Zhen followed the soldiers to the county government office, where the county magistrate sat. Zhen Yue, holding the child, and another disheveled woman knelt on the side.

The county magistrate quickly understood the situation and said, "You guys get up first."

"Yes." Zhen Yue and the woman stood aside, and then the human traffickers were brought up. The man who was stabbed twice by Zhen Yue also had his wounds bandaged by the doctor.

"Your Excellency, it's unfair. I don't know her. She stabbed me with a knife as soon as she came up." The stabbed man knelt on the ground crying.

The old woman also cried, "I don't know either. I just saw her coming up to ask my cheating daughter-in-law, and she stabbed my son and wanted to kill him. Sir, please save my son."

Zhen Yue said from the side: "He looks as old as you, is he your son?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone present fell silent. The woman who was crying silently also paused and burped. She immediately covered her mouth and looked at Zhen Yue.

The county magistrate and other officers and soldiers seemed to agree. The man who was stabbed said, "...I just look old."

The county magistrate: "Ahem, okay, be quiet! That..." The county magistrate looked at Zhen Yue.

Zhen Yue stepped forward and bowed, "Madam Zhen."

"Zhen, can you tell me what happened first?"

Zhen Yue told the story of what happened at that time, "I originally came out with my family to see the lanterns, but because there were too many people, I got separated from my husband. I wanted to stand in a corner and wait for my husband, but that person suddenly came out and said I was his wife and asked me where I took the child."

"As soon as I heard it, I knew it was a trick used by human traffickers, so I ran. He chased after me, and I was scared. I picked up the knife when I got to the wonton stand. They wanted to take my child away. Woohoo, I was just afraid that I would get stabbed accidentally, sir. I was really scared."

The county magistrate: "Okay, stop crying. What about you? What's wrong with you?" the county magistrate asked the other woman.

The woman also told her own situation, which was basically the same as what Zhen Yue encountered. It was obvious that it was premeditated.

At this time, a soldier came back from outside and whispered something in the county magistrate's ear. With a "bang", the county magistrate slammed the gavel and said, "You bold human traffickers, quickly take them to the jail."

Without even starting the trial, the county magistrate quickly had the traffickers thrown into jail, then he quickly went to the back.

Zhen Yue and the woman looked at each other, not knowing what was going on.

After a while, the soldiers asked them to leave. The woman said, "But where is my child? Where is my child?"

Officer: "Please register and we will notify you when we find it."

"Ok."

At this time, Qiao Chao and the others also rushed over and just saw Zhen Yue coming out of the county government office. Qiao Chao grabbed Zhen Yue's hand and asked, "Are you okay?"

Zhen Yue: "Nothing. Let's talk later. Let's go back first."

"Okay, okay, let's go back first." Mrs. Qiao Chen looked at her eldest grandson from the side. Seeing that his eyes were open, she relaxed knowing that everything was fine.

It was already very late at this time. The family returned to the donkey cart and started driving it home. On the way home, they met a luxurious carriage passing by, and there were two horse-riding attendants leading the way.

However, the Qiao family had no time to appreciate it because they had just been frightened.

Mrs. Qiao Chen took little Ah Chu from Zhen Yue and said, "Fortunately, nothing happened. Otherwise, I don't know what to do."

Zhen Yue: "There was a woman who had the same experience as me, but her child was taken away."

"How sad is that?"

Zhen Yue: "If you encounter such a thing again in the future, remember to break the things in the stall first, so that they will force you to pay and won't let you be taken away. The first thing to do is to run, run towards the government office."

Qian hugged Xiaonian tightly in her arms and said, "Don't take the child out in the future."

Zhen Yue: "It's okay. It's fine as long as we go out together. Children can't be left at home all the time. There are also people who specialize in trafficking women. Adults should also be vigilant."

Mrs. Qiao Chen: "Yes, yes, yes. I remember a time ago when there was a girl who was abducted from my home. She was fourteen years old, and my family was planning to find a date for her. It was such a pity."

Zhen Yue was standing aside, "There should be men as well, right? Were they kidnapped to work in the mines?"

Qiao Er: "Ah? Aren't men safe too?"

Zhen Yue: "It's right to be careful."

Qiao Dashan: “That’s right.”

Qiao Chao felt a little guilty, "I should have stayed by your side at that time."

Zhen Yue shook her head. "It has nothing to do with you. You came here later. Okay, those people have been caught, and they will suffer retribution."

"Yeah." Qiao Chao unconsciously held her hand tightly.

It was already very late when they got home, and everyone went back to their rooms to sleep. Tonight, Qiao Chen kept holding little Achu in her arms, "Let him sleep with me tonight. I'm still worried." She almost fainted at that moment.

Zhen Yue: "Okay."

Zhen Yue and Qiao Chao were lying on the bed together. Zhen Yue was already feeling sleepy as it was so late and she was even more tired after the battle before. She was about to fall asleep as soon as she lay down when Qiao Chao suddenly grabbed her hand. “Thank goodness.” Fortunately, Zhen was strong enough and she was not a weak woman.

It was also the first time he encountered such a thing. He had never thought that there was such a way of trafficking. Thinking of the other woman and child that Zhen Yue mentioned being taken away in this way, those traffickers were really abominable. He had not beaten them lightly at the time. "Such traffickers should be executed along with their entire clan!"

It would be nice if their family had guards, Qiao Chao suddenly thought. However, it would cost a lot of money to hire guards, and now... they had just escaped poverty, and their ambition to make money had greatly increased.

Zhen Yue opened her eyes and knew what he meant. She patted his hand and said, "There shouldn't be a clan that can kill a person like this. Go to sleep. Thank you for coming in time."

Qiao Chao: “Yeah.”

The next day, everyone got up late. When the village chief Qiao Feng came, the whole family had not yet gotten up. After all, they came back very late last night and had been so stimulated.

Mrs. Qiao Chen was pleasantly surprised. “My oldest grandson!” She opened her eyes and saw little Achu sleeping next to her. She sat up and said, “I was scared to death. I dreamed that my little Achu was taken away by human traffickers.”

Qiao Dashan patted her shoulder and said, "It was just a dream. Someone is knocking on the door. I'll go check it out."

"Ah."

It was the village chief Qiao Feng who opened the door. Qiao Feng was puzzled as to why no one came to open the door after knocking for so long. "Dashan, what are you doing? I've been knocking for a long time."

Qiao Dashan was a little embarrassed and said, "I just woke up."

Qiao Feng was shocked: "Wow! He just woke up when the sun was about to burn his butt."

Qiao Dashan: "I went to the county town to see the lanterns last night and came back a little late."

Qiao Feng: "I see. By the way, I came here to talk to you about buying land."

Qiao Dashan: "Oh, please come in and sit down first. I'll go get everyone to come over."

"Ah."

Qiao Feng walked into the Qiao family's house and found that every room was quiet. He looked around and found that they had not gotten up yet.

Qiao Dashan went to knock on Qiao Chao's door first, "Boss, boss, the village chief is here to talk about buying land, you guys hurry up."

Qiao Chao and Zhen Yue woke up immediately. Qiao Chao was holding Zhen Yue in his arms. Under normal circumstances, they would definitely feel awkward, but now there was no time to be embarrassed, so they got up quickly.

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