The next morning, Guo Hao and the others went to the manor and saw that the door was closed and a few stones were scattered on the steps. Guo Hao felt a move, and he bent down and picked up the stones and piled them in the corner of the wall. Then he knocked on the door.

The old man opened the door and said with a smile: "Come in."

The two walked in. The house was not big, but it was very delicate, planted with all kinds of flowers and plants, and it was blooming beautifully at this time.

As he walked, Guo Hao saw a broken branch pressing on an orchid, and quickly moved the broken branch away. After a while, he saw a bamboo crossing the gravel path and reached out to straighten it.

The old man suddenly said, "It's you!"

Guo Hao was overjoyed and felt a little strange. Didn’t he say that this old man was not easy to talk to? Could it be that he was just looking at the dish?

He was worried that the rent was too high as before, so he asked tentatively: "Mr., how much is the rent?"

The old man stretched out a finger and said, "One penny!"

Guo Hao was stunned in shock, thinking that the old man was joking.

The old man said, "I'm not kidding."

His surname is Mi, his wife has long passed away. His son is an official in the South Country and has urged him to reunite many times, but he is worried about this ancestral property and the house needs someone to maintain.

The stones on the steps at the door, the broken branches and the crooked bamboo were all deliberately tested by him. Only Guo Hao was qualified. Many people rented houses, but they did not care about the house, and he refused.

Miao Man said: "The rent is cheap, but the requirements are very high. If the house is damaged in the year I come back, I will compensate you according to the price."

Guo Hao hurriedly said, "Old sir, but please don't worry, I will always maintain the house."

The two signed the contract immediately, and Guo Hao actually rented a house with a penny. Zhao Kuangyin was a little amused. I don’t know if it was Guo Hao’s luck or if he saw Old Man Mi’s temptation.

In fact, Guo Hao really saw some of it, because someone used this method to interview employees in later generations. He thought it was invented by later generations, but he didn't expect that the ancients who had done this thousand years ago would have done this!

After Old Man Mi left, Guo Hao brought Li Fu and Guo Fu, and asked Zhao Kuangyin to help find two servants, who promised that the other party must do their jobs, and the house still needs to be managed.

"Brother, don't worry, leave this matter to me. When I go back and say hello to me for the two elders, I said, "Zhao Kuangyin is waiting for them to arrive!"

"good!"

After resting for a day, Guo Hao set off on horseback early on the third morning. Luoyang is not far from Kaifeng. If it goes well, he will arrive one day.

...

When I returned to Kaifeng again, there seemed to be no change in the city. Guo Hao entered the city from the west gate, and the place where the Guo family lived was in the south of the city.

It was the Han Dynasty, that is, the Later Han Dynasty during the Five Dynasties. The current emperor is Liu Chengyou, the son of Liu Zhiyuan, who was only seventeen years old at this time.

Guo Hao found the place where the treasures were hidden two years ago and found that the treasures were gone. I don’t know which lucky one discovered them. Those treasures are worth a lot of money.

The descendants of the Shi family were moved to the Khitan, and they were called Liao Kingdom at this time. They could not control the Central Plains, and the Khitan Lord was also able to do so.

It was already evening when Guo Hao arrived in Kaifeng, so he stayed in the city all night and planned to go home the next day.

The next morning, as soon as the city gate opened, Guo Hao left the city through the south gate, rode his horse and walked for more than ten miles, and found the place where Guo Hao was hiding before.

This is a mountain depression, with only one small road to walk with you. Few people come here, and Guo Hao was actually looking forward to it.

Following the familiar route, you can vaguely see a family in the distance. The fence walls of the yard have been dilapidated and the houses built before have been damaged.

Seeing this scene, Guo Hao felt a slump. His parents and younger brothers and sisters were not here. Could it be that they were discovered and encountered something unexpected?

Guo Hao walked into the house, and the house was covered with dust. He had indeed not lived in a long time and he did not leave any clues.

He walked around the backyard, walked to a corner, swept away the dust and leaves on it, revealing a wooden board, which was the cellar that Guo Hao dug.

He opened the wooden board and took a look. A rotten aura rushed out. Guo Hao quickly held his breath and flashed. After waiting for a long time, he looked down and found that the food inside was gone.

"Has all the food been moved away? The food here is enough for two people to eat for two years!"

