Another World Baixin

After Bai Xin drove away from the area of ​​Jiutou Mountain, Master Cai finally returned to normal. He immediately regained control of the chariot and horses from Bai Xin.

Apparently, he felt that he was not as brave as a kid as old as Bai Xin, and was deeply ashamed. He became angry just now, and even ignored people when he got out of the car for a rest and eating, and secretly hid aside while enjoying the smell of barbecue made by Bai Xin. Salivating while nibbling on dried sweet potatoes.

Just as Master Cai was depressed by himself, Xijiang City finally appeared.

As the capital of Guzhou, Xijiang City is very spectacular.Of course, it can't compare to the capital, but this is the largest city Bai Xin has seen so far, and there are only four gates in the city.There are heavy troops stationed on the outskirts of Dongcheng, if you come from the direction of Jingcheng, go to Dongcheng.Bai Xin and the others will stop outside Nancheng, waiting for routine inspections, especially during the special period when Suizhou next door is in war, the inspections are more stringent.

At this point, Qin couldn't sit still in the car, and frequently looked out of the car window in the direction of the city gate.When she came out with Chang Liushui in her arms, she thought about when she would come back to take a look, but she didn't know the follow-up results of the Chang's case until Lin Xun appeared.For Bai Xin's sake, Lin Xun naturally wanted to find out the background of the elder's family, and then he discovered the elder's family in Xijiang City.

Speaking of it, it was just because of an internal struggle in the imperial court many years ago, a certain dignitary in the middle of the vortex of struggle had studied in Xijiang Academy for a year, and it happened that the head of the elder family taught him at that time; Correspondence between letters, this matter was inquired into by interested people.

This person hated the status and reputation of the elder family, so he specially forged a letter with appalling content as evidence of the conspiracy between the head of the elder family and that person, and took it out after the downfall of that powerful person.At that time, the prefect of Xijiang had a hatred for the powerful man, and upon receiving the report, he immediately ordered the arrest of the elder's family and beheaded him to vent his anger.After the change of power in the imperial city was completed and the internal and external forces were cleaned up, the people above discovered that the elder family had been wronged and framed, but unfortunately it was too late.

Qin Guangming, Qin's younger brother, took over his father's business in the early years, because he didn't have much business talent and didn't want to rely on the support of his elder family, so he returned to his hometown Dongxi Village.There was a massacre in the eldest family, and the Qin family secretly fled back to Dongxi Village.After Qin Guangming learned about it, he immediately took out most of his savings and went to Xijiang City to ask people to inquire about the elder's family. He brought back the news that the elder's family's case was wrong and that someone was behind their backs. Qin Guangming came back He passed away not long after.

Because of this, Qin shi has been patient with Wu shi, and Wu shi is so used to it that he doesn't know how to restrain himself.In the end, Qin didn't know who the person who framed her family was, and whether he had been arrested. Even if the elder's family was overturned, Qin would not dare to return to Xijiang City. She didn't want to take the risk of attacking Ah Shui at all.

When Lin searched for the elder's family, he found out the man in the dark. It turned out that the man had colluded with the prefect of Xijiang who ordered the arrest of the elder's family, so he was able to hide for many years.After Lin Xun dug him out, he had already been disposed of.Once Lin talked to Qin Shi, and he talked about this matter.Qin secretly thought about bringing the young couple back to worship their ancestors after Ah Shui gave birth to a child.Unexpectedly, they came back so soon.

The refugees basically didn't come to Xijiang City so quickly. The people queuing up outside the city gate were mostly passing business travelers and local people. After a while, it was Bai Xin's turn.The household registration documents and other important items of the Chang family were kept by Chang Liushui. They had no way to guide them, so they took out the household registration to identify themselves.The city gate officer checked and found that people from Dongxi Village, Huanyang Town, Suizhoushan County, heard that this family used to belong to Xijiang, and now they have come back to settle down; seeing that there was indeed no abnormality in the car, the city gate officer returned the household registration to Bai Xin and allowed They pass.

Bai Xin got into the car, and Master Cai rode forward.A colleague next to the city gate officer suddenly said in surprise: "The surname you just checked is Chang? We were from Xijiang in the past?"

"Yeah, why?"

"Could it be the elder's family who was wrongfully ransacked?"

"what?!"

It seems that the Chang's family had a great reputation in Xijiang City back then, and after so many years, someone actually remembers it, Bai Xin secretly thought.

