Chapter 4 The fire burns the caterpillars
Boom –
A foot-high flame burst up from the unlucky head in an instant, the raging fire was mixed with black smoke, accompanied by a terrible scream, almost overturning the entire house, Ma Gongzi suddenly fell to the ground, rolling everywhere, overturned, immediately sparks splashed, a puff of small sparks burned, and a burst of burnt flesh and skin smell spread.
That's how it is when you cook oil over fire.
There were originally only five or six people in the private seat, but just now, together with the head of the Li class, three or four ran out, leaving only Ma Gongzi and Zhang Gongzi. Ma Gongzi was rolling on the ground, but Zhang Gongzi was frightened, sitting on the chair and not moving, seeing the flames coming straight to the door, he screamed, wanted to get up, trembling in both strands, and couldn't move. Suddenly, his body was pushed by a strong force, flew out several feet, landed on all fours, and landed right in front of the door of the elegant seat.
At this time, he couldn't move his legs, at least his hands were there, and he crawled out of the seat. I only heard a commotion behind me, and when I looked back, the screen separating the private room had fallen to the ground, revealing the private seat next door. Ma Gongzi rolled around with the fire, without the screen, the smoke and dust immediately hit the entire second floor and even the theater, and when he landed, Ma Gongzi screamed, and added more screams, and the scene was chaotic for a while.
Zhang Gongzi looked back again, and saw that the private room behind him had been filled with fireworks, and he couldn't see the figure clearly. In the thick smoke, in the chaos and noise, only the sound of a clatter, as if something was breaking, followed by a "poof" sound, similar to a heavy object falling to the ground, and after that, only the sound of collapse and screaming remained.
The second floor is full of private seats, and the guests are all characters with heads and faces, where have I seen this, I can't help but panic, and I can't help but panic and flee down. There are also those who step on them, those who roll down the stairs, and those who jump straight down the stairs in a hurry. The cries of the nobles hovered between various decibels and frequencies, and the figures were numerous, and the scene was a mess.
The second floor is in chaos, and the first floor is in chaos. The people upstairs ran down and rushed out, and the downstairs didn't know what was going on, but chaos was contagious, and panic was even more contagious. This is a real "upward and downward effect", and for a while, there was a stirring under the stage. Coupled with the dense row of tables below, it is not easy to get up, one stands up, and dozens of people stand up with a bang, and there is a chaotic sound when Ding Lingdang is on the ground, the table also falls, the chair also lies down, the teapot and bowl are also broken, the adults scream, the children cry, and the mess becomes a pot of porridge, almost lifting the roof.
In fact, there is only one fire source for Ma Gongzi on the second floor, and there is only one pot of oil, most of which is spoiled on Ma Gongzi, and the rest of the place has not been burned, but the smell of oil smoke and burnt skin and flesh is a little more terrifying. But because of the chaos of the scene, the fire seemed to be magnified tenfold, as if the entire theater was lit.
Zhang Gongzi is the closest, the slowest to react, even escaped from the private room was somehow made out, after coming out, he was also very angry, sitting on the ground with a butt, unable to move, a pair of eyes looked left and right, suddenly didn't know what to remember, shouted: "Ma Gongzi - go save Ma Gongzi." As he spoke, he plopped and fell to the ground and fainted.
Fortunately, Ma Gongzi and Zhang Gongzi are sons and daughters with heads and faces, although it is unfortunate that they are all rubbish that they bring with them today that are faster than the rabbit and the owner, but there are also useful talents around them. At this time, I reacted, and a few people who were not afraid rushed up against the flow of people. Especially around Ma Gongzi, there were a few powerful guards, three bumps and two collisions, squeezed up, and when they saw Ma Gongzi, a few hurriedly carried water and poured it over.
How do you know that the fire is an oil fire ignited by the talisman, and the water can't be extinguished, Ma Gongzi was doused with water, and the scream was only more miserable. Someone took a coat and covered it, and poured water while covering it, so that the fire could easily be suppressed. Other scattered fires on the ground were also extinguished. Ma Gongzi stopped screaming for a long time, standing on the ground, half of his body was charred, but after extinguishing, he was still alive, but his face was like a ghost, and he didn't look like a person.
Another person grabbed Ma Gongzi's little servant and shouted, "What's the matter? Who did it?"
The little guy hadn't reacted from the shock, and when he saw Ma Gongzi's face, he was even more frightened, his teeth couldn't stop chattering, and said, "Play...... "Drama ......" means that you can't say a serious word.
