Quick Transmigration: Leisure

Wang Shaoyi was furious at Yang Ergou's accusation.

"Don't try to fool me!"

Xia Youmi was somewhat confused.

The Song family refers to the residence of the Lady of Qi, located across the street.

That is, the home of the female supporting character, Song Ningqian. Why did the eldest brother seem to recognize her? Afraid of being exposed in front of Yang Ergou, she couldn't ask directly and could only go along with Wang Shaoyi's words, assuming that he was talking nonsense.

"Looks like we didn't teach them a lesson enough!"

A deep, resonant voice rang out, and Yang Ergou's body stiffened.

A few more people entered from the alleyway. The leader was a well-dressed middle-aged man, accompanied by several guards and the Zhu brothers who were watching the commotion from afar.

Wang Shaoyi bowed and greeted, "Manager Bao!"

If this person is still the steward of the Song family across the street, then the nobleman who brought them to live in Chang'an is related to the female supporting character.

Wow, the world is really small.

The steward returned the greeting and pointed at Yang Ergou.

“Young Master Wang, this man is using my young lady’s name to swindle and cheat people, and is doing bad things everywhere.”

"This time they finally got caught, and I sent someone to teach them a lesson. They even dared to make baseless accusations and tarnish the reputation of my household."

"I will arrest him immediately and hand him over to the county government for punishment!"

The guarantor was indignant, which frightened Yang Ergou so much that he trembled. Seeing this, Xia Youmi couldn't argue and could only negotiate politely.

"Manager Bao, hello! I am Wang Jing's niece. This man once brought two thugs and smashed up my shop, and now he is still slandering the Song family. It's outrageous!"

"I only ask that after you send him to the authorities, he reveal who instructed him."

"So we can find the bad guy and make him compensate us for the losses."

Wang Shaoyi echoed:

"This person is truly cunning and unwilling to tell the truth. We can only trouble Steward Bao to find out who has ruined the Song family's reputation."

Manager Bao glanced at the brother and sister and chuckled softly.

"Leave this matter to me, and I will give you an answer. It's getting late; I will send someone to Zhaoguofang to inform you if there is any news."

Hearing this, Xia Youmi and Wang Shaoyi could only bow and take their leave. They then took Da Huang and the Zhu brothers to another place to talk.

"Zhu Liu, what kind of reward do you want?"

The youngest, Zhu Liu, is also the most lively.

It's clear that he really likes Wang Xiu's cooking skills, and everyone spoils him. Whenever there's news, he's usually the one who comes to tell you, and then he happily picks out the steamed cakes, trying almost every flavor.

Gradually, we figured out the character of this group of people, and the big shots were quite sensible.

Therefore, Xia Youmi believed that they were reasonable and would not ask for an exorbitant amount.

Sure enough, Xiao Zhu Liu said happily:

"Bake seller, we'd like Lady Wang's steamed cakes. She supplies three every day, and all six Zhu brothers can go and get them."

Because they always traded cakes, Xia Youmi was affectionately called "Cake Merchant" by this group, which was both funny and exasperating.

However, their demands are not excessive and are quite sustainable.

Xia Youmi laughed heartily, saying that all of this could be deducted from her own weight.

"Zhu Liu, this request is feasible. In addition, we can add one more thing. If I need any information in the future, you can come and exchange any clues for cakes. You can specify any flavor."

Trading is that simple and unpretentious.

Upon observation, they were indeed genuine beggars.

However, the fact that they formed a family to stick together shows that the leader was somewhat clever, knowing that brothers working together would bring benefits and avoid harm.

“Okay!” Zhu Liu agreed immediately, then looked at Zhu San.

Seeing Zhu San nod, he finally let loose, laughing and jumping around.

Everyone couldn't help but laugh.

Back home, Xia Youmi couldn't wait to ask her elder brother about the situation at the Song residence.

She never expected that the person behind the scenes, whom she had been observing for so long, thought was targeting someone else.

Little did she know that she was blind to her own shortcomings; the person in question was actually from the same family as the influential person.

Wang Shaoyi didn't know much either, because he had followed the steward to handle some procedures and noticed it when going in and out.

That was the Song residence, the residence of Song Jing, the Right Chancellor of the current dynasty.

He was an upright man, unafraid of powerful figures, and dared to speak frankly and offer advice. He served five emperors and is still respected by the current emperor.

However, his old residence was in Mingjiaofang, Luoyang, the eastern capital.

Therefore, only his wife, Lady Qi, and their children remained permanently in Chang'an. This is why, when others inquired, they only said that the mansion belonged to Lady Qi. The two had been separated for a long time and rarely reunited.

The esteemed person they had long referred to was Song Jing's youngest son, Song Heng.

That's all the information they could gather. Wang Shaoyi didn't even know how many children Song Jing had, let alone any information about the female supporting character. Besides, the female supporting character was only a few years old this year. The Yang Ergou that Steward Bao mentioned, who used the name of the young lady of the Song family to swindle and deceive, was probably not Song Ningqian. What effect could her tiny reputation possibly have?

We can only gradually calm down and wait for the outcome.

The Winter Solstice.

Finally, Wang Shaoyan arrived, and the family was reunited. They had previously agreed to return to Chang'an every ten days, but now that the delivery issue was resolved, they no longer needed to make him travel so laboriously.

The meal was quite elaborate that day, including wontons, mutton soup, and flower-shaped steamed buns. Xia Youmi squatted by the stove roasting pears, carefully watching the heat. Once the first two were cooked, she served them to the elders, urging them to eat them while they were hot. Then she squatted back by the stove to continue roasting them until she had peeled and diluted them with water, and even Dahuang had tasted them before she stopped.

They were all in high spirits and none of them mentioned to Wang Shaoyan that the shop had been vandalized.

He stayed in Chang'an for two days, buying some supplies. He also helped his elder brother repair the house and check the tiles. Wang Shaoyi originally planned to go back to Wangjia Village with him to see if there was anything he could help with.

But Wang Shaoyan said that with the help of his fellow clansmen, everything at home was fine.

On the third day, they saw each other off again.

This time, they left Dahuang at home and wouldn't go out to sell breakfast until they got back.

Standing at the city gate, watching her second brother depart into the distance, Xia Youmi felt a pang of emotion. It seemed another chapter was beginning, another journey of gradual separation. Human effort seemed powerless to stop the fading of beautiful memories, just like childhood and student days, gone forever.

Some time passed, and the Great Cold arrived.

Snowflakes began to fall from the sky, and Xia Youmi strolled out to find Zhu Liu to play. As a southerner, she always enjoyed snowy days.

When he returned in the afternoon, his face was still flushed from playing, making him look like a mischievous child. As he entered, he bumped into his elder brother, Wang Shaoyi, seeing off a distinguished guest.

What makes someone a distinguished person? You can tell at first glance. It might be their clothing and accessories, or their appearance and demeanor. In any case, they are quite different from others.

Xia Youmi glanced at it briefly without saying a word.

Instinct told her to avoid it.

And indeed, the person who bestowed the gifts upon the Wang family was none other than Song Heng.

He came to Yang Ergou's door in person to resolve the matter.