Chapter 100: The Fire
Sister Mei was even more flustered after hearing her mother's question, although she was afraid that her mother would blame herself, but now she was the only one she could tell, so she told Zhang's word for word what had just happened.
Zhang was shocked when he heard Sister Mei finish speaking, and he also knew that this was not a trivial matter, and if it was known that this fire was set by his own daughter, I am afraid it would be terrible.
"No, you can't let anyone know about it!"
Zhang patted his thigh and stood up, his face was also bad.
Sister Mei nodded: "Mother, I also know that I can't let others know, but what are we going to do now?" ”
The people in the village are not stupid, the fields are just burned for no reason, someone must have done it on purpose, so when the time comes, Bao Buqi will find out about her.
But Zhang's eyes suddenly lit up, didn't his daughter just say that when she came back, she met Ding Xiang and Ding Da on the road, which was just enough to push the matter onto them.
So I hurriedly told Sister Mei about my plan, Sister Mei was flustered, and now when she heard that her mother actually thought of such a good idea, she nodded and agreed on the spot.
As long as you push things on Lilac, you can not only escape responsibility, but also teach Lilac a good lesson.
Anyway, no one saw that it was their own fire, as long as they bite to death and don't admit it, who can have a way!
And the fire in the wheat field here is also burning more and more, and it is like dancing teeth and claws with the strong wind.
The smoke was blown around with the wind, and the fire was blown by the wind, burning even more violently.
And Hai Rui hadn't fallen asleep yet, and saw some faint fire light over there. And over there, it's still a field of wheat.
"Huh? What's going on over there, why is there such a big fire, is someone else burning something? Hai Rui thought strangely.
However, the fire does not seem to want to stop. The light of the fire began to notice to the side, and the fire light also grew bigger and bigger.
Hai Rui seemed to notice that something was wrong and hurriedly came out.
Then he walked to the side of the group of soldiers, and said on the way: "Is there something over there, forget it, I'll hurry over, and I'll talk about it after it's over." ”
After finishing speaking, Hai Rui rushed over with more than a dozen people. I just happened to see Ding Xiang and Xiao San nearby, and the two of them were staring at this place blankly.
Hai Rui's face was stained a dark red by the fire, and sweat ran from his hair to his clothes.
"You two, what are you doing?" Hai Rui saw Ding Xiang and Xiao San here, he couldn't control his emotions, and roared angrily.
Xiao San heard Hai Rui's voice and hurriedly turned around. saw Hai Rui there, and then hurriedly pulled Lilac and ran over.
Before Hai Rui could speak, he said, "What are you two doing, this fire, did you set it on fire?" ”
Although Hai Rui had tried his best to calm down his mood and tone, the tone of this sentence coming out of Hai Rui's mouth could still hear Hai Rui's anger.
Faced with Hai Rui's question, the two of them hurriedly explained in unison: "No, no, no, it's not us, we didn't put it." ”
Sister Mei, who was hiding there, saw that Lord Hai Rui said that Ding Xiang and Xiao San set fire, and thought that her plan had succeeded, so she hurriedly walked over.
Hai Rui sensed that someone was coming, and when he turned around, he saw Sister Mei.
Sister Mei looked at Lilac and Xiao San in front of her, and she was very happy in her heart, but she still covered up the joy in her heart.
"Sister Mei, what's wrong, why are you here?" Hai Rui asked suspiciously.
Then Sister Mei pointed at them and said: "It's Lilac and Xiao San, it's the two of them who set the fire, I just saw the two of them sneaking around over there, I just wanted to take a look, but I didn't expect that the two of them actually set the fire." ”
"Yes, it's definitely just the two of you! You two are so bold. Sister Mei added.
Hearing Sister Mei say this, Hai Rui looked at the two people in front of him in surprise.
There was disappointment in his eyes.
"No, no, no, it's really not us, Lord Hai Rui believes us, Xiao San and I really didn't set fire." Lilac hurriedly explained.
And Lilac's explanation seems to be distrusted because of Sister Mei's words.
Hai Rui interrupted Lilac's words and said, "Okay, you don't need to say it, what you do is what you do, and what you don't do is what you don't do." ”
But Lilac really didn't do it, so naturally she won't admit that she did it herself.
And the village chief was over there, and when he saw the fire, there were a few people next to him who were still talking, and there were officers and soldiers behind him. The village chief hurriedly walked over.
The village chief saw that it was Hai Rui, Lilac and Xiao San, looked back at the firelight behind him, and asked, "Hai Rui, what are you doing here?" ”
"Village chief, I suspect that the fire in this wheat field was started by Lilac and Xiao San, and Sister Mei also proved it." Hai Rui said truthfully word for word.
After hearing this, the village chief looked at Sister Mei, and then said: "Actually, this matter has nothing to do with Xiao San and Lilacs, I just saw them, they came to see Maizi." ”
After listening to the village chief's explanation, Hai Rui also looked at Ding Xiang and Xiao San a little embarrassed.
Then I looked at Sister Mei who had just come over to prove it, and Sister Mei's face was also very ugly now.
However, thinking of Sister Mei's proof just now, Hai Rui couldn't help asking: "Sister Mei, why did you say so sure just now that this fire was set by Xiao San and Lilac?" ”
Sister Mei heard Hai Rui's question, and her face was a little ugly, but she quickly added: "Maybe it's because of the sixth sense, after all, they were the only ones here just now, who else is there besides them." ”
After Hai Rui listened to it, he also had no way to say Sister Mei's explanation.
Because of the village chief's proof, Hai Rui immediately ruled out the suspicion that Lilac and Xiao San set fire.
Then he smiled embarrassedly at Ding Xiang and Xiao San: "I'm really sorry, I still wronged you." ”
After hearing this, Lilac also smiled and said, "It's okay." ”
Hai Rui looked at the wheat field behind him, most of the place had been burned, and now the fire did not know why, it had weakened, and only a little flame remained.
Looking at the wheat field that has not been burned over there, the wheat inside has been almost harvested, so the wheat here should be almost harvested.
The sweat on his forehead dripped onto the collar of Hai Rui's clothes, Hai Rui quickly wiped the sweat from his forehead, and then looked up at the moon in the sky.
"Forget it, the wheat here is almost harvested, and even if it is burned, it shouldn't be a big deal." Hai Rui said.
The moon in the sky had been obscured by the clouds that had just blown by the wind, and the stars showed their brilliant light, twinkling in the sky, shining brightly, and the sky was like an endless abyss.
Sister Mei on the side saw that Lilac escaped so lucky, she was very unconvinced, and said: "Then is this matter settled, is it over like this?" ”
Hai Rui listened to what Sister Mei said and felt that it made sense. However, he also has no evidence, so it is impossible to talk nonsense about a person and that person, after all, Hai Rui is a fair and selfless good official.
However, it would not be good if it was just like that, so Hai Rui was frantically thinking of excuses to prevaricate this matter.
"Maybe it's because it's too hot, so the wheat fields are on fire. You don't have to worry too much about this matter, anyway, the wheat has already been harvested, and it won't have much impact, so you just need to do your own thing. As for this matter, don't worry about it anymore. Alright, you guys go back," Hai Rui said solemnly.
Then, after saying that, Hai Rui left. The group of soldiers standing behind Hai Rui also followed Hai Rui. Wait to go back, continue to go back to that sweet dreamland.
After Hai Rui left, Lilac was still in place. She didn't speak, just clenched her fists and kept looking at Sister Mei intently. The eyes are full of life, and this is not difficult to see.
"Lilac, what's wrong with you, we're leaving." Xiao San looked at Ding Xiang and looked at Sister Mei in a daze, and said so.