Marrying into a poor family

Chapter 56 The Mysterious Ledger
Zhao Cuihua heard the sound of her son opening the door and followed her. As soon as she walked into the yard, she heard Xiao Hanyang talking to Xiao Chenyu, and she felt unhappy in her heart.

It didn't matter that Xiao Hanyang and Xiao Chenyu had no intersection before. Now that they were going to school together, she couldn't control them even if she wanted to. She could only keep scolding Xiao Chenyu and Qin Xiang in her heart.

Xiao Hanyang's father has been opening a shop in the county. Zhao Cuihua has been reluctant to leave the familiar town and go to the county because her natal family is here, but now she suddenly has the idea of ​​​​moving.

Xiao Hanyang, who was at the door, heard his mother's footsteps, jumped out quickly, closed the door, and said to his mother in the yard: "Mom, I'm going to see what's going on. I'll be back later. Mom, leave me here." Door."

When Zhao Cuihua chased her outside the gate, she only saw blurry figures.

In the dead of night, Zhao Cuihua couldn't yell, so she could only curse a few words in a low voice. Aunt Sang next door heard it, but she didn't know who she was scolding.Zhao Cuihua just made a "poof" sound with all her strength, and Zhao Cuihua immediately became silent.

After exiting the alley, I saw some men coming out one after another. Everyone ran forward together. When I turned the street, I saw a fire shooting into the sky in front of me. Everyone was shocked. Fire and water are merciless, not to mention that the houses in the town are all connected. , no one dares to say where this fire can burn?
What's more, even if they weren't kissing each other, they were still friends and acquaintances, so everyone rushed towards the place where the fire started.

Xiao Chenyu suddenly realized that Xiao Hanyang was chasing after him, and hurriedly turned around and pulled Xiao Hanyang: "I'll just go and take a look. You go back first and give me a message by the way so that they won't be anxious. Also, listen to what's going on in my house. If something goes wrong, It’s over, please take care of me.”

Xiao Chenyu thought more than Xiao Hanyang: the cause of the fire was unknown, and it was not ruled out that outside thieves set fire to the east and attacked the west, stealing or doing other things while everyone was putting out the fire. His family was full of women, so he was even more worried.

In addition, although he was only three or four years older than Xiao Hanyang, he was still his uncle after all, so he still wanted to protect Xiao Hanyang unconsciously.

Xiao Hanyang wanted to tell the difference, but Xiao Chenyu's face was very ugly. He lowered his face and scolded: "Look at your skinny body, what can you do if you go there? There are many people over there, and there is no shortage of you. Go back quickly."

It's not that he looked down on Xiao Hanyang. Xiao Hanyang was a typical scholar who couldn't lift his hands and shoulders. What's the use of going there?
After the explanation, Xiao Chenyu let go and ran towards the point of the fire. In just a few words, the fire became much brighter.

Xiao Chenyu has been traveling in the mountains and forests since he was 14 years old. His body is much stronger than the people in the town. He quickly ran past everyone and ran to the fire.

The house on fire was at the end of the town, but luckily it wasn't in the middle of the town.

However, the neighboring houses were connected, and the house next door had been affected. The fire spread quickly, and everyone was afraid.There were noisy sounds in front of the fire scene. Some were watching and screaming, some were worried and crying, and more were running hard to put out the fire.

At the first glance, Xiao Chenyu saw Lu Da and the people from the escort agency fighting the fire bravely, and he felt more admiration for this man in his heart.

He did not rush forward to put out the fire. Instead, he stood aside and looked around. Then he grabbed Lu Da and said loudly: "The fire over there is uncontrollable. It's best to go to the roof of this house and connect the fire in the middle." The roofs were separated to prevent the fire from spreading to the street."

Lu Da also agreed. He dropped the barrel in his hand and called his men to rush to the place where the fire had not yet started. He quickly climbed up the wall through the big tree and asked the people below to bring knives and axes without asking. The owner started to break the tiles and wood on the roof.

The owner was jumping anxiously below. The roof was destroyed, but what could be done?If it burns down, it will destroy more than just the roof.

