After deciding to confirm the truth regarding Zhou-ger, Wu Qingyuan was not in a hurry and was prepared to take his time, so as not to make a mistake; otherwise, he would miss the real brother of Grandpa Zhou and, in principle, would not be able to live without completing what was entrusted to him.

He has always been indifferent, but all those who have worked in the hiring industry were principled.

However, the two brothers of the Lin family had become lively, especially Lin Amo. Because of their friendship, he has always wanted to help Zhou-ger, but he has always been helpless.

He could stand up for Zhou-ger when he was being bullied and could take some food and clothing to help when Zhou-ger was suffering, but these were the only things he could do.

He was just a low-status ger here, who couldn’t even arrange his own marriage. His strength was so little that he couldn’t help any more than this. Seeing Zhou-ger’s misfortune has always made him really sad.

He hasn’t had many friends since he was a child, and although a large part of the reason he and Zhou-ger became friends was that Zhou-ger’s life was not good, the two of them still became good friends.

But in any case, Zhou-ger was also very good to him on most days. When he was free, he would come help him– he was always trying to help him, even with his weak body. He also saved his life when he was a child, so he must help Zhou-ger!

In ancient times, there was no such thing as a paternity test, and it was even more unreliable to recognize relatives through blood.

All other information about Zhou-ger could be matched except for his name. Now, it would be enough to confirm whether there was a matching birthmark on Zhou-ger. The name was not important. When Zhou-ger was adopted by the Zhou family, he was too young to remember. He was not a native of Liushu Village, and no one knew if the Zhou family changed his name.

Although Lin Amo was anxious, he also knew that searching for relatives was not something to be rushed. Still, deep in his heart, he hoped that Zhou-ger was the person Wu Qingyuan was looking for, so he was still very excited, pulling at Wu Qingyuan to move quickly. The earlier they went back and verified that Zhou-ger was his relative, the earlier he would be able to leave the sea of ​​suffering.

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However, no time was given to them to find out and verify Zhou-ger’s identity. The Zhou family had already come to the Lin family to take Zhou-ger back.

When Lin Amo pulled Wu Qingyuan back to the Lin family’s house, there was only his second uncle’s family in the yard. Zhou-ger in his room was gone, and neither was Zhang Dazhu nor his father.

“Second aunt– Zhou-ger– where did Brother Dazhu and my father go?”

Lin Amo was not stupid- him not being at home means that something must have happened, so he hurried to ask the wife of his second uncle.

Wang looked at the closed door of the Lin family’s matriarch opposite to theirs, guessing that her mother-in-law should not have woken up from her nap by now, and then she pulled him to the corner and whispered.

“Zhou Laotai, taking advantage of your absence, brought someone over to bring Zhou-ger home. She said that she had found a husband for Zhou-ger. The boy Dazhu just came to me and told me that he went to the Zhou’s house. Your father said that he would go to the next village in the afternoon to help Brother Wu inquire about the matter, and he hasn’t come back yet…”

“Marriage? What kind of marriage is it?”

Lin Amo’s expression changed when he heard that the Zhou family had found a man to marry Zhou-ger. Zhou Laotai couldn’t wait to sell Zhou-ger for a few pieces of silver. What kind of marriage did she find?!

“I heard from the aunt next door that it was Master Qian from the Qianji Food Store in the town…”

The second aunt also sighed.

After she finished speaking, Lin Amo’s face immediately became ugly.

Everyone knows that the Qianji grain shop in the town earns hundreds of taels each year. It was the largest grain shop in Shiqiao Town. As the owner of the Qianji grain shop, Lord Qian was undoubtedly a rich local man and a grandfather.

It was naturally a good thing to be able to marry a wealthy and respectable man, but Master Qian was fifty years old this year, not even as old as his father, but he is as old as his grandfather. Zhou-ger was just being sold.

After reacting, Lin Amo showed an angry and worried look on his face, hurriedly put down his things, let Lin Tianbao wait at home, and once again pulled Wu Qingyuan and drove to the Zhou family’s house.

Anxious, he didn’t even notice how ambiguous it was that he took the initiative to hold Wu Qingyuan’s hand, and while running, he explained to Wu Qingyuan, who was unaware, that he had obviously already regarded him as a ‘Zhou-ger’s relative’.

Under Lin Amo’s lead, Wu Qingyuan ran after him and arrived at the Zhou family’s house, at the entrance of an ordinary farmhouse with a thatched mud wall.

At this moment, the door of Zhou’s house was full of villagers. It was as lively as it was on the small square in the village yesterday, but this time the protagonists were replaced by Zhang Dazhu and Zhou Laotai, as well as Zhou Laotai’s son and daughter-in-law.

Zhang Dazhu was strong- he was tall and fierce, but he was actually a bit slow. He could only use brute force and couldn’t properly argue, and he couldn’t always use brute force against people.

But Zhou Laotai was notoriously acrimonious in the village, and nothing else. Her fighting power of quarreling and gossip, hurting others, was first-class. She was not Zhang Dazhu’s opponent.

