Chapter 60: Walking the Water
This kid didn't expect to be so alert!
In a few years, you'll be able to stand alone.
Zhou Shaojin was happy in her heart, and gave birth to the idea of taking Fan's mother and Fan Qi by her side forever, and even after she got married, she could let Fan Qi be her chief manager, and Fan's mother helped her manage the inner house...... However, this is not the time to think about this.
She suddenly felt the wind under her feet and said, "Let's go, let's talk as we walk." β
This is the place of the longhouse, who knows if there is anyone on the partition wall?
Fan Qi happily responded "yes" and happily returned to Wanxiangju with Zhou Shaojin.
Zhou Shaojin asked Shi Xiang to stay outside the house, whispered to Fan Qi, and then Fan Qi left happily. Zhou Shaojin instructed Shi Xiang: "Let's go to bed early tonight." β
Shi Xiang looked at the red sun outside, and didn't know what to say.
Zhou Shaojin called the Spring Festival Gala to come in, instructed her to let the kitchen have dinner early, and went to greet Mrs. Guan in advance, greeted Zhou Chujin, and went back to Wanxiangju to have dinner and go to bed.
slept too early, but Shi Xiang couldn't fall asleep on the bed over and over again, and finally squinted in a daze, but was woken up by the Spring Festival Gala: "Second Miss said, if you have something to go out, let's go with her." β
Shi Xiang rubbed his eyes, and it took a while to come to his senses.
She thought of Zhou Shaojin asking Fan Qi to do things before, and she felt a little uneasy, and whispered to the Spring Festival Gala: "Do you know what is going on?" β
"I don't know." The Spring Festival Gala was busy tying her hair, and she was still biting a red rope in her mouth, and said vaguely, "Second Miss just said that I should wear dark clothes, comb my hair up, and wear flat shoes." β
Is it to block the second master?
Shi Xiang's sleepiness disappeared suddenly, she got up in a hurry and went to Zhou Shaojin's house.
Zhou Shaojin knew where to find a dark green gown, and wrapped a belt of the same color in the middle like a man. Because the garment did not fit well, the belt was even weaker.
She was being served by Fan Liu and was wearing braids.
"You are ......," Shi Xiang's eyes straightened.
Zhou Shaojin didn't care about this, and said straightly: "You go and change your clothes, we have to go out." β
"No way!" Shi Xiang hurriedly said, "Even if the second master does something wrong, we should go and tell Lao An." How can you block the second master in private? Where do you put the second master's face? What do you let the elders of the Cheng family think of you? And the eldest lady's side......"
"Oops!" Zhou Shaojin said impatiently, "What are you doing with so much nonsense?" Will you come with me? If you go with me, go and change your clothes now, and if you don't want to go with me, you can stay in the house for the rest of your life, and say nothing, as if you don't know anything. Don't forget, you're serving in my house. I don't want to get into trouble with something in my house! β
Is this still the weak and unassertive second lady?
Shi Xiang looked at Zhou Shaojin with wide eyes, at a loss.
Fan Liu pulled Shi Xiang out with a smile, and only then did he persuade her softly when he left the hall: "It's better for us to follow than to let the second lady alone!" Don't forget, the second lady has grown up. She will be more assertive in the future. Whether to stay with the second lady to serve, or go out early, you can make up your own mind, right? lest when you get it, you will do something bad with good intentions, which will not only dislike the second lady, but also dislike the eldest lady - the eldest lady and the second miss are sisters after all. β
Her words were like a slap in the face, which made Shi Xiang sober up.
I am eighteen years old this year, and according to the rules of the house, I will have to match someone in two years anyway. The eldest lady has always valued the second miss, and if it was in the past, the second miss would definitely not go against the will of the eldest lady. Can ...... now If the second miss is unhappy in her heart and insists on marrying herself to whom, will the eldest lady still tear her face for herself and the second miss?
Shi Xiang couldn't help but shudder, and grabbed Fan Liu's hand tightly: "Mom, thank you for reminding me." I changed my clothes, combed my hair, and followed the second lady out. β
"That's a smart man!" Fan Liu smiled and patted her hands, and went into the house to serve Zhou Shaojin.
Everyone has always been afraid of her sister, Zhou Shaojin is still a little unsure whether Shi Xiang will listen to him, and when he saw Fan Liu coming in, he asked, "What did Shi Xiang say?" β
Fan Liu smiled: "She went to change her clothes, and said that she would go out with the second lady." β
Zhou Shaojin put his mind at ease.
After a while, Fan Liu helped her tie her braids, and Shi Xiang and the Spring Festival Gala also changed their clothes.
Both of them were dressed in bright blue muslin clothes, with their heads covered and no jewelry.
Zhou Shaojin nodded with satisfaction.
Fan Qi came over.
He was wearing a short brown brown, carrying a blue coarse cloth jacket on his back, and first took out something from his sleeve: "This is a fire fold, it cost three taels of silver, it is said to be produced in the Jiangnan Perak Hall, it is the best thing, it will be lit when it is shaken in the wind, and it will not be extinguished even if it is lit up by a storm." I used to talk about it when I listened to those idle gangs bragging in the village, but I didn't expect that there were really ...... for sale" and then showed Zhou Shaojin the things in the jacket: "I touched it with my own hands, and it was all done." Guaranteed to burn ...... point"
Shi Xiang was terrified when she heard this.
Second Miss, what is this going to do?
