Chapter 88 The fire is merciless, but people are kind!
At three o'clock in the morning, Zhimaqiu, who was sleeping in the main room, suddenly cried out loudly.
The puppy was less than two months old and should have been greedy and sleepy, but Zhimaqiu was usually very "meddling in other people's business".
Even if a mouse runs past the door or a jackdaw lands on the eaves, it will prick up its ears and cackle.
But this time, it barked particularly loudly and even ran to scratch the door frame.
The old man got up and put on his cotton jacket, and Tai Jizu and Tai Jizong followed him out.
"Dad, what happened?" Tai Jizu picked up Zhimaqiu and asked, "Did someone steal something? I'll go out and take a look!"
Tai Jizong also picked up the wooden stick behind the door and opened the door.
But the yard was quiet. Even the big black horse, Jifeng, was eating night grass with his head down, without any sign of irritability or anxiety.
The father and his two sons were very confused and walked across the yard and opened the gate.
Tai Jizong sniffed the air and said suddenly, "Dad, why does it smell like something is burning?"
"Yes, Dad, it seems to be coming from the north?" Tai Jizu followed the wind and pointed to the north.
Liujia Village is to the north of Taijia Village. Could something strange be happening in Liujia Village again?
At this time, the other families in the village heard the noise and came out to see what was going on.
Tai Sanye, also wearing a thick coat, asked his old brother, "Sixth Brother, do you want to send someone out to check? Is the forest on fire and our village implicated?"
"Okay, Third Brother, you stay at home and I'll take people out to take a look." The old man responded.
At one point, he called over a dozen men from the village and headed north.
Tai Jizu asked his younger brother to take care of the house, while he followed his father closely, holding a stick.
The crowd walked north along the dirt road outside the village for a long time before they discovered that the fire was not in Liujia Village, but in the east of a small town outside the county town, with raging flames.
Even the people in Liujia Village were awakened and stood by the roadside to watch.
When they saw Mr. Tai and others, they greeted each other, but because they felt awkward about what happened before, they quickly parted ways.
Old Man Tai led the villagers forward a few miles and could hear more clearly.
There were many people fighting the fire at the fire site, and they were shouting very loudly, but the fire seemed to have no intention of stopping, and the roof could be seen collapsing from a distance.
Everyone couldn't help but feel distressed and talked about it.
"Whose house is this? Why is there such a big fire?"
"Yeah, the winds have been so strong these days that it's hard to put out the fire."
But others said, "This town is inhabited by wealthy families, or by the concubines of some wealthy lords in the city. They're not afraid of fires; they're all well-off. Just don't get hurt; the houses can be rebuilt."
After listening to a few words, the old man became concerned about his family and told everyone to turn around and go back.
As a result, just as everyone turned around, they heard someone calling softly, "Dad, Dad? Is that you?"
Tai Jizu felt the voice was familiar and ran over in three or two steps.
Tai Jiye went out at dusk with clean clothes and looked very decent, but now he was covered in dust, his hat was lost, his hair was loose, and he looked very disheveled. He was also carrying a half-grown child on his back.
"Jiye, what's wrong with you?"
"What happened?"
"Were you robbed? Were you hurt?"
Everyone was terrified and quickly gathered around. In the light of the torches, the more they looked, the more frightened they became.
Tai Jiye quickly waved his hands, signaling everyone to be quiet, and then slowly revealed the appearance of a child.
Dirty underwear, burnt trouser legs, bare feet...
It would have been fine if it were just someone else, but the old man was the first one to recognize it.
This is the young master of the Zheng family!
A villager who had also helped rescue Zhuzhu had a good memory and recognized her as well. He whispered, "On fire...could it be the Zheng family that's on fire?"
Tai Jiye nodded and replied, "Something happened to the Zheng family. It seems many people died. I only had time to carry Young Master Zheng out!"
A lot of people died?
Including Butler Zheng, who is always smiling and warm and thoughtful?
Everyone's heart skipped a beat, not knowing what to say, and they were filled with fear.
Old Master Tai turned around to look at the fire in the distance, then looked at the unconscious boy, and immediately gave instructions to everyone.
"The Zheng family has been very kind to our family in the past. We can't just stand by and watch this happen. The child will be taken back to my home for care. Don't be afraid. Even if something happens, it won't bring trouble to the village. But you must keep what happened tonight a secret. Don't tell anyone when you return."
Tai Jicai, standing nearby, was the first to respond. "Don't worry, Sixth Uncle. We've eaten a lot of food sent by the Zheng family. Now they're in trouble, and we can't help them, but we can't kick them when they're down, right?"
"Yeah, if you run into this on the road, you have to save the person if you have to. It's a life!"
"I saw nothing tonight, I know nothing."
"Yes, me too."
Old Master Tai had an idea in mind, and quickly arranged for Tai Jizu to exchange brothers and carry Young Master Zheng back.
To prevent outsiders from noticing something, the old man covered Young Master Zheng with a thick coat, and everyone extinguished the torches. Although they stumbled a little, they did not fall.
When passing by Liujia Village, someone asked loudly, inquiring about the situation.
"Sixth Uncle Tai, what's going on up there?"
Old Master Tai replied vaguely, "It seems someone's house is on fire. There are so many people trying to put out the fire, it's a mess, and we didn't dare go any closer! Let's wait until daybreak to check it out!"
The people in Liujia Village didn't think anything was wrong. Seeing that the Tai family didn't have torches, they still wanted to give them two.
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