In addition to having a salary from a yamen runner, the painters in the county yamen also have a reward of silver. This reward is a reward of fugitives, and the amount is generally 10% to 30% of the reward.

But many of the portraits are not similar, and it is difficult to catch fugitives. Even if they are caught, they will give at most 10% of the bounty. If the portrait like Gu Jinan brought, the chance of catching fugitives is very high, and the father-in-law will definitely give a bounty of 30%.

Gu Jinan knew very well that his family had no money and power. If he wanted to become famous, he could not miss this opportunity. He nodded immediately: "Sir, the student is willing."

Shang Xiucai laughed: "Okay, I'll arrange this matter. You can practice this painting skill more skillfully in this period of time."

The two paintings I brought today were obviously from the hands of two people. One painting was smooth and natural, and the other was drawn with stiff lines. It was a kind of tangible and unsightly work, obviously from Gu Jinan.

Gu Jinan stood up and bowed, "Students understand."

Shang Xiucai raised his hand and signaled him to sit down. Knowing that the third grandfather and the others were here to ask him for someone, he asked about the situation of their Gu Fuya and Gu Daya's families.

Grandpa San said: "Fuya is thirty-two this year, and she is married to Xie Pingzi from Xie Jiaping, Changping Town. Pingzi is thirty-five this year, and is the third child of the Xie family. The couple has two sons and one daughter. The eldest son is thirty-five this year, and is called Xie Jingxian; the second son is thirteen this year, and is called Xie Jingmin; the youngest daughter is thirty-year-old, and is called Xie Jianing..."

The third grandfather explained the situation of Gu Fuya's family very carefully. He explained clearly how old Gu Fuya was, who married, where he lived, and what kind of business he did.

"When we fled the famine, we went to Changping Town to find it, but the people in the town said that they had returned to Xiejiaping and that grocery store had been closed long ago."

The third grandfather has only one daughter. In this life, he only wants his daughter to marry a family. He never thought of asking his daughter to come to his house and pass on the family line.

The couple looked after Gu Fuya early on, and finally married Gu Fuya to Xie Laosan from Xie Jiaping when Gu Fuya was fifteen years old.

Xie Laosan's father and the third grandfather were good brothers. When they were young, they often went to work in various places. The third grandfather trusted the Xie family, so he married his only daughter to the third son of the Xie family.

As it turns out, the third grandfather has a good vision. The Xie family is very good to Gu Fuya. Xie Pingzi also knew Fuya since she was a child. The couple has had a good relationship since they got married. The Xie family and the third grandfather's family paid money to Xie Pingzi and opened a grocery store in Changping Town. The couple took their children to watch the shop and lived a very good life.

But things are unpredictable. A drought makes all the good days go by. The well in Changping Town has dried up, so Xie Pingzi and Gu Fuya can only take their children back to Xiejiaping.

When Grandpa and his friends arrived at Xiejiaping, there was no one left in Xiejiaping, and the entire Pingzi fled to famine together.

"We originally thought that everyone would always get on the road faster and would always crush them, but after escaping all the way, I asked around and there was no news." Grandpa San said, his eyes couldn't help but turn red. He would be strong for the rest of his life, but every time he encountered this only bloody thing, he couldn't help crying.

Shang Xiucai was very concerned about their family affairs. While listening to Grandpa San, he kept these things on paper and advised: "Uncle Gu San, don't be sad. As long as we go and look for them, we will find them one day."

After saying that, he asked Grandpa a few more questions. After making up for the missing notes, he asked Gu Dashan: "Brother Gu, what is the situation with the eldest sister of the Gu family?"

Gu Dashan took out a yellowed letter from the cloth bag he carried with him and handed it to Shang Xiucai: "This is the letter that Daya asked someone to bring to me back then. The situation in her family is all about it."

Gu Dashan has always carried this letter with him. When he fled the famine, he also took it out and brought it with him, for fear that one day he would forget the situation of Da Ya's family and would not see his own girl in the future.

