Zhangjiabao has been built for more than 100 years, since the opening of the country in the early years of the slowly built, behind the mountain, set up a high wall in front, the building walls are separated, there are low buildings that can be lit every 100 steps, and the door is solid when closed.

The Zhang family has produced many generals, and now although they have gone to study, there are many children in the family who have learned martial arts, and the Zhang family's family is Fang Wu, and there is a set of Zhang family boxing methods, which are widely spread.

In the entire Zhangjiabao, there are hundreds of descendants surnamed Zhang, and Shi Gui saw that those who patrolled were all children surnamed Zhang, multiplying from generation to generation, and the houses were built more and more, and the more they were built, the more dense they were, and the walls were separated by walls, and they were divided into south, south, south, and northwest.

Shi Gui and the others live in the main courtyard, living with the patriarch, and it is the patriarch's son who came out to receive Ye Wenlan and Song Yintang, and the whole courtyard is circled and circled, like a city within a city.

Mingyue told Shi Gui that he had looked at the high wall once, and there was really no bigger house than Zhangjiabao in the local area, and it couldn't be said to be a house, but like a small city.

Shi Gui hurriedly asked him why he fought, Mingyue jumped up as soon as he heard the sound, hurried to the courtyard where Shi Gui lived, saw someone lighting a fire and asked, and someone was beating with a gong, Mingyue ran faster than the man, but between asking and answering, the man passed by Shi Gui Mingyue with a gong, and the gong passed, and all the houses were lit up.

Mingyue frowned: "If you want to fight, you will come from the water, don't worry, you can't beat the Zhang family for a while." "You can't get in, but the nearby villages and towns will suffer, Shi Gui exclaimed: "There are still people in the small courtyard!"

Mingyue immediately turned back: "You go to the house, the city gate is about to close, I'll take a few people there." "There are still two female students in the small courtyard, and when the gong is sounded at this time, it must be close, and there are also defense officers and sailors along the coast, so how can they be quietly hit inside.

Taifeng County is not far from the sea, and I don't know where this group of people came from, here can not rely on merchant ships and cargo ships, but there are shoals, and there are fishermen who go out to sea, could it be that they took advantage of the high tide at night to sail a small boat.

Mingyue ran out, Shi Gui asked him to take care of his safety in the back, and he didn't go back with an umbrella, he went to the kitchen first and asked for a basket of firewood to decoct Ye Wenxin.

Zhangjiabao is so big, there are kitchens everywhere, they live in the main courtyard, they use the kitchen in the main courtyard, and the largest storage in this kitchen is also the most, but the mother-in-law who guards the kitchen refuses to give things to Shi Gui easily.

There have been no military disasters for many years, and the mother-in-law was trembling, but Shi Gui couldn't help comforting her: "I heard the gong playing outside, the torches were lit, and our wife wanted to take medicine, so I didn't bother you to fry it, and gave me the things, and there was a small stove in the room." ”

Shi Gui said a basket of good words, and gave her a pair of silver bracelets on her wrist, she just gave it, picked up a bamboo basket and came out, and put some firewood in it, Shi Gui simply asked for some rice noodles and a jar of pickles, the woman couldn't stop looking at her, she only smiled on her face, and finally touched two cold steamed buns and left. ”

When he went back, Ruiye was guarding the door, and when he saw her, he hurriedly said, "Where are you going, if you don't come again, I'll look for you." Shi Gui lifted the basket, his skirt and pants were wet, and his hair was dripping with water: "I went to inquire about the news, but I don't know if the water bandits have entered the village." ”

The military defense in the area of Suizhou is extremely strong, there are garrisons along the line, there are many ships and soldiers, and there are also water bandits in the early years, but only the in-kind tax drawn by the city of Suizhou can pay fifty or sixty thousand taels of silver a year, not to mention the rest of the taxes, several large ports in Suizhou are guarded by soldiers, and Zhangzhou is the same.

Shi Gui listened to what the woman said, it is common for local bandits to come ashore to plunder, and it is useless to catch and kill, there are always people who can't go down, and they will come by boat next time, but this time it sounds different.

There is no need to say these words to scare Ye Wenxin, she just lit the stove to boil some hot tea for her, Rui Ye heard that it was the water bandits, her face turned white, the basket she was holding in her hand was scattered on the ground, and the firewood rolled down the porch.

Shaking his lips, he said, "He, he's still in the small courtyard." Ruiye had never suffered such a thing before, but the Zhang family had lit torches, and the courtyard was bright on a rainy day, knowing that it was not a trivial matter, they had never heard of a war accident when they were young, but they also knew that it was always just robbery and murder, and they were so scared that they almost cried.

Shi Gui grabbed her: "If someone goes, the young master won't leave it alone." Mingyue went to tell Song Yintang first, and then went to the small courtyard, and explained to the patriarch of the Zhang family, and the door could be opened even if it was closed.

Ruiye was restless, Shi Gui was also anxious, but Ye Wenxin was sick, Ruiye looked like this, she panicked again, no one in the house was in charge, the tea was hot, and a few people sat in the east room, next to Ye Wenxin, and heard the continuous sound of gongs outside, and poured a cup for each of them: "Have a cup of tea." ”

The rain outside was frozen, the Hokage was building, only the water could be seen flowing down through the window, and the red lantern hanging in front of the door was also blown down, Shi Gui held an umbrella to pick it up, and then saw a girl coming: "Our wife asked me to inform you, there is nothing to do outside." ”

Shi Gui thanked her, and asked her if she was like this all year round, and the girl shook her head: "Don't talk about long years, this is how it is when the storm comes." "There have been a few times in a year, but I have never made such a big fuss.

