Maid of a wealthy family

Chapter 45
When I came to the upper courtyard, I saw eighteen tables built a tower, soaring into the sky.Looking at the thin man again, he pulled out a piece of red cloth from his waist, wrapped it around his head, put on a belt, put on sandals on his feet, and walked lightly around the table.As he walked, he muttered words.After reading, he stopped, stretched his hands slowly like Taijiquan, and at the same time raised his chest and retracted his abdomen, and breathed through his whole body. When everyone was watching, the man suddenly let out a "wow" and grabbed the first The edge of a table, the body turned up, early to the edge of the third table.Turn it over again, and stick to the fifth table like flying again.The guests watching below cheered involuntarily.But as soon as he drank once, the throat was blocked by the second.It turned out that the more the man turned up, the table was shaking, as if it was about to collapse at any moment.Everyone lifted their hearts to their throats together.The guests who were close were afraid that the table would fall and hit themselves, so they ran back.But before they ran far away, the man had already rolled onto the table above him.The guests below shouted: "Okay!" Then, they applauded.Amidst the applause, the man first performed some appearances on the table, such as dragonfly upside down, golden rooster standing alone, and white crane spreading its wings.Then, another drunken fist was performed.The table was still shaking.But the people below had long forgotten to be afraid, and only looked at the man nervously.The man performed a show, then grabbed the top edge of the table, from top to bottom, before everyone could figure it out, he landed firmly on the ground, clasped his fists and said to everyone: "You're making a fool of yourself! You're making a fool of yourself!"

Everyone applauded again and said, "Amazing! Really amazing."

When the old lady saw her, she was so happy that she could not close her mouth from ear to ear, and quickly ordered the housekeeper to send the reward.The butler didn't dare to neglect, went to get the money and handed it to the performer.

The man took the money, bowed to the old lady and Lan Hongen again, then took a group of brothers, followed the big housekeeper to the stable to fetch their own guys, and went out.

However, no one in Lan Manor paid attention.Just when everyone was engrossed in watching the men's thrilling performance, one of the men quietly left the crowd and disappeared.

The lean man led a group of people away from the Lan Mansion, at this moment his brothers said to him:
"Uncle Yao, I didn't expect you to have the kung fu of a swallow!"

The man smiled.It turned out that he was Ye Shan, and he was leading a group of "Xun Lengzi" brothers from Jiu Layer Village.He looked at the crowd and whispered: "It's not bragging. When I was trained in the county training group, Wu Ye won No. 1 in shooting, and I won No. 1 in horse riding. If you don't believe me, you take a horse and let it run first , I can get on a horse with a single somersault."

Everyone said: "It's a pity that there is no horse! If there is a horse, Uncle Yao will ride it and travel three thousand a day and eight hundred nights to get information from the 'eyeliner', which will save us from running!"

After hearing this, Ye Shan lowered his voice and said sternly: "Everyone, don't say anything. If you talk on the road, is there someone listening in the cracks in the thatch?"

After hearing this, everyone stopped talking.They went around and came to the mouth of the Lanjia River, where there was a large area of ​​Bamao.When the wind blows, the Bamao makes a sound, as if someone is nagging.When he got to Bamao, Ye Shan stopped, sucked his mouth up and imitated the call of a wild duck.Then, there was also a sound from Bamao Congli.Ye Shan took people along and followed the echo to touch it.

When he got to the bushes, he saw a dozen black shadows squatting there, and Ye Shan called softly: "Fifth Lord."

As soon as the words fell, Ran Longgui and Fukui crawled over, stared nervously at Ye Shan and asked, "Is everything arranged?"

Ye Shan said: "One brother has been left behind, and the door will be opened when the time comes."

Ran Longgui asked again: "There is no mistake, right?"

Ye Shan said: "That brother is the smartest one under my command."

After hearing this, Ran Longgui said, "That's good! Tonight, we must capture Lan Hongen and rescue Chrysanthemum..." After speaking, he asked again as if suddenly remembering:

"Did you see the chrysanthemum?"

Ye Shan said: "I saw a woman next to the old lady with a face shaped like a melon seed..."

Ran Longgui didn't wait for Ye Shan to finish speaking, and said excitedly, "That's her." After speaking, Ran Longgui looked up at the sky, and saw that the moonless sky was covered with stars like chess pieces, shining brightly one by one. , blinking and smiling, seemed to be saying something kindly to them. Knowing that it was still early, Ran Longgui couldn't help sighing.

Seeing him, Ye Shan hurriedly said comfortingly: "Don't worry, fifth master, tonight is catching turtles in a jar—it's a sure thing!"

After hearing this, Ran Longgui had no choice but to wait patiently.About two more hours passed; Ran Longgui saw that the stars in the sky were much thinner, so he couldn't wait to say to everyone: "Let's go!"

