Tong Fengnian took out a silk handkerchief, wiped the rice cake crumbs on the side of his mouth like a particular reader, approached Aya, glanced at the little bean bag in her arms, and sighed: "My daughter-in-law only raised such a girl last year, but it hurts, and when I go back on this boat, the little girl should be able to walk." ”

He turned sideways, looked at a leafy camphor tree outside the courtyard, and said in a deep voice: "Little widow, are you quite valued in the Zhuangzi?" The two strong men sent by your owner have been guarding outside the courtyard, and Lao Tzu just saw them roasting rabbits to eat. ”

Aya stared at him: "You are also skilled as a trader?" ”

Tong Fengnian sneered: "Our lords, what's so difficult about climbing a tree." ”

turned back to a sincere tone: "Lao Tzu has watched you for two days, and I estimate that you are indeed not a spy all the way." It was hot, and the two guards had to take a nap, and they couldn't move. Do you want to pass a message to you, let those two descendants come into the courtyard, and help your mother and daughter go out and go back to Zhuangzi? ”

Aya lowered her eyes, her thoughts fluctuating.

In the past few days, while thinking about her duties, she really regrets and regrets taking Xiaodoubao with her.

That day, I should listen to Mrs. Zheng and leave the baby in Zhengjiazhuang.

She even has a trace of trepidation in her regrets, because she is shocked that she has a baby and has a weakness, and it seems that she is not like Mu Zaohua and them, who can stay focused when carrying out their mission, and she is a little sorry for Mrs. Zheng and Steward Wu.

At this time, Tong Fengnian's words could not make her heart stop.

The camphor tree that Tong Fengnian pointed to, Aya had already seen it, and was sure that by tying the small bean bag to her back, she would be able to step on the dilapidated tables and chairs stacked in the courtyard, climb the wall, climb the branches, and go down the trunk to the ground.

But the baby can go, she can't go, she has to guard the little carpenter Ah Shan, who really reveals all kinds of strangeness.

Aya then raised his head and said to Tong Fengnian: "Boss Huang of Labor went to call my two brothers in the village, just take the baby out, I won't go, Mojiao Chongming, those gentlemen and gentlemen, go to the county to complain, saying that our people in Zhengjiazhuang do not abide by the local rules." ”

Tong Fengnian shrugged his shoulders disdainfully: "Then you can coax the baby well, don't refuse to leave your mother and cry." ”

With that, he walked towards the courtyard wall shaded by camphor trees.

……

Before the night was over, Aya fell asleep at the base of the wall.

A few hours ago, she hugged her daughter and whispered: "Xiaodoubao, first follow the brothers of the Xu family back to the village, find Granny Tang and Sister Hua, eat the loquat with water and spirit, and drink the fresh mutton soup." Mother will go back when Uncle Ahsan is cured, soon. ”

Xiaodoubao is more sensible than children of the same age, and he really doesn't like to be sealed in this gloomy yard, so he really didn't cry, and obediently went to the back of the Xu family's sailor.

Aya grabbed the crack in the wall and saw them get down from the tree safely, and the two sailors of the Xu family walked quickly to the tidal flat in the direction of the Yangtze River, which should be rowing a sampan back to the South Island.

The young mother loosened a string, unable to resist the surging drowsiness, closed her eyelids tiredly, and gradually let out a slight snoring sound.

The patient in the room opened his eyes in the darkness.

"Don't kill their mother and daughter."

Yue Zhen said softly.

Tong Fengnian suddenly turned his head, hurriedly knelt down, approached the bed, and said in surprise: "Master, are you awake?" Thank goodness, thank goodness. ”

"Don't kill them." Yue Zhi repeated weakly.

"The minions don't dare."

Tong Fengnian's tone was humble, and his heart and eyes turned around a few times, and he secretly said that he was not wrong, the master had taken a fancy to the little widow.

Moreover, during the day, the master who had retired from the cold and heat obviously heard the arrangement of his subordinate and the movement in the courtyard.

He bowed his head and said, "Don't worry, master, Miss Aya, we will borrow a force, and we will definitely take her on the boat safe and sound, so that she can serve her master well from now on." ”

Yue's sloppy gaze finally focused, showing that the blood and qi of life were once again filled in this body.

"Take the baby with you," Yue Zhi instructed, "pull up the small cannon and leave, as a last resort, you will see blood, and kill a few fewer villagers." ”

"Yes, the master is benevolent and righteous, but the two local guards at the gate of the courtyard will not survive. The master rested for a while, and when he turned around, the minions came to carry the master. ”

Yue Zhen waved his hand and said that he would do it.

Tong Fengnian walked into the night of the hospital.

He looked up and saw the stars twinkling in the sky.

I don't know my baby, but I can be a fairy boy in the sky who eats and drinks without worrying?

He thought about it, and gritted the socket of his back teeth.

