Chapter 200: Heavy Rain (Part II)
The wasteland is far as the eye can see, and the wormwood, which is no more than a man tall, grows all over the world, and at this season, the branches and leaves are dry and yellow, which is suitable for ignition.
Inside the high wall, the fire was spreading wildly, and the strange flames licked against the thick walls of the wall, and there was a cracking sound of "crackling" in all directions......
The pungent smell of wormwood rolled in, coughing and sneezing continuously, Uncle Li suddenly let out a cry of "whoa-", took the lead in taking off the padded jacket and rushed into the wall, shaking the sleeves of the padded jacket to put out the flames.
"What are you doing in a daze? Go, get water to put out the fire! The witch must be in there! β
Lord "Shangguan" covered his mouth and nose and shouted, but no one moved.
If there is water, where is the need for the officers and soldiers of Dengzhou Mansion to come and arrest people? If there is water, who will care how many children Ah Yuan has?
In this season of drought and exhaustion, the Confusion Array is counting on the water brought back from the "Happiness Garden", because the small rivers there are all paved with red bricks, and the water made of ice cubes can still supply every family to save a drink, and the ditch of the Confusion Array has long since dried up, and no one can find a water source that can be used to extinguish the fire.
The strange thing about wormwood is that after its flame is extinguished, the smoke will not be extinguished, and Uncle Li's padded jacket has already been burned, but it can only make this piece of wormwood attached to the wall abandon the flames.
The horses began to neigh uneasily, their hooves backwards, their noses "slipped through," and they refused to rush into the wall, no matter how hard the officers and men covered their mouths and noses pulled the reins.
The face of Yuan County's order was almost unclear in the smoke. He stood in front of the smashed wooden door. sighed: "If this fire was set by Madame Bai." Isn't it - Madame White wants to die of self-immolation with her child? Oh my God, what did she do wrong? To be expelled from the village, to have their homes destroyed, and to be captured by officers and soldiers......"
Among the villagers in the confusion, someone finally sobbed lowly.
"Shangguan" was already annoyed, these dirty mud-legged people stared at him with terrible eyes, and even those people from other villages who were against the Confusion Array had anger in their eyes.
In fact. It's just a smashing of a witch's home!
"There is no water, use soil, even if you dig three feet into the ground, you have to find out the witch!" Another order was issued, and only the well-equipped officers and soldiers brought by the "Shangguan" were executed.
The villagers did not move, and neither did the officials of Zhuyang County.
After a full battle, there were only fifty cavalry led by "Shangguan" this time.
In the courtyard of the Bai family, which had just been destroyed, there were still some farm tools. He was also arrested by the officers and soldiers to dig and scatter the soil, but the land was not moistened by the rain for a long time. It's as hard as iron, and no matter how strong you are, you won't be able to dig out enough soil to extinguish the fire.
"Fuck you, you're dead, huh? All go dig and dig by hand! β
Lord "Shangguan" picked up the leather whip again, and whipped it one after another according to the "snapping" of the first dozen or so lizheng.
The ant-like mud legs really won't be looked at by this "Shangguan" of Dengzhou Mansion.
"Ahh
"My lord, ahhh
β¦β¦
Although he is a lowly official and a small official, he is still pampered in his two acres and three points of land, and he was beaten in public, and suddenly the ghost cried wolf and howled out of the foreign appearance.
At this time, did the Li Zhengmen regret that they went to other villages to play prestige like this, but ended up in public without face?
There was a commotion in the crowd, and there were low cursing and crying......
"All digging up! Which one disobeys the order, kill! β
"Shangguan" really red-eyed, shouted at the officers and soldiers to withdraw, raised his weapons and forced all the mud-legged people to pour into the smoke-billowing wormwood field......
"Ahem, ahem, ahemβ", there was the sound of hunched over and coughing everywhere, and the power of wormwood was huge!
The sound of horses' hooves of "boom - trample stamped" came again, this time, which team came to help?
Twenty knights, surrounded by a luxurious carriage in the middle, drove straight into the wall like crazy, and a baby's cry rose to the sky!
Everyone was stunned for a moment.
In the carriage, an anxious female voice instructed: "Green Willow, you hold the little boy and wait here, I'll go find Ah Yuan!" β
The curtain of the carriage opened, and a beautiful young woman jumped out of the carriage, followed by a middle-aged woman with a bulging pile of packages in her arms.
"Ten guards follow me, and ten will stay to guard the little boy!" As if there was no one beside the young woman, she took a step and burst into the smoke.
Yuan Xian ordered him to see him off with his fists, his eyes slightly wet.
On this shijie, there is not only the evil deeds of deceit, seeing the wind and making the rudder, and the wall falling down and everyone pushing it, but also a thing that retains the original warmth of human nature, called friendship.
It's Mrs. Lu from the Qianzong Mansion, who has arrived!
Such a beautiful and gentle lady is full of embarrassment at the moment, and the purple skirt is still splashing-still splashing--
Yuan Xianling's eyes widened, and he also smelled a smell of blood in his nostrils, Mrs. Lu, who was like a fairy and did not eat fireworks in the world, actually splashed a large amount of blood on her body!
