Nanming Engineer

Chapter 69

Wang Huan and the cats and cats were in the shadow of the wall, not daring to vent their breath. After hearing the noise outside the wall gradually receding and returning to tranquility, they all breathed a sigh of relief. The catastrophe of killing their lives was finally avoided. up.

Inside the wall, against the wall is a green grassland with countless flowers. In the gaps between the green trees, there is a large lotus pond in front. There is a water lily rockery in the pond. Red koi carps swim freely. There are corridors at both ends of the lotus pond. , a small bridge made of jade flies over the lake. At the end of the bridge, there is an exquisite pavilion standing in the center of the lake. The pavilion has flying eaves and painted curtains. In the hot early summer, it is a perfect place to cool down, escape the heat, and drink wine. It is a good place to write poems, and in the distance, pavilions and pavilions are hidden under the cover of trees, showing that this place is the courtyard of a tall and wealthy family.

The three of them took a cursory glance and had no intention of admiring the beautiful scenery in the courtyard.

Chen Ergou sat down on the ground, leaning against the fence and said in a hateful voice: "That group of beggars is really hateful, there are such cruel people, those youngsters were cut off by their hands and feet, gouged out their eyes, and left them with disabilities for a lifetime, how will they live in the future? ?”

Xu Goudan said: "Before you entered the temple, didn't you also hang out in the YZ market, isn't the gang of beggars there the same?"

Chen Ergou grinned and replied disdainfully: "Back then, I followed the Buddha. I used all kinds of tricks and skills. I borrowed a little money from rich people and never harmed the world. How could I do anything wrong? Like the group of extremely cruel gangsters, the seniors in the industry said that they have no tricks and skills, but just play hard, and we never deal with them."

Xu Goudan curled his lips: "That's nice to say, but that's not a thief."

Chen Ergou's face turned red, and he argued: "The world is hard. If I don't hang out with them, I will starve. Besides, I haven't been around for long, so what's the matter?"

Wang Huan glanced at Chen Ergou, it turned out that this young man still had this past, but he had never heard of it.

Seeing Wang Huan looking at him, Chen Ergou blushed even more, and was about to explain a few more words, but heard footsteps in the corridor, shut his mouth in a hurry, and the three of them hid together, hiding in the dense forest, Then the leaves gapped and looked out.

On the corridor by the lake, following the sound of footsteps, several servants dressed in decent civilian clothes walked quickly, and the leader was a middle-aged man in fine clothes. Compared with the few servants who followed him, the rich and noble demeanor who has been pampered for many years is very different, but they all have one thing in common, that is, the top of the head and the forehead are all shaved with blue light, and the back of the head is thin and thin. His braids were dragging, and because his feet were in a hurry, the braids flicked and flicked, which looked very funny.

Xu Goudan saw it clearly, and said softly in surprise: "All the people who came here are bannermen!"

Wang Huan nodded and remained silent, but he was surprised and suspicious in his heart. He thought that inside the wall was just a family of wealthy merchants or officials, but now it seemed different. There were bannermen acting as servants. Who is the host who lives here?

Those people ran to the door, opened the door and looked out for a while, the Luokung gang had gone far away, there were no one else there, they looked at it, and closed the door suspiciously.

The middle-aged man in fine clothes asked a servant with a sullen face, "Did you really hear clearly? Someone was banging on the door and yelling outside just now?"

The servant hurriedly said: "I heard clearly. The knock on the door was very loud, and there were people shouting. I listened carefully, but it was not the voice of someone from our house. I was worried that it was a strongman making trouble, so I hurried to report it to the master. But I don’t know why there is no one outside now.”

The middle-aged man walked around the door and looked at the high wall. He felt that there was nothing suspicious and said to the servant: "You are very good. In such a situation, you know better than to open the door rashly. That's right." .”

The servant was praised, his face was full of color, and he hurriedly said respectfully: "The master praised it, but this servant only did what it was supposed to do."

The middle-aged man praised him a few more words, then turned to the other servants and said, "At this moment in the city, there are some sinister people from the southern barbarians causing trouble. You must cheer up and keep the house safe. The young man disturbed the nobleman, otherwise, the elder will definitely not let you wait."

The servants fell to the ground together and said in unison: "Slaves must work hard!"

The middle-aged man touched the beard on his chin, nodded in satisfaction, and reconfirmed that the bar on the door was set up, and led a group of servants, and walked away.

