After repeated persuasion, Feng Lin also made up his mind to stay here and not leave. All the officials had no choice but to stay with him.
"You shouldn't stay here just to accompany me." Feng Lin said calmly.
Officials responded and rushed to verify the results of the fire and comfort the dead and injured people.
This time the fire burned ten people to death and injured 33 people, including 10 people injured by fire and choking, and 23 people injured by trampling and crowding. Several cattle, horses and mules were lost in the chaos, and the burned property is being cleaned up.
The corpses of the dead were sorted and transported, and the injured were treated by doctors who came with the government. Some uninjured people hurriedly left, and some stayed and waited after hearing that the government would provide subsidies. People outside the inn were noisy and chaotic, and they were sad after the disaster.
A lot has dissipated.
This is how people grow, fragile yet resilient.
Feng Lin changed his clothes, washed briefly, covered his singed hair with a hat, and the doctor bandaged his arm again. When he stepped out again, his whole breath was completely new.
He must be someone who has experienced life and death. Compared to the scholarly person who arrived at the inn last night, he now has a bit more fierceness.
His eyes fell outside the door, and at a glance he saw the carriages and horses ready to go over there. He was startled and hurriedly walked over.
"Benefactor, benefactor, stay." He stretched out his hand and shouted.
Manager Cao let go of the reins, stopped and mounted his horse, and looked over.
"Are you leaving now?" Feng Lin asked, his eyes falling on the carriage.
The curtain of the carriage has not yet been lowered, and you can see the young lady sitting upright inside.
When he saw her last night, he couldn't see clearly in the darkness. At this time, it seemed that the little lady was even younger than he thought. She was only fourteen or fifteen years old. She was tall, so she looked thinner and her face was a little pale. But
The big eyes are still bright.
It seems that last night's disaster did not have a great impact on her.
Thinking about it, with these followers who are quick to respond, move cautiously and have high kung fu to protect you, there really is nothing to worry about.
"Oh, sir, those soldiers have been handed over to the custody of the officers and soldiers, and what happened last night has been explained to them for them to record, and we have also taken custody of them." Steward Cao said, "Do you have any other orders, sir?"
"What kind of orders do you dare to say?" Feng Lin shook his head and said with some emotion, and saluted the carriage, "Feng Lin once again thanks my lady for saving my life."
"Your Majesty, your words are strong again." Cheng Jiaoniang said, returning the courtesy in the car, "This fire and water have no eyesight, we are just protecting ourselves."
It sounds like that, but no matter how I think about it, I feel like something is wrong...
It seemed that something was wrong from the moment he got off the carriage... I couldn't tell what was wrong. If I had to say it, it was probably because of his special luck...
The petty official deliberately instigated the frame-up, but someone had to come forward either because the fight was unfair or because one of his servants was implicated, so the petty official shot himself in the foot.
In this fire, their large numbers and strength played a great role in putting out the fire and rescuing the fire. The most critical key was that they actually captured the culprit alive. Although the two important criminals were shot and killed on the spot, as long as these two people were placed in front of them,
Here, there is no difference between living and dead.
If they hadn't caught these people, even if he hadn't died, this man-made disaster would have ended in nothing. Without evidence, he would have been burned for nothing, but it would have emboldened the enemy and planned to do more harm to him.
But it was different now. After catching these people, he didn't have to say anything, just put the corpses in front of them, that was enough!
Although I have never been afraid of death, I still have to die well. If I die like this, my death will be in vain.
Feng Lin said no more, stretched out his hand and saluted again.
"My wife doesn't need to be modest, she deserves Feng Lin's life-saving grace." He said.
Cheng Jiaoniang smiled.
"Actually, if you really want to say this, then it's not me who saved you, and it's not me who you should thank," she said.
Could it be that all this was really arranged secretly?
Feng Lin raised his head in disbelief and took a step forward excitedly.
"Who is it?" he asked tremblingly.
"On your own." Cheng Jiaoniang said, smiled again, and lowered the car curtain.
Myself?
Feng Lin was stunned. What does this mean?
Manager Cao raised his whip and urged the horse to lead the way.
"Let's go!" he shouted in a long voice.
The men and horses moved forward, and they were really leaving.
"Madam, may I ask your name?" Feng Lin shouted hurriedly, catching up a few steps.
The carriages and horses moved forward, no one looked back, and they were soon gone.
It wasn't until the road turned a corner that Manager Cao looked back and saw that Feng Lin seemed to be still standing over at the inn.
"I have heard of Feng Lin. He is a judge from the Du Branch of the Third Division. Those who can enter the Third Division and become a judge in the first division naturally have some skills and a clear mind. It is just a common problem among the Sansimen. Their brains are
Comparative axis..." He turned his head and chatted with a bit of ease. He couldn't help laughing when he said this, "This guy is really lucky to meet our wife this time. Otherwise, the master of Beijing will probably get an extra share when he comes back.
It’s a funeral ceremony…”
Everyone around laughed.
"Our master and the judge don't have to pay homage..." everyone laughed.
That's true, civil and military affairs are different, dignity and inferiority are different, and there is no daily communication.
Manager Cao twisted his beard and laughed.
"Hey, Mr. Cao." The nearest attendant couldn't help but move closer and lower his voice, "Why did you tell Mr. Feng that you shot this man to death?"
As he spoke, he quietly glanced at the carriage behind him.
"Stealing the credit from my wife..."
Manager Cao laughed, with a bit of pride.
"What do you know? You don't understand Madam. I am very familiar with it..." he said, stretching out his hand to twist his short beard, "This matter is not a big deal in Madam's eyes, so why should I take credit for it..."
