"Excuse me, old lady, but I, the county magistrate, really have to take care of something today."

Xia Qingqing's eyes were extremely cold. She glanced at the family of four people besides the girl: the old woman, a man in his thirties who should be his son, and a little boy of seven or eight years old who was sitting on the ground eating a big steamed bun.

"Haha, you're the county magistrate! I'm dying of laughter..." The old woman seemed to have heard a huge joke, "I've never heard of a woman being a county magistrate..."

Their eldest son touched his head, shook it, and said, "I haven't heard of it either! Mom must have lied to us..."

Unexpectedly, the little girl who was beaten looked up at Xia Qingqing and asked softly, "Are you Xia Qingqing, the county magistrate of Qinghe Town?"

When these words were spoken, several people who were fleeing famine in the surrounding area were stunned.

"you know me?"

The girl shook her head and said, "I heard about it from others. Many people in Qibao City have talked about you."

At this time, the old woman asked doubtfully, "Are you really the county magistrate? How do you prove yourself?"

Xia Qingqing casually took out the official seal and said, "The official seal is here, is it fake?"

"We don't recognize official seals. You must be lying to me." The old woman was a little panicked. She rushed over and grabbed the girl, saying, "Let's go quickly. It's getting dark and there's nowhere to stay."

So what if she was the county magistrate? She had bought her child bride with her own money and she was still waiting to work for her!

Although her youngest son died, her eldest son also had no wife. When she reached childbearing age, wouldn't it be better to just let the girl marry the eldest son?

Good things should not be wasted, otherwise the money will be wasted.

"I don't want to leave!" The girl immediately broke free and cried excitedly, "County Magistrate Xia, please save me! She bought me from a kidnapper, and I still need to find my family!"

Xia Qingqing was a little excited and asked, "Do you have any family? Where are your family members?"

The girl was suddenly confused. She covered her head and rolled on the ground, crying, "Dad! Run! The zombies are coming, run..."

The sudden outburst scared everyone around, but only Xia Qingqing almost shed tears.

She is really the uncle’s daughter, but how could she become like this?

Xia Qingqing immediately stepped forward and grabbed her hand. Mulan immediately stepped forward and said, "Master, let me do it. You are not feeling well right now."

Mulan reached out and slashed the girl on the back of the neck. Her eyes closed instantly and she collapsed on Mulan's body.

Mulan picked up the girl, a twelve-year-old girl, but she was too light.

He was so thin that he was just skin and bones.

"What are you doing? You are not allowed to take people away! Even if you are the county magistrate, what does it matter?"

Just as the old woman was about to step forward, Qingfeng grabbed her and demanded, "Our dynasty's laws have strict protocols for buying and selling people. If you buy someone from a kidnapper, it's illegal and you'll go to jail."

The old woman rolled her eyes at this and said, "Of course I have him. His father sold him! I have an agreement!"

As the old woman walked away, she said, "I'll get it for you now."

His son followed him and whispered, "Where do we get any written agreement? Didn't we just buy it from the kidnapper?"

"Nonsense! If you don't say that, you'll end up in jail," the old woman glanced at the distance and hurriedly urged, "Hurry up and carry my grandson on your back. Let's run!"

The family of three disappeared in a flash.

"Boss, do you want to chase them?" Qingfeng asked as he looked at the people running away.

"Forget it, let them go." Xia Qingqing turned around and said, "Stay at the post station for one night, go ahead."

Qingfeng took the county magistrate's things and quickly went to the post station. The manager of the post station immediately opened a room for them.

Mulan even went to boil some hot water, and the moment her clothes were opened, she burst into tears.

"Boss, they are too cruel. There is no good left on my body."

Xia Qingqing took out the medicine box, looked at the wound on her body, and said, "But fortunately, it's just a superficial wound. It will be fine after some rest. I have ointment here so it won't leave scars."

"Mulan, I'll apply medicine to her. Go prepare some porridge and some side dishes. She's been hungry for a long time and can't eat greasy food all at once."

Mulan nodded immediately and said, "I'll get ready right away."

The door creaked shut, and Xia Qingqing said slowly, "I'll apply some medicine to you. Just bear with it."

Her eyelashes moved as she closed her eyes, and finally she opened her eyes. Seeing that everything in front of her remained unchanged, she was completely desperate.

Tears streamed down my face.

Xia Qingqing understood her feelings very well, but she still had to find out the situation first.

"What's your name? Do you have any family?"

Xia Qingqing's voice was very gentle. The girl wiped her tears and said slowly, "My name is Xiaoxiao."

"A very nice name."

"My only family member left is my father, but I can't seem to find him now..."

Xia Qingqing's heart skipped a beat, and she thought of that honest old man and asked, "What happened to your father?"

Xiaoxiao's eyes turned extremely sad. She immediately grasped Xia Qingqing's hand and said excitedly, "I seem to have had a dream. I feel like I'm crazy! I don't belong here. I want to go back to my home. I want to find my father..."

"This place is unfamiliar to me, yet somewhat familiar. I have memories of two people in my mind..."

"Everyone says I'm crazy, maybe I really am crazy."

Xia Qingqing felt extremely distressed and immediately hugged her in her arms and comforted her, "I understand, I understand."

Xiaoxiao was a little surprised. After such a long time, someone finally agreed with her. Although she knew it was a lie, she was already very happy.

"Boss, the meal is ready."

Qingfeng outside the door said something, and Xia Qingqing replied, "Bring it in."

At this time, Xiaoxiao had already changed Xia Qingqing's medicine, and because there were no suitable clothes, she had to stay in bed for the time being.

After Mulan brought the food in, Xia Qingqing said, "You two go eat and then rest. We will set out tomorrow morning."

"Yes."

After Mulan left, Xia Qingqing brought the porridge and sat down beside the bed, feeding Xiaoxiao mouthful by mouthful.

She ate while crying and murmured, "This is how my father fed me when I was sick before."

"Daddy."

Xiaoxiao smiled awkwardly and corrected herself.

The girl doesn't look much different from the photo, except that she is too thin now, and her hands are covered with calluses at such a young age.

It seems that the original owner has suffered a lot.

"Your father is a good father," Xia Qingqing said with a smile after feeding the last mouthful of porridge and putting down her bowl and chopsticks. "He is the kindest father I have ever met."

Xiaoxiao's lips trembled. She looked at Xia Qingqing, whose eyes were filled with tears, and asked tentatively, "You, what? How did you meet him?"

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