"The Taiping thief attacked at night?!"

Fang Rui turned over and sat up, listening to the shouting and killing sound from the direction of the city gate outside the window, his brows were furrowed, he glanced at the two little girls sleeping next to him, put on his clothes and went out lightly.

When I came to the courtyard, the sound in the direction of the city gate was clearer, and the sound of shouting and killing was endless, and there were also the sounds of smashing in other directions, as well as the faint light of fire in the distance.

Because of the quality of the soldiers, night blindness, etc., it is unlikely that the Taiping thieves will raid the whole army at night, and it is more likely that a small group of warriors will raid...... The city should also have internal responses, and the inside and outside should be combined, so that it is possible to break the city......

'However, listening to the sounds of shouting and killing, it should have been discovered by the forces in the city, and at this time, they were probably fighting?! ’

'The Taiping thieves did not give up, as exemplified by the echoes of the city's meticulous work, in an attempt to cause chaos, to gather the people, and even to the point of setting fires......

Fang Rui stood upright, looking in the direction of the city gate, and quickly made a judgment based on the information available.

Squeak!

At this time, there was movement in the house, and it was Fang Xue's and the third lady who also got up.

"Mother, third sister, are you also awake?" Fang Rui asked.

"How can you not wake up with such a loud voice?"

"Yes, such a loud shout of killing makes people panic...... Brother Rui, you say...... Will the city be broken tonight? ”

Even if Fang Rui had analyzed them, they were not afraid of breaking the city, but having said that, when it came to the end, they would inevitably be anxious and nervous.

"Tonight, it probably won't be broken."

Fang Rui shook his head: "The night attack is sudden and secretive...... But listening to this voice, the Taiping thief's actions should have been discovered and fought with the forces in the city......"

"Even if there is a city that breaks, there is no need to worry...... Mother, third sister, you go back to sleep, I am guarding outside, everything is fine. ”

Seeing the hesitation of the two, he added: "Sleeping late and staying up late is not good for your health, and you may also develop wrinkles and accelerate ......aging."

"Auntie, Brother Rui said so, let's go back!"

"Okay."

Fang Xue's and Sanniangzi's faces changed, and they hurriedly entered the house again.

No matter what age or identity, it is natural to love beauty, and the two of them were indeed frightened by Fang Rui's words...... Of course, what is more important is that the other party trusts Rui, and as long as he is there, they are at ease.

The two of them had just entered.

Knock knock!

Outside the door, another knock suddenly sounded, accompanied by Jiang Ping'an's voice: "Brother Fang?!" ”

Fang Rui opened the door: "Brother Jiang?!" ”

“…… The Taiping thieves attacked at night, and were temporarily blocked by the forces in the city, and the city gate was fighting...... The county has an order to ask us to immediately dispatch to patrol the streets and suppress the law, so as to prevent the Taiping thieves from gathering all living beings in chaos...... I don't worry about being at home, so I brought my sister-in-law and two nephews over to take care of me......"

Behind Jiang Ping'an, there is Jiang's sister-in-law, as well as: Niu Dun and Xiao Bean Sprouts.

"Brother Jiang, don't worry!" Fang Rui naturally agreed.

Jiang Ping'an came in a hurry and left in a hurry.

"Xiao Fang, I'm sorry for you!"

Sister-in-law Jiang's face was full of embarrassment: "I said no, it should be fine, but Lao Jiang was stubborn, insisted that we come over, and woke up the two children......"

Yawn!

Behind her, Niu Dun and Xiao Bean Sprouts dozed off little by little.

"Sister-in-law Jiang, what are you talking about? Between the two of us, what trouble are you going to make? However, I think Brother Jiang is right...... Sister-in-law, in such a chaotic world, it's better to be cautious. ”

Fang Rui looked at the two little guys: "These two little guys are quite sleepy...... Why don't you, sister-in-law, take them to sleep for a while? I still have a room here......"

"When you come to me, don't worry about safety, I keep an eye on the movement outside, and it'll be fine."

There are four rooms in this courtyard, Fang Xue and Sanniangzi occupy one, Fang Rui, Nannan, and Fang Ling occupy one, and there are two rooms left, so it is naturally not a problem to vacate one room for Sister-in-law Jiang, Niu Dun, and Xiaodou Sprouts.

settled the three sisters-in-law Jiang.

