The county magistrate took Su Yi to visit other villages in the town. Seeing that the people there had been properly resettled, they went to Heshui Village. It was the first time that the village chief received the imperial envoy and the county magistrate. He was so excited that he was speechless.

Su Yi looked at everything in the village and asked, "Village Chief, is everything okay in the village?"

The village chief nodded repeatedly, "Everything is fine. The houses of the few families in our village who suffered are almost rebuilt. The crops have not been affected too much, and the relief grain is just enough to last until the autumn harvest."

I went to see the families who were building their houses. They were just putting up the beams and there was a festive atmosphere all around. It was obvious that they were very satisfied with the government's handling of the matter.

Su Yi walked around the village and passed by a yard full of flowers. Some of the flowers looked familiar, and he couldn't help but take a few more glances.

The village chief smiled and said, "That is the yard of a widow in our village. She keeps it very clean on weekdays and she is a very honest person."

When they heard that she was a widow, they didn't dare to linger at the door.

The county magistrate was so tired after walking around for a whole day that he could hardly stand. He said, "Sir, let's go back. This is the last village."

Su Yi looked at the little yellow flower on the ground again and responded calmly, "Let's go."

Everyone watched the group get on the carriage. The village chief looked heavy-hearted until the carriage went far away. "I don't know what happened to the child of the Liu family. If you have nothing to do, go and help look for him. If you see him, tell me."

"Good village chief"

For the next two days, Su Yi went out early and came back late. Under the guidance of the county magistrate, he visited the other two villages. The people there were much nicer than those in Heshui Village, Heshui Town.

On the third day, the county magistrate escorted them out of the city while the main force prepared to return to Beijing.

Many soldiers were walking outside the city. It looked like something big had happened. Changbai asked, "What are these soldiers doing?"

The county magistrate smiled and said, "It's just a patrol. After all, many places have suffered. I sent them to look around to see if there is anything that needs to be dealt with."

Su Yi didn't suspect anything, said goodbye, got on the carriage and left.

The county magistrate immediately frowned and called the leading constable to scold him, "Chu Xuan, didn't I tell you not to search in a high-profile manner? What if the imperial envoy finds out?"

Chu Xuan frowned and explained, "Sir, those two people sold the child to human traffickers today. If we don't find him quickly, he might have been sold to other places."

The county magistrate was still unhappy: "If the imperial envoy finds out, your efforts for more than a month will be in vain."

He muttered again, "If someone didn't know you, they would think you were the child's father. You must be so anxious." After that, he got on the carriage and returned to the city.

If the child cannot be found, the most that can be done is to report him missing. In two years' time, he will be assessed and must not leave a bad impression in front of the imperial envoy, as he still wants to be promoted again.

Chu Xuan was shocked by the county magistrate's words. He just wanted to help Liu Huan find the child, but he never thought of becoming the child's father.

My face turned red as I thought about it. This...

"Brother Chu, is there any news?"

Chu Xuan turned around with a red face, and met the face that had not had a rest for several days because the child was missing. The dark circles under the almond eyes were clearly visible, which made him inexplicably distressed.

He quickly comforted her: "Don't worry, my people have already followed the clues and should be able to find her soon."

Tears welled up in Liu Huan's eyes and fell, "That's good, thank you, Brother Chu. If it weren't for you, I really don't know what to do."

Chu Xuan was even more anxious when he saw her crying, "You...you...don't worry, I will definitely find the child for you safely."

Then he jumped on his horse and said, "I...I'll go find it now, just wait."

"Master, don't worry, Master Chu will definitely find the young lady."

An Zhi held out his hand to her with a determined look in his eyes: "Don't cry, mom. My sister will come back. I will never leave my sister and will protect her well."

Liu Huan squatted down and hugged her son and cried. Her heart was broken since her daughter disappeared.

Qiu Rong and Qiu Ju were crying beside her. The government arrested the two men this morning and they confessed under interrogation that they had sold the young lady last night. They really don't know what happened to the young lady, she was still so young.

However, An Ran, who they were so worried about that they couldn't even sleep, was chatting with the human traffickers at the moment.

"Uncle, where are we going?"

The trafficker said, "Uncle will take you to your new home."

An Ran asked happily, "Really? Am I finally going to have a new home? Woohoo, uncle, why are you so nice?"

The trafficker felt embarrassed when he saw her holding her face with her hands and her huge eyes were watery and sparkling.

"Don't worry, uncle will find you a rich family and won't let you go to those dirty places."

An Ran became even more curious, "What is a dirty place?"

Another man driving the car outside said, "Silly, don't tell her so much, be careful."

He regretted bringing Hanzi out.

An Ran curled her lips when she heard it, "Uncle, what are you frying, rice cake?"

The man inside held back his laughter and said, "Yeah, Xiaohua, do you like it?"

An Ran sucked her saliva and said, "I like it. My father used to do it for me, but... wuwuwuwuwu, he died."

The man thought it was a lie, the child only cared about food, and said to the man outside:

"Biaozi, don't be so loud. She just lost her parents and is still so well behaved. There's no need to yell at her. Just take her back and report to the mission."

The two men last night were afraid of being discovered, so they hurriedly delivered the goods and said that An Ran's family was gone. Plus, An Ran herself said so, so the traffickers believed it without a doubt.

An Ran took a breath and nodded, looking cute and pitiful, "Uncle, thank you for finding a home for me."

The man took out the buns he bought in the morning and said, "It's okay, it's okay. There are still buns here. Do you want to eat some?"

An Ran clapped her hands exaggeratedly, "Yes, Xiao Hua wants to eat big buns from now on and doesn't want to go hungry anymore."

The man outside also relaxed a little after hearing this, "As long as you behave yourself, you will have endless wealth and glory in the future."

An Ran nodded while chewing on a bun, "I believe in uncle. Uncle saved me and gave me buns. Uncle is the best person in the world."

The man outside couldn't help laughing when he heard it, "You girl, just wait for your happiness."

An Ran was eating the buns in small bites. The man looked at her and asked, "Aren't you hungry? Why don't you eat more?"

An Ran tried to swallow, "Uncle, I'm choking, I need some water."

The man outside immediately stopped her and said, "You can't give her water. Let her bear it."

An Ran was about to cry when she was about to cry. The man inside said, "It's okay to drink just a little. How will you report to the police if you get too thirsty?"

The man outside was furious. "You... fool, you should go back after this. You are not suitable for this job."

Hanzi didn't know what to do when he heard this. "But, if I don't do this, my mother won't have money for medicine."

An Ran patted him to comfort him, "Uncle is as pitiful as I am."

The two of them chatted happily, and the man outside ignored her because he saw that she was always so well-behaved.

When passing by a small forest, An Ran suddenly complained of a stomachache. "Uncle, that bun must be bad. I have a stomachache."

When the man outside heard this, he stopped the carriage, carried her out, and said impatiently in her ear: "If you dare to play tricks, I will kill you."

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