Chapter 62: The Fire of the Drunken Fragrance House
"Didn't catch any of them?" Zheng Sheng asked.
Guo Qiufang was very embarrassed, "Not one." The horse thief Cao was defenseless, and the county soldiers only brought five or six people over, so they were really outnumbered. ”
Zheng Sheng sighed, what a waste! "And then?"
"It was already dusk when the horse thief Cao sent someone to deliver the news. My family and Lord Zhao discussed, since something happened to the Baike Pavilion, Li Cheng's words are not credible. Therefore, Lord Zhao immediately ordered Li Cheng to be found. ”
Zheng Sheng almost guessed that this Li Cheng had directed and acted in a play by himself, and he played a mess with everyone in Shunyang County.
Li Cheng's family is gone. Zhao Junshou fainted directly, and my family sent me to ask the prince, what should I do next? ”
Zheng Sheng had a headache, he was wondering, was this Zheng Ming's doing, did he have so much energy? The messengers of the Shiduyi Baike Pavilion and the Shunyang County Mansion Letter Pavilion are all his subordinates? Zheng Meng has grown into such a big force unconsciously?
"I think ......" Zheng Sheng had just spoken, and he heard a commotion outside.
"It's out of the water!"
"Hurry up and put out the fire!"
"On fire?" Zheng Sheng peeked out of the window curiously. As a result, the raging flames not far away startled him, "It's us who are on fire here!" Quick, everybody, get out! ”
Shunyang Zuixiangju is a two-story wooden building, Zheng Sheng now lives on the second floor, Zheng Sheng poked his head out and saw that the first floor of his house was billowing smoke and sparks, and the fire was not small.
He and Ren Ju and Guo Qiufang went out of the room, went downstairs, and found that the Drunken Immortal Residence was already in a mess, the principal Zheng Zhuo was busy directing the firefighting, and the diners at night were rushing out.
Zheng Sheng saw that the fire seemed to have started from the backyard first, and at this time, the fire had spread into the front hall of the drunken incense house!
Ren Ji pushed Zheng Sheng out of the drunken fragrance residence, and he had to ensure his safety first.
Zheng Sheng finally remembered what he had forgotten, "What about sniffing?" Where is the sniff? ”
No one paid attention to him, Zheng Sheng simply rushed inside again and grabbed Zheng Zhuo, "Did you see Sniff?" ”
Zheng Zhuo was so busy that he couldn't tell the north and the south, but he still attached great importance to Zheng Sheng's safety: "Shizi, get out quickly, it's dangerous here!" ”
Zheng Zhuo cried and said with a sad face: "The fire is too big!" I'm afraid it's over! ”
Zheng Sheng looked at the growing fire, looked left and right again, and still didn't find the little figure, and shouted: "Which of you saw my little maid?" ”
The guys are still busy putting out the fire.
Someone on the side suddenly said: "I remember, she seems to have gone to the backyard kitchen just now to get food." ”
"Are you convinced?" Zheng Sheng asked sharply.
"Hmm." That guy shrunk his neck, the world is so scary!
"Take the food?" Zheng Sheng remembered that it was because he was too hungry today, and the food that Liu Wei'er brought for the first time was not enough for him to eat. So, she went to the kitchen again.
Zheng Sheng thought a lot in an instant, is he going to lose a partner? The little girl who once knelt on the side of the road in Nanyang, begging passers-by to save her eldest brother, that smart and sensible little girl, a little friend who has been with her day and night for more than three years!
Zheng Sheng once changed her fate, but today it also caused her to be buried in the fire!
Zheng Sheng gritted his teeth, snatched the wooden bucket of the guy next to him, and poured a bucket of cold water on himself.
In winter, the feeling of pouring a bucket of cold water on it...... It's so sour!
Ren Ji grabbed Zheng Sheng, "Shizi, I can't save it!" The fire starts from the kitchen! ”
Zheng Sheng pushed him away, "Lao Tzu is not a fool!" But, I'm going to take a look, too! ”
Zheng Sheng rushed to the backyard!
