Transmigrated into a farmer's lucky charm, all the villains in the family panicked.

Gan Yuwan and the others did not go directly over, but looked carefully and found that it was not just one person, but at least three or four people.

His clothes and appearance clearly indicate that he is not a respectable person.

They were probably street thugs or hooligans from the neighborhood. Clearly, they weren't up to any good.

Another thug slammed half a piece of mung bean cake on the ground, shattering it into pieces. A tiny black speck, seemingly from nowhere, was found among the crumbs. "Look at this!" he shouted. "There's a worm in mine! A huge black worm! What kind of shady pastries does this shop make? Everyone come and see!"

The thugs continued shouting as they spat crumbs of pastry onto the ground, their voices rising higher and higher, as if they wanted everyone on the street to hear them.

Several pieces of crushed pastry were already scattered on the ground, crumbs everywhere, which was unpleasant to look at.

Local residents and passersby hurrying home gathered in twos and threes to watch, pointing and whispering among themselves.

Gan Yuwan sat on the oxcart, her hand already touching the carrying pole placed on the cart.

She had just spent the entire night confronting hundreds of refugees in Ganjiacun, so she had already developed a lot of courage. Now, she wouldn't even blink if you asked her to take a knife, let alone a carrying pole.

Yun Huaikang was also furious. He gripped the reins tightly, and the veins on his arms bulged.

But he wasn't an impulsive person after all; his mind worked faster than his temper.

This is my own shop. I've only been able to establish myself in the county town for a few days. If we start fighting in the street now, even if I'm in the right, I'll lose the right.

For those in the pastry business, the worst thing is to have a bad reputation. Once word gets out that the products aren't clean, the shop can expect to close down.

He glanced into the shop and saw only Fan Sibo and his mother, Zhao, behind the counter. One was explaining to people with a forced smile, while the other's eyes were red with anxiety.

None of his maids were there.

Yun Huaikang's mind raced; those girls were shrewd enough to have gone out to fetch reinforcements.

Without a doubt, the one to move is Zhen Linqing.

But we can't just wait around until reinforcements arrive.

He tied the reins to the frame, squeezed into the crowd in a few steps, his face contorting from anger into a smile, and even bent his back slightly, adopting the most honest and unassuming peacemaker demeanor: "Brave men, let's talk this out, let's talk this out!"

"Our shop has only been open for a few days. If there's anything we haven't done well enough, please feel free to tell us. We will definitely make changes."

Gan Yuwan remained seated on the oxcart, her fists clenched tightly in anger.

A neighbor, an older woman, recognized her and quickly ran over, saying, "Oh dear, I'm so glad you're back! Let me tell you, it's no use trying to reason with them. These guys are notorious thugs around here. The leader is called Liang Xiaoqing; he goes door-to-door extorting money from everyone in the area. He smashes up anyone he doesn't like, and even the authorities can't do anything about them!"

Gan Yuwan frowned: "Why aren't the government offices doing anything about it?"

The woman clicked her tongue and spat on the ground: "What does it matter? One of his cousins ​​is the wife of the county magistrate's clerk. Who dares to touch him? If they do, they'll be arrested, but the next day his cousin will just give them a call, and they'll be out unharmed."

"I'll still be subjected to his retaliation."

Gan Yuwan's heart skipped a beat.

His mind raced for a few moments. A relative of the county magistrate's registrar—that wasn't something the young master could just kill with a single blow.

Even if the young master came today and could drive people away, how many days could the young master stay in the county town?

Once the young master leaves, the Yun family will still need to do business on this street.

A clerk in a county town might not be a high-ranking official, but for a farmer who runs a shop, he is a god.

If he wanted to make things difficult for you, he wouldn't need to resort to violence; just having people check up on you every few days would be enough to make you suffer.

It's best not to offend anyone if you can avoid it.

Thinking of this, Gan Yuwan took a deep breath, turned around and went into the shop.

She packed several packets of the shop's best pastries, took a few pieces of loose silver from a small box, and walked over to Liang Xiaoqing, who was at the head of the group. She politely handed them over, saying, "Gentlemen, please calm down. It's all the shop's fault. This is just a small token of our appreciation. Please take it back and try it. If there's anything you're not satisfied with, we'll make some changes—"

Liang Xiaoqing looked down at the packets of pastries in her hand and took them from her.

Just as Gan Yuwan was about to breathe a sigh of relief, she saw him casually toss the things into the arms of his henchmen behind him, then put his hands on his hips and raise his voice even higher than before: "Are you trying to fob me off like a beggar? You think you can bribe me, Liang Xiaoqing, with this little bit of stuff? No way! Let me tell you, all of your pastries are problematic. The neighbors on this street have all seen it. Don't you know what kind of shoddy goods you're selling?!"

Gan Yuwan's smile froze.

Looking at Liang Xiaoqing's unyielding face, Yun Huaikang's suspicions grew stronger.

No, this isn't a challenge. It looks more like they've come specifically to seek revenge.

Just then, Old Li returned carrying Yun Shengsheng.

From afar, Yun Shengsheng saw a large crowd gathered in front of her shop, with the loudest voice pointing at her parents and cursing them vehemently.

She was relieved to find that her parents were both alright and unharmed. But then she saw the crushed pastries on the floor, and her anger flared up again. She pouted in Old Li's arms, her little eyebrows furrowing into a knot.

[Huh? He just said his name is Liang Xiaoqing? Liang Xiaoqing—that name sounds familiar.]

[Liang...hey! Isn't this a relative from Liang Dahua's side of the family?]

[I remember now, in the original book, Liang Dahua later opened a small restaurant in the county town, and this Liang Xiaoqing was her distant nephew. He even looked after her business and prevented the local thugs from causing trouble. You could say he was Liang Dahua's protector.]

[Then he must have come here now because Liang Dahua is jealous of our family's success in the county town. She doesn't want to cause trouble herself, so she's instigating her relatives to come and make a scene! It's outrageous!]

Gan Yuwan and Yun Huaikang turned pale with anger upon hearing Yun Shengsheng's words.

I never expected my sister-in-law to be this kind of person. Now that they know she's here specifically to cause trouble, they won't be polite to her.

Just then, the three Yun sisters arrived with Zhen Linqing...