In the carriage, Lu Liu's voice was unusually calm: "The little boy can't stand choking, drive the carriage a little farther." β
The guards who remained immediately moved to help the coachman redirect the two horses, which had also begun to stir.
"Shangguan", who had just been suppressed by this momentum, finally began to yell: "What person? Interfering with the actions of the Officer? β
The guards did not raise their eyelids at all, and the weapons in their hands were half-opened, as if they had prepared for a bloody battle.
"That's Mrs. Lu Qian of this county, and in the carriage is the youngest son of Mr. Qian, the niece and grandson of Lu Shangshu in the capital." Yuan Xianling replied coldly.
"Shangguan"'s face has changed, the name of President Qianzong of Zhuyang County is not terrible, what is terrible is Lu Shangshu in the capital, it is rumored that he is the most short-sighted.
"Haha-ha-, sure enough, the little son of the Shangshu family is smart, and when he heard the cry just now, he felt that his mind was ...... transparent."
Lord "Shangguan" smiled so much that a flower pulled out of his face, but unfortunately, no one responded to him.
Yuan Xian Ling glanced at the "Shangguan" who was in front of him and pointed to the brick kiln on the other side: "So that the adults can know that this Madame Bai's industry is a joint venture with Mrs. Lu, and the brick kiln factory that the adults miss is also Mrs. Lu's industry." β
"Lady Lu's estate?"
"Shangguan" was choked when he boarded, and the reason why he came all the way was because of the brick kiln that was rumored to be able to fire glazed bricks? killed that demon woman, just in time to take over, how did it become someone else's joint venture industry, and it had something to do with the high-ranking officials in the capital?
Bai Mao'er, who was mixed in the pile of officers and soldiers with whips to show off his martial arts and urge the villagers to dig up the soil to extinguish the fire, only felt a gust of wind behind his ears.
"Papapa-", the leather whip that exuded the smell of blood fell on Bai Mao'er's body and head one by one, the officers and soldiers were far away, and the villagers watched with hatred, and no one helped to help or intercede for him.
Bai Maoer's father was also in the crowd, and was held down by the elders of the Bai family, and from beginning to end, he was not allowed to come forward to recognize him, including when he appeared and was "radiant".
Where is the green smoke on the ancestral grave of the Bai family, it is clear that the ancestor is angry and wants to jump out to punish the two unscrupulous descendants!
The villagers live on a piece of land, and they are not as precious as a woman who is far away in the county town and understands the preciousness of affection, big men, what face do you have to admit that son who has forgotten his ancestors?
The genealogy enshrined in the ancestral hall should really be revised.
In fact, the middle-aged woman who followed Mrs. Lu was also the spokesperson of "love and righteousness".
Sister-in-law Wei.
She stayed awake all night, her eyes were already red, she rushed to Zhuyang County in the starry night, and knocked on the gate of Lu's mansion at dawn, and only after five passes and six generals did she see Mrs. Lu Li Wei.
Then he rushed out of the Lu Mansion with Bao'er in his arms, leaving only twenty guards by his side.
It's too late to say what it's like.
Wormwood is all over the wasteland, so it blocks the road between the officers and soldiers and the common people, in fact, there is a gap in the middle, and what Sister-in-law Wei is leading Mrs. Lu through at this moment is the sheep intestine path that was stepped out of the wasteland.
"Ah Yuan-Ah Yuan-Ah Yuan-where are you? Sister is here, don't be afraid of ......", Li Wei's voice came out of the smoke in the sky, hoarse and poignant......
"Shangguan" changed color, and the momentum that had just died down came back, even if the brick kiln factory couldn't find a deal, at least, it had to be famous, and not let the top and bottom see their jokes!
So, he put on a righteous and stern face: "Yuan County Order, this Mrs. Lu, is she here to help the demon woman and the ghost fetus?" Even if there is Lu Shangshu from the capital here, this official must also eliminate harm for the people, the drought in Zhuyang County has been too long, and the evil is not eliminated, which is not good for the people of my Great Song Dynasty! β
With this high-sounding reason, "Shangguan" consciously regained his face, and pointed at the leather whip: "Follow the road that Mrs. Lu has walked, and set off!" In order to help Zhuyang County rain down, punish the demon woman, and kill without forgiveness! β
No mercy......
The only ones who obeyed the bastard's orders were still officers and soldiers.
The villagers in the confusion were stupid, they wanted to kill the twins in Ah Yuan's belly, for a trumped-up legend, but they really didn't want to kill Ah Yuan!
When the drought was most violent, it was the river water preserved by the "Happiness Garden" that maintained the life of the whole village, and the cold winter wax moon for the New Year, relying on the green vegetables produced by the brick kiln factory to be addicted to the faΓ§ade, although this woman was fierce, but behind all aspects of the life of the villagers in the confusion, there was the help of this woman.
I don't know who was the first to let out a loud cry, and in the ranks of the villagers in the confusion, there was a whimper in the blink of an eye, and Uncle Li was the first to stumble after the officers and soldiers and shouted: "Don't kill anyone!" More people rushed forward after him: "Don't kill anyone!" Don't kill ......"! (To be continued......)
PS: The first chapter of the first day of 2014 is the second hundredth chapter, scattering flowers! Happy New Year, friends!