Chapter 2 Three Shifts in the Middle of the Night
As the sun set, Zhang Fengtian still didn't wait for his son's return, so he had to take the chair and enter the courtyard, and instructed his subordinates to close the main door but not close the side door for his son, so he turned around and went into the main room to rest. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
In the wing, there are two people standing, needless to say, one is San'er and the other is Zhang Renshan, San'er looks at Zhang Renshan, Zhang Renshan looks at San'er, and looks at each other.
"Hmm...!" Zhang Renshan felt that the atmosphere was very awkward, and he didn't know what to say, so he had to drag out a long note.
San'er didn't know what Zhang Renshan thought, and when he heard that Zhang Renshan was there as if he was going to speak, he decided to wait for Zhang Renshan to say.
As a result, one didn't know what to say, the other waited stupidly, and the two of them lasted like this for half an hour, and finally San'er couldn't stand it, why?
Because the feet hurt when I was standing. After all, San'er's identity is still a subordinate, don't look at him growing up with Zhang Renshan, but there is still a distinction between master and servant.
Zhang Renshan saw San'er dangling there, and knew that San'er was tired of standing and said, "Okay!" Don't stand still, what else do we have to share! Zhang Renshan waved his hand and asked San'er to sit on his side.
"You can't say this in front of the master!" San'er rubbed his sore legs, and walked to the chair next to Zhang Renshan and sat down as he spoke.
"Did you think my father was still looking for me?" Zhang Renshan looked at San'er who had just sat down and said.
San'er nodded: "That's for sure, today the master came back and went to the main hall, but I don't think the master seems to care about what's on the table, but went to the back room of the main hall, turned around and came out again", "Then he didn't tell you anything?" Zhang Renshan asked rhetorically after listening to San'er's words.
"Nope!" San'er replied categorically.
"Is that weird?" Zhang Renshan muttered in his heart, if his father went to the main hall, he would definitely see that the walnuts were gone, and if you said that you didn't want to make a noise, you would definitely ask your subordinates, but this didn't ask anything, and there was no movement, which was really strange.
San'er saw Zhang Renshan frowning, knowing that he was thinking about something, got up and picked up the teapot on the table, ready to add some tea.
San'er moved, the table shook, Zhang Renshan came back to his senses and said, "What to do?" "Oh! Grab some tea! San'er replied.
"No need, sleep!" Zhang Renshan looked out the window, and it was already dark.
"Hmmm! Go to sleep! You should also rest this day" After San'er finished speaking, he immediately ordered the other subordinates to lay out the futon, and the young master was going to sleep.
After the preparations were completed here, Zhang Renshan lay down on the couch and fell asleep in an instant. San'er saw that Zhang Renshan was asleep and returned to his residence.
Without further ado, the moon has not been seen tonight, and except for a few subordinates guarding the door, all of them have already laid down to rest, and of course Zhang Renshan is also included.
In the middle of the night, it is the darkest time, but there is no moon today, nothing can be seen in the dark, only the sound of the rustling of leaves can be heard, outside the west wall of the Zhangjia compound is a small river, to be precise, it should be a stream, it is actually the end branch of the Yangliu River, when the river rises, this stream will become a small river, so the people in the shop call this small river a stream.
The stream finally flows into a pond of ponds, and the old man calls this pool of ponds the moon pool, and obtains the meaning of the pond water reflecting the moon. But lately, for some reason, the flow of the river has been small, and the water that often reaches the ankles is now not even submerged on the surface of the feet, and there are even signs of breaking the stream. The pond is also starting to dry up because there is not a lot of water to replenish it.
The river is next to the weeds on this side of the wall of Zhang's courtyard, there is a crooked neck willow in the middle, the branches are thick enough for three people to hug, the old man in the shop does not know who planted this tree by the river when, Zhang Fengtian wanted to cut down this tree when he built the house, the old people in the shop felt that it was inappropriate, Zhang Fengtian had no choice but to leave this willow tree. "Listen to the wind blowing the fine willows at night, and look at the emerald green Yao Yao" Zhang Fengtian slowly got used to it, and this willow tree happened to make a free landscape for the courtyard wall of his house, which is also good.
The night was thick and very quiet, and suddenly I heard a sound like a rolling explosion outside the west wall of Zhang's house, followed by a violent shaking of the ground, and then there was silence.
Several subordinates of the Zhang family guarding the door immediately ran out of the gatehouse and went straight to the courtyard, Zhang Fengtian was also awakened from his sleep, and the other subordinates who slept in the backyard were also awakened by this sound, and they all got up and looked out of the window suspiciously, not knowing what was happening.
Zhang Fengtian walked out of the main room with a sense of sleepiness, followed by San'er, to say that San'er was also awakened by this sound? It's not that San'er hasn't slept at all, San'er is now the housekeeper of the Zhang family's compound, and the original old housekeeper has returned to his hometown to spend his old age because of his old age, as for why he hasn't slept yet, the housekeeper! There are a lot of things to deal with every day, and if you can't finish it during the day, you can leave it to do it at night, and Zhang Fengtian likes San'er very much, after all, he was raised by himself, so the big and small affairs in the courtyard are handed over to San'er to take care of. So San'er slept very late every day, almost always fell asleep when it was getting brighter, as soon as the sound just came out, San'er immediately walked out of the housekeeper's house and went straight to the main room, San'er must have known that Zhang Fengtian must have been woken up, at this time, he couldn't be by the old man's side, otherwise he would have to be scolded.
