Man Bao wrinkled his little face and started thinking.

Old Zhoutou was quite uneasy, "Man Bao, if your father's matter comes out, will our family and you be held accountable? And the people in the village, everyone helped hide it. The county magistrate will

Won’t everyone be arrested?”

Man Bao asked: "Does the whole village know?"

Old Zhou nodded, "As you all know, it was very lively when your father came back. Everyone came to our house to join in the fun."

Man Bao thought for a while and comforted him: "Don't be afraid. Even if you conceal the fugitive, there are so many people who have committed the crime, so we will only catch the leader, such as the village chief, the village chief, dad and eldest brother."

Lao Zhou was not comforted at all. He covered his chest and said, "What's so serious about this?"

After Man Bao knew the truth, she relaxed a lot and asked her mother again and again, "Mom, are you sure that my father is really not a bad person?"

Qian nodded without thinking, "OK!"

Man Bao clenched his fists and said: "Then don't be afraid. Don't worry, the person investigating the case now is Magistrate Tang. He is smart and has a good heart. He will not be a stupid official. My father is not a bad person. Then

We need to find out who killed him."

Qian couldn't help but sit up straight, held her hand and asked, "So this is a good thing, right?"

Man Bao nodded, "Yes."

But Lao Zhoutou was very doubtful, "Could they be like the previous officials, who would rush up and say your father is a bandit, and then arrest us all?"

Man Bao said: "No, when I return to Yizhou City, I will go to Magistrate Tang and ask him to help investigate this case. Unfortunately, Magistrate Yang has returned to Beijing to get married. I don't know when it will be."

I'm back now. Fortunately, Magistrate Tang is very good at solving crimes. I heard Ming Li next to him say that he is much better at solving crimes than Magistrate Yang."

Lao Zhoutou breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good, that's good."

After talking about important matters, the room suddenly became quiet.

Lao Zhoutou looked at his daughter miserably and said: "Manbao, although you were not born by me, the blood on our bodies is still the same. Dad still loves you as much as before. Don't take it to heart, you know?"

?”

"I know, Dad."

When Lao Zhoutou heard the word "Dad", he finally felt relieved. He held her hand with his rough palm, patted it and said, "Man Bao, your father is younger than your eldest brother and eldest sister.

Your mother and I were raised as sons, and you were raised by us as well. It’s not easy to poop and pee all the time. Dad loves you the most. When you recruit a son-in-law in the future, dad and mother will not

If we live with your eldest brother, we will live with you and take care of your children. When we are old and unable to move, we will ask your brothers to carry us here and take care of us until we die..."

Qian Shi glanced at him and said, "Why are you talking about this when you have nothing to do?"

"Why can't you say it? Isn't this just to reassure Man Bao? Let her know that whether she is our biological child or not, we love her the most."

"Do you love her the most?" Qian said angrily: "When did the family say that they would recruit a son-in-law for Man Bao? What kind of good person can be a son-in-law for Man Bao?"

"Why is he not a good person? The second son is also the son-in-law. Isn't he a good person?" Lao Zhoutou said: "Man Bao is so capable and has such a bad temper. Which boy out there is worthy of her? Marry her.

What if someone bullies her outside? Why not choose a good-looking son-in-law and build a house nearby? With six of her brothers watching over her, who would dare to bully her? "

"You still want to keep her in the village? Manbao has read so many books, and Mr. Zhuang said that she has a bright future in the future. How can you think of detaining your child in the village..."

The couple immediately quarreled.

Manbao looked at his father and then his mother, then quietly slipped out of bed and ran away, leaving them to quarrel alone.

Manbao ran back to her room and was still very calm when she climbed back into bed, but her heart began to beat loudly as soon as she calmed down. She is still a little confused, so she is indeed not her parents' child?

Man Bao scratched her head and wanted to find someone to talk to, so she asked Keke, "Koko, my father is not my father, and my mother is not my mother."

Keke said "hmm" and when the host didn't speak for a long time, he asked: "What next?"

Man Bao: "Don't you think it's amazing?"

Keke: “I don’t think so.”

Man Bao: "Forget it, I won't tell you anymore. I'm going to talk to Bai Shan."

She turned her head and looked out the window, looking forward to it: "I don't know when it will dawn, and I want to pay homage to them. I didn't know that my uncle was my father, let alone that my mother was buried there.

"

Keke did the math and said: "There are still nine hours and thirty-eight minutes before dawn."

Man Bao lay down silently, pulled up the quilt to cover himself, put his hands on his stomach and said, "Wake me up in eight hours."

Keke made a note of it, so he woke Manbao up before dawn.

Man Bao got up and put on his clothes. He glanced at the mist outside. Hearing movement from the courtyard, he knew that his sister-in-law must be up, so she crawled over with her neck scrunched up.

Xiao Qianshi and Fengshi had already gotten up to make breakfast and boil water. When they saw Manbao sneaking over, Xiao Qianshi quickly took her little hand. Seeing that it was still warm, she breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Why do you get up so early?"

It’s not daylight yet.”

"I'm going out to find Shanbao soon."

"It doesn't have to be so early. Master Shan might not even be awake yet."

Mrs. Feng smiled and asked: "Sister-in-law, do you want hot water to wash your face?"

Manbao nodded.

Feng used a wooden basin to fill her with hot water and said, "Go wash up quickly and wear more clothes. It's only February now and it's still very cold."

Man Bao held the wooden basin but did not leave, asking: "Sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, are you going to visit the temple fair at home today?"

Feng: "Go, everyone in the family is going."

Xiao Qian thought for a while and said, "My father and mother may not be going this year. Yesterday, my mother asked me to collect the incense. She should let us burn incense."

Man Bao said: "I'm not going either."

Feng looked at her strangely, "Don't you just want to go to the temple fair when you come back? Why don't you go?"

Man Bao scratched his head and said, "I'm going to go, but I won't go so early. I have to go talk to Shan Bao and see if he's going."

Madam Feng didn't know about their scholars, so she nodded and said, "Okay, but your mother will get up soon, so you have to tell her."

Man Bao nodded, turned around and pulled Xiao Qian out.

Xiao Qian asked: "What's wrong?"

"Sister-in-law, pack some incense candles for me that are valuable."

"Why do you want the money for the incense candle?"

Man Bao lowered his voice and said, "Go and offer incense to my biological parents."

Xiao Qian looked at her in surprise, unsure whether she really knew or was lying to her.

Man Bao didn't raise his head to look at her, he just sighed and said: "My father just paid it back. He kowtows to him every year and invites him to eat and drink with his grandparents, but my mother never invites him, so

I’m going to take a look.”
Chapter completed!