When they were far away, Xu Goudan stuck out his tongue and said in surprise: "Did you hear that? That middle-aged Manchurian is not the owner of this house!"

Chen Ergou was also surprised and said: "I saw that the middle-aged man was very popular, and I thought he was the head of the household here, but he is just a housekeeper or something like that. Who is the master of this yard?"

Wang Huan thought for a moment, then slowly said: "The ones who can use banner people as servants in the family must be Manchu nobles. How many Manchu nobles are there in Xiangyang City at this moment? How many are qualified to live in such a luxurious house in the city?" People? Thinking about it this way, the answer is obvious."

Chen Ergou said anxiously: "Who is it? Don't play charades, tell me quickly."

Wang Huandao: "From my perspective, the size of this house is probably the only one in the city. It should be the mansion of Bai Wang, the general of the Dashun Army who guarded Xiangyang. Ordinary garrison-level Tartars are not qualified to live here, only the top-level Manchu nobles. , to live here, think about it, who is the biggest in the West Tartar Army now?"

Xu Goudan and Chen Ergou gasped, and said in unison, "Could it be Prince Azig?"

Wang Huan nodded and looked around: "It must be him. In our panic, we broke into the tartar's den. We have to get out quickly, otherwise we will die without a place to die!"

Chen Ergou hurriedly said: "Then let's climb over the wall and go out."

Just as he was about to get up, he saw two people dressed as servants on the corridor, walking back slowly, standing by the side door, standing still, chatting and bragging.

This is troublesome, Wang Huan's scalp exploded, the two of them stood still, and had no intention of leaving, it was clear that the butler just now felt that the side door was not safe, and arranged for people to watch here, the big wall was high, If you want to dig it out, you will be seen by those two people, what should you do?
Fortunately, the forest where the three of us hid just now was far away from the door, and the two Tartar servants could not see them at all, so they were safe for the time being.

Wang Huan had no choice but to squat in the woods obediently, hoping that the two would leave naturally after standing there for a long time, but after waiting for more than an hour, the two changed positions and stood in the distance. I found a rockery and sat down!
This time Wang Huan is not calm anymore. It seems that these two have been wasted here. When it is time for dinner, maybe the middle-aged housekeeper will arrange for two shift shifters to squat in the woods. Then, there will be no chance to climb over the wall and get out.

Wang Huan thought about it for a while, and felt that this was not an option, so he whispered to Chen Ergou and Xu Goudan: "We can't wait any longer, those two Tartars won't leave, let's walk forward along the wall. , wait until they are out of their line of sight, and then find a loophole to flip out."

Chen Ergou and Xu Goudan's legs were already sore from squatting. Hearing Wang Huanyi's words, they nodded in agreement hastily. Relying on their long legs, Chen Ergou was the first to bend over and probe out to have a look, then retracted and said to the two of them. : "Come this way, I see a house leaning against the wall here, there can be a cover in the past."

Wang Huan took it for granted, and Xu Goudan followed Chen Ergou, bowed his waist and lowered his head, tried his best to shrink his body into the shadow of the tree, while paying attention to the two tartars sitting on the stone, they walked along the wall. Chen Ergou touched in the direction he chose.

The yard looks very big, but it is even bigger when you walk, but it is flat land. The two Tartars sat on the rockery and could see the entire lotus pond clearly without looking up. The three of them walked out with sweaty waists. Tens of feet away, looking back, he could still clearly see those two Tartars.

If he could see them, they would definitely be able to see him. As long as he exposed his body, he would be discovered immediately. The three of them had no choice but to grit their teeth and continue walking until they reached the house that Chen Ergou mentioned.

When Wang Huan looked up, he almost didn't spit out a mouthful of blood. He saw a small three-story building standing by the lake in front of him. Pretty, the door on the first floor is open, and there are several maids cleaning inside. There are tables, chairs and screens for entertaining guests. You can see from the door that there is a staircase with carved railings leading to the second floor.Around the small building, there are several strong women holding baskets and scissors, pruning the branches and leaves among the flowers.

Chen Ergou also found that something was wrong, turned to Wang Huan and said, "This seems to be a show building?"

Wang Huan wanted to slap him on the head, but since there were many women gardeners nearby, he could only lower his voice and say, "Didn't you see it when you were leading the way just now?"

Xu Goudan was in high spirits, and said with a hint of gossip, "I don't know what that Miss Tartar looks like? Is she as rude and ugly as a Tartar man?"

(End of this chapter)