Chapter 99

The blaze lit up the city. People around were woken up, shouting for help.

County Master also got the news, surprised out of a cold sweat, almost fell out of bed, urgent cry, "quick, quick, go to the fire."

Most of the county is in a hurry.

Dong! Dong! Dong!

The door of Zhang Da's mother's house was knocked, and the voice of Zhang Ye's men also rang out at the same time. He was very anxious, "Lady Xia, something's wrong!"

Xia Xi suddenly opened her eyes, sat up and dressed quickly.

Aunt Zhang was also awakened, and then sat up, put on cotton padded clothes, "what's the matter?"

"Don't move. I'll go out and have a look."

Oil lamp did not point, Xia Xi hurried out and opened the door.

"Lady Xia, no, the fast food restaurant has been burned!"

Xia Xi brain in hum of a, a clutch hand of clothes, "burn what kind of?"

Words sound down, just see the sky of fire, let go of hand, start to run in the direction of fast food restaurant.

The fire was so overwhelming that it couldn't be controlled.

The county magistrate, sweating and disheveled, called the Yamen servants, "quick, quick, fire-fighting, fire-fighting!"

Yamen officers with buckets, constantly to carry water, there are many people, also from home to bring water, help to put out the fire.

Qi'er ran to look at the fire all over the sky, put her little hand around Xia Xi, and looked up, "Niang..."

Xia Xi stroked her head, and the fire was reflected in her eyes.

……

It wasn't until dawn that the fire gradually went out. There were ashes everywhere. There was nothing left in the fast food restaurant.

The county master sat down on the ground, covered with ashes, and kept reading, "it's over, it's over..."

Although the fire was discovered in time and did not affect the surrounding families, once such a thing was publicized and known by the above, his chance of promotion would be lost.

Xia Xi has been standing, not moving.

Qi'er has been with her all the time. She doesn't move.

Tiger on the other side, learning Qi'er's appearance, holding her hand.

His subordinates came to her side and whispered, "Lady Xia."

Xia Xi looks at him with her stiff neck.

"That's it. You..."

Words did not finish, Xia Xi Huoran turned around, leading Qi'er and Hu Zi back.

My men

He sighed and was very worried.

Mr. Zhang gave him the business in the shop, but now the shop has been burned. When Mr. Zhang comes back, he has no face to meet each other. Mr. Zhang has not beaten him.

Knowing that the fast-food restaurant was on fire, Aunt Zhang didn't sleep all night. She didn't dare to make trouble for Xia Xi. She waited anxiously at home. Hearing the sound of footsteps in the hospital, she immediately stood up and went out.

Xia Xi's face has been all right, "aunt worried about it, nothing, just the shop burned, did not hurt people."

Zhang Da's heart fell back, "that's good, that's good."

"Well, good luck in misfortune. I'll make you what you want to eat. "

Xia Xi is too calm. Calm Aunt Zhang has a bad premonition in her heart. "Lady Xia, if you have a fire, let it out. Don't hold it in your heart and get sick."

Xia Xi showed a smile, "I'm really OK, it's not a store, I'll go back home and give my parents some silver, and then plate one."

"But..."

Aunt Zhang always feels that something is wrong with her, but she can't tell.

"Make some porridge. It's so cold that I'm freezing."

Aunt Zhang stood up and said, "I'll go. You guys go back to the room and warm up for a while."

Xia Xi stopped her, "no, I can't cook you a few meals."

Aunt Zhang's uneasiness surged up again.

Xia Xi has turned around and gone to the kitchen.

……

In Luochen villa, Feng an reports the news to Fengche.

Feng Che narrowed his eyes, bent his right index finger, gently buckled the table, and didn't speak.

……

After breakfast, she told Aunt Zhang that Xia Xi led Qi'er and Hu Zi out of the door, hired a carriage and went straight to Luochen villa.

Hearing the report, Feng Che picked his eyebrows and said, "let her in."

Let Qi'er and Hu Zi in the yard, Xia Xi directly go in, stand in front of Feng Che, to the point, "I want you to send someone to help me check the whereabouts of Yu Yi."

The breeze Che light sees her, "why should I help you?"

"When my new store opens, I'll let you eat for free for three months."

Feng Che sneered, "do you think I can eat the indecent things in your shop?"

"Six months!"

Fengche is indifferent.