What’s more, she managed to find the opportunity to marry Zhou-ger to Master Qian as a small concubine. She saw that the silver was about to be obtained, so how could she give up because of Zhang Dazhu’s words?

“Zhang Dazhu, if you have the ability, you could give me more dowry than Master Qian did. Do you have thirty taels? Give it to the old lady if you do! This old lady tells you that I am Zhou’s mother– on his marriage, this old lady has the final say!”

Zhou Laotai stuck her waist, and her tone was strong. Even if Zhang Dazhu’s muscles were bulging and scary, she was not afraid; she didn’t believe Zhang Dazhu dared to hit her in front of so many people.

Zhang Dazhu was slow and didn’t know how to rebut; he could only be angry and anxious, blushing and repeating, “You can’t marry Zhou-ger to someone else; he is my wife!”

The surrounding villagers couldn’t help and could only say a few words for him, so they could only whisper sympathetic words such as “Oh, oh,” “Zhou Laotai is too cruel,” and “Hey”.

Because Zhou Laotai was right, she was Zhou-ger’s mother; even if he was not her own, Zhou-ger’s household registration was in her house, and she was in charge of his marriage. This matter was beyond the control of the village chief and the county magistrate.

Seeing Granny Zhou’s arrogant and proud face, Lin-ger, who had just arrived, was angry and finally couldn’t help but squeeze Wu Qingyuan into the crowd, and then shouted.

“Ama Zhou, you can’t be in charge of Zhou’s marriage. Zhou-ger’s brother has come for him!”

“What?”

As soon as Lin Amo finished speaking, the crowd at the scene calmed down, and then they all looked at him with heated eyes.

This sentence really terrified the others. The younger villagers were okay, but the older villagers were really shocked.

It was important to know that only twelve years had passed since the famine. Many people had experienced what happened at the time and remember clearly that there were several villagers who searched the cliff in order to save someone, but there was not even a body.

The cliffs and the abyss were extremely deep, and one couldn’t survive without being broken into pieces. How could it be possible that Zhou-ger’s brother came to find him?

“Lin-ger, what did you just say? Zhou-ger’s brother is here, this, this… where is this person?”

The old village chief was also shocked, as he was one of the people who saw Zhou Daniu fall off the cliff with his own eyes.

Zhou Laotai at the door of Zhou’s house also looked up in horror, looking for people everywhere, and Zhou-ger, who was blocked behind her, stood still and numb.

Seeing everyone’s reaction, Lin Amo’s round eyes showed a sly smile. Taking advantage of the horror and stupefied state of Zhou Laotai, he hurried over to pull out the Zhou-ger behind her.

“Not his real brother, but a relative! Zhou-ger, you have a relative, and your family is looking for you!”

Before Zhou Laotai could react, he had already pulled Zhou-ger in front of Wu Qingyuan, with an excited smile, and said to the dazed Zhou-ger.

“Brother Wu, please tell Zhou-ger, you are his relative, and you are here to find him, right?”

With that, he looked at Wu Qingyuan again; his big eyes were full of hope.

Then the look of expectation was irresistible; Wu Qingyuan pursed his lips and nodded.

With his nod, the surrounding villagers really quieted down this time, and there was no sound at all. Everyone’s eyes fell on him, and they couldn’t help looking at him.

Looking at it like this, it wasn’t at all that suspicious; after all, Zhou-ger came from the outside with his brother. Who knows if there were any relatives left in their family; if there were really people, it would not be surprising for them to come here.

Everyone was curious. The time gap made Wu Qingyuan very different from the villagers in his appearance and temperament. He didn’t seem to be from a small family. This person turned out to be a relative of Zhou-ger. It was incredible, especially since he appeared right on time.

“Eh, big brother, are you really a relative of Zhou-ger? And you came to find him?”

The gossip aunt couldn’t help but come up to ask if it was true, then Zhou-ger would be under his household registration.

The surrounding villagers also talked in a low voice– isn’t it–if Wu Qingyuan really is Zhou-ger’s relative, then Zhou Laotai would no longer be qualified to be the lord of Zhou-ger?

More importantly, Wu Qingyuan looked unusual. His height and stature were not so conspicuous in the Xia Kingdom, which was mostly brawny, but his upper-status aura could be seen by anyone with a little brain. Clearly, he was not someone to be messed with.

Over the years, since the death of Grandpa Zhou, Zhou Laotai has always bullied Zhou-ger, treating him as if he were a cow or a horse, and she still wanted to sell him to an old man as a servant to get the bride’s dowry. Now his relatives were looking for him, and the Zhou family was afraid it would be difficult to explain their treatment over the years.

Zhou Laotai’s popularity was not good, and the surrounding villagers looked at her with gloating.

“Yes, I’m here to find Zhou-ger…”

In Lin Amo’s fiery, hopeful sight, Wu Qingyuan nodded slightly again.

While Zhou Laotai looked at him with a stern look, she felt an invisible pressure inexplicably; she couldn’t help but swallow her saliva and take a step back.

“You, who are you? You said you are my family’s Zhou-ger relatives? Do you have any evidence?”