Jasmine Village is located in the southwest of Yiyang County, across the river from Jin State. It is named after its abundant jasmine flowers.

Xiao Bi and others set out from the county government and arrived at Mohua Village in the evening of the second day.

At this time, the jasmine flowers are just beginning to bloom. The refreshing fragrance of the flowers makes people feel refreshed and the fatigue of the days of traveling is gone.

When a dozen villagers who had returned from working in the fields saw Xiao Bi, they quickly dropped their farm tools and gathered around her.

"Princess Princess, I have been waiting for you to come."

"Princess, my little treasure... wu wu..."

"Princess Princess..."

"Princess Princess..."

These villagers are all adult men in their twenties and thirties. When they mention the missing boy in the village, almost all of them have red eyes.

Xiao Bi felt extremely uncomfortable.

Although the villagers are not her relatives and don't even know how to respect each other, every time she comes to Mohua Village, they treat her like a real relative.

"This time I am here just because of the disappearance of the children. I will definitely do my best to investigate and give you an explanation."

The villagers thanked him profusely.

"Ding Lizheng has been looking forward to the princess every day recently."

"This is not the place to talk. The princess must be tired from coming all the way. It's better to talk to the village first."

Xiao Bi and others hugged their fists, led their horses and followed the villagers into the village.

In less than a cup of tea, a man in his thirties came over with a group of villagers.

The man was Li Zheng from Mohua Village. He bowed and saluted: "I have seen the princess."

After greetings, Xiao Bi and others followed Ding Lizheng to his house.

Mohua Village is not considered wealthy and has a large population. The Ding family is already a wealthy household in the village. Their house is very simple and the furnishings in their home are also very ordinary.

After Xiao Bi and others were seated, they were introducing Huan Yu with Ding Li when a little girl about six or seven years old, wearing a floral dress and a bun, ran into the main room crying.

"Master Jiu——" She ran up to Xiao Bi.

Xiao Bi hurriedly took her into his arms and coaxed softly: "What's wrong with the dimples?"

It turns out that this little girl is Ding Lizheng's youngest daughter, whose nickname is Dimple.

Because she had liked Xiao Bi since she was a child, she also imitated Xiao Bi's appearance and always loved dressing up like a little boy.

Not to mention Xiao Bi and Qing Zhao Ying Shui, even the villagers in Mohua Village have not seen her wearing girl's clothes for several years.

Ding Dianwo cried so hard that he couldn't breathe, and said vaguely: "Jiuye... wuwu... brother Yanjiao'er... my brother is missing, and there are also... several younger brothers in the village... are also missing.

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Xiao Bi patted her back gently and said comfortingly: "You can't blame Dimple for this. Don't worry, I will definitely get Yan Jiao'er and the others back."

Ding Dimple cried even more sadly.

"It's all caused by...the dimples..."

Xiao Bi couldn't hear a single word of the rest of the words and could only look at Ding Lizheng in confusion.

Ding Lizheng sighed heavily and told his wife who was waiting aside: "Take Dimple down, how can we talk about business while weeping?"

His wife, Ding Yushi, tried to pull her daughter out of Xiao Bi's arms, but Dimple held on to the hem of Xiao Bi's clothes and refused to let go.

Qingzhao handed over a small purse at the right moment.

Xiao Bi took the small purse and said with a smile: "Dimple, here is your favorite preserved apricot. Can I go and play with you after I finish talking with your father?"

Ding Dimple hesitated for a while, but still refused to let go of his hand.

Xiao Bi put the small purse into her other little hand: "My little dimpled face is so dirty that it doesn't look good. Come and wash your face with me."

When Ding Dianwo heard "it doesn't look good", he finally let go of his hand: "Then... Dimple is waiting for you... let's eat preserved apricots together."

Ding Yushi was blessed and walked out of the main room holding Dimple in hand.

After the mother and daughter disappeared, Xiao Bi turned to look at Ding Lizheng: "What did Dimple mean just now?"

Ding Lizheng said: "Master Jiu must also find it strange, why is this boy Dimple suddenly no longer wearing boy's clothes?"

Although Xiao Bi was surprised that this was not the case, she could only nod along with his intention: "What on earth is going on?"

"This case of missing boys involves Yiyang, Guangling and Lujiang counties, with more than 500 missing boys and girls.

In a small village like our Mohua Village alone, six boys have gone missing, and except for Yanjiao'er, the others are all between three and seven years old."

After linking the words of their father and daughter together, Xiao Bi finally figured out the whole story.

Those people are interested in boys between the ages of three and seven. Yanjiao'er is nine years old this year. Logically speaking, he should not be among the missing boys.

I think it was because Dimple liked to dress up as a boy doll that she attracted the attention of those people, and Yan Jiao'er just wanted to save her, so...

Sure enough, Ding Lizheng continued: "Those people thought Dimple was a boy and she was the right age, so they tied her up.

Yan Jiao'er chased after him, and Dimple finally came back, but he didn't know where he was taken by those people.

From that day on, Dimple Boy no longer refused to pretend to be a boy, and always said that he was the one who harmed Yan Jiaoer..."

Huan Yu secretly thought, no wonder Xiaojiu values ​​Yan Jiao'er, this child is indeed brave and kind, and he really has some abilities.

Xiao Bi said: "Ding Lizheng, I heard from Lord Lu, the county governor, that this matter seems to be related to Ruoshui City. I wonder if you have found any clues?"

Ding Lizheng said: "Dimples did see the appearance of those kidnappers, but it's a pity that she is too young to explain why.

However, I heard from a salesman in Zhaojiacun that there does seem to be something unusual in Ruoshui City in recent months, and they seem to be looking for boys.

The Governor and others have probably received this news, so they concluded that this matter is related to Ruoshui City."

Xiao Bi frowned and remained silent for a long time.

Ruoshui City has been looking for boys for several months, and more than 500 boys are missing from three nearby counties.

Although there are no books about coincidences, in fact there are not that many coincidences in the world.

From the rough sounds, Ruoshui City is indeed suspicious, but what if they are also looking for people instead of kidnapping them?

She looked at Huan Yu: "Brother Huan, what do you think?"

Huan Yu could tell what she was thinking, and he said warmly: "Whether Ruoshui City has kidnapped someone or is looking for someone, this matter is always related to them.

Let’s follow our previous plan and go there first to have a look before talking about it.”

Xiao Bi nodded: "Then let's stay at Uncle Ding's house for one night and discuss how to act."

Huan Yu asked Ding Lizheng again: "Where is the salesman from Zhaojiacun that Lizheng mentioned just now?"

Ding Lizheng said: "His business is to visit the streets and alleys, and he often goes to nearby villages and towns. Do you want to ask him a question?"

Huan Yu said: "Can you find him?"

Ding Lizheng said: "The princess and the young master just have a good life and rest. I will send more villagers out to look for the salesman later. There will be news before noon tomorrow at the latest."
Chapter completed!