"It's not good! Let's go, let's go to the water!"
A watchman beat the gong and ran out in a panic, while the other didn't pay attention and bumped into Su Ting, who had just come out of the alley. It slid far away, making an ear-piercing friction sound.
Su Ting shook his head twice, then raised his head, saw the flames soaring to the sky not far away, and immediately got up from the ground.
Seeing that he was going to rush in that direction, the watchman grabbed his sleeve and said, "There's water in that place, brother, you don't even have a basin and bucket, so you just rush in to kill yourself?"
Su Ting didn't have time to answer him, he just said, "My savior is still inside", and shook off the watchman's arm.
Watching his back, the watchman also remembered that a few months ago, Brother Nian in the noodle restaurant gave him a bag of egg rolls with ingots. Remembering this incident, he also made up his mind to stand up, picked up the gong and hammered it vigorously, and shouted from house to house: "It's not good! Help me quickly! Go to the next door!" It's water!"
With such a picture of him, people ran out with buckets one after another, some of them looked sleepy, and when they saw the flames rising in the bowl of noodle shop, they all yelled and fetched water. , All directions support.
However, because Yiwan Noodle Restaurant is a back-shaped courtyard, although the fire in the front hall is not very big now, the neighbors in the neighborhood poured buckets of water to extinguish the flames at the door, and then the flames in the next room He licked it up again in an instant, and it became more and more intense. It's not just a bowl of noodle shops, but also the shops next to the noodle shops will inevitably suffer. It's really forcing people to rush around. If they can take care of one end, they can't take care of the other end.
"Hurry up and save people... hurry up and save people!"
"This, this fire is so big, it might be completely burned inside, how do you get in—"
Noisy, I saw a person stumbling out of the fireworks...it was a little girl. As soon as she ran to the front hall, a door panel fell down. She ran tremblingly, trembling with fright at the door panel smashed at her feet, and was stunned by the sudden flames, and fell to the ground in shock.
A woman rushed forward and hugged Sui Sui who was crying out of fright, while the other tentatively went in to save someone. She was still in shock, Sui Sui managed to recover, and immediately grabbed the hem of a strong man beside her , and shouted in a panic: "Hurry up, go in and save them, Sister Qinghuan pushed me out, she was still in the room, and Xiaonian brother, mother... They are all still inside..."
This kind of closely connected shop, once one of the shops is in the water, it will be the result of death. It is natural to want to save people, but who does not have a daughter-in-law and children? In addition, if you fold yourself in again, then it will be...
Seeing that no one dared to enter, Sui Sui gritted her teeth, stood up and ran back desperately, but was stopped by the woman: "You are a girl, what can you do if you go in? Don't go in and die! Anyway If you run out, you can save your life!"
Just when everyone was at a loss, they saw a figure rushing into the sea of flames regardless of their own safety. The front was burning vigorously, but the beam hadn't collapsed. Fortunately, Yiwan Noodle Restaurant never sold alcohol at the same time, so the fire was only stronger in the corner where the tables and chairs were placed and at the counter. The neighbor wondered who this guy was, and was about to tell him to be careful, when two more people rushed in one after another, one of whom seemed to be a scholar.
After Su Ting rushed in, his first reaction was to find out where Yu Jinnian was, but when he turned his head, he saw a man in the courtyard fishing out a red cloak from the water tank. The cloak was extremely heavy after being soaked in water. Shaking, he put the wet cloak directly on his body.
"Master Ji! Why did you come in!"
"Save people!" Ji Hong glanced back, without saying a word, he kicked Erniang's door open.
This fire is strange to say, most of the water in restaurants is left unattended in the kitchen, the fire should be the heaviest in the kitchen, but judging from the current situation, the most serious place is actually the one kicked by Ji Hong just now Room. Su Ting was puzzled for a moment, but he didn't have time to think carefully. Seeing that Ji Hong went to the room over there, he also got his clothes wet. He heard some crying from the other room, so he turned his head. Go kick the other door.
