Chapter 391: Night Attack
Zhang Xing's name of this Zhuangzi is also one of the dowries placed by Wei Minwu for her, originally only to pick up the fertile field, never thought of coming to live, relatively remote, located in Zhanghe Town, Yuxian County, under the jurisdiction of about forty or fifty acres of land, leased to a local farmer surnamed Wang. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biqugeγ info
The so-called Zhuang Yuan is nothing more than two adjacent small courtyards enclosing the courtyard wall, one courtyard has two entrances, and the other is even smaller, with only three or four houses side by side. Sun Xin and others came here a few days earlier, brought a few servants, and cleaned up the courtyard.
Zhang Xing came for purity, so he only brought You's mother Sun Baozhu and Gu Yu with him, and Sun Xin was sent by Wei Minwu. He is the descendant of the Yun clan who signed the death deed, and he is also Wei Minwu's right and left hand.
After the stone sent Zhang Xing to Zhuangshang, he returned to the northwest the next day.
In mid-August, there were rumors in Huaiyang that Liu Shenzhou was hiding in the Huainan General Army Camp, and the Hexi Army was arrested. However, the Huainan General Army Battalion said that the Hexi Army was spewing blood, and it was obvious that they had arrested Liu Shenzhou and were about to send it to Beijing, but the Hexi Army not only delayed the military plane and let Liu Shenzhou cross the Huai River, but also framed them for harboring anti-thieves.
The Hexi Army and the Huainan General Battalion confronted each other, and rumors spread for a while, and all kinds of theories were available. The Zhuangzi where Zhang Xing is located is really remote, and I don't know how many teachings they have heard, and they can't tell the truth from the fake when it comes to their ears. The Wei brothers didn't want her to think too much, and they also instructed the people who served in the village not to spread the news. Zhang Xing touched her stomach and had to give up.
The rain has not fallen for half a month, the weather is getting hotter and hotter, Zhang Xing's month is getting bigger, it is difficult to sleep and eat, and people are becoming more and more reduced. Mother You and others changed their ways to cook some country dishes, but they were also illegal.
On this day, Zhang Xing sat under the tree in the yard, the sky was half cloudy and half sunny, there was no wind, and the rain did not fall. She felt like she was in a steamer, and it was very uncomfortable. Mother You saw her face and went out to call Gu Yu: "These are really troublesome, take a pole and drive them away." β
Gu Yu was about to do something, but when he went out, he almost bumped into Sun Xin, seeing that he was sweating, he hurriedly stopped and asked, "Brother Sun, you are in such a hurry, what are you doing?"
Sun Xin wiped the sweat from his forehead, "Hurry up and report it, and say that I want to return to Mrs. β
Gu Yu didn't dare to delay, and hurriedly reported.
"Madam, there's something wrong with the shop in Jingkou!" Sun Xin didn't care about saluting, and said as soon as he came in. After he and Zhang Xing came to Zhuangzi, they followed Gu Yu and the others to call them the same.
Zhang Xing exclaimed: "The shop in Jingkou?"
Sun Xin said: "The splendid pavilion is on fire, most of the shop is burned, two people from the Yu Pozi family of three who are guarding the shop have died, and the only two boys are still alive, and they are also seriously injured.
"What about Steward Yu?" Zhang Xing asked as she grabbed Sun Baozhu's hand. The Splendid Pavilion has always been in charge of Xiao Xia and his wife, and when Zhang Xing arrived here, he took charge of Xiao Xia.
"Steward Yu has already gone to the prison, and the second master got the news and rushed over to ensure that Mrs. Yu came out. There is someone behind Mrs. Yu's cousin, and things are quite twists and turns, so I am afraid that the steward will have to stay in it for a while longer. Sun Xin said cautiously.
Zhang Xing calmed down, carefully looked at Sun Xin's face, and said, "How many days have this happened?"
Sun Xin glanced at Zhang Xing, and hurriedly lowered his head again, "It's been half a month......
Zhang Xing stroked her stomach and paced back and forth a few times. Wei Minwu was afraid that she would worry about it, so he hid this matter for more than half a month, and now the paper can't contain the fire, and he is afraid that she will learn about it from other channels, so he will tell him. It's been more than half a month, and Xiao Xia is still in prison. I'm afraid it's not a simple twist and turn.
The world is full of twists and turns, it's not that she can be fine if she hides. Wei Minwu can't settle the matter, there must be a lot of backstage behind it.
The family of three was originally a single family, the family was difficult at the beginning, but there was still a piece of craftsmanship, and the family of three was all signed under the name of the Splendid Pavilion, because her home was too far away from the town, Wei Xiaoxia and his wife simply let them live in the Splendid Pavilion, one to facilitate it, and the other to help keep vigil.
