheels reveals that the wheels are suspended in the air, barely making contact with the ground covered in yellow mud and gravel.

The carriage that followed behind was not so magical, and the two wheels would always be shaken up and leave marks on the ground.

Yang Nianhua sat in the car, his body swaying with the carriage.

The maids and servants were also sitting in the car, their expressions were half afraid and half respectful, and they peeked at Yang Nianhua from time to time, lest they upset the noble master.

The guards rode fat and strong wildebeests, all dressed as domestic warriors, and did not wear clothes that symbolized status.

They have a clear division of labor, and they enforce prohibitions. Some of them were responsible for clearing the way and clearing the obstacles, some were escorts and followed by the two cars, and the rest were behind the palace.

The team's destination was the village of Willow Creek at the end of the road.

Liuxi Village is very small, with only fifty or sixty households, men, women and children combined, with a total population of more than 700, which cannot be compared with An Yingcheng, which lives 300,000 people.

However, the location of Liuxi Village is good, and the Liuxi River, which is more than eight feet wide, flows slowly and irrigates a large amount of fertile land suitable for farming.

In addition, this village is backed by mountains, and the mountains and forests are rich in products, pheasants, rabbits, robes, etc. can often be seen, foxes, wild boars, tigers, brown bears do not often appear, and good things such as ginseng, Ganoderma lucidum, and He Shou Wu are occasionally produced.

Lai Liangtian and the blessing of wild beasts and medicinal herbs, the people in the village are doing well, most of them own fields and houses, and a few people lease the fields under the name of Dongfang Wuyang - they can be exempted from taxes, and the grain harvested every year only needs to be paid forty percent as rent, which is excellent compared to the landlords of other villages.

The beast cart left the mountain forest and came to the flat field.

Shen Zhiwei lifted the curtains, looked at the scenery outside, and said, "The environment here is good, suitable for the elderly." ”

"Do you also know what pension is?" Shen He recalled the contents of the book, deliberately spoiling the scenery, "Poor mountains and bad waters are a lot of people! Don't just see the beautiful scenery here, these people may not be gentle, maybe there are a few bold and bold people who have a small abacus to get benefits from us." ”

"There are also people in the family who calculate us, and the bad thing is not the scenery, but the people. Shen Zhiwei has no expectations for the ancient countryside, and the purpose of her coming to Liuxi Village is very simple, "I like it here, the air is good." ”

Shen He had never seen haze and couldn't understand Shen Zhiwei's words.

He snorted, "I don't think you like it here. Why don't we make a bet?"

Shen Zhiwei: "Gambling is not worth advocating. ”

Shen He said: "It's not gambling money. Sansan, if you can stay here for three days, I promise you a request. ”

Shen Zhiwei: "I'm not interested." I'll stay here for two days at most, maybe tomorrow I'll be able to go. ”

Hearing this answer, Shen He clapped his hands and said with a smile: "I guessed right, you really have something to come here! Sansan, tell the eldest brother, what do you have to do here?"

"You'll find out soon, no need to ask me. Shen Zhiwei looked at the buildings in Liuhe Village and was a little disappointed.

The tenant rent in Dongfang Wuyang is not high, but most of the houses in the villagers are mud brick houses. What's more, they have to have a dilapidated hut or paint a layer of mud on the outside of the hut. There are very few brick houses, and at a glance, they look like only seven or eight households.

But the ancestral hall of this village is built in a particularly magnificent manner, with blue bricks and black tiles, carved pillars, and lanterns hanging under the eaves, which looks no different from the ancestral hall of the wealthy families in An Ying City.

The grange is on the hillside not far away, a little far from the ancestral hall, and it is not as beautiful as the ancestral hall, but the advantage is that the area is very large, and there is a peach forest nearby.

At this time, winter goes to spring, and the peach trees are full of branches and flowers, and they look like clouds cut from the sky.

On the main road in front of Zhuangzi, the steward of Zhuangzi, who had received the news in advance, stood with the old and young of the family and the maid Jian Nu and others in the village, wanting to hold a grand welcoming ceremony in order to please the lord's family.

They waited a long time.

Shen Zhiwei could see the woman sitting on a small stool munching melon seeds, and he could also hear the sound of people complaining in the wind.

They saw her too.

To be precise, they saw the guards riding their horses at the front, and they also saw the beast carts behind.

The people who were sitting hurriedly jumped up, the Taishi chair was removed, the small bench was hidden, and the noise of the commotion drowned out the steward's words of scolding them to keep quiet.

This picture made Shen He's impression of them terrible, "What are they playing?"

"I'm afraid that you will check the false accounts they have made and find out the evidence of their deception. Shen Zhiwei's attention fell on the peach blossom forest on the right side of Zhuangzi, and there was a vague strange feeling.

There is no shortage of peach forests on the road, and when you see it for the first time, you don't feel anything when you see it too much.

But the peach grove next to the grange is blooming too well, too good to be normal.

Shen He glanced at the peach forest, looked away, and said curiously: "Sansan, did they really make fake accounts?"

He knew that it was a fool of the Lord's house.

"If you look at their ledgers, you will know if they are making false accounts. Shen Zhiwei came to Liuxi Village, not to check the accounts, and her answer was also very irresponsible, "If they are greedy, you will turn a blind eye and don't know, if they are greedy, ......

The steward He Zhuo made a lot of effort to make a group of people quiet, and when he saw that the guards were coming to the front, he hurriedly asked someone to prepare tea.

He didn't know that the people who came were Shen Zhiwei's brothers and sisters, thinking that there was Dongfang Wuyang sitting in the beast cart, and he was worried.

In the eyes of the people of An Yingcheng, this place in Liuxi Village is a poor and remote place, and they are reluctant to visit relatives.

Dongfang Wuyang is the daughter of a large family, and she has only been here once in the past ten years.

At that time, He Zhuo was only a young man in his early twenties, and the person in charge of all the affairs of the Grange was the companion of the old lady of the Dongfang family, and there was a son of a cultivator. Relying on the favor of the old lady and the support of his son, he privately changed the tenant rent, and used the reputation of the Oriental family to fish and meat in the township...... I didn't do any good things, I did a lot of bad things, and I killed He Zhuo's father and mother, and I wanted to sell He Zhuo's sisters.

However, when Dongfang Wuyang knew that they were doing something wrong, she didn't even prepare evidence, and directly waved her sword to cut off the head of the accompanying family, and promoted He Zhuo to be in charge.

He Zhuo witnessed Dongfang Wuyang's murder, and he was very afraid of this eldest lady of the main family.

Even the family members of the cultivators dare to kill, what else does Dongfang Wuyang dare not do?

In the first few years of his stewardship, he didn't dare to be greedy for a copper plate or a grain of grain.

Afterward......

Dongfang Wuyang did not come to Liuxi Village, He Zhuo's courage gradually increased, and in recent years, he has become more and more insatiable, and as a result, the main family is coming to Liuxi Village.

The beast cart was getting closer and closer, and He Zhuo carefully flattered the two guards, knocking on the side, wanting to know who was sitting in the beast cart.