Qiao Qiqi noticed that the little girl's mood was off and subconsciously glanced at the little beggar.

Zhang Qing suddenly asked, "Sister-in-law, do you know this young girl?"

Qiao Qiqi didn't explain, but just glanced at Qin Huai and said, "Go and take the fish out of the pot. The food is ready too. Move the table to the kitchen to eat first. I'll ask what's going on."

"Okay." Qin Huai could tell that Qiao Qiqi knew the two children, but he didn't ask anything and went straight to the kitchen.

Although Zhang Qing looked puzzled, he knew he shouldn't stay, so he used the excuse of helping Qin Huai to leave as well.

Once only Qiao Qiqi, the little beggar, and the little girl remained in the room, she asked the little beggar, "How did you all get here?"

The little beggar's eyes were somewhat dim. "We were targeted by bad guys. I took my sister and ran away from the town. We accidentally ran into the mountains and got lost. When we came out, we happened to see the two older brothers catching fish. My sister was too weak and fainted. Then we followed them back."

Qiao Qiqi looked at him: "Do you know who those bad people are?"

The little beggar shook his head: "I don't know."

Could it be that they saw the two children alone at home and wanted to abduct them?

Qiao Qiqi didn't know if such things existed in this era, but it was indeed unsafe for two children to be alone at home without adults.

Seeing that the two didn't know the bad guys' identities, Qiao Qiqi didn't press them further. She first helped them wash their faces and hands, and then took them to the kitchen for dinner.

"Let's eat first, we can talk about the rest after we've eaten our fill."