Xiao Chenyu did not go to the roof, but frowned and looked at the open space to the side. There were many men sitting on the ground in embarrassment and wailing. Xiao Chenyu walked over and took a look, and found that most of them were minor injuries. The fierce roar was probably due to excessive fright, but in fact it was not. Out of the way.

Xiao Chenyu was a little surprised. Why were there so many people in this courtyard at night?What are they doing in there?
Suddenly, a man was heard laughing crazily, and the laughter was extremely captivating.Everyone who was holding basins and buckets to collect water to put out the fire was startled. Some people hesitated and said in horror: "Could there be a ghost?"

Others said: "Could it be that someone cursed this family?"

Everyone likes to think about gods and ghosts, but no one says that someone is setting the fire; even if they have thoughts in their hearts, they swallow them quietly.If an official comes to inquire, who is responsible for the arson?Wouldn't that be causing trouble for yourself?
Xiao Chenyu frowned, bit his back teeth, cursed secretly, grabbed the bucket that someone had just brought over, and without hesitation poured it from head to toe, and then took another basin of water and poured it on himself. The water was cold, and Xiao Chenyu shivered all over, but saving people was more important, so he didn't care much. He wiped the water stains on his face, covered his mouth and nose with a wet handkerchief and rushed into the yard.

Although the gates, walls, and houses were all on fire, and the fire seemed fierce, the yard was empty and there were no trees or other flammable things, so it was actually not bad; even the billowing smoke was deadly.

Xiao Chenyu bent over and trudged forward in the thick fog. Fortunately, the fire was so strong that he could see clearly, and the man's continuous laughter guided the route. Xiao Chenyu soon found the man.

He was sitting under the stone table in the yard, with a knife stuck in his abdomen, and only the handle was left on the outside. Blood was oozing from the corners of the man's mouth. When he saw Xiao Chenyu, his oozing and desperate laughter stopped suddenly, and he I can't believe that someone actually rushed in.

Xiao Chenyu took a deep breath. He had never thought of the scene before him, but it was impossible to turn around and leave at this point, so he took a step forward and asked, "Can you still leave? Let's go out first."

The man looked at Xiao Chenyu blankly, pointed at his abdomen, and gasped with difficulty: "I can't get out, and it will be a death if I get out, so I won't hold you on my back. You are a good person and a fool. Who would you think would ignore it?" Everyone rushes in to save people? You, get out quickly, it’s important to save your own life.”

Xiao Chenyu didn't try to be brave. It was probably impossible for him to get the person out, but he didn't leave immediately. He looked around and couldn't think of a good way.

The man seemed to understand Xiao Chenyu's thoughts and said again: "You should leave quickly, otherwise you won't be able to leave."

As he spoke, he took out a book with a corner stained with blood from his arms and threw it over with all his strength. Because he was exhausted, he just threw it in front of him. He trembled his lips and said: "This is the account book of the gambling casino. You can take it." Keep it, it might be useful, don't worry, they must think they were burned and won't cause trouble for you."

After saying that, the man vomited blood. When he saw Xiao Chenyu picking up the account book, he reluctantly said, "My name is Huang Yingan."

Before he finished speaking, he tilted his head and died.

Xiao Chenyu's heart was shaken. He originally wanted to save people, but he never thought that he would be in a dilemma. Now it was no longer a question of whether to save people, but whether he should take the account book?
But everyone knew that he had come in. Even if he lost his account book and went into the fire, he might not be able to tell the future.It's better to take it out, as the person in front of me said, it may not be of any use.

Xiao Chenyu's temperament is open-minded and shrewd, but in fact he is more courageous and decisive.

He made a decision in a flash, thinking about the unfinished words of the person in front of him and sighed, then he took a step forward, knelt down and said, "I'm sorry."

Then they began to search him, and in the end they only found a bulging purse. Before he had time to look at it, he stuffed the purse and the account book into his clothes, tightened his belt tightly, and then hurriedly ran out, wiping his hands on the ground before going out. He smeared a handful of ash on his face, hoping no one would recognize him.

(End of this chapter)