Chapter 72: Use wits, not brute force
Then, Shi Maner was brought back and locked up.
The security outside the yard became stricter.
He was trapped here, and Shi Maner also found him.
Fortunately, Shi Maner did not expose him. Instead, she hid him in the warehouse, which was safer.
He told Xiao Yuanbao what had happened in a few words.
The little kid made some "oh" sounds.
"Brother Tiangou, let's go back. Your parents are still worried outside the Shi Mansion..."
"I want to go out, but I can't."
The two children looked at Shi Maner at the same time.
Shi Maner spread her hands and said, "Don't look at me. I want to go out even more! I go back and forth to the yard several times every day..."
Whenever she can get out, she is the first one to run.
The little kid rolled up his sleeves and said, "How about we fight our way out? I can break down the door..."
Wang Tiangou said hurriedly, "No, we need to use our wits, not brute force."
He had surveyed the terrain and found that there were hundreds of servants in Shi's mansion, all of them strong and powerful. There was no way a little kid could deal with so many of them at once.
She was so tired that she was almost dead.
Shi Maner just thought it was just bragging, "You can even break the door. The door must have swollen you. You have such small arms and legs, but you are so arrogant..."
Several people were talking quietly in the room.
The noise outside returned.
"The fire is not a big problem and the fire has been put out."
"Is the young lady still in the yard?"
"Yes, Miss, she is out of energy now, but now she is calm and not crazy anymore..."
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Hearing this, Shi Maner clenched her fists and wanted to rush out again.
Wang Tiangou said coldly, "Sister Man'er, don't be impulsive. Think of a solution first."
"Okay." Shi Maner said angrily.
Little Yuanbao looked around, and the fat boy held Wang Tiangou's arm tightly, "Brother Tiangou, the things in this room are not good, they attract evil spirits, let's go to another room and think of a solution..."
Shi Maner exclaimed, "Little girl, what are you talking about? What's wrong with this? All the furniture and utensils in this room are my dowry. My father prepared them for me."
Little Yuanbao was even more shocked, "Big sister, are you going to marry a dead person?"
Shi Maner's face turned pale. "How is this possible? I am a living person, why should I marry a dead person? Impossible..."
At the end, she shuddered.
"But the patterns and shapes on these things are all based on the style of ghost marriages. Don't you think this room is cooler than other places? Wouldn't others be willing to come?" Little Yuanbao said in a milky voice.
Shi Maner took a breath of cold air.
Wang Tiangou also felt something was wrong. "It is a bit cold. My parents said that the patterns on the objects they made this time were all based on the patterns given by the steward. Normally, the furniture for a wedding is carved with magpies, auspicious clouds, branches, etc., but the patterns on the wooden furniture they carved this time are long snakes, strange birds, etc..."
Little Yuanbao nodded, "The long snake is a Yin Viper, and the strange bird is a Yellow Spring Bird. They are all things near the Yin River. And those irregular patterns are pictures of little ghosts carrying sedan chairs. There is also a bloody smell in the oil on the furniture and utensils, which is a mixture of human blood..."
Shi Man'er's face became darker and darker, and her voice began to tremble.
"You little brat, are you telling the truth?"
Wang Tiangou answered for Xiao Yuanbao, "She is the reincarnation of a Bodhisattva, Little Heavenly Master. She just caught a ghost for Mr. Liu's mansion a few days ago. You have to believe her."
Shi Maner was about to collapse.
Little Yuanbao said again, "Big sister, have you figured it out too? So you don't want to marry a ghost, so you want to escape the marriage?"
Shi Maner struggled painfully, "I don't know, I didn't see it, I just felt it was strange. I still don't know who I'm going to marry, and my father won't tell me either, he just said it's a good match. I don't know if the person I'm going to marry is tall or short, fat or thin. It was the same before my aunt got married. After she got married, she never came back..."
She began to remember, "I remember now. Before my aunt got married, her wedding dress also had this kind of pattern. She got married ten years ago. I was five or six years old at that time. I remember some of these patterns..."
"I like my aunt the most. I miss her all the time. I asked my father, but he said that a married girl doesn't need to go back to her parents' home. Once she's married, she belongs to another family. So, I don't want to get married. I don't want to become someone else's..."
"No, I have to ask my dad. My dad has always been very good to me. Every time I quarrel with my brothers, my dad always protects me. My dad has given me whatever I wanted since I was a child. I asked my dad why he was so good to me. My dad said that because my mother died when I was a child, he wanted to give me my mother's love as well. But he was so insistent on marriage. Why did he..."
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Shi Maner couldn't understand.
Tears of pain came to my eyes.
The little kid stared at her blankly, "Big sister, don't cry! If you cry, you won't be a good kid anymore..."
Wang Tiangou was also unable to comfort her.
He just said calmly, "Your father is not a good person."
He withheld workers' wages and beat them. He is a dishonest and ungrateful person.
Moreover, he met several thugs from the casino in Shi's mansion, including the one who was stomped on the hands by Xiao Yuanbao last time.
He had already guessed that the casino might be run by the Shi family.
It is true that the Shi family is a large landlord, and they also have other black industries.
Shi Maner pursed her eyes, "No, I don't believe it! My father would never treat me like this. I won't run away. I want to see who my father will marry me to!"
Little Yuanbao shook his round head and said puzzledly, "Big sister, you can go ask your father."
There are no little secrets between her and her father.
If you have any questions, just ask.
Wang Tiangou said, "If I could tell, I would have told her long ago. No matter how I ask, I won't get any information. But looking at the situation, it's most likely what you said, a secret marriage! I just don't know why the landlord Shi wanted to marry his only precious daughter off... Forget it, Sister Man'er, you should escape with us first!"
If you don't run away, tomorrow will be your wedding day.
Today is the last day.
As a result, Shi Maner was embarrassed, "I won't run away! I want to see who I will marry. I don't believe my father treats me like this. I want to get married! I will trick them into opening the door and divert their attention. You two kids can run away."
Wang Tiangou was a little confused.
Logically speaking, they just met today and shouldn't meddle in other people's business.
But regardless of this trivial matter, I still feel uneasy.
Shi Maner is a good girl!
She didn't deserve to die like this.
He subconsciously looked at Xiao Yuanbao. He wanted to take charge of this matter, but he couldn't.
It can only be done if the little girl wants to.
He was not disappointed.
The little girl patted her chest with loyalty, "Big sister, if you marry into a ghost marriage, you will die! Living people should not marry into ghost marriages. No, I can't watch you die, and I can't let the ghost succeed. His actions violate our underworld management regulations. I will help you take him in!"
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