He paused and continued, "Although the crisis of the Luo family was resolved at that time, the losses were heavy. The eldest daughter of the Luo family passed away, the head of the Luo family suffered from grievances and died after a few years of illness, and the matter was never explained in time."
Mu Shaoling thought to himself, if it weren’t for his brother’s difficulty in the Capital City, they wouldn’t be trying to find that thing now. Although they didn’t know what it was, there had always been rumors that the Luo family secretly had a group of very powerful hidden guards, as well as rumors of a treasure trove of great wealth. The crisis faced by the Luo family that year was largely due to this reason. They secretly speculated that what the old family head had brought out that year was not a token, but something like a map.
But regardless of whether it was a treasure or hidden guards, as long as they could find it, it would be a great help to his brother.
Upon hearing this, Ye Zi’an said, "As I’ve said before, I don’t know anything about this matter, and no matter when you ask, the answer will still be the same. My mother didn’t marry a scholar but a swindler, who brought her to Quanya County and sold her, and then she was bought by my father. After my mother died, I believe you’ve also investigated what happened afterward; my father didn’t leave me much. Only some unimportant books and no valuables at all. However, if there really was such a thing, it might have been stolen by the swindler."
After listening to all this, Mu Shaoling fell silent for a while.
It had to be said that Ye Zi’an made sense, but Mu Shaoling couldn’t give up, so he asked again, "Didn’t your father really tell you anything?"
"No," Ye Zi’an shook his head again.
Yang Chuxia snorted and said, "Young Master Mu, my Brother An has already said that he doesn’t know about it. Can you stop asking him? By the way, the man you’re looking for is his cousin. I’ve never seen someone who only cares about finding things, yet doesn’t even bother to ask about their relatives. Humph, if it were me, I’d throw the thing away and never give it to him."
Unexpectedly, Mu Shaoling didn’t refute Yang Chuxia’s words. He indeed had something to blame himself for. Baili Yan did tell him that after the confirmation of the person’s identity, he should first console and pacify them on behalf of Baili Yan, and so on.
But because of the eye-gouging case and his urgency to return to the Capital City, he had forgotten about Baili Yan’s instructions.
At this time, Ye Zi’an suddenly asked, "Is there no one left in the Luo family now?"
Upon hearing this, Yang Chuxia also looked at Mu Shaoling. Yes, since the thing belonged to the Luo family, shouldn’t the Luo family come to look for it? How come it’s Baili Yan and Mu Shaoling who came instead?
Unfortunately, Mu Shaoling didn’t give them an answer.
Yang Chuxia didn’t even have a chance to get more information from Mu Shaoling.
Because the next morning, Yang Chuxia found that Mu Shaoling and his servant had left Yangshu Village, taking all their things with them. They were gone as if they had never come to Yangshu Village in the first place.
One strange thing, however, was that he did not take Old Mu with him, and he didn’t leave any information about Old Mu’s situation.
Mu Shaoling’s departure did not cause much commotion in Yang Chuxia’s household. Life went on as usual, with everyone busy or idle as they pleased.
It was already August, and the family was still busy making drunken crabs and shrimp. However, there were now two maids helping to manage these tasks. As for the shrimp paste and bean paste, Old Aunt-in-law Gen and Aunt Caixia were taking care of them.