Tang Baozhu was glad that she was invisible, because the news of the fire at the Yang residence had already reached the neighbors, and they all came over with buckets in their hands to help put out the fire. However, their footsteps inevitably made noise as they ran, which startled them.
Fortunately, there were many family members present. Even though they were terrified, they still remembered to help put out the fire. It just goes to show how humane people are in this era.
He rushed to the back door, took out a sharp dagger, and slashed open the lock on the opposite door before carefully pushing it open and going inside.
Tang Baozhu cautiously walked inside, worried that the old man had arranged for someone to guard it. She didn't find anyone until she entered the third courtyard. It seemed that the old man was quite confident and didn't seem to worry about anyone stealing his treasure.
It seems he's dealt with the people who helped him move the boxes a couple of days ago. The old man is quite ruthless.
He went straight into the main room, pressed down hard on a brick on the wall, and a hole appeared in the ground.
Worried about being discovered, I went straight down the stairs. The stairwell was quite wide, and it took me about 20 steps to reach the bottom.
It was pitch black inside, and I couldn't see anything at all. I don't know how they managed to put things in at night. The fact that I could see them meant they must have brought some kind of light.
She took out a flashlight produced by interstellar space from her spatial storage. It was exceptionally bright and shone exceptionally far. The space inside was so large that Tang Baozhu gasped in surprise.
The size of the secret chamber below is probably the same as the size of the entire courtyard above. Fortunately, there are many load-bearing walls, otherwise it would have collapsed long ago.
The basement was filled to the brim with boxes, each one quite large. I glanced around and there were hundreds of boxes. There were also piles of cloth next to it, which were produced in Old Man Yang's own factory.
It seems the old man wasn't honest when he handed over the factory; he actually left the factory's stock of cloth here. The factory he handed over might just be an empty shell.
No wonder they were in such a hurry to run away; they were worried about being punished.
Next to that pile of fabric were large plastic buckets, the contents of which were unknown. I quickly went to collect the boxes and fabrics; it felt like this amount of fabric could last for hundreds of years.
I glanced at it briefly and saw that there were silk fabrics and satins inside. I didn't see the rest clearly, so I put them all into my spatial storage and will check them out when I have time.
She didn't know what those buckets of things were. She didn't have time to look at them right now, so she just put them all away.
The basement was huge, and she ran back and forth several times, which exhausted her.
Especially at the very back, there were mountains of sacks filled with grain. No wonder everyone is saying they want to take down the rich and powerful. They're so rich and have so much grain, they have no choice but to take them down.
There were also many dried goods next to the grain. Tang Baozhu couldn't understand why they were preparing these things. They were clearly planning to run away, so why were they preparing these things?
Fortunately, Tang Baozhu didn't overthink it or not. After packing up everything, about an hour had passed, and she was worried that if she didn't leave soon, she would be blocked there.
He quickly came out of the basement, pressed a button on the wall to restore the floor to its original state, and then left the house.
This time, she wasn't going to take a detour. She entered the Yang family mansion directly through the back gate. As soon as she reached the fourth courtyard, she could see a lot of people standing there.
Even the servants who came to put out the fire and the neighbors nearby, and even the concubines with their children, stood aside. They never expected the fire to spread so quickly that even the third courtyard of the house was burned down.
The fires in the third and second courtyards are slowly going out, but even if they do, the interior will be almost completely burned.
Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, Tang Baozhu took off her invisible cloak and stood in a secluded corner. She then took out a package from her spatial storage, which she intended to use to attract attention.
In Tang Baozhu's mind, it was better that the third courtyard burned down. At least she had looted so thoroughly that it was hard to tell that anything was missing, and it could be said that nothing had been burned.
He smeared a layer of ash on his face and some on his body, looking quite disheveled. He figured the police would be here soon.
She just didn't know what would happen then. Originally, she wanted to run away by herself, but now she needed a letter of introduction to go anywhere. Even if she left this southern city, it seemed that she couldn't go to other cities. They could easily find out by checking.
I cautiously walked into the group of concubines, figuring I could just follow them. Even if we separated, I wouldn't have to worry about having nowhere to go.
After all, Uncle Tang was a butler, so how could he not have some property? He even owned two houses, it's just that nobody knew about it.
The country has only been established for a few years, and everyone in charge is very dedicated. They truly put the people first and want to stand up for them.
So the police arrived quickly, and even the mayor's secretary came. After all, Old Man Yang's business was quite large, and with his house on fire, and the possibility that the head of the family might have been burned to death inside, they were bound to come and see.
That night was chaotic, but fortunately no one found out that Tang Baozhu was responsible. Then they discovered that the old man's property in the storefront was gone and had been sold. They were worried that the widow and her children would have to make a living.
Moreover, now that women are liberated, they are not allowed to have concubines or mistresses, which should have been abolished long ago.
They might have had a different idea, thinking of gradually getting rid of the landlords and then freeing the concubines and mistresses they had taken in.
Now that Old Man Yang is dead, his concubines certainly no longer belong to him. Fortunately, the new government is quite good and has prepared new identity documents for them.
All the concubines in Old Man Yang's backyard only had a contract of sale and no identity documents. Now they are being treated as widows and given new identity documents.
Everyone was questioned at the police station, and after the questioning, they were released. Tang Baozhu was not familiar with any of them, so they separated as soon as they left the police station.
They have far more good things than Tang Baozhu, so there's no need to worry about them not being able to make a living outside. Just make sure they don't get scammed.
However, judging from how fiercely they competed for favor in the inner quarters, they didn't seem like stupid people. If they were stupid, they wouldn't have been able to give birth to their children safely.
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