Ji Hong entered the outer room and almost stepped on Erniang's body. He was amazed how Erniang could be lying here, and he immediately understood that he might have been thrown out by the young man in a hurry, but Erniang was here, and Yu Jinnian was there! His heart was focused, but someone stopped him suddenly on his arm.
He thought he was Yu Jinnian hiding somewhere, but when he looked back, it was only Duan Ming who was chasing after him.
Seeing that the inner room was completely engulfed by flames, Duan Ming immediately turned pale and said, "My lord, you can't! If you have to go in, let the humble officer go in and save the young master."
"Release. Send Er Niang out first, Su Ting also needs help. You are good at it. One can save the three of them. Don't waste time with me."
It doesn't matter how kind Yu Jinnian was to them in the past, it's just that Duan Ming and the others, as servants, if they had to choose between Master Nian and Brother Nian, they could only choose to protect Master's safety, so they were treated like this since childhood. Those chosen to be bodyguards are all orphans without father, mother, brothers and sisters, just to prevent one day, they will put their master to death for the sake of their so-called relatives and friends.
Duan Ming was naturally no exception, he pleaded: "Your Majesty! The fire inside is too big, even if someone is there, they must have been seriously injured. Besides, the beams of this room are about to collapse, so you don't want to break in! The mission of the humble official is to protect your son. I will definitely not let the prince go in and take risks..."
"Even if he is dead, I will bring him out. Do as I say, this is an order." After Ji Hong finished speaking, he broke away from Duan Ming and rushed in.
Duan Ming hesitated for a moment. Their group of guards hadn't been with the third son of the Ji family for a long time, so they didn't understand Ji Hong's temper as well as the second son Ji Yan. But the Ji family has a common problem, that is, they are extremely stubborn. . Duan Ming hammered the ground hard, looked inside his eyes, quickly lowered his body and put Erniang on his back, and ran out of the fire field with the wind blowing under his feet.
The door of the inner room has been half tilted, and as far as he can see, there is a piece of blue clothes. Ji Hong is very familiar with the pattern on the clothes, but it is not Yu Jinnian's clothes, but his own clothes. He has no time to think about how the boy would He went to put on his own clothes, but did not dare to kick the door, fearing that the door would fall and hurt the young man, so he bent down and got in.
Fortunately, there were not many things in Erniang's room, and there were still some places that hadn't been burned. However, the smoke was billowing, and Ji Hong was blinded by the fireworks as soon as he entered. He covered his mouth and nose with his wet sleeves, squinted, and walked along the With a piece of blue clothes, he found Yu Jinnian, who was lying on the ground and passed out under the pressure of Duobaoge.
This wooden multi-treasure shelf was left by the previous owner. Erniang has always been frugal and never bought porcelain or jade ornaments, so light things such as ledgers are placed on this shelf, and it is for this reason that Yu Jinnian It was just that he was knocked dizzy by the wooden frame, and he was lucky enough to recover his life from under the Duobaoge. The other end of Duobaoge was scorched black by the flames licked up. When Ji Hong moved the grill, he even felt hot. He coughed a few times, and pulled the boy out from under, but suddenly found the bed beside the bed. There are some reflective water marks on the ground.
He failed to investigate carefully, after all, saving people is the most important thing at the moment, Ji Hong took off the cloak on his body, put out the hem of Yu Jinnian's clothes that had burned, wrapped the person in a wet cloak, and carried it on his shoulders.
The beams above their heads creaked, and sparks fell down rustlingly. As the two of them rushed out, the wooden bed behind them fell completely with a bang, and the remaining flames rushed up with the hot wind. His back was dried instantly, and even the ends of his hair were burned off.
