The fire is raging.

Liu Xixiao followed Fu Qing and hurried to the scene of the fire, and was greeted by a scorching wave of air. Right in front of them, the main hall of Jinghui Nunnery, which was more than two feet high, collapsed in the sea of fire, rolling up a cloud of smoke and dust that flew out along with the sparks, and flooded the Chongfu Fang where the small nunnery was located.

Smoke and fire dispersed the firefighting crowd and poured out along the narrow alleyway. More than twenty horses neighed together and were frightened and jumped wildly. Fu Qing and his subordinates did not make much effort to calm down the mount, but Liu Xizao was not familiar with horses and could not control the horses under his crotch, so he had to lean down and pull the reins tightly, but he still faltered on the bumpy back of the horse.

Liu Xizao's face turned white with fright, the strength in his hand became smaller and smaller, and the reins gradually slipped in his hand, and he was about to fall off the horse. I saw Fu Qing stretching out one hand beside him, pulling the halter, and forcibly ripped the horse. Liu Xizao's mount shook his head, and his four hooves hit the ground, but I don't know what technique Fu Qing used, so he couldn't hold it down.

Fu Qing's proud Ha Luha smiled, and spewed wine at the frightened Liu Xizao: "Walking the horse, this beast you are riding just looks fat and strong, the courage is so small, and it has not been trained well, it will be strained when it goes into battle, and tomorrow it will be replaced by a bold horse." If you don't dislike it, I'll help you choose! ”

The horses here were frightened, but the firefighting crowd next to Jinghui Nunnery was much more panicked. The main hall of Fangcai Jinghui Nunnery was burned to the ground, and many people around the fire were caught off guard, their eyes were hurt by the hot ash, and they cried loudly, allowing the fire to get bigger and bigger.

Fu Qingzong immediately stepped forward and shouted: "What's the mess!?" All stand up and listen to the official's fall! His speech was still slurred from drunkenness, but the volume was loud enough to immediately silence the audience.

Fu Qing glanced at the crowd that had quieted down in an instant, and was even more proud, raising his hand and pointing at everyone, he sent people.

Although he was still drunk, Fu Qing's command was organized and not chaotic at all. He divided the more than 20 cavalry he brought with him into several teams to maintain order outside the fire and prevent the ruffians from taking advantage of the fire to rob. The soldiers of the submarine fire shop are experienced in fighting fires and were sent by him to prevent the spread of the fire, while the rest of the people, Fu Qing asked them to form several human dragons to pass the well water used to extinguish the fire.

A powerful measure made the chaotic firefighting scene around the fire suddenly orderly. Liu Xizao watched from the side, amazed, and secretly sighed that Fu Qing, a drunken cat, was indeed not fortunate to be an official, if he wasn't an old alcoholic, maybe he would have been as good as Liu Changzuo.

Fu Qing commanded the rescue, and Liu Xizao dismounted and walked to the crowd, taking advantage of the gap between them passing the buckets, and asked, "After the fire started, there were casualties among the bhikshunis who practiced in the nunnery, did they come out?" ”

An old man replied: "Back to the official, the place where the fire started is the firewood and grass tent next to the kitchen of Jinghui Nunnery, far away from the nunnery, and the eight masters in the nunnery should have all run out." ”

"Why not eight?" Another young man smiled strangely beside him, "I arrived first, and I saw more than a dozen of them running out of the nunnery!" ”

Even though the fire was still raging, the people around couldn't help but laugh. The nuns of Jinghui Nunnery, except for an old nun who is the owner of the nunnery, are all leading the practice and making a living after the Huimin Bridge, and their respective values are not low.

In the midst of laughter, the night breeze suddenly rose, accompanied by a wave of heat and wind, sparks splashed everywhere, and soot hit the face. And as the wind rose, several tongues of fire also took advantage of the momentum to rush out of Jinghui Nunnery, licking the next house, although they were immediately extinguished by Fu Qing's command, but no one could laugh anymore.

Liu Xixiao spit out the cigarette ash that had been poured into his mouth, and immediately shouted at the top of his voice, "Demolish the house!" Tear out the house near the fire! ”

Liu Xizao wanted to create a fire barrier to spread with fire resistance, which was the right thing to do. But everyone present is you look at me, I look at you, and no one is willing to do it first. At present, there are only thirty or forty people fighting fires in the fire, and there are only thirty or forty soldiers patrolling the city and the hidden fire shop soldiers, while there are hundreds of people nearby who have rushed to participate in the firefighting. Although he knew that the fire would spread and burn down all the surrounding houses, if he didn't watch the house being lit up first, who would be willing to demolish the house and offend these neighbors - they were all neighbors who looked up and didn't look down.

Liu Xizao saw that no one paid attention to his words, and his face suddenly became ugly.

At this time, someone in the crowd shouted, "Water the surrounding houses first!" When the water is wet, it can't be burned. ”

The idea was immediately approved by everyone, and Liu Xizao glanced twice at the crowd, but did not see whose proposal it was.

