Chapter 2 Fire
The guy behind the lottery booth checked Xia Chaoyang's answers in turn according to the riddle number, and after confirming that all the ten riddles were correct, he beckoned another person to lead Xia Chaoyang to the second floor of the Linglong Pavilion - the glass lamp that Xia Chaoyang wanted was hung there with the other second-class color heads. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
"Miss, I'm back." The blanket on the shoulders of Xingbao, who trotted over, was stuffed up, and needless to say, it must be the color head of the ring that came back. But the joy on the young man's face didn't last long, because Xia Shuanghan was panicking at this time, and tears were streaming down his cheeks.
"Chaoyang, Chaoyang, he's gone!" Xia Shuanghan's tone was soaked with helplessness and panic, and she said in a slightly trembling voice: "Just now Chaoyang said that he guessed eight riddles and couldn't guess them anymore, let me help him guess two more." I walked a few steps away to look at the riddle, and when I came back, I tried to ask him to write down the riddle and redeem it, but I couldn't find him. ”
"That'...... Then I'll accompany Miss to look around again! Xingbao, who encountered this kind of thing for the first time, was also at a loss for a while, "Young master, he ...... He should be nearby, and he will be fine. ”
"No, the ability of two people is too small, we can't afford to delay time." Xia Shuanghan had a look on his face that forced him to calm down, and said firmly: "Xingbao, you turn back to find Uncle Zhong now, and let him drive you to Xiangmanlou to find my father." Daddy and Master Jingzhao Yin Yao are the same year, and their personal relationship has been very good over the years, so it will be much faster to ask Lord Yao to help find Chaoyang. If Chaoyang encounters the worst situation and asks Huazi to be taken away, we can't find it in the entire East Market, but as long as Master Yao sets up a card at the city gate, Chaoyang can't be taken out of the city, then he can't lose it. ”
"As for me, I'm still waiting here. First, I can't run fast, it's just a waste of time for us to go to Uncle Zhong together, and second, if Chaoyang doesn't have an accident, then he will definitely come back here to find me. After a while, you asked my dad to come here and join me, do you understand? ”
"Yes, I know Miss, I'll go with my father to find Lord Xia." Xingbao, who calmed down, put down the sentence "Miss, you are waiting for me here" and rushed into the crowd without looking back.
"Sister, what's wrong with Brother Xingbao?" Xia Chaoyang, who had been standing by the window on the second floor of Linglong Pavilion, carried his glass lamp after receiving a nod from his sister, went downstairs and returned to Xia Shuanghan's side, and said suspiciously: "Sister, I saw Brother Xingbao running away in a panic on the second floor, what happened?" ”
"Nothing," Xia Shuanghan took his brother's hand and led him away from the riddle stall. "My sister lied to him just now, saying that you lost it, and asked him to find a way to find his father."
"Isn't that nonsense?" Xia Chaoyang, who was holding a glass lamp in one hand, opened his eyes wide and opened his mouth in surprise.
"Yes, my sister is talking nonsense, so I need you to help my sister lie later." Xia Shuanghan looked down at his younger brother and asked, "Can Chaoyang help my sister make the lie clear?" ”
"It's not impossible, but what's the reason for lying? I need to know that! Xia Chaoyang's precocious brain worked, and he said worriedly: "My father and sister always told me that during the New Year's holidays, young boys and girls who are about to get lost are always easy to get lost, so every time I go out, I follow my father and sister closely and never run around." My sister suddenly lied this time and said that I lost it, and my father will definitely believe it or not, and maybe I have to be in a hurry. ”
"Yes, Chaoyang is indeed a good brother who is worry-free." Xia Shuanghan touched the top of his brother's hair and explained: "It is precisely because Chaoyang has always been so worry-free, so when Daddy heard that you lost it, he immediately realized the seriousness of the matter, and then without delay, he immediately went to visit Master Jingzhao Yin Yao." ”
"Sister wants to lure Master Yao to Dongshi? But why? Xia Chaoyang instantly grasped the core of the incident and pondered: "The master once said that most of the dignitaries and nobles in the capital live in the west of the city, and they always go to the west market during the New Year's holidays. For some considerations, Lord Yao always allocates most of the manpower in the yamen in the West Market during the New Year's holidays, so there is always a shortage of manpower in the East Market. However, hasn't this kind of thing been like this all these years, why did my sister just think about it today and ask her father to lead Master Yao to Dongshi? ”
"Chaoyang has come all the way, can you see what is the biggest hidden danger in Dongshi tonight?" Xia Shuanghan continued to lead Xia Chaoyang forward, and prompted: "Do you remember last year's Lantern Festival, what happened in Dongshi? ”
"Last year?" Xia Chaoyang frowned and thought for a long time, then raised his head and looked around the street blankly, and then realized: "Last year, there was a fire in Dongshi, because it was extinguished in time, so only two or three houses were burned, and the damage was not large. This year's East Market is more crowded than in previous years, and the weather has been dry in the past month, and tonight is still a windy Lantern Festival, so my sister is afraid of fire, right? ”
"Yes, Chaoyang is very smart."
