King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 88 Baochai's decision

[Ask for a few monthly tickets, don't break the law! 】

Hearing that the officers and soldiers had arrived, the mother and daughter of the Xue family were overjoyed, and there were waves in their eyes.

"The sky has eyes, the sky has eyes..."

Aunt Xue put her palms together and prayed to the gods and Buddhas again.

And just a moment ago, she still felt that gods and Buddhas were useless, praying to gods and worshiping Buddhas not only failed to protect herself, but also caused the death of her family.

"Go and see again, what's going on!" Baochai told the daughter-in-law outside.

After a while, a woman came back and reported: "Girl... many officers and soldiers have been injured, and some are resisting!"

"How many are there?" Baochai asked again.

The mother-in-law replied: "There are seven or eight injured, and there are probably twenty or so who resisted in the front..."

Hearing the tragic situation of the "officers and soldiers", Aunt Xue, who had just felt that the gods and Buddhas were efficacious, immediately began to make up in her heart.

"Baochai, what should I do?" Aunt Xue cried out anxiously.

"Let's do what we can... There are some medicines for golden sores in the room, so the maids can treat the wounded!" Baochai replied intently.

Girls don't know how to deal with wounds, but simple bandaging is still possible.

Xue's outer courtyard was quiet at this moment, because the members of the White Lotus Sect were not in a hurry to attack.

Standing on the spot with a knife in hand, Zhu Jinghong thought about how to break the situation, while the guards found their battle positions, preventing Bailian disciples from entering the palace at any time.

"Who is there outside?" Zhu Jinghong whispered to himself.

He couldn't figure it out, because there was no clue at all, and the other party never reported his name from the beginning to the end.

Just as he was thinking, he only heard the screams coming from the inner courtyard, which made Zhu Jinghong feel bad, so he raised his knife and walked in.

Seeing Xue's servants torturing the injured guards, Zhu Jinghong immediately scolded: "What are you doing?"

"Report to the official, our girl ordered us to treat the wounded!"

"You girls..." Zhu Jinghong knew it was Xue Baochai.

The injured person was being treated, which made him feel more at ease, so he turned around and walked outside again.

After a chasing battle just now, the White Lotus Sect side also lost a lot of people, but there are still one hundred and twenty No. 30 people.

Under the leadership of Wang Xianxiang, the members of the White Lotus Sect surrounded the courtyard, but they did not launch an attack immediately, but only shot some cold arrows from time to time.

The walls of Xue's house are relatively high, so things like stairs can only be found in the houses of surrounding farmers.

In the inner courtyard of Xue's house, Baochai's mother and daughter sat together, one was praying and the other was thinking.

"Mother... Never let the Thirteenth Master have an accident in our house!"

Aunt Xue said helplessly: "What can I do if I wait for the generation of girls?"

"There are still many tenants around the courtyard, maybe we can ask them to come and save us!"

"Those tenants? They've all run away long ago. Ordinary people would dare to fight the Japanese pirates. They can't count on..."

Baochai said disapprovingly, "As long as you give them enough benefits, they will come..."

While Baochai was discussing with his mother, the guards in the house were also preparing for battle, and the twenty or so servants of the Xue family were also armed.

Zhu Jinghong originally wanted to send people back to the city for help, but it was difficult to do so because of the tight surroundings.

What's more terrible is that this place is nearly [-] miles away from Yingtianfu City, even if you are lucky enough to escape the hunt, it will take at least an hour to get to the city, and I don't know how long it will take for the rescuers to come!

"Grandpa, the girl said that you can call the farmers to help. If you dare to come, our family can donate the land we share. If you can kill the thieves, you will be rewarded..."

Call nearby farmers to come over to help, and the people who come will give the land directly, and reward money if there is any damage... Zhu Jinghong also heard these words.

In this era, land is the lifeblood of people and the hope for a family to survive.

The conditions offered by Baochai are equivalent to giving modern ordinary people a set of hardcover school district houses, plus a long-term job with high salary and high benefits, and a car in cash.

There must be a brave man under a heavy reward, and the tenants simply cannot refuse such a condition, and it is worth their lives to fight for it.

Xue Baochai was able to think of this method, which was beyond Zhu Jinghong's expectation, and secretly sighed that the result was comparable to that of an ordinary woman.