"Not enough water!" Someone on the other side shouted, "Three wells of water now!" ”

"In addition to the three wells that are used now, where else is there water?!" Liu Xizao asked anxiously, the buckets of water lifted from the three wells, just suppressing the fire in front of him were reluctant, and then trying to pour water on the surrounding houses, it was a veritable drop in the bucket. "Where's Lizheng, where is Lizheng!?" He shouted, "Where else is there a well in Chongfufang?" ”

Li Zheng of Chongfu Fang hurriedly came out, he took the lead in putting out the fire before Fu Qing and Liu Xizheng and them arrived, his face was black and white with smoke, and his beard was also burned halfway. He bowed down in front of Liu Xizheng and replied: "If you return to the officials, there will be six wells in the entire Chongfufang. The three are roadside public wells, and now they are all in use. The remaining three are all private wells, one is in Jinghui Nunnery, one is from Liu Laohe's family in Fangdongjiao, and the last one is at Wang Qinian's house who just died. ”

"Just six?!" Liu Xizao asked in surprise.

"If you go back to the official, there are indeed six people. The big families in Qinzhou either live in the east of the city or near the state government, and the north of the city is full of small households. There are 214 households in the entire Chongfu Fang, but there is not even a large mansion with three entrances in front and back. ”

As soon as Fu Qing reassigned the previous matter, he turned around and heard Liu Xixiao talking to him. He said impatiently: "Don't talk so much nonsense, use a few wells if you have a few wells." Let those three open the door quickly! Let people go in and carry water! ”

Jinghuian burned like a hearth, how to go in and carry water. Liu Xizao could see that Fu Qing's head was still a little drunk. It's just that the wells of Jinghui'an are no longer needed now, but the two wells of the Liu family and the Wang family can come in handy.

Fu Qing gave an order, and immediately pointed out more than 30 people from the crowd, followed by a few city patrol horsemen, and rushed to the Liu family and the Wang family with wells.

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Wang Qinian's surviving person had been whipped to death, and her two sons and daughters were hung in buckets and lowered to the bottom of a well. Listening to the terrible cry coming from the well, I believe that as long as I ask again, the widow of the Wang family will let go of her mouth.

But Dou Xie didn't have time to wait.

Listening to the banging of the door outside, he shouted, 'Sister-in-law of the Wang family, borrow a well.' Qian Wu wanted to cry without tears, he had just thrown Wang Qinian's children into the well, but now he had the heart to jump into the well.

Being blocked in Wang Qinian's house is tantamount to not admitting himself, even if Dou Xie can rely on his grandfather to get rid of his crimes, but they will definitely not end well.

Escape! Run now!

But Wang's house is a small courtyard, four rooms, and there is not even a back door, but there is a well!

Qian Wu's gaze turned to the courtyard wall, and Li Tiejian had already made a decision at this time, pointing to the courtyard wall and saying repeatedly: "*! *！ ”

Dou Xie hesitated. The wall between the Wang family and the neighbors is only six or seven feet high, as long as the body is still flexible, jump up and hold it up. Of the five or six companions brought by Dou Jie, any of them can be easily turned over, but he himself is definitely an exception, * He has no experience in stealing chickens and dogs at home.

Li Tiejian was so anxious that he stomped his feet, and pulled up Dou Jie: "Seven Ya, you can't delay, we will ask you to turn over!" ”

Dou Xie was dragged to the wall, suddenly remembered something, turned back and pointed to Wang Qinian's widow, "What about them?" ”

Li Tiejian nodded knowingly and ordered: "Kill them all!" ”

"Can't be killed!" Qian Wu hurriedly stopped, "The Wang family is really going to be destroyed, and the seven yamen will definitely not be able to get out of it." ”

But Li Tiejian insisted: "It's better to kill it cleanly, and outsiders will suspect it." As long as there is no evidence, who can point the finger at us and say that we did it? ”

'Look for death, you! Qian Wu was anxious and angry, and his face was already shocked, "Do you want to be killed afterwards?!" ’

"It's just tied up for a while, and it didn't hurt her family's life. Scare her, forgive her and don't dare to talk nonsense. That is to say, there is no need to alarm the deputy head of the capital for this trivial matter, and someone will help the seven yamen to suppress it. Qian Wu was already so anxious that he was full of nonsense, and now in this situation, Qinzhou can't wait. If you kill someone, the sea fishing document will definitely fall on your head, and if you don't kill it, at least you don't have to worry about being arrested.

Li Tiejian still has to be argued. At this time, the slamming sound of the door was even more urgent, so heavy that it seemed to be hitting the door, and the shouts outside were also louder, neither Qian Wu nor Li Tiejian was in the mood to argue, and they all turned around and said angrily: "Don't hurry up and push Qiyanei up!" ”

Several companions also panicked, and they moved together, pushing Dou Xie up with all hands and feet, but they forgot to turn over a person first and investigate.

Dou Xie leaned on the top of the wall, was pushed and supported, and finally stood up on the wall. He was about to turn over the wall, when a head suddenly popped out on the opposite side of the courtyard wall. Facing Dou Jie, face to face, the tips of his noses almost collided together, and the two pairs of eyes looked at each other at a distance of a few inches.

"Ahh ~~" Dou Qiyanei was so frightened that he screamed, his hands couldn't help but loosen, and his body leaned back. The whole person lost his balance, and with a thud, he fell heavily to the ground.

Li Tiejian and Qian Wu hurriedly ran over to help Dou Xie up.

And the person who came out of the probe looked into the courtyard and immediately retracted his head. Soon shouted one after another, "There are thieves in the Wang family!" There are thieves in the Wang family! ”