The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

Shang Xi looked at Cheng Youning, "Cheng Youning, didn't you say that you rarely go out on the street?"

Cheng Youning said, "Mom, I didn't hang around. I just ate two duck feet and left. I never delayed."

Cheng Youning knew that his lie would be exposed, but he still kept telling it. He knew his parents couldn't beat him. Mainly, he thought he hadn't done anything bad, so going to the street to eat something was not too much.

Cheng Feng was usually a nice guy in front of his son: "Shang Xi, the duck feet my son chose are pretty good."

Shang Xi rolled her eyes at Cheng Feng and cursed him softly, "You're just a flatterer, you're the only one who can pretend to be a good person."

Cheng Feng chuckled as he gnawed on the duck's paw. It was really Cheng Youning's fault that he said nothing. In the end, Shang Xi was the only bad guy. Shang Xi had long known that Cheng Feng spoiled Cheng Youning, and it was useless for her to say more. Besides, Cheng Youning was happily going out with them, and she, as a mother, could not spoil Cheng Youning's fun at this time. It would not be too late to educate her when she got home. So she also picked up her chopsticks and finished the duck's paw that she had not finished eating just now.

After several people put down their chopsticks, wiped their mouths, and paid, Cheng Youning said, "Mom and Dad, there's a man selling sugar cakes over there. They're delicious. Let's go and try some."

Shang Xi looked at Cheng Youning's belly and asked, "Do you have such a big belly?"

Cheng Youning said: "I'm saving some space for the sugar cakes, or I could nibble on some duck feet."

Cheng Feng and Shang Xi had no choice but to accompany him to sell sweet cakes.

The couple didn't eat it, so they bought two for Cheng Youning and Qiao Rong. The sugar cake was fried in oil, and it looked a bit overcooked. It didn't look very good, and it didn't look very delicious. However, Cheng Youning and Qiao Rong both said it was delicious. After each of them finished one, they asked for a second one.

Although the cakes may not look very good in the eyes of adults, they are popular among children. In a short while, several children came here to buy cakes. Like Cheng Youning and Qiao Rong, they all guarded the small stalls, eating while standing on tiptoe and looking up, staring at the cakes being fried in the pan. After eating one, they would ask their parents for another one.

Shang Xi thought that this cake was crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, and the filling was sweet, so children would probably love it.

Less than ten meters away from the cake stand, Cheng Youning said again: "Mom and Dad, I'm thirsty. Let me have a big bowl of tea."

Cheng Fengshangxi had no choice but to agree, and then several people sat down and drank a large bowl of tea. After eating and drinking, Cheng Youning stopped asking for something to eat.

They got up and ran to their own incense shop. As soon as they entered the house, the shopkeeper came out to greet them, "Young Master, Madam, Young Master, when did you return to Fengyingcheng?"

Cheng Feng smiled and said, "I went to the prefect's mansion last night. How was the business?"

The shopkeeper said, "Young Master, please take a look. Our business is the best on this street. We sell a lot of candles and incense every day. Young Master, let me take out the account book locked in the counter and show it to you."

Cheng Feng and Shang Xi followed the shopkeeper and he took off his key, opened the cabinet and took out the account books for the past two months.

Cheng Feng and Shang Xi looked through the account book. It was clear at a glance how much was sold every day. At the end, Cheng Feng and Shang Xi actually found Cheng Youning's name, and Cheng Youning's handwritten signature was on it. Shang Xi called out to the man sitting there, "Cheng Youning, come over and take a look. What's going on?"

Cheng Youning walked over with square steps. He already knew why her mother called him over. At this time, Qiao Rong was worried for him.

"What's wrong, mother? Do you want me to help you settle the accounts?"

Shang Xi said, "You are still pretending to me. Let me ask you, what's going on? Why is your name on it?" She pointed to the account book and showed it to Cheng Youning.

Cheng Youning took her time to glance at the account book, then said calmly, "Mom, isn't it clearly written here? Your son withdrew two taels of silver from the counter on this day. There is your son's signature at the back. It must be the money your son took."

Shang Xi looked at Cheng Youning who was calm and composed, and said, "Cheng Youning, how can you be so calm in the face of my questioning, as if nothing happened?"

Cheng Youning said, "I think a few taels of silver is not a big deal. If it is really a big deal, I will definitely report it to my parents."

Shang Xi asked, "Who allowed you to withdraw money from here?"

Cheng Youning said, "This shop belongs to us, and the business also belongs to us. I went out and found that I forgot to bring silver, so I came here to get two taels of flowers. I don't know why this is wrong. I am the young master of the Wan family, can't I get two taels of silver from here?" Cheng Youning took out the Wan family's waist badge from his body, "The first time I came here, I took the silver with this. Grandpa said that with this Wan family waist badge, I can spend the money and goods in the Wan family store at will."

Cheng Youning was right. With this badge, the shopkeeper would not stop him from getting two taels of silver, let alone two hundred taels. It was with the help of this badge that the Wan family found Cheng Feng, and only then were they able to return to their ancestral home.

Shang Xi said, "Youning, this badge is not for you to use to take the two taels of silver. When you grow up, you can freely use the wealth in the business. But you are too young now. Using the Wan family badge just for two taels of silver is a bit of a waste of talent."

Cheng Youning said, "Mother, can't I spend even two taels of silver?"

Shang Xi flipped through the account book, "Youning, is it as simple as two taels? If it was once or twice, it would be fine, but the account shows that you took out two taels of silver every other day on average."

Cheng Youning said, "I did spend some money, but I think Grandpa knew that I spent money and tacitly approved the shopkeeper here, otherwise he would have stopped me long ago."

Shang Xi saw that this child even brought up his grandfather to pressure her, so she had to ask about the whereabouts of the silver. After all, this child had an average of one guan of money a day, and it didn't cost much to go to the street to buy some snacks and drinks. Where did the money go? "Youning, mother asks you, what did you spend the money on."

Cheng Youning said, "I can't go out to steal when I'm hungry. If I go out to beg, you two will be embarrassed. The best way is to come to our shop and get some money."

Shang Xi asked: "You can spend so much money on food and drink, an average of one thousand coins a day, and the duck feet and sugar cakes you eat are not worth a few copper coins."

Cheng Youning said: "I just throw the leftover flowers at home. Sometimes I feel like they are in the way, so I throw the coins to beggars."