After thinking for a long time, Xiao Lingling decided to go directly to the door.
Anyway, she won't post anything, so let's not do anything nonsense.
Besides, if she didn’t go this time, the prefect probably wouldn’t send an invitation when he went to Shuanghe Village next time.
The prefect knew that she came from a farming family and would not care about these empty formalities.
Zhao was also persuaded by her and agreed.
So, everyone stayed in the inn for the whole day, just taking a rest. They could go home after visiting the prefect's house tomorrow.
Before coming to the city, the children were really excited, but when they got here they found that there was actually nothing fun to do.
To be honest, it’s just that the food tastes better, but the cost is also higher.
They really can't save their pocket money here. Even though they don't go shopping much, the coins in their pockets are spent without anyone noticing.
In the evening, Lin Ran clamored to go to the night market.
There is no curfew in the city here, and even at night, the street vendors are very busy.
"Grandma, let's go shopping! I want to see how lively this city is at night. Maybe we can open a store here in the future!"
Now Zhao still values Lin Ran very much. After all, both businesses in the family were started by this little grandson, which shows that he has a very active mind.
So as soon as he opened his mouth, Zhao immediately agreed.
"Okay, okay, let's go at night. But as promised, there are more people at night, but it's not as safe as during the day. I can take you there, but you must not run around, and you must not do anything wrong on your own.
Otherwise, if you encounter a bad guy, it will be dangerous, understand?"
"Got it, grandma. We will be obedient and won't run around."
"Don't worry, grandma, I will definitely take good care of them!"
Seeing that they agreed to a lively party, after a simple dinner in the evening, the group appeared on the street.
Because there were many children, Zhao specially brought a few guards with her when she set out, so that one adult could hold two children, which would at least be safer.
The inn was located in the downtown area, so after walking a few steps, there were many people around.
The streets are full of lanterns of different colors and patterns, hanging in long strings. From a distance, they look brightly lit, not much different from daytime.
"Wow, this candy man is really good. Not only does it look delicious, but how come the rabbit is so pretty? Come on, how much is it? I want to buy one for my little sister."
"Hey, these candied haws here look sweet. I'll buy a bunch to try and see if they're sweet."
"Oh, we can eat those in the city too. I'll go buy that snack. I see a lot of people waiting over there, so it must taste great!"
"That's definitely expensive. I don't have much money anyway. I'm not going. Third brother, if you buy it, give me a piece. Even a bite will do."
"Who told you to spend it recklessly? Wait until I buy it back!"
As soon as the children came out, they were extremely excited. They looked here and there and were never idle for a moment.
Xiao Lingdang and Wu Tongtong were very quiet, looking at each stall one by one. If they were interested, they would stay a while longer; if they were not interested, they would just pass by.
Everyone did gain something, as one of them was happily shining a rabbit lantern around.
Seeing that the four brats had gone quite far away, Zhao felt a little anxious.
"You little brats, come back here! You said you were going to be good when you came out, but now you're gone! If I had known you were going to act like this, I would never bring you out again!
Did you hear that? Come back quickly! There are so many people here, if we get separated again!"
As Zhao spoke, she chased forward and handed Xiao Lingdang and Wu Tongtong to Huo Qiuyue and the others.
But after she chased for a while, she found Lin Hao and the others, but the youngest Lin Wu and Sun Yongxuan disappeared.
Zhao couldn't help but panic and kept shouting in the crowd.
"Xiao Wu! Yong Xuan! Where are you? Stop making trouble! Come here quickly! Xiao Wu! Yong Xuan? Grandma will be angry if you make trouble again!"
Zhao kept shouting, but no one responded.
Her behavior attracted the attention of people around her, but she also began to have a bad feeling.
"Oh, she looks like she lost her child, didn't she?"
"I think so! How many children have been lost recently? How dare someone bring a child out at night? They're really brave!"
"I think they're from outside the area. Those beggars are really despicable. In just one month, they've lost more than ten children."
"Who says it's not true? It's a time of drought and chaos right now. Some of them stole it, and many refugees sold it directly. You can imagine how desperate they must be. Now that the imperial government's disaster relief grain is coming, I wonder how much they must regret it."
"What's the use of regretting? People like that aren't fit to be parents! Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs."
Everyone was talking about it, but Zhao was now extremely upset. Even Lin Hao and the others had made bad guesses and regretted it for a while.
Huo Qiuyue and the others hurriedly caught up. Listening to the discussions of the people around her, she was so nervous that she almost couldn't stand.
"Aunt Zhao, where's Yongxuan? Is he back?"
When Zhao saw them, she was dejected. "They haven't come back yet! Neither of the two children have come back! No, we have to find a solution!"
Huo Qiuyue's legs went limp and she fell to the ground with a thud, as if she had lost her soul.
Zhao quickly supported her, "Child, now is not the time to be sad. Guard Li, could you please arrange for two people to send the children back?"
I have to report it to the police immediately. Whether the children are lost or stolen, the most important thing is to find them as soon as possible."
Li Ning, the head of the guards, nodded. "Alright, don't worry. We have some methods to track you down, and we'll go find them too. So, let Xiao Liu escort you back. I'll take the token and report the case to the government office. Xiao Wang, the three of you will spread out and search immediately. Be sure to be thorough and don't miss any clues."
Li Ning was well-organized and immediately assigned tasks to everyone.
Huo Qiuyue was now very uneasy and didn't want to go back at all, but was forced to go back by Zhao.
In her current condition, even if she goes out to look for it, it will probably be of no use. It would be better for her to go back and calm down and leave the matter to professionals.
Xiao Lingdang had been taken away by human traffickers before, so she naturally asked to stay.
Zhao knew her kung fu and did not stop her. Lin Hao was also with her.
When the people who were watching saw their scene, they guessed that this family was not an ordinary one and they were secretly looking forward to it.
If only they could catch those unscrupulous human traffickers!
As they were talking, many people came forward to help and told all the clues they had recently learned.
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