She wanted to ask what was going on, but when she thought of what Fan Liu said just now, she still didn't ask anything, and followed Zhou Shaojin out of the door.
It was already past the middle of the month, and although there was a moon, it was dimly invisible.
They didn't light the lamp, but quietly followed behind Fan Qi, walked lightly through the inner courtyard, and when they met the mother-in-law who was patrolling the night, they would find a way to avoid it.
The more Shi Xiang walked, the more panicked he became.
They went from the fourth room to the fifth room, and no one has noticed it.
She looked at the cold and sparkling lake behind her, and her hands and feet were cold on a hot day.
Fan Qi, who was walking in front, whispered "It's arrived" and looked around vigilantly.
People in the four rooms do not often walk around with the five rooms, Shi Xiang doesn't know what kind of place this is, only to see the flowers and trees Fusu, the vines are stacked, and the opposite side is half on the land and half in the lake Water Pavilion, the scenery is very pleasant.
Zhou Shaojin commanded them to squat under a silver leaf and silver tree with a canopy like an umbrella and silky branches, and Fan Qi tiptoed to the foundation of the water pavilion alone.
He took out the things in the tie and stacked them next to the foundation of the house, shook the fire fold in his hand, and Shi Xiang found that Fan Qi's tie was filled with dry straw.
Miss Dare to Love Second Miss is coming to set fire!
Shi Xiang's guess was confirmed, and suddenly his palms and foreheads were full of cold sweat.
She wanted to stop it, but when she looked up, she saw Zhou Shaojin squatting next to her, staring at Fan Qi without turning her eyes, her black and white eyes were like black crystals soaked in mercury, dazzling, making her whole person like a jewel in the moonlight, radiant.
Shi Xiang was stunned for a moment, and before he could say anything, Fan Qi had already made a "bang" and lit the dry straw.
The fire burned rapidly in the darkness, and the night sky was so bright that it made people feel frightened.
Fan Qi ran over with his waist and said excitedly: "Second Miss, it's done." We're good to go! β
"Can't go!" Zhou Shaojin stared at the fire, his fingers tightly twisted together, "We have to wait until someone sees the water here and shouts to come over to put out the fire." Can't let anything really happen to them. Otherwise, how can I have peace of mind in this life. β
Everybody understands.
Fan Liu immediately said: "Second Miss is right, let's wait for someone to come to put out the fire before leaving." β
Everyone nodded.
Watch as the heat burns more and more violently, making a "crackling" sound in the dry air, and quickly spreads into the grass next to it.
It seems to be a long time to wait.
I don't know how long it took, but someone on the other side of the river shouted in the fourth room: "Quick! The water is out of the fifth room! Hurry up and call someone to put out the fire! β
Zhou Shaojin and the others breathed a sigh of relief.
Shi Xiang said nervously: "Second Miss, can we go?" β
"Wait a little longer." Zhou Shaojin frowned and muttered, "Why is there no movement in the water pavilion?" Didn't they gamble? Or did you get lost and didn't hear any movement? She said to Shi Xiang and the others, "Wait." It's not too late to wait until someone from the water pavilion runs out. β
Shi Xiang was anxious.
The second lady ran to the fifth room to set fire to it...... The Cheng family knew that no matter how the second miss would be punished, they would not be able to escape the blame...... Nothing will end well.
But Zhou Shaojin opened his mouth, and they could only accompany Zhou Shaojin and wait.
A large tree next to the water pavilion was on fire.
There are already people running to this side of the fourth room beating gongs and drums, and there seems to be a light on the east side of the long room, but there is no movement on the side of the fifth room.
Zhou Shaojin suddenly became a little uneasy.
She didn't expect a fire to burn out such a big formation.
This will alarm the fourth room and the long room, but there is no sound in the fifth room, what should she do?
Do you want to jump out and shout "go to the water"?
Zhou Shaojin hesitated, and the people in the fourth room had already rushed over to this side, mixed with an unfamiliar but rather majestic voice: "What's wrong?" Why does the fifth room go to the water? Where did all the people who went to the five-room night watch? β
Someone in the fourth room shouted "Steward Qin" and said, "We don't know either." On the other side, we saw that the five houses had gone out of the water, so we came to put out the fire. β
"Strike the gong." The humanity known as the "Qin Steward" "woke up the people in the fifth room." He added, "The fire is not big, send someone to talk to the people in the other rooms, and let them guard their respective doors, and don't move around." Guan Lao'an's place, I also have to go back. β
Someone said yes and ran away.
The Qin steward walked over to this side and said, "Don't put out the fire yet!" β
Someone in the fourth room let out an "oh" and struck the gong "clang".
The people in the water pavilion were finally alarmed, someone lifted the curtain and looked out, Zhou Shaojin could clearly see that the room was brightly lit, and several young men were sitting at a round table.
"It's out of the water!" The people in the water pavilion finally shouted.
There was chaos in the house.
More people flocked to the window.
With a heavy face, Manager Qin shouted violently: "What person? I don't sleep in the middle of the night, and gather in the water pavilion? β
Zhou Shaojin's hanging heart was completely put down at this time.
If they weren't gambling in the water pavilion, she really wouldn't dare set this fire.
What if it does burn?
Zhou Shao couldn't hide the joy in his heart, and smiled at Fan Qi and the others: "Let's go!" β
But before she could get out, she found that their location had become very delicateβthe people who had come to fight the fire in the four rooms were all around them. If they want to go, they have to get out of the crowd!
But how can this work?
Zhou Shaojin was dumbfounded.
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