Chapter 79: Raging fire, catastrophe for Lin Mansion!
In the evening
Wei Hong personally cooked a large pot of braised pork rice!
The fragrant meat pieces are spread on the rice, exuding an attractive aroma.
The boys and girls who had been practicing martial arts for half a day were exhausted.
They held their rice bowls in their hands and wolfed down the food, and everyone's face was filled with deep satisfaction and happiness.
In the past, they struggled to survive due to hunger and cold.
Now they have enough food and clothing and can practice martial arts, and their future is full of hope.
What else is everyone dissatisfied with at this moment?
Nightfall!
Wei Hong pulled away and went home.
Looking back at the lights of thousands of houses, there is one in Renyi Lane that I light up.
This gave him a sense of belonging.
"Get out of the way, get out of my way!"
"Dang, Dang, Dang! Curfew has been brought forward, go home immediately!"
Bursts of horse hooves and noise suddenly came from the street.
Wei Hong glanced at the noise and saw a group of armored soldiers galloping through the long street on horseback, while the patrol camp beat gongs and drums to let people go home.
Pedestrians on the road were so frightened that their expressions suddenly changed!
Many vendors were also busy closing their stalls.
Obviously everyone knows deep down why.
"This storm has been brewing for so long. Is it finally going to fall?"
Wei Hong murmured, turned around and returned to Tianbao Lane.
…
That night
There were riots everywhere in the city!
One after another, court officials, wealthy families were implicated in having their homes confiscated.
The noise and the sound of soldiers mobilizing kept many people awake all night.
Wei Hong didn't care too much.
After all, it would be strange if the power struggle that has been brewing for so long does not break out.
He just silently paid attention to the direction of Lin Weisheng's house. Once he found that a fire was burning, the agreement between the two would take effect.
…
The chaos lasted for several days. A large number of officials' homes were confiscated, and large quantities of treasures were directly transferred to the national treasury.
Thousands of men, women, and children were taken into the sky jails, until the cells of all major government offices were packed to the brim, and millions of people in Shendu were panicked due to the commotion.
The city gate, which used to be easy to enter and exit, has long been heavily guarded!
No one dared to wander around at night, and deliveries from the butcher shop were constantly checked every night.
The whole god seemed to be like a taut string.
No one knows whether this fire will accidentally burn them, so they can only wait quietly for the situation to subside.
Until the night of the fourth day!
The thing Wei Hong least expected to see finally happened.
A raging fire suddenly ignited in the silent night, and the sounds of shouting and running water filled the sky. Neighbors in several nearby streets were startled and woke up.
"well!"
Wei Hong sighed and put on a black outfit!
Carry the heart-breaking knife and black iron plum-blossom needle with you.
He raised his hand and wiped it on his face, and he turned into a middle-aged man with a fierce face.
Then he went out quietly in the night, disappeared in place like an ape in a few jumps, and soon appeared in the attic of a wealthy family.
Jump high and look far!
Wei Hong's luck was completely wiped out.
Because the place where the fire broke out was Lin Weisheng's house located across the street from Renyi Lane. "You don't want to spare such a small businessman's family? What a waste of human life!" Wei Hong was silent, having a clearer understanding of the cruelty of this world.
He didn't immediately rush to save anyone!
Instead, he quietly approached again and inspected the situation from a high position.
The main house of Lin Weisheng's family has been burned down, and the raging fire almost spread to other homes.
Frightened, dozens of people from the surrounding households hurriedly looked for buckets to put out the fire.
on the street!
A team of more than a dozen soldiers guarded seven or eight servants, and there were no Lin Weisheng and his family among them, which showed that most of his plan was successful.
Now Lin Weisheng and his wife must have been buried in the flames!
Their young daughter was probably knocked unconscious and hidden in the underground passage.
The soldiers in charge of searching the house obviously had no interest in such a small household. After searching for a while to make sure that no property was missing, they didn't even bother to put out the fire and escorted the servants to prepare to evacuate.
The fire lasted until midnight before it was extinguished.
The Lin Mansion has long been turned into a mess, with charred blackness and thick smoke everywhere.
The slightly valuable items were either confiscated from the house or looted by the people who put out the fire. Everything from pots and pans to door frames and bedding were swept away, just like thieves.
"Do you want to collect Shopkeeper Lin's body? A fire almost burned my house. It's really unlucky!"
"Shut it up, the fire has turned it into ashes, how can there be any body to collect? Come on, let's go home and wash up and sleep!"
"Oh! Shopkeeper Lin is such a good person, why did his house get ransacked?"
The surrounding neighbors talked about it for a while, and finally dispersed!
After repeatedly confirming that no one was around, Wei Hong jumped into the Lin Mansion.
He glanced left and right and quietly approached the hut. He endured the stench and searched under the moonlight, and found a hollow sound under the footsteps of the soil on the left side of the hut.
Dig up the soil and take a look!
There is indeed a tunnel entrance blocked by wooden boards below.
Wei Hong carefully opened the wooden board and rushed in. He saw that the tunnel was dark, only about three or four feet away, and it led directly to a small basement under the main house.
You can't see your fingers here!
Wei Hong's eyes adjusted for a long time, and then through the moonlight he saw a five-year-old girl sleeping soundly in the basement, as well as a bag of gold and silver.
The girl is wearing a red coat!
The face is young and charming, and she looks very delicate.
In her sleep, she didn't know that her parents were dead.
He was fast asleep at the moment, and his cute appearance made people feel a little soft in their hearts.
"well!"
Wei Hong sighed, picked up the small bag, hugged the girl and turned around to leave.
Before leaving, he carefully covered the wooden board back at the entrance of the passage, and then sprinkled it with dark soil to cover it up. He believed that no one would notice the place due to the mess of Lin Mansion.
In the dark night!
Wei Hong did not leave Lin Mansion through the main entrance.
Instead, he jumped up and ran up the wall. After a few jumps, he jumped into an unknown alley, preparing to take it home and settle it first.
On weekdays, Grandma Wang and Old Wei Tou take care of the family, so the little girl Lin Yuanyuan can't make any mistakes.
In the eyes of everyone, Lin Weisheng and his wife had perished in the fire. Even if they went to the fire scene to search, there would only be a pile of fly ash, so they only had to hide her for two or three years, and no one would recognize her after she changed her appearance.
But when walking through a small alley!
Wei Hong saw another group of soldiers who were ransacking their homes.
The leader among them is still an old acquaintance - Meng Kaishan!
"Quick, quick, hurry up, be damn smart, don't leave a hair for me." Meng Kaishan commanded the soldiers to break down the door and kill people, constantly searching for the treasures of a wealthy family, and from time to time, tragedies came from the mansion. Screams and wails.
It goes without saying!
This is taking the opportunity to collect military expenses.
The accumulation of several generations of wealthy families who had their homes confiscated would be robbed in an instant. The men would be killed on the spot or beheaded later, while the women would all be sent to the Jiaofang Division. How could it be so tragic?
"In the eyes of the truly powerful, what is the difference between a wealthy businessman and an ant? They are nothing more than a money bag that can be accessed at any time."
Wei Hong sighed, and a crazy thought suddenly arose in his heart.
Since we happened to bump into him tonight, do we want to kill this idiot Meng Kaishan?
(End of chapter)