But faced with Jiang's questioning, she could only remain silent.
After all, no matter how moved she was, she couldn't say to Jiang in front of so many people, "I'm going to be a thief."
Seeing Xia Daohua's silence, Zhou spoke:
"Alright, alright, Fourth Brother's wife, just give him a couple of slaps just for show! It was such a chaotic situation just now, and you should be thankful that the child wasn't abducted!"
Jiang finally managed to hold back her tears, but she couldn't help sobbing. Her eyes were red, and she hiccuped from time to time, which made Xia Daohua feel very sorry for her.
By the time Jiang finally calmed down, the whole family was tired.
Even the usually frugal Zhou decided to splurge a bit and simply sat down next to a nearby wonton stall. She asked the stall owner to serve each of them a bowl of steaming wontons.
While waiting to eat wontons, the family told Xia Daohua about what happened after they separated. Only then did Xia Daohua understand why Jiang was so excited just now.
When the streets first erupted in chaos, it was rumored that there had been a fire at Huanhua Tower. Government troops were also pursuing bandits. Apparently, the fire and the pursuit also led to two horse-frightening accidents.
The crowd scrambled to escape, running away from Huanhua Tower.
Some of them rushed to where the Xia family was at that time and dispersed them.
Later, due to the large crowds, a stampede occurred.
Some people were injured in the stampede, reportedly several little girls. Xia Daohua had disappeared, and Jiang was so anxious she nearly fainted.
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