Three minutes after she left, a plume of smoke rose from Ruan Yunxi's courtyard, and soon the thatch and dry branches were burning.

The weather has been sunny and dry these past few days, which could easily lead to fires.

She was still asleep when the fire broke out in Ruan Yunxi's yard.

Just as the flames were about to reach the bedroom where she was sleeping, Amber, who was sleeping with Ruan Yunxi, woke up with a start, meowed, and swatted at her with her paws.

Ruan Yunxi was woken up by the slap and saw Amber lying on the window, staring wide-eyed at the outside, as if something was attracting it.

Ruan Yunxi lifted the carriage curtain and was startled by the sight of the flames. She immediately put the amber into her spatial storage, opened the door, avoided the flames, and poured the bathwater that Gu Weizhou had been drying in the yard onto the fire.

At this moment, the women living in the apartment building also noticed the situation and shouted in panic, "Fire! Fire! The capitalist's daughter's house is on fire! Everyone, hurry and help put out the fire!"

Sister-in-law Sheng had already woken up and was washing the children's faces to wake them up. When she heard the women in the family building pointing in the direction of Ruan Yunxi's house and saying that there was a fire, she left Xiao Yingtao and the others without saying a word, and carried a full basin of water to put out the fire.

The two little cherry brothers followed suit. Little Potato carried a small basin of water, not caring that he spilled it on himself, and used it to put out the fire.

Little Cherry picked up the gourd ladle and headed off, but seeing there was no water inside, she turned back, scooped a ladleful of water from the water vat, and happily followed her mother and brother to put out the fire. Little Cherry was still small, and in her haste, she tripped and fell.

She didn't cry when she fell, but when she saw the water spilled, she couldn't help but pout.

Seeing that no one was comforting her, she bravely picked up the water ladle and continued fetching water, setting off again. Her gaze was drawn to something on the ground. Little Cherry picked it up, looked at it, and followed after it.

Fortunately, the fire wasn't big. Just as Ruan Yunxi had finished dousing the flames, Sister-in-law Sheng arrived.

With Sister-in-law Sheng's help, the fire was quickly extinguished.

When the others who heard the news arrived, they found the fire was out and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The little potato, who was holding a basin of water, splashed it over, getting himself all wet.

By the time Little Cherry arrived, the sparks had all died.

Little Cherry, who valued participation above all else, also splashed the last mouthful of water over.

Sister-in-law Sheng asked, "How did it get on fire?"

Ruan Yunxi shook her head: "I don't know either. I was sleeping soundly when I smelled something burning. When I looked, I realized there was a fire in the yard. Luckily, there was no firewood piled up under the eaves of the bedroom."

If Amber hadn't reminded her, she would still be fast asleep!

Ruan Yunxi naturally couldn't tell them about the existence of amber.

One of my sisters-in-law said, "It's probably because the sun was too strong today, and the light from your windows refracted onto the thatch, causing it to spontaneously combust."

"Yes, yes, I heard that if you point a magnifying glass at the sun and shine it on thatch, it can catch fire."

"In the future, we shouldn't put flammable things like thatch in the yard. This time it's not a big deal, but next time it will be terrible if the house catches fire."

"You're lucky to be alive! Thank goodness you woke up!"

Ruan Yunxi was still shaken. She waited for Gu Weizhou to return and told him to put the thatch somewhere else. She didn't want to finally awaken the novel's plot only to be burned to death in a fire.

With nothing exciting to see, the women gradually left.

Sister-in-law Sheng helped clean the yard; several flowers planted by Ruan Yunxi were burned to death.

They're almost in bloom.

What a pity.

After tidying up, Sister Sheng was about to take Xiao Yingtao and the others back when she noticed something Xiao Yingtao was playing with: "Where did this come from?"

Little Cherry answered truthfully, "I found it on the ground, right next to our house."

Sister-in-law Sheng took it and looked at it. Then her pupils contracted slightly, and she immediately called to Ruan Yunxi, "Take a look and see if there are any words on it?"

"How did her things end up near our house?" To get to Ruan Yunxi's house, you have to pass by Sister Sheng's house.

The fact that the item was dropped near Sister Sheng's house proves that the person passed by her house.

Looking at the abbreviations on the screen, Ruan Yunxi still had something she didn't understand.

It's likely that the fire in her yard wasn't an accident, but rather a deliberate act!