The price, this is the price of being attached to the Aixin Jueluo family.

He had to go to bed with the old and ugly Gege, who had killed him and his daughter-in-law's firstborn son.

The price paid was already so high, and he couldn't afford to give up halfway. He wanted to follow his uncle and father and become the powerful Han army banner in the Jianzhou Jurchens.

Power, only full of power and full of color, can make those costs no longer seem miserable and tragic.

As for tonight, it must not just be the two Chongming locals outside the door who died.

The Four Beylers Emperor Taiji likes to hear all kinds of news of killing Ming people, especially those Ming people who have fled back to the Guannai.

And the situation that his subordinates reported back to his father and aunt last night also made Tong Fengnian angry.

Damn Zheng, damn Songjiang Mansion, obviously so stupid, how did he suddenly teach him that the Tong family's credit was lost by half.

Under the instruction of a higher-level demon king, driven by the desire to take revenge on the opponent, Yue Entrusted, the little master's ban, was not worth mentioning.

A few strange owls chirped.

The corners of Tong Fengnian's mouth twitched, took out the rope from his arms, and walked towards Aya.

……

The big yellow dog raised by Zheng Haizhu has been calling the jade rabbit to the east from the setting sun.

Wu Bangde pushed open the door of the firewood courtyard and saw Zheng Shoukuan confronting the yellow dog.

According to Zheng Haizhu's instructions before leaving, Zheng Shoukuan was more than ten days ahead of the marriage, and several intelligence officers from Zhenjiang were sent by Wu Bangde to Chongming.

"Steward Wu, it won't let me go into my aunt's house to rest. I don't bite, but how can I call like this? Zheng Shoukuan said helplessly.

Wu Bangde walked over, patted the yellow dog's head, and said in a harmonious voice: "Fool, this is the young master, your master hurts like a son." ”

The yellow dog calmed down, leaned his neck, rubbed Wu Bond's palm, and purred guttural.

Zheng Shoukuan then walked into the house, and the yellow dog scurried over again, blocking the threshold, and barking loudly.

Zheng Shoukuan smiled at Wu Bangde: "Cough, it seems that I didn't understand what you said." ”

Immediately, he showed a meaningful color: "Steward Wu, this dog is close to you." Why don't you sleep in my aunt's house and I'll rest in your yard? ”

"Stinky boy, what nonsense!" Wu Bangde reprimanded in a low voice, sweeping away Heyue's complexion.

Zheng Shoukuan scratched his head and confessed.

Over the years, he has dealt with Wu Bond a lot, and he respects and likes Wu Bond.

He himself has passed the age of a young man, and he is about to marry the girl Fan he likes, and he regards marriage as the most wonderful thing in heaven and earth.

He also hoped in his heart that Wu Bangde could not only be his aunt's left arm and right arm, but also be able to cultivate with his aunt, take care of his aunt, and love his aunt, and Aunt Mo would really be lonely all her life.

It's a pity that now that the two of them are still the relationship between the coach and the deputy general.

I only heard Wu Bangde say: "Ah Kuan, you go to sleep in my courtyard, and I will go to the artillery field, where there is a shop where craftsmen rest on weekdays." ”

……

The moonlight shines on the tranquil earth.

Wu Bangde carried a lantern and walked slowly through the Zhuangzi.

During the busy farming season, the farmers are very tired from working during the day and go to bed early.

Occasionally, a few houses are dimly lit, and the panes reflect the silhouette of a woman doing needlework.

The water of Suzhou River is flowing in a hurry, like a song in the moonlight.

On both sides of the river, in some places, there are piles of sporadic timber. Song Yingxing, who was invited by Zheng Haizhu, was an anxious child, and in just a few days, he had drawn the first draft of the drawings of the water hammer machinery and was ready to take the carpenter to try it out.

"Miss Zheng can always find the right person." Wu Bangde said in his heart.

He stopped, breathing in the evening breeze of early summer with Chongming's unique seay smell.

He felt more comfortable than ever.

In this idyllic idyll, there is a new atmosphere of both military and civilian prosperity, and Amei's bones and the plum tree that soon survived are placed in such a beautiful world and accompany themselves.

Wu Bangde stood still, smiled, and continued to walk towards the artillery field.

……

"Let me see the baby!"

In the darkness, Aya said in a trembling voice.

Tong Fengnian made a gesture to the family next to him, and the family got into the bushes and soon brought out the other two companions.

One of them was holding a gagged and struggling bean bag.

