Chapter 191: The Snake Disaster
Chapter 191: The Snake is Difficult
This day lasted until midnight. Whether it is Lou Yi or Xiao Ru, their spirits are extremely nervous, and Old Man Tang was forced by Xiao Ru to pour a bowl of soothing soup to make him fall asleep.
In the end, it was Jiang Yi's mastiff Beibei, and the golden eagle Da Kun brought good news, Gao Ran's guy did not go to Liu's house, but went out of the city and went in the direction of Hangzhou, Xiao Ru's ability is not infinite, no matter how fast those animals move, after all, it takes time, so, at least for the time being, they want to find Gao Ran's traces, and it is a little difficult.
"Hangzhou, Hangzhou?" Xiao Ru slumped in the chair, frowned, and pondered, what was Gao Ran doing in Hangzhou. The third day of March next year will be the general consultation, Gao Ran, who is a doctor, will not want to explore the ground in advance, right? Their benevolent medical meeting next year's general consultation will be held in Hangzhou, no wonder Xiaoru will be cranky here, of course, she also knows in her heart that this is impossible, if Gao Ran is for the general consultation, then there is no need to say goodbye, let his master worry, besides, now that his childhood sweetheart has not yet settled in the ground, how can he have such idle time......
"That's right, he's going to see his father......" In a flash of inspiration, Xiao Ru clapped his hands violently and straightened up, Gao Ran's father is currently serving as the prefect of Hangzhou, and he just took office this year, when his father left Beijing, Xiao Ru also gave Gao Ran a holiday and asked him to go back and get together with his family-" Gao Ran's move is not quite right...... It seems that it can't wait. ”
This night, Xiaoru's family was restless, but they were located in the most prosperous area of the capital, the splendid Liu Mansion. It's also a treacherous atmosphere.
I don't know if God also wants to cleanse the sins of the world, the rare heavy rain in autumn pours down in the evening, the pedestrians on the streets and alleys run around, the originally lively city, it didn't take long for it to be quiet, only the sound of the wind and the rain.
Liu's family is a high-gate compound, the wall is repaired high and heavy, a lot of thistles are arranged on it, there are countless traps underground, there are more than ten domestic dogs in the yard, all of them are tall and mighty wolf dogs, there are fifty or sixty people who take care of the house, all of them are good hands in the rivers and lakes, compared to the yamen those who catch fast officials, it is not bad at all, if there is a gentleman on the beam who is not interested in running to visit, I am afraid that it is not a hundred or ten people to come together, and it will definitely not be good to go. And in the alarm, with a hundred and ten centaurs, openly committing murder, I am afraid that no one has the courage to do this, even if it is a strongman like the 6 Eagle King and the Dragon King of the Sea, he probably will not do this kind of thing...... Obviously, the old man of the Liu family is also a person who cherishes his life and money.
It rained heavily tonight, the so-called night is dark and the wind is high, and the rainy night kills, today, but the favorite day of the heroes and heroes on the rivers and lakes, of course the Liu family's family knows this truth, so every night like this, they will always strengthen their vigilance and patrol in shifts.
The heavy rain made the ground muddy, the inner courtyard was fine, the bluestone paved ground was just wet, but the outer courtyard was difficult to walk, and the shoes and socks were soaked after walking around.
"What the hell!"
Liu Fu, the chief housekeeper of the Liu Mansion, it was his turn to be on duty tonight, this middle-aged man with a strong body, carrying a lantern, a hat, and a robe, stood under the canopy outside the gatehouse, and got together with a family member who was on night duty. Gossip casually.
"Lao Li, tell me, why is the weather so strange this year...... At first, the drought made people panic, and then it rained continuously, and my old cold legs were going to do it again. ”
"It's not, I went out to run errands this afternoon, but before I came back, it rained heavily, no, I drenched a soup chicken, hey, I have to be on duty at night, and I don't even have time to take a hot shower, in case I get a cold or something, but I will suffer an old sin."
Liu Fu knew what Lao Li meant, in the past few days, several people in the house were sick, and as a result, he went to several medical centers and pharmacies to ask for doctors, but when they heard that it was someone from the Liu family, they didn't show it at all. I didn't even let me catch the medicine, even if I asked relatives and friends to buy it, it was useless, it seemed that for a while, all the medical centers remembered the Liu family up and down clearly. They knew in their hearts that this was because the old lady and the third master had offended the goddess doctor, Mrs. Lou, hey, it was no wonder that the things that the third master did deserved to be cut by a thousand knives, how could people not be angry. However, what can they do as subordinates, especially those who have signed a death contract like themselves, they can only pin their hopes on the old lady to see if his old man can come up with a way, if he is really rejected by the medical hall and pharmacy, it is not a trivial matter, how can people eat cereals and grains without getting sick? Therefore, if you offend heaven and earth, you must not offend the doctor! Now the old man is also anxious, and he is thinking of solving it!