"Nine months!"

The wind Che didn't lift his eyelids.

"A year."

Feng Che still didn't speak.

Xia Xi turns around and goes out.

Feng Che

The mouth is faster than the brain, "stop."

Xia Xi stops and turns back.

Feng Che's face was slightly red, and he coughed, "come back in three days."

"Thank you very much."

Xia Xi went out.

The breeze Che long Shu gave a breath, immediately wring eyebrow, just the summer Xi turns around of that instant, he unexpectedly lost posture.

……

Xia Xi did not go home, but went to the kitchen.

Take a pumpkin, steam it, mash it, add oil and sugar, roll it together with noodles, then put a small bowl upside down on it, cut it into even cakes, then put oil in the pot, let Qi'er come to burn it, bake it into small cakes, put it out, and let the steward send someone to serve it to Fengche, Then he led Qi'er and Hu Zi out of the villa and went back to Weijia village in a carriage.

There are two carriages at the door. Xia Wen, you Shi, Qing'er and qian'er all come.

Xia Wen anxiously walked back and forth, and you wiped her tears with a handkerchief. "Tell me, where has Xi'er gone? It's just a store. If it's gone, just buy another one. If she has any problems..."

"Come on, you..."

Xia Wen stops, anxiously interrupts her, "in those days so big matter, Xi'er has not thought hard, now is only a small shop, she will never do stupid things."

You's sobbing, tears constantly, "then you say, where is Xi'er?"

"I want to know if I can be anxious here?"

Xia Wen always has a good temper. He seldom talks to you like this. He is really worried today.

When they get the news, they rush to the county town to comfort Xia Xi, but they don't see her, so they rush to their home. The door is closed. Not only you, but also he is worried.

You shed more tears.

Looking at a carriage coming slowly, several people didn't care.

When the carriage stops, Xia Xi lifts the curtain of the carriage. As soon as she gets out of the carriage, you Shi sees it, pounces on it and hugs her, "Xi'er, where are you going? You're worried about your mother."

Suddenly a figure pounces on her. Xia Xi subconsciously raises her feet and feels you's familiar breath. As soon as she takes her feet back, she is held tightly in her arms by you.

Fine son and Qian son also run to come over, the tone is thick worry, with one voice, "elder sister, are you ok?"

"You are a store, aren't you? Why can't your parents buy you another one?"

See Xia Xi safe and sound, Xia Wen eyes suddenly micro red, originally want to comfort two, anxious, but said such a word.

Strange mood surging up in my heart, Xia Xi said with a smile, "Dad, Niang, Qing'er, qian'er, I'm ok, you don't have to worry."

"It's OK. It's OK."

You's still holding her tightly, her body can't help shaking. When Xia Xi was waiting for her, she thought about 100 kinds of bad ideas in her mind. Now when she saw her, she still couldn't stop her fear.

Xia Xi patted her on the back, like coaxing Qi'er, "mother, I'm really OK."

"If you have something to do, I can't live."

You's voice choked.

"Well, Xi'er will come back. We'll go in and talk about what you look like."

You stopped crying and wiped his tears with a handkerchief.

Xia Xi hands around her shoulder, "Niang, I'm really OK, you don't have to worry."

You nodded.

"Kiel, call grandma."

"Grandma."

Qi'er called out cleverly.

You's tears almost fell down again.

"Niang, even for Qi'er, I won't do anything. Don't worry."

You opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but he didn't say it in the end.

Xia Wen said, "well, let's go in if there's anything else."

Xia Xi gives the key to Qing'er. Qing'er opens the door and asks qian'er to pay the carriage fee. Several people enter the house.

I haven't lived here for several days. It's very cold at home. Qi'er goes to get some charcoal pots and hu'zi goes to help.

Several people sat down in the room.

"Father and mother, I'm going to inquire about Yu Yi's whereabouts today."

You Shi just sat down, hear Xia Xi this words Teng next stand up again, "Xi son, do you mean this store is he let people burn?"

Xia Xi did not deny, "burning stores is not a small matter, once the residents involved to one side, do not get good will lose their lives.". I didn't offend anyone in the county. Yu Yi is most likely to think about it. "

"How could it be?"

Shavin was also shocked.

"You don't know Yu Yi. He's cruel and cruel, and I have a grudge against him when he comes back this time."

"Then he's too brave."