Aya was about to pounce, but was kicked to the ground by Tong Fengnian, pressed the back of his neck, and said: "Lao Tzu is a man, and if he breaks his promise, he will cut off his children and grandchildren." Said that your baby's life is fine, see? Lao Tzu has a deal with you, the master has taken a fancy to you, and is willing to take you and the doll to the north to enjoy the blessings. What a blessing, isn't it? ”

Aya struggled to raise half of her face from the grass, stared at the little bean bag, and was so angry that she burst into tears, and asked angrily: "Which son of the old chieftain is Ah Shan, or is it a grandson?" ”

Tong Fengnian sneered: "You are really not an ordinary Shandong daughter-in-law." Little girl, you are not a blessing at this moment, Lao Tzu doesn't have to take you as a master, Lao Tzu only knows that if you don't do what Lao Tzu said today, this little doll's neck will be broken in the blink of an eye. ”

He lifted Aya up and pushed him to his subordinates, so that the frightened mother could face the frightened appearance of her young daughter.

Two other Tong family members came over and had already changed into the clothes and pants of the killed Xu family sailor.

Tong Fengnian untied Aya's tied hands, and let her reach out in an instant, stroking her daughter's little face full of tears.

"Take them to trick them into opening the door, and we'll drag a few cannons and leave." The intruder said with unquestionable coldness.

Aya patted her daughter's head and turned to stride.

She felt that a part of her soul was pulling out of her body and escaping, and she was like the puppets on the stage who were at the mercy of the puppet troupe when the puppet troupe was invited from Zhuangzi.

"Master Zhang, Master Zhang, General Xu Xiao has been attacked by Haikou over there, Master go and gather the battalion soldiers!"

Aya patted the wooden door of the artillery range.

After nightfall, several instructors from Qijiajun will live in the wing room in the front yard of Zhengjiazhuang Artillery Field, and they are also on duty.

Zhang Ye, who was on duty today, lifted the wooden lattice on the door and saw that it was the female butler under Zheng Haizhu.

Aya also carried a lantern to shine behind her two men in crimson sailor uniforms and carrying steel knives.

"Brothers, get up, there is a ......" Zhang Ye shouted behind him while pulling out the bolt of the door.

Before he could say the word "love", he felt a chill in his neck, and the sharp stinging pain and the warmth of the blood rushed before the shock, which quickly destroyed his consciousness, and then his life.

"Lao Zhang!"

The two partners who rushed out screamed, but before they could make a knife, they were knocked down by several crossbows through the chest, and they also died under the mending knife that cut their throats.

The devils rushed into the courtyard behind the house in the dark night, and in a team of three or four people, they carried two small cannons that were usually used for training.

After Tong Fengnian commanded them to rush out, he grabbed the stiff Aya and stuffed the cloth into her mouth.

Aya struggles to find the family who is holding the bean bag.

But something even more terrifying arose before her.

The other devils who remained in the courtyard drove a few mules and horses from the artillery field and dragged out the cannon and artillery carts.

"Guys, go in and get gunpowder, and fill it according to the French style that my master said. Aim at Lao Tzu, don't hit that stinky ditch with her mother's first shot! ”

Tong Fengnian shouted.

Aya realized in despair that they were not only going to steal the cannons, but also bombard Zhuangzi.

How can you be so stupid! How could you not have thought of this!

She pounced on Tong Fengnian and shook her head desperately.

Tong Fengnian smiled condescendingly, and said with deep ridicule: "Fujin, look at it, the slave will play tricks for you." ”

"Master, be careful!"

With the shouts of the family, there was a sudden chaos outside the door.

A dark shadow stabbed in.

Tong Fengnian instinctively swung his knife to protect his chest.

But the shadow flashed past him, and rushed into the room, like a whirlwind,

Before everyone could react, they heard a few bursts of water.

Wu Bangde, who knew the artillery field well, came tonight, and no matter how dangerous he was, he could accurately pounce in front of the water storage tank, take water and splash it on the gunpowder bag.

"him!" Tong Fengnian roared filial piety.

Wu Bangde did not turn around to meet the enemy, but strode to the other end, quickly climbed the wooden frame, grasped the thick hemp rope, and shook his arms.

"Bell...... Clang...... "In the dark night, the alarm bell rang in all directions.......

Tong Fengnian was annoyed and angry, snatched the family's crossbow machine, and pointed at the figure under the big bell, which was an arrow.

With a suppressed cry of pain, the figure shook violently, but did not fall to the ground.

"Bell...... The bell ......" The hemp rope continued to shake, and the bell was still ringing.

Not far away, on the sea of Chongming South Island, Zheng Haizhu struggled to support his body with his uninjured left arm, moved to the hatch, and asked Huang Zunsu on the deck loudly: "Is it the bell on the island?" ”

"It seems to be," Huang Zunsu frowned and replied, and ordered the soldiers on the left and right, "Quickly release the firewood and water boat and row to the island." ”

On this night, thousands of miles away in Yanzhou, Mu Zaohua suddenly woke up from a nightmare.

The early summer in Lunan turned out to be so muggy.

She sat up and touched her back, sweaty.

She listened to the mosquito chirping outside the tent for a while, and then realized that in the nightmare just now, Wu Gongzi died.

(End of Volume VII)