Qin Liuxi watched those government officials standing in front of Xie Qikang's carriage, withdrew her gaze, and slightly tilted her head to speak: "I have a question - you and your father disappeared for ten years, didn't anyone look for you? Didn't anyone ever suspect that something might have happened to you, even your neighbors?"
Ling Rong replied, "We were refugees who had to leave our homes because of a disaster year. We've only settled in Hui County for two years and lived on the outskirts, where there weren't many other households. Moreover, my father had a difficult temperament and didn't get along well with the neighbors. We set up a tea stall in front of our house to sell tea and some snacks."
As strangers who were hard to get along with, naturally, they were shunned and ignored.
"So you mentioned Xie Qikang came to seek refuge with you? Didn't he live with you?"
