At this moment, the county magistrate Zhao Gongzi returned to the mansion with a flushed face and a satisfied look.
The servants didn't say anything, secretly they were only envious.
After nightfall, Wang Xiaoer couldn't help but stretch.
He is the son of the county magistrate's family, and is responsible for the watch in the mansion.
Because the county magistrate's house is too big, the sound of the watchman in the city can sometimes not be heard in the backyard.
But the county magistrate needed to get up on time and go to the county government office to sign in, so Wang Xiaoer was named as the watchman of the county magistrate's house.
"The sky is dry and things are dry, be careful about the fire."
This is already the third time Wang Xiaoer has updated this evening.
In other words, it was already midnight and everyone in the house had already rested.
At this moment, Wang Xiaoer was stunned.
In the courtyard, there was actually a person squatting in the garden at this moment.
There was also the sound of chewing from time to time.
What a thief!
Wang Xiaoer is a son of the family, and his status is higher than that of ordinary slaves.
So he was never hungry.
But other slaves sometimes missed meals and went hungry often.
However, now that someone is eating secretly and he is discovered, as a son of a family, it is of course his duty to do so.
Thinking of this, Wang Xiaoer quietly walked behind the figure stealing food in front of him.
As soon as he walked in, under the candlelight, the pattern of the man's clothing was clearly visible.
In an instant, Wang Xiaoer was furious.
What a shameless guy, not only did you steal food, you also dared to wear the young master's clothes. You were so audacious.
How could Wang Xiaoer be able to endure when he was so angry?
However, he thought that his master had already fallen asleep, so he did not dare to shout loudly and directly reached out to grab the shoulders of the person in front of him.
At the same time, he whispered fiercely: "You little thief, how dare you sneak through..."
Before he finished speaking, Wang Xiaoer stuttered.
Because the person who turned around was not the county magistrate, so who could it be?
However, the eldest young master's mouth was full of blood at the moment, and his left hand was mutilated and full of tooth marks.
Wang Xiaoer was so frightened that he almost lost his mind.
how so?
But at this time, the eldest young master's face had a piercing smile, which looked even more terrifying under the blood flowing freely.
"Why do you want to eat too?"
Mr. Zhao stretched out his left hand covered with tooth marks, and Wang Xiaoer was so frightened that he collapsed on the ground.
His whole body was shaking, his pupils were dilated, and he was so frightened that he could not move.
"Ah, you don't want to eat? I'm still hungry, young master. Can you help me?"
While speaking, he had already stretched out his hand.
The nails were sharp and long. Wang Xiaoer wanted to scream, but no sound came out.
Immediately afterwards, the only sound left in the yard was the chewing sound of flesh, blood and bones.
After a while, all the sounds disappeared.
There was only one candle left in the yard, flickering on the ground.
The watch banger fell to the ground.
Everything returned to calm.
............
A private house.
The old woman felt something was wrong at the moment.
After my elder brother went out with his classmates, he seemed a little dull when he came back in the afternoon.
Don't know what happened.
However, I am a scholar, so I may be thinking about some academic issues.
The old woman felt proud when she thought that her husband would take the imperial examination next year.
If Dalang were in high school, he would be Guangzong Yaozu.
When the time comes, the one from the big house will dare to bully me like this?
However, when it was time to eat in the evening, my husband had no appetite.
It seems that the clear soup is still not enough to satisfy me.
I'm going to the Chengtou Pork Shop tomorrow and I'll order three taels of fat meat to feed my big man.
This is also the pride of my elder brother, who ranks among the best in the academy.
Therefore, many of our disciples would help Dalang from time to time.
The more she thought about it, the prouder the old woman became.
At this moment, he suddenly heard the sound of chewing coming from the house.
ah?
Is it because my husband is too hungry and gets up again to look for something to eat?
Thinking of this, the old woman couldn't help but feel a little distressed.
She got up and went to the lobby to see her son squatting in front of the table, head buried, eating.