"But ......" Xia Chaoyang's face was overjoyed by the sudden realization, "Sister's idea of preventing trouble before it happens is very good, but if everything is peaceful in Dongshi tonight, and I don't get lost, I just deceived Lord Yao like this, and my sister will definitely be punished by my father when I go home." ”
"Is Chaoyang willing to be punished for his sister?" Xia Shuanghan smiled slyly at his younger brother, "Last time, I don't know who was greedy for playing and missing my master's schoolwork, and forced me to imitate his handwriting to help him do it!" ”
"I'll just help my sister lie," Xia Chaoyang blushed and said calmly: "Why did my sister mention what happened that year ago?" The year has passed, and the events of the year ago should also be turned over! ”
"Yes, yes, it's my sister's fault." Xia Shuanghan smiled and pinched his brother's cheek, and sighed in his heart: It's enough to do this now. With Lord Yao in charge of the fire at the first time, the situation will not be as tragic as when he was alive.
"Sister, are we going to Huitong Bridge now?" Xia Chaoyang rubbed his pinched red face with his hand dissatisfied, and asked, "Daddy has found Master Yao and brought someone to Dongshi, and he will definitely go to Zhengyuan Street, which is connected to Huitong Bridge, are we going to find Daddy there?" But is it really good for my dad to see me safe and sound so soon? I'm safe, aren't the yasmen brought by Lord Yao about to leave? As soon as they leave, if Dongshi really catches fire, won't there be no one to save them? ”
"There's no need to worry about Chaoyang, my sister has her own way, the key is about your loss, shouldn't we start discussing the origin and details of the matter now? If you don't start again, you'll have to go through it for a while. ”
"Then, sister, do you think it's okay for me to say this......"
Xia Shuanghan was making up lies with his younger brother while leading his younger brother forward. What reason to use to drag Lord Yao and his party in Dongshi, Xia Shuanghan didn't care, because everything she did tonight was arranged according to the schedule, and when Lord Yao and his party arrived in Dongshi, the market must have caught fire, and she didn't need any reason at all.
"Daddy, Master Yao." Sure enough, Xia Shuanghan waited for the person he was waiting for at the estimated time, he pulled his younger brother out of the hidden street corner, and said eagerly: "Yao Shibo, please run, the younger brother is fine, he has been found-" Xia Shuanghan's unfinished words were interrupted by one exclamation after another.
"Look, there's a fire over there, and it's a lot of smoke!"
"It's a fire, it's a fire! Everyone, help put out the fire! ”
Hearing this, Xia Shuanghan decisively took his younger brother aside and said in his heart: Okay, leave the rest to Master Yao, whether he is in a dream or not, everything he can do has been done.
Huitong Bridge is the largest entrance to the East Market, and the reason why Xia Shuanghan wants to stop his father from rushing into the market to find Xia Chaoyang here is to ensure his father's safety; Second, the Huitong Bridge has a wide field of vision, and you can quickly see the smoke and dust of the fire and find out the spread of the fire; Thirdly, the only water hook car equipped by Dongshi is parked in the official warehouse next to the Huitong Bridge.
No, the moment Jing Zhaoyin saw the smoke and dust of the fire, he ordered his subordinates to open the official warehouse, filled the water crane with water, and ordered it to drive to the place where the fire was most intense.
"Chaoyang!" Xia Jingzhi, who was excited and finally exhaled, hugged the only son who pounced into his arms, and his lips trembled: "Okay, good, it's okay that Chaoyang is fine, it's okay if it's okay!" ”
"Dad-" Xia Shuanghan, who was about to go forward, was suddenly grabbed by someone before he finished speaking.
Looking back, what caught Xia Shuanghan's eyes was her benefactor before her death-Liu Zirun.