As the sun sets, the noisy Taipingli gradually regains its tranquility. Most of the shops along the street have their doors down, and the pedestrians on the road are becoming scarcer, and most of the houses are wafting with cooking smoke, and you can vaguely smell the smell of all kinds of food. Thus the carriage was speeding along the wide road, and gusts of wind penetrated through the cracks in the windows, carrying with it the smell of the food and the smell of burning, which made the people in the carriage even more impatient.

"It's here!"

Hearing this sound, Xu Xun didn't wait for the car door to open, he immediately lifted the curtain, slammed the car door and jumped off the ground. What caught his eye was a red fire, but it was not his own home as he thought at first, but Xu Liang's dilapidated courtyard. Seeing the flames rushing upwards one after another, the crackling sound was extremely harsh, and although there were also people fighting the fire next to him, more people were watching the excitement there, and for a while, he rushed forward almost without thinking. At this moment, in the slashing crowd, a person came out without a head and a brain, and just collided with him.

"Young Master!"

Xu Xun was stunned when he heard this, and looked at it for a while before he recognized the person. I saw that most of this man's face was blackened, his long hair was messily tied with a strip of rag, the clothes on his body had both traces of being blackened by the fire, and there were holes in the burning, and there was a shoe missing from his foot. He realized something almost instantly, and immediately grabbed Latham's wrist.

"You escaped from the fire?"

Rayson looked at Xu Xun, as if he would cry anytime and anywhere, but he finally stopped it. He sniffed vigorously, raised his sleeve and wiped his face, and then said in a dry voice: "No, Brother Jin sent the young master out, and I guarded the house with Sister-in-law Jin, and then Sister-in-law Jin suddenly ran in and said that Grandpa Liang's house was on fire, so I ran out to see, and when I saw the fire, I went back and got a quilt, soaked in water, wrapped myself in water, and rushed in......"

"You ......" Xu Xun wanted to reprimand Rui Sheng for being reckless, but looking at the little guy's clear eyes, he finally sighed, and immediately asked, "Uncle Xu Liang is not inside?" ”

"Young Master, how do you know?" Rayson's eyes widened suddenly, and then he said curtly, "Grandpa Liang is indeed not in it, I searched several houses and couldn't find it, if it wasn't for Aunt Su seeing me enter the fire and calling a few enthusiastic people to help, I wouldn't have come out so easily...... I'm afraid that young master, you jumped into the river to save people before your injuries were healed, in case something happened to Grandpa Liang, what impulsive things did you do when you came back, thinking about finding out by yourself, it was better than you taking risks......"

Hearing that Latham actually rushed into the fire for such a reason, Xu Xun was immediately angry, but he wanted to reprimand but couldn't say a word, and finally suddenly flicked his fingers on Latham Leyson's head: "Remember in the future, don't be so reckless when you encounter this dangerous situation again, if you don't have Aunt Su to help today, your life will not be saved!" ”

After saying this, he left Ruisheng and walked quickly towards Aunt Su. Seeing that this stout woman fifty miles away was shouting and shouting to put out the fire, but after all, although there were people who should help, more people were either pointing and watching, or prevaricating his old age, he looked behind him unconsciously. I was supposed to see where Wu Shouzheng was, but I didn't expect this well-dressed rich man to follow behind him. So his heart moved, and he immediately asked, "Can Wu Yuanwai bring cash?" ”

Wu Shouzheng was originally worried that it was Xu Xun's house that caught fire, but when he found out that it was someone else's house, he was immediately relieved. Just following behind and hearing Xu Xun and Ruisheng's answer, he found that this family seemed to be known to Xu Xun, so he had to hide that relaxed expression, and when the person looked at it, he immediately sighed and said: "How can a good person suddenly catch fire......

As soon as the words came out, he clearly heard Xu Xun's words, and was slightly stunned, his mind became active, and after a moment of hesitation, he tentatively said: "The seventh prince wants money?" I didn't bring much cash, there are dozens of taels of silver in the money box in the car, seven or eight green worms, and three or four hundred loose money, the treasure money is too cheap now, although I brought a bunch of it, but others may not be willing to ask for it, the money ticket can be redeemed in many places in Jinling, but this big night ......"

Looking at Xu Xun's face, he immediately stopped talking in the second half of his words, and then laughed and said: "If the seventh prince wants to use the money, I will go and get it immediately!" ”

"Don't do it so much, just take those few foot hangings and loose money first."