Guo Hao stood up and looked at the front and back yards. No bones were found. He turned around the yard again, but no grave was found.

Seeing this scene, Guo Hao felt that they still had the possibility of living, otherwise their corpses would either be left unattended or buried nearby, but someone transported the bodies from afar.

But if they weren't here, where could they go? Guo Hao decided to ask Chengnan Village, and there might be clues.

When he returned to Chengnan Village, Guo Hao found that there were many fewer people in the village, and the few families left behind were all from relatively wealthy families before.

Guo Hao found the family named Sun, and only the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law and one child were left in the family. Now most men in Kaifeng are in the army or work outside.

"Sister, ask you, do you know where the old Guo family in our village is going? Do you still have living people at home?"

When men at home go to the army, women point to do some work for wealthy families in the city, so they can barely maintain their lives.

"Old Guo family? I don't know, their family moved out two years ago and have never seen them since then!"

"Are you sure you haven't seen them!"

"Of course, Guo Erniu's virtue can be recognized by a long distance. You ask them what they are, who are they?"

"Oh, I'm their relative. I heard that they live in Kaifeng, so I planned to come and visit, but I didn't expect that the people would disappear."

"Relative, look at your dressing, it doesn't look like a poor family. Why have we never heard of it? The old Guo family has rich relatives. Oh, why do I think you are familiar with me?"

"Haha, is that right? I have never been here before. My family lives in Xiangzhou, which is very far away from here."

Guo Hao's accent was a bit of a Lingnan tone. My elder sister heard that he did have a foreign accent and believed what Guo Hao said.

"You are looking for it. Maybe someone knows that we haven't seen anyone from the Guo family for a long time."

"Okay, thank you."

In the past, Chengnan Village had a maximum of more than 20 households. Later, there were natural disasters and man-made disasters, and those who died were dead and fled. Now there are only five or six households left, but there are no men, which is considered a family of no household.

Guo Hao asked several families in a row, but no one had seen Guo Erniu and the others. Guo Hao was in a low mood. If he had known, he would have brought them with him so he would not have to worry about them.

If they have a few shortcomings, especially his younger brother and sister, who have just been born, they have not called themselves brother.

Guo Hao came to the river and recalled the past. Qiu Nan was the one who accompanied him the most. He was out for more than a month now, and he didn't know how Qiu Nan was doing.

Although Guo Hao looks young, he has a mature heart. The biggest difference between adults and children is that he does not put his emotions on his face and calmly solves problems when encountering problems.

Thinking of Qiunan, Guo Hao suddenly remembered that the Chen family had a shop in Kaifeng, which was nominally managed by Chen Lin, but due to inconvenient transportation, they were divided into two countries, and in fact they were in charge of a shopkeeper named Chen Zhi.

Guo Hao wanted to ask him for help, but he didn't know if it would work. They had no choice but to do business, but Guo Hao's private affairs were not certain.

If this is there, there will definitely be no problem with the Chen family store in Jiangnan. When you see the token, you will definitely send someone to help him, but the shop in Zhongyuan is not necessarily the case. In fact, they have always had problems, that is, they are not convinced of management.

As the saying goes, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and the three stores in Zhongyuan are exactly like this.

If the Chen family hadn't controlled the supply of Jiangnan, the Zhongyuan store would have jumped out to work alone long ago.

In the past, when Chen Lin came to deliver goods, he found that there was something wrong with the store's project. The business of the three stores was not good, but it could be maintained.

There was no problem from the accounts, but Chen Lin always felt that it was wrong, but he just didn't have time to care about them, so he continued to be delayed until now.

So Guo Hao has another task when he comes back this time, which is to rectify the three shops of the Chen family in Zhongyuan. This is another reason why Chen Lin gave him a token. In addition to the token, there is also the land deed of the store.

Guo Hao originally planned to find his family first and then deal with this matter. Now he can only solve the problem first and then use the power of the Chen family to find someone.

The three shops of Chen family are in the river, Chang'an is not stable now, so they are not in a hurry to go. With the Zhao family in Luoyang, it should not be difficult to solve.

The only thing that is difficult to deal with is Kaifeng. I am in a hurry to solve the problem but I don’t know anyone. I can only rely on myself. Guo Hao has no choice.
Chapter completed!