Tofu Dongshi

Dou Jiafu didn't see any servants all the way out, only met a few little girls, ran to the stable of Zhen's house to see, there were neither cars nor horses, and the grooms who fed the horses were all gone.

Zhen's Mansion is located in the north of Ningcheng, and the tea house is in the east of the city. It would take half a day to walk there.Seeing that the sky is getting dark, what should I do?

He thought for a while, and immediately ran back to Zhen Zhigong's yard, rummaged through the room, found his baggage that was hidden at the bottom of the locker by someone, grabbed a small cloth bag, and ran out again. Then he left the Zhen residence directly through the side door.

After running back and forth for a long time, Dou Jiafu's face was blue, red, and white.

It's nothing more than a sore waist and leg pain. It turns out that it often happens after working for a long time. He has long been used to it, and it's okay to bear it.The key is the shameful place that was over-developed and used the first day. Although he has been prescribed medicine, he still has a relatively obvious burning pain. He rubbed against the material of the clothes while running, and there is an unspeakable discomfort, which made him unable to bear it again. Cursing a certain unrestrained guy from the bottom of my heart.

Gritting his teeth and reluctantly running for half a street, he came to a carriage and horse shop. Dou Jiafu briefly asked a steward a few words, then generously donated money, rented a small carriage with a groom, and hurried Rush to the east of the city.

Sitting in the rickety pony carriage, touching the shriveled money bag, Dou Jiafu wanted to cry but had no tears.It was refreshing to pay for it just now, but now it is a heartache.

You know, since he left Yongping County and moved to Zhangjia Village after taking care of his father and mother, until he came to Ningcheng to look for Zhen Zhigong more than a month ago, for half a year, he worked so hard to save food and money. I saved more than two taels of silver, and now I rented a carriage and it was all gone at once, leaving only a dozen or so copper coins.

Having lived in Zhen's house for so long, Zhen Zhigong taught Dou Jiafu martial arts as well as horse riding, and it would be cheaper to rent a horse or mule alone, but he has no confidence in his body, and he may not be able to ride anywhere yet. , My ass blossomed first.Therefore, the money that should be used should still be used, and you must not be stingy.

Doing other things, Dou Jiafu would definitely not be so generous, but it's very common right now.Ever since Chen Ma said those words, he has inexplicably started to feel uneasy. The most urgent thought at this moment is to see that person right away and see that he is safe and sound. worth it.

After urging the coachman several times to hurry up, Dou Jiafu finally arrived at Zhenjia Tea House in the east of the city after half an hour.

The scene before him made him unbelievable. There was black smoke billowing over the originally lush tea hills, and the air was filled with the pungent smell of fireworks. He looked up and saw large areas of scorched black land.But he came here only ten days ago. At that time, the tea farm was picturesque with beautiful mountains and rivers, how beautiful and peaceful it was, but now...

On an open field in front of the tea house, hundreds of people were lying here and there, all of them were ashamed and ragged, as if they had been picked up from a coal pile, and they could hear big and small groans and cries of pain, which sounded very tragic. Apparently quite a few people were burned while fighting the fire.

Dou Jiafu felt heavy in his heart, the situation in the tea house was much more serious than what Chen Ma described and what he imagined.

At this time, the sky was already dark, and although many torches were lit in the venue, there were so many people inside that it was impossible to tell who was who.Dou Jiafu had no choice but to find someone to ask, but went around a few times and asked many people, but no one could answer Zhen Zhigong's current whereabouts and situation.

He became more and more anxious, what to do, where to find talents?

At this time, another group of people came down from the west side of the tea mountain, staggering and supporting each other, and Dou Jiafu hurried up to meet them.It's a pity that although those people were all covered in black and gray, he could tell at a glance that the person he was looking for was not there.

However, one of the short and stout men waved at him and shouted, "Young Master Dou, why are you here?"

Hearing the sound, Dou Jiafu recognized that this person was the steward named Liang Xing who took him to the tea house for a long time when he came to the tea house last time. He said with hope now: "I'm worried, come and have a look. Steward Liang , where are you young masters?"

Liang Xing was taken aback when he heard the words, and then asked: "Why, the young master hasn't come down yet?"

Dou Jiafu was a little anxious, "I don't know, I asked several people just now, and they all said that I didn't see him."

Liang Xing was still a little calmer, "No way, all the fires in the tea house were extinguished before dark, and the young master should have returned half an hour ago. Mr. Dou, don't worry, maybe the young master is now Resting in the corner, but it was dark and everyone didn't recognize it, so I immediately asked people to look around."

After finishing speaking, he asked the two loud tea house guys next to him to shout from the sidelines, and sent people to disperse to search in the various rooms around the venue, but they couldn't find anyone.