Burning stores is not a small matter. Once it is found out, Yu Yi's reputation will not be taken.

Xia Xi shakes his head, "I suspect there are people behind him, if not, he will not leave without a cent."

"Penniless?"

Xia Wen wondered, "doesn't he have a thousand liang?"

"I made a mistake."

"Ah?"

Xia Xi instigates Yu Yi to steal the silver from Hu Zi. She takes the opportunity to corrupt him and tells him about the one thousand taels of silver in his hand.

After hearing this, Xia Wen stroked his beard for a while and then said, "in those years when you were just married, Yu Yi was still a scholar. Every year he took several thousand taels of silver from your mother and me. He said that it was expensive to study abroad. I didn't trust him. In private, he also sent someone to inquire. The library he went to was really better than the ordinary one, and the cost was also more. What he wants is only enough for living expenses. Your mother and I think he's a good man. He didn't think much about asking for money later. Later, he was elected in the examination. He could have been an official. I told him that no matter how much money he needed, our Xia family would give it to him. But he said that if he wanted to take another step up, he would have a great chance to be a senior official in the future. Your mother and I also thought that this was the case. But since then, he has to spend more. He asked 15000 Liang the year before last year and 15000 Liang the year before last. Do you mean... "

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by you angrily, "I said that Yu Yi is not a good thing. He must have two hearts, but he still kept it from us, and took us as the big head of injustice. Now he feels that he can't afford money, so he becomes angry and burns Xia Xi's store."

Xia Wen shook his head, "this matter is not necessarily his doing, you don't make a conclusion early."

You's top goes back angrily, "how is not he to do, I see is him."

After receiving Xia Wen, he said to Xia Xi, "Xi'er, you don't know. Since Yu Yi left, your father sent people out to inquire about his whereabouts. Even the previous college inquired about him, but he didn't find his whereabouts. If he didn't do anything bad, what would he do if he hid himself so strictly?"

"Don't worry, my parents. I've sent someone to inquire about him today, and I'll get news of him soon."

"Who are you looking for?"

Xia Wen asked uneasily.

Xia Xi lied, "a friend of Zhang Ye, who specializes in this field, has a wide range of contacts. He answered me."

Xia Wen put a stack of bank notes on the table, "you take these bank notes. If it's not enough, you can tell your father that you have to find out Yu Yi's whereabouts anyway this time."

Xia Xi pushed the silver ticket back, "no, dad gave me a lot last time. It's not safe to put so many silver tickets around me. Dad should take them back."

Xia Wen didn't insist on it. He loaded the silver ticket back again. "Well, dad has been around the county these days. Let's see what good stores there are and buy you another one."

You's also not forced, Xia Xi a weak woman, with children, there are so many silver tickets around really unsafe.

Qi'er came in with a charcoal basin and put it in the room. Then she went out to boil water with firewood. After a while, she came in with bowls of steaming hot water,

"Grandma, Grandpa, auntie, auntie, drink water."

They took it quickly

Xia Xi touched his head.

Tiger also grins in, learning Qi'er's appearance and standing on the other side of Xia Xi.

You's eyes hurt and he waved, "go, go, go, go back to your yard. Don't get in the way here."

Hu Zi retreated with a smile, looked up at Xia Xi, turned his mouth, and was wronged.

Xia Xi also touched his head, "go ahead. You haven't been back for several days. Your mother missed you. Come and have dinner later."

Huzi was so happy that he ran out.

"They don't have a good thing in Xia's family. Xi'er, don't be too nice to this fool, so as not to cause trouble in the future."

"Niang, he is just a child. Besides, when Niu abused Qi'er and me, it was tiger who secretly gave us food."

"And this?"

You's aversion to tiger is much less.

"The lady."

The cry of the village head rang out in the courtyard.

Xia Xi went out, and there were many people in the hospital. In addition to recruiting people to work in the shop, there were also some villagers.

"I'm sorry, everyone. The store can't open for the time being."

The village head took the lead and waved his hand in a hurry, "Lady Ju Ren, we all know about the store being burned. Let's come and ask, what can I do for you?"

"Thank you very much. I don't need any help. I won't sell the boiled fish today. I'll have a rest for a few days."

"Then we won't disturb the whole family."

The village head took the people away.

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Three days later, Feng an rode over and gave Xia Xi a note.