My great-great-grandfather hurriedly walked into the room. At this time, the little girl had already climbed down from the small bed and was standing barefoot on the ground. She looked at the relatively unfamiliar room timidly and wailed.
My great-great-grandfather walked over and wanted to pick her up from the ground, but the little girl was no longer as obedient as she was on the barren slope. As she cried, she leaned to the side and did not allow my great-great-grandfather to carry her.
My great-great-grandfather had no choice but to coax her and say that he would take her to find her parents. After coaxing her for a while, the little girl stopped crying. My great-great-grandfather hurriedly took some food from the kitchen.
While the little girl was eating, my great-great-grandfather went to the neighbor's house to borrow some clothes for her. My great-grandfather was only three years old at that time, and there were no clothes for five or six-year-olds at home. After the child finished eating, my great-great-grandfather dressed her and brought her out.
At this time, the streets were still beating gongs and drums, shouting to pick up the children. In ancient times, the people were honest and kind. When a family needed help, the whole village would help. When the villagers who woke up early heard that their children had been found for their great-great-grandfather, more and more people went out to shout. The sound of gongs and drums broke the calm dawn at this moment, causing the entire Sanwang Village to boil.
However, no villagers came forward to claim the child.
After my great-great-grandfather took the little girl out, he walked towards the sound of gongs and drums. As he walked, he coaxed the little girl and asked her what her name was, what her parents 'names were, and where she lived.
A five or six-year-old child was already sensible. If it were now, the little girl would basically be in the first grade of primary school. There was no longer any barrier in language communication.
Under my great-great-grandfather's patient questioning, the little girl told him her name and her father's name, but she couldn't tell him the name of her village. Moreover, the name of the little girl's father sounds very unfamiliar. My great-great-grandfather is sure that he is not from Sanwang Village.
Later, my great-great-grandfather asked her why she came to the barren slope alone in the middle of the night. The little girl thought about it and said that after she fell asleep that night, she felt someone push her and call her name. She opened her eyes and saw a few children around her age standing by her bed. Those children wanted to play with her, so she followed them out the door. After that, those children ran in front of her while she chased after them. After chasing after them, she did not know anything.
When my great-great-grandfather heard that a few children were standing by the little girl's bed in the middle of the night, waking her up to play with her, then these children…must be ghosts!
My great-great-grandfather asked her again,"Do you know those children?" The little girl replied that she knew one. It was her neighbor called Fat Boy, but she hadn't seen Fat Boy for a long time.
After receiving this information, my great-great-grandfather didn't ask any more questions. He looked like he had a lot on his mind. Then, he brought the little girl to the villagers who were beating gongs and drums. He told the villagers what the little girl had said, hoping that some of the villagers knew the girl or her father. Of course, the little girl was woken up by a few children to play. My great-great-grandfather did not tell the villagers, afraid of scaring them.
The little girl's name was Wei Sisi, and her father's name was Wei Damao. When one of the villagers, Wang Yushu, heard this name, he quickly said that he knew Wei Damao. His younger brother, Wang Liushu, was a long-term worker in Wei Damao's family. Wei Damao was one of the wealthiest families in Wei Village.
When my great-great-grandfather heard this, he finally found a place for the child. At this time, Wang Yushu said,"I know where Wei Damao's family lives. I'll go to Wei Damao's house and tell him to pick up Ni 'er."
After Wang Yushu left, the villagers also dispersed. Only a few villagers who had lost their children surrounded my great-great-grandfather and asked him questions. They all hoped to get the whereabouts of their children from my great-great-grandfather. They even begged my great-great-grandfather to find their children.
My great-great-grandfather's prestige in Sanwang Village was almost equal to that of the elders in the village. The old and young in the village respected him very much and felt that he was an omnipotent good old man.
It's a pity that my great-great-grandfather is not omnipotent. He can't do anything at this time. He is also a father himself and knows the importance of children to parents. He can only carefully comfort these villagers with a few words, saying that when the government sends people over, they will definitely find their lost children.
The villagers couldn't help but be disappointed. It was far more reliable to rely on the officials and yamen runners than on my great-great-father's promise. However, my great-great-father really had no choice at this time. It seemed that the disappearance of the child was man-made. He was just a commoner, not a county magistrate. He had the ability to subdue and expel ghosts, but he didn't have the power to punish people. What could he do?
However, my great-great-grandfather was very clear that the child's disappearance was man-made on one hand, and it was also because of ghosts. It seemed that humans and ghosts were colluding.
From what the little girl said, the missing children were probably taken away after being lured out of the house by the ghost child in the middle of the night. Especially when the little girl mentioned her neighbor, Little Fatty. The little girl said that she had not seen Little Fatty for a long time. What did this mean? This meant that Lil 'Fatty was also a missing child. Moreover, he was already dead at this time, and his ghost had been used by someone.
My great-great-grandfather pulled the child and returned home with his imagination running wild. At this time, the little girl refused to listen and clamored to find her parents. My great-great-grandfather coaxed her for a while.
About two hours later, the sky was completely bright. Based on our current time, it should be around six in the morning.
At this moment, swearing and messy footsteps came from the courtyard. My great-great-grandfather hurriedly led the girl out of the house.
"Master Xuanyi, I've brought Wealthy Rich Man Wei here.”Wang Yushu was walking at the front with a smile on his face. There were three people following behind him. The one in the middle was a fat man who was dressed luxuriously. He had a fat head and big ears. He had a fierce look on his face. The two people beside him were dressed in green and short shirts. One could tell at a glance that they were followers.
At this moment, the fatty saw the little girl standing beside my great-great-grandfather. Without saying anything, he rushed up and grabbed the little girl's braids. He raised his hand and hit her, but my great-great-grandfather hurriedly stopped him.
In ancient times, boys were valued more than girls. Giving birth to a boy was called Tian Ding, and giving birth to a girl was called Tian Kou. What did Tian Kou mean? It meant that there was an additional mouth to eat in the family. In modern terms, it meant that there was an additional useless foodie.
This fatty was the girl's father, Wei Damao. He gave birth to five girls, but he didn't have a son. Originally, it was fine if the girl was lost. He didn't plan to keep her anymore. At least the family could have fewer mouths to feed. He didn't expect her to be found by his great-great-grandfather. When Wang Yushu went to the Wei family and told Wei Damao, Wei Damao was angry. He blamed my great-great-grandfather for bringing his daughter back, but he didn't dare to flare up after seeing my great-great-grandfather. My great-great-grandfather had never heard of him, but he had heard of my great-great-grandfather. He was Wang Banxian's disciple and a half-immortal level figure. In addition, my great-great-grandfather had a powerful father-in-law. Wei Damao, a tycoon, couldn't afford to offend him, so he vented his anger on his daughter.
After a while, my great-great-grandfather finally calmed Wei Damao down. Wei Damao didn't even thank him and left with the girl.
My great-great-grandfather sent them all the way to the outside of the village. Looking at the little girl's pitiful figure, my great-great-grandfather sighed.
When he returned home, my great-great-grandfather saw a few people dressed like officials standing outside his door from afar. They seemed to be waiting for him at the door.
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