Shen Man's words were like a reassuring pill, soothing the uneasiness in Qin Ke and Qin Wan's hearts, and before the father and daughter could say anything, Shen Man had already looked at Qi Qi and Cheng Fang, and said with a straight face: "You watch these mothers-in-law go to the kitchen, let them boil more boiling water, the more the better." 『』”

Without saying a word, the two loyal servants took a bow and arrow from the foot of the wall, and the other neatly picked up the heavy knife that I don't know who had brought, lifted up the frightened mothers-in-law, coerced and lured them, and pushed them, and got these rented mothers-in-law into the kitchen, trembling and boiling water.

For a time, there were only three members of Daiwang's family left in the main house.

Zhao Su stood in the courtyard that was not very spacious, and saw more than a dozen brothers all holding spears, looking frightened, excited, or solemn. He just made a little measurement, and then he had a plan in his heart, and said one by one: "Li San, Wang Tian, you two go to the south to guard; Liu Qi, Song Liu, the two of you go to the north to guard; Zeng Wu, Qiu Ba, Zhou Da, the three of you go to the west. Remember, don't remember to put on the bow and arrow, this thing is not easy to use at night, if you see someone who dares to climb over the wall with no long eyes, directly pierce their hands in pairs! ”

At the time of crisis, everyone's ability was revealed-Zeng, Qiu, and Zhou were all veterans of the Northern Ya Army, who had been on the border and on the battlefield, and when they heard that they were arranged to guard the backyard, they pouted disapprovingly, carrying a big knife, carrying a spear, and carrying a bow and crossbow on their backs. As for Li, Wang, Liu, and Song, it was really a step by step, if it weren't for the fact that the courtyard was too small, the guards on the north and south sides could see the movement of the courtyard as soon as they turned their heads, and they would probably be able to scare themselves to death.

Qin Wan kept stretching his neck, paying attention to the movement of the courtyard, and seeing several soldiers timid, he couldn't help but ask, "A-Niang, how much money do we have?" ”

"Not enough." Shen Man shook his head and said helplessly, "The money we have on us is not enough for these soldiers to work hard. What's more, she still hasn't said a word.

If you are in the capital, everything is easy to do, but in this kind of place...... In the past ten years and eight years, apart from Zhao Su, who else can maintain his sharpness? If Zhao Su couldn't suppress these people, seeing that the situation was not good, it was very likely that these soldiers threw their weapons and deserted. Family is important, and your own life is also very important, but isn't this the reason?

She was born in Jiangmen, so she naturally knew that these low-level soldiers were basically eating, drinking, prostituting, gambling, and all kinds of drugs. However, their family was exiled here, and they were able to eat and dress warmly, and the treatment was not bad, which was already the income of Liu Kuan's vocational field, as well as the credit of the subsidy from time to time by the Zhongqiao County Government in the capital. Ordinary methods of motivating soldiers, such as rewarding silver and Xu officials, they also ......

Before Shen Man's words fell, a terrible wail came, and Qin Wan subconsciously trembled.

The next moment, I heard Zhao Su's heroic voice sounding: "Today's killing of thieves, according to the number of heads, one ten!" Brothers, when we kill all these thieves, I, Zhao Jiulang, will invite everyone to go to Shilixiang to drink for three days and three nights, and if you don't get drunk, you won't return! ”

As soon as these words came out, the soldiers were excited, and they almost screamed, but Qin Wan wiped his eyes, and looked at Zhao Su's spear in a daze, and stammered a little: "Zhao, Zhao Jiulang, where did you get so much money?" ”

"Whether there is it or not, let's get through this first." Seeing that Zhao Su thought of something she hadn't expected, Shen Man's expression was a little complicated, and he said lightly, "After tonight, Liu Kuan will definitely ...... after knowing the news."

Speaking of this, she finally came back to her senses and gasped: "Pei Xi is here today, according to the usual practice, Liu Kuan has to give him a banquet." Peng Ze doesn't have many officials in the total, and it's normal to wash the dust for the new officials together, if they get drunk, even if the people we send can shout to open the city gate, there is no one who can take charge...... "This is someone who wants to kill two birds with one stone, and even the king and Pei Xi are served in one pot!" I just don't know, did Liu Kuan's "good" mentor Deng Jiang get involved?

With Shen Man's concentration, he still feels that this matter is tricky, let alone Qin Ke, who rarely gets involved? His Royal Highness, the eldest son of the emperor, was covered in cold sweat, and for the first time thanked himself for his whimsical idea - if he didn't give up on himself, thinking of giving these soldiers a banquet and thanking them, he would also be regarded as apologizing for his indifference, so he called them over together, instead of letting them take turns to be on duty at night as in the past, it is estimated that their family has already been sneaked up and silently wiped their necks, and they don't know how they died when they go to Hades, right?

The gangsters who came to assassinate the acting king really didn't expect that the other party was on guard, and they were caught off guard and poked several times. But these people dared to do this kind of big thing that the saint knew must be the Zhujiu clan, obviously they had put life and death aside, and the pungent smell of blood not only failed to stop their movements, but instead provoked their ferocity. There were a few very brave men in black, waving long knives, climbing over the wall, and with a wave of the cold blade, the barrel of the gun was split in half; There are also some people who are agile and nimble, and there are more than a dozen soldiers in the courtyard, who can't defend all the places, and they are trying their best to climb.

