Chapter 16 Chao Chao originally came from their county
As the county magistrate of Huaiping County and a man who gets things done, County Magistrate Gao knows the villages under his jurisdiction very well.
Shangliu Village, Xialiu Village, Zhengjia Village, Tongkao Village...
If it was just the upper six villages, County Magistrate Gao could still say it was a coincidence, but when the next few villages appeared, he knew that it must be Huaiping County.
Magistrate Gao never thought that this sky curtain would have anything to do with him. When he saw the sky curtain in the morning, he knew that there would be chaos. He didn't even have time to eat breakfast and ordered the people in the yamen to pay close attention to the reactions of the people. If necessary, severely suppress them.
Sure enough, rumors of divine punishment soon spread from Yangshu Town, and some people took the opportunity to cause trouble.
Without saying a word, County Magistrate Gao took his men and rushed to Yangshu Town. Other places might be fine, but Yangshu Town had resettled a lot of refugees a few years ago, and it was a mixed bag, so he had to pay attention.
The problem was that Yangshu Town was quite far away, and by the time he received the message and set off, it was already very late.
When Mr. Guo rushed to the county government office to find him, County Magistrate Gao had just walked out of the city gate.
At this time, County Magistrate Gao had not yet finished dealing with the affairs of Yangshu Town. He had a headache and was particularly shocked that the child on the sky curtain had actually lived in Shangliu Village before. So this so-called sky curtain did not appear suddenly, but was it because of this child?
What is even more obvious is that the family in Shangliu Village who adopted Chaochao abused her.
Therefore, it is unclear whether the appearance of this sky curtain is a blessing or a curse for the Great Qi Dynasty. He even suspects that the possibility of a disaster is greater.
"Sir, what should we do now? Should we go back first?" The constable who came with him slowly closed his shocked mouth, and after coming to his senses, he asked in a low voice anxiously. He naturally knew where Shangliu Village was.
County Magistrate Gao hesitated, but after a moment he said, "I have to finish my business here first."
The sky curtain is already there, whether it is a blessing or a curse, they can't escape it. But if Yangshu Town doesn't deal with it, I'm afraid that many innocent lives will be implicated. The most urgent task is to suppress this first.
"However, this matter must be reported to the emperor as soon as possible. I will write a memorial now. You go back to the government office and have someone send it to the capital as fast as possible. Also, find two people to go to Shangliu Village to inquire about the details."
"yes."
County Magistrate Gao glanced at the sky again, took a deep breath, and finally looked away.
Also knowing Shangliu Village are many people from Huaiping County.
They were also confused at this time. Who could have thought that the little fairy child they had been curious about before actually lived in the same place as them.
Shangliucun, Shangliucun...
Some people who were quick-witted suppressed their inner anxiety and set off for Shangliu Village to inquire about the news.
All of a sudden, Shangliu Village welcomed a peak in visitor flow.
Yue Chai, as the village chief of Shangliu Village, was blocked at his doorstep by the local leaders and wealthy gentry who had hurried over.
The homes of other villagers were also more lively than ever before, with family members from the bride's side, married sisters-in-law and younger sisters-in-law all coming.
As a villager of Shangliu Village who witnessed the whole process, he naturally talked about this matter eloquently. He told it again and again, and also explained every detail of Chaochao's life in Shangliu Village in the past two years. People from other villages were amazed when they heard it. With the villagers' propaganda, these people became more and more convinced that the picture on the sky was the fairyland.
The Jiang family was also disturbed. There were so many people coming that Jiang Lao San, who had been hiding on the wall and staring at the Zheng family, had to come down and eat the food brought by his good brother.
Hu Lai Fu and Zheng had been keeping an eye on him, and when they saw this, they knew their opportunity had come.
"Let's not wait until night, let's go now." Taking advantage of the crowds, they would not be too conspicuous even if they ran away.
Zheng quickly took out the things she had packed long ago and hurriedly took Hu Baodun's hand. The latter looked depressed, and although he was reluctant, he was led out of the door obediently. However, he was obviously limping when he walked.
Hu Baodun was beaten. He was young and a little stupid, and he didn't understand the situation. Especially when he saw Chaochao in the sky curtain, he cursed at the sky curtain without saying a word, asking her to come down and serve him. Hu Laifu and Zheng ignored him at first, until Chaochao started eating wontons, Hu Baodun started to make a fuss, rolling on the ground and even throwing stones at the sky curtain.
Hu Lai-fu and Zheng were already upset, and seeing their son like this, they could no longer tolerate it. Hu Lai-fu, who had always spoiled his son to no end, picked up a cane and hit Hu Baodun for the first time.
This cane was used to beat people... every morning.
Zheng felt sorry for him, but she didn't stop him. Hu Baodun always felt pain, so he didn't dare to make a fuss after being hit a few times.
Now that he was being dragged out of the house by his parents, he didn't say a word.
The family of three sneaked out of the house. Originally, Yue Chai followed Guo Xiucai's advice and found someone to watch over their house, but too many people came to the village and their attention was diverted.
In just a short while, the three members of the Hu family quickly left Shangliu Village.
The sky curtain was still playing. Zheng secretly spat and went to Zhengjia Village.
Most of the people in Zhengjia Village are from the Zheng clan, but many of them are not here now. Even Zheng's family members, after confirming that the child on the sky curtain is indeed the Chao Chao they know, also ran to find Hu Laifu.
However, in order to avoid the crowd, the three members of the Hu family took a remote and long route, and thus missed the opportunity.
However, for the Zheng family, it is a huge benefit.
Seeing that the only people left at home were the old lady with limited mobility and the eldest daughter-in-law Zhou who was taking care of her, Zheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhou was still very shocked to see her sister-in-law coming to her house. She didn't even bother to ask them why they were carrying such large baskets and bags as if they were moving. At this moment, she was more concerned about Tianmu, so she hurriedly pulled her aside to ask, "Why did you come here at this time? We all saw Tianmu, and your brother and others are rushing towards you."
"Sister-in-law, don't be anxious. We came here just for this matter. Where is mother? We have something very important to tell her." Zheng responded casually, then ran into the house to see the old lady, and said that she wanted to talk to her alone.
Both Zhou and the old lady thought that what she said was related to the sky curtain. Seeing that she was mysterious, although Zhou was a little reluctant, she still left on the pretext of boiling water.
After the door was closed, the old lady brought Hu Baodun a piece of snack. Then she leaned on the pillow and asked, "Tell me quickly, is Chao Chao really the fairy child? I remember that the ring you gave me last time was from her. Is it a fairy item?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zheng suddenly pounced on him.
(End of this chapter)
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