When he came in, he was still concerned about the safety of the young man, but when he left, he was really impatient and couldn't care about anything else. Ji Hong raised his foot and kicked it several times before he kicked open the half crooked door that almost blocked the exit. There was a sudden movement of his shoulders, and Yu Jinnian made a weak voice from the wet and cool cloak, and kept calling: "Er Niang, Er Niang..."
Ji Hong narrowly avoided the half-hanging log, and was almost speechless due to the thick smoke in his throat. However, when he heard the boy's voice, his hanging heart was able to relax a little, and he couldn't help it. Responding to him: "Er Niang is fine, don't worry."
Yu Jinnian seemed to be really relieved, and soon lay on his shoulder, without any movement.
Ji Hong tore off the hem of his clothes that had been licked by the flames. The flames, thick smoke, and sawdust falling at any time made him confused. A red-hot tile brushed against his arm, but because his whole heart was on the The young man whose situation was unknown didn't feel any pain. The fire had completely engulfed Er Niang's room, and Ji Hong had already walked outside, but there was a loud bang, and the wooden beam above his head fell down, blocking their way.
At this moment, Duan Ming rescued Qing Huan, who had been injured in legs and feet, and handed it to Su Ting. Then he picked up an ax from the wall, carried a bucket of water, turned his head and rushed to where Ji Hong was, and slashed at Ji Hong. After breaking the extremely fragile wooden beam, the flames made everything around his ears crackle, and Duan Ming shouted: "Your Majesty, you have offended me!"
Immediately after a splash, a bucket of cold water drenched the two of them from head to toe, Duan Ming reached out to take Yu Jinnian, and pulled Ji Hong out of it.
People outside carried water back and forth to put out the fire, cries, screams, crackling fire... all kinds of sounds mixed together, making the west city of Xin'an County destined to be unsettled tonight. Ah Chun also knew the seriousness of the situation, so he took the role of an adult spontaneously. Although he was more or less injured, he held Sui Sui who was crying and coaxed patiently. Went to Fang's Inn, and immediately asked Min Mao to run to the doctor's clinic.
It was Su Ting who came out first, he went in and out twice, he was exhausted, his clothes were burnt and torn, he put Qing Huan down, he threw himself on the ground and coughed violently.
Min Xuefei stood guard in front of a bowl of noodle shop, looked at the half-collapsed house, and suddenly raised his foot to walk in, so frightened that Shiqinghuayi knelt down on the spot, hugged one leg and shouted: "Second Young Master, please do me a favor!" It was just now that I heard that Young Master Ji San rushed in, it was enough to scare the two of them terribly, this time seeing his young master was dying, how dare he let go, even if he tried to hug his leg, he had to stop him!
"But Shuluan—"
Min Xuefei was anxious, and suddenly raised her head poetically and poetically. Looking at the fire, she burst into tears and smiled, pointing inside and said, "Look, Second Young Master, it's the prince! They've come out!"
Min Xuefei hurried up to meet them, and several people rushed out from the crater, and there was a loud bang behind them, and the original crumbling bowl of noodle restaurant was burned to the bone by the fire, the beams were unbearable, the walls were shattered layer by layer, and the whole courtyard was destroyed. It completely collapsed in the orange fire that soared into the sky. The sky gradually revealed a gleam of light, but it was not a fish-belly blue, but glowing red in the distance, making the whole world seem to be on fire.
Someone shouted: "There is salvation, there is salvation! God is going to rain!"
Ji Hong looked back, his eyes were full of orange, and he couldn't tell whether it was the morning glow in the distance or the nearby fire. He peeled off layers of red cloaks that were dripping with drops of water, revealing a drowsy face of a young man. Ji Hong looked carefully along the browbones and cheeks, saw the ashes in his eyes, and wanted to reach out and touch it. As soon as he touched it, he raised his hand halfway and just touched the boy's cheek, before it suddenly fell down heavily.
Min Xuefei was startled, and grabbed him: "Shuluan?"