It's ridiculous that some people ridiculed Xue's family as a lowly businessman, sitting on so many fields, which is the standard for proper scholar-bureaucrats to cultivate and study their families.

Hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile land are rewarded without blinking an eye. This kind of family wealth has surpassed most landlords.

But after thinking about it, the Xue family was "forced" to offer such a big reward today, and it was also because of Zhu Jinghong's involvement.

Thinking of this, Zhu Jinghong couldn't help but feel apologetic, but now is not the time to worry about these things.

"With such a good thing, those tenants are of course happy, but who... can get out?" To be honest, Xue Pan was a little bit reluctant.

The Xue family has a great career, but they can't stand such a prodigal family... Xue Pan sighed secretly.

But now life-saving is the most important thing. No matter how much land and family property a person dies, it will be reserved for other houses.

"How many people can you summon to help?"

Hearing Zhu Jinghong's question, Xue Pan quickly replied: "Report to the Thirteenth Lord, there are hundreds of families around, if they are willing to come... there are one or two hundred young and strong!"

One or two hundred people, even if the combat power is weak, the number can also play a diversionary role.

And this is only young and strong. In order to fight for land, these people will definitely bring their families with them, maybe three to five hundred people.

"Wang Jie, do you think it's possible?" Zhu Jinghong asked.

"Yingtian is too far away, it is better to ask for help nearby, it is feasible!" Wang Jie replied.

"Who are you sending out?"

If you do this job, you will definitely die, and everyone keeps silent.

"Master Thirteen, I'll go!" Lu Yuxin was the first to speak.

If Zhu Jinghong died, Lu Yuxin knew that he would have to die too, anyway, death would be better than a fight.

If he can go back alive during this trip, he will definitely be promoted to a higher level by doing this, and it will also make Zhu Jinghong remember his favor.

Sure enough, when he heard that Lu Yuxin was so brave, Zhu Jinghong had a different view of him, thinking that this person is worthy of reuse in the future.

The next moment Wang Jie also said: "To prevent accidents, two people have to go separately, and I will count as one!"

During this trip, Wang Jie has the highest official rank, and if something happens to Zhu Jinghong, he will bear the main responsibility.

He didn't want the emperor to ransack his family and exterminate his family, so he had to stand up at this time, even if he died, he would do his best to protect his family.

At this time, I can't be a mother-in-law, so Zhu Jinghong said immediately: "Put on the servant clothes of the Xue family, and we will cover for you!"

Putting on the servant's clothes can reduce the hostility of the thieves on the one hand, and on the other hand, it is easier to win the trust of the tenants.

Soon, Wang Jie and Wang Jie changed their clothes, and they came to the roof of the east wing, and Zhu Jinghong followed them.

Looking quietly, it can be seen that there are NO.20 people on the east side, scattered in a range of three to forty meters.

Glancing in the direction of the west side, Zhu Jinghong gestured to that side, and a dozen guards, plus Xue's servants, appeared on the roof of the west wing, throwing various things out.

The people outside the wall of the west side room were immediately stunned by the sudden attack, and they all ran away to avoid it.

"Rush out..." Someone shouted from the roof.

Hearing the movement on the west side, Wang Xianxiang thought that Zhu Jinghong and his party were going to break through, so he immediately ordered people to go for reinforcements.

Seeing that the "main force" moved in the front, Zhu Jinghong ordered Wang Jie and Wang Jie to leave, so they walked down the roof and jumped directly behind the wall.

Seeing that there were also people escaping here, everyone outside immediately surrounded them, and there were at least seven or eight people who were close to Wang Jie.

I saw Zhu Jinghong raised his bow and set up his arrows, and shot four arrows in a row, directly taking four lives, causing the others to run away in fright.

This gap period is the opportunity for Wang Jie and the two of them, and they have already escaped from the encirclement by taking the opportunity.

Seeing the two fleeing, someone got up to chase immediately, and Zhu Jinghong shot through with an arrow the next moment, and no one dared to get up and chase after that.

"Someone ran away here, someone ran away..."

Hiding believers shouted loudly, hoping that someone would come to help.

Seeing Wang Jie and Wang Jie running away, Zhu Jinghong's heart was still hanging, and his quiver was empty at this moment.

(End of this chapter)