Prefect Chen was slightly taken aback. He put away the map and blinked his eyes…
Such uniquely shaped carriages were not common in the Central Plains. Moreover, looking at the two fine horses pulling the carriage, although their build was not large, their limbs were solid and powerful, their chests deep, their heads large and foreheads wide, and their legs short yet muscular.
These were clearly grassland steeds bred by the northern barbarians…
Prefect Chen was puzzled. Why would a barbarian carriage appear in Dashui Village?
A moment later, the carriage slowly stopped in front of Prefect Chen. The driver shook his whip and asked, "Old brother, I need to ask you something. Have you seen two barbarian girls in your village recently?"
Prefect Chen: "???"
Barbarian girls?
He remembered that the Old Yun family seemed to have one. Everyone called her Miss Han…
That girl ate and drank freely at the Yun family's every day, doing nothing. She didn't seem very bright anyway.
Prefect Chen saw that the driver's face was covered with a mask, revealing only a pair of deep-set eyes, and he felt a bit suspicious…
What if they were bad people?
Even though he knew Miss Han lived at the Old Yun family's, Prefect Chen dared not lead them there, lest he get into trouble…
"I'm not sure. You should ask elsewhere!" Prefect Chen replied.
Upon hearing this, the driver slowly reached into his sleeve and felt for a dagger.
If the old man in front of him remained stubborn, the driver would slit his throat with a single stroke…
Seeing the driver's increasingly terrifying gaze, Prefect Chen took a step back and stammered, "Wh-what do you want? In broad daylight, you want to hit someone? Let me tell you, I am the prefect of Heyang County. If you dare to touch a single hair on my head, I will…"
"Please forgive the offense, Your Excellency!" Before Prefect Chen could finish speaking, a gentle and kind voice came from inside the carriage.
At the same time, the driver quickly withdrew his hand from his sleeve, not daring to act presumptuously.
A moment later, the carriage curtain was gently lifted, and a kind-faced woman peeked out, her face full of smiles. "Prefect, my driver is a bit ill-mannered. If there was any offense, I apologize on his behalf…"
Hearing this, Prefect Chen's wildly beating heart finally calmed down.
He was very curious. The barbarians were hundreds of thousands of miles away from Dashui Village. How did they end up here?
Moreover, the country was currently at war with the barbarians. Wouldn't these grassland barbarians want to attack the Heyang County area?
"What are you doing in Dashui Village?" Prefect Chen asked in a deep voice.
The woman smiled slightly, jumped off the carriage, and bowed to Prefect Chen. "To be honest, we have come to this blessed land to search for our daughter…"
Prefect Chen: "???"
Looking for a daughter in Dashui Village?
You must have the wrong place…
"So, I trouble the prefect to inform me, have there been any two barbarian women appearing in this village? One of them is about this tall, not too good-looking, and with slightly dark skin! The other is a bit taller, with fair skin and very large eyes!" the woman described.
Han Chi Jiao, who was gnawing on corn at the Old Yun family's, sneezed violently and looked towards the main entrance…
Who was thinking of her behind her back?
Upon hearing this, Prefect Chen's expression changed. His peripheral vision kept darting towards the Old Yun family's, and his heart was filled with unease.
Wasn't one of the women described by this woman the Miss Han who was staying at the Old Yun family's and refused to leave?
But to ensure the safety of the Old Yun family, Prefect Chen still concealed everything and shook his head against his conscience, "I, I haven't seen them. You should look in other villages…"
It was better to avoid trouble. Although these people were dressed plainly, their origins were certainly not ordinary.
Prefect Chen had been a local official for so many years. If he couldn't see through such oddities, he might as well go home and farm.
The woman narrowed her eyes upon hearing this, cursing inwardly, what a stubborn old man who wouldn't budge.
You can hide it for a while, but not forever.
"Since that's the case, we won't disturb the prefect any longer…" The woman suppressed the gloom and displeasure on her face and turned to board the carriage.
Prefect Chen let out a long sigh and ran towards the Old Yun family's, holding up the hem of his robe.
These people were of unknown origin and mysterious. He had to give the Old Yun family some warning.
Inside the carriage.
The woman's face was grim, her eyes as cold as ice, clearly furious…
That's right, these people were Si Ya Ke Dun and Han Chi Er Ke Han, who had traveled thousands of miles from the northern frontier to Dashui Village.
The driver was Ren Du La.
After the three left the capital, they rushed to Dashui Village without stopping, enduring the hardships of travel and having no time to even sleep…
"Si Ya, don't be angry. When it's late at night, I'll have Ren Du La search house by house. If any villager dares to stop him, we'll teach them a lesson!" Han Chi Er Ke Han said indignantly.
Si Ya Ke Dun grabbed his ear after hearing this and threatened loudly, "Don't you cause enough trouble? You only know how to fight and kill every day. When have you ever thought about our daughter? I'm telling you, you are not allowed to touch any of the villagers here, or I'll twist your ears off!"
Han Chi Er: "…"
This woman was simply a tigress.
He also hoped to find Jiao Jiao and Yan Er back soon.
Because of this matter, the barbarian troops had also withdrawn, and the clan was recuperating. He no longer asked about the front-line situation. What more could you want?
"Then, then what does Si Ya mean?" Han Chi Er held his wife's arm and smiled fawningly.
Si Ya Ke Dun glared at him, pulled her arm away, and said, "Let's investigate secretly first. If Jiao Jiao and Yan Er are really in Dashui Village, they will appear sooner or later…"
It wasn't easy to hide two living people.
The carriage passed by the Old Yun family's entrance. Little Xi Tian and Xiao Jin Heng were sitting on small stools, peeling dandelion leaves…
After these wild vegetables were dug out of the ground, the soil and rotten leaves at the roots had to be removed, and then they had to be washed with clean water dozens of times before they could be eaten, otherwise, they would be gritty.
Seeing the carriage rumble past, Little Xi Tian looked up and said in surprise, "What a strange carriage!"
Xiao Jin Heng had also noticed it and was about to ask Kong Xing Zhuo to investigate when he suddenly saw Prefect Chen running over, out of breath…
"Oh, my two young masters, you two should go inside and play. There are bad people outside!" Prefect Chen said, sweating profusely.
Xiao Jin Heng stood up and frowned, "What bad people?"
Prefect Chen looked back, then pulled the two little buns into the courtyard and closed the main gate. "Your Highness, little county princess, the barbarians might be attacking Heyang County. Just now, I saw several suspicious people at the village entrance!"
Xiao Jin Heng: "…"