Luo Fengtang said, "Xiao Yu, you're wrong. The person who can help you now and has the ability to do so is the beautiful woman in front of you."

The little fish lifted its head again, its eyes sparkling as it looked at Yang Ruoheng.

Yang Ruqing secretly glared at Luofeng Tang. She was just saying something, why did she have to call her "beautiful aunt" first? That was embarrassing!

With children present, Yang Ruoqing lightly coughed and beckoned to Xiao Yu: “Come here, come to your aunt’s side. Aunt wants to ask you a few questions.”

Perhaps it was the unique gentleness of women that relaxed Xiaoyu. He obediently came to Yang Ruohong's side.

Yang Ruoqing pointed to the plate of intricately arranged pastries and said, "Pick one to try."

The little fish licked its lips and carefully took a bite of a piece of pastry.

“Delicious, isn’t it?” Yang Ruqing asked with a smile.

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The little fish nodded. “Delicious.”

Yang Ruqing smiled, "This sweet potato cake, my son and daughter both like to eat it too. They're about your age, eight years old this year as well."

The little fish looked at Yang Ruohong, and suddenly her nose ached and tears streamed down her face.

"Little Yu, what's wrong? Why are you crying?" Yang Ruqing quickly got up and pulled Little Yu in front of her, taking out a handkerchief to wipe his tears.

The little fish choked back tears and said, "I miss my mother..."

Yang Ruqing's hand froze. She looked at Xiaoyu and said, "My uncle is a general with many soldiers under his command. Tell my uncle and aunt who killed your parents? My uncle and aunt will help you take revenge!" Let me know if you'd like to translate anything else! ?

The little fish looked tearfully at Luofeng Tang. Luofeng Tang nodded gently: "Child, if you have any grievances, speak now. After tonight, your troupe leaves Tianhai County, and you'll never have another chance."

The little fish put down the pastries in her hands and knelt before Luofeng Tang.

"Uncle, aunt, my parents, and my younger siblings were all killed by Qin the Chancellor. Qin the Chancellor is a bad man, a demon who came up from the sea. He laughs while killing people!"

Upon hearing Xiao Yu's words, both Yang Ruqing and Luo Fengtang were taken aback.

Luofengtang said, "Xiaoyu, are you referring to Qin Xiang, the leader of the Han army, Qin Hanking?"

The little fish nodded repeatedly, "It's him, it's him who killed my parents and younger siblings. He heard from Master Ban that Prime Minister Qin is still looking for me, he wants to kill me to silence me!"

“Kill you to silence you?” Luo Fengtang frowned, “Why would he pick on a child like you?”

The little fish sighed and said, "I saw him talking to the officials. He's going to kill me to silence me. My parents, my brothers and sisters, they are all being implicated because of me!"

This remark caused Luofeng Tang's face to darken, and Yang Ruoqing was also taken aback.

“Little Fish, this is a serious matter, you wake up and tell me slowly.” Yang Ruqing went over and pulled Little Fish up, letting him sit on the small stool in front of her.

The little fish raised his hand and wiped away his tears, saying: “Prime Minister Qin used to teach us children in our fishing village to read and write. He paid for paper and pens out of his own pocket for us children, and he didn’t charge us for teaching us to read.”

“My parents and everyone in the village really like Mr. Qin. They say he is the best person in the world. My father is the headman of our small fishing village,”

“My mother often cooked meals and invited Mr. Qin to our house for dinner. Later, the aunt and younger brother of Wang Erxiao's uncle in the village also died,”

"Mr. Qin said that the son of Yan, the head clerk in the county, was responsible for the killing. Mr. Qin gathered everyone and went with them to help Mrs. Wang and her younger brother seek revenge. My father, being the village head, also went."

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“I don't know what happened afterward, I only know that during that time the adults were very busy. They weren't busy going out to sea fishing; instead, they gathered together every day to practice swords and knives.”

Mr. Qin no longer taught us to read. The adults said we could no longer call him "Mr. Qin," and from now on, we should address him as "Prime Minister Qin."

"My father is the village head, and my father has also become an official, running around with Qin Xiang every day."

One day, in the middle of the night, I got up to use the bathroom and saw someone talking by the haystack.

“I was curious, so I ran over to take a look. I saw Qin Xiang and someone I'd never seen before talking there,”

"From their conversation, I could hear they were talking about a deal. The man seemed to have come from the county, and he mentioned Mr. Yan during his speech."

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He was very respectful to the Qin Prime Minister and, when he left, gave him several pieces of paper, saying they were silver notes.

Let me know if you have any other text you'd like me to translate!

“I left quietly, and I ran back to tell my father about it. At the time, I was very proud and said that Qin Xiang was amazing, and even government officials had to respect him,”

"My father immediately covered my mouth and told me not to speak about it outside. He also warned me never to tell anyone else."

Let me know if you have any other text you'd like me to translate!

“After a few days, a traveling opera troupe came to the fishing village. One night, my father stuffed my mouth and tied my hands, putting me into the troupe leader’s box,”

"My father told me to never go back to the fishing village, to save my life and when I grow up, marry a wife to keep our family line going. Waaaah…"

The little fish said all of it in one breath and then cried, lying face down on the table.

“I miss my father, I miss my mother. I want to go back and find them. Master Ban said that Prime Minister Qin is looking for me, just waiting for me to be sent to him. I want revenge!”

The little fish's tiny fist slammed on the table, his little hand bloodied from the impact. He didn't even glance at it.

Yang Ruqing said to Luofengtang, "You first soothe this child, I'll go get the medicine box."

Luofeng Tang nodded.

Soon Yang Ruqing came over with the medicine box. I don't know what Luofengtang and Xiaoyu said, but Xiaoyu stopped crying.

The little one sat there, lost in thought, looking like an adult.

Yang Ruqing crouched beside him and said softly, "Come, auntie will bandage your wound for you. It might hurt a little."

Yang Ruqing gently grasped Xiao Yu's small hand. Seeing the wound on her hand, she felt a pang of sympathy.

When the medicine powder was applied to disinfect his wounds, Xiao Yu's body visibly tensed. But he kept his eyebrows tightly locked and his lips firmly pressed together, not uttering a single sound.

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"Hao Ge, a strong little man," Yang Ruohong thought to herself.

These wounds, compared to the wounds in Xiaoyu's heart, are nothing.

This child must have been innocent and naive before, but maturity sometimes comes all of a sudden.

This kind of maturity, is a burden that cannot be borne, a pain!

With his wound treated, Xiaoyu stood up. He glanced at his injury and bowed to Yang Ruqing: "Thank you, auntie, for dressing my wound."

Then, he turned to face Luofeng Tang: "Uncle General, I'm grateful to you on behalf of my parents and siblings!"

Luo Fengtang said, "For these few days, you'll stay here with me. I'll take care of the headmaster myself."

The little fish nodded and turned to leave the house.

When Xiaoyu left, Yang Ruqing hurriedly asked Luofengtang, "What are you going to do next?"

Luo Fengtang said: "Xiaoyu is the best witness, he is also the most dangerous now. Staying here benefits him and us."

"When everything is over, I'll find him a good place to go!" Please note that I only translated the text content within the <<< >>>tags. The HTML tags themselves are not translated.