In addition to reporting the news, the girl also brought food to Ye Wenxin: "At this time, only the big kitchen is still lit, and the girl will just have some." ”

Shi Gui thanked her, the girl gave her a handkerchief, Shi Gui pinched, inside was a pair of silver bracelets she gave to her mother-in-law, the girl patted Shi Gui's hand, held the umbrella and went back, someone was waiting for her with a lantern by the door.

Eating is a few kinds of pastries, at this time everywhere is busy, if you want to eat hot food, you can only find a way, many people in the Zhang family, you have to take care of your own family first, Shi Gui took a snack in, Ruiye still had a white face, Cheng Fuzi is not more martial arts than Mingyue, there is no sound and no letter, how can she rest assured.

Shi Gui put the dim sum on the stove and baked it, took it to Ye Wenxin to pad his stomach, first boiled a pot of rainwater, put two eggs in it, Ye Wenxin hugged the quilt, Shi Gui saw that she was in good spirits, so he asked, "Do you want me to find someone?"

Ye Wenxin shook his head: "No need, we are stable now, they have their own affairs." "The men all went upstairs, and those water bandits came ashore, just to grab some food and drink, Zhangjiabao is so difficult to enter, where will they bother to fight, and the unlucky ones are still the villagers.

Shi Gui boiled eggs in the copper kettle, and when it rolled in once, he poured the water clean, poured out the chicken, and peeled one for Ye Wenxin and Ruiye, where can Ruiye eat, Ye Wenxin is also worried, the two girls in the small courtyard have only been following them for half a month, it turned out that they finally came out of the house, and they don't know what kind of fright they were frightened.

Shi Gui persuaded them: "You have to eat some." "I regret not being able to buy a pocket watch, I don't even know when it is, I can only look forward to the dawn first, but the rain does not stop for a while, I got up and hugged the quilt, wrapped Ruiye, and it will be hot tomorrow, and the rain seems to be autumn.

When Ye Wenxin came to Zhangzhou, he also saw the county chronicles here, and knew the origin of Zhangjiabao, this building was built for defense, it turned out that he was not surnamed Zhang a hundred years ago, and he also had the surname Zhang when he lived in, and there was a thick ancestral genealogy in the ancestral hall, and the branches were carefully listed on it.

Shi Gui wrapped himself up, and let Ye Wenxin eat an egg, but Rui Ye refused to eat it, wishing that he would be with Master Cheng at this time, could it be that he killed him for her.

The three women stayed in the house, only lit a lamp, the gong outside rang every once in a while, the rain did not stop, the outside was bright, but the room was dark, Ruiye was shocked when he heard a gong, gritted his teeth and did not speak, but he couldn't help asking: "Is someone coming?"

After asking a few times, there was the sound of rain back, Shi Gui couldn't help but run to the door, looking at the mezzanine at the entrance of the small courtyard and seeing if anyone came from the mezzanine, he didn't wait for Mingyue, he waited for Song Yintang first, he came over in the rain and pulled Ye Wenxin's hand: "Don't worry, grab a few on the outer wall, and you haven't come inside for a while." ”

looked at the three of them and frowned: "If you are with Mrs. Zhang, there are many people there, even if someone touches in, I don't dare to go to a crowded place." ”

It turned out that the night patrol was transferred to the low building, the people were not allowed to hide weapons, holding sticks in their hands to defend themselves, there were long bamboo poles in the low building, it was not the first time that the water bandits entered the village, every time there was rain and high tide in the dark, they had never come in Zhangjiabao.

Song Yintang carried Ye Wenxin on his back, covered it with a brocade quilt, Shi Gui packed his things, held an umbrella with Rui Ye, and went all the way to the outer courtyard, and rested in Song Yintang's house.

Shi Gui lit the fire and boiled some hot water for one of them to drink, where there were people, they were not so anxious, they heard the voices of people, and they could see people walking back and forth, Ye Wenxin leaned on Song Yintang's soft couch, Shi Gui decocted the medicine, she was a little sleepy the moment she drank it, Song Yintang folded the quilt for her, let Shi Gui Ruiye guard, covered the door for them, and went out again.

Ruiye still couldn't eat a bite, but Shi Gui ate a bowl full of rice, as well as steamed bacon, there were fewer and fewer people in the courtyard, only Ye Wenlan was still there, he saw his sister once, saw that she was still asleep, and then went out again.

This bowl of rice filled my stomach, but my heart was empty, no one had come to report at this time, no one had opened the door, and no one had come back, Shi Gui's heart was tightly gripped, and Ruiye was the same, leaning his head against the window, staring at the courtyard door, not moving.

When the day was all bright, the rain stopped, there were raindrops dripping under the eaves, Shi Gui stepped on the water and went out, there were many people guarding the gate of Zhangjiabao, and no one begged to come in, but Zhang's family did not open the door, and it was dark and could not tell the face, who knew if it was from the village.

Shi Gui's heart tugged, the door was open at this time, and there was a mess outside, broken sticks, bamboo poles, and broken stones, she wanted to go out, but was firmly pulled by someone: "There are still water bandits in the village who have not been cleaned." ”

I don't know why I came back so much, it rained all night, and the tide didn't recede so quickly, so I dared to stay for a long time, otherwise I would have withdrawn early in the morning, Shi Gui asked in a trembling voice: "What about the people who went out?" The gatekeeper looked at her and shook his head. 166 Reading Network