The South Gate Street of Xijiang City is very spacious, and the shops on the left and right sides are doing good business.Bai Xin didn't look at the shops where all kinds of things were displayed. At this moment, he stared blankly at a bullock cart in the front left. The man driving the cart looked young from the back. There are some packaged things, and the important point is that there is a pocket hanging under the tailbone of the ox, which covers most of the buttocks. The pocket twists and turns with the movement of the ox, which is extremely eye-catching.

It was obviously strange to stare at the back of a cow, and Bai Xin couldn't help but take a few more glances.Master Cai didn't know his strangeness, and sighed in his mouth: "People in big cities love to be clean, and even put dung bags on cows."

The dung pocket...so it is to prevent the cows and horses from suddenly excreting on the ground while walking.Bai Xin has to say that this design is really clever, and no one wants to see feces everywhere on the street, which may be stepped on at any time.

Master Cai stopped the carriage after not walking far, "Okay, I can't go anymore, you can get off here, there is a clean and cheap hotel here, just go in this alley on the left, and you will see a hotel called As a lotus inn, the food there is affordable.”

The area of ​​the South Gate is a place where business travelers temporarily live. The land is cheap, and food and accommodation are saved.

Bai Xin arrived here for the first time, the situation is not clear, and the Qin family doesn't know much about this place after leaving for so many years, it is very necessary to find a place to rest temporarily.After paying the rest of the carriage fee, the family took a salute and got off the carriage.

The family of four plus the child Bai Baoshu, the five of them stood on the big street and looked a little silly, looking like country bumpkins entering the city.Pedestrians passing by are not surprised by this.Bai Xin decided to go to the Lotus Inn that Master Cai had mentioned.

Cross the street and enter the alley on the left, walk more than 20 steps and you will see the signboard of the Lotus Inn.The store is small, with three or four tables inside, and a man dressed as Yoshiko is busy at the counter against the wall, who seems to be the shopkeeper of the store.

"Eat or stay in a hotel?" The man asked directly without looking up.

"Eat first, then stay in the hotel."

Bai Xin and the others sat down and put the salute aside.The shopkeeper came over with tea and wiped the table, "What do you want to eat?"

There were some wooden menu boards hanging on the wall where the counter was. Bai Xin asked for other opinions and ordered five dishes and one soup.The shopkeeper wrote down one by one, and then rushed to the back kitchen to report the names of the dishes.

The tea on the table is warm and tastes okay.After drinking two glasses in a row, a waiter brought food.Master Cai is right, the food is ordinary farm food, which is still delicious, the key is that the portion is sufficient and the price is cheap.Such a meal, three meat dishes, two vegetarian dishes and one broth, only costs one hundred dollars.At the beginning, Bai Baoshu still restrained the idea of ​​moving his chopsticks, until Bai Xin reminded him two or three times, he let go of his appetite and his stomach was visibly bulging.

After dinner, Bai Xin asked the shopkeeper for three rooms.The guest rooms here are not big, the second floor is divided into two rows, and each row is a small room of the same size, with a four-foot wooden bed, a low table, a round wooden stool, and a cabinet. a copper coin.The Qin family was alone, Bai Xin and Ah Shui naturally slept together, and Bai Baoshu squeezed with Lin Da. He could not take up much space by himself, so sleeping with Lin Da would be warmer.

After settling down, it was getting dark and there was a curfew at night, so the five of them went to bed early after washing.

In the early morning of the second day, Bai Xin bought breakfast, ate his share in a hurry, turned around and went shopping to inquire about the news of the elder's family, and Chang Liushui came out after him.Mrs. Qin also wanted to go out to have a look, but was stopped by Bai Xin. When she entered the city gate yesterday, did anyone still remember her elder family? explore the way.As for the injured Lin Da, let's just wait for the wound to heal.

The original Chang's mansion is located in Xicheng, and Xijiang Academy is located not far from the Xicheng Gate.The academy did not lose because of the loss of the head family. In the early years, the government stepped in to replace the head of the mountain.On the contrary, the Chang family's mansion was first seized and confiscated by the government, and all the furniture and objects inside were disposed of; then the case was overturned, and the mansion was returned by the government.

However, no one inherited it. The house has been empty and in disrepair for a long time. The wooden houses are decayed in many places, the ground is covered with weeds and vines, and the originally planted trees wantonly occupy the upper space.If the house is still in this state in a few years, the government will take it over.After all, it was in the inner city, so it was impossible for the government to leave a mansion empty there all the time.

