It's hard for my elder sister. I rely on the mountains to farm and pay off my debts.

And she had something on her mind that she hadn't told him yet. She wanted one of her granddaughter's future children to take her surname Zheng.

Now the youngest son is missing and it is not known whether he is still alive.

She couldn't let the Zheng family's incense be cut off like this.

In the future, when we visit our ancestors on Qingming Festival, there won’t even be a single descendant to burn incense and paper to remember our ancestors. How desolate and regrettable that would be.

Doctor Zheng was still reluctant to hastily find his granddaughter, but he did not refuse his wife's suggestion, "Let's take another look!"

But in his heart he was thinking about taking in a disciple.

Since ancient times, an apprentice is equivalent to a half-son. Hui'er has no family from her mother's side. If he accepts a few apprentices now, if Hui'er really has any problems in the future, they can lend a helping hand.

Song Zhi didn't know that her deliberate performance would lead to subsequent events.

She hurried back home, first went to the mountains to pick a few forsythia branches, and then filled a basket with some forsythia leaves. After everything was ready, the group went out.

I was delayed for a while because I had to talk to Dr. Zheng this morning.

After the ox cart arrived at the county town, Song Ping only gave the two of them a few instructions and then hurried to Caoshi.

Song Zhi still took her younger brother to the pastry shop to deliver pastries. After delivering the goods and settling the bill, Song Zhi saw that it was still early, so she did not rush to the county government office.

She thought about it and realized that she hadn't seen the little beggar for two days, and she wondered if he had any clues.

Fortunately, it was still early, so she went to Wang's pastry shop to see if she could meet the little beggar.

Walking on the bustling streets, the aroma of food wafts from both sides of the street from time to time.

When Song Zhi passed by a meat pie stall, she stopped immediately.

She turned to ask her younger brother: "The meat patties smell pretty good to me. Do you want to buy some to try?"

Song An waved her hands quickly after hearing this, with a look of refusal written all over her face: "No need, sister, I had breakfast before I went out!"

Now the family has three meals a day, and every day my sister asks my eldest brother to bring back some meat and big bones.

This was a day he had never experienced in his life.

Song An felt that he was already a grown-up boy and had to be sensible. He had to keep the money in the family and return it to his uncles and aunts in the village.

In his consistent understanding, where the money should be saved, it should be saved.

Just as he finished his refusal, Song An's stomach made an inopportune rumbling sound, as if protesting his decision.

Song An's face suddenly turned red, and he lowered his head shyly, obviously very embarrassed.

Song Zhi looked at her younger brother's shy appearance and rubbed the little guy's head.

"Sister is craving for it too. Xiao An, can you eat one with me?"

"It's just right. We're going to see the monkeys soon. They've been keeping an eye on so many celestial beings for us. Let's treat them to some meat patties."

After hearing what his sister said, Song An raised his head, looked at Song Zhi with bright eyes, and nodded heavily.

Song Zhi then pulled Song An towards the meat pie stall.

The two came to the meat pie stall, and the aroma of the steaming meat pie was so tempting that it made people salivate.

At this moment, the stall owner was skillfully flipping the meat patties in the pan. The golden crust was shining with an attractive oily luster and the aroma was fragrant.

Song Zhi first bought two hot meat patties, gave one to her younger brother and kept one for herself, and the two of them started to taste them on the street.

The meat patty has a crispy crust, and the aroma of meat mixed with the aroma of flour spreads in your mouth.

Song An took the meat pie, took a bite carefully, and then his eyes lit up. Although there was meat to eat at home now, it was all stewed.

The taste is completely different from the one fried in oil.

Song Zhi looked at the little guy eating with relish, and took a big bite of the meat pie in her hand.

It smells so good!

Make money, make money, and after she finishes this busy period and pays off the family’s debts, she will definitely have a big feast.

She wants to try everything, including boiled fish, cumin grilled lamb chops, fried chicken, braised pork, and various braised dishes.

As Song Zhi thought about it, she bit the big meat pie in her hand fiercely, as if she was not eating a meat pie but a big chicken leg.

Song An glanced at his elder sister, and seeing how fiercely she was eating, he couldn't help but complain in his heart.

It seems that her sister didn't try to comfort her just now. She looked like she was really hungry...

After finishing the meat pie, Song Zhi bought five more meat pie to pack up and walked towards Wang's pastry shop.

As usual, Song Zhi stopped not far from Wang's shop.

This time she had a clear goal and her eyes fell directly on the alley where the monkey was last time.

As she expected, she saw the familiar little figure in a corner of the alley.

The monkey seemed to have noticed her as well, and without waiting for her to wave, it jumped and ran in front of Song Zhi.

"Good man, what brings you here? But what errand do you want us to do?"

The monkey liked Song Zhi, the customer, very much. He looked at them with neither condescending contempt nor pity or sympathy.

He didn't know how to describe it. She wouldn't look down on them just because they were children. He seemed to see respect in her eyes.

Song Zhi smiled and shook her head, handing the still-warm meat pie to Monkey. "I'm in town today to deliver something, and it's still early, so I wanted to ask if you've made any progress."

"I just tried some meat patties at a stall and they tasted good, so I bought some for you to try. Thank you for your help keeping an eye on me these past few days."

"Thank you, kind man!" The monkey took the oil-paper package with a smile on his face.

He took the opportunity to tell Song Zhi what he had learned in the past few days: "My companions have been squatting outside Manager Wang's house for the past two days and often hear the sounds of servants being beaten and scolded inside. The neighbors also have a bad opinion of this family."

"My little brother spent two days squatting outside the Wang family's house and saw several arguments between the Wang family and their neighbors."

"Also, there's another thing. Shopkeeper Wang went to the Wang family again this morning. A maid came out of the Wang residence and stood with him in a deserted area. The two of them whispered to each other for a long time. Because they were far away, I couldn't hear what they were saying clearly."

Song Zhi frowned slightly, thinking that the shopkeeper must have met someone from the second branch of the Wang family.

Manager Wang hadn't seen his master for a few days, so everything has been calm these days.

She didn't notice anything wrong.

Now that Manager Wang has seen the people around his master, will he take any next action?

Song Zhi didn't know what was going on now, so she could only tell Monkey that if anything happened in the future, no matter how big or small, he must remember to inform her.

At the same time, keep an eye on it and pay attention to its safety. If you think you might be noticed, do not move forward.

The monkey nodded repeatedly, "Don't worry, my good man. If there is any news, I will inform you in time!"

Song Zhi asked him to leave first, and after he disappeared into the alley, she took her younger brother to the county government office.