Everyone around looked at him with admiration.
"Yes, yes, the wife you brought back from Jiangzhou was Master Cao. She is the one you are most familiar with..."
"Now it's Master Cao who you send back. It's perfect."
"No, no wonder when I picked people, you were the first one..."
Everyone laughed and joked in low voices.
Manager Cao had a smile on his face, but he was roaring in his heart.
What do you know! Do you know what I was familiar with when I picked her up from Jiangzhou? It was suffering!
Was I the right one to be chosen? What do you know! Do you know that after I learned that I was chosen, I went home and hid in the house and cried?
I understand that’s why she said I shot the person to death? Didn’t you see that when the people came over, the lady put the bow and arrow directly into my hand?
That means I don’t want people to know! I can’t even understand this meaning. No wonder I am the manager and you are the followers.
"Why don't you let people know that she did it? Come to think of it, besides resurrecting the dead, I also have good archery skills." The attendant touched his chin and said, nodding again, "She is indeed the blood of our Zhou family.
.”
As expected of the Zhou family...
Manager Cao felt a little strange when he heard this. He couldn't help but look back at the carriage.
Since when did the little lady who brought shame to the Zhou family and never wanted to talk about it, actually made the Zhou family proud?
While they were joking, a man's scream came from the end, and it immediately became muffled.
The followers all looked around and saw the carriage of the Wang family walking at the end.
"What's wrong with Miss Wang?" someone laughed in a low voice.
This statement made everyone laugh.
Manager Cao also laughed, but quickly turned his face serious.
"Don't talk nonsense." He scolded him half-truthfully. After all, the young master of the Wang family is a master, and he may become the wife's husband. No matter how much he despises him in his heart, he still has to live up to his reputation.
This is to give the lady face.
Having said this, he smiled again and raised his chin behind him.
"...Why don't others know that it was the lady who did it?" He said, "Miss Wang... Prince Bah saw it and almost died of fright. He finally woke up and became hysterical."
Thinking of what happened just now, the followers laughed again.
"That's because he is timid," everyone said.
"It's one thing that he is timid." Manager Cao said with a bit of sigh, "Madam, after all, this is my daughter's family..."
He didn't say the rest, and everyone understood.
Killing someone in your daughter's family is really taboo.
"I don't care, I don't care, I don't want to go with her, I don't want to see her again!"
Wang Qishilang hugged the quilt and shouted.
Ever since he woke up, he hasn't stopped talking like this. The old servant has tried every method. He is not a woman who doesn't know how to coax children. Wang Shiliang is about to roll around when he looks at it. The old servant can't help it.
A splitting headache.
"Sir," he gritted his teeth and said, "If you continue to be disobedient like this, let Mrs. Cheng know that she will be angry."
Disobedient!
Lady Cheng!
angry!
Suddenly, in front of Wang Qishilang's eyes, a man fell down with an arrow piercing his throat. After the man fell, an arrow flew towards him...
"Oh mother..." He howled, covered his head with the quilt and shivered in the corner of the car.
The car became quiet, and the old servant breathed a sigh of relief, but then he sighed and frowned.
How can this be done….
If the husband is afraid of his wife, how can this marriage happen?
From sunset, a gust of wind swept through in the late October autumn, and the fallen leaves in the yard suddenly became a layer, leaving only the bare branches swaying.
A pair of wooden clogs stepped heavily on the fallen leaves, making a swishing sound.
"Madam, don't make trouble."
The servant girl in the yard saw it and said with a smile.
Chen Danniang picked up her skirt and ran towards the door.
Inside the house, Mr. Chen was drinking tea and talking with Chen Shao, with a red sandalwood backgammon game in front of him.
"...The matter has become such a big deal? The Taicang Road Transportation Department is too bold..." Old Mrs. Chen said.
Chen Shao nodded. Although he had been in court for a long time, there was still anger left in his face.
"It's not because the Gao family is backing them up and reaching out to the transportation department. They are so greedy and shameless!" He said, "Feng Lin really stayed at the inn with the coffin. According to the news, his left arm
I’m just afraid it won’t work.”
Old Mrs. Chen sighed.
"This idiot Feng is really unlucky," he said.
"But it should be said that he was lucky. He survived the disaster and captured the evidence." Chen Shao said, "If not, it would be called bad luck."
Old Mrs. Chen nodded and exhaled.
"Is it because passers-by drew their swords to help them when they saw injustice?" he asked again.
Chen Shao nodded.
"That day, because it was about to rain, there were many people at the inn. It could be said that the thieves on Taicang Road were unlucky this time. There was only one person in the inn and one person and one person working together." He said.
Old Mrs. Chen said nothing.
"...The emperor was furious. He has already ordered Yushitai to get the person, and also ordered the garrison on Taiqing Road to assist... Let's see how the Gao family can handle things this time... I'm afraid he won't dare to come forward... As long as he comes forward..." Chen Shao continued.
Old Mrs. Chen seemed to be a little absent-minded, reaching out to play with the chessboard.
It is said that passers-by put out the fire and shot and killed two Taicang Road officials who were trying to run away after setting the fire. People on Taicang Road would definitely not dare to run away boldly after doing bad things. They ran so covertly and in such chaotic circumstances.
It's really amazing to be able to kill with one accurate blow...
Passersby…
Passersby…
Old Mrs. Chen suddenly sat up straight, and Chen Shao who was talking was startled.
"How long has Mrs. Cheng been gone?" he asked. (To be continued)
