The situation is destined to be a difficult night to survive on the last night of the first year of the New Year.

When the dumb aunt helped the second aunt and others to rush to the front yard, the front yard was already in chaos, except for those who were drunk in the banquet in the hall, those who could stand up were rushed out, and the old Uncle Zhong ran in front, running to the gate with the little guy who reported the news.

"Where did you get in? How can you get in so easily? Aren't the newly hired nursing homes all very powerful?" asked Liu Dingmao as he hurriedly ran out of the door.

"I haven't called in yet, so I'm shouting at the gate, and I'm asking you to speak. The doorman quickly replied.

"Didn't call in? That's good—" Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this, and they were really frightened when they heard that the call had come in just now.

The dumb aunt looked at the female dependents behind her, "Don't panic, there are indeed gangsters who try to rob our house, but we have already closed the door and repaired and blocked all possible hidden dangers, and then Zhong Lin, the leader of the nursing home, will take the nursing home to do a good job of protection." Go back to dinner, and then sit and keep vigil, and don't mess up the inside first, for that is an opportunity for those who have ulterior motives. ”

"You said it nicely, it's all here, why don't you see some nursing home leader you hired? It can't be that you were already scared and hiding, right?" Liu Shen suddenly came out and retorted.

The dumb aunt didn't have time to talk back, so she hurriedly looked for it in the crowd, and sure enough, Zhong Lin was missing.

I couldn't help but sink in my heart, could it be that this person really escaped from the battle? That would be a pit for himself.

She rushed to Liu Dingmao and Uncle Zhong, "Don't panic first, go to the gate and ask clearly before making a decision." ”

Several people hurried to the gate.

A doorman had already brought a ladder and propped it up in the air, so that people could see the outside clearly when they climbed up, and Liu Dingmao stepped on the ladder and went up slowly, looking out.

There were a few wind lamps outside, and under the lamps, several black-clad masked people stood together.

Seeing that Liu Dingmao almost rolled down from the ladder in this formation, he trembled and retracted his neck and looked at Old Uncle Zhong: "Oh, how is this good? More than ten people, there are still guys in their hands!"

"Where are you going?" said Old Uncle Zhong.

"Teacher Zhong is long gone, and he left after a few bites during the meal, without even taking a sip of wine. Next to Zhang Ling replied.

"Why don't you go find it soon!" Old Uncle Zhong stomped his foot.

"Hey, Master Liu-" The outside suddenly shouted, "Master Liu Dingmao, listen, we don't talk darkly, brothers can't live their lives, and if you have a big New Year, you have to eat and dress for the New Year, so please send some kindness to Master Liu and give us a lot of money - don't ask for much, gold, silver and jewelry, give a box." Silver tickets, just prepare 10,000 taels. ”

It seems to be a bandit leader, with a rough and hard voice, and a very hard voice.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I know that no one is having a hard time now, but I really can't take so much out of my house now, it looks like an empty shell on the outside, and it is difficult to turn around inside. Liu Dingmao stuck his feet on the ladder, trembling and clenching his fists to salute the outside.

"Haha, no money? Cry poor with us? You scholar surnamed Liu have also learned to play tricks with you? It doesn't matter if you don't have money, then open the door, let the master go in and see for yourself, won't it be clear?"

"Open the door, let you in? Isn't this opening the door a burglar? No, no, the door can't be opened—" Liu Dingmao said as he swung on the ladder.

A short and fat man in black suddenly jumped to his feet: "Big brother, what are you talking about with a nerd? According to me, go directly over the wall and go in, no matter what his surname is Liu and Yang, what scholarly family, what poetry and book family, I only recognize knives in my hands, and I only recognize silver in my eyes!"

Liu Dingmao almost cried: "Please let my family go, my Liu family era scholarly family, I only know how to cultivate and read the family, never oppress neighbors, and dare not disobey the teachings of the saints, so your grandfathers spare us——"

"Okay, Master Liu, your family is a scholarly family of the times, then please tell us, what kind of scholarly family is your family?

When Liu Dingmao heard that the other party was actually interested in talking about poetry and books with him, he suddenly forgot that he was on the ladder, and he forgot that he was nervous, and took a deep breath: "Well, this sage Yun ......"

"What do you mean? The robber who robbed the house suddenly had the leisure to talk poetry and essays with the lamb to the slaughter?" asked the dumb aunt suddenly.

"yes, why is it a little weird?" Liu Wan interjected.

A little guy was happy: "Our master is very knowledgeable, and everyone who sees him likes to discuss knowledge with him." ”

The dumb girl approached the door, looked through the crack in the door, and vaguely saw that there should be eleven black figures outside the door.

They did not look very anxious, and there they listened to a leader and Liu Dingmao chanting "Guan Guan Ju Dove is in the River Continent" and "The pale dew is frost".

"Besiege but not attack, is there such an elegant robber in the world?" the dumb aunt suddenly muttered to herself. Before he could say a word, he suddenly slapped his head, "It's broken, this is a ploy!"

hurriedly pulled Liu Wan and whispered to Uncle Zhong: "Let the master not panic, deal with the sour Xiucai among the robbers, I'll go to the back garden!"

When I entered the back garden, it was quiet, and even the wind lanterns that were often hung were extinguished.

"Shhhhh The dumb aunt squeezed Liu Wan's hand, and the two of them entered the garden, and saw a person standing under the wall.

