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

Song Zhi collected her thoughts and continued to ask, "In addition to going to the debt collector's house, has Manager Wang done anything else?"

The monkey nodded fiercely. "They said today is the deadline. If you don't pay ten taels of silver, they will sell their daughter to pay off the debt."

Song Zhi was so angry that she almost laughed.

These people are really lawless. The county magistrate has just punished the Wang family servants by sending them to serve in the mines, and his own master is still under house arrest.

These things happened less than ten days ago, right?

These people dared to jump out again and do evil.

Is it because you feel your companions are too lonely going to the mine and you want to go with them?

It really proves the old saying that if there is a road to heaven but you don't take it, you will have to break into hell even though there is no door.

It just so happened that she was looking for an opportunity to take action, so it was no wonder that she was seeking death.

She first asked Monkey and the others to stay here and keep watch.

She took her younger brother to Wang's house to find Wang Wanzhi.

Just like last time, in order to avoid being seen, Song Zhi spent a few cents and asked a maid to go to the corner gate to deliver a message to Wang Wanzhi.

She waited at the entrance of the alley, waiting for Wang Wanzhi's carriage to come out of the mansion.

A carriage slowly drove out of the corner gate.

Song Zhi's eyes lit up, and she hurried forward and called out, "Sister Wan..."

Wang Wanzhi heard a familiar voice and opened the car curtain. Seeing it was Song Zhi, she immediately asked someone to stop the car and asked with surprise, "Sister Song, why are you here?"

After saying that, she seemed to have thought of something, her expression changed slightly, and she hurriedly asked, "But is there something going on over there?"

Without waiting for Song Zhi to answer, she immediately asked the maid beside her to bring the stirrups and let Song Zhi get on the carriage first.

Outside was indeed not a good place to talk, so Song Zhi got on the carriage without hesitation.

As soon as Song Zhi sat down, Wang Wanzhi frowned and asked again, "Sister, what's wrong with Manager Wang?"

Song Zhi nodded, "Sister Wan, I came to see you today because I really have something to tell you."

She told Wang Wanzhi what she had just heard from the little beggar.

"It seems that Shopkeeper Wang took the money from the shop and lent it out to a lender."

"Furthermore, your servants who went to collect the debt were extremely arrogant. They openly threatened in front of the neighbors that if the debt was not paid today, they would sell the girl to pay the debt."

After hearing this, Wang Wanzhi widened her eyes in surprise. She simply couldn't believe her ears.

When my father was alive, not only did our family never oppress the people for no reason, but they also provided relief in the form of money and grain when disasters struck every year.

This is going to destroy the good reputation her father earned with his blood!

Wang Wanzhi was angry and annoyed for a moment, and subconsciously held Song Zhi's hand.

"These wicked slaves are so despicable. How dare they... How dare they..."

Song Zhi could see that the other party was very angry, and the hand holding hers was trembling slightly.

She patted Wang Wanzhi's arm soothingly and analyzed the situation with her: "Sister Wang, this is not the time to be angry!"

"You should be thankful that this matter was discovered in time and has not yet been reported to the county magistrate. There is still room for maneuver."

"Otherwise, if the other party reports this to the county magistrate, I'm afraid the Wang family will not only be held accountable, but their reputation will also be severely damaged."

After hearing Song Zhi's words, Wang Wanzhi gradually regained her senses and told the driver outside to go directly to the pastry shop.

Song Zhi immediately stopped her, "Sister Wang, can you just leave like this?"

"They say you catch the thief and the stolen goods, but you don't have any evidence at all. How are you going to arrest him?"

Ivana Wong also realized that she had been impulsive and had rushed forward before she had thought of a response strategy. The other party would definitely not admit it.

What's more, the shopkeeper is Second Aunt's man. If I can't take him down in one fell swoop, it will be very difficult to find his fault next time!

Upon hearing this, Ivana Wang took a deep breath and tried to calm her troubled mood.

She looked at Song Zhi gratefully, "Thank you, Sister Song. I was too impulsive just now. What should I do now?"

Song Zhi pondered for a moment and said, "Sister Wang, as the saying goes, to catch a thief, we must seize the stolen goods. Isn't Shopkeeper Wang going out to collect a debt today? This is a good time for us to act."

"When he bullies the weak, you take your men and capture him. That way, Shopkeeper Wang won't be able to argue."

"Besides, the people who are being persecuted are already there. As long as you tell them that you will help them handle this dispute fairly, I think they will definitely do their best to cooperate with you!"

"But in this case, Sister Wang, you must have someone available. You can't just rush in alone, right?"

"Even if you can stop them, with so many of them, they only need to stop you and your girl, and the shopkeeper will run away with the loan note. No matter how you accuse him afterwards, you don't have direct evidence, so he will deny it."

As Wang Wanzhi listened to Song Zhi's detailed analysis, the anxiety in her heart gradually dissipated, replaced by calmness.

She nodded and asked Song Zhi for her opinion, "I don't have any capable people around me, but Butler Wang does. Can I borrow some from him?"

Song Zhi hesitated, "What about Butler Wang?"

"Butler Wang can be trusted. He is my grandfather's confidant. Now that Second Aunt is under house arrest, Butler Wang will take over all matters at home."

Song Zhi thought for a moment and nodded, "But, this is a good opportunity for you to prove to your grandfather your ability and determination to safeguard the family's reputation and interests!"

"To pave the way for you to successfully take over this shop."

After receiving Song Zhi's affirmative answer, Wang Wanzhi felt more confident and without hesitation, she immediately expressed her intention to go back home and talk about this matter with the housekeeper Wang.

"and many more......"

Wang Wanzhi was stopped by Song Zhi and sat back down. "Sister Song, what's wrong?"

Song Zhi waved her hand and said after a moment of deliberation:

"I remember you mentioned to me last time that there was a family in your clan with many brothers who were living in financial difficulty. You were willing to lend a helping hand, hoping they could be a help to you, right?"

Wang Wanzhi nodded repeatedly. She didn't quite understand why Sister Song mentioned them at this time.

"First, find someone and ask them if they are willing to be commanded by you in this matter!"

She was confused and asked, "Sister Song, didn't you say they can't be used for the time being?"

Song Zhi analyzed it with him, "What I mean is that he is not suitable to be the shopkeeper for the time being."

"After all, a relationship based solely on favors isn't very strong. If you can give favors, others can also give them favors."

"But today's incident is different. You already have a group of people at your disposal, so you don't have to worry about them betraying you and ruining your plan."

"On the contrary, this incident can be used to test whether they are loyal to you!"

"I prefer to call this a pledge of allegiance!"