Zhou Laotai stared at Wu Qingyuan and roared at him fiercely, but in her heart, she felt panicked.

Zhou-ger was adopted by her family. Except for Zhou Daniu, who had fallen off the cliff and died, how could she have known if there were any other relatives in Zhou-ger’s family?

Zhou-ger looked good, and the red mole on his eyebrows was also bright red. He was a sought-after ger. She finally managed to drag the matchmaker to find a relationship outside their small village. The thirty taels of betrothal gift- if Wu Qingyuan was really a family member of Zhou-ger, then this money has been lost!

What’s more, she has been bad to Zhou-ger over the years. Judging from Wu Qingyuan’s appearance, if Zhou-ger hated her after being found by his relatives, the family would definitely have to settle the account with her.

So, no matter if this man was looking for her Zhou-ger, she would make it so that he would definitely not claim him as a relative!

“You said that Zhou-ger of my family is your relative? You are a thief; who could say if you aren’t a thief who came from who knows where, who ran here to claim your relatives indiscriminately, or if you are a kidnapper who came to kidnap people!”

Zhou Laotai could do a good job of confusing people, and immediately used her ability to rant and yell.

These days, it was not reliable to confess to relatives claiming to have the same blood. You could only rely on tokens to find someone. Zhou-ger didn’t know anything, as he was so young. As long as she didn’t admit it, who could prove that Zhou-ger was a relative of this man?

Everyone in the village knew of her temperament. Hearing her words, they knew that this old woman, whether she really knew if this was Zhou-ger’s relative or not, was merely being scornful.

Lin Amo was extremely angry, and Zhou-ger’s eyes became red.

The village chief couldn’t stand it anymore and warned her with a stern face, “Zhou Laotai, don’t you dare mess around!” Then he walked up to Wu Qingyuan, appraised him up and down, and told him with a serious face.

“Young man, you said you were here to find your relatives. Do you have any tokens to prove it?”

The village chief followed Zhou Laotai’s words and asked questions. He was not a person who merely favoured his own village. Zhou-ger was the child everyone watched growing up. Not everyone was as cruel as Zhou Laotai. In fact, the villagers feel sorry for this ger.

It would be nice if Zhou-ger’s relatives really came, but Wu Qingyuan came from the outside– no one knew the details– if he was a human trafficker, wouldn’t they be taking Zhou-ger away from the tiger’s den and pushing him to the wolf’s den?

Something like this happening was not uncommon. A large number of refugees fled to their place during the famine that year, and many of them were adopted by local villages like Zhou-ger, who had no father or mother. In the past few years, there were black-hearted people who had cruel ideas. In the name of seeking relatives, several people were abducted. Later, someone fled back to expose the truth to the villagers.

There was something more serious. Last year, a mountain bandit who pretended to have relatives and settled down in the neighboring village was someone wanted by the government, so now the people in the village dare not easily believe those ‘looking’ for their relatives, especially the rich. It was troublesome!

Therefore, as the head of a village, the old village head had to handle the situation properly.

“Yes, yeah, do you have anything to prove what you’re saying? If you have one, take it out quickly…”

The surrounding villagers also nodded their heads in agreement. This was not an embarrassment. Indeed, things like an acknowledgment of relatives should be investigated.

Everyone’s worries were something Wu Qingyuan knew about when he was investigating the situation in the town today. He inquired about these things and was ready to be interrogated.

Nodding, he politely bowed his head to the village chief, and then calmly began to make up the story.

“The village chief does not need to call me a young brother; my surname is Wu, and my name is Wu Qingyuan. I am indeed not related to the Zhou family. I was a relative of the Zhou family who fled and was adopted when they settled overseas.”

This was an excuse he thought of on the road just now.

Although it was very backward in ancient times and there was no modern paternity test, even men in this world could have children; who knows if there were other magical methods of testing blood relations? To be foolproof, it was best to directly identify their relationship, and technically, relatives aren’t necessarily those related by blood. Family– as long as there was a chance to make a story, it was enough for him.

“…These years, my adoptive mother has been very concerned about her relatives at home, so when she passed away, she asked me to return to our homeland to find the family’s fallen leaves and return to their roots. It was just that when my adoptive mother died, her mind was blurred, and she didn’t provide much information. I only know that the relatives separated from my adoptive mother were two brothers, and the direction of escape was the Xia Kingdom. I found this place after inquiring about it. The information about Zhou-ger was very consistent with the person I was looking for.”

“Grandpa Village Chief, it must be Zhou-ger, and Zhou-ger’s life experience could match everything Brother Wu said!”

Lin Amo actively helped. In fact, the information Wu Qingyuan said was very vague, and it was difficult to confirm it based on one-sided words, but he just believed it.

