Chapter 147 Fire
The night was as dark as ink, and everything was silent.
"Bang!"
The fire snake suddenly sprang up, and the oil fueled the fire, instantly igniting a sea of fire.
A dark shadow flashed away in the firelight.
The fire crackled, and the unique smell of burning fire oil awakened the sleeping people.
"It's on fire."
"Come and put out the fire!"
Two screams, and the whole village was stirred up.
Shang Wan opened his eyes suddenly and subconsciously looked in the direction of the sound, listening to the screams, running sounds, and the crackling of burning flames.
Something happened before tomorrow.
"I'll go take a look." Shang Wan put on his coat, pushed back Lu Chengjing who was also about to get up, opened the door and went out.
Thunder suddenly rang in the sky, clouds surged, and huge raindrops fell heavily, hitting the roof of the wooden shed with a pitter-patter sound.
Heavy rain poured down and the fire gradually became smaller.
The villagers stood in the rain, carrying buckets and basins, staring blankly at the houses that were almost burned to ashes, and raised their hands to wipe the rain off their faces.
Is the Gao family having a bad time? Everyone died, and even the house suffered a death.
"Thankfully it rained, so the fire was extinguished."
"Why did this person suddenly catch fire if he didn't cook or light the lamp?"
"Who knows, as long as the fire is out. It's still raining. Everyone, please go back and see us again tomorrow."
The villagers walked back in twos and threes. Although they were all drowned, they still held buckets or basins on their heads.
Shang Wan stood in the distance with a big leaf on his head, thinking that this was really a timely rain.
She only guessed that something would happen in the village, but she didn't expect that it would be the Gao family who would be in trouble.
The rain hitting the ground stirred up a smell of earth, covering up the lingering smell of fire oil in the air.
Someone deliberately set fire to Gao's house.
"Arson?" Lu Chengjing used a clean cloth to wipe the ends of Shang Wan's hair that was wet with rain. Hearing this, his eyebrows slightly furrowed, "Does the Gao family still have any evidence?"
"I've looked through it before, but I didn't find anything useful." Shang Wan shrugged, "Even if there was anything, it's all burned down now."
Lu Chengjing's eyebrows couldn't help but frown more tightly.
Shang Wan yawned and said, "Go to sleep first. We'll go to Gao's house tomorrow and have a look. Maybe we can find something."
That's all. Lu Chengjing responded: "Okay."
The heavy rain continued until the morning, and the raindrops were falling hard with no sign of stopping.
The master and apprentice of the He family wanted to go home while it was raining. Shang Wan let Shitou hitch an ox cart. He originally wanted to take them back to the city, but Gao Yan knew how to drive the ox cart, so Shitou didn't have to make the trip.
The four simply packed up some things and drove the bullock cart into the city despite the heavy rain.
Going to the ruins on a rainy day and not seeing anything, Shang Wan did not worry about it in vain, but leaned against the door to play with his two children.
Xiaohuan set up a table next to her and cut new clothes for Yuanyuan.
Chu Xu has been wearing Lu Chengjing and Shitou's old clothes these days. They are too long and do not fit at all, which is a grievance for the young master.
It happened that the cloths Shang Wan bought back were suitable for boys, and Xiaohuan planned to make two sets for Chu Xu.
Shitou was memorizing a medical book in the dark. Whenever he couldn't think of memorizing and was lazy, Lu Chengjing would always notice it immediately. With a fleeting glance, Shitou suddenly became smart and immediately picked up the book and continued to memorize it. It rained today, so Yuanyuan didn't go into the mountains. She was trying to walk on two legs on the soft cushions.
The chubby little guy stretched out two fleshy short arms to support the ground, raised his little butt high, and stretched his short legs hard to form a standard triangle.
The little feet stepped on, and the sound of hey hey, hey, let go of a small hand first, and then loosen a small hand. He didn't wait to stand firmly, immediately pressed it back and became a triangle again.
The knife wound on Chu Xu's back has scabbed with the efforts of ointment and cabbage, and he no longer needs to keep lying down.
He sat cross-legged next to her, staring at Yuanyuan intently, ready to reach out and catch her at any time.
Since convincing Yuanyuan not to crawl on him with the turtle, the two little guys have been playing together.
Chu Xu is the youngest in the family. It is rare to have a cub smaller than him. He also likes to stick to him and let him play with him. He instantly feels like an older brother.
The most important thing is that when you play with Yuanyuan, you can ride a wolf, such a majestic wolf.
Even my father and brother have never ridden a wolf, but he has ridden one, and he is awesome!
Shang Wan was also looking at her cub, she wanted to see when the little guy could turn a triangle into a straight line.
The big one and the small one waited for a long time, but the triangle was still a triangle, with no change at all. On the contrary, the swollen belly rose and fell, showing that the triangle was really working hard.
Chu Xu was eager to help, but Yuanyuan immediately moved to the side like a crab, with the words "refuse to help" written all over her chubby little face. She wanted to stand up by herself.
The little guy worked hard and got into trouble with his short arms and legs.
Shang Wan was so happy to see it that he even wanted to step forward to cause trouble.
What kind of girl is this?
Chu Xu reached out and pulled Shang Wan's skirt and asked in a low voice: "Did something happen last night? I heard the door open."
"Why does the kid care so much?" Shang Wan raised his hand and rubbed his head, "You were sleeping well, but you woke up suddenly. Are you afraid of thunder?"
"Who is scared? I'm not scared!" Chu Xu's face turned red and he would never admit that he was awakened by the thunder.
Shang Wan patted him and said, "Everyone has something to be afraid of. It's just fear of thunder. What's there to be ashamed of?"
"I told you I'm not afraid, but I'm not afraid of thunder!" Chu Xu firmly refused to admit it, slapping the hands on his head and asking with a puffed-up face, "What are you afraid of?"
Shang Wan said calmly: "I'm afraid of death."
Chu Xu was stunned and whispered: "What's so scary about death?"
Shang Wan's eyes fell on the hard-working Yuanyuan Zai, and his voice was as soft as a sigh, "That means you have never really died."
Chu Xu crossed his arms and pouted, "It's as if you have really died. There is nothing to be afraid of in death. As soon as you close your eyes and kick your legs, you will be a good man again in eighteen years."
Shang Wan laughed: "Who taught you this?"
Chu Xu said: "Everyone in the military camp said so."
He wrinkled his little nose and looked at Shang Wan with cat eyes, "Father is not afraid of death, brother is not afraid of death, everyone in the military camp is not afraid of death, and I will not be afraid of death in the future."
The child's tone was a little proud.
Shang Wan finally found the reason why this kid dared to jump off the cliff.
While the two of them were talking, the small triangle on the soft cushion slowly turned into an arc, and the little fleshy hands were held into two small buns, trying to control the body and straighten up little by little.
Great, the arc becomes a straight line.
Chu Xu pulled Shang Wan and applauded together.
Yuanyuan grinned, and then with a "pop", the straight line she had just stood on fell into a puddle on the soft cushion.
Chu Xu: "..."
Shang Wan couldn't hold it back and burst out laughing, causing Chu Xu to stare at her.
The baby has fallen, but the mother is still laughing and hugging her to comfort her.