The crowd really panicked at this moment, looking at each other at a loss as if they had lost their minds.

Dou Jiafu's heart tightened, he took a torch from the sidelines without saying a word, and ran up the mountain.

Liang Xing hurriedly shouted: "Young Master Dou, Tianhei Mountain is dangerous, and you are not familiar with the terrain, don't go!"

Where Dou Jiafu could listen, there was only one sentence left in his heart, he is fine, he will definitely find him!

If Liang Xing persuaded him not to return, he had no choice but to call all the uninjured and slightly injured people to go up the mountain again to search for the whereabouts of the young master.

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The Zhen Family Tea House is huge, with five hills totaling [-] mu of tea gardens.According to what Liang Xing said just now, the fire almost burned down the tea gardens on the three hills to the west, while the two hills to the east were fortunately spared because they were separated by a river several meters wide.

It was dark and the road was difficult, and Dou Jiafu couldn't tell the direction, so he chose a road at random like a headless chicken and went to Xishan. people.

I don't know how long he searched, but his hair was loose, his clothes were torn, the torch was extinguished, his voice became hoarse, and he fell countless times, breaking his palms and knees, but he still found nothing.

My whole body was already sore and numb, but I didn’t feel anything. I just felt very tired. I was so tired that I couldn’t take a step anymore, I couldn’t say a word anymore, I just wanted to lie down on the spot and never get up again.

After another fall, Dou Jiafu rolled down the hillside until he was blocked by a tree trunk.

He was dizzy, nauseated, and didn't even have the strength to get up, so he could only lie on the ground and look up at the night sky half covered by soot.

Suddenly feeling sad, Dou Jiafu scolded angrily: "Didn't you always say that you have great fortune and fate, and you have to take a detour when you see Lord Yan? You should get out of here now! You bastard!"

He felt that his scolding voice was so loud that it made his eardrums buzz, but it was actually hoarse and weak, not much louder than a mosquito humming.

However, at this moment, a weaker and more indistinct voice came from a foot away obliquely below: "Is there anyone, help..."

Dou Jiafu was stunned for a moment, then he was instantly ecstatic. He didn't know where the strength came from, and he followed the position where the sound came from, crawling over with hands and feet.

After getting closer, the voice calling for help became clearer, and Dou Jiafu's heart suddenly became cold again, it was not him.

However, even if it wasn't that person, it was still a living being, how could he refuse to save him.

Dou Jiafu closed his eyes and gasped for a moment, forcing himself to pull himself together, then opened his eyes and focused on the situation in front of him.

In front of him was a ravine, the depth of which was unknown. The branches and vines in the middle were intertwined and covered with a thick layer of fallen leaves. Under the dim light, it looked like a flat land. go in.

If he hadn't been stopped by the tree stump when he rolled down the slope just now, he would probably have fallen headlong into the ditch.

At this time, a man was trapped in the middle of the ravine, most of his body was buried under the vine leaves, only his head was left outside, and his hands were tightly grasping the arm-thick vine in front of him to prevent himself from sinking further. .

The man's hair was disheveled, and he couldn't see his face clearly in the night. When he saw Dou Jiafu, he said in a hoarse voice again: "Help me."

Dou Jiafu hurriedly said: "Don't worry, I'll pull you up right away."

Worried that he was not strong enough and would be dragged down if he failed to save people, Dou Jiafu first found a vine that was strong enough and long enough, tied one end to a tree stump on the slope, and tied the other end to his waist with a knot, before lying down on the ravine Side to pull people.

Maybe people will burst out their physical potential at some critical moment. Dou Jiafu was already very tired, but after working hard for a while, he finally pulled him out of the ditch.

After the man escaped from danger, he was very grateful to Dou Jiafu. Although he described it as a mess, he behaved generously, spoke elegantly, and was obviously well-bred.

Dou Jiafu said that he was not polite, and asked if the man was a tea farmer of the tea house or a servant of Zhen's mansion.

The man paused and replied: "Neither. I was just playing in the mountains during the day. Later, I found out that there was a fire on the mountain. I hurriedly hid here to avoid the fire. I didn't expect to fall into the ravine without paying attention."

Dou Jiafu nodded, and said casually: "My name is Dou Jiafu, what about you?"

As soon as the words fell, a strange light flashed in the man's eyes, which was fleeting and too fast for people to catch, "I know in Xia Song."

At this time, the sky was twilight in the east, and the man had tidied himself up, tied up his messy hair, and wiped off most of the plaster on his face with his skirt, revealing a fair and handsome young face. There is a smile on his lips, which is amiable, like a spring breeze.

Unexpectedly, he rescued such an outstanding person, Dou Jiafu was stunned for a moment.