After transmigrating, he supported his family by working at a garbage dump.

The rioting crowd dispersed in disgrace, and Xu Wenjie, taking advantage of the remaining onlookers, asked Officer Hu to act as a witness for their family's dumplings.

Officer Hu readily accepted and, with a smile, explained it to them.

But some people still ask why their food smells so much better than theirs.

Zhang He thought for a moment and explained that she had added a family secret recipe.

Some vendors, still harboring jealousy and disbelief, muttered a couple of "talking nonsense."

However, with Constable Hu's words in hand, and since they had no concrete evidence, their words were harmless and Zhang He didn't bother to argue with them.

Seeing the unfavorable situation, the chubby constable forced a smile and said, "It seems to be a misunderstanding. Since Constable Hu has handled it here, I'll head back now. My great-uncle just said he needed to see me!"

With that, he turned and left, as if he had never been there at all.

Hu, the constable, watched coldly, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes.

The fat constable's surname is Chen, and the person he usually relies on, the maternal uncle he mentioned, is now the head of the Zhou family.

Although the Zhou family members were not unreasonable, they were very protective of their own. Unless something serious happened, they would always protect their own family members.

Over the years, Officer Chen, relying on the Zhou family's backing, has often acted arrogantly, cheated, and formed cliques in the yamen.

Anyone who displeases him will be ousted from the government office.

If it weren't for the fact that he was a favorite of the registrar and had some ability to keep him in check, he wouldn't have been able to keep him in check.

Otherwise, given Officer Chen's current state, he would likely be rallied by the crowd and driven out of the yamen. Where would he find a place then?

Although Officer Chen dared not cause trouble in major matters, he always managed to get into trouble over minor things, such as the male corpse incident last time...

Coming to his senses and seeing that everything was alright, Officer Hu bid farewell to Xu Wenjie.

Xu Wenjie's family was grateful and gave them a gift, but that was all. They had been making a fuss all morning, but hadn't sold many things, so Zhang He simply gave them some extra dumplings.

"It's my duty, I can't accept it. You can keep it for your business!"

Officer Hu naturally refused to accept it, clasped his hands in refusal, and without waiting for Xu Wenjie's family to speak, turned and left, showing great straightforwardness.

Zhang He was meeting Constable Hu for the first time and was secretly amazed, thinking, "This brother-in-law really doesn't resemble Li Ersao at all."

Their personalities are completely different.

Xu Zhuzhu tugged at Zhang He's clothes and said, gossiping, "Uncle Hu's face is square, and Aunt Li's face is round."

Xu An nodded, "Zhuzhu is right, it doesn't seem like it."

Xu Wenjie smiled and said to Zhang He, "You didn't believe me when I told you last time."

Zhang He smiled slightly, stopped talking, and started tidying up the things that Old Lady Wang had messed up.

But after taking a few steps, Constable Hu suddenly stopped and came back.

Xu Zhuzhu leaned closer to Xu Wenjie and said a few words. She pretended to be clueless and leaned over to eavesdrop.

Hu, the constable, frowned slightly. “…The second young lady of the Zhou family is very much loved by Master Zhou. I wonder what kind of background that second son-in-law of that wet nurse Wang is. Although the Zhou family are not unreasonable people, they are still related by marriage.”

"Master Xu, it seems like that old lady Wang is deliberately trying to cause you trouble. Have you offended them before?"

Xu Wenjie then recounted how the Wang family had come to their door to swindle people. Officer Hu frowned and immediately asked, "You haven't mistaken them for someone else, have you?"

If Grandma Wang is a fraud, then wouldn't the so-called second son-in-law of the Zhou family also be a fraud?

Xu Wenjie couldn't produce any evidence, so he could only say, "I also informed Brother Li at the time. Officer Hu can go and ask Brother Li."

After several conversations with Xu Wenjie, Officer Hu felt that Xu Wenjie didn't seem like the type to lie. However, just to be on the safe side, he decided to ask his brother-in-law properly one day.