When Shang Xiucai opened the letter, he saw that the words on it had already been damp and became blurred. It took him more than a moment to finish reading the contents of the letter paper.

Gu Daya married in Huaizi Town, Mingshan County and Da'aozi Village. You can tell that it was a poor mountain valley. The man he married was named Qi. Without a big name, there was a nickname called Qi Panzi.

This letter was received by Gu Dashan when he was seventeen years old. At that time, Gu Daya had been running with Qi Panzi for nearly two years, gave birth to a son, and he was pregnant with one in his belly. I don’t know if it was a man or a woman. In other words, Gu Daya’s family may be a family of four now, and there may be more.

This is the situation, very limited.

Shang Xiucai wrote down the situation of Gu Daya's family according to the letter, and asked Gu Dashan about Gu Daya's situation. However, Gu Dashan left home to work since he was seven years old. Although he was concerned about this sister, he didn't spend much time together. He didn't know much about Gu Daya's affairs. What he could tell was Gu Daya's age, temper, and appearance.

After recording these situations, Shang Xiucai said, "I will ask Lao Luo to send these news to the mansion to the father-in-law, and ask him to help check the news about the victims. You can wait at home with peace of mind. When there is any news, I will tell you."

The third grandfather and the other three were very grateful. The third grandfather asked again: "It's almost March. Why haven't these victims been resettled yet? Has the drought in the northwest been relieved yet?"

They are now in He'an Prefecture in Jianghuai, thousands of miles away from the northwest. They don't know the situation in the northwest, and they don't know if the drought that caused everyone to be displaced will be solved. If it is not solved, then the Great Chu will be over.

Shang Xiucai said: "In early February, the Di Daily News said that there was heavy snow in the northwest, and the drought was relieved. The victims who were assigned were not the victims who fled the famine because of the drought, but the war was a disaster."

Due to drought, many war disasters occurred in the northwest to northeastern and even Zhongzhou. The people who had escaped the drought were deeply trapped in the war disaster and could only continue to flee south.

The court issued a strict order that the victims were not allowed to cross the river and cross the south of the Yangtze River, so they had to resettle the victims in Jianghuai, and then there were new victims in need of resettlement.

Grandpa San and Gu Dashan were both frightened: "It was because of war!"

What farmers fear most is not natural disasters, but military disasters. Sometimes natural disasters can be overcome, but military disasters will kill people on the spot.

Grandpa San and Gu Dashan were very scared and said with trembling hands: "What should I do?"

If Fuya and Daya's family encounter war, how could it happen?

Shang Xiucai looked at the appearance of Grandpa and Gu Dashan and comforted him: "Uncle Gu, Brother Gu, don't be anxious. The court has sent a large army to combat the disaster. Now it has won several battles. The war in Zhongzhou has disappeared, and good news has also come from the northeast, which is more difficult to deal with."

The northwest was the territory of the Duke of Wei, but Emperor Jingyuan was afraid of Duke of Wei. He ignored the drought of the people and took the opportunity to destroy Duke of Wei's Mansion and seized the military power of Duke of Wei's Duke in the northwest, causing many of the old subordinates of Duke of Wei to rebel. It would probably take some time to calm the war in the northwest.

"However, the two Gu sisters left the northwest during a drought, and they thought they would not be affected by war."

As long as you don't escape to the Northeast, it's okay.

But Shang Xiucai didn't say this, but he just worried Grandpa and Gu Dashan.

Grandpa San and Gu Dashan knew that wars were not something that the common people could compete with, and they could only leave it to fate.

After talking about Gu Fuya and Gu Daya's family, they left Shangjia Village and returned to Dafeng Village.

After they left the Shang family, they jumped out of the bamboo forest, tidied up their clothes, came to the door of Shang Mansion, and knocked on the door of Shang family.
Chapter completed!