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

Xinghua followed the lady's instructions, escaped from home during the chaos, and found her way to the brothel.

Just as she was considering how to ask whether the master was there, she happened to meet the servant beside the master.

As soon as the two met, Xinghua grabbed the servant and asked anxiously, "Where's the master? Take me to find him! The eldest lady is leading people to search the house!"

The servant's heart tightened as he didn't expect that the young lady would really confiscate the house.

He replied in a panic: "The master went to the mansion to find the second lady, and sent me to ask the second master for help!"

Xinghua believed it and when she heard that he wanted to invite the Second Master, she quickly let go of his hand and urged him to go quickly.

The servant warned Xinghua, "Don't jump out for a while. I'm going to lure the Second Master out by causing trouble in the shop, and then I'll take him home!"

Xinghua nodded repeatedly, knowing that if something happened at home, the second master might not be willing to stand up for them.

She still understands this point.

The servant walked into the room where the Second Master was again, and said in a low voice to Wang Maocai's ear,

"Second Master, something terrible has happened! Our pastry shop has been raided by the eldest lady. Shopkeeper, please come over and take charge!"

Wang Maocai was interrupted again and again while listening to the music, and he was already very angry. Then he heard what the servant said.

He was even more furious, and put down the cup in his hand with a bang, and shouted: "This is simply nonsense!"

The servant was so frightened that cold sweat broke out on his forehead, but he forced himself to repeat the steward's words.

"The shopkeeper is worried that he can't convince the young lady, and that she will make a scene and become a laughing stock to outsiders. Second Master..."

Before the servant could finish his words, Wang Maocai suddenly stood up from his seat and strode away, shaking his sleeves.

Seeing this, the servant hurriedly followed.

Xinghua saw that the servant was indeed followed by a middle-aged man in gorgeous clothes, and guessed that he must be the second master of the Wang family.

After seeing the people walk away, she breathed a sigh of relief and quietly turned back.

The two guards who followed Xinghua saw the second master but did not see the shopkeeper that the young lady wanted to catch. They looked at each other and immediately decided to act separately.

One person followed the Second Master, and the other followed Xinghua all the way.

When the security guard saw that the other party did not continue to look for the shopkeeper and actually turned back the same way, he knew that something was wrong and went straight to report the situation to Wang Wanzhi.

Wang Wanzhi frowned after hearing this. "You said the boy followed Second Uncle to the pastry shop? Didn't he see the owner?"

The guard nodded in agreement.

Song Zhi, who had listened to the entire incident, reminded them at the right moment, "Perhaps the shopkeeper got wind of it and, knowing he couldn't escape, asked your second uncle to stop you first. He must have gone into hiding for the time being!"

"Sister Wang, why don't you take him home now? Even though we can't find out where the shopkeeper has moved the money from the pastry shop, right now?"

"But one thing is certain, that is, the shopkeeper embezzled the cake shop's revenue without authorization and lent it out at high interest. This makes it only natural for my sister to take over the cake shop!"

"As for the fugitive slave who betrayed his master, Sister, when you return, you can report the situation to Master Wang and have him recruit more people to continue searching the city. You can also report it to the county government and ask the magistrate to apprehend the fugitive."

Finally, Song Zhi came to Wang Wanzhi's side and said in a low voice:

"I bet that the servant might call your uncle over. As the mistress, you can punish the unruly servant in front of everyone, and everyone will applaud you."

"But outside, I'm the younger one. If I get a reputation of fighting with my elders, it won't benefit me!"

"Although today's events aren't perfect, my sister's goal has been achieved. In my opinion, you should take the person back first and report to Master Wang first to seize the initiative and get what you need."

Wang Wanzhi came to her senses and immediately ordered the confiscated gold, silver and valuables, as well as the group of slaves, to be escorted back to the mansion.

As for the two siblings who were beaten, Wang Wanzhi did not forget them and ordered Cui Liu to put them in the carriage.

After everything was arranged, Wang Wanzhi walked towards Song Zhi again and thanked her solemnly, "Thank you so much for what happened today, Sister Song!"

"As for me, I don't have much to thank you for. I noticed that you seem to be very talented in making food. When I take over the management of the pastry shop, if you don't mind, I can consign food for you for free."

Song Zhi was slightly stunned. She really didn't expect Wang Wanzhi to make such a promise to her.

The reason why she got involved in the Wang family's affairs was not because of the idea of doing business with the Wang family.

The main reason was to deal with the shopkeeper who sent people to follow her, and to restrain the people behind him, so as to prevent the Wang family from causing trouble for her in the future.

She is actually a very Buddhist person and does not take the initiative to cause trouble, but if trouble comes to her, she will not show any mercy.

She was slightly stunned by the benefits that Wang Wanzhi offered her, but she did not refuse.

Instead, he smiled and said, "I do have a pastry here that's perfect for attracting people to the pastry shop when it reopens."

"But there's no need for free consignment. I have limited manpower at home, and I'm afraid I won't be able to handle it all in a short while. If you're interested, I can sell you the recipe directly to attract customers after the reopening!"

Wang Wanzhi's eyes opened wide, obviously not expecting Song Zhi to say that.

What she just said was just the way she could think of to help the other party improve their family situation besides giving money directly.

She didn't even ask what kind of cake it was or how much the recipe cost. She just nodded and said, "Okay, I'll buy the cake recipe!"

"Sister, why don't you take a look at the pastry before making a decision?"

Wang Wanzhi smiled and shook her head. "Once I finish my family affairs, how can I contact my sister?"

Song Zhi said that you can go to any jelly stall in Caoji and send a message, and she will know.

If you are in a hurry, you can go to Xiaohezi Village to find her.

After Wang Wanzhi took note of it, she said goodbye to Song Zhi and left.

After the huge group of people went away, the people who were watching the excitement at the entrance of the alley also scattered because of Wang Wanzhi's departure.

Although it was a pity that they didn't get to finish eating the melon today, what happened today was enough for them to brag about for a long time after dinner.

Having solved a major problem, Song Zhi felt very relieved. She looked up at the sun and saw that it was already noon. She said to Monkey and the others, "You've all been working hard these days. How about I treat you to a meal at the restaurant today?"

The little ones were very happy when they heard this, but the monkey was a little embarrassed and said, "Good man, we can't go to the restaurant in this state. We'll disturb their business."

When Song Zhi saw the four people wearing tattered coats and with black hands and faces, she could understand why most shops would not let them in.

Song Zhi tilted her head and thought for a moment. "How about this? You pick a nice place, I'll go buy some food, and we can have a picnic there?"

The children nodded happily.

When Song Zhi led people out of the alley, they saw a master and a servant hurried over.

But to their disappointment, they were one step too late!