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Ji Hong dreamed of his second brother Ji Yan again after a long absence, it seems that after being with Yu Jinnian, he seldom sees his second brother again. This time they met in a different place, it was no longer a pitch-black void, but in that snow cave, and he was clearly blinded by the snow, but he actually saw the fire in front of him.
The second brother is grilling meat in front of the fire.
Ji Hong stood up abruptly, waved the wooden branch with the piece of meat stuck in his hand, and threw it into the fire.
"Oh!" Ji Yan smiled, and took out the piece of meat from the fire with his bare hands, and carefully tore off the scorched black shell on the outside, revealing the fresh and tender meat that was sizzling inside, "Don't I'm afraid, it's venison."
He seems to be a fairy, he can change all kinds of things at will, and now he took out the salt shaker from his sleeve pocket, and took out a broad green leaf from nowhere, he held it with the leaf Sprinkle salt on the meat, and said with a smile: "Ah Hong has grown up. I saw the second brother but didn't cry and want to change lives with the second brother. Is this the first time?"
Ji Hong reached out to take the leaves, and said, "I haven't seen my second brother for a long time."
Ji Hong has been growing all these years, while Ji Yan has completely stopped at the age when he died, still looks like a teenager, when he is with the current Ji Hong, it seems that he is a younger brother, and Ji Hong is an older brother.
Ji Yan looked at him with a smile: "Not long, only half a year." Seeing that Ji Hong had been staring at the barbecue in his hand, as if he wanted to see the flowers in the shredded meat, he couldn't help but click his tongue twice, "Really? venison."
Ji Hong didn't speak, and refused to eat.
Ji Yan changed his posture and asked with his chin in his hand: "Oh, our little Ah Hong has really grown up and doesn't like to talk to his brother anymore... Well, what's his name?"
"Huh?" Ji Hong was dull for a moment, stopped looking at the meat, and looked at Ji Yan with some confusion. It's just that he didn't say anything yet, but Ji Yan seemed to have heard his heart, and nodded with satisfaction: "Jin, Nian—well, not bad, quite a good boy."
The cold wind was howling outside the cave, and flakes of snow condensed on the entrance of the cave. Ji Hong didn't talk to him, but asked him, "Why are you in the snow cave this time?"
After hearing this, Ji Yan laughed. He leaned on the snow, but he was as leisurely as if he was leaning on some golden silk. He was dressed in red, no matter how many years had passed, he was still so handsome and eye-catching. The snow climbed up to the corner of his clothes and was brushed off by him again. He said easily, "It's always been a snow cave, but you dare not open your eyes to see it, Ah Hong. It's really strange, you are so afraid of the dark, you just need to go out." , but you have to lock yourself in the darkest snow cave all the time, and even get tired and I am also trapped here."
The nightmare that has plagued Ji Hong all this time was just passed by him like this, but after thinking about it, the other party was his second brother, and only Ji Yan would make fun of him like this.
Ji Yan flicked his sleeves and stood up, still with the hearty smile Ji Hong was most familiar with on his face, even at the last moment, that smile kept ringing softly in Ji Hong's ears. He approached, and looked curiously at a jade hairpin stuck in Ji Hong's hair. After seeing enough, he shrugged his shoulders, walked around the snow cave, and said, "You are afraid of the dark, but you are only afraid of the darkness." There is my body, so you have seen it too, there is nothing here. Ah Hong... are you still afraid?"
Ji Hong was speechless, but Ji Yan waved his hand, and the bonfire in the cave suddenly jumped three feet high, quickly burning the entire snow cave into a sea of flames, and strange scenes gradually emerged in the fire—broken beams, overturned wooden cabinets, Blood seeping through the grain of the brick, a battered hand protruding from under the door, and a knife bell rolling to the feet and clanging.
Ji Hong could not help but take half a step back.
Immediately afterwards, everything returned to darkness, as if someone was wandering around, he suddenly reached out and grabbed the person, pulled him into his arms without thinking, and called eagerly: "Jin Nian!"