The fire that started on the night of half a moon ago, the incident happened suddenly, the cousin of Yu Pozi's family appeared suddenly, soft and hard, and only shouted to pay for his life, Wei Minwu has been around for more than half a month, and things still have not turned around.
Zhang Xing hesitated, and couldn't think of who did this for a while. She is now a month old, and it is difficult for her to go far away.
Three days later, Sun Xin brought Xiao Deyu in. As soon as Xiao Deyu entered the door, he knelt down. Zhang Xing looked at her full moon with tears streaming down her face, looking haggard, and couldn't help but feel a little impetuous, and ordered to get up, "Okay, you can rest first, the second master on the steward's side will think about it." β
In the middle of the night, Zhang Xing woke up from a dream, the wind was blowing outside the window, the branches and shadows were dancing, and the crying could be faintly heard. Zhang Xing heard that Xiao Deyu was crying, but she didn't say anything, listened for a while, touched her stomach, and suddenly burst into tears.
Sun Baozhu had always woken up and sat up in shock.
"Don't light the lamp!" Zhang Xing said sullenly.
Sun Baozhu didn't know what to do.
Zhang Xing collected her tears, turned over, and lay inside. The faint light from the outside is reflected in, and the branches and shadows are crossed, coming and going, sometimes seeing and sometimes not seeing, just like the light and shadow on the stage, light and dark are intertwined, as if they are performing something.
The world is unpredictable, and in this life, who can say that it will be forever?
Zhang Xing shed tears in the middle of the night, and the next day Sun Xin brought a letter to Jingkou.
At the end of September, the matter over there in the Splendid Pavilion was finally settled, and it took some money to get Wei Xiaoxia out of prison. As for the shop, it naturally can't be opened.
Zhang Xing's face was gloomy, the heat was difficult to dissipate, she had been eating and drinking poorly in the past few months, sleepy and restless, her cheeks were emaciated and only the bones of her chin were left, and she could hear Xiao Xia say the whole thing, and she felt even more upset and irritable, and the tea cup in her hand rested heavily on a few pieces.
"What do I tell you? Think a lot about everything, act cautiously, don't ask how much money you make, how much money you make, and stability is the most important thing! But why did you become a deaf ear? Just for such a small bargain, you almost took your life!"
The splendid pavilion was earned by her with a lot of hard work, and this time the official government said that the fire in the house was started, and the oil lamp fell to the ground at night, igniting the felt piled on the ground, the air dried and the fire was fierce, and even the people in the house could not escape.
According to the slightest indication, they found that the fire should have been caused by manpower, so how could the people inside not move at all in such a big fire? Wei Minwu's old man also said that the second boy who had not yet woken up was in a bit of suspense, and the back of his head was clearly injured. Yu Pozi's cousin also appeared suddenly, he had never heard of it before, as soon as the life came out, he came out and insisted on the law. Wei Minwu spent money and bought the news -- there was a big man after this incident.
Zuo is just here for the money and food in their hands. Now that the gods and goddesses are fighting, where can they make peace? Give up some money and keep safe, this is their best result.
She explained it when she left Yuxian, they have to be low-key and careful in everything now, earning money is secondary, and stability is the most important. She actually knew that Xiao Xia and his wife couldn't be blamed for this matter, but it was really difficult to suppress the upset in her heart.
After this incident, they have put the logo of the Northwest Shen family in the eyes of everyone.
Yu Xiaoxia knew that the mistake had been made, so he didn't even dare to squeak.
Zhang Xing rubbed his swollen head, "That's it, I don't have any good place to settle you here, Zhao Er's shopkeeper will go to sea in a while, you can go with him." Rise in knowledge, everything along the way is arranged by him, and you must not act recklessly. β
A few days later, Yu Xiaoxia and his wife packed their luggage, met with Xiao Desheng, who was working under Wei Minwen, under Zhang Xing's instructions, had a meal, and followed Zhao Zi'an's boat out to sea.
After a heavy rain, the weather suddenly turned cold. On this day, Zhang Xing was doing needlework with Sun Baozhu in the room, when he suddenly heard the sound of hurried horses' hooves outside the village, and Gu Yu hurriedly came in to report: "Brother Sun is here." β
"Come in, please. Zhang Xing stood up and said. Most of the news these days was brought by Sun Xin, and when he came in the past, there was never such a big movement.
Sun Xin was dressed as a merchant and his expression was solemn, "Madam, there is news from Kyoto that the little emperor has died!"
There was silence in the room for a moment. Zhang Xing didn't expect to get this news, the little emperor Chunyi is the ninth son of Emperor Zhaolie, nine years old, after Prince Huaide was shot dead at the gate of the Qianqing Palace for the crime of rebellion, Chunyi succeeded to the throne with the support of the maternal clan Wuen Hou Yan's lineage, and died in less than a year! Zhang Xing didn't know how many battles there were, but she knew that the centuries-old Great Xia Dynasty could no longer be called crumbling. Although the countryside is calm, many forces are afraid that they have already begun to move.
