The farmer who traveled through time

"Speaking of which, the Xu family was the wealthiest family in our South Lane back then. When you came, you saw that the two shops were of course owned by the Xu family. It's a pity that the Xu family was in trouble overnight. Alas! "

The old man sighed with emotion, and the injured clay figurine had a blurred facial features.The next step is the meticulous work, using small bamboo sticks on the clay figurine's head to make the facial features more obvious.

"I have encountered difficulties, so I don't know what happened to the old man. We are foreigners, so we like to listen to stories. It is rare to hear the stories told by the old man today, and it also aroused my curiosity. Why don't the old man tell me the details? Tell me what do you think?"

Lin Mingjin could see the old man's cautiousness and embarrassment. When they were talking, the old man's wife kept listening.Compared with the old man, the old man's daughter-in-law is more cautious, afraid that the other party will stop her, so Lin Mingjin made it clear that they are from out of town and have no friendship with the locals. They are just curious and won't cause any trouble. The good money was handed over to the old man.

The old man who received the money glanced at the daughter-in-law next to him, and got the approval of the other party's eyes, and then said, "Since you ask, I will tell you. In fact, this incident happened two years ago. The Xu family is Our old family on the South Lane, our house is not very far from the Xu family. In the past, the Xu family was a big family, but two years ago, the young master of the Xu family made a fuss and was beaten to death when he was drunk. A beggar was caught by the government on the spot.

Misfortunes never come singly, and then the Xu family was in trouble. Less than half a year after the young master of the Xu family was sentenced to death, the Xu family, which had a great family and great career, was completely defeated.Right now, only the young master's daughter-in-law and the young grandmother are left in the Xu family, a widow with a child struggling to survive.They lived in the family at the far end of the street, and they lived by washing clothes for others. "

The clay figurine Zhang simply put down the clay figurine in his hand, and told Lin Mingjin and Qin Lie about the past of the Xu family.

"So that's how it is, old man, you see, let's go for a stroll, and we'll come back to pick up the finished clay figurines after a while, what do you think, old man?" After hearing what the old man said, Lin Mingjin looked at the alley over there, got up and said.

"Don't worry, the two guest officers, the little old man will set up a stall here before dark. If the little old man and his wife are not there when the two come back, they will let our third son wait here. The little old man's house Living near here will not delay the guest officer."

The old man who made the clay figurine nodded in agreement.He had memorized the appearances of the two guest officers by heart, so he didn't want them to wait here.There is not even a place to sit in front of their stall.

"Do you know where I'm going?" Lin Mingjin looked at Qin Lie leading the way purposefully, raised his eyebrows, and asked.

"Don't you want to go to Xu's house? It should be this alley, but this Xu's family is in despair. The people living in this alley are considered to be the poor in Yuzhou Prefecture." Qin Lie pointed to the one in front of him while talking. The narrow alley, the alley is densely packed with many houses, but these houses are very dilapidated compared to the houses on the road they came from.

Many houses are even built with thatch, and the whole alley is very inconsistent with Yuzhou Prefecture, a wealthy state capital. "You guessed right, but I'm going to Xu's house. How could a big family lose so easily? I heard the old man say that the young master of the Xu family is not a bad person. He suddenly killed a beggar. It has also turned into the present, isn't this a bit strange. As the magistrate of Yuzhou, I am duty-bound to take responsibility for what happened in Yuzhou Prefecture. If we encounter something now, we must find out." Lin Mingjin was satisfied with Qin Lie's answer, He opened his mouth to express his doubts.

"This should be Xu's house, should we knock on the door and go in?" Qin Lie pointed to the closed door and raised his eyebrows. "Let's go to the neighbor's house to find out first, and we can know who we are and who we are if we take a detour." Lin Mingjin walked towards the neighbor's house while talking.There were three or four children playing outside that house, and several women were talking while washing clothes. Lin Mingjin had already noticed that these women were looking at the two of them from time to time.It's also because the two of them are out of tune with this alley, whether it's their clothes or their demeanor.

"Sister, is the owner of this house surnamed Xu?" Lin Mingjin walked over and asked one of the women.

The woman looked at Lin Mingjin and Qin Lie suspiciously, "The owner's surname is Xu, and you all have foreign accents. Since the Xu family has fallen into poverty, there are no relatives or friends here. Seeing that you are also unfamiliar, have you made a mistake?"

"The elder sister is right, but we are from other places. I used to be good friends with the young master of the Xu family. I heard that the Xu family was in trouble a while ago, so I came here to visit my old friend. It's a pity that I came late. I'm afraid I won't see you again." This friend is here. I don’t know what family members are left in the Xu family? I don’t know if it would be abrupt for us to visit so rashly?”

