Chapter 78 There is a way to put out the fire
Although Huo Jingya didn't think that the fire could burn down the endless mountains, she still chose to believe it after seeing Sang Ning's solemn expression.
The two climbed down the mountain and ran to the top of the mountain, but there was only Yue Buyuan there.
"Where is the county magistrate?"
"The forest in the west is on fire, and he led people to put out the fire."
The moon is not full and frowns solemnly, appearing even more melancholy.
His face looked like a day that had been raining non-stop for a long time.
Then, he looked at Sang Ning sympathetically and said, "It was you, the Huo family, who deliberately set the fire."
"What? How is that possible?"
Sang Ning instinctively thought of the ones at home, but none of them had the courage!
Could it be Jintang?
Jintang is now playing with wooden sticks with Huo Changan. He always wants to find a straight and good-looking one, and runs outside to look for it from time to time. Did he accidentally start a fire when he entered the woods?
But then Huo Jingya said bitterly: "It must be that Huo Lao Er again!"
Only then did Sang Ning remember that there was another family with the surname Huo.
She couldn't help but look at Huo Jingya.
In fact, no matter how unfamiliar they were, Huo Jingya subconsciously knew that the two families were of the same lineage.
Otherwise, I wouldn’t have thought of that place so quickly.
She hadn't thought of it just now.
"I don't know who it is, but I heard from the people who came that it was from your Huo family. They were clearing land and ignited the fire caused by hay."
The ones going to open up the wasteland today are my eldest cousin and second cousin!
"If the fire can't be put out..." Yue Buyuan paused, "You will all be implicated."
"Why? That's their family's business!" Huo Jingya said angrily.
Yue Buyuan's tone remained unchanged, and he spoke calmly, "Then how did you all come to Liangzhou together?"
Huo Jingya's face turned pale.
When one prospers, all prosper; when one suffers, all suffer.
They are originally grasshoppers on the same rope.
Yue Buyuan continued, "You are all criminals with charges against you. In Liangzhou, the system of collective responsibility is even more stringent. If one person disobeys discipline, the entire clan will be considered rebellious."
"Now we can only pray that the wind is light today and there won't be any serious consequences!"
After he finished speaking, he lowered his head to study the soil.
"How will they choose to put out the fire?" Sang Ning asked calmly.
The moon was not full, and he was slightly surprised, then looked up at the calm woman.
"Bury the soil, cut down the trees, and finally... pray for rain."
Praying for rain means giving up and leaving everything to fate.
The whole country has been praying for rain for three years, but that is impossible.
If there is no wind, it is more reliable to shut down the engine naturally.
"Let's go and take a look."
Sang Ning pulled Huo Jingya and ran over there.
The moon is not full and sighed.
Oh, God, this blind man, this dark world, when will it end?
*
At the scene of the fire, there were cries of children crying and cursing.
The old woman with disheveled hair and cloudy eyes was beating the woman next to her and cursing.
"You're such an unlucky guy! You're the one who made him unhappy. He's such an honest man, how could he suddenly set fire to something?"
"It's all your fault!"
"It's all because of you..."
The beaten woman just stood there blankly, her eyes empty, her black pupils reflecting the blazing flames not far away.
A burning branch above my head made a crackling sound.
The old woman dodged quickly.
Only the woman, who was as thin as a bamboo pole, was left there.
"Cui Yu!"
A hand pulled her away.
The burning branch fell down with a loud bang and hit the place where it had just been.
"Why are you standing there like an idiot? You almost got hit!" Li Yuzhi shouted.
It would be better if she died, it would be better if she died!
A glimmer of regret flashed in the old woman's eyes.
He also hated Li Yuzhi's meddling.
"It's all because of you. Our family was once great, but it was all thanks to Huo Zhennan. He was the Marquis, and we didn't take advantage of him at all. He caused a mess, and now we have to suffer as a result!
He is the sinner of the Huo family and he deserves to go to hell!"