Because the only way Zhou-ger could be saved from the fate of marrying an old man was if Wu Qingyuan was a relative of Zhou-ger. Wu Qingyuan said that if he found his relatives, he would settle in the village, so he was not afraid that he was a trafficker. He wouldn’t be the kind of man like the bandit who took refuge in the neighboring village last year and had the government hunt him down.

“Bah, are you just gonna believe his words? These things could be inquired about– hey, you whose surname was Wu, what evidence do you have?”

Zhou Laotai was nervous, and she couldn’t stand still, so she hurriedly retorted.

“The evidence is naturally here.”

Wu Qingyuan was still very calm. He had never done anything unsure. It was not unreasonable that he suspected that Zhou-ger was the Zhou Fuxi he was looking for.

After clarifying the time of the famine, there were many gers around here who could match the number based on the information he provided verbally, but this was the only difference between Zhou-ger.

According to what Lin Amo told him about his brother falling off the cliff, it was the same as that described by Grandpa Zhou, the man who had asked him this favor. On the way back, he also specifically asked for the other person’s name, Zhou-ger’s brother. He was also called Zhou Daniu!

Although there were many coincidences in the world, there was no reason why there would be so many. At this moment, if you look at Zhou-ger’s appearance carefully, it was three points similar to the photos of Grandpa Zhou he had seen when he was young. If nothing else, Zhou-ger has a 95% probability of being Zhou Fuxi, Grandpa Zhou’s younger brother.

“My adoptive mother told me that one of the gers had a birthmark shaped like an ingot on his back. By the way, I still have a photo–a portrait that could be used as proof of identification.”

As Wu Qingyuan said, using the cover of his clothes, he took out a black-and-white photo especially given to him by Zhou Daniu before crossing, just in case, other than the birthmark, they ever looked for more evidence.

This ancient timeline was different from modern times. The famine has only been in the past twelve years, and most villagers have seen Zhou Daniu. As long as the villagers help him identify that Grandpa Zhou in the photo was the same person as Zhou Daniu, then there was no need for other evidence; Zhou-ger must be Zhou Fuxi!

As soon as Wu Qingyuan really took something out, the villagers were very curious, and Zhou Laotai also ran up with her son and daughter-in-law, carrying her skirt.

Everyone leaned in front of the village chief, looked at the photo in the village chief’s hand, and suddenly screamed.

“Oh, look, it’s Zhou Daniu– it’s Zhou Daniu!”

“Really, this portrait is the same as his face; it’s really amazing.”

“Yes, the painting is so good; it looks like a real person. This is my first time seeing one.”

Although Wu Qingyuan’s modern photos were very novel, they were not so rare. A photo was not too out of the ordinary. No one regarded him as a monster, but they all stared at the lifelike photos, chatting with excitement on their faces.

But no matter how they discussed it, as long as they had seen the photo of Zhou Daniu, they could help testify. The person in this photo was really Zhou-ger’s own brother, Zhou Daniu!

“It really looks like the person itself, Zhou-ger, come and take a look, this is your eldest brother, do you still have an impression…”

The old village chief also laughed. He was also one who had seen Zhou Daniu, and he could recognize him at a glance, and quickly passed the photo to Zhou-ger next to him.

Zhou-ger was completely dumbfounded at this moment; he never thought that he still had relatives, and they still came to find him now.

Slowly took the photo and saw the person in the photo. He whispered, “Brother…”, and then his red eyes burst into tears. Although he was young when they were separated, he vaguely remembered– the vivid photos evoked his memory at once.

He– his family really came to look for him…

“No, it’s impossible. It must be fake. When Zhou Daniu lived in my house, he said that his relatives were all dead and only the two of them were left. This is impossible–village chief, it’s impossible. He’s not…”

Zhou Laotai stared at the photo, and her old face turned white. She shook her head in a panic and made her last struggle. Zhou-ger had relatives claiming him. What about her thirty taels of betrothal silver?

“Enough, Zhou Laotai, you are still playing tricks after all the evidence was shown. If you continue to make trouble, don’t blame me, the village head, for being rude. There are so many people in Liushu Village; better back down now!”

The village chief was impatient as he scolded her with a stern face. This old woman did not do anything but trouble him on most days. Even if Zhou-ger had once been under her home, now someone in his family had found him, and in front of others, she wanted to hit the finder. She was still acting like a child at her age!

Didn’t you see that this brother named Wu didn’t look easy to provoke, but you still dared to make a lot of trouble? Your Zhou family bullied the ger of the family for so many years. Can’t you give up? What an ignorant old woman.

Her daughter-in-law also pulled her clothes and motioned for her to stop talking. The villagers identified and testified. Wu Qingyuan’s photos were more convincing than any other token!