"Sir Zhou, may I have a word with you?"
County Magistrate Zhou looked at Qian Chunhua in confusion, thought about it, nodded, and went to the back of the lobby.
"Master Zhou, this kid and his family had dinner at my shop a few years ago. I heard from his grandmother that their family name is Dong, and they are the richest people in the Fujian Dynasty."
"What..." County Magistrate Zhou was extremely surprised. If this was true, this matter might not be a simple child trafficking.
Dong Qishan was the richest man in the Fujian Dynasty.
"Do you know your father's name?" County Magistrate Zhou asked Dong Cong softly.
Dong Cong closed his mouth, turned his head and hugged Qian Chunhua's neck tightly. Qian Chunhua had no choice but to smile helplessly.
"This child is very clever."
Dong Cong nestled his head in Qian Chunhua's neck and nodded, indicating that he was Dong Cong.
"Okay, it's getting late today. I'll personally take someone to send the child back early tomorrow morning."
After County Magistrate Zhou learned that the child had an extraordinary family background, he had a guess in his mind that it would be best not to let King Yongning know about this.
Otherwise, if Prince Yongning took advantage of this favor and manipulated Dong Xishan, he would become an accomplice.
County Magistrate Zhou did not like Prince Yongning and was unwilling to help him.
Just looking at Zhou Cong's expression, he was unwilling to leave Qian Chunhua. County Magistrate Zhou also knew that they might not be able to take the child away.
"Maybe, maybe I'll have to trouble Madam Qian to accompany the child to the capital city."
Qian Chunhua was just about to go to the provincial capital, but the carriage company had no vehicles going there right now, so it would be better for him to follow the people from the county government.
Qian Chunhua nodded without hesitation, "It's no trouble. I also have a connection with this child."
Qian Chunhua's straightforwardness impressed County Magistrate Zhou. He smiled and nodded, "It is indeed fate. If you hadn't recognized this child, it would have been difficult to find him in the future..."
This is true. If you really meet a kidnapper and want to find your child, it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.
However, County Magistrate Zhou and Qian Chunhua were wrong. These people stole the children not for kidnapping but for money.
One day ago, in the capital of Yongning Prefecture.
After dinner, Zhou Cong and Zhou Yan, led by Mrs. Dong, went for a walk on the street and watched the lanterns on the Fucheng River.
The water level of Fucheng River has dropped a lot, but it does not affect the joy of the Spring Festival. Lovers and sisters from every household come to the river to make their New Year wishes.
Mrs. Dong brought her two children, accompanied by several maids and servants, to the Fucheng River. They also prepared several lanterns to put into the river.
Mrs. Dong's departure was seen by a thin man who had been waiting outside the Dong Mansion.
"Brother, brother, they're out." The thin man ran into a house and shouted to the bearded man who was drinking wine with peanuts at the eight-immortals table.
"Really." The bearded man stood up, surprised.
In order to ambush the Dong family, they came to Yongning Mansion half a month ago and rented this courtyard.
It turned out that these people were bandits from Niubei Mountain. There were more than 20 of them, and they had been active in Yongning Prefecture and Ganzhou for a long time.
It's just that after the recent chaos, a large number of villagers left the area, and there were fewer merchants on the road. They couldn't rob anything even if they wanted to.
The refugees on the road are even poorer than them.
By chance, they heard others say that the Dong family, the richest family in the Fujian Dynasty, moved from the capital to Yongning Prefecture.
The second in command of this group of bandits had an idea. He thought that if they robbed the richest man once, they would not have to worry about the rest of their lives.
The second in command suggested this to the first in command, who immediately made the decision, leading to the scene where they were lurking in Yongning Mansion to guard the Dong family.
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