Ever since the pastry shop was handed over to the three of them, Tantan has stopped caring about it and just waits for her share of the money each month. That's fine, but many customers are worried that the pastries in the shop are missing a few flavors, and they can't buy them even if they want to. Why not continue making them?

Zhu Xiu and Zhao Si Nian, Zhong Xiaohua's skills are not even as good as Xiao Tao's. They can only make a few kinds of pastries. They have never even heard of the kind that the customers mentioned. When they asked Xiao Tao, they were also clueless. Nobody knew.

In the end, everyone came to this conclusion: Song Tantan must have kept some secrets from them, and there were several pastry recipes that she hadn't told them yet. It just so happened that this was the most distinctive flavor that the customers loved and always thought about.

What could they do? They couldn't ask Song Tantan for the secret recipe, nor did they dare to ask her to be more diligent.

Could you possibly tell her: "Stop playing all day and hurry up and make more pastries to sell. Customers are waiting to buy them. It's a waste of such good skills not to make money?"

These people now have more and more awe for Ye Moxun and the four girls, and they don't know what their background was before they fled. In short, they are very capable and can do whatever they want.

They dared not speak of anything lightly. For example, Xifeng was now under Ye Moxun's management. Everyone vaguely knew something, but dared not inquire too thoroughly for fear of bringing trouble upon themselves. After all, Ye Moxun had warned them to live their lives honestly and not to ask any questions they shouldn't, otherwise the consequences would be severe.

After circling the inner room, Zhu Xiu dared not investigate further. She came out pretending nothing had happened and told Zhao Siniang and Zhong Xiaohua not to discuss it anymore.

Zhao Si Niang and Zhong Xiao Hua silently complained to themselves: They were just curious and didn't mean to say anything. Wasn't it Zhu Xiu who brought it up first?

However, Zhu Xiu had a good relationship with the Song family, and Song Tantan trusted her and entrusted the shop to them. Zhu Xiu was the shop manager, in charge of the two of them. In their eyes, wasn't the shop manager just the manager?

Zhao Si Niang and Zhong Xiao Hua each have a son. When they fled, he was just a tiny baby in their arms. Now, seven years later, he is ten years old. They brought him out of Songlin Village two years ago and soon after, they sent him to a private school.

I also went to school when I was in Songlin Village, but the school wasn't very formal. It mainly focused on recognizing characters, learning counting rods, and teaching a lot of miscellaneous crafts.

However, Zhao Si Niang and Zhong Xiao Hua's sons were both quite young, so they didn't learn papermaking, cement making, or medicine. After being brought out of the mountains, they were sent to a private school to study. If they had talent, they could pursue a career in the imperial examinations. If they didn't have talent, it didn't matter. The people of Songlin Village had many skills, and they could choose any one of them to learn without worrying about starving.

Judging from the current situation, Zhao Si Niang's son has some talent. Although he is not particularly intelligent, he is good at putting in the effort and is very hardworking. He gets up at 3:45 every morning to practice calligraphy. After practicing for half an hour, he starts to memorize texts. He is very determined and has strong self-discipline. If he continues like this, he has a great chance of success.

In contrast, Zhong Xiaohua's son was much lazier and not very enthusiastic about studying. He liked to hang out in the shop, and whenever a customer bought pastries and needed to pay, he would rush to help with the bill.

Zhong Xiaohua wasn't angry. When they were fleeing, her son was particularly weak, and she was always worried that he wouldn't survive. Later, when they arrived in Songlin Village, they could farm and fill their stomachs. Moreover, Song Zhuiyan would share some of the game she hunted with her and Zhao Si Niang, saying it was to help the child recover.

It was thanks to Song Zhuiyan and Zhong Qingyi's help that her son was able to survive and his health improved. She was already very satisfied. As long as she and her son were well, had enough to eat, and had money to save, that was enough for her. She wasn't greedy.

She felt that her current life was good enough. She didn't expect her son to become a high-ranking official. She just hoped he could grow up safely, get married and have children in a few years, and run a small business so that the whole family could be together.

Actually, Zhao Si Niang's mentality was similar to hers, except that her son was determined to make something of himself through his studies, so she naturally supported him.

Zhu Xiu, however, remains single all these years later and shows no intention of remarrying. She doesn't know whether her ex-husband is alive or dead, but it's none of her business. That heartless bastard gave her a letter of divorce back then.

If she were to be so unlucky as to meet that family again, they would be strangers. In any case, she didn't want to run into that family again. She had been doing quite well on her own all these years, so why was she looking for a man? Before she knew it, she was already in her early thirties. Time waits for no one, and she would grow old in the blink of an eye.

Two days later, Zhang Qingyu came to see Song Tantan again. Song Tantan didn't want to see her; it was really annoying that she kept coming so often. So she refused to see her.

"That young mistress said she wouldn't leave if you didn't see her. She said that after the autumn harvest, the government office might be going to carry out the executions." The maid carefully observed her expression. The young mistress had given her a favor, so she was asked to add a few more words.

Having received money from others, they naturally have to do their bidding, but they are afraid of angering their masters. Alas, it's not easy being a servant.

Oh dear, the autumn harvest is already over in just a few days, so Zhang Qingling is going to be executed. That's too fast. Just think, only three and a half months have passed since she left Xifeng and returned. Zhang Qingling is really something else.

From taking a liking to Lian Qin, to having an affair, to getting pregnant, it all happened in such a short time. With her head about to roll, it's no wonder Zhang Qingyu couldn't sit still. Since she couldn't think of any other way, she kept clinging to Lian Qin and Ye Moxun.

So Song Tantan still met with her. As soon as she came in, she didn't waste any words and told her directly, "Lian Qin is already receiving treatment and his condition has improved. If he can be cured, the case can be overturned. You should find a way to resolve this with the prefect yourself. This is all we can do for you."

"Since Master Lian refuses to see me, I can't even negotiate with the Lian family. Miss Song, could you please do me another favor and let me meet with Master Lian? I will find a way to handle the rest myself and won't dare to trouble you again." Here, "you" refers to Song Tantan and Ye Moxun.

"Go back and find someone to write a petition to overturn the verdict, saying that Lian Qin is not dead and can be cured. Then the government will naturally notify him to come to court, and you can see him then." Song Tantan was unwilling to be the messenger. Zhang Qingling was definitely not going to be beheaded, and she still wanted her to help get out of prison? Was she bored?

If Zhang Qingling had been more sensible back then and hadn't kept provoking her, she might have helped her out of consideration for being from the same village. But the other woman was a lunatic who always liked to cause trouble for her. Song Tantan didn't consider herself a good person, so how could she possibly help her without holding a grudge?

Zhang Qingyu originally wanted to talk to Master Lian privately and ask him to let her sister go, considering that her sister was pregnant with Lian Qin's child. However, Song Tantan refused to help, and she couldn't arrange for him to come out on her own.

Getting my sister out of jail will be a long and arduous process. But at least she's not beheaded, which is a good sign. Let's wait and see; there will always be a way to get her out eventually.

"Thank you for telling me this, Miss Song. I'll head back now." Knowing that she was not well received, she didn't want to pester them any further.

In fact, she had known all along that Lian Qin was alright, and in principle, she could have overturned the case herself and prevented Zhang Qingling from being sentenced to death. However, Lian Qin was like a living dead person, and she was afraid that if she went to overturn the case, she would anger the Lian family and they might use some tricks to make Lian Qin really die, which would be really terrible. So she never dared to take the risk until Ye Moxun took action and confirmed that the person could be saved, and only then did she feel at ease.