Before leaving, she kindly reminded Xu Wenjie, "The Zhou family is not easy to mess with. Mr. Xu, it's best not to pursue the matter of Granny Wang. Just treat it as a misunderstanding!"

Xu Wenjie's eyes flickered with light and shadow, but when he looked up, he still smiled warmly, "That's natural."

They were new to the area and had no connections, so it was difficult to investigate anything, and they knew they wouldn't get anywhere anyway.

However, Xu Wenjie was more curious about how Zhang Xiaolin and the Wang family, the swindlers, got involved.

Xu Zhuzhu was also curious, but she was even more curious about what had happened to her father after he had been at Grandma Mi's house for so long.

Zhang He, who was standing nearby, hurriedly asked, "How are Grandma Mi and the others?"

Xu Wenjie smiled gently and then began to recount his experiences after he left.

……

After Zhang Xiaolin left, Xu Zhuzhu told Xu Wenjie about the scene displayed by the bead, and Xu Wenjie followed closely behind towards the Mi family's house.

He had never been to the Mi family's house.

He overheard Black Iron talking to his wife.

Walk to the end of the alley, turn left towards the east of the city, and walk to the stream. There is a mill next to the stream, and behind the mill is the house of the two elders of the Mi family.

Thinking this, he quickened his pace and walked towards the Mi family's house.

Just as I turned the corner of the alley, I saw a young man carrying two bags of medicine, swaggering down the alley.

This person was Zhang Xiaolin.

Xu Wenjie secretly followed Zhang Xiaolin and saw him heading towards Grandma Mi's house.

Moreover, they knocked on the Mi family's door openly and honestly, saying, "Godmother! I've come to visit you, please open the door! I still need Godfather to get some medicine. I was really wrong."

The door remained tightly shut, and Granny Mi's angry voice came from behind it.

"You heartless ingrate, how dare you come here! Who wants your medicine? Get out!"

Zhang Xiaolin called out for a long time in front of the door, but seeing that Grandma Mi refused to open it, he wandered around and suddenly secretly went around to the other side of the lower wall.

Looking around, and peering into the courtyard, he saw no one and quickly climbed over the wall into the yard, his movements very practiced.

Fearing that he might alert the enemy, Xu Wenjie decided not to follow rashly. He hid behind the wall, thinking that as soon as he heard any sound from inside, he would rush in and capture Zhang Xiaolin.

Who would have thought that in just a moment, Zhang Xiaolin sneaked over the wall, and there was no sound of arguing in the yard.

Zhang Xiaolin straightened his disheveled clothes, then pretended to shout loudly at the door, "My godmother won't see me, so I've left the medicine at the door. Godmother, remember to come and get it."

Only after Zhang Xiaolin had gone far away did Xu Wenjie knock on the Mi family's door.

Grandma Mi thought Zhang Xiaolin was still at the door and wouldn't leave, so she cursed, "Stop knocking! Take your things away and don't come to my house again!"

"Grandma Mi, it's me."

Xu Wenjie called out "Grandma Mi" through the door, and the cursing inside immediately stopped.

The old wooden door creaked open, and Grandma Mi behind it looked slightly embarrassed, but her face was rosy and she looked no different from usual.

Xu Wenjie breathed a sigh of relief.

Grandma Mi was quite surprised to see Xu Wenjie there.

"Master Xu? What brings you here? Come in quickly!"

Grandma Mi quickly put on a smiling face and welcomed Xu Wenjie into the door.

“I heard that Uncle Mi is sick. He Niang was worried because you two didn’t come, so she sent me to check on you.”

Xu Wenjie made up an excuse; he naturally couldn't say it was a problem with what Xu Zhuzhu and her brother had seen.

Hearing this, Grandma Mi felt a warmth in her heart and was deeply moved. "Thank you for thinking of me. My husband is fine. He was just a little anxious and couldn't breathe properly. It's an old problem of his. He's taken his medicine and will rest for the next few days."