"Second Aunt, how can you say that about my father-in-law! Didn't you take advantage of him? How did you become the richest man in Pingyang if you didn't take advantage of him?" Li Yuzhi asked angrily.
Although the two families were not close, Huo Baohong was the only biological brother of Marquis Boyang, so all the bureaucrats and wealthy businessmen were trying to please him secretly.
Did she really think that she had earned that fortune through her own ability?
"That was earned by my master with his own ability. What does it have to do with that ruthless Huo Zhennan?"
Ding actually said that.
Li Yuzhi was so angry that she clenched her fists and imagined punching Sang Ning like she did.
But I still didn't dare.
After all, these are our elders.
"What are you doing! Put out the fire quickly!" Old Madam Yang shouted from afar.
Her face was covered in dust and her sleeves were burned.
Li Yuzhi was startled and ran over quickly, "Mom!"
"Burning to death is the best!" Ding stared at Yang hatefully.
Li Yuzhi had already run far away and didn't hear it.
But Mo Cuiyu heard it.
She looked at Ding in horror.
"Mom, what did you say?"
"I say this disaster is all your fault! You are an unlucky person, do you know that? My poor son has been captured, what should I do? This is going to kill me!"
A group of men in military uniforms rushed over.
"Get out of the way! Everyone, get out of the way!"
"The fire is too big to stop, get ready to cut down the trees!"
“Get out of the way!”
"I told you to get out of the way, did you hear me?"
A man rudely pushed the woman who was standing there.
Mo Cuiyu fell to the ground like a light leaf.
"The eldest brother's wife!" Huo Baohong ran over with burnt hair and helped Mo Cuiyu up.
"Sir, sir, I'm sorry! We'll leave immediately."
"Don't worry, my dear wife. Jiang Lin will be fine. Daddy is here, Daddy is here!"
Huo Baohong was so scared that his face turned pale, but he was still comforting his daughter-in-law.
This time he was sober, and he would stand before the children even if it meant death.
"Dad, I didn't quarrel with my husband last night." Mo Cuiyu said with a sob.
Tears of grievance accumulated in my eyes, and I endured them without shedding.
"Dad knows, Dad knows, it's that brat who's wrong... Let's not talk about this anymore, just hide somewhere safe."
Huo Baohong protected Mo Cuiyu and went to the old lady.
Behind a big tree, Ding's sinister eyes were particularly terrifying.
Like a snake spitting venom.
…
When Sang Ning and Huo Jingya rushed over, thick smoke was billowing and the fire had spread three or four miles into the forest area!
The air outside is too dry and it burns quickly.
A group of soldiers are cutting down trees.
But the speed of felling trees is not as fast as the speed of fire.
Moreover, they were quite unprofessional. They did not calculate the burning speed of the fire and did not find the correct blank area of the isolation zone.
"Mom, sister-in-law, why are you still here? Go home quickly!"
"Sister-in-law, we didn't come here on our own. We were brought here by the yamen runners. They said we couldn't put out the fire and we weren't allowed to go back."
Is this punishing them?
Sang Ning was very angry.
"Stay away, I'm going to find the county magistrate!"
"Sister-in-law, it's dangerous over there!" Li Yuzhi shouted.
But Sanning had already run away.
Bai Yi was at the front line of the fire, so of course it was dangerous.
This county magistrate is really working hard.
"Sir, General Su! We can't control it anymore, let's retreat!" Ding San shouted, covering his burned arm.
"We can't retreat!"
"We can't retreat!"
Two voices responded in unison.
They are all so firm and tough.
Even though they were injured, their clothes were torn, and their faces were scorched red, they would never retreat.
You can’t retreat!
If the wind blows at night, the fire spreads to the earth, and the wild animals flee...
Two hundred miles from the mountains and forests is Yangguan, where hundreds of thousands of people live...
"Dingsan, go organize another hundred strong men to cut down the trees!"
"Sir, don't call for help, I have a solution!"
A clear and powerful female voice came from behind.
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