The daily life of a charming girl who made a fortune in ancient times

Fighting fire with fire is to create a separation zone without burning objects in front of the fire to curb the spread of the fire.With this method, there are high requirements on the wind force and wind direction, but Xuanzhou now only has a slight breeze, and the wind direction also blows to the southwest, which is suitable for fighting fire with fire.

To put out the fire, the most familiar method for prefect Zhu and Ye Changshi was to use water.Although they have never used the method of attacking fire with fire, they think it is very feasible after hearing it for the first time.Because the fire spreading from the forest had to pass through an artificial river more than half a foot wide, which was excavated not long ago to divert water from the river to irrigate the dry farmland.

If the river course is widened and extended, and the trees and weeds on the side of the forest are cleared and ignited, it is indeed possible to stop the raging fire.As long as there is a slight possibility, they will try their best to keep tens of thousands of mu of fertile land under the mountain.

Hearing that there was a way to put out the fire, the people inside and outside the city immediately became overwhelmed.

Under the thick smoke billowing from the mountains and forests in the west of Xuanzhou City, the people were working in full swing.The men took tools such as saws, machetes, shovels, and baskets, and braved the heat to cut down trees at the front. Young women used shovels to extend and widen the river channel. Old people buried pots for cooking beside the farmland. Carrying supplies and cleaning up weeds one after another.

The officials, the army, the officials, and the common people, regardless of each other, twisted into a rope, vowing to stop the fire on the mountain, keep the farmland, and keep the rations for the winter.

It took a day and a night to do this, and Lin Ruyu, as the person who came up with the idea, was busy running up and down beside Father Lin day and night.

Seeing the approaching fire and thick smoke, Lin Ruyu felt that the time was almost up, and said to Governor Zhu and his father, "It's time to light the fire."

On the bank of the artificial river near the forest side, there are only weeds left in the isolation zone of more than three feet wide and nearly fifteen miles long, and the big trees have been sawed off and dragged away.At this time, the wind is very small, even if the fire is lit, the flames will not be blown to the other side by the wind and damage the rice fields.On the other side of the river, countless people held wooden buckets, wooden plates and wooden ladles, waiting with bated breath.

After Zhu Taishou personally threw down the first torch, countless torches were thrown into the isolation zone, igniting the nearly dry weeds, and the flames quickly rose and spread to the sea of ​​flames on the west side.

Lin Ruyu, whose face and body were covered in soot, clenched her father's sleeves tightly, watching nervously as the line of fire faced the sea of ​​flames and became one.After burning the engulfed mountain forest, the sea of ​​fire spread nowhere, and the fire gradually weakened.

I don't know who gave a cheer, and then the call spread among the crowd, cheers were boiling beside the rice fields, and the exhausted people celebrated happily.Crying and laughter mingled together, and Lin Ruyu jumped up and down, laughing wantonly.

The feeling of defeating the fire with the people of the whole city is really cool.

After a warm celebration, everyone went home to freshen up and rest.The prefect Zhu ordered people to guard the isolation zone and garrison the rice fields, and was about to lead the team back to the city. He beckoned, "Kang Nian, Ruyu, let's go back by car."

"Okay." Father Lin with a charcoal-black face smiled and responded.

It is an extremely honorable and embarrassing thing to be able to ride in the same car with the prefect.Qian Caiming and Qian Lancui, who were standing in the crowd, watched Lin's father bring Lin Ruyu to the prefect's side, their eyes were red with jealousy.Especially Qian Lancui, wishing to rush over to take Lin Ruyu's place.

Lin Ruyu was sensitively aware of the unusual gaze, and raised her eyes to see the brothers and sisters of the Qian family who looked much cleaner among the disheveled people.

In order to let more people come out to participate in the construction of isolation belts and digging canals to put out fires.The Xuanzhou Yamen announced that as long as they go out of the city to participate in the fire fighting, each person can get two catties of free food with a ticket.Many people who didn't want to go out of the city also came here for free food.

Those who came out were also infected by this enthusiasm, and they worked hard to join the fire fighting team.There are only a very small number of them like the brothers and sisters of the Qian family, who have been playing tricks from beginning to end.

Such a person makes Lin Ruyu disdain to be with him.

She was about to look away, but she was surprised to see a cold light behind the Qian family brothers and sisters.

It's an arrow!Lin Ruyu quickly raised her hand to grab Taishou Zhu who was already on the bench, and pulled her down, "My lord, be careful of backstabbing!"

Lin Ruyu reacted quickly, but the assassin's arrow was even faster.

There were two "bang bang" sounds, two powerful short arrows were set on the carriage, and one of them hit Taishou Zhu in the head.The guards were shocked and surrounded the prefect Zhu and the father and daughter of the Lin family, and a group of government servants rushed towards the assassin who was shooting arrows.

"what--"

The brothers and sisters of the Qian family who had been used as a cover just now and were no longer used as meat shields were picked up by the assassin and thrown at the Yacha, who caught them and threw them aside, and the crowd immediately exploded.

"There are assassins, the sword has no eyes, and the idlers are waiting to disperse!" Yacha shouted, telling the people to back off.

"Where are you bastards, folks, copy the guys and protect the prefect!" The people who were enthusiastically celebrating the victory over the fire came to their senses, ignored the yelling of the yamen servants, and angrily copied the hatchet and shovel and went Rush up and fight the assassin desperately.

The archery assassin was quickly slapped on the ground by the shovel and vomited blood.If it weren't for the fast rush of the government officials, the assassin would have been shot to death by the angry people.

"My lord, how is the prefect?"

"I saw my lord was hit by an arrow..."

"My lord, are you all right?"

After the assassin was caught, the people began to worry about Zhu Taishou.The people who saw Taishou Zhu being shot in the head by an arrow felt their hearts go cold at the moment.

Taishou Zhu, who was pulled by Lin Ruyu to lie on the ground, had a short arrow stuck in his head, and his eyes were fixed on everyone's heads, and the small piece of sky in the middle of their heads.

The fire was extinguished, the smoke cleared, and the blue sky was revealed. For the first time, Zhu Taishou felt that the sky was so optimistic.The prefect Zhu took a deep breath, raised his hand and pulled out the short arrow stuck in the official hat, looking at the sharp arrow that was glowing with cold light and stained with blood, the prefect Zhu was afraid for a while, "Thankfully, girl Ruyu reacted quickly, otherwise the old man This fate will be handed over here."

"It's good that my lord is fine." Lin Ruyu was also afraid for a while. Just now, if she slowed down a bit, the prefect was not only scratched by a sharp arrow on the scalp, but was about to be pierced through the brain.

The prefect Zhu raised his leg and felt the pain in his ankle. Although he escaped, the old prefect, who is nearly sixty years old, twisted his foot because he fell off the stool.But a sprained ankle is nothing compared to a life.

It is worth mentioning that Qian Lancui's ankle was also sprained. She was taken back to the Yamen directly by the Yamen, along with her brother Qian Caiming.

Why bring them back to the Yamen?
Naturally, it was because they were standing with the assassin, they were the most suspected, and it was necessary to find out whether they were related to the assassin.

12-year-old Qian Lancui sat in the lobby feeling pain and anger, and finally couldn't hold back and burst into tears, "Uncle, I want to find my uncle."