"You rich people speak politely, don't be rash, the Xu family is left with the murderer's wife and son here. They are not at home now, and I see that the time is almost the same. Waiting for a while, they should come back If you want, you might as well wait here."

"Speaking of which, the daughter-in-law of the Xu family is also a good-natured one. After the Xu family fell into disarray, Mrs. Xu's natal family originally planned to let them get married and take her to her natal family to remarry. It is common sense to say that Xu's daughter-in-law The men are gone, and guarding such a ruined family, it is better to marry to other people to live a good life. Who knows that Xu's daughter-in-law is willing to stay here, and spends all the dowry in her hand trying to raise her son. "Another woman spoke from the side.

Following her words, the other women nodded again and again, and it was obvious that they all had a good feeling for this downcast Mrs. Xu. "Look, Mrs. Xu is back. Mrs. Xu, you have a visitor. They say they are friends from your husband-in-law. They came here specially from other places." After waiting for a while, the woman who spoke first pointed to In the direction of the alley entrance, the voice was raised.

And following the direction of the woman's eyes, Qin Lie saw a woman in her twenties walking towards them with a basket.The woman is dressed in rough clothes, but she has a good posture.It can be seen that he has been rich before.Their eyes met, looking at them with some surprise and doubt.

"The two of you are my husband's friends. I have never heard that my husband has friends from other places. I don't know the names of the two sons? The woman approached and asked tentatively.

"This should be my sister-in-law. My name is Lin Shuisheng. This is my friend's surname Qin. Maybe my sister-in-law has never heard my elder brother mention me. Speaking of which, my elder brother and I haven't seen each other for many years. Look at my accent." It’s from a foreign place. But it sounds a bit local. I grew up here when I was young. At that time, I was a good friend with Brother Xu. Brother Xu was older than me and took good care of me. Later, our family moved When we arrived in other places, we gradually lost contact with Brother Xu."

Before the woman came back, Lin Mingjin had already learned about the Xu family's situation from the woman's mouth. The Xu family's daughter-in-law was not a local, which was the reason why Lin Mingjin was relieved to tell the lie he had made up.The woman was skeptical about Lin Mingjin's words, but thinking about the way her home was already like, and there was really nothing he cared about, she gradually relaxed her doubts in her heart. "Come on, please sit down, since you are my husband's friends, I couldn't be more welcome to come here.

It's a pity that the humble house is simple and shabby, and the guests are laughed at when they come to the door. "As she spoke, the woman pushed open the courtyard door to let Lin Mingjin and Qin Lie walk in. The courtyard is not big, but it is full of sundries. There is also a chicken coop on the far left, with a few chickens in it. The woman sees Seeing the surprise in Lin Mingjin and Qin Lie's eyes, they blushed, "These are things left by the landlord, we just rented one of the rooms.It's not easy for us to touch other things, please. "There is no obvious difference between the woman's house and the outside yard. Although it is poor and simple, it is very clean, and the only things are neatly placed in their respective positions.

There were only two chairs in the room wiped by the woman for Lin Mingjin and Qin Lie to sit on, and then she had to make tea for Lin Mingjin and the others.It's a pity that when the woman just got up, she heard that she didn't have any tea leaves to make tea at home, so she smiled awkwardly.

"Sister-in-law, don't be too polite. I'm not very clear about what happened to the Xu family when I was in other places. What happened to the original case of the elder brother? How could such a good man be involved in a murder case. This is strange. I really don't know." I don't want to believe it." Lin Mingjin's question made the woman's eyes turn red.

"Sin, the past is over, so don't talk about it anymore, and I don't want to mention your elder brother's matter again. Right now, I just hope that I can properly raise your elder brother's blood, and I can be regarded as worthy of your elder brother. "There are some things that the woman doesn't seem to mention too much, but the more this happens, the more people feel that Guan Zi is strange.

"Sister-in-law is afraid that she doesn't know something. There are also people in our family who are officials in the court. If there is really an injustice in the elder brother's case, I may be able to help you. Sister-in-law, I know that you and elder brother are young couples who are deeply in love. Sister-in-law, don't you?" For the sake of the elder brother, you must also think about the blood of the elder brother, if the child grows up bearing the name of such a murderer's son, then the future life may be ruined."

Lin Mingjin knew that for a woman, especially such a woman, the most important thing was her child, and the other party was unwilling to mention it, fearing that the case would be related to the government, so the woman would not dare to seek justice.Lin Mingjin's current name-calling of their background of not being afraid of the government, being able to find justice for their Xu family, also stated that doing so was necessary for the children, which quickly shook the woman's initial firmness.