After traveling through time, I led the whole village to become rich!

Zhang Hulan was silent for a while, then asked, "Do you have any relatives in this world?"

Liu Cong said: "I don't know if there are any relatives left alive. But the closest people to me are all dead."

"Are they all dead?"

Liu Cong nodded slightly.

Zhang Hulan was silent again, two little people were fighting in her heart.

One is to just ignore it and live your own life.

The other one let her be in charge, be a good person to the end, and see the Buddha to the west.

Zhang Hulan sighed, then said to Liu Cong, "Liu Cong, do you think this will work?

If you really believe in me, tell me your story.

If I think I can help you, then I will.

If I can't help, then I'll just pretend I didn't hear it.

Whatever you said to me, I will keep it in my stomach.

What do you think of this?”

Liu Cong hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Since Madam wants to know, I can tell Madam."

Liu Cong said: "My original surname was not Liu, but Duanmu. Later, something happened in my family, so I changed it to my mother's surname."

Zhang Hulan didn't say anything and listened to Liu Cong continue.

"My father's name was Duanmu Yun, and he was the prefect of Maozhou. But one night two years ago, my entire family was wiped out.

There were eighty-six people in my family, and no one was alive except me.

I was not at home at the time, having gone out of town with some of my classmates. As it was late, we did not return.

The next day on my way back to the city, I met my uncle, who was fighting with three men.

My uncle tried his best to kill the three men, but he was also seriously injured.

When my uncle saw me, he told me to run away quickly and not to go back to the city or visit any relatives or friends.

My uncle was seriously injured and died without saying a few words.

I was terrified at the time, and all my classmates were terrified too.

But I remembered what my uncle had told me, and I immediately rode away on horseback.

After running for a distance, I let the horse go and let it continue running forward, while I changed direction and fled.

I didn't know the specific situation of my family at that time. It was only later that I heard that the entire family of the Maozhou prefect was wiped out, and some of the yamen runners also died.

In fact, I still don’t know why my family was wiped out, let alone who killed my entire family.”

Liu Cong is fourteen this year, and he was only twelve years old two years ago.

A twelve-year-old child has experienced all this. Zhang Hulan doesn’t know how Liu Cong has survived the past two years.

Although it had been two years, Liu Cong still shed tears when he talked about his family being wiped out.

Zhang Hulan didn't know how to comfort Liu Cong. Maybe letting him cry would make him feel better.

After Liu Cong calmed down for a while, Zhang Hulan spoke up. "The extermination of a prefect's entire family is definitely a big deal. Did you hear how the government handled this matter?"

Liu Cong shook his head. "I hadn't heard of it. I had been fleeing south and had some money on me, so eating wasn't a problem.

But after a long time, I spent all the money I had, so I started begging.

I arrived in Ding'an Prefecture in the second half of last year, and have been with Gou Zi and Hu Zi ever since.

I didn't dare ask anything about my family. I had no money left, and I didn't even dare to pawn my jade pendant.

Zhang Hulan nodded. "You did the right thing. If you pawn anything that could identify you or your family, it might expose your whereabouts."

This is really not an ordinary matter. Zhang Hulan certainly can't handle it, but I don't know if Wu Deyong can handle it?

Zhang Hulan still trusts Wu Deyong and Ye Hongyun very much. After knowing them for so long, and judging from her understanding of them in all aspects, she believes that Wu Deyong and Ye Hongyun are both very upright people.

But she couldn't make this decision, so she still had to ask Liu Cong whether he was willing to ask Wu Deyong for help.

Zhang Hulan then said, "Liu Cong, our county magistrate, Lord Wu, has come to my place several times. Have you seen him?"

Liu Cong nodded, "I have seen it."

"Lord Wu is a good official. He comes from the capital, and his family members are high-ranking officials in the capital.

Maybe Lord Wu can help you. Are you willing to ask Lord Wu for help?

If you are willing, I will go to see Lord Wu. If you are not willing, forget it.

I definitely can't help you with this matter, I can only keep it to myself."

Liu Cong asked, "Does Madam Zhang trust Lord Wu?"

Zhang Hulan nodded, "Lord Wu and his wife are both good people, I am basically certain of that.

Besides, Lord Wu comes from an extraordinary family, I think he should be able to help you.

If he is willing to help, maybe he can find the murderer of your family and avenge your parents and family.

But this matter is probably not easy to investigate. You don’t know anything, so it’s hard to find out who the murderer is.”

Based on Liu Cong's own judgment, Wu Deyong and Ye Hongyun are also good.

When they first arrived here, Wu Deyong came to see them, and Ye Hongyun even gave them frostbite cream.

Liu Cong said, "I believe Madam. If you think Lord Wu is trustworthy, please ask him for help.

If you can really help me get revenge, I am willing to work like a slave for the rest of my life to repay my lady’s kindness.”

Liu Cong knelt down and kowtowed to Zhang Hulan.

Zhang Hulan hurriedly pulled Liu Cong up and said, "Don't talk about being a slave to me. I will help you in any way I can.

If I don't have the ability to help, there's nothing I can do.

You still have a long life ahead of you. Even if you cannot avenge your family, you cannot always live in the pain of the past.

Your parents don't want you to live in pain all your life.

You must live well and happily, so that your parents can feel at ease.

Also, even if Lord Wu can't help you, you have to rely on yourself.

You are a good student, so study hard and take the imperial examination to become an official. Become a high-ranking official, and then slowly investigate the murderer of your family."

After listening to Zhang Hulan's words, Liu Cong felt that it was very right.

He can take revenge on his own, but if he becomes an official in the future, he may be exposed to some things.

But then he lost his temper again.

"But the imperial examination requires a household registration..."

Zhang Hulan said, "What's so difficult about this? You stay with me now, and I'll go find Master Wu later. I'll register all of you.

From now on you are a member of Daping Village, your household registration is in Daping Village, and your name has also been changed.

You were only twelve when your family was in trouble. It would take many years for you to pass the imperial examination and become an official. By then, your appearance would have changed a bit. How many people would still recognize you then?"

There are both advantages and disadvantages to instilling such ideas in Liu Cong.

The bad thing is that Liu Cong continues to live in hatred.

The good thing is that Liu Cong knows what he is going to do now and in the future, allowing him to focus on studying.

Study hard now, live well in the present, and worry about the future later.