Xu was afraid that Qiao Xuan would really let the people who didn't repair the road pay the toll, and in the afternoon, those people in Taoyuan Village who didn't come to repair the road sent a person here.

Qiao Xuan stood on a big rock and looked at the people in the crowd, and then pointed to the three young boys in the crowd.

"Where's your family?"

The boys who were ordered looked cramped and nervous.

"My dad hurt his leg and couldn't move, and my mother had to take care of him, so I came," the one standing at the front pursed his lips and was the first to answer.

Qiao Xuan nodded to indicate that he understood, and his gaze fell on the others.

"My father is dead, and my mother has to take care of my sister."

"My dad said he didn't want to come, let me come" The boy who spoke had a bruised face, and his thin body seemed to fall down as if the wind was blowing.

……

Qiao Xuan's face became gloomy after listening to the explanations of several people, obviously unhappy.

"Village Chief Qiao, this Xu Gouyu is too much, he is too lazy to come, and he pushes out a child!"

The people of Taoyuan Village couldn't hold back and said angrily.

"That's right! Sure enough, if there is a stepmother, there will be a stepfather, look at what the children have been tortured into. ”

The emaciated boy hung his head, his fists clenched tightly.

"I said that people who don't have young and middle-aged laborers at home can not be used as people, and they don't have to pay tolls, you two can go back first."

Qiao Xuan waved his hand and asked the two boys who spoke first to go back, leaving the one who had a father but didn't come.

"Xu Ze, your father beat you?"

Qiao Xuan jumped off the stone and stared at the scars on the back of the boy's neck.

Xu Ze bit his lip and a trace of grievance flashed in his eyes, he shook his head, he didn't dare to tell others that his father beat him, otherwise his father would beat him harder next time.

"Hit! Why not fight? He was beaten badly for three days, and in the winter, he was made to kneel in the snow because the child did not beg for food in other houses in the village. ”

Xu Ze didn't dare to say bad things about his father, but the other people in the village dared to explain the situation of the Xu family clearly.

The Xu family is poor to death, and Xu Gou is lazy and greedy, and he is also like Tao Bai who steals chickens and touches dogs.

"It's not a thing!"

Xi Yan frowned and couldn't help muttering, poor to poor, you can't abuse children!

"Village chief, don't worry about it, just let me work! I have the strength to move competently" Xu Ze's lips trembled, in order not to be beaten, he did a lot of work every day, and he was used to it.

"No way!" Before Qiao Xuan could speak, someone immediately objected, "We are all adults to work, and your family is a child, which is not fair to the rest of us!" ”

Xu Ze was about to cry when he heard everyone's opposition.

"That's it! All of you go to work first, and I'll go to Xu's house. ”

Qiao Xuan's voice sounded, but it didn't make everyone else quiet, "Xi Yan, you keep an eye on them, see who doesn't work well, I'm here, you tell me." ”

Everyone: "......"

"Don't worry! I'll keep an eye on it," Xi Yan replied.

Qiao Xuan now has a deterrent power, and these people don't dare to be too careful even if they are careful, so Xi Yan is not afraid of them.

Xu Ze's eyes were full of pleading, and he looked at Qiao Xuan anxiously, "Village Chief, you really can't go to my house, I beg you!" ”

Qiao Xuan's expression was unpredictable, and he glanced at him without speaking.

The two walked towards Taoyuan Village one after the other.

"Cry! Cry! You cry again! A violent roar made Qiao Xuan's footsteps outside the courtyard pause.

Xu Ze's face changed slightly, and his hanging hands clutched the corners of his clothes.

A childish voice cried very loudly, "Woo woo, I want to go home, I want to go home." ”

"Smack! Syllable! ”

A series of slaps rang out, followed by a scolding male voice, "Tomorrow, Lao Tzu will go to the town to find a rich family and sell you!" ”

"Oh, you can hit him anywhere, just don't slap him in the face! It's not worth anything if it's broken. ”

Qiao Xuan glanced towards the courtyard and then locked his gaze on Xu Ze, "Who is the child in the courtyard?" ”

The Xu family has only one child for him, who are the two of Xu Gouyu and his wife going to sell?

Xu Ze's throat rolled and he whispered: "It's the child that my father stole from the county, village chief, can you save the little brother?" ”

His father only started stealing and selling children in the past two years, secretly bringing the children home behind his back and finding the seller, and then secretly taking the children out at night.

Every time he secretly tried to let those younger siblings go, he was beaten badly.

"How many children did your dad steal?"

Qiao Xuan asked in a deep voice, no wonder Xu Ze is afraid of such a vicious person, there are really many tumors in Taoyuan Village, and one or two of them quietly do bad things.

"This brother has a younger sister this year, the younger sister was sold last month, and last year there were two younger sisters and a younger brother."

Xu Ze already hated Xu Gouyu in his heart, although he was a father and son, he was comparable to an enemy.

At this time, Qiao Xuan asked him, and he had hope in his heart, hoping that Qiao Xuan could save himself and this younger brother from the dark quagmire.

Qiao Xuan turned around suddenly, "Follow me!" She strode forward.

The light in Xu Ze's eyes dimmed instantly, was she ready to ignore this? Also, she is a little girl, and she can't care about Xu Gou's remaining villain.

He thought to himself, silently following Qiao Xuan's footsteps.

Xi He's brows tightened after listening to Qiao Xuan's words, and his face was cold, "Selling (abducting and trafficking in human beings) is a serious crime, and according to the law of our dynasty, it should be punished in a stinging sentence." ”

"Punishment?" Qiao Xuan didn't understand it a little.

Seeing this, Xi He explained: "Torture is a kind of torture that I have in my court, cutting flesh and bones, cutting off limbs, and cutting throats. ”

Xu Ze on the side shuddered, after all, he was his own father, he didn't want Xu Gouyu to be cut by a thousand knives.

Qiao Xuan said indifferently: "Then he also asked for it." ”

She never soft-hearted when it comes to dogs that don't deserve to be human.

A burst of white light flashed in Xi He's mind and he remembered something, and then asked Xu Ze with a straight face: "How long has that child been abducted from your family?" What are the characteristics? ”

"It's been a month, and he said that his name is Qin Xiaoqi, a small one in vain, and he looks very exquisite."

Xu Ze said truthfully, "He also said that their family is very rich and has a restaurant in the county." ”

The family was poor and had no extra house, and his father locked him and Qin Xiaoqi in a room at night, so Qin Xiaoqi would whisper something to him when he wasn't crying.

Qiao Xuan knew what he knew when he saw Xi He's expression, and urged: "It seems that you know about this, tell me quickly." ”

"There are a lot of notices posted in the county, the little master of the Qin family has lost it, and the whole county has searched it! Those who provide clues will be rewarded with five hundred taels of silver. ”

Qiao Xuan sneered, "Xu Gou is bold enough!" I'm not afraid of being caught and breaking my leg. ”

Xu Ze lowered his eyes, his lips straightened, and he paused before lifting his eyes, "Village chief, big brother, you save your younger brother!" ”

His father is a bad man, he should be punished, and he will not cover him up.