After hearing this, everyone put masks on their heads, held a torch dipped in tung oil in one hand, and grabbed a thing in the other, like a tiger descending a mountain or a dragon going out to sea, bowed and walked out of the bush.When he came out to look, he saw that except Xiwei's starlight, there was not a single star of light around.Darkness enveloped the whole world, and the mountains in the distance and the trees nearby were only a blurred shadow.Except for the sound of "ding dong" from the stream beside me, the earth is dead silent.Ran Longgui secretly prayed in his heart, and took more than 20 brothers, and went to Lan Mansion.

After a while, he touched the front door of the Lan Mansion.Sure enough, Lan Mansion was also quiet, the roosters didn't crow, the dogs didn't bark, it was like an empty courtyard.The birthday lamps all around were on, illuminating the whole manor brightly.When Ran Longgui saw him, he said in his heart, "God help me too!"

Then, he signaled everyone to throw away the tung oil torches in their hands.Then, Hayama was called to the front.Ye Shan nodded to Ran Longgui, then stretched his mouth, imitating the cry of a night owl.

Hearing the barking of the night owl, the dogs in the yard barked in unison.

Ran Longgui's heart tightened, and he put his ear on the door, and was about to ask another question, when suddenly he heard the door inside.Then, the two doors slowly opened.The man who had stayed in the Lan Mansion earlier came out of the door.

Seeing Ran Longgui, he hurriedly asked in a low voice, "How is it?"

The man said, "Fifth Lord, don't worry, go in. I have opened the doors to the front yard, the middle yard and the back garden."

Ran Longgui said, "Nobody found you, did they?"

The man said: "What did the fifth master say? Lan Mansion is so big, it's not easy to hide a person like me. I took advantage of the opportunity of the old lady, wife and servants watching the fun in front, and sneaked into the back garden I hid in the corner of the back wall without anyone noticing. I slipped out after they all fell asleep, opened the door of the back garden first, and then drove all the way here. I have been waiting here for a long time up".

Ran Longgui was very happy when he heard this, and said: "Okay, let the uncle reward you when you go back." After finishing speaking, he waved to everyone. When everyone saw them, they all slipped into the courtyard one by one.

They originally planned to sneak through the front and middle courtyards and directly enter the back garden to arrest Lan Hongen and rescue Chrysanthemum.However, they didn't expect that the seven or two guard dogs in the yard would growl and run over ferociously as soon as they saw their figures.

All of a sudden, the dog roared loudly.The ferocious dog barking immediately awakened the night watchman on the watchtower.He stretched out his head and looked into the yard. He saw more than 20 masked men wielding big knives and fighting the dogs while rushing back aggressively. He knew that the strongman had entered the mansion.So while beating the gong for the alarm in a daze, he shouted tremblingly: "Get up quickly—the robber is coming—"

The mournful sound of gongs and shouts continued to resound in the Lan Mansion, finally waking up the sleeping people.Immediately, bluffing shouts and panic-stricken cries came from every corner of Lan Mansion.

The Lan Mansion instantly became a wasp that exploded its nest, and it became a mess.

Ran Longgui saw that it was impossible to go quietly through the middle courtyard to the back garden.So he simply yelled: "Come on—kill—"

Seeing this, all the men waved their knives together, and shouted after Ran Longgui: "Come on——kill—" Then, taking advantage of the panic of everyone, they rushed forward quickly.

The terrified servants, servants and guests who hadn't left saw that this group of people was coming fiercely and unstoppably. Some people dared to step forward even though they had something in their hands.They huddled in the corner one by one, and after Ran Longgui and the others passed by, they ran out of the chaomen with their heads in their arms like rabbits fleeing for their lives.

When Ran Longgui and the others rushed to the "Zhizu Pavilion" leading to the back garden, they couldn't help being stunned—the heavy wooden door was closed from the inside again at some point.

It turned out that the men lurking in Lan Mansion were Lao Furen and Lan Hongen.Not long after Ning and the others fell asleep, they couldn't wait to open the door quietly.He didn't know that Miss Dacui, who lived in the hut next to the "Zhizu Pavilion", seemed to be particularly afraid of the coming of night because of the pain hidden in her heart, and she often worried that she couldn't sleep well. Not long after the man opened the door, Miss Dacui couldn't fall asleep. When I felt it, I thought of going for a walk in the garden.As soon as he opened the door, he suddenly saw that the door was open.I thought to myself, why is the door open?It seems to be closed!But maybe she forgot, because she has often been confused recently.Thinking about it, he ignorantly went over and locked the door firmly.

Perhaps Lan Hongen's life should not be terminated.