"Stop the world!" Zheng Zhuo was also so anxious that he jumped to his feet.
However, it was only a few zhang away, and before the servants could react, Zheng Sheng rushed to the backyard.
A wall of fire burned through, but fortunately Zheng Sheng watered himself, and the speed was fast, and the process of Zheng Sheng rushing to the backyard was not a big problem.
However, the backyard was already full of smoke, and Zheng Sheng came to the kitchen in the backyard of Zuixiangju and found that there was already a sea of smoke and fire, and even most of the beams had collapsed.
Zheng Sheng scolded: "Liu Yan'er, you are such a big fool!" It's on fire and you don't know how to run? ”
Zheng Sheng did not have the noble sentiment of sacrificing his life to save people, and after witnessing the tragic situation in the kitchen, Zheng Sheng was desperate to rescue Liu Wei'er.
He's going to escape now! Zheng Sheng's brain was blank, and anyone who had learned fire escape knew that the least thing to do in the fire was to cover his mouth and nose with a damp cloth and escape as soon as possible.
Zheng Sheng was very disappointed in his heart, and he scolded quite heroically, but he even took a puff of thick gray smoke, but fortunately, the empty mood and dizzy brain did not affect Zheng Sheng's desire to escape.
He hurriedly covered his mouth and nose with his hands and held his breath deeply. Zheng Sheng still remembered the direction of the back door, although it was night, but fortunately there was a raging fire illuminating the direction.
Zheng Sheng was choked by the smoke of the fire, he stumbled over there, and heard a voice behind him, and the sound of shouting "Shizi" again.
Zheng Sheng felt that he couldn't go anymore, and opened his mouth to call someone, but it turned out to be another cough! Then, his legs and feet became weak, and he could not exert his strength, and he fell to the ground.
It's still a few meters away, only a few meters away! He shook his drowsy head and slowly crawled out the door not far away!
But Zheng Sheng already felt that he was going to be finished, and he didn't have the strength to climb forward.
He couldn't run to save people, so he had to put himself in it!
Then he felt a pair of hands pull him and move him forward with all his might.
Breathing in the fresh air, Zheng Sheng opened his eyes, and a pair of small hands were dangling in front of his eyes, "Shizi, are you okay?" ”
Zheng Sheng listened to the voice and realized what kind of person she was, and suddenly felt that it was so ridiculous for him to run into the fire to save people, "Liu Wei'er, did you run out?" ”
Liu Wei'er said helplessly, "Shizi, it's on fire, what can I do if I don't run?" What's going on with you? ”
Zheng Sheng slowly breathed in the fresh air, and said angrily: "It's on fire and there's no trace, of course I'm looking for you!" I thought you were burned to death! ”
Liu Wei'er lowered her head and did not speak.
"It's good that you ran out and pulled me out again, otherwise I would have been really miserable and almost choked to death by the smoke." Zheng Sheng's heart palpitated, this was really the first time in his life that he experienced a fire! "Go to the front and tell everyone that I'm running out! Let them stop rushing to the backyard! ”
Liu Wen'er nodded, she walked forward slowly, Zheng Sheng saw her limping through the firelight, "Wu'er, what's wrong with your leg?" ”
Zheng Sheng saw that she was inconvenient, stood up, and swayed to catch up with her, "Alas, forget it, let's go over!" ”
Liu Wen'er held him and said in a low voice: "Shizi, the fire was deliberately set by someone. ”
Zheng Sheng stopped.
"It's a person from Shunyang who wants to survive, I saw him this morning, he was eating downstairs just now, and his expression was wrong. Then went to the backyard. I went to the kitchen to pick up food and saw him and a cook in the kitchen lighting firewood. ”
"I was pushed down by him and hurt my foot, and I couldn't stop him and let them run through the back door."
