Chapter 24: The Fire
At this moment, not only Qu Huyun, who was closest to her, but also more than a dozen people in the entire room woke up.
Then, after a moment of silence, a wave of panic drove a dozen teenagers out of bed. I didn't have time to get dressed, so I only grabbed my shoes, hugged my coat and hat, and hurried to the yard.
Jiading No. 3 Courtyard was far away from Jiusi Temple, and they were standing on the ground again, so they couldn't see the situation over there at all, but they saw that half of the sky was a little red, and the smell of fireworks also drifted over.
Shi Zhongyu was shocked...... This fire doesn't look small.
"Mantou, get me to the roof, I'll take a look." Shi Zhongyu Tui Tui was not yet fourteen years old, he was almost two meters tall, and he was as strong as a bull like the big shark O'Neill.
Niu Man squatted down without saying a word, but Shi Zhongyu stepped on his broad shoulders, and Lan Wang appeared and pulled her down again, "Xiaoyu, don't mess around." ”
"I just want to see what happens." She didn't say anything later. Actually, it's about wanting to know where it's safest to flee.
"Don't panic, get dressed, wait for the command, see if you want to help." Lan Wang said in a deep voice, "The fire is on Wangfu East Road, and some unconscious newcomers are shouting here. There is a garden blocking, and the west road will be fine. ”
When everyone heard this, they calmed down.
Shi Zhongyu glanced at Lan Wang, knowing that although his words were reasonable, there were also many comforting elements. If the fire is really too big to control, a garden is a whole city that has been on fire. In addition, although Wangfu West Road and East Road are blocked by gardens and lakes, there are also wind and rain corridors in the end, which is not absolutely safe.
Lan Wang is now in charge of the affairs of the carriage and horse room, and it happened to be night today, and when he heard the news, he immediately ran to the No. 3 courtyard of Jiading, obviously relieved that Shi Zhongyu was not relieved, which made the latter extremely moved. But before she could say her words of gratitude, she heard Sun Fuheng's voice coming, he ordered everywhere not to run around, guard the door, if there is an opportunity to take advantage of the fire to rob, and those who do not abide by the family rules will be punished heavily.
In addition, there are also the mixed and heavy footsteps of the government soldiers.
Originally, the shouting just now shocked all parts of the family's courtyard. When the people were panicking, Sun Fuheng's stern reprimand was like a needle in the sea, and the situation was immediately calmed down. He usually talks very little, he doesn't look easy to approach, and Mu Ne, as the chief housekeeper of the outer courtyard, has a much worse sense of existence than Wei Suo, the chief housekeeper of the inner courtyard. But now it seems that he is really worthy of being a person who has been on the battlefield, and after a slight attack, the majesty sharpened from the bloody wind and rain is simply impossible to look at, and no one dares to disobey what he says.
He was just leading the horse for Murong Ke, it was already like this, if Murong Ke himself was here, how terrible would it be? At such a tense moment, Shi Zhongyu thought about something useless.
"Fan Tong, Dou Yong, you two keep a close eye on the outer courtyard, don't allow anyone to make trouble, and beware of the outside road." Sun Fuheng instructed without stopping, "Lan Wang, you bring a few people with me." ”
The houses of the housekeepers in the palace are arranged to live in the house near the back gate of the palace, only separated by a narrow street that allows a carriage to pass through, and they can know immediately if there is something in the palace. What's more, for His Royal Highness King Yu to go on an expedition, the stewards have stayed in the mansion for the past few days, so they have all arrived at this time.
Fan Tong is naturally in charge of the family, and Dou Yong, as one of the two major stewards, assists Sun Fuheng in managing the family and nursing home, the government soldiers, guards, and family generals, and is really Sun's confidant. And although Sun Fuheng is the housekeeper of the outer courtyard, but the palace is on fire, he will definitely go into the inner courtyard to have a look, so the defense of the outer courtyard will be handed over to Dou Yong.
The strange thing is that Shi Zhongyu found that Sun Fuheng was not panicked, it seemed that it was not because of the calmness of the soldiers, but because he knew something inside and was accustomed to it. Even Lan Wang has a bit of a feeling of being in a hundred battles.
"Niu Man, Qu Huyun, Wang Lao Shi, Shi Zhongyu, follow me." Lan Wang thought for a moment and immediately ordered.
Shi Zhongyu was stunned.
If Lan Wang took Niu Man, Qu Huyun, and Wang Lao Shi because they were strong and could participate in firefighting, then why was she called? But if you think about it, you understand. When a fire broke out in the inner courtyard, someone came to save it, and these people were called for convenience, not to serve as firefighters. And she...... Now that it is in chaos, the family in the outer courtyard has been handed over to Fan Tong, and Lan Wang is afraid that she will suffer a dark loss.
Her brother-in-law is really good to her.
Because she has nimble hands and feet, and she has always worn her middle clothes to sleep, she has long been dressed neatly at this time, and compared to others who are still hurriedly putting clothes on her body, she looks particularly smart and calm, so that Sun Fuheng can't help but glance at it.
Shi Zhongyu and Lan Wang have a close relationship, others don't know why, but how can he not know? Seeing that Lan Wang, such a loyal and upright person, was so good to him, and then thought of His Royal Highness...... This low-level little family is not simple.
However, he didn't dwell on this issue too much, anyway, there will be a long time to come. The vigorous and resolute habit he developed when he was in the army made him say no more, and immediately took people and left.
All of them are tall and long-legged men, but Shi Zhongyu, who suffers from short calves, has to trot all the way to keep up. It's so hard, she was still stunned to listen to Sun Fuheng and Lan Wang talking, and the result was even more strange.