I only heard the sound of rapid and powerful footsteps, and a tall man, like an iron tower, walked upstairs, and the guards next to him, except for the one who was holding Ma Gongzi, all stood up and said together: "Tiger Master." ”
Although the tiger master was wearing satin clothes, he was dressed shortly, obviously a martial arts practitioner, with tangled head and neck muscles, big shoulders and round waist, and thick thighs on the top of his arms, very powerful, and full of momentum, he seemed to be quite prestigious, and shouted: "What's the matter? Why is the son like this, which dog thief is so bold?"
When a sentence is spoken, the sound is like a bell, and it can be heard clearly in the messy theater.
When the little guy saw him coming, he seemed to have found the backbone of the heart, and cried: "Master Tiger, you are always one step late, otherwise how can there be such a thing?"
The tiger master shouted: "Quickly send the son to be treated...... Tell me, who hurt the son? In this Dabing County, who dares to move the child's finger, I dragged his head. Although the words were arrogant, Ma Gongzi obviously passed more than one finger, as for how to raise the level of revenge accordingly, it was a very nerve-wracking thing.
The little guy shouted: "By the way, it's a play, a little drama did it!" Childe said to take him back to enjoy happiness, but he didn't do it, offended Childe, and poured a pot of boiling oil on Childe's head. Master Tiger, go catch that little drama, don't tell him to run away. ”
When Master Hu heard this, he already understood the cause and effect a little, and said: "He can't run - as soon as I came in, I asked someone to surround this place." Don't rap dramas, even if you listen to dramas, you can't run any of them. Listen, does anyone dare to scream outside?"
Everyone was stunned, and when they quieted down, they listened, and sure enough, the building was much quieter inside and outside, and the chaotic scene just now miraculously subsided in a short period of time, presumably it was the means of this tiger master. Several people were trembling in their hearts, you know, with the state just now, how many manpower and strength do you need to stop such a large group of crazy people?
The tiger master shouted: "In this opera garden, the class master, the singer, the drummer, and the string puller are pulled up together, and identify one by one, which one is the culprit." If you can't identify it, you can identify the guests one by one, and if you can't identify it today, no one can think about it......" Suddenly walked to the window behind the seat in three steps and two steps, only to see the two windows wide open, and the north wind was whistling inside, if it wasn't for the chaos inside, someone should have noticed the cold air.
Hu Ye's face changed, he stretched out his head and poked out, only to see that the street was facing outside, and there were few pedestrians on the street, but this street was one of the main streets after all, and people were indispensable to come and go, so the snow had already been stepped on scattered, looked left and right, and shouted: "Is there anyone down there? ”
There were many guards who followed the tiger master under the theater building, and when they heard him shouting, they came over and said, "Tiger master, the three teams are here." ”
The tiger master shouted, "Did someone jump from here just now?"
The guard said, "I didn't see the little one." ”
The tiger master's face turned pale, and he said, "I underestimated this little monkey cub." You keep the gates, and no one is allowed to go in or out. As he spoke, he jumped out of the window. He was huge, but his body was light, and he fell to the ground like a fallen leaf, not to mention the sound, leaving only a shallow footprint on the snow. The guard next to him cheered loudly: "The tiger master is so light!"
The tiger master squatted down, checked all the way, and saw the road until he saw it, nodded and said, "Quick, go to the stable and see if there are any stolen horses." Get me another good horse. Prepare your mounts too. As he spoke, he kicked under his feet and pulled out of thin air, like a big vulture, landing on the eaves of the window and passing through the window.
Hu Ye pulled a little guy and said, "What does that little thief look like, what is his surname, what is he wearing, and how old is he?"
The little guy said repeatedly: "He looks like he is fourteen or fifteen years old, he wears a green body, and he looks ...... Not to mention how good-looking she looks, she is the same as a big girl, and she can be recognized at a glance. What is the last name and what is it called...... This Zhang Gongzi knows. ”
The tiger master grabbed Zhang Gongzi, it stands to reason that this son's identity is still above his grandfather, and he usually respects three points, but at this time, he can't care about it, and shouts: "What's his name?"