Zheng Sheng stopped, he was in a bad situation now, his mind was in chaos, and the way of survival was mixed in again?
He has to think about it: Zheng Ming, Shunyang Qiushengdao, and Li Cheng, the person who escaped from Dixin, what is the relationship between these people?
Zheng Sheng asked, "Sniff, what do you think their purpose is?" ”
"I don't know." Liu Wen'er said in a low voice, "However, they set fire to the Drunken Xiangju tonight, and they always want to do something bad." ”
When Zheng Sheng and Liu Wen'er arrived at the front door, the fire had spread to the entire floor.
Ren Ju and Zheng Zhuo saw him appear intact, and their panicked hearts finally let go.
Everyone looked at the burning drunken incense house and was silent.
"Everyone's alright, right?" Zheng Sheng asked, "No one is trapped inside?" ”
Zheng Zhuo said with palpitations, "Shizi, there are not many people in the drunken fragrance house, and there are only a dozen of them." No one less. ”
"No less?" Zheng Sheng looked at the drunken Xiangju guys: "The people in the kitchen have all stood up!" ”
Several people stood up, and the head of the house looked at Zheng Sheng with some fear, and whispered, "Shizi, what do you command?" ”
Zheng Sheng looked at Sniff, she shook her head and said in a low voice: "Shizi, that person should run with him." ”
"Zheng Ershui, look at your people, are you sure there are no fewer people?" Zheng Sheng knew him, and Zheng Ershui also went to Qingzhuling to learn cooking.
Zheng Ershui glanced back a few times, "Shizi, they are all ......, no, there is a person who is not there." What about Xiao Damin? Who saw Xiao Damin? ”
Zheng Sheng asked, "Xiao Damin? ”
Liu Wei'er on the side continued: "Yes, that rogue called the cook Damin. ”
"Who is this Xiao Damin?" Zheng Sheng asked. He felt terrible, and his brain was dizzy.
"Xiao Damin is a newly recruited kitchen assistant half a month ago." Zheng Zhuo replied, "This person is very honest and hardworking on weekdays. Doesn't you look like someone who can run away? ”
"Run? He was the one who set the fire. Zheng Sheng was very dissatisfied with this principal.
Zheng Zhuo's mouth opened wide, "How is this possible?" Xiao Damin doesn't look like this kind of person! ”
Guo Qiufang walked over and said in a low voice: "Shizi, something happened to Zuixiangju tonight, so I said goodbye." My family's ......"
Zheng Sheng looked at the crowd gathered around him, thinking that the drunken Xiangju had been burning for so long, and no one from the official mansion had come, so he should still be busy with that matter. He said in a low voice, "I'll also go over and see Lord Bo." ”
"It's on fire!"
"Look, there's a fire over there, too!"
Suddenly, the surrounding crowd was in a commotion again.
Zheng Sheng looked at the sky-high flames that were burning in the northwest and due south directions. He had a very absurd feeling in his heart, are these people crazy? Set fire again? Is it an attempt to rebel when such a big movement is made?
Guo Qiufang looked at the south and suddenly realized what kind of place it was, "Not good! It's a gunkura! Gukura is on fire! ”
Zheng Sheng looked over there, Juncang? The granary of Shunyang County!
Guo Qiufang couldn't take care of Zheng Sheng, and left in a hurry.
"Shizi," Ren Ji took a deep breath, "Tonight, I'm afraid something big will happen in Shunyang." Don't mix that up. ”
Zheng Sheng smiled: "Do you think we can stay out of it?" ”
Zheng Sheng took two steps forward and sat down on the stones beside the chaotic street.
Looking at the chaotic crowd, he closed his eyes and thought carefully.
What can he do in this situation?
His foundation in Shunyang City is only this burning drunken fragrance residence, and there are only these dozen or so unreliable family members at critical moments.
He has very little ability.
And most importantly, what exactly does the other person want to do?