If the defensive measures are well done, the vigil plan will naturally have to be adjusted. Two people take one round, so as to deal with the unexpected situation in the shortest time, so Shu Huan took it with him in the first half of the night; Heart.
I don't know if it's because Xiang Xin was really dazzled, or if the thief felt that he was exposed, Shu Huan always waited until his eyes could hardly be opened, but still didn't find anything unusual at the other end of the courtyard wall.
Meimei yawned and whispered, "Did we make a fuss?"
Shu Huan resisted the drowsiness, and wiped his face with cold water: "I'd rather believe in something than nothing."
Jingmei felt a little bitter after hearing this: "The damned thief had better come earlier!"
"What?" Shu Huan asked in surprise, "Aren't you afraid? Why are you looking forward to it?"
Meimei added a piece of firewood to the stove with a bitter face: "He came a moment late, we will consume more firewood, and the fire is all money!"
This made Shu Huan laugh for a while. He didn't expect Meimei to be in charge, but these days, the mountains are deep and forested, and there are trees everywhere. Naturally, firewood is not expensive, and those who sell firewood are actually labor, and this kind of Labor that does not require any technical content is often not very valuable.
The two of them were so sleepy, they scooped out some of the ready-made hot water in the pot, brewed two bowls of strong tea, and chatted a few gossips, which made it easier to pass the time.
It wasn't until the middle of the night was too early that they couldn't hold on any longer, so the two got up from the small bench, tidied up a little, and planned to wake up Liangchen and Xinxin to take over the vigil.
Jingmei touched the candle, and wanted to light the candle in the stove to illuminate the way, but was held back by Shu Huan.
"Girl..." Jingmei looked back wonderingly, but saw Shu Huan put his index finger on his lips and tilted his ears, as if he was listening to the movement outside.
With this simple movement, Meimei immediately felt chills all over her body, and then Shu Huan pushed her and gestured for her to wake up Liangchen and Xinxin.
No matter how afraid of the beautiful scenery, he knew that the situation was urgent, so he didn't dare to hesitate, so he hurriedly called Liangchen and Xinxin in the dark.
Shu Huan waited for her to go out, picked up the tongs with one hand, pulled a newly bought sheet with the other hand, tiptoed to the door of the kitchen, stared at the courtyard wall like that, and soon saw two A black shadow climbed over the wall, and then jumped down—
The expected screams did not appear, and she saw the two black shadows swaying and making muffled groans.
Shu Huan didn't know what happened to those needles, but seeing the situation, he knew that they didn't have much effect, so he didn't dare to delay, he rushed out and raised the bed sheet first, and put the hood on the two thieves.
Liang Chen and Xin Xin were in the hall of the main room in He Yi, and they got up with a push. At this moment, Liang Chen and Mei Jing had already carried the oil pan out of the stove together, and Xin Xin held the iron spoon in his arms when he was sleeping. In his arms, he scooped up a spoonful and shouted "be careful, girl", and when Shu Huan moved away, her large spoonful of boiling oil was thrown out.
The shrill scream finally pierced through the silent night and spread far away.
When the two thieves jumped off the wall, they felt pain in their feet, something wrong, but before they had time to check, they were taken aback by the sheet that flew over to enclose them. When they tore off the sheet and reached out to pull out the dagger , and the boiling oil was poured on them.
They were wearing very professional outfits, night clothes that could move quickly, but they were only single clothes, how could they stop the scalding oil, they screamed loudly from being burned, and they didn't know whether to run away or rush in panic and pain. Go up and deal with those little girls first.
Seeing that the two thieves were carrying shining daggers, how could Shu Huan show mercy? Seeing the maids busy pouring boiling oil spoon by spoon, he quickly walked into the stove, took out a dagger with tongs The burning firewood was thrown to the place where the two thieves were standing as soon as they went out.
When the fire saw the oil, it ignited with a bang, and the two of them were instantly turned into half candles, lying on the ground and rolling desperately.
The almost ear-piercing screams were mixed with a strange scorching smell, and Shu Huan himself was taken aback. He didn't expect the fire to be ignited so easily. Then there were panicked footsteps and voices outside the door. It was the neighbors who were made a fuss and drove over.
Only then did she let out a sigh of relief, and said calmly, "Splash water."
"Hey!" Meimei broke into the stove, wanting to bring out the pot of boiling water.
Shu Huan quickly corrected: "Cold water."
Oil and fire are really powerful, so it is necessary to be careful with candles. These two thieves will definitely not have fighting power, and she doesn't want to kill people in her yard, or it will become a "haunted house" in the future, how can she Can live at ease.
Pots of cold water were poured down, and the two thieves rolled desperately on the ground by themselves, and finally suppressed the fire when they finally rolled to the bottom of the steps of the main house, where there was no oil, but their screams did not stop , Neighbors in the neighborhood also identified the source of the sound, knocked on the door outside, and asked loudly what happened.
Shu Huan's eyes drifted over, Liang Chen carefully stepped on the slippery feet, and stepped forward to open the door.
After explaining the situation and knowing that it was a thief, the neighbors in the neighborhood clamored to ask where the thief was, and wanted to turn it over to Lizheng.
Liang Chen pushed two steps aside to make way, pointed at the two thieves who were still screaming and moaning under the steps, and said, "That's them."
There was a moment of silence all around.
The neighbors from the neighborhood came here with lanterns and candles in their hands. After lighting it up for a while, they could see clearly how warmly the two thieves had been treated. After taking a breath, they all looked at each other for a long time The applause sounded, saying that these days, people in the alley have seen thieves early, some were stolen at night, and some clothes were left hanging in the yard during the day, and they were gone if you didn’t see them. Everyone was on guard, but they didn’t catch the thief. But I can feel at ease.
These cheering voices are naturally mixed with the voices of some older people chanting Buddha, nagging repeatedly, asking Shu Huan and the others to be careful about the fire and candles in the future, and not to do such reckless things again, or if the yard burns and spreads to The entire alley, but dozens of families will suffer.
After receiving a lesson from the old lady, Shu Huan knew that people at this time were a little afraid of fire, so he didn't try to defend himself. He just claimed it was true, and then someone volunteered to find a rope to tie up the two thieves. , only to find that the two thieves didn't need to be tied up at all, their bodies were either scalded or burned, their clothes were stuck together, and they looked so miserable that they couldn't stand up, let alone struggle to escape.
"If it is burned like this, I don't know if it will survive."
"It's so miserable!"
"Let's send it to Lizheng first, and see what Lizheng has to say."
"Carry it, they won't be able to leave at all!"
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The subtext is: These four little girls are really ruthless!
Shu Huan saw the weird eyes with a bit of fear they cast, and didn't pay much attention, because at this time, if you are not being cruel to the thief, you are being cruel to yourself, and let these feudal-minded ancients know that there was a thief in their house , even if their lives are safe, some people will maliciously speculate whether they have been violated in other ways.
Spitting stars can drown people, even if she doesn't care, she doesn't want the maids to follow her and live under the guidance of others.
But the thieves caught them, and they are safe now, and she didn't want to kill them all. After thanking the neighbors who came to help, she asked someone to ask Dr. Ji to look at the wounds of the two thieves. As for what happened after the wounds recovered, That is the matter of the county magistrate, and has nothing to do with her. Taking a step back, according to the law at this time, breaking into a private house at night is a serious crime, not to mention that the two thieves are not dead, even if they are dead, it is self-inflicted, no What crime fell on her head.