Chapter 373 The bailiffs just left, who is coming?

Chapter 373 The bailiffs just left, who is coming?

The sound of the gong was loud and came from afar. The villagers eating in the house suddenly put down their bowls and chopsticks and counted them carefully.

There are regulations for the sound of gongs. The fewer and more rapid the sounds, the more serious the matter. Because in an emergency, you may not have the opportunity to ring more, so the lower the number of sounds, the more serious the situation will be.

There are many kinds of sounds, such as people who have gone out in the village have returned, guests are visiting, etc., but no matter what, it is not urgent.

The villagers who were eating felt relieved, hurriedly shoveled the food from the bottom of the bowl into their stomachs, got up and strode towards the entrance of the village.

I can’t count the number of gongs, but I have to go and find out what they are.

It is human nature to like to watch the excitement, and Shui Qing is no exception. Surrounded by a large group of women, they headed towards the entrance of the village.

Wang Guifen approached Shui Qing and asked in confusion: "Ling Ran and the others just set off yesterday morning, they can't come back so early, right?"

It shouldn't be possible. After all, it would take three or four days to go back and forth to deliver potatoes to Nanning Prefecture.

"It can't be that the government officials are here, otherwise there wouldn't be so many noises." Aunt Zhang was curious.

"But today is already the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, and tomorrow will be the Chinese New Year. Who would come at this time?" someone asked.

Then everyone thought of something and all looked at Bai Ziqian.

Bai Ziqian was also among the crowd watching the fun, laughing heartlessly. Seeing all the eyes focused on him, he reacted belatedly.

He asked excitedly and happily: "Aunt, it's not my parents who are here, right?"

Then he thought that his parents must be here. Who else would come at this time besides his parents?

Besides, his parents haven't come to see him for a long time. After the flood, his father sent Hong Daniu and his party over, but they never came again. He hadn't seen his mother before the flood.

Thinking of this, Bai Ziqian speeded up his steps and almost trotted behind him.

Jiang Hehu was also happy for Uncle Bai's arrival, and followed Bai Ziqian happily forward.

Although Shui Qing felt that Bai Manshan and Li Huyu came here on the 29th and the time was tight, he thought that there might be a reason for the incident? After all, the situation in Nandu is not optimistic. It may not be as good as Guangning Mansion. It is not easy to pick up Bai Ziqian before the New Year.

I also thought that I might not be able to make it in time to rush back to Nandu today. Should I stay with her to celebrate the New Year? If so, she would have to prepare more New Year dishes...

"Yes, the sound of the gong indicates the arrival of visitors. Let's go and see Mr. Bai and Mrs. Bai." Wang Guifen said with a cheerful smile.

"Walk!"

Mr. Bai was kind to their village, and they remembered it.

When they arrived at the entrance of the village, looking at the closed door, Aunt Zhang frowned and scolded: "Fan Xiaoliu is usually a smart person, but today we are so unreasonable that Master Bai didn't open the door first when he came."

Wang Guifen was also puzzled, that shouldn't be the case, especially when Xiaoliu had also given potatoes to Mr. Bai, and others were worried because Mr. Bai had put them in first.

She smiled and smoothed things over: "Maybe I was scared the night before yesterday. I thought I had to wait for Shui Qing to come and ask, and I didn't dare to make a decision in private."

"That's right, I don't blame him. Mr. Bai should be able to understand."

Shui Qing didn't think about understanding or not, because she felt that Bai Manshan was not the one outside.

Fan Xiaoliu is not only smart, but also attaches great importance to etiquette. If it were Bai Manshan outside, he would not be able to lock people out!

Yes, it was scary the night before yesterday, but they were gangsters. Bai Manshan was a friend and someone who was good to them. How could he shut out his friends and people who were good to them?

Bai Ziqian had already run to the gate. He looked up at Fan Xiaoliu and asked happily: "Brother Xiaoliu, are they from the Bai family here?"

Fan Xiaoliu nodded after hesitation.

The smile on Bai Ziqian's face became even wider, and he asked happily: "It's my dad."

Fan Xiaoliu interrupted hurriedly: "It's not Mr. Bai, it's your aunt."

The smile on Bai Ziqian's face disappeared, and the joy in his eyes disappeared.

The yamen servant came yesterday and returned without success. Today, his aunt hurried over and he had to think too much.

The men and women who followed took a long time to react before they remembered Bai Ziqian's aunt.

Isn't she the bejeweled lady who came to thank Shui Qing with Mrs. Bai earlier?

Then I thought of this Aunt Bai, she was Magistrate Wu’s first wife!

Everyone's expressions changed again and again, and the atmosphere suddenly became silent.

Shui Qing looked up at Fan Xiaoliu under the embankment and asked, "Xiaoliu, how many people did Mrs. Wu bring?"

Fan Xiaoliu replied smoothly: "There are two single carriages. There is only a driver and a nanny on the carriage. I don't know how many people are in the carriage."

Shui Qing gestured to the man beside him: "Open the door."

After receiving the order, the man immediately ran forward and opened the village gate.

Bai Ziqian shouted uneasily: "Auntie."

Shuiqing shook his head slightly, indicating that it didn't matter.

A one-horse carriage, excluding the coachman and nun on the carriage, could pull up to three or five people. With only two carriages, they could handle it even if there were people hidden inside.

Besides, she thought Bai Ziqian's aunt was here more to inquire about information.

One is to see whether those gangsters are dead or alive;

The second and most important thing is to see how much the people in their village know.

The door slowly opened, and the driver drove the carriage in. The grandmother on the carriage looked impatient. She only nodded to Bai Ziqian from the carriage, and seemed not to notice the other villagers surrounding her.

The villagers used to be ignorant of this, but in the past year or so, they have seen the stewards of various households and the shopkeepers of medicine shops doing things when selling rabbits, and they have been with Mr. Bai for nearly a month when he went out to deliver potatoes, and they have seen some differences in their appearance. .

Especially when Mr. Bai talked to them in a friendly manner, the nanny on the carriage looked disgusted with just a servant, and didn't have much respect for Bai Ziqian, the little master. The smiles on the villagers' faces suddenly disappeared.

When Bai Ling saw the carriage stopped, the maid beside her hurriedly lifted the curtain. She glanced at the crowded crowd outside, and the impatience on her face could not be concealed.

Just now, he and his group were asked to wait at the gate for such a long time, and now they are just waiting at the entrance of the village without welcoming them, so what's going on?

Is there any etiquette for entertaining guests?

Remembering her husband's advice, she took a deep breath, looked at Bai Ziqian in the crowd, and asked, "Qian'er, what are you doing here? Why don't you take your aunt to your place?"

This was the second time she came to Shanshui Village. She remembered that the new house of Hu Shuiqing's house had been built when she first came. It was extremely big. If Mr. Zhu and his party were really arrested, they would definitely be imprisoned in Hu Shuiqing's house.

Even if the person is gone, her husband wants her to find out how much these country villagers know.

In fact, according to her opinion, her husband is completely over-concerned and thinks too highly of these country people.

How did a group of villagers think that they were the masterminds behind the scenes?