After being jilted, the entire neighboring village was filled with deep regret.

Liu Guangyao hurriedly stopped him, "No, no, Shen Ying, you're not serious, are you? You really want to go to the county town to watch the county magistrate preside over a case?"

"Otherwise what? I've already made the promise, so I have to keep my word and give everyone an explanation!" Shen Yingyi said righteously.

Mrs. He echoed, "Yes! We should all go and see."

She then looked at Su Tai and asked, "Xiao Tai, do you want to come along?"

Su Tai thought for a moment and agreed, "I'll go. It shouldn't be a problem to leave the child in Madam Tang's care for the time being."

Upon hearing this, Xu also wanted to go.

Qi Yan and her husband had already prepared the oxcart.

The other villagers discussed sending one person from each household to support them, believing that with more people, they wouldn't be afraid of being bullied by the county's powerful forces.

Seeing how united the people of Shenjiazhuang were, Master Pu was even more impressed.

On the way, he thanked Su Tai again, "Madam Shen, our two families have a long-standing relationship, but I only just got to know you now. I'm really sorry."

The Pu family's restaurant also sells Shen Yi's guokui (a type of flatbread), but because it's a small business, Master Pu doesn't personally oversee it; it's all done by his managers. Now that Su Tai has helped him so much, he feels really bad about it.

Su Tai didn't take it to heart at all. "Master Pu's family is very wealthy and mainly deals in fabrics, so I can understand. But Master Pu will have to take Little Twelve to see a doctor for a thorough examination later."

"It's only because this child is incredibly lucky and resilient; otherwise, he wouldn't have survived."

Thinking of Xiao Twelve's injuries, Master Pu couldn't help but shed tears again, clenching his fists in anger. "Madam Shen is right. I'll find a doctor for the child as soon as we get to the county town. Also, we need to settle the score with them from back then!"

He didn't know how other people's children went missing, but his child disappeared during the few days when the opera was being performed in town. He had never suspected the opera troupe before, but now that he knew what had happened to Shenjiazhuang, he had every reason to believe that Rong Laosi and his gang were responsible.

There are some things that are difficult for the government to do, but he doesn't have that many concerns. Rong Laosi and his gang are doomed!

Upon hearing this, Su Tai was completely relieved.

It wasn't that she was particularly righteous, but rather that she had thoroughly offended Rong Lao Si and his gang. If Rong Lao Si and the others hadn't died, she would have been in danger. Now that Master Pu was around, she could rest easy.

The oxcart swayed and rattled as it arrived in the county town.

Upon returning to the county government office, Lu Tong immediately went to the county magistrate to explain the situation.

Although the magistrate was unhappy with Lu Tong's unilateral decision, he knew he would also benefit from the matter, so he tolerated it.

What Rong Laosi and his group did could not be made public in the first place. Previously, his so-called brother-in-law, the gambling den owner, had been bribing the officials, and the constables turned a blind eye and did not report it to their superiors. The county magistrate pretended not to know anything about it.

Now that the truth has been revealed, no one dares to act as their protector anymore.

Rong Laosi and his group originally wanted to struggle and beg for help, but when they saw the constables who had taken their bribes hiding away as fast as they could, they were so angry that they implicated all of them.

The magistrate and Lu Tongcai realized that there were so many corrupt officials in the county government, and the magistrate had no choice but to take it seriously.

The matter was far-reaching and could not be resolved overnight. The villagers could not afford to wait any longer, so one group went back first, but Shen Ying and He Shi insisted on staying and went to the county government office every few days.

Seven or eight days later, Shen Ying and her husband returned, along with the opera troupe.

Su Tai also came over to inquire about the situation after receiving the news.

Upon seeing her, Madam He immediately brought Chunxiang, who was beside her, to Su Tai and said cheerfully, "Little Tai, this is my daughter, now called Shen Chunxiang."

Su Tai was completely bewildered. "Auntie, you've reunited with your family?"

“What do you mean by claiming kinship! This is my own daughter whom I carried for ten months!” He explained with red eyes, “Back then, the child was not even three years old when we took her out to the market and lost her.”

In such a remote place as Moshi Town, children don't often go missing. I searched frantically for a long time but couldn't find them. We even reported it to the authorities back then, but they were useless; they simply couldn't find them.

Since the government can't help, we'll find one ourselves. The child is so young and she's a girl, we can't just sell her. Ordinary families, unless they're childless, won't want her. After thinking it over, the only places that might buy such a young child are the local children's children.

We inquired everywhere and even became acquainted with a matchmaker named Hua Gu in the county town. Hua Gu was a nice person and kept helping us inquire. During this time, Hua Gu said that many new people had entered the brothel and also mentioned the Rong family opera troupe, talking about the past.

Then I remembered that when my child went missing, a group of acrobats came to town—it was Rong Laosi! I suspected that Rong Laosi and his gang had kidnapped my child, but we couldn't be sure and we couldn't go to their house to ask. That's why my husband came up with the idea of ​​inviting a troupe of opera performers.

Of course, we weren't sure if they had stolen the child. Besides, the Rong family opera troupe had a good reputation in the county over the years, so we thought maybe we were wrong. We figured we should at least see them to put our minds at ease. We never expected it to cause such a huge mess!

The elderly couple had been feeling quite guilty these past few days. They never intended to take advantage of the village children, but they never expected Rong Laosi to be so bold as to actually do it and arrest five of them!

"Hey! Don't say that! Luckily, it was all over and the child was found. If you really feel bad for the villagers, how about we put on a feast to calm everyone down?" A big man said in a loud and hearty voice.

Madam Xu nodded eagerly, "Yes, yes, three days from now! We'll have a feast at home, everyone come and eat! Lots of fish and meat, as much as you want!"

Then Xu looked at Su Tai and asked, "Xiao Tai, Shen Yi isn't home, will you still be able to get fish?"

Su Tai nodded. "There's a small pond at home with a lot of fish in it. I don't eat them often, so there should still be quite a few left."

"That's great! I'll buy them all!" Mrs. Xu exclaimed excitedly.

Then he started making arrangements to send money and food to the families whose children had almost been abducted.

Shen Ying wasn't angry at all at his wife's spendthrift behavior; instead, he laughed with great delight.

Chunxiang followed Madam He around, recognizing people. After she was almost done with her work, she went over to apologize to Su Tai. "Madam Shen, I'm sorry. That day, I was the one who let Xiao Twelve go back with you. I thought you had an extraordinary demeanor and that your family was powerful and influential in the village, able to protect Xiao Twelve. I didn't know that you were taking care of four children by yourself and almost caused you a lot of trouble. You deserve to die."

Su Tai gently helped her up. "It's all in the past. You meant well, so I won't pursue it. But what's going on with them?"

Su Tai pointed to Chunqin and a few others.

Chunxiang hesitated and said, "They, like me, were all lost when they were young. That day, we went to the county government office, and the county government office interrogated Rong Laosi and his group immediately. Some of the older women in the brothel still remembered the approximate time when we were abducted, and some even knew where we were abducted."

The officials delivered the message, and Chunqin and the others found their families, but… (End of Chapter)