San'er arrived at the main room, just as Zhang Fengtian was awakened, and he was getting up from the couch in a single dress, "Master" San'er said through the door of the main room. "Who?" Zhang Fengtian was originally awakened by this voice, but his head had not yet woken up, and when he heard someone speak, he said casually, "I! San'er! San'er replied. Oh! What's going on in the yard? Zhang Fengtian said while getting dressed, Zhang Fengtian never needed someone to help when he dressed, San'er has always been very strange about this, and he didn't know why he asked Zhang Renshan.
"I don't know very well, everyone got up when they heard the sound" San'er heard that there was no movement inside, it was estimated that Zhang Fengtian was dressed and ready to come out, the door curtain was raised, the door was slightly open, Zhang Fengtian walked out from inside, looked at San'er standing next to the door and said, "Let's go!" "Lead San'er and go to the courtyard.
At this time, the pot was already boiling in the yard, and the people who were awakened by the sound and guarded the door were standing in the courtyard one after another, not knowing what was happening, and of course, Zhang Renshan.
I saw Zhang Renshan half-sloppy shoes and wearing single clothes and trousers, his hair was scattered, standing at the door of the wing, he didn't look like a young master at all, and he looked crazy. There is no need to think that this is also awakened, and he is the first to be awakened, because the wing room is next to the west courtyard wall. The sound in the middle of the night directly frightened Zhang Renshan from the couch to the ground, and he thought that the old man had come to beat him! Zhang Renshan waited for a while to see that there was no movement before he got up from the ground, looked at the darkness around him, and there was no light, so he decided to go out to see what was going on, and walked to the outside of the wing room in the dark. At this time, a lot of people had gathered in the courtyard, all looking at the west courtyard wall. Zhang Renshan is the second King Kong of Zhang's mind was confused, and his face was at a loss.
At this time, Zhang Fengtian led San'er to the middle of the courtyard, and the subordinates who were awakened by the "master" shouted when they saw Zhang Fengtian coming. "Hmmm! Does anyone know what's going on? Zhang Fengtian looked at the sleepy crowd all around. Back to the master, the voice came from outside the courtyard wall, "The name of the person who spoke was Li Fang, who was guarding the door that night," Oh! Then what do you see? Zhang Fengtian followed the sound and looked over, only to see a young man in his twenties standing at the outermost part of the crowd with a lamp in his hand, "Master Hui, a few of us who guarded the door ran out when we heard the sound, and we only heard the sound, but I really didn't see anything" Li Fang immediately replied when he saw Zhang Fengtian looking here. "Hmmm! Those who guard the door will stay first, and the rest will go back first! Zhang Fengtian looked at the subordinates who were in a mess and hurriedly ordered. Be! The crowd began to disperse gradually, leaving only Zhang Fengtian, San'er, and the four people guarding the door, as well as Zhang Renshan, who had re-hid in the wing.
San'er took a lamp from a subordinate who walked back to illuminate Zhang Fengtian, Zhang Fengtian looked around with the light and asked, "What were you all doing at that time?" ”。“ Back to the master, Zhao Tong and I were guarding the door, Uncle Wang and Uncle Guo were sleeping in the back room of the gatehouse, we said that Uncle Wang and Uncle Guo were guarding the first half of the night, and Zhao Tong and I were guarding the second half of the night. Li Fang pointed to a young man as big as him next to him, turned around and pointed to the two middle-aged men in their thirties behind him, and replied, Zhang Fengtian nodded, and looked at the courtyard wall in the west.
"San'er, you and a few people guarding the door go to the outside of the courtyard wall to have a look, and after reading it, go to the front of the main house to find me" Zhang Fengtian turned around and walked towards the main room as soon as he finished speaking, "Okay master!" San'er replied while shining a light for Zhang Fengtian.
After San'er sent Zhang Fengtian back to the main room, he returned to the courtyard, looked at the four people guarding the door and said, "Let's go!" Let's take a look outside the courtyard wall first! The few people guarding the door didn't say much, and a group of five people came to the main gate, removed the bolt, and was about to go out when someone behind him shouted: "San'er! San'er! Wait for me for a while", it was Zhang Renshan who was hiding in the wing. He saw that the crowd dispersed, Zhang Fengtian went back to the main room, and walked out of the side room, and happened to see San'er leading the four people guarding the door to the main gate, so he followed, and saw five people unloading the door bolt, knowing that this was going outside to see what was going on, and he was also very curious about this sound, so he decided to go with him, so he asked San'er to wait for him for a while.
As soon as San'er heard it, he knew that it was Zhang Renshan and replied, "What is the matter with the young master?" "Usually, San'er calls Zhang Renshan the young master, and only when he and Zhang Renshan are alone together will he call him Xian'er, "I'll also go with you to see" Zhang Renshan saw San'er and hurriedly said, "Young master, this can't be done, if you are injured and touched, we can't afford to be a subordinate!" San'er replied, "No, I'm going to go, I'm going to hurt and touch anything, I don't care I just want to see what's going on outside the courtyard wall" As he spoke, Zhang Renshan had already come to San'er's approach, and San'er was almost unhappy when he saw Zhang Renshan's shape, and the four gatekeepers also couldn't help but laugh.
Zhang Renshan saw that several people didn't speak, thinking that they didn't want to take him there, and hurriedly added: "Why can't it!" Don't forget that I'm a young master! San'er held back a smile and heard Zhang Renshan say this, so he had to nod and agree, and a group of six people walked out of the main gate and went straight to the outside of the west wall.
San'er looked up at the east, a faint light rose, knowing that it was about to dawn, and hurriedly urged the four people guarding the door to quickly find the place where the sound came out, and a few people walked all the way down the weeds next to the stream and the courtyard wall.
"Look! What is that? Zhang Renshan pointed to a behemoth lying in the stream and river, and everyone walked towards the "behemoth" by the faint light emitted by the lamp.