Liu Fu and the family Ding Lao Li lit a dry cigarette, two o'clock firelight flickered in the night, from time to time there was a splash of firelight, to bring a little warmth to the cold night, the two of them talked leisurely, and suddenly heard a rapid low shout not far away - "Who is it?" ”
Liu Fu was startled, it was the direction of the garden, the place was already close to the inner courtyard, he didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly rushed over with a lantern, and saw a team of people patrolling around the flowers with lanterns - "Brother Wang, what's wrong?" Something is wrong? ”
"Steward Liu?" The housekeeper was holding a lantern, and when he saw Steward Liu coming, he smiled and said, "I heard a little movement just now, let's come and have a look...... It's not abnormal, it's probably a mouse or something, I didn't expect to disturb Steward Liu......"
Liu Fu breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "It's okay if it's fine, be careful tonight, the weather is not very good." ”
At this time, not far away, in the Lifang Pavilion, there was a strange sound suddenly, which could not be heard clearly in the rainy night. Faintly, but very much like the sound of a bed shaking.
Liu Fu and that team of family members listened to it, but their faces couldn't help but have a little disgust and helplessness, although it was said that most of the time, it was inevitable that Xiao would be like the master, but the Great Xia Dynasty was a new dynasty, like the Liu family, the family was only a few years, these people, even if there was a group of bullies and gangsters, but more of them were not big villains, among them, some were simple villagers, although some were once on the green forest road, But the children of peasant families who are generally born to avoid troubled times or are really hungry and can't survive and have to be bandits, the group of people who are really guilty of the most evil, there are not many who are good, either they continue to be evil, or they have been exterminated by the government, so these people also have a sense of right and wrong, even if they turn a blind eye to what the master does in order to support their families, but it doesn't mean that they really agree with the dirty things of the master.
"These three masters...... Hey, I don't know which girl suffered, when Xiaolan was sent to the third master, she almost hit her head and died on the wall, how could he still ...... Forget it, don't talk about it, Brother Wang, you continue to patrol, but avoid the third master, you don't have to disturb his good things, and you will be scolded again! ”
Liu Fu shook his head, took the lantern and hid back in the gatehouse.
This night, although it is said that the rain is like pouring, but the overall is quite stable, nothing major happened, when the dawn of the glow faintly appeared in the east, Liu Fu stretched his waist, yawned, and was about to go back to his house to rest, when he heard the third master's Lifang Pavilion, suddenly came a sharp and piercing scream, Liu Fu was frightened, almost threw the lantern on the ground, and before he had time to come back to his senses, there were exclamations one after another in the distance, and the sound of collision - "killed, killed......"
For a while, Liu Fu was so frightened that he had no master, and he was stunned for a long time before he pulled out his legs and rushed to Lifang Pavilion, and rushed inside, and saw a group of people in Lifang Pavilion, all looking at the big locust tree on the door of the third master with a miserable face, on the locust tree, the third master hung on it naked, and the rain poured him all over his body, for a while, I don't know whether he was alive or dead, his neck, chest, waist, arms, legs, wrapped in dense snakes, one of which was a big white snake with two arms thick, was spitting letters, staring at the third master's head, the long, five-meter-long body, wrapped around the trunk of the tree......
Liu Fu saw that his scalp was numb, and he felt that the cold hairs on his body stood upright, snakes were not particularly inferior, Liu Fu even liked to drink snake soup soup, but a snake, two snakes, and hundreds of snakes, or even tens of thousands, could that be the same thing...... As soon as he wanted to moan, he heard another maid screaming behind him: "Steward Liu, look...... Snake, snake ......"
Liu Fu turned his head angrily, who didn't know that there was a snake...... But before the words of his scolding were spoken, he was silent, in front of the door of the third master's bedroom, circling I don't know how many kinds of poisonous snakes, Liu Fu thought to himself, there are not about a thousand, but also eight hundred, all of them are big snakes, and the most cautious thing is that these snakes are combined into four big characters, the maids are illiterate, and those who are literate are already frightened into a semi-coma......
"Blood debt and blood repayment, blood debt and blood repayment......"
The yard was silent for a while, even the sound of heavy rain falling, it became distant and trance, one of the big girls in their twenties, their faces turned pale with fright, and finally they couldn't bear the pressure, wailed, and ran away, she ran like this, but she stabbed the hornet's nest, and a bunch of maids and daughters-in-law were all scared and rushed around, and they no longer dared to stay in this yard......
Although Liu Fu was also frightened, he was bolder than a woman, and hurriedly asked people to report to the old lady, in fact, such a big movement, Liu Chao must have heard it, maybe he had rushed to this side at this time, sure enough, it didn't take much effort, the old lady, the lady rushed over, Liu Chao saw his son's appearance, his face turned pale, not to mention Mrs. Liu's family, as soon as the old lady entered the yard, she saw those snakes at a glance, and fainted to the ground, but now no one has time to take care of her.
Liu Chao barely calmed down, leaned over to look at his son carefully, and saw that although his face was pale and his lips were bloody, his chest was still undulating, and he was breathing, and he was not dead.
"Quick, find a way to drive the snake away and put the third child down......"