A head climbed up the wall. Then he reached out and pulled one up, and another up.

Soon there were six people coming up.

"What should I do?" Liu Wan's legs went limp. "I'm going to call someone!" he wanted to slip away.

"Don't move. The dumb aunt covered his mouth, "Wait and see." ”

Six figures rode on the wall and looked down, "Hey, didn't the surnamed Liu say that there are a few big trees against the wall, how can there be trees in them, how can we climb out later?"

"He also said that the opening in the front wall can be entered, but when you come to see it, how can there be a gap?

"Whatever, didn't he say that the Liu family's nursing homes are all cowards, let's go down, go down and stab two to death first, or just open the door and let us go!"

After the discussion, the six people turned over and were about to jump down.

Liu Wan was so frightened that he sighed.

Faster than he screamed, it was the figure who had been standing quietly against the wall, and it was impossible to see how he made a move in the night, only looking

To the figure swaying, "ouch ouch" scream. "Puff puff puff" A few pocket-like bodies were planted against the wall.

Then there were cries that rose and fell outside the wall.

"Who is it?" Liu Wan shouted.

The dumb aunt no longer covered his mouth, and the dumb aunt herself cheered: "Brother Zhong Lin, is it you?"

Liu Wan ran over: "It's really Brother Zhong Lin? Are you too powerful? Bang-crack-bang-I didn't see you make a move, why did you knock everyone down?"

Zhong Lin shook a fire fold and lit the wind lamp next to him, and it was him under the light.

At this time, Liu Dingmao, Uncle Zhong and others also hurried over.

"Walked away, they talked to their father for a while, and the poems were suddenly withdrawn, it's really inexplicable, this midnight is not the New Year, they came to ask for teaching?"

Liu Xue's crisp voice first shouted to the dumb aunt.

The dumb aunt looked at Liu Dingmao and smiled bitterly: "Naturally not." They are the plank road in the front gate, and the back garden is in the dark. If it weren't for Brother Zhong Lin's carefulness and staying here alone in advance, I am afraid that they would have jumped over the wall and committed murder at this time. ”

Zhong Lin hugged Liu Dingmao's fist, and his face was sad: "There is a spy in your house, I have been listening to it here for a long time, it is this spy who has provided news to this group of people, saying that the defense in this house is lax, and there are serious loopholes, and it is also said that the house is rich in money, and the lord has several beautiful aunts and wives, and there are a few girls who are like flowers and jade." ”

"Huh?"

Everyone behind him did not leave, and who was not surprised to hear this.

"Who is the spy? Betraying us like this, you are not afraid of being struck by lightning?" Liu Shen scolded fiercely.

The dumb aunt suddenly stood up: "If I'm not mistaken, it's Steward Liu." He has been in the house for the longest time, and he is more familiar with every plant and tree in our house than anyone else. That's why these gangsters touched our defense so accurately, a group of people stumbled the old man at the front door and fought a war of words, and a group of people in the back turned in from the garden wall. When we found out that the people had already entered, they would open the door from the inside and outside, and the lives of our hundreds of people would have to be slaughtered. ”

"Yes, this person is surnamed Liu. I listened to the gangsters themselves. Zhong Lin nodded.

Liu Wan hurriedly shouted: "Brother Zhong is right, it was he who stayed here alone to beat down the six gangsters who climbed the wall, I saw it with my own eyes, such a knife swept over, boom, those bad guys cried dad and shouted mother one by one, and ran away." ”

Liu Dingmao shook his head again and again: "It's all my woman's kindness, why did I let the surname Liu go, and gave him the silver money, and even the deed of sale was returned to him, he should be disabled and sold." ”

"Master, you are kind-hearted, how could you have thought that people's hearts are so vicious. Now it's important for us to be prepared, and it's useless to just regret it at the moment. The second aunt stepped forward to persuade her.

Liu Dingmao nodded and looked at Zhong Lin: "We were lucky enough to survive this catastrophe tonight, thanks to your carefulness and courage." In the future, I will entrust the safety of these dozens of mouths to you. ”

Zhang Ling and the others arrived late, and when they saw Zhong Lin here, they were immediately ashamed, "Big brother, why don't you call the brothers and act alone? ”

Zhong Lin smiled: "When there are too many people, it is inevitable that there will be voices, so we will startle the snake first." But then you have to work hard, we are divided into several teams, guarding the gate, guarding the back garden, patrolling along the root of the Manfu wall, everyone should not sleep at night, make up for sleep at dawn. ”

Liu Dingmao was relieved to see that he had arranged so carefully and thoughtfully, so he took everyone away.

Qian'er hugged the dumb aunt's arm: "I'm scared to death, my heart is still beating at this moment." ”

The dumb aunt pinched her arm: "Actually, I'm more scared than you." But fortunately, Brother Zhong Lin is worried, and we can also worry about it. ”

"It turns out that he is hiding here waiting for the bad guys, and many of us have almost wronged him. ”

"Yes," the dumb girl nodded, "I suspect he left us all and ran away." ”

"Tomorrow I will make him a soup to replenish his body, and thank him well. Asa suggested.

"That's a good idea. Stay up more and give it to the nurses to drink, they are very hard to be on duty all night. ”

The night seemed to be very long, and finally after dawn, Liu Fu opened the door and heard the news spread all over the street, it turned out that several large families in the Lingzhou Mansion on Chinese New Year's Eve had been robbed on this night.