More than ten years have passed, and now there are not many people who still remember the once glorious Changjia. The neighbors around have moved or passed away. Only the students who studied in Xijiang Academy can remember.The city gate official Bai Xin met was a special case. His father used to be a long-term worker in the elder's house. He followed his father to the elder's house several times, so he naturally remembered it vividly.

Bai Xin took Ah Shui around for a whole day, and the two of them generally moved around in lively places in the west city.For a small tip, the guys in the shop don't mind saying what they want to know.It’s not that no one has taken the idea of ​​the Chang’s family’s mansion in these years, but the case back then had a great impact, and the students of the academy even gathered together to make trouble. Everyone knows that the Chang’s family suddenly suffered bad luck and died unjustly; this unjust, false and wrongful case If it was caused by the government, it would be difficult for them to dispose of the house. After a few years when almost no one mentioned it, the government would have a proper reason to take over.

After going back in the evening, Bai Xin asked Qin Shi if he wanted to go back to the eldest family's mansion.Qin hesitated for a while, and finally nodded.She mainly considers the problem of the two children getting married and starting a business, so a larger house can save them money to buy another house.

So several people discussed going to the government to re-sign the deed of the old house tomorrow.Bai Xin borrowed a pen and paper from the innkeeper, and wrote a letter to Lin Xun to report his safety.The war has lasted for so long, and Lin Xun was very worried that he could not hear from them.In addition, tell Lin Xun that they have arrived in Xijiang City and plan to live here, and at the same time ask Lao Tong if he is safe.Speaking of Old Tong, Bai Xin secretly took a look at Lin Da. He felt that there was something tricky between the two of them. If what happened to Old Tong, Lin Da would be so sad.

The next day, the whole family was fully dressed, and even Lin Da got up. The reason he gave was so good that Bai Xin couldn't refuse.Lin Da said: "I know better than you how to deal with people in the government. It is best to let me accompany you in the past today."

Bai Xin simply brought Bai Baoshu with him. After two days of being here, the child didn't go out to visit the street much. Leaving him alone in the room would only make him more worried about his parents.

The government office of Xijiang Zhizhou is in Beicheng District. They went directly from Nancheng to Beicheng. There were yamen guards outside the yamen. When they learned that they were here to apply for household registration, someone brought them in. They walked straight through an arched door from the corridor on the left. Go to the Yamen official office.The yamen servant who led the way pointed to a house in this yard and said to them: "The master is here, you should report to him if you have anything to do."

Lin Da stepped forward to knock on the door, and when he heard the inside let in, he pushed open the door and turned sideways to let Bai Xin step over the threshold to enter.It was quite big inside, with several desks, each of which was occupied, and one of the other desks was for the Master Registrar.

Lin Da explained Bai Xin's intention of coming here respectfully and responsibly, one said to enter Xijiang City, and the other said to take back the elder's old house.Hearing this, several officials were stunned.The clerk in charge of household registration couldn't help repeating loudly: "You are talking about the elder family more than ten years ago?!"

Bai Xin replied solemnly: "Just as the adults said. This is the Chang Qin family." He let the Qin family behind him take a look at the officials, then exposed Ah Shui, and introduced: "This is the young The man of the people, Chang Liushui, was the great-grandson of the patriarch of the elder family, and inherited the two households of the elder family."

The officials below all raised their eyes to look at the Master Registrar above, thinking: Your Excellency plans to buy the elder family’s old house at a low price in a few years and give it to the youngest son for his wedding. The owner of this house suddenly appeared, The adults are afraid that they will be unhappy.

It's not easy for the Lord Registrar to work in the government office for many years.It's rare to have a chance to pick up a bargain. Just wait a few more years to get a big house for nothing. At the end of the day, a guy who claims to be the eldest family appears to rob him of the house.However, the eldest son of his family had passed the Juren examination under the guidance of the patriarch of the elder family. For this kindness, he did not do anything to the elder family. Of course, he had to let him check the truth first.

The master book showed a majestic demeanor, and interrogated Qin: "You are Chang Qin? What evidence do you have? And the boy next to you—"

Bai Xin immediately protected Ah Shui, blocking most of his body.The chief bookkeeper suddenly lost his temper in the middle of the sentence, and stared at Ah Shui blankly.Only Mrs. Qin knew the reason, she wiped her eyes, leaned forward and said: "My lord, Liu Shui looks like my father, and his biological father is Chang Jingxing, the second wife of the eldest family."