Feeling distressed, she slowly walked over and patted her husband.
Turning around, the old woman fainted from fright.
I saw the elder man of his family, just like the county magistrate Mr. Zhao, chewing his own arm.
Seeing the frightened and fainted old woman, the scholar's eyes gleamed and he let out bursts of heart-wrenching laughter.
"Jie Jie Jie."
Like a jackal, he pounced directly on the old woman.
Immediately afterwards, there was a burst of chewing sounds, which resounded throughout the room.
Outside the house, a blood moon loomed in the sky.
...........
This night, the same scene happened from time to time in the city.
And these people, without exception, are all men who went to Laichun Tower to attend the oiran party.
However, because these weird things happened in their own homes, there was no movement.
So the city guards patrolled Yong City, but found nothing.
At this moment, the ruins of the City God Temple.
Du Zhishan is sitting in charge.
After the craftsmen worked overtime, the foundation of the Chenghuang Temple was completed in full compliance with his requirements.
Maybe, the City God's Temple can be rebuilt soon, and he can feel a little relieved.
At this moment, Du Zhishan suddenly opened his eyes.
On the foundation, there was a faint glow of blood.
Du Zhishan concentrated his attention immediately and was very cautious.
However, after a while, except for the looming red light, there was no movement.
He couldn't help but be a little worried. The City God's Temple was destroyed. With such an early warning, he didn't even know what happened.
However, it can be seen from this that the people who borrowed the knife haven't given up yet.
Thinking of this, he looked at the blood moon in the sky and prayed for dawn as soon as possible.
Only at dawn could he rush to the city to discuss with Chow Tai Fook and find out what was going on in the city.
...
Come to Chunlou.
At this moment, Laichun Tower was extremely quiet under the night.
The madam's room was brightly lit.
There is no way, although the oiran's income today did not meet expectations.
But the county magistrate Mr. Zhao also gave her a big surprise.
Unexpectedly, because of him, the business of the entire building has been boosted.
Even the madam herself was almost dragged into the room by those lewd men.
She was smiling happily as she counted today's income.
Thirty thousand taels of silver.
This is more income than the previous courtesans.
With this money, I have to go to Yarenxing tomorrow to see if there are any good seeds.
After all, there is an Oiran every year, so you must be prepared.
This is all free money.
After settling the accounts, he was about to turn off the lights and go to sleep, when he suddenly heard some movement outside.
Um?
Are there any girls still awake?
She couldn't help but feel a little strange.
She opened the door, only to find that today's oiran, Ruyan, was squatting outside the room.
What's going on?
Could it be that the pain of breaking the melon has not eased yet?
However, she thought of the heroic achievements of the county magistrate today and looked at Ruyan's back, and she couldn't help but feel a little distressed.
It was really hard to meet such a brave man when I was breaking the melon.
Thinking that although Ruyan was a loser in the future, she was an oiran after all, and there would be a steady stream of men who would order her, so the madam still stepped forward to express her concern.
"Ruyan, my good daughter, are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"
As she spoke, she came behind Ruyan.
But when Ruyan turned her head, the madam screamed and the lamp in her hand fell to the ground.
At this moment, Ruyan's face is full of wrinkles, like an old lady in her seventies or eighties.
Before she could react, Ruyan threw herself on him.
The fangs in her mouth pierced the madam's neck hard.
After a while, the old bustard's plump body suddenly became as skinny as a stick.
And Ruyan's face, which was full of wrinkles just now, was radiant again.
"The slave family is indeed the most beautiful."
Amid the laughter, the bustard's body was filled with black smoke.
After a while, the madam's body returned to its original state.
Her eyes were blank.
Then, she returned to the room in silence.
The entire Laichun Tower was still silent.
It seemed that the madam's scream just now never appeared.
At this time, the fourth alarm sounded in the city.
"The sky is dry and things are dry, be careful about the fire."