When I pulled it to my eyes, I realized that it was not Yu Jinnian. Ji Hong let go of his hands, and frowned slightly: "Second Brother..."
Ji Yan said with a smile: "Look, it's not me you're afraid of. I'm dead, and he's still alive... Fortunately, he's still alive. You should have worried about the one who's alive. At least it's worth worrying about him. Rather than being stuck on my second brother who has been dead for many years and can't give you anything, are you right?"
Ji Hong looked at him and suddenly asked, "Second Brother is leaving?"
Ji Yan stretched out his finger, tapped the time on Ji Hong's heart, and said amusedly: "I am the second brother, how can I occupy this place all the time, it's time to make room." He stared at Ji Hong, righteously The words are authentic, "Repair it well, it's fine to abuse the second brother, don't let others live in this shabby snow cave."
He walked out of the cave, the red clothes swept the white snow, Ji Hong turned to his back and said: "Second brother. Stay a little longer, I want you to see him. He is very cute."
"No, I've seen it before." Ji Yan waved his hand, "Thank him for me, the crystal chrysanthemum cake is delicious."
Ji Hong: "..."
Another breath and a moment later, the snow turned into rain, pattering between the sky and the earth.
Ji Hong opened his eyes, only to realize that the sound of rain was not a dream. He raised his hand again, and found that the injured part of his arm had been bandaged.
Min Xuefei came in with a soup bowl, and saw Ji Hong was putting on his clothes and boots by the bed, coughing repeatedly, and hurriedly put down his things and walked over: "Why did you wake up suddenly? rest."
He said: "Second brother came here and left again."
Min Xuefei was taken aback by him, thinking that he was suffering from hysteria again. After all, when he was just rescued from Xueyuan, he had a high fever and talked nonsense a lot. Even after recovering from his illness, his temperament changed drastically. , also talking about the second brother is by my side or something. However, after so many years, Min Xuefei thought that he could at least see things openly, who would have thought that such a thing would come up so suddenly.
Ji Hong saw his frightened expression, and added: "It was just a dream."
Min Xuefei was dubious, but Ji Hong got up and went to the ground: "Where's Jin Nian?"
When he went out the door, Mr. Luo came out of the next room. He snatched it in two steps in three steps, and peeped through the crack of the door at the young man lying on the bed. A medicine boy was doing something in front of the bed, blocking it. With mostly peeping eyes from Ji Hong, he had no choice but to hold Luo Qian and question him carefully: "How is he doing? Is there any injury? Is there anything I need to pay attention to?"
He was a little anxious, and he spoke quickly, and couldn't help coughing a few times in his desperation.
Mr. Luo raised his hand to stabilize Ji Hong, and said: "Be safe and don't be impatient, be safe and don't be impatient. Although this child was knocked unconscious, he was lucky enough to wake up after sleeping, but There was some burning when it was cold and hot. As for the knife wound on the back, there was no need to rush it for a while, and it had to be healed slowly. The rest of the people were all flesh wounds, nothing serious. As for the proprietress... oh, The situation is really not good. Right now, my apprentice is bandaging Mr. Xiao’s wound, everyone, please wait a while before going in to take a look.”
"—Sword wound?" Ji Hong and Min Xuefei said in unison.
He was trapped in the fire, how could there be a knife wound? Min Xuefei became vigilant, and immediately called Shiqinghuayi, and asked them to call a fellow who participated in the fire fighting, and asked, "You can see, how did the fire start?"
The guy looked confused, scratched his hair and said, "I don't know, I got up last night to turn on the water, and I heard a loud noise outside. I thought it was bandits, so I was scared and hid in the woodshed." I didn’t dare to come out. After a while, there was no movement outside, and I came out to see that the bowl of noodle shop was already on fire! I hurriedly called people to put out the fire... "
Hearing his words, Ji Hong looked around immediately, and after looking for a long time, he suddenly remembered: "Where is Shi Xing!"