At this moment, the only short man who did not have a spear moved, and I saw him bend his bow and arrows, and the arrows were like beads, one shot after another, and in an instant they shot through the nimble fellows.

Seeing this, Qin Ke was about to shout "good archery", but he heard a sharp whistling sound, and then "snapped" for the first time, the door closed, accompanied by a lingering tail, and then the soldiers' shouting and scolding came: "Crossbow, these kings have crossbows!" ”

"Hot water, splash—"

Zhao Su's voice was not loud, but it was very calm, which made people settle down after listening to it. Cheng Fang and Qiyue acted quickly, picked up a wooden basin full of boiling water, and regardless of the hot red hands, they went straight to the place where the man in black was!

For a while, the sound of screams, splashing water, and fighting was endless.

The whistling crossbow bolts slammed into the thin door of the main house, and also pierced into Qin Ke's heart, he looked at his wife who was pregnant with Liujia, and then at his young daughter, Huo Di got up and pushed the round table!

Suddenly, the sound of cups and pans shattering was endless.

Realizing that his father was setting up a second line of defense to shield them from the wind and rain, Qin Wan also stood up, and was about to move a few chairs, but heard his mother say softly: "Bao'er, you go to the ground and pick up two sharp porcelain pieces, be careful not to cut your hands." ”

Qin Wan didn't know why, he was about to do it with an "oh", Qin Ke, who understood the meaning of his wife's words, his eyes were red, and he couldn't bear the sadness in his heart: "Manniang! ”

Shen Man's gaze was like silk, gently brushing over her husband and daughter, her expression was gentle and a little sad, her voice was extremely soft, but the words she said were categorical and sonorous: "As a royal family, how can you die at the hands of Xiao Xiao?" Even at the last moment of life, our dignity is still not allowed to be desecrated! ”

Only officers above the rank of the team can be equipped with crossbows; Well-trained, you can tell at a glance that it is a dead man; Threatened Lieutenant...... His brother wanted to kill him, but he could only watch powerlessly as his wife and daughter prepared to die, and could do nothing......

"I will protect your ......" Qin Ke looked around and saw a thick wooden stick at the foot of the wall, so he rushed over and lifted it, holding the wooden stick tightly with both hands, and muttered, "I will definitely protect you." ”

Shen Man looked at him with a smile, and there were tears in his eyes.

Qin Wan looked at his father, then at his mother, holding a sharp porcelain piece in his hand, he gestured to his wrist without a trace, and finally put it down dejectedly.

People don't know, so they are fearless.

She understood the horror of "death", so ...... She wants to live, live well!

"There's a fire -- there's a fire in the distance -- "

"That's our reinforcements!" Seeing the raging flames, Zhao Su's spirit was shocked and shouted, "With the fire as the signal, our reinforcements are about to arrive!" ”

The word reinforcements was like a panacea, which not only boosted the sluggish morale, but also made Qin Wan's heart let go slightly. Before she could loosen the taut string, she heard a hoarse voice shouting: "These bastards are desperate, brothers, hold on!" ”

Qin Wan was finally a little scared, she pulled Shen Man's sleeve stubbornly, raised her head, and asked very seriously: "A-Niang, will we die?" ”

"No, it won't."

"Ah Niang ......"

Shen Man glanced at her husband, then lowered her head, looked at her daughter very seriously, and said, "We will survive, and we will live better and better day by day." ”

"Manniang, your face-" Qin Ke said in a panic, "Why is it so white?" ”

Qin Wan also realized this, and couldn't help but look at his mother's lower abdomen with worried eyes, and asked in a low voice, "A-Niang, are you sad?" ”

When Shen Man gave birth to Qin Wan, he had a bumpy road and was in a difficult situation. Fortunately, she was born in Jiangmen and has a strong body, not as weak as ordinary ladies. Sleeping in the open and lacking medical treatment, she actually survived, and her body gradually recovered. This time she was pregnant, she wanted to be a shopkeeper, but unfortunately it was a time of turmoil, everything inside and outside was busy, and even the safety of her life could not be guaranteed...... Isn't it just a tire gas?

At this time, no matter how important the body is, it can't really make trouble, so Shen Man shook his head: "I'm fine, I can hold on." ”

Qin Ke closed his eyes, and his pain and remorse were revealed.

I don't know how long it took, the sound of the fight gradually became quieter, Qin Wan listened nervously to the movement outside, and after a while, he heard a male duck's voice sound: "Hehe, Brother Jiu, do you want to remember my Liang Huzi's first merit this time?" ”

This is...... Liang Hu.

"You kid, you're really there!"

"Hehe-ah, Brother Jiu, why did you beat me?"

"You kid ran so slowly, so the rescue came so late, are you embarrassed to take the first credit? This celebration wine, we drink it, you are responsible for pouring it, you are not allowed to dip it! ”

"Don't!"

Hearing Liang Hu pulling his throat and wailing almost like a fatal cry, the corners of Qin Wan's lips rose slightly, revealing a hint of a smile.

It seems that this nightmare night is really over.