This is Zuo Shaoyang's first time coming to the Qu family's old house. The place to enter is the back garden of this house, this back garden covers an area of not wide, the layout is very exquisite, a bay lotus pond, a stone arch bridge, trickling water, pavilion corridor, banana sycamore, rockery stone path, it is simply a pocket Jiangnan garden.

That night, Zuo Shaoyang and Xiao Yunfei climbed onto the roof of the house to talk, and when it was dark, they didn't realize that the garden below was so delicate and elegant.

This back garden was originally idle, and after Bai Zhihan, the granddaughter of Old Lady Qu, took refuge in it, she arranged to live in this back garden.

This back garden and the front hall have a curved gable to separate, connecting the front and back parts of only a hanging flower door, the vermilion lacquer door is open at the moment, through the hanging flower door, walk through the gravel paved stone path, through the hall, the eyes suddenly open up, only to see more than a dozen large and small houses of high and low are scattered, hidden in the green trees. There is a small courtyard in the middle, and there are three main rooms in it, which is the residence of Mrs. Qu and his wife, but the wings on both sides are empty.

Not far from the courtyard, there is another exquisite small courtyard, which is also composed of more than a dozen houses of various colors, which is where the son and daughter-in-law of the old lady Qu live. It's just that the son has been arrested and put in prison, and the old lady Qu has had a stroke again, and the daughter-in-law, Mrs. Qu, moved to the old lady's courtyard in order to take care of the second elder. Aunt Long, the only servant in the family, lives in the two gatehouses at the gate of the courtyard to guard the door.

Everyone carried the small bed smoothly to the old lady Qu's bedroom, and did not dare to move to the big bed, so they could only sleep on the small bed.

This house is relatively large, and when people are in it, the sound outside is much quieter.

Miao Peilan's younger siblings are only a few years old, how do they know how sad they are, seeing that this back garden is so beautiful, they are chattering and laughing and running around. Everyone was busy with the old lady Qu, so they didn't care about them.

After placing the old lady Qu in the main house, I found that a few children were missing, shouting everywhere, no one answered, and they were all panicked, next to the lotus pond, if the children fell into it, they were so anxious that everyone shouted loudly around the pond.

Soon, from the flowers and plants under a delicate little attic on the other side of the lotus pond, hidden among the green trees, bananas, sycamores and flowers, several children came out of the flowers and plants, and ran over with flowers and branches in their hands.

Miao's mother was so frightened that her face was blue, and she thought that the child had fallen into the lotus pond, and when she saw that there were four children, she breathed a sigh of relief, and in a hurry, she rushed forward with a lame, grabbed the eldest son, snatched the flower branch from his hand, and pumped his ass hard, and screamed in her mouth: "Call you wild!" Tell you to run around with your younger siblings! ”

The eldest son was only ten years old, and he was beaten a few times by the flower branch, his buttocks hurt, his mouth was deflated, and he cried with a whimper. The other little ones threw away the flower branches in their hands and hid behind their sister Miao Peilan.

Miao's mother took the flower branch and was about to hit a few children behind Miao Peilan, but Zuo Shaoyang hurriedly stepped forward to stop: "Auntie, the child is naughty, just teach a lesson, don't fight." ”

Miao's mother and her family had to be taken in by Zuo Shaoyang's family, so they didn't know that they were in a foreign country, and they had to help Zuo Shaoyang treat the child's eye disease, and they were very grateful to Zuo Shaoyang.

Zuo Shaoyang stretched out his hand and snatched the flower branch from her hand, and was about to throw it away, when he suddenly sighed, picked up the flower branch in his hand and looked left and right, and asked urgently: "Son, where did you pick this flower branch from?" ”

The eldest son wiped his tears, sobbed and turned around and pointed to the delicate little attic on the side of the lotus pond: "It's right behind that building." ”

Zuo Shaoyang looked up and saw that the attic was two stories high, in addition to the banana and sycamore, there were some flowers and trees, and sometimes planted with various flowers, but now it was just spring, except for a tree in the corner of the house, other flowers did not bloom. But it was far away, and I couldn't see where the flower was in my hand. Turning around, he asked the old lady Qu, "Old lady, can I go to the attic and have a look?" ”

"Okay!" Old lady Qu said, "That's Zhi'er's boudoir." ”

Zuo Shaoyang was about to walk over, and as soon as he heard this, he immediately stood up again, "Then forget ......it," he raised the flower branch in his hand and asked the old lady Qu: "Is this flower planted in your mansion?" ”

Old Lady Qu squinted at it, shook her head and said, "The old body doesn't know, these flowers and plants are all planted by Zhi'er herself, and she likes flowers and plants the most." - Zhi'er, Zuo Gongzi asked you, did you plant this flower branch? ”

"Yes," Bai Zhihan didn't look at Zuo Shaoyang.

Zuo Shaoyang said: "I haven't seen anyone grow this flower in Hezhou, how did you get it?" ”

Bai Zhihan turned around and said lightly to Zuo Shaoyang: "Is Zuo Gongzi talking to me?" ”

"Of course, you planted the flowers, I don't ask who you ask?"

"Then I answer, it doesn't count as violating Zuo Gongzi's ban, right?"

Zuo Shaoyang was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that he had warned her just now that if she wanted to treat her grandfather, she would shut up, so she asked this question, and shook her head at the moment: "I asked you, and your answer is naturally not a violation of the ban." ”

"In that case, I can not answer, right?"