Go back to the house.

Fang Rui lay on the bed, closed his eyes and pretended to sleep, and at the same time, he divided most of his mind and paid attention to the outside.

- In such a chaotic night, there may not be thieves coming in.

Outside the window, the chaotic sound seemed to be louder and incessant.

Suddenly.

Fang Rui's ears moved, and he heard that in this sweet water well alley, about two or three courtyards apart, there was an unusual movement, and it seemed that there was a thief.

'That family, surnamed Zheng, or surnamed Lulai? It's just that I don't know each other...... Let's sweep the snow in front of the door! He sighed inwardly, and did not get up to care.

Thousands of people and thousands of faces, people's hearts are ghostly, in this world, people who know the truth and know kindness and righteousness are only a few...... If you rush to help, people may not admit it, or if you are provoked again, it is disgusting enough......

In this sweet water well alley, the Fang family has no foundation, and Fang Rui doesn't know much about that family, so it's better to be silent than to meddle in things.

Soon, screams and cries came, accompanied by loud cries for help, different from the previous distance, this time the sound was extremely close.

But there was no movement from the people around.

Is it because the family is not upright and has a very bad relationship? Or, everyone sweeps the snow in front of the door, and doesn't care about the frost on the tiles of others, and doesn't want to care? Don't dare to care? ’

Fang Rui thought secretly.

In either case, he would not intervene - the former is 'the farmer and the snake', not to mention the former, and the neighbors, how can they criticize him as a stranger?

It wasn't until a moment later that the voice faded down.

"Huh?!"

At this time, Fang Rui felt that the two little girls were turning over frequently on the bed, and when he looked sideways, in the dim light, he was facing two pairs of big shining eyes.

"Brother!"

"Brother Arry!"

The two little girls don't know when they woke up.

"What, woke up by movement outside?" Fang Rui asked in a low voice.

"That's right, brother!"

"It's so loud, some people are shouting, and some people are crying...... Can't sleep! ”

"It's the bad guys, but...... Don't be afraid, I'll protect you. Fang Rui said softly.

"Well, brother, I'm not afraid!"

Fang Ling turned over and hugged Fang Rui's neck: "Brother is Sun Monkey, I was captured by monsters, and my brother will also be rescued." ”

"Some monsters, Sun Monkey can't beat ......," Nan Nan whispered on the side.

Fang Ling: ......

The little girl was stunned, as if thinking, what should I do then?!

"Haha, you underestimate me, I'm not the leather monkey jumping up and down, I'm more like a ...... Buddha of the Buddha! ”

Fang Rui smiled, amused by the children's Qingqi brain circuits, and made a rare joke.

What he didn't say was......

Reality, but it is not as good as the middle, the monster caught Tang Sanzang, and he had to grind for a long time, waiting for Sun Monkey to save him...... The villain will not talk nonsense, waiting for the protagonist to turn the tables at the end......

This is a game that has not been reopened...... The best way is to anticipate the enemy first, see the subtleties, and eliminate the danger in the bud.

From this point of view, Fang Rui is really like a 'Buddha', striving to master everything.

"Brother Arry,"

Nan Nan asked again: "I heard my mother say that most of the people who are fighting outside the city do not have enough to eat, so pitiful...... Why are they here to beat us? ”

"It's a bad guy!" Fang Ling rushed to answer.

"Bad guys?!"

Fang Rui smiled: "Those people can't be said to be bad people, of course, they are not good people...... They're a wretched bunch! ”

"Many times, in this world, good and bad are not black and white, either/or ......"

The two little girls didn't understand this, and they were confused.

"That's it, don't talk about that,"

Fang Rui knocked on the head of the spirit, took the little girl away from his arms, and laid it flat on the bed: "Let's tell you a story!" ”

"Good! All right! ”

"Brother Rui, the story you tell is so good, I like to listen to it too!"

Thereupon.

In the shouting and killing in the direction of the city gate, in the screams and cries coming from the window, in the whimpering night wind......

Fang Rui's gentle voice gradually sounded, not hurried, not alarmed.

……

Half an hour later.

Drowsiness hit again, the two little girls were drowsy, and Fang Rui's storytelling voice suddenly stopped.

Cause?