"Old Xia ......" Lan Wang asked, but he used a broken sentence, which was a bit self-explanatory.
"The old man in the summer is drunk like mud today, and no one is staring at the boys in the Water Bureau, so he takes the opportunity to be lazy, and he can't find a single shadow, plus the autumn weather is dry and dry, so the fire is bigger." Sun Fuheng's voice was always flat and emotionless, but Shi Zhongyu still felt the sigh he didn't reveal.
Xia Shixiong is drunk? She heard that Father-in-law Xia has always been the most self-disciplined, and his daily routine is accurate enough to be used by the hourly clock, and it is not good to have things in the cup. Why is it that today, when he is drunk, the palace is on fire?
Water Bureau Courtyard ...... Water Bureau Courtyard ...... There is a water word, is it specifically for firefighting? Why is there a special fire center in the palace? Too extravagant and unnecessary, right? Do fires happen so often?
"Is Your Highness alright?" Lan Wang asked.
"It is reported that His Highness is not in Kusin Temple!" Sun Fuheng said with a sigh of relief.
However, although Shi Zhongyu wanted to get more information, Sun Fuheng and Lan Wang didn't speak anymore, just walked in silence. When he arrived at the place, Shi Zhongyu's eyes couldn't help but widen.
The entire Kusei-in Temple was surrounded by fire, and there was even a tendency to spread to other courtyards. However, there are two large wells outside the Kusi Courtyard, and there are special people by the wells to draw water, and many servants and stout mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law stand in a row, passing the buckets to the front in turn, and then the families waiting for the water will carry the buckets away to extinguish the fire.
Shi Zhongyu observed a little and found that it was smoother to transport the bucket to the front, but when the empty bucket was transported back, it was more chaotic, and it often caused a gap, so he immediately pulled Qu Huyun and the others and asked them to replace the mother-in-law who fetched water, because they had great strength. Subsequently, he called the little daughters-in-law and big girls who were redundant and in slightly worse health to help transport the empty barrels.
She did all these things naturally, without considering her inferior status. And everyone else was a little flustered, but they didn't care a lot, but Sun Fuheng was even more surprised when he saw these in his eyes. It's just that he didn't have time to think about it, so he called Lan Wangdao, "You go to the water bureau courtyard and bring those water dragons." You've been with Grandpa Xia before, so you'll always use it, right? ”
Lan Wang responded, hurriedly grabbed Shi Zhongyu, whispered to her not to take risks, and then ran away with the wind under her feet. Shi Zhongyu couldn't do anything else, but her endurance had been honed by her errand running career for months, so she did a good job of transporting empty buckets back and forth. It's just that she was sweating all over her head, and suddenly felt uncomfortable, and when she turned around, she saw Zhao standing not far away.
This temporary housewife is far away from the fire, which can be regarded as a remote command. In fact, she doesn't need anything at all, Sun Fuheng has marched and fought, everything is arranged in an orderly manner, even if the fire does not get smaller, but the fire road is disconnected. Only a deserted courtyard next to Kusin Temple was still burning, and no one cared about it. About because no one lived in it, and there were no valuables, it was destroyed, and it was built in the future, or even simply changed to a garden, which was far less important than the main residence of Kusiin and His Royal Highness King Yu.
It was precisely because of the distance that Shi Zhongyu couldn't see Zhao's Bifan's face, but he felt that Zhao's gaze was coldly fixed on her. Even if the Zhao family is surrounded by a group of maids and wives, and the other big housekeeper Wei, that kind of fierce feeling makes people feel like a thorn in the back, and they are extremely uncomfortable.
And around the Zhao family, there are still a few beauties in gorgeous clothes standing, because they can't see clearly, and they don't know who they are, probably a few concubines of a certain Ke who have never met. The four dressed exactly the same were easily recognized as the four beautiful maids. Shi Zhongyu always thought that the four girls would be waiting for Murong Ke closely, but at this moment, they were there, but the main master was nowhere to be seen.
Could it be...... It's burning lively, but he's sleeping with his head covered, right? It's so irresponsible!
Shi Zhongyu ran and sent the empty bucket a few more times, and the feeling of being stripped by a glance on her body became even more serious, which made her want to disappear immediately, but fortunately, Lan Wang escorted the water dragon to come at this time. Shi Zhongyu looked over and found that the so-called water dragon was actually a device similar to a gas pipe, made of sturdy hardwood, wrapped in iron sheets, and connected to the front with an empty bamboo pipe connected to the end.
One end of the water hose is poked into the well water, and the other end is aimed at the flames, and when someone keeps pressing the hollow device in it, the well water is sucked into the bamboo pipe under the action of air pressure, and then sprayed far away.
This is a simple fire water hose, which is really advanced for ancient times.
Shi Zhongyu admired, but was greeted by Lan Wang, "Xiaoyu, Xia Lao is awake and insists on coming here." He's not in a position to get his legs and feet right now, so you can pick it up. ”
Shi Zhongyu answered, wiped his head and ran. How did she know that Lan Wang wanted to take this opportunity to let her show her face in front of Xia Shixiong.
In Lan Wang's opinion, this time the Water Bureau Courtyard had a big disaster, and Xia Lao would not have a big deal because of his great exploits before, but this punishment was inevitable. And the families of the Water Bureau are afraid that they will not be able to keep them all. Moreover, Xiaoyu is careful, and it is most suitable to take care of Father-in-law Xia at this time.
However, on the way to greet Xia Shixiong, Shi Zhongyu first passed by the deserted courtyard that was on fire and no one paid attention to it. She glanced in, and saw a figure standing still in the fire, unmoving.
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