Li Zhang originally thought that the one who could become a family leader should be the clan elder in the village, and he knew more about it when he was older, but when the head of Zhaojia Village was brought, Li Zhang found that the other party looked about thirty years old, younger than Zhao Anren. At his age, I am afraid that many people know what happened decades ago.

"The villain Zhao Anjie has seen a noble man!" The young household chief was very clever. He immediately saluted when he saw Li Zhang. The yamen runners did not introduce Li Zhang's identity. In fact, they didn't know either. They only knew that Li Zhang was a member of the mission, and the county magistrate specially told them to be careful when serving him.

When Li Zhang heard the name "Zhao Anjie", he felt aroused. According to the tradition of naming the Han people, Zhao Anjie and Zhao Anren should be of the same generation. This made him ask happily: "No need to be polite, do you know someone named Zhao Anren?"

"Zhao Anren?" Zhao Anjie was stunned when he heard Li Zhang's inquiry. Then he pondered for a moment before answering, "This name sounds very familiar, it seems to be a brother of our family, but I can't remember which brother it is?"

"Are there any elderly people in your clan, especially those who have experienced the war caused by the Liao army invasion more than 20 years ago?" Li Zhang asked again, and after saying that, he also showed a worried expression, because he knew that in this era, ordinary people's lifespan was short, especially for people on the border, who often encountered military disasters and had poor grain harvests. Some villages may not even be able to find an elderly person.

"Yes, yes, yes, my father is still alive, but his legs are broken. If a noble man wants to see him, he can go to my house." Zhao Anjie nodded immediately. His father's legs were cut off by the Liao soldiers. Fortunately, his father was very lucky and pretended to be dead and escaped. Now, in addition to being inconvenient to move, his body is still very strong.

"That's great. Please lead the way by Chief Zhao!" Li Zhang said happily immediately.

Zhao Anjie agreed and then led the way in front. Li Zhang looked at the small village while walking. The village was surrounded by tall wooden walls, forming a simple village. Inside the village there were dozens of ordinary families, and they all lived very close to each other, which made it convenient to gather together when encountering danger. The path in the village was also very narrow. When you ran past the doorsteps of some people, you could sometimes see simple weapon racks placed in the yard with weapons such as swords and guns on them. Later generations of Hebei Shangwu, probably passed down from this period.

Zhao Anjie's yard is not small, but there are only three small houses inside. Although he is the head of a household, he is actually just a little power and it is difficult to make profits for himself. In addition, the entire village is of the same tribe, so the power in his hands is probably greater than that of the clan rules, so the conditions in his family are not better than other villagers.

After entering the yard, Zhao Anjie immediately entered the house and soon walked out with a one-legged old man. The other party looked about fifty years old, with a crutch in his hand, and when he came outside the house, he looked at Li Zhang, and then asked: "What are you doing when you ask about An Ren's news?"

"My father-in-law knows Zhao Anren?" Li Zhang couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard this.

However, the one-legged old man looked at Li Zhang very vigilantly, and then said again: "Don't worry about whether I know Zhao Anren or not, what is your relationship with him?"

"I am Zhao Anren's friend, and I will help him find his family this time." Li Zhang did not hide it and answered honestly. He also saw that the old man in front of him must have known Zhao Anren, but was just out of vigilance, so he refused to tell him about Zhao Anren's family's situation.

"Friend? This is impossible. He died more than 20 years ago. You look at at most twenty years old. How could you know him?" The one-legged old man said with a suspicion. The reason why he was so vigilant was mainly because he was worried that Li Zhang was coming to trouble Zhao Anren's family, because he got a bad news some time ago.

"The father-in-law doesn't have to doubt that Zhao Anren was captured by the Liao army and did not die. I met him some time ago, so he asked me to find his family for him, so I came here. And I also knew that his father's name was Zhao Da, he had two older brothers and two younger brothers, and three younger sisters." Li Zhang said with a smile.

It has to be said that Zhao Anren's mother can really give birth, but in an era when there are no contraceptive measures and social concepts are mainly about many children and blessings, it is not uncommon for a family to have about ten children, but a considerable number of them do not live to adulthood.

"What! An Ren... An Ren is really not dead?" The one-legged old man was excited when he heard the news. He shook his son's hand and leaned on a crutch and asked Li Zhang two steps forward.

"He is indeed not dead, and he also asked me to bring a letter to his family. However, I checked the household registration in the county before, but I did not find his family's name. I wonder if he had moved away?" Li Zhang said with a faint smile again.

"Haha~, the sky has eyes, our ancestors of the Zhao family have spirits, and this kid An Ren has survived!" When the one-legged old man heard this, he couldn't help but raise his hands and scream at the sky, and his dark face turned red and black excitedly.

It was finally easy to calm the old man down, and then the other party spoke again: "It is normal for you to not find out the household registration of Anren's family, because their family moved to Hejian Mansion many years ago and their household registration was also moved. However, our Zhao family's roots are here, so they will come back occasionally."

After inquiring about the situation of Zhao Anren's family, Li Zhang finally breathed a sigh of relief, but then the one-legged old man asked excitedly again: "By the way, I wonder how Anren lived in Liao Kingdom, did he marry and have children, and when would he plan to come back?"

"This..." Li Zhang smiled bitterly when he heard this. Although Zhao Anren was a good life, he was a eunuch after all. He was discriminated against everywhere. If his tribe members knew about this, not only would his family not be able to straighten his back, but he would not even be able to enter the ancestral grave after his death.

"Brother An Ren is not bad. He suffered a lot when he was arrested in Liao Kingdom. But now it's not bad. I wonder what the relationship between you and Brother An Ren's family is?" Li Zhang had no choice but to answer vaguely, and then changed the topic.

The one-legged old man didn't think much about it, and started talking to Li Zhang. Through the conversation, Li Zhang realized that the one-legged old man was Zhao Anren's cousin, and the old man's father and Zhao Anren's grandfather were brothers. Zhao Anren's family fled to Hejian Mansion due to war. By chance, they settled there and became one of the few people who did not come back.
Chapter completed!