The shouts of slaughter in the direction of the city gates, and other chaotic sounds, gradually subsided and became quieter.

Most of the time the Taiping thieves failed in their night attack and retreated. Fang Rui thought so.

Sure enough, after Fang Ling and Nan Nan gradually fell asleep again, it didn't take long for them to be.

There was a knock on the door outside, and it was Jiang Ping'an who had returned.

“…… The gates were guarded...... Above, let the servants disband and rest...... More detailed information, probably waiting for tomorrow......"

Jiang Ping'an said a few words to Fang Rui, then said goodbye and left, and by the way, he picked up Jiang's sister-in-law, Niu Dun, and Xiaodou Sprouts.

At this time, it was already about five o'clock in the morning, because it was summer, the days were long and the nights were short, and the sky was already white.

"A false alarm...... Let's just go back and get some sleep......"

Fang Rui sighed, stretched, and returned to the house.

……

On this day, Fang Rui's whole family got up late, and only had breakfast in the middle of the morning.

It was almost noon, Jiang Ping'an came to visit the door.

Fang Rui learned the details of the night attack of the Taiping thieves last night from the other party.

As he expected, last night ...... No, to be precise, it was the surprise attack of a small group of warriors of the Taiping Thieves in the early hours of this morning, as well as the internal response of the mixed in the city...... However, it was unfortunately spotted by patrol officers...... In order to respond to the action, the Taiping thieves infiltrated the city and carried out a large-scale operation, and even set a fire, but fortunately it was extinguished......

The final result: the Taiping thieves were killed and retreated, and the forces in the city also suffered a lot of losses.

"I'll just say, the ancient siege recorded in the history books of the previous life, without the dedication of the big families, the stalemate for ten days and a half months is just an ordinary ......' Fang Rui said secretly in his heart.

"Also, there was also a tragedy in our Tianshuijing Hutong, it was the Zheng family not far from you, the boss of the Zheng family died tragically, and his wife and daughter were ......."

"It's also that his family is not good, and he is messing around on weekdays, whether he is reasonable or unreasonable, he has to get into trouble, and his neighbors don't want to get involved...... Last night, no one opened their voices to show support......"

"Of course, a different family may not be spared...... This kind of thing doesn't happen to your own family, who knows?! ”

Jiang Ping'an said this, he was overjoyed, and gratefully held Fang Rui's wrist: "Thanks to me for being careful, let your sister-in-law come to you, otherwise ......"

Speaking of this, his heart was full of fear.

and sister-in-law Jiang, after learning about this this morning, she was also frightened, and she no longer said 'you shouldn't go' or 'plain trouble'.

Presumably, this tragedy is what I heard in the early hours of this morning...... No wonder, shouting for help so loudly, not even a family helper......

Fang Rui thought secretly and waved his hand: "It's a trivial matter, if Brother Jiang goes out in the future, just send my sister-in-law to me...... I will take good care of my sister-in-law, nephews, and nieces for Brother Jiang......"

"Brother Fang is righteous enough!"

Jiang Ping'an chatted for a few words, then got up and said goodbye.

In the afternoon, he would go out to patrol the streets, and at noon he would go back early to eat.

Send Jiang Ping'an to leave and close the door.

The cries not far from the next door and the hustle and bustle outside the door were blocked out together, like an enchantment, dividing the two worlds.

Fang Rui turned around and returned to the backyard.

Under the big sun, Fang Xue and Sanniangzi sat under the big willow tree, doing needlework, and the mottled light and shadow were draped on them, like the moon and stars.

Nan Nan and Fang Ling, the two little girls, were squatting not far away, playing chess with stones in the Tianzi grid.

Seeing Fang Rui coming, Fang Xue turned his head and asked, "Brother Rui, are you hungry?" Why don't I go cook with the three girls? ”

"Eat late in the morning, don't feel hungry, just wait a little longer for lunch!"

"I don't feel hungry either......"

"Auntie, if everyone is not hungry, then wait a little longer!" The third lady straightened the hair of her sideburns, and she was gentle and charming at that moment, like a water lotus swaying in the wind.

Just in time.

There is a gentle wind, and the willow leaves of a tree tremble, reflecting the light like pieces of silver and white fish scales, broken and shining, gently shallow.

The breeze is not dry, and the time is just right.

……

(End of chapter)