Chapter 16 Chao Chao is 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 imagined that this curtain would have anything to do with him. As soon as he saw it in the morning, he knew chaos was coming. Without even having breakfast, he ordered the people in the yamen to closely monitor the people's reactions and, if necessary, crack down severely.

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 were fine, but Yangshu Town had resettled a lot of refugees a few years ago, and it was a mixed crowd, so he had to pay attention.

The problem was that Yangshu Town was quite far away, and by the time he received the news 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 left the city gate.

At this point, County Magistrate Gao hadn't yet finished dealing with the affairs of Yangshu Town. He was troubled and deeply shocked. The child on the sky curtain had actually lived in Shangliu Village. So, this so-called sky curtain didn't appear out of nowhere. 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 it is more likely to be a disaster.

"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, then said after a moment, "I have to finish dealing with things here first."

The skylight is already there, and whether it's a blessing or a curse, they can't escape it. But if Yangshu Town doesn't deal with it, I'm afraid many innocent lives will be implicated. The most urgent thing is to suppress this here first.

"However, this matter must be reported to the Emperor as soon as possible. I will write a memorial now. You return to the yamen and have it delivered to the capital as quickly as possible. Also, send two people to Shangliu Village to inquire about the details."

"Yes."

County Magistrate Gao looked at the sky again, took a deep breath, and finally looked away.

Many people in Huaiping County also know Shangliu Village.

They were also confused at this time. Who would have thought that the little fairy child they had been curious about before actually lived in the same place as them.

Shangliucun, Shangliucun...

Some of those who were quick-witted suppressed their inner anxieties 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 all the people from the bride's family, married sisters-in-law and younger sisters-in-law coming.

As a resident of Shangliu Village who had witnessed the entire process, they spoke eloquently about the incident, repeating it once and then recounting every detail of Chaochao's life in Shangliu Village over the past two years. People from other villages were amazed, and with the villagers' propaganda, they became even more convinced that the scene on the sky screen was the immortal world. The Jiang family was also disturbed by the visitors. So many people came that even Jiang Lao San, who had been perched on the wall watching the Zheng family, was forced to come down and eat the food brought by his good friends.

Hu Lai Fu and Zheng had been keeping an eye on him, and when they saw this, they knew their opportunity had come.

"Don't wait until night, let's go now." They took advantage of the crowds and the chaos, so that even if they ran away, it wouldn't be too conspicuous.

Zheng quickly took out the things she had packed long ago and hurriedly took Hu Baodun's hand. The latter looked dejected 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 somewhat clueless, and didn't understand what was going on. Especially when he saw Chaochao in the skylight, he immediately started cursing at her, demanding she come down and serve him. Hu Laifu and Zheng ignored him at first, until Chaochao started eating wontons. Hu Baodun started to make a scene, rolling on the ground and even throwing stones at the skylight.

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 beat Hu Baodun for the first time.

This cane was used to beat people...every morning.

Zheng felt distressed, but ultimately did not stop him. Hu Baodun always knew the pain, and after being hit a few times, he did not dare to make a fuss.

Now being dragged out of the house by his parents, he didn't say a word.

The family of three quietly went out. 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 continued to play. Zheng secretly spat and went to Zhengjia Village.

Most of the people in Zhengjia Village were surnamed Zheng, but many were absent now. Even Zheng's family, after confirming that the child on the screen was indeed the Chao Chao they knew, 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 it.

However, for the Zheng family, it was a huge benefit.

Seeing that the only people left at home were the old lady with mobility issues and the eldest daughter-in-law Zhou who was taking care of her, Zheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhou was so shocked to see her sister-in-law coming that she didn't even bother to ask why they were carrying such large baskets and bags, as if they were moving. She was more concerned about Tianmu, so she quickly pulled her aside and asked, "Why are you here at this hour? We all saw Tianmu, and your brother and the others are rushing over to you."

"Sister-in-law, don't be anxious. We came here 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 the old lady alone.

Both Zhou and the old lady thought that what she said was related to the sky curtain. Seeing that she was mysterious, Zhou, although a little reluctant, still left on the pretext of boiling water.

After the door closed, the old lady gave Hu Baodun a snack. Then, leaning back against the pillow, she asked, "Tell me quickly, is Chao Chao really the fairy child? I remember 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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