Xu Xun put down these words, and immediately came to the back of Aunt Su and shouted. Seeing him turn around, he didn't wait for her to speak before he said loudly: "Auntie, thank you for the previous incident with Latham and Sham!" ”

Aunt Su was already sweating profusely at this time, and when she heard this, she brushed the messy hair on her forehead with a smile, but said angrily: "The Seventh Young Master has the kung fu to say such kind words, it is better to help put out the fire quickly!" Ruisheng's kid is the same, such a fire, is it not looking for death to rush in recklessly? The good old man went out with the monk who lived next door in the afternoon, I happened to come and knock on the door to ask him to help draw water tomorrow, but I knocked on the door but no one was found, so I shouldn't have come back sooner or later! ”

Xu Xun's heart moved, and he hurriedly asked, "What time was that time?" ”

"It's not time, what's wrong?"

Seeing that Wu Shouzheng and the groom holding a box came over panting, Xu Xun had to press the matter for the time being, and only stepped forward and shouted: "Fellow neighbors, it hasn't rained for a long time this day, so we have to put out the fire quickly, in case the wind burns other houses, it will be too late then!" ”

Aunt Su just called for more than a dozen people to help for a long time, and when she saw Xu Xun also come forward, she suddenly rejoiced in her heart, and hurriedly shouted: "Brother Xun is right, don't look at it, hurry up and help, otherwise you will wait to cry while burning your house!" ”

At this moment, someone in the crowd sneered: "It's that good old man who caught fire, what does it matter to us!" This Taiping is separated by a moat is the imperial city and the major yamen, the number of fires in the past ten years is only a handful, and I have already reported to the official, and the people of the Nancheng Soldiers and Horses Division are here in a blink of an eye, what are we busy with! There's no wind here, and if the fire really burns everywhere, it's hard to stand it now! ”

Although it was already night at this time, the fire in Xu Liang's courtyard was burning, even if it couldn't reflect the surrounding area as if it was day, it was enough for him to see people in all directions. Vaguely recognizing that it was a member of the Xu clan, he frowned, and then shouted loudly: "Everyone is busy in vain this big night, and it is indeed unreasonable. In this way, those who have loaded water with water trucks have been paid twenty wen for one cart, and those who have carried water have three wen for a bucket, and those who have put out the fire are also paid to thank each other! ”

"Don't talk nonsense, where did you get all this money!"

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in all directions, and the Xu clan who had just spoken had to jump out again to question the truth of these words. Xu Xun didn't say a word, and immediately pulled Wu Shouzheng's horseman over, lifted the lid on the money box, and took out the usual heavy copper coins. The onlookers saw that the copper coin shone dimly in the light of the firelight, and gradually began to stir. Although Aunt Su on the side didn't understand why Xu Xun was suddenly so generous, she immediately let go of her voice and lobbied, and after a while, many people who were watching from the wall just now immediately moved.

There are a lot of people in the vicinity like Xu Liang who make a living by drawing water, and there are several waterwheels, and under the temptation of this money offensive, several truckloads of water are delivered after a while. Although Aunt Su is a woman, she is usually rapping and rapping, but she is quite imposing, and she is assigning people to all kinds of things, and she is instructing Ruisheng to carefully keep accounts, an old man who has experienced two fires even pointed to everyone to tear down a wall, and when the people from the Nancheng Terracotta Division arrived, the fire was under control.

Fortunately, although there was little rain in the spring of this year, it was not windy at night after all, and it rained last night, Xu Liang's small courtyard and several families on the right side were separated by a sandwich road, and many neighbors did their best to take turns in battle, whether it was for money or for their houses not to be affected, plus the people of the Nancheng Terracotta Division were professionals in this year after all, and the place where the fire was caught was too close to the imperial city and too sensitive, Xu Xun promised them two more money, and several people also worked hard.

I worked until the second half of the night, when a fire was finally extinguished. In addition to the small courtyard next to the monk Huitong of Xu Liang's family, which was also burned to ashes, several other courtyards nearby were finally damaged to a limited extent, some of the walls were scorched black, and some of the roof tiles were damaged, but after all, there was no major problem.

Xu Xun saw that Ruisheng's face was gray and his voice was hoarse, so he sent someone back first, and he followed Jiang Yimu and a few others led by the Nancheng Soldiers and Horses Division into a messy fire. After walking around the scorched place for a long time, he found that it really didn't look like someone, and he knew that Aunt Su was not wrong at the beginning, but after turning around, he noticed that there seemed to be some suspicious traces next to the ruins of the wall. Squatting down to check for a moment, he didn't feel a movement in his heart, picked up the charcoal-like black ash into his palm and rubbed it, and his face gradually became solemn.

Sure enough, someone set it on fire!

Seeing that the people of the Nancheng Terracotta Division were still checking the fire, he quietly retreated and came out. As soon as he went out, he saw a vacant space in the center of the crowd, and two groups of people were facing each other as if they were tense, one was Xu Liang and Monk Huitong, and the other was Xu Jin, the third young master of the long room with two small servants.

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