Was That Wretched Girl Blown to Death?

This isn't just a few strings of small firecrackers; it's two entire warehouses full of them. If they really went off, wouldn't the Cui Family be completely wiped out?

Sure enough, the Cui Family courtyard was in complete chaos.

The explosions continued from one house to another, a constant crackling and popping, with tiles and wood chips flying everywhere. Even the fish in the pond were blasted out of the water and flew towards the shore.

As soon as Madam Cui the Younger stepped out of the house, several fish swung straight at her face, startling her.

Lord Cui the Younger was so stunned by the explosion that he was dizzy, his ears were ringing, and his hair was a mess, as if it had been burned. He was completely dazed.

Cui Hongyuan worse; his clothes were torn to shreds, his sleeves were ripped, his collar was ripped open, and his hair was standing on end.

His face was patchy with black and white marks, and he could barely stand; he looked extremely disheveled.

Looking at the Madam Cui the Younger. Cui Family asked, "What kind of disaster did we commit? Where did all these firecrackers come from? Who bought them?"

The housekeeper climbed out of the pond and said, "I... cough cough cough... I don't know either! We haven't bought any firecrackers yet!"

Lord Cui the Younger was furious. "Who did this? Men, investigate!"

After searching for a long time, I couldn't find anything at all.

Except for Zhou Wanwan, who is nowhere to be found.

Madam Cui the Younger said:

"Could it be that this brat got blown up? Oh dear, my money!"

If she had become our concubine, we would have had endless wealth. Now, we've lost everything."

Cui Hongyuan looked at the room where Zhou Wanwan lived; it was indeed badly damaged by the explosion.

If anyone had been inside, they would probably have been blown to bits.

He scoffed, "It would be better if they were blown up! Serves them right."

The village foremen rushed in, followed by the shop managers.

The head of the estate said, "Madam, our estate is gone, everything is gone."

Madam Cui the Younger felt dizzy and lightheaded. "What do you mean by 'everything is gone'?"

"Our livestock, vegetables, medicinal herbs, even the radishes we grew have all been stolen."

Madam Cui the Younger plopped down on the ground, sobbing uncontrollably, "What a tragedy! What kind of people have we offended that they won't let us go?"

Lord Cui the Younger was completely stunned. He suddenly remembered that there were many treasures hidden in his yard, which his father had hidden away.

They said it could be used when their child gets married.

He rushed into the yard and shouted, "Dig! Get everything out of there right now!"

This is the hope of the Cui Family. His father had told him when he was a child that there were many treasures hidden here.

If he ever encounters difficulties, he must dig out this treasure.

They dug for ages, turning the yard upside down, but found nothing.

A peach tree nearby couldn't help but sneer, "You're too late! It was all dug up yesterday. By the time you come now, what's left?"

A Yulan tree couldn't help but say:

"I don't know how that little girl knew there were good things hidden here. We're doomed!"

All the good things his father left him are gone.

"Who told them to offend that little girl?"

Lord Cui, of course, could not hear these conversations.

He said angrily:

"My dad left me so many things! Several chests full of gold and silver alone, and they're all gone! Who could it be?!"

Who on earth dug all my things away?

Madam Cui the Younger's face turned deathly pale. Now, the Cui Family family was gone, the treasure left by her father-in-law was gone, the estate was gone, and the shops were gone.

She collapsed to the ground, utterly devastated. How could they possibly get married like this?

Zhou Wanwan grinned and said:

"Next up is the Nie Family. Nie Family house is pretty good, and they've almost moved out."

We'll empty them out tonight.

Madam Nie felt that she had done enough, and the thief hiding in the shadows couldn't possibly be watching them all day long.

So the whole family moved back, and now the yard is almost fully furnished.

Madam Nie held Nie Rou's hand and said:

"I know that marrying Cui Hongyuan beneath you, but if you don't marry him now, what kind of family can you marry into in the future?"

If a girl's reputation is ruined, she won't be able to get married. This is the best option now.

Nie Rou sobbed, "But Cui Hongyuan's family is so poor they can't even afford a betrothal gift. They'll just become a laughingstock."

Madam Nie sighed helplessly, "I've sent some betrothal gifts over; we'll need to make at least 88 sets of betrothal gifts."

Nie Rou cried, "Mother, how can this be? It's our own family paying the betrothal gifts for our daughter's marriage; people will laugh at us if word gets out."

Madam Nie patted her head and said, "What can we do?"

"What about Zhou Wanwan? Wasn't it said that once she became a concubine, she could provide the betrothal gifts?"

Madam Nie said helplessly, "I just heard that the Cui Family was bombed. They lost everything, and even Zhou Wanwan might have been killed. Where will we get the betrothal gifts?"

Nie Rou exclaimed in surprise:

"That brat got blown up? I was counting on getting free meals and drinks from her now on!"

That brat is really rich, what a pity.

Madam Nie sneered:

"What's there to regret? That brat has ruined our family. I just feel like something's not right."

Why is it that as soon as that brat came to our house, our house was gone, and our estate was gone too?

That damned girl was a jinx to our family. It's good that she's dead; out of sight, out of mind."

That night, after they fell asleep, Madam Nie had a dream in which she was being slapped hard by a group of trees, who were yelling, "You old hag, who are you calling names? How dare you insult my Wanwan! I'll beat you to death!"

"I'll slap you twice, so you'll know why flowers are so red and trees are so green!"

"You old bastard, you bullied my Wanwan so badly!"

When Madam Nie woke up, she was covered in sweat and felt terrible all over her body.

She tugged at Lord Nie, but couldn't budge him at all. She got up, opened her eyes, and screamed "Agh!"

How could this place be entirely composed of graves?

Directly in front of her was a large mahogany coffin, and she retreated in terror, crying out, "Waaah... Where am I? Help!"

She ran desperately, but always felt something was following her.

She woke up to find herself lying in a graveyard.

It's terrifying to even think about, and thinking about yesterday's dream makes it even more terrifying.

After running around for a long time, they still couldn't find their way back. In the end, it was Lord Nie who sent people to find them.

He looked at Madam Nie and said, "Madam! Why are you wandering around the graves so late at night instead of sleeping?"

Madam Nie trembled with fear. "A ghost! A ghost! I've been running for almost two hours, but I still can't get out."

Lord Nie sighed and said, "Let's go back now! But I'm afraid we'll have to move again."