That night, Lan Hongen did not go back to Ning's room to sleep.When there was a chaotic sound of people shouting and barking dogs in the front yard and the middle yard outside, he was hugging the chrysanthemum with one hand, and gently stroking the belly of the chrysanthemum with the other like stroking a rare treasure.

Now, with the passing of the pregnancy reaction and the gradual bulge of the belly, Chrysanthemum's feelings for Lan Hongen are more complicated.She didn't know if she still hated him, anyway, she hadn't thought of that kind of hatred in her heart for a long time.She didn't know whether she loved him or not.It's just that she felt that she was a little attached to him and couldn't bear to leave him.Especially when touching the belly with hands and thinking of the child inside, this feeling is even stronger.At such times, she longed to see him, longed to hear his voice, and even more longed for him to come to her room.And whenever Lan Horn came into the room, kissed her, touched her, she never refused again.Sometimes, even cater to him very actively.However, she did not dare to have the idea of ​​love.Because she knows it's impossible.She was just a servant whom they had borrowed to have their children.Whenever she thought of this, she felt depressed.But no matter what, the physical changes brought her psychological attachment, and she became more and more inseparable from the master.Just two days ago, Lan Hongen went to the city to order "Fushou Shanhai Lantern" and longevity screens for the old lady's birthday. She didn't come back for two days, and Chrysanthemum suddenly seemed to lose her soul.She suddenly felt as if she had lost something in her heart, and suddenly felt empty and lonely.Looking at the scenery in the garden and the people in Lan Mansion, I also feel unfamiliar and unfamiliar, and I only have the master in my heart.As long as the master is there, my heart will be full, and the surrounding scenery and people will become kind.She couldn't walk out of the garden casually, so she had to stand in front of the upstairs window from time to time, trying her best to watch the direction Lan Hongen came back from.Of course, the buildings outside blocked her view, but she still hoped to hear the master's voice suddenly, and see the master appearing in front of her as if falling from the sky.Sleeping on the bed at night, I tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep.For some reason, after not seeing Lan Hongen for only two days, Chrysanthemum felt as if it had been a long time.Finally, under the ardent expectation of Chrysanthemum, Lan Hongen returned to Lan Mansion yesterday afternoon.When Lan Hong appeared in the garden, Chrysanthemum really wanted to rush over immediately, hug him tightly like a coquettish child, and say a few words of missing.But she didn't, because Mrs. Ning and the old lady were also in the garden.But from the way Lan Hongen looked at her, Chrysanthemum also found that the master missed her.

Last night, Lan Hongen was busy discussing with the old lady, Mrs. Ning, and the housekeeper about many things about holding the old lady's birthday banquet today, so she didn't come to the chrysanthemum room.Even so, Chrysanthemum suddenly felt at ease.

This evening, after putting the guests to sleep, Lan Hongen finally came to the chrysanthemum room.When Chrysanthemum saw him, she seemed to have turned into a girl, and her heart immediately jumped up.She smiled shyly and looked at Lan Hongen affectionately.Lan Hongen's cheeks were reddish and he kept yawning.Chrysanthemum knew that when he was toasting the guests just now, he drank some himself, and he must be tired after staying up late last night.So, she didn't say anything else, and helped Lan Horn take off his clothes, and let him lie down.At this moment, there was a burst of terrified screams from the front yard and the middle courtyard, and the gong on the watchtower was beating repeatedly, and then there was another fierce and abnormal killing cry.At that moment, Lan Horn seemed to be stunned in front of the sudden disaster.His hand rested on the chrysanthemum's stomach first, and then began to tremble.Then, like a drowning person trying to grab something, five fingers tightly twisted Chrysanthemum's belly.After a while, he seemed to wake up suddenly, sat up from the bed, knocked his teeth and said, "The robber... the robber is here! God, what can I do, what should I do..." As he said, He jumped out of bed trembling, and reached out to strike a match.But I didn't even light the lamp after scratching a few.So I stopped rowing at all, and began to put on my clothes tremblingly by the light of the longevity lantern coming in through the window.

At the same time, Chrysanthemum also panicked.She heard the violent cry.There was a short trip in my mind for a while, and a brief blankness appeared in my consciousness.But she soon understood, her face turned blue and white with terror.Her body also trembled like a fever, and Lan Horn's five fingers were about to pivot into her, but she didn't feel any pain.After Lan Horn got up, she also got up.First staring with terrified eyes, he looked around the house in horror, as if robbers had rushed into the house.She followed behind Lan Horn, also shivering and dressing, and looked like she was about to cry with fright.Another reason for her fear and panic was that when she heard the word "robber", the image of Ran Longgui immediately appeared in her mind.She thought, if this group of people tonight is Ran Longgui and the others, my God, what should I do?
(End of this chapter)