Zuo Shaoyang was so angry that his nose was crooked, thinking that you don't want to answer, so what are you doing with so much effort.

Old Lady Qu glared and said, "Zhi'er! Can't you talk to Zuo Gongzi properly? You won't forget the three from the four virtues, right? ”

What is the matter of the three obedience and four virtues? Zuo Shaoyang looked at the old lady Qu suspiciously.

Bai Zhihan sighed, glanced at Zuo Shaoyang quickly, lowered his head, and his voice was much softer, but the words were still a little harsh: "I planted this flower, I don't know what Gongzi is asking for, do you know this flower?" ”

Zuo Shaoyang snorted coldly and said, "This flower branch is called a mandala, also called a golden flower." Mandala is a Buddhist language, this flower comes from Tianzhu, the flower plant is about three feet high, the corolla is trumpet-shaped, there are five petals, there are white, purple and other varieties. It blooms in summer and autumn. Am I right? ”

Bai Zhihan was a little surprised, raised his head and glanced at him: "This flower is only available in my family in Hezhou, but I didn't expect you to know it." ”

"Since this flower was planted by Miss Bai, I don't know if the withered flowers are collected?"

"Yes - I have all the flowers in the garden after they have been zeroed."

When Zuo Shaoyang heard this, he couldn't help but rejoice: "Can you sell some to me?" - Yes, the mandala flower is very beautiful, and it is also a very good medicinal herb. That's why I asked about this flower. ”

Bai Zhihan smiled faintly: "It turns out that you also have a time to ask me!" ”

Zuo Shaoyang was stunned, smiled, and said coldly: "Make it clear, I'm not begging you, I'm buying with you, I'm willing to buy and sell, consensual, since Miss Bai doesn't want to let me, just don't say it......"

As soon as he said this, he heard several of Miao Peilan's younger siblings screaming and pointing in horror into the distance.

Everyone was startled, and turned to look together, only to see billowing smoke rising from the sky on the other side of the East City, and there were several places, and the fire could be faintly seen.

There was a fire!

Everyone suddenly raised their hearts to their throats.

Mrs. Qu said in a trembling voice: "It seems to be ......, it seems to be the ...... on the other side of Apricot Lane!" ”

Zuo Shaoyang also saw that it was Sang Xiaomei who caught fire in the direction of their tea shop, and said urgently: "I'll go put out the fire!" ”

He pulled his feet and ran to the backyard door, but was grabbed by his mother Liang: "Zhong'er! Don't go! There are rebels outside, it's very chaotic, the fire is so big, it's not ......! ”

Zuo Shaoyang hurriedly said: "Mother! Apricot Lane is two streets away from us, and there are rows of wooden houses, one next to the other, if you don't save it, it won't take long for it to burn to our pharmacy! While the fire is still relatively small, hurry up and save it, otherwise the fire will be big, but it will be all over! ”

"Then ......, there are also people from the Yamen Water Dragon Team to save it! Not yours! ”

"One more person, one more effort! Now that the rebels are about to come in, the people and officers and soldiers of the Yamen are probably all fighting the enemy on the city tower, so how can they have time to put out the fire? If we don't save it, the whole city will be finished! ”

The Liang family naturally knew this truth, but let her watch her son take an adventure, how she was willing, but she didn't know how to stop it, she just held Zuo Shaoyang's clothes tightly and didn't let go, so anxious that tears came down.

Bai Zhi said coldly: "You can't go!" You go to fight the fire, there are three long and two short, what should the grandfather do at home? ”

"I don't care what you do!" Zuo Shaoyang was very disgusted by the tone in which she spoke, and blurted out, but he didn't feel good, just hold back the original airway and use it! ――It's useless to tell you! Zuo Shaoyang turned to Daddy Zuo Gui and said, "Dad, wait a while, if you find that Old Lady Qu's righteousness is a little solidified and the signs of syncope are relieved, you can use the previous prescription and give Old Lady Qu medicine as it was!" ”

Zuo Gui was already so panicked that he had no idea, and nodded subconsciously.

Mrs. Qu said to Mrs. Qu: "The old lady hasn't woken up yet, can't be without Lang Zhong by his side, in case Xiao Lang Zhong really has something wrong......

Mrs. Qu said: "Yes, yes, Zuo Gongzi, the old body begs you, don't go, the people in the city are fighting fires, and there is no shortage of you!" ”

Miao Peilan said: "Brother Zuo, you are here to treat Old Lady Qu, and I will fight the fire!" He hurried towards the backyard door.

Zuo Shaoyang couldn't break free from his mother's grasp, he was in a hurry, Suo surnamed came to a trick to get rid of the golden cicada, pulled the belt, took off the jacket in three or two times, only wore the underwear inside, and followed Miao Peilan out of the small door of the backyard of the Qu family, crossed the alley, got into the back door of his own pharmacy, and ran out with a bucket. Miao Peilan also carried a bucket, took a firewood knife, and rushed out after that.

Liang shouted all the way back to the pharmacy, and saw that his son had run out of the door, crying and rushing to the door, but Zuo Shaoyang and Miao Peilan had already run away.

Old Lady Qu and the others also followed to the pharmacy, Bai Zhihan gritted her teeth, pulled her legs and rushed out of the pharmacy door, chasing Zuo Shaoyang and them.

Old Mrs. Qu was anxious and hissed, "Zhi'er, where are you going?" ”

"I'm going to take care of that madman! We can't let him die, or my grandfather won't survive! ”

(To be continued)