Xu Wenjie nodded in realization, then tentatively said with a smile, "I just happened to see Brother Lin at the alley entrance and asked if he was here to visit you."

Upon hearing Zhang Xiaolin's name, the smile in Grandma Mi's eyes cooled slightly, and her smile became faint.

She snorted coldly, then couldn't help but curse, "That beast, he actually dares to come here!"

After finishing her scolding, Granny Mi asked Xu Wenjie a pointed question.

"He didn't cause you any trouble on the street, did he?"

Xu Wenjie knew that Grandma Mi probably also knew about Zhang Xiaolin's dumpling-selling incident, but he didn't see it as a problem. Telling Grandma Mi about it would only cause her more trouble.

He immediately said no, "But Brother Lin is really filial; I heard he even brought new medicine for Uncle Mi."

Grandma Mi scoffed as if she had heard a huge joke: "If he's filial, then pigs can fly!"

"Who would dare take that medicine? I'm afraid he'd love to kill me with it right now!"

Xu Wenjie was puzzled.

Before, when Grandma Mi saw Zhang Xiaolin, she always kept her pride in mind and smiled. Why is she now so angry and sarcastic whenever Zhang Xiaolin is mentioned?

Press Grandma Mi for details about what happened between her and Zhang Xiaolin.

Grandma Mi sighed deeply before recounting the incident of Zhang Xiaolin causing a scene at her house that day.

After learning the whole story, Xu Wenjie's eyes grew increasingly angry. Zhang Xiaolin, that scoundrel, was indeed without character or morality. He actually hit an old woman, who was his own godmother!

However, he remained calm, preoccupied with more important matters.

Xu Wenjie immediately said, "In that case, we can't just drink this medicine casually. There's no guarantee that there's nothing dirty in it. I'll take it to the pharmacy for Grandma Mi to have it checked."

Then they brought up the matter of Zhang Xiaolin climbing over the wall earlier.

Upon hearing this, Grandma Mi was horrified. "I didn't see him just now. Could he have put something evil in my house?"

Grandma Mi's face turned as if it had been stained with ink, instantly turning black.

She was just saying it casually. Would Zhang Xiaolin, that beast, really be so lawless as to try to poison her and the old man to death?

Xu Wenjie felt that it was definitely not that simple.

He then advised Grandma Mi to thoroughly search the yard to see if anything was missing or added.

Upon seeing this, Grandma Mi immediately began searching, and Xu Wenjie followed suit, searching for a long time as well.

However, neither of them found anything.

Seeing that Grandma Mi and Grandpa Mi were alright, and with Zhang He and the two children on his mind, Xu Wenjie decided not to stay any longer.

Before leaving, he told Grandma Mi to be careful these days, took the few packets of medicine Zhang Xiaolin had given him, and hurried back to his own stall.

As soon as I stepped onto the street, by sheer coincidence, I saw a group of thugs approaching my stall.

Although those people didn't make any moves at the time, their expressions were shifty, and they were looking around. Xu Wenjie noticed something was wrong and thought to himself that something was wrong.

Just around the next alley was the yamen (government office), so he took some time to go there and invite Constable Hu over.

"So that's how it is. No wonder it took so long."

Zhang He understood and smiled.

Xu Wenjie looked at his wife and children with some shame, "It was my oversight. I'm glad you're alright."

Xu Zhuzhu was also relieved, but according to her father, none of the images displayed in the bead appeared.

Once he calmed down, Xu Wenjie recalled the scene with great doubt, "Zhuzhu, are you sure you didn't misremember what you saw?"

“No mistake, brother saw it too.” Xu Zhuzhu’s memory wasn’t that bad. She looked at Xu An, and Xu An nodded as well.

“Zhuzhu is not wrong.”

Xu An hadn't thought that far ahead. He was happy as long as Zhang He wasn't taken away, but he wouldn't lie about it.

Now it was Xu Wenjie's turn to be silent. Was the image displayed by the bead deceiving him, or was it that the event didn't actually happen today?