"What do the uncle and the second master say?" The Jianghuai area was originally stormy, but now I am afraid that it will be even more unstable.
The eldest and second masters instructed the little ones to bring some people over to listen to the dispatch of the lady, and said that if it is not peaceful here, let the lady go back to Yuxian. β
Zhang Xing was silent for a while, then turned his head and instructed Sun Baozhu, "Clean up the courtyard next door, lead Sun to steward them, and settle down first." β
Sun Xin, Sun Baozhu went out. Zhang Xing called You's mother over, asked about the rice and grain inventory in Zhuangzi, which would last about four or five months, and told You's mother to pass the word that everyone in Zhuangzi except Gu Yu was not allowed to go out if there was nothing important. Gu Yu still has to go to the nearby market every day to inquire about the news.
As the matter went on, everyone in Zhuangzi tensed their heartstrings. This place was originally remote, far away from the surrounding farmers, so it was so quiet that no one paid attention to it.
One night, Zhang Xing woke up halfway. As the months wore on, she slept restlessly at night. It was windy outside, and there were all kinds of noises. She tossed and turned, but still had trouble sleeping, so she got up and sat up. Sun Baozhu woke up, sat up with a vulture, and helped Zhang Xing to the back darkroom to go to the toilet.
Zhang Xing heard the wind outside, and when she thought of the recent rumors, she couldn't help but look out the window in the direction of Yuxian. The lights in the room were dim and swaying with the wind that seeped in. She couldn't see it really.
"Orb, put the lamp up. β
Sun Baozhu couldn't understand Zhang Xing's approach, and was stunned. Zhang Xing came over a few steps and blew out the lights with a sigh. It was dark in the room. Zhang Xing squinted her eyes for a while, then pointed out the window and asked Sun Baozhu, "Is there light over there?"
Sun Baozhu looked at the past along with Zhang Xing's pointing, and after looking at it for a while, he felt that the sky there seemed to be indeed different from other places. Zhang Xing couldn't wait, pushed Sun Baozhu, and shouted bitterly: "Quickly call Steward Sun to go to Yuxian!"
When Sun Xin came over, Zhang Xing was already dressed and walking back and forth in the house.
"Madameβ"
Zhang Xing interrupted Sun Xin's words, "I'm afraid something big has happened in Yuxian, you hurry up, if you have any news, send it back quickly." β
Zhang Xing said to Sun Xin's surprise, "Won't it?"
Zhang Xing stopped, "Nothing is impossible." You go now, take two men with you, and be careful along the way. β
Sun Xin responded to the letter and went back to the courtyard next door to wake up the two people. The four people he brought this time were all the best in the caravan. Tell the story now. These people went up to the roof to look at it for a while, and their eyesight was much stronger than that of women and children, and they immediately felt that most of them were really in trouble.
"The fifth brother will go with me, and the three of you will stay! If there is really a big matter, you can just protect your wife and go first!" Sun Xin didn't dare to be careless at this time. ordered three people to stay, and he took one, led the horse, and ran in the direction of Yuxian.
Out of the village and acres, on the embankment, condescendingly watching, the sky in the direction of Yuxian is really red.
After about an hour, they approached Yuxian, where the sound and fire were clearer, the swords and soldiers collided, and the shouts of killing shook the sky, which was especially abrupt in such a night.
Sun Xin was already covered in sweat, and he didn't dare to get too close, after all, the sword had no eyes. I looked for a high ground and looked over. Under the city of Yuxian City, the fire at the gate of the wide city in the past is all over the sky, densely packed with soldiers and horses, the ladders are mixed in it, one by one carries it and rushes forward, under the dazzling firelight, the cold light of the arrow rain is dense, from time to time someone falls from the city, and before it lands, it becomes a sieve.
Sun Xin wiped the cold sweat on his head, turned his head and said to his companion: "You hurry back, tell your wife about the news here, must, you must think of a way to save people......" He didn't know how to explain in a hurry, the two leaders of the Yun family's horse gang, the people of the Wei family are all in this city, and looking at the situation outside the city, it is obviously critical!
The companion listened to the command, and after running some distance, got on his horse, and hurried back. After entering the Zhuangzi, he slammed the door open. The outside of the village is pitch black, but the inside is bright. The people in the Zhuangzi had already gotten up and sat in the main hall with Mrs. Zhang.
"Madam, Yuxian is in danger! Please Madame hurry up and find a way to save people!" Sun Xin's accomplice's surname is He, his single name is An, and he is also a good horse ganger, and he was also stunned at the moment, and called out according to Sun Xin's original words.
Since Gu Yu and the others all got up, they vaguely heard the wind, and now their faces changed even more, and they all looked at Zhang Xing. (To be continued.) )