Zhang Gongzi stumbled at a face like Zhong Kui, and then said quickly: "Cheng ...... His surname is Cheng, his stage name is nine-year-old Hong, and his real name is ...... Cheng ......" sweat dripped down, and he remembered that the man had reported to his home, but he forgot about it in a hurry, and said nonsense: "It's called Cheng Jin." ”
Hu Ye shouted: "You let Zhang Gongzi and the people in the opera troupe paint a hundred copies of Cheng Jin's portrait of the thief, I don't say anything about it, I can't get the whole city's list, and I will offer a reward of 100 gold, so I must take him." Hmph, our lord is known as 'Baili Hou', this is a hundred miles in circumference, the lord is the sky, I see which one can turn out the palm of his hand. ”
After speaking, the tiger master jumped down from the window again and came to the street. There was already a group of guards waiting on horseback on the street, and there was a man at the front leading a large red date horse with a complete saddle. According to the rules, there is no separate garrison in a county, let alone cavalry, and the county lord has only three classes of officials as a dispatch, and these horsemen are all guards raised by the prince Ma in his own house, and they don't eat the grain and grass of the official family, but only listen to the words of the master. The tiger master was the leader of the guards, he turned on his horse and asked, "How is it, who lost the horse?"
One of the guards in the back replied: "According to the head of the horseman, a black horse was lost in the stable, and according to his recollection, it belonged to the squire Wang Siye, who came to listen to the play." ”
Hu Ye was stunned for a moment, and said: "Damn, isn't Fourth Master Wang the one who has a black horse at home?" This kid is so lucky, go, go and chase it, that horse has good foot strength, and he won't be able to catch up for a while." If you can't catch up, Lao Tzu will beat Wang Lao Si first, fucking loser, just watch the play, what kind of good horse to ride?" The escort behind him activated at the same time and followed behind.
On the way, the tiger master accepted his usual big horn look, and said secretly in his heart: "At this hour, he must be going out of the city, and now notify the city gate, it must be too late, it is better to do it in the wild, and it will not be troublesome to kill people." However, this kid is not simple, he can recognize which horse is a good horse from dozens of horses, which is not an ordinary joke at all. ”
The horse team went all the way forward, and saw that the city gate was in front of them, and suddenly a horse appeared on the avenue, grinding in place, and was about to collide. The tiger master was taken aback, strengthened his hands, pulled the reins, and with a cry, he actually strangled the galloping horse alive, and stopped a few feet away from the horse.
The tiger master was furious, he was the county seat 18, usually on the road Pegasus, people come to hit people, things come to collide with things, rampant domineering, who dares to provoke? Just now, if there is not a horse but a person on the street, if it hits, it will be hit, but it is not only a big animal, but also a cross occupies the road, if it hits, he will also have people to turn over on his back. Now that this beast has been asked to block his big business, how can he endure it? Because he has something important to do, he can't immediately find someone to be unlucky, so he still opens his mouth and scolds: "I'll wipe him and pull a slap-"
Suddenly, I heard someone on the side of the street scolding: "I wiped this little bastard, and I dared to beat me, see how Lao Tzu cleans you up." I saw a person staggering up on the side of the street, covering his face and walking this way, scolding as he walked: "Stinky boy, unreasonable guy, the master can't spare you......" Suddenly looked up, saw the tiger master, and said: "Sloppy?"
Ma Huo's face froze, although he was given the surname by the master, but the name was not good, so except for the old man, others could only be called Tiger Master, and whoever called him by his full name was in a hurry. But looking at the person in front of him carefully, his face twitched, and he said, "Five...... Five less?"
The man was a young man in brocade, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, a rough appearance, carrying a horse whip in one hand, shaking his head and saying: "Mom, today Lao Tzu didn't look at the yellow calendar when he went out, looked up and saw the villain, met the stinky boy first, and then met you." ”
Sloppy and dry, except for the Ma family's father and son in this county, he doesn't care about anyone, Zhang Gongzi is from Fucheng, and he doesn't value it. But the five young people in front of him, as well as his bastard father, even Mrs. Ma had to give up three points, so he didn't dare to be contemptuous, and said: "Five young people, the stinky boy you are talking about is a fourteen or fifteen year old and very beautiful young man." ”
Wu Shao scolded: "Isn't it him? When he saw me, he didn't say a word, and kicked me under the horse, fuck, I won't take revenge, I have your surname." How do you know him, you're with him?"
Ma Hu hurriedly said: "No, no, no, let's be honest, he is not good for our son-in-law, and I am leading people to chase him." Before he finished speaking, he felt a hand reach over and grab him by the collar, and he heard the fifth young man shouting: "What, it turns out that we